Biden, Israeli president discuss Iranian file

US President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin at the White House on Monday to discuss US efforts to return to the Iran nuclear deal and form the new government in Israel.

The meeting takes place just weeks after Naftali Bennett became Israel's new prime minister, succeeding Benjamin Netanyahu. US officials are working to arrange a meeting between Biden and Bennett in the coming weeks.

Biden's meeting with Rivlin comes amid concern in Israel and Arab capitals about the United States' efforts to return to the Iran nuclear agreement, fearing that the agreement will allow Tehran to acquire nuclear weapons, making them vulnerable to Iranian military threat.