How each party proceeds in the coming days could significantly alter the trajectory of the Israel-Hamas war and the broader tensions it has sparked in the Middle East.
The issues have been the subject of hours of intense Situation Room discussions and high-level talks between the leaders.
Already, Biden was coming under pressure to ratchet up the scale of American counterattack.
American officials have said they have used backchannels to convey to Iran and its proxies that the attacks on US troops must stop.
American officials said they were cautiously optimistic that the talks were moving in the right direction, and that an agreement could soon be in reach.
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