>> republicans for the most part insist everything the president is doing is strategic. >> i must say the president exercised great caution in trying to deescalate this conflict, not escalate it. one thing he made clear in the room is he will not stand for a nuclear iran and that's his red line. >> now the united states is calling for a special session of the united nations to discuss personalities for iran's decision to increase uranium enrichment. national security advisor john bolton is to increase pressure on european country by choosing the harshest penalties. a strategy that has a lot of hope, but not much chance since the united states dropped out of the nuclear deal giving up some leverage in the scenario. molly: iranian officials have been bold pushing back against the united states and europe as well. gillian, thank you so much. gillian: you bet.