Rachel Maddow

Adam, what can you tell us about the scale of these strikes?

We obviously have very limited visibility on the ground in Iran in terms of the impact of these strikes.

But from what you are understanding of the Israeli government's action, the Israeli military's actions, and what you can compare about what the U.S.

has done now, say, compared to what happened back in the summer, how could you characterize for us the scale of this attack?

Adam Parsons, Sky News Middle East correspondent, joining us from Jerusalem late where it is late there tonight.

Adam, I really appreciate you being here with us.

Please stay safe.

Thank you.

Joining us next is going to be Ben Rhodes, who is deputy national security advisor under President Obama.

We've got a lot to get to this hour.

Stay with us.

We'll be right back.

This is from Senator Tim Kaine, who is a senior Democrat who is on the Armed Services Committee.

Senator Kaine writing today, quote, has President Trump learned nothing from decades of U.S.

meddling in Iran and forever wars in the Middle East?

Is he too mentally incapacitated to realize that we had a diplomatic agreement with Iran that was keeping its nuclear program in check until he ripped it up during his first term?

Senator Kaine saying today that these strikes on Iran are, quote, a colossal mistake and, quote, a dangerous, unnecessary and idiotic action.

An idiotic action, Senator Tim Kaine calls it.

Here's Congressman Jim Himes, who's a member of the Gang of Eight, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee.

He says, quote, everything I have heard from the administration before and after these strikes on Iran confirms this is a war of choice with no strategic endgame.