Attack on Iran would be 'fatal mistake'
Sunday, 7 October 2007
WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (AFP): A top Iraqi government adviser admitted Friday that Iran was meddling in his country's affairs but warned that it would be a "fatal mistake" to launch military action against Iran.
"Iran is meddling into our internal affairs and other neighbours, too," Iraqi national security adviser Muaffak al-Rubaie told reporters here.
"Our neighbours are playing a very negative role," he pointed out. But Rubaie said that "it would be a fatal mistake to attack Iran."
"The whole area would be in pain and whatever gains we've had in the past four years would go down," he warned.
"Iran is meddling into our internal affairs and other neighbours, too," Iraqi national security adviser Muaffak al-Rubaie told reporters here.
"Our neighbours are playing a very negative role," he pointed out. But Rubaie said that "it would be a fatal mistake to attack Iran."
"The whole area would be in pain and whatever gains we've had in the past four years would go down," he warned.