WATCH: Obama Delivers Remarks About Crisis in Iraq

President Barack Obama is set to deliver remarks about the rekindled conflict in Iraq Thursday afternoon.

Since the outbreak of violence last week, in which Sunni insurgents captured several large Iraqi towns and even came close to threatening Baghdad, Obama has considered a range of options, from sending the al-Maliki government arms and intelligence to drone strikes to replacing al-Maliki. Obama has ruled out troops on the ground, and this morning Secretary John Kerry ruled out involving Iran beyond communications.

UPDATE: Watch the President’s remarks and Q&A after, via Fox News:

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