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WELCOME BACK. GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US. GOOD MORNING. ON THIS WITH US. GOOD D MORNING. ON THIS MONDAY. I'M JOE FRYER. MONDAY. I'M JOE FRYER.

AND I'M SAVANNAH SELLERS.

AND I'M SAVANNAH SELLERS. THTHANK YOU FOR STARTING YOUR THANK YOU FOR STARTITING YOUR WEEK WITH US. WE ARE GOING TO WEEK WITH US. WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN OUR PROGRAM IN T THE MIDDE BEGIN OUR PROGRAM IN THE MIDDLE EAST, WHICICH IS ON EDGE THIS EAST, WHICH IS ON EDGE THIS MORNING FOLLOWING A NEW THREAT MORNING FOLLOWING A NEW THREAT TO ATTACK IRAN FROM PRESESIDENT TO ATTACK IRAN FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP. SPEPEAKING TO A FOX NEWS TRUMP.

SPEAKING TO A FOX NEWS REPORTER OVER THE WEEKEND, THE REPORTER OVER THE WEEKEND, THE PRESIDENT WARNED IRARAN FACED PRESIDENT WARNED IRAN FACED BEING,G, QUOTE, WIPED OUT OR BEING, QUOTE, WIPED OUT OR SEEING ITS ECONOMY ROT IF IT SEEING ITS ECONOMY ROT IF IT DIDN'T MAKE A DEAL WITH THE DIDN'T MAKE A DEAL WITH THE U.S. THINGS WE HAVE HEARD FROM U.S. THINGS WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE PRESIDENT AT OTHER POINTS THE PRESIDENT AT OTHER POINTS OF THIS CONFLICT THAT HE DID OF THIS CONFLICT THAT HE DID NOT GO ON TO ACT ON.

NOT GO ON TO ACT ON.

IN RESPONSE, IRAN VOWED TO

IN RESPONSE, IRAN VOWED TO HIT BACK AT U.S. BASES IF IT'S HIT BACK AT U.S. BASES IF IT'S ATTACKED. IRAN, ALSO PROMISING ATTACKED. IRAN, ALSO PROMISING TO KEEP THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ TO KEEP THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ CLOSED UNTIL ITS CONDITIONS ARE CLOSED UNTIL ITS CONDITIONS ARE MET. THIS NEW WAVE OF THREATS MET. THIS NEW WAVE OF THREATS COMES AFTER YEMEN'S IRAN BACKED COMES AFTER YEMEN'S IRAN BACKED HOUTHI REBELS CARRIED OUT A NEW HOUTHI REBELS CARRIED OUT A NEW ATTACK ON THE SAUDI ARABIAN ATTACK ON THE SAUDI ARABIAN CAPITAL OF RIYADH.

NBC NEWS CAPITAL OF RIYADH. NBC NEWS REPORTER MATT BODNER JOINS US REPORTER MATT BODNER JOINS US NOW WITH MORE ON ALL THIHIS. MA, NOW WITH MORE ON ALL THIS. MATT, FIRST, JUST WALK US THROUGH FIRST, JUST WALK US THROUGH THIS LATEST THREAT FROM THIS LATEST THREAT FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP ANAND WHAT IT PRESIDENT TRUMP AND WHAT IT MEANANS FOR THE WHOLE REGION MEANS FOR THE WHOLE REGION RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW.

GOOD MORNING, JOE. WELL, FOX

GOOD MORNING, JOE. WELL, FOX NEWS REPORTED THIS WEEKEND THAT NEWS REPORTED THIS WEEKEND THAT IT HAD SPOKEN TO PRESIDENT IT HAD SPOKEN TO PRESIDENT TRUMP, WHO SAID THAT HE WAS TRUMP, WHO SAID THAT HE WAS STILL ININ, QUOTE, DECISION MODE STILL IN, QUOTE, DECISION MODE REGARDING WHAT TO DO ABOUT IRAN REGARDING WHAT TO DO ABOUT IRAN AND DESCRIBED HIS OPTIONS AS, AND DESCRIBED HIS OPTIONS AS, QUOTE, WIPING IRAN OUT, LETTING QUOTE, WIPING IRAN OUT, LETTING THEM ROT ECONOMICALLY OR MAKING THEM ROT ECONOMICALLY OR MAKING A DEAL.

HE ALSO DESCRIBED THE A DEAL. HE ALSO DESCRIBED THE CHOICE IN FRONT OF HIM AS, CHOICE IN FRONT OF HIM AS, QUOTE, IF AND WHEN I BLOW THE QUOTE, IF AND WHEN I BLOW THE ENTIRE NATION UP, THEY BETTETER ENTIRE NATION UP, THEY BETTER BEHAVE. IRAN IS REACTING TO THE BEHAVE. IRAN IS REACTING TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A RENEWED POSSI