US: Iraqi efforts to block Iranian overflights 'not enough'
The Iraqi government needs to do more to prevent Iran from flying weapons and fighters through its airspace en route to Syria, a US official told lawmakers on Wednesday.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has been accused by the United States of allowing Iran to fly planes through Iraqi airspace and send support to bolster Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whom Washington blames for a nearly three-year-old civil war that has killed more than 130,000 people. (Reuters)
