 An Al Qaeda-led group said that Iran was trying to destroy Sunni Muslims in Iraq and blasted the Islamic republic for hosting a conference of Iraq's neighbours, according to an Internet statement on Monday. "Safavids (Shias) in Iran want to support the new Iraqi apostate government to achieve their historic dream to ... destroy Sunnis in Iraq and create the Shia crescent in the region," said the statement by the Mujahideen Shura Council. "To do that they will compromise with crusaders on their alleged nuclear programme," added the statement posted on a website often used by Islamist militants. |