Is the U.S. headed toward military conflict with Iran?

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President Trump has said he'll use military force against Iran unless its government agrees to U.S. demands that Tehran shut down its nuclear program and pledges to never again pursue creating a nuclear weapon. As I record this this morning, negotiations are underway in Geneva between Iran's foreign minister and Trump's specialist. Special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Whitcoff, along with Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, who doesn't have an official position within the current administration. Are we headed toward a military conflict with Iran?

If so, would it be a limited series of airstrikes on select targets? Would the U.S. attempt regime change, resulting in a larger war? My guest David Sanger can't answer those questions, but But he can tell us how we got to this precipice and what the consequences might be for the U.S.

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