On Monday, President Bush accused Iran of backing Hizbollah as well as death squads in Iraq.

• President Bush: “In Lebanon Hizbollah declared war on Israel without the knowledge of the government in Beirut. In Iraq Al Qaeda engages in death squads to undermine the unity government. In both these countries, Iran is backing armed groups in hopes of stopping democracy from taking hold.”

The president’s comments came on the same day that the US military accused Iranian forces of training and providing weapons to Shiite groups in Iraq.