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Convoy doing ships providing naval convoys, something the us did in 1980. it is not cheap or easy but something the us can do without escalating. jillian: there are conflicting signals from sources in the white house. people say some advisers are urging the president exercise restraint and the focus should be de-escalation. others are telling the president you should go full steam ahead. this is an unforgivable provocation and the iranians let the cat out of the bag. >> the us impose economic sa...

Didnt explode, and it probably got essentially iran written al over a. to give the president wouldnt say it how or if he plans to respond to the latest provocation that the white hous confirms that mister trump did speak to japanese prime ministe today to thank him for facilitating three negation wit the longer an indication that the president is still willing to negotiate. the prime minister was in tehra when the and one of them is owned by japan. the u.s. is also talked about possible military...

Yemen and a bunch of saudis being able to ship oil. >> the last year, they have been expanding the basis under which you can take action against iran. one provocation after another. iran is going to be held to a higher and higher bar. any attacks on anybody that we see as a friend in the region is a region to do something. it feels like we are trying to do something to have the pretext in the war. >> there is a fact that there is a war happening in yemen where rebels who are indigenogenous t yem...

Spine, that they are looking for a reason -- theyre pursuing a broader conflict with iran. are you kidding me? is there any positive outcome from something like that? >> the truth is no, we do not have to go to war with iran today. it sends chills down my spine too. the rhetoric i have seen coming out over the trump administration the last month feels so much like the lead up to the war in iraq. theyre cheery picking intelligence, upping what they consider to be the threat. look, there is a real...

Will they escalate to try to take the pressure off of them that the united states has imposed on them by getting the international community to tell the united states back off the iranians, we have to get that oil flowing on that major artery in the persian gulf. the iranians are desperate. all of that said, you can take measured limited military action to enforce diplomacy without the provocation of going to war. its a false choice when people say if you pull the trigger, no matter how limited ...

>> bottom line is it shows a desire by iran to be more provocative, not less. i would applaud the administration for calling them out. and we need to put more pressure, not less. if they actually did this, it would be a major provocation that should be answered with a major response. >> bill: thats a similar answer you gave a moment ago. the final moment here trying to drive them to the table. what incentive does tehran have now to speak with washington unless theyre economically squeezed to the...

So this would be quite a significant change if this situation grows worse. the u.s. still very committed it says to sanctions pressure and diplomatic initiatives. again, they say they dont want a conflict with iran. >> barbara starr at the pentagon, fred pleitgen in tehran. thank you both for your perspective. joining me now at the table is david sanger of the "new york times." belligerent rhetoric and what iran says and the president says. they believe they have clear proof an iranian provocati...

More provocation. iranian small boats are preventing tug boats from towing away one of the damaged tankers, a u.s. official says. president trump, this time, believing the intelligence he is shown. >> iran did do it and you know they did it because you saw the boat. >> reporter: u.s. officials pointing to these images as the proof. an iranian boat coming along side one of the two commercial tankers that had just been attacked in the sea of oman. iranians trying to remove an unplou unexploded min...

Youre learning new details from your sources. >> tonight iran says it didnt do anything. the u.s. has new information and is increasingly adamant that indeed iran did. >> reporter: in the hours just before the attack on two oil tankers, the u.s. drone flying over head saw iranian boats closing in on the tankers and then iran launched a surface to air missile at the american drone but missed a u.s. official tells cnn. the source did not say they captured the iranian boats conducting the actual at...

Islamic revolutionary guard fast boat were the ones to remove that i unexploded mine from the hull. iran denies it played any role in the attacks. >> martha: thank you, jennifer. joining me now mike huckabee a former presidential candidate and fox news contributor. governor, good to see you tonight. obviously you have been very outspoken supporter of israel. you have been to the middle east many times. what is your take on what iran hopes the outcome of this provocation will be? >> i cannot even...