Good morning. More American troops in the Middle East, as the U.S. looks for its next lever to force Iran to the table short of a full-scale invasion. We'll talk with an expert.

Also today, a mother's warning about the dangers of social media for kids.

And Gen Z's dating rut will have a report.

Later, how sound shapes the way a congregation worships.

You've got the music and then you've got spoken word right next to each other.

And usually they want pretty opposite things acoustically.

And world commentator Bethel McGrew on the criminalization of Christian speech in Europe.

It's Tuesday, March 31st.

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I'm Mary Reichert.

And I'm Nick Eicher. Good morning.

Up next, Mark Mellinger with today's news.

President Trump is threatening devastating damage to Iran's infrastructure if that Middle Eastern

nation does not reach a deal soon to end the U.S. Israeli air campaign Operation Epic Fury.

In a social media post, the president said great progress is being made in peace talks with Iran,

while also threatening that the U.S. will completely obliterate Iran's power plants, oil wells, and possibly even plants

that supply drinking water if a deal to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz isn't in

place shortly. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt.

This remains a truly once-in-a-generation opportunity for the regime to make a good deal with the United States, permanently abandon their nuclear ambitions, and stop acting as the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism.

Trump says he's negotiating with the Speaker of Iran's Parliament, though the Speaker denies the talks.

A few days ago, the President said he'd hold off on bombing key Iranian infrastructure until April 6th,

and there's no indication that date has changed.

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