Iran has close ties to the Shia faction . U.S. secretary of state says Iranian actions against ISIS will have a positive impact . An Iranian military leader says the United States is at a ` ` strategic dead - end '' Regional reports say that Iran bombed ISIL targets in eastern Syria . Both the U.S. and Iran say their governments do not communicate .
U.S. secretary of state says Iranian actions against ISIS will have a positive impact . An Iranian military leader says the United States is at a ` ` strategic dead - end '' Regional reports say that Iran bombed ISIL targets in eastern Syria . Both the U.S. and Iran say their governments do not communicate .