article_snippet.sent: Iranian officials, who believe their strategy is making a difference in the fight against ISIS, say their would like better cooperation with the U.S., but point out that the level of trust simply isn't there.
article_snippet.sent: At the moment, we consider the U.S. to be a threat to we because the U.S. policies and actions are threatening to we," said General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, commander of Iran's ground forces.
article_snippet.sent: we would like the U.S. to change the U.S. rhetoric and tone of voice so that our nation could have more trust in the U.S. military leadership.
article_snippet.sent: And the feeling is mutual: the U.S., which is leading the air campaign against ISIS, has denied any direct coordination with Iran.
article_snippet.sent: Iranians believe air strikes against ISIS are not effective, and feel that the U.S. and ISIS allies are not trying seriously enough to defeat the group.
article_snippet.sent: The Iranians believe that the Americans, if The Iranians wanted to, could do a lot more to put pressure on The Iranians allies.
article_snippet.sent: And also, if The Iranians were serious about air strikes, The Iranians could do a lot more.
article_snippet.sent: It's a point the U.S., of course, disagrees with --
article_snippet.sent: But Iran remains unconvinced.
article_snippet.sent: The U.S. military and intelligence organizations have many ways to strike at ISIS, but we have not seen anything so far except intelligence gathering from the U.S. and Britain," he said.
article_snippet.sent: we hope that one day, because of The U.S. military and intelligence organizations national interests and the will of The U.S. military and intelligence organizations nations, the U.S. and the UK will decide to really fight ISIS.
article_snippet.sent: In ISIS, Iran and the U.S. share a common enemy, but -- for now at least -- no apparent common strategy.
highlights_snippet.sent: Iranian officials say Iranian officials would like better cooperation with the U.S., but say trust between the nations is lacking .