iran and hezbollah. something denied. >> this is all lies. they have never got anybody from iran or hezbollah. they use the propaganda, making it look like the war is between sunni and shia. it is not, it is between the yemeni army. >> reporter: the yemeni foreign minister says there's proof. >> let me tell you the yemeni minister of defense has been kidnapped in an operation led by an iranian. >> the saudi-led coalition is bombing targets under houthi control. the strikes and the blockades are also worsening the humanitarian situation in the already impoverished country. >>> the war in yemen is set to dominate a meeting of gulf foreign ministers. we do to the saudi capital. >> g.c.c. leaders will met on 5 may. these are the foreign ministers meeting on the air base on the outskirts of rye ard. yemen is on the agenda not just because yemen has air campaigns going on in the first place, more than a week ago, and now the air strikes are continuous. objectives are yet to be achieved. it's a big concern. foreign ministers discuss that point. it's a preparatory meeting. and this is about ner prepar

they have never got anybody from iran or hezbollah. they use the propaganda making it look like the war is between sunni and shia. it is outside. and terrorist across the country. >> are you saying that the person who led the operation to abduct the minister of defense, was in iran. are you saying that is not true. >> it's not true. they were fighters and there is no - i think there's proof that the other side has to prove it. >> several human rights organizations say houthis are in danger of human life. they are torturing civilians, is that going on? >> there is no torturing. there is fighting in cities like aden and taiz. there'll be some civilians in the fight, and it's hard to avoid. >> sorry to interrupt you, amnesty international says harrowing testimony collected by amnesty international experts in yemen reveal how members of the houthi armed group are torturing protesters in a bid to dissuade dissent. are you saying amnesty is wrong? >> no they don't. most of the information is collected through the media. it's collected throug

not iran or hezbollah. the syrian population has changed. hezbollah is not a big army.nnot play that role all over syria. charlie: the game on the ground did not change until they came. president assad: that is not true. charlie: you did not need them? president assad: they play an important part. you talk about 23 million in syria. you have arab spring, a few thousand fighters from from hezbollah will not change the balance. ♪ charlie: even though secretary kerry has said you were part of the problem in solution, they do not want you in power. president assad: they do not know what they want. what we want is whatever the syrian people want. charlie: you have a relationship with them and you know what they want. president assad: first of all sharing of power. in the united states cia, or in france. patriotic syrian opposition that is what represents the syrians. charlie: where do you mean by sharing power? president assad: they can share in the power, in the local government, and be part of the decisions. charlie: you and your father have held power in syria for how man

iran and hezbollah. something denied. >> in is all lies. they have never got anybody from iran or hezbollah. they use the propaganda, making it look like the war is between sunni and shia. >> reporter: the yemeni vice president says there's proof. >> let me tell you the yemeni minister of defense has been kidnapped in an operation led by an iranian. >> the saudi-led coalition is bombing targets under houthi control. the strikes and the blockades are also worsening the humanitarian situation in the already impoverished country. >>> well the battle for control of yemen is focussed on four main fronts in the southern port of aden. houthi rebels joined forces with an army garrison loyal to the former president ali abdullah saleh. they are fighting local armed groups backed by the saudi coalition. in taiz those forces are locked in street battles with pro-government forces. at the same time houthi rebels they have been fighting tribesman and local groups. earlier i spoke with a houthi supporter and activist in sanaa, and he told me the houthis gained ground in aden and tiaz. >> till this moment t

it is not about iran supporting hezbollah or anybody else. it is only about the nuclear issue. like her you say that if there is an agreement, -- do i hear you say that if there is an agreement that then the u.s. and iran can build a relationship that will have to do with a wide variety of issues and have a respect for iran? mr. jarif: i'm not precluding that, but i'm not saying we can guarantee it. we want to engage with the west based on mutual respect. we do not want to have animosity with the west. we want to be able to enjoy the benefits of interaction. we insist on our dignity, on being able to engage based on mutual respect. that is important for us. charlie: as soon as you say that, many believe that the supreme leader has had for a long time a negative opinion to say it graciously of the u.s. believes that the united states, and in fact has benefited from his rhetoric. at the same time, the u.s. president has reached out and sent letters to the supreme letter. mr. jarif: which he replied to. the point is, the iranian public. it is not just the supreme leader. the gener

. >> so general clapper former general clapper's list did not list iran or hezbollah where they were near the top at the last time. i want to make sure the record is clear. we flow there's a terrorist, a nation backing terrorist, we know hezbollah is a terrorist organization. they dropped from the list and i always assume that there are too many good people double checking things for that to be a clerical error so mr. chairman i want to thank you for your indulgence indulgence, yield back. >> yes, and we're going to go do mr. ricen. >> how many countries have we asked to provide air support to actually execute strikes against isis in either iraq or syria? how many countries have we asked for that kind of support? >> well when we talk to -- i just have to -- we'd have to go to centcom on that. >> i'm going to suggest a second round of questions. let's go to mr. jeff duncan and then we can go to our second round. >> thank you mr. chairman, we're going to reset the clock here, i hope. >> general olson, i was apolled when i heard about elements of the state department asking the united s

it's not about iran supporting hezbollah or anyone else, this is only about the nuclear issue. but do i hear you saying you know that if there's a nuclear issue settled and an agreement that you hope the u.s. and iran can then build a relationship that will have to do with the wide range of issues and a respect for iran and an awareness of iran's history and its influence in the region? >> i'm not precluding that but i'm not saying this is an eventuality that we can guarantee. >> rose: but what do you want. we want to engage with the u.s. based on mutual respect. we do not want animosity with the west. we want to be able to enjoy the benefits of interaction. but we insist on our dignity. we insist on being able to engage based on mutual respect. that for us is extremely important. >> rose: but as soon as you say that, everyone believes -- many people believe the supreme leader had for a long time a negative opinion, to say it graciously, of the united states and believes that the united states and, in fact, has benefited from his rhetoric, at the same time the u.s. president ha

iran supports hezbollah, for instance or the houthis in yemen but some of our gulf allies essentiallyihadist groups like al qaeda and isis. this will remain a problem nonetheless. this nuclear deal does not solve all of america's problems with iran but it does create the basis for a dialogue a conversation with iran and i think it makes the price of iranian bad behavior higher because then iran jeopardizes the relationship they now potentially have with the rest of the world. >> prime minister netanyahu said this week he views this as a threat to the survival of israel. does he have the political power to derail this deal? >> i don't think so. first of all, i think it's important to note that while benjamin netanyahu has repeatedly called iran an existential threat several high-ranking officials and former officials in the israeli security establishment have said in fact that's not true, that while they see iran's potential nuclear weapon as a threat they don't believe it's an existential threat to israel it's not a threat to israel's survival. israel is after all, a country with a co

. >> are you concerned iran could transfer this weapons system to syria or hezbollah which would make it difficult for the israeli air force to wage air strikes over syria or lebanon if terrorists strike your country. >> this is a possibility. iran was delivering many kind of sophisticated weapons to groups like hezbollah in the past and also to syria. so this is a possibility for yemen which is now in the state of destabilizing and occupying yemen in the straits. this is a military affect. the very fact that iran which is more aggressive than ever in the middle east. two years ago, we changed it then. so iran was changed but for the worst. iran is becoming more aggressive and more openly supportive of terrorism than under ahmadinejad than ever. so anything that might empower iran with a threshold nuclear. we're lifting the sanctions at this very moment. iran is trying to destabilize half of the middle east and take control of many arab countries inluding yemen. everything like that is a threat to israel, to the middle east and to global securities. therefore, we believe that the worl

iran trying to send them to hamas and hezbollah. >> if the russians send them to iran they could end up in lebanon with hezbollah or hamas?ssia rushing in with a huge delivery of these, there is more here than just arming the air defense systems around the military bases in iran. >> you argue the u.s. needs a new counter offensive against russian propaganda in this article. >> that is correct. russia is now expanding conspiracy theories with a slick method based on media and the internet. they are doing it in a way to reach russian speaking pop lags and problems in ukraine and the baltic states and other op populations around the world to cut them short and sell the idea of a strong man type government like the one led by russia. >> thanks for coming in. up next we'll have more on that battle for key iraqi city. how close is it to falling under control of isis? we'll have more on the breaking news. the syria security scare here in washington at the u.s. capitol as an aircraft lands on congress' doorstep. ♪ ♪ the pursuit of healthier. it begins from the second we're born. after all, healthier doesn't happen all by itself.

the assad regime or offering support for terror activities iranian support for hezbollah and the destabilizing aspect that has. we have concerns with the iranian behavior. but if iran had a nuclear weapon and sorting the assad regime or supporting hezbollah, our concerns about their support for just to take those two entities would be -- would be much more alarmed about that. >> would the administration be willing to impose sanctions on iran for issues beyond the -- additional sanctions on iran for issues beyond the nuclear program? would the administration be open to immosting anxiouses for activity like this in the gulf of hormuz or terror activity in yemen and syria and lebanon. >> as you point on john, the nuclear deal that is under negotiation contemplates a scenario where iran would make serious commitments that would effectively shut down every path that iran has to a nuclear weapon in exchange to offering sanctions relief that were put in place as a result of their nuclear program. what that means is that sanctions that are already in place against iran for other activities -- you know the weapons programs, violation of human rights, those sanctions remain

iran. >> the iranians have a intkeupblg tphus weapons production. a lot of them are being used by hezbollah or hamas, and they are all iranian produced and they are very capable and have a industry. >> let's say iran continues to supply arms to the houthi rebels and be the allies decide they need to board the ships, would u.s. navy troops do that? >> absolutely. this is one of the missions that the navy trains for. they are very good at it and they use helicopters and they use inflatables, and this is something they practice for all the time and they are good at it and they have done it worldwide and have done it before. and the idea is to put a helicopter on the ship you want to search and that assuming there will be no opposition. >> take us through that more slowly. a u.s. helicopter would land on an iranian war ship and then armed navy troops would pop out and do a search. >> we are talking about ships. >> they would not land but they would hover and go down and if the captain doesn't agree they will just take it over. >> so what do you suppose will happen colonel? >> the iranians i don't

families victimized by terrorist acts, either directly carried out or aided by iran including the 1979 hostage crisis and hezbollah's deadly bombing four years later of a u.s. marine barrack in beirut. >> we've always said that every issue is separate from the nuclear issue, that we don't tie it to an issue with iran because let's say you can't get a nuclear agreement. we want to not be able to solve the other issues. >> reporter: if iran recoups all of its frozen assets and resumes normal oil sells, it will reap $420 billion over the next 15 years, all in exchange, bret, for maintaining a frozen but not dismantled nuclear program. >> james, thank you. >>> it's campaign announcement season. tonight, we have news about one particular prospective presidential hopeful, former arkansas governor mike huckabee told us today that he had news to make. >> so it's decision time. where are you? >> i will announce on may the 5th in my hometown of hope, arkansas, what my plans are going to be and i'll let everybody -- come to hope. you'll find out what is going to happen. >> last time you said that all factors say go but my hear

what about all the other destabilizing things that iran has been undertaking over the last decade or more? hamas, hezbollah, what is going on in iraq and syria, the who d's in yemen? this goes back to tehran. if you are going to live sanctions because somehow there is a determination that iran is complying with the present -- provisions of this deal, all that does is give tehran that much more money to go about destabilizing and doing all they can and reached hegemonic goals in the region. i'm worried about this deal. i know those who are proponents of it think it is a good long-term thing, and a long-term benefit. i am worried about it. >> at the time, when you were in congress, you were the sole republican in congress for an amount of time there. it has been fascinating to watch republicans, especially, when john boehner asked netanyahu to speak to the chamber, what is the relationship between house and senate republicans and israel had it at this point? eric: there is no question, trends on the republican side of the aisle have been on the upswing for support of israel. we are down to low single digits

iran surgically with no repercussions for us easily cleanly. that is a pipe dream of the utmost significance or the utmost level. there's no way that would happen. iran controls the terrorist group hezbollahzbollah for the last few years has not been directly attacking u.s. interests. i guarantee you if we bomb any location inside of iranian territory hezbollah will start targeting us actively and they will target us in ways that we are not able to stop. so that considered that this is cleanless or bloodless or there's some kind of silver bullet solution to bomb iran into submission that does not exist. in the meantime, you're right. in iraq there is a shooting war that we don't have much choice right now to get involved in, and nobody seems to want to commit the assets to actually solve the problem. look what's going on in ramadi right now. this is shameful. american soldiers lost their lives in 2004 and 2005 and 2006 to try to control this city to get it back and stable and secure hands, and we're letting fall to isis right now, and we're talking about iran a country that we don't even have to fight. that is a very sad state on the political scene right now and the impact it's having on

there's also seems to be a tone of, people conflicting she is and iran and hezbollah, if there's a deep-rooted, or some really deep symptoms of anti-shiism among so many experts in the west, so many journalists. i'm speaking here for some who wrote the book, one of the earliest, and it's a classic book on the arab shia, and no one can skip it reading the i'm looking at how the narrative has been for. and fortunately those who control the media from the government side, from the shia side seems to become that was silent, they did not want to escalate and that is backfiring. if you do not control the narrative or balance the narrative, the other side will be, the truth. too many minds. recover your data with people who don't have the nuances and the innocence of what goes on there. when you of all reports talk talking about the same thing, that is a problem. one is taken from the other, and we all know about that. the experience from 2003-2007 how many words are taken from the five star -- how many towels were taken from the five star hotel in the green so just put in nice english and senate back in

iran for a reason. yes or no? >> i will speak directly to you. al shabaab alnusra. al qaeda, boca boko haram sunni extremists have nothing to do with iran. >> iran, hezbollah hamas hamasng them for that reason. i'm defining. >> sunni shiite. >> all about where the money comes from, geraldo. if they don't have a money trail. they can't do without the money. >> you are oil trader. you have hold the hands with the saudis for decades. >> that's it. i have some deal with the saudis? >> not you personally, all of your class. geraldo, i love you, you are out of your mind. >> thank you very much. >> hillary clinton pushing amnesty at a woman's conference. she just trying to lock in the latino vote and female vote? we'll debate that coming up. [meow mix jingle slowly and quietly plucks] right on cue. [cat meows] ♪meow, meow, meow, meow...♪ it's more than just a meal it's meow mix mealtime. with great taste and 100% complete nutrition, it's the only one cats ask for by name. i'm louis, and i quit smoking with chantix. quitting smoking is a challenge and it's a lot easier to go into a fight when you've got somebody that's got your back. having chantix as a partner made it more s

hezbollah is. others suggest the united states has not in the past recognized how deep the level of support provided by iran is or what iran's real motives are in supporting the hoothies. perhaps the fullest extent of the involvement remains unknown. as secretary kerry said last week, there are obviously supplies coming from iran, he said. there are a number of flights every single week that have been flying in. we trace those flights and we know this. we're well aware of the support that eye rain is giving to yemen and iran needs to recognize that united states is not going to stand by while the region is detablized or while people engage in overt warfare across lines. the most troubling question i think to scam continue to day is whether the conflict in yemen has become a symptom of the larger power strug until the gulf. the saudi led military intervention is now in the third week. the u.s. has been providing resources and support to our regional partners engaged on the ground. i would point out this is yet another example of why we must act in the closest of security cooperation with our gulf friends to koirnl

iran, sort of like hezbollah in lebanon. do you agree with that that the houthis are proxy or a tool of iranian power?o, so far the houthis and al qaeda both seem to be gaining territory during the saudi airstrikes do the saudis have anyone on the ground on their side in yemen to fight as their proxy and for secretary carter, post tikrit, what role do you expect the shia militia to play in iraq in the support-supported iraqi offensive? the. >> so, to the question about the degree of control that iran exerts over the houthis. of you look back at the history of their relationship, they have not exerted control in the same way they exert control over lebanese hezbollah, for example, but they're a source of resources for the houthis, and the houthi leader himself is -- considers himself to be one of the heirs of the prophet and the shea the sect of shia islam from which the houthis draw their inspace, has an as separation to restore that empire which existed centuries ago that included all of yemen and parts of southern saudi arabia. so i don't see them as having having the same relationship as with thes

iran. sort of like hezbollah in lebanon. do you agree with that that the houthis are proxy or a tool of iranian power? houthis and al qaeda both seem to be gaining territory during the saudi air strikes. do the saudis have anyone on the ground on their side in yemen to fight as their proxy? and for secretary carter post-tikrit, what role do you expect the shia militias to play in iraq in the u.s.-supported iraqi offensive? >> so to the question about the degree of control that iran exerts over the houthis. if you look back at the history of their relationship they have not exerted control in the same way that they exert control over lebanese hezbollah, for example. but they are a source of resources for the houthis. and the houthi leader himself is -- you know considers himself to be one of the heirs of the prophet. and the sect of shia islam from which the houthis draw their inspiration has an aspiration to restore that empire which existed centuries ago that included all of yemen and parts of southern saudi arabia. so i don't see them as having the same kind of relationship as lebanese hezbollah has

iran and hezbollah trained houthis. if they are present in yemen, they'll meet the same fate as the houthis. let me suppress we will not allow support for houthis from the air or sea. >> international support is behind the campaign. riyadh says attacks will stop if the houthis pull out of the cities they control and recognise abd-rabbu mansour hadi as a legitimate leader. >> translation: we are not warmongers. yemen's security is part of the g.c.c. and arab national security. >> for the time being air strikes continue showing no signs of slowing down. there are no indications that the saudis will send troops into yemen in the near future >>> houthi women gathered in sanaa to protest against the saudi arabia-led air strikes. attacks are unjustified. >> translation: we come here to announce a rejection and denunciation against the aggression. launched by saudi arabia in a dangerous way that has not been seen before. >> al jazeera has been told that a yacht belonging to yemen's ousted president ali abdullah saleh has been smuggled out of the country. sources say that the yacht was loaded on to a cargo ship and gip given a permit to lead. it's the second to be smu

iran and hezbollah train houthis, if they are present in yemen, they'll meet the same fate. let me stress we will not allow anyone to provide assistance to the houthis, through the air or sea. >> they are rallying international support behind the military campaign. attacks will stop only if the houthis pull out from the cities they control and recognise abd-rabbu mansour hadi as a legitimate leader. >> we are not warmongers. when they beat the drums of war, we are ready. >> reporter: for the time being air strikes continue across yemen, showing no slins of slowing down -- no signs of slowing down. there's no indication that bashar al-assad is in yemen in the near future. >> the u.s. has listed a ban on military aid to egypt for national security reasons. president obama has released some of the military assistance withheld from egypt after the ousting of president mohamed mursi in 2013. in addition the white house is asking congress to approve $1.3 billion in military aid. egypt says it needs the help to deal with conflict in the sinai peninsula >>> the u.s. suspended delivery of certain military equipment to egypt in 2013, off the military's decision to overthrow the presi

what about all the other destabilizing things that iran has been undertaking over the last decade or more? hamas, hezbollah. what's going on in iraq and syria. what's going on recently any given. all of this can be attributed right back to tehran. so if you're going to lift sanctions because somehow there is a determination that iran -- to give tehran that much money more money to go but destabilizing and doing all they can to reject hegemonic goals in the region. i'm very, very worried about this deal. i know those who are proponents i think it's a good long-term thing and a long-term benefit. i'm worried about it. >> at the time were when you in congress, you are the sole republican in congress. i think assess it into watch republicans, especially when john boehner asked bibi netanyahu to come speak to the chamber. what do you think, what do you think the relationship between the house and senate republicans and israel is headed at this point, compared the other party? >> there's a question veterans on the republican side of the aisle has been clearly on the upswing for the support of israel. i think we

what about all the other destabilizing things that iran has been undertaking over the last decade or more? hamas, hezbollah, what's going on in iraq, syria, what's going on recently in yemen. all of this can be attributed right back to tehran. so if you're going to lift sanctions because somehow there's a determination that iran has complied with the provisions of its deal, all it does is give a tehran that much more money to destable a's and doing all it can to reach its goals in the region. i'm very worried about this deal and i know those who are proponents of it think it's a good long-term thing. and a long-term benefit. i'm worried about it. shira: at the time when you were in congress, you were the sole republican jew in congress, right, for a period of time there. i think it's been fascinating to watch republicans, especially bringing -- when john boehner asked netanyahu to speak to the chamber, where do you think the relationship between the house and senate republicans and israel is headed at this point? compared to the other party. mr. cantor: there's no question the trend on the republican side

world and want yemen to be a radical state that is allied with iran and hezbollah and that's not going to serve either the yemeni people or the people of the region. dr. anthony: that last comment assumes one here about the alliance rhetorical or political or ideological with hezbollah and baby none so won't go to that one as such. at which point, if any of the houthi power increasing would saudi arabia withdraw its estimated $1 billion in the yemen central bank, assuming it has not been looted? and sec question, and lots of these are great questions that come from the media nbc cnn c-span "wall street journal," reuters and the like, they're well-versed here and want to know how much hard evidence is there of iranian armed shipments and other support to the houthis none, a little, a lot? adel: a lot. with regards to the -- what we would do to withdraw our deposit from the yemeni central bank. we're not going to withdraw it. it cannot be looted because these deposits tend to be numbers on computers. so it's not some physical cash that we gave the yemeni several central bank. the houthis, we are much less worried about the

iran is the chief destabilizers in the region that supports hezbollah the houthi rebels in yemen. >> this isn't about trusting iran. this is about having an agreement where we can verify 24/7 whether oreement. this isn't about trust. we don't trust iran and we're keeping all options on the table opinion i do think congress should have a role. i think the reason the white house pushed back in the beginning because the way it was daft drafted would provide more involvement. i think we all agree this is important. >> how are things between you and hillary clinton? there seemed to be bruised feelings when you supported barack obama back in 2008. and what do you make of her road trip campaign in scooby and meeting people face to face? >> first of all, we're great. i've had several conversations with secretary clinton. she seems relaxed, she seems determined strong capable and i think she's doing this because this is the way she wants to do it. no matter how she rolled out, the hillary haters would be out in force. she would be criticized no matter what she did. so i think she is doing this her way, which is listening, trying to keep it low key, making people understand that she gets that

and there also seems to be a tone of people conflicting the iran and the shia and hezbollah and there is a deep-rooted oria-ism among experts in the west, and so many journalisms. i'm speaking about someone here who wrote the books one of the earliest on the arab-shia, the co-authored book and no one can skip it reading and looking at the narrative being formed. and those who control the media from the government side, from the shia side they meet that with silence and do not want to escalate and that is backfiring because if you do not control the narrative or at least balance the narrative the other side will become the truth to many minds. remember, you are dealing with people without the nuances or the innocence of what goes on there. and when you read all reporters talking about the same thing that is a problem. one is taking from the other and we all know about that. i mean the experience from 2003-2007, how many words were taken from the five-star hotel and the green zone were people would send poor iraqis to report and put it in nice english and send it back to new york or washington. and all of

hezbollah. >> this isn't about trusting iran. it's about having an agreement where we can verify 24/7 whether or not they have violated this agreementt trust. wi don't trust iran. we never trust iran. and we're keeping all options on the table. and i do think that congress should have a role. i this i the reason the white house pushed back in the beginning, the way the bill was drakted was going to provide congress more authority than they should have and i think now with the compromises that have occurred that's why i think you're going to see a near unanimous vote. i think we all agree including the white house that this is important. >> senator, two things. how are things between you and hillary clinton? there seemed to be bruised feelings from back in 2008 and what do you make of her low key campaign, road trip to iowa and scooby and meeting with people face-to-face? >> well, first of all, we're great. i've had several conversations with secretary clinton, and she seems relaxed, she seems determined strong and she's doing this because this is the way she wants to do this. no matter how she rolled out, the hillary hearts would be

iran. sort of like hezbollah in lebanon. do you agree with that that the houthis are proxy or a tool of iranian power? to be gaining territory during the saudi air strikes. do the saudis have anyone on the ground on their side in yemen to fight as their proxy? and for secretary carter, post tikrit what role do you expect the shia militias to play in iraq in the u.s.-supported iraqi offensive? thank you. >> so to the question about the degree of control that iran exerts over the houthis, if you look at the history of the relationship they have not exerted control in the same way they exerted control over lebanese hezbollah, for example. they are a source of resources for the houthis. and the houthi leader himself, abdel maliki considers himself to be one of the heirs of the prophet and the sect of shia islam from which the houthis draw their inspiration has an asspiration to restore that empire -- aspiration to restore that empire that existed that included all of yemen and parts of southern saudi arabia. so i don't see them as having the same relationship as lebanese hezbollah has with iran. they clea

or using their power for non-revolutionary purposes in the region? if you look at the region now, iran supporting syria, supporting the hezbollah in lebanon -- in lebanonng these in yemen. they are spreading their power, not to mention what they have been building in gaza. erik: we have to run to it to i for having to cut you off. founder of the cowen group, william -- cohen group, william cohen. ♪ stephanie: airbnb says hola. it may come up with a set of problems we will see what it might be. erik: professional teams themselves are getting involved in we will hear from the ceo of the philadelphia 76ers, scott o'neil. ♪ around here, we're all about fast. that's why xfinity is perfect for me. with millions of wifi hotspots all over the place - including one right here at the shop - now we can stream all things fast and furious. you've done it again, carlos! ♪ with the fastest in-home wifi and millions of hotspots xfinity is perfect for people who love fast. don't miss furious 7 in theaters april 3rd. >> live from bloomberg headquarters in new york this is "market makers" with erik schatzker and stephanie ruhle. stephanie: welcome back. markets across th

hezbollah is. others suggest the united states has not in the past recognized how deep the level of support provided by iran is or what iran's real motives are in supporting the hoothies. perhaps the fullest extent of the involvement remains unknown. as secretary kerry said last week, there are obviously supplies coming from iran, he said. there are a number of flights every single week that have been flying in. we trace those flights and we know this. we're well aware of the support that eye rain is giving to yemen and iran needs to recognize that united states is not going to stand by while the region is detablized or while people engage in overt warfare across lines. the most troubling question i think to scam continue to day is whether the conflict in yemen has become a symptom of the larger power strug until the gulf. the saudi led military intervention is now in the third week. the u.s. has been providing resources and support to our regional partners engaged on the ground. i would point out this is yet another example of why we must act in the closest of security cooperation with our gulf friends to koirnl

hezbollah. others suggest the united states has not in the past recognized how deep the level of support provided by iran is or what iran's real motives are in supporting the houthi. perhaps the fullest extent of iran's involvement remains unknown. but as secretary kerry said last week, there are obviously supplies that have been coming from iran, he said. there are a number of flights every single week that have been flying in. we trace those flights and we know this, we are well aware of the support that iran has been giving to yes, ma'amen and iran needs to recognize that the united states is not going to stand by while the region is destabilized or while people engage in overt warfare across lines, international boundaries of other countries. the most troubling question i think to examine today is whether the conflict in yemen has now become a symptom of the larger power struggle in the gulf. the saudi-led military intervention is now in its third week. the u.s. has been providing resources and support to our regional partners engaged on the ground. madam chairman, i would point out that this is yet anothe

iran from supporting this criminal regime which has helped engulf the region. sanctions relief without ensuring funds would not go to assad or to terrorist groups such as hezbollahwhich is key to the survival of the regime, would do nothing to help achieve a favorable political or military solution in syria. with that in mind, i cosponsored the iran nuclear agreement review act which has bipartisan support and is before the senate today. this legislation embraces fundamental and core principles that lay the foundation for a good deal with iran. this deal ensures congressional review of a final agreement. it demands that no congressional sanctions be lifted during the review period, and it safeguards congressional oversight of iranian compliance. this bill is a good starting point, and i want to praise the good work by the chairman of the committee for continuing to push for congressional review. our ultimate goal hub to curb all iranian terror and this will never happen if we do not confront and contain iran's nuclear ambitions. i believe a final deal which does not address iran's support of terrorism and other groups which subvert recognized governments is not

hezbollah is. others suggest the united states has not in the past recognized how deep the level of support provided by iran is or what iran's real motives are in supporting the hoothies. perhaps the fullest extent of the involvement remains unknown. as secretary kerry said last week, there are obviously supplies coming from iran, he said. there are a number of flights every single week that have been flying in. we trace those flights and we know this. we're well aware of the support that eye rain is giving to yemen and iran needs to recognize that united states is not going to stand by while the region is detablized or while people engage in overt warfare across lines. the most troubling question i think to scam continue to day is whether the conflict in yemen has become a symptom of the larger power strug until the gulf. the saudi led military intervention is now in the third week. the u.s. has been providing resources and support to our regional partners engaged on the ground. i would point out this is yet another example of why we must act in the closest of security cooperation with our gulf friends to koirnl

or trains terrorist groups up until 2013 according to the state department. and let's look at iran. on january 19th 1984 the state department said iran supports hezbollaharatists and they continued to provide arms financing and training to the syrian regime of president bashar al assad. and let's look at sudan. on august 12th 1993 it was designated. it remained a counter-terrorism partner until 2013 but elements of al qaeda still remain. they have taken steps from preventing foreign fighters but they continue members of hamas to travel and fund raise and even in some cases live in sudan. and let's look at syria, designated a state sponsor of terror back in 1979. they continue to be a member of terrorism. the assad regime supports a variety of terrorist groups including hezbollah. and they have a significant stockpile of chemical weapons which they have used against its own people. what does this mean for all of these countries. i think that is a very important question in terms of getting removed off of that list. >> thank you for that. >>> well everyone it is tax season. and if you haven't filed yet the deadline to get your returns into the irs is fiv

support of hezbollah in lebanon, everybody there thinks that has to be some sort of an outcome that may reflect on political positions or political conditions in both countries. in other words, if iran resolves the issue on the nuclear file like the ambassador mentioned, will there be outcomes related to other foreign-policy issues in which iran is involved? in lebanon, the country is almost on the verge of collapse. the state is slowly almost imploding. there is a condition where it is almost like ken said earlier i suspended animation. there is no president or presidential elections that have been held to elect a new president since last may. hezbollah and its ally on the christian side are the ones holding up the process. why that is going on is beyond any rational interpretation. if it is really the person of the president that is important, everybody is thinking about the future of the country. what about the fate of that country? without a president, there is no constitutional continuity so to speak. today, the executive authority is in the hands of the prime minister, who at any time can be sent home by hezbollah and its allies in the lebanese political system to withdraw fro

some say they're not only supported by iran but controlled by iran, sort of like hezbollah in lebanon. do you agree that they are proxy or a tool of iranian power? and also so far the hutis and al qaeda seem to be gaining territory in the saudi air strikes. do the saudis have anyone on the ground in their -- on their side ? and for secretary carter, what role do you expect the shia militias to play in iraq? in the u.s.-supported iraqi offensive? general dempsey: if you look back at the history of the relationship between iran and hutis, they haven't exerted the same control as lebanon over hezbollah but they are a source of resources for the hutis. the huti leader himself is -- considered himself to be one of the heirs of the prophet and the sect of shia islam from which the hutis draw their inspiration has an aspiration to restore that empire which existed centuries ago that included all of yemen and parts of southern saudi arabia. so i don't see them as having the same kind of relationship as lebanese hezbollah has with iran but they clearly have a relationship with them. to that extent, the saudis are right to be conc

hezbollah. while we were hopeful an agreement will be reached with iran with respect to the nuclear program, either way, whether we reach an agreement or don't reach an agreement, iran will continue to present a challenge for us going forward. we are faced with a number of difficult issues in our region. however, i firmly believe that challenges present opportunities. and we make progress primarily by pursuing those opportunities. and we do pursue them. and i am confident that our broad efforts are having a measurable impact. of course, the most immediate threat facing us now is the threat posed by isil or dash. this barbaric organization must be defeated, and it will be defeated. we are currently in a process of executing our regional military campaign plan. and i'm pleased to report that we are making significant progress. at the outset, we said that we'd have to halt isil's advance. and we've done that in iraq. we said that we're going to have to regenerate and restructure iraq's security forces and help them to reestablish their border. and we're in a process of doing that right now. we said that we'd have to help our partners in t

that is allied with iran and hezbollah and that will not serve the yemeni people know the people of the region. >> that last comment subsumes one here about the alliance, rhetorical or political, ideological with hezbollah in lebanon so we will go to that one as such. at which point, if any of the houthi power increase would saudi arabia withdraw its estimated $1 billion in that yemen central bank? assuming it has not been looted. and second question and lots of these are great questions that come from the media nbc cnn c-span, "wall street journal," bloomberg and the like. they are well-versed. they want to know how much hard evidence is there of iranian arms shipment and other support to the houthis? none, and little, a lot -- >> a lot. [laughter] >> all right. spent with regard to what we were to withdraw our deposit and the yemeni central bank we are not going to with draw. it cannot be looted because these deposits tend to be on computers so it's not some physical cache that we gave the yemeni central bank. the houthis we are now much, much less would do the houthis taking over human than we were before the outbreak started. we are degrading to keep it loose an

iran that gets that capability. if they were able to access a nuclear weapon they'd be that much more dangerous. they'd have a nuclear umbrella for the proxies, be it hezbollah or anywhere else. the first order of business is to remove the biggest threat the threat of an iranian nuclear weapon. that's what this framework deal does. at the same time we've made clear we'll continue sanctions on iran for its terror related activities. we'll continue to partner with our gulf partners to prevent iranian destabilizing action. >> between now and june 30th the deadline for signing a document is concerned i take it you won't raise some of these other non-nuclear related issues like iran's support for terrorism or its continued call for israel's destruction or its refusing to release american prisoners from iran. these issues won't be part of the next three months' negotiations? >> wolf, we raised them. we raised very directly with iran the need for them to release americans who are held in custody in iran who we think should not be held and should be reunited with their families. we certainly raised our concerns about iran's threats towards israel and its destabilizing

hezbollah that terrorize individuals. they are sponsoring the murderous assad regime. and yet, none of that is being discussed in these negotiations. iran is building an intercontinental ballistic missing or icbm. do you know why? so they could hit the east coast of this country, yet that is not on the table in these discussions. their missile program is not being discussed in these discussions. iran, what they want is more money. we have strong economic sanctions in place right now. we have them in a position where oil prices are low and we have them in a position where frankly, they need sanctions relief and what do we do? give them concession after concession after concession. well, i say this. if the president of the united states is not going to negotiate an agreement that ends their program, and by the way, one, that ensures that iran can never have a nuclear bomb and it is up to the united states senate it is up to the congress to make sure that we get a voice in this agreement and that we make sure that the country is protected and that iran does not get a nuclear weapon. that is why i've been proud to lead the effort to ensure that we pass legislation to give congress a say on wh

hezbollah that terrorize individuals. they are sponsoring the murderous assad regime. and yet, none of that is being discussed in these negotiations. iran is building an intercontinental ballistic muscle or icbm. do you know why they are doing that? so they could hit the east coast of this country. yet that is not on the table in these discussions. their missile program is not being discussed in these discussions. iran, what they want is more money. we have strong economic sanctions in place right now. we have them in a position where oil prices are low and we have them in a position where, frankly, they need sanctions relief, and what do we do? we give them concession after concession after concession. well, i say this. if the president of the united states is not going to negotiate an agreement that ends their program -- and by the way, one, that ensures that iran can never have a nuclear bomb, then it is up to the united states senate, it is up to the congress to make sure that we get a voice in this agreement and that we make sure that the country is protected and that iran does not get a nuclear weapon. [ applause ] that is why i have been proud to lead the effort to ensure that we