Iran: Rouhani and cooperation with Washington on Iraqnote

The proposal by Iranian President Hasan Rouhani for cooperation with Washington on Iraq following the fall of Mosul in the hands of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or “Daesh”, is said to have been described as hasty by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The following 421-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the position in Tehran with regards to the situation in Iraq. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/25 – June 20, 2014)]