Iraq searches Syrian-bound Iranian plane

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities have for a second time this month ordered an Iranian cargo plane heading to Syria to land for inspection in Baghdad to ensure it is not carrying weapons, an Iraqi official said on Sunday.

The move may be aimed at easing U.S. concerns that Iraq has become a route for shipments of Iranian military supplies that might help Syrian President Bashar Assad battle rebel forces in his country’s civil war.