U.S. officials: Bombs in Iraq from Iran

BAGHDAD, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. military and intelligence officials believe that insurgents in Iraq are getting help from Iran for making deadlier bombs, a published report says.

The New York Times reports that U.S. commanders are seeing more sophisticated explosions, which are better at piercing armored vehicles.

The more advanced roadside bombs were noticed about two months ago, and military officials say they have been seizing shipments crossing the Iran-Iraq border.

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, went public this week condemning Iran, but said they had no evidence the government was involved.