can be done. a trilateral meeting, pivotal time. iran is continuing to do what it does worst, which is move towards nuclear capabilities, thumbing its nose at the international committee, and the only device we had to keep them in check is now gone. biden trying to revive it, the nuclear deal that former president trump pulled out of in 2018. the u.s. now considering penalties on iran for not complying. so let's bring in nic robertson, kaitlan collins, and david axelrod back to discuss all this. so let's start with the worldview on this, nick. angela merkel, whose outgoing power in germany, she wanted to put this on the table. is there appetite and belief you can do something with and two iran again?