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Either/or. i think there's an opening here for the trump administration to maybe get some of the international partners onboard after what iran has done in the last week. it doesn't have to be either/or. you come along with us for more economic and diplomatic pressure or we'll conduct a military strike. there are military options that are not provocative, not offensive but demonstrable enough to deter iran. so far they have been unsuccessful but there are other things they haven't done but they could do. >> over the next week we have brian hook, the special representative to iran from the stat...

Laying out the case that in his view this was an unprovoked iranian attack in airspace where the drone had every right to be. does the pentagon feel pressure, barbara, to give us more? to give us more visible proof of where this drone was? >> well, i think that they do, especially if the president were to make a decision to have some kind of military option to respond to this. they are going to want to demonstrate to the world, look, they would have the radar track, all the telemetry, if you will, all the electronic signals of where this drone was flying. the general making the case as ryan br...

Meanwhile let's discuss in the room here. joining me to share their reporting and insights, kylie atwood, phil mattingly, retired rear admiral john kirby and ileana johnson with politico. you've stood at that podium, you've been at the state department, put your pentagon hat on. if they have evidence that this drone was in international airspace, then it is an unprovoked attack over international airspace by iran. if you're sitting in a room and the president wants options, what would they be? >> from a military perspective, he would certainly be in his right, because this is a technically hos...

Recent surveillance mission in international airspace in the recent of ir gchgc maritime att when it was shot down from a surface-to-air missile. this was an unprovoked attack on the u.s. surveillance asset that had not violated iranian airspace at any time during its mission. this attack is an attempt to disrupt our ability to monitor the area following recent threats to international shipping and the free flow of commerce. iranian reports that this aircraft was shot down over iran are categorically false. it was over the strait of hormuz and fell into international waters. at the time of the...

Briefing. one of the big questions, will it release any data proving, as the pentagon says, this unmanned drone was in international airspace. iran says it shot it down. the revolutionary guard said it shot it down because it crossed the line and violated iranian airspace. again, we'll get key details in just a moment. as we wait i want to check in live at the white house with abby philip. the president is in a meeting with his top advisers trying to sort out what to do. he calls it a very big mistake. that normally means there will be a very big response. do we know anything about the options...