U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday refused to cooperate with Iran to fight the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria as moves to forge an international coalition to launch military operation against the terrorists were taking shape.

Speaking at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Paris after an international meeting on security and peace in Iraq, Kerry said: " We are not coordinating with Iran."

"I have no idea of what interpretation they drew from any discussion that may or may not have taken place," he was quoted as saying by local reports.

Kerry's remarks came after Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamene said Iran rejected an American invitation to coordinated fight to eradicate Islamist insurgents that have seized major cities in northern Iraq and Syria and threatened to establish an Islamic State in the region.

Tehran was the main absent at Paris conference where participants agreed to offer the needed military support to Iraqi authorities to face "a global threat," of terrorism.

As top diplomats from the United States, Britain, France, Germany China and Russia will meet Iranian negotiators on Thursday to reach lasting accord on their nuclear program, Kerry hoped "to find a way to reach an agreement that is important to the world but there is some very difficult issues."

In exchange for limited sanctions relief, Iran accepted last November to halt enrichment above 5 percent and neutralizing its stockpile of near 20 percent uranium by means of dilution or converting and to not installing more centrifuges.

However, West powers asked Tehran to close more centrifuges to not build a nuclear power.

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