end of ambition america's past, present, and future in the middle east stephen, thank you so much for joining us this evening. i want let's talk first about israel and iran. it's been almost 72 hours since israel's counter-strike against iran. >> it feels like those drums of war that we've been talking about so much aren't beating as loudly between israel and iran as they, as they have been. >> do you think that each side has? said and done what they want to at this at this time i think the key phrase that you used alex is not beating as loudly certainly the iranians demonstrated that they would not shy away from attacking israel directly, crossing a red line, then the israelis responded demonstrating to the iranians that they could penetrate or running air phase with impunity. >> it does seem that neither side is at this moment interested in another blow but i wouldn't say that this is over between these two countries now that both of these red lines have been