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well we've also spoken to jamal abdi the policy director of the national iranian american council he believes the israeli prime minister netanyahu is against any deal with iran even if it does ultimately favor his own people. this is actually very concerning for for israelis to see their prime minister going out and lobbying against a deal that would actually be in the interests of everybody in the region who doesn't want to see you on potentially have the ability to build a nuclear weapon that's what this deal dots and what i think the problem here is is that benjamin netanyahu was never in favor of getting a deal he's more concerned with keeping iran isolated with advancing his own you know geostrategic ambitions and that's the same case for the saudis so now they see that there's actually a deal on the table that would achieve the stated goal of putting measures in place that we can verifiably assure the world that iran does not have a nuclear weapons program they're trying to undermine it. and still ahead for you this hour here on our higher education well below ground level. join

the once unthinkable winds of former foes was allegedly prompted by both nations refusal to accept and compromise on terrans nuclear program demobbed policy director ad the national iranian american council however believes such a conflict is a very unlikely scenario. every time netanyahu wants another sanctions bill passed in congress he makes sure to send signals to lawmakers here in the u.s. that hey you have to pass this bill otherwise you're going to have a war on your hands that israel is going to start and the united states is going to finish the saudis and on the same thing not as publicly i think that any time you hear the israelis and now the saudis talking loud about military action that's a signal that military action is not necessarily being planned but that they're trying to use this as leverage in order to drive the hand of the u.s. or the international community in a certain direction when they start being quiet about a potential military strike that's when you have to think ok maybe something is actually underway here and just for somebody maybe just joining us here on r t i want to make a quick reminder that we were discussing breaking news today and that is of world po

conversations with great minds i'm joined by dr trita parsi the founder and president of the national iranian american council i can parsi is the recipient of the twenty ten grol meyer award for ideas improving world order and an expert on u.s. iranian relations iranian foreign politics and the geopolitics of the middle east he's also the author of numerous books including his most recent a single roll the dice obama's diplomacy with iran dr parsi welcome to the program well thank you for having me thank you have you with us just a few months ago former president body sautter of iran wrote an op ed in response to the movie argo actually in which he said i openly opposed the hostage taking throughout the election campaign telling students that occupy an embassy in the heart of tehran was a sign of courage is rather than courage i won the election with over seventy six percent of the vote other candidates who were openly against us is taking over all ninety six percent of the votes in that election were good. the candidates who are against it so saying that the u.s. narrative in the narrative that was portrayed

conversations with great minds and joined by dr trita parsi the founder and president of the national iranian american council i can parsi is the recipient of the twenty ten grol meyer award for ideas improving world order and is an expert on u.s. iranian relations iranian foreign politics and the geopolitics of the middle east he's also the author of numerous books including his most recent a single roll the dice obama's diplomacy with iran dr parsi welcome to the program well thank you for having to have you with us just a few months ago former president body sautter of iran wrote an op ed in response to the movie argo actually in which he said i openly opposed the hostage taking throughout the election campaign telling students that occupying an embassy in the heart of tehran was a sign of courage is rather than courage i won the election with over seventy six percent of the vote other candidates who were openly against us is taking over all ninety six percent of the votes in that election were given a candidates who were against it so saying that the us narrative in the narrative that was portrayed the mo

and his allies that the preliminary deal is dangerous at the gym policy director at the national iranian american council believes israel's against any agreement even if it revisits people. this is actually very concerning for or for israelis to see their prime minister. going out and lobbying against a deal that would actually be in the interest of everybody in the region who doesn't want to see you on a potentially have the ability to build a nuclear weapon that's with a steel box. and what i think the problem here is is that benjamin and out who was never in favor of getting a deal. he's more concerned with keeping iran isolated with advancing his own your geo strategic ambitions and that's the same case for the saudis. so now they see that there's actually a deal on the table that would achieve the stated goal of putting measures in place that we can verify a lee shore of the world that iran does not have a nuclear weapons program. they're trying to undermine it. fans coming up later this not breaking the ice in the arctic sunrise contra bass. as for as little green peas. this had failed by a court i

. >> for more i'm johnny damon by trita parsi, the president of the national iranian american council and here in new york is nathan carlson, served with the george w. bush administration, of the group iran. john kerry's trip to geneva, and are sergesergey lavrov is joinie group. do we have a deal? >> we are 90% chance of a deal. particularly folks who got us into iraq complaining about obama doing something that could be problematic, i feel it difficult to believe to be completely frank with you. it's not about trust as the president said. what you have to do is create a deal in which the mechanism for verification is such that you can trust the verification system, so that you know that if the other side is cheating you can catch them at a very early stage. if this deal in its second phase causes the iranian thes to implement the additional protocol then we have the best and most intrusive instrument at our disposal to make sure the iranians cannot cheat. >> a lot of people are upset. the president called benjamin netanyahu to calm him down. >> understand the iranians are walking ar

we'll talk to the national iranian american council. after that, "washington post" health care reporter sara talks about the november 30 deadline for improvements on health care.gov. a look at pentagon's bookkeeping and the investigative report on spending at the pentagon. calls, e-mails, and tweets. >> tomorrow, the kato stews looks at nuclear attitudes in the u.s. and how that's changed since the cold war. we'll have that next live on c-span. >> years ago, i don't think somebody would look at the crystal ball and see that someone was streaming netflix on an iphone to watch a movie. this is what's happening. it's a huge issue out there that the technology -- again, that -- i remember in northwest ohio it depended on the day, is the antenna on top of the house was working right, you had two channels. some days you didn't get any channels because you depend on the wind and light and everything else. i want to make sure that we have things out there, the regulation and the laws on the books -- i think he's created around if i'm not mistake

parsi is the founder and president of the national iranian american council and author of two books, "treacherous alliance," which won the silver medallion from the n foreman mutations, and "a single roll of the dice," which was selected by foreign affairs as the best book of 2012 on the .iddle east our moderator is a washington correspondent and a senior fellow at the atlantic council, where she focuses on iran. she is a regular commentator on u.s. foreign policy and iran. she is the author of the 2007 book "bitter friends, bosom enemies." ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming our panel. [applause] thank you very much. thank you for coming out on a cold and nasty night, but i think the news of this past weekend is sufficient enough to pique everyone's interest. i guess you will have to do another book called "another roll of the dice" or "several roles of the dice." last marcha report that made a number of recommendations, and i'm very pleased to say it appears that people were listening. if you go back and look at that report, you will see that the agreement that was rea

the equation. hard liners in iran waiting to say i told you so. i spoke on cnn international, president of the national american iranian council.g the people in iran are proud to have a nuclear capability, but not a nuclear weapon. they're against that themselves on the ground. let's listen. >> support for a weapon has actually always been pretty week, whereas support for the idea they should have an enrichment program has been very very strong. i think the empty iranian people realize having a weapon increases iran's insecurity and makes it more of a target than adding to its security. i think that's part of the population is quite pleased because on the one hand, they're moving towards improving relations with the west while at the same time, making sure they're retaining what they believe is their right. >> i suppose the question is, you know, nobody knows for sure deep inside the bowels of the iranian leadership what they really want. this has to be a positive sign. do you see that perhaps this could look in the broader picture lead to iran, if you like, coming in from the cold on a more permanent level? >> well, we'll have

the president this way. it would say what a wonderful job pat nixon did. >> first and lady pat nixon tonight. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. >> national iranian american council joined us to talk about the weekend deal to remove punitive sanctions on iran. we will show you as much of this as we can until live remarks from william hague at 10:30. host: joining us at the table to discuss the nuclear deal is trita parsi. for those were not familiar with your group, who are you and what do you do? guest: it was founded about 10 years ago right after 9/11. it is the largest iranian american grassroots organization. we have been working on this issue for quite some time. we think it needs to be resolved in a peaceful way. we need to also make sure this does not drag into a war. that would be one of the worst obstacles. host: is this deal the way to do that? guest: i think this is a very, very significant breakthrough. now the hard work begins. i think it is important to realize that the vast majority of concessions in this round actually came from the iranian side. the tougher part is going to come in the second phase because that is when it is going to be required

gimme, an easy one for the iranians to have released these americans and as cnn's own wolf blitzer said today when questioning the spokesperson for the national security council, why is it that he is not released, why was that not a precondition, why wasn't sayid abedini and the others standing next to john kerry when he announced this deal being struck, so we were across the table from the iranians and we did not bring home americans. to me, that's a tragedy and it's outrageous. >> if you could get a message to your husband who is inside prison as we speak right now, what would it be? >> hang in there. we're spending every waking moment working to get you out. the kids and i miss you and we're proud of you for standing up for what you believe and your values, but hang in there and we are going to get you out quickly. you know, i want to say this is a family torn apart. people usually see this and it's another news story but really, it's really our family that's been torn apart and two little kids hurting every day. >> we are sorry for all of you that you are all going through this. thank you both for being with us. appreciate it. >>> when we come back, he fo

national security council spokesperson confirms that didn't happen. >> the idea that we cut a deal stow speak, we've reached this agreement with the iranians and did not secure the release of americans held hostage in iran which is exactly what's happening here is outrageous. this was a historic blunder of huge proportions with significant repercussions. we're using the sanctions on iran while they continue to torture american citizens held in their jails. >> pastor said is serving an eight-year sentence. by the way, this particular part of the story was all over social media last night when the story was breaking. it continues today when the fox news political insiders join us later this hour. we'll go in deep, we'll talk about what was missed, what was in the deal, so on and so forth. >>> also, brand new reaction from capitol hill concerning the latest batch of obama care setbacks. >>> and former alaska governor sarah palin responding publicly for the first time to vile comments said about her by a cable news host. stay put. [ male announcer ] this is brad. his day of coaching begins with knee pain, when... [ man ] hey, brad, want to trade the all-day relief of two aleve for six t