The speed and efficiency of the militant groups who captured Mosul on June 10 took Iranian officials by surprise.
Randa Slim, from the Middle East Institute speaks to Justin Vela about how Iran is responding to the crisis in Iraq and Syria.
Global Talk: How is Iran reacting to Iraq and Syria crisis? - Ep 2
Demonstrators carry a banner with Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr during a rally in Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday, Oct. 18,2008, to protest a draft US-Iraqi security agreement. The mass show of opposition came as the United States and Iraqi leaders tried to build support for the accord that would extend the presence of American forces in Iraq beyond the end of this year. Hadi Mizban/AP Photo
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