strategy, using sanctions the rest of the world is an on board with. over the long-term, over a period of years, people will find a way around the banking system. the u.s. really has a direct engagement on all levels. they will find ways to work around the dollar. i don t think that s a three month problem. i think it s a multiyear problem. we currently have week to week, day today a problem, and i was just talking to some gulf ministers last week, and they are looking for a multilateral effort to get them to pathway off. there is a real fear in the gulf that people may start diane, and they are not going to be dying in the united states. they are going to be dying in the gulf. shepard: john osterman. thank you very much. interrupting because breaking news. about to sign another executive order. we anticipate it s possible that he might speak on iran as well.
sanger. he has report extensively on north korea for the new york times. great to have you back with us. tell us the significance of this announcement that the north has told the south and the south has announced it, that the north will freeze nuclear and missile testing while dialogue is on going? the great news out of this, alisyn, this is a pathway off, at least for a while, of what appeared to be a march to some kind of military confrontation. the north koreans, if you can believe the south koreans representation of it, are not putting any conditions on this for the initial talks other than the united states has to get engaged in talks. the importance of this for the north, it puts the onus on president trump who appear to be rejecting diplomacy. so the conversations will get going. if history is any indication, at