Iran Denies Iraqi Report of Incursion

摘要

A senior Iraqi official said Iranian soldiers crossed into Iraqi territory on Friday and took up position at a southern oil field whose ownership is disputed by Iran, but Tehran denied the report. Iraqi Deputy Interior Minister Ahmed Ali al-Khafaji said the incursion was the latest in a series this week at the Fakka oilfield, around 185 miles southeast of Baghdad, in Maysan province.