connected to developing nuclear bombs either now or a few years ago. a senior official from the united states told the council earlier this week an apparent cleanup was already underway at that tpa sit. it added a lot more complexity to this meeting. michael sing is a former eastern director of middle eastern affairs, he s currently managing director for the washington institute of middle eastern policy. grad to have you with us. this month was described as the witching hour if you will for iran and the united states. this month was going to determine or provide key insights on the way forward with iran. is that still the case, or is the timeline being moved? obviously we ve heard that a lot, haven t we over the years, that this issue is coming to a head. i think that now there is a sense that this issue has picked up speed, has picked up urgency for a couple of reasons. one is obviously iran s nuclear program has continued to make dramatic progress for the past couple of years, and