they are the primary ben officialries of having improved security. >> they know that, sir. they tell me that all the time. >> i hope they do. when i read about it, it's appalling they would give a green light to the other side. additionally you say iran continues to support the insurgency and fueling the flames of violence, particularly the iranian influence of training, supply weapons, munitions. which groups are they working with? where in the country? what is iran's goal? >> they have operated primarily or worked with the taliban elements in the west. that is the only area in which we have seen the presence of support to the taliban. our sense is that iran could do more, if they chose to, but they have not. we watch the activity and the relationships very closely. there's an ancient relationship between the persian people of iran and the afghan people. in fact, today is the beginning of the persian new year. there is real potential common ground between our objectives and iranian objectives with respect to counternarcotics, arms, smuggling, human trafficking. there are a