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22 Jun 2014

Iran rejects U.S. action in Iraq as militants push east

Author: admintech | Filed under: World

Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces take positions during patrol looking for militants of ISIL, explosives and weapons in RamadiBy Kamal Namaa ANBAR Iraq (Reuters) – Iran's supreme leader condemned U.S. intervention in Iraq on Sunday, accusing Washington of seeking control as Sunni insurgents drove toward Baghdad from the Syrian border and consolidated positions in the north and west. The statement by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was the clearest statement of opposition to a U.S. plan to dispatch of up to 300 military advisers in response to pleas from the Iraqi government and runs counter to speculation that old enemies Washington and Tehran might cooperate to defend their mutual ally in Baghdad.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/sunni-militants-seize-three-towns-iraqs-anbar-sources-091954509.html