Mixed messages on Iran's role in Iraq.

• Author: Erwin, Sandra
• Position: Washington PULSE

American and British military commanders have hinted in recent months that Iraq's insurgents have improved the sophistication of roadside bombs partly because of technical know-how and equipment coming from Iran. The Pentagon and the State Department, however, seem to be of two minds on this issue. President Bush in March said Tehran has been providing Shiite militias with bomb-making technology. One day later, Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was asked he had any proof that the Iranian government was supplying such technology. He...