and iran from within.gress gave the administration permission to wave some sanction to his keep the talks going with iran. >> but now hawks on both sides of the aisle are pushing for tougher sanctions if there is no agreement next week or if the deal doesn't go far enough. president hassan rouhani's relatively moderate stance could be under pressure inside iran, allowing hard liner 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

iran has a case to answer. in response to my report am a both the iaea board of governors and united nations have adopted resolutions asking iran to cooperate to clarify their issues. in order to restore international confidence in and is lucidly peaceful nature -- is lucidly peaceful nature -- exclusively peaceful nature. the agency had told with iran over the next three years. no promise was made. sometimes we were going around in circles. last year, we started to see some improvement. hranovember, i went to te and signed an agreement which agreed to resolve all of the funding issues past and present. we agreed to take a step-by-step approach. usually iran implemented the first measures, which integrate with the agency. however, since the summer of 2014, progress on implementing measures have been limited. measures should be implemented have still not been implemented. -- invitedinvented iran for the next step of cooperation, but it has not done so. [indiscernible] is not an endless process and can be done in

and iran. >> however ever we come in these iran nuclear talks? >> i think that there has been progress in the last one year, but as the previous speaker said, we still have the problems. the biggest is not only the number of sensitivities, but to define which are the practical rain yum enrichment. in the previous segment, how to verify this agreement, it needs to be verifiable, and those are two most important technical questions which remain to be answered and agreed. >> do you see a greater shift by iran to normalize relations with the west? >> differently, i mean, president rouhani came on a mandate of improving iran's relations with the world, specifically the western world specifically the united states. based on that mandate and i believe president rouhani has shown through the team that he selected, the foreign minister and iran's overall strategy to resolve their differences with international committee to come out of international isolation they've been feeling for the past couple of y

and iran. since june 2014, discussions between washington and tehran on isis have been taking place on the sidelines of the p5+1 nuclear talks. the iraqi government is also asking as an intermediary helping to facilitate communications. following a nuclear deal i think we could expect these discussions to move to ongoing direct u.s.-iran bilateral talks. this could provide an opening for coordination and even cooperation, perhaps including exchanges of intelligence and collaboration on military action in the fight against isis. u.s. officials have already acknowledged that tehran used its influence to convince nouri al-maliki to step down in september 2014. this led to a smooth transition in power. posted i believe that the united states would be any better position to press iran to use its leverage to persuade the government to share more power with sunnis and other minorities to this could help to improve a very fragile political situation that exists in iraq today as soon you still do not fe

-- [inaudible] with iran.we have already the basic understanding of of the situation with clarity that it was included in my first report in 2010, and i repeat the same, i provide the same assessment in my quarterly report. we know where we stand now. in 2011 i provided a report in which i identified 12 areas to clarify. so the questions to be answered are clear now. we have now the tool to clarify it, the framework for cooperation. so the best way is to implement it. >> thank you. why don't we open it up. when you have a question, please, identify yourself and ask a concise question. david, did you -- >> if you do get cooperation in the list that you provided in 2011 on these issues, is it important that the iaea make public the history of rapp's work on possible -- of iran's work on possible military dimensions and what you determined or not? there seems to be some reluctance on the part of the iranians to have a public accounting, and we've heard some indications that they might be more willing to be cooper

if iran and the u.s.through these nuclear talks come to resolution it is the first and most powerful key to open up b bilateral discussions that are not just in the interest of iran but also the united states and regional powers. there are issues such as the fight against i.s.i.s. which is now at the height of u.s. foreign policy dilemma in the middle east. it would become very important for persian gulf security, for the stability of iraq, of syria, of afghanistan. the key to this is to resolve this decades old marred relations between u.s. and iran and i believe if that happens we are going to have a new chapter for a region that is being broiled in conflict and is raging on now. >> and russia benefits as well. >> of course it does. i believe if -- it is important to lay down this comprehensive deal on the nuclear issue that we realize that a year ago just a year ago, the break through of a decade of nuclear negotiations was primarily based on the fact that president obama mentioned that he wants a deal

it now needs iran.fundamental threat to the region, it knows that it would need iran toss help in order to beat back isis. the united states does need them to some degree. i don't see any direct military cooperation between the united states and iran, but i would certainly guess that there would be some indirect intelligence discussions going on. because that is what intelligence officials do. they tried to figure out what the other side is up to, especially when there is some common ground. a little bit of speculation on my part but it wouldn't be surprised at all. there is this common interest that iran might interpret as leverage and could overplay. they could think -- this is their chance to get the most of what they can get because the united states needs them against isis. but there is a risk here as well. the danger that faces iran, completely misplaying its own strength. not only do they have a regime in syria to prop up, they now have to deal with the isis threat in iraq. there have been report

it is iran's third largest city.s capital of persia and beyond. the city is renowned for the architecture, grandest bridges and mosques dating back to the middle ages. usa. from america. where are you from? tehran? >> tehran. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you too. >> thank you very much. it's very beautiful. i'm guessing from the decor this is a former wrestler's hangout? ♪ >> tucked deep in the labyrinth of the bazaar, the smell of something, very, very good. this shop has been here doing the same thing for 100 years. and based on the line it must be doing it right. i had it in india. i had it in uzbekistan. there is no question who invented it. >> no. >> maybe you know the word, though this doesn't look like any berjani i have ever had. minced lamb shoulder, onion, turmeric, mint, and of course, saffron. more valuable than gold by weight. >> this is delicious. >> very good. >> is tehran today one of most visited areas by tourists. >> if you come to iran and you don't visit, you are wasting your time. ♪ the roya

iran had -- when saddam hussein invaded in september of 1980, iran had no friends. the arab countries in the region with the exception of syria, the united states, other western countries basically either actively supported iraq or sat on the sidelines, in a -- in a shameful incident, and i say this with all candor, even when saddam used poison gas against the iranians, there was very little protest or reaction. we cozied up to saddam hussein during all this. well, this was all a climate set by these events. we were willing, before the embassy was taken, the united states was willing to continue some kind of a military-to-military relationship with the iranians, maybe not as vast as it was under the shah, but we had sold or had in the pipeline vast quantities of military equipment, training, spare parts, all of these things. we would have liked to continue it. the embassy seizure obviously stopped all of that, and iran, consequently, was in a much weaker position, vis-a-vis the invaders. >> iraq invaded september 1980. you were not released until january 1981. >> th

-iran talks. this could provide an opening for cordon nation and cooperation, perhaps including exchanges of collaboration on military action in the fight against isis. u.s. officials have acknowledged that tehran uses influence to convince my lucky - malaki to step down. this led to a smooth transition and power. post deal, i think the united states would be in a better position to press iran to use its leverage to persuade the government's share of power facilities and other inorities. as it helps improve a very fragile, political situation that exists in iraq today. hey are represented by the baghdad government and the military is dominated by shiites. a post nuclear deal environment would also make it possible to test iran's willingness to play a constructive role in advancing a political solution o syria. many believe another geneva conference without iran would be meaningless. post deal, washington could support iran's participation in a geneva gathering organized under the offices of the un

and negotiating with iran? and the current situations that we find ourselves in with iran? >> i would like to say, peter, that we have learned something. but i'm not sure. what we've -- i'm not sure what we've learned. if you look at our relations today, they are not very good. and we're in right now a very dangerous -- the iranians are in a dangerous place. there's a lot of talk of war. there's a lot of talk about air strikes. a lot of talk about an iranian nuclear program, an iranian nuclear program. being the eternal optimist that i am i didn't think we would be in such a bad place, even after what had happened -- what had happened in 1979 and 1980. when we flew out of teheran in those planes, if you had asked me i would have said, in five years, seven year, ten years at the most tempers will cool. we in the iranians will realize that we have mutual interest, that we have things to talk about with each other. not necessarily as friends. but as countries. as states do. because we talk to many states with whic

iran. on one hand, if you look at it simply from the perspective of iran's national and economic interests, there's tremendous argument to be made for them doing the deal. they are burning -- i want to say they are burning the candle at two ends, but they are burning a candle at three ends, which doesn't make sense. let me explain what i mean by that, they are hemorrhaging hundreds of millions of dollars per month keeping the raw skwraepl in power in israel. this is a country that was exporting 2.5 billion barrels per day, and it has been cut in half, and they are losing a tremendous amount financially. when i say three ends now, the price of oil has dropped fairly and dramatically over the last four weeks, and that trend line looks to continue. so from a purely economic perspective, there's a strong impetus for iran to do the nuclear deal. but i would argue that in the world view of the supreme leader and the revolutionary guards, if a deal strengthens the hands of the more pragmatic moder

iran.regardless of where you stand on this, iran's involved and its influence on the two keyeaders of the anti-isis struggle have a profound applications on a number of levels. at the level of military operations, iran wields enormous power projection capabilities in terms of its quds force relationship with shia militia come its political influence in damascus and baghdad among the kurdish and shia faction. and especially at the level of broader geopolitics, its relationship with the united states. iran's climate with the united states against isis is part of a broader convergence of regional realities that includes obviously a nuclear costs. and this has thrust the united states into a delicate balancing act with regard to its traditional allies. but the key question here is what does this mean? is this simply a flash of convergence in the face of underlying and still unresolved strategic disagreement with the islamic republic, special delight of the domestic strength of the revolutionary

iran can simply build back. they know the dilemma, if you are going to pursue military strike, it has to end the program. they can't deliver that. i don't see a great incentive here in this country to back them up. >> i might as well chime in too. you know, if talks break down at the end of next june, discontinued, what will the israelis do? it will depend on what iran does. if they ratchet up their program aggressively, that will lead to a lot of israeli concern. but if they play it smart, which i think they will, the iranians have given every indication of playing it smart, they'll be very slow. maybe they'll turn on some machines that haven't been fed with gas. maybe they'll increase at the margin. but i think they will avoid highly provocative actions. and if they do, if they're smart enough to do that, i think the israelis will be frustrated, but i don't think they will see a compelling need to launch a military attack. >> i'm from nuclear intelligence weekly. twoif questions. rst, i think for you, bob, how

capitol of iran.the neighborhoods in rome it feels like. >> after all of this time i finally have my chance to see a country i heard so much about. >> weather is nice. i don't know what i was expecting. but it's nice. >> a big blank spot on nearly every traveler's resume. >> merci. delicious. thank you. ♪ >> once upon a time there was an ancient kingdom where they found a lot of magical black stuff under the ground. ♪ >> but two other kingdoms had the key to the magical black stuff. and when they wouldn't share, the people of the ancient kingdom got mad. they voted, and their leader said the magical black stuff is ours to keep. but the other kingdoms were afraid of losing all of the magical black stuff so they gave money to some bad men to get rid of the leader. they put back in power another leader, and they gave him money too. to some he was a good king. but to others he could be very cruel. ♪ after many years the people of the kingdom got mad. this time even madder. so they scared the king away for

and iran is free to resume its nuclear activities. iran is at a point in its nuclear program where it is not be able to -- they up its permanently give weapon program. questions of the sanctions relief is one that can be addressed in a deal. the more difficult problem, as to our, is that iran is not willing to come even close to meeting the p5 +1 demands. now the gentleman asked about further extensions. i mean, my guess -- my guess is that congress is unlikely to overturn the current extension -- the current seven month extension. iran y because as long as continues to comply with the joint plan of action, we have frozen the program. so we lose their little by see whether or not it is possible to come to an agreement. i think is going to be very difficult to get any additional extensions, unless there is on these rogress critical issues that we have talked about. if there is progress, then i it will be possible to justify an additional extension. under the current circumstances, i think it is probably not possible, politically. >> ye

iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america >> iran and the u.s. worked long hours to try to overcome their deep divisions, ahead of a monday deadline. secretary of state john kerry plans to stay over the weekend for more talks. one party not at the negotiating table but keeping a close eye on the talks is israel. unlike iran israel has not signed the nuclear nonproliferation treaty but it's widely seen to possess nuclear weapons. nick schifrin has the latest in jerusalem. >> officials here in israel and the u.s. all agree if iran were to decide to make a nuclear weapon it could do so in a few months. fund

also, iran's controversial nuclear program, i'll lack at how world powers are trying to curb iran's ambitions as a crucial deadline draws closer. >>> plus the crude reality of transporting oil by pipeline. with the keystone xl controversy coming to a head. i'll tell you why canada is so concerned about the risk of disastrous spills, i am ali velshi and this is "real money." ♪ ♪ >>> cold war, global tensions with russia from the arctic ocean to the south pacific. beginning tonight i will take you on a journey that illustrates how the west's confrontation with our a is spreading far beyond ukraine, just in the last few days, western leaders ganged up on russian president vladimir putin during a summit of the group of 20 nations, president obama and david cameron both warns of a, quote, frozen conflict created by russia in eastern ukraine. canada's prime minister stephen harper was even blunter telling putin, quote, you need to get out of the ukraine. european union foreign ministers met today in brussels to debate new sanctions against russia. but talk of cutting europe's energy trade with russ

basically, my family wants a better iran, a more democratic iran.was also a political activist. my father was a political activist. my sister. we all want to have a better iran. but, of course, the government, which is happy with the status quo, the government that wants to rape and pillage the national resources of the country, does not want to have any kind of change. so my father suffered in the 1950s. my sister suffered in the 1980s. and i, of course, went to jail in 2009. >> john: so did you walk away from that interview thinking that was fun. that was a bit of harmless fun. or did you think i wonder if that crossed the line? >> no, it was a very innocent interview. after that interview, i did not think that jon stewart would make his film starring gael garcia bernal. i thought it was just an interview like many other interviews i had done in the past. and they had a scenario for me. they wanted to incriminate some reformist within the government of iran through people like me who worked with western organizations. so i was supposed to be the m

it now needs iran. it considers isis such a fundamental threat to the region , it knows that it would need a rand paul help in order -- it would need a ran toss help in order to beat back isis. the united states does need them to some degree. any direct military cooperation between the united states and iran, but i would there wouldess that be some indirect intelligence discussions going on. because that is what intelligence officials do. whattried to figure out the other side is up to, especially when there is some common ground. a little bit of speculation on my part but it wouldn't be surprised at all. there is this common interest that iran might interpret as leverage and could overplay. they could think -- this is their chance to get the most of what they can get because the united states needs them against isis. but there is a risk here as well. ran --ger that faces he completely miss playing its own strength -- mi strength.ts own not only do they have a regime in syria to prop up, they now have t

and iran in 34 years.ved the way for these it nearly year-long nuclear negotiations during which iran's nuclear program has been suspended. some of the supply diluted. iran gauined access to previousy frozen assets. the biggest obvious stack kel is iran's desire to power reactors, medical research and in high quantities, nuclear weapons. courtney keely, al jazeera. >>> we have breaking news on this right now, so let's go right to nick schifrin following the story from jerusalem. nick, tell us: what's happening right now? >> reporter: good morning, morgan. according to a western diplomat, the talks are going to be extended. >> means the interim deal that was signed a year ago and extended six months ago will be extended again. reports out of vienna saying that that extension will be 'til march the 1st. >> will be the next deadline for a quote political framework. basically, the framework of the deal and then by july 1st, the two sides actually have to have all of the details signed and agreed to. so we have

the cold war between iran and the saudis, iran and the gulf states, iran and others and turkey maybe will get hotter and hotter. at that point, one or both actors could think that now we maybe need an additional card or additional theater in order to mend fences. let's put lebanon in the e equation. yemen is very interesting to see. there's a new front that has been open in yemen. maybe potentially lebanon could be also a new front. the second factor, i u think, is more worrying. it is changing due to the refugee. in the sunni mind set, the syrian refugees are partly syrians, but they are also sunni refugees. and in a way, these poor people living in very poor conditions in regions and areas could easily be weaponized armed and mobilized against hezbollah and lebanon. and even without a kind of impetus by a sunni leadership in the region, by nature themselves, they could become weaponized with time if the kind of persecution they are any way perceiving as such is continuing against them. if you take the numbers in lebanon, you can easily imagine that you can mobilize arm and finance

to be a little more accommodating to iran. but on the other hand, same problem, how far can they go to accommodate american wishes without being accused by a lot of people in iran ofs bending or swallowing pride. i think that's the crux of the problem. >> to negotiate one self around and yet an extension of seven months is that more potentially risky then? >> i think there's a big risk. they have certainly come a long way in the tox they've had in the last six months. i don't think there's much disagreement about how much transparency, i think the level of enrichment up to 5% was agreed already last year and the problem of the research reactor, there is a lot of things that have been sold. i think raise the sanctions and how far will the iranians go in reducing the enrichment capacity. which seems too big for what they need for their peaceful needs. >> so within seven months do you think that a comprehensive deal regarding tehran's nuclear program can be achieved? >> well, maybe they would need to try it even faster than that.

iran and the six word powers have started the final round of talks in austria tuesday discussing iran's nuclear program with four days left to reach a deal. experts say the talks have now reached a crucial point. u secretary of state is expected to join the negotiations. john kerry is currently in paris this morning. >> we believe all of us that if you have a peaceful nuclear program, it really isn't that hard technically to be able to prove that it is peaceful. our hope is that we'll be able to close the gaps, move forward, work with our technical experts, teams and see whether or not in the next days we can move closer to or achieve some sense of how we close the agreement. >> director general of the international atomic energy agency says negotiators are looking to finalize a deal now. >> this is not an endless process. the i.e.a. can clarify issues with cooperation from iran within a reasonable time frame. we are ready to accelerate that process. i will like that iran come up with concrete action to accelerate in the process. an important issue aban area needs to be clarified. we ha

so it's far from that issue of iran, i think that we have to continue that battle with iran. and we have to live with the basic communication of clarity, that it was in the health report in 2010 and i follow the same assessment in my report. in 2011, we talked about that report were we identified 12 areas. so it can be outside of where we are now. so we have now the local person. the best way to get ahold of them is through internet. >> enqueue, when we open it up, when you had done this by yourself and asked about concise questions, please go ahead. [inaudible] >> if you do get or operation, is it important that they make public the history of iran's work on possible military dimensions of the we determine are not and it seems to be some reluctance on the part of the iranians to have a public accounting. we have heard some indications that they might be more willing to be cooperative if they felt that their answer to the russians would remain confidential within the system and some people would say that that is why they have been less cooperative with you even though we cont

located somewhere in western iran.achuted in a combat control team for the purposes of medications and navigational aid, which will be approaching from this direction carrying two companies, an american company and iranian airborne company. these two companies will jump, move out into assembly areas, and move up to reinforce tests, which is part of exercise delawar. >> one united states and one iranian troops demonstrated their readiness. ♪ together, the armies attacked across the rugged terrain advancing towards the fictitious enemy. the drive and combat spirit shown emphasized the meaning to the codename assigned to the exercise -- dello are -- delawar or courageous. sergeant major cosgrove talked to one of the helicopter pilots. >> it would seem that for the 101st airborne division, the keyword in exercise delawar is mobility. you can very easily add a few more words and say air mobility of their own. this helicopter belongs to the 101st airborne division from fort campbell, kentucky, and this is the pilot. we have

of iran. fascinating to be in at the beginning of a new government, i thought. >> today it all focuses on the deposed shah, who arrives in what may be his last haven, cairo. >> it was a series of exile step one by one, starting with egypt, greeted by president sadat, then they moved on to morocco, from morocco we moved on to the baha bahamas, there two months and after that, mexico for another two months. >> it was there an american doctor was called in to see him because he was feeling very ill. and after two visits discovered the shah had cancer, lymphoma, and needed serious treatment. that changed everything. at that point, there was tremendous pressure to bring the shah into the country. >> there was a great deal of concern to allow the shah into the united states for treatment. >> from a compassionate point of view, it was the right thing to do. >> but from a pragmatic political point of view, there were lots of places he could have been treat. we were all apprehensive. >> the embassy in

there is focus on iran. even though this is a vast country with desert and mountains and a lot of spaces to c conceal a potential covert program, it is quite hard for the iranians in this time and age to do that completely unnoticed. >> thomas erdbrink, i know it's a complex issue but could you summarize basically what is being negotiated and what it means for iran and its economy and what the u.s. and israel gets out of this deal, if anything? >> naturally, what the u.s. and european nations are trying to achieve is to sort of normal eyes, if you will, relations with iran, also to this nuclear deal, they have been looking at mr. rhouhani's policies of as he says, are inspired by moderation and beyond the nuclear case, they see an opportunity to sort of bring iran out of the fold and it may be see if the iran of the future can play a much more constructive role that it has been playing under hard liners such asthmahmoud ahmadinejad an other things. it's hard to see whisrael gets t of this but the u.s. allies

and perhaps begin a long process, not just between iran and us, but the relationship between iran and the world, and the region begins to change. >> sreenivasan: we'll have more about the negotiations after the news summary. in afghanistan, a deadly suicide attack. at least 45 people were killed and dozens more wounded when a bomber targeted spectators at a crowded volleyball tournament in a province of eastern afghanistan. no one immediately claimed responsibility. meanwhile, afghanistan's parliament gave formal approval to a deal allowing 10-thousand american troops and a few thousand other foreign troops to stay in the country past the end of the year. from nigeria, word of a brutal sneak attack by islamic militants. the bbc reports members of boko haram targeted a group of fish traders near lake chad thursday, killing 48 people without firing a single bullet. some of the victims' throats were reportedly slit. others were tied up and drowned. troops from surrounding countries have been deployed to the area to protect civilians. further north in africa, in mali, officials say suspec

for iran to go along with it. and the politics here particularly with the change in congress are complicated. on the iranian side, the politically loaded question we have discussed it to be. how do you both see kind of the interim option sort of playing out if that's the outcome on november 24th. >> i think this would be tough with congress because a partial deal by necessaity will not hav a lot of specificity about timelines and sharp measures and so you're in the position of lifting some sanctions without complete clarity unless it's announced about the iranians do in return. i think for the iranians, it would be difficult as well. because the u.s. position and the position would be we can't discuss permanent lifting of sanctions until you have a permanent deal. and i'm not sure how much the iranians want to live with a temporary lifting of sanctions. i don't know what the rest of the region would think, but that's more mark easter toir. >> i think they would be very nervous. any attempt by iran to read the u.s.

observation of iran nuclear industry, but the thing is iran and the u.s. has not been able to reach a point that they can make a lot of progress toward the 24th of november. so at the moment, there is not a great deal of hope. >>> a new row is growing in europe as britain's prime minister david cameron attempts to renegotiate the terms of the country's eu membership. he's in finland where his northern european allies have warned him about his plans to curb immigration from the eu. the swedish prime minister said a change of rules could ruin the group, but mr. cameron is facing pressure at home, where there's growing anger over a number of demands by brussels, not least of which is a hefty budget deal. the director of open europe, a think tank, says the disagreement is no surprise. >> it's been clear for quite some time, actually, that other european leaders would only go so far to accommodate britain when it comes to its relationship with the european union. when it comes to immigration and this idea of free workers and people, then the european union, whi

hopes monitors get enough access to know if iran secretly starts creating a weapon. >> if iran wants to heal its differences with the international community it will have no better chance than between now and november 24th. >> if a deal gets made iran will get a massive economic boost. removing sanctions will give iran access to $120 billion in foreign accounts, iranian students would be able to study in the west and iran would become more of a regional power which sanctions have prevented. >> they are illegal in nature, they must be removed, they have not produced any positive results. >> but what iran wouldn't have to do: destroy its nuclear infrastructure and that's weather where opponents pounce. >> the idea of giving nuclear capacity to the iranians, recent tweets about annihilating israel is insane. >> enable iran to remain a threshold nuclear state. >> just yesterday, israeli prime minister hemmed a press conference. wants to eliminate iran's ability to research and eliminate north korea. >> these loopholes aren't totally closed. it would enable the iranians to bypass the agre

there is focus on iran.en though this is a vast country with desert and mountains and a lot of spaces to c conceal a potential covert program, it is quite hard for the iranians in this time and age to do that completely unnoticed. >> thomas erdbrink, i know it's a complex issue but could you summarize basically what is being negotiated and what it means for iran and its economy and what the u.s. and israel gets out of this deal, if anything? >> naturally, what the u.s. and european nations are trying to achieve is to sort of normal eyes, if you will, relations with iran, also to this nuclear deal, they have been looking at mr. rhouhani's policies of as he says, are inspired by moderation and beyond the nuclear case, they see an opportunity to sort of bring iran out of the fold and it may be see if the iran of the future can play a much more constructive role that it has been playing under hard liners such asthmahmoud ahmadinejad an other things. it's hard to see whisrael gets t of this but the u.s. allies in

many websites in iran are filtered and actually iran, the iranian government has plans for a national internet. if they launch the national internet which they've been laying down the foundation to do so, they would have ultimate control over people's personal information, over what sites they wish to access. >> so they'd have their own internet. >> that's the plan. >> how difficult is it for them to do that? >> a lot of countries have implemented it. china. south korea even. but the key thing is not so much the implementation of that but the fact that what they would be using that information for if they have absolute control and it is to surveil their citizens and that's on the great concern. >> absolute control. >>> still ahead, jon stewart talking about silencing journalists. bahari talk about silencing journalists. their film's message about freedom of the press. and a personal story of one of our own jailed in iran for 100 days. all of that is coming up. >>> an al jazeera special report, jon stewart, the war on journalism. iranian police accused her of being a spy. here's her st

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iran and the u.s. have been talking about a decade about iran's nuclear program.hey're going to extend the interim deal once again. the interim deal folks iran's program but at the same time gave iran some sanctions relief. noa lot but some. july 1st is the new deadline. they will try to make historic deal with iran again. but march 1st is actually a deadline where they try to come up with a framework of the deal. so again, talks were supposed to last basically all night but this morning in vienna they decided they were not going to get there, of this they had another extension. >> should this be seen as a set back for the p5+1, or an indication that the task at hand is just that difficult? >> reporter: the task at hand is difficult, but what you will get especially in congress is hey, look, why are we closer now than a year ago? what makes you think that an extension is even worth it? in response to that secretary of state john kerry, frankly the white house very much wants to keep this ball rolling, continue what they say is progress towards a deal. they have no