TEHRAN (Basirat): Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned as “provocative and irresponsible” a White House statement that has blamed Iran for the recent unrest in the Iraqi city of Basra, saying such attempts to shift the blame onto others would not erase the US destructive role in Iraq.

TEHRAN (Basirat): Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned as “provocative and irresponsible” a White House statement that has blamed Iran for the recent unrest in the Iraqi city of Basra, saying such attempts to shift the blame onto others would not erase the US destructive role in Iraq.