mr ayatollah khamenei, will not come close to the u.s. while he is alive.et me say this, over the last 36 years, the attitude towards the u.s. has been what i call no war, no piece. any time the war is an issue, he has come inning trying to make peace and concessions, and show, you know, places like hassan rouhani and others. any time that peace gets a little too far, he goes back again to that patient side, the war side so he can always keep the balance of no war, no peace. >> thank you for coming on the programme. the former iranian presidential candidate and board member. >> next, the long road to ending iran's nuclear programme. we look at the pressure and diplomacy applied to both sides, and go back to iran for final thoughts from ali velshi. >>> posturing, sanctions and hard-line policies, for decades, that's a story for iran and u.s. relations. both are poised to strike a deal. the road has not been easy, ali velshi is in train and explains how we got here. >> reporter: september 27, 2013, president obama shocks the world, speaking with iranian presi

iran's ayatollah khamenei tweeting out a picture we have chosen not to show, that appears to depict a silhouette of president obama pointing a gun to his head. the post, an apparent response to mraims that the united states could still use military force if the deal with tehran fails. during a speech in ethiopia today president obama defended this agreement. >> i have not yet heard a factual argument on the other side that holds up to scrutiny. there is a reason why 1999% of the world thinks it is a good deal -- 99%. because it is a good deal. the reason why overwhelming majority of nuclear scientists and non-prolive race experts think it's a good deal, because it's a good deal. it accomplishes our goal because it make sure that iran does not get a nuclear weapon. >> 99% of the world think this is good deal judge. didn't even have hard time selling selling this to members of his own party. >> i'm not sure where he came up with that number. obviously criticizing people being political and he is being political and in another country and made defense of it. i read this thing. it will put you to sleep. it involves thousands of individual compromises. would i have made each the com

mr. president, let me conclude by quoting someone i normally do not quote on the floor of the united states senate iranian supreme leader ayatollah khameneiwho just this past saturday stated the following -- quote -- "even after this deal our policy towards the arrogant united states will not change." and then he led the crowd he was before into chanting, "death to america." that, mr. president, is the country that we are hoping and risking our future on that will change. that we will have a -- quote -- "new relationship with," as the agreement states. to the american people we will continue to debate this critical issue. in the words of my colleague from maine we will bring fire to the debate and the truth will emerge. unfortunately here's one truth that i find self-evident. iran is not changing any time soon. that's because this agreement didn't force it to. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the assistant democratic leader. mr. durbin: mr. president if you ask most people in america what is the most heavily subsidized industry in america which industry which sector of our economy receives the highest level of fede