US officials signal willingness to work with Iran amid chaos in Iraq
By Kristina Wong and Ian Swanson – 06/16/14 01:59 PM EDT
The Obama administration on Monday expressed a willingness to work with longtime enemy Iran in response to the Sunni militant offensive in Iraq.
The comments from Secretary of State John Kerry highlighted the administration’s struggles to zero in on a policy response to Iraq, where the central government appears to be crumbling in the face of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) advance.
Kerry said the administration was open to any constructive process that would reduce violence.
“Let’s see what Iran might or might not be willing to do before we start making any pronouncements,” Kerry told Yahoo News. “I think we are open to any constructive process here that can minimize the violence, hold Iraq together, the integrity of the country and eliminate the presence of outside terrorist forces.”
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