warning for vessels traveling in iranian waters. shep? shepard: talk more about what led to this. last week there was an iranian vessel that was seized by british forces in the mediterranean in the strait of gibraltar. it was suspected of carrying iranian oil to syria. this morning iran said there would be consequences if the tanker wasn t released. these maritime events coupled with two violations this morn of the iran nuclear deal by tehran raising some tensions in the region amid an already fragile situation. shep? shepard: john atmen from the center of strategic and international studies a bipartisan policy research organization. good to see you. good to see you, shep. shepard: big picture, what do you think here? i think the iranians are