out the parchin military base. was constructed supposedly in two thousand but the fact is that the i.a.e.a. has no confirming evidence physical evidence of any kind that this containment chamber even exists let alone that it was ever used to test a nuclear weapons design so if in fact they go to parchin and find there's nothing there as i'm quite certain will be the case how will be i.e. a response to the situation i have a feeling that they will move on to the next piece of alleged evidence of a covert nuclear weapons program or a previous one and that the show will continue. a group of russian election observers says the networks and clenched are dirty victory of voters except he won the majority of the vote claims there were multiple violations during the poll the details now from our correspondent peter oliver in central moscow here are thank you for illegally this is an independent body made up of public figures people like bloggers here in russia and they've basically today refused to accept the legitimacy of

iranian officials say getting permission takes time because parchin is a military complex. soltanieh said entry to the complex would be allowed after the iaea board meeting this week. iranian officials did not elaborate on how much access they would allow, and they didn't say when they would let inspectors in. >>> next we go to bangkok to find out what's making headlines in the region. >> we start in afghanistan. two civilian have died in an attack outside the base where two weeks ago u.s. troops burned korans. the taliban has claimed responsibility, saying it was revenge. nhk world reports. >> reporter: a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the gate of bagram airfield outside kabul on monday evening. an afghan official said at least two civilians died and four others were injured. a taliban spokesperson said the attack was revenge for the burning of islam's holy book. that incident caused uproar in afghanistan. the unite said it wd states sai unintentional and apologized but that haven't stopped violent protests that have so far killed 30 people and wounded hundreds mor

step one of the twelfth brought the cole was a visit to parchin. but upon instructions from director general amano the i.a.e.a. envoys requested that they be admitted to the porch in a facility priority to signing the product. we found it similar to asking for an advance payment for a real estate with no purchase contract signed in that this is illogical you have to sign a contract first and then as step one onto the contract the wire made forward in advance payment. we offered the i.a.e.a. an opportunity to visit a fortune while inspecting the studio from our you've on where mr amano had claimed a suspicious explosion in his report it to be a board of governors. we said we would provide an i.a.e.a. team with a plane to visit mari von and then subject just signing with a product called we would make parts in available for inspection. unfortunately instead of that we saw false statements and propaganda circulated. it was denying access to porcine. i'd like to emphasize that this was initially a document per posed but he agency we had had our own dra

iranian officials say getting permission takes time because parchin is a military complex.oltanieh said entry to the complex will be allowed after the iaea board meeting this week. iranian officials did not elaborate on how much access they would allow and they didn't say when they would let inspectors in. >>> an earthquake that jolted a nation. a tsunami that swallowed a coastline. a nuclear plant that spiraled out of control. japan marks the first anniversary of the march 11th disaster. what lessons have been learned? find out on our special program, "lessons of march 11th one year on." sunday 2:00 p.m. japan time only on nhk world. >>> a u.s. nuclear expert says japan could have predicted the impact of the tsunami last march on the fukushima daiichi plant. >> it was not unthinkable, and it was not unforeseen. as we heard earlier, the tsunami hazard was underestimated. >> apostolakos made the remarks at a siymposium in washington o the global impact of the accident. he said japan's government and the plant's operator tepco could have prepared for total power loss. u.s. nu

the parchin site has been the subject of western suspicions that secret nuclear weapons work is goingthere, something iran denies. the new developments came as iran's people are facing new and tougher economic sanctions imposed by the u.s. and the e.u. at his white house news conference yesterday, president obama said he still has hopes sanctions and diplomacy will provide a solution. >> we have a window through which we can resolve this issue peacefully. we have put forward an international framework that is applying unprecedented pressure. the iranians just stated that they are willing to return to the negotiating table. and we've got the opportunity, even as we maintain that pressure, to see how it plays out. >> brown: but the diplomatic path also has its doubters. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned against new talks with iran. last friday, in canada, >> it could pursue or exploit the talks, as they've done in the past, to deceive and to delay so that they could continue to advance their nuclear program and get to the nuclear finish line by running the clock. >> brown

out the parchin military base. was constructed supposedly in two thousand but the fact is that the i.a.e.a. has no confirming evidence physical evidence of any kind that this containment chamber even exists let alone that it was ever used to test a nuclear weapons design so if in fact they go to parchin and find there's nothing there as i'm quite certain will be the case how will the i.a.e.a. respond to the situation i have a feeling that they will move on to the next piece of alleged evidence of a covert nuclear weapons program or a previous one and that the show will continue and the reason i say that is because for many years now since two thousand and six the i.a.e.a. has been committed to a line a political line if you will that assumes that the iranians have to prove a negative that the iranians have to prove that they're innocent of these suspicions that they have a covert nuclear weapons program i don't think that's going to end anytime soon because that is in fact the official position of the united states

out the parchin military base. was constructed supposedly in two thousand but the fact is that the i.a.e.a. has no confirming evidence physical evidence of any kind that this containment chamber even exists let alone that it was ever used to test a nuclear weapons design so if in fact they go to parchin and find there's nothing there as i'm quite certain will be the case how will be i respond to the situation i have a feeling that they will move on to the next piece of alleged evidence of a covert nuclear weapons program or a previous one and that the show will continue but the battle cry is the reigning over in the us as we hear a little bit later in the program. we use military action against iran we should not only go after their nuclear facilities we should just avoid their ability to make conditional. they should have no planes they can fly in no ships they can float a trigger happy crew of american politicians continue to push the conflict over diplomacy when it comes to iran and syria even as president obama

to parchin and in fact they are being accommodating six years later to do a similar thing coming back to your question who will get sucked in i think israel is really trying to create as much difficulty as possible for obama and the american government because obviously at this moment in america and all the advises that there are in america as you know only a few days ago all the top journals. former. analysts and so on rode in usa saying that it won't be appropriate and it wouldn't be right for america to take military action in so far as the issue of nuclear matters is concerned but again yesterday mr obama was speaking at aipac which is the big lobbying group for israel in fact it acts as a shadow government for for israel in the united states of america so all these things are really heating up but i think like everyone is saying like all the analysts and in fact their politicians and previous leaders in different american administrations saying that really if israel goes down this route it really is asking for its own demise and that i think is the crucial marker which has to be

. >> reporter: commercial satellite images show the military base at parchin, south of tehran.re that iran has tested explosives that would be used in a trigger for a nuclear bomb. >> a very sophisticated experiment that iran is suspected of conducting in that facility. >> reporter: international atomic energy agency, iaea officials, haven't been here since 2005 but do watch it from satellite images. iran has flat out refused to let inspectors back in. >> it was surprising because it raises suspicions. if there is no nuclear weapons program, what does iran have to hide? if there is no nuclear weapons program, why are they putting their nuclear centrifuges deep underground? if there is no nuclear weapons program that is intended, why don't they clearly state so? >> reporter: it's a critical question as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu prepares to meet president obama next week. unlike the u.s., israel believes iran has made the decision to go ahead with a weapons program. how close could iran be to the bomb? the so-called red line? experts tell cnn by early next year, i

instead of that we saw false statements and propaganda circulated alleging iran was denying access to parchin. i'd like to emphasize that this was initially a document proposed by the agency we have had our own but we really ought to go with their proposal nevertheless following instructions from director general amano. go she refused to sign the product and went to vienna before it was even finalized. well this all sounds very diplomatic they're very political but well let's be commonsense listen. the supreme leader ayatollah khamenei he once said that a nuclear weapon is anti islamic and i think he really meant it as far as i understand islam in your part of the world the government of an islamic country could never do something that's against the will of well then why are you this question why can't you believe the world and make the world trust you what's what's the problem i mean if you're going to do that why is this. i think that before we answer such a question the p five plus one member states should answer it to you. we have signed the nonproliferation truly. i.e. inspectors have sp

evidence of explosives tests from a key bridge inside tehran that promised to another i say into the parchin facility so agency suspects being used for nuclear weapons research well israel meanwhile isn't backing down from its threats of attack want to stay in airports that's not striking a chord with the people. but. there's a growing chorus of anger in israel but the government refuses to listen there's no logic in attacking iran births we have a government that illogical things and that's really frightening and while most experts agree israel is far from having the capability to attack iran israeli officials keep hinting a striking could be imminent the million dollar question mark now is whether or not it's or will go it alone it could call on its closest ally the united states for hope but washington's making a lot of noise not to strike i don't think there's a possibility that. we need. a firm of america before we strike the best i would say. we don't expect a green light and we can say it was probably the. relations between israeli and american leaders are tense but apartment demandin

into the parchin facility which the agency suspects is being used for nuclear weapons research israel isn't backing down from its threat of attack but it's clear now reports it's not striking a chord with the people. there's a growing chorus of anger in israel and the government refuses to listen there's no no trick in iran but we have a government that illogical things and that's really frightening and while most experts agree israel is far from having the capability to attack iran is really officials keep in think striking could be imminent the million dollar question right now is whether or not israel would go it alone it could call on its closest ally the united states for hope that washington is making a lot of noise not to strike but. possible as. we were. before with. the birth they would. we don't expect a green light and we can say it was probably the. relations between israeli and american leaders are tense with a partner demanding an end to the loose talk of war coming out of little yahoo's government i would not buy any say that. work is rock star on the contrary the u.s.

will parchin is actually military. there is no evidence whatsoever of. government. works hard to any nuclear activity taking place. and actually from two thousand and five. government already has tried to do inspections on the. records for the inspectors going through and not find any evidence for nuclear activities. looking at the israeli side of it. all this tension ratcheting up lately israel now seems so except it calls for a diplomatic resolution for now in iran at least but it still insists the best way to deal with iran is a military attack what would it take for israel to call off the dogs. well. it seems to be some kind of theater that israeli and american officials are playing because. obama seems to try to convince. diplomacy would be the better way and that both. could. be only the final solution. but in fact obama's soft power that he is using to meddle into iranian. affairs they probably will not succeed not with economic sanctions because although it will be hard those are still countries like china india even japan and south korea and others who are

a more open frame of mind tonight letting these inspectors into parchin is they say they're going to do a half obviously i think they're ready and wanted in their interest to corporate with the international community and actually to open its side because they are doing and said all along they have nothing to hide but there are determined to carry on with their nuclear power. abiding by. a nuclear treaty and you think other than that i think will not work but i think it's a good start for the european and for their iranian the star that dialogue because we need the plumber see more war we had enough for war and lead to devastating consequences politically and is coming our way and i thank you for your thoughts on the program of beirut there. ok let's check out the business today a volatile day all in a downward direction major greek banks as well joining the bailout program but it would leave for the markets we've got for us to retreat well kevin not really not as far as i can see the dow and the nasdaq are still falling around one and a half percent but indeed we have heard news tha

year now as well as the talks to rand's agreeing to let you inspectors inside a military facility at parchin of suspected of atomic weapons work in efforts to prove its nuclear programs peaceful u.s. president barack obama says he hopes the new talks will help silence washington's hawkish voices the worrying reports from an ex israeli intelligence officer the tel of the world's reliance the presidency for much longer let's get some more analysis on this and should we. talk now to resit rashid director of research at the national iranian american council reza thanks so much for being with us and how likely are these new talks to succeed in your opinion first of all we've kind of been here before but is something different about them this time around. you know that we have been here before but there is probably two things that are very different one we haven't seen the situation between iran and the international community be at such a fever pitch we've never been so close to the precipice of war as we are now and i think that's focused the attention of decision makers not only in washington t

limited success to some of the facilities that might be related to weapons-related research, the parchin facility is one example of that. >> my time is expired. if i had any time to yield back, i would. >> i thank the gentleman for reeleding back the time he doesn't have, but we appreciate the thought. the gentleman from louisiana, mr. richmond, is recognized. >> first of all, let me thank you all for coming in and sharing your knowledge with us. and your experience and your recommendations for how we move forward. i guess part of my questioning, and maybe mr. braun or mr. swecker, who both have recommendations, do you know if the recommendations you gave us, if they're currently being carried out, or if the dea and cia and fbi and atf, for example, is refocussing on traditional threats and paying more attention to the drug trafficking? >> well, i think one thing you have to recognize, and what we talked about this morning is punated that is the convergence of criminal activity and terrorist activity. terrorists need money, and they raise money through -- mostly through criminal action t

teams to visit parchin, a suspected nuclear research facility that had been prevented from inspectingweeks. they're welcoming the iranian moves which come amid growing economic pressure. they caution the onus will very much be on iran to convince the international community of these talks that their nuclear program is for exclusively peaceful purposes. matthew chance, cnn at the iaea in vienna. >>> iran's announcement follows a stark warning from israel's prime minister who visited the united states this week with strong words over iran's nuclear ambitions. prime minister netanyahu warned the world that it would be far more dangerous not to stop iran. iran says they want nuclear technology only for peaceful purposes. mr. netanyahu said anyone who believes that is denying reality. >> ladies and gentlemen, if it looks like a duck, if it walks like a duck, if it quacks like a duck, then what is it? what is it? that's right. it's a duck, but this duck is a nuclear duck and it's time the world started calling a duck a duck. >> the prime minister also addressed a conference of the american

the parchin complex had previously been off limits, and u.n. officials have said secret work on nuclear weapons may be under way there. also today, six world powers agreed to resume nuclear talks with iran. the european union's foreign policy chief, catherine ashton, made the announcement in helsinki, finland. >> on behalf of china, france, germany, the russian federation, the united kingdom and the united states of america, i have also resumed talks with iran. we hope that we will be able to now pursue with iran constructive engagement with the purpose of addressing the international community's concerns about the nuclear program. >> sreenivasan: there was no word on a date or venue for the nuclear talks. eight women are suing the u.s. military, alleging they were raped, assaulted or harassed while in service. the plaintiffs are all current or former members of the navy and marine corps. they say they suffered retaliation after reporting incidents to their superiors. their federal lawsuit, filed today, accused military officials of showing a "

inspections and of course tehran today said it would allow some sort of inspection of the facility at parchinkey sort of problem point for a while. >> as we look at an op ed that was in "the washington post," mitt romney says, quote, barack obama is america's most feckless president since carter, while obama frets -- when we hear that being written out, is that just playing politics or pulling on the heartstrings of getting the u.s. to respond or trying to make the president look feckless when he has a very strong foreign policy on this? >> you'll hear from obama supporters that his policy towards iran and mitt romney's is not that different. it's not as if mitt romney is co calling for immediate bombing right now either. their defense is, i think, that obama has pushed for those very strong sanctions, these unprecedented sanctions against iran. i wrote a story just yesterday about this all from iran's perspective and what experts and former cia officials were felling me is if you look at the hardline attacks of the leaders in iran, they feel it might bring their population together. might he

they could do that at parchin without nuclear materials.d be this is a bait and switch operation. alisyn: how much time do we need to determine if iran will fall in line. >> we can't say with certainty. our intelligence inside iran isn't perfect. that's why it's a mistake to say despite what people talk about in open testimony to congress to act as though we really do have a good handle on how much time there is. defense secretary panetta said iran could have a nuclear weapon within a year. i think it could be much shorter than that. and it depend on whether we have high confidence -- we know everything iran is up to. what we don't know is not good news. it on means iran is closer to a nuclear weapon than the public information. alisyn: there is a report israel asked the u.s. for bunker buster bombs. do we have any sense whether israel will honor president obama's request to hold on on any action for the moment? >> i can't believe that israel will hold off if they think they have lost all but the last chance to take action against the irani

. >> reporter: megyn, the international atomic energy agency has singled out a new site, the parchin site, it will need to inspect sooner or later, this as president obama and prime minister netanyahu hold talks, the president said would focus on iran. the two leaders should be wrapping up lunch shortly. the president says he still thinks there is time for sanctions and diplomatic pressure to convince iran to give up its nuclear weapons am bikies, but he also said he expects what he calls a series of difficult months in 2012. >> even as we will continue on the diplomatic front, we will continue to tighten pressure when it comes to sanctions, i reserve all options and my policy here is not one of containment, my policy is of prevention of iran obtaining nuclear weapons, and as i indicated yesterday in my speech when i say all options are on the table, i mean it. >> reporter: iran's weekend elections appear to have strengthened the hand of hardliners and perhaps weaken president ahmadinejad by making it less likely he'll be able to hand pick his successor when his term expires next yea

we're talking about the parchin nuclear facility south ofter ran. inspectors asked for a long time to be able to go in there, the iranians have said no and now all of the sudden they're saying yes but as they said yes there's all this evidence they are trying to clone something up there. intelligence estimates say they're trying to clean up a neutron trigger experment and that's what you need to actually explode a nuclear bomb. this would be for the first time proof, a smoking gun, if you will, that iran is actually developing a nuclear weapon, and their nuclear program is not peaceful as their ambassador to the iaea today just said. he said no, no, no, despite this evidence, we only want to do nuclear power research. of course, the israeli prime minister has had a long running response to that, sarcastically saying essentially, yeah, right. >> so i know there are concerns, really, that the israelis are possible planning to attack iran's nuclear facilities. does this change the calculation at all? >> reporter: well, if anything, this news would put

this is parchin, 20 miles south of teheran. western intelligence agencies have long thought this is a facility that could be used to carry out some timing tests on conventional explosives, but the very types of high explosives that are needed in order to trigger a nuclear weapon. that would be a big step forward if indeed iran is carrying out those kinds of tests towards the red line that israel always talks about that would then bring about an israeli military strike on the iranian nuclear program. just as soon as iran says okay we'll allow inspectors all of a sudden they started walking that back. maybe under these preconditions, maybe we'll do this or that. the same kind of rhetoric we're hearing about from iran when it comes to this latest round of nuclear talks. it's still unclear what is on the table, exactly what anybody is going to be talking about. but for the iranians, as long as they are talking it gives their allies a little bit of cover to keep the sanctions from really tightening down and the u.s. and other wester