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From Fox News: President Biden will meet with his national security team in the Situation Room Monday ahead of an anticipated Iranian attack against Israel.
Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, will also attend the meeting, the White House said.
The meeting came a day after Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with his counterpart in Israel Sunday to reiterate U.S. support for the Jewish state as tensions escalate with Iran and its proxies, threatening a wider regional war after 10 months of fighting Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
Austin and Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant discussed U.S. force posture moves that the Defense Department is taking to bolster protection for U.S. forces in the region, support the defense of Israel, and deter and de-escalate broader tensions in the region, according to readout from the Pentagon.
According to the report, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Cabinet meeting Sunday that Israel is already in a “multi-front war” with Iran and its proxies.
Two top enemies to Israel were taken out last week: Fuad Shukr “Sayyid Muhsan”, Hezbollah’s most senior military commander in Lebanon, and top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran.
Hours after the bombing that killed Haniyeh, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, issued an order to strike Israel in retaliation.
“Following this bitter, tragic event which has taken place within the borders of the Islamic Republic, it is our duty to take revenge,” Ali Khamenei declared.
Following this bitter, tragic event which has taken place within the borders of the Islamic Republic, it is our duty to take revenge.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) July 31, 2024
Fox News reporter Lucas Tomlinson announced, “Biden’s call with Jordan’s King Abdullah this morning comes one day after Jordan’s foreign minister visited Tehran for the first time in nearly a decade. Biden returns to the White House from Delaware this afternoon to meet his national security team in the Situation Room just as he did on April 13 when Iran launched its missile and drone strike on Israel.”
Biden’s call with Jordan’s King Abdullah this morning comes one day after Jordan’s foreign minister visited Tehran for the first time in nearly a decade. Biden returns to the White House from Delaware this afternoon to meet his national security team in the Situation Room just as…
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) August 5, 2024
Joe Biden will be meeting with his National Security team regarding new developments in the Middle East in the situation room today at 2:15 pm.
The meeting is closed to the press.
Meanwhile, since around 2 am EST today, there has been increased US Weapons movement in Middle… https://t.co/xfBFGv3K7G pic.twitter.com/yraBsmXwhj
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) August 5, 2024
President Biden schedule tomorrow includes 11am call with the King of Jordan, and a 2:15pm Situation Room meeting with his national security team to discuss developments in the Middle East. pic.twitter.com/myndmRtq7V
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) August 5, 2024
Biden to meet with national security team ahead of anticipated Iranian attack against Israel https://t.co/810nxtnNIP
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 5, 2024
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