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today is an historic day sealing the deal - rain agrees to limit its nuclear programme in exchange for an end to crippling economic sanctions. the agreement signalling a shift in middle east politics. iranians flood the streets of tehran in celebration. hopeful for a brighter future. but many of iran's neighbours remain skeptical of their sworn enemy. >> what a stunning historic
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mistake and the battle lines are drawn in the u.s. with opponents on capitol hill and beyond. >> if it's as bad a deal as i think it is at the moment, we'll do everything to stop it. >> president obama says he's ready for the fight. >> i'll veto any legislation that prevents the implementation of this report tonight, inside the deal. here is john seigenthaler and antonio mora we begin with what iranian president hassan rouhani said was a new chapter history, a landmark agreement between iran the u.s. and five powers. the deal limits iran's nuclear ability for more than a decade removing two-thirds of iran's existing centrifuges used to enrich iranian and allows international inspectors to monitor sites. in exchange sanctions will be
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lifted, only after inspectors verified that iran is living up to the agreement. the deal represents a major diplomatic agreement for president obama, but the president must convince allies in the middle east and detractors in washington that the deal is not what is blasted as a cap ittualation to iran. james bays has more. >> reporter: the moment agreement was reached. after hours of intense negotiations into the night, the key players said it was an historic deal. the opponents believed it was a dangerous mistake. even a main negotiator admitted it was very much a compromise agreement. >> we are reaching an agreement that is not perfect for anyone but it is what we could accomplish, and it is on an important achievement for all of us.
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>> reporter: within minutes action - president obama making it clear it congress tries to block the deal he'll abbing. >> so i will veto any implementation to prevent this deal. >> reporter: it's not clear if it was coordinated in advance, but after his iranian counterpart followed suit. >> translation: today is a new beginning, the beginning of a new n trend, the beginning of happiness, hope and a better future for people. and a beginning to accelerated development. >> reporter: the e.u. foreign policy chief told al jazeera the deal could go beyond the nuclear file and contribute to positive change in the middle east. >> i'm convinced that the political will of the iranian leadership is there to try to use the window of opportunity that we have to build trust in a constructive way. iran has an historical
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opportunity to show constructive engagement. and a readiness to play positive rolls in the region. >> reporter: the last ticking point played out in the hotel were about lifting u.n. sanctions. the most controversial compromises was a decision that the arms embargo on iran could be lifted within five years, and the restriction on the ballistic missiles in eight years, with the u.s. congress starting a 60 day review. you can expect these will be the most scrutinized parts of this deal. now, critics are already attacking one part of the deal in particular. it allows iran to challenge the timing of inspections by the international atomic energy agency. the u.s. pressed for inspections without notice, but that is not in the agreement released today. national security correspondent jamie mcintyre is in washington with more.
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>> reporter: well, a big part of this agreement, a lynch pip is what is called verification, also known as transparency and any time anywhere inspections. it's something that the president indicated would be in the agreement. here is what he said this morning. >> that means this deal is not built on trust. it is built on verification. inspectors will have 24/7 access to iran's key nuclear facilities. >> reporter: let's take a look at what the agreement says. if you go to section 78, it says if the two sides are unable to reach a satisfactory arrangement within 14 days, joint coalition by a vote of five of the eight members will advise how to resolve the concern. process of consultation will not exceed seven days and iran will be implemented by three
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additional days. if you add that up that's 24 days between the time iran challenged an inspection and when they have to grand access. a lot of critics here in washington are saying that does not amount to unfettered access to the sites. today, during testimony at the d house foreign affairs committee, a congressman, ted poewe from texas quipped in 24 days you could probably hide the grand canyon. that's one thing that critics will focus in on. that didn't seem to be too much of a concern to the white house releasing pictures of president obama congratulating his chief negotiator john kerry on the phone. john kerry in vienna the president with his white house security team and seen discussing the outcomes of the negotiations with the team. the obama see it is as a major achievement of american
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diplomacy. >> joining us now is the executive director of the american iranian council. good to have you back as predicted. we have a deal but critics are saying that it does not dismantle iran's nuclear programme as a few officials promised before the negotiations got under way. it leaves iran as a threshold state. none of that matters if iran doesn't want a nuclear bomb. if there wasn't a smoking gun, we would have had if in. past 12 years -- we would have it had in the past 12 years. the fact that there hasn't been viable indication in iran is seeking nuclear weapons, in that iran is trying to make sure that they can build trust with the world, international committee and ensure the programme is peaceful. and ensure that it gives
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verifiable measures and you can make sure iran remains a nuclear power, but not nuclear weapons. >> critics argue iran doesn't deserve the trust. >> what you are talking about is the possible military dimension issue. an issue for what iran may have violated before any of these negotiations started, predating 2003. that has actually been hammered out within the comprehensive nuclear file. >> president obama said this deal is not based on trust or verification. as we heard, jamie mcintyre said that the deal seems to fall short of the any time anywhere inspections that the west wanted. >> we have to understand the complexities of the negotiations, and what is available to international groups in terms of treaties and
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oversight of the programme. iran's current nuclear facilities are under 24/7 monitoring under the nuclear watchdog, and the president obama indicated that that this will be based on verification. and from the measures implemented, there's no way iran can divert missiles material to a co-ert provision without detection. >> what about iran's neighbours behind israel which has been vocal. the saudis have been vocal. no official comment. but we have seen reports, they believe it's an historic miscalculation. could it lead to a nuclear race in the middle east. and the saudis indicated previously, a few months ago that if the deal happens, they want the same deal that iranians got. and iranians responded by saying the measures we have taken goes
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beyond the treaty and more than happy where everyone adheres to these matters. >> the arms embargo will be lifted in a couple of years are are you concerned with the new money going into iran, access to weapons for iran could be more destabilizing from the middle east. >> the roelty on the ground is that saudi arabia spends -- reality on the ground is saudi arabia spends five times more than iran on the defense budget. the iranians spend 2 g.d.p. on defense. with more money coming into the covers there's so many socioeconomic issues to tackle. >> do you think this will be an opening for iran to the west beyond the agreement. foreign minister mohammad javad zarif said it was a new chapter, and the e.u. secretary said it
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would be positive. >> i'm optimistic and i hope that it leads to that. good to have you with us again. thank you. >> antonio. president obama spoke by telephone with israel's prime minister binyamin netanyahu. the white house said the president tried to reassure binyamin netanyahu, that the deal removes the spectre of the nuclear international arm. earlier, binyamin netanyahu called the agreement a mistake of historic proportions. imtiaz tyab is in jerusalem. >> hours before the nuclear deal with global powers was formally announced. israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu made a televised statement denouncing the agreement. >> this is a bad mistake. of historic proportions. >> he then made a second dress later in the day after reviewing the deal and criticism were more pointed. >> the world is a more dangerous
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place today than it was yesterday. >> binyamin netanyahu is under pressure by politicians at home who blame him for failing to prevent the deal. they accused him of straining ties with president obama, saying it consistent help influence deals. >> after 10 years, president obama will not be the president. no one knows who will be the president, probably two or three replace each other in this period of time. to what extent will they be committed to stop iran if they try to go nuclear. >> in west jerusalem israelis were universal in the criticism of the deal. >> now they'll get more money, fund more terrorism and made everything so bad. >> iran, like north korea, cannot be trusted, and i hope
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that the u.s. congress, the house of representatives and the senate. will go over this agreement very carefully. >> the united states congress, having 60 days to review the agreement. they'll use that time to pressure allies in the republican and democrat parties to reject it. president obama said he would veto a deal. the agreement has achieved a rare show of political consensus here in israel. politicians from across the spectrum criticized the deal saying any kind of nuclear programme poses an existential threat. with the accord call lot certain to hold there's little they can do about it patrick klossen is the director of research at the
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washington institute of near east politicians, he signed an open letter to president obama expressing concerns about the deal falling short. patrick, did the deal fall short, is it bad? >> it's a 159 page deal. secretary of state john kerry denied today that one of the people benefitting from sanctions is the head of iran's kuds force, which the end of the day, indeed, his name is on the list. so if secretary of state john kerry doesn't know everything in the deal i don't we'll have to look at the deal in great detail. it's a complicated package. >> it's real complicated, but is it a bad deal? >> we don't know yet. the question is how the deals can come together and what iran can do. >> you were concerned enough about the deal to send a letter
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to the president of the united states, do you think he listened to your concerns? >> well, frankly, yes. we heard from any number of people in the legislation that the administration was quite interested in showing that they had met the criteria that we set out. >> all right. so you had a chance to absorb some of what you heard about this deal. in your opinion, what does the dat leave out? >> exactly how we are doing to sop iran causing instability in the middle east that we are afraid they'll do. the reason we want to stop them we are afraid what they'll do with nuclear weapons. if it turns out iran will do all the destabilizing things without nuclear weapons, because it feels it has a deal that establishes itself as the
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regional power, then we have not accomplished as much as we hope itted could. . >> is it possible that congress will cause the deal to go down. >> it would be unfortunate if the deal became another element in the partisan warfare in washington. because then people abroad will not be sure if the deal will last if there's a president in another party. it will be better to find ways to have the deal work well for america's interests. meaning we have to make comprehensive interests. making sure iran causing trouble outside the nuclear deal are checked to make the deal better e. >> is this about trust, how do you trust iran? >> it's clear that the iranians don't trust us, we don't trust the iranians, that's why there's a 195 page agreement.
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the two sides were not satisfied with statements of germ principals. they got down into the details. that means we signed up for 15 years of squab lings. we don't trust each other. and we'll fight for 15 years about who is violating the agreement, who is following it are we respecting the spirit, all those sorts of things. >> we'll watch and read, thank you, patrick. >> thank you. next on our special report - the battle over the iran deal beginning in washington d.c. >> lawmakers have 60 days to vote for or against it. it may be symbolic we look at history of hostility between iraq and united states. and why it's hoped today's developments pave the way for change. and we'll look at reaction from political leaders around the
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world, like vladimir putin.
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an al jazeera special report - iran - inside the deal - continues this is the scene in tehran thousands of iranians took to the streets to celebrate the historic breakthrough. people were dancing, waving victory signs and honking importance in their guitars. >> hardliners in rain say negotiators david to western depends. erica woods has the later. >> reporter: in the front papers, it is devoted to sanctions. people are happy it see an end
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to economic prosecution. >> every iranian will be happy, they went through a lot. my special opinion it that i wish they had done this sooner so people wouldn't have to go through the difficulties. >> for sure it's a good feeling, removing the sanctions that put a lot of pressure on the country. maybe people would say everything is okay. you can see the effects on people. >> not everyones shares the positive approach. negotiations drag on for a reason. there are some in iran that take a harder line, considering the nuclear issue a matter of sovereignty, a right they should be able to pursue without outside interference. it's a political issue that hassan rouhani and his negotiating team had to handle carefully at home, and internationally. >> when he ran for the president in 2013, hassan rouhani vowed to negotiate an end to the sanctions that were hurting the
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iranian people. he also promised not to crumble in the days of western demand. there'll be a lot of discussion from inside iran now the deal is done it has support from the top. because as with any major political decision in iran nothing goes ahead without the approval of the supreme leader ayatollah khamenei. >> there'll be scrutiny in iran about the deal. she'll stick to it because they see the deal - it's success. it's not something that is bad. it's iran traded transparency for sanction relief. and that trade is fair in general opinion in iran. >> it's a chief negotiator showing that it is not a perfect
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deal, but help the economy in the process. we are joined via skype from tehran tehran, a journalist. good to have you with us. the reaction in tehran teems to be a celebration, we have been seeing pictures of people partying. the rehabilitation is overwhelmingly positive to the deal. of course it is positive. because people have been working for the moment. they voted for the president to make sure the deal will be done in the nick of time. now the president has delivered on election captain promises. if he wants a standoff with the united states and they are more than happy to see relations have been set gan iran and the united states. this is an historic moment for
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them. and cer wit possessing an important occasion history. >> the foreign minister said that he wants to change the relationship with the west. is it real stick to thing that will happen given on friday iranians from on the ship... they were out there demonstrating against israel and burning the israeli flags. >> they don't represent the last elections. now that the government has had this huge victory against heart liners, i have no doubt whatsoever, they stand to win the next elections. let's not forget that they also choose the leader. >> you don't thing the
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hardliners could scuttle the deal. >> absolutely. how can i put it. no one has the guts to say no to the deal. at the parliament law-makers are concerned about the political life than the situation on the ground. they want to stay in the parliament. they can sure the seats if they get along with a new development in the country, that is going to open the country to the rest of the world. they stand to lose. if they say no to this deal they don't have any life in the next government or parliament. >> getting out of this crisis is apparent to iranians. the economy struggled in the face of sanctions. if iran is so happy about the deal it may not be a good deal
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for the west. >> let's not forget that terrorism and extremism will destroy the middle east. iran is more than hope to help america clear the mess in iraq and skierio. they have to wait. we need to wait and see how the relationship will evolve through time. make no smash. if america wants to win the war against door. it has no option but to rely on iran. it's the only reliable part in the region that can help with the commitment. >> i have never shown much of an inclination to do that. >> we don't have the eggs with the united states. now this is showing up. this is happening. america has to take the
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opportunity and roim iran to the international community. if i'm able to show flexibility and mutual trust, i have no doubt whatsoever is the first think it will do is defeat the hardliners in iran and encourage the government commit more to resolving the ongoing crisis in iraq and syria. >> i hope your optimism is well-founded. good to have your perspective from tehran thank you. >> it's no surprise that today's deal with iran is an issue in the race for the white house. republican hopefuls are slamming the agreement, that is next. the concern how the deal could expand iran's influence around the middle east. pass pass
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the neglect. >> are they betraying your trust? >> it's a for-profit business.
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>> it it is a step away from the spectre of conflict and towards the possibility of peace. >> u.s. and world powers reach a deal on iran's nuclear programme. the country will limit the nuclear capabilities in exchange for crippling economic sanctions. >> iranians hopeful for the future. flood the streets in celebration. iran's neighbours are skeptical of their sworn enemy. what a stunning historic mistake. >> why the fight continues on capital hill. >> he's ready for the fight.
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i'll veto legislation this prevents the implementation of this deal. >> tonight on al jazeera america special report - iran inside the deal. here an antonio mora and john seigenthaler. >> evening everyone, an historic agreement in vienna today. six world powers led by the united states finally reached an agreement with iran to curb the country's nuclear capabilities for the next decade. in exchange western powers will drop sanctions allowing iran to rejoin international financial systems and sell more oil. congress has 60 days to review the deal. the rain is facing opposition from allies, and disements, arguing that it is not enough, and will strengthen iran's destabilizing influence in the region. congress vouz congress vows to rejelent the deal, but it may be limited.
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>> we'll fight hard to fight this agreement. >> reporter: the ink on the agreement was did barely dry, already some were ready to oppose it. >> it appears to fall short of the goal that we thought was trying to be achieved which was that iran would not be a nuclear state. >> that view expressed by the rubian leader of the isn'tiate -- republican leader of the senate was shared with the dealer of the house. >> it will hand a dangerous regime billions of declaration in sanctions relief. >> reporter: congress voted itself into the process in may. passing a bill requiring the white house to prevent any deal from capitol hill. members from congress can't scuttle the deal. if they disapprove they can scrutle the president from lifting -- scuttle the president
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from lifting sanctions. president obama promised to veto such a deal. >> this senator agreed with that bill. >> here is what we'll do. in the next 60 days we'll go through this in great detail have a thoughtful deliberate process. my guess is based on timings, we'll have hearings in the next 2-3 weeks and likely we'll vote when we return from recess. >> there was a demrims on what hearings may look like. talk about timing. the house foreign affairs committee had a scheduled rearing on "the implications of a nuclear agreement with iran. talk turned to the deal announced hours earlier. one of the big concerns is whether the agreement is verifiable. will the international community determine if iran is cheating. and there's a worry that the obama administration gave away too much.
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>> saddened. thickened. frustrated over the deal. >> reporter: others argue that it may not be perfect, but it deserves a chance. >> the deal was struck this morning, for god's sake. we haven't talked to scientists gone to the aie, gone to vienna or talked to our partners that's our responsibility as partners. >> reporter: a thought echoed by the top democrat in the senate. >> it's 100 pages long i haven't read it. what i'm going to do and i recommend this to all senators, let's find out what we have first. as you can imagine, the 2016 presidential field waved no time joining the debate over the deal. >> david shuster joins us with more. they got very vocal quickly. >> let's start with the democratic presidential candidates. hillary clinton chose her words carefully, but she supports the
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agreement. this is an important step that puts the lid on iran's nuclear programme, and it will unable us then to turn our attention, as it must, to doing what we can with other partners in the region and beyond to try to prevent and contain iran's other bad actions. >> fellow democratic bernie sanders said he wants to see the details. the senate issued a statement saying the agreement is a victory for diplomacy over sabre rattling and good send the united states into another never-ending war. there was uniform criticism and anger. billionaire businessman donald trump leading the polls noted that inspectors would not have
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unfettered access. here he is speaking to n.b.c. news. >> any time anywhere, we should be able to scope. we should go in and inspect. if you don't have that you have nothing. you know the iranians will sheet. >> the deal was called intengs, jed bush added: -- was called dangerous, jed bush added: marco rubio said if he is elected president he'll reimpose sanctions on the regime until it is willing to abandon nuclear ambitions. scott walker said: all pledged to comb through the details and make the analysis again after they did that. >> thank you. jam eel is a former consult,
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chief council and senior advisor for the senate committee on foreign relations. you think congress should relate the deal. tells why. >> thanks for having me. the thing about the deal is it looks good on the outside. there's a lot of elements to it that appear to meet some of the goals that congress and the president set out. the truth of the matter is the devil is in the details. there are elements that are problematic. iran continues research on centrifuges. key olympic games in the iranian -- players in the iranian regime involved in the nuclear programme and other matters will have sanctions lived. some from the e.u., some from the united states. iran maintains the ability to enrich uranium, and the truth of the matter is na iran has already mastered the nuclear fuel cycle. what it doesn't talk about, and what they need time and space to
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do is come up with a valid design and build delivery vehicles. >> you are saying that iran wants to guy time, right? >> that's exactly right. the truth of the matter is that iran has the vibilityy to develop enriched uranium, they'll take a look at that. assuming they comply. what they need is space to build a war head and ballistic missiles. this will give them a time space and money to do that. >> what should congress do. you have been on the hill, how will this play out? >> sure. well look, congress will take a closer look at the deal. the devil is in the details, it's a long document. i spent a little time going through it. congress will look at it closely. the senate and house foreign affairs committee will dig in deep and have hearings and will vote. i think at the end of the day there'll be a majority in both
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houses that will reject the deal. the approximately will veto the rejection, we'll see what happens affidavits. >> could congress stop the deal? >> congress has the ability, if it overrides the president's veto, it can take away the authority given to the president to wave the sanctions. in this situation the president can waive and implement the deal. it requires a veto prove majority. >> if they can't get it what happens, and what position does that leave the united states and the world in in your opinion? >> yes look it's a very challenging situation. if congress votes against the deal, which assist likely too, it takes a lot of political strength out from the deal. as it should. it's not a today deal for the united states. celebrations are taking place in tehran, and what president hassan rouhani said. >> i was going to say, you can
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hear the political candidates a lot of them screaming bloody murder. i mean, they are angry about the deal. they are upset about the deal. should politics play a big role on whether or not the deal on iran is nuclear. >> absolutely not. this should be a policy decision. is this a good deal for the united states, and the president said that no deal is better than a bad deal. they have reached a bad deal. we gave up every major element. we asked for them to close out fordos. we said any time there was access to military sights we would manage access. the deal is between 8-15 years at the outside. it was only in 2003 that we learned about iran's nuclear
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programme. and it's been 10 years since that. that is a problem for us. >> we'll see what happens. good to have you in the programme. thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. >> with the iran nuclear deal done activists say it's time to turn essential to human rights violations next why the situation could get worse before it gets better and a look at how the relationship between the u.s. and iran how it went downhill more than six decades ago.
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[ ♪♪ ] >> announcer: an al jazeera special report iran - inside the deal - tips. welcome back. some critics of the nuclear deal point to the human rights record. >> by most acts tehran is holding hundreds of political prisoners, including three americans. >> reporter: many activists are
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welcoming the deal as a way to promote peace. now they say they should prioritise human rights. >> a lot of still rights activists in the country should be hopeful that once a deal is reached, the space, political space for civil society will open up. >> reporter: they say the situation is dire the special reporter on humans rights in iran reported a surge in executions, more than 750 last year. hundreds of political prisoners are beyond bars, including journalists, lawyers and activists. opposition leaders have been under house arrest since 2011. there are still at least three iranian americans in prison. 'washington post' correspondent had his third hearing in an espionage trial on monday. >> this type of detention is hurting him.
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it's hurting his family we want him on wail. -- on bail. >> the pastor is serving eight years in prison allegedly for holding private gatherings, the former head is charged with esby onnage. the family said in a statement: retired fbi agent robert levinson went missing in iran in 2007 >> there's not a day that goes by when we don't thing of him, how much he must be suffering, and what we can do to bring him home. >> activists say human rights may bet worse before it gets better. but they hope in the long run, bringing iran out of international isolation will force the world to pressure it
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to improve its human rights record. >> the international community can pay attention and focus on human rights situation, and use the leverage that it has in terms of political and economic leverage to push tehran and stand by human rights obliges. >> president barack obama says sanctions in relation to human right matters will remain in place. today it's hoping for human rights between the two countries. >> ali velshi reports. >> there's a history of the hostility between iran and the united states that spans decades. for americans that history dated to 1979. there was more chanting and shouting today. that's when radical students fired up by the revolution.
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stormed the u.s. embassy in tehran and took 52 americans hostage. >> the capacity lasted 244 address. for iranians hostilities with the u.s. started quarter of a century earlier, when prime minister led an elected government at a time when iran was experimenting with democracy. yet at the height of the cold war, the u.s. opposed mosadic because of plans to nationalize iran's oil industry. back then it was dominated by british interests, u.s. leaders accused him of being a communist. his crime was he was saying that this money we get from the oil is not enough. we need more. >> iran was only getting 16% of what the british said they were making in profits off oil sales. saudi arabia and venezuela were both getting 50%. >> in 1953 the c.i.a.
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orchestrated the remove of a democratically elected president. and put the shah in control. over time, the hatred for the shah grew deep. they occupied a building here referred to as a ten of spies. >> by 1979 iran was in the throws of an islamic revolution. popular protests led by iran's senior muslim clerics deposed the shah, denouncing the role in supporting him. up until that point america never faced off against a political force using islam. >> things came to a head when protesters breached the walls of the american tendency in iran. they justified the assault on
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fears that the u.s. may support a coup bringing the shores back to shower. diplomatic relations were severed. in the 1980s, iran accrued the u.s. of backing saddam hussein during the war. in 1988, the u.s.s. vinsnse shot down an iran passenger shet. the u.s. never formally apologised for the attack. despite the bad blood, most iranians we talked to say they like americans, just not american foreign policy. i like american muscle cars. i don't hate america. 77 years passed since the revolution. the current people you see 40 years or younger, very have no memory of the shah's regime,
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they don't have a memory of americans doing bad things. now we have nuclear negotiations. >> thou that a deal on iran's nuclear negotiation is in place with the u.s. and other world powers some hope that is signals a new direction in hostility, it will not happen overnight. >> ali velshi joins us. this narrative, this difference in narrative for the iranians and the americans, how big a part does that play in the identity of the average iranian? >> i have to tell you, it's the something most striking part of the two weeks in iran. when you go from the west you have a narrative that i read about. for the average american. this starts in 1979 with the overthrow of the shah and instatement of the islamic republic and clergy. that is not the starting point
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for iranians it is in the early part of the 20th century, the brits rain the oil operations giving them 16% venezuelan were getting 50%, saudis 50%. they wanted 50% from the british government. they said "no way, it's 1953 after world war ii we have to build our country, you are a bunch of ingrates. a guy runs for office. and he says i'm going to nationalize the oil company. he wins he nationalizes the country. the americans say i don't have a dog in this hunt. i'm not interested in getting involved in this. the communists are going take over iran. that's all the americans needed to here. in 1979, as far as many iranians
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see it they got the democracy back. that's the difference in the narrative. it's hard to have a negotiation or interplay between people, who have the same things that happen. it's not a problem when we talk about one series of events humany taking over and the u.s.s. "vincenz" was 27 years ago. seems like it's almost ancient the history used against the minister. >> it's something that slipped from my consciousness and i see the billboards around the city. it shows a ship firing a missile. it was 1958 that they shut down a passenger airliner. from southern iran to dubai. you know, those - it's like a 9/11 to the iranians, they
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remember it, it was an accident. the u.s. never apologised but provided documentation. these things get stuck. they are looking for agreement, understanding that the iranians have a reason to does trust the u.s. even though this deal is largely going to be seen as positive, it's not going to be the beginning of a friendship. a lot of things will happen. sent the realities of their history, and maybe one day there can be a productive relationship between them. >> good to have an historical perspective on how iranians look at the united states between the two countries. >> thanks. >> coming up next in our special report news outlets across the globe react to the nuclear deal. and concerns easing economic
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sanctions could increase iran's destabilizing influence.
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al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. now the global view segment. the reaction to news. the focus is the iran deal. the jerusalem "post" offers this peace, saying that the deal will most likely cause tensions between the u.s. and israel and between president obama and prime minister binyamin netanyahu. it also falls to binyamin netanyahu for leaving israel marginalized and left out of the negotiations and this from the israeli newspaper writing that it will allow iran to interfere in syria, saying that sanctions will free up billions. and that the deal could reduce international criticisms of iran
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said roll in syria. the website offers this tape titled the real works starts now. >> the deal is touted as historic, but more work needs to be done before it becomes history. one of the biggest hurdles is the u.s. congress. some leaders in the middle east worry that the deal could be strengthened. >> reporter: with this historic nuclear agreement iranians can throw all the chain of sanctions. exports are expected to sky rocked. billions in trade and invest in sectors such as oil, aviation housing and technology. >> it was a gold hin. >> it has a huge population it has an able citizenry that can work and be creative and do more than manual labour.
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it has a strong regional link. it has years and years of missed opportunities to make up for it. >> reporter: it could be a new era for iran in terms of a reconfigured role. amid the sanctions. iran is the main shi'a power broker in the middle east is backing the rebel houthis pushing the president into exile, drawing support through the saudi-led coalition. the primary rival in the region a critic of a nuclear deal. iran extended its reach in iraq. it is i'm training fighters in the battle against i.s.i.l. it's propping up the government with money, weapons and manpower. the shia armed group in
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hezbollah sent fighters to the syrian front line. the political analyst says if saudi arabia and the golf cooperation council continue to take a stance the incident could be contained. >> it will vastly expand in economic fields, technological fields. the iranians were advanced. social and cultural tourism and education. and the back of that you'll get a strong political new relationship. >> now that the u.s. and iran reached a detente, iran's supposition is expected to shift in the middle east. how can't be predicted we'll take a closer look at the israeli perspective tomorrow on al jazeera america former israeli prime minister ehud barak discusses the deal on the morning news 8:30 eastern.
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