Meet the Press NOW — December 10

The military conflict in the Middle East escalates into a full-blown regional war with Iran targeting several countries with its retaliatory strikes. Oil markets and global markets react to the U.S. war on Iran. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) joins Meet the Press NOW to react to the conflict and the administration’s military objectives. NBC News Chief Data Analyst Steve Kornacki previews tomorrow’s midterm primaries.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) react to the U.S. and Israel launching military strikes on Iran, killing the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Richard Engel reports from Beit Shemesh, Israel. Stephen Hayes, Jeh Johnson, Carol Lee and Jonathan Martin join the roundtable.

President Trump is in Texas speaking about the economy ahead of the state’s high-stakes primary. Retired Lt. Gen. John “Jack” Shanahan, former director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center at the Pentagon, reacts to the president’s directive for federal agencies to cease using Anthropic technology. NBC News Legal Affairs Correspondent Gary Grumbach reports on Kate Barr's long shot campaign in North Carolina to highlight concerns over gerrymandering.

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) says that Hillary Clinton has nothing to hide after the House Oversight Committee interviews the former secretary as part of its Jeffrey Epstein probe. The Department of Defense clashes with AI giant Anthropic over the use of artificial intelligence in the military. President Trump escalates pressure on Iran as peace talks continue abroad.

Cuban officials say four people were killed and six were injured after a U.S.-registered speedboat violated territorial waters and sparked an armed conflict. Rep. Mike Kennedy (R-Utah) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) respond to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.