As Chaos Grows In Syria, Iran Could Be a Surprising American Ally.

IRAN-United States relations; SYRIAN Civil War, 2011-; INTERNATIONAL alliances; INTERVENTION (International law) -- History; AMERICAN participation in the Persian Gulf War, 1991; ISLAMIC State (Organization); PUTIN, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-; RUSSIAN military history, 1991-; INTERNATIONAL cooperation

The article discusses how the Iranian government could become an American ally in the wake of an increase in chaos in Syria as of 2015, and it mentions military intervention in the Middle East and then-U.S. President George H.W. Bush's Operation Desert Storm campaign in 1991 which featured Arab support. Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Islamic State terrorist group, and the Russian military's entry into Syria's civil war are assessed. The U.S. government's Middle East policy is examined.