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LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with Retired Marine intelligence officer, Hal Kempfer, as President Donald Trump alludes to him not getting the Nobel Peace Prize last year over his aggressive stance on acquiring Greenland. Text messages sent by Trump to Norway's prime minister indicate that the president no longer felt "an obligation to think purely of Peace." Norway rejected Trump’s assertions and reaffirmed their support for Denmark’s sovereignty over Greenland. 

LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with Dr. Charles Kupchan, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and professor of international affairs at Georgetown University, as President Donald Trump used part of his White House briefing today to continue his push for increased U.S. control of Greenland. Trump’s comments have drawn criticism from a number of European leaders and have raised new questions about trade pressure and the United States' relationship with NATO. 

Associated Press United Nations correspondent Farnoush Amiri joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to discuss the latest in Iran.

Judge Jamie Baker, Director of the Syracuse University Institute for Security Policy and Law, joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to discuss President Trump's announcement that the U.S. will impose tariffs on European countries until a "complete and total purchase" of Greenland deal is made. 

President Donald Trump indicated Friday that he could impose tariffs on countries that don't back the U.S. controlling Greenland. Georgetown University Professor and Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Charles Kupchan joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to discuss.

National security analyst Hal Kempfer joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to discuss Thursday's meeting between CIA Director John Ratcliffe and the interim leader of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez. The meeting took place in Caracas.

We are learning more as Fox News says at least one aircraft carrier belonging to the United States is being moved toward the Middle East. This comes as tensions with Iran continue to rise. Reports indicate that U.S. military assets from the air, land, and sea are expected to flow into the region as President Trump decides if he will carry out strikes against Iran. LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is learning the latest from the Middle East with retired Marine Intelligence Officer, Hal Kempfer. 

We are learning more as protests continue across Iran, with their security forces appearing to be shifting from crowd control to a larger security crackdown. Many people are wondering whether the unrest is short term or representative of longer-term challenges to the state’s ability to govern. Reports indicate that some personnel at a key U.S. military base in Qatar were advised to evacuate amid concerns of a retaliation from Tehran if President Donald Trump were to act. LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is learning more about what we are hearing from Tehran tonight with retired Marine Intelligence Officer, Hal Kempfer. 

We are hearing more from U.S. Senators after their meeting with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Greenland Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt and Denmark’s Ambassador Jesper Moller Sorensen. Sen. Angus King, the independent U.S. Senator from Maine, will host the meeting as part of the Arctic Caucus in the U.S. Congress. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska also answered questions from the press after the meeting. 

We are learning more as protests continue across Iran as the government’s crackdown on unrest in the nation continues. According to the Associated Press, 16,700 people have been arrested and more than 2,000 have been killed since the protests began on Dec. 28, with a vast majority being protesters. LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is learning more about the unrest with Prof. Alon Burstein from the @Israel-Palestine-Report as President Donald Trump says those responsible for killing anti-regime demonstrators will "pay a big price."