respond to immediately and with maximum effect that clearly has not happened so how keen do you think iran is to lower the temperature now while iran is famous for its bluster and it's harsh rhetoric, the foreign minister is not a significant actor in iran decision-making circle, and he certainly would not be a dominant voice in the discussion as to how much strategic risks russia, iran would take on. >> i think you've also seen a great success of us diplomacy, where the united states and its partners put diplomatic pressure on israel and iran to restrain themselves and to prevent this from becoming a broader conflict. >> i think iran has responding to this pressure as well. because it does want to maintain engagement with europe asia, and regional actors in terms of that decision-making circle that you just mentioned, my colleague katie bo lillis and i have just written about how last weekend's strike by iran against israel has