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The u.k., it enacted a serious response from the leader here. they got some just-released footage saying the swarm of speed boats around the british tanker while helicopters were flying above and members of the guards were rapelling on the dock of the ship wearing ski masks. it was provocative, it was dramatic, its aggressive and thats exactly what iran wanted everybody to see. they wanted to send the message out to say, if you threaten our interests, we will threaten your interests, and we will...

New today, escalating tensions in the persian gulf. the iranian revolutionary guard releasing what it games is video of its forces in action detaining one of two british tankers yesterday. british officials are now threatening serious sanctions against its reactions and iran saying they detained another tanker in spain. msnbcs ali rusy joining me in iran. folks think this could lead to some sort of terrible miscalculation. >> hi, alex.

Counterpart. aym aman is one of the few countries in the world that has good relations with both the u.s. and tehran and has served as a go-between to resolves standoffs between them. and today the prime minister said that hes going to send a delegation to washington and tehran to help halt tensions. not least of all, because as thousands of u.s. troops in iraq and thousands of iranian militias under tehrans patronage in his country, and the last thing he wants to see is his country become a bat...

Thinks and speaks strategically, but why would the president help evaluate joe biden to front-runner status so early? why not just pretend that joe biden doesnt exist, at least for a few months? >> im with you. i dont think theres a strategic rationale here. traditionally, presidents especially during a primary process, adopt this sort of olympian posture where they sit back and scold the field, further the squabbling and portrays himself as very presidential. this is not this presidents style. ...

Iran just announced it is quadrupling its supply of enriched uranium. president trump just threatened, quote, the official end of iran. and right now, behind closed doors, congress is getting a critical briefing on what to expect from all of it. the high-stakes showdown has taken a volatile turn. iranian president hassan rouhani says he is in favor of diplomacy, but, quote, todays situation is not suitable for talks and our choice is resistance only. i want to bring in nbc news tehran bureau chi...

He didnt take care of you, because he didnt take care of your jobs. >> to be clear, joe biden did leave pennsylvania after his father lost his job when joe biden was, i believe, 9 or 10 years old. but nonetheless, nbc news reporter ali vitali here lets start with you there in d.c., miss vitali. if you at pennsylvanias history, and we have it on the screen for our viewers at home and for our listeners on sirius satellite radio. ill describe it to you to a certain extent. its clear the president n...