preparing to attack us is a big leap. >> do you think u.s. officials have made a big leap or stlz a legitimate threat posed by iran? >> i don't think iran is getting ready to attack the united states. i do think it's getting ready to test the united states and test its resolve. i don't think that will come with a tax on u.s. facilities or u.s. personnel. i do think it's going to come with a tax on saudi facilities, saudi oil, saudi tankers. we've already seen hints of that. and then the question will be is the united states ready to go to war to defend saudi oil? >> right, that would be the question. this is very interesting how u.s. allies have not been supportive. there's that british general, the number two officer on the u.s. led coalition fighting isis who said flat out, christopher, there was no increased threat. then you have a senior european official telling "the washington post" that secretary pompeo did not show any evidence to them. i mean, do the allies remain