CIA's Brennan: Islamic State's momentum blunted in Syria, Iraq

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CIA's Brennan: Islamic State's momentum blunted in Syria, Iraq
The momentum of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been blunted and the extremist group is not "on the march" as it was previously, CIA Director John Brennan said on Sunday.       
 
"Clearly ISIS's momentum inside of Iraq and Syria has been blunted, and it has been stopped. So they are not on the march as they were several months ago," Brennan said on "Fox News Sunday," using an acronym for the group that has seized large areas of Iraq and Syria.         
 
The United States and its allies have conducted air strikes against the group for months. Brennan also credited Iraqi government forces for pushing back against Islamic State.         
 
"Our working with the Iraqis, and the Iraqis trying to push back against it, it is having some great progress."               
 
Brennan said that even though both the United States and Iran are fighting the extremist group, "I wouldn't consider Iran an ally," in the fight. 
 
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan also said Iran realizes that it will face "tremendous costs and consequences" if it decides to move ahead with an effort to develop nuclear weapons.       
 
"I think they realize that there's going to be tremendous costs and consequences if they decide to go for a breakout," Brennan said on "Fox News Sunday," referring to current international efforts to reach an agreement with Tehran on curbing its nuclear program.         
 
On another note, Brennan said he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin was increasingly unhappy with the economic sanctions and other costs of the Ukrainian conflict.       
 
"I don't believe he's happy with the situation," Brennan said on "Fox News Sunday." "I think there are signs that the discomfort that is associated with this is becoming more uncomfortable," he said. 
 
 
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