YAHOO NEWS: Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said US power is rapidly collapsing in Iraq and that his country is ready to step in to fill the power vacuum.
Mr Ahmadinejad said: "The political power of the occupiers (of Iraq) is being destroyed rapidly and very soon we will be witnessing a great void of power in the region.
"We, with the help of regional friends and the Iraqi nation, are ready to fill this void." Iran 'is ready to fill Iraq power vacuum' (more)
Mark Alexander
