There is no surprise but the dynamics in the south are differnet from the north. The insurgents in the south are shi ite in the north Sunni. The Iranians also Shi ite do not want to see the Sunni insurgents gain domination thereby reducing their influence in Iraq. And in the meantime the Iraqi people and our troops are stuck in the middle.It will be very interesting to see how the "diplomats" sort this one out.It is extremely rare for such allegations (known to the rest of us as facts)to be raised in this way. I think we can safely say that letting this claim out this way means that the government can chatise the "spokesman" for the leak but now put pressure on the Iranian Government.
Maureen