iran but i think there is a phobia which is in iran. israel and in the u.s. over iran he runs a role in this syrian uprising is really negligible because at the present moment there is the western powers of the us france britain. and the same kind of. over fifty percent of the day. and everybody you know who's israel and in the usa cannot think of anything other than through the prism of iran iran has nothing to do with the with syria point. which is the nuclear being peddling it because if you if you attempt to put everything toward iran everybody in the west begins to feel threatened this is just like the use of and then you can accuse anybody of anything ok at the end of the day i think certainly the effect of the syrian revolution will be to weaken hezbollah because at the present moment the contact between iran and hezbollah is through syria and that's the point that is going to be weakened however i think israel knows hezbollah can do and israel cannot afford to lose civilians and civilians will be lost if there is an intervention

and while iran is abiding by international law, the pressure is on iran from the international atomic agency because the countries there are duns of power and in the west so the iranians are saying anything international has to be fair. if it is fair the iranians are fine with it but western countries which provide saudi arabia with weapons to up a bahrain and bomb our people, then the united states really and the europeans don't have much to say about human rights. >> well, can you confirm are snipers going to syria to prop up the government that is is there, yes, or no? >> i think that you that if you compare what iran and syria is doing, it's comparable to what the west is doing. the iranians are supporting the non-plan and the iranian's supported the geneva talks and elections d fair though u.s. likes to take advantage of -- >> but the question is simple. are iranians not just going into syria to prop up the government, yes or no? >> the irans i do not know any secret information about what iran does with syria, but i'm sure what iran dwuzz seera are what two legally recognized co

iran. let's get started. >>> expectations were not high for this week's nuclear talks with iran, but then the chief iranian negotiator said the meeting had been a turning point. and secretary of state kerry called the talks useful. by the standards of these meetings, this is giddy optimism. so, what happened? and what can we expect in the next round of talks? joining me now in a rare and exclusive interview is iran's ambassador to the united nations mohammad khazaee. welcome. >> great pleasure to be with you. >> tell me what specifically iran sees as a turning point in these negotiations. is it the issue of the nuclear facility that it does not have to be shut down, but merely suspended? is it the issue of the 20% enrichment uranium? what is the turning point? >> thank you, that's a good point. eventually, in my view, none of them makes the negotiation a turning point. in my view, as far as i am informed, both sides are getting closer to each other. and the proposals put on the table by the

what happens in iran itself? will the iranian people joining us in justified out rage at the mullahs -- as the mullahs rise in righteous indignation, overthrow the regime and apologize to us for having provoked us into attacking them? [laughter] [applause] i think the probability of that is not very high. [laughter] and i think a more likely probability is that they'll join the regime in frustrated, protracted anger at us which depending on the scale of the casualties and damage wrought may last for decades. but without even waiting for decades, they certainly can do some things around iran immediately; impede the access of the world to energy by causing incidents in the gulf which our navy can overcome, but our navy cannot prevent insurance companies from tripling, quadrupling the cost of acquiring energy. so there's an enormously negative impact on global economy immediately, particularly in asia for which neither the japanese, nor the chinese will be particularly grateful to us. but also push the europeans muc

iran is on everybody's mind. what can the united states do working together to deal with iran and prevent iran from acquiring nuclear weapons capabilities? >> thank you and thank you all for the warm welcome. what a great honor it is to be with general yadlin. we once through the same type of airplane. the difference is he used to shoot people down and i got shot down. i have watched a number of senators come to the united states senate. this senator from new york has done a magnificent job in the sense of the state of israel and the defense of freedom. . we recently had an encounter with the president of egypt i can assure you he will not forget the senator from new york. what is happening in iran is obviously, the centrifuges are spending. the latest effort had conciliation and some kind of agreement with the iranians have -- has failed. it is clear they are on the path to having a nuclear weapon. i do not think it is a question of it is a -- questionof whether -- question of whether. it is a question of when.

backside right at the ceremony and i think canada would like our friends in iran living in terrible circumstances right now but while affleck is probably still celebrating his triumph his movie set to be based on a real cia operation sparked fury in iran needless to say argo has been forbidden for screening in the islamic republic but a closed circle of iranian officials and critics watched it and described it as cia propaganda aimed at moring the country's image this episode the storming of the us embassy caused particular fury witnesses of the nine hundred seventy nine events say only students took part whilst affleck chose to portray them as bloodthirsty terrorists holywood just trades on the spirit types and loves it remember borrett such a baron cohen's comedy that depicted kazakhs as uncivilised farmers a comedy for some but kazakhs definitely were not laughing borat was heavily criticised but it never went beyond that this time iran may go one step further iranian media report that controversial french lawyer is a player is now in tehran preparing an unprecedented lawsuit the

the threat of a nuclear iran. from the senate of armed services committee, this is about three hours. >> good morning, everybody. this morning's hearing is the first of the commanders to receive testimony on the military strategy and operational requirements in areas of responsibility. our witnesses are two extraordinary military leaders, commander of u.s. central command, and commander of u.s. special operations command. on behalf of our members, please pass along to the men and women serving our sincere gratitude for their dedication and their sacrifices. we also thank their families. their support is essential to the well-being of their loved ones and our nation. this is your third and last hearing before this committee. this committee has favorably reported your successor to the full senate. we want to thank you for your more than 40 years of military service and your distinguished leadership of our armed forces. this year is posture hearing with the commanders are being held under the specter of budget seques

six world powers offered to relax some sanctions if iran scaled back its uranium enrichment but iran which insists its atomic commission is a purely peaceful refused a deal whistleblower and former u.s. political advisor gwyneth told things the risk of a nuclear iran is being blown out of proportion the iranian civilization has been around for five thousand years certainly longer than most questions say sions or any western civilizations and they're not suicidal they know that we're the nuclear weapons they would be obliterated washington is being pushed in being pushed by israel for a long time to effect regime change in iran. and the nuclear program as an excuse to put pressure on iran to try to cause regime change but i'm not saying that a nuclear armed iran would be a good thing but there aren't any country is not a good thing but the crash now behind pressure on iran in my opinion comes directly from israel desire for regime change in iran and why the united states government to make that happen and over all the economic penalties imposed on iran over its nuclear energy program

regime change in iran and why the united states government to make that happen. of all the economies economic penalties imposed on iran over its nuclear energy program the oil export balance in the country the hardest was actually helped strengthen some iranian businesses to grow for national guard story. the international ban on iranian oil cost the country around forty billion dollars in two thousand and twelve according to the u. but despite this huge gap in iran's income officials have some good news indeed harsh sanctions normal experts have increased by least thirty percent from ego. so what going to look a bad thing well may actually play a positive role we've been asking our government for many years to decrease dependence on oil to at least fifty percent was too high up around eighty percent making our economy too vulnerable that some say today is a historic opportunity to finally get rid of this dangerous oil dependence so you and iran actually has a lot of alternative resources to feed from from well known copper it's to dade's via minerals and stones

right now in iran, let's understand what is going on iran. people are off from school.rom work. they are watching the television and why did the regime come out with such a powerful statement against u.s. and israel. that is what rallies people around their flag. they will continue to do that. the people of iran, it won't matter to them. what matters the economy is shambles. they don't have jobs or food to put on the table. >> what is concerning, that we have on the defense side, f.b.i. training manuals that don't even mention the word islam. don't mention the word muslims or jihad. those have been completely purged. we also have nuclear defense missiles i think are cut ever since barack obama has come into office. yeah, now he is talking about interceptors over to alaska but that was only pretty much in response to the north korean threat because he got caught on that. rather than that all of our defenses have been going downward. >> sean: i agree, good point. joel, you have written from the last jihad and written a lot of novels. every time i read them i'm thinking th

another factor on iran. the new defense minister in israel, who is not viewed as hawkish on the issue. i cannot find one member of the security establishment that is for containment. i have been looking for years, and i cannot find them. right now, their view is if america is leading, holdback, but if america does not lead, the same people that have been urging caution will be the same people urging israel forward. i think a certain level, the tone will be very different from the past defense minister, but the message will not be fundamentally different. what about the other issues? here i think another issue that could come up in the meeting is the issue of circassia. it definitely will come up. in an operational sense, there is a debate brewing in israeli policy circles about how active israel should be in going after hezbollah convoys, taking out weaponry. i find there is nobody in israel that i met that since the united states -- maybe you think this is a big mistake --of all the people i talk to, cannot

what about iran? joining us as always on sunday mornings, former ambassador john bolton and fox contributor. good morning, ambassador. >> good morning. glad to be with you. >> good to see you, as always. how did he do? how about the relationship between the president and the prime minister? >> i think that the president's trip always had two purposes. one was the public political aspect of the trip to try to repair the very visibly frosty relationship that he had with israel and in his first term. and i think that he largely accomplished that, photo opportunities were great. the -- they had humor, a couple of hugs. really what else could you ask for? but underneath, the second purpose of the trip, i think continues to highlight the vast differences in strategic outlook that president obama and prime minister netanyahu have. on the iranian nuclear weapons program, number one. and on dealing with the palestinians. other issues involved. but those remain the two top sticking points in a relationship that

china needs iran as much as iran needs china. jenna: the onus is on iran.effective, now that we've seen these years of sanctions and negotiations and no abandonment of iran's pursuit eapons, they say nuclear power, but we believe nuclear weapons. would it be more effective to just forget about iran for the moment and completely focus on china and if we cut that tie would we effectively strangle iran and its economy and nuclear program? >> yes, and no. i think the last year has seen a dramatic escalation of u.s. and ally pressure on iran's economy through new sanctions and new bans on financial transactions, but increasingly as you see iran shifting its economy, pivoting, just like we are to asia in terms of its interests, china occupies the central role. all roads in curbing iran's nuclear prarpl increasingly leading through china. jenna: you were nodding, gordon. why? >> well, because iran's economy just would not be able to sustain itself without khaoeupb haoes assistance. china buys a lot of oil and natural gas as elon points out, and also china supplies

to preventing iran from developing nuclear weapons. i appreciate your forthright position on this. i appreciate that you have noted that you have acted to orchestrate through determined diplomacy and strong sanctions that are getting stronger yet. and your great success in mobilizing international community, and sections have so far not stop iran. my view is that in order to stop the programs peacefully, diplomacy must be augmented by credible threats of actions. i want to thank you once again for always making clear that israel must be able to defend itself by itself against any threat. host: let me get your reaction to that and to this specific twitter message to you, nathan guttman -- guest: the direct threat is first of all to israel, but regarding the broader issue of course a nuclear iran or, if you want, a first strike neighbor in the broad circle would have the ability to strike american interests in the region. there is more than one in the region. they could threaten afghanistan, iraq, the broader middle east. they could igni

be called with a clear and credible military threat israel's benjamin netanyahu pulls no punches on iran labeling diplomacy a waste of time calling again for the taking up of arms against iran and its alleged nuclear ambitions. ten am in moscow i met très a good to have you with us here on our t.v. our top story after more than a decade of war hundreds of billions of dollars spent and vast numbers killed we may be about to see the start of a democratic election of a truly stable representative government in afghanistan though not quite the one that many would have expected or even would like to see take a listen. but message to the afghans is that we will want you which is a stroll safe stable democratic afghanistan living in peace and stability with the snake we want that country to be run by the afghans fully afghans with an afghan army and police fools to provide security in that stability but it may not take the form of a david cameron speaking there are many others wanted or even expected the taliban hinting that it may form a political party and contest the upcoming presidential vo

and iran is planning to take on hollywood its own game by producing a movie with iran's version of the events portrayed in our guy you can find out more online also at r.t. dot com the robot has fueled below the surface of mars finding evidence that scientists claim proves life could have existed there. just the star read online about a new execution method used for the first time ever to carry out the sentence on seven gang members. now beijing is just a day away from a once in a decade power transfer as a new generation takes over from the old and with china's economy still growing at a particular rate all eyes will be on those set to lead the country over the next decade the transfer will see a near total change in china's top leadership with being expected to form a new fifth generation government his priority will be to get the country's economic engines running at full speed after a slight slowdown in recent years by twenty seventeen it is expected that china will overtake the u.s. as the world's largest economy the economic rivalry comes amid a battle for influence in asia betwe

including iran.ause it would allow tlem to break out of the isolation that has hampered their society and their economic development for many years. but i don't know whether they will be willing to take that step. and obviously, their past behavior indicate that in the words of -- or a play on words on what ronald reagan said, we can't even trust yet, much less verify. but we do have to test the proposition that this could be resolved diplomatically. and if it can't, then i've repeated to bb what i've said publicly and that is what we will leave all options on the table and resolve it. [ inaudible ] >> channel 1, israel. >> thank yo

and the result was that iran wins every time i mean the only way that iran can lose quote unquote is if the us essentially incinerates all their cities with nuclear bombs any other outcome is an arabian victory. it's it's a very very bad work plan unless of course you're a psychotic israeli like netanyahu and you would be perfectly happy to nuke you know every array and city but of course that would be a work crime that would put the us out of its position as the leader of the world instantly the whole world would be you know is just so disgusted by that it would be the end of america's life as as a world power is new but tool to war bill full says us to attack iran if israel does pull it's just too close grossman voted against the then to your own resolution a few years but they will pull and that is christian it's just left office they just one thing you would consider just press secretary is this bike tool toward the . changeover to explicitly give a foreign nation that power to declare war is to push the momentum out of control out of your hands you can't take it back anymore it

it is about iran. it is not just about iran because of israel. let's be here. who visited the arab countries in the gulf know what is at the top of their agenda. it is not israel. it is iran. it is the shi'ite and sunni islam. not to allow iran to get the bomb. do we want to trigger a new nuclear arms race in this region? we don't. i think the president is right in the way he is approaching iran. there is much less difference between netanyahu and obama than first suggested a few moments ago. they see things the same way. number one, the president said no to containment and yes to prevention of iran. number two, yes to diplomacy. not diplomacy that is open-ended. diplomacy with sanctions that tell iranians you cannot run out the clock. number three, we, the united states, have to have a credible military option that says to iranians that we're not bluffing. don't mislead us. that military option, ironica y ironically, is the likely way to get to a peaceful settlement. people who served in the region know we don't want to get involved in another conflict. it is

the book going to turn around why the united states must come to terms with the islamic republic of iran also in washington we have matthew feeney he is an assistant editor at reason twenty four seven and in new york we cross to ed hussein he's a senior fellow for middle eastern studies at the council on foreign relations gentlemen cross-talk rules and i think that means you can jump in anytime you want flynt. libya x. imploded syria exploding and taking the neighborhood with it. the risks of that are certainly increasing i've been saying for seems like two years now that the only way to stop the violence to put a lid on this is through diplomacy diplomacy aimed at political settlement based on on power sharing. the u.n. envoy the arab league envoy mr brahimi potentially capable capable mediator for that kind of process he initially resisted pressure to say that it had to go as the beginning of a political process but he eventually succumbed to that pressure and that's really reduced his potential of fact of russia is trying to stepping up its efforts to to promote a political process th

and also not just on the question of iran. after he speaks with the pros deneen president -- the palestinian president and i hope he will get some indications from both of them that they are ready to go back to the table and secretary kerry can pick it up from there. >> do you think there will be disappointed when president obama goes there tomorrow without a public plan? >> i think the palestinians are already disappointed in president obama. he promised them a palestinian state for years ago in cairo. nothing has happened on that front. of course, he blames the palestinians as much as the israelis for that. what is critical here is for them to reinvest in this president. there is no other way to achieve an independent palestinian state other than through the ages of aegisrican president -- of the american presidents working through the situation. he needs to give the american president reason to work on netanyahu for the two states that they talked about today. >> thank you. and one more topic from today's press conference.

and it basically is is propaganda for the cia more than against iran because iran has been treated one to me and chablis for years going back to the hostage crisis i think this whole battle this is really not a battle argo but it's about policy american policy to sanctions against the law the hostility between the two countries which this movie enforces unfortunately. well iran is planning to take on hollywood at its own game by producing a movie returns a version of the events portrayed in argo you can find that online also with r.t. dot com justice the star read online about a new execution method used to carry out a sentence on seven gang members. and. a robot has drilled below the surface of mars finding new evidence that life could have existed. beijing is now just a day away from a once in a decade power transfer as a new generation takes over from the old and with china's economy still growing at a producer rate all eyes will be on those set to lead the country over the next decade the transfer will see a near total change in china's top leadership with incoming xi jinping expec

labeling diplomacy a waste of time calling once again for the taking up of arms against iran and its alleged nuclear ambitions. one pm in moscow i met très a good to have you with us here on r t our top story the taliban considering a serious run for the afghan presidency next year according to a senior official of the militant movement after more than a decade of war a vast numbers killed and little ground made by either side it would mark a significant shift in the group's approach the official ever made clear the insurgency wouldn't be wound down instead continuing alongside the taliban's bid with a ballot box he also said the group may form a registered political party which could well have a very solid chance of seizing some power this map showing regions that are either poised for a taliban comeback where is that are already under their control seventeen and all according to data from the carnegie endowment earlier i spoke with a former afghan m.p. daoud sultanzoy who told me that the current government has set the ground for a taliban comeback. this government has so much so m

calling diplomacy a waste of time and calling once again for the taking up of arms against iran and its alleged nuclear ambitions. nine am in moscow i matras are good to have you with us here on r t our top story after more than a decade of war hundreds of billions of dollars spent vast numbers killed we may be about to see a democratic election of a stable and representative government in afghanistan though maybe not the one many expected or would even the like to see. let me sit to the afghans is that we will do what we choose they stroll safe stable democratic afghanistan living in peace and stability. we want that country to be run by the us for the afghans with an afghan army and police force to provide security in that stability . but it may not take the form that either david cameron speaking there are many others wanted or even expected the taliban hinting it may form a political party and even contest the upcoming presidential elections and by a like ounce it does have a solid chance at the ballot this map shows you the regions that are either poised for a taliban comeback

in the spotlight once again oscar winning movie argo has outraged iran which is planning to sue over hollywood fear mongering. claimed hunger strike over a maltreatment by guantanamo prisoners is turning the camp into humanitarian crisis with lawyers saying inmates conditions are close to critical. all change in china as a new party chief prepares to take control all eyes are on whether vamp leadership and keep the growth going to surpass america's economy in a few years. that contentious referendum that saw the pope an island choose to remain british bracewell why the story of another island there's residents had no say when britain deprived them of their land. now let me out of the russian capital you are watching r t with me marina josh the oscar winning blockbuster argo may have been bathing and gongs and glowing praise but now it's getting some attention its makers probably don't want iran's apparently planning a lawsuit over the movie which chronicles the storming of the u.s. embassy in tehran and nine hundred seventy nine calling it had a stored and realistic portrayal of thei

a working relationship with iran. we have historical, cultural, family ties with iranian society and we have religious ties. and we have every year hundreds of thousands, if not millions of pilgrims who come from iran to visit the holy shrines in iraq. so, a healthy and positive relationship between the two countries is absolutely essentials. it has got to be done in such a way that it is free of domination, that it is based on mutual respect and independence. in the current situation, that is a little difficult, but that is what we should be aiming toward. >> that is where the u.s. comes in again. one last question and then i will turn it over to all of you. i think it would be a safe assumption that the three of you would be in favor of a more secular arab iraqi gun -- secular iraqi government in the future. the results of the last election are not lost on all of us, but as one looks for that as sort of an aspiration, is the approach one that actually seeks to build institutions and promote the motion of -- notion o

compatible military threat and israel benjamin netanyahu pulls no punches on iran labeling diplomacy as a waste of time and calling it once again for the taking up arms against tehran and that's the nuclear ambitions. so good to have you with us this afternoon it's two pm here in the russian capital i'm lucy catherine of you're watching our t.v. well onto our top story now the taliban is considering a serious run for the afghan presidency next year that's according to a senior official of the militant movement now after more than a decade of war a vast numbers killed and little ground made by either side it would of course mark a significant shift in the group's approach that the official however made clear that the taliban's bid at the ballot box wouldn't necessarily come at the expense of the insurgency he also said the group may formed a registered political party which could very well have a solid chance of seizing power now this map right here shows you the regions that are either poised for a taliban comeback or have areas that are already under their control seventeen of them

from iran. it's got to speed on some of the day's top stories now first off prince could elizabeth but if it is a hospital in central london the developing guster into writers since the first time in ten years the monitors had to be hospitalized king apollo says all official engagements including a planned two day visit to rome this week will be postponed or canceled the eighty six year old had to pull out of an official ceremony last october after problems with. the deadly clashes in bangladesh at least twenty people have been killed there in violence resulting from the death sentence and into the country's opposition islamic party leader troops have been deployed to quell the violence which had been ongoing for the past few days the party leader and other members of been convicted of mass murder rape and other crimes too in the one nine hundred seventy one war of independence in pakistan which three million people died. a mass political reform rallies brought part of both carriers to a standst

you heard the man israel's benjamin netanyahu pulls no punches on iran saying diplomacy is a waste of time and preventing the country from achieving its alleged nuclear ambitions . plus charcoal opposition and severe austerity in europe here is not to be enough to force rethink joining the euro zone in two thousand and fourteen later in the program we tell you whether it could prove to be a fatal move. russian police are questioning a suspect in the acid attack that nearly blinded the artistic director of the bolshoi ballet sergei filin the suspect is the first to have been detained in the case that put the spotlight on infighting at one of the world's biggest and best known theatres parties arena louche go has the details. he's one of the two men the police are saying have actually carried out the the attack on feeling in the middle of january that they haven't disclosed whether or not they have arrested the other guy who is also supposed to be responsible for the attack but they do say they know who he is and police are saying that they actually know who actually ordered the attack