There are still a few seats up front. Up. On good morning, everyone. And welcome. Thank you for joining us this morning for what i am sure will be a very, very interesting discussion on a very timely topic. My name is Richard Scherrer and i am the chairman of the board of the policy council and we are holding our 99th capitol hill conference. Isyou know, the topic today u. S. Iranian confrontation, domestic, regional, and global implications. We have a full house and there if a few seats in the back, you want to try to find one over there. We do have a full house, so i apologize for those who are not able to find a seat. Inore we begin, as you saw the announcement, im a former wouldador to oman, and i like to note the end of an era in the region, and that was the passing of his majesty on january the 10th. For almost 50 years, he was a source of great wisdom and a very good counsel to many, including Many American president s, who sought his advice to deal with the challenges in the re
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