(VOVworld) - Iran has not sent military forces to Iraq, said Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham, denying the presence of any Iranian military officials in the crisis-torn country.

Iran has not sent military forces to Iraq, said Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman

Speaking at a weekly press briefing, Afkham said the claims about Iran's intervention in Iraq are "propaganda and aimed at weakening the Iraqi government.” Regarding military cooperation to encounter the Sunni militants of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Afkham said Tehran has not received any request from Baghdad. She added that if there is a request, Iran will decide on that based on its mutual relations with Iraq and within the framework of international regulations.

The Pentagon said last Friday that Iran has sent "small numbers" of operatives into Iraq to assist the country in tackling attacks of the ISIL.