U.S. intelligence believes advanced communications systems made for the Iranian military have made their way into Iraq, some of which was used by Hezbollah in their war against Israel.

“We believe that the Hizbullah war was used as a testing ground for a range of equipment and some of that was brought to Shi’ite militias over the last few weeks,” an official said.

The U.S. Army has expressed concern that the Mahdi Army and other Iranian-sponsored Shi’ite militias have received advanced communications equipment. Officials said the equipment was designed to intercept and jam U.S. military communications.

“We have seen some evidence that the Mahdi Army might have intercepted our communications during operations in Sadr City,” an official said. “At this point, we can’t be sure.”

Iran is at war with the United States in both Iraq and Afghanistan.  Why isn’t the U.S. at least diplomatically at war with Iran?

Elsewhere in Iraq, the cameraman of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was captured by Iraqi soldiers.  Documents and videos were found with the cameraman, but what those are is anyone’s guess at this point.