BAGHDAD: Iraq criticized as "inappropriate" on Wednesday comments by US commander General Raymond Odierno accusing Iran of trying to bribe Iraqi MPs to derail a planned military pact with Washington. "The Iraqi government expresses its deep...

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BAGHDAD, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi government rejected claims made by a senior U.S. troops commander that Iran is trying to bribe Iraqi lawmakers to undermine a pending U.S.-Iraq security deal.     In an interview with the Washington Post...
Multinational Forces spokesman General Patrick Driscoll said intelligence reports affirm that some Iranian elements are trying to influence the decisions of Iraqi MPs by offering them bribes to reject the security agreement. Driscoll clarified...