Damascus, Oct 20, IRNA -- Visiting Iranian Minister of Information Ali
Younesi here Sunday refreshed Iran's strong opposition to the         
establishment of "any Kurdish state" in Iraq.                         

Younesi, in an interview with IRNA, called the reports on setting 
up a joint Kurdish parliament in Iraq as "an internal propaganda game"
for domestic use in Northern Iraq.                                    

However, he stressed that Iraqi opposition groups, as "major      
elements", play a significant role in the developments of the         
neighboring country.                                                  

Younesi said Iran has evidence and data that show Iraqi opposition
groups do not follow US policies, and "will never accept to act as US 
soldiers or lackeys".                                               

"If US assault on Iraq starts, it would be a process with no end  
in sight, and nobody will be secure," Younesi said. "Therefore, we    
believe that an international resolve must be shaped to stop the US   
unilateralism worldwide."                                             

He said US propaganda on the need to disarm Iraq is merely a      
pretext to safeguard its further interests through an attack on Iraq. 

"It was the US that provided Baghdad with weapons of mass         
destruction in its war with the Islamic Republic. Still, when they    
gassed Iranian troops in the Kurdish region of Halabcheh, they        
remained silent toward the issue."