Analyst: Iran-US Co-op On Iraq Unavoidable

Tehran, June 18, IRNA – Political Analyst Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic of Iran and US have no alternative but to cooperate in order to resolve widespread insecurity in Iraq. Cooperation between Iran and US in resolving insecurity in Iraq is unavoidable but it does not mean that such cooperation will lead to a coalition between the two countries, he said. Coalition means the two sides can reach an agreement without signing a deal in writing, he explained. The fact is that the current developments in Iraq have created a new situation in which Iran and the US could adopt a joint stand in dealing with terrorism which an in turn lead to their close cooperation. Such an opportunity had been created in the past which led to fall of Saddam Hussein but the two sides never made any coalition to this end, said the analyst. Any failure to form a coalition between Iran and the US in resolving Iraqˈs crisis could backfire, he said./end