http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8611230667TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran on Tuesday warned US forces in Iraq against chasing suspects inside Iranian territory.
"Any entrance to the Iranian soil by any US military force to trail suspects would be against international laws and could be pursued legally," Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini told a press conference here today.
Asked about Iran's possible reaction to a US classified document, dated 2005, which allows US military forces in Iraq to chase former members of Saddam Hussein's government and terrorists across Iraq's borders into Iran and Syria, the spokesman warned that Iran would "give proper response to any move in this connection in a bid to defend its security and national sovereignty."
The document, which was made public recently by independent organization Wikileaks on its website, outlined the rules of engagement for the American division based in Baghdad and central Iraq in 2005. Some American officials said the document appeared authentic, Xinhua reported...
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