is the iran deal working? and did the recent elections strengthen or weaken iran as an partner. this is the inside story. >>> welcome to "inside story," i'm ray suarez. remember those cliff hanger negotiations in switzerland last spring and summer. china, russia, the u.s., and america's big european allies, france, germany, britain, struck a deal with iran over its ongoing enrichment of nuclear materials. they wanted to make sure iran weapon. iran wanted to assert his national sef earnty, keep refining nuclear materials and get out from under crippling sanctions. while president obama applauded the handiwork of his secretary of state john kerry, congressional republicans deplored it with slashing rhetoric that suggested the obama administration had been duped, was enabling terrorism, funding a renegade government, and endangering israel. 47 republican senate remembers sent a letter to iran's leader promising no support. the deal went on to become a talk point in stump speeches and candidate's debates in the republican presidential primary with a unanimous conclusion. >> i have b

, investing in iran. those are important mechanisms to see this deal fulfilled. james schoff: in the context of that we have international cooperation. i understand a $10 million program to japanese investment in the region. there is a guarantee from the iranian side as i understand it stillt regard, but it is a blow to implement for all of these reasons you talk about who you are dealing with. koichiro: a comment, yes, the facility that has negotiated with iran and the government in japan involving jbic is there on paper. the agreement has been reached, but the iranian government owes that they have not paid back. until that outstanding loan is not resolved, this new commitment or this new mechanism for promoting japanese investment in iran with the assurance from the central bank of iran, would not work. it would not slide. it is there on paper, but there are certain hurdles that the iranians have to overcome. james schoff: right. james acton: which is an example white doing business with iran -- why do

they worked with us on iran -- charlie: what about the sanctions with iran and russia? jack: they worked with us on iran. and they were part of the 5--- p-5 plus one. there were japanese entities that were violating and we've taken action. but in general, they have been part of the international ffort. charlie: -- at the extent that you would prefer they be part of the international effort. jack: i think that the fact that they cooperated with us on the oil sanctions against iran was very important. i think the fact that they're part of the international effort on north korea is critical. are there things that they could do to toughen up on how they look at what happens between their economies? of course, that's what we're working on now. charlie: to get -- i had a chinese official say to me once, not recently, but, look, if you'll provide all the oil we get from iran, we'll be prepared and certainly enthusiastic about supporting you in a sanctions effort. but we need oil. to run a burgeoning economy. jack: my conversations over the last five, six years have been simila

iran. in the seven months since, the administration got its agreement and the middle east has been transformed and not for the better. now, with access to 100 billion in unfrozen assets and sanctions wiped away, iran has instantly become the dominant country in the region. the revolutionary guards, already iran's most powerful economic actor in the words of the treasury department, will only grow more powerful with international investment. the committee has deep concerns about the way the obama administration in apparent deference to tehran has chosen to ignore portions of a new, bipartisan law ending visa waiver travel for those who have visited iran. and, mr. secretary, the committee still awaits a detailed response to its many questions about a surprise $1.7 billion payment to the iranian regime that coincided with the release of several americans. look no further than syria for the horrible consequences of an emboldened iran. the slaughter continues. and while the secretary does his be

assad is a puppet of iran. iran is the mortal enemy of the sunni arab states. so what has the president accomplished here? he said assad must go. he trained people to help take him down. russia came in and said assad won't go, they have attacked the people we have trained and we basically have abandoned the free syrian opposition. now we're in geneva talking about a peace agreement where the whole balance now is in assad's favor. does anybody really believe that there is military jeopardy to assad, and without him being in jeopardy, how do you get an agreement the syrian people can live with, and in assad or his henchmen stay in power, how do you ever end the war in syria? so what we have accomplished, senator mccain, is we have given the russians more influence in the middle east than any time since 1973, we have allowed iran to basically dictate the terms in damascus, we have jeopardized our relationship with our arab partners, we have put in question americans' reliability in terms of the people inside of syria. the syrian policy of barack obama has done eno

today iran's enriched uranium is all but gone, thousands of centrifuges have stopped spinning, iran'sential breakout time has increased and new verification measures are in place to help us deter and detect any cheating. i really believe the united states, israel and the world are safer as a result. but still, as i laid out at a speech at the brookings institution last year, it's not good enough to trust and verify. our approach must be distrust and verify. [applause] this deal must come with vigorous enforcement, strong monitoring, clear consequences for any violations and a broader strategy to confront iran's aggression across the region. we cannot forget that tehran's fingerprints are on nearly every conflict across the middle east, from syria to lebanon to yemen. the iranian revolutionary guard corps and its proxies are attempting to establish a position on the golan from which to threaten israel, and they continue to fund palestinian terrorists. in lebanon, hezbollah is amassing an arsenal of increasingly sophisticated rockets and artillery that well may be able to hit every city

it is less obvious in the issue with iran's nuclear program, but japan and iran have had a long-standing and uniquely positive relationship that existed prior to the uranium revolution, but also existed after the revolution, so japan is an especially important country in iran's practice, and there are also a number of business and commercial relationships to be had between japan and iran, so japan is an important country both from the standpoint of the u.s., but also the standpoint of iran going forward, so it's another reason to have this discussion today and to think about incentives for maintaining compliance. we are honored to have many distinguished presenters and panelists today. jim will introduce the first panel, but i would like to make a special mention of thanks to two of our colleagues who came all the way from tokyo to be part of this discussion. one will be in the first panel and the other will be in the second panel. it's a long way to come, so we really appreciate it, although we hope you got to see cherry blossoms are will before tomorrow. with that, i will get out of th

these past few days, we've designated entities in iran and around the world that have supported iran's development of missiles which we believe are unacceptable which have supported iranian airlines for the irgc. >> rose: wes were not snap backs. >> these were new designations under non-nuclear sanctions. the nuclear sanctions are lifted the other sanctions stay in place. your question is could the nuclear sanctions come back if they violate, yes they could. >> rose: and the community would agree, community of nations together. >> it would have to be a real violation. what we can't do and what i've argued to congress is you can't in the name of wanting to pressure iran on other issues just bring back the nuclear sanctions as if you didn't have an agreement. the agreement was iran backs away from the nuclear program and the nuclear sanctions are lifted. we've done that. we did it formally and we did it pie giving guidance to everyone who does business with iran. we've also made it clear the other sanctions stay in place. and you know iran is not the only country that's subject to sancti

in gaza, iran is supporting hamas and islamic jihad. and on the west bank, they're openly offering palestinians $7,000 per terror attack and $30,000 for every palestinian terrorist home that's been destroyed. a deplorable, deplorable situation. [clapping] iran is financing military forces throughout the middle east. and it's absolutely incredible that we handed them over $150 billion to do even more toward the many horrible acts of terror. [clapping] secondly. we will totally dismantle iran's global terror network, which is big and powerful. but not powerful like us. [cheers and applause] iran has seeded terror groups all over the world. during the last five years, iran has perpetuated terror attacks in 25 different countries on five continents. they've got terror cells everywhere, including in the western hemisphere, very close to home. iran is the biggest sponsor of terrorism around the world, and we will work to dismantle that reach, believe me. believe me. [clapping] third at the very least, we must enforce the terms of the previous

the nation of iran.y clinton and donald trump have said they would maintain the iranian deal, although donald, as promised, would negotiate and get a better deal. my view is very different. on the first day in office, i will rip this catastrophic iranian nuclear deal to shreds. [cheers and applause] sen. cruz: this agreement gives over 100 billion dollars to the ayatollah khomeini, the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. that is worse than the $3 billion of military aid we give to the nation of israel. that is not just unconscionable, is fundamentally immoral and if i am president, on the first day we will reimpose sanctions on iran. [applause] mr. sen. cruz: in a mockery of this iranian nuclear deal, iran has continued with missile test falls top including launching a missile with the words printed on it in both hebrew and farsi, "israel should be wiped from the earth." care my words, ayatollah khomeini, if i am president and iran launches a missile test, we will shoot that missile down. [cheers

we can't warrant iran's future behavior. i think that the agreement is one that should stick and we are going to do everything we can to make it stakes out the environment when plans for should reflect one's own judgment of confident in that. it is also a complicated landscape because while we looked at the nuclear sanctions, but not nuclear sanctions remain in effect. we have been very clear to indicate in which sanctions are gone and which sanctions remain. we respond to questions when we get them if they sending me for clarification. ultimately the business judgment is one that the firms have to make on their own. what we have done it should do is make clear what is and is not in place. we've tried to do that with precision. we have done it and we have done it by posting a great deal and additional elaboration and being available to respond. the challenge of doing business with iran were complicated than just the sanctions environment. obviously i can't tell companies what they should do as a matter of business judgment.

in gaza, iran is supporting hamas and islamic jihad. and in the west bank, they're openly offering palestinians $7,000 per terror attack and $30,000 for every palestinian terrorist home that's been destroyed. a deplorable, deplorable situation. [applause] iran is financing military forces throughout the middle east and it's absolutely incredible that we handed them er $150 billion to do even more toward the many horrible acts of terror. [applause] secondly, we will totally dismantle iran's global terror network, which is big and powerful, but not powerful like us. [applause] iran has terror groups all over the world. during the last five years, iran has perpetuated terror attacks in 25 different countries on five continents. they've got terrorist cells everywhere, including in the western hemisphere, very close to home. iran is the biggest sponsor of terrorism around the world and we will work to dismantle that reach, believe me, believe me. [applause] third, at the very least, we must enforce the terms of the previous deal to hold iran

iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.he best way to do that is by reducing their enrichment capacity. it is important to remember how we got there, and that was why imposing strong economic sanctions against iran which is what brought them to the table. not all of us supported although sanctions which succeeded. it is important as we proceed to make sure that we hold iran accountable. they do have a history of cheating on agreements in the past. yesterday, the president announced sanctions against iran for a number of breaches, including their ballistic missile testing program, as well as their cyberattacks on the united states. i stand with the president in taking that action and we need to be vigilant, to make sure we respond to any kind of iranian effort to violate those other agreements for the iran agreement. if they get the sense that we are willing to look the other way on ballistic missile testing or look the other way on cyberattacks or look the other way on their aggression in the middle east, then they will be

iran with a nuclear weapon would have been far more dangerous than iran without one. so if you're worried about terror, first objective is make sure they don't have a nuclear weapon. now, we've been very honest. i'm not going to sit here and suggest that some portion of the money might not find its way to one of those groups. but what they do is not dependent on money, congressman. never has been. they're going to do it anyway. if we hadn't gotten rid of the nuclear weapon, they were still supporting the houthi, they've still been supporting hezbollah, they've been supporting them for how many years? countless. >> they can finance terrorists in this country. mr. secretary, this is not right. i yield. >> okay. we're going to go to mr. davis salini of rhode island. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. secretary, for your extraordinary service to our country. i have four questions i want to run through quickly to give you as much time as possible to answer. first, i'm concerned about the deteriorating state of the rule of law and adherence to human rights in egypt.

so to allow now iran to be situated on our border, we don't share a border with iran. of course, we don't have any dispute with this regime whatsoever. but they still want israel to be wiped off the earth. why? because of their ideology. there is no room for a jewish state in what they call the islamic state. to allow iran to dominate syria is disrespect. we have a dispute about situation in iran. we didn't favor the muslim brotherhood government. of course, we do not intervene even in syria. we have very clear policy regarding our experience. but when 30 million egyptians went to the street to get rid of the muslim brotherhood government, we thought that to allow general assisi, my counterpart at that time, to take over the military abilities, to become the president, it should have been western interest, let's put it this way. that was a dispute. and of course, when it comes to [ inaudible ], what is the call of the public? this occupation since '67 -- occupation since '48, which is our existence. so let's deal with it first of all by common understanding of the chal

iran has seeded terror groups all over the world. during the last five years, iran has perpetuated terror tacks in 25 different countries on five continents. they have terror cells everywhere, including in the western hemisphere, very close to home. iran is the biggest sponsor of terrorism around the world, and we will work to dismantle that reach, believe me, believe me. third, at the very least, we must enforce the terms of the previous deal to hold iran totally accountable, and we will enforce it like you've never seen a contract enforced before, folks. believe me. iran has already, since the deal is in place, test fired ballistic missiles three times. those ballistic missiles with a range of 1,000 miles were designed to intimidate not only israel, which is only 600 miles away, but also intended to frighten europe and some day, maybe even the united states. and we're not going to let that happen. we're not letting it happen. we're not letting it happen, and we're not letting it happen to israel, believe me much. >> thank you, than

iran deal go unpunished. >> iran thumbing its nose at the world.tatement at the u.n. iran's recent ballistic missile test launches were part of ongoing efforts of its armed forces to the strengthen its legitimate defense capabilities and to demonstrate the effectiveness and readiness of missile systems against security threat. security counsel resolution 2331 does not limit nor does international law disallow them. we likewise reject the security council and consider to be prevailing positive inenvironment and detrimental of the good-faith implementation of the jcpoa. basically they say no big deal. we're back with the panel. it seems like there are growing calls, charles from, both sides of the aisle to put sanctions on iran. >> but what obama did is he dismantled this whole prohibition in advance. the iranians are actually right. the 2010 security council resolution said iran shall not engage in any activities relate to do ballistic missiles. so, at the very last minute in vienna, in order to get the deal over the finish line, kerry caved in chan

of that serious side iran is supporting high moss and jihad in their offering palestinians $7,000 for every palestinian tone that has been destroyed a deplorable situation. iran is forcing military forces and it is absolutely incredible to hand them over $150 billion for many horrible acts of terror. second to, we will totally dismantle iran it global terror network that is big and powerful but not big and powerful like us. it has terror groups all over the role during the last five years it has perpetuated attacks in 25 different countries on five continents. including in the western hemisphere iran is the biggest sponsor of terrorism around the world and we will work to dismantle that a breach. believe me. believe me. [applause] third, at the very least we must enforce the terms of the previous deal to hold their rand accountable to enforce it like we have never seen it enforced before. believe me. iran has already fired ballistic missiles three times that has a range of 1,250 miles designed to intimidate not only israel which is only 600 miles away but also frighten europe and some

community must dmen sfrat iran's threats toward israel will not be tolerated. >> any hope that's iran had turned over a new leaf went up in flame today as the country tested two new ballistic missiles. they showed the missiles being launched from northern iran. in a direct threat to israel, according to iranian tv on the side of those missiles were the words, israel should be wiped from the pages of history. written in hub. the 1,200 mile range of the missile means iran can easily strike tel aviv or jerusalem. today, u.s. vice president joe biden was visiting as part of a middle east talk. >> the belief that a nuclear armed iran is unacceptable threat to israel, to the region of the united states. and i want to reiterate. people still doubt here. if in fact they break the deal, we will act. >> the deal to cush iran's nuclear program doesn't include missile development. because iran refused to negotiate on that point. so these launches don't break the deal. however they do break u.n. skoigs resolution 2231 which states iran should not develop ballistic missiles. the white house respond

you see it in the iran deal. the iran deal was a bad deal. not taking any steps towards democratization. martha: kt mcfarland was here earlier, she actually thinks it a good thing that we built this relationship or opened the door because she says if we don't open the door and walk through it, china will do the same. and russia will take advantage of that vacuum. >> they're already setting up steps to today that the. they have done that across the world. they beat us to the game. this is our neighbor. they're 90 miles away from america. we ignore them, doesn't mean the problem will be solvedded. ignoring the problem, not having diplomatic relationships will get prisoners out of cuba. martha: this is live shot, we're looking at guys? we want to make that perfectly clear. you know, obviously, there are things that could have come along with this, like the release of joanne chesimard back to the united states. i guess it remains lisa, with whether or not the president will press for that now? >> that is the concern to that, martha, to kt's point

in gaza, iran is supporting hamas, and islamic jihad.e west bank, they're openly offering palestinians $7,000 per terror attack, and $30,000 for every palestinian be terrorist home that's been destroyed. a deplorable, deplorable situation. [ applause ] iran is financing military forces throughout the middle east, and it's absolutely incredible that we handed them over $150 billion to do even more toward the many horrible acts of terror. [ applause ] secondly, we will totally dismantle iran's global terror network, which is big and powerful, but not powerful like us. [ cheers and applause ] iran has seeded terror groups all over the world. during the last five years, iran has perpetuated terror attacks in 25 different countries on five continents. they've got terror cells everywhere, including in the western hemisphere very close to home. iran is the biggest sponsor of terrorism around the world, and we will work to dismantle that reach, believe me. believe me. [ applause ] third, at the very least, we must enforce the terms of the previo

everybody here knows we can pass the iran sanctions act if we needed to because of iran's behavior inn minutes in each house. in the senate and in the house. there's no rush here. number one. number two, the president has all the power in the world through the emergency economic powers act to be able to implement that. that's what we did to implement many of the sanctions put in place. the executive orders are empowered under that and the power of the presidency. not -- you know -- >> let me close though with an observation -- >> they're not dependent on the isa. >> i understand that point, but when you say there's no rush here, let me point here in terms of the iranian behavior there is very much a rush towards the mass production of an icbm program. we're witnessing this. there is a rush on their part. there was a rush in to yemen with militia. there was a rush in to syria with quds forces a wndz proxies from iran -- and with proxies from iran. we're seeing that now, so if the administration isn't supportive of this renewal, not only are we preventing the possibility of a snap back

we are always happy when things improve in iran. he is among traders here who say sanctions against iran damaged the economy in herat. afghanistan's western trade hub that has long held cultural links to its neighbor and heavily on products either imported through or made in iran. it is amazing when you walk around here how many products you find that are made in iran. look at this. laundry detergent, a dish washing liquid, hand soap, glass cleaner, hard candy, chock lately, all of it made in iran. even iranian music fills the streets here. >> translation: it was hard imparting goods was hard. many items were smuggled. now it is easier to get products. >> translation: when iran was under sanction, it impacted the economy in a negative way >> reporter: this man from herat's chamber of commerce says the lifting of sanctions means more imported products brought legally, using money safely transferred through banks. >> translation: when merchants can use the service of banks, the price for the product goes down and it means consumer pay

let's start with today's persian king, the nation of iran. both hillary clinton and donald trump have said they would maintain this iranian deal, although donald would, as promised, negotiate and get a better deal. well, my view is very different. on the first day in office, i will rip this catastrophic iranian nuclear deal to shreds. [ cheering and applause ] this agreement gives over $100 billion to the ayatollah. that dwarves the $3 billion in military aid we give to israel each year. it is fundamentally immoral. if i am president, on the first day we will reimpose sanctions on iran. in a mockery of this iranian nuclear deal, iran has continued with missile tests, including launching a missile with the words printed on it in both hebrew and farsi israel should be wiped from the earth. here my words ayatollah. if i am president and iran launches a missile test, we will shoot that missile down. [ cheering and applause ] and in january 2017, we will have a commander and chief who says under no circumstances will iran be allowed to acquire nuc

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now, iran is taking over iraq. iran is going in with yemen.y don't want yemen, but they like the long, big, beautiful border that separates yemen from saudi arabia. i've been pretty good with these predictions. when i wrote a book in the year 2000, i mentioned in the book osama bin laden. everybody said don't forget that was a year and a half before the world trade center came down. everybody said, i don't believe it. an announcer in the morning said, wait a minute. trump was talking about osama bin laden before he knocked down the world trade center. the guy said no way and they looked at the book. that is what i did. we had to take them out. we had opportunities to take him out. i'm good on the prognostication. years ago, i did this whole crazy political thing. we have been supporters and friends for a long time. i said take the oil. i did not want to be there, but now we are. if you are going to leave, take the oil, take the oil. i kept saying that and they said you cannot take the oil. what a terrible thing. this is a sovereign country. a

if after the revolution in iran iran had an indigenous defense program, sadaam hussein wouldn't have attacked the country in the first place. how long can the nuclear deal be ice lathe. we hear of other countries even supporting al-qaeda, there is obviously the dispute over iran's missile program. can all of those issues be isolated from the nuclear deal? >> well, let me clarify something. i said that the mujahedeen is a terrorist organization and have killed many iranians, you are correct to the europeans, and americans along with saudi arabia and turkey and others were supporting extremist groups in syria, groups linked to al-qaeda -- >> professor if we could get into the question, of course there are those who would say iran has been supporting a supreme brutal dictatorship in syria. my question and point really is can all that pressure that's building on other issues eventually lead to a scuffling of the nuke deem that's been signed? >> i think it's obvious that iran have gone into the negotiations and made concessions and that the iranians believe and the iranians have carried o

it is amazing when you walk around here how many products you find that are made in iran. look at this. laundry detergent, a dish washing liquid, hand soap, glass keener, card candy and chocolate all made in iran. even iranian music fills the street. >> translation: it was hard. my items were smuggled and now they won't need to be. >> translation: when we were under sanctions, if affected the economy in a dramatic way >> reporter: he says the lifting of sanctions means more imported products bought legally. >> translation: when merchants can use the banks, the price for the product goes down and it means consumers pay less for the products with higher quality. >> reporter: traders here are also eager to use iran as a transit point to export this area's products. it is famous marble, dried fruit, spices, and the blue glass. potentially a badly needed boost for this area and afghanistan's strugg struggling economy >>> interest in buying african art is growing in the u.s. and europe. actioneers say there has been 200% rise in african art in the last four years. not everyone i

think north korea, think iran.he third box is nuclear comparison which is usually have that much to do with nation-states. in the first box, if you accept my three boxes, in the first box i defer to my colleagues but i think i look at this i and see that we have made significant progress with the last major arms control agreement that it was a good deal for us, a good deal for the russians, but they give for the planet. i see the politics as overwhelming for the progress in that area. politics, that's shorthand for putin. i don't know what one does at this point with respect to that i don't think we're going to make much progress as long as the political relationship with the russians is as tedious. but that's not bad. i'm teaching at georgetown right now so maybe a, good grade. the second box from the proliferation box, iran for me the many, many things wrong with the iran deal. but there are many things more right with the. it's way better than not having to deal and i give a solid a. not missing the fact we legi

and as a deal maker, trump should know that the iran deal should be torn up on day one, because iran violating it. >> carl, you ore a trump supporter. >> right. and i think donald trump has been clear. look, it was a bad deal, very bad deal. but you can't make deals with these nutjobs. trump was trying to do a great deal of business in new york, which was hillary's home state of new york, so no wonder he's blowing smoke up her rear. you would be better served towards attacking hillary clinton, not him. if you want to bring something on, bring it on because it will only make us stronger. >> a lot of people try to justify trump's support for hillary at the time that way. >> you know, when the wind blows, it tells who you are. one minute you're with hillary, the next minute you're not because you're running for president. you need to figure out who you are as a person. integrity shines through. if you have integrity, people will see that. that's why carson did so well. that's why some of these new front-runners have done so well. you have to show who you are. you have to separate yourse

>> has iran adhered to the nuclear deal? yes or no. >> yes, to the best of our judgment. >> okay, thank you for that. now, there was concern iran's money would be used to increase terrorism in the region after the deal was entered into. has iran's support for terrorism increased, decreased or remained the same since the deal was enacted? >> i think the best of our judgment would be it has remained the same. >> all right. is there any evidence that the money that iran received as a result of the deal has been diverted to use to support terrorism? >> we'd need to get into classified session to discuss that. >> all right. >> a little more complicated. >> we heard the phrase used at the time the deal was under negotiation and discussion, that iran would become a nuclear threshold state and that it would push the limits of the agreement and get as close as it could to developing the nuclear weapon during the term of the agreement so in 8 or 10 or 12 years it would actually have a nuclear weapon. is there any evidence to support t

impose the toughest sanctions in history on iran, and so much more. since my first visit to israel 35 years ago, i have returned many times, and made many friends. i've worked with and learned from some of israel's great leaders. although i don't think it sock rabin ever forgave me for banishing him to the white house balcony when he wanted to smoke. now i'm here as a candidate for president. and i know that all of you understand what's at stake in this election. our next president will walk into the oval office next january and immediately face a world of both perils we must meet with strength and skill and opportunities we must seize and build on. the next president will sit down at that desk and start making decisions that will affect both the lives and livelihoods of every american and the security of our friends around the world. so we have to get this right. as aipac members, you understand that while the turmoil of the middle east presents enormous challenge and complexity, walking away is not an option. candidates for president who think the u

participation in the iran nuclear deal in reaction to iran's recent ballistic missile tests. [ cheers and applause ] these tests were both a violation of the spirit of the nuclear deal and provocations that can no longer be ignored. one of the missiles tested had printed on it in hebrew, can you believe this, israel must be exterminated. and i will instantly gather the world and lead us to reapply sanctions if iran violates one crossed t or one dot of that nuclear deal. we must put the sanctions back on them as the world community, together. [ applause ] let me also tell you no amount of money that's being made by any business will stand in the way of the need to make sure that the security of israel is secured and that iran does not have a nuclear weapon. no amount of money can push us in the wrong direction. and i want you to be assured that in a kasich administration, there will be no more delusional agreements with self-declared enemies. no more. and as the candidate in this race with the deepest and most far-reaching foreign policy and national security experience, ladies and gen

iran is also interested in exporting lng to europe.senator cantwell mentioned your role in the negotiations with iran in january. "the wall street journal" also ran a story front page of the business section, "iran seeks ways to ship out gas as sanctions ease." so, that article explains that iran may be able to export lng to europe within two years. i'm concerned that europe may develop a dependency on iranian gas as it tries to reduce its imports from russian gas. that's why i believe it's critical that we continue to make u.s. liquefied natural gas available on the world market. so, the question is, will you commit to acting promptly on lng export applications for the remainder of this administration? >> yes, we have, and we will. if i may add a comment -- >> please? >> -- because i completely share your interest and the importance of natural gas diverse supply for europe. first of all, i would question that two years. i think that's not very likely, to be honest. but i want to emphasize that in addition to u.s. lng, southern corrido

rapprochement with iran. administration dispatched secretary of state john kerry to the region over the weekend. >> there are tangible practical hold in your hand ways that foreign leaders around the world can easily ascertain what has in mind. >> major foreign policy objective, israeli-palestinian peace. >> this debate whether something could happen before the november elections or whether there's a sweet spot after the november elections. but i think there are things a president can do in his final period as presidency to i've used the word recess recollect thresurrect thecredibility of te solution. >> whether obama was just settling scores in his final months in office, his u.s. allies will have taken notice. rosiland jordan, al jazeera, the state department. >>> a russian official found dead in a d.c. hotel room. sounds like political intrigue out of the cold war. but russia's prime minister was found dead in washington and an autopsy finds he died of blunt force to the head. john terret last the story. >

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he says iran's military option must be maintained. the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon said iran's ballistic missiles test this month is causing alarm in the international community. >> out of for this agreement now iranians have launched the bliss system missiles, that, it is true that that has caused alarms and concerns, but what kind of sanctions, what kind of measures should be applied is up to the security council members. >> a professor at the university of tehran says iran is largely honored the nuclear agreement. >> i think it's quite obvious that the iranians have gone into the nuclear negotiations and they have made concessions and that the iranians believe and the iranians have carried out their commitment and now it's the united states that is not doing so. the united states has pass add new law restricting visas and the u.s. president supported it. that really is against the agreement, at least the spirit of the agreement and the americans are putting pressure on different countries and banks not to do business with iran and th

so to allow now iran to be situated on our border, we don't share a border with iran.se, we don't have any dispute with this regime whatsoever. but they still want israel to be wiped off the earth. why? because of their ideology. there is no room for a jewish state in what they call the islamic state. to allow iran to dominate syria is disrespect. we have a dispute about situation in iran. we didn't favor the muslim brotherhood government. of course, we do not intervene even in syria. we have very clear policy regarding our experience. but when 30 million egyptians went to the street to get rid of the muslim brotherhood government, we thought that to allow general assisi, my counterpart at that time, to take over the military abilities, to become the president, it should have been western interest, let's put it this way. that was a dispute. and of course, when it comes to [ inaudible ], what is the call of the public? this occupation since '67 -- occupation since '48, which is our existence. so let's deal with it first of all by common understanding of the challenge. i

into a cozy up to iran a confidence america keeps its word.r of the israel committee and all walks of life. when we visited different houses of worship one of the most questions is what the short position on israel? it is it just some constituency but my friends and family and neighbors. the committee has done so much for wisconsin you will always have my deepest gratitude. [applause] so i just want to thank you for having me tonight and in advance for the work between israel and america to make sure we get it right make sure you keep doing it. god bless. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> is very happy boy. he always wanted to be like everybody else. is and we had a question mark this alliance were autism and we struggled spin becky always knew he wanted to go to the army. >> it is very important to him to be part of the community. >> is a crucial milestone to become a proud israeli. >> it is about taking bad vision to help those that are endangered. >> we started the program with the idea with those visual capabilities some of them to quality assurance. is

so has the obama strategy with iran worked? will ask two distinguished iran experts, vali nasr and from tehran, thomas erdbrink. and what characteristics would your perfect child have? blue eyes, green, or brown? blond hair, brown, black, or red? in time, you might be able to order the specific child via gene editing. i will talk to one of the pioneers in this fascinating field, jennifer doudna. >>> also -- a country's capital and many other cities, a quarter million people, plunged into the darkness by a devastating cyberattack. and officials warn, it could happen next in the united states. >>> but first, here's my take. a main cause of the rise of extremism in the world of islam has been the cowardice of muslim moderates who for decades who's not to condemn bad ideas and ugly rhetoric. fearing that they'd be seen simply as ideological weaklings, they avoided confronting the cancer in plain sight. it is now clear that a similar dynamic has been at play in the world of conservativive. mitt romney should be congratulated for mak

let's start with today's persian king, the nation of iran.ain this iranian deal, although donald has promised he is going to negotiate and get a better deal. will my views very different. and. on the first day in office, i will rip this catastrophic iranian nuclear deal to shreds. [applause]. this agreement gives over $100 billion to the ayatollah, the world's leading state-sponsored terrorism. that is more than military aid we give to israel. that is not not only unconscionable it is fundamentally immoral. if i'm president, the first day we will re- impose sanctions on iran. [applause]. and a mockery of this iranian nuclear deal, iran has continued with missile tests. including launching a missile with the words printed on it both hebrew and -- israel should be wiped from the earth. hear my words ayatollah, if i am president and iran launches a missile test, we will shoot that missile down [applause]. january 2017 will will have a commander-in-chief who says, under no circumstances will iran be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons, either you

more power to your gut. >>> the shah of iran is in a new york city hospital tonight.source in washington says he is suffering from cancer and blocked bile duct. >> the shah was admitted that he not engage in political activity while here. the present iranian government was assured of that. meanwhile, tighter security measures put in effect. >> carter agreed to allow the shah to come to the united states for medical treatment. an at that point it was the match that lit this conflagration. >> the american embassy in tehran is in the hand of moslem students tonight. spurred on by anti-american speech by ayatollah khomeini, they stormed the embassy, overpowered them and took dozens of american hostages. >> the iranians burned the united states flag and denounced the u.s. government saying they would stay until the u.s. sends the deposed shah back to iran. >> what i remember, this was the second day, was that the provisional government of dr. bosergon, the prime minister, essentially the people we dealt with that resigned. at that point i remember thinking we are definitel