Jordan Warns U.S. Of Iranian Penetration

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Jordan's King Abdullah has warned the Obama
administration that Iran was expanding its presence throughout the Middle
East.
Officials said Abdullah, in his first meetings with the administration,
told the White House and Congress that Iran has established strongholds in
such places as Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the
Palestinian Authority, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The king
was quoted as saying that Iran was using proxies, particularly Hamas and
Hizbullah.
"I met with King Abdullah yesterday, who said that Hamas ministers [in
the Gaza Strip] all directly follow the orders of Teheran," Rep. Mark Kirk,
a leading Republican on the House Foreign Appropriations Committee, said
on April 23.