ISIS Airstrikes: U.S. Told Iran Of Intent To Strike Targets In Syria

[Purveyor]

Source: REUTERS

The United States informed Iran in advance of its intention to strike Islamic State militants in Syria and assured Tehran that it would not target the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a senior Iranian official told Reuters.

The communication, confirmed in part by a senior U.S. State Department official, may signal the estranged foes are inching toward a level of contacts rarely seen in over three decades since the 1979 Islamic revolution when a hostage crisis prompted Washington to sever ties with Tehran.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the senior Iranian official said Tehran had voiced concern for Assad, its closest regional ally and the recipient of Iranian military support during a Syrian civil war now in its fourth year.

"Iran was concerned about Assad's position and his government being weakened in case of any action against IS (Islamic State) in Syria and brought this issue up in meetings with Americans," the senior Iranian official said.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/isis-airstrikes-u-s-told-iran-of-intent-to-strike-targets-in-syria-1.2775656

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Purveyor.

[ucrdem]

2. Glad to hear this.

I suspect that this will not come as welcome news to some of our allies in the region who want nothing more than to give Assad the Ghadafi treatment, or goad the US into doing and then feigning indifference, but if this is true it's a good bet that cooler heads are prevailing.

[Purveyor]

3. Oh I'm certain there is some gnashing of teeth by some that post on this very forum, indeed.

[joshcryer]

5. Kerry said we will openly arm the rebels.

[Baclava]

4. Woooooooooooooooo