Iran Official Warns Against Iraq Crisis

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Iran Official Warns Against Iraq Crisis
Associated Press Writer

DAMASCUS, Syria
Iran's foreign minister warned Thursday against a possible "escalation of the crisis in the region" in discussions with Syria's president about Tehran's nuclear program and the situation in Iraq.

During their meeting, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki gave Syria's Bashar Assad a letter from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the "latest regional and international developments," the state-run Syrian news agency said.

Mottaki said he and Assad had agreed on "the necessity of developing and strengthening bilateral relations with Iraq." Both Iran and Syria have been accused by Washington of destabilizing their neighbor by allowing insurgents to cross their borders.

"Iran and Syria are Iraq's neighbors, important neighbors, we discussed the latest developments on the Iraqi arena and supported the final touches of building the state," he said.