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Thursday, June 20, 2019
US House, Senate leaders said to meet with Trump on Iran
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleWASHINGTON — The White House is inviting House and Senate leaders for a briefing with President Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon to discuss tensions with Iran.
That’s according to two people familiar with the invitation who request anonymity because they are not authorized to discuss it.
In addition to House and Senate leaders of both parties, the White House extends the invitation to the top Democrats and Republicans on the House and Senate intelligence and Armed Services committees.
The briefing comes after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shot down a US surveillance drone. Trump said it might have been a mistake executed by someone just being “loose and stupid” and was coy about whether the US would respond. He told reporters, “you’ll find out.”
— AP
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