He previously served as Special Advisor on the Middle East to Vice President Kamala Harris and as Iran Team Chief at the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The United States has attacked Iran. Just days after suggesting he might delay any American military action for weeks,

The United States attacked three Iranian nuclear sites. Iran launched more missiles at Israel and vowed to defend itself.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that any military action by the U.S. in the escalating war with Israel would be "very, very dangerous for everybody."