development and production of uranium metal. the pushback from these key partners does come as officials in tehran are asking the united nations' nuclear watchdog to avoid publishing details about their nuclear programy could be misinterpreted. over the weekend the country tested a series of ballistic missiles that landed within 100 miles of the uss nimitz. now, iran's foreign minister, mohamed zarif, did respond on twitter saying, quote: while we have not started a war in over 200 years, we don't shy from crushing aggressors. that tweet is a great example of the rhetoric that we've seen going back and forth between washington and tehran. we do know the americans coming to the white house in just a few days are going to be looking to try to restart talks with the iranians, but allies like the israelis are concerned those talks could lead to iran being allowed to continue its nuclear program. neil? neil: trey yingst, thank you very, very much. former deputy assistant attorney general, if you'll indulge me, i want to tap that fine legal brain of yours on this iranian deal that joe biden wants to get back to. that could prove a whole lot easier said than done. legally it would be a mess, wouldn't it? >