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LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with Professor Alon Burstein from the @Israel-Palestine-Report as the clock keeps ticking for President Donald Trump to make a decision on whether or not military strikes on Iran are necessary. According to the Wall Street Journal, who are reporting exclusively, President Trump is weighing an initial limited strike to force Iran into a nuclear deal. 

We are getting the latest reactions from Kinsey Schofield, a U.S. based journalist who covers the Royal Family, as the brother of the UK's King Charles III was released after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is being investigated by police after reports that the former Prince provided trade reports to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. LiveNOW’s Andy Mac is also speaking with Fox News anchor and senior correspondent, Eric Shawn, as reactions from around the world begin to emerge following Andrew’s arrest. 

According to Axios's Barak Ravid, the Trump administration is closer to a significant military escalation in the Middle East, specifically with Iran. Early reports this week indicate the conflict could begin shortly. Sources say that a U.S. military operation against Iran would likely be a substantial effort in the region. Professor Alon Burstein is the host of the @Israel-Palestine-Report and he joins LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall as the threat of a full-fledged war between the United States and Iran continues to rise. 

LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with retired Marine Intelligence Officer, Hal Kempfer, as we hear reports that the U.S. military conducted airstrikes on three vessels it says were operated by "designated terrorist organizations." U.S. Southern Command announced 11 people were killed in the airstrikes, all of them male. We are also hearing more as delegations from Moscow and Kyiv met in Geneva on Tuesday for another round of U.S.-brokered peace talks. The meeting comes about a week before the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 

We are learning more about the death of Alexei Navalny, who according to the governments of the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany and the Netherlands, was murdered by Russia with a type of frog poison. The news comes from a joint statement released by the nations on Saturday. The NATO countries said they were "confident" the Russian dissident had been poisoned by the Russian government. The statement continued by stating that they believed the murder was done with a "lethal toxin" known as epibatidine, which is found in South American poison dart frogs, which are not native to Russia. 

We are getting the latest reactions this week after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over the nation of Cuba and authorized new measures aimed at choking off the island’s oil supplies. Trump’s executive order from January said Cuba poses an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to U.S. national security. LiveNOW's Austin Westfall is interviewing Connor Pfeiffer, Senior Director of Government Relations for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. This follows reports that two Mexican Navy ships, carrying humanitarian aid, have arrived in Cuba as the island’s energy crisis worsens. 

We are now learning that Iran dominated the agenda in Wednesday’s White House meeting between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Reports indicate that both leaders signaled that diplomacy with Tehran remains uncertain. LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall and Prof. Alon Burstein from the @Israel-Palestine-Report are discussing today’s meeting and what comes next for Iran and the Middle East.