lakhdar brahimi is the second man to resign from the position. coffey annan, former secretary-general of the u.n. took up the battle first. as mr lakhdar brahimi left, he revealed details of a possible iranian plan that could bring an end to the 3-year conflict. >> he'd been threatening to resign for a month. his departure will bring fresh crisis to his efforts to find peace in syria. >> the question is how many more dead, how much destruction before syria becomes again the syria we have known. the new syria that will be different from the syria of the past. it will be the syria that we have loved. >> mr lakhdar brahimi long been recognised as a brilliant diplomat, as well as outstanding proponent of the principles of the charter of the united nations. >> a man of such achievement and experience who, himself, took over the job from former secretary-general kofi annan and begs the question is there anyone that can bring peace to syria. dr lakhdar brahimi arrived to brief the security council behind closed doors. in that briefing dr lakhdar brahimi told ambassadors that there'd been a new proposal from the iranians suggesting the

. >> mr lakhdar brahimi has been recognised as one of the world's most brilliant documents, as well as outstanding proponent of the principles of the charter of the united nations. >> a man of such achievement and experience who, himself, took over the job from former secretary-general kofi annan, and begs the question, is there anyone who can bring peace to syria. later dr lakhdar brahimi arrived to brief the security council. in that briefing a glimmer of hope. al jazeera learnt that lakhdar brahimi told ambassadors there'd been a proposal from the iranians suggesting that could arrange an interim government and talk that they may work with saudi arabia to create a regional solution. after the meeting dr lakhdar brahimi spoke to reporters. >> on the sad day for you, what is your message to the syrian people? >> apologies once more, that we haven't been able to have them as much as they deserve, as much as we should have. also, to tell them that the tragedy in that country shall be solved. they have shown incredible resilience and dignity. >> the problem for dr lakhdar brahimi's succe

-- announced that lakhdar brahimi will step down, coming as the head of the syrian national council makes a visit to the white house. mike viqueira joins us. good to see you. who is mraaba and who is he meeting with at the white house. >> fully years ago president obama first, after some hesitation, called for the ouster of bashar al-assad, since that time it's been one bad news after the next. bashar al-assad's forces have the upper hand on the battlefield as well. allegations from human rights watch and others that there has been a series of barrel bomb attacks. homs has been turned back to bashar al-assad. the humanitarian crisis, ghastly as it may be continues, and the geneva petitions process appears to have fallen apart. against the backdrop the president comes to washington. he's been with a week, met with secretary of state john kerry publicly last week. today more hush, hush. a scheduled meeting with the national security advisor, susan rirks the white house -- susan rice, the white house letting it know that president obama may drop by, all informal, not high profile. and some press officers telling me moments ago that - susan rice's press officers saying