This week the prospect of some form of armed confrontation between Israel and Iran and possibly the US therefore and Iran

Well that seems to have become a lot more likely we've of course seen Iran the sorry, of Iran's embassy in Damascus by Israel.

What does it all mean is a global, a regional conflagration more likely?

Well we've got no better person to speak to you frankly

than the brilliant Tritipasi,

who is an American Iranian commentator,

the co-founding executive vice person

at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

and an author of three books, I believe believe on the question of Iran and the US

and general relations. Trith it is a great pleasure to see you how you did.

Pleasure is all mine. Thank you so much for having you.

So let's just get straight into it.

Is a confrontation, an armed confrontation with Iran inevitable given as we saw, for example, the strike on the embassy in Damascus by as well.

It is certainly not inevitable but it is unfortunately increasingly likely.

There definitely are ways to prevent a further escalation and many of those

cards are in the hands of the of Biden but we have seen that Biden has not been

prioritizing de-escalation for the last six months and the last signals coming out of the White House

suggests that he's not looking or is actually not serious about the escalation

this time around either. But inevitability I would absolutely not say and just

take a look at what's been going on for the last few years.

The Israelis have hit Iran numerous times and the Iranians have actually not responded,

partly because they're playing a long game. They know that they're in a weaker position right now

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