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Shocked by what saudi arabia has done, it's embedded in our relationship with saudi arabia. that said, what we're worried about this in geostrategic terms. we've had in alignment with the gulf monarchy, and confront the existential threat of a nuclear iran. people in syria. we don't want to jeopardize that new alignment. and yet we don't want to condone it and i think trump is trying to square that circle. it's very difficult to do. >> laura: it is a balancing act. the president is trying to do it, it is not easy. the idea that he can be blamed. richard hoss is like, at some point an amoral fo...

Others reporting on this, that tehran declined to confirm a report that it's restoring its ties with egypt. now iran is shia, egypt is sunni. do you believe this reform and if it's true, what does it -- what does it mean? >> it's an interesting nondenial denial by iran and the report that egypt and iran have resumed diplomatic relations, if it turns out to be true, is very significant. under mubarek, egypt never would have done that, they know that iran is a threat, both because of its support for terrorists like hamas in the gaza strip and its pursuit of nuclear weapons, at the very moment, t...

In beirut and thanks for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> let's just start with bahrain. who do you see things playing snout. >> bahrain is really significant because it's the first gulf monarchy subjected to these kinds of popular pressures. people in bahrain pushing them for years and years but police are killing people and it's rising to a crescendo and really huge because of the implications for the gulf. >> it's a monarchy and also an important ally for us, a cosmopolitan city, an international banking center. were you surprised by the brutality of the response of the government? >> not at ...