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President Trump issues a shoot-to-kill order against Iranian boats, placing mines in the Strait of Hormorz,

while at the same time saying there's, quote, no time pressure on holding new peace talks.

Is this conflict escalating or in a stalemate?

I asked, former US National Security Council Director for Iran, Nate Swanson.

Then, is Cuba Trump's next target?

Will he follow through with his threats or seek a different path to regime change there?

As his oil blockade sends the country

into a humanitarian spiral. Former top U.S.-Cuburn negotiator Ricardo Zuniger joins me to discuss

the importance of diplomacy. Plus, inside, Trump's effort to take over the midterm elections.

ProPublica reporter Jen Feifield talks to Haris Srinivasan

about her concerns for election integrity. Welcome to the program, everyone. I'm Christiana Manpur in London. Now, here's a shocking prediction. The United Nations says that more than 30 million

people will fall into poverty, even if the Iran war ends right now, because of soaring energy

and food costs, while the White House is still sending out mixed signals on how to end the war,

an extended ceasefire while waiting for renewed peace talks, and a shot across the bow.

Today, President Trump posted that he had ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat,

laying mines in the Strait of Hormor's.

As for next steps in talks to resolve the war, White House press secretary Carolyn Levit had this to say.

The president has not set a firm deadline to receive an Iranian proposal unlike some of the

reporting I've seen today. Ultimately, the timeline will be dictated by the commander-in-chief

in the president of the United States. So a standoff, a game of chicken, or is there a plan here?

What's clear is the biggest global crisis over the Strait of Homo did not exist before the

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