The State Department. Putting iran on notice, is this trumps new red line . Hi, erin. Definitely being presented as a hard line on iran. Maybe somewhat blurry one at this point. But the white house is saying that it is dedicated to Holding Iran Accountable after this latest Missile Launch. And it is considering a whole range of options in a response and, yes, that does include a military one. A tough line on iran at the white house today. As to have day, we are officially putting iran on notice. Reporter National Security adviser Michael Flynn offering a cryptic warning after iran tested another Ballistic Missile sunday. The Obama Administration failed to respond adequately to tehrans malign actions including weapons transfers, support for terrorism, and other violations of international norms. Reporter the new administration making its clear it believes the Missile Launch violated a u. N. Resolution. Flynns comments today follow
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he said when introducing prechl tillerson, it is a time as a nation we act in concert, not no conflict. that s very interesting that he would say that considering the environment in washington this week in particular and in just the 13 days since he s been sworn in. you know, i think the president views the world as being something that needs to be kind of revamped and rethought. and he wants the united states to look inward and what is interesting about rex tillerson s job as secretary of state is that he has to put in place a foreign policy that actually is a little bit of a departure from what past secretaries of state have done. trump wants him to help disentangle the world from conflict so that he can refocus inward on some of the domestic problems whether they re political or economic. and so that s very challenging. i think trump understands the gravity of the job that tillerson is n and also, you know, president obama mentioned