Reports coming out of security sources in Iran say that two battalions of Quds Force troops from the nation’s Revolutionary Guard have deployed into neighboring Iraq to guard Shi’ite holy sites as well as taking the lead in defending the capital city of Baghdad. Some have also reportedly taken part in fighting in Tikrit.
The move comes in response to al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) taking most of the country’s Sunni west, and moving dangerously close to Baghdad on multiple fronts. Iraq’s Shi’ite government is on good terms with Iran.
Earlier today, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country can’t tolerate the growth of a terrorist group so close to their borders, and promised unspecified aid to the Maliki government.
Iran has already been aiding the Assad government in Syria against AQI’s advances there, albeit without much success. As the problem of this new AQI-run state grows, Iran is likely to try to increase support for its struggling allies, out of whose territory the state is being carved.
Obama condemnation about "interceding in a neighboring countrie's business" in 10…9….
(Followed by the threat of sanctions … oh wait!)
+10
nah…he's busy ROFLHAO at Cantor's loss.
Iran will, of course, be denounced by the US for "meddling" and stiff new sanctions will be imposed. After all, in the 21st century, countries just don't invade other countries. John Kerry says so.
Iran is desperately trying to stem the flow of the US trained terrorist from taking control of Syria and a portion Iraq, but any major involvement will see the war mongrels throwing a tantrum.
Imagine the consternation within the ranks of warmongers and AIPAC – the US and Iran actively supporting and aiding the same people – fighting on the same side…
That is exactly what I was going to post.
Me too.
What a mess. I don't see Iran's interference in Iraq's affairs as a good thing – their support for Maliki's sectarian, anti-sunni government has been a major cause of this chaos in the first place. If they had pressured Maliki to reconcile with the Sunnis, this wouldn't have happened. But of course being a Shiite theocracy, the Mullahs have no real concern for the Iraqi people, only the aggregation of their own regional power.
The US's interference hasn't really been stellar either. Imagine the "mess" if the US hadn't taken it upon themselves to invade and doing regime change in the first place…
Maliki is the US's lap dog and Iran only has a little sway with him. Maliki listens to Iran only when it suits him or wants to play them against the US.
they didn't have much of a choice if the DC weinies rejected the demand of the ayatollah of iraq (sistani?) for one man one vote then the US military would have been fighting everybody. , saddam's rump, mahdi army, al qaeda in iraq, kurds, the faction maliki belonged to , anarchists, libertarians, socialists, unwed mothers……..
Well wouldn't ya know it. US provides the bombers and Iran the troops. Iran as an ally of the USA!
Saddam knew how to deal with these problems. Too bad he's not around to get things straightened out.
The Sunni tribes shall rise again, to rule Iraq again and Iran is making one big mistake.
FFS!
For once, let them all go.
Leave them alone.
They are Seventh Century, Heathen Dirt Worshipers.
Leave them to eat their own.
Iraq minus Saddam Hussein is better? Libya minus Mooey Qaddafi is better? Egypt under Pharaoh el-Sisi is better?
When come the war crimes tribunals for Bush, Blair, Dark Cheney, and all the scurrilous freaks that cooked up this endless bloodletting ad infinitum?
> and all the scurrilous freaks that cooked up this endless bloodletting ad infinitum?
That would be the neocons, right? Abrams, Wolfowitz, Ledeen, Kagan, Bolton, Perle, and Libby among the more disreputable. Why are the neocons, PNAC, and the Office of Special Plans never mentioned when ascribing blame for Iraq? Bush 43 was their sock puppet.
If Americans could wake up as they did in Virginia and kick out all those traitors like Schumer, Feinstain, Boxer !!!! A wishful thinking.
Yet another story from Jason who likes to post without checking his sources. Utter rubbish.