Iran's uncertain intervention in Iraq
The ISIS attack on Iraq presents many risks for Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps.
![Volunteers who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants travel in army trucks in Baghdad Volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants who have taken over Mosul and other Northern provinces, travel in army trucks in Baghdad June 14, 2014. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told army officers in the city of Samarra that volunteers were arriving to help defeat Islamist militants who have swept through Sunni Muslim territory towards Baghdad. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY) - RTR3TQL8](/https/www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2014/06/RTR3TQL8.jpg/RTR3TQL8.jpg?h=e92c5d5c&itok=H_05rr8H)
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