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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Reaffirms US Support for Jordan, Iraq in Meeting, Phone Call

US President Joe Biden. (Reuters)

President Joe Biden on Thursday underlined his support for the legal "status quo" of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound in a meeting at the White House with Jordanian King Abdullah II.

Biden, the king and Crown Prince Hussein had a private lunch in which the US president "reaffirmed the close, enduring nature of the friendship between the United States and Jordan," the White House said. They also both spoke with Iraq's prime minister by phone.

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