NEW YORK: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday raised the threat of Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria directly with his Iranian counterpart in high-level talks in New York, a US official said.

 

Kerry met Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for more than an hour at a hotel, during which they discussed progress in their nuclear negotiations and "also discussed the threat posed by ISIL," a senior State Department official said, referring to the Islamic State group.