Feb 15, 2014, Press TV
U-S Secretary of State John Kerry says President Barack Obama has asked his aides to rethink options on the situation in Syria.
Kerry said evaluation by necessity is occurring at this time and new options will be presented when the president calls for them. On the same note, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said diplomacy will remain the focus of the U-S efforts on the issue. Elsewhere, White House spokesman Jay Carney said Obama expected his national security team to constantly re-evaluate policy options on Syria. Meanwhile, at the Pentagon, press secretary John Kirby said the Defense Department has been asked to contribute new ideas for resolving the Syria conflict. Meanwhile, the Syrian government and opposition delegates say the peace talks in Geneva have hit a dead end.