Iran conducted airstrikes against Islamic State militants in eastern Iraq, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday.
The US and Iran both stated that the two nations were not coordinating attacks on Islamic State.
“Nothing has changed about our policy of not coordinating military activity with the Iranians,” said a US military official.
The deputy chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces, dismissed suggestions that Iran was coordinating with the US, stating that rumours were “completely untrue.”
Brig-Gen Massoud Jazayeri added that the US was directly responsible for Iraq’s “unrest and problems,” and that the US would “definitely not have a place in the future of that country.”
The airstrikes came as US led coalition leaders meet in Brussels to formulate a future action plan to tackle Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.
The US and Iran both stated that the two nations were not coordinating attacks on Islamic State.
“Nothing has changed about our policy of not coordinating military activity with the Iranians,” said a US military official.
The deputy chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces, dismissed suggestions that Iran was coordinating with the US, stating that rumours were “completely untrue.”
Brig-Gen Massoud Jazayeri added that the US was directly responsible for Iraq’s “unrest and problems,” and that the US would “definitely not have a place in the future of that country.”
The airstrikes came as US led coalition leaders meet in Brussels to formulate a future action plan to tackle Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.