Middle East to be focus of Biden National Security Council meeting - Psaki

Members of U.S. President Joe Biden's National Security Council will meet on Friday to discuss the Middle East, but no policy decisions will be taken, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said. "The focus is broadly on the Middle East. I'm sure Iran will be a part of the discussion," Psaki told a White House briefing.

Reuters | Updated: 06-02-2021 00:30 IST | Created: 06-02-2021 00:30 IST
Middle East to be focus of Biden National Security Council meeting - Psaki

Members of U.S. President Joe Biden's National Security Council will meet on Friday to discuss the Middle East, but no policy decisions will be taken, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.

"The focus is broadly on the Middle East. I'm sure Iran will be a part of the discussion," Psaki told a White House briefing. "It's not a decisional meeting." Biden will not attend the meeting, she said.

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