James Clapper: “I think it is clearly a factor on their mind. As the screws have gotten tighter, I think they clearly are seeing the…”

I think right now, they're assessing the administration -- that's the National Security Council specifically, is assessing the impacts of this first round of strikes.

Ties with Tehran offer some regional governments a means of staking an independent position on Iran, thereby mitigating its isolation while also attempting to extract Iranian financial aid and investment for economic and social projects.

Well, Anderson, that's exactly right. And this is what this whole issue boils down to, is will to fight.

I think the reason they were taken off the list was to provide an inducement or motivation for them to agree to some sort of ceasefire.