Something else we don't know about Iran

Posted By Thomas E. Ricks Friday, September 25, 2009 - 5:02 PM Share

I've long thought that we have underestimated how active Iranian operatives are in Iraq. I was reminded of this when I saw an article about how a truckload of 75 IEDs (aka roadside bombs) was intercepted recently southwest of Baghdad. That's a lot of bombs!

Also the article asserts that the shipment was going to al Qaeda in Iraq. This is not good for two reasons: 1. Iran helping al Qaeda -- I've heard of this before, but not heard a lot about it lately, and 2. AQI still exists? 

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EXPLORE:MIDDLE EAST, AL QAEDA, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, IRAN, IRAQ, TERRORISM
 
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Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military for the Washington Post from 2000 through 2008.

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