Geopolitical Risks - Military action against Iran carries significant perils, as Iran is not isolated like Iraq or Libya [1] - Iran is a central player in BRICS, with 90% of its oil exports going to China [1] - Iran signed a defense agreement with Russia in January, indicating it has support from major global powers [1] - Potential for escalation into a larger, unmanageable conflict is real due to Iran's alliances [2] International Relations - Iran has significant allies representing the majority of the world's population, economy, and land mass [2] - Preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons is a reasonable goal [2]

Joining us now, we have former Israeli ambassador to the US, Michael Ern. Ambassador, we just got a security alert uh coming out of the US embassy in Jordan, saying the US embassy has indications there may be missiles, drones, or rockets flying over Jordanian airspace. It's urging American citizens to exercise caution uh due to high tensions in the region.But I want to ask you about those high tensions in the region. We saw the US State Department quietly move a lot of people out of those uh the consulate i ...

is joining us now by phone, we have Israeli writer and senior fellow at the Tel Aviv Institute, Hen Maziz. Um, first of all, I want to make sure you're safe and able to speak to us. And if if that is the case, could you please tell us what you know, if anything, about what's going on in your city right now and and how the population is reacting is reacting, how you're feeling. Yeah, I'm I'm safe. I'm speaking to you from a bomb shelter in Tel Aviv, a concrete room that is meant to uh protect civilians like ...

of staff. That was during President Trump's first term, co-chair of ACTUM. Now, Mick, uh, your thoughts, please, on look, a lot of people were saying that the president kind of intentionally like he knew about this days ago, didn't say anything to the Iranians.We've seen now the what that has meant. What more do you expect of the Iranian response. Um, a bunch of different questions there.What to expect of the Iranian response. It's hard to say. It's hard to know what they still have available to them.I gues ...

Welcome back to Squawk on the Street. Stocks just hitting session lows right now. We're down over a percent on the S&P. The Dow's down around 700 points.Our next guest said back in January there was a 100% chance that Israel would target Iran's nuclear infrastructure this year. And that is exactly what happened overnight. Joining us now is Lieutenant General HR McMaster, former National Security Adviser and Hoover Institution senior fellow.Lieutenant General, it's great to have you on on a day like today. T ...

>> Matt Bradley from NBC. Thank you Matt. >> For more on the latest developments.Let's get to Dan Senor, our friend, former foreign policy adviser in the Bush administration, host of the podcast Call Me Back. We've talked a lot about this over the years. Actually, Dan, I'd ask you in a little bit different way.I mean, you can just present the facts, obviously, but we both believe that. And I think the president believes Iran and obviously Israel believes Iran should never have a nuclear weapon. We've been h ...

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Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel's very survival. This operation will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat. In recent years, Iran has produced enough highlyenriched uranium for nine atom bombs.Nine. In recent months, Iran has taken steps that it has never taken before. Steps to weaponize this enriched uranium.And if not stopped, Iran could produce a nuclear weapon in a very short time. It could be a year. It ...

How imminent is the Israeli strike on Iran. Well, I don't want to say imminent, but it looks like it's something that could very well happen. Look, it's very simple, not complicated.Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Other than that, I want them to be successful. I want them to be tre. We'll help them be successful. We'll trade with them.We'll do whatever is necessary. What did you do. How confident are you, sir, that conflict with Iran can be avoided.Well, I'd love to avoid the conflict. Uh Iran's going to ...

Mr. . President, how imminent is an Israeli strike on Iran. Well, I don't want to say imminent, but it looks like it's something that could very well happen.Look, it's very simple, not complicated. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Other than that, I want them to be successful. I want them to be we'll help them be successful or trade with them.We'll do whatever is necessary. You know, I stopped a war between India and Pakistan, and I stopped it with straight nobody. I don't think I've ever seen a story wri ...