White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday that US President Joe Biden had no plans to meet with newly elected Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
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"We don't intend to meet," Psaki told reporters during a White House press briefing.
Ebrahim Raisi, a judicial leader considered a protégé of the Iranian Supreme Leader, was elected on Friday after winning nearly 62% of the vote. At his first press conference on Monday, he said he would not meet Joe Biden, answering the question of whether he would do so with a simple: "No."
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