iranians are clearly provoking the u.s. and the brits and that oil tanker traffic that moves through the strait of hormuz. where this goes is anybody s question. the tension has not backed down. if anything it went hotter this weekend. sandra: this tweet by the iranian foreign minister zarif on john bolton is certainly getting a lot of attention this morning. he says having failed to lure president trump into war of the century and fearing collapse of his team ambassador bolton is turning his venom against the u.k. in hopes of drank it into a quagmire. kellyanne conway, good morning to you. the tensions with iran continue to escalate this morning. what s the latest with the president on that? he made very clear even in his tweets this morning how he feels about the developments. we also know that iran s malign behavior cannot continue and the president, secretary of state and others have made that very clear. iran has a history of lying and
with us. reporter: president trump has said repeatedly that he does not want to go to war with iran, though with the regime s escalating tensions lawmakers in both parties are concerned that outright military conflicts could be inevitable if either side makes the slightest mistake. it s very serious. the tensions couldn t be higher with what the iranians did these past few days in stopping vessels in international waters, the downing of our drone. these are extremely dangerous situations that could explode. there could be a miscalculation which could lead to a military conflict. reporter: iran has been trying to pressure european leaders to offer more economic support to make up for the toll of u.s. sanctions, and and today the country s foreign minister continued to try to divide the u.s. and its allies by blaming national security adviser john bolton for iran s seizure of a u.k. oil tanker, tweeting: make no mistake, having failed to lure donald trump into war of the century an