There has been a lot of talk recently about a “a quiet process of apparent concessions and small gestures of approval between the United States and Iran in Iraq” as it was described today by Iran expert Gary Sick at FP Passport. Go read the whole post to see evidence of this courtship, most of which will be well familiar to our readers. Still, there’s very little evidence that any thawing in relations between Iran and the United States has produced improvements on the ground in Iraq–just a lot of empty promises. Last time we spoke with General Bergner, back in October, he explained that despite Iranian commitments to reduce the flow of weapons and fighters,
Now comes a report from Stars and Stripes that there is still no “discernible improvement” vis-Ã -vis Iranian men and materiel flowing into Iraq:
