obama came to power i think they extended their hand they sent letters to the supreme leader ayatollah khomeini and i think they didn't get responses i think they tried to use diplomacy track to i think they they they would be much more willing than previous administration to use i think to engage iran interim solution but i think the problem here i think it's it's more deep i think we can't just cherry pick this event and focus on this and i think we have to look at the broader context and what is. happening i think the underlying principles of the islamic republic of iran and the reason for its theirs on the table and therefore it's survival it's the enmity toward the united states i think the iranian government cannot afford having a relationship any gauge with the united states and the reason is that if they if they have a relationship with the united states that would mean that they cannot suppress and they cannot crack down on the opposition inside the country by labeling them american. american conspirators or foreign bad american for back to groups i think one of the stride is that the

obama came to power i think they extended their hand they sent letters to the supreme leader ayatollah khomeini and i think they didn't get a response and i think they tried to use diplomacy track to i think they they they be much more willing than previous administration to use i think to engage iran interim solution but i think the problem here i think it's it's more deep i think we can't just cherry pick this event and focus on this event i think we have to look at the broader context and what is. happening i think the underlying principles of the islamic republic of iran and the reason for its theirs on the table and therefore it's survival it's the enmity toward the united states i think the iranian government cannot afford having a relationship any gauge with the united states and the reason is that if they if they have a relationship with the united states that would mean that they cannot suppress and they cannot crack down on the opposition inside the country by labeling them american. american conspirators or foreign bad american backed groups i think one of the strategies that the ira

obama came to power i think they extended their hand they sent letters to the supreme leader ayatollah khomeini and i think they didn't get a response and i think they tried to use diplomacy track to i think they they they would be much more willing than previous administration to use i think to engage iran interim solution but i think the problem here i think it's it's more deep i think we can't just cherry pick this event and focus on this event i think we have to look at the broader context and what is. happening i think the underlying principles of the islamic republic of iran and the reason for its there is on the table and therefore it's survival it's the enmity toward the united states i think the iranian government cannot afford having a relationship any gauge with the united states and the reason is that if they if they have a relationship with the united states that would mean that they cannot suppress and they cannot crack down on the opposition inside the country by labeling them american. american conspirators or foreign bad american backed groups i think one of the stride is that

obama came to power i think they extended their hand they sent letters to the supreme leader ayatollah khomeini and i think they didn't get responses i think they try to use diplomacy track to i think they would be much more willing than previous administration to use i think to engage iran interim solution but i think the problem here i think it's it's more deep i think we can't just cherry pick this event and focus on this and i think we have to look at the broader context and what is. happening i think the underlying principles of the islamic republic of iran and the reason for its theirs on the table and therefore it's survival it's the enmity toward the united states i think the iranian government cannot afford having a relationship any gauge with the united states and the reason is that if they if they have a relationship with the united states that would mean that they cannot suppress and they cannot crack down on the opposition inside the country by labeling them american. american conspirators or foreign bad american backed groups i think one of the stride is that the iranian governmen

well, this week ayatollah khomeini slapped him down. and his foreign minister had expressed interest in negotiating directly with the united states, responding to comments by vice president biden. but khomeini rejected the prospect this week and dismissed people like ahmadinejad as naive, even wondering if they wanted america to dominate iran again. so what happens next? well, ahmadinejad will step down in june when his term ends. khomeini remains in control. the green movement has been silenced at least for now. so despite the pressure, isolation, increasing sanctions, iran remains defiant and the most defiant forces seem firmly in charge. not a good prospect for a nuclear deal. >>> up next, india's richest man in the first television interview in a decade. one-on-one with mukesh ambani. >>> i'm in candy crowley in you won't want to miss this. ambani. [ engine sputtering ] [ male announcer ] engine light on? come to meineke now for a free code scan read and you'll say...my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> hello. i'm martin savidge with

but to say that if we wanted to, we could do it is as close as at least the ayatollah khomeini is comethat's exactly what they are doing. i don't think there's any serious outside observer who does not believe iran is pursuing nuclear weapons. and i think this is perhaps an inadvertent glimpse into what their thinking really is, that's exactly what they're up to. >> kelly: of course ayatollah is the supreme leader of the islamic revolution in iran and developing peaceful sources for medicine and electricity. we've heard this before, ambassador. what new nugget of truth will we glean from this? >> well, i think it's a signal of iranian determination despite the economic sanction that is we've seen and that have had an impact, particularly on the middle class in iran. ironically, of course, iran's middle class element of society most hostile to the rule of the ayatollah, so, unfortunately, the sanctions have had the effect of diminishing that opposition or i impairing the opposition, i think they signal they intend to continue and in fact, doing throughout and expanding and modernizing,

. >>> iran's supreme leader ayatollah khomeini rejected a proposal for direct talks with the united states, saying the country is pushing negotiations with the threat of military force. khomeini spoke on thursday in the capital tehran. the supreme leader say that u.s. politicians should know that pressure and negotiation are not compatible. he also said the ball is in the u.s. court, suggesting he wants to see further action by the country. his remarks come days after u.s. vice president joe biden said the united states is prepared to hold bilateral negotiations with tehran if the talks are real and tangible. negotiators from iran and six major powers including the u.s. will resume talks on february 26th after an eight-month suspension to discuss iran's nuclear program. >>> environmentalists hope up solar power as a shining example of renewable energy but competition clouded the outlook for people who make polar panels. executives at a japanese firm have their operations elsewhere in an effort to be more efficient. more from nhk world's chikashi takaoka. >> reporter: the factory started sh

. >>> iran's supreme leader ayatollah khomeini rejected a proposal for direct talks with the united states, saying the country is pushing negotiations with the threat of military force. khomeini spoke on thursday in the capital tehran. the supreme leader say that u.s. politicians should know that pressure and negotiation are not compatible. he also said the ball is in the u.s. court, suggesting he wants to see further action by the country. his remarks came days after u.s. vice president joe biden said the united states is prepared to hold bilateral negotiations with tehran, if the talks are real and tangible. negotiators from iran and six major powers including the u.s. will resume talks on february 26th. after an eight-month suspension to discuss iran's nuclear program. >>> mario draghi said he expects the region's weakness to prevail for some time. policy makers at the bank decided to keep the key interest rate unchanged. it is at a record low to support europe's ailing economy. the members of the central bank decided the rate should be maintained at 0.75% for the seventh month in a row

. >> but celebrating the revolution is not about the president, it's about this man, ayatollah khomeini, and it's countries 5 for governments of its choosing. the revolution gave millions of iranians the right to vote for president. that's something iranians will never forget, even now, more than three decades after he returned from exile to change iran and the world. >> still ahead, a food- processing giant accused over the latest scandal. why they say they've done nothing wrong. rain has not dampened the red carpet spirit -- the red carpet experience. >> we have seen some flooding across parts of peru and very heavy showers across the amazon basin. that has made its way across the higher ground toward ecuador and peru. further heavy downpours to come as we go through monday. you can see this long line of intense downpours running along the andes into bolivia. that what whether running across a pair of why. -- across paraguay. result not looking too bad. temperatures around 32 degrees. the wet weather making its way across paraguay and may be edging its way toward southern parts of bra

iran's supreme leader ayatollah khomeini has rejected the u.s. offer of direct talks over its nuclear program saying the two countries cannot negotiate when tehran has a gun pointed at it comes just a day after washington tightened economic sanctions on iran and restricting cash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of one to one discussions last saturday. the french defense minister says is the most fighters have fired rockets at his forces in the north east of mali it's not known if any casualties now more than four thousand french soldiers in the country troops the government in paris as it wants to withdraw from next month defense minister says the war has so far cost france seventy million euros. and tens of thousands of students are expected to take to the streets across spain they continue their protests against education reforms last two days of scenes but this is expected to be the largest yet. from the country's education minister to resign over the changes to the education system claims cost. place. coming up

mess what are some other international headlines in brief for you now iran's supreme leader ayatollah khomeini has rejected the u.s. offer of direct talks over its nuclear ambitions saying the two countries cannot negotiate when to iran has a gun pointed out it becomes just a day after washington tightened economic sanctions on iran and restricting cash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of one to one discussions last saturday. leader of hamas says he's in talks with palestinian president mahmoud abbas about forging a coalition government had mentioned that both parties are getting ready ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections and push the movement headed by a bus out of the gaza strip in two thousand and seven a conflict between the two sides. wildfires in australia are making their way across the south of tasmania but emergency services are bracing for worsening weather conditions authorities have called on some locals to move from inaccessible areas until the danger has passed its latest wave of fires comes after bush fire destroyed nearly two hundred

iran's supreme leader ayatollah khomeini has rejected the u.s. offer of direct talks over its nuclear program saying the two countries cannot negotiate when tehran has a gun pointed out it comes just a day after washington tightened economic sanctions on iran and restricting cash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of one to one discussions last saturday. the french defense minister says it's misfired to frog rocket scientists forces in the northeast of mali it's not known if any casualties now more than four thousand french soldiers in the country troops the government in paris as it wants to withdraw from next month defense minister says the war has so far cost france seventy million euros. and tens of thousands of students are expected to take to the streets across spain they continue their protests against education reforms the last two days of seen mr ations but this is expected to be the largest yet. from the country's education minister to resign the changes to the education system. cost five million lives. com

what are some other international headlines in brief for you now iran's supreme leader ayatollah khomeini has rejected the u.s. offer of direct talks over its nuclear ambitions saying the two countries cannot negotiate with iran has a gun pointed out it becomes just a day after washington tightened economic sanctions on iran and restricting cash from oil production. president joe biden made the offer of one to one discussions last saturday. the leader of hamas says he's in talks with palestinian president mahmoud abbas about forging a coalition government meszaros mentioned that both parties are getting ready ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections and push the movement headed by a bus out of the gaza strip in two thousand and seven a conflict between the two sides. wildfires in australia are making their way across the south of tasmania but emergency services are bracing for worsening weather conditions authorities have called on some locals to move from inaccessible areas to the danger has passed its latest wave of fires comes after a bushfire destroyed nearly two hundred prop

when president reagan was ready to take off, they were on a plane ready to take off, but the ayatollah khomeini kept them 2 1/2 hours more to make sure i was out of office. >> how did that make you feel? >> i was very happy. when president reagan was making his inauguration speech. i was told that the hostages were on their way to germany. it was one of the happiest moments of my life. >> and president reagan sent you to germany. >> yes, very graciously he sent me to greet the hostages. >> when you see the killing of osama bin laden, you see a helicopter go down. how much are these things alike? that could have cost president obama his presidency if both crashed in the hunt for bin laden. >> there is always luck involved, heroism involved whether you win or lose in any particular event. i was gratified to see it succeeded. >> let's take a break. we want to talk about all things foreign policy. john kerry made his first speech and said there is no such thing as foreign policy. that everything foreign impacts on america's domestic affairs. >> another one is argo poster over here is signed and a p

just this weekend iran's supreme leader, ayatollah khomeini, discussed the idea of negotiations.still, u.s. officials iran could face more economic punishment if it will not come to the table. >> we continue to believe that with seriousness, there is a diplomatic solution to be had here. the question is whether the iran yandle gage will come, ready to roll up their sleeves and help the international community be reassured with regard to their number kerr program. >> shepard: yesterday it was reported iran has installed nearly 200 of its advanced centrifuge machines that can triple the speed -- [sneezing] -- excuse me -- at which iran can grow its nuclear stockpile. everybody sneezes, just not always on television. >> chris: have you done that before on television? >> shepard: i don't think i was on camera at the time but i might have been. if i was, it's a mess, and i apologize. >> chris: did you wipe your nose? >> shepard: on the script, i was about to throw at you. >> god bless you. >> shepard: thank you so much. it's my understanding iran and the united states can work everyth

the ayatollah khomeini keeps saying i'm not interested in negotiations. >> martha: hold on. >> that thewould remember have that than a nuclear-- >> hold on, hold on. lisa said something really important. >> what's outrageous-- >> alan, the bottom line, actions speak much louder than words. we have sanctions against iran. a report that showed in 2012, exports from the u.s. into iran were up by 30%. they're getting around the sanctions and people on main street in iran, there are two economy-- >> you say you want a war? >> the credibility, who doesn't have a nominated secretary of defense, who has no credibility when it comes to the iranian-- >> the majority of people-- >> tell me how much you'll like the word when the ayatollah khomeini has a nuclear weapon. >> era fear mongerer. >> martha: it's a hot topic, thank you all for wrbringing so much to the table. brent, lisa, alan. and more on the police officer fiertd and lashing out and determined to make his former department pay. there's a fierce manhunt on right now for christopher dorner. we'll talk to a fbi profiler who had training at

ayatollah khomeini has final say over all iranian state matters.id tehran backs the elimination of nuclear weapons, however, western powers have long suspected tehran of trying to build one. >>> life is getting back to normal for all of those shell shocked russians who were witness to the largest meteor strike in a century. it came yesterday on the same day that an asteroid was scheduled for a very intimate fly by of our third rock from the sun. greg palkot tells us the most surprising part of the story may be that more people were not injured in the morning blast. >> it came from the sky just after 9:00 o'clock in the morning local time. a ten-ton meteor racing at around 33,000 miles an hour through the atmosphere, streaked over the russian city, 900 miles east of moscow before exploding in a fire ball, blinding bright light, said to have the power of an atomic bomb. a few minutes later, shock we'ves were sent from a sonic boom the that smashed windows, damaged hundreds of buildings, knocked out phone service. nearly 1,000 people were hurt. 100 we

they believed that we need some religious leader like the ayatollah khomeini or now in iran. they need a religious leader like that that tells us what we can do, that makes all his decisions under shari'a law. . all of those who met during the revolution, they believed in the power of prayer to god, and that's why they prayed during that time, but they wanted much to have the chance to worship as they chose. be they muslim, hindu. but especially judeo-christian beliefs where jews and christians had traditionally suffered so much persecution. they wanted the chance for people to worship as they please or not worship, but they knew to make that possible had he had to -- they had to pray to god. that's why we are observing once again tomorrow the national prayer breakfast where our president will speak, where we will have a fantastic testimony from one of the great leaders in our country who earlier in his life, when his life was going astray, dropped to his knees and prayed for help and got it. we'll hear about that tomorrow. but if we don't know the history of this country, if