George Bush, US President, after meeting with General David Petraeus, MNFI commander, and Ryan Crocker, US ambassador to Iraq, in a military base in Kuwait, called Iran to stop supporting militias that attack US forces and Iraqis.

Reuters reported: Bush said: Syria “needs to further reduce the flow of terrorists” and “Iran must stop supporting militias,”

Bush, on a Persian Gulf tour to rally support of Arab allies against Iran, said that Tehran’s role in “fomenting violence” in Iraq has been exposed.

“Iranian agents are in our custody and we are learning more about how Iran is supporting extremist groups,” he said.

In an interview with NBC TV on Friday, Bush said US forces might stay in Iraq ten years or more.