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Pentagon brass. >> they are here to defeat the remnants of isis, looking for isis sleeper cells and partnering with commandos in syria. >> christmas abrasions on land and sea is the uss abraham link in order to the middle east in may 2nd tonight iran sales and to the south china sea, the pentagon is keeping an eye on north korea, the president is downplaying the idea of a potential christmas gift from kim jong un. >> maybe it's a nice present, maybe he sends me a beautiful vase. as opposed to missile test. >> christmas eve in the us, now past 8 am on christmas day and north korea, north korea ...

And i think our restraint has played -- military restraint has played a big part in enabling that to happen, frankly. >> julie: the u.s. is setting up a base in saudi arabia. this is the first time this has happened since the gulf war 1990. this is a big deal. it's part of the pentagon's plan to address tensions with iran. how do you think this base and the hundreds of troop setting up shop in the mideast are going to tamper down this crisis. >> there is a couple things we need to do again. i mentioned the rules of engagement. the other make it clear to iran if they launch any sort of strikes ...

All right, this morning tension is escalating with iran. u.s. officials have confirmed five armed iranian boats unsuccessfully tried to seize a british oil tanker in the persian gulf. this is just as it was crossing into the strait of hormuz. iran denying the incident but the u.s. says it has video. not only does he serve on the foreign relations committee and a ranking number three republican he was just there on the uss abraham off the coast of iran. i appreciate you taking the time. >> thanks for having me, poppy. >> you have said, quote, i'd rather do this diplomatically thain militarily, ...