>> in spit talking point, ephraim, i think i have more faith in the iranian people than you do. i think they will deal with this regime, get rid of this regime and iran will reach democracy. the history of iran has shown when you have these tensions with the outside world, that has repressed and pushed back the pro democracy movement in mor them. their space, in order to pursue what they were doing more successfully in the early 2000s has become almost minimallized as a combination of repressiveness of the regime, further millerization of the regime, which all are weathered with increased tensions with the outside world f israel really wants to see a democratic iran, rest assured, bombing iran is not going to bring that about, nor bring back the friendship that existed between the iranian people and jewish people prior to the 1979 revolution. >> as i say my first comment, bombing iran is not my desire. i say 1,000 times it's the last resort. for all the reasons i would like to avoid it, if possible. but how you think without sanctions that make iran in -- this regime will be top

. >> ephraim. >> are you a moderator or -- >> both actually. >> my answer is no, because i believe that certain point it will be clear in this town that the dangers of israeli strike are bigger than to take economic action against iran. >> we have two nos and one yes. i will then add my answer, which is no. it's possible but not probable for one simple reason. for israel this is not a discretionary war at the moment. but for most of the world, including the united states right now, it is. the basis for a discretionary war, which carries this kind of -- these kinds of consequences against the returns of what could actually be achieved, the balance is simply not compelling. so i will say no. no strike between now and the end of the calendar year. now, one final question. this has been an uplifting session filled with hopes and pi so i'd like to ask each of you, is there any good news? a single piece of significant consequential good news that you can identify for us? gaith, why don't we start with you? >> a piece of good news. when you have transformation, fluid situation, yes, full of da