nicholas burns had a 27-year career in the foreign service.s now at harvard university's kennedy school. and ray takeyh was a senior adviser on iran at the state department during president obama's first term. he's now a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. ray takeyh, the president has tough words today. he talked about how netanyahu was just wrong, he linked the iranian opposition to the republican party, the republican caucus, and he said that he criticized his opponents as arm chair nuclear scientists, but most of all he made this link to people who voted for the war in iraq. was the president on target or off? >> i went back and actually read jack kennedy's speech, and it was idealistic. he said we should not wave the finger of accusation or issue indictments. i think the president was urn yielding, passionate but he did not make a successful pitch to the critics. this is a technologically flawed agreement and the president should have attempted to broaden the parameters of this, the parameters of the conversation about this

nicholas burns is a professor of international relations at the harvard kennedy school and a former u.sr to nato, a proponent of the deal reached with iran. ambassador burns, nice to have you back on the broadcast. >> thank you. >> i want to ask you about the white house in terms of where it stands. is it short of the vote it needs but you simo men tum? >> oh, i think it's almost inevitable now that president obama is going to have the votes in the senate and house he needs to sustain a veto. you've real real momentum in the last two weeks with democratic senators and representatives announcing their support. wrong the republican critics have been able to make a convincing case that there there's a credible alternative to what the president has been proposing. >> these quick couple weeks you mentioned, what do you attribute that? >> i think members have had six weeks to digest a very complicated dealment this is a tough deal because there are benefits to the united states but risks as well. i think a lot of members understand this is one of the most important votes they'll ever take as

. >> in a senate hearing today nicholas burns said it was inevitable that iran would cheat.hink it is inevitable the iranians will test the restrictions and try to cheat. no question in my mind they will cut and cheat on the margins. that is why we have to watch them. >> do you think that is true? do you think there are enough protections in this deal that we will know if they are in fact cheating without a deal? >> i think -- i believe energy secretary moniz. and i think he is right that will be a signature. we'll be able to know if they are cheating. the administration claims that the snap back provisions, those are the ones that let us unilaterally go to the u.n. and get the sanctions reimposed, could work well. and i also think -- and i think this is very important -- that we should mistrust and verify. and if the iranians are the cheating and the snap back provisions don't work i think we have a better argument and much more world sympathy for using the military option then. and i don't think president obama would hesitate to do it at that point. i think he's resolved t

counterterrorism and intelligence at the washington institute for near east policy, and ambassador nicholas burns, roy and barbara goodman family professor of diplomacy and international relations at harvard university, john f. kennedy school of government. we welcome all of you here. to the banking committee and all of use with investment will be made part of the hearing record in its entirety, and when we get seated we will proceed. mr. zarate spoke like a karate but with ac. yes, sir. we will start with you, sir. when you're ready. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ranking member brown, distinguished them as the committee, i'm honored to testify before you to discuss the sanctions applications of the iran nuclear agreement. i approach to be testify with my petal panelists whose work i've admired for years. i take this responsibility seriously, given the gravity and applications of this agreement. i come to this issue we could use a port experience dealing with iran and the treasury department to the national security council. i know all involved including my good friend and former colleague adam zub