Helen Walters

So the Iranian parliament today approved a measure to close the Strait of Hormuz, which doesn't mean that that will happen immediately, but they have approved it.

The Strait of Hormuz, of course, being the critical oil route between Iran and Oman, which, if that does happen, would have serious implications for the global economy.

Why would the Iranians not do that?

Do you think they'll do that?

What do you think will be the next moves from Iran?

So if it's true that, as you say, or as they say, that the Trump administration is not interested in pursuing all-out war here, if, as you describe these attacks, say an attack happens on an American military base, say that there are significant American casualties,

How far ahead are they thinking to plan for that type of thing?

And how are they planning to either avert that or to actually make sure that this does not escalate into full on conflagration and all out war?

So interesting.

What do you think are some of the tactics that Israel is using to try to draw the US further into this with them?

So what about the broader Arab world?

How does this change geopolitics in the region?

Let's talk about some of the other international players in this.

I'm reading a lot of chatter about China and about their connection to Iran and what they might do next.

What are you hearing?

What do you think President Xi will say?

And what should we expect from China on this?

Fascinating.

Okay, so what about Russia?

You referred earlier to Dmitry Medvedev talking about potentially sending nukes to Iran.