Blair Says Iran or Hezbollah Involved in Iraq

Fort Wayne News-Sentinel:

Prime Minister Tony Blair said Thursday that new explosive devices used against coalition forces in Iraq "lead us either to Iranian elements or to Hezbollah." "We cannot be sure," Blair told a news conference, but "there are certain pieces of information that lead us back to Iran."

On Wednesday, Press Association reported that a senior government official said Britain believed Iran's Revolutionary Guard was supplying explosives technology to insurgents in Iraq that was being used against British soldiers there. READ MORE

Tehran rejected the allegation.

"What is clear is that there have been new explosive devices used, not just against British troops but elsewhere in Iraq," Blair said during a news conference with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani.

"The particular nature of those devices lead us either to Iranian elements or to Hezbollah, because they are similar to the devices used by Hezbollah.

"However, we cannot be sure of this at the present time."