White House NSC Spox Kirby To Brief Press Amid Mid-East Tensions

White House National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby is shortly due to brief reporters at the White House. Livestream

• The briefing comes as a critical juncture in US Middle East policy as Biden administration weighs a response to yesterday's attack on a US base in Jordan which killed three US service personnel.
• Kirby may give an indication on how the US plans to respond but is unlikely to reveal much about specific strategic options. He may, however, hint at whether the administration intends to hold Iran directly responsible for the attacks and address calls from Republican foreign policy hawks to take direct military action against Tehran.