you do not need to change any thing in the jcpoa. it is simply a policy decision from the site of iranian government. they can do it any day. you don't need to make a special agreement. but then there are more that has to do with the future of the new earlier program. the iranians say nuclear power plan for the future. wouldn't we sort of agree at the time of the broader conclusion, that iran can maintain a small enrichment r&d program the way it is at the broader conclusion, it's a very limited concentration on a small amount of centrifuges, and not the same time, the p5+1 hold two things to iran. long-term fuel supply ensures so that they don't need to develop their own capabilities and they don't need to do additional uranium enrichment. then .. more comfortable with its nuclear program has expanded you may realize some things. and i stop your with one more sentence where i see this nuclear plant is important, should have said in the beginning. you have heard in the last few weeks that iran is talking about propulsion come using n

for that one, don't change anything in the jcpoa. it's simply a policy decision from the side of iranian government. it can do it any day. you don't need to make a agreement to this. but then there are more which has to do than nuclear program and i mentioned the uranium, nuclear power program or nuclear plan for the future. what do we agree at the time of the -- by the time of the protocol conclusion is the following. that iran can maintain a small enrichment r&d program, the weight it is -- the conclusion is reached, which is a very limited concentrated on r&d, small amount of more advanced centrifuges. and at the same time p5+1 provide two things to iran. long-term fuel supply assurance so that they don't need to develop their own fuel capabilities, and they don't need to do any additional uranium enrichment, 10 year plan, and this one. and at the same time provide iran with their currencies to take spent fuel back, which they have sold to iran. that there's no need for reprocessing. that's kind of tenure plan, should be ratified

so for everybody that thinks that he is not going to rip up the jcpoa, remember how this administration has played out thus far. remember that up until -- through first ten days, he has done everything that he promised he would do. and that inside information that we all thought that we had, that he wouldn't put into place the ban on muslims, that he wouldn't do this or that, has not been reality. so i think we have to start from a defensive posture here. and we have to continue to remind our colleagues, republicans and democrats, that all of the armageddon predictions that were made about the iran nuclear deal have simply not come true. that iran, with minor exceptions, has complied with all of the expectations and requirements of them, they have concreted the iraq plutonium reactor, they have gotten rid of 97% of their stockpiles. they have not contested the inspection regime. they have not -- and they have done all that while not realizing the economic benefit that rouhani and zarif and others promised the country. because of the existing set of sanctions that didn't go away, because

similar to the jcpoa. i don't see those positions as contradict torrey. i haven't seen speaker's comments this morning. but if the speaker said that they ought to be codified, frankly, he's supportive of the sanctions, this legislation is supportive ust sanctions, not only that says the sanctions cannot be unilaterally, mr. elliott and mr. engel mentioned we're co-equal branches of government, brinkley sanctions in the past on russia or iran or others have been in many respects done throughout procedure considered by committees and adopted by the congress of the united states. i don't see the -- i don't know whether either one of you want to comment. i don't see his comments to the extent you characterize them as contradictory to the legislation. reporter: question for mr. shipment senate republican committee said that they are expanding their investigation to cover general flynn. some are talking about inviting him to testify before the committee. others are saying they want to view the transcripts. but the house intelligence chairman has not gone that f

with the jcpoa, a belligerent government in power in the u.s. against iran. and, of course, let's not forget the situation in syria come in yemen, and iraq, et cetera when it comes to daesh, when it comes to the soviet involvement. >> well, i think actually this reemphasizes the aspect of the revolution, the revolution in mind. we need to struggle against injustice. we know both from our experience and also our concept belief in islam that the struggle goes on. the only important thing is should be are you going to be part of that struggle instant for what is right, and standing for those who are oppressed in standing for the independence and the, indeed, the of the people. and islamic iran and th islamic revolution has done that for last 38 years, and it's been extremely successful. now, you know, on the other side looking at the sort of opponents of islamic revolution, the hegemony of the united states, we see that that is also extremely exposed now with the trump. and while obama was involved in killing hundreds of thousands,, millions of people with the d

and it is important to realize that sanctions alone weren't responsible for the jcpoa. bringing important in negotiation table in but it was only when the obama administration agreed on a major concession that they agreed to protocol. so it was in sentence and disincentives. some say that obama's decision to allow enrichment was the original sin. i guess so. without sex they were not going to give birth to a deal. it wasn't going to be a virgin birth, a unicorn deal that only benefited the united states. it is too important to their national defense. their air force is so decrepit that they rely on ballistic missiles for their defense. it doesn't mean sanctions are but if we really want to achieve a solution to the missile issue, it will require a broader arms control agreement. involves others, i don't see iran excepting missile agreements that apply to itself but if they apply to others through multinational deal or separate deals, maybe we have a possibility. we need enhanced export controls using the procurement channel. the german report about procurement wasn't sp

this bill allows the precedence set by the iran nuclear agreement, called the jcpoa, by requiring congressional approval for any sanctions relief provided by russia. it gives congress the

and as i say, they shouldn't violate the jcpoa and we should be certain that the sanction, we should have that he did sanctions are more effective in changing the behavior than other possible tools. >> okay. okay. dennis? >> i basically agree with the designation i don't think you actually require that. >> thank you both very, very much

real shoutout fighting for the jcpoa which senator murphy talked about. we had all of down behind that effort. we couldn't do it without you and it's a deal i think as we heard that in our view tremendous good for the united states and for israel, prevented iran from acquiring a nuclear bomb and avoided a war, opened the door to multi lateral dim plom see a -- diplomacy. first of all, most 50 billion and second of all, it's their money. it's a deal where iran is using its money to present itself from having a nuclear bomb. if trump did art of the deal man, he should appreciate that outcome. thank all of you for everything you've done over the last several years. >> so i don't know how to answer your question, it wasn't much of a transition passing of the baton on the middle east. i don't really answer that. i could answer -- >> talk about this moment, though, what do you expect and what from an israeli government, miss obama because bb used obama a lot to say to his cabinet at times u suspect i would do this except obama won't let me. >> i don't mind what

for the education of political spectrums and in iran and the united states on the question of the jcpoa. >> well, we need to build a massive political movement around selling soft power. that sounds like an oxymoron like how do you build a political movement selling soft power? >> it is never historically sold that well and that's why we have hard power.

iran in terms of getting more muscular, releasing those billions of dollars, and also bringing the jcpoament which also was disastrous in terms of ourl allies and security of the region. so, it's sending a very simple message, this is a new dawn, a new day for relations with iran. >> so, president trump was very critical of the iran deal which you were just referring to by its acronym. he said he would tear it up on day one. it has not yet been torn up. does he intend to withdraw from the deal or tear it up? >> i'm not going to speak for the president, but if you listen to mike flynn's open statements, if you read his book, "a field of fight," if you read a speech that wasn't adequately paid attention to, and that's the youngstown speech by president trump in his gettysburg address, it is very, very clear. this was a bad deal. iran isn't just another country. this isn't belgium. this isn't vanuatu. this is a nation that is destabilizing the region and in the opinion of the national security advisor the deal, the jcpoa deal, the iran deal, was a bad deal. >> well, to play devil's advocate

there'll there will be questions of terror sanctions, what's outside the four corners of the jcpoa, they can discuss that, but i think for the most part, the question is, who's going to come along with the united states if row do it. is it a way to upset the apple cart? clearly, the confirmation hearings of f tillerson and mattis made it clear they were in the enforcement school and not scrap school. is that where the president is, too? we can't always assume that. i think netanyahu's quoigoing t take a pulse. where is the president on this versus scrap and what is the thinking going forward. different messaging with iran? how are you going to work with the arab states and israel and contingency planning. i heard about biblical illusions, in the book of genesis. if you were, the dream of joseph, pharaoh and joseph was the grand interpreter of dreams. there were the good years and the lean years and the question was how do you make sure that the lean years don't overwhelm the good years. in a certain way, that's here, too. that i think most israeli security officials will say the jcpoa in

dates, are you concerned congress may initiate actions that iran may interpret to be violations of the jcpoa? that the dealent will be able to navigate through this period over the next two or three months? the most frequent question i get is if i'm concerned of something that there's plenty of reasons to be concerned. the european union, which means , we will monitor carefully and in a very strict manner the implementation of the deal in its entirety. from all sides. that it is a clear european toerest, shared interest preserve the agreements and implementation. confidence and the keeper policy. the determination we have to make sure the deal is preserved and strictly implemented by all can tell you one thing that is 100% clear. in the no distinction european attitudes toward the united states. that because one week ago , last friday, i was at a summit with all the governments of the , includingion theresa may. she shared with us her assessments of her visit. the 28th on our approach to the transatlantic partnership and the u.s. -- i don't like the word "transactional" too much. i would tal

officials have reassured our allies in europe and elsewhere that we will stick by the jcpoa by the iranbecause it's a deal that's being implemented and continues to prevent iran from further progress on a nuclear weapon. it one thing to confront iran but if you're going to confront iran and all of your most important friends of the world at the same moment you're setting yourself up for a losing hand. whether it is secretary tillerson, i don't have inside information on that. i want to hope so. as i've said before, it's important that this administration pursue a foreign policy that is informed by experience and by the practical guidance of professionals. we don't want to see the kind of amateur foreign policy that we have already had examples of. >> tom, what about as i'm looking at the prime minister and his wife and the president and his wife going down to mar-a-lago, we know golf is on the table for two men, talking diplomacy, known for playing golf with world leaders, you could call it golf course diplomacy. how effective do you think that is in general? >> well, it's always import

dates, are you concerned congress may initiate actions that iran may interpret to be violations of the jcpoa? in other words, sanctions that might have the same effect as the yield nuclear-related sanctions? are you confident that the deal will be able to navigate through this period over the next two or three months? ms. mogherini: the most frequent question i get is if i'm concerned of something that there's plenty of reasons to be concerned. we are not living in easy times. what i can tell you is that the european union, which means all europeans and me role, welly with my will monitor carefully and in a very strict manner the implementation of the deal in its entirety. from all sides. and that it is a clear european interest, shared interest to preserve the agreements and it's implementation. i don't know if confidence and optimism is the keeper policy. -- it is the category of foreign policy. maybe it is not. but i can tell you the determination we have to make sure the deal is preserved and strictly implemented by all and in all parts. and on the previous question, i can tell you one t

what he is concerned about is, at the end of 15 years, under the terms of the jcpoa, iran is allowedmitations on size or quality. he worries that is another way of legitimising what will be iran having a nuclear weapon down the road. i think what he is probably saying to the president in private is, find a way to extend the timeline. i'm not concerned about the deal, i'm more concerned about them becoming a nuclear state later on. find a date with that, and we will be imperfect sink. on. find a date with that, and we will be imperfect sinklj on. find a date with that, and we will be imperfect sink. i wonder if there is a backdrop for peace? we still have continuing rocket fire into israel, settlement building going on. then you look at the politics of it in israel, and whether mr neta nyahu really politics of it in israel, and whether mr netanyahu really have the power to force through the peace process. his coalition partners are zionist and well to the right, they don't like the idea of a two—state solution at all? i think one of the reasons that the prime minister was relu cta nt,

not on with the requirements of the jcpoa, the so-called iran deal. but also the united nations security resolution that explicitly state they must not have any ballistic missile activity, especially anything that relates to payload that could be used to carry nuclear warhead. that's the opening pass and of that resolution and they have flouted it flagrantly. judge jeanine: dr. sebastian gorka, thank you for being with us tonight. of all the protests we have seen over the past few weeks. what happened to california's u.c. berkeley campus was especially ugly. all because of breitbart * senior editor milo yiannopoulos was there to give a speech. why was he there to give a speech? because he was invited. you are quite a draw these days. i must tell you. >> i seem to be very popular. i'm very flattered. ian * the irony is compelling. berkeley is almost the birthplace of free speech. >> the free speech movement. judge jeanine: tell me audience what you personsed the other night after being invited to give a speech. you are an openly gay conservative, you k

obviously a much different tone than the obama administration had taken visa vee iran in terms of the jcpoa. there are six nations that were a part of this deal with iran. here it's not clear whether there was communication with any allies before this message was delivered to iran. they leave potentially economic sanctions or military action. i just hung one a former state department official. they cast it this way, saying it allows the administration to sound tough without actually doing anything, not that they're suggesting they should do anything. the point they make is that there is a risk to this, to turning up the temperature in region where the tensions are already high and recognize that iran has its own presidential elections taking place this may, which is to say much the same way the language got fiery in our campaign, the potential the same for iran as well. it's one of those situations they suggest to me you have to tread carefully when you initiate a conversation in the way we did yesterday. >> i want to understand what you're saying. the senior administration official said it

this and other sanctions bills are designed to go to he ran into being the one that kills the jcpoa. talking with iranians, i don't think they will be easily goaded. i think they will take a lot that we dish out at them because they don't want to be the ones to be seen as the party responsible for killing the deal. as is written last week, even of the trump team has maintained that it will abide by the deal, the global there to this already being set that if the trump administration -- that the trump administration is the unreasonable actor. if that scenario -- my dealings with europeans and others suggest that is the narrative and that means our partners are not going to join us in re-opposing any sanctions. one other example of an idea that was put out there in new sanctions -- designating the iran revolutionary guard corps as a terrorist organization. it seems designed to warn against doing any business with role given the pervasive of the enterprise plays in the iranian economy. but that would be the letter. that'll be the purpose of that. and there is no economic purpose designa

iran is going to be on notice is very interesting, in part, because this actually doesn't violate the jcpoate ran nuclear deal. it does, however, violate united nations security council 2231. it's pretty clear it violates it. the germans said overnight it violates it. nikki haley overnight said it's a violation. it's the melding of all things from mr. flynn is the most newsworthy. an important point to make here, he tied in these recent attacks by houthi rebels in yemen on saudi boats. there have been skirmishes back and forth throughout the fall. if you'll recall in october the u.s. took out, under the obama administration, took out three radar installations in yemen when they were taking shots and painting u.s. destroyers in the gulf there. so, it's this idea that these twinning it all and saying, yes, it's the ballistic missile test and also iran's action supporting the houthi rebels that gives you a sense n some ways, this this was a white house just looking, looking for an opportunity to put iran on notice. and potentially going back to the drawing board on the comprehensive nuclear ag

president's view that we need to in -- re-institute leverage on to the very them first page of the jcpoa which says iran will not develop or acquire a nuclear weapon. page that wethe ought to be focusing on and enforcing as hard as we can. senator: thank you, mr. friedman. mr. chairman, when we were in israel with senator cardin's delegation, we visited an iron dome rocket battery. as the celebration was taking place, you could hear the voices participating in that holiday right by the iron dome facility. think the mention of daylight between our two nations is important and we have to spend time, the united states and israel, assuring and restating that there is no daylight the train our two nations and i look forward to working with you to make that happen. mr. friedman: thank you, senator. menendez: congratulations on the nomination. lawyer a lawyer and as a you have obligations to clients. could you describe so singly what your obligation is to any given client? mr. friedman: confidentiality. the zealousness. mendoza: who is your client? mr. friedman: i would pledge to support and de

support the president's view that we need the reinstitute leverage on iran to hold them to the very jcpoa which says iran will not develop or acquire a nuclear weapon, not sure what the other pages are, given that first page i'm not sure why we need another 90 but that's the page we ought to be focussing on and enforcing as hard as we can. >> thank you. when we were in israel with senator cardin's delegation, porum. as the celebration was taking place you could hear the voices participating in that holiday right by the iron dome facility, so i think the mention of daylight between our two nations is important and that we have to spend time, the united states and israel assuring and restating the fact that there is no daylight between our two nations and i look fromorward t working with you to make that happen. >> congratulations on the nomination and welcome to your family. you're a lawyer. and as a lawyer, you have obligations to clients. could you describe what's your obligation to any client. >> zealous advocacy -- >> faith and fidelity? >> absolutely. >> who is your client if you ulti

2nd, 2017 letter to president-elect trump 37 of the nation's top scientists wrote that in sum the jcpoa has dramatically reduced the risk that iran could suddenly produce significant quantities of nuclear weapons material. they concluded that their "technical judgment is the multilateral jcpoa provides a strong bulwark against an iranian nuclear weapons program" and urged trump "to preserve this critical u.s. strategic asset." specifically as a result of the iran deal iran's uranium stockpile was cut by 97%. to 300 kilograms, a fraction of the amount needed for a single nuclear weapon with further enrichment iran reduced its installed centrifuges by two-thirds. iran's nuclear enrichment levels now capped at 3.67%, way beyond -- below weapons grade. the core of the iraq reactor was destroyed. and iran will redesign the facility so that it will not produce weapons-grade plutonium. given the non-proliferation benefits of the jcpoa, as secretary of energy i hope that you'll make a real effort to talk to people in the national security community who support the deal. i hope you'll speak with