AP

Editor’s Note: The State Department announced that Secretary John Kerry’s remarks will be delivered at 2:30 p.m. ET, rather than 2 p.m. as originally scheduled.

Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver a statement on the crisis in Syria at 2 p.m. ET, the State Department announced Monday, as the U.S. girds for possible military action against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Mr. Kerry will deliver the statement in the briefing room at the State Department.

His statement comes as the U.S. considers plans to respond forcefully to reports that the Assad regime used chemical weapons last week that opposition groups said killed more than 1,000 people. The White House held meetings over the weekend to decide how to respond but officials said late Sunday that President Barack Obama has yet to make a decision…