spring of 2007, suddenly i go to my computer and i start seeing these emails that say, "there is an iranian-american academic who is being held in a tehran prison. do everything that y can to try to get her out." and of course i started sending that to many people, and i received it from women's groups, from journalist groups, from human rights groups. i don't remember any of those emails saying that haleh esfandiari was a grandmother who was detained. how did you survive? you were 105 days in solitary confinement. >> it was very tough, maria, but i am a very disciplined person. and being 67 years old and a student of iran, having studied carefully, a lifetime, iran, i knew how to handle my interrogators, and i knew how to make it possible for myself to survive under those very difficult and dire conditions, both physical and mental. >> hinojosa: when you say that you knew, what do you mean? i mean, you had never been in prison, you had never been interrogated before. how did you know how to survive these people who were terrorizing you? >> i was interrogated for four months before i was detained. o

as an example, we recently arrested an individual, an iranian-american, who had, according to the indictment, plotted to utilize an individual association with the mexican keitel to assassinate the saudi ambassador in washington, d.c. that quite obviously implicates somewhat more than a criminal case. consequently, the impact on international relations -- it is implicated in terms of what we do, and consequently, there is an exchange and understanding of what is going to happen, although the justice department and ourselves will do what we believe is best, regardless of that. nonetheless, there has to be a dialogue on the implications and impact of a case such as that. the relationship has evolved -- evolved over time. it goes without saying that the president and others should not, have not interfered with investigations that have to be handled independently. so that stricture is still there and adhered to, but on the other hand, because of the, again, globalization, the seeping across or leaking across of information and impact of cases, there has to be a different dialogue now than there

. >>> an iranian court has sentenced an iranian-american to death on charges of espionage. the man is accused of being a cia agent. the iranian intelligence authorities arrested the man last month on suspicion of spying. he allegedly received training in intelligence gathering at a u.s. military base in neighboring afghanistan. the revolutionary court in tehran concluded on monday that he w an agent of the u.s. intelligence agency, and handed down a death sentence. iran's judicial authority says he confessed to links with the cia but the u.s. government denies the claims and has demanded his release. iranian authorities arrested several other people on sunday for alleged links with the cia and obstruction of the parliamentary elections scheduled for march of this year. the united arab emirates says a new crude oil pipeline will be operational within six months. it will allow oil toby pass the strait of hormuz. the announcement comes as the evenings swell between western nations and iran over its nuclear program raising fears of military conflict and disruption to the flow of

an israeli attack on iran precisely because. the americans seem to have come to the conclusion that the purpose of an israeli attack on iran will not be to attempt to destroy the iranian nuclear program but rather to provoke an iranian american conflict armed conflict in other words if israel attacks iran it will be impossible for america not to become involved in this the seems to be a growing concern in washington particularly during an election year and perhaps one element of such statements is to try to forestall such a scenario but why is america concentrating on its naval power for the remaining coast to to try to the peacekeeper one war event to conflict well i'm not suggesting that the americans. don't have their own conflict with iran but i think . in terms of your specific question about an armed attack taking place in the spring there i don't think the american who don't know you may be right because because the iranians don't seem to be more worried about about this this naval activity of this year are they i mean. they're reacting rather calmly to that well i think what you've seen in iran recently is that they're getting increasingly concerned about the

." >> iranian state media reports that an iranian american man has been sentenced to death on charges of working for the cia. rocky relations just got even worse. and democracy one step at a time. we take a journey outside burma's capital to see how some communities there are finding their political voice. >> welcome to our viewers in america and around the globe. who will be the man to run against president obama in november? we may know tomorrow. we are live here in manchester, new hampshire tonight on the eve of the nation's first primary. for months, republican candidates have campaigned in this state. as the polls get closer, attacks are increasing. but we went out in search of the issues the candidates are using to woo every vote they can. yes, they still kiss babies in new hampshire. mary's bakery is quaint, and the politics are old fashioned too. for jon huntsman, ambassador, governor, and now a centrist republican candidate, the moderate voters of new england should be in favor of him, but somehow his credentials have not caught on in a race being decided by the economy. >> w

marine an iranian american who had been sentenced to death for supposedly spying for the cia. and march 13th the u.s. deported back to iran an iranian to iran iranian arms dealer who had been caught in a sting operation in the republican of georgia a few years earlier. and in this country, it was revealed that our treasury department has begun an investigation into the former governor of pennsylvania, ed rendell, and several others, for taking money to promote an organization called the iranian opposition group on the state department's terrorism list that's been trying to get off the terrorism list for years. and has been paying very, very well-known former u.s. officials great sums of money to advocate getting off the terrorism list. they have not gotten off the list. i think there was supposed to be a march 26th deadline for the state department to rule. that deadline is gone and i would predict there will be no decision on this issue, certainly, before the nuclear talks. this is another signal to iran. iranian government hates this organization. it's believed to be responsi

as an example, we recently arrested an individual, an iranian-american, who had, according to the indictment, plotted to utilize an individual association with the mexican

this happened outside of atlanta is this an isolated case or to your knowledge has it happened anywhere else. there are recent reports by the national iranian american council that there have been reports of other incidents also in california and i believe virginia. isn't seen as an isolated incident at all and in fact stepping outside of the united states i know through through friends and contacts that i have in the netherlands that as we know the e.u. sanctions are going to go into effect the oil embargo july first and already there the interpretation of those sanctions have led to suspension of visas for iranian students studying in the netherlands and so you know that your group and he's saying shen. sanctions ultimately they're put in place to achieve these foreign policy goals to affect the regime or to target the regime but would you say they in reality they affect ordinary iranians. absolutely i mean my background is an individual that i actually opposed saying sions against iraq and i traveled to iraq before the invasion in two thousand and two and saw the devastation and the toll that this policy had on the country and what we've seen in

an iranian court has sentenced an american man to death after convicting him of being a spy for the cia. tara mergener has more. >> reporter: an iranian court has convicted this american of working for the cia and sentenced him to death. 28-year-old amir is a former marine who worked as a translator in iraq and afghanistan. iranian officials say hick meddy got special training before entering iran for what they call an intelligence mission. his father insists he was not a spy. his son was visiting his grandmothers in iran when he was arrested. hikmedi was born in arizona, his family is originally from iran. his parents say they're shock and terrified. iran's law gives him 20 days to appeal the verdict. the state department has demanded his release. hikmedi's death sentence is the latest in a series of incidents that is escalating tension between the u.s. and iran. his trial took place as the obama administration announced tough new sanctions aimed at punishing iran for its nuclear program. iran has stepped up its effort to enrich uranium at a new underground bunker cooring cooring to di

>> well, andrea, he is an iranian american, he was born in the united states. th the u.s. marines. so, i mean, these are all black spots for the iranians here. when he came to iran and when he was arrested here, he said that he was merely visiting his grandmother. this is the statement his parents that are based in michigan have said that he only came here to visit his grandmother. so, authorities in iran say that that is not true. that they had caught wind of him well before he had arrived in iran. they had spotted him in neighboring afghanistan and realized that he was a cia operative there. they charged had him with being a spy, with waging war against god, with colluding with the enemy, the united states. so these are very, very heavy charges that they are trying make stick against him. and if they do sentence him to death, it will strain relations between iran and the u.s. further than it is. >> ali, thank you very much. thanks for being with us. and a controversial new book claims to reveal the untold story of the first lady, michelle obama and all the pre

he's an iranian-american. he was a marine who was stationed in iraq in 2004, and then went back as a contract translator a year later. his family has said he was simply going to visit his grandmothers, to visit relatives in iran. but in the current situation that's a dangerous thing to do. >> warner: what's the u.s. doing to try to get his release. >> there's not much the u.s. can do. the state department is asking or pursuing diplomatic channels to try to get him released. we don't obviously have relations with iran. that makes it more complex but the intersection is through swiss embassy is pushing for access to him. but it's going to be a matter of negotiation. >> warner: david sanger, this is the first american sentenced to death in iran since the iranian revolution. do you think we have to look at this or do the administration people think you have to look at this in the context of the tensions currently between the u.s. and iran over the nuclear program? >> i certainly think you do. when you think about

. >>> an iranian court sentenced an american to death accused of being a cia agent. the iranian government last month arrested the man on suspicion of spying. he allegedly received training at a u.s. military base in neighboring afghanistan. the revolutionary court in tehran concluded on monday the man was an agent of the u.s. intelligence agency and handed down a death sentence. iran's judicial authorities say the men confessed to links with the cia but the u.s. government denies the claims and has demanded release. iranian authorities arrested several other people on sunday for alleged links with the cia and obstruction of the parliamentary elections schedule for march this year. >>> the united arab emirates says a new crude oil pipeline will be operational in six months. it will allow oil to bypass the strait of hormuz. it came as iran swelled over the nuclear program raising fears of disruption to the flow of oil. raising fears of military conflict and destruction for the flow of oil. the uae's new pipeline is a precaution in case the strait of hormuz is closed by

. >> reporter: iran's powerful revolutionary courts have sentenced an iranian-american, former u.s. marine amir mirza hekmeti to death. he is charged with cooperating with a hostile country, the united states, working with the cia, waging war against god and trying to implicate iran in terrorist activity. these arl very, very serious charges. he has 20 days to apeepeal the death sentence but it looks unlikely it will be overturned raising tension even further with the united states. also ratcheting up the pressure between iran and the west was iran's latest announcement last night and now confirmed today by european diplomats that iran is enriching uraniuim at a second underground facility near the holy city. they say they're enriching uraniuim there up to 20%. this is very worrying because enriching uraniuim at 20% means only a small step to making weapons grades uraniuim. further escalating tension between iran and the west. nbc news, tehran. >>> the secret service is responding to claims from an nba player that he was banned from the white house. delante west is part of the nba c

plot that the united states government alleges was put forth by the iranian government using an iranian americanexican drug cartel to commit an assassination that would have killed civilians right here in washington, d.c. we also, of course, heard from douglas frazier who testified on whether there were other terrorist activities going on to get from mexico into the united states. here's what he said. >> those organizations are primarily focused on financial support to organizations back in the middle east, but they are involved in illicit activity. and so that is the connection that we continue to look for, as we watch in the future, that connection between the illicit activity and the potential pathway into the united states. >> jay, how big of a risk is this, that other terrorist activities could be working with drug cartels to get into the united states? >> i think one of the things that's important to recognize, these are criminal organizations and they certainly will diversify what their level of criminality is. whether drugs today, weapons tomorrow or a need to move high-valued targets ac

an iranian-american attorney. this is just part time. >> congratulations to him. volunteers. make you feel better that you make $2 a year. >> feels about right. here in new york that goes a long way. >>> in other news, the counsel on islamic american relations slamming a fire bomb attack on an islamic cultural center here in new york city. police are investigating the attack and three others at nearby sites on sunday night. look at the video. investigating these as possible hate crimes. so far though they have made no arrests and security around the center is extra heavy this morning. >>> an iraqi war vet suspected in the killing of a mount rainier ranger has been found dead inside the park. police say benjamin colton barnes likely froze to death in waist high snow. his body found clad in a t-shirt, jeans and one sneaker. joe moreno of seattle's komo has more on barnes' troubled background. >> reporter: barnes kept an interest in weapons even after his release from the army. he had a small arsenal in tow when he moved into this east lake apartment. >> i just saw him bring his

way for a strike on iran now this comes just days after washington decided to remove an iranian militant group american. off terror a blacklist. the policy director of the national iranian american council believes the sudden change of heart over an organization striving to overthrow the iranian regime is now coincidence. u.s. officials went public they went to n.b.c. and said is working with mossad to conduct assassinations inside of iran so there is clearly at least reportedly still a paramilitary aspect to this group and they are committed to advancing their political agenda by using violence and here's the thing if these guys could. pressure their way off the terrorists they could pour millions of dollars into the top lobbying firms in the united states and basically manufacture this campaign to achieve their political agenda here imagine what they're going to do now that the any case off the list and you have all this money that we don't know where it's coming from is swirling around and the next push is we need war with iraq there could be no mistake that this campaign was a campaign to make war

amir hekmati is an iranian american who was arrested in august while visiting relatives.hout success to hire a lawyer. >>> check your medicine cabinets. over the counter drugs in your home may contain broken pieces of other pills in their bottles. novaris is recalling excedrin and nodoz with expiration dates between now and december of 2014. bufferin and gas-x are also being recalled with an expiration date of 2013 or earlier. >>> and the winner is the hyundai elantrelantra, the nort american car of the year. the range rover evoke the truck of the year. >>> in case you haven't noticed, things are getting nasty in new hampshire. mitt romney isn't just the guy to beat. he is the guy taking a beating. listen to this. >> mitt, i realize the red light doesn't mean anything to you because you're the front-runner. [ laughter ] but can we drop a little bit of the pious baloney? >> the person who should represent our party running against president obama is not someone who called him a remarkable leader and went to be his ambassador in china. >> this nation is divided, david, beca

. >>> iranian court sentenced an american man to death. uilty of working for the cia in trying to implicate iranian terrorism. we're joined now with the latest on this one. is there a sense that the u.s. is going to get involved in this at all? >> reporter: the state department issued a statement today saying they strongly condemned this death sentence and if he's going to be sentenced to death, iranian authorities should let him go immediately. that call will probably fall on deaf ears in iran but in cases in the past where iranian american citizens have been arrested, the state department has gotten involved and has tried to broker a deal. >> we lost our audio and will try to get him back to complete this report. >>> offenses are investigating the theft of sensitive items from a military base in washington state. 100 soldiers at joint base lewis mccord were restricted today while working to recover goggles, rifle scopes and other similar steitems. this missing equipment is not considered to be a danger to the public. >>> you know exactly

me as an iranian-american, i work very hard for obama to become president. i'm not going to do it anymore because absolutely i think -- [inaudible] one thing i want to mention, at the same time he gives a greeting to the iranian people for the new year, he renewed the sanctions. so you cannot say i'm greeting to you at the same time you're slapping the people. so that's why the iranians didn't see any good from america. you know, they're playing part for 32 years there are sanctions. i mean, at the same time for the brazilian and turkey and the 20% enrichment,. [inaudible] they said they're going to start the 20 %. they were talking about it, but they haven't started. and also america didn't think iranian going to accept the turkey and brazilian deal, that's why they underneath they were going for the sanks in the united nations -- sanctions in the united nations. so in my opinion all i see there is no diplomacy, and all pressure -- [inaudible] so i don't see at this point in my opinion anti-war, anti-sanction. but if you lack at the iranian -- if you look a

an iranian court today sentenced an american to death for allegedly spying for c.i.a. amir hekmati is 28 years old, born in arizona to an iranian family. he was a translator for the u.s. marines. his family insists he's not a spy and only went to iran to visit his grandmothers. the f.d.a. warns prescription painkillers may have been mixed in with over-the-counter medications. the town that's buried under 18 feet of snow and the independents who could decide this republican this republican primary when the "cbs evening news" continues. >> pelley: it's the kind of mistake that just can't be allowed to happen. at a novartis plant in nebraska, powerful prescription drugs may have been mixed in with over-the-counter medications. now there's a now there's a huge recall. dr. jon lapook is in our broadcast center in new york and jon, walk us through this mixup. >> reporter: scott, the four over-the-counter medications recalled are bufferin, excedrin, gas-x prevention and no-doze with the expiration dates you see on the screen. the products involve include percocet and morphine,

. >>> an iranian court has sentenced an american man to death after convicting him of working for the c.i.a. iran state radio reported the verdict and the sentence today. the 28-year-old defendant from arizona is a former military translator. his father, a professor at michigan says his son was visiting relatives in iran when he was arrested. the u.s. state department has demanded his release. >>> diplomats are confirming reports that iran has begun uranium enrichment. and they say the process is producing material that can be quickly upgraded for use in the nuclear weapon. the production is reported to be deep under ground and defense secretary leon panetta says the u.s. will not allow iran to make weapons. >>> gabrielle giffords part of a commemoration ceremony one year after a shooting spree that killed six others and injured her. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. >> giffords is still recovering from a head wound. it is not clear yet if she will be able to run for re-election later this year. the accused shooter jared loughner is being treated for

. >>> an iranian court has sentenced an american man to death after convicting him of working for the c.i.a. iran state radio reported the verdict and the sentence today. the 28-year-old defendant from arizona is a former military translator. his father, a professor in michigan, says that his son was visiting relatives in iran when he was arrested. the u.s. state department has demanded his release. >>> arizona congress woman gabrielle giffords took part in a candlelight vigil marking one year since the tucson shooting spree. that injured her and killed six others. giffords, who is still recovering from a head wound, opened yesterday's vigil by leading the crowd in the pledge of allegiance. it is not clear yet if giffords will be able to run for re- election. the accused shooter is being treated for mental illness at a prison in missouri. >>> despite the security in place at the nation's airports more people are troying to sneak guns -- trying to sneak guns on to planes. the tsa says that since 2007 the number of guns it finds at checkpoints has been on the rise, about four guns a day

. >> well, last year i remember that iranian an american media groups, i remember that last year iranian and american intelligence groups had a meeting. but i haven't followed up on it. but i believe there have been contacts established between u.s. and iranian intelligence entities. now when i go back to iran i can follow up on this. i'm not informed about the latest developments. i thought they had come to some kind of an agreement. >> rose: to do what? >> i thought that-- i thought that they had made some progress. there is why-- i haven't followed up on it since last year. >> rose: if the united states had been more vocal and supportive of those people who were in the streets after your election, what impact would that have had in iran? >> well, they did, they did provide the support. and we saw that that was the people of iran. i mean sure, some people came and demonstrated. an when these issues were addressed, the demonstrations were put to rest. afterwards people came and set fires and did such things. and that was the people of iran. >> rose: people were killed and there were a l