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Hans van Leeuwen
Hans van LeeuwenEurope correspondent

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London | US President Joe Biden is set to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu overnight AEDT about his plans to strike back against arch enemy Iran, as fears of a widening regional war grow.

Israel has so far refused to divulge to the Biden administration details of its retaliation plans against Tehran, according to US reports, after its missile strike on Israel last week, carried out in response to Israel’s military escalation in Lebanon.

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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com

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