The assertion came as a senior official said US President Barack Obama was considering banning US spies from tapping the telephones of allied leaders in the wake of German outrage over alleged snooping on Chancellor Angela Merkel's communications.
Kauli hiyo imekuja huku afisa mmoja wa ngazi ya juu akisema Rais wa Marekani Barack Obama anafikiria kuwapiga marufuku majasusi wa Marekani kugonga simu za viongozi washirika kufuatia ghadhabu ya Wajerumani kwa madai ya kudukua mawasiliano ya Kansela Angela Merkel.