a conversation with ian bremmer is coming up. focused on agton rock, we saw that on the sunday talk shows. moving americans out of baghdad and out of the embassy. this is washington beginning discussions with tehran. odd weekend with reports of atrocities by jihadists. 2000 three. ian bremmer is president of eurasia group and understand that u.s. and iran need each other. thank you for being with us. let's talk about the view from tehran. why does tehran want to speak with the u.s. jacob >? ministerputy foreign came out and said there was no need for cooperation between iran and the u.s. on iraq. there is no reason not to see negotiations but the iranians do not want to cause an level of distress with the saudis that could make it harder for them to get the deal done. the iranians are interested in finishing a deal soon, by july 20, on nuclear issues. which will allow them an enormous amount of economic benefit. anything that distracts from that is a problem in the near term for iran. engagement, sure, substantive action is a bri

ian bremmer joins us from atlanta.ow should baghdad adapt and adjust to the taking of these territories? important thing they should do is try to work thether with the sunnis and kurds to fight them. the kurds are calling them because it's fair territory in the north. nouri al-maliki has been reluctant to do so. the reason he was reelected was because of the divisions. secretary and fighting is growing quite a bit in this country. >> within those divisions between baghdad and the north and the kurds, the idea of the united states assisting -- i saw the perfunctory state department what last evening -- should the white house and the state department and for that matter the pentagon do? obama is fortunate that when he gave his speech at west point a couple of weeks ago, he talked about the importance of the war on terror. there is no question that killing osama bin laden was a signature accomplishment of obama and his presidency but the fact that al qaeda has gotten stronger but their strength is not focused on the unite

before that, and important update from ian bremmer of eurasia group.shington that know is quiet. forget about quiet. john,