joining us now for more is nbc's chief foreign correspondent, richard engel. richard, i didn't expect to have you back on the show so soon after talking with you last night on a totally different matter. thanks for joining us on short notice tonight to help us through this. >> reporter: not a problem. and i was speaking a short while ago with a senior u.s. official with direct knowledge of this. this was a message to iran and iranian-backed militias, according to this official. and the message was that the united states will no longer tolerate harassment, will no longer tolerate attacks, rocket attacks, missile attacks, and particularly, the attack on erbil earlier this month was seen as something of a watershed moment. so, this was a message that times have changed, that even though president biden wants to negotiate with iran, this administration does not want to be bullied, does not want to be pushed around, and is not going to accept increased military action that put u.s. personnel and allies at risk. so, this was a strong message. it was described to me

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