Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno said Thursday that Iran remains a threat to stability in Iraq. U.S. commanders have accused Iran of supporting of Shiite militia groups in Iraq and of supplying high-tech roadside bombs that target American troops, reported AP on Feb 15.

“I think there is still training going on with these groups. They might have slowed the flow of weapons,” Odierno said at a news conference following a 45-minute ceremony in the ornate rotunda of the al-Faw palace at Camp Victory just outside Baghdad to hand control to Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin III.

“I think Iran wants a weak Iraq. But they need to be good partners, as a neighboring country. We’ve got to make sure they’re not here trying to create a weak government of Iraq so Iran can be stronger in the region,” the commander said.