fury in iran to the islamic republic is planning a lawsuit against hollywood accusing the movie makers of an unrealistic portrayal of the country. explains exactly what. you won't see such at the oscars every year none other than the u.s. first lady announced the best movie award and ben affleck could not hide his delight at scooping the top statue for our goal not forgetting though to stick another boot into iran's backside right at the ceremony and we think canada would like our friends in iran living in terrible circumstances right now but while affleck is probably still celebrating his triumph his movie set to be based on a real cia operation sparked fury in iran needless to say argo has been forbidden for screening in the islamic republic but a closed circle of iranian officials and critics watched it and described it as cia propaganda aimed at moring the country's image this episode the storming of the us embassy caused particular fury witnesses of the nine hundred seventy nine events say only students took part whilst affleck chose to portray them as bloodthirsty terrorists holy

operation sparked fury in iran needless to say argo has been forbidden for screening in the islamic republic but a closed circle of iranian officials and critics watched it and described it as cia propaganda aimed at moring the country's image this episode the storming of the us embassy caused particular fury witnesses of the nine hundred seventy nine when say only students took part whilst affleck chose to portray them as bloodthirsty terrorists holywood just trades on the spirit types and loves it remember borrett such a baron cohen's comedy that depicted kazakhs as uncivilised farmers of comedy for some but kazakhs definitely were not laughing borat was heavily criticised but it never went beyond that this time iran may go one step further iranian media report that controversial french lawyer is the payer is now in tehran preparing an unprecedented lawsuit the islamic republic versus hollywood affleck himself is yet to respond to the accusations but with such strong statement of intent coming from iran soon enough hollywood produces may have to are go defend themselves independent filmmak

co-author of the book going to turn around why the united states must come to terms with the islamic republic of iran also in washington we have matthew feeney he is an assistant editor at reason twenty four seven and in new york we cross to ed hussein he's a senior fellow for middle eastern studies at the council on foreign relations gentlemen cross-talk rules and i think that means you can jump in anytime you want flynt. libya imploded syria exploding and taking the neighborhood with it. the risks of that are certainly increasing i've been saying for seems like two years now that the only way to stop the violence to put a lid on this is through diplomacy diplomacy aimed at political settlement based on on power sharing. the u.n. envoy the arab league envoy mr brahimi potentially capable capable mediator for that kind of process he initially resisted pressure to say that i had to go as the beginning of a political process but eventually succumb to that pressure and that's really reduced his potential of fact of russia is trying to stepping up its efforts to to promote a political process the

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. >> the islamic republic of iran objects to the adoption of the draft decision. >> campaigners and diplomats were angry. >> it's been blocked by three deeply crinkle countries, the democratic republic of korea and seer jay and iran and those try in their records of human rights in their countries are just appalling. >> the fact that those three isolated themselves said something about their attitude towards the united nations. >> in just a few hours while hopes and then great disappointment. but optimism remains. >> the president of the scomps forwarding the draft to the assembly where a majority is all that's needed for to it pass. >> despite the move, there's hope that vote in the general assembly could take place within a week. james, al jazeera at the united nations. >> mohammed mirror randy is a professor at the university of teheran. he joins us live now from teheran. thank you for speaking with us. iran claims the treaty is unfair. why is that? >> obviously international law itself is very eurocentric. it is colonial in both language and history and how it's .pplied and the iranians a

iran is an islamic republic. so they don't seem to be a marriage made in heaven.but it's a symbiotic relationship that's based on strategic necessity. >> it's not a particularly natural alliance, if you will. but for reasons of common enmity towards iraq, towards israel and other regions, they did form this alliance that has been the strongest, the most enduring in the region. >> narrator: but back in the early 1980s, while assad was building an alliance with the new shiite theocracy in iran, he was facing resistance from fundamentalist sunnis at home. >> there was a very aggressive islamic fundamentalist opposition to the syrian regime. there were attacks against the regime. it was essentially almost a civil war. (explosions) >> narrator: the assad regime's response was to attack the stronghold of syria's muslim brotherhood, the town of hama. >> in 1982, the syrian regime launched one of the worst massacres in the history of the middle east. the regime used artillery to level large parts of the town. between 10,000 and 30,000 people were killed or were disappeare

assistance of our international partners in this investigation and calls on the government of islamic republic of iran to uphole the offer to help find him and return safely to the family. dan says he has confidence in kerry. >> he has known of the case for a long time and helping any way he could knowing in his position he can help more of an ability to help. >> reporter: white house said friday the iranian government previously offered assistance in locating more levinson and we look forward to doing it even though we disagree on other issues. there is still a one million dollar reward leading to the safe return of bob live en son. -- levin gone. >> thank thank you for calling the 24-hour information line. due to staffing reductions, we regret to sell tel you that white house tours will be cancelled -- >> heather: blunt and to the point. people's house is closed to the people. white house shutting its doors foretours as of today. the administration is definitely suspending all tours of the president's residence as part of the $85 billion sequester. this comes as new poll finds the presidenti

counterpart is, this has nota rohartaam act, and is worthy of somebody who is president of the islamic republic for the population itself this is just really embarrassing. i do not think this is an issue with the iranian public. >> european diplomats have confirmed that seven hostages held in nigeria by a group have been killed. victims from italy, greece, britain, and lebanon were kidnapped in february. captives werems killed by a joint operation by algerian and british forces to free them. >> it is with great sadness that i have to inform you we believe a british construction worker who was taken hostage on the 16th of february in northern nigeria and has been held hostage since then is likely to have been killed by his captors along with six other foreign nationals who were taken hostage at the same time. this is an unforgivable act of pure, cold-blooded murder, for which there can be no excuse or justification. the responsibility for this tragic outcome rests solely with the terrorist who took these people hostage and, as i say, are likely to have murdered them in cold blood. >> tens of tho

and then at the end, he says, this is the way to engage islamic republic of iran. americans should prove their good will. if they do, if they do, then they will see that the iranian people will answer in an appropriate way. it's a clear message. >> what is the message? >> i can tell you. the clear message of iran is if we see that the united states is serious and is honest about this proposal for negotiation, cooperation, direct talks with iranian, iranian will accept it and we will welcome it. no doubt about it. i can confirm it here with you and also for your distinguished audience that iran welcomes negotiation and talks with the united states. provided that we make sure the u.s. is serious and do not act differently. but let me go to sentence by mr. biden. with due respect, what he says here exactly just one sentence. he says, "there is still time. there is still space for diplomacy. backed by pressure." look, it doesn't work that way. the most important point is that some officials in united states should understand how to speak with iranian. you heard secreta

united states continues to welcome the assistant -- assistance of the partners and calls on the islamic republicf iran to find him d return him safely to his family. dan said he has confidence to kerry. >> he's been related to the case a long time . knowing he's in a new position, he has more ability to urgeently press it. >> the white house said the iranian government offered assistance locating mr. leavenson. we look forward to receiving this assistance even though we disagree with other key issues. there is a million dollar reward for the safe return of bob levinson. >> this is not your typical fender bender. two full planes bump into each other on the tarmac and new reaction from the people on the plane. a major security failure in one of our nation's busiest airport. an undercover tsa worker gets by screeners with a fake bomb inside of his pants. not just once but twice. >> there is one big question. what if this were not just a test? what if it were real . vo: bold helps you re-imagine building castles, oceans, and lagoons in the place we call home. bold is where everyone comes to play. st

. >> they should know if they make this mistake, the islamic republic will raise tel aviv and haifa tound. >> israel was facing new threats from palestinian extremists, with four rockets raining down on the city. where mr. obama visited as a candidate in 2008. the roberts were fired from the hamas -- the rockets were fired from the hamas-controlled gaza strip, hours before mr. obama headed to the west bank to visit with palestinian president mahmoud abbas. yet on a trip that started with white house officials trying hard to lower expectations, mr. obama appeared to raise them. by suggesting that both sides could come back to the table. >> i absolutely believe it's still possible. but i think it's very difficult. if we can get direct negotiations started again, i believe that the shape of a potential deal is there. >> abbas pointed to a major sticking point for palestinians. settlements in the israeli occupied west bank. >> translator: many palestinians when they see settlements everywhere in the west bank, and i don't know who gave israel that right. they do not trust the two-state sol

assistance of our international partners in this investigation and calls on the government of the islamic republic of iran to uphold its offer to help find mr. levinson and return him safely to his family. just a day after their meeting, dan told me this morning he hopes the new secretary of state can use the weight of his office to bring his dad back home. >> he has been related to this case for a long time, helping us in every way he could. so he's very well aware it's been six years and the difficulties. so i think knowing he's in this new position, he has more ability, i think, to more urgently press it. >> white house says the iranian government previously offered assistance in locating mr. listenson and we look forward to seeing this assistance, even as we disagree on other key issues. the f.b.i. is presently offering a a $1 million reward for information that brings bob levinson home safe and sound. uma. >> thank you very much. well, two of our newest fox news contributors will be squaring off on who should hear terror trials. a fair and balanced debate coming up next. you don't want to mis

possibly think that sanctions, even with the real hardships they're causing, will prompt either the islamic republics implosion or its surrender to u.s. demands in the nuclear talks. that is just detached from reality >> warner: let me ask you both, starting with, you, ambassador burns. when does this, quote, window, this proverbial window that we keep hearing about actually close? in other words, given the current pace of enrichment on the part of the iranians, at what point is it going to approach that red line, a point at which israel certainly and perhaps the u.s. concludes that they can't be allowed to go any further? >> well, from all the publicly available information, it doesn't appear that iran is close to a nuclear weapon right now. so the good news is that we've really got most of 2012, if not all of it, for extended negotiations >> warner: you mean 2013, this year >> we have not had extended substantive -- 2013, thank you -- we've had not extended substantive negotiations with the iranians, serious ones, on any subject since the jimmy carter administration. i do think that the administrat

that's according to a spokesman for the islamic republic's armed forces.he general of iran's revolutionary guard making the comments on the military force's web site today. saying iran is keeping, quote, all options on the table. language that mimics statements made by president obama about preventing iran from obtaining nuclear weapons through the use of military force. days ago, the president said he believes iran is a year from away from develop ago nuclear bomb. >>> back on u.s. soil now, a hot air balloon accident in miami leaves three people injured, including an nfl free agent dante stallworth. a ten-year football veteran, hospitalized tonight with serious burns. he's expected to be okay eventually. the conditions of the other two victims were not clear on right now. we're still learning more. police say the accident happened when the hot air balloon carrying stallworth and the others hit some power lines. federal investigators say they're looking into the accident. >>> right now, a scene that's horrific after a bus carrying a college sports team to

nurtured in iran during the saddam period and built close relations with the leaders of the islamic republic. they never looked back from there. coming back to the arabs, the more they see of this, the more estranged they become from the new iraq. iraq has traditionally been as he correctly said, ambassador, an arab country in its identity, as it looks at itself, but a country with a proud american history. there is another layer now, a layer of sectarianism, which has been struggling with a layer of nationalism. there is one symptom, but at the political level, at the leaders of the islamic parties, there is a different kind of -- therefore, as we progress from 2003 into the turbulent years of 2006, 2007, the arab press the other arab countries started to point out chaos, failure, all because of the iranians, and the american neveragement, and we seemed -- and it was very hard to get iraq back into its arab niche. we got iraq into the arab league, but it remains a work in progress. integrated really back. that is where things stand. there is a recognition that iraq should be part of the ara

in warning islamic republic will destroy the cities of tel aviv if they are attacked.ed action against iran if it continues its nuclear development activities. they said iran has a national right to enrich uranium. those are your latest headlines. back to cheryl. cheryl: thank you very much. we're going to take a look at the market, we have had a lot of interesting action over the last three trading sessions in particular as we sit here today and look at the dow and the nasdaq and s&p. first, yesterday the intraday high of 14586. we have had an incredible amount of jubilant in the market particularly for the new highs we have been setting day after day. intraday high yesterday not a new record close last night, but again the dow with towering higher. look at the s&p, what we have had in the final hour of trading yesterday was the s&p. here are the builders, look at the builders right now because the builders are a big piece of the puzzle. all the names are lower except kb home. this is despite the fact you have existing home sales, this could be a piece of the story fo

some have questioned whether they will be effective with the islamic republic.is one of the experts on the iranian sanctions and a co-author of an op ed in the "wall street journal" explaining why there is a potentially faulty debate as to whether iran has crossed the so-called red line. we are all waiting, will iran get the nuclear weapon in the argument you make this week is that might actually not matter about when they cross that red line, it's what they are doing up until that point, why? >> jenna, the problem is is that iran is dashing to an undetectable break out. we estimate by july 2014 the u.n. weapons inch strebgters are going to show up, do their regular inspection, wave goodbye to the iranians and within seven days the iranians can dash to a nuclear bomb. jenna: they'll have all the pieces of the puzzle. >> they'll have all the pieces of the puzzle. they'll have the centrifuges spinning, the uranium and break out to a nuclear weapon without the western intelligence services the cia, or u.n. weapons inch strebgters being able to detect that break out

iran's clerical leader is warning the islamic republic will destroy the cities of tel aviv and haifaed by israel. israel threatened military action against iran if it continues its nuclear development activities. ayatollah khomeni says iran has a natural right to enrich uranium. in a fox news exclusive, israeli president shimon peres says he believes president obama will order an attack on iran if necessary to prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons. peres says shoot something aa3 last option but it is an option if diplomasy doesn't work. he is hosting president obama for a state dinner at this hour. those are the headlines. back to tracy and adam. adam: jamie colby from fox news channel. thank you very much. >> you're welcome. adam: key retailers are on the move after reporting earnings. sandra smith has today's earnings. >> ross stores if you're looking for green. look at this run-up. if you don't know ross stores, they basically buy their goods, home furnishings, apparels, they die them from department stores and sell them at a discount. a sign retailers still looking for a barg

enemy, and the united states is the center of animusty towards the -- animosity towards the islamic republicoesn't matter, the ayatollah said, it's the united states that does. what does that mean? >> well, look, i think you hear this theme in his remarks quite a bit, that -- you know, remember, the united states is considered the great satan by iran's clerical leaders even though, frankly, the iranian people have a higher regard for the united states. and you hear frequently that israel's really just doing the bidding of the united states. that's how the regime sees it. and so the notioning that we sometimes have that while israel might attack alone, you know, iran will regard that sort of attack as a u.s. attack as well. you know, i do want to point out here, jenna, it's instructive to see the contrasts between our president's words and the supreme leader of rapp's words. you know -- iran's words. we're talking about diplomacy, about giving diplomacy a chance, and if we exercise a military option, it's a sort of pinpoint strike on nuclear facilities whereas the supreme leader's talking abo

. >> translator: if they do a damn thing the islamic republic will raze tel aviv and hypea to the ground. >> speaking in jerusalem president obama issued warnings of his own today about iran's nuclear efforts. >> a nuclear armed iran would raise the risk of nuclear terrorism, undermine the nonproliferation regime, would spark an arms race in a volatile region, and it would embolden a government that has shown no respect for the rights of its own people or the responsibilities of nations. >>> iran must know this time is not unlimited. and i have made the position of the united states of america clear. iran must not get a nuclear weapon. this is not a danger that can be contained and as president i've said all options are on the table for achieving our objectives. america will do what we must to prevent a nuclear armed iran. >> the president of the united states in jerusalem. let's go live to jerusalem right now. cnn's john king has been watching the president. a very busy day for the president in jerusalem, in ramallah, also meeting with palestinian leaders and so much on the agenda not j

because the message so far, frankly, has been to the islamic republic, you got away with it. >> now this other hostage that's justice still needs to go through the senate foreign relations committee. i will still is in the infancy. the idea does appear to have momentum and that is something new. he told me that before the movie "argo" came out, people wouldn't listen to them. and that changed. >> does the state department have a position on this? >> they say they're going to stick to what the algerians accord, they agreed that the

the islamic republic remains the greatest security threat to both america and israel.nd its quest to become a nuclear power continues. we look forward to working closely with the administration and congress to ensure that iran never acquires the bomb. [applause] we thank you, mr. vice president, for your commitment to direct negotiations between israel and the palestinians. he took a stand against the palestinian statehood bid at the united stations. -- united nations. [applause] we remain hopeful that we can work together to forge a lasting negotiated peace resulting in a jurist that of israel living side-by-side with a demilitarized palestinian state. [applause] but perhaps the most tangible evidence of your support has been through your commitment to forward aid into israel he is so defense programs. because of this administrations dedication, more than 400 million dollars has been invested in iron dome. [applause] your support during operation killer of defense and commitment to the systems enables israel to defend itself while preventing a lict.r -- wider confrenc

however, the islamic republic remains the greatest security threat to both america and israel and its quest to become a nuclear power continues. we look forward to continue to work closely with the administration and congress to ensure that iran never acquires the bomb. we thank you, mr. vice president, for your commitment to direct negotiations between israel and the palestinians. that was clear when you took a principled stand against the palestinian statehood bid at the united nations. we remain hopeful that we can work together to forge a lasting, negotiated peace resulting in a jew herb state of israel living side-by-side with a demilitarized palestinian state. but perhaps the most tangible evidence of your support has been through your commitment to foreign aid and to israel missile defense programs. because of this administration's dedication to israel, more than $400 million has been invested. your support, mr. vice president, during operation pillar of defense and commitment to these life-saving systems enables israel to defend itself while preventing a wider conflict. millio

nurtured in iran during period m -- the saddam and bill close relations with the leaders of the islamic republic. they never looked back from there. coming back to the arabs, the more they see of this, the more strange -- estranged they become from the new in iraq. asq has traditionally been he correctly said, ambassador, an arab country in its identity, as it looks at its self, but a country with a proud american history. there is another layer now, a layer of sectarianism, which has been struggling with a layer of nationalism. there is one symptom, but at the political level, at the leaders of the islamic parties, there is a different kind of -- and therefore, as we progress from 2003 into the turbulent years of 2006, 2007, the arab press the other arab countries started to point out chaos, failure, all because of the iranians, and the american mismanagement, and we never seemed -- and it was very hard to get iraq back into its other -- arab niche. we got iraq into the arab league, but it remains a work in progress. it is never really integrated back. that is where things stand. there is a rec

the islamic republic of iran is first and foremost concerned with regime preservation. when we talk about iran's global terror campaign and iran's relationship with hezbollah, we must think about it in than context. iran has established a substantial global force projection network that includes the islamic revolutionary guards corp.s and the quds force, hezbollah and proxies in iraq and gaza. and although these groups may justify their activities in the religious and ideological terms, at the end of the day, they are a power projection, deterrent and retaliatory force. the regime's vulnerability and relative military weaknesses demand an aggressive and far-reaching asymmetric capability. as a result, iran's leaders have crafted a national security policy designed to protect the regime from external threats by demonstrating a capability to strike u.s. and israeli interests anywhere in the world x this strategy dates back to the regime's earliest years. ultimately, mr. chairman, the irxc is responsible for iran's global force projection. the irgc's mission is regime pres