if iran has not obeyed u.n. security council resolution says because it is because those resolutions are in fact illegal iran writes as an independent country cannot be trampled upon by the u.n. security council even the un security council itself although it is not a democratic body by any means it has permanent seats people countries with permanent seats and rights of vetoes where you run doesn't even have a presence in the council but beyond that it doesn't have a mandate to go beyond international law at no point has there been any evidence even when iran halted nuclear enrichment for three over two years and implanted the additional protocol which goes far beyond what most countries in the world do no evidence had ever been found that iran's nuclear program as i said they don't in any way a letter where the enemy the domino as we know it in that we could we can this argument i think he is very good from the very start he was very much in the american camp ok tom go ahead jump in what mohamed let's let's jus

if iran has not obeyed u.n. security council resolution says because it is because those resolutions are in fact illegal iran writes as an independent country cannot be trampled upon by the u.n. security council and the u.s. even the u.n. security council itself although it is not a democratic body by any means it has permanent seats people countries with permanent seats and rights of vetoes where you run it doesn't even have a presence in the council but beyond that it doesn't have a mandate to go beyond international law at no point has there been any evidence even when iran halted nuclear enrichment for over two years and implemented the additional protocol which goes far beyond what most countries in the world do no evidence had ever been found that iran's nuclear program as i said wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute ominous as we know it on the weekend we want to talk you mean the i think he is very he from the very start he was very much in the camp ok tom go ahead jump in well let's let's just i wan

that what i would say about iran and iran and korea that is really different is i think they ran it is a leading power in the region where it is there's nobody who can really tell it to but to lay off of its policies and it also is a country which has seen its own people rise up and throw a government out in recent memory and and also rise up against the current government fairly impressively although it didn't achieve their goals so the government in iran has to be responsible to its own people on some level in korea you have a more of a medieval. equivalent of a medieval absolute monarchy and so what's going on in korea is is palace politics and i agree with zachary i think the united states would be one. as to what that sort of close to fields the plane. i mean richard what happens if you get to the point of what war what happens if north korea does fail though. you can imagine some good scenarios you can imagine some bad scenario and probably some even worse than a chinese. right well the chinese can do well on what they consider their nightmare is that you know north korea collaps

would withdraw tomorrow if iran weaponized but i do have a strong concern about the impact that iran's weaponization will have on its region certainly if you take a look around iran there are already countries with nuclear weapons i don't think we would want more countries in addition to iran to have nuclear weapons so i certainly agree with charles on that point ok muhammadiyah i hope you were taking notes go ahead a lot said. well i i think it's obvious that the and. behavior that leads to human suffering in the way in which western countries pursue it is pathological just like drones killing innocent people without notice at the moment the united states for example is carrying out cyber attacks on sensitive installations terrorist attacks are carried out in iran where scientists are murdered and of course the sanctions are in tended to destroy the iranian economy. so and that is that means the intention is to make seventy five to eighty million people suffer but in any case a point very important here is that iran has never been in breach of the n.p.t. or the i.a.e.a. if iran has no

iran has rejected. if you want an american intersection in tehran coming up to go to ayatollah harmony, and good luck in having them agree to having an american intersection right smack downtown tehran. spent you could put it up in the north may be. >> we talk about not having positive discussions about iran. there are a lot of positives about iran but it's a great country. it's a great culture. great people. the issue is the negativity of the regime that has a choke hold on that country and society. so we can push as much as we want on having engaged in iran at intersection, but unless the iranian regime is willing to concede some serious changes, that's not going to happen. .. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> state department undersecretary tara sonenshine spoke thursday about issues facing women in the arab world. she also spoke about egyptian president morsi's comments about links on u.s. embassy web pages to criticism of egypt by comedian jon stewart. see her remarks on our web site, c-span.

iran is too important a country.it impacts what goes on in syria, lebanon, israel, across the persian gulf, in afghanistan, in central asia. and we simply have to understand that we have to keep working this issue. it's not something that's going to go away and it's not something we can resolve simply through the good auspices of the international atomic energy agency. so with that let me turn your excellent panel. you've already heard from ambassador eizenstat, and i want to thank them personally for his incredible dedication for this effort over the last couple of years. and in particular in recent months despite some personal tragedy. and i'm very, very grateful for his dedication but he's a very busy man and he has given generously of his time. we have two other panelists who are going to speak. very pleased to have greg steelman. greg is a senior fellow with the arms control association. he spent more than three decades in both executive and legislative branch of the government, he specialized in political milit

guide policies on iran. .. with iran both sides have missed multiple opportunities over the years, some of iran's grievances toward the united predate any arguements over the nuclear program. they are still obstacles to a nuclear solution. if the historical baggage is heavy, contemporary concerns don't seem light either. we are constantly reminded by the press of comment tasters they failed to change the policy and time is running out. every quarterly really on the international energy agency informs us how many more iran has installed, how much more uranium they have gotten and how uncooperative they have been about suspicious past activity. >>> the political consensus around the notion that an iranian nuclear weapon would be quote, unacceptable, unquote. even as debate rages as how close they should be allowed to get. netanyahu seems to have extended the red line to next year, the wall street coauthored by david al bright to assemble sufficient terrible for a -- material for one to two weeks. some of you may

iran wants nuclear weapons for various reasons. iran wants to be. to have a good morning in the region. nuclear weapons in the hands of a country means national bry scientific interest infrastructure or technological development. but also it's it's a government for this survival of the region why because we see the north korean example north korea has developed nuclear weapons and we assume they have nuclear weapons they even tried it with three test although they give not socks not succeed . because they were they know that if you have nuclear weapons. no one these are messing up with you and this is the north korean. president and the iranians know it and they want to repeat it so yes diplomacy has failed with north korea but diplomacy is also failing with iran in your opinion do you think israel is trying to maneuver the united states to attack iran i wouldn't use the world maneuvering israel wants america to attack iran as a last resort when if diplomacy fails and it did failed so far even the sanctions are no where and at the end of the day ira

second, the war in iraq and iran has not been forgotten in iran. we were playing the role of iraq is -- thee, and that was lost hetiation was 14 years of age with keep in mind, this is a a very difficult situation. candidtwo, in the most moment in the negotiations that they have, and the moment when you're walking with no they might ask, what would be your dream? could you tell me what would you want to obtain? think not a complete answer, but an important direction, of what you want. brazil.d very much to why? brazil is a regional power. it has a nuclear reactor, which is nuclear. but they have not produced anything. they have been allowed a certain capability which they have not used, etc., but they want to be a regional power recognized, and in order to be a regional power recognized, they need to have some level -- you look at the world, you have japan, brazil, stop.ina, and i would not there are some others with some capabilities. why wouldquestion -- we not allow this to go this far? wasanswer is -- brazil always in the commentary, brazil was

and iran for iran universities in 10 u.s. universities to work on 10 neutral benefits, things like earthquake prediction, aids research. recommend some bureaucratic changes. we would like to see the post of deputy assistant secretary of state restore it. tored. it has not been filled since the fall of 2011. we like to see that restored. want to have americans in an intersection. it has been too long that officials have been deprived of the experience of seeing them for what it is. we do not know if the running government will agree. we hope that they will consider it. there have been some positive remarks about the direct context may even by supreme leaders. or if theknow when nuclear issue will be resolved. that the doubts meetings will bring some dramatic breakthrough. what we hope we have done here is create a sense that if we solve the nuclear issue but lose the goodwill of the irani people we will still not have resolve this issue. iran is too important a country. it impacts what goes on in syria, lebanon, israel. simply

iran wants nuclear weapons for various reasons. iran wants to be. to have a good morning in the region. nuclear weapons in the hands of a country means national bride scientific interest infrastructure or technological development. but also it's it's a government for this survival of the region why because we see the north korean example north korea has developed nuclear weapons and we assume they have nuclear weapons they even tried it with three test although they did not socks not succeed . because they were they know that if you have nuclear weapons. no one is messing up with you and this is the north korean. president and the iranians know it and they want to repeat it so yes diplomacy has failed with north korea but diplomacy is also failing with iran in your opinion do you think israel is trying to maneuver the united states to attack iran i wouldn't use the world maneuvering israel wants america to attack iran as a last resort when if diplomacy fails and it did failed so far even the sanctions are no where and at the end of the day iran woul

iran and the u.n.'s p-5 plus one group meeting this week in kazakhstan. among the speakers, president obama as coordinator for wmds. this is about app hour and a half. >> well thank you very much for inviting me to participate in the debate. i was in charge of the negotiation for a long period of time, and in 2009 from 2003 when i was the first -- the first visit to teheran, we said the plan at the time, the plan of the european union so from 2010 to today, i have been less in charge, but i follow closely, and i'm on the lines of communication. i don't have any responsibility from thereon. let me start a little reminder how these started because i think it's very important to have perspective of how the whole process has gone. what, to my mind, has been the most important moment in which iran may have taken place? why was it happen? the last moment i will say how i see the next step to my mind could be taken in order to approach the change, and with all the difficulties, all the difficult -- many diffic

iran is. the israeli government by these really diligent as a high priority it's a number one priority and therefore there is a lot of intelligence involved there and the door there together information but when you say israeli spies doesn't mean this is early that is israelis. recruiting. and trying to send its own spies is iran there are other means of collecting the information is israel behind the assassination of a rainy and scientists and also hacking into the radio and computer systems. well i i can't reveal sources so i would i would not i would not detail them but. it's our understanding that israel was behind it it's based on some. logic that that was a pattern identified with previous operations in other parts of the world it's part of really intelligence in the submarine tradition in some rare cases carry if necessary assassination attempts and some other bits of information which i can i don't wish to d.t. the western world try to use diplomacy to prevent north korea from acquirin

the influence of iran here. after 1979, khomeini came to north korea and brokered a deal with north korea. ever sips that time, pakistan has been trying to build up each other's nuclear alliances as a win/win situation. we can't look at this in a vacuum, just north korea. they are very much tied part and parse welwhat is going on in iran. and iran is watching how the united states handle this is situation. so we have to be very, very -- i think very strong in what we do. >> eric: iran is violating the u.n. security council mandates on the uranium enrichments. so really, are they operating on parallel paths in the sense that maybe north korea's seeing what will come first? and iran taking lessons on what they will do with their nuclear program? >> i think that's my judgment. iran is funding north korean's operations here. they are using north korea as a test to see how the united states will react. the more we try to negotiate and say, if you will stop what you are doing, we will throw more money at you, which is

but swedish immigration officials are planning to send them back to iran.ale herd has that story from stockholm. >> reporter: iran is one of the most dangerous places in the world for christians, but that's exactly where the swedish government intends to send these former muslims. their request for asylum that could save their lives, denied. >> the swedish government's attitude towards iranian christians facing deportation would seem to be as cold as the swedish winter. the iranian's say sweden's immigration board simply does not care that they may face prison or torture if they return to iran. >> reporter: raza has been in hiding after his asylum request was rejected. >> in iran, it is sharÍa -- >> reporter: his pastor, ber berker, still can't believe his asylum request was denied. >> i thought this should be a piece of cake. this man has brought other muslims to the christian faith. if he is a fraud, he is a very bad one because he is bringing people to the christian faith. but, still, they denied him. that made me look into what is going on? >> reporter:

iran wants nuclear weapons for various reasons. iran wants to be. to have a good morning in the region. nuclear weapons in the hands of a country that means nischelle bry scientific interest infrastructure technological development. but also it's it's a government for this survival of the e.g. why because we see the north korean example north korea has developed nuclear weapons and we assume they have nuclear weapons they even tried it with three test although they did not socks not succeed. because they were they know that if you have nuclear weapons. no one is messing up with you and this is the north korean. president and the iranians know it and they want to repeat it so yes diplomacy has failed with north korea but diplomacy is also failing with iran in your opinion do you think israel is trying to maneuver the united states to attack iran i wouldn't use the world maneuvering israel wants america to attack iran as a last resort when if diplomacy fails and indeed failed so far even the sanctions are no where and at the end of the day iran would

why would we consider doing that with iran? as a business owner, why can't i buy oil from iran? the oil crisis, we were at 99 cents a gallon in 2001, and now we are $4. if we go to war with iran it will be eight bucks. americane hurting our economic interests to prevent somebody from pursuing their national defense strategies like any other country does? ofi see it as a clash interests. the iranians think having nuclear weapons or the capacity to produce nuclear weapons is necessary for their defense and to assert their position in the region. the u.s. for reasons that are produced understandable from our standpoint, we want to stop iran from having nuclear weapons because it would be threat to our interests and those of reference of the region. there's a clash of interests. i'm not saying anybody is right or wrong, but in international politics and if you have a clash of interests and you cannot reconcile them, then the ultimate recourse is the use of force. clearly, obama is not looking for opportunities to attack iran. he has made the case that we're not at that point where w

second, the war between iraq and iran has not been forgotten in iran. we were playing the role of iraq at the time, and that is -- the second negotiation was lost. keep in mind, this is a very difficult situation. number two, in the most candid moment in the negotiations that they have, and the moment when you're walking with no interpreter, they might ask, what would be your dream? could you tell me what would you want to obtain? and i think, not a complete answer, but an important direction, of what you want. we look very much to brazil. why? brazil is a regional power. it has a nuclear reactor, which is nuclear. but they have not produced anything. they have been allowed a certain capability which they have not used, etc., but they want to be a regional power in order to be a regional power recognized, they need to have some level -- you look at the world. you have japan, brazil, argentina, and i would not stop. some are some others with capabilities. this is a question -- why would we not allow this to go this far? the answer is -- brazil was always

chris: that's my question about iran. i never really felt we wanted to a war with saddam hussein the second time. wanted that war and we're coming in, you're going to be hanged, don't do this. is there going to be that last-minute effort to send somebody in, like a pope? , like the pope? someone credible on their side? >> one thing that's certain, this administration does not a war in iran and they also would very much want to stop the israelis from striking in iran but as david said, the enrichment continues and there debate inside the intelligence agencies about whether they have decided to go and who, weaponnize again, back to the question, who holds the cards. still unclear. you ofhow confident are our intelligence agencies? say, mediumy confidence. team we have?ream >> mark's book says we have moved from being an intelligence allection agency to paramilitary agency focused on killingerrorism and people and there's no question that to be a good intelligence secretshat steals the the country needs to know, it has to mo

sovereignty and iran's independence. both individuals and nations they are innocent until proven guilty the iranians. have been open to the i.a.e.a. the iranians actually halted nuclear enrichment enrichment for about two years they . allowed that this will no protocol to be implemented in iran for extra inspections and inside that you run. it in half to allow them into for those two years and there was no evidence at all ever found that iran's nuclear program was anything but peaceful and you know i mean i think you bring up a very very good point i do apologize for jumping in here time is so limited there are many that do say that iran has been cooperating with much of the international community when it when it comes to seeing certain locations in iran and being open about what is truly going on there but the u.s. and israel have reportedly issued warnings of military action against iran if indeed the nuclear question is not resolved i mean do these threats have any effect on the iranian leadership for example. well t

so i have extensive writing on iran, doing research on iran, advising governments there.ve had very extensive relationship with that country. jenna: why do you want this job? >> well, i think iran has become a major issue internationally, and anywhere i go i can see that everybody really is interested at what is at stake in a better iran. i believe i can make it happen. i think i'm in a position to make that country a bit better. and i think that everybody would like that to happen. i have been a peacemaker for almost 27 years in u.s. and iran and that is a major issue with the two countries. i am in a position to help there. i have never been a member of any political party or factions and therefore i am in a better position to bring them together, and finally, my job is economic development that is my phd and i teach at rutgers that particular field. iran did need someone that can manage that economy and understand the international economy and i think i am that person. jenna: elections in iran are different than ours of course n. may you have to actually officially get

iran comes out, this is iran's reaction from one of the high-ranking officials.s is the most hilarious thing i've heard in 64 years, the official says. what do you think? >> so the reports have been conflicting. many of the reports have said that there doesn't appear to be an official state sponsorship, but that there's an al-qaeda tie. and the odd thing is that there's an an al-qaeda tie in iran. there is by the border of afghanistan and pakistan, there's a region there where there have been al-qaeda affiliates and facilitators that use that area to move money and to help al-qaeda out. so the connection appears to toe at this point more of an al-qaeda connection and not to the iranian government. jenna: that's an interesting discrepancy, because we heard about bin laden's brother-in-law -- son-in-law, i don't want to get the relationships mixed up, was in iran for several years before he recently left and was taken into custody and is now being put through court proceedings. so there's been a lot of questions about just how involved the iranian government is ver

and if iran gives us access at parchin, that will help iran. that is contribute to enhance the confidence in iranian corporation with the iaea. so i think i continue to ask iran to give us access to the site of parchin spent quick follow-up, director general. you said in a recent interview that in addition to the information about nuclear activities of a possible military dimension in the past that this may be continuing now, and the word now struck a chord with some headline writers. do you have any evidence of that kind of activity continuing in the current present tense? >> we have some reported in the annex from the november 2011 report. we have all information that iran was engaged in activities for the development of nuclear explosive devices. these pieces of information indicate that committees before 2003, but some of the pieces of the information indicated the activities. as to our access to information, our limited. our knowledge of undeclared activities reducing. what i meant by now is that the iran activities could be continuing up

president, iran is capable of developing nuclear weapons and threatening israel. my family is from israel. >> what unites everyone in the political system in israel is a deep concern about iran's nuclear program and a strong assumption by international bodies in the united states that iran is pursuing a nuclear weapons program. but the preference among the israeli elite is that international communities led by the united states and others will view with this problem as an international problem. >> this will not only affect the student and her family but also have worldwide repercussions. >> it would be simple for the saudi's to get a nuclear weapon if iran does. then we could have a nuclear arms race in the middle east. the turks, egyptians -- everybody is going to want a bomb. >> a nuclear bomb would make the whole middle east -- it is very dangerous. it is unclear about how much damage it will do to the nuclear capabilities. some people estimate that it is only a year or two worth of setting them back. >> it is a problem, a threat that the israelis have been thi

>> reporter: over the weekend, major powers wrapped up talks with iran, with no progress getting irano prove whether its nuclear program is for power plants or weapons. so while u.s. diplomats keep an eye on both countries, the pentagon is flexing military muscle. the navy just announced plans to deploy a laser weapon. new quick reaction capability to potential targets in the persian gulf meaning iranian drones or gun boats. jill doherty, cnn, london. >> no one has more leverage in north korea than china. david mckenzie is in beijing with a closer look. >> reporter: firing nuclear rhetoric. armies at the ready. missile defense systems in downtown tokyo. who can bring down the temperature? >> there is one power that can end this story very quickly, end this, first of all, human tragedy of north korea and this incredible farce of regime. and that country is called china. >> reporter: china could cut off the fuel taps and food aid to starve the regime. but years of nuclear tests and missile launches, china's trade with north korea has increased, not decreased. >> china does not want nort

we pick iran and up and going to talk about persecution of christians in iran. nowhere else because we view libya and egypt and all of the other muslim brotherhood controlled nations. whether they arrest americans or not. that's okay because they are against iran. and we are in our main enemy routine the way we were in the soviet union. >> i think that was more than 14 syllables. we'll let it go. >>well, you know, that was what was so mystifying about secretary kerry's at the same time where it didn't even mention the fact he was christian or that he was being sentenced essentially for apostsei. even if iran is the main hostile force. we're not even willing to speak up really much there either. so i wouldn'tn't go that far. as far as you have gone. >> there's a patent of going easy on our friends or people who want to be our friends. so that more of concentration on iran and less outspoken on afghanistan about what happens there. >> you mentioned egypt earlier. i don't know if you want . >> egypt too just to mention. several months ago an egyptian court sentence

>> iran is like a crouching cat. the northern part by the caspian sea and southern part there is the gulf between and sea of oman in between. on the south there is the u.a.e. emirates and arab laike bahrain and on the southern side. on the other corner we have ndia and afghanistan neighboring iran. this exactly with be on the tail cat, really the bottom eastern, southern eastern corner. we will have you on standby calls will perhaps come through and you can give us more information. thanks very much. keep you up to date as soon as we get any more information. n now, let's go to some other news around the world. china has accused the u.s.a. of the asia nsions in pacific region. in a clear reference to ministry the defense said the actions of some countries to strengthen military good.ts were not that comes after a visit to asia by the american secretary of state john kerry. the heads of the favor u.n. agencies have said enough is crisis in syria. they made a direct appeal to world governments urging them it use influe

for the saudi's to get a nuclear weapon if iran does.hen we could have a nuclear arms race in the middle east. the turks, egyptians, everybody is going to want a bomb. was -- wouldbomb ite the whole middle east -- is very dangerous. about how much it will do to the nuclear capabilities. some people estimate that it is only a year or two worth of setting them back. >> is of an, a problem, a threat that the israelis have been thinking about for a very long time. they have spent a great deal of effort trying to figure out how to develop a military option to disarm iran. >> israel would very much like to stop the iranians before they become too much of a threat, but they would like help from other countries, specifically the u.s. however, an alternative to the --ctions >> i think the most important sound the bell to the world about this in a way that has led the united states, european allies to take seriously this problem and to impose on iran that sanctions should become very severe in an attempt to persuade the iranians they are better of

despite the lack of a significant breakthrough iran's chief negotiator has exclusively spoken to r.t. about his country's stance on the stalemate. crowds of egyptians uniting karo joining the day of rage against the islamist rulers point suggest tear gas being used to disperse the protesters sparking fears of follow up clashes. taking advantage of china's new a strain of bird flu kills six to. investigate who could benefit from the fast spreading panic the top stories this hour. from our new center here in moscow this is r.t. with you twenty four hours a day it's been exactly three years since we can do graphic video which left an indelible blot on america's reputation the footage which shows u.s. helicopters killing more than a dozen iraqi civilians not only shocked the world but had a dollar impact on american soldiers who witnessed the massacre we spoke to an army veteran who shared his memories of a day he'd rather forget. by the way it was the video that put wiki leaks on the map turned the tide of war in iraq and landed private first class bradley manning in military detention

and western diplomats say they are happy with iran's attitude at the latest round of international nuclear talks despite the lack of a significant breakthrough their own chief negotiator has exclusively spoken to r.t. about his country's stance on the stalemate. from our new said to here in moscow this is r.t. with twenty four hours a day clashes have broken out between thousands of anti-government protesters and riot police in egypt's capital cairo people have taken to the streets joining the so-called day of rage against the country's islamic rule the rally is being organized by the april sixth youth movements which played a crucial role in egypt's former leader hosni mubarak and has now turned its back against the current rulers carra based journalist tom dale has the details. in downtown cairo there are clashes going on between the police on the one hand and protesters primarily from the april sixth movement on the other and these functions began when police fired a volley of tear gas into a crowd of protesters outside the country's cream court and protests responded by throwing rocks

>> not really because actually, iran -- in iran about 80% of the things that get done are by women. the first woman who won the nobel peace prize. so women have always taken to the streets first and have taken care of business first. 33% of the doctors are women. that's one out of every three doctors. >> john: wow. >> obviously the government's different. but in society, women have always been a step or two heat of the men. that's why i can't even talk right now. >> john: how does this feel, elayne boosler? they're ahead of us in so many ways? >> i think the reason we don't have anything like that, the history of other countries is that america is such a much younger country. we're still -- we haven't been weaned yet. we're literally still in the breast-feeding stage. we're in the victoria's secret stage. look at our mentality. card -- kardashians have $50 million and madeleine albright can't buy skittles. >> john: i was once on a train with madeleine albright. you know it is true. tina is it embarrassing? do you get embarrassed america still is behind so many countries? >> i was ju

>> wendy: today on christian world news, captive in iran. two young women arrested and jailed in the country's worst prison. they endured seven months of captivity, and now they're telling their story. plus, faith and forgiveness. after a deadly attack nearly took their son's life, these parents say they forgive his attacker. and the fight for the family, france becomes europe's latest battleground over gay marriage. ♪ >> wendy: welcome to christian world news. i'm wendy griffith. george thomas is on assignment. in iran, high-profile cases of christian pastors being arrested, imprisoned, and stotortured have put the spotlight on the treament of christians in islamic country. now two iranian women are telling their story. john waggi explains. >> reporter: they were raised muslim in iran, converted in christianity, and studied theology in turkey together. amasadi says she had dreams and visions about jesus. >> i met jesus. he was standing against a large stone, which was covered with shining gold. >> reporter: but in 2009, ami zadi and her fri

with iran right now? a country that has provided iran with parts and components for its nuclear program, for its ballistic missile program, state-owned chinese companies were years were assisting the iranians. now chinese middlemen are facilitating that proliferation-related trade. the chinese have resisted punishing sanctions from the u.n. security council, they've really tried to protect their iranian ally on whom they depend for a fairly large percentage of their oil imports. so i think, again, china's a problem in north korea, china's a problem in iran. the message to beijing has got to be you are helping other countries go nuclear, and if south korea and japan are going to go nuclear unless you solve the north korea problem, and saudi arabia and turkey and other middle eastern countries are going to go nuclear unless you solve the iranian problem. every one of these countries on a hair trigger and the potential for a nuclear holocaust. jenna: i have a quick final question for you, but we're going to

his fall would be a huge strategic loss to iran. >> a hugh strategic loss to iran. yet, we don't seem to know any real way to assist them. that's quite remarkable commentary on the capability. how would you characterize russian interest within syria? >> well, that's represent their sort of last in the mideast with they have influence. it's been a huge weapons client of theirs. there is a generalled a version to just being in opposition to us. as well -- from the homeland at the standpoint of jihadist influence. so there's a number of factors, i think, that motivate the russians, but i also think the they are concerned about what would follow aside. they are taking people to iran and training them and sending them to syria. >> there's some going on, yes. >> there's an article in the "the wall street journal," i think yesterday, u.s. fears syria, rebel victory for now. is that set your view --. .. i recently pledged allegiance to al qaeda. that is a great concern. bear in 13 out of 14 provinces and starting to establish municipal services, provide humanitarian aid com

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did you say iran believes it is in a different lace the north korea -- didn't you say iran believes it is in a different place than north korea or --? >> north korea has already tested and detonated nuclear devices. iran is in pursuit of the nuclear weapons capability. they see themselves at a different point than the north koreans. but clearly they have ambitions in the middle east region that go back millennia and they are trying to build upon their past. they are looking at what is going on but put themselves in a different lace than the north koreans. >> what do you make of them putting in more sophisticated centrifuges in their public announcement? what are they trying to tell the international community when they do that? >> it just demonstrates they have not been dissuaded from continuing on this path to more sophisticated centrifuges. it is an indication of their determination but also the seriousness of the situation. >> what would be your assessment of the time between weaponization and being able to detonation and weaponization of a nuclear device? do you have any sense of t