In the Middle East, Hamas, Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis rebels and other Iranian-backed groups are raising alarms far beyond Gaza’s borders. Former CIA Director and former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the stakes of rising tensions between Iran and Israel, and U.S. strategy in the Middle East. “Is this a tense moment? You bet it is. Is there a danger of escalation in the Middle East? You bet. There's a real danger, particularly now, but at the same time, we have a responsibility to send a clear message that the United States and our allies are not going to simply stand by and allow these attacks to take place without a response,” Panetta says. “I don't think anybody, Iran, the United States, the Houthis, Hezbollah, I don't think they're interested in going into a full scale war, they'll pay a heavy price.” » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc Follow MSNBC Show Blogs MaddowBlog: https://www.msnbc.com/maddowblog ReidOut Blog: https://www.msnbc.com/reidoutblog MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines, as well as commentary and informed perspectives. Find video clips and segments from The Rachel Maddow Show, Morning Joe, The Beat with Ari Melber, Deadline: White House, The ReidOut, All In, Last Word, 11th Hour, and Alex Wagner who brings her breadth of reporting experience to MSNBC primetime. Watch “Alex Wagner Tonight” Tuesday through Friday at 9pm Eastern. Connect with MSNBC Online Visit msnbc.com: https://www.msnbc.com/ Subscribe to the MSNBC Daily Newsletter: https://link.msnbc.com/join/5ck/msnbc-daily-signup Find MSNBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msnbc/ Follow MSNBC on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSNBC Follow MSNBC on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msnbc