hassan rouhani says negotiators are reaching progress and will reach a deal sooner or later. he said he ran will defend its right to develop nuclear power and will work hard to get economic powers to list economic sanctions. >>> the huskey fence secretary of state has become a high level problem. chuck hagel is stepping down. president obama praised him for efforts during upheaval at home and abroad. >> having guided the department through this transition, it was an important time for him to complete his service. >> the president said hagel helped strengthen alliances in the asia-pacific region. he also commended him for his handling of the ebola crisis in west africa. he said hagel always gave him honest advice. >> it's been the greatest privilege of my life. the greatest privilege of my life to lead and most important to serve, to serve with the men and will of the defense department and support their families. >> the president has come into pressure since the democrats suffered a heavy defeat in midterm elections. political insiders say he is trying to ease critics by remo

> 's we have talked with iran in order to clarify this and i have had the occasion to talk to hassan rouhani. and so he indicates that iran is ready to talk about the issues with a possible military dimension. so for now the progress is so limited and i sense that there is that intention with the clarification of the issues. and then it's important between ron ongoing and now is not the best time and we may not be focusing in the future. i continue to hope that this issue would this will possibly be credited as soon as possible. and this is the intention for iran to accelerate the process and i repeat this is not an endless process based on the corporation and we can credit these issues within a reasonable timeframe. >> let me just dumb jump in on this issue. there are issues that say that it's going to be very difficult to get iran to provide a full confession of these activities, especially those activities that were directly related to individual weapons program. and so it should be sufficient simply to have confidence that those activities are not continuing today and that we have monito

hassan rouhani said negotiators are making progress and will likely reach a deal sooner or later. rouhani also said iran will defend its rights to develop nuclear energy, and that it will work hard to get western powers to lift economic sanctions. >>> we spoke with an expert on middle eastern affairs about the extension of the talks. koichiro tanaka is managing director of the institute of energy economics japan. he has been following the talks over the years. >> first of all, i'd like to say that there's still a great difference between the two sides. especially between the americans and the iranians. the sticky issue here is the enrichment capability of iran. the second point is the duration of the agreement itself. and the third point is the extent of the removal of the sanctions, and to when it's going to happen. so, all these three combined, there are still big -- there's still great gap between the two parties that have been discussing the matters for the past year. so, it's still premature to consider what's going to happen during the next seven months. there have been some

president hassan rouhani's relatively moderate stance could be under pressure inside iran, allowing harder opponents to gain back more ground. ♪ ♪ >>> the p5 plus one iran, and the struggle to keep the islamic republican from becoming a nuclear-armed power this time on the program. on what points are both sides willing to give even a little in order to get to ideal? how has the u.s. managed the balancing act of punishing sanctions and opposition of iranian nuclear aspirations? and tacit approval of aid to regional forces fighting the so-called islamic state? do the nuclear talks carry the possibility of relaxing decades of hostility between washington and teheran. joining us for that conversation, a fellow at the middle east program with the stimpson certainty. from new york. executive director for the american iranian council and also from our d.c. studio, matthew, resident fellow at the american enterprise institute. he was also a senior expert for iran at the u.s. central command. welcome, everybody to the program. let me start with you, it seems like every 10 to 14 days you'll sigh a

what would a failure to complete ideal and a breakdown in negotiations mean for president hassan rouhani we see a shift in iranian politics as a result? >> that's another good question. the things that iran doesn't want to see this deal fail. they don't want to go back to last year. america doesn't want to go back. they want ideal. because that's is a breakthrough for both governments. and the thing is that because we have the hard liners here and they know that this deal is not going to come any time soon, they gave the green light to the government because the they wand to prove to on the iranian voters that the government doesn't have what it takes, when it comes to international politics, especially in dealing in resolving the dispute with the u.s. over the country's nuclear program. so if the talks fail, i don't -- i don't see any positive outcome for the new government and the new president. i don't think that they will be able to win the next round of presidential elections. let alone the parliamentary elections. so this is going to be a win-win situation for the conservative part

there had been a slight loosening of restrictions since the election of president hassan rouhani andad to an easing of crippling economic sanctions imposed because of iran's continued nuclear program. trade restrictions that have been very, very difficult for everyone. but there is a push happening between opposing factions in the government. on one hand, iranians have been the descendants of ancient persia, and empire of poetry, flowers, the highly influential culture that goes back thousands of years. but the ruling clerical and military class are at best ambivalent, at worst actively hostile to much of that tradition. severe religious based restrictions of speech, dress, behavior were ushered in by the ayatollah during the 1979 islamic revolution. ♪ ♪ [ singing in a foreign language >> so how does one have fun in iran these days. this is a line that is constantly being tested. alcohol is, of course, forbidden. you can get away with listening to rock or rap, sort of, sometimes. but you cannot yourself rock or be seen to visibly rock. ♪ ♪ not everyone in iran is delighted with what

. >> in tehran, president hassan rouhani was upbeat. sooner or later there would be an agreement. >> we have not reached a final agreement. today things are quite different to three months ago. >> how much would have changed four months from now. by now, a framework agreement will be in place, or in seven month's time. this is it a process cloaked in secrecy watched by conservative skeptics on both sides, and in which deadlines many little. two missed, two new ones in place. we thought we were in for a repeat of geneva, negative predictions up until the last moment. a deal emerges. that is not the case here. the question is whether the extension period. enough progress can be shown to have been made to convince skeptics on both sides of the process to carry on supporting it. >> it will be difficult for the president obama administration to convince the progress, to put more tan the table and bring about relief. what we know is significant gaps remain in negotiations to limit iran's ability to produce weapons grade materials. what we don

there's the politics, the john mccain, some jealous of president hassan rouhani. there are opposing anything in politics there are those opposed to it, because they think any deal is a bad deal, like the hard liners in united states, iran, who thinks no deal with islam makes sense. no deal is a good teel. deal. then the third opposers, those going towards a big deal or bargain, any deal involves a nuclear issue, looking at iran, the united states and how they divide the region between themselves. that's the great bargain, a lot including israel, and the arab states are worried about that kind of a deal. >> the talks have been described as critical and fundamental, and in order to avoit a war, something has to arise. is this overtalking. is it overplating or are we at a serious juncture. >> there's no doubt at one point in time there was a bit of a psychological pressure going on that if you don't give up soon a number of cards, you will be bombed. it was clear for many that this was not realistic. iran's nuclear facilities are spread throughout many sides, and the

i think a lot of the media was hopeful after president hassan rouhani's election, that that would offer in an era of reform and increased press freedom. >> what happened? >> we are not seeing that. from july to august. we had several reformist journalists, journalists that worked for papers in iran, that liked to talk about social and cultural issues. many were arrested and detained. we haven't seen a drop in the number of journalists impriso d imprisoned. clearly this has an effect on journalists that do their jobs. but where is the line? >> in iran, there's red line, journalists that engage in self censorship, knowing if they speak about something in a political way, it could result in repercussions. anything to do with politics, religion, islam could land a journalist in hot water. >> sometimes they invite journalists in to talk to important people. these days, how does the iranian government view foreign journalists. >> it's complicated. have you a lot of restrictions on foreign media, and that includes duel nationals. people like jason, an iranian american - people that work in the

this is hassan rouhani's dramatic decision. it was announced as the government tries to drive fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant out of the country. the government has been investigating military failings that allowed i.s.i.l. fighters to seize a large part of iraq's territory. many abandoned their positions and left behind weapons when i.s.i.l. stormed cities in an offensive in june. imran khan has more from baghdad. >> what a senior source inside the ministry of defense told us is that he was close. and that prime minister shawki al-badani -- prime minister haider al-abadi wanted to send a message, that the bad old days of sectarianism had disappeared, that this was about bringing in it wases from all of iraq society, and making sure this was an iraqi national army. we have been told that the allegations of corruption levelled against some of the officers were a concern to the prime minister and wanted to clean house. a lot of officers were loyal to the prime minister, prime minister nouri al-maliki. 10 have b

. >> in tehran, president hassan rouhani was upbeet. sooner or later there'll be an agreement. >> we have not reached a final agreement but we have made progress. today things are different to three months ago. >> how much will have changed four months from now, by which time the parties say a framework agreement will be in place, or in seven months time when they hope to reach a deal. this is a process cloaked in secrecy, watched by skeptics on both sides and in which deadlines come to mean little. two messed, two new ones in place. we thought we were in for a repeat of geneva last year, negative predictions up until the last moment, and deal emerges, that is not the case here. the question, i think, is whether in this extension period enough progress can be shown to have been made to convince skeptics ranged on both sides of the process to carry on supporting it. >> it will be more difficult for the obama administration to convince the congression to put more on the table and bring about relief. >> reporter: what we no is gaps remain

fourth written letter to the ayatollah, part of a pattern that included a historic phone call with hassan rouhani, i don't trust the iranians. i don't think that we need to bring them into this. and i would hope that the negotiations that are underway are serious negotiation. but i have my doubts. >> it's immoral and shameful and somehow we are playing footsy with the iranians in hope they will somehow have an effect on isis. this is not a strategy. this is sort of an ad hoc reactionary failure. >> susan rice pushed back on the reports. >> we are in no way engaged in any cooperation, military cooperation, with iran on countering isil. there is no linkage between our efforts to resolve the nuclear issue through the negotiations and our counter-isil campaign. we have never made that linkage. >> we are awaiting a press briefing at the pentagon on the decision to send up to 1500 more non-combat troops to iraq to combat isis. joining me is brian katoulis. before we get to the news that the president wants to send more troops to iraq let's talk about this letter that -- a secret letter whose existence

. >> warner: iranian president hassan rouhani also put a good face on today's news. >> ( translated )e negotiating positions have come closer together and many of the points of disagreement have gone away. but of course there are other steps to take and other paths to follow. >> warner: under the new two- stage timeline, the world powers and iran have until march one to agree on a political framework, with technical details to be done by july one. the u.s. bottom line is to increase to one year the time it would take for iran to produce enough fissile material to produce a bomb-- so the world could react to prevent it, militarily or otherwise. the bottom line for iran is to preserve some enrichment capability-- and win quick relief from sanctions that cut its oil revenue in half, driven down its currency and curtailed its access to the international banking system. under last year's interim deal, iran receives about $700 million a month in frozen oil revenues in return for the enrichment limits kerry cited. under the extension, those payments would continue. but this latest extension

and it really shows you that in iran you have this division because from the current president hassan rouhani will have friendly words but from the supreme leader who holds the power in iran you have a very different tack. >> it's so interesting because on one hand he's saying he wants to arm the west bank, places like gaza, then on the flip side he said we're not talking about massacring the jewish people. so it's very interesting sort of what he does have to say there. but what does this mean, really, for the u.s./iran relations? >> here's the thing. you have these very weighty nuclear negotiations going on right now with the deadline coming up in two weeks, in fact, two weeks from today, november 252 24. there's some progress there. it seems both sides want to al. u.s. diplomats, the u.s. government, the administration, knows you have something of a bravado for a public audience that you will hear from the supreme leader that doesn't necessarily reflect the actual positions of the government. the trouble is, it's hard to divine what the actual path will be, right? because sometimes iran sh

advisers in the room because handing out a deal is a top foreign policy goal for president obama and hassan rouhanias diplomats signaled that the talks would be extended past tonight's deadline. state department spokeswoman jen psaki says an 11th hour breakthrough is still possible. >> there's an acceptable negotiation within reach but we stiledl ne time. that's what we're trying to figure out. no one wants this to fall apart. everyone wants to get to a point they both accept. >> reporter: if iran agrees to further curb is nuclear program the u.s. would gradually lift sanks that would pummel their economy. but iran wants all sanctions lifted immediately and so far they've refused to give up component s components that could be used for a weapon. they clair their program is for civilian use. >> it's beinging increasingly aggressive. at some point it has to succeed or it's going to become a victim of domestic politics on both sides. >> reporter: all sides are trying to save this deal here in vienna and an extension means they'll reconvene mid-december to try to find some common ground. norah? >> all

hassan rouhani had persuaded that leader to allow that direct discussion to take place and of course i'm very skeptical that this is possible because i don't think the americans would accept our nuclear program. >> there has been secret talks and the so-called thing and it supports that the u.s. needs to be a key player. >> in today's hopes, we are very optimistic but given this during the next seven months, nothing happens further than what has happened so far and so what do we think beyond the u.s. we can talk about sanctions and so on. but there is another party who could take some sort of action and what does the panel think would happen if we progress and have not gone any further and what would the u.s. and israel be doing at the end about seven months. >> i wanted to make a general point that applies not only to your question but to some of the comments by some of the panelists. and that is the best answer to a lot of these questions is we do not know. we are operating under conditions of uncertainty and we would be better off accepting that uncertainty been trying to make pre

but at least there's a better chance of them being acquaintances if not actually good friends hassan rouhaniunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span "q&a." >> on the next "washington journal", the former commissioner of u.s. immigration and naturalization will discuss president obama's announcement on immigration and how many unauthorized impacts and border protection and previous efforts. as always, we will take your calls and you can talk more about it on c-span. >> jeb bush talks about the foundation for excellence. he discussed reforms to the public education system and called for higher academic standards. this is 20 minutes. [applause] [applause] >> thank you all. thank you. i do a lot of public speaking and it happens pretty regularly. i think you have been trumped, campbell. i know that you will continue to excel and make your family proud and i am proud of you as well. what a spectacular young woman. it's the reason that we are hearing to help people like this to be able to pursue her dreams. you know, it's a big struggle to reform the schools. the unions fight and we have adminis

so these rays of hope on friday, sadly we we will be stuck 5 yards from the end zone hassan rouhani stop for a soundbite here, it's always noisiest before the dawn in trade agreements, so when i hear this, it shows the two sides are getting close to the difficult political compromises that will have to be made and so i actually think that there is a specific. >> we mentioned that they have some 20 countries already and according to recent reports considering to join us, it talks about how likely we have this position because it has already gained a lot of support until under what these conditions might you have considered it. >> i think that that is possible is a matter of administration policy and i might even say the that is ultimately as this institution gets up and running and as a practical matter for me to say that the united states cannot join us and congress is not willing to do the things to enable that. if they can't have this, which is a minor change with a minor budget hit, do you think that they will approve this for a web bank in china? i don't think so. so that being said

hospitals, working for the facility, we've asked the facility leadership to take on that project hassan rouhani okay, thank you. mr. secretary, including the veterans access choice and accountability access, authorizing 27 facilities including one in florida. authorizing these will surely improve the timeliness for veterans to receive the care they need and in my district and in 17 other states around the country. i'm encouraged that the veterans in my district will have the option to visit a one-stop consolidated clinic and i would then have concern about the time the expected and the completion of these facilities. what is the process for the va members who have these up rise in their districts as part of these initiatives. and what engagement with the community of these does the va intend to conduct the necessary services will be offered at these various facilities? >> we have a number of leases that we are standing up with. we have two that are in the works right now and then we have a number that will be coming in fiscal year 2016. we will absolutely be working to the process community and

point is, this deal has to be one with which both sides, president barack obama and president hassan rouhanilare themselves a victor. if they don't, there's going to be a political price to pay. so it's complicated, lots of moving parts, a lot at stake, we'll see what happens on monday. >> top of mind for secretary kerry, meeting with saudi and french foreign ministers before he gets to vienna late they are week. thank you so much. >>> now it's not easy to admit, i'll tell you this -- >> something is not easy for to you admit? what? >> i might as well just tell you, don't tell anybody else. it took me years to get my wife to marry me. >> here's my shocked face. >> if you're a masked murderer, everybody seems to want to marry you, it's a little bit of an exaggeration. sometimes women are literally fighting to get into prison to marry mass murderers. we told you about the 26-year-old who is just giddy about marrying charles manson. this happens often enough that it is studied by experts. >> it's a thing. >> is it just a cry for help? or are we missing something? we will give you the science on