The US would not need the approval of the UN Security Council for military operations in Iraq if it acts on a request by the Baghdad government, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said.
The US "will have to decide whether they intervene in the conflict with ground troops or other military means, and whether they will coordinate such a course of action with the regional power of Iran," Ban told the Swiss daily, Neue Zuercher Zeitung.
He added that "if Iraq asks both countries to take such a step, it would surely not need a decision by the UN Security Council."
He lauded Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for having recently met Sunni leaders, but stressed that the premier would need the help of regional powers to lower sectarian tensions.
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