The US is deploying armed troops to Iraq to safeguard American personnel in Baghdad as the government struggles to deal with Islamist insurgents.
President Barack Obama informed Congress on Monday that up to 275 troops could be sent to Iraq to provide security for US personnel and the US Embassy.
Some 170 of the soldiers have already arrived in the Iraqi capital, with the remainder on standby in case they are needed, a US official said.
As the US and arch-enemy Iran discussed the crisis on the sidelines of nuclear talks, it was reported that the commander of Tehran's elite Quds Force, General Ghasem Soleimani, was in Iraq on Monday to discuss how to halt the insurgents' gains.
Images showing ISIS insurgents killing Iraqi soldiers have sparked outrage British Foreign Secretary William Hague is due to outline the UK's relationship with Iran when he appears in the House of Commons later.
While the US and Iran have ruled out military co-operation, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said the two nations have a shared interest in ensuring militants do not have a "foothold any more in Iraq".
Mr Obama has vowed to keep US forces out of combat in Iraq, but acknowledged the troops in Baghdad are equipped for direct fighting.
The White House is also considering sending special forces to train and advise Iraqi troops.
One official said up to 100 special forces soldiers could be sent.
Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton said last week that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki must be presented with a set of conditions before any military support was agreed.
She said: "That's a delicate and difficult task for our government because we certainly don't want to fight their fight.
Security in Baghdad has been stepped up "Because you'd be fighting for a dysfunctional, unrepresentative, authoritarian government and there's no reason on earth that I know of that we would ever sacrifice a single American life for that."
Mr al Maliki has vowed to recapture territory lost to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which has seized towns in Iraq after a week of fighting and vowed to attack Baghdad.
The insurgents captured Tal Afar after a dawn raid, along with the al Adhim area in Diyala province, north of Baghdad.
Security forces patrol near the borders between Karbala and Anbar provinces An Iraqi army helicopter was also shot down near the city of Fallujah.
But Iraq's army has stalled ISIS's advance in Samarra.
Footage has emerged which purports to show ISIS insurgents questioning and killing unarmed Iraqi soldiers.
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