Iran certainly doesn't want to see a Sunni takeover in Iraq.
As Iraq Islamists advance, Iran says it will enter fight
Iranian president doesnt specify what Tehran intends to do to halt Islamist advance toward Baghdad
BY AFP June 12, 2014
Predominantly Shiite Muslim Iran will combat terrorism by Sunni extremists in neighboring Iraq, President Hassan Rouhani warned Thursday.
Rouhani did not say exactly what Iran intended to do to help stop an offensive by fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) that is pushing toward Baghdad after seizing several cities and towns to the north.
This is an extremist, terrorist group that is acting savagely, Rouhani said live on state television, adding that Tehran will not tolerate this violence and terror.
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As Iraq Islamists advance, Iran says it will enter fight
Iranian president doesnt specify what Tehran intends to do to halt Islamist advance toward Baghdad
BY AFP June 12, 2014
Predominantly Shiite Muslim Iran will combat terrorism by Sunni extremists in neighboring Iraq, President Hassan Rouhani warned Thursday.
Rouhani did not say exactly what Iran intended to do to help stop an offensive by fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) that is pushing toward Baghdad after seizing several cities and towns to the north.
This is an extremist, terrorist group that is acting savagely, Rouhani said live on state television, adding that Tehran will not tolerate this violence and terror.
Continue reading at:
As Iraq Islamists advance, Iran says it will enter fight | The Times of Israel
