Iraqi PM: Security pact with U.S. will not harm Iran

Monday, June 9, 2008

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pushed Iran on Sunday to back off its fierce opposition to a U.S.-Iraqi security pact, Iraqi officials said, as he promised Iranian leaders that Iraq will not be a launching pad for any attack on their country.

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