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

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

iranian leaders are serious about negotiations on their nuclear program. >>> negotiators from japan and the u.s. say they're close to an agreement meant to target iranian oil. the americans have broadly agreed not to impose sanctions on japanese financial institutions in charge of processes oil transactions. the two sides have held discussions over the last month. the japanese want to continue importing iranian crude. 10% of their oil comes from iran. they say sanctions will badly hurt their economy. both sides say they're both in the final stages of the talks. they plan to exclude japan from the embargo. japan has cut oil shipments from the gulf state by an average of 11% annually over the past five years. u.s. government officials have already begun negotiating with congress on the request. >> translator: japan and the u.s. now have a deeper understanding on the embargo exemption. we hope to have the talk settled on time. >> japanese government leaders want the issue settled by the end of the month. tanaka has been watching this for us. he studies the middle east from the economics of japan. thank you for coming into the studio. iae inspectors were denied access in ira

. >> reporter: among those here were the three american hikers held in an iranian prison. >> i am here to speak outagainst solitary confinement. >> reporter: officials told us they deny prisoners are treated inhumanely. many here mentioned the hunger strike last year over conditions they called torchious and they say there are too many nonviolent felons locked up. >> looking at all of the thousands of folks that ain't got an act of violence. >> a lot of injustice going on. >> reporter: protesters urged people to contact governor jerry brown's office demanding reform. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we are getting word of breaking news in san jose where police are looking for an armed robbery suspect. police aren't saying too much but we have news chopper two on the way. what we are learning is the suspect is a 16-year-old. police spotted him near the southwest expressway. he took off and police took off after him. as we get more information we will bring it to you. police searching for an armed robbery suspect, a teenager in san jose. >>> one of two men who robbed and sexual assault

we can cope with the threat of an iranian bomb by making a blanket guarantee of american protection for the states of the middle east that are threatened by iran and israel. we have done this affectively for japan, south korea, north korea. we have done this affectively over the years. for all of the states that are a part of nato. in both cases, more dangerous than iran. >> so, when there are people clamoring that we should not even go to war to prevent iran from having nuclear weapons, you are saying no? >> absolutely not. that could become very destabilizing for the entire region. can we really extricate ourselves from afghanistan? they have a lot impenetrability into afghanistan. -- a lot of panic ability into afghanistan. -- penetratability into afghanistan. we have done a lot of damage to a. -- to it. as a result, more specific kinds of ethnic, religious differences. >> a federation of the kurds, sinise, and shiites? -- sunnis, and shiites? >> it could be very destabilizing. this is why in israeli war with iran would be so damaging to us. >> turning our attention at home, we have

the defendant is an american of iranian decent and he stands trial.and he stands trial.his week the iranian government is suspected of carrying out bombing attacks against israeli diplomats in thailand, india and the republic of georgia. the question is, will iran strike inside the united states. out front tonight, peter king, chairman of the house committee on homeland security. good to talk to you, sir. i know that you have been briefed and obviously mr. clapper has briefed you on many of the details and you've been told there is no specific plot at this time. are you satisfied with the intelligence you've been getting? >> i am. because even though there is no specific plot, the intelligence community does believe that an attack could very well happen. right now a threat from iran, possible attack from iran, is the greatest threat we face and every threat is being tracked down. so while there is no specific threat, we're assuming -- we have to soom that one could occur. and i agree totally that we have to assume that hezbollah would be the proxy for iran and could well

from iranian oil and let us put an american puppet in office in that country as well so we can prevent your economic development from catching up to us too quickly and the united states is responding to china also with increased military presence united states says that the south china sea is an area of national interests to the united states and of course that doesn't make any sense it's like china saying the gulf of mexico is an area of national interest to china so i think these types of. militaristic statements. encourage china to build up its military and so the americans to sensibly maybe trying to start another arms race. and you can log onto our website any time you like the latest news and videos that said r.t. dot com has some of what's a just a click away gary is now a six nation to store progress international corporate protection agreement or act sponsored by washington find out why governments can turn on web restrictions. and the rebirth of a legend at russia's iconic kalashnikov rifle may be given them only will discharge as a veteran weapon makes way for a new model. t

embargo yourself from iranian oil and. go to an american puppet in office in that country as well so we can prevent your. economic development from catching up to us too quickly and the united states is responding to china also with increased military presence united states says that the south china sea is an area of national interests to the united states and course that doesn't make any sense it's like china saying the gulf of mexico is an area of national interest to china so i think these types of. militaristic statements. encourage china to build up its military and so the americans sensibly may be trying to start another arms race. but european hopes of a last minute chinese financial rescue are fading fast after top e.u. officials visiting china fell to convince the asian giant to commit any of its vast cast reserves to help stabilize you're up by saying as especially wary of the situation in greece the cancellation of a meeting with a eurozone finance minister kathy even more doubt on the prospects for a future bailout our correspon

embargo yourself from iranian oil and let us put an american puppet in office in that country as well so we can prevent your economic development from catching up to us too quickly and the united states is responding to china also with increased military presence the united states says that the south china sea is an area of national interests to the united states and of course that doesn't make any sense it's like china saying the gulf of mexico is an area of national interest to china so i think these types of. militaristic statements that encourage china to build up its military and so the americans essentially may be trying to start another arms race. well look now at some other stories making headlines across the world first to a disaster and i'm doris at least two hundred seventy two prisoners have been killed by a fire which swept through a jail on tuesday night they were either burnt or suffocated to death some inmates managed to escape by breaking through the roof and jumping out of the building an electrical fault is thought to have caused the fire. nato has admitted its rece

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embargo yourself from iranian oil and let us go to an american puppet in office in that country as well so we can prevent your economic development from catching up to us too quickly and the united states is responding to china also with increased military presence the united states says that the south china sea is an area of national interest to the united states therefore said it doesn't make any sense it's like china saying the gulf of mexico is an area of national interest to china so i think these types of. militaristic statements. encourage china to build up its military and so the americans a sensibly maybe trying to start another arms race. and you can log on to our website artie dot com for the latest news and videos any time you like it's just some of what's just a click away how could be a devastating blow to the world's second largest stock exchange as they take out its web site with an online knockout of. how close mark the world has come to another novel style disaster reveal fresh claims over a fire on board a russian nuclear sub find out more how to dot com.

. >> reporter: three american hikers held in an iranian prison. >> i know what that is like to have no control. it is a terrible place to be. >> reporter: law enforcement were in position incase protesters tried to storm the gates. for prisoners all activities were canceled. the post office was covered with protective plywood in case of troubles and the roads were closed. people who live here couldn't drive out or back in. >> interrupted by holiday, my one day off from work. but i kind -- it is making me pay attention to what is going on. >> reporter: protesters called conditions inhumane but a spokeswoman said they are not inhumane and the prison systems is one of the most scrutinized prisons in the country. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> jails have taken in more inmates than anticipated. officials say the martinez jail is close to full capacity. the program is designed to eliminate overcrowding that state level. officials say they will need almost double their funding over the next fiscal year to keep up. >>> a my died this morning in san jose as he was thrown from an suv. the su

lot of sense for washington to go to china and say look you embargo yourself from iranian oil and let us go to an american puppet in office in that country as well so we can prevent your economic development from catching up to us too quickly and the united states is responding to china also with increased military presence united states says that the south china sea is an area of national interests to the united states and of course that doesn't make any sense it's like china saying the gulf of mexico is an area of national interest to china so i think these types of. militaristic statements. encourage china to build up its military and so the americans essentially may be trying to start another arms race and of course we cannot look on to our web sites had autonomy like the latest news and yes that's all dot com has that's not what's just a click away how could a deal a devastating blow to the well second law to stop books to take out its website with online knock outs. and their veba over the edge and russia's iconic national coffee rifle may be given an honorable discharge as a better weapon thinks on

sense for washington to go to china and say look embargo yourself look from the iranian oil and let us go to an americanpuppet in office in that country as well so we can prevent your. economic development from catching up to us too quickly i think that's what the real game is the united states is trying to. slow down china's economic prowess with goes it sees a rise as a threat to continuing american has enemies that you keep making this point about had germany but is that making it one step too far i mean doesn't it just seem that the united states is actually just looking at the world as it is and trying to make the best geo political decisions that can given the hand that had its dealt basically. no when the soviet union collapsed and this gave the neo conservatives a chance to come to the forefront it took about a decade for them to develop their doctrines and to maneuver themselves and to employments and then with the so-called terrorist attack of september eleventh with the bush administration this gave them their chance and the wars for his enemy began and that's what. is going on in the middle

a lot of sense for washington to go to china and say look in bargo yourself from iranian oil and let us go to an american puppet in office in that country as well so we can prevent your economic development from catching up to us too quickly and the united states is responding to china also with increased military presence united states says that the south china sea is an area of national interest to the united states there of course that doesn't make any sense it's like china saying the gulf of mexico is an area of national interest to china so the united states is asserting that chinese territory wars are in a matter of national interest to washington so i think these types of. militaristic statements. encourage china to build up its military and so the americans essentially may be trying to start another arms race. well of course you can always log on to our website r.t. dot com for the latest news and videos here's some of what's just a click away from you right now hackers deal a devastating blow to the world's second largest stock exchange take out its web site with an online knockout. close moment

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discussed is that the iranian government will not believe that the israelis are striking without letting the americans know in advance right or wrong they're going to perceive an israeli strike as an american strike they don't differentiate between the two and i think that you know it's probably not just the iranian government right it's probably a lot of countries a lot organizations out there that aren't happy with u.s. and israeli foreign policy with the relationship between the two that won't really buy it right i would be inclined to agree i don't think the better part of the world will believe that the israelis would be willing to take that kind of action without letting the americans know in advance at the same time conversing i guess you could say so president obama is going to be giving a speech at apac as well as all the g.o.p. candidates this weekend and we're also seeing reports that say that maybe they're going to change their message a little bit that's coming from the white house that they're going to outline these red lines that iran isn't supposed to cross so in your mind what would be a red line it's a cross is important to know what we're se

iranian american council. and be sure to stay tuned for the big picture that's coming up in just a half an hour it's an i guess i'll stand sax we'll tell you all about the anti-marijuana crusader who was busted by police let you guess that they exist. but that's going to do for now for more on the stories we covered you can head over to our dot com slash usa and you can also follow me on twitter at liz wall for now have a great night see you back here tomorrow. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom are welcome to the big picture. and if you. follow in the welcome to crossfire i'm peter lavelle facebook's initial public offering is being called a very big deal and many hope the i.p.o. will lift the entire tech sector but is the i.p.o. a good one public ownership of facebook negatively impact the company's success and is it a profitable investment. the to keep. students . to cross-talk facebook's i.p.o. i'm joined by jay ritter

imminent or i think it is very serious you have american aircraft carriers in the gulf you have british and french vessels in the gulf you have an iranian. general saying that they might close off the strait of hormuz so it is very tense and israel is saying that they have bomb iran bomb uranium nuclear installations and you have american presidential candidates or source the impulse that yes we should be tough with iran implying that they might need to bomb iran it is a situation that cries for some diffuse a lot of prestige and a lot of injured pride and i think the more belligerent the outside while it sounds to iran the more the iranian population will support its government regardless of what they lived or what they think about the government other respects it is a dangerous situation how likely is it that iran is really going to say well we'll play the game we'll talk the talk but really we're getting a bomb and we don't care what anyone else is iran does not need a weapon even. iraq today they don't meet against pakistan against russia against turkey so i don't see that tremendous pressure this gives me some hope that it would be

which tells of an algerian immigrant teacher whose pupils have been traumatized by the suicide of his predecessor. los angeles is home to the largest iranian population in north american. more than 700,000, according to one estimate. and oscar's night could turn into a very big event indeed for many in this community, because, for the first time in 14 years, an iranian picture is up for a best foreign language film oscar. it's called "a separation," and it may very well win. "a separation" explores marital relations, truth telling, a clash between social classes, as well as the religious and nonreligious, and conflict resolution in authoritarian present-day tehran. within iran, many filmmakers are seen as agents of rebellion and have been arrest and had jailed. an oscar trophy could really help the country's besieged film making community. >> i cannot make any predictions, but whatever happens to this film will make the cinematic family of iran very happy. >> for oddsmakers in hollywood, "a separation" is viewed as the film to beat. it is the favorite to win the best foreign language film academy award. >> i just got to bring you something else which could have come s

and sanctions and threats of an attack from israel that its nuclear program which it insists is peaceful. from the national iranian american council and a former u.s. state department officer says to resolve iran's nuclear issue u.s. and its allies should change their approach. the american intelligence agencies and for that matter the israeli intelligence agencies and many other foreign governments intelligence agencies are saying that iran has not made the political decision to pursue weaponization and that leaves time for diplomacy to be pursued to find a peaceful solution that's beneficial to all parties involved the primary sticking point the primary truck problem that we see is that nobody trusts one another people in the p five plus one don't trust each other iran doesn't trust anybody in the p five plus one so in an effort to try and move things forward and shift that paradigm from the negative to the positive you know we need to get creative and international leaders need to find ways to take risks for peace anything from broadening the agenda to discussion issues not just focus on iran's nuclear program but thing

far in this in this because this is kind of an implication for the world economy especially this escalate to a military showdown between american and iranian and everything it's going to be on the table i think the israeli are looking very carefully and what we read is really the letter of. the past few months and the statement coming from an israeli they think that all they attack iran or they come out. so between the military escalation and the economic sanctions the region in very difficult turn. let's turn to iran's nuclear program this week's mission by u.n. inspectors fail to clarify the issue do you think their next visit in three weeks will produce any breakthroughs. i think all the inspection by the nuclear agency. found that iran is actually weaponize ing their system they they feel that they have reined in to at this point they are actually following the nuclear treaty agreement there is no violation to that end but the american always and the israeli think that it's maybe some secret location were very me and are building their nuclear weapons and to this point there that inspection didn't find anything but i think a brand said

far in this in this because this is kind of an implication for the world economy especially this escalate to a military showdown between american and iranian. of course you can find our top stories online twenty four hours a day at our team dot com here's what's a click away right now. protesters across europe seek to influence the debate as polish authorities decided to suspend proposed online piracy legislation. future sex some believe it could just be a matter of years before the man's object of desire is scientists develop the cameras and get the full story and many more. anti-corporate protesters in washington d.c. were evicted this week and occupied since early october eight people were arrested when police using riot gear and horses raided the encampment officer said they were just in forcing a no capping law and the activists are allowed.

a danger that there could be a false flag attack or an effort at least a false flag attack but i can tell you that both the iranians and the americans are going to be very very alert for anything of the sort and it will have to be done very very well in order to pass the test of scrutiny by both countries right and very briefly when we you know we see everyone sort of throwing around this drumbeat to war myself included what would be the consequences even if a quick u.s. military intervention attack and iran i mean it seems like they're being a lot of the from the united states i mean i can guarantee you with almost certainty that the united states is not going to take the initiative to attack iran the question is what would happen if israel attacked and what i'm hearing is that the u.s. military is very determined that the u.s. response immediately should be to call for a cease fire not to intervene not to start their own war against iran but to call for cease fire i think that's quite credible right law enforcement going to leave it there but quite interesting discussion especially in light of all of this again amped up rhetoric w

to become the main protagonist with the iranian government by carrying out an unprovoked military strike i mean i'm talking about the main sectors in the american establishment because that would then present the crazes death struggle between the islamic republic of iran on one side in the israelis on the other and in that case iran will be able to mobilize mass support throughout the middle east for it the united states has a different tact they want to keep israel sort of in the background lou mean danger in threatening iran in one way keeping iran in the state of tension perhaps militarily but have the economic sanctions do the bulk of the work by carrying out economic and financial isolation against the iranian government they think in the long term that's the easier way the better way or the more effective way to carry out regime. the u.s. has puzzled over israel's intentions so what if israel does decide to strike iran and this is a u.s. official says it's hard to know what's a bluster and what's not with the israelis well i think a lot of that is baloney and nonsense the israelis are the recipient the benefactor of three billion dollars

iranian nuclear facilities. an intelligence official says that israel wants it will keep the americans in the dark. they would do so in order to decrease the likely to the u.s. would be held responsible for failing to stop a potential israeli attack. >> a developing story from the indian ocean. a disabled italian cruise ship is being towed to the seychelles. it lost power in the generator room. more tha 100passive intpassengers and crew are ok. >> gas prices, some better news. >> it already cost more than $5 a gallon. queens, new york, is one of those places. prices rose 5 cents on the weekend nationwide. if the national average is $3.70 a gallon. not good news. and a smartphone that will not hurt your wallet. >> let's check in with rob nelson. >> new telephones in barcelona at a conference. it transforms into a tablet or notebook when inserted into optional accessories and goes on sale in april. nokia is showing the ability of smartphone with a good camera and it could be given away by wireless carriers. another has a 41 megapixels camera and both of them run on windows. a classic snowboarding gam

in this in this because this is kind of an implication for the world economy especially if this escalate to a military showdown between the american and iranian. anti-corporate protesters in washington d.c. were evicted this weekend from a park they had occupied since early october and eight people were arrested when mounted police raided the encampment.