For more on the conflict, let's bring in Trita Parsey, executive vice president at the Quincy Institute and Tom Danenbomb. He's a professor of international law at the Fletcher School at TUS. Welcome to both of you.Uh Treata, I'll start with you. And um it does appear, I mean, signs are pointing in that direction that um the Iranians are asking uh for a pause of some kind, some kind of truce here. I don't know the word to use.Um what more do you expect in order to come to some kind of international agreemen ...

Right. Joining us now for the latest in the Israel Iranian conflict is Megan O Sullivan. She is the director of Harvard's Belelfer Center for Science and International Affairs.She's a veteran of both Republican and Democratic administrations and served as na deputy national security adviser in President George W. Bush's administration. And Megan, I've got a lot of questions about what's happening between Israel and Iran right now.There are two different camps out there. One camp will tell you that hey Iran ...

All right, joining us right now to talk more about Israel and Iran, specifically the impact for China and the energy markets, is Shazad Kazzy, the COO of the China Beige Book. And Shazad, this is a little different than what we usually bring you on to talk about. Geopolitics obviously flaring up in a big way.You're here to tell us what that means for for China, the other big superpower in the world. Yeah, I think the the key thing for China is first of all, they've already come out and said that they are op ...

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 ...

Geopolitical Situation & Security Concerns - The Tel Aviv Institute reports that Tel Aviv residents are living in fear, seeking shelter from missile attacks, with at least seven people injured [1] - Israel faces potential increased tensions with Iran amidst the ongoing conflict in Gaza, straining military resources [1] - The Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly threatened Israel's existence, creating a climate of fear and the need for self-defense [1][3] - The analyst hopes that Israelis and Iranians would remember they have more in common than the governments that divide them [1] Military & Strategic Actions - Israeli officials indicated that the attack was planned for April but postponed, then executed due to concerns about Iran's nuclear enrichment levels [2] - Israel felt it had no choice but to attack due to the perceived threat of Iran developing a nuclear weapon [4] - The analyst credits the security forces and MSAD (Mossad) for the operation to deter Iran from achieving nuclear power, which would destabilize the Middle East and threaten the world [7] Political Implications - The analyst acknowledges that the situation with Iran benefits Prime Minister Netanyahu, despite being an opponent of his policies [5][6] - The threat from the Islamic Republic of Iran is a long-standing issue, not solely related to Netanyahu's leadership [5]

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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