article_snippet: Also assisting is Iran, which has provided advisers, weapons and ammunition to the Iraqi government.
article_snippet: According to the Pentagon, Iranians may be operating heavy artillery and rocket launchers as well.
article_snippet: Dempsey, told a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday that the consensus was that Iran's involvement was positive in military terms.
article_snippet: But at the same time, Dempsey said, the United States is concerned about what role Iran might seek in the longer term once ISIS is defeated.