The US State Department rejected his country’s plan for any war or conflict with Iran or any other party in the Middle East region but reiterated that Washington is bound to take necessary action to defend its interests.

Adjusting the US position, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said Iran can play a role in the intervention in Iraq against the Islamic State but Tehrans criticism of the American-led coalition is unabated. Kerrytold the UN Security Councilon Iraq on Friday: The coalition required to eliminate ISIL is not only, or even primarily, military in nature,...