Old foes US and Iran have a common enemy in the Sunni extremists, but distrust remains and their interests are likely to diverge.
TACIT cooperation between the United States and Iran in the war against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq is a textbook illustration of the old saying that “my enemy’s enemy is my friend”. It is true, but only up to a point in this complicated case.
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