article_snippet.sent: As the U.S., Saudi Arabia and other countries criticize Iran for Iran alleged involvement in funding and supplying the Houthi rebels who have seized power in much of Yemen, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has praised the military as peacemakers for the Middle East.
article_snippet.sent: Major General Hassan Firouzabadi, the Chief of Staff of Iran's armed forces and a man who is close to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, told CNN Major General Hassan Firouzabadi, the Chief of Staff of Iran's armed forces and a man who is close to Rouhani hopes the the U.S. and Iran can work closer together to fight ISIS in Iraq.
article_snippet.sent: Iran has often dismissed the coalition air campaign as ineffective, while praising Iran own strategy of training, advising, outfitting and directing Iraqi Shia militias, Kurdish forces and the Iraqi military.
article_snippet.sent: America America welcomes some of Iran's support for Iraqi forces in the fight against ISIS, but says at this point that there simply is no basis for deeper cooperation on the battlefield.
article_snippet.sent: And for Iran's part, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has also rejected direct coordination between the two long-time adversaries.
article_snippet.sent: And Iran's army brass has rejected the notion that nuclear inspectors would get access to military sites.
highlights_snippet.sent: U.S. has welcomed limited Iranian help in fight against ISIS but neither side plans full coordination .