The next seven days were critical in determining whether the United States and Iran would engage in conflict or achieve a diplomatic breakthrough, according to Sky News. Tensions were high in the region, with President Trump believing Iran was in a difficult position and could only improve it by making a deal with the U.S.
In other international news, Cyclone Fytia struck Madagascar over the weekend, resulting in at least three deaths and affecting nearly 30,000 people, The Guardian reported. The storm, the first tropical storm of the season, threatened to flood over 40,000 homes. Meanwhile, eastern Europe was experiencing freezing temperatures, with possible night-time lows of -30 degrees Celsius, according to The Guardian.
Elsewhere, a limited reopening of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt occurred, with a small number of sick and wounded Palestinians permitted to cross into Egypt for medical treatment, The Guardian reported. According to Egyptian officials, about 150 people were scheduled to leave the territory and 50 to enter, after Israel permitted the reopening of the border post. Reuters reported that Israel had permitted 12 Palestinians to cross by nightfall. The crossing had been closed by Israeli forces for more than 20 months.
In the United States, NBC "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie thanked her followers for their prayers for her mother, Nancy Guthrie, who authorities said was possibly kidnapped from her home in Arizona, Fox News reported. Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen on Saturday evening at her residence near East Skyline Drive and North Campbell Avenue, north of Tucson, at around 9:30 p.m. after family members dropped her off, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department.
Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, a partial government shutdown continued until at least Tuesday, impacting 78 of the federal government, Fox News reported. The shutdown persisted after Democrats scuttled a multi-bill spending plan last week over concerns about ICE. The House of Representatives was tasked with aligning with a revised Senate-passed plan from Friday, which would fund the Pentagon, HUD, transportation programs, and a host of agencies.
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