Could save some sort of real catastrophe here. Could save some sort of real catastrophe here. Thats what i ho ed catastrophe here. Thats what i heped for catastrophe here. Thats what i hoped for. Definitely catastrophe here. Thats what i hoped for. Definitely the catastrophe here. Thats what i hoped for. Definitely the sensej hoped for. Definitely the sense that this is a huge moment. I want to ask, with all of this in mind, you and i have spoken in mind, you and i have spoken in the past about the prospects for a longer ceasefire for a hostage deal, you are mentioning qatar. What do you think that all of this means for any prospects of either of those two options . I for any prospects of either of those two options . For any prospects of either of those two options . I think you have to compartmentalise those two options . I think you have to compartmentalise this which is what the saudis and qatari is angela aliens are doing now, lets compartmentalise this. You have this thing with hamas which is ongoing jordanians. It looks ongoing jordanians. It looks catastrophic ongoing jordanians. It looks catastrophic understanding the entire region against both israel and the United States, so youve got that, lets put that aside. Because they all fear iran, 0k . The saudis and qatari is all fear iran. Break those two out, lets not tie the war in gaza to this thing happening right now because this is the new thing. Iran striking into israel from its own territory is a new thing, its not happened before and does it set a new bar and standard where if israel takes action against an irgc, iran will strike into israel . These two things need to be separated out and thats the way regional leaders are looking at it. Former centcom communications director, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. Director, thank you for oining us on bbc newsfi director, thank you for oining us on bbc news. Thanks unless hall hepe us on bbc news. Thanks unless hall hepe and us on bbc news. Thanks unless hall hope and pray us on bbc news. Thanks unless hall hope and pray that us on bbc news. Thanks unless hall hope and pray that this hall hope and pray that this thing is contained. Hall hope and pray that this thing is contained. Joe, thank ou. Thing is contained. Joe, thank yom joining thing is contained. Joe, thank yon joining me thing is contained. Joe, thank you. Joining me alive thing is contained. Joe, thank you. Joining me alive is thing is contained. Joe, thank you. Joining me alive is bbc | you. Joining me alive is bbc persian reporter Siavash Ardalan in our london newsroom, closely monitoring all developments. What is latest that you are hearing from iran . I am monitoring the Irgc Telegram Channel and they are now publishing tons of Video Footage, very dramatic footage of drones and missiles over the al aqsa mosque. The many of them being intercepted. But also a lot of Video Footage showing different moments of impact with one report by the irgc Media Outlets claiming that they have struck the Military Base from which the attack against the iranian consulate in damascus was launched and another attack in the desert, apparently another Military Base there and what the irgc is claiming was a Precision Hit on and is a really Intelligent Centre in tel aviv. We cant verify all of these because the videos are coming and but that goes to show that iranians at least have something to show for in terms of the outcomes of this attack and the deterrents that they were hoping, the credibility of the deterrents that they were hoping to showcase to the world at least for now with these videos coming out has to some extent be established, plus some other videos we are getting showing celebrations at eastjerusalem by Supposedly Palestinians who were cheering the attacks. And of course inside iran where Prayer Regime Supporters have also in the middle of the night want to the streets in support of these attacks, what theyve been demanding for over the past week from iranian authorities to really dry wine and assigned so that no further attacks would take place. [30 attacks would take place. Do eole attacks would take place. Do people in iran believe that . You mentioned some Prayer Regime Supporters have gone out of the streets appearing to celebrate this. I wonder about others in iran, what are they feeling seeing these videos gain traction there on telegram knowing the risk. Your light has just gone up but nonetheless, it is back on. I wonder, how they react into this and feeling about this . Are they concerned about the prospect of a reply from israel . ~. , , prospect of a reply from israel . , ,. , prospect of a reply from israel . , israel . We can assume many are sleein israel . We can assume many are sleeping now. Israel . We can assume many are sleeping now, they israel . We can assume many are sleeping now, they will israel . We can assume many are sleeping now, they will wake israel . We can assume many are sleeping now, they will wake up| sleeping now, they will wake up to news of the attack having slept through it. But we have had reports of long queues of cars are lining up behind a tehran Petrol Stations anticipating fuel shortages, iranian authorities assuring them that there is enough fuel, they need not worry. But apart from the fear and the anxiety obviously which is a direct reflection also of the same fear and anxiety that we saw in israel, a lot of people until a few hours ago really didnt think that iran would do it. A lot of iranians were buying into the narrative that was promoted by many opposition outlets saying that the Islamic Republic is feckless, but it wont do it, that it only wants to survive, and if it does this it really has signed its own death warrant, but obviously iran did this and i am sure many people know when they wake up many people know when they wake up will be worried about what israels response would be. Many iranians given the huge legitimacy crisis that the government is suffering, that the whole regime has been experiencing since the women lie freedom movement, the protests that were put down, that legitimacy crisis is still ongoing, there is a lot of public resentment against the clerical establishment against the regime, against its Foreign Policy and particularly against its enmity, against israel. As a lot of iranians may be hoping that if there is a response by the israelis, its response will be against military facilities, maybe Nuclear Installations, but not against civilian populations. If that happens, of course you can have a rallying around the flag, that factor into place, and the page will turn over how the public feels at this stage in iran. Siavash ardalan from bbc persian coming to us live from the newsroom in london, monitoring the very latest and the response in iran with regards to this developing situation. Thank you so much. We can bring you the latest that we know at this hour on the Breaking News which we continue to monitor and develop, that iran has launched an attack against israel, irans revolution have confirmed that the attack was in part a response to the air strike that destroyed only running a diplomatic compound in syria earlier this month allegedly the us and uk have reported that its air force jets have been active in the region and the us has reported shooting down a number of drones in Southern Syria near thejordanian border, the uk is that the British Royal air force will intercept any airborne attacks within range of our existing missions as required. Here is what we know about the situation in israel at the moment. Air sirens have been found in multiple locations in israel and thats confirmed to us by our correspondence on the ground. Therapeutic explosions over jerusalem according to witnesses on the ground and is really media say that they are from aerial interceptions. Is a reality. The us embassy in jerusalem say all the family must shelter in place until further notice. President biden meanwhile has published a photo from the situation and you can look at it. It was published on x and you can see the president surrounded by some of his top Security Officials, defence secretary lloyd austin, secretary lloyd austin, Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken, among others and the caption saying on the tweet, posted on x, quote, ijust met with a National Security team for an update on irans attacks against israel. Our commitment to israels security against threats from iran and its proxies is ironclad. We can go live to stephanie murphy, former us congresswoman. Thank you for being with us tonight on this night of unfolding developing news. Wejust heard the comment from President Biden on x are seeing our support for israel at this moment is ironclad. Talk to us about the level of support and involvement that you are anticipating here from the United States. 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I also think its been a good side that representatives of police who control the schedules for the republican held house has also issued a message saying that he intends to make some changes to the schedule for the house so that they may take up the National Security supplement which included support for israel, ukraine as well as taiwan and i think thats incredibly important see israel to continue to be under attack by iranian proxies and in this case the iranian state, underscores the need for the United States to pass that National Security supplemental. Do you think this is an illustration of that need that will chime with a Freedom Caucus, for example, that this is an illustration of writ large of the risks that exist on The World Stage and that that will move anything when it comes to that bill and passing it on congress . Its comes to that bill and passing it on congress . It on congress . Its hard to roect it on congress . Its hard to project what will it on congress . Its hard to project what will resonate i it on congress . Its hard to. Project what will resonate with the Freedom Caucus. However, i know that there is a good 273 which was the number that voted to pass the pfizer bill last week which was a post 9 ii National Security authority that allowed surveillance of barred foreign actors. They had troubles getting the bill passed but they passed it. In the past the us house has also passed National Security related bills like the National Defence authorisation act by 300 plus votes so if they can get through the procedural hurdles to get the National Security supplemental bill that would Support Israel, taiwan and ukraine to the floor, i believe that they will have the votes to pass it and i am certain that it is difficult to predict what the Freedom Caucus will do on any given day but i am certain that the broad majority of the house believes in our National Security and broadly supports the defence of israel. �. , broadly supports the defence of israel. �. ,. , broadly supports the defence of israel. 1,. , broadly supports the defence of israel. 1,. ,. , israel. Based on the urgency of what we are israel. Based on the urgency of what we are now israel. Based on the urgency of what we are now seeing, israel. Based on the urgency of what we are now seeing, and i what we are now seeing, and your experience, is this something that could see congresspeople called to the floor evidently in order to pass something when we know that eight israel is on the line . ,. ,. , line . Aid to israel. It sounds line . Aid to israel. It sounds like line . Aid to israel. It sounds like what line . Aid to israel. It sounds like what the i line . Aid to israel. It sounds like what the positives said that he intends for the bill to be taken up next week and were sitting on saturday evening and so the house will be called back into session next week it sounds like thats when will move. Next week it sounds like thats when will move. You have worked in the defence when will move. You have worked in the defence department. When will move. You have worked in the defence department. What| in the defence department. What level of support do you think that the us will be able to give israel, support or also side to side, for example, in missions to counter iran . What do ou missions to counter iran . What do you anticipate . Missions to counter iran . What do you anticipate . I missions to counter iran . What do you anticipate . I know missions to counter iran . What do you anticipate . I know that l do you anticipate . I know that we are probably working very closely from an intelligence sharing perspective and of course as our military as well, civilian leaders have said we will support them in the defence of israel. I think when you talk about anything further than that, it really gets caught up in what the us military can do without the us congress being involved, but is one of your previous guests said, the hope is that there are a few cycles of this. We still dont know exactly what will happen with the drones and the incoming that is going towards israel but are there off ramps and i know it is in the best interest of National Security and regional stability for that to be off ramps in this exchange that we are currently caught in. A scenario like this, one is one that is much discussed for many years going back to the beginning of this shadow war i979, beginning of this shadow war 1979, have ever seen anything like this . Picture of it anticipate seeing Something Like this . ~ ,. , � like this . When youre in the Department Like this . When youre in the department of like this . When youre in the Department Of Defence, like this . When youre in the Department Of Defence, newj like this . 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