US CLAIMS IRAN IS BOMBING ISIS IN IRAQ (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Tuesday, December 02, 2014, 11:37

Reuters / Raheb Homavandi

The United States understands that Iran is also bombing areas of Iraq where extremist group Islamic State is operating, a defense official has confirmed, but it will not respond to Tehran’s presence unless there is an immediate threat to US forces.

"We are aware of that. I wouldn't say we're necessarily concerned with it - we kind of have our eyes on it," the official told The Huffington Post, adding that Iran is bombing targets close to its own border with Iraq.

The US is currently leading its own airstrike campaign - assisted by Western allies like the UK and regional partners like Saudi Arabia - against Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) in Iraq and Syria, countries where the group has come to control large swaths of territory.

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