Hello, im matthew amroliwala. The white house has said it doesnt want to see the crisis in the middle east, escalate after iran carried out its first ever direct attack on israel. A us security spokesman, john kirby, said washington was not seeking a wider war. He told Meet The Press on nbc that it would be up to israel whether or how to respond but the us wouldnt take part in any attack on iran. The israeli war cabinet has been meeting to discuss its response to the attack. A senior minister, benny gantz, said israel would exact a price from iran in its own time and fashion. The Defence Minister, yoav gallant, said the confrontation with iran wasnt over, and israel must prepare for every scenario. Iran has warned of a much bigger response if israel retaliates. A meeting of g7 leaders, called by president biden, has unanimously condemned the iranian attack and called on both sides to exercise restraint. The group said they stood ready to take measures in response to further destabilis
it is currently called the consulate annex. the state department could have just changed the sign on that building to say u.s. embassy today and come up martha, we would have a very different story. there are israeli politicians, though, on the right wing especially, who worry this victory could come at a very high cost. in just a couple of months, president trump is expected to lay out his vision, if you will, for that ultimate deal between the israelis and palestinians, and those right-wing israeli politicians worry what president trump may ask for in return because of today s announcement. martha? martha: here and now with more on president trump s histoc decision today, u.s. ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley. great to have you with us. a big day. martha: former presidents have suggested they wanted to do this, they ultimately decided it was good in theory but too
these whistleblowers to be summoned to the hill? i mean, there are some people who were witnesses on the ground that day, and who were at the consulate annex. do you know who they are, and are you considering getting their information? yes. i had some telephone conversations with somebody today as a matter of fact. now, the more difficult part is some of the people that are still serving overseas. we re trying to get the full, complete picture, as much as we possibly can. remember, we re dealing in these different silos between the cia, the state department, the white house, the misinformation that s been put out there. and then we also have to, you know, allow staff to do the due diligence on these whistleblowers, make sure they re giving us the information that s proper. so believe me, we re working on this everyone day. we will not let go of it, greta. greta: the congress oversight over the cia, are you satisfied i realizes this is classified information, but the committee th
these whistleblowers to be summoned to the hill? i mean, there are some people who were witnesses on the ground that day, and who were at the consulate annex. do you know who they are, and are you considering getting their information? yes. i had some telephone conversations with somebody today as a matter of fact. now, the more difficult part is some of the people that are still serving overseas. we re trying to get the full, complete picture, as much as we possibly can. remember, we re dealing in these different silos between the cia, the state department, the white house, the misinformation that s been put out there. and then we also have to, you know, allow staff to do the due diligence on these whistleblowers, make sure they re giving us the information that s proper. so believe me, we re working on this everyone day. we will not let go of it, greta. greta: the congress oversight over the cia, are you satisfied i realizes this is classified information, but the committee th
choose him as his running mate. the people felt it was far-fetched, but it had democrats nervous. he s had somewhat awkward relationships with the white house because there was some concern he might seek the presidency himself. so for those who thought this guy might have a bright political future, i think that prospect has dimmed. people will speculate about and already are clearly about what this has to do with the terrible tragedy in benghazi. you know, we can only speculate about it right now. the only thing i would say to explain to viewers who may not have followed it that closely and are wondering why there s a connection is to say it does appear that the cia probably was primarily responsible for security at the consulate. the consulate annex appears to have been a cia compound of its own. some reporting has suggested that the state department thought that the cia kind of have the security part of that area taken care of encompassing both the consulate and cia