killing the irgc leader. where are we on that? >> i'm not going to get into any specifics about intelligence channels. where we are right now -- where we are right now is that not only has iran's nuclear program enhanced but their behavior has gotten more aggressive including by the iranian national guard. so the notion that the actions of the past administration pulling out of the iran nuclear deal has cut down on the actions or the escalatory behavior of the iran revolutionary guard is inaccurate. the iranian government has doubled their budget or something like that. so the notion that the approach that the status quo is effective and making us safer just doesn't bare out in any form of facts. >> so they should not have the irgc delisted? >> there's an on going negotiation. i would note the status quo where we stand has done nothing to make us safer in any regard. the islamic revolutionary guard haas only been strengthened. >> i want to follow up with you on the call. from the podium and the read-out, you said the president des

the irgc is iran's paramilitary group. this weekend it fired a dozen missiles into northern iraq.ome landed near a u.s. consulate building there. we asked the state department this afternoon whether it's appropriate for the united states to consider removing a terrorist designation for the irgc given attacks like this. spokesperson ned price refused to comment on specifics though defended the administration's efforts to revive a nuclear agreement with iran. one that would drop sanctions in exchange for temporary curbs on iran's nuclear program. >> every challenge that we face and would face from iran, whether that is its support for proxies, its support for tears groups, it's ballistic missile program, all of those challenges would become all the more difficult to confront if iran were in possession of a nuclear weapon. >> officials say irgc threats are also forcing the state department to provide security for former secretary of state mike pompeo and former iran envoy brian hook. about three years ago, the trump administration designated the irgc as a foreign terrorist organizati

not the irgc's activities or iran's ballistic missiles. bret?the panel on today's developments in ukraine and president biden's talk with chinese leader xi jinping. fox 2 in detroit where a woman dies after jumping into the detroit river to help another woman. a third woman also dove. in police say the woman who fell in was saved. officers pulled all three from the water. the two survivors were taken to the hospital. police are investigating if alcohol was a factor. fox 2 in houston as low humidity and dusty winds fuel multiple wildfires in texas burning homes and other structures, prompting evacuations of hundreds of homes in small communities. several blazes are active near eastland about 120 miles west of dallas. and this is a live look at new york from fox 5, our affiliate there. one of the big stories there tonight, public safety officials are going to deploy robot dogs again. this time the fire department will use them for search and rescue missions. last year, the nypd drew immediate backlash when their robot dogs were seen at crime scene

the administration also argues the irgc has grown more aggressive since then. president trump withdrew from the twenty fifteen nuclear deal . >> the status quo where we stand has nothing to make us safer in any regard. in fact, the islamic revolutionary guard has only been strengthened. opponents argue a new nuclear deal would only give iran more money to fund the irgc. an agreement would also only address iran's nuclear program ,not the irgc activities or iran's ballistic missiles at the state department. richardson, fox news. thank you , rich. let's send it over to jonathan in live tonight . jonathan? thank you , mike . and let's discuss the latest developments here in ukraine and the russian threat potential to the international community with retired army lieutenant colonel and chuck devor along with former national security council chief of staff fred flight. thanks for being here, gentlemen. and chuck, let me get to you first. we talked a lot about how the russian ground forces at least appear to be stalled. they are pound ukraine though from the air. whe

first the irgc, then he mentioned afghanistan, and the taliban.n, it's wishful thinking. it is as simple as that, and i think you can extrapolate that human issues. i think republicans see the world as it is and democrats see it as they wish it to be. that's fine, maybe that helps us tempered good solutions in the long run, but the reality is this is in a administration that does not deal with the reality of the facts on the ground. >> todd: democrats have a tough road to hoe just on domestic policy. his foreign policy going to be there death blow? >> it's death by a lot of blows, it would seem. that's one big arm of it, and in america we do have the luxury of not having to pay attention to foreign policy when things are working well. and typically americans owe their pocketbooks. the situation, in just the first 15 months of the biden administration, we have seen horrific consequences on the economic front and the foreign policy front. at every turn, the biden administration is making the wrong decision whenever a tough decision is called for. >>

pull irgc off the terrorist organization list, which president trump had put them on. what will happen, he will sanction russian energy and buy from iran and venezuela, which is defactor russian oil and gas. he's not doing anything other than political optics, he needs to provide migs and alignment and put in a swift ban and realize this is more than russian and ukrainian invasion, this is now looking at global super power resurgence and america is not part of that resurgence. >> carley: talking about russia, but also china has ambition to take over taiwan. you have to wonder what president xi is thinking as he looks at this playing out. there are significant sanctions on russia and vladamir putin right now, do you think that will change what he does going forward? >> cory: no, i don't. china is saying, we will financially back you, america, these don't want to be part of it, we will back you. you have china talking to saudi arabia to not have petro-dollar and look at petro. they are trying to eliminate the dollar being the global currency, control war fare against ame

decision, israel will still treat the irgc as a terrorist organization. a u.s.it basically in legal to conduct business with the group. officials say there will still be other sanctions on the irgc if they remove it from the terrorist list. the state department argues since the previous administration withdrew the u.s. from the 2015 deal, they are only more aggressive and iran closer to building a nuclear weapon. opponents say it will give iran billions in sanctions relief which they can then turn around and give to the irgc. and only focus on iran's nuclear program, so would not constrain the irgc in theory, any activities here. all of this going on and now hearing from congress and places and the world and governments and the world weighing for and against the idea of a new nuclear agreement with iran. back to you guys. >> sandra: rich, thank you. john. >> john: sandra, thank you. critics blaming biden policies from long before the war in ukraine for the eye-popping gas prices we are paying every day, from marc short, heading up a group increasing american ene

removing the irgc from a list of foreign terrorists organizations.they attacked saudi arabia and the united arab emirates who refused recent white house attempts to schedule a call with president biden for more oil production. the state department was disappointed in the syrian dictator's visit. it's unclear whether they will support the administration's concessions to tehran if the administration secures a new agreement. bret. >> bret: rich, thanks. up next a leading putin critic is sentenced to 9 years in prison. first fox affiliates across the country. fox 7 in austin rescue and clean up efforts after tornados injured more than a das know people. -- dozen people. it could bring more tornadoes to texas and oklahoma. from those storms is this video. this truck making its way down the road. flipped over on its side and then right side up and proceeds down the highway. look at that video. tox 2 in detroit. a man who spent 8 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit reaches a 7.5 million dollars settle with the city. in 2008 he was 15. pleaded guilt

behavior in theory in the nuclear deal would revive and iran could have more money they say to fund its irgc and its ballistic missile program. martha? >> martha: thanks, rich. that is "the story" for this friday, march 18. the story goes on. we'll see you here monday at 3:00. have a good weekend. stick around. >> one cannot see right away from the surface. the gas, the energy supplies, restructuring of our roads, buildings and new bridges and roads. >> neil: vladimir putin defending his invasion of ukraine and maybe whencing at all the notarity that the ukraine president is going when he never leaves the country. vladimir putin trying to explain to a packed crowd in a moscow stadium that he means no harm. that he's doing good. that he's fighting the good fight. even if that good fight is turning offerly deadly and getting awfully chose to a nato country. in lviv today, 40 miles from the polish border, the missiles were flying and people were dying. mike tobin is live with the latest. mike? >> well, neil, as you mentioned for the first time in several days, the relative peace of the western

irgc some explanations from the media that it was personal opinion and he thinks russian people haveo choose their president, it's not about prudence power but it will be a message that the world will not leave ukraine, they will not abandon them. missy: are you concerned the kremlin could escalate the situation because of a perception that the united states despite the clarification the white house made that the united states is trying to oust president putin? svetlana: would you reframe the question. missy: are you concerned biden's remarks could lead the russian government to escalate the situation? svetlana: the russian government can escalate the situation using any statement. we are dealing with irrational people who think about only destruction. only about the rising sphere of influence and provocation. missy: before we get into some questions about what's going on militarily in belarus and ukraine i would like to ask you a big picture question. you mentioned the fate of the ukrainian people in the belarusian people. can you explain for our viewers why the fates of the belarus

is the white house going to de-list the irgc in order to get a deal with iran? >> we're still in negotiations. i'm not going to speculate or outline from here what the final details look like. >> these are likely the group responsible for firing missiles at u.s. facilities in iraq. as long as americans are not killed, are there no consequences for something like that? all in an effort to get a nuclear deal? >> you're speculating on something that is not finalized. the deal is not finalized. what i would note and go back to why we're negotiating this deal. right now we're negotiating it because iran's nuclear gains are threatening the u.s. interests. there's an urgency to detain it, this is as all a result of president trump pulling out of deal and iran getting closer to acquiring ago nuclear weapon. we're here thanks to the actions of the last president and the last administration and it's in our interests, in the global interests to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. go ahead, kristin. >> how quickly can ukraine expect to receive the little of -- >>

you don't have to look down the weekend when the irgc to claim credit for missile attacks in the u.s. consulate in erbil. iran is the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism threatens u.s. and allied interest in the middle east and around the world. they are direct attacks like the ones we just witnessed and hezbollah proxies. can discuss the threat of rain and allied militia groups in the middle east pose to u.s. troops and their allies and how do you believe the u.s. should respond and how.s are you addressing the threat andg a centcom have the authority and the ability to act in self-defense? >> iran is a form of anti-americanism and its long-term object if is for the united states to exit the region. they see the battleground is being iraq because that's where we are the most vulnerable and for the last couple of years they have tried to pursue a political solution to that. that is not worked out for them. the seated government of iraq is interestedin in maintaining a long-term relationship with the united states. what that is done is that is driven iran and its proxies in part

the irgc is on the u.s. list of foreign terrorist organizations.it if it stopped targeting americans. >> we're prepared to make difficult decisions to return iran's nuclear program to its jcpoa limits. >> the jcoa initial 2015. since the trump administration withdrew from it the current administration argues a new deal is vital to constrain iranens nuclear program. opponents say a new nuclear agreement will only give iran billions more to fund iranian missiles, militias and the irgc. >> we are seeing determination to sign a nuclear deal at almost any cost, including saying that the biggest terrorist group in the world is not a terrorist organization. this is too steep a price. >> emerging iran deal is the latest strain on the biden administration's relationship with some allies in the region with saudi arabia, the administration has been critical of the kingdom's human rights record and war against the iran backed houthis in yemen. as the houthis intensify drone and missile strikes against the saudis the u.s. has reportedly transferred patriot defe

and the irgc.ither directly or through their proxies, they have shown it time and again. they recently launched an attack again. they claimed it wasn't aimed at our embassy and our consulate in the region. that's just once again not true. that they have just -- they have proven to us that they are not a trustworthy partner here. so we shouldn't assume they will be if we give them more. i guess that's our concern and i think we need to express it early. >> steve: i think the white house just heard you loud and clear. josh gottheimer from the great state of new jersey. sir, thank you for joining us today. >> i hope to get to see you soon buy you a cup of coffee. >> steve: see you at the market basket that's where everybody in our time meets up. russia says relations with the united states are at a breaking point after president biden said this about vladimir putin. >> he is a war criminal. >> okay. that's pretty clear. pentagon press secretary john kirby said there is clear evidence of war crimes in

the irgc is also believed to be behind a long list of terror-related activities, and we're here thislled by the ayatollah. at this point, over 200,000 members of this terror army. remember, it was declared a terrorist organization many in 2019 under the trump administration, and rightfully so. since its inception it has been targeting american troops. hezbollah, affiliated and created by the islamic revolutionary guard corps. the marine barracks bombing in 1983, obviously massive loss of u.s. marine life in that that particular attack, directly targeting marines in lebanon. then you have the u.s. embassy annex bombing in beirut which we don't talk about as much, but there there were 24 killed there including 2 u.s. service members, targeting directly americans on foreign soil. that's the mission of this organization. the quds force, which was led by cast semisoleimani if which was their expeditionary force is a branch of the irgc. so this terrorist organization which works with the quds force targets our allies around the globe. another example, bombing in saudi arabia. what was hous

all the rockets and missiles that hezbollah and hamas have all come through the irgc hands.rgc is the organization that was stopping the oil shipments going through the persian gulf and was responsible for bringing down one of saudi arabia's largest oil fields. they have brought increased violence and terror to the middle east and worldwide and certainly they have earned that designation as a foreign terrorist organization. people say, well, what's the issue there, because it hasn't changed their behavior by designating them as such. yes, that's true. we're labeling putin as a war criminal because he flat is and it tells the world that. it's not changing his behavior. it's important for the world to stand up against this kind of violence and tell people and the world who they are and the horrible things that they're doing and give them that public declaration of evil which the foreign terrorist organization does. certainly russia -- this thing in the negotiations from the beginning, maria, has not been right. why the united states would ever agree to iran's position that we'

delisting the islamic revolutionary guard, irgc, as a terrorist organization.t the israeli foreign minister addressed publicly with secretary of state blinken. we should get statements from foreign ministers very shortly. . >> we have seen in the last few hours the israeli prime minister naftali bennett, who has his plate full dealing with a deadly attack in the country. what more can you tell us? >> also testing positive for covid. this aing ta happened in the northern city by the coast, hadera. it was carried out by two isis operatives. they discovered 1,000 rounds of ammunition. six people were injured. the assailants were killed by two off-duty counterterrorism officers. they happened to be in a restaurant nearby and they shot and killed the assailants. they have all come out and condemned the attacks as well. something that would have been unthinkable a few years ago. . >> thanks very much. appreciate it. >>> china's financial harp is going into lockdown for mass covid testing. half the city begins on monday and the other half will follow friday. all resid

. >> carley: irgc as former terrorist organization was first time state entity added to the list. >> todd: an attack is believed to be retaliation after a man hit a member of the crew at an intersection. the man is seen being pulled from his car. they stole credit cards and issue can. did you hear about this? warning people across the country about crime tourists from south america. gangs accused of ransacking a healthy california neighborhood this week, criminals target wealthy neighborhoods in places with lax criminal justice policies. these groups ravaged indiana, texas, new york, virginia, georgia, north carolina and south carolina. that is frightening. time when gas prices are highest they have been and the world is scrambling for alternatives, far left dems want president biden to declare climate emergency and ban oil and drilling on federal land. >> carley: and president zelenskyy evoked pearl harbor, 9/11 and martin luther king jr. in a talk to lawmakers. get reaction to zelenskyy's request. uy fie ri in the neighbors' kitchen? it's slider sunday! sliiiiiiiiii-der sunday! the

americans taxpayers are going to be ones paying for it and lifting a terrorist there designation on irgchwhretion dealing with bad guys than dealing with a good guys right here at home in america to make -- to put america back on top. so put america back where it can be project strength instead of weakness like white house does every day. congressman. rng i support ukraine people and aid that we're getting for ukraine people. but our leaders have to learn how to walk and chew gum at the same time we can't just allow something like this to be swept under rug and people getting a reis about this. thank you for being upfront on it and fighting and joining cross country. >> you got if. lawrence: hills of a shocking overdose disipght in florida i went to investigate how spring break reverse dealing with the fentanyl epidemic plaguing the country. you don't want to miss it. and so i came to clearchoice. your mouth is the gateway to your body. joe's treatment plan was replacing the teeth with dental implants from clearchoice. [ joe ] clearchoice has changed my life for the better. it's given me

with respect to the irgc, do you agree that it continues to conduct, support, and facilitate terrorism throughout the middle east? >> thank you. the regime as a whole has supported destabilizing activities throughout the middle east and is continuing to be a concern. -- among entities -- i think if you want detail on particular entities, we should provide that to you separately. >> is there any evidence that the central bank of iran has stopped financing terrorist activity? >> i think if you mean money that goes to the central bank of iran, may be ultimately used by iran in the context of -- i do not have details but we can certainly look at whether increasing or decreasing based on our assessments. >> is it fair to say that the assessment of the iec is that advances made by iran related to launching missiles into space have an inherent dual use, technology as a delivery vehicle for nuclear or conventional ballistic missile? >> absolutely, senator. we have concerns about ballistic technology. over the course of many bipartisan administrations, sanctions have been enacted as a consequen

regionally, just last week these valli reportedly struck a couple of irgc generals or officers in damascus, syria iran maybe trying to exact revenge and headliners in iran are, you know, seeking leverage against us as we negotiate what to me looks like a pretty bad deal jcpoa, nuclear deal that looks a lot like the first one which was very flawed. lawrence: dan, my second question is why strike now? is it because of the position of the united states we know what china and russia is, obviously, doing attacking ukraine is seems like our enemies now are all -- acting all at once or position in themselves to act. >> well see that's been a pretty continuous strategy that iran has deployed against us so i'm not sure that timing is necessarily -- you know, a huge factor here. remember your north korea launching ballistic missile test right now that's a concern. the terrorist are gathering strength and ungovernor states in afghanistan and russia unprovoke invasion of ukraine and ripping us off in united states so a lot of threats out there. when i was at the cia when michael was acting director us

they told him they are highly concerned about lifting the terrorist designation of iran's irgc.s finalized without addressing their concerns. one of those lawmakers joins us right now army veteran michigan congressman peter meijer. congressman, how come no response do we have any say in what they are doing behind closed doors in the investigation being led by russia? >> i think they are just of the belief it will be such a fantastic deal we will be so excited when it's finally presented that they don't need to respond and assuage legitimate concerns that several republicans, several democrats expressed in the letters that we sent to the president last week but honestly, i see no room for confidence. no reason to believe to believe that this deal will be better than the prior deal which was bad going down a terrible route here. >> brian: tell for the pedestrians like me igrc if we take them off the terrorist watch list, what's the big deal. >> well, you are enabling this group, the iranian revolutionary guard corps that is responsible for the death of hundreds of americans, that

the designation as a terrorist organization of the irgc was separate from the nuclear deal.blicans strongly oppose it. even some democrats have been concerned about it. the irgc is an enormously powerful political and military in iran that has been supporting terror. another executive order would still be used against them as individuals in breach of american sanctions. it is certainly true if the nuclear deal comes back there will be a significant sanctions regime against them. i think there will be criticism if it turns out that biden decides that he is going to undo this designation. you don't want to be seen as offering your enemy too much to get oil back on the table. >> dana: the last thing i want to ask you about is yesterday the taliban had told girls all across afghanistan that they would be allowed to go to school and in kabul. when the girls got to school they were turned away because some bureaucratic issues they said. it was an issue in regards to uniforms. there are tears from all of these young girls. here is what one teacher said. with this announcement i fee

apparently they are insisting the iranian irgc be kept as a designated terrorist organization right now that is not in the nuclear deal as a matter of fact, that designation gets removed right now as part of the iran nuclear deal so again, a lot of moving parts here but again, i said this the other day to becky, there was about $30 of air in the price when we were factoring in and pricing in the worst case scenario with potentially more to come again, these several elements here today changes that calculus right quick. >> a reminder if you're buying in, there are some air pockets depending on how the ukraine war and the supply situation plays out. the flip side which goldman and others keep pounding the table on is saying there's no spare capacity in the world. that the bullish argument for crude from here, and they've said even if opec steps up, they see 115 to 175 this year was the market is tight and was tight going into this conflict what would you say about that? >> i disagree that it's that tight. we were pressing on 90 a barrel before this crisis hit i think that was justified to

we should also lock at the fact that don't lift the terrorship label on the irgc. they are responsible with killing over 600 american soldiers at least. that's just currently. so we have to go back and look at are you really willing to sell your soul for the idea to say that you got into a deal that is not even good? start thinking about who you're working with. you can't sleep with the devil or the devil will own you. i will say that to the last breath that i have. the fact that biden continues to talk to china, iran, russia, to the iranians, it's ludicrous. all he is doing is making the world more dangerous and making the u.s. look more weak. >> martha: thanks, ambassador daily. now going back to the white house briefing room where jen psaki is answering questions. let's listen in. >> it's a legal process where they review all of the evidence and then they provide that evidence and data and information to the international bodies that oversee the investigations. the international bodies that oversee the investigations would make determinations about violation of

they are still asking for more sanctions relief, in particular, they want their irgc, that's their militaryranch delisted as a foreign terrorist organization here in the united states. the biden administration is well aware of the intense backlash that would generate here at home. bret? >> bret: gillian turner live at the state department. also has to do with oil sales. we will talk about that in a minute. here are some of the other u.s. headlines, the u.s. navy says fighter jet fell into the ocean after crashing into the deck of aircraft carrier in january. the pilot ejected from the plane in time. a team divers and salvage experts retrieved the plane from the bottom of the south china sea. about 12400 feet below the surface. there had been concern that china might attempt to get to that plane first. arizona governor doug ducey has notified senate republican leader mitch mcconnell that he will not enter his state's high profile senate contest. many republicans saw doocy as their best hope to defeat democratic senator mark kelly this fall. he is the latest republican governor to turn down t

irgc said that they targeted strategic sites. we know the iranian foreign minister is going to russia tomorrow. reports came out from an iranian affiliated hacker, state media said that the iran hacked the israeli website. pentagon officials are there today. what did you discuss with them? any concerns to you? >> i don't have a read-out of discussions with the -- i'm not actually tracking meetings today with the idf. we'll take the question. i don't know what level this is. certainly isn't at the secretary's level. you're catching me unawares. we'll take the question and get back to you. >> your defense systems in the airport, will they detect the incoming rockets? jake sullivan said yesterday that they're in consultation with the iraqi and the kurdish government to provide them with some sort of defense capacity. is that a conversation that has reached the pentagon? >> we're always in discussion with our partners in the region about defensive capabilities. i don't have anything new to update you on today. i don't have any tactic

those they say they have made no decisions on dropping the irgc designation. why they try to few we major issues some democrats have raised concerns. >> if we can restore a situation where we have transparency into their nuclear weapons ambition, their enrichment, that is a positive. but, frankly, iran is not a country that i have any positive views of and i think is genuinely destabilizing for the reasonable. >> another democrat bob menendez has said it is time to reinvigorate sanctions efforts against iran and pursue new solutions for a diplomatic resolution. bret? >> bret: rich, secretary blinken paid contribute to our fox colleagues wounded and killed in ukraine? >> he did, bret, this afternoon before taking questions, he spoke of ben and pierre and sasha. this is ben hall's office. this is his beat and secretary blinken says there should be a seat for him at today's briefing that he has gotten to know ben pretty well here. >> he is incredibly talented reporter. always asking tough questions. he is lovely person as well. our thoughts, my thoughts are with

from the state department and from the national security council that we might lift sanctions on the irgcthat the islamic revolutionary guards corps was going to happen if that were to happen. and again, what are the iranians willing to give up? we know for sure that changing their behavior is something almost impossible. the iranian regime is based on an anti american and israeli policy giving giving back up is like giving up the whole house. so that's not what they're going to. >> yeah, i've got to go. i just wanted your take very quickly on this whole thing. we're speaking of deals. you know boris johnson coming out saying he's against the oil embargo against russia. the biden administration is warming up to it. what do you think as gas outside the door is kind of nearing seven bucks a gallon? well, i saw pictures yesterday from my hometown in l.a. gas looking at seventy seven dollars seven dollars eleven. that's high. but you know, trace, it's difficult right here in london . gas is now about one sixty five pounds. sixty five per liter. that's much more expensive than they've ever bee

so the irgc, you've mentioned as senator rosen just talked about, the attacks this week, but iran goesn to fill these power vacuums. we've seen and we've talked a good bit about africom and wagner and touching on sanctions relief to iran would make to us and to our interests because of this money transfer and do you agree with general carilla as we're talking about a new jcpoa or a new iran deal and unleashing all of this money to them? are you concerned about that? and how that would be used by these proxy groups and the way they would benefit from that? >> senator, our primary policy objective with iran is to prevent them from having a nuclear weapon. >> and we realize that and appreciate that. >> and so, i am not an expert on the negotiations that are currently going on so i'm-- i am note able to. >> is your expectation that they would be more lethal, that they would move forward? >> i would say there's a risk that they could use that money in ways that we would not want them to use that money, i would say that's a risk, but i think we would have to balance that, if we got a good ag

her family have always been intimidated by her captors, the irgc.many people. of course, covid's been problematic in iran, like it has been elsewhere, so there's not a lot of socialising. but, nevertheless, she is with her family and can see her family on a regular basis and has internet access, which she hasn't had for the last five years. this is such a roller—coaster for her, her emotions are up and down all the time, so when something like this happens, she is really on edge. she can't really... doesn't really want to sit and chat or anything. she just doesn't know what this means for her. there's so many false hopes over the last five, six years, where she's felt like she's about to be released and then it hasn't happened. she doesn't want to get her hopes up. it is just a constant state of high anxiety she is struggling with. she obviously can't get out of iran until she's got a british passport, so this does seem to be a strong signal from iran that they are trying to get her home. what we don't know is how much this is negotiation between br

because irgc has american blood on their hands.ms are thinking right now. imagining that joe biden might lift the foreign terrorist designation organization off the irgc. literally the blood of americans on their hands. and, brian, it would be a betrayal to our american families who have served in the military. again, it's an historic betrayal of our allies, israel, the kingdom of saudi arabia. what we are seeing is the saudi crowned prince won't take joe biden's phone calls. it's going to cause complete destabilization in the middle east region. eventually bring the united states right back into the middle east. and it's just incredibly dangerous for our own national security. >> brian: keep in mind those people that used to be our allies in the region will just go china. they don't care. china will have the best of both worlds again. so shortsighted they want to undo everything that trump did even when he brought peace to the middle east. incredible. hopefully sober democrats will stop this in its track. ellie, thanks so much. >>

hinges on delisting the islamic revolutionary guard, yes, that terrorist organization, even as the irgc supported attacks against u.s. troops recently in the u.a.e. mr. speaker, sanctions relief will give iran access to over $100 billion in frozen assets. that's over $100 billion in frozen assets to the center of terrorism in the world. nuclear trade in addition with russia and china will only strengthen this unholy alliance. what can our allies expect from an iran rich from energy cells and free from angsts. worse, president biden is seeking to buy oil from iran instead of ramping up u.s. production. this disastrous decision, irrational decision, will fill their could haves -- covers even more. we wrecked -- covers even more -- kofers -- coffers. we are now subject to the fluctuations from the randomness of the geopolitical events rather than relying upon american workers and american energy. we cost our nation thousands of jobs and empowered our enemies. we are seeing this firsthand with the leverage we have seeded to russia because this administration -- carbon monoxided to russia be

. >> iran is demanding the state department remove their military irgc from a list of terrorist organizations new deal is dead in the water. >> it is our national army and a national army cannot be listed as a terrorist group. certainly it is not acceptable. >> so far the biden administration has had little to no luck trying to align israel with saudi arabia as they had hoped to do. no major announcements coming out of blinken's meetings yesterday. >> trace: gillian turner live at the state department. >> dana: let's bring in michael allen serving as a senior director of the national security council under president bush. isn't there a lot of bipartisan opposition to this plan by the biden administration to sign this nuclear deal? >> yes, there is, dana. it is because at the beginning of the administration, we were supposed to lengthen and strengthen the deal. instead, what the biden administration did was ask for changes, accept iran's no for an answer and now we're actually getting less for more. so when you have such zeal for the deal, a deal at any cost, israel and other allies in the reg

and on the iran deal, you mentioned -- >> john: irgc, delisting them. >> the iran deal is another surrenders making is to exempt russia from russia sanctions in iran for $10 billion for nuclear work so it's basically while we are sanctioning russia and putin, joe biden is giving a $10 billion subsidy to russia and putin. it makes no sense at all and why putin is laughing at the white house. >> sandra: i want to draw your attention, senator, as you are speaking, we have the live state department, go to secretary blinken when he begins speaking in a moment. live to the house floor, debating the bill to suspend normal trade relations with russia and belarus. you can respond to that, you can also, senator, look forward to what we are about to hear from secretary blinken, and whether or not there will be new sanctions announced to your point about if we can go farther to cut off any further money supply going to vladimir putin in this moment. can you be more specific, how do you do that? how do you just shut off the flow to some of these european union countries dependent on russia and the energ

just recently the israeli prime minister came out against lifting the terrorist designation on the irgcr group that has launched attacks not just in the middle east, but also in our hemisphere. a lot of concern out of israel and our gulf allies about that and rightly so. maria: well, you've also got the saudis upset that the u.s. is getting back into the iran deal. let's not forget that you also have hits or attempted hits on the saudis as well as the united arab emirates from iranian-backed houthis, right? >> yeah. that's correct, maria. and, look, we want our enemies to fear us, but we also need our friends to cooperate with us. and if saudi arabia thinks that the united states is leaving it, you know, out on its own, it will do things like, you know, potentially accept chinese yuan in exchange for its oil, it will take measures that may not be in the united states' interests. so, you know, the administration has to balance both sides here. now, look, we can all agree the human rights situation in saudi arabia, not what we want it to be. it's improved over the last couple of years, bu

and this is the state sponsor of hezbollah, the irgc, the quds forces, hezbollah that's now devastated follow up on what you just said about iran's relationship with russia, and you also brought china into this unholy alliance. what's the nature, in your estimation the, of the relationship between those three countries? >> well, i mean, much of this we have been watching unfold many if plain view. when the syrian civil war began, there was a very lukewarm response by the west. our own government decided not to respond to red lines crossed by assad when he used chemical weapons on his people. you should shah decided to step in -- russia decided to step in. he saw access to the mediterranean with syrian warm water ports and decided to fight alongside syria with russian forces, alongside hezbollah. so russia is battle-hardened at war in syria with, fighting isis and with hezbollah they have a very deep military engagement and almost a decade of experience of that. will: wow. that is incredibly concerning relationship to factor into this complicated world today. dr. a meld, thank you so mu