US called upon Tehran not to interfere in events taking place in Iraq

The Israeli radio said today that Western diplomatic sources in Tehran stressed that Iran had received a US message through a third party before the beginning of the US-British strikes against Iraq, calling upon Iran not " to interfere in case of any move takeing place aiming at making a change of conditions in Iraq."

The same sources added that the US message also included a promise that the Shiite opposition which is close from the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kurdish opposition are to be an integral part of the political structure to any alternative ruling regime in Iraq.

Meantime, the London-based al-Hayat daily said today quoting Iraqi opposition sources that armed groups from the Iraqi opposition tried to have control and to seize TV and radio buildings in al-Saleheyah district in Baghdad on Thursday but the attempt failed.