Biden official: The US is "not looking for a wider war with Iran"
Mother Jones - 2024-04-14T10:43:50.000Z

A Biden administration official said this morning that the United States is “not looking for a wider war with Iran” following Iran’s launch of retaliatory strikes against Israel yesterday. White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby told Kristen Welker of NBC’s Meet the Press that President Biden does not “want to see this escalate,” […]

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