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U.S. President Barack Obama's Press Secretary, Josh Earnest, tells reporters the White House would not rule out additional sanctions on Iran following its recent ballistic missile test launches. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The White House says it will not stand in the way of sanctions against Iran, following the release of a United Nations report that said its October missile test violated a UN ban. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
The White House says it had "warned" Iran after President Joe Biden said Tehran was threatening a significant attack on Israel over a strike that destroyed an Iranian consulate building in Damascus. SOUNDBITE
The United States does not want a war with Iran but must respond to an "escalatory" drone strike in Jordan that killed three troops, the White House says. "We are not looking for a war with Iran," National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby tells reporters, adding however that the attack "was escalatory, make no mistake about it, and it requires a response." SOUNDBITE
The White House denies that the unfreezing of $6 billion of Iranian funds to help secure the release of five US citizens was effectively a ransom payment. "This is not a payment of any kind. It's not ransom," says White House national security spokesman John Kirby, pushing back against criticism of the deal. SOUNDBITE
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