conversations that our national security advisor jake sullivan had in october and rob and bret had in november and the treasure secretary also had in november. this is part of our extended out reach to our partners around the world to ensure we are preparing for a range of contingencies. how long will this continue? i won t present a deadline today. we presented a diplomat path forward. that is still open. based on the outcoming of the last china talks and the advancepts in nuclear s fatalities in iran, it s meant to be a preparation. do you have any updates on