Report: One of the FBI's most wanted terrorists leaves Iran

A suspect on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list, has left Iran on the advice of its government.

Former Lebanese Hezbollah security chief, Imad Mughniyeh, went voluntarily.

He was told his presence in Iran is not in the interest of the country and his safety is not guaranteed.

Iran has supported the need for international action against terrorism but says it wants the United Nations, not Washington, to lead any alliance.

London-based Saudi newspaper, Asharq Al-Awsat, has issued the report, which could not be independently confirmed in Iran.

Mughniyeh is accused of organising the 1985 hijacking of a TWA jet, which led to a 17 day stand off at Beirut airport, and the death of one passenger.

He hasn't made a public appearance for about a decade and earlier reports indicated he was living in Iran.

He fled Lebanon after a failed assassination attempt on him in Sidon, and was reportedly assigned to a security job related to the Arab Shiite students studying at Iran's holy city of Qom.

Two other Hezbollah members on the most wanted list, Hassan Izz-al-Din and Ali Atwa, are believed to be in hiding in Lebanon.