Kirby Refuses to Say if Biden Told Netanyahu that the U.S. Will Not Participate in Any Offensive Action Against Iran

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BOLDUAN: “So CNN reporting is the following, John. 'President Joe Biden and senior members of his national security team have told their counterparts the United States will not participate in any offensive action against Iran. That's according to US officials familiar with the matter.' I've seen similar reporting in 'Reuters,' 'Axios,' CBS News, 'The Washington Post,' and many more. I list that out to ask you is that reporting accurate? Is that the position of the Biden administration?”
KIRBY: “I really can't go any further than what I've gone to here this morning, Kate. I'm not going to get into the diplomatic conversations that -- that the president and the prime minister had on Saturday night or have had it any other time. We want to make sure that Israel can defend itself. We actively participated in that self defense on Saturday night. We will stay committed to Israel self defense. At the same time, we want to see tensions de-escalated. We don't want to see a war with Iran, and we certainly aren't looking for a wider conflict in the region.”
BOLDUAN: “Do you dispute that reporting?”
KIRBY: “Again, I think I'm just going to leave it right at that.”