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THE LATEST FALLOUT FROM THE U.S. WAR WITH IRAN IS U.S. WAR WITH IRAN IS THREATENING ANOTHER KEY OIL THREATENING ANOTHER KEY OIL ROUTE. IRAN BACKED HOUTHI ROUTE. IRAN BACKED HOUTHI REBELS HAVE TAKEN CONTROL OF REBELS HAVE TAKEN CONTROL OF YEMEN'S STRATEGIC RED SEA YEMEN'S STRATEGIC RED SEA COASTLINE TODAY, TIGHTENING COASTLINE TODAY, TIGHTENING THEIR GRIP ON ONE OF THE THEIR GRIP ON ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST IMPORTANT SHIPPING WORLD'S MOST IMPORTANT SHIPPING ROUTES AND SERVING UP A MAJOR ROUTES AND SERVING UP A MAJOR BOOST TO THEIR BACKERS IN IRAN.

BOOST TO THEIR BACKERS IN IRAN. NBC'S KEIR SIMMONS JOINS US NOW NBC'S KEIR SIMMONS JOINS US NOW WITH MORE. AND KEVIN KEIR, WITH MORE. AND KEVIN KEIR, RATHER, GIVEN WHAT WE'RE RATHER, GIVEN WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP HEARING FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP AND OTHER U.S. LEADEDERS ABOUT AND OTHER U.S. LEADERS ABOUT THE TIMELINE TO ENDING THIS WAR, THE TIMELINE TO ENDING THIS WAR, THEY SAY THEY WANT TO HAVE IT THEY SAY THEY WANT TO HAVE IT DONE BY RIGHT AFTER THE MIDTERM DONE BY RIGHT AFTER THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS.

HOW IS THAT SQUARARIG ELECTIONS. HOW IS THAT SQUARING WITH WHAT WE'RE SEEING ACTUALLY WITH WHAT WE'RE SEEING ACTUALLY ON THE BATTLEFIELD, ESPECIALLY ON THE BATTLEFIELD, ESPECIALLY AS CEASEFIRE NEGOTIATIONS RIGHT AS CEASEFIRE NEGOTIATIONS RIGHT NOW SEEM TO BE GOING NOWHERE NOW SEEM TO BE GOING NOWHERE BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN? BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN?

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT, TOM. AND THAT IS AN THAT, TOM. AND THAT IS AN EXTENDED DEADLINE, IF YOU LIKE. EXTENDED DEADLINE, IF YOU LIKE. IT'S HARD TO TELL WHY THE TRUMP IT'S HARD TO TELL WHY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THINKS THAT ADMINISTRATION THINKS THAT THINGS WILL EASE OFFFF AFTER THE THINGS WILL EASE OFF AFTER THE MIDTERMS. CERTAINLY, IT'S CLEAR MIDTERMS. CERTAINLY, IT'S CLEAR THAT THE IRANIANS ARE DOUBLING THAT THE IRANIANS ARE DOUBLING DOWN, THAT THEY ARE DETERMINED DOWN, THAT THEY ARE DETERMINED TO TRY TO USE KINETIC POWER TO TO TRY TO USE KINETIC POWER TO TRY TO RESPOND TO THE U.S.

TRY TO RESPOND TO THE U.S. ATTEMPT TO STRANGLE IRAN ATTEMPT TO STRANGLE IRAN ECONOMICALLY. AND ONE OF THE ECONOMICALLY. AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE SEEING ISIS THAT THINGS WE'RE SEEING IS THAT IRANIAN PROXY GROUP, THE IRANIAN PROXY GROUP, THE HOUTHIS IN YEMEN, REALLY SURGED HOUTHIS IN YEMEN, REALLY SURGED THROUGH THAT COUNTRY AND TAKE THROUGH THAT COUNTRY AND TAKE ON SAUDI ARABIA. REMEMBER, ON SAUDI ARABIA. REMEMBER, SAUDI ARABIA IS A KEY ALLYLY FOR SAUDI ARABIA IS A KEY ALLY FOR THE UNITED STATES.

AND IN FACTC, THE UNITED STATES. AND IN FACT, THERE ARE REPORTS THAT THE THERE ARE REPORTS THAT THE CROWN PRINCE OF SAUDI ARARABIA CROWN PRINCE OF SAUDI ARABIA HAS SPOKEN TO PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SPOKEN TO PRESIDENT TRUMP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE PAST 24 OR 48 HOURS TO ASK FOR PAST 24 OR 48 HOURS TO ASK FOR HELP. SO FAR, IT DOESN'T APPEAR HELP. SO FAR, IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THE U.S. IS PREPARED TO THA