both countries or downplaying it. so how do you explain it i'm john president biden strongly urged israel to avoid any response once the us, israel, and others very effectively defeated the missile and drone strikes that iran launched into israel. >> and that file hello the israeli attack on a consulate in damascus that killed iranians with the last thing we need is escalation right now in this region, we need to deescalate hostage deal ceasefire de-escalation. that's what we need. so yes, i was troubled when i saw that israel had decided to wage a strike inside iranian territory. >> but it seems from what we know now to be fairly calibrated, to send a message to iran you launched against our soil. >> we can read reach out and touch your soil, but we're not intending to cause great harm. and if that is the understanding now, both iran