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GasBuddy's Patrick de Haan joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to discuss the jump in gas prices as the conflict in the Middle East continues to disrupt the global oil supply. The U.S. and Israel first launched strikes against Iran last week. 

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Larry Kudlow on Fox Business that Friday night will be the 'biggest bombing campaign' yet by the United States against Iran. 

LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with political scientist Ben Radd, after Qatar's Defense Ministry reported that it intercepted a drone attack targeting the Al Udeid Air Base. The Al Udeid Air Base is also the headquarters of the U.S. military's Central Command. Ongoing conflict against Iran has now caused oil prices to rally following the latest escalations in the Middle East. Treasury yields also jumped with worries that higher inflation could keep the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates. 

We have learned this Thursday that the United States and Venezuela’s interim government have agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations. The news of the reversal came from a State Department media note issued Thursday. "The United States and Venezuela’s interim authorities have agreed to reestablish diplomatic and consular relations," according to the State Department. LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with National Security Analyst, Hal Kempfer, as the U.S. and Venezuela look to begin new joint ventures in South America. 

We are learning from new reports that Iran launched new attacks Thursday on Israel, American bases and countries around the region. The ongoing conflict has had wide-ranging impacts on the world’s energy markets. LiveNOW’s Andy Mac is learning more about the evolving situation with Omar Qudrat, a former U.S. Department of Defense official and counter-terrorism prosecutor. Qudrat previously told Fox News, “as to global effects, Iran’s energy has always made its regime globally significant.” 

We are learning more after an update on ‘Operation Epic Fury’ as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship. LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with Baileigh Bockover, from our partners at FOX 35 Orlando, who has an update on one of the soldiers who was killed during the operation that started this weekend against Iran. LiveNOW is also speaking with National Security Analyst, Hal Kempfer, as Secretary Hegseth says more forces, including jet fighters and bombers, will soon arrive in the region. 

LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with Prof. Alon Burstein from the @Israel-Palestine Report as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the United States is winning its war against Iran. According to a report from the Associated Press, Secretary Hegseth said the was is being won "decisively, devastatingly and without mercy". This also comes as reports indicate that President Donald Trump is open to the idea of supporting militia groups in Iran who are willing to help take out the regime. 

We are getting the latest updates as the United States and Israel hit Iran's capital with multiple airstrikes, as Wednesday marks the fifth day in the ongoing conflict with Iran. This comes as Senate Republicans voted down an effort to halt President Donald Trump’s offensive against Iran, demonstrating early support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East. LiveNOW’s Andy Mac is speaking with UANI CEO Mark D. Wallace, a businessman, former diplomat, and lawyer, as conflict continues in the Middle East with little to no sign of stopping. 

 U.S. submarine sank a prized Iranian warship by torpedo, the first such sinking of an enemy ship since World War II, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Wednesday morning.

On day four of the U.S.-Israeli assault on Iran, LiveNOW's Austin Westfall is interviewing Professor Alon Burstein of the @Israel-Palestine-Report to get the latest updates. This comes as questions continue over who will lead Iran in the wake of the nation’s supreme leader being killed after strikes this weekend. On Saturday, the United States and Israel launched strikes on Tehran as President Donald Trump announced major combat operations against Iran. 

LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with retired Marine Intelligence Officer, Hal Kempfer, as President Donald Trump says the military operations being conducted in Iran could last 4 or 5 more weeks. This comes as the Pentagon releases the names of four of the six service members who were killed in a drone strike in Kuwait amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East.