Obama Calls for Action on Syria

DIPLOMACY

Updated Apr. 20, 2017 4:54PM EDT / Published Sep. 24, 2013 11:03AM EDT

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President Obama is taking Iran’s recent diplomatic overtures very seriously. In a speech at the United Nations, he announced that Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Iran’s foreign minister to discuss Iran’s nuclear program, the highest-level meeting between the two countries in 30 years. “The roadblocks may prove to be too great,” Obama said, “but I firmly believe the diplomatic path must be tested.” Obama also said the evidence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against his own people is “overwhelming” and that the international community must act.

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Obama Calls for Action on Syria

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