the israeli army say the quds force, the elite iranian unit, is equipping lebanese hezbollah and itsn syria with sophisticated weapons and armed drones. israeli cities and villages near the golan heights are the prime targets of iranian—backed militias�* rocket and missile attacks. we are heading up to golan heights — a very strategic position between syria, lebanon and israel. to understand the role of mossad agents in israel military victories, i visited the former syrian army headquarter in the golan heights. today, it is the eli cohen museum. eli cohen was a mossad agent, who disguised as a syrian. in the �*60s, he penetrated syrian leadership and became a top adviser to the syrian defence minister. today, former iranian officials are worried that mossad has reached officials high up in iranian security and intelligence agencies. the fact that every mishap, every accident, every burned transformer on the iranian electrical grid is immediately attributed to mossad, while most of them, the vast majority, are just mishaps. this fear spread intimidation among the ranks of what mossad

hezbollah has estimated to have at least 14,000 missiles, and more than 100,000 rockets. mostly courtesy of iran. as mackenzie says, they have the ability to strike very precisely into israel in a way they have not enjoyed in the past. i share this article on for today because i believe it captures the gravity of our present reality, and i encourage all of our colleagues to read it. beyond what ms. wright is laid out above with excellent resource and details, let's not also forget iran continues to be a steady fighting partner for the murderous bashar al-assad regime in syria. all the while expanding its military footprint along our ally israel's northern border. and let's not forget all of this belligerent behavior has escalated, despite the ballistic restrictions under u.n. security council resolution 2231. madam president, resolution 20 1 of united nations was the framework that endorse the jcpoa, i and imposed other restrictions. so just think of where iran will go when these restrictions expire next year. they expire under existing law next year. beyond this alarm ag

that means more arms for hezbollah, hamas to attack israel. more training for the houthis to threaten our arab friends and more support for the iraqi militias that target our person e. rejoining the iran nuclear deal won't prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons capabilities. the deal's limitation expires in 2026, which is not that far off. all of these threats in the middle east are getting worse. we also have to prioritize threats from china and russia right now. both of those adversaries are heavily invested in competition. here is what i hope you address today. what resources do you think you will need to counter these regional threats? what role should our partners play and how can we improve their capabilities? perhaps more -- most important, what can we do to ensure that our longtime regional partners stick with us in the escalating competition with china and russia? general, you have served with great honor. you are very familiar with it. you are the right guy to do. we look forward to winning together. thank you, mr. chairman. >> th

this group, this militia group that has claimed credit, they are tied very closely to hezbollah, whichlinked to tamron. this ups the ante because the attack houthi's took credit for, and indeed the previous attacks going back a couple of weeks in which there were victims and that attack killed and several wounded, houthis were prepared to stand up on those attacks. this attack, i would think from the emirate's perspective they are feeling a pinch. this group has attempted to hit them and of course i think that there is a link to the jcpoa. talks are going on right now in vienna. this will be very unsettling. one of the big issues for gulf states, in particular the saudi's is the ballistic missile capabilities that the iranians have. they want that to be in the jcpoa that joe biden is anxious to get back in. it looks like they're not going to get it. >> in the congo, a group has attacked a cap. killing 72. the attack happened in the eastern province. many of the casualties are set to be women and children. -- are suspected of being responsible for the killings. it has killed hundreds in

the drugs -- the beer truck -- peer truck hezbollah.y are ready to replenish, and get ready to go. just in time for the weekend. this ban is out of here. the county has canceled large events, and from a month ago, the omicron search. they say that about half of the covid cases were coming from large gatherings. this impact sports, and schools. it impacts concerts. your theaters like this one, weddings, those are in the wedding industry, the party business, they say that they are ready to try and get back to normal. >> this year, he feels like people are just ready to move forward. whatever that is going to mean. they are going to be flexible. so, a lot of gas change. they are ok with that. basically, they seem to be a little more agreeable to just go with what is happening. next the health departmententent still recommending that the elderly and immunocompromised are careful and large gatherings. especially indoors. but officials say this and can safely be lifted because case numbers are going down, and they say that it is clear the omi

rockets and missiles for hamas and hezbollah to do the same with israel and fuel the civil war in syria what the money will go for. that kind of may lined behavior. it destabilizes the region. >> dana: we started the show talking with russia and ukraine. we can't lose sight of afghanistan and the issue with iran and we didn't even get to china. thank you so much. >> great talking to you. have a wonderful week. >> bill: new satellite images show russian forces moving into attack positions near ukraine. the country on high alert ahead of a possible russian invasion. pentagon press secretary john kirby joins dana and me with the latest in a moment. a canadian trucker who took part in the protests says his personal and commercial bank accounts are now frozen. how is he getting by day-to-day? we'll talk to him after the break. >> dana: scary scene in miami saturday. surveillance video shows a helicopter crashing into the ocean just feet from a crowded beach. look at that. rescue crews took two of the three passengers on board to nearby hospitals and they are reported in stable condition. the

like iran and the regime like iran, the most active state sponsor of terrorism in the world, hamas, hezbollahto the iranian nuclear program. donald trump was right to get out of that agreement. didn't prevent iran -- a lot of the restrictions on the iranian enrichment, come off in 2025. that sunset provisions everyone is concerned about didn't capture their ballistic missile program. they let off a new test come a test of a new missile just this week. iran is destabilizing the middle east. they wish to have hegemony over its neighbors and its ally, israel. they are a huge problem. they feel they can make outrageous demands like russia is doing. the united states will cave. jackie: the situations are different but you've got a president saying once you invade i might impose a comic sanctions. people are saying it is supposed to be the other way around. will super bowl sunday be the biggest sports betting event of all time? we will speak to the ceo of fan cool after the break. i'm so glad we did this. i'm so glad we did this. i'm so glad we did this. i'm so glad we did this. i'm so... ...glad w

they will be buying rockets and missiles for hezbollah, to follow in the un and saudi arabia.t. brian bromberg, you have been listening to this. if donald trump were still the president i don't think we would be in this mess. >> the theme is squandered opportunity with russia and ukraine, agree or disagree with trump's policy he was firm and went after these regimes where he knew it would affect. the biden administration has not wanted to do that and we are in a situation, can we do anything? has the ship sailed? in a lot of these cases it looks like it has. we are trying to contain the damage. lauren: those countries are emboldened, iran just tested a missile, 1200 mile range, could hit israel. stuart: we have trouble on a variety of fronts, military policy, inflation, the border. >> elections have consequences and it applies to every one of these issues. stuart: the famous mattress mask, making enormous bets on sporting events. who does he want to win in the super bowl? we have the answer later in the show. joe rogan turns downs offer to move his podcast. has he been censore

they're going to use that money to buy rockets and missiles for hamas and hezbollah to rain on israel rockets and missiles for the houthis to rain down and also on saudi arabia, destabilize the middle east and to their favor. that is what's going to happen. that has always been the concern and also they're going to use the money to build more ballistic missiles and now there's an open door for them to acquire a conventional weapon system and they're going to do that because they'll have the money to do it. the threat will grow and they're singularly focused on the nuclear threat and not taking into consideration the whole which has been the problem with the nuclear deal from the outset, going back to 2015. maria: yes, and you've said that many times. we are in dangerous waters for sure. general, it's great to see you. thanks very much for navigating all of this with us. we appreciate your time. general jack keane. >> great talking with you. maria: next up, the crypto element, we're talking crypto and how that fits in as well. take a break and then we'll get there. stay with us. to fil

money that they were given to fund proxy groups to attack our people in iraq, in syria, to prop up hezbollah the idea that we have allowed rob ma le and brett mcgirk, the negotiating team of to do the same thing over again is just absolutely appalling and very, very dangerous. not just for the national security of israel and our partners in the region, but for us here at home because, again, iran has carried out terror attacks in argentina, they're present in venezuela, they tried to kill saudi ambassador on u.s. soil. they have ballistic missiles that can reach our facilities in the gulf. if they dos this deal, they could become the world's largest arms exporter. so this is -- nuclear weapons is a big headline story and it's extremely important but there are many, many other ways that iran spreads its maligned activity around the region, around the world, undermining our partners and our interests. jackie: it is a dangerous situation. parly kissel -- mary kissel, great to see you this morning. thank you for breaking it down. we'll have you on again soon. all right. we'll be right back. >> t

increasingly focused on the threat posed by iran, not just its nuclear program, but it's missiles, proxies, hezbollahew dynamic in the middle east and it's also good for us because we want to reduce our role in the middle east so we can focus on europe and china. the idea that you're beginning to see some fabric beginning to come together in the middle east is a very good sign for the united states. >> michael steele, speaking of books, you can fill books with columns talking about how jared kushner failed miserably in his efforts for middle east peace, but jared kushner was saying from the beginning, 2017, that instead of having the big meeting between the israelis and palestinians he was going to go country by country by country by country and try to strike different deals between israel and those separate countries. that looks like that's happened. so does this require a reassessment of what jared kushner did over the past four years on the middle east? >> i think a lot of that will come into clearer focus for folks and i think there is some good opportunities there to sort of look -- go back and

hezbollah is estimated to have 14,000 missiles and more than 100,000 rockets, mostly courtesy of iranas mec kensy say -- as mckenzie says, they have the ability to strike very precisely into israel in a way they have not enjoyed in the past. i share this article on the floor today because i believe it captures the reality of our present reality and i encourage all of our colleagues to read it. beyond what ms. wright has laid out above with excellent sources and details, let's not forget iran is a steady fighting partner for the murderous regime in syria, all the while expanding its military footprint along israel's northern border. let's not forget all of this belifnlg rant behavior -- beligerant behavior has escalated despite the ballistic restrictions under u.n. council resolution 2231. resolution 2231 of the united nations was the framework that endorsed the jcpoa and imposed other restrictions. so just think of where iran will go when these restrictions expire next year. they expire under existing law next year. beyond this little alarming aggression throughout the region, within

their connection with hezbollah and the houthis in yemen is probably stronger today than during the jcpoa. after president trump backed out of the jcpoa iran restarted attacks on u.s. troops. iran has been engaged in permanent destabilizing activities in iraq since the outset of that war, but during the period of time we were in the jcpoa they were not shooting directly at u.s. troops. their proxy armies had stood down. once with were outside -- we were outside of the jcpoa, those attacks started again. one rocket sent by a proxy army at a u.s.-staffed base in iraq could have killed 100 u.s. troop members. it just narrowly missed them. the iranians have undertaken attacks against the saudis that they never would have contemplated while jcpoa was in effect. taking action against saudi oil facilities, including a high-profile attack against saudi aramco. their proxy armies similarly are firing at our friends in the gulf. in the last few months we've seen increased level of drone and missile attacks against saudi arabia and u.a.e. from inside yemen. one of my republican colleagues in this bo