>> the stimson center. i wanted to ask about the role of third parties in helping persuade the iranians that perhaps taking the risk of some new relationship with the u.s. is worth that. while i agree that many in the iranian elite are intrigued by obama, certainly there are power centers in iran that are not persuaded it is in their interest to change their relationship with us. if you were national security adviser, would you be calling of india or turkey or indonesia and saying, can you help us out here? and how can we persuade the iranians this is the right thing to do? >> without being national security adviser, i have actually done a little bit of that in the contact i currently have, but there are countries that can have a constructive influence on the iranians. if they are amenable to doing so, we should encourage them. i would add china to that list. i think the ones you have mentioned, 30 is involved, no doubt about that. -- 30 turkey is involved, no doubt about that. i don't know how much india i

. >> thanks, the stimson center. i wanted to ask you about the role of third parties in helping persuade the iranians perhaps taking the risk of some new relationship with the united states is worth it. while i certainly agree that many in the iran eppian elite are in dreegd by obama, certainly, there are power centers in iran that are not persuaded it is in their interest to change their relationship with us, would you if you were national security advisor be calling up india or turkey or indonesia and saying, can you help us out here and how can we persuade the iranians this is the right thing to do. >> without being a national security advisor, actually i have done a little bit of that, through of course, much more limited and less important contacts. that i currently have, but, absolutely, yes. i think if there are countries that can have a constructive influence on the iranians and if they are amenable to doing so, we should encourage them. you know, i would add china to the list. i think once you have mentioned