Fresh reporting on how top us officials are worried that israels response to iran will provoke a wider war, one that could drag the United States into this conflict. New reporting on the president convening top congressional leaders to discuss retaliatory strikes for iran as cause grows forrester and legislative response. And buckle up, big apple. A historic week ahead where Jury Selection begins tomorrow in the hush money trial of donald trump, the First American president to sit for a criminal trial. Im Ayman Mohyeldin. Lets do it. Tensions are high in the middle east as the world waits on israels next moves in the aftermath of irans retaliatory attack. United nations envoy issued a stark warning at the Emergency SecurityCouncil Meeting earlier. We are not a frog in boiling water. We are a nation of lions. Following such a massive and direct attack on israel, the entire world let alone israel cannot settle for an action. We will defend our future. This comes as President Biden is cautioning israel not to retaliate against iran. Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell reported earlier that biden told israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu that the us will not participate in offense of military actions against iran. With top officials subsequently telling nbc news that biden has privately expressed concern that netanyahu is trying to Drag Washington into a broader conflict. Israel has been facing widespread and growing criticism over its Military Approach in gaza and the latest escalation raises major questions about how it will proceed with its bombardment on that calls for a ceasefire from World Leaders around the globe. And Israeli Military spokesperson said that the operation in gaza will continue and that quote hamas and iran want to ignite the middle east. As jordans foreign minister put it, the challenge after yesterdays attack is to end the aggression so the world can refocus on gaza. Here with me on set to discuss this and more, and you Anna Schechter from nbc news. Its great to have you back with us. From your reporting, what options might be presented to the Prime Minister by the Israeli Military as he and other members of his coalition contemplate what we heard there from the envoy to the un that israel is going to respond or at least will not stand for this aggression . A series of plans are going to be presented ranging between small to larger pushback and firing back at iran for what happened saturday night. Israeli officials that i spoke with would not really go into any specific details. But my reporting from over the last six months indicates that there is a long list of people, of individuals that israel thinks may have had something to do with the planning of october 7, and they want to go one by one and take out those people, be it in the region, the middle east, lebanon, syria, and so that is potentially from what i can glean, a tactic that they might take. In the next few days i will continue this reporting and we will see what kinds of plans. And heres the thing. Israel wants to have some kind of Surprise Attack so even by them coming out after this lengthy meeting and saying well now the idf is going to present these plans, it has been very strange to watch how they sort of broadcast what they are going to do to the world but then things seem haphazard which i think has increased frustration on part of americans because they are trying to figure out do you have a strategy . What are you going to do . Weve seen tension growing between biden and the nfc and israeli counterparts. For americas part in this, the word that we heard today from the deputy us representative to the United Nations is accountability that while the us is calling on israel to not retaliate and support and they would not support any offensive war, they are saying that they want to see the world hold iran accountable. Do we have any ideas of what that actually looks like . I think the israelis have probably spoken with americans and said we cannot just do absolutely nothing even though we had some reporting where biden was saying just take the win. The defense and the fact that so few casualties in the face of this, the defense worked pretty well so biden was saying guys, take a win. But i would say across the political spectrum, the officials that i spoke with said we cant just do nothing. Theyve got to do something. And it seems that officially the americans are agreeing there has to be some kind of a consequence. Otherwise the fear is that iran will feel like well there is no deterrence and they feel they have to make that strong stance. That is his whole mo, appearing strong regardless of the diplomatic stakes. Domestically in terms of American Politics we know the president has made calls to congressional leaders to try to get aid delivered to both ukraine and israel. Do we have any idea how last night attack advances, certainly the aid bill that israel is seeking and that this administration wants . Biden is hoping that what happened will actually push some of the trump republicans to vote for this bill that would open up this aid that people who really study the region are saying this is crazy that this has been held up for so many weeks and the region is desperate. Look at ukraine, look at gaza. The israel gaza conflict, on both sides you have people arguing. Israel needs support, the people of gaza are suffering, aid needs to get in there and there needs to be more resources sent to the region. But i would say the same thing about ukraine. I think ukraine is in dire straits and it is mindboggling to a lot of people watching this that that bill, that initiative to get those funds to the region has been held up so long. Always a pleasure. Thank you for excellent reporting as always. Take care. Joining me now political contributor ben rose who is a former Deputy National security adviser. Its good to have you on the program. We know that biden officials are obviously worried about what an israeli response might be. Some far right members of the government are calling for a harsh response and in the war Cabinet Meeting today officials said that they are still dealing with proxies in the region and that we are still in the middle of a war and that the response has to be even crazier than what weve seen before. What do you anticipate coming out of israel . The key question here is whether the israeli response is to launch an attack inside of iranian territory. What weve seen here in the last couple of weeks is two things that have not happened before. We saw an israeli strike on an arabian diplomatic facility that killed several senior members of the Iranian Revolutionary guard corps but it was an attack on a sovereign piece of territory and the diplomatic facility. Then we saw an unprecedented attack on to israeli territory so suddenly what has been a proxy war is a direct exchange of fire and an escalation. If they attack iran, i think iran will be compelled to strike back and perhaps do things they did not do the last time around like perhaps mobilizing the thousands of Hezbollah Rockets pointed at israel or perhaps prioritizing Ballistic Missiles over the kind of drones that are easier to shoot down. That is one way to go and thats the thing that biden wants to see happen. Another way to go is for israel to launch an attack against iranian proxies. Lebanon, syria, iraq or maybe something that is not visible. A cyber attack against them that would be more like where things were in this proxy war a couple weeks ago. I think that is the core choice before netanyahu and the coalition. Can israel carry out, from what youve seen, an attack against iran without the United States . Its one thing to attack a Consulate Facility in syria that remains somewhat ambiguous and that does not necessarily draw an Immediate Response, but if israel were to try to genuinely attack directly, can it do so without the United States . Either the day of or the day after . Yeah. They certainly have that capability. Im sure that they would prefer that the United States help facilitate that but israel has the capability to strike iran directly. They have not yet done so. Theyve may be done things in the cyberspace for instance but the concern that the United States has is, if israel does that then iran responds in kind, the likelihood of the United States getting drawn into that conflict goes up which is the first concern and then the danger to us personnel and servicemembers in the region. And then secondly, potentially massive Global Economic disruption. Does iran try to shut down shipping through the very busy straight . What happens to Iranian Energy resources that are part of what impacts Global Oil Prices . There are all kinds of ways in which this could go and they dont want to see another further escalation. Is there another allout war in lebanon . These are the types of things the us has been trying to avoid since october 7 and im sure that is informing their consultation. What do you make of the jordanian response to what happened yesterday and whether that decision by the jordanian leadership to undertake the defense of israel or perhaps the defense of his own airspace under the guise of sovereignty ended up benefiting israel. What do you make of his decision and the criticism that he is facing across the arab world . Social media and even beyond other countries have really gone after him and does that put him in a difficult situation where he does not have a lot of support right now on the ground among many of his, i guess, fellow countrymen. Jordanian and palestinians . This entire conflict puts sunni leaders in a difficult position. In the gulf states, in egypt, but most of all in jordan where you have an enormous palestinian population. While those leaders, theres no love for iran there. They are aligned against iran. And on the other end, their own people are sympathetic to the palestinians and to what is happening in gaza and are really enraged at the Military Operations. Itches creates this press device around the league like king of delaware hes cut between Security Requirements and relationships that informed decisions like participating in shooting down the iranian bombardment of israel. And his own people who feel hes not doing enough to try to use the relationship to bring an end to the Military Operation is yet another escalation risk. The longer the war goes on, there are all these different ways in which unpredictable things can happen in one of the things that bears watching is the kind of domestic political situation and stability for a leader like him. Do you think this was a strategic mistake that the narrative that israel had been finding itself increasingly isolated after six months of what some have said was a disastrous war in gaza and not releasing hostages and not completely destroying hamas that you finally had american politicians talk about Conditioning Aid to israel . In the past 24 hours that narrative has changed with politicians rushing to their defense. Even saudi arabia and jordan to some extent coming to its defense. The narrative has changed and it is a strategic failure by iran. This kind of logic that you have to do something militarily is part of the problem in the middle east. And look. The reality is, the situation in gaza is the same today as it was a week ago and in fact the likelihood of a ceasefire for a hostages deal is probably further away because israel equates hamas and iran directly , tensions are up and so the losers, as always in this circumstance, are the people of gaza, the palestinian people. I guess iran can show that its not afraid to take a shot at israel but i just dont see the logic that you have to constantly respond militarily to everything that takes place in the region. Thats part of the problem we are dealing with and hopefully the cycle of escalation can be broken but thus far since october 7 it has been a pretty steady ratchet upward. That question will fall squarely on the shoulder of the Prime Minister as to whether or not he will retaliate for what happened last night. Ben rose, always a pleasure. Thank you so much and its good to see you again on this show. Next return to the Jury Selection set to get underway in the donald trump hush money trial. That helps treat and prevent, all in one. To those with migraine, i see you. For the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura and the preventive treatment of Episodic Migraine in adults. Dont take if allergic to nurtec odt. Allergic reactions can occur, even days after using. 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Over the past year in ways large and small he has consistently been given more freedom and privileges then virtually any other defendant in his shoes. Joining me now, chief for mother jones and msnbc political analyst. Justice correspondent at the nation. Good to have both of you with us. David i will start with something that you wrote that i thought was very poignant. While this trial does not address the criminality or the alleged criminality of his involvement in the election interference case, you write the trial carries powerful symbolism for all of trumps cases. This one reminds the nation that he emerged from a sleazy sewer that blended trashy Celebrity Culture and misogyny. In other words, it is still an important case. Do you think it will fundamentally change how America Views donald trump . No. It will not fundamentally change anything. Peoples views in favor of him or opposed to him are pretty set in stone. There is a slim portion of the country that may be moved in one way or another but this certainly reaffirms the donald trump that became a politician. When i wrote that piece i didnt mean to dismiss the legal issue at stake here. This is an election interference case. He paid the hush money, recorded it falsely in order to cover up a legal inkind contribution. Why do we know that its illegal . Because Michael Cohen went to jail for this. Theres already a crime that has been established by a federal prosecution. I do think that there will be something, i dont know if shocking is the right word but something unsettling. It will be new in the list of outrages. See him go into the courtroom for a criminal trial in which he will have to sit there for weeks on end unlike the other civil trials where he came and went as he pleased. Witness testimony that comes out will not be about numbers of the size of an apartment. 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