'PROOF' OF IRAN'S ROLE

    The United States will present evidence of Iranian agents' hostile activities in Iraq soon

    A number of Iranian officials have been detained in U.S. raids in the past month, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad told reporters that the accusations against them would be made public soon.

    Washington accuses Iran of helping arm, train and fund Iraqi militants.


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    The U.S. ambassador said yesterday that one of the Iranians detained by U.S. forces in Iraq during two raids over the past month was the director of operations for Iran's Revolutionary Guard Quds faction, the organization responsible for funding and arming Iraqi terrorists.

    At least eight Iranians have been detained in Iraq recently, including two diplomats in a Dec. 21 roundup of a group of 10 suspects. The diplomats were interrogated and released to Iranian officials eight days later.

    Six others were captured Jan. 11 at an Iranian liaison office in the northern city of Irbil. One was released and five are still believed in U.S. custody.