Update l Iran deploys revolutionary guards in Iraq!

[chauvunist]

So Iran is clearly interfering in regional countries..After directly supporting and assisting the massacre of Sunni's in Syria,now Iran is all set for the same in Iraq...It's funny how Iranian's and their supporter's will support this clear interference and Poking attitude..

 

[majesticpankaj]

Exclusive: Alarmed by Iraq, Iran open to shared role with U.S. - Iran official
(Reuters) - Shi'te Muslim Iran is so alarmed by Sunni insurgent gains in Iraq that it may be willing to cooperate with Washington in helping Baghdad fight back, a senior Iranian official told Reuters.

The idea is being discussed internally among the Islamic Republic's leadership, the senior Iranian official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. The official had no word on whether the idea had been raised with any other party.

Officials say Iran will send its neighbor advisers and weaponry, although probably not troops, to help its ally Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki check what Tehran sees as a profound threat to regional stability, officials and analysts say.

Islamist militants have captured swathes of territory including the country's second biggest city Mosul.

Tehran is open to the possibility of working with the United States to support Baghdad, the senior official said.

"We can work with Americans to end the insurgency in the Middle East," the official said, referring to events in Iraq.

"We are very influential in Iraq, Syria and many other countries."

For many years, Iran has been aggrieved by what it sees as U.S. efforts to marginalize it. Tehran wants to be recognized as a significant player in regional security.



COMMON CAUSE

Relations between Iran and Washington have improved modestly since the 2013 election of President Hassan Rouhani, who promised "constructive engagement" with the world.

And while Tehran and the United States pursue talks to resolve the Islamic state's decade-old nuclear standoff with the West, they also acknowledge some common threats, including the rise of al Qaeda-style militancy across the Middle East.

On Thursday, President Barack Obama said the United States was not ruling out air strikes to help Baghdad fight the insurgents, in what would be the first U.S. armed intervention in Iraq since the end of the U.S.-led war.

Rouhani on Thursday strongly condemned what he called violent acts by insurgent groups in the Middle East.

“Today, in our region, unfortunately, we are witnessing violence, killing, terror and displacement," Rouhani said.

"Iran will not tolerate the terror and violence ... we will fight against terrorism, factionalism and violence.”

Asked on Thursday about Iranian comments, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said: "Clearly, we've encouraged them in many cases to play a constructive role. But I don't have any other readouts or views from our end to portray here today.”

Fearing Iraq's war could spill into Iran, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has urged the international community to back Maliki's administration "in its fight against terrorism".

Brigadier-General Mohammad Hejazi said Iran was ready to supply Iraq with “military equipment or consultations,” the Tasnim news agency reported. "I do not think the deployment of Iranian troops would be necessary," he was quoted as adding.

The senior Iranian official said Iran was extremely worried about the advance of ISIL, also a major force in the war against Iran's close ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, carving out a swathe of Syria territory along the Iraqi border.

"The danger of extremist Sunni terrorist in Iraq and the region is increasing ... There have been several high-ranking security meetings since yesterday in Tehran," the official said.

"We are on alert and we also follow the developments in Iraq very closely."



(Additional reporting by Michelle Moghtader in Dubai, Writing by Parisa Hafezi, Editing by William Maclean and Janet McBride)
Exclusive: Alarmed by Iraq, Iran open to shared role with U.S. - Iran official| Reuters

@Serpentine

 

[jammersat]

Iran will finish what the US left unfinished and annex southern iraq like crimea

 

[farhan_9909]

Why not iran and shia dominated regions of Iraq merge together.This will end the problem

 

[OCguy]

Come on

I wonder why the Kremlin would characterize Iran that way through RT? From what I have read, Iran was the victim of brutal Sarin attacks. I have never heard an attempted equivalency between Iran/Iraq in those regards.

Iran's same forces armed and trained militias that fought against US soldiers in Iraq after 2003. I don't think there will be much cooperation on the ground, although I don't think US forces will be going in. Ever.

 

[nangyale]

If Iran actually deploys it's troops and start turning Iraq in to one of it's province. Then the most interesting thing to watch will be the Saudi reaction. Will they stay on the sidelines or get involved?

@Arabian Legend @JUBA

 

[Informant]

I wonder why the Kremlin would characterize Iran that way through RT? From what I have read, Iran was the victim of brutal Sarin attacks. I have never heard an attempted equivalency between Iran/Iraq in those regards.

Iran's same forces armed and trained militias that fought against US soldiers in Iraq after 2003. I don't think there will be much cooperation on the ground, although I don't think US forces will be going in. Ever.

US isnt gonna bomb either.

 

[Fahad Khan 2]

Iran has deployed revolutionary guards in Iraq!

This is going to hit the fan and turn into a regional war.

Source WSJ

That's what I said in 14 states thread... Now you should agree with me...

 

[OCguy]

The endgame seems to be division of Iraq into the 3 smaller countries.

The problem is the entire country depends on the Chinese oil contracts, and the Kurds would want Kirkuk fields. There would always be wars over resources, even if the religious violence ended.

 

[Serpentine]

So Iran is clearly interfering in regional countries..After directly supporting and assisting the massacre of Sunni's in Syria,now Iran is all set for the same in Iraq...It's funny how Iranian's and their supporter's will support this clear interference and Poking attitude..

Would you say the same when KSA sent troops to Bahrain, gave money and arms to Taliban in 90s, when Qatar funded thousands of rebels in Syria, when both of these countries funded insurgents in Iraq against the gov? Of course not, because your problem is Iran, not 'interfering' in others' affairs.

 

[chauvunist]

Would you say the same when KSA sent troops to Bahrain, gave money and arms to Taliban in 90s, when Qatar funded thousands of rebels in Syria, when both of these countries funded insurgents in Iraq against the gov? Of course not, because your problem is Iran, not 'interfering' in others' affairs.

Yes of course i am against any intervention by any country in other's countries because it will ,make things go from bad to worst and will further divide the Muslim world into 2 major sects..It's like we are hell bent on fighting each other than fighting those orchestrating this whole divide thing..

 

[Serpentine]

Yes of course i am against any intervention by any country in other's countries because it will ,make things go from bad to worst and will further divide the Muslim world into 2 major sects..It's like we are hell bent on fighting each other than fighting those orchestrating this whole divide thing..

Thanks for at least admitting that, but unfortunately, we never see you guys even raise a finger when those things that I mentioned happen. So there is specifically a problem with Iran/Shias here, that's not what I'm saying, that's what your actions show.

 

[chauvunist]

Thanks for at least admitting that, but unfortunately, we never see you guys even raise a finger when those things that I mentioned happen. So there is specifically a problem with Iran/Shias here, that's not what I'm saying, that's what your actions show.

Please show me where have i defended their interfering actions...

 

[Cyberian]

It's about time Iranians were dragged out of their comfort caves and put in a real battlefield.

Iran's Nominal GDP 2011: $541 billion
Iran's Nominal GDP 2013: $$366 billion

List of countries by past and future GDP (nominal) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Hack-Hook]

Please show me where have i defended their interfering actions...

you were indifferent , why not act so if Iran do the same ?