President Joe Biden will return to the White House this weekend to discuss the Middle East crisis with his national security team, cutting short a trip to his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, home.
Biden will return to Washington to “consult with his national security team about events in the Middle East,” the White House announced Saturday. The announcement comes amid rising tensions as American officials say Iran is expected to launch an attack on Israel.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to be at the meeting with Biden, according to CNN. The meeting will come hours after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized a ship near the Strait of Hormuz linked to Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Group shipping company.
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