President Trump tells Kristen Welker in an interview on “Meet the Press” that the U.S. will work with Iran to retrieve and destroy its highly enriched uranium if he is able to cut a deal with Tehran to end the 3-month-old war between the countries — or, in the absence of an agreement, that he will further degrade the Iranian military to the point that American forces can safely collect the material on their own.
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The Trump administration shifts course on Iran, Candace Owens returns to the Ed Sullivan Theater more than 60 years after The Beatles made their debut there and in Peru, the hard-right Keiko Fujimori faces leftist Roberto Sanchez in a tight presidential race. Also: With shipping through the Strait of Hormuz at a standstill, companies are searching for alternative routes to move everything from oil to fertilizer. Plus, the red-hot Knicks are heading home. And, a photographer has been documenting the Sikh religious community in Ohio. Willie Geist speaks with him about his work.
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