counterpart. aym aman is one of the few countries in the world that has good relations with both the u.s. and tehran and has served as a go-between to resolves standoffs between them. and today the prime minister said that he s going to send a delegation to washington and tehran to help halt tensions. not least of all, because as thousands of u.s. troops in iraq and thousands of iranian militias under tehran s patronage in his country, and the last thing he wants to see is his country become a battlefield, where america and iran settle their scores. so tensions do remain high. chances of talks are very low. but there are indications that there are parties trying to diffuse this really very dangerous situation, where miscalculations are still a very real threat. craig? thank you, ali.