The Pentagon And The U.S. State Department Do Not See Eye-To-Eye On Iran

Pentagon, State Dept. At Odds Over Coordinating With Iran On Iraq Crisis -- Washington Times

The Pentagon is pushing back against a State Department assertion that there is the potential for a military coordination with Iran to help Iraq combat violent al Qaeda-inspired Sunni extremists.

Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby told reporters Monday morning that although there is the potential for discussions with Iran about aggressive actions committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Iraq, there is “no plan to consult Iran on military activities inside Iraq.”

Adm. Kirby made the clarification after Secretary of State John F. Kerry had made headlines earlier on Monday morning by saying Washington intended to give “a very thorough vetting of every option that is available” to minimize the amount of violence that ISIL is causing within the country.

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Update #1: Pentagon Rejects Military Cooperation with Iran -- Military.com
Update #2: US and Iran hold talks over Iraq crisis but rule out military alliance -- The Guardian

My Comment: What's my take on all of this speculation of U.S.-Iranian cooperation on Iraq .... it was Iran that trained and supplied Iranian militants to attack U.S. forces in Iraq. It was Iran that put pressure on Iraqi PM Maliki to not agree to a legal framework that would have kept a residual US military force in Iraq. It was Iran that told Iraqi PM Maliki to not compromise and negotiate with the Sunni community.

So .... with all of this history .... Iran will now be solving the Iraq crisis?!?!?!?!

I doubt it.