Iran provided ******* to Iraqi Kurds; Baghdad bomb kills 12

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(Adds comments from the United States on nations supplying arms) By Isabel Coles ARBIL, Iraq, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Iran has supplied ******* and ammunition to Iraqi Kurdish forces, Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani said on Tuesday at a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Arbil, capital of Iraq's Kurdish region. The direct arming of Kurdish forces is a contentious issue because some Iraqi politicians suspect Kurdish leaders have aspirations to break away from the central government completely. The move could also be seen by some as a prelude to Iran's taking a more direct role in a broader Iraqi conflict. "We asked for ******* and Iran was the first country to provide us with ******* and ammunition," Barzani said.

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