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US President Joe Biden cut short a weekend trip to Delaware on Saturday to return to Washington for urgent consultations on the Middle East, the White House said, amid heightened tensions between Iran and Israel.
Iran has vowed retaliation after a presumed Israeli strike on April 1 leveled an Iranian diplomatic building in Damascus, killing seven members of the elite Revolutionary Guards including two generals.
“The President is returning to the White House this afternoon to consult with his national security team about events in the Middle East,” the White House said.
Biden had said on Friday that he expected Iran to retaliate “sooner than later,” and earlier this week had said…
