particular sees jordan as a key military ally and department of the state department spokesman ned price's said we're closely following the reports and in touch with jordanian officials king abdullah is a key partner of the united states and he has our full support saudi arabia's also expressed support for the king it's all kinds of quite a volatile time when the pandemic has battered jordan's economy it's still hosting some 600000 syrian refugees so really this sign of potential internal unrest and instability really will be seen as a concern. to the reporter kitty stevens thank you so much for that update. turn our attention now to some other stories that are making headlines around the world thousands of people joined at rallies across england and wales to oppose a proposed new law that would give police extra powers to curb protests there were scuffles between police and demonstrators in london the legislation would allow officers to shut down or ban of protests. the last of more than 400 ships a stranded by the grounding of a giant container vessel in the suez canal have finally passe

liz: that is a really strong push back, real shutdown of state department official ned price who suggestedutely no boycott, your final word. >> we are not getting leadership from the administration also you have companies like coca-cola and delta who were lecturing us about voting laws which actually increased devoting assess ability, guess what are sponsors of the 2022 olympics, a lot of question with moral activity, nor enter not a lot of moral leadership. liz: great to see you, come back soon. up ahead fox news contributor, senator rand paul said republicans across the country boycott coca-cola and other companies for erroneously criticizing georgia's voter law without the fact, senator mitch mcconnell said these companies are playing stupid about this debate, critics criticizing georgia's law, they are okay with profiting in china with human rights abuses, that story next. >> why wouldn't you want to know if someone who is who they say they are when they're trying to vote, why is that racist? and president biden and commissioner manfred need to explain this now to turn baseball into a

ned price wouldn't comment on it, but he did comment on the fact that despite the fact that the militaryed to the iran nuclear deal they were able to create that deal in 2015. now they are trying to salvage it. >> kylie, zarif has also been suggested as a possible candidate for iran's june 18th presidential election. what are experts making about the timing of this leak? >> yeah. that makes the timing of this leak a little bit questionable, but it's really hard to know if this benefits zarif or if it hurts him. you talked to folks who say, yeah, in one way it does benefit zarif. it demonstrates that he's really trying to do everything that he can diplomatically despite the front that he faces at home with the military, but on the other hand you talk to folks who say that this is not a leak that's going to help the foreign minister in any way, shape or form because the supreme leader of iran isn't going to be happy, and that's true lit only person that matters when it comes to the power struggle within iran. one thing we can be sure of, jake, is the fact that when the u.s. official heads

now they have got the state department dialing back on state department official ned price suggestingr olympics, a joint boycott with u.s. allies. maybe that is not the way to go but what is the biden team going to do to stand up to china? >> it is entirely unclear. so far the state department, there seems to be a little bit of mixed missaging a lot of mixed messaging between the state department and white house. secretary of state antony blinken said things about china basically murdering democracy in honk con. hong kong. completely you know mining the democrats in that body. they put in jail jimmy lai most pro democracy, founder of the hong kong democratic party. blinken said that. in the white house john kerry and others who are probably in a hurry to get into climate negotiations with china to make big concessions. there is a lot of mixed messaging. there is review of china policy going on since mid-february which doesn't appear to be completed yet. elizabeth: the mixed messaging is a fair point. president biden said he did not talk about china's coverup of the covid pandemic or a

i want to listen into what the spokesman for the state department ned price said in yesterday. >> i think rule out are the maximalist demands that the united states do everything first and only in turn would iran then act. i don't think anyone is under the impression that that would be a viable proposal. >> reporter: so what's happening right now, laura, is that other countries that are still part of the nuclear agreement are acting as intermediaries between the u.s. and iran, the two sides of course not talking direct will i to one another, but essentially what they've done is compartmentment liesed all this have into two working groups, one talking to the u.s. about sanctions relief, the other talking to iran about nuclear issues and scaling back their program and at some point they hope to marry those positions together and do everything at once, bring the u.s. back into the deal and iran back into compliance. it's a rocky and long road ahead but both sides have acknowledged, the u.s. and iran that is correct they want to salvage the nuclear agreement and believe that with the u.s. in

not discussing any joint boycotts with our allies and partners earlier state department spokesman ned price adjusted a boycott of the games was over human rights claims was a possibility the by the administration has been working to rally allies to confront china before a ministry there says a boycott would go against the spirit of the games and hurt athletes interests we've got reaction from shanghai based finance expert benjamin chow who says washington's global leadership position is slipping. the olympic games is a 24 hours a day around the clock events so testing to cities in china as a whole real time to the world the image of beijing has improved a lot in 2008 olympic games i think the u.s. could have. test the waters and try to gauge what is the right pitch from the responses of the allies. the u.s. has failed miserably before the u.s. failed to ask countries to talk about trading with china the u.s. how to ask country to use the chinese business chinese for scenes the u.s. failed to address countries to invest. in some change that's been back the u.s. has also tend to lead that the

state department condemned rockets being fired into israel with spokesperson ned price tweeting the rhetoric of extremist protestors chanting hateful and violent slogans must be firmly rejected. and urge authorities to secure safety, security, and rights of all in jerusalem. hadas gold, cnn, jerusalem. >>> 53 crew members onboard an indonesian submarine are feared dead after the navy confirmed the vessel had sunk in the bali sea. found at a depth much deeper than where the ship and the sailors could survive. cnn's blake essig is following the story for us, from tokyo. blake, with hope, seemingly, now all but lost, what's next? >> kim, you know, the mood on the ground in indonesia is a mixture of heartbreak and fading optimism. after four days of searching, hopes of finding the missing indonesian submarine and its 53-person crew alive appear to be over. now, the navy chief of staff said, several pieces of debris have been found. and the status of the missing sub has been changed, from missing, to sank. now, a total of six items were presented, including a bottle of grease, which the crew woul

i want to listen to what ned price said. >> it is something that we certainly wish to discuss, and it only be in our interest but the interest of our allies and partners. so this is one of the issues that is on the agenda, both now and going forward, and when we have something to announce, we will be sure to do that. >> so then the walkback came after those comments with the senior state department officials saying the u.s. has not and -- has not discussed a beijing olympic boycott with allies and partners. then the states department spokesperson took to twitter cleaning it up saying no decision has been made about the 2022 olympics and they work alongside partners when it comes to that but wasn't talking about an olympic boycott in those comments. that's because of china's treatment of the uighurs in the xinjiang region. there are some creative ideas also about what the u.s. could do. i want to read to you what senator rick scott put out yesterday on this topic saying, quote, boycotting the 2022 olympics only hurts american's athletes. that's why i urge potus president biden to deman

instructing the troops to pull back, a moment ago, we heard from the chief department spokesman ned priceh. >> we made clear in our engagement with the russian government that it needs to refrain from escalatory actions and crease what's going on in ukraine including the military build-up in crimea. >> martha: so is this move a win for the biden administration, general? >> well, i think putin right from the outside, his goals here, so our understanding strategically what putin has always wanted is a sphere of influence over the former soviet union states. most are in nato. he still intimidates him. we have ukraine, not a part of nato but they want to be a part of the e.u. and nato. they have made overtures. the west has made overtures to ukraine. this is what putin is about here. he wants to stop ukraine from any integration with the west. he doesn't want to dominate and control ukraine by invading it. that will be a burden and far too great for him and he will get push back from his own domestic population. the movement of the forces was more about a coercive military demonstration to pu

state department spokesperson ned price described the talks as the "start of a process" and said the biden administration is prepared to lift sanctions on iran. >> when it comes to sanctions, the point, before remains. we are prepared to take the steps necessary to return to compliance with the jcpoa, including by lifting sanctions that are inconsistent with the jcpoa. amy: the united states has imposed some 1,600 different sanctions on iran in a move that has made it harder iranians to import food and medicine. iran's deputy foreign minister abbas araghchi told press tv the lifting of the sanctions must happen before the nuclear deal is revived. >> if the u.s. is serious, they should be prepared to lift all sanctions they have imposed against iran, and after verification, go back to full compliance. if we want to avoid for compliance with the jcpoa, we would have totally withdrawn from the jcpoa once the u.s. does the previous administration. so we are quite serious. nobody can question iran's goodwill. the jcpoa is alive because of iran. amy: while iran formally remains in the jcpo

but you had the spokesperson ned price saying, quote, we'll continue to talk closely with allies and now the u.s. has accused the chinese government of committing genocide against uighurs and other minority groups where the u.s. estimates at least 2 million people have been detained, but there is broad disagreement over the best way to encounter beijing. you have a human rights group say a boycott is necessary to protest the government and make sure it isn't emboldened by hosting these games. on the other hand, you have others including u.s. olympic and paralympic kmid tee saying it harms u.s. athletes. they say the previous one did not actually accomplish anything. boycotts could take many forms. on one hand it could mean slim not sending any representatives. on the other hand it could be more extreme, barring athletes, spectators, and others being a part of it. and the backlash would be icy relations. you have also china's handling of the covid pandemic. take a listen to what president biden recently had to say in this exchange. >> have you had a chance to speak to any of your inte

after ned price who you saw this initially suggested a boycott was among the possibilities, a seniorofficial denied that such a move is being discussed. the 2022 olympics are set to take place next february. >>> major league baseball has officially named coors field in denver, colorado, as the new site of this year's all-star game. the announcement from the league yesterday made no mention of georgia's controversial new voting law that prompted mlb to move the mid summer classic out of atlanta. the democratic senator john hickenhooper spelled things out in a statement saying, quote. the game is set to be played july 13th. >>> let's turn to the action on the diamond. last night in new york city, yankees ace gerrit cole appears to be feeling right at home in the bronx. striking out 13 batters over seven innings of work against my orioles last night. the new york lineup did its part. jay bruce with a solo shot in the second inning for his first home run in pinstripes and aaron judge a three-run bomb at the bottom of the eighth. yankees beat the orioles 7-2. sigh. all right. now to bosto

state department condemned the rockets being fired from gaza into israel, with spokesperson ned pricee rhetoric of extremist protesters chanting hateful and violent slogans must be firmly rejected. we call for calm and unity and urge authorities to ensure safety, security and rights of all in jerusalem." hadas gold, cnn, jerusalem. >>> and coming up on cnn, how the far right qanon movement is expanding to include a dedicated group of followers in japan. that next. at morgan stanley, a global collective of thought leaders offers investors a broader view. ♪ we see companies protecting the bottom line by putting people first. we see a bright future, still hungry for the ingenuity of those ready for the next challenge. today, we are translating decades of experience into strategies for the road ahead. we are morgan stanley. the first survivor of alzheimer's disease into strategies foris out there.ad. and the alzheimer's association is going to make it happen. but we won't get there without you. join the fight with the alzheimer's association. at panera, we take care of dinnertime. we use

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i want to read from ned price, state department spokesperson, talking about the progress they've madeeen some signs of progress but i wouldn't want to overstate it. i think what i said yesterday certainly remains true that we probably have a long road ahead of us than we do in the rearview mirror at this point. talk about the dynamics of this situation and the negotiations so far, kareem. >> yasmin, i think the iranian ghost knows the biden administration is committed to reviving the jcpoa. at the moment iran is trying to reduce as much sanctions as possible. a lot of these sanctions that iran wants relief from are not pegged to iran's nuclear ambitions, they're pegged to iran's support for, quote unquote, terrorism, iran's human rights abuses. it's going to be a little challenging for the biden administration in the context of domestic u.s. politics to justify sanctions relief. i remain optimistic we'll see either full or partial revival of the deal sometime in 2021. >> but in negotiating the jcpoa, what interest does the u.s. have on relieving sanctions on iran ahead of any kind of

the state department spokesman, ned price, talked about this a short time ago.e a listen. >> on behalf of the united states we offer the people of chad our sincere condolences as they mourn the passing of president deby. we condemn recent loss of life in chad. the united states stands with the people of chad during this difficult time. we support peaceful transition of power in accordance with the chadian constitution. >> reporter: the constitutional protocols are not being followed right now, this is part of the problem. not only do you have insurgency that seems fairly strong but a government that is sort of going rogue, the national assembly has been disbanded, the power has been handed to deby's 37-year-old son, also in the military, a four star general. he is heading up transitional council for the next 18 months, but again, ayman, the concern really is is this a stable country, will these rebel forces make more in roads and cause problems in a neighborhood that's already quite unstable. >> kelly cobiella live on that breaking news. thank you. >>> we have n

department doing everything we can in the press secretary to run back as quickly as possible from what ned pricelting with allies about a boycott of the beijing olympics. the signal, no, we are not, no we are not has gone out loud from the white house and other agencies, market, what do you make of that? >> it is amazing. i don't know if we should boycott the beijing olympics and we heard athletes and i'm not a big fan of bringing politics into sports together but i guess if the biden administration is combining politics and sports as pointed out, if you can't be for pulling the all-star game out of georgia has president biden did as election law. and would be fine with the olympics going forward in communist china, a country with no free election. and hong kong as we speak. >> john: you have this idea of major corporations like coca-cola who are chastising the governor of georgia, brian kemp, as well as republicans in the legislature therefore passing that voting law while at the same time, the big sponsor of the beijing olympics. you have other companies like nike, coca-cola as well as apple a

iran to resume compliance with the iran nuclear deal —— us state department for some that just from ned pricetions — believe we should be withdrawing sections without getting any concrete concessions from iran —— look, _ concrete concessions from iran —— look. i_ concrete concessions from iran —— look. i do — concrete concessions from iran —— look. i do not _ concrete concessions from iran —— look, i do not think we should be full to— look, i do not think we should be full to yesterday's conversation was a good _ full to yesterday's conversation was a good discussion, it i think it is initial. — a good discussion, it i think it is initial. but— a good discussion, it i think it is initial, but there would be workgroups created to move to try and find _ workgroups created to move to try and find a — workgroups created to move to try and find a resolution. that must include — and find a resolution. that must include the _ and find a resolution. that must include the release of american hostages — include the release of american hostages who have been injail, including — hostages who have been in

and state department spokesman ned price said the progress was made calling it, quote, a healthy step david ignatius, what are the advantages of the united states re-engaging with iran right now? >> joe, the simplest advantage is that iran would again be constrained by the limits of the nuclear agreement that was negotiated in 2015. there would be better guarantee of inspection of what iran was doing by the iaea which is based in vienna. and iran would be brought into a regime of compliance in which the expectation, the demand of the international community would be that they observe the limits that are set in the agreement. there's some negatives. they would expect and would get relief from sanctions and experience has shown they pump some of that money into support of activities that we and their neighbors find destabilizing in countries like yemen and lebanon and syria. what i'm struck by, joe, is that the biden administration is moving deliberately but relatively carefully towards reconnecting with iran. there were some expectations that they move quickly right away to restore the