Tornado Alley (PROG)

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Ok .. Iran claims it turned down U.S. request to help defeat ISIS

* Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he rejected overtures from the United States to join its anti-ISIS coalition
* White House is cagey, saying only that it's 'our posture' to never coordinate military or intelligence operations with Tehran
* State Dept spokeswoman tells reporters: 'We are not going to cooperate, so obviously that would follow that we haven't asked them to'
* But she adds that 'I'm not confirming one way or the other any reports of contact' between the two nations
* Khamenei insists: 'They are lying, in saying that it is them who excluded us from their
coalition, while it was Iran that refused to participate in this collation to begin with

By David Martosko, Us Political Editor for MailOnline

Published: 17:17 EST, 15 September 2014 | Updated: 21:05 EST, 15 September 2014

American and Iranian leaders tussled Monday afternoon after Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said he rejected
overtures from the United States to join its coalition aligned against the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).

Continued with video: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2757034/US-scuffles-Iran-war-words-Tehran-says-refused-America-s-request-help-defeat-ISIS.html

"Kerry talking to Senate Foreign Relation Committee
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=106370171 ..

that Iran excluded themselves from the chat re ISIS, so must qualify my "I don't understand why Iran was excluded."
.. http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=106268022 .. on that .. Kerry is excellent."

OOPS! I forgot political strategy, the obvious fact there is always 'behind the scenes', and the absolute political necessity to be careful of appearances...

Aside: Polling in Scotland has started. Result known about this time tomorrow. ISIS vs
Scotland stands in stark contrast of different ways of striving for political independence.