Iranian ambassador in Baghdad criticizes US op in Sadr City

The Iranian ambassador to Iraq has criticized the US Military's operation in Baghdad's main Shiite district of Sadr City.

Iranian Ambassador Hassan Kazemi Qomi said "the insistence of the Americans to lay siege" on the district has led to the killing of several innocent people and "is a mistake." Qomi says the Iranians support the Iraqi government's offensive against Shiite militias in the southern city of Basra. (AP)