our reza sayah is in islamabad, pakistan. reza, hearing anything more about the circumstances of this arrest, how it happened? >> reporter: fredricka, we don't have the details surrounding adam gadahn's arrest. and we should point out that u.s. officials, we've been contacting them, they have yet to confirm adam gadahn's arrest. but we are getting the news confirmed by a senior pakistani government official, once again, to recap, the government official saying that adam gadahn, the american citizen who went on to join al qaeda was captured in an operation in the southern port city of karachi. karachi has been a focal point of operations by the isi, pakistan's powerful spy agency, who has been working along with cia. together, they've been arresting a number of high-value afghan/taliban leaders. last month, it was mullah, five other senior taliban leaders arrested. now you have abdul -- excuse me, adam gadahn being arrested. we should note that pakistani intelligence source telling cnn that over the past month, adam gadahn was

go back to the homes reza was just describing.t they find there is shocking, i think, frankly, for so many people. also, what can you do at home? you're watching this. you're paying attention now. we're going to give you some ideas on how you can help and give you a lot more of what's happening here on the ground. stay with us. sed to make me sne. my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a liquid gel. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. >>> we are back with "sgmd." people are starting to return to their homes in some parts of this country. if you can call it that. it is not really a return home as much as it is a heartbreaking discovery of what little is left of their lives and their homes. they go there by foot, they go there by bicycle, they go there by tractor and it is a difficult journey with some really shocking results. kyung lah has this report from pakistan. >> reporter: they come back in slow waves. by tractor, by bicycle, and sometimes bare feet like this family. ev

i'll bring reza back in as well. this was significant video of a protest being disrupted by, what, thugs basically. >> this wasn't just a protest. this was mohammed khatami, the former two-time president of the islamic republic, delivering a speech. in the middle of the speech you have what appears to be members of the masij barging in and chaos ensues. and mr. amirahmadi, i want you to tell us what's going through the minds of iran's hard-line leaders right now. there has to be a question on their mind. do you go after these opposition figures like mohammed khatami, karubi, mir hossain mousavi. do you arrest them or do you stand pat? what's going through the minds of the hard-line leaders right now at this moment? >> the hard-line leaders at this point, or until now had not taken this movement seriously. and they basically thought this was a family feud. after all, mousavi, khatami, karubi are members of the same family that made the revolution and sustained this revolution for 30 years. and whatever that has happen

our reza sayah is back up and can hear me.ave been trying to give the background here about the back and forth we have been seeing over t che laset couple days. at this point, reza, it sounds like everything is in place but money to ting for change hands? >> reporter: yeah, and t. j., what is remarkable, this is the first time the lawyer representing these hikers have met them since they were arrested back in july of 2009. for 13 months he has not been able to meet his clients. again, i just spoke with him about an hour ago, and he said he met them, and he said the hikers werall doing well and he sai sarah shourd was happy with the news, but her wish is three of the hikers to be releasedtogether. here is how the process will work according to the lawyer. the family will deliver the money to the swiss embassy, and then the swiss embassy will transfer the money to iran, and then sarah shourd will be released, and this will happen sometime within the nsext 24 hours. and as far as the other two hikers, a prosecutor told reporters

>> reza aslan, always a pleasure. many questions that still need answers.ks for your analysis, as always. reza aslan is in los angeles. >>> making their mark this week, dewey bozella, former convicted murderer, steps into the ring tonight at the staples center in los angeles. at age 52 bozella will debut as a professional boxer for one fight. it's been his dream to box in the ring as a free man ever since he was exonerated after spending 26 years in prison. bozella always insisted he was innocent. several years ago it was discovered that prosecutors buried evidence that would have proven he did not commit the crime. bozella turned down offers of freedom if he confessed. he said he'd rather spend the rest of his life in prison than admit to something he did not do. >>> the occupy movement, first it was wall street, now it's the rest of the world. protests are going global. most were peaceful, but this one took a turn for the worst, and the occupiers were not the instigateors in the violence. we'll explain who caused chaos in rome. next. luck? i don't trade o

reza sayah is in islamabad. peter bergen and fran townsend. reza, i want to start with you. telling, this resolution condemns the united states, says the united states had no business conducting this raid. says nothing about pakistan's failures. where do you expect this to head in terms of relations between the country, is this just political pushback or a serious breach? >> reporter: yeah, i think this is nothing more than pakistani politicians giving themselves an opportunity to get behind the microphone and again talk tough against the u.s. it really shows that despite the crisis this government is facing, it doesn't want to plan on changing its approach when it comes to its partnership with washington. it's the same old finger pointing and the accusations. it's domestic damage control. this is a government that's obviously been embarrassed by this episode. it wants to push back and create the impression that it's taken a tough stance against the country that violated its sovereignty. obviously, the obama administration didn't want this. they want to see a government that

reza sayah is on the story for us this morning. reza, good morning to you. how much does i iran want? >> reporter: $500,000, t.j. that's how much they want. this has been a bizarre process in iran, and no doubt a difficult one for sarah shourd and her family to go through, of course. initially iranian officials came out last week and said sarah shourd would be released. then they said she wouldn't be released. and now today, again, they're saying she c be released, in exchange for half a million dollars in bail money. the latest twist came today at a news conference by tehran's revolutionary court prosecutor. the prosecutor saying today that shourd's f sarah medical condition, iran is offering to release her for that ba ail money. i don't think there is any doubt that her famy is somehow going to come up with thatmoney. it is not clear at this point when that's going to happen and when she will be allowed to leave the country. as far as the other two hikers go, shane bauer and joshua fattal, the prosecutor said today they're not going anywhere, they'regoing

our reza sayah is at the iran desk, while phil black is in london. reza, let's start with you.f tehran today. >> yeah, tony, things are really getting ugly between tehran and lond london. of course, the past couple of weeks the iranian government has been on a very public and aggressive campaign to blame the post-election turmoil on the british government, saying they have designed a velvet revolution. that campaign really kicked into high gear today during friday prayers in tehran. speaking at friday prayers, hardline cleric atoll la ahmad jannati. to give you context, this week iran arrested a lot of british employees. today jannati said some of the employees would be put on trial. here's jannati really going after the uk in his speech. take a listen. >> translator: do you expect by staging a street riot after the election iran would become like ukraine and georgia and then the government will be toppled and the government assigned by you would take over? your idiocy and stupidity is really limitless. >> wow, some fiery words there by ayatollah jannati. now, it's unclear how

our reza sayah is following all of these developments from our iran desk. re reza?>> we have new video coming in to the iran desk, but before we show it to you, let's give you some perspective where it is. this is where the protest started about three hours ago. police dispersed some of the protesters. they went north. and this is what we're going to look at. this, according to this video, are protesters who dispersed from revolution square. we cannot confirm the date and the location, but it does match what observers have been telling us over the past few days. we also have video from earlier in the day that came to the iran desk. and that shows some of the clashes between security forces and protesters. these are the first clashes that we've seen in about two weeks. police officers, police officials, had warned people not to come out to the streets. otherwise, they warned, a crackdown. some of the eyewitness accounts coming to the iran desk, one eyewitness said a man with a bloody face was being encouraged to go into an ambulance. he refused. several eyewitnesss r

let's go to reza. he's following developments. reza?orter: the opposition green movement would have a repeat performance of that year and it didn't happen. we didn't see mass demonstrations. which brings up the question, what has happened to the green move in the? is it over? we're hearing different answers. some say the green movement is weakening because of the brutal and sometimes deadly crackdown on the local government and lack of organization. but the leadership of the green movement says, no, this movement is not over. it's only changing. more feeing into civil rights and how they would be without what they call this repressive regime. observers say one thing it's done is post the biggest challenge ever to the islamic and expose the leadership as one no longer lead by the clergy but instead dominated by the revolution guard, the elite military that has their hand in almost every sector of the society. if indeed the green movement is going to bring change to iran, it has to take on this increasingly mill tarrized leadership in ira

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reza sayahsn tracking the situation for us. what are you hearing from rebel forc, reza?in this city viewed as the dividing line between the eastern front controlled by the opposition and the western forces. mostly controlled by gadhafi forces. rebel fighters over the past several days have tried to get in the key city. they've been relled by tank units.ey get help from the brit airportsnd a british military officials sayingri the british jets have targeted and destroyed several tanks that have taken aim at the city. this could help the rebel forces to answer the city. over the past 24 hours a lot of disturbing witness accounts of tactics. terrorized a sometime kill civilians. one witness said as he was exiting the city, he saw bodies in the streets. people werefraido recover these. another saying gadhafi soldiers and loyalists going house to house, going inside, taking young men and taking suspected fighters. these are the stories having the opposition call out for the international community to step up the efforts to come in with more help. >> you heard general carter h

reza, all of this is moving with incredible speed.he opposition forces are moving very quickly towards tripoli. where do they stand right now? >> reporter: the rebel forces are playing more of a protetecte role all the way toward ras lanuf, the front line. it's right in the middle of the coastline in northern libya. that's the latest city the opposition forces have captured. over the past couple of days, capturing ajdabiya after a fight of several days and brega, a key oil town, ras lanuf and now they have their eyes set on the next town which is bin jawad but when you talk to people they are riding high on this momentum envisioning a libya without moammar gadhafi and they say their mission remains the same. that's mo move forward, move westward toward tripoli till they see gadhafi fall from power. >> how much can be credited toward the coalition strikes, if at all, reza? >> reporter: well, i think all you have to do is look at march 19th. that's the day when this no-fly zone was implemented and within hours, it seemed as if oppositio

reza, let's start with you. pakistani officials are saying it is gadahn, but u.s. officials are not sure it's him. what's going on? >> yeah, don, we should point out from the outset that this arrest was confirmed by senior pakistani officials. u.s. officials have yet to confirm the arrest of adam gadhan. in fact, earlier on sunday we were eager to see if president barack obama would comment on his arrest when he made some comments about the iraqi elections at the white house. he did not, but according to a senior pakistani government official indeed adam gadhan, the american citizen who went on to join al qaeda, has been arrested in the southern port city of karachi, a city that has been increasingly becoming a hideout for high-ranking militants. over the past five or six weeks we've had at least six senior afghan taliban leaders arrested in karachi and now, of course, it's gadahn. gadahn, a remarkable and very bizarre story. 31 years old. born in california. goes on to join al qaeda, and essentially becomes their mouth piece. ever since 2004 based on our count we'

let's bring reza sayah into this now.e was the man who was covering this story for us for the longest time. >> he was there, a freelance journalist, a young man covering the elections and it's aftermath. i haven't spoken to him. it is very likely he covered some of the protests an the dem on strag demonstrations they considered illegal. if you go, you are breaking the law they told him. it is very likely that he, along with many others, went through -- >> you want to do this with me? let us bring him in. this is president of the national iranian-american council. he is good enough to join us. do this with me. how important is it for americans to see and we'll start with this. how important and why is it important for americans to see this story's coverage on the air? not so much in fact americans but the entire world. your words. >> people on the ground in iran have said, if the world forgets and brings too much attention just to michael jackson and to other stories, then it will be much easier for the hard line elements

reza sayah in benghazi. we'll talk next hour. >>> in just a couple of hours we'll hear from president obama on all things libya. he will be addressing the nation from the campus of the national defense university and cnn will carry that address live. we want to go to senior white house correspondent ed henry. let's talk about the timing of tonight's address. certainly no coincidence that the president will be speaking the day the operation is now in nato's hands. >> reporter: that's right, brooke. white house officials see this as sort of a key pivot point. they've been hammered for days now, president getting the brunt of criticism not just from republicans but fellow democrats on the hill saying that they have not gotten a full explanation of exactly how this mission will be carried out. and you know the mantra from the white house has been since the beginning was basically the u.s. would be in the lead role for days, not weeks. as this mission has now gone into the start of its second week, there was grea

barbara starr working your sources at the pentagon and reza in islamabad. barbara, let's start with you. is some sort of military action being discussed here? >> at this point, kyra, the answer is no. look, the pentagon always says all options are on the table. that is the standard language. but all of our sources are indicating there is no indication of that yet. it would come, of course, at the direction of the president. one of the key problems is, if you want to do military action, what would you strike? what would your targets be? what you're talking about the revolutionary guard core, the group of people that make up the most militant wing of the iranian military. what they're still trying to pin down is whether this plot actually went beyond them. did it really go all the way to the top to president mahmoud ahmadinejad and to iran supreme leader. these are some of the key intelligence questions on the table. right now, however, they are sticking with sanctions, financial sanctions and the possibility of taking this to the u.n. security council. look

reza sayah joins us from the capital of islamabad. reza, what have you got? >> reporter: well, ali, over the past 24, 72 hours, there is indications that aid is starting to pick up momentum from the international community, but according to the u.n., they are nowhere near where they need to be. of course, it was last week where the u.n. called for $460 million to meet the needs of 20 million flood victims for the next 90 days. at this point, they're not even halfway there. today, u.n. officials saying they're 47% of the way there, with pledges and promises that makes it 54% there. so, again, a long way to go. and if you take the pledges and promises, you have to remember, the process through which those pledges and promises, and converted into money, and then relieve goods like water, food, shelter, and then delivered to these flood victims, that takes another week, maybe two weeks. that's another challenging process, especially with access, a challenge many of these places cut off by floodwaters. the only way you're going to get there is by helicopter. and b

reza, they saw their own uprising in egypt not too terribly long ago.are they viewing thing there in egypt as they watch their neighbor have uprising of its own, but, still, here comes military and international intervention into that conflict? >> reporter: in the streets of egypt there, is broad support for this no-fly zone, as long as it's designed to end bloodshed and end the loss of innocent civilians. as far as egyptian military itself goes, they have taken an active role in the last 24 hours in the lejs xwij immetation of zone. don't look for to us take part in the implementation of it. it's not clear if any arab nation will take an active role or a symbolic role. even so, you see the u.s., france, the uk, over the past 24 hours, make every effort to convey to the world. emphasize to the world this is not a western-only operation against libya. that this is a broad-based coalition, including arab nations that are taking part in this no-fly zone. if you look at the past 24 hours, a very aggressive start. the implementation of the no-fly zone, you'v

and barbara starr and reza sayah in pakistan. fran, you have breaking news tonight, new details about bin laden's wives. what are you hearing from your sources about the ability of the u.s. to interrogate them? >> after your interview, it was clear people were frustrated, people on both sides, the americans and the pakistanis, with whatever it was he was unwilling to say. and so i heard both an pakistani official and american officials that in fact the american intelligence had had access to the three bin laden wives in pakistan. they got access in the presence of pakistani intelligence. the three women were together at the time, and they were quite hostile is how it was described to me. they were quite hostile to the american officials, the american intelligence folks who were there. the eldest wife of the three seemed to speak for the group. >> this is the yemeni woman? >> that's right. it was described to me, my sense was that the american official felt like this was some progress, that this was early going. they didn't expect

i'll bring reza back in as well.s was significant video of a protest being disrupted by, what, thugs basically. >> this wasn't just a protest. this was mohammed khatami, the former two-time president of the islamic republic, delivering a speech. in the middle of the speech you have what appears to be members of the masij barging in and chaos ensues. and mr. amirahmadi, i want you to tell us what's going through the minds of iran's hard-line leaders right now. there has to be a question on their mind. do you go after these opposition figures like mohammed khatami, karubi, mir hossain mousavi. do you arrest them or do you stand pat? what's going through the minds of the hard-line leaders right now at this moment? >> the hard-line leaders at this point, or until now had not taken this movement seriously. and they basically thought this was a family feud. after all, mousavi, khatami, karubi are members of the same family that made the revolution and sustained this revolution for 30 years. and whatever that has happened o

mark mazetta from the "new york times," thanks so much and reza say yeah thanks so much. >>> just nowming to light the "new york times" in tomorrow's paper reporting that pakistan's top general is fighting to save his job. the paper reporting he's facing seething anger from other top commanders as well as junior officers since the raid. central to the complaints according to the times the general's perceived cozy relationship with the united states. >>> after more than three weeks of testimony, the prosecution rests its case in the casey anthony trial. tomorrow the defense begins their turn. will they put casey anthony on the stand? do they have to do that in order to explain their defense which is that she was lying for so long and hiding kaylee's death because of sexual abuse she alleges her father and brother did to her. what will it take for them to win the capital murder case? former prosecutor nancy grace joins me ahead. and one of the women and one of the women congressman weiner exchanged e-mails with speaking out in a press conference. that's next. yep. the longer you stay wi

and now to reza sayah.ell me where you are and what you're learning. >> i'm in the federal capital of islamabad which is north of the epicenter of the earthquake, but we spoke to a spokesperson at the pakistan meteorological department. he confirms a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit around 1:00 a.m. local time here. that's roughly 50 minutes ago. the officials say the quake's epicenter is near a town in the province of balujistan which borders afghanistan. the epicenter 150 miles southwest of the capital city. we're monitoring television reports saying this quake was felt hundreds of miles away, as far as the southern port city of karachi, lahor, quetta, and people in dubai say they have felt a tremor. i spoke to one of our producers who is in the city of larkana, 200 miles north of karachi. he say the quake woke him up. he described it as 30 seconds of shaking. it's not clear at this point how much damage this quake has caused, but the good news is this area where this quake was centered is sparsely populated.

reza, you talked to eman's father. i want to take a look at some of what he had to say about the situation his daughter's in right now. let's listen. >> translator: what is happening to her is wrong. what can i do? i have no power to do anything. i asked the human rights organizations and all international movements to get involved and help us with this issue. she is just like so many others who got killed, whether they are from the rebels or those who support him in libya. my feelings, we can't sleep, we can't eat, we can't drink. what can i say? god will bring us justice. >> reza, their family is far in the east of libya, and obviously in opposition-controlled territory. eman told me she would like to be able to go to her family, but she's not being allowed to leave. is there any -- do they have contact with each other? >> reporter: they don't have contact with each other. we should explain to the viewer why someone from the u.s. can reach eman and her family can't. the gadhafi regime pretty much had control over all

cnn's reza sayah joins you from the capital right now. happy, pretty excited that potentially there could be a breakthrough in this relationship. >> reporter: yeah, wolf, the reaction has been overwhelmingly positive. it's about 1:45 a.m. saturday morning. world same saturday that president obama and president rowhani had spoken on the phone late friday night. we tried to talk to as many as possible. every single iranian was ecstatic, thrilled. they loved the fact these two presidents had made contact. they view this as a golden opportunity for washington and tehran to improve relations. one iranian i spoke with told us he wants his president, president rowhani to do whatever it takes to improve relations and get iranians out of this difficult situation. with that, he was referring too 34 years of economic, political isolation, the economic sanctions that iranians have suffered through. if this path continues, and if these two countries improve relations, obviously the iranian people have a lot to gain, but it's important to point out, it

our reza sayah over at the iran desk because reza, i understand we're learning more about a lot of people, maybe in the thousands right now that are gathered in tehran to mark this anniversary, the 1999 protest. >> yeah, heidi, things really heating up in the streets of tehran. the clouds were in the hundreds according to our observers about a couple of hours ago. now they say between 2,000 or 3,000 people, and we can confirm at least five clashes between security forces and protestors. let's tell you where this is happening, this is happening in revolution square, which is right here, very close to tehran university. this is a protest to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of another protest ten years ago. crack down killed several students that were supposed to gather here and also protest the vote of the government had said don't come out or there will be a crackdown and that's exactly what's happening. of course, we don't have the ability to show you pictures from there because of the international media is banned, but a lot of the things that we're confirming from observers on the gr

reza sayah is at cnn's iran desk. how significant is this, reza? what does it mean?ot quite sure what it means at this point. but this is very, very rare. if my memory serves me correctly, this isn't something we've seen before. remember, all television stations in iran are funded and run by the government. so, they usually don't cover events that are not favorable to the government. but today they did. press tv, the english-language, state-funded television station in iran, at this demonstration at tehran's main cemetery, according to sources, about 3,000 people showed up there to remember 26-year-old neda agha-soltan, the young woman, who along with several other people were killed during the june 20th protests eight days after the disputes vote. and they're covering the event, showing pictures of security forces charging the protesters was press tv. in fact, they had a reporter there who was doing live telephone reports. very, very unusual. again, not sure exactly what this means. >> right. >> but press tv was there. we also want to show you, tony, some dramatic v

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reza joins us now with dr. sanjay gupta.njay, you are a trauma surgeon, you operate on gunshot victims regularly. what can you tell us based on what we know so far? >> the doctors say they spent about three hours doing an operation after she was shot point-blank. we understand with a nine millimeter weapon, is my understanding. it's a pretty significant injury, as you might guess. fewer than 10% roughly of all patients who suffer this kind of injury even survive and of that, a smaller percentage with meaningful neurological recovery. there was a good piece of news i read yesterday, though, that i heard about. that is she was moving her hands and feet, plural. both hands, both feet. that's really important. i think we talked about this a little bit in the context of congresswoman giffords previously. just that kind of movement on both sides means that if she was following a command, doing it in response to someone telling her to do that, that would be a very -- much better sign but just moving them at all is a very good sign.

nic robertson joins us once again, along with reza sayha., you were able to talk with her today. how is she? >> reporter: she seems much better than she was. she showed me the remain ins ofr scars and the bruising on her wrist, which is still there after almost two weeks after she was tied up and gang raped. she said physically she was beginning to recover, but her experiences here in tripoli, she's harassed when she goes out of the house. this is a very, very strong lady who i saw stand up to government officials, stand up to say what she wanted to say. this is a lady who clearly has a lot of fire inside her. a lady who really wants to get her story, the true, accurate story of what happened to her out. she said she wanted to thank all the people who supported her over this time, including cnn. but everyone she said, the thousands of people outside of the country who supported her. but she seemed more composed than we've seen her and heard her in recent days. this, again, i have to say she came across as a very strong and courageous lady, a

. >> reza sayah, we appreciate you. >>> let's turn back to politics. the election is some 15 months away, but today is a big deal. today is a make-or-break deal for some of the republicans hoping to make it to the white house. we are talking about the iowa straw poll. it is a straw poll in iowa. if you have a bad showing there today, it could mean the end of the road for you. let me tell you who will be there. they will be on the ballot although they are not actively participating or being in iowa. their names will appear on the ballot. there are another six candidates who will be there in iowa participating in the event speaking at the event. after today, we will see who will live to go on and fight another day. certainly more so than many others, many need a strong showing. our political director paul steinhaus is here with us. this is about the message this could send to the losers. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. there is no other straw poll. it is part vote and part party an and part fund-raiser for the iowa gop. as long as they live in iowa or st

also reza aslan. let's go to gordon because, gordon, aslan said he is keeping an eye on algeria.ur thoughts, gordon? >> i think it could go anywhere. remember, gadhafi is using massive, deadly force against the protesters. if he fails and i think that's pretty likely, basically, other autocrats around the world realize that killing citizens doesn't work and when they realize they won't use force against them they will be bold and really means no regime, no regime will be safe. >> also hearing at least i've been hearing saudi arabia could be next. is that a real possibility, though? >> i would not bet on that at all. saudi arabia is not so much a country as it is the personal property of the clan and they have enough money and very few citizens to maintain some sort of control. but bahrain, i think, is another issue altogether because what the protesters there are asking for is something unique, a constitutional monarchy. they want a constitution. they don't want the regime to go. but they want some document that says the rights and privileges that every citizen should be able to

reza sayah is standing by.f this is moving with incredible speed and opposition forces are moving very quickly toward it tripoli. where do they stand right now? >> reporter: well, the rebel forces are spreading. they're spreading from the eefrt of us where they're playing more of a protective role and protecting the territory where they've gained for a long time now all of the way west. that is the front line right now. it is right in the middle of the coastline in northern libya. that's the latest city the opposition forces have captured. of course, over the past couple of days they've had remarkable momentum after a fight of several days and a break in a key oil town. and now they have their eyes set on the next town which is in jawah. but when you talk to people in the opposition town in benghazi, they are riding a high on this momentum and envisioning a libya without moammar gadhafi and the vision remains the same and that is to move forward and move westward toward tripoli until they see gadhafi fall from

reza sayah in cairo. >> that was paula newton talking to reza sayah as that was unfolding. but all our journalists right now in cairo watching the situation very, very carefully. it's a dangerous situation and we have some new video that's just coming into "the situation room." we want to warn you, it is very graphic. in what could become an iconic image of this violent struggle, we see protesters approach a tank as gunfire breaks out. they flee except for one man who stands with arms outstretched until he's shot and falls to the ground. watch this. [ shots ] shocking images, i must say. it's very disturbing, this video, reminiscent, i must say, also that classic image from china's tiananmen square of a lone protester defying tanks. there you see that lone protester. >>> the struggle between egypt's security forces and islamists has extraordinary implications for neighboring israel. officials there are keeping a very close eye on egypt's unrest. they are also remaining silent. and jim clancy is joining from us jerusalem right now. jim, the israelis, there's almost like a th

reza kahlili is what he goes by but it's a pseudonym.nks of the revolutionary guards of iran as a spy for the american government. he wrote about his experiences in a real-life spy novel, "a time to betray." we've checked with sources we trust who say his story checks out. he is outfront tonight and what you see will be a little strange. his face cannot be shown so you'll see him in the dark and we've also distorted his voice for his safety. he's going to talk to you about that. i spoke to him and asked him how difficult it was or it must have been for the saudi agent to keep his cover in al qaeda. >> it's a complex operation, a lot of risks. they have the paranoia of infiltration, so everyone is vetted. you've got to be able to behave like them, dress like them, think like them in order to infiltrate them. you've got to have a history of being in the region and communicating with the same type of people. so it is very difficult to infiltrate, but nonetheless, as i've explained in my book "a time to betray," i did even recruit for the ci

. >> we'll talk to reza in egypt in a few minutes. what is your sense of the regional involvement in this? could egypt and other nations take steps to more actively show their support for the palestinians? >> reporter: well, for instance, egypt, anderson has to walk a very fine line. on the one hand, mohammed morsi from the muslim brotherhood does express support for hamas which is an offshoot of the egyptian muslim brotherhood, but at the same time he has to be very careful when it comes to crossing any red lines regarding the peace treaty between israel and egypt that dates back to the late 1970s, but certainly it's a huge change from just four years ago when the war was going on between gaza and israel. when president hosni mubarak, basically, it was well understood that he had no sympathy for hamas because, of course, the muslim brotherhood were his main political enemies and therefore, this situation is completely different, but morsi and egypt has to really tread carefully because many egyptians have no desire whatsoever to get

let's bring in now cnn's reza sayah. you were at a press conference given by the rebels with the friendly fire incident. what did they say about it? >> reporter: don, at this point, the opposition is not being critical of nato and the coalition. they are calling this an unfortunate incident. they say 13 rebels were killed and seven injured in the air strike on friday night that hit a convoy. opposition officials are saying the convoy hit air strikes in the brega area. that is when they were hit. the convoy was told to stay back, but for some reason it went ahead and that is when the strike happened. there are some reports that the convoy were firing celebratory gunfire and that is, perhaps, why the war planes targeted them. these have not been verified. nato is aware of the incident and is investigating. this is the first time that we know of that an air strike has killed members of the opposition. >> and reza, will forces pose another cease-fire to gadhafi? >> reporter: that was the story yesterday. in listening to the

let's bring in reza sayah. he's watching all of this unfold. reza, you covered iran for many years. give us your immediate thought when you heard the united states government make this very serious allegation that elements of the iranian regime, the quds force specifically, part of the iranian revolutionary guard corps, was directly plotting to kill adel al jubeir, the saudi ambassador. >> reporter: wolf, i was somewhat surprised because this doesn't fit the iranian regime's m.o. the u.s. is certainly in the past accused of iran being a state sponsor of terrorism, of supporting groups like hezbollah that washington views as a terrorist organization, but washington has never directly accused the iranian government of being involved in a plot like this to go after a foreign diplomat on u.s. soil. but i give you better than my thoughts, i'll give you the thoughts of the iranian president, mahmoud ahmadinejad's spokesperson. it's past midnight in iran but we've managed to speak to him a couple of times and he stron

. >> reza, your thoughts? >> i agree, i'm with john stewart who says, who gives a bleep what muslims around the world think about park 51. we are engaged in two very serious wars in the region and we are engaged in this idea logic war on terror, and there is no question there are radicals in the region who will use this issue to fuel the propaganda that america is at war against islam and americans are anti-muslim in some way. so there is certainly going to be some global repercussions to the discussion that we have here, but, mona is absolutely right. this isn't about them. this is about us and who we are, and the fact that we don't allow these kinds of, you know, mainstream islamaphobic, these religious bigotries to actually define our laws or mayor our decisions for us. >> the imam said last night that, seeing what has happened, that he would, if he could go back in time, he wouldn't have chosen to build the center near ground zero. take a listen to what he had to say. >> given what you know now, would you