Iran Claims It Rejected US Offer on ISIS

leader.ir/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran’s supreme leader says his country would never help the U.S. take on ISIS.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tweeted on Monday that the U.S. asked Iran for its cooperation in the fight against the militant group.

“I rejected US offer to #Iran abt #ISIS because US has corrupted its hands in this issue,” he tweeted.

The State Department admitted the U.S. did approach Iran about taking on ISIS “on the margins” of talks over Iran’s nuclear program. While officials maintain military coordination is off the table, they hope to restart talks with Iran soon.

The Ayatollah told reporters the U.S. has “dirty intentions” in Iraq and Syria, and Iran would never take part. 


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