Thread: Australia and Iran will share intelligence to fight IS

Australia and Iran have agreed to share intelligence about Australians fighting with militant groups in Iraq.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has said the deal will help both countries in their efforts to tackle Islamic State (IS).
She added that Australia would have access to information gathered by Iranian operatives in Iraq.
Ms Bishop spoke after her meeting with President Hassan Rouhani, during her first visit to Iran.

About 100 Australians are believed to have travelled to Iraq and Syria to fight with IS, with authorities warning they present a serious threat to domestic security.
There are also concerns about supporters of IS and other radical groups within Australia.
At the weekend, five teenagers were arrested over an alleged plot to carry out an attack at a World War One centenary event.


'Informal arrangement'

Ms Bishop said Australia had begun looking into the idea of sharing some information with Iran in 2014.
The issue became more pressing after a 17-hour siege in December, when Iranian refugee Man Haron Monis took 18 people hostage in a Sydney cafe.
Monis has not been found to have had any links to known terror groups and was not on a watch list at the time of the siege.

Ms Bishop said on Sunday that the arrangement with Iran would be beneficial in the fight against terrorism.

"It was an informal arrangement whereby we would share intelligence that would give us information on the Australians who are taking part," ABC News quoted her as saying.
"I believe that Iran has information that we would seek and they were very agreeable to share that information with us."

Australia is part of the international force fighting against IS. Iran, though not in that coalition, is thought to be heavily involved in the fight against IS in Iraq.

In March, Iranian-backed Shia militiamen helped Iraqi government forces launch a major offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Tikrit from IS militants.

Iranian military advisers, led by Gen Qasem Soleimani of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, initially helped co-ordinate the operation.


Australia and Iran will share intelligence to fight IS - BBC News

sharing intelligence.

Yup, Ozzies get dumber as Iran gets smart.

From that article, Iran is giving information to Australia - one way. I don't see anything that indicates Australia is sharing (giving) any information with (to) Iran.

Originally Posted by Neverna

I don't see anything that indicates Australia is sharing (giving) any information with (to) Iran

Originally Posted by ENT

Ms Bishop said Australia had begun looking into the idea of sharing some information with Iran in 2014.

Sharing an oft repeated word in the OP. Sharing is a give and take thing.

Nevernotgotragonitsnut is bound to have concerns...infidel rayguns

Originally Posted by ENT

Australia and Iran will share intelligence

Dumb and dumber

Originally Posted by Norton

Originally Posted by Neverna

I don't see anything that indicates Australia is sharing (giving) any information with (to) Iran

Originally Posted by ENT

Ms Bishop said Australia had begun looking into the idea of sharing some information with Iran in 2014.

Sharing an oft repeated word in the OP. Sharing is a give and take thing.

Yes, four times, five if you include the heading, but like I said, there is no information in the article about Australia giving any information to Iran.

Anyway, perhaps Australians will not be happy about their government giving information to Iran about Australian citizens.

Dunno about that.

I reckon a lot of Ozies would be pleased to dob in some of their swarthier Lebanese contingent en route to Syria and IS.

No love lost there.

Originally Posted by ENT

a lot of Ozies would be pleased to dob in some of their swarthier Lebanese contingent en route to Syria and IS.

I know you ain't kidding. quicker than a heart beat.

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop met with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday. Nice outfit. Love the hijab.


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A lot of the meeting would of been about sending back the economic illegals who came by boat,up to now iran would not take them back, but would not be surprised if they do now, also the info would be about isis and how to combat them.