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Source: http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/11/asia/iraq.php
Both Sides in Iraq Using Weapons Made in Iran, U.S. Says
[International Herald Tribune] Alissa J. Rubin - Arms believed to have been manufactured in Iran as recently as last year have turned up in Sunni-majority areas as well as in the hands of Shiite extremists, U.S. Maj.-Gen. William Caldwell said Wednesday at a news conference where the weapons were put on display. The U.S. also had information from detainees that Iranian intelligence operatives had given support to Sunni insurgents and that surrogates for Iranian intelligence were training Shiite extremists in Iran. The link between Iranian intelligence and Sunni Arab insurgents is new. The military knew the mortar rounds were of Iranian origin by their structure, the geometry of the tail fins, and the stenciling on the warheads. 81-mm. mortar rounds are made regionally only by Iran. Other nearby countries make 82-mm. rounds.