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Iran suspends talks with US over Iraq security
(AP)
5 May 2008
5 May 2008
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran says it will not hold a new round of talks with the U.S. on security in Iraq until American forces end their current assault against Shia militias.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini's announcement Monday is the first official confirmation that the talks will be suspended.
Iran's semi-official Fars news agency quoted an unnamed senior Iranian negotiator Saturday as saying new talks were not possible with continued U.S. attacks against the Iraqi people.
U.S. and Iraqi forces have been battling supporters of radical Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Washington has accused Iran of supporting Shia militias in Iraq, a charge denied by Tehran.
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