Kerry: Iranian Action Against Islamic State Would Be 'Positive'

The US Secretary of State has said that any airstrikes taken against the Islamic State organisation by Iran would be 'positive'. 

But, speaking after the first high level meeting of the US-led coalition against IS in Brussels, John Kerry didn't confirm Pentagon claims that Iran carried out strikes on IS. 

Here's our Washington correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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Mr Kerry emphasised that the US is not co-ordinating any action in Iraq with Tehran: 

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Mr. Kerry said that IS ideology, funding and recruitment needed to be targeted, but added that the coalition had inflicted significant damage on the organisation: 

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