Last week the iraqi Prime Minister was here in washington while asking for more money and weapons to fight isis Haider Al Abadi sided with iran saying the Saudiled Coalition in yemen was pushing the region closer to a greater war. But that hasnt stopped the United States from taking a larger role in the Arab Coalition with nine u. S. Warships now settled off the coast of yemen. Here with me is our chief National Security correspondent jim sciutto. Set the stage for what i call compartmentalization. Negotiations in vienna over the nuclear deal while at the same time the potential for some sort of confrontation between the u. S. And iranian warships off the coast of yemen. Well the circumstances are certainly tense and dangerous. But lets say this the principle mission of those u. S. Warships now is because of the deterioration of the situation in yemen. It gives the president military options, counterterror options off the deck of an Aircraft Carrier inside yemen if he would decide to s
. the u.s. state department is investigating a suicide car bombing attack near the u.s. consulate in the kurdish iraqi city of erbil. isis claimed responsibility for last week s attack making it the first time it directly targeted a major u.s. installation. erbil is where some american diplomatic personnelle were moved away from baghdad after isis moved closer to the iraqi capital. it raised serious questions about the threat level from isis inside the kurdish territory. let s go to erbil and bring in qubad talabani the deputy prime minister of the kurdistan regional government joining us live from erbil. qubad, thanks very much for joining us. the attack on the u.s. consulate, i know no americans were killed or seriously injured, but is this a wake-up call that isis is going after the heart of card stan erbil, where you are right now?