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It's Sunday, June 16th. I'm Margaret Brennan, and this is Face the Nation.

Tensions in the Middle East erupt as the US accuses Iran of attacking two oil

tankers in the Gulf of Oman and firing a missile at a US drone surveying the

damage. We'll get the latest from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

and Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton. President Trump says he'd be

open to offers of assistance from foreign countries who say they have damaging information about his opponents.

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That made Republicans and White House advisors cringe and Democrats pounce.

We sat down with South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttiged.

He's one of 24 Democrats running for president.

We'll also talk with the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. the more policies and more personal attacks.

Joe Biden is a dummy.

The president is literally an existential threat.

We'll kick off the 2020 CBS News battleground tracker with a look at where the field stands in the

early primary and caucus states and what matters most to Democrats when it comes to

finding their nominee. Plus we'll have analysis on all the political news of the week just ahead on

face the nation.

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and welcome to face the nation.

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