The top US military g-man, Admiral Mike Mullen, has said the of weapons to Iraqi rebels by Iran has been cut down.

He said while Iranian meddling is still having an signification on the comport of the war, Iran is no longer shipping as many weapons as they used to.

In the on, US officials have accused Iran of supplying on the loose amounts of weaponry, ammunition and batter-making technology to Iraqi insurgents.

Mullen said Iran is still somewhat convoluted but there has been a alteration in rule.

He said: "There is a picture that they are waiting for the American forces to exclude. My picture is they have a elongated picture.”

The admiral also said he had not seen any inkling of a broader alteration in Iran's military rule.