Obama: ‘Iran Can Play a Constructive Role’ in Iraq

Published June 19, 2014 5:03pm ET



President Obama said the government of Iran can play a “constructive role” in stablizing Iraq, with a condition.

“Our view is that Iran can play a constructive role if it is sending the same message to the Iraqi government that we’re sending,” he said in a White House press briefing Thursday afternoon.

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