Iran, is, in fact, a primary source of the problem we now face in Iraq and Syria.

Sorry, Kerry, there is little role for Iran in fighting ISIS

by J. Matthew McInnis  

• Secretary of State John Kerry said on September 19 that Iran has a "role to play" in the fight against ISIS. 
• Yet, only four days earlier, Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei rejected such cooperation with the US against the extremist group. 
• Though Khamenei's pronouncement should have come as no surprise, the US intent to keep pressing forward with at least some level of engagement with Iran in the battle against ISIS raises some uncomfortable questions for policymakers and military leaders.

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