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Full Coverage: ISIS Takes Supply Routes into Baghdad; Threatens Iraq’s 2nd Largest Dam

The Shiite-Sunni sectarian war breaking out in Iraq is threatening a widespread regional war. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) is on the move as it threatens to cut off ‘supply routes to Baghdad.’ ISIS forces are within miles of the Haditha Dam, Iraq’s second largest dam, located on the Euphrates River. Meanwhile, Syria bombed ISIS targets inside of Iraq. The NY Times reported Iran is sending military aid including drones to Iraq. Those are just a few of the headlines we cover in today’s Full Coverage Report.

Secret U.S. Plan to Aid Iraq Ended Because of Mutual Distrust

President Barack Obama authorized a secret plan to aid Iraq by sharing intelligence on Sunni jihadist’s camps. However, only a handful of U.S. specialists were tasked to the operation, and it provided limited information to Iraq, due to U.S. concerns that the Iraqi government would share sensitive information to its Shiite counterpart, Iran, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Khamenei says Tehran and U.S. Not Aligned in Iraq

Any military cooperation between the United States and Iran in Iraq was dismissed by Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameni. On Sunday, Khamenei stated, “We don’t support any foreign interference in Iraq and we’re strongly opposed to U.S. interference there.”

War Between Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq threatens the entire region

Muslims fighting Muslims — so who is to blame? Perhaps Allah! Both sides, Sunnis backed by Saudi Arabia and Shiites backed by Iran, are blaming each other as sectarian violence threatens “unpredictable consequences” for the region.

ISIS Takes Control of Iraq’s Largest Refinery, White House Considers Options

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Greater Syria) (ISIS) attacked Iraq’s largest oil refinery, located in Baiji in Northern Iraq, and seized the facility as security forces fled. Meanwhile, the White House is carefully weighing its options and is considering a “targeted, highly selective campaign of airstrikes” against the jihadists.

Iran Deploys Forces to Fight Jihadists in Iraq

Iran has deployed two Revolutionary Guards units to Iraq to protect Baghdad, and the holy Shi’ite cities of Karbala and Najaf, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Iran intelligence minister blames Israel, US for Iraq crisis

Iranian deputy minister of intelligence Hojjat al-Eslam Ali Khazaei says terrorists supported “by Israel and America” are responsible for the fall of Mosul, Iraq, to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

Iran Open to Shared Role with U.S. in Iraq

Shi’te Muslim Iran is so alarmed by Sunni insurgent gains in Iraq that it may be willing to cooperate with Washington in helping Baghdad fight back, a senior Iranian official told Reuters.

State Dept Confirms: Iran Violating Agreement by Shipping Oil to Syria

The State Department confirmed on Wednesday that Iran has been shipping crude oil to Syria for the past several months, behavior that some experts say is in direct violation of the interim nuclear accord signed last year with the Obama administration.

Iran Offers to Cut Plutonium Creation Capability to Reach Deal with West

Iran is “busy redesigning” a planned research reactor to sharply cut its potential output of plutonium – a potential nuclear bomb fuel, a senior Iranian official said in comments that seemed to address a key dispute in negotiations with world powers.

Nuclear Negotiations with Iran ‘Hit a Wall’

Iran, after talks with senior U.S. officials, questioned whether a July deadline for a nuclear deal with world powers will be met, fueling doubts on the outcome as France spoke out, saying talks on curbing Tehran’s uranium enrichment had “hit a wall”.

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