WASHINGTON (CNN) — Secretary of State Colin Powell Tuesday said a new message believed to be from Osama bin Laden says he “is in partnership with Iraq.”

Powell said he reviewed a transcript of the message, which he said was to air on the Al-Jazeera Arab news network.

“(Bin Laden) speaks to the people of Iraq and talks about their struggle and how he is in partnership with Iraq,” Powell said at a congressional hearing.