Readout of the President's Meeting with the National Security Council on Iraq

Late last week the President asked his national security team to prepare a range of options that could help support Iraq and counter the threat from ISIL. This evening after returning to the White House from California, the President met with his National Security Council to discuss the situation in Iraq. The President will continue to consult with his national security team in the days to come.

Participants in today's meeting included:

The Vice President

Secretary of State John Kerry

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel

Attorney General Eric Holder

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough

National Security Advisor Susan Rice

Counselor to the President John Podesta

U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Samantha Power

White House Counsel Neil Eggleston

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Brennan

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff James Winnefeld

U.S. Central Command Commander Lloyd Austin

Deputy National Security Advisor Antony Blinken

Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco

Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Benjamin Rhodes

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iraq and Iran Brett McGurk

U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Robert Stephen Beecroft