Syria is ready to resume military and intelligence cooperation with the United States on Iraq provided it goes through a third party, but Washington has yet to respond, President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday. Syria, under increased U.S. pressure over Iraq, ended military and intelligence cooperation with Washington in May due to "unfair" U.S. accusations that Damascus was doing too little to stop foreign fighters from entering neighbouring Iraq. "There has been an attempt to resume cooperation, basically, through mediation by some Arab and European states," Assad told CNN in an interview. "We said we have no objection, as long as it goes through a third party. Now, those Arab and non-Arab parties went to say that to the U.S. side, to say: 'What do you want from Syria'. So far, no response," he added, speaking through an interpreter.