why can't iran? because iran is a state sponsor of terror. they want to wipe the nations off the face of the earth. my view is it may not be possible for stopping iran, but they have to do everything possible to slow the day that it happens and to deny all nuclear technology. this deal lets it get lots of nuclear technology and build lots of bombs. that's why it's a fraud that has to be stopped. i am very worried about the day where they test a weapon and i think that day is coming and we have to be pragmatic and kill or substantially i think we have an good opportunity here as long as we don't this end game before the conclusion. once you have agreed that this is a peaceful nuclear program stated it's a peaceful nuclear program, it's going b to be extremely difficult to role back anything of that. so, we have about much less than eight year's time to do it. but perhaps after the election in a couple of times. those two next years are right for that. >> this woman here. >> thank you. there's an element we've not discussed and it doesn't have

iran sanctions and the nuclear deal. we heard a lot about the iran deal in the campaign, particularly from the president. but i think there is some confusion as to what actual policy is given that we have a nuclear deal with iran, which no one seems eager at this point in time to tear up. even though the president says it is the worst deal ever negotiated. secondly, we have a major fight with the islamic state or isis which the president claims is one of our top priorities. in foreign policy. and yet ironically, one of the countries we will rely on to beat isis is iran. and iran has an election coming up. there is great pressure on capitol hill for more sanctions. not for violations of the nuclear deal but because of its behavior in the gulf, ysupport for yemen and the human rights record. to discuss this we have an extremely talented duo before us and before we get to the dui, i forgot to announce who i am. i'm jeffrey kemp, senior director for region security here at center for the national interest. first ill turn to

nuclear program, it will bring iran into the community of nations and make iran -- improve iran's relations with the united states. i think we know the last two conditions have not happened. iran has fired at least a dozen missiles since the nuclear agreement was announced. missiles had been fired by the ho ho houthi rebels, iranian proxy, into the red sea at american uae and saudi ships. iran has continued its support of terrorism, probably financed by the enormous amount of money it received in sanctions relief under the agreement. but missiles is something that's worth talking about at a little bit of length. we were told early in the nuclear talks that missiles would be included in the agreement, but the iranians refused to include it so instead there is a provision concerning missile tests and an annex to a security council resolution that endorsed the agreement. but what really wasn't known at the time was that this language barring iranian missile tests for, i think, eight years, weakened previous security council resolutions and only applies to missile tests that are designed to car

it doesn't benefit iran. if you want the iranians to see that engaging malitias to weaken regimes throughout the region works there should be a price for it. should we be doing more to interdict arms that they're not supposed to be providing anyway to hezbollah or the huh tis? yes. should we look to raise the costs? yes. one of the things that the iranians have been shy about, they've been very clear that the nuclear deal doesn't prevent them from doing anything they want to do in the rest of the region. i don't know why we can't respond in kind. maybe i'll wrap up by simply saying the following. if you raise the issue of the iranian elections, look, i grant that it's, you know, a -- how you think about the iranian elections and what's going to happen and how we might affect it is not a simple thing. but there were many people who thought rohani would win the last time. it's about as good as thinking you could predict what was going to happen in our elections. we should be pretty humbled about thinking that w

i negotiated few agreements with iran 2003 agreement between eu-3 and iran. actually, the implementation was left up to the iaea to define i together with iran. not eu treaty. i think that was a good decision, because you've got professionals from both sides to work together. i mean, from the iran side and from our side. to a great extent, they kept those promises for inspection activities. they let us to implement it to great extent. the stoppage mainly came from the political domain where they said, we cannot cooperate anymore. then when you go to site, yes, you have a discussion. there is a lady from "new york times" who wrote a book of the post-revolution iran. one chapter of the book says iran has rules, but everything is negotiable. i think this is what you face. it is then where the iaea are the verification organization. when it comes to negotiating the implementation, that it has the backing, for example, on the board of governors. in order to have that, you need to have a transparent reporting so that people see where the troubles are. >> okay. this

and, if iran cheats, there's no question, iran must be held accountable.nd so, as iran inserts itself in syria, including through the deployment of advanced military equipment and missiles that threaten israel, we must not tolerate iran fanning the flames of instability and violence in the region. in addition, russia's explicit support for these actions is a direct threat to american interests, and it makes israel less secure. so i say the trump administration must be crystal clear with putin. russia must top its support of iran. this is a threat to the united states, and it is a threat to israel. [ applause ] a second area where i believe we can expand our cooperation is cyber security and technology. as cyberattacks expose the vulnerabilities of our most essential systems and infrastructure, the united states and israel must strengthen our innovation and technological capacities and our defenses together. israel has more scientists and startups per capita than any other country thin the world. and i'm proud that california, building on the 2014 commitmen

it feared that iran would step away from the deal. but today we can take a different approach with a new administration. today we can combat iran's capability to fund, arm, and train terrorists like hezbollah. and hay amass, and his proxies in syria. and at leads to a broader point as well. the best way to bolser israel's security in the region is to enhance america's influence in the region. [ applause ] >> in my view, the best way do so is by focus on three areas. rebuilding our capabilities here, rebuilding our partnerships, and, frankly, rebuilding our will. so the first step is to rebuild our capabilities. we need a multi-year plan to rebuild our own military, our total force needs to be rebuilt if america's to remain capable of fulfilling ps traditional role as guarantor of the national order. during the obama administration we at h times where our commanders lacked sufficient aircraft carrier presence or tactical units-like lacked marine kpa dish nary units to be meet command. the trump administration has taken -- funds to addr

iran's motives are no mystery.ts goal to extend the influence of its government throughout the region remains unchanged. iran continues to support terrorist proxies like hezbollah, it continues its provocative testing of ballistic missiles and continues to disrega disregard its requirements. the united states can't let this aggressive behavior go unchecked. which is why i have worked with my

iran. some really fascinating and rich papers. this is matthew shannon, assistant professor of history at emory and henry college. his work on iran has been -- he has also published original research in an international history review. he has a book forthcoming later in 2017 with cornell university press titled "losing hearts and minds." the research for this conference paper grew out of the research for that manuscript and is part of a second book project that explores the ways in which the meaning of iran changed during the 1970's and 1980's in the united states and the broader world. sitting next to him is sarah snyder, an associate professor at american university school of international service. was arst book transnational history of the helsinki network. her second book on u.s. human rights activism during the long 1960's will be published by columbia university press. next to her is vanessa walker, -- she received a phd in u.s. international history from the university of wisconsin m

one from the house right, iran. the vile enemy which destabilizes the region supports our worst enemy with the sunni moderate nations who want to go on a regional opportunity and on the other hand, the other threat from inside is the option which has been raised recently in the possibility of a one state solution. the idea that there'll be an arab state rather than preserving zionism, which is the jewish people. this is the real risk we are facing. we facing. wished object vehemently to any option other once they've solution. we should object to an arab state. we should preserve the option of the nationstate of the jewish people israel side-by-side with the palestinian state and it can be done despite. for this, we need you. yes i call upon you. i tell you talk about. all moderate forces in israel and the united states commerce -- that the jewish community should work proactively to pursue the option of the two is a solution. that's the wealthy and security of the state of israel forever. thank you very much. shalom

to find him, so today we renew our call on iran to make good on those promises and return bob, return him where he ought to be, with his family. iran's continued delay in returning him, in addition to the very serious disagreements the united states has with the government of iran about its missile program, its sponsorship of terrorism and its human rights abuses, it's just another obstacle iran must overcome if it wants to improve relations with the united states. we also urge the president and our allies to keep pressing iran to make clear that the united states has not forgotten bob and won't forget him until he's home. obviously, we owe this to bob, a

let's start with iran.ook, my views, your views on the nuclear agreement struck by president obama are pretty darn well known, but we must not forget the failures of the past if we want to do better. simply put, this deal has been an unmitigated disaster. [ applause ] i don't say that lightly. we provided billions of dollars in sanctions relief, send more than a billion dollars in cold hard cash and opened up tehran to the global markets and meanwhile iran has stepped up its support for terrorism, increased its human rights abuses and ramped up its ballistic missile program. all while keeping its sights on a nuclear weapon. republicans in congress repudiated this deal and for good reason. it is dangerous for the united states and for the world. so where does this leave us? well, for starters i think it is long past time that we rigorously enforce this deal and hold the iranians accountable when they violate it. that's just not enough, though. a fatal flaw in this agreement is that even if iran cooperates, i

iran -- within iraq. now employed to the west of mosul.hrough the use of other shia fighters within syria and through supporting shia proxies in yemen and lebanon and bahrain, thankfully the new administration is now undertaken a counter isil policy review and the coalition has also made progress in taking ground from isil. we know that u.s. commanders are now planning for the liberation of raqqah. the capital of isil's so-called caliphate. like you, though, i understand what the liberation of raqqah hardly represents the end of the conflict. the fight against isil will go on and the iraqi security forces will still require coalition assistance. importantly, last week in testimony before the senate, secretary of defense mattis supported, supported maintaining a residual force inside iraq. [ applause ] we all know such a presence can bolster iraqi forces, lend stability, deter further advances and -- and provide reassurance to our regional allies. that's important because as we remember, isil's predecessor al qaeda in iraq was an incredibly

the iran-contra affair was an aberration. the nsc system is alive and has served us well for the 40 years of its existence. we should profit from those mistakes. the president obviously desires to do so. it is a tribute to president reagan that he had the courage to invite three outsiders in, give them complete access to sensitive national security files and administration personnel, and deal with the consequences. this act clearly demonstrates the strength and resilience of american democracy with its inherent capacity for constructive self-analysis and self-criticism. to make the nsc system work, it must be used. one of the mistakes made in the iran initiative was to ignore the process. process is no substitute for substance. however, study and consistent governance has a better opportunity for success if there is an orderly process for decision-making. the president is the ultimate decision-maker in national security. no one can or should pretend otherwise. we could not long injured endour exercising executive power by com

reason it's concerning is because when the iran deal took place all it did was empower iran and it empowereda and it emboldened iran to feel like they could get away with more. it is -- you can put sanctions on a country. to take sanctions away, it's very hard to go back and put sanctions back on. so what we have said is we are going to watch them like a hawk, we're going to make sure that every single thing they do is watched, processed and dealt with, but my concern is you are seeing a lot of love for the iran deal in the security council and that's unfortunate. why that was ever allowed to go through, why that was ever passed is beyond me. i mean, it's terrible. [ applause ] >> i want to quote from your first remarks, your first public remarks as ambassador. you said regarding those countries, those nation that is don't have america's back at the u.n., i think everyone was sort of stunned when you said this because you said, quote, we're taking names. you said -- you said, we're taking names and we will make points to respond to that accordingly. so specifically what can the united states

let's start with iran.k, my views, your views, and the agreement struck by president obama are pretty well known but we must not forget the failures of the past if we want to do better. simply put, this deal has been an unmitigated disaster. [applause] ryan: i don't say that lightly. we provided billions of dollars in sanctions relief. sent more than a billion of dollars in cold hard cash and open up iran to the global markets. meanwhile iran has stepped up human markets, stepped up its ballistic missile program. all while keeping its site on a nuclear weapon. deallicans repudiated this for good reason. it is dangerous for the united states and for the world. [cheers and applause] so where does this leave us? well, for starters, i think it that wepast time rigorously enforce this deal and accountablenians ate it.ey violet that is not enough though. the fields on this agreement is that if the if iran cooperates it provides them with a patient pathway to nuclear weapons capability. in about seven years, key r

it's a threat iran will make syria actually an tension of iran.ody in the region wants to see iran are guidance presence on the mediterranean coast. it's against the interests of the united states and israel and moderate arab countries. past nuclear agreement, everybody told us now iran will behave itself. what we have seen is that iran is attempting to destabilize if the region and to develop longer range and intercontinental ballistic missiles. eric: that's the challenge iran on your border. doctor, thank you for coming in with this warning today. arthel: thousands of civilians fleeing the violence in mosul as troops face heavy clashes with isis fires. the progress iraqi forces are make as they push into the western half of the city. only invisalign® clear aligners are made with smarttrack® material to precisely move your teeth to your best smile. see how invisalign® treatment can shape your smile up to 50% faster today at invisalign.com what would help is simply being able to recognize a fair price. truecar has pricing data on every make and mo

iran is complying with the deal. thought it was a horrible dangerous idea for prime minister netanyahu to speak against agreement in congress because i support israel. [applause] >> in order to influence a domestic political debate only served to heighten the growing politicization of this issue, the issue of israel and congress that it made it look falsely like republicans stood with israel and democrats didn't his speech didn't affect the outcome of the debate. it just so to help republicans who wanted to turn support for israel into an election year wedge issue. and finally, i opposed president trump's muslim ban because i support israel. [applause] >> last week i stood at the new haven area jewish community center talking about the fear that a sweeping across communities in kinetic and across the nation because of this vicious increase in hate speech against jews, but how can we effectively push back against his hate speech? when our governor is proposing to pass hateful discriminatory policies against another re

although i think, as far as resurgent iran. although i think, as farasi resurgent iran.ugh i think, as faras i am resurgent iran. although i think, as far as i am aware, the accusation is that iran is backing houthi rebels, but i think iran denies that, doesn't it? iran denies it, saudi arabia denies it is a proxy war. it is two sides of the same thing. but in terms of the humanitarian crisis, as you say, has that pulled the international spotlight on yemen yet ain? international spotlight on yemen yet again? because obviously it is not just in yemen, it is in south sudan and somalia and other areas. there is real pressure. the spotlight has been turned up, it is very dim. as you say, it is one of those areas that doesn't get a huge amount of coverage, i think partly because of the difficulties. and the security fallout from that is huge. now, let's talk about this giant coin. it was stolen from a museum in a dawn heist. this thing weighs the amount ofa heist. this thing weighs the amount of a large fridge. it is half a metre across, you know.|j of a large fridge. it is

how to hold iran accountable? most importantly, how to hold iran accountable for the deal and for the threat it's posing? >> it's concerning. and the reason it's concerning is because when the iran deal took place, all it did was empower iran. and it empowered russia. and it emboldens iran to feel like they could get away with more. it is -- you can put sanctions on a country. to take sanctions away, it's very hard to go back and put sanctions back on. so what we have said is we're going to watch them like a hawk. we're going to make sure that every single thing they do is watched, processed, and dealt with. but my concern is, you're seeing a lot of love for the iran deal in the security council. and that's unfortunate. and why that was ever allowed to go through, why that was ever passed is beyond me. i mean, it's terrible. [ applause ] >> i want to quote from your first remarks, your first public remarks as ambassador. you said, regarding those countries, those nations that don't have americans back at the u.n.,

from your perspective at the the, what is it about enforcement of the iran deal and how to hold iranntable. most important how you hold iran accountable for the threats it is posing? amb. haley: it is concerning. the reason it is concerning is because when the iran deal took place, all it did was in power empoweredand -- it iran and it empowered russia. it emboldens them to think they could get away with more. .ou put sanctions on a country to take sanctions away, it is hard to take sanctions away and put them back on. we are going to watch the mic a hawk and make sure that every single thing they do is dealt with very my concern is you are seeing a lot of love for the iran deal in the security council. that is unfortunate. why that was ever allowed to go through is beyond me. it is terrible. [applause] >> i want to quote from your first remarks, you first public remarks as a messenger. you said regarding those nations that don't have america's back at the u.n., everyone was sort of stunned when he said this. names." "we are taking [applause] you said we are taking names and we will

of iran, the revolutionary council that runs iran. mind, those are two very distinct things and our concern is not with the people of iran is with their revolutionary government. >> thank you. switch a little bit to the greater geopolitical tensions in the region. is terrorism really the most pressing threats emanating from the middle east? way to exertr best our influence, if that's true, against those threats? congresswoman, i think terrorism is what it being of what areut really deep underlying issues that pervade this region. some serious sectarian issues across the region that have to be addressed. there are disenfranchised populations. there is economic disparity between governments and the they lead and so these deep, underlying issues, many cases still remain across the region and those have to be -- those have to be addressed and i think the way this being manifest is in violent extremism, when we of isis, when you look at why that came up, the desire for young men and in some cases young women to join organizations like al q

people of iran than we think about the leadership of iran, the revolutionary council that runs iran. those are two very distinct things and our concern is not the people of iran but their revolutionary government. >> i would like to switch a little bit to the greater geopolitical tensions in the region. is terrorism really the most pressing aspect of the middle east and what is the best way to exert our influence if that is true against them? >> i think terrorism is what is being manifested out of what are really deep underlying issues that pervade this region. there are some serious sectarian issues across the region that have to be addressed, disenfranchised populations, economic disparity between governments and the people that they lead. these deep underlying issues, in many cases, still remain across the region and those have to be addressed and the way that we see this being manifested is in violent extremism, we see the rise of isis, we look at why that came up, the desire for young men and in some cases young women to join organizations like al qaeda or isis, they are looking

would unfreeze iran's assets. families of the hostages, this was a day of yellow ribbons, champagne, firecrackers even - ecstacy at the approaching end of a shared ordeal." "quickly, state department officials moved into a military hotel this morning to make final preparations for the hostages arrival at nearby wiesboden air force hospital." "when the hostages arrive here, they're expected to spend from anywhere to four days to perhaps a week or more - decompressing, trying to begin the process of returning to a normal life." on january 20, 1981, as president reagan was sworn in as the 40th president of the united states, the americans, who'd spent 444 days in captivity, were released into u.s. custody and flown into west germany. "some 30 minutes ago the planes bearing our prisoners left iranian airspace and are now free of iran." "it was a long and harrowing ordeal for the hostages, their families and indeed the entire nation and it was an ordeal that plagued the presidency of jimmy carter. an ordeal's whose fin

iran striking back. while critics say the iran nuclear deal allowed billions of dollars on tehran.hey slapped sanctions on us hitting 15 companies they say support terrorism. they include att and the real tess state company remax after the u.s. announced its latest sanctions on iran last month. now rouhani is going to visit vladimir putin next month in moscow. john bolton is a former u.s. ambassador to the united nations. and a cox news contributor. ambassador, what about this partnership between putin and rouhani. it seems it's only escalating. >> russia and iran have been acting very closely together in the middle east for the last 10 or more years. certainly russia has repeatedly given political cover to iran's nuclear weapons program through multiple encounters in the u.s. security council and more broadly. they worked closely together to support their mutual ally the assad regime. it's clear if it weren't for russia and iran and hezbollah, the shiite terror group, assad would have fallen years ago. i think this meeting under lines the strength of the rip that exists. there are

iran is still the top threat to stability in the middle east.the word from president trump's defense secretary. pentagon producer lucas tomlinson tells us what else jim mattis is saying. >> despite the ongoing battle against isis and al qaeda, defense secretary jim mattis warned not to ignore iran. >> at the time when i spoke about iran, i was the commander of u.s. central command and that was the primary exporter of terrorism, frankly. it was primary state sponsor of terrorism and it continues that kind of behavior today. >> reporter: last week the u.s. says george h.w. bush arrived in the persian gulf to begin air strikes against isis and to keep an eye on iran. on capitol hill the head of u.s. central command said iran represents the greatest threat to the region, operating in a gray zone just short of open conflict. >> i think we need to look at opportunities where we can disrupt through military means or other means their activities. >> general votel says iran's behavior has gotten worse when a nuclear deal was reached during the obama admi

and possibly increased a number of deaths in the iran-iraq war. if the latter happened, then all the rationalization or excuses cannot wash the blood from our hands. the president did not monitor or keep on top of what was being done in his name by his subordinates. he brought this operation into the white house and then did not monitor it properly. third are the failures to the part of the president's men. a chief the sea advisors and the secretaries of state and of course colonel north were have found to have failed in their duties to inform the president about what was being done, as well as the implications of his policy. the president cannot evade responsibility for their failures. if they had an obligation to give some answers, he had an obligation to ask some questions. finally the tower commission , criticized what they described as the administrations of session with secrecy. that is probably the easiest part of the whole affair to understand. the advisors knew the american people would not stand for a policy of sending guns to the ayatol

let's start with iran. my views, your views on the nuclear agreement struck by president obama are pretty well known, but we must not forget the failures the past if we want to do better. simply put, this deal has been an unmitigated disaster. [ applause ] i don't say that lightly. we provided billions of dollars in sanctions relief. sent more than $1 billion in cold hard cash and opened up tehran to the global markets and meanwhile iran has stepped up its support for terrorism and increased its human rights abuses and ramped up its ballistic missile program while keeping its sights on a nuclear weapon. republicans and congress repudiated this deal because it's dangerous. where does this leave us. for starters it's past time to enforce this deal and hold the iranians accountable when they violate it. that's just not enough though. a fatal flaw in this agreement is that even if iran corporates it provides them with a pathway to nuclear capability. in about seven years key restrictions on ballistic missile de

let's start with iran.iews on ther nuclear agreement struck with president obama are pretty well-known but we must not forget that failures in the past if we want to do better, simply put, this deal has been an unmitigated disaster. [cheers and applause] i don't say that lightly. we provided billions of dollars in sanctions and relief, sent more than a billion dollars in cold, hard cash to open tehran to the global markets and meanwhile ran stepped up its support of terrorists, increased its human rights abuses and wrapped up its lipstick missile program -- it's ballistic missile program all while repudiating this deal. it is dangerous for the united states and the world. [applause] this leavewhere does us? well, for starters i think it is long past time that we rigorously enforce this deal and told the iranians accountable when they violated. that is not enough though. the fields on this agreement is that if the if iran cooperates a patients them with pathway to nuclear weapons capability. in about seven y

syria should not become an extension of iran. toup next, she'll plans invest in iran.e will have more on that story ahead. ♪ after international sanctions on iran were relaxed, iranian americans started to look to invest their money in their homeland. of donald trump is prompting some to think again. >> with the government estimates, some of their assets, assets a manage, or equal to about $2 trillion. iran canommunity, stand to benefit from this community. especially in the u.s.. prominent americans of iranian dissent. the founder of ebay. the effective chairman of twitter. companies with iranian americans behind them in silicon valley. is mindful of the fact that it could benefit from this community. the iranian president and his first are to the u.s., as part of the un's general assembly, had a message for them. hand. extending our a very welcoming tone, wanting them to come to back to the country or at least invest. >> where can we expect iran to use this? we have to remember, until sanctions were lifted or at sanctionssections -- were lifted, iran had been for abo

in the case of iran, iran has been conducting test periodically while it has remain in full complianceith the nuclear deal. as i say, how significant these tests are in iran depends on the range of the missile. if these are short arranged missiles, and we do not have implication for israel or other allies, then while i would not downplay the situation, these tests would not be serious threats. >> jenna: i know you are just getting this information as our way, but i want to share a little bit from the pentagon. from iran, these are short-range missiles. but apparently they have a new active seeker helping the missile locate ships at sea. this is an official speaking to lucas tomlinson. i'm reading through just some of the editorial that we have. they were test firing in barges. and because the waterways around iran are so crucial, and because the shapes are in the region. does that change the way that you would feel about a short missile test? >> again, it depends on the nature of the uranian technology. iran is not the first country to try and have the ability to attack u.s. ships at s

a breakthrough with iran on it. as you said, will, i was in the arms control business and good friends with frank gallucci, who at thanksgiving had called me up after having thanksgiving dinner in north carolina with my brother, and the president wants you to be national security advisor tomorrow. would you be my transition group? it was the worst job i have had in my life. what you did is you find out that the national security whole group and nsa staff, which was then about 120. now it has ballooned up. a lot of them have been there for six years. it was time for some new blood. a lot of them were responsible for all kinds of operations. that the job was not for the operations. right after thanksgiving, for the next month, basically what i did was guillotine work. it was awful. b, andan office in the eo i remember calling in person after person and telling them that after six years we wanted them to find another job in the agency or outside of government. in essence, firing them. one afternoon was a heavy meeting

our agreement with iran undermine the trust of the sunni countries because i think they fear iran as much as isis in some cases. have you seen the same trend? are there concerns about what we did the past two or three years with iran? have you seen it undermine our ability to work with our sunni friends? >> truthfully, congressman, i have. i have had sunni leaders and arab leaders tell me that same thing. there is certainly a perception out there and as you know perception is truth in many quarters here. so that is why i think one of the key things we have continued to emphasize with our people and with our leadership is the importance of building and rebuilding trust with our partners in the region. these are -- they are difficult situations here. they are not all perfect but we have to -- i think it is better to be engaged with them and be their preferred partner and the impressions where get when talking with our partners in the region is they do prefer the united states and want to have a relationship with us. we ought to look at ways it take advantage of that moving forward. >>

, candidate trump described everything that was wrong with barack obama's nuclear deal with iran. he was very firm on the subject and he should ab ro gate that deal cze deal, end that deal as soon as possible. [ applause ] we need a clear statement of leadership by the united states that this was a strategic debackle by our country and we don't intend to let it persist. and on korea, the other major nuclear proliferation threat, we need to educate china to eliminate the regime in north korea and to apply it's unique power to stop kim jong-un from nuclear terrorism around the world. on the broader subject of china itself, which will be the strategic issue for the united states in the 21st century, we need as soon as possible to say to china in no uncertain terms, you are to back off in the south china sea and back off in the east china sea. [ applause ] we should not tolerate china making a province out of the south china sea. we should not see them interfere in free navigation of international waters or pressuring our friends in the region and endangering the economies of key alli

iran, we had gotten into a box. the sanctions were lifted with a nuke deal, the bottom line is, a bunch of money flute into iran. the key point is, iran and north korea worked together. they work together other nuclear program, there ballistic missile program. when this money started flowing into iran, you can be sure that that money has made its way into north korea. these countries now are better equipped and better financed to pose a challenge to the united states than what they have ever been. >> shannon: julie, factually, that is true. we talk about the influx of cash. what does president trump do now that he's in charge? >> there is no easy solution. nothing we can discuss in a few minutes. that will ameliorate the situation. i will say, the president has saber rattle quite a bit of the china. now, we come to find out that china is a critical player. we knew this and north korea specifically. we have to work with china to some extent on this issue. the congressman pointed out exactly correctly that this has be

we certainly do look upon the iran deal as the best hope for bringing iran into the position of being a responsible non-nuclear country. we supported the deal then and we support it now. i'm not quite sure exactly where the american position has landed on it at the moment exhibit but we will be seeking to convince the administration if they do have in he doubany doubts that right deal to do. i think there's a lot of onus on the irans themselves to make the most of the freedoms that it -- the lifting of some of the restrictions that it exemplifies and embodies and that i suspect has some way to go. i think people will have to see the benefit of that deal for what we know to be sort of kind of longer term social pressures. kind of unwind in a beneficial way. i think it is early stages. i would say when you asked the question can you therefore see iran behaving more responsibly, i guess the answer to that is no, not very much. however, i do think that the situation in syria is so extreme and they have chosen to play in that arena in a way that means that probably we can't necessarily see

less thana lot iran-contra. the arguments faded, and we went back to what we had done on saturday night. it was a glorious conclusion because reagan could do the euro missile and leave to his predecessor the outlines. outlines.enduring it was not just bush. after george herbert walker bush, clinton had another arms control reduction based on those limits and categories. george w. bush did the same thing. and, lastly, obama did. each demonstration, we have taken the basic structure and strategicents on the realm. a wonderful legacy. heatedfication, a pretty topic in washington. mr. inboden: a number of hands i am seeing. here. >> thank you very much. very general question about transatlantic relations. how was reagan's general attitude to europe, and western europe in particular? you have all of these tensions, the pipeline, star wars, you name it, on the other hand, them as, did he regard helpful or, kind of annoying? [laughter] mr. nau: on the economic side and on the imf question, which was one of the new elem

they were frozen assets that iran now has control over, and many of the lifted sanctions against iraneed global coordination with other countries in order to reimpose those sanctions. you may not get all the countries on board, and you may get some opposition from businesses now doing business with iran. u.s. allies have said that if iran doesn't violate that deal, they could snap back those sanctions, but it could be difficult to get everyone on the same page again. with that, security experts and a number of those who have been inspectors in the past have said that what the trump administration needs to do his stricter enforcement of that agreement. a former inspector told the house foreign affairs committee, former weapons inspector david albright said "the administration also recognizes that if the deal is to survive and serve u.s. national security interests, the jc po, that is the iran nuclear deal, needs to be more strict we enforced and interpreted at its most significant weaknesses need to be corrected" he's called for more access for inspectors, stronger interpretation of wh

the bottom line, madam president, is that iran is responsible for returning bob to his family. if iranian officials don't have bob, then they sure know where to find him, so today we renew