US seeks Iran's help to quell unrest in Iraq [View All]

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http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1558513,00050001.htm

US President George W Bush has asked American Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad to reach out to Iran for assistance in controlling the unrest in Iraq, a media report said.

United States Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad was quoted by Newsweek as saying he has received explicit permission from Bush to begin a diplomatic dialogue with Iran on the issue.

"I've been authorised by the president to engage the Iranians as I engaged them in Afghanistan directly," Khalilzad told Newsweek. "There will be meetings, and that's also a departure and an adjustment."

But he also emphasised the dangers of a panicky pullout of US troops.