RUSH TRANSCRIPT More than ░░░░░░░░ weeks for the latest ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East Let ░░░░░░░░ bring a new nation ░░░░░░░░ correspondent Robert Sherman along ░░░░░░░░ gen pellegrino founder of ░░░░░░░░ forgotten America and Joel ░░░░░░░░ a former deputy assistant ░░░░░░░░ of state Robert Today ░░░░░░░░ saw more significant strikes ░░░░░░░░ the region including an ░░░░░░░░ strike on Iran s ░░░░░░░░ pars natural gas facility ░░░░░░░░ Trump reportedly supported that ░░░░░░░░ but doesn t want ░░░░░░░░ energy facilities to be ░░░░░░░░ What can you tell ░░░░░░░░ tonight about what s ░░░░░░░░ in the region Well ░░░░░░░░ question here carried the ░░░░░░░░ game has totally changed ░░░░░░░░ especially after you saw ░░░░░░░░ strikes carried out on ░░░░░░░░ pars The response that ░░░░░░░░ from Iran is is ░░░░░░░░ the gloves are off ░░░░░░░░ all options are on ░░░░░░░░ table They put out ░░░░░░░░ threats to countries such ░░░░░░░░ Qatar The you are ░░░░░░░░ saw Saudi Arabia that ░░░░░░░░ energy facilities we re ░░░░░░░░ fair game to be ░░░░░░░░ and we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ making good on their ░░░░░░░░ in order to put ░░░░░░░░ into their crosshairs just ░░░░░░░░ from Qatar energy a ░░░░░░░░ while ago they had ░░░░░░░░ loss on which is ░░░░░░░░ largest elegy export facility ░░░░░░░░ the world that came ░░░░░░░░ fire today Extensive damage ░░░░░░░░ the early morning hours ░░░░░░░░ they ve had more ░░░░░░░░ facilities That of bit ░░░░░░░░ Saudi Arabia in the ░░░░░░░░ uses that they intercepted ░░░░░░░░ tax year and I ░░░░░░░░ say that the biggest ░░░░░░░░ it you have Your ░░░░░░░░ is the lens in ░░░░░░░░ really these gulf states ░░░░░░░░ looking at All of ░░░░░░░░ has changed here tonight ░░░░░░░░ is no longer being ░░░░░░░░ as spill over into ░░░░░░░░ fight between Israel the ░░░░░░░░ States and Iran These ░░░░░░░░ states view their national ░░░░░░░░ as directly being targeted ░░░░░░░░ Iran Just said Qatar ░░░░░░░░ out today and calling ░░░░░░░░ security and military attaches ░░░░░░░░ the Iranian diplomats at ░░░░░░░░ Iranian embassy their persona ░░░░░░░░ grata That s a ░░░░░░░░ diplomat loads that s ░░░░░░░░ made by Qatar here ░░░░░░░░ Iran as a direct ░░░░░░░░ threat to them at ░░░░░░░░ juncture Here this is ░░░░░░░░ out here by the ░░░░░░░░ You have a lot ░░░░░░░░ people around the globe ░░░░░░░░ where this goes from ░░░░░░░░ Rubber you mentioned Qatar ░░░░░░░░ they asked military attache ░░░░░░░░ security attack shea in ░░░░░░░░ country at the embassy ░░░░░░░░ leave Qatar within 20 ░░░░░░░░ hours which of course ░░░░░░░░ very significant given their ░░░░░░░░ ties in the past ░░░░░░░░ of despite significant successes ░░░░░░░░ operation epic fury first ░░░░░░░░ course degrading The regime ░░░░░░░░ ability to launch attacks ░░░░░░░░ then taking Iran s ░░░░░░░░ industrial complex critics of ░░░░░░░░ war or refusing to ░░░░░░░░ that these consequences are ░░░░░░░░ good thing and even ░░░░░░░░ people seem willing to ░░░░░░░░ that significant shift in ░░░░░░░░ alliances in the region ░░░░░░░░ Qatar as we just ░░░░░░░░ about talks about a ░░░░░░░░ downgrade in it s ░░░░░░░░ ties with Iran So ░░░░░░░░ m looking around and ░░░░░░░░ people act like we ░░░░░░░░ losing this war when ░░░░░░░░ seems like given what ░░░░░░░░ ve accomplished with the ░░░░░░░░ over the course the ░░░░░░░░ weeks doing pretty well ░░░░░░░░ deeply aren t doing ░░░░░░░░ well Katie I think ░░░░░░░░ lot of Americans when ░░░░░░░░ go out in real ░░░░░░░░ beat to folks aren ░░░░░░░░ grateful that we have ░░░░░░░░ president That s taking ░░░░░░░░ I think back to ░░░░░░░░ long ago when I ░░░░░░░░ covering the news and ░░░░░░░░ reporting on sky balloons ░░░░░░░░ over this country reported ░░░░░░░░ hypersonic missiles being sent ░░░░░░░░ way and we have ░░░░░░░░ that was at the ░░░░░░░░ and a lot of ░░░░░░░░ were hoping there are ░░░░░░░░ action taken on I ░░░░░░░░ they re that real ░░░░░░░░ here that we re ░░░░░░░░ that the media that ░░░░░░░░ media is really playing ░░░░░░░░ is how aggressive America ░░░░░░░░ be You look at ░░░░░░░░ polling Haiti A lot ░░░░░░░░ Americans agree with you ░░░░░░░░ the conflict that s ░░░░░░░░ or not but they ░░░░░░░░ that Iran is a ░░░░░░░░ 90 percent of manga ░░░░░░░░ the president s actions ░░░░░░░░ now either Israel agreement ░░░░░░░░ we need to eliminate ░░░░░░░░ thread That s the ░░░░░░░░ here were saying this ░░░░░░░░ out day after day ░░░░░░░░ I top leaders being ░░░░░░░░ and there s progress ░░░░░░░░ I think we re ░░░░░░░░ in the right direction ░░░░░░░░ think a lot of ░░░░░░░░ you hearing within the ░░░░░░░░ is interested in their ░░░░░░░░ to showing how much ░░░░░░░░ people disagree but really ░░░░░░░░ people with the big ░░░░░░░░ behind fine cast mates ░░░░░░░░ there s been a ░░░░░░░░ focus on the use ░░░░░░░░ the term imminent and ░░░░░░░░ reminds me of during ░░░░░░░░ Obama Administration the rules ░░░░░░░░ engagement in Afghanistan when ░░░░░░░░ troops in Afghanistan were ░░░░░░░░ the Taliban and other ░░░░░░░░ enemy forces they re ░░░░░░░░ in the ground on ░░░░░░░░ side of the road ░░░░░░░░ a bomb but they ░░░░░░░░ t allowed to engage ░░░░░░░░ of the rules of ░░░░░░░░ know osama bin laden ░░░░░░░░ war or the United ░░░░░░░░ and 90 90 eight ░░░░░░░░ in two thousand and ░░░░░░░░ nine eleven happened So ░░░░░░░░ is the standard here ░░░░░░░░ it comes to imminent ░░░░░░░░ CIA director John Ratcliffe ░░░░░░░░ this about Iran s ░░░░░░░░ before the war began ░░░░░░░░ a lesson There s ░░░░░░░░ in the kitty the ░░░░░░░░ I m choosing it ░░░░░░░░ nuclear ambitions or and ░░░░░░░░ s desire to continue ░░░░░░░░ build ballistic missiles capable ░░░░░░░░ threatening American troops allies ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East central ░░░░░░░░ our intelligence reflects the ░░░░░░░░ So are we supposed ░░░░░░░░ wait until Iran loading ░░░░░░░░ nuclear weapon until the ░░░░░░░░ to launch before we ░░░░░░░░ call it imminent or ░░░░░░░░ there a better standard ░░░░░░░░ can follow No kidding ░░░░░░░░ think it s a ░░░░░░░░ argument Quite frankly imminent ░░░░░░░░ is an academic argument ░░░░░░░░ somehow you wait until ░░░░░░░░ person is the the ░░░░░░░░ pointed at you and ░░░░░░░░ sort of caught the ░░░░░░░░ the error to to ░░░░░░░░ do before you know ░░░░░░░░ s ridiculous in looked ░░░░░░░░ is posed a threat ░░░░░░░░ to drift for for ░░░░░░░░ Now and clearly over ░░░░░░░░ last several years in ░░░░░░░░ they have accelerated the ░░░░░░░░ program including during the ░░░░░░░░ when prison by try ░░░░░░░░ get them back into ░░░░░░░░ nuclear deal and they ░░░░░░░░ no so you know ░░░░░░░░ have been a threat ░░░░░░░░ supported October seventh they ░░░░░░░░ been supporting Hezbollah which ░░░░░░░░ rican Catholic and live ░░░░░░░░ and towards Israel on ░░░░░░░░ on the this goes ░░░░░░░░ don t think we ░░░░░░░░ wait until the situation ░░░░░░░░ they re ready to ░░░░░░░░ ballistic missiles status and ░░░░░░░░ have no go to ░░░░░░░░ This is a classic ░░░░░░░░ where we re now ░░░░░░░░ what Iran is doing ░░░░░░░░ attacking all of it ░░░░░░░░ neighbors neighbors who by ░░░░░░░░ thought they were free ░░░░░░░░ safe They thought they ░░░░░░░░ allies of Iran and ░░░░░░░░ re not and if ░░░░░░░░ nuclear weapons just imagine ░░░░░░░░ kind of chaos would ░░░░░░░░ do yeah absolutely Robert ░░░░░░░░ and jaw thank you ░░░░░░░░ for joining us tonight ░░░░░░░░ her perspective I appreciate ░░░░░░░░ and so much thank ░░░░░░░░ breaking right now The ░░░░░░░░ Press