REPORTS ABOUT SATELLITE IMAGERY AND THAT IT WAS A 15 MISSILE.
AND THAT IT WAS A 15 MISSILE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> YOU BET.
>> YOU BET. >>> ON TUESDAY, IT LOOKED LIKE
>>> ON TUESDAY, IT LOOKED LIKE THE U.S. AND IRAN WERE ON THE
THE U.S. AND IRAN WERE ON THE BRINK OF WAR AND ISRAEL ALSO
BRINK OF WAR AND ISRAEL ALSO BRACING FOR POSSIBLE RETALIATION
BRACING FOR POSSIBLE RETALIATION FROM THE IRANIAN BACKED MILITARY
FROM THE IRANIAN BACKED MILITARY GROUP, HEZBOLLAH.
GROUP, HEZBOLLAH. >> Reporter: ALISON, IF THIS IS
>> Reporter: ALISON, IF THIS IS INDEED THE END OF THIS EPISODE,
INDEED THE END OF THIS EPISODE, I THINK EVERYBODY IS RELIEVED.
I THINK EVERYBODY IS RELIEVED. THE IRANIANS SAID THIS WAS A
THE IRANIANS SAID THIS WAS A SLAP IN THE FACE FOR DONALD
SLAP IN THE FACE FOR DONALD TRUMP AND THE U.S.
TRUMP AND THE U.S. U.S. OFFICIALS SAID IT LOOKED
U.S. OFFICIALS SAID IT LOOKED MORE LIKE A SLAP ON THE WRIST.
MORE LIKE A SLAP ON THE WRIST. I THINK THE ENTIRE REGION WAS
I THINK THE ENTIRE REGION WAS EXPECTING MORE LIKE A PUNCH TO
EXPECTING MORE LIKE A PUNCH TO THE GUT AND INSTEAD NOTHING
THE GUT AND INSTEAD NOTHING SEEMED TO HAPPEN.
SEEMED TO HAPPEN. ALL MOVING AHEAD BACK TO NORMAL
ALL MOVING AHEAD BACK TO NORMAL BASICALLY THE SAME KIND OF PROXY
BASICALLY THE SAME KIND OF PROXY WAR IRAN HAD BEEN FIGHTING
WAR IRAN HAD BEEN FIGHTING THROUGHOUT THE REGION THE LAST
THROUGHOUT THE REGION THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES.
SEVERAL DECADES. ISRAELIS WERE SOMEWHAT CONCERNED
ISRAELIS WERE SOMEWHAT CONCERNED ABOUT THIS.
ABOUT THIS. THEY’RE ON A HEIGHTENED STATE OF
THEY’RE ON A HEIGHTENED STATE OF ALERT.
ALERT. HARD TO TELL WHEN ISRAEL IS ON A
HARD TO TELL WHEN ISRAEL IS ON A HEIGHTENED STATE OF ALERT
HEIGHTENED STATE OF ALERT BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS ARE.
BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS ARE. WE HEARD FROM NETANYAHU, AND
WE HEARD FROM NETANYAHU, AND THEY EXPECTED THIS WAS AN
THEY EXPECTED THIS WAS AN AMERICAN AND IRANIAN ISSUE AND
AMERICAN AND IRANIAN ISSUE AND NOTHING WOULD HIT IN GREATER
NOTHING WOULD HIT IN GREATER ISRAEL, NOT FROM LEBANON TO THE
ISRAEL, NOT FROM LEBANON TO THE NORTH AND GAZA STRIP OR HAMAS
NORTH AND GAZA STRIP OR HAMAS ALSO BOTH BACKED BY IRAN.
ALSO BOTH BACKED BY IRAN. THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. THERE WERE NO CONSEQUENCES FOR
THERE WERE NO CONSEQUENCES FOR ISRAEL EVEN THOUGH IN THE PAST,
ISRAEL EVEN THOUGH IN THE PAST, IRANIANS AND HEZBOLLAH HAVE
IRANIANS AND HEZBOLLAH HAVE RARELY MET AN EVENT OR
RARELY MET AN EVENT OR CONSPIRACY THEORY THEY HAVEN’T
CONSPIRACY THEORY THEY HAVEN’T BLAMED ON ISRAEL.
BLAMED ON ISRAEL. THEY EXPECT THE IRANIANS WILL
THEY EXPECT THE IRANIANS WILL DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE TRUMP
DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND U.S. POLICY
ADMINISTRATION AND U.S. POLICY IN THE REGION.
IN THE REGION. IS THIS REALLY OVER?
IS THIS REALLY OVER? IT’S REALLY HARD TO SAY.
IT’S REALLY HARD TO SAY. WE JUST HEARD FROM THE IRANIANS
WE JUST HEARD FROM THE IRANIANS THERE IS GOING TO BE A FOLLOW-UP
THERE IS GOING TO BE A FOLLOW-UP ATTACK ON THE NEWS AGENCY.
ATTACK ON THE NEWS AGENCY. RIGHT NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS
RIGHT NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS WAS ALMOST PERFECTLY SUITED FOR
WAS ALMOST PERFECTLY SUITED FOR DOMESTIC IRANIAN CONSUMPTION.
DOMESTIC IRANIAN CONSUMPTION. THE IRANIANS REPORTED ON THEIR
THE IRANIANS REPORTED ON THEIR OWN DOMESTIC TELEVISION CHARGES
OWN DOMESTIC TELEVISION CHARGES AS MANY AS 40 TO 80 AMERICANS
AS MANY AS 40 TO 80 AMERICANS WERE KILLED IN THIS BOMB STRIKE.
WERE KILLED IN THIS BOMB STRIKE. THAT’S NOT TRUE.
THAT’S NOT TRUE. WE HEARD FROM THE AMERICANS AND
WE HEARD FROM THE AMERICANS AND IRAQIS AND NATO THERE WERE NO
IRAQIS AND NATO THERE WERE NO CASUALTIES AND THESE BOMBS
CASUALTIES AND THESE BOMBS SEEMED TO LAND ALMOST
SEEMED TO LAND ALMOST DELIBERATELY BECAUSE THEY SEEMED
DELIBERATELY BECAUSE THEY SEEMED TO BE VERY DELIBERATE TO
TO BE VERY DELIBERATE TO MILITARY BASES IN IRAQ, THEY
MILITARY BASES IN IRAQ, THEY WERE TARGETED AND SEEMED TO
WERE TARGETED AND SEEMED TO DELIBERATELY MISS, SEEMS
DELIBERATELY MISS, SEEMS IRANIANS WERE TRYING TO ACTIVELY
IRANIANS WERE TRYING TO ACTIVELY DE-ESCALATE IT CONSISTENT WITH
DE-ESCALATE IT CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THEY SAID PUBLICLY, TRYING
WHAT THEY SAID PUBLICLY, TRYING TO AVOID A CONFRONTATION.
TO AVOID A CONFRONTATION. EVERYBODY IN THIS REGION
EVERYBODY IN THIS REGION INCLUDING ISRAELIS EXPECT THIS
INCLUDING ISRAELIS EXPECT THIS TO CONTINUE.
TO CONTINUE. THERE WILL BE AN ACTUAL
THERE WILL BE AN ACTUAL RETALIATION THAT WILL LOOK MORE
RETALIATION THAT WILL LOOK MORE LIKE A PUNCH TO THE GUT.
LIKE A PUNCH TO THE GUT. RIGHT NOW, ONCE AGAIN, THE BALL
RIGHT NOW, ONCE AGAIN, THE BALL IS IN EVERYBODY’S COURT.
