this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following major breaking news here in the nation's capital. it's late night in geneva switzerland right now. a deal has been reached involving iran and six world powers over tehran's nuclear program. let's go to cnn's national security correspondent joining us from geneva right now. we're trying to connect with jim. but if he is not there, candy croley has been with us in washington. these talks are going way into the night. it's early morning in geneva,

switzerland but there is a deal between iran and the six powers, the five permanent members of the u.n. security council and germany. they worked hard on this deal. it will be very, very controversial. we are standing by to hear from the president of the united states. he is scheduled to address the nation in about 15 minutes from now. but let's give our viewers here in the united states and around the world perspective on what is going on. >> wow. first of all the u.s. and iran have not had a relationship, basically, of any sort, certainly not official since 1979. we're in the month of the anniversary of the taking hostage of americans in the u.s. empty in tehran. i want to slip in a little bit of news. we are also expecting to see a signing ceremony that will include u.s. secretary of state, the other signees to this, and in particular we're expecting to

hear from the eu foreign policy chief. so we will also have that coming up. and our jim acosta reporting from the white house quoting as i'm looking here a senior administration official who gives this outline of the deal. that it will halt progress of all nuclear programs, including iraq. that -- that is the name, it's not iraq the country but the name of a heavy water nuclear reactor that is still in the building stage. so we'll have to see what it stops. it halts progress of that and neutralizes the 20% stockpile and that is where they try to enrich the uranium 20%. that's what you need for building nuclear weapons and provide for intrusive inspections. there is no recognition of iran's right to enrich uranium. that was very important to the

iranians. we'll see how that worked out. the u.s. doesn't recognize anybody's right to enrich uranium which is needed for nuclear weapons. sanctions still enforced. we do know that some have been passed by congress so the president couldn't agree to that any way. it will be interesting to see. i think we had earlier heard that there is about $100 billion worth of sanctions against iraq and this might release over time 8 or $9 billion worth. you know as well as i do we expect huge push back from israel and saudi arabia. >> you know, candy, this will be very controversial, this deal. not only the israelis and not only the saudis and the united

arab emirates but other friendly countries in the arab world were worried that any easing of sanctions would backfire and would undermine the effort to get iran to end its nuclear program. so there's going to be pushback from members of congress as well. not only republicans but there's a bunch of democrats who have been skeptical about this deal as well. the secretary of state, john kerry, the president of the united states, barack obama, they will have to convince the skeptics this is a good deal. let's go to geneva, jim sciutto you have been there all day. it has been going on and on and on. we expected a deal, not necessarily -- it's after 4 a.m. in geneva right now. is that right, jim? >> it is. it just passed 4:00 a.m. there were doubts, wolf, right up to the final minutes.

a lot of talks how they were 98% the way there. but that last 2% were some of the most difficult issues from the beginning of the talks, including a definition of iran's right to enrich. iran demanding it and u.s. officials saying they don't recognize that right. and clearly they have found middle ground. it was right up to the minute when there were doubts suppressed by both sides they would come to an agreement. >> there is a sense that the new president of iran, this is the sense that u.s. officials and the obama officials have president rouhani and they are a bit more moderate than ahmendinejad and this may been historic opportunity going back to '79-'80. and the president made that phone call to president rouhani

when he was leaving new york. take us behind the scenes among secretary kerry and his aides are they confident the new government any ran is capable of making major concessions as far as the nuclear program is concerned? >> they are. and what they have been saying leading up to the talks they are going into this with their eyes open. they have to have it proven to them that iran is going to make these deals. including the iraq heavy water facility, which is a plutonium facility, one step below weapons grade. no recognition, according to a senior administration official of a formal right to enrich and the most severe sanctions, those are going to remain in place and the relief will come in

unfreezing assets overseas. and these are serious concessions. if we were speaking two or three months ago before rouhani was elected, these would have been considered very farfetched. i think the administration, you'll find them making a case that this administration in iran is making concessions. this is just the beginning of the talks for an end game and the proof in the pudding will come when they get to the end game. >> certainly substantial and certainly dramatic. it's not every night that the president of the united states at 10:15 p.m. eastern announces he will be making an address from the white house to the american people. it is a dramatic and important development, extremely historic and strategic if it does result in a major change in

u.s.-iranian relationship. the controversy will be the easing of the international sanctions on iran during the six-month interim period. some will criticize the administration for going it saying it's going to encourage the iranians to go forward. others will say the architecture of the sanctions remain in place if the iranians cheat like the north koreans did. the architecture, you will hear that a lot from secretary kerry and presumably from the president himself. i think barbara starr is with us. barbara, are you there? unfortunately she's not with us yet. jim sciutto is with us in geneva and candy crowly is in washington. we are expecting to hear from the president of the united states. an agreement has been reached in

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that's why they deserve... a brake dance. get 50% off new brake pads and shoes. this is cnn breaking news. >> i'm wolf blitzer. we're watching breaking news an agreement has been reached in geneva switzerland between iran and the five members of the u.n. security councils and germany. an agreement to deal with iran's nuclear program. the international community will ease some of the painful sanctions that have been imposed on iran other these past several

years. sanctions that have brought iran to the table in geneva. we'll see what happens over the next few months. the president of the united states getting ready to address the nation and the world from the white house momentarily. secretary of state john kerry will provide more details on this agreement with the foreign ministers. they have been negotiating with the foreign minister of iran. candy crowly is here with me in washington. jim sciutto let's go back to you. will they say this is a six-month interim deal? is that the way this is being billed? >> we believe it will be an interim deal. we don't know it will be six months. and it's interesting i should note there is already a disagreement in the description of the terms of the deal out there. one official saying that the right to enrich is recognized

and the u.s. has said there is no official recognition of the right to enrich. which may be the ambiguity that the west is willing to say they rannian people have the private to have a peaceful nuclear program. whereas this is important for the iranians to feel they have that right recognizes. they can claim it but we don't dismiss or deny that. this may be how they squared that circle making both sides happier. the key question, really leading up to these talks. >> the president of the united states, we're told originally 10:15 p.m. eastern. he will be making a statement to the american people and to the world on this historic agreement that has been reached now with iran. jim acosta is joining us now. you are getting more details on

what we might hear from the president? >> it's what candy and jim were reporting earlier is what i heard from the senior administration official that this does halt the progress of iran's nuclear program including that key nuclear program. and this administration official also emphasizing it will provide for intrusive inspections. and as jim was talking about they say this deal does not recognize a right to enrich. as we are about to hear the president speak we will hear a heat watching dose of caution from this president letting the congress and the american people know this is a test from iran. we heard this from jay carney for the last couple weeks. he has been repeating this in the briefing room that basically

the core sanction architecture will remain in place and some sanctions on the edges of what is applied on iran and what has really been bringing to bear a lot of economic pain on that country and bringing them to this point that most of the sanctions will remain in place. i think you will hear the president emphasize that tonight. and one thing that jay carney has mentioned time and again is that these sanctions can be turned on and off like a spigot. this is a test for iran. if iran is not holding up its end of the bargain, expect president obama to say they can be cranked back up. >> everybody stand by for a moment. we will get a two-minute warning from the white house. we'll take a quick break. much more of the news right after this. avo: the volkswagen "sign then drive" sales event is back. which means it's never been easier to get a new passat,

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this is cnn breaking news. >> welcome back to this historic coverage. a deal has been reached with iran on its nuclear program, a deal involving the five permanent members of the u.n. security council plus germany. the united states represented by secretary of state john kerry. the negotiations continuing until the last half hour or 45 minutes ago when they announced a deal was reached. president obama will address the nation and the world from the white house. others will follow up and make a

statement as well. explaining this is a six-month interim arrangement. there will be an easing of international sanctions during this period. but if iran cheats, the sanctions will be reimposed very, very quickly. that's the bottom line message we'll hear from president obama momentarily. all of the reporters are standing by. jim sciutto in geneva, candy crowly in washington. and jim acosta in the white house. and any reactions from the israelis in jerusalem? >> we haven't heard 234ig but the cabinet will meet here in about four and a half hours time and we are expecting an official statement there. but the israelis have opposed any deal from the beginning. they put a full-court press to convince the members of the p5

plus one that this was a bad deal and were going to try to stop it from going forward. i pushed about what happens next and what if the deal does go forward and there was a lot of ambiguity there. but on friday, the israeli defense minister talked about the negotiations in geneva and he said we think that this deal on the table is a bad one and even if it is signed there will be a lot to do afterwards to bring the iranian regime face to face with the bomb or survival. those are harsh words coming from the israeli defense minister. they said all options are on the table. >> and the prime minister was on "state of the union" last sunday and he is bitterly opposed to this deal. we'll get the israeli -- stand

by ian i want to get reaction from the region. we are in abu dhabi. we know the israelis have been opposed but the saudis and emirates and kuwaitis have been opposed in the arab world as well, those who fear iran. is that right, sarah? >> yeah, it's a good point that you make. they make strange bedfellows but israel and saudi arabia are in the same boat when it comes to their feelings about iran and this potential deal. to get an idea how the saudis are looking at this. they are concerned but not as publicly vocal about that. in 2010, when wikileaks leaked this information, a diplomatic cable and you saw that the saudi king was saying to the united states, you need to go ahead and strike iran. and he repeatedly asked the u.s. to do so, worried about their

nuclear program. and so you can see some of the same language here although we haven't been hearing as publicly from saudi arabia but they are in the background and worried about what this deal may bring and everybody is watching in the middle east. i think what the big concern is from the arab nations is iran's power in the region. they will gain more power and quietly continue to enrich uranium. the iranians are saying that is their right. but if they get a nuclear weapon how that changes the power in the region and the unintended consequences of a deal when the other people in the region are so worried about iran. the devil is in the details and everyone will look at what is said in this agreement and if is it an interim agreement what happens on the ground will be important. but there is nervousness in this region for sure and israel and

saudi arabia seem to be on the same page. >> and the emirates and other countries in the region as well. stand by, we're going to get your reaction and from the region and around the world. we're following breaking news. momentarily the president will go to the microphone and address the nation and indeed the world. the u.s. reaction. this historic agreement between the permanent members of the u.n. security council and iran on the other. we'll have more of the breaking news coverage right after this. [ male announcer ] you'll only find advil, the #1 selling pain reliever, in one cold medicine. advil congestion relief. it delivers a one-two punch at pain and sinus pressure with the power of advil and a nasal decongestant

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this is cnn breaking news. >> i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. a deal has been reached with iran to curb its nuclear program in exchange for an easy somewhat of international sanctions on iran. this is an interim six-month arrangement. if the iranians are deemed to be cheating by the international community those sanctions will be reimposed quickly. only a few moments ago, the secretary of state john kerry walked by our cameras in geneva. we got a picture of him walking by. we shouted a question to him. he said something to the effect i think he said we have a good

arrangement. we're going to be hearing momentarily from the president of the united states. he'll announce some of the details later. the secretary of state john kerry will brief reporters in geneva as well. the president was meeting informally in the white house with some of his national security advisers including dennis mcdonough and tony blinken and ben rhoads. there you see the photo right there. they were in the oval office and the president was getting briefed on what was going on. the president was supposed to start speaking about 15 minutes ago but this is not unusual. things take a while to get organized and get the technical arrangements made in the white house so the president can address the nation. robin wright is joining us. a long-standing journalist who covered iran and u.s. relations for a long time.

this is potentially a historic breakthrough. if you go to '79-'80 when american diplomats were held hostage for 444 days and now in the last few months the president of the united states has spoken with president rouhani the new president of iran and now there is a deal on the nuclear project in iran in geneva. give us some perspective. >> i covered the negotiations for the release of the hostages. and in contrast to 1981 and those dramatic moments, the encounters to release the 52 americans they were never held face to face. what's really striking about the last two weeks is that there has been more contact between american and iranian senior officials than in 34 years combined. we're talking about not just

specific terms of nuclear -- a deal. but the beginning of a relationship. they have had contact, long discussions. they've spent hours together. they have got to know each other. that is tremendously important when you begin the tough six-month process that lies ahead. i think the president is very lucky it's a moment of -- the polls in the united states indicate there is an appetite for this. 64% of americans are for a diplomatic outcome that would prevent some kind of military commitment or engagement against iran. that's a stark contrast to his approval on other issues. so in looking at the fact sheet that the white house just put out one of the things that is also interesting is how much of what the u.s. set out to get, it got. i had a briefing on the specifics before geneva and the u.s. basically got, i guess 90% of what it set out to get in

geneva. >> we are now within that two-minute warning as the white house likes to say. the president will walk into the -- into that room and make his statement to the international community, including to the american people on this arrangement. and he will -- he will warn, i am sure, during this six-month period if there is cheating and isn't transparency and if the steps are not taken that is international community is demanding the u.s. can reinsatae the sanctions and the architecture for the sanctions remain in place even if there is a relative modest change. the iranian foreign minister, zarif he is speaking also. let's listen to what he says. he is getting ready to speak. we're going to hear from him. we'll tape him and make sure we hear what he has to say.

western educated and presumably he will be speaking in english. his english is fluent. but once the president gets to the microphone in the white house we'll hear what the president has to say. he will be delivering a statement. he will not be answering questions or anything along those lines. i suspect that foreign minister zarif will want to hear what the president has to say. i guess they will make for the president to make his statement and zarif and the others will make subsequent statements. it will be interesting to see if there are any deskrepsys between what the u.s. taken iranians say. the president is about to walk into this room in the white house. here he is. let's listen. >> good evening. today the united states together with our close allies and

partners took an important first step to a comprehensive step in a solution to the iran nuclear program. since i took office i made clear my determination to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. my strong preference is to resolve this peacefully with an extended hand of diplomacy. my administration worked with congress, the united nations security council, and countries around the world to impose unprecedented sanctions on the iranian government. these sanctions have had a substantial impact on the iranian economy wane the election of a new iranian president earlier this year, an opening for diplomacy emerged. i spoke with president rouhani

this fall. secretary kerry has spoke with iran's foreign minister. bi-lottery with the iranians and together with our p5 plus one partners, the united kingdom, france, germany, russia, and china as weapon as the european union. today that opened up a new path toward a world that is more secure. a future in which we can verify they ran's nuclear program is peaceful and that it is cannot build a nuclear weapon. while is it just a first step, it acheechs a great deal. for the first time in nearly a decade we have halted the progress of the iranian nuclear program and key parts of the program will be rolled back. iran has committed to halting certain levels of enrichment. iran cannot use its next-generation centrifuges. iran cannot install or start up

new centrifuges and the production of centrifuges will be limited. iran will halt work at its plutonium reactor and and allow the international community to verify whether iran is keeping its commitments. these are substantial limitations to prevent iran from building a nuclear weapon. they cut off iran's most likely paths to a bomb. meanwhile this first step will create time and space over the next six months for more negotiations to fully address the comprehensive concerns over the iranian program. and because of this agreement, iran cannot use negotiations as cover to advance its program. on our side, the united states and our friends and allies have agreed to provide iran modest relief while continuing to apply our toughest sanctions.

we will refrain from imposing new sanctions and allow the iranian government access to a portion of the revenue they have been denied through sanctions. but the broader architecture of sanctions will remain in place and we will continue to enforce them vigorously. if iran does not fully meet its commitments in this six-3407b9sds phase we will turn off the relief and ratchet up the pressure. we will work to reach a comprehensive solution. we approach this with a basic understanding, iran, like any nation, should be able to access peaceful nuclear energy. but because of its record of violating its obligations, iran must accept strict limitations on its nuclear program that make it impossible to develop a nuclear weapon. in these negotiations nothing will be agreed to unless everything is agreed to. the burden is on iran to prove to the world that its nuclear program will be exclusively for

peaceful purposes. if iran seizes this opportunity, the iranian people will benefit from rejoining the international community and we can begin to chip away at the mistrust between our two nations. this would provide iran with a dignified path to forge a new beginning with the wider world based on mutual respect. if on the other hand, iran refuses it will face growing isolation. the bipartisan effort made possible to progress achieved today. we will continue to work closely with congress. however now is not the time to move forward on new sanctions because doing so would derail this promising first step. alienate us from our allies enrisk unraveling the coalition that enabled our sanctions to be enforced in the first place.

the international unity is on display today. the world is united in our determination to prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon. and iran must know that security and prosperity will never come through the pursuit of nuclear weapons. it must be reached through fully verifiable agreements that make iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons impossible. as we go forward the resolve of the united states will remain firm as will our commitments to our friends and allies including our gulf war partners. ultimately only diplomacy can bring about a durable solution to the challenge brought about by iran's nuclear program. i have a profound responsibility to try to resolve our differences peacefully rather than rush towards con negleflic.

today we have an ability to achieve a comprehensive peaceful settlement. the first step we take today is the most significant and tangible progress we have made with iran and now we must use the six months to resolve the issue that has threatened our security and that of our allies for decades. it won't be easy and huge challenges remain ahead. but through strong and prince p.m.ed diplomacy, the united states of america will do our part on behalf of a world of greater peace, security and cooperation among nations. thank you very much. >> so there he is, the president of the united states, a brief statement about six minutes or so. the president praising this interim agreement with iran to ease international sanctions. modestly, the president said in exchange for greater transparency and a scaling back to a certain degree of iran's

nuclear program over the next six months. the goal being that a new agreement would be achieved. that's what the president wants and what the president made clear. he also made clear if there are increased sanctions against iran as some members of congress are pushing for that could derail the process and undermine the u.s. cooperation with the other permanent members of the security council and germany, the six parties that have been part of this negotiation with iran. candy kro candy kroely -- crowley is watching what is going on. he is reaching out saying i understand you're concerned but in effect saying give peace a chance. >> yes. and we already know, basically, i think what the reaction is

going to be here. particularly from israel, which has been the most outspoken but as you point out and a number of arab nations they don't trust iran. iran is not just the nuclear -- the quest for nuclear weapons. it is its roll in the region. it backs syrian president assad. any number of things that the arab gulf nations are very wary about. but we do know that israel argued over and over again if you do not dismantle the ability to make a nuclear weapon, then none of this is really any good. that if the infrastructure remains that would allow iran over the next six months to just start right back up again in six months, then it's not a deal worth the paper its written on. there is a huge trust gap there from the israelis and others. there is also the feeling that once you begin to back off the

sanctions there are so many countries that want to do business with iran that they will say, hey, we know which direction this is going, let's jump in and do business. that's where you will see the criticism coming from there and on capitol hill. >> it will be interesting to see the official reaction from the israelis and saudis and emirates and as well as some reaction from members of congress. john -- tweeting a moment ago, amazing what the white house will do to distract the nation from obama care. >> the foreign minister of iran, saying just a moment or so ago that the nuclear deal announced is based on mutual respect and equal footing and is an opportunity, in his words, to quote, avert an unnecessary crisis. we're going to have a lot more

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an historic agreement has b been reached involving iran's nuclear program. moments ago, president obama was in the white house and he was praising this agreement. >> today that diplomacy opened up a new path toward a world that is more secure. a future in which we can verify th that iran's nuclear program is peaceful. >> tonight's agreement with iran is good for the whole world including middle eastern countries and the people of iran itself. the secretary of state john kerry represented the united

states in those negotiations in geneva. he is there as well. it's approaching 5:00 a.m. in geneva right now. but we expect to hear from john kerry fairly soon. that is live pictures of john kerry in gentlemeva. we have the dean of johns hopkins -- an expert on in iran. i know you have met with foreign minister zarif. you think there is a historic opportunity to dramatically improve u.s.-iranian relations right now. >> there is a willing to agree to things they have never agreed to before. we are in new territory. the deal is the beginning of a much longer process. we knew all along there is not going to be a final deal in these meetings in geneva.

but having a deal, an agreement between the united states and iran for the first time in 30 years is a milestone. and we hope that it will be the first step to something that is bigger and a credible deal. but there is no question if we went back a year ago we would never have conceived that what happened tonight would have happened. >> and it's happening, you believe because ahmendinejad is no longer the president but rouhani is the president. is that your sense? >> yes, it is. and a lot of credit should be given to iran's foreign minister. he has clearly driven this process an able to convince his own leaders that he knows what he is doing in geneva and they have to give him latitude. and a lot of credit should go to john kerry as well for pushing very hard in washington and the other allies.

you have an historic opportunity here because you have two seasoned diplomats who have taken risks and gone an a limb to push the two sides closer to one another. and i think what happened tonight speaks to that accomplishment. >> hold on for a minute, lindsay graham is joining us on the phone right now you have been skeptical all along. what is your reaction? >> i really don't know, wolf. my first question is, are they required to dismantle the centrifuges. the question for the world is will iran under this deal have to dismantle their capability to enrich uranium in a serious way, halting the enrichment is one thing. dismantling the program is another. >> what we heard from the president, senator is that the next-generation of centrifuges would be halted. there would be a halting of the

enrichment and roll back several parts of the current nuclear program. at least during the six-month interim period, a testing period on both sides to see if they can reach a broader agreement over these six months. anything wrong with that? >> the question is do they have the right to enrich uranium at the end of the day? >> the iranians say they do have that right. the u.s. is saying that right doesn't take place. but the president said they will halt -- it was unclear all of the enrichment or some of the enrichment. there is a halt to the program in iran. i think we will get more details in the next hour or. so but these are legitimates questions. >> the difference between halting and dismantling. they have enough advanced

centrifuges without more to take 3.5% uranium to 90% in a matter of months. if all we have done is left in place what they've got and it has not been rolled back you have the capability to enrich to weapons grade. and the question is should they be allowed to enrich given their behavior at all. >> very quickly, the president made an appeal to congress, don't imnews additional sanctions during this interim agreement. that will undermine the whole thing. are you ready to heed his advice? >> i think you will see the congress impose the additional sanctions that won't take place for six nmonths. you will see the congress have new sanctions that will be delayed six months but we will define what the success will look like before the sanctions can be waived in the future.

the congress will be focused on the outcome. >> thanks very much. secretary kerry is speaking to reporters in geneva. >> thank you. >> and we're honored to be here even at this very early hour of the morning. i particularly want to thank my colleagues from the united kingdom, germany, france, russia, wchina, and especially lady kathy ashton who is a persistent and dogged negotiator and someone who has been staying at this for a long period of time. we are grateful very her stewardship of these negotiations. if i can take a moment. i really want to thank the team from the united states. they've been a great many people involved in this effort for a long period of time now, both here in switzerland with us now but also back in the united

states. and they know who they are. but i will single out our undersecretary of state, wendy sherman who has been a dogged, unbelievable patient hand and a skillful hand and she has helped through long and arduous months and years of our stewardship in this in the p5 plus one. i'm grateful to her long efforts and all of her team. at the united nations general assembly, in september, president obama asked me and our team to work with our partners in order to pursue a negotiated settleme settlement or solution concerns about iran's nuclear program. last month the p5 plus one

entered into a more accelerated negotiation after a number of years of meetings in various parts of the world in efforts to engage iran in serious negotiations. the purpose of this is very simple to require iran to prove the peaceful nature of its nuclear program and ensure it cannot acquire a nuclear weapon. and the reason is clear. the united nations security council found they were not in compliant with mpt or other iaea and other standards. and obviously, activities such as a secret multicentrifuge mountain hide away used for enrichment raised many people's questions which is why ultimately sanctions were put in place. today, we are taking a serious

step toward answering all of those important questions that have been raised through the united nations security council and the iaea and by individual countries. and we are taking those steps with an agreement that impoedes the progress in a dramatic way of iran's enrichment facilities and parts of its program and ensures they cannot advance in a way that will threaten our friends in the region, threaten other countries, threaten the world. the fact is that if this step -- first step leads to what is our ultimate goal, which is a comprehensive agreement, that will make the world safer. this first step, i want to

emphasize, actually rolls back the program from where it is today, enlarges the breakout time, which would not have occurred unless this agreement existed. it will make our partners in the region safer. >> there is the secretary of state giving some more details. john kerry in geneva on this historic agreement on the iranian nuclear program. we're going to have extensive coverage of this beginning tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. eastern on "new day" a "state of the union" at 9:00 a.m. thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. the assassination of president

the assassination of president kennedy begins right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com in the average man's life there are two or three emotional experiences burned into his heart and his brain. and no matter what happens to me i will remember november the 22nd as long as i live. >> there has been an attempt on the life of president kennedy. >> they are combing the floors of the texas depository building to find the assassin. [ gunshots ]. >> oswald has been shot at point blank range fired into the stomach. >> police are working to the assumption oswald's murder was to shut him up. >> the element of a simple intelligence agency killed john kennedy. >> the story has been suppressed.