Dr. Ali al-Dabbagh, spokesman of the Iraqi government talks to reporters during a press conference. (Ali Abbas/EPA/Getty Images)
The Washington Post said on Friday that a book by U.S. journalist Bob Woodward reported that the United States spied on Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and other Iraqi leaders.
"If it is true ... it reflects that there is no trust," government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said in a statement, adding that Iraq would ask the United States for an explanation.
"If it is true it casts a shadow on the future relations with such institutions," he said, referring to the Central Intelligence Agency and other U.S. agencies.
