High-ranking government officials to hold classified meeting on Persian Gulf defenses

A classified briefing on U.S. defense in Iran is reportedly set to be held Tuesday with high-ranking officials from National Intelligence, the State Department, the Pentagon, the Senate, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Biden Administration is seeking to fortify U.S. defense security in the Persian Gulf after recent Iranian aggression; the Middle Eastern country has seized two commercial ships in recent weeks and continued to supply weapons to Russia for their war against Ukraine.