Iran calls for US troops to leave Iraq

BAGHDAD, March 10 (Reuters) The Iranian envoy at an Iraq conference called today for US troops to withdraw from the country, saying they were fuelling a cycle of violence.

''The presence of foreign forces cannot help the security in Iraq in long-term time,'' Abbas Araghchi, deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs told a news conference.

''We need a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign forces.'' REUTERS MS PM2235