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Unusual? >> extremely unusual. its not the job of the secretary of state to sit down and confer with military officers and leaders of central command and special operations command. hes also going to go there. i was with john kerry for two years. the only military facility we went to was a naval base at norfolk was to look at the effects of of climate change. its not his job and its a sensitive time for him to be going down there. hes going down there without the acting defense secretary which s...

>> since the beginning of may, there are now over half of the dozen instances of iranian attacks in the region. not successfully afforded. but i saw, just as i walked in, she said she thought there was strong evidence that iran had engaged in this activity. we will continue to work with partners all around the world. >> dana: both the iranians and the united states, nobody wants were here. they are both seeking leverage and the situation. >> they are. the u.s. is seeking to stay with the allies ...

Jerry, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> shepard: read with interest from your column yesterday. i thought it was laid out beautifully. the two sides are seeking leverage. the iranians are looking for sanctions relief and trying to get help from our allies essentially overseas and the united states is trying to get iran to do what the united states wants it to do and come back to the table. the question is, during this push for leverage, how great are the risks? >> well, look, you start wi...

Enrichment, a dolomites on the uranium enrichment , as quickly as they can threaten, they didnt have their foot as much off the pedal. this is about getting the back to the table but with actual leverage this time. >> the problem was we werent having these escalating incidents when we were in the agreements, and they were in compliance according to all the international inspectors. i am for making sure that we get the best deal possible, tough diplomacy, and their republican members of congress ...

In protecting our allies and assets in the region. >> sandra: what do you make about the iranian president putting pressure on europe about a new deal and actually putting a deadline on it? july 7th. that something has to be done, an agreement has to be made, and ideal has to come together. what about that pressure? >> i think morgan described it correctly. it is black male. what they are trying to do is create leverage. galvanize the europeans. and they are trying to create this narrative. but ...

Arab emirates. the iranians have proxies around the region doing their fighting for them and have the ability to attack targets and start somebody that nobody intends to happen. the danger is miscalculation as each side tries to increase leverage. >> shepard: your conclusion is more of a question about whether president trump has what it takes diplomatically and otherwise to get this done. >> theres a really interesting question about what is the actual ultimate american goal here. theres a lot ...

Cut immigration to the u.s. critics say that is going to increase poverty and make the governments less stable. supporters say he is using leverage in a wise manner, and according to president trump, guatemala is close to signing the agreement, and i talked to border agents who say that would be a big deal. requiring that they request asylum in guatemala, and if they came to the united states and hadnt done that, they could be denied entry. that would allow them to get a handle on things. they a...

Health care. i think the president surprised a lot of republicans or this weekend interview with george stephanopoulos where he said theyll unveil a plan in two months. we have no idea whats going to be in this. phenomenal, less expensive than obamacare and much better. how dangerous is this to republicans? >> very dangerous. they dont want to talk about it. they want to get through the election without mentioning health care. he wants to neutralize democrats. democrats are medicare for all. i h...

Blame washington, rather than iran for the escalating tensions. what do you think? >> i think they are certainly banking off of some of that. they can see the difficulty that the united states has had with our allies sense withdrawing. they have undertaken action to try and exploit some of that pure look no further than the fact that one of the attacks on the tankers was on a japanese ship. so i think that is certainly part of it. there are multiple audiences for their actions. one is the united...

That will require us to confront the u.s. sanctions. leverage is the name of the game, and in fact, i think thats important to note because what is not the name of the game is building a bomb. a lot of the moves they undertaking are gradual. they will certainly depend upon the rate at which they are carried out. it will reduce their timeline to a weapon, but i think the purposes for leverage, not actually making a bomb. i dont think thats a real risk at the moment. >> shepard: not dashing toward...