original so-called negotiating group created in 2005. so they were sort of written into the jcpoa. iran nuclear deal and remain part of it because of the changed political circumstances. what you see in the middle east now is as we have stepped back as great power rivalry has increased in the world russia is more involved in the middle east now and actually our partners in the region are more mindful now of russian interests and views and of chinese interests and views. and that makes the task for secretary blinken and the united states and the region that much harder. our partners are no longer looking just to us and our views in terms of what will happen in the region. >> dana: as you look at all this developing now how do you think about the abraham accords that president trump was able to put forward and their ability to bring these countries together that typically would not be at the