Iranians accused of seizing Iraq oil field Iraq was last night seeking a diplomatic solution to what it said was an incursion of Iranian troops who crossed into its territory and occupied an oilfield on Thursday night. The incursion, which Iran denies, raised the spectre of another confrontation between the two neighbours who fought a [...]
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