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jamil johner, former council and advisor to the senate foreign relations committee. next, what the new deal means for the middle east. a former terrorist interrogator says iran is a dangerous state, but may be less so now. he'll explain when he comes back. >>> tonight we are looking at the battle for influence in the middle east between iran and america. chairman and chief executive at the private intelligence consultancy that advises government and companies on security risks. previously he was an fbi counterterrorism agent, taking part in investigations into al qaeda and other groups. he is seen here on the left is credited with helping to uncover sheikh mohammed as the mastermind behind the september 11th attacks. he obtained that intelligence during interrogation. he wrote about his experiences in a book. he said the iran nuclear deal is history in the making, but cautions we don't know the long-term implications and warns that both have a chance to act in a constructive or constructive way. >> iran and north korea are the only state sponsors of terrorism, after