{"id":3745,"date":"2007-06-26T03:18:19","date_gmt":"2007-06-26T02:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news1613067580\/news-sp-256\/iran-a-world\/3745-iranian-forces-crossed-iraqi-border-report"},"modified":"2023-01-12T22:17:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T21:17:28","slug":"iranian-forces-crossed-iraqi-border-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/iranian-forces-crossed-iraqi-border-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian forces crossed Iraqi border: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iraq_map\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-30925\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2007\/06\/Iraq_map.jpg\" \/>LONDON (AFP)- Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces have been spotted by British troops crossing the border into southern Iraq, The Sun tabloid reported on Tuesday.<br \/> Britain&#8217;s defence ministry would not confirm or deny the report, with a spokesman declining to comment on &#8220;intelligence matters&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>    An unidentified intelligence source told the tabloid: &#8220;It is an extremely alarming development and raises the stakes considerably. 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