Asefi: US claim on Iran's meddling in Iraq not true

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi today said that the "claims of US administrators on Iran's interference in Iraq are mere hallucinations," IRNA reported.

The report said: He said that Iran's contact with various Iraqi groups has been in line with following its democratic policy. He added that the world has declared on various occasions the role played by Iran in promoting tranquility in Iraq. "The US troops are impotent in controlling Iraq, while the explosions and assassination of defenseless Iraqi people has a growing trend.. The current events in Iraq are quite shocking and mark the US wrong policy in administration of affairs and promoting security in Iraq," he added.

He noted that the remarks of US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld against Iran are meant to cover up their own impotence. "Iran does not benefit from Iraq's instability and we believe that promoting security in Iraq will help safeguard the regional security," he added.