the american embassy in jerusalem! >> the stakes are extremely high. and the move fraught with peril with iran already bitter over the u.s. pullout of the jcpoa. the rocket attacks from syria on the golan heights this week and israel's retailation for them is a sign of the hair trigger conditions right now. to that point, saudi arabia has announced that if iran proceeds with its nuclear weapons development, saudi arabia will embark on its own nuke program, potential nuclear escalation in the world's hottest spot. julie? >> julie: and those attacks raising questions as well, doug, about the safety of the u.s. delegation attending the embassy's opening. is the president attending? >> he will not be. state department spokeswoman heather noward announced who will be going. >> we are pleased that our deputy secretary of state john sullivan will be leading the delegation. jared and ivanka trump are