Iran had previously threatened U.S. targets in the region and now blames the United States for the Israeli attacks

Shapiro served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East until January—charged with, among other things, considering scenarios in which tensions between Israel and Iran escalated into all-out war and preparing U.

Comedy Central host said “dealmaker-in-chief” was at fault for being on the verge of striking a deal with the Iran before things went “bomby.”