and shake the jcpoa and force europe to force iran to do something different. all that escalating tension has helped bring us to this moment. but now the president who walked away from the first deal is asking all of the allies and partners in that first deal to come to his side now because of what iran did with those tankers. it's a complicated argument because i think most allies and partners do feel that you can't encourage iran to continue aggressive acts. but on the other hand trump is a really unreliable partner on this stuff so that's one of the messaging challenges. and the talk to us, talk to us, but we're going to be really tough. what does talking to you get if you make a deal and then pull the rug out from under the deal. >> let me close with admiral kir kirby. close your eyes and put yourself back at the podium at the state department. the secretary of state said was so the generals and diplomats give coherent and consistent