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US leverages Iran-Iraq-Syria axis against Islamic State

New alignment offers the potential for breakthrough in the battle against extremist groups; the Arab world has a pulse, not an illness.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addresses the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Sept. 17, 2014 — REUTERS/Mike Segar

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