In an interview with CBS News Wednesday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said that he is "not calling on any boots on the ground" in Iran.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio clarified his comment yesterday about the timing of the U.S. attack on Iran yesterday, speaking to reporters before briefing Senators on U.S. military strikes in Iran: MANU RAJU,

Kristof: Yeah. Iran has rebuilt its missile program, and so it can attack not only Israel, but also U.S. bases in the area — in Iraq, Qatar and elsewhere. It may not be able to fully close the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil passes, but it could certainly make efforts in that direction and disrupt the transit of oil.

Donald Heflin, a veteran diplomat who now teaches at Tufts University, says the regime is too strong to be brought down by an unarmed population.

Erik Prince on Steve Bannon's "War Room" podcast expresses confusion about President Trump's strategy for intervening in Iran: STEVE BANNON: It seems like it’s not as intense as the strike that ended the 12-day war,