meantime, tensions are rising in the middle east as fear grows that israel's attack on iran could set off a powder keg in the region. today's strike comes one day after the united nations secretary general urged all parties to exercise, quote, maximum restraint to prevent the conflict from igniting a wider war. quote, one miscalculation, one miscommunication, one mistake could lead to the unthinkable. a full scale regional conflict that would be devastating for all involved and for the rest of the world. joining us now, former nato supreme allied commander retired admiral james stavridis. how much more serious could this get, would you expect iran to strike back? >> i would not at this point, so we can have just a little bit of good news, if you will. let's do the numbers for a minute here, iran launched 350 cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and drones.