Obama makes case for ‘decisive’ but ‘limited’ action on Syria
President Obama said Wednesday that the military strike on Syria he is contemplating was for the limited purpose of preventing the further use chemical weapons, and was not intended to insert the U.S....
View ArticleObama corresponds with Iran’s Rouhani, holds out hope for nuclear deal
President Obama, speaking to ABC in an interview taped Friday and broadcast Sunday, confirmed that he and Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani have exchanged letters, and said he holds out hope that the...
View ArticleUS, Russia consult on stalled Syria aid
Amid halting progress at Syrian peace talks in Geneva, the United States and Russia held several levels of consultations on Wednesday to try to advance stalled Syria humanitarian relief efforts....
View ArticleSen. Kaine says Russia can do more to resolve Syria crisis
Senator Tim Kaine (Democrat-Virginia), speaking to Al-Monitor Friday before he embarked on a Congressional delegation to the Middle East, said while there is cautious optimism about current U.S....
View ArticleSyria conflict ‘incubator of extremism,’ Burns tells Senators
The Syrian civil war has become an “incubator of extremism” and a “magnet” for foreign fighters, and poses growing risks to U.S. interests and allies, U.S. officials told frustrated lawmakers Thursday....
View ArticleUN urges Russia, US to resume Syria peace talks
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, on the third anniversary of Syria’s civil war, appealed to the US and Russia to get the Syrian parties back to the peace table. “The Secretary-General appeals to the...
View ArticleFormer Obama officials propose talking with Iran on Syria aid
Amid deepening US-Russia strains over Ukraine, two former Obama administration officials say it may be time for the US to explore trying to develop a channel with Iran to discuss Syria, beginning with...
View ArticleIran chides criticism of Syria elections plan
The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, meeting with UN Syria envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, criticized international objections to Syria’s Bashar al-Assad running in new elections, and...
View ArticleU.S. suspends Syria embassy operations
The United States announced Tuesday that it has ordered the Syrian government to immediately cease all operations at its embassy in Washington, D.C. and two honorary consulates in Houston, Texas and...
View ArticleEx envoy Ford says could not defend US Syria policy
Recently retired US Syria envoy Robert Ford told CNN Tuesday that he resigned because he could not defend US policy on Syria. “I was no longer in a position where I felt I could defend American...
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