ok, let's bring in joe reuben, he's a former us deputy assistant secretary of state. he's joining us by skype from chevy. chase in maryland. just outside washington, d. c. good. happy with us. on our 0. there was a lot of stuff, talked at this nato some that was just a box ticking exercise or was this something tangible taken away from this? rob, it's great to be with you. and certainly there are always boxes to be take to diplomatic meetings related to climate change and trade, the economy, obviously the security arrangements in afghan, it's dan and dealing with russia. but there is a bigger picture vision here for president biden in, for the nato partners, which is to say that the alliance is strong, and that it's where there's some difficult years in the political pressures against it. and that it's not going anywhere and sending a message as a result of that to russia in particular. and of course, also to, to china and other competitors that the western democracies that are represented in this alliance aren't going to change their tune just yet. there wasn't reall

joe reuben is a former us deputy assistant secretary of state. he says it was important for the u . s. president, to show that nato allies are united there is a bigger picture vision here for president biden in, for the nato partners, which is to say that the alliance is strong. and that it's whether some difficult years in the political pressures against it. and that it's not going anywhere and sending a message as a result of that to russia in particular. and of course, also to, to china and other competitors. jo buying has come out a very strong in talking about russia. but what does that mean for germany, for example, with its energy trade with russia? well, that's a little more complicated, but i think that the general direction in pushing and identifying who can go, how far within the light is critical. and that takes diplomatic skill, not through joe biden has been showing on this trip. it's an over the risk that they're seeing very clearly right now from an a perspective, not necessarily a direct military comp, which is what they're calling to. we're not in any way shape or

and joe biden has been speaking about those there strikes during a meeting with the outgoing israeli president reuben riffling at the white house. he reiterated the u. s. policy on iran room. we'll never get a nuclear weapon on my watch as they say. and, and i directed last night air strikes, targeting sites used by the rainy back militia groups responsible for the tax on us personal rack. and i have that authority in your article too. and even those up in the hills who are reluctant to acknowledge that have acknowledged that the case of the syrian government news agency says the international coalition military base and they're as or has been attacked. the base is near the l. omar oil field local sources told al jazeera that a missiles hit the base, there are no reports of casualties. italy's foreign minister has proposed a setting up an international task force, the counter, the threat of iso across africa. it's been backed by the us secretary of state, at a meeting in rome, of members of the global coalition to defeat the armed group. i still as made, major gains in recent weeks in a jury of this,