Iran's Supreme Leader Has Approved Joint Military Efforts With The US To Contain The Islamic State

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. © RIA Novosti. Sergey Guneev

Iran's Supreme Leader Said To Approve Military Cooperation With US -- Christian Science Monitor

The BBC reports that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has approved joint military efforts with the US to contain Sunni militants in Iraq. The unconfirmed report comes amid signs of de facto US-Iranian cooperation.



Istanbul — Iran’s top commander has been authorized to coordinate military operations with US, Iraqi, and Kurdish forces battling Islamic State (IS) militants in northern Iraq, according to a report today by BBC Persian, citing sources in Tehran.



Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is said to have approved military cooperation with the US, a longstanding adversary, in the fight against what Tehran and Washington view as a common and growing threat.



A source close to Mr. Khamenei quickly denied that report to The New York Times' Tehran correspondent, however, and government officials later echoed the denial.



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More News On Reports That Iran's Supreme Leader Has Approved Joint Military Efforts With The US To Contain The Islamic State

Iran 'backs US military contacts' to fight Islamic State -- BBC

Iran's supreme leader approves working with US military to strike at Isis in challenge to the west -- Daily Mail

Khamenei approves cooperation with US forces battling IS -- Times of Israel



Update: Apparently these reports are premature .... from the U.S. .... US rules out military co-operation with Iran against IS (BBC). And from Iran .... Top Iranian Lawmaker Denies Khamenei Backed U.S. Liaison (Bloomberg)