>> i know there is a lot -- a lot of interest in reports from the middle east overnight. we do not have any comment on the reports at this time. >> president joe biden has got to step up. he can't continue to appease iran. >> the most important question for the israelis is what do they want to achieve here. they want to achieve a limited narrow attack to de-escalate the situation. >> bret: well, that's how it's been described the attack by israel into iran. reuters says tehran is playing down the reported israeli strike signals. retaliation. limited scale of the attack iranians muted response signaled a successful effort by diplomats who had been working to avert all-out war since iranian drone and missile attack last saturday. look at the strikes it does show that the strikes are in its fan progress.