i think a lot of restraint has been shown by us. a lot of restraint. and that doesn't mean we're going to show it in the future. but i felt that we want to give this a chance. give it a good chance. because i think iran potentially has a phenomenal future. >> retired admiral john kirby is a cnn military and diplomacy analyst. admiral kirby, a pleasure as always. we heard a lot of praise last week for the president showing restraint, calling off the military strike. but iran's foreign minister says he was proud the drone was struck down. do you think these sanctions will stop iran from being provocative? >> no. we haven't seen sanctions have that effect ever since trump put them back into place. i think this is only going to actually -- by itself could just provoke even more iranian aggression. they're going to continue to look for leverage, brooke. they're going to look for ways they can prove they still have, you know, an influence on the