Peter Baker
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 08:14
The Obama administration said on Monday that it has accepted from the Iraqi government the same sort of immunity agreement for newly dispatched Special Operations troops that it refused to accept in 2011, when it opted to withdraw all American troops from Iraq rather than keep a residual force behind.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 11:09
The United States will deploy up to 300 military advisers to Iraq to help its beleaguered security forces fend off Sunni militants
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 10:17
President Obama said Friday that he would make a decision “in the days ahead” about whether to use American military power to help the besieged Iraqi government stave off collapse at the hands of Islamist insurgents, but he ruled out using ground forces.
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 - 14:35
As he began a four-day trip to Europe, President Obama announced new measures intended to bolster security in Central and Eastern Europe in response to Russia’s intervention in the crisis in Ukraine, including its annexation of Crimea.
Thursday, February 20, 2014 - 00:00
The show of trilateral friendship did little to mask a series of stress points that divided the leaders during their first three-way gathering in two years.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 00:00
The whirlwind visit — he will return to Washington on Wednesday evening without staying the night — will offer Mr. Obama a chance to reassure his counterparts about his capacity to deliver at a time when he faces significant hurdles at home.
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 07:27
Mr. Menendez received a three-page letter last week from Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki of Iraq responding to his concerns and received an urgent call from the State Department on Tuesday promising a further response.
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 06:52
What Mr. Obama ended was the United States military presence in Iraq, but the fighting did not stop when the last troops left in 2011; it simply stopped being a daily concern for most Americans.
Monday, September 30, 2013 - 06:29
President Obama and President Hassan Rouhani became the first leaders of their countries to speak since the Tehran hostage crisis more than three decades ago.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 09:13
All of the efforts of the United States government, all the cajoling, the veiled threats, the high-level envoys from Washington and the 17 personal phone calls by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, failed to forestall the bloodletting.