Kerry Says U.S. Open to Talks With Iran on Iraq

The U.S. signaled it’s ready to talk with Iran about how to deal with the crisis in Iraq, as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s forces battle an offensive by Sunni Muslim militants that threatens to split apart the country. U.S. and Iranian officials spoke briefly on Iraq in an initial conversation on the sidelines of talks in Vienna on Iran’s nuclear program, according to a U.S. State Department official who commented on condition of anonymity.

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