Originally Posted by Luap

Considering the allegation being made, I expected to see a thread on this. Maybe I missed it. [Hezbollah Trains Iraqis in Iran, Officials Say - New York Times]

Anyway, an official summed up interrogation records for the Times, apparently, and Iran has been seeking to train Iraqi militants "unobtrusively." The article is pretty indirect about its sources, and this snippet is tucked into the middle:



So, assuming these interrogation reports are legitimate and that this anonymous official isn't just spreading rumors:



"What to do? A tactical strike against these camps? That seems to be a clear option, but Iran's retaliation could unleash a wave of violence around the region. Make the Iraqi government take a hard stance against this sort of clandestine Iranian "support"? A nice idea, but it doesn't look like many of the Iraqi Shiite factions would be willing to follow through with it. Try to further alienate Iran by strong condemnations about its nuclear program? Possible, but it seems that NIE report a little while back may have weakened international support in that arena, and meanwhile the negotiators are futilely offering Iran essentially the same incentives package that was denied before. It seems to me the most pragmatic plan would be some clandestine countermeasures, such as those that the US has allegedly be engaging in anyway. But what about non-covert countermeasures? Are good options even available, you think?