President Biden claims a cease-fire deal in the Middle East is closer than ever but a senior Iranian security official has warned that Iran will attack Israel if its talks with Hamas for a cease-fire in Gaza fall apart.
“One of the reasons I was late for y’all is because I was dealing with the cease-fire effort in the Middle East, and we are closer than we’ve ever been,” Biden told the guests and reporters inside the Oval Office after signing a proclamation establishing a national monument in memorial of the Springfield 1908 Race Riot.
Only Israel and Hamas reaching a cease-fire deal would hold Iran back from a direct strike against Israel in the wake of the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in late July, three senior Iranian officials told Reuters.
Hamas said Sunday that it would not participate in new negotiations for a cease-fire in Gaza this week unless mediators present a plan based on previous talks. Talks are expected to resume next week.
LiveNOW’s Andrew Craft discussed cease-fire talks with former Marine Corps intelligence officer Hal Kempfer.
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