we're joined by national security analyst juan zarate. what are we to make of this claim? >> reporter: there is no question the iranians are trying to pick apart the drone and have claimed that they are trying to revers reverse-- reverse engineer to find data or technology to use but i would call into question any claims by the iranians that they have mastered the technology and have started actual production of a similar drone. >> jeff: and juan, why are they doing this right now? how much pressure is iran under? >> reporter: iran is under enormous economic and diplomatic pressure. keep in mind, jeff, that we've just come off a nuclear negotiation in istanbul and the iranians want to position themselves from a position of strength, diplomatically. they also have internal questions as to how to proceed with the west. so this announcement i think has to be viewed in the context of that internal conflict and their questions as to how to proceed diplomatically with the united states and the west. >> jeff: juan zarate, from washington, thank you. >> thank you, jeff. >> jeff: c

joining us from washington is juan zarate. good morning. >> good morning. >> is there cause to be concerned this week? >> authorities don't have information about a particular plot or series of threats that are imminent, but certainly an anniversary like the death of bin laden should raise awareness and certainly does raise chatter on jihadi websites. the anniversary where authorities want people to be vigilant. >> how was the threat from al qaeda changed in the past year? >> well, jeff, the threat from al qaeda has been changing over the last five years. it's less centralized. you have the regional groups in places like yemen, somalia, north africa, playing a stronger and bigger role. you have inspired individuals -- we've seen this in the u.s. we've also seen it recently in france in the attack in toulouse. so it has many platforms in which to attack. >> but it's a weaker organization, you think? >> absolutely. i mean, there's no question the al qaeda of 2012 is very different from the al qaeda of 2001. i think the u.s. and