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Iraqi president in meeting with Tony Blair
6.10.2005
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Tony Blair will meet
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani today to discuss
preparations for the referendum on the new Iraqi
constitution.
The Kurdish leader is visiting London during his
first official visit to Europe since taking office
in April.Mr Talabani will visit 10 Downing Street
this morning to discuss progress towards the October
15 referendum and the elections due in December.
The meeting comes a day after a senior British
official blamed Iran's Revolutionary Guard for
supplying the lethal explosive technology
responsible for killing British soldiers in Iraq.
British officials said there is evidence the
Iranians were in contact with Sunni Muslim insurgent
groups fighting the coalition forces in Iraq.
It is believed the Iranian action could be an
attempt to warn off Britain over its demands that
Tehran should abandon its controversial nuclear
programme.
"It would be entirely natural that they would want
to send a message 'Don't mess with us'. It would not
be outside the policy parameters of Tehran," an
official said.
It is believed the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps
(IRGC) had been responsible for supplying the
explosives technology used in a series of deadly
attacks on British troops over the summer.
"We think it has come from Lebanese Hizbollah via
Iran," the official added.
It is not known whether the IRGC are acting on the
orders of the government in Tehran or are operating
independently.
Although Iran is Shia Muslim, the official said it
now appeared that elements in Tehran were in contact
with Sunni Muslim insurgent groups across the border
in Iraq.
Sunni Muslims linked to al Qaeda have been blamed
for trying to ignite a civil war with the majority
Shias - who have been the victims of some of the
worst of the recent suicide bomb attacks.
Sky News
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