Could Trump choose a US strike on Iran?
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After meeting his security council in the White House situation room, Donald Trump is reportedly considering a number of next steps in the Israel- Iran conflict, including a US attack on Iran.
On Trump100, US correspondents James Matthews and Mark Stone examine what the events of Tuesday point towards Donald Trump doing next in the conflict.
Plus, James sits down with Sky's political editor Beth Rigby who has been speaking to both Donald Trump and Keir Starmer at the G7 summit in Canada. They discuss the UK-US relationship and draw their conclusions on how the G7 went.
If you've got a question you'd like the Trump100 team to answer, you can email it to trump100@sky.uk.
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