Kerry: US Wants To Share Information With Iran In Iraq
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"We are interested in communicating with Iran," Kerry said in an interview on NBC News. "[So] that the Iranians know what we're thinking, that we know what they're thinking and there is a sharing of information so people aren't making mistakes."
The U.S. are currently flying unmanned drones and manned F-18s over Iraq to collect surveillance, despite the fact that F-18s are primarily attack aircraft.
"It's not so much about looking as it is being seen," a U.S. official told Fox News.
Iranian General Qassem Suleimani is running things on the ground as Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces (IRGC) and Iran-trained Shia militiamen fight with Iraq's army.
Given the flights and Iran's push, some experts - including Brookings senior fellow Mike Doran - expect the information sharing has already begun.
We're not the IRGC's air force -- just its intel service | https://t.co/sjKH9wQsIJ
- Mike Doran (@Doranimated) June 18, 2014
When asked about potential for U.S. airstrikes, Kerry said that "nothing is off the table" and that "all options" are still available to President Barack Obama.
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