there were numerous occasions in which the israeli officials could have told the us officials that this was coming and that's indeed what we understand happened but in the words of one us official, i spoke with moments ago they did not endorse what happened tonight and endorsed this plan because they are so fearful of what could happen next. essentially, the best-case scenario, laura is that iran kind of takes this on the chin and it goes back to that shadow proxy war. but there's a very, very good chance that iran responds directly to israel. yet again, laura very daunting proposition and thinking about all that is happened, the idea of what the foreign minister say earlier today also the questions being raised of what impact of that advanced notice will be on the united states is ability to remain distant from this particular interaction and retaliatory swapping of strikes

so important to hear this, we're going to continue our live coverage of the breaking news tonight, israel launching a retaliatory strike against iran. say with cnn cnn's breaking news hello everyone. >> i'm michael holmes in atlanta and we are following major breaking news for you or rainy and media reporting. >> several explosions near the city is farhan. details still coming in, but a us official confirming to cnn this is israeli retaliation for saturday is a radian drone and missile strike on israel. >> official says the targets not nuclear. >> iranian state media report the country's air defenses have been activated i did in several provinces and flights to and from a number of major cities have been suspended cnn's alex marquardt, his life for instance our in washington, but we begin with nick

robertson in jerusalem. nika, i know a lot of caution already because what we don't know is far greater than what we do know. but what have you been hearing yeah, what we're learning from iranian state media is that they turned on there, that they turned on their air defense systems because there were some objects in the sky possible targets in the sky. >> they have said that they later saw drones are three drones in the skies above s4 khan, but iranian state media is really talking more about the situation after the explosion of those drones or whatever happened to those drones because there isn't entirely clear rainy, and state media what they're saying is important to note is that all the facilities around s for khan where these drones were seen are in fact secure. they

say important to say that the nuclear facility in it, as mohan is entirely secure iranian media is also reporting that it was an army base that may have been the target other iranian media reporting that it potentially was a radar site. and that windows in offices around around that facility have been blown out i think what we're also understanding from iranian media is playing this downplaying the situation down, talking about quadcopters when they're talking about drones. and of course these are the really tiny little drones that fit in the palm of your hand. now this is not the official government line as best we can understand at the moment. but the overall impression that's being created by the iranian government and other media

outlets in iran is that this whatever events have happened and they do leave it rather ambiguous. it has not damaged significantly it can lead any important facilities near is for khan and playing down the type of attack. i think it's worth noting here that while or after they switched on the air defenses in iran, they shut down tehran airport. as for khan airport a shiraz airport as well unclos the air space in the west of iran. but state media is reporting that they have not had any aircraft, any enemy aircraft come into iranian airspace. so again, minimizing, it appears what has happened of course, there is so much that we don't know at the moment. we do know that us officials say that israel has struck back at iran, but we

don't know from israeli officials what has happened. the idf is telling us at the moment that have no additional comments to make. so perhaps until we begin to get clearer satellite imagery of these sites and can be compare and contrast we're 24 hours ago, we won't know the extent of the damage on the ground and one other thing worth noting, there were reports in the overnight hours of explosions in some other iranian cities again, state media indicating that this was just air defense systems activated. the overall impression again, that this has not caused any major disruption in iran. that's a picture being painted by government and local media there. >> all right. nick, thank you. alex marquardt in washington. i know you've been on the phone what have you been hearing about? how big are measured this attack is what a us

officials telling you, how worried are they about what comes next? >> well, they've been telling us all week at at how frightened they are at the prospects of what could come next if israel did decide to undertake this counter attack against iran, which which has now come i spoke with a senior us official earlier in the evening who made it clear that this response by israel was not endorsed by the united states the us did not give the green light for what we saw play out tonight. now, throughout the course of the week since that massive iranian strike against israel last week again, some 300 ballistic and cruise missiles as well as drones being targeted at israel. the us has repeatedly said israel, of course, has the right to defend itself. it has the right to respond but they certainly did not want israel to the risk escalation. what we have heard from the biden administration is take the win. they told israel to take the win. recognize that you defended

yourselves for middle-east last weekend, there was it's almost no damage no one was killed in that attack. and that was a response you'll remember michael to the israeli strike two weeks prior in damascus against a bill building at the iranians claim was a consulate building in which seven irgc members, including a senior commander, were killed. in the view of the biden administration's the playing field i'd been leveled clearly, israel did not see it that way and they felt the need to respond to what truly is a was a historic and unprecedented attack by iran so in the course of the past few days, israel has been telling the that they did, they do, they did intend to respond to iran but in a limited way, in a narrow way. and what we have reported is that the scope would be quite limited. the expectation would be that israel would go after military targets i was told tonight that

nuclear and civilian targets we're outside the range of what was expected. and that does indeed seem to be what we have seen in play out tonight. now, when you hear isfahan and you know anything about iran and its nuclear program, you instantly worry that perhaps the nuclear facility there was an israeli target that was not the case. as i was quickly told by a us official that the nuclear facility was not the target. we heard from iranian officials that the nuclear facility so these are secure that certainly could be targets and fall within that narrow scope of what the expectation was. i'm told that earlier today, israel did tell the united states that they intended to carry curry out in more concrete terms, an attack against iran, but didn't put a terribly fine point on it, but a range of several days of course, it came quite quickly it came tonight. we started

getting indications earlier in the evening that this could happen. and then we started to see reports on social media, videos on social media. and eventually it was confirmed firms by a us official to me not too long ago. i should note michael, the biden ministration has not said a word. we have not heard anything either from the idf or from israeli officials. but here in washington i think what that says is this is firmly and israeli operation, the us doesn't want to be speaking publicly to this in case iran would take it, see it as, for example, american participants patient, the us has made clear that they did not support this operation. and that is really important because should iran choose to respond, certainly american service numbers, american diplomats, american assets could be in harm's way in iraq and syria and jordan and elsewhere. and when we heard the foreign minister speaking to our colleague erin burnett several hours ago, he made clear that if israel chose to respond, that there would be

an immediate maximum response in his words, against israel. so that is something certainly that washington is bracing for now, michael yeah, i wanted to pick up on your reporting that israel may have given the us a heads up about this attack, but the us didn't green-light and five from it, what does that say about us? >> relations? because frankly, israel doesn't seem to be listening to the us these days no, they, they certainly were going against the us wishes, right now. >> but this is clearly something that prime minister netanyahu& is war cabinet felt like needed to do. we should know that since the iranian attack last weekend, there were at least at last count, i believe five war cabinet meetings, which really indicates to us michael that the israelis were really having a hard time trying to figure out what to do really hemming and hauling here and that really does speak to the uncertainty. i'm told by us officials that there was real division among the israeli

cabinet members about what to do. the real they're really felt the need to respond in some kind way. so there were a whole menu of options. one thing that we could have seen tonight instead was israel striking back against proxy groups in iraq and syria. and that wouldn't have been nearly as serious as what we're seeing now, which is a direct strike by israel against iran but in a rather limited way. so clearly, the hope is here, despite the fact that they're not listening to the us and basically ignoring the us request to not do this. they're not doing it in a massive way. we don't believe that israel has gone after a nuclear facility. we don't believe that israel has necessarily gone after multiple sites in iran. they are clearly michael trying to thread this needle of responding to the iranian attack, trying to reestablish deterrence. but at the same time, hoping perhaps that this does not provoke a massive iranian response. i think there's the best-case scenario

if you who will could be that both israel and iran go back to what we had before, which was essentially a shadow proxy war where you have these covert actions where each side is targeted, perhaps in other countries but clearly we have crossed a line here. and the real worry by the us and its allies is that we could start to see escalations from both sides as the other each tries to establish deterrence over the other, michael. >> yeah, certainly some red lines have been crossed in the last week or so. alex marquardt there in washington. appreciate thanks so much all right. joining. me now from washington also retired us air force colonel and cnn military analysts cedric leighton, always good to see you. so i mean, it was it was hugely significant when iran took action with its missiles directly at israeli territory, not using proxies. how significant then in the geopolitical sainz send security sainz, how significant is it that israel hit iranian territory directly?

>> yeah, i think it's pretty significant buckling and it's great to be with you. there are so many aspects to this, but i think it was very clear that what the israelis for doing was responding directly to what the iranians did. they took the time to actually see how the iranians we're securing their attack. of course, they shot down about 99% of the missiles and drones that were thrown against them back over the weekend. and now we have situation where in essence the reverse with the israelis have done is they have responded practically in-kind to what the iranians did, but they've proven one thing that is the uranian air defense system is no as nowhere near that capability of the israeli or defense system. and that of course is a significant message to tehran it also indicates that the israelis can basically come in with impunity if they so choose to attack a rhenium

targets and that of course is a significant factor that should be part of iran's calculations for any future escalation. >> yeah. now the us military is, you now have significant assets in the middle ac us central command personnel are there, the us navy fifth liters? his embark crime. >> how do you think us military assets in the region are monitoring this development and perhaps preparing to respond in some way. >> even differentiable. there are certainly monitoring it very carefully. and one of the key things michael is that they hope not to get involved in any of this. president baum made it pretty clear to the israelis that any actions that they take against iran that's on israel to do those. but but they. do have to do is they have to be prepared. do not only to defend any themselves from any incoming attacks that could potentially be lobbed against us facilities. although the

iranians seem to be very careful about this and they seem to be saying that we don't want to involve the us at this juncture, at least. so it's an interesting situation where we're monitoring this on the us sayyed, but we're looking at it as a, in essence, a non participant would look at something like this, where it's a spectator than anything else, right yeah. >> i'm when when you look back at last weekend, us military assets were instrumental in helping to blunt the iran's strikes. what, what do you think would be going on behind the scenes right now, do perhaps shift around redeploy, perhaps personnel to be in place to assist israel if they were another counter strike yeah, we will be spectators until israel as attacked again. and so that's where that would end. and i think what will happen is they're looking at how to redeploy these assets were whether they need to redeploy these assets. of course, that depends on what

the iranians are going to do next. and it also depends on the availability of those assets. it was quite significant and a show of force that was put on by the us, britain, and france as well as other countries to help israel in this particular situation. and the fact that that was carried out and carried out, i would say successfully, that of course, makes them the bar higher to achieve something similar. in the next time this happens, but that is basically the challenge is to maintain the kind of readiness that would be required, especially if iran doesn't give notice if they were to attack again, how confirm do you think the region is that its retaliation then retaliation and then retaliation? how worried you think the region is. one of those retaliation, we'll go too far and that long feared regional war, a wrapped the old day i'm consequences yeah, those unforeseen consequences,

i think are giving people in the region a lot of pause because that's precisely what they fear in the gulf capitals and other places that are a little bit further away from the persian gulf they're looking at this with great trepidation because what they want is this to simmer down into end to be something that is less consequent. >> or at least, or less hot. conflict. but the situation is such that i don't think we will see a de-escalation as long as each side fuels necessary to respond to the other and that of course gives you that ladder of escalation that could result in some pretty dangerous things happening right now, there seems to be some discipline in the messaging from both sides and in the attacks from both sides. if that discipline can be maintained, that is basically a good thing, although it would be best if they just stopped it all together. >> marketing, yeah, retired us air force colonel cedric light

noise. good to see you, cedric. thank you you bet. >> you bet. thank you. michael all right. >> a us official telling cnn, israel has launched retaliatory strikes against iran when we come back, we'll continue covering this breaking story from all angles to stay with us, you're watching cnn blue, carbon plus cnn film sunday at nine yada, yada. this your sanctuary where you should feel three no. let's talk about the dogs. they need a lot back fast, a new scott's turf grass. it's revolutionary maxim ethan fertiliser that grows class two times faster under see the loan given you a stronger along, that east middle that will either may i smell it? >> still talking to the dog gets got her, build a rapid grass today. it's guaranteed fee. did law feeding welcome to stormy heights where the windows are always pellet

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province. the report says iranian fighter jets are stationed there, but the target could also have been nearby military radar iranian media saying nuclear facilities in the region. a quote completely secure, citing a reliable source, israel's military not commenting on those reports. >> now run had warned israel against taking any action before israel carried out the strike. >> the iranian foreign minister speaking with cnn's erin burnett in an exclusive interview, just hours. but for friday's hits, take a listen parser, same mob our response tuesday's israeli regime was the limited in that hollywood and have on this theme stayed within a minimum of frameworks. whereas we could have given much harsher response to the israeli regime. parts of me, following that we announced

that this response is within the framework of legitimate defense according to international law that we will not continue. however, in case that doesn't, that's the israeli regime but dom embarks on adventurism again, takes action against the interests of iran then response from us will be immediate. and at a maximum level it will be decisive all right, trita parsi is the executive vice president of the quincy institute and author of losing an enemy obama iran, and the triumph of diplomacy joins me now from reston, virginia i always good to see a trader. >> i look red lines, crossed by both sides in terms of hitting each other's territory directly. i mean, it's a new

world in that regard, isn't it? i mean, red lines being erased left and right. what what are the new ones or are there any now iran versus israelis now out in the open? >> so the new robbed line that the iranians were trying to establish an may have established, is that in the future, if these ladies ever strike another iranian embassy or iranian assets of personnel is syria, lebanon, there will be retaliation now, the israelis are trying to defy that they wanted to make sure that that is not the new norm is nothing new equation in the region as the volumes put it, because they want to continue to have the freedom of action that they have enjoyed, protected in which they have been able to strike at almost all of their neighbors, more or less with him this was the first time in decades that we saw at the israelis appears to have lost that impunity. and whether this strike today against the bomb will be able to reestablish that impunity

remains very doubtful in my view, the us had by all accounts, israel to take the whim as it was described. at least be measured in what it probably was probably an inevitable response do you think it's looking at the moment like it was measured both sides just trying to thread the needle here when it comes to the potential escalation it's not entirely clear, but what is appearing to become clear at this point is that the iranians are downplayed is significantly denying that we're actually in a missile attacks that they were drones, that there were mics, withdrawals that they didn't do any damage, that they didn't explode on the ground. >> but in the air because ivanka is shot them down if that is the way for the barnea's to essentially weighed this off as if nothing happened and stuff to escalatory cycle than i think most of most countries in the region and the world will welcome back whether that is true or not, because the worst thing that can happen is for this escalatory cycle to

continue. >> but i think we also have to say biden so-called pressure on it, then you will clearly it's not had much of an effect because he keeps on defining it because biden refuses to put any red lines are product, natalie. yeah. yeah. >> you mentioned the cycle and it's true i was just talking about this with cedric leighton. i mean, israel says it's retaliating for iran's launch of missiles and drones, which iran says was retaliation for israel bombing its embassy compound in damascus a few days before that, the question is, where does that retaliation stop? and will it's dark before things really get out of hand? >> well, again, if the iranians down play this and then treat it as something that does not deserve to be responded to. >> an an open, escalatory cycle will end the conflict between iran and israel will continue. >> unfortunately, but it would likely go back into the shadows where it once before there's fin, a shadow war going on between the two of them are

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now on the breaking news, we're told that he's row has carried out a strike inside iran where it is now, i am a senior american official says that israel told the us on thursday that it would be retaliating against iran in the coming days. that's of course after iran directly attacked israel for the first time, last weekend, which itself followed a suspected israeli attack on a embassy compound in damascus in syria. it runs fars news agency says three explosions were heard near an army base in isfahan province, where fighter jets are located that us official said that the target is not nuclear although the explosions did happen near a major nuclear facility, cnn asieh, israeli military about all of this and we were told it has no comment to make paula hancocks is standing by in beirut. but first i want to go to cnn's nic robertson in jerusalem, nick, i know you've been working your sources. they

are in the region. what have you been hearing? >> yeah a couple of things michael i move would just hearing from the iranians now now that they have now reopened that airspace, they apologize for passengers on planes and also sport spoken with a regional intelligence source who tells me, his understanding is that iran will not be this is his understanding around will not be responding or italian creating to israel's airstrike. >> and this does seem to sort of comport with what we've been able to pick up where they're from, iranian state media. and from other media in iran, some media and iran has really been playing down what state media said about three drones being spotted in the skies over s. farhan and taken down now, those sort of local media casting these drones not as some big military drones, but

in fact a small quadcopter. so really sort of playing it down. we know that state media in iran has said that no aircraft came into their airspace violated their air space. they've talked about explosions that have been heard in other towns around or other cities around iran as being the ad defense systems just sort of triggering on on some things. so it does appear that the iranian state media, local more independent media are very much playing this down. and i think, and i think what i'm hearing from this regional intelligence source is significant. this time, the sense that what has happened overnight is small and this is something that iran can effectively move on from without retaliation. this is an early read of course, of the situation and things can

change. who we don't know what israel's coming posture is going to be but if this is the case, this would be the outcome that the united states and other countries we're hoping for when they've been applying pressure on israel to dial back, to narrow the focus, to have a smaller type of response on to counter iran's attack over the weekend. and what we've seen of course, is nothing to match the scale of what iran did in israel over the weekend. more than 350 missiles or drones, ballistic missiles, cruise miss house, only a few of them made it through israel's air defenses, which it's its allies have been saying, look, that was a success for you so both sides perhaps have learned things about each other's air defenses that israel has been at a posture itself to show that it can reach deep into iran but the early assessment seems to be that may be maybe

in terms of this particular confrontation at this moment and we have to caveat that this could be a sort of put a hold on this for tat at the moment. >> signs of cooler heads, perhaps nic robertson. thank you so much there in jerusalem are paula hancocks in beirut as nick was just sort of saying, i have fairly limited strike israel significant of course, in terms of striking a rainy and sold directly, but not in terms of how big it was by the look of it the thing is it's a cycle of retaliation walk us through how we got here well, michael, i think it's important ready to go back to the beginning of this month when we're looking at this current uptick in the in the for tat between israel and iran and spina shallow war between the two years. >> but april 1, israel did carry out was a suspected of

carrying out a strike against what was believed to be an iranian diplomatic compound in damascus. israel claiming that it was more of a military building, but they did the carry out this strike according to a ron and killed seven revolutionary guard members. now iran at the time had said that they saw that as an attack on its own soil because it was a diplomatic compound within the consulates. they said now, then what happens after that? that was we did see us weekend that unprecedented attack by iran on israeli soil, more than 300 missiles, drones fired toward israel live. we hear from the us sayyed that 99% of the worst shot down because there was a concerted effort, not just by israel, but also by the us, by the uk hey, iran and jordan to prevent those from reaching israeli soil. and then

as far as iran was concerned, that was it they were very thank clear that they believed that the situation had been occluded, so even as that unprecedented attack was being carried out. so at last weekend, they said that this is it this is a response what israel did to our diplomatic compound in damascus as far as we're concerned this has been concluded. now of course, that wasn't the case for israel it has clearly felt that it needed to give some kind of response to such an unprecedented attack. the person direct attack from iranian soil on to israeli soil the question of courses is what exactly did israel? and that's what we don't know at this point it does appear as though it may have been a limited strike and that's certainly what we heard from us officials. those telling our colleagues in washington that they believed it was going to be limited in scope but we don't know for sure what was hits at this

point and whether we will not that is something that takes her arm would be able to live with what we have heard publicly. and of course, some of this may be posturing, some of this maybe for domestic consumption as well, but we have heard publicly from tehran but an israeli attack on iranian assets would be met with a he got and more significant response than what we saw on the weekend the iranian foreign minister speaking to cnn just hours ago saying that they could have an immediate reaction if israel were to carry out some kind of attack on his own iranian assets. we heard from president raisi also so saying that it would be a heavier response to what we saw last weekend. so really i think the question at this point is what exactly did israel pits and it's something that tehran can make peace with, or is it something that they feel that they will have to respond to? and they have been very clear that if they

responded so again, it will be more significant way than what we saw last weekend. >> michael moore, i, paul and cox there in beirut appreciate a polar. thank you all right. >> for more. i'm joined by malcolm davis or senior analyst at the australian strategic policy institute. he's in camera, always good to see you, malcolm. i mean, it was it was hugely significant, obviously that iran took action with its missiles directly at israeli territory and didn't use proxies. the house significant, dan, is it that israel hits uranian iranian territory directly in the context of red lines and regional tensions, no matter how big the strike turns out to be look, i think it is important. it does mark an escalation by both sides in terms of their long-running conflict a precedent has been set by both iran and israel. now. and you could see future such attacks occur even if around chooses not to retaliate against since this israeli

strike. it's possible that in future circumstances where for example, israel might attack an iranian proxy at around could then retaliate against israel and then israel will have to retaliate against iran. so it does set the stage for that long term escalatory for tat cycle that does generate more danger in the region? >> yeah. >> in a military sense hopefully, israeli missiles, it would seem hit targets in iran. >> and if that is indeed the case, then from a military sense, they missiles or defeating a rounds air defense systems in a way that iran failed to do in its attack on israel. so a learning opportunity for israel, perhaps in that military sense learning opportunity for both. >> i would imagine. i think that when you look at the iranian attack on israel, they have a weekend. >> it was staged or sequenced in a ravel we have manner in terms of the three different types of capabilities that

drones, the cruise missiles and the ballistic missiles were not timed to arrive in israel simultaneously. >> and that's the best chance of overwhelming the israeli air defenses so that attack filed because the israelis had time i'm to intercept each of the individual waves alongside the us, the uk, and france. with this attack, you've seen israel's, israel launched a very limited attack at very high tech capability. we have f 35 probably firing from inside iraq or syria to target inside iran and reach the targets irrespective of the iranian air defenses. so i do think that sends a message to tehran that really they are more vulnerable to israeli strikes than they would like to admit israel. >> of course fighting in gaza, it fighting on its northern border with lebanon and now this conflict breaking now i didn't do a more direct way with iran how difficult would

it be for israel to be spread out like that in a military sense it does raise the concern in my mind that israel is now confronting multiple fronts simultaneously and the iranians can retaliate in ways without necessarily are israel directly from iran. >> they can activate hezbollah, for example, in southern lebanon to launch a large-scale attacks into northern israel they can use proxy forces in iraq and syria to launch attacks as well so i do think there is a risk there, particularly if the israelis do go ahead with their plans to intervene in raffa that the iranians could take advantage of that and try and do something in the north. and of course, as i said a precedent has been set. so around could then choose to a strike against israel. but the iranians do have to now consider that maybe their ability to strike and their ability to defend is not as effective as they would have liked. >> yeah. yeah. alex marquardt was reporting earlier the us

did not give the greenlight with attack had been actually actively trying to dissuade israel from reacting. given the failure of the iranian attack to do much damage, it's sort of take the win was the phrase israel did it anyway, what does that say in the context of the us israeli dynamic israel's sovereign state, it's going to act in its sovereign interests. >> it, israel could not have accepted an iranian attack of that scope. >> even one that failed on its territory and done nothing. >> so i think that it was unrealistic of the biden administration to say to israel, take the win and do nothing. i think what israel has done, if all the reporting is accurate, is done and limited strike on each for khan against military bases, but not the towns, which is the nuclear facility. there and they have inflicted limited damage but they've gone no further than that. and now the ball is

firmly in iran's court as to decide whether they retaliate and risk february escalation or where they wherever they leave it at that. but i don't think israel as necessarily beholden to the united states to the level whereby they hold their phi in the face of a direct attack. >> what, what do you think the us will do now to try to hose down the broader situation nic robertson was just reporting he's been talking to people in the region who say that they are sensors that iran's you know we we we lost malcolm davis, but we appreciate him making the time. malcolm davis there in canberra for it. all right. more breaking news on the explosions in iran when we come back, we'll bring you the latest the sinking of the titanic, how it really happen,

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scott mclean, good to see you, scott, obviously, all of what's been happening concerns more than iran and israel. there were a lot of countries in the neighborhood who'd been worried, what, what are you hearing? what of other countries been saying and doing? >> hey michael, yeah, obviously the countries that we want to hear from most are the iranians and the israelis. and here exactly what their plans and reaction to all this will be in terms of reaction for the region from the region it's still quite early here and so we've heard precious little perhaps countries are wanting to let the dust settle on this a little bit. gather all of the facts before saying anything. just given the volatility of the situation in the region and look for the fat, the past almost three weeks now, you have had countries in this part of the world furiously trying to convince first the iranians not to strike the israelis, not to further escalate tensions

and flame the situation causer a regional war and then in the last week you've had them trying to convince the israelis and the west and the united states to try to compel the israelis not to strike iran, which could obviously provoke a further attack. and there's really been a flurry of diplomatic activity happening, both in private and in public as well. just yesterday, you had the emirati he's on the phone with the iranians urging them to restraint, dial down the temperature a little bit over the past week, you've also had the egyptian saying that they've been in touch with both the israelis and the iranians with a very similar message to try to cool things off a little bit. obviously, the saudis have been taking calls from in the west and from around the region. and here in turkey just this week, you had the foreign minister in qatar to visit not only with the qatari, but also the leader of hamas is smile hernia and how kohn fidan said that it's turkey's position that the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is trying to inflame things trying to drag the region two a war in order to

maintain his grip on power. and this week, we also heard from the turkish president recep tayyip erdogan, his criticism, one of many has been the west was quick to denounce iran, strike on israel, strikes on israel, i should say. but was not so quick to denounce what started this all on april 1st in the first place, which of course we know was israel's strike on that iranian diplomatic compound in damascus the, iranians have made very clear over the last week or so that if israel were to strike back after it's barrage of missiles onto israeli territory, that there would be a harsher response, a more decisive response, because they say that look, yes, maybe 99% of those missiles were shot down, but the intent there was to warn and the next time, well, that may not be the same. of course, president biden in the aftermath of the strike on

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