even as a multilateral agreement between notch as washington and tehran washington and five other superpowers. i think it's going to solidify their many position and a thing is going to bring, like perhaps the secretary of defense in 1980, 1980 against saddam hussein in postwar. ironically iran is going to win stupid do you agree with that assessment, professor? it's not forget time making it in bins that any vote cast during elections in iran the matter which candidate is a vote for the islamic system of governance. >> yes. when they get close, with all these media outlets, farsi speaking, the broadcast of the united states, some from europe, that ask people not to go to the polls. and when people go to the polls, they are choosing a candidate that they like. they are also indirectly saying that they accept the system that is presenting them with the choices that they have. and actually i think it's a system, integrity in terms of counting the votes, and i think their vote actually matters. when they wait in long lines when election day comes. overall, the message that we've been getting fro

tehran. washington flexed its muscles early on with sanctions on tehran. very tough talk as well. iran has answered in kind as nic was explaining. are the two countries just feeling each other out for the moment, or have tensions really shot up as much as it seems? >> no, i actually think you're right. i think both countries are feeling each other out. iran needs to get used to this new reality. new reality of u.s. administration that has historically different tone from that of the previous administration. you might remember iran signed a nuclear agreement with the united states and other world powers. 2016 was actually a rather quiet year here. there were no tensions. all options at the time were off the table, it seemed. now the iranians see themselves faced with a very unpredictable united states leadership, if you will. they have trouble calculating the next moves of the trump administration, if you will. and for now, the iranians are deciding to take things very easily. something you saw at the friday prayers, usually a stage to ratchet up tensions against the united states.

the relationship between tehran and washington will not be the one it was during the last 8 years where we have an administration that's basically bolstered that regime, released billions of dollars to that nation and facilitated it becoming a destabilizing force in the region. we sent a clear message this week from general mike flynn that that age is over. they can no longer harass our ships and ships of our partners, and they must comply with the requirements of the jpoa, the so-called iran deal, and the united nations security resolution that explicitly states they must not have any ballistic missile activity, especially anything that relate to payloads that could be used to carry a nuclear warhead. that is the explicit opening passage of that resolution. judge jeanine: if they are testing us, i don't think they should be surprised there is a different sheriff in town with president trump. i hook forward to having you back on this issue. thanks for being with us tonight. of all the protests we have seen the past few week. what happened at california's u.c. berkeley campus was especia

she also offered up tehran's views on washington. nhk world has that story. >> reporter: trump's ban has targeted this woman's country. he's pushed for a ban on muslim countries and vowed to scrap his predecessor's nuclear deal. >> translator: we consider many of these threats stemming from the recent electoral atmosphere in the u.s. the iranian government considers the nuclear deal a multiparty deal and a resolution of the security council. therefore, the decision of only one country and one party will not have any effect on the execution of this commitment and the international agreement. >> reporter: late last month, iran test fired a ballistic missile, and it warned it will not allow foreigners to interfere in its security. the move was criticized by the u.s. ambassador to the united nations at the security council meeting. and trump responded by announcing fresh sanctions, adding certain individuals and 12 companies to the list. mowlaverdi warned iran will react accordingly. >> translator: our defense missile projects have alway

>> i think it is about more than a seemingly imminent clash between washington and tehran. i think we have to look to the domestic political expediency that the supreme leader's remarks may indicate. obviously there are elections in iran this spring that are critical, and there's been a long chasm or cleavage between moderate elements, and on the other hand, ultra conservative elements more aligned with the guard core. while the remarks are telling and may press a confrontational approach on both ends, they may be more important for looking at the domestic politics taking place in iran. >> that's what sean spicer said in response to the comments from iran. >> this president is not going to sit by and let iran flout its violations or its apparent violations to the joint agreement. but he will continue to take action as he sees fit. the president's also made clear time and time again he's not going to project what the actions will be and won't take anything off the table. i think iran is kidding itself if they don't realize there is a new president in town. >> does that tough

we have a new sheriff in town, the relationship between tehran and washington will not be the one it was during the last 8 years where we had an administration that basically bolstered that regime. released billions of dollars to that nation and facilitated it becoming a powerful destablizing force in the region. we sent a clear mess and this week in the form of the statement from lieutenant general mike flynn that that and i is over. they knock longer harass our ships, the ships of on you partners, and they must comply. not on with the requirements of the jcpoa, the so-called iran deal. but also the united nations security resolution that explicitly state they must not have any ballistic missile activity, especially anything that relates to payload that could be used to carry nuclear warhead. that's the opening pass and of that resolution and they have flouted it flagrantly. judge jeanine: dr. sebastian gorka, thank you for being with us tonight. of all the protests we have seen over the past few weeks. what happened to california's u.c. berkeley campus was especially ugly. all beca

there's a real danger that the war of words between washington and tehran could easily escalate into a shooting war. >> contrary to popular opinion in the west, many regular iranians are pro-american but there seems to be a shift in another tuesday. that good will now shri shrinking. >> the governments in iran tried for four decades to establish a nationwide hatred for the united states and they failed. but mr. trump managed that in ten days. >> while this musician that we spoke to in a cafe was angry with america. >> we the iranians, we see the belligerence and warmongering ideals from america. >>. >> the president's national security adviser, secretary of defense and director of the cia believe that iran is a destabilizing threat and the largest state sponsor of terrorism. that makes people here anxious, people who like america and have dismissed past threats as bluster now worry about an escalation beyond just words. nbc news tehran. >>> back here in this country, no surprise to a lot of parents. it is the height of the flu season. the cdc says flu activity is higher this year tha

reporter: 38 years after the islamic revolution toppled the country, tensions between washington and tehran are threatening to boil over once again. hundreds of thousands of iranians took to the streets on friday to swear their allegiance to the countries clerical authorities. or calls of death to america. increasingly hawkish rhetoric since the election of donald trump has been met with an insistence by iran's president, threateningsing language will regret it. >> anyone threatening our our armed and the nation isow united and must stand against our enemies until the end. >> last week, trump imposed over ballistican missile tests carried out on the 29th of january. iran asttis described the single biggest state sponsor of terrorism in the world. all this as washington saw to defend a temporary travel ban that would have prevented people from seven muslim majority countries, including iran, from entering america. has sinceeals court ruled that the ban was unconstitutional. but not before the travel plans of thousands of iranians were thrown into chaos. u.s.-iran relations have reached somet

i think iran probably senses now with president trump in washington and a president in tehran who is to be a moderate, thought to be reasonable, it's going to be much tougher for washington to assemble this broad broadinternational coalition against iran. >> rose: on tuesday, president trump announced his pick to fill the empty seat on the supreme court. 49-year-old appellate judge neil gorsuch faces a partisan confirmation. senate democrats are looking to even the score after republicans refused to even consider president obama's nominee for the seat, merrick garland. we turn now to our panel for more on judge gorsuch and the future of the court. >> he has a glittering resume. he went to columbia. harvard has a docket rate in legal philosophy from oxford. worked at a very prestigious law firm in the justice department, and has been a judge on the tenth circuit for 11 years, where he's really earned the admiration of people on both sides of the ideological spect prum rhumb for being a careful, serious judge, and one who shares with justice scalia, whom he aims to replace air, really l

. >>> donald trump backs up tweets with new sanctions on iran, creating tension between washington and tehran. >>> this is the trump's administration first move in response to the ballistic missile test that led the white house to put iran on notice earlier this week. iran has responded. >>> iran is unmoved by the threat. carolyn shively's life.>>> in response to iran's missile launch this week, this morning the administration posted new sanctions on iran. they warned iran that's the president warning iran that they were playing with fire. mr. trump met with beezus leaders and signed an order to water -- to water down business regulations put in place after the financial crisis.>> this regulates the united states financial system. >> reporter: democrats complain that mr. trump was rolling back regulations the protected consumers from abuses. across town, u.s. senators had a predawn session today. it was a fierce debate over betsy devos. >> is she that she is one of the worst nominees brought before this body.>> she will be excellent in my judgment. >> reporter: there will be a vote early next

a lot of tension with washington and tehran. worse over time. >> fred, thank you very much. >>> confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee neil gorsuch scheduled for six weeks from now. the president warning to got obstruct. he is urging the senate to deploy the nuclear option if necessary. reducing the number of votes needed from 60 to a simple majority. >> if we have the same gridlock in washington for the last longer than eight years, in fairness to obama. if we end up with that gridlock, if we can, mitch, go nuclear. that would be an absolute shame if a man of this quality was caught up in the web. i would say it is up to mitch. i would say go for it. >> democrats are divided over how far to say the fight. we also learned the first phone call made by gorsuch was to judge merrick garland. president obama's stonewalled pick for the court. >> joining us to discuss the mascinations in washington is eugene scott. we are in constant crisis mode with the president and administration. he has giant goals as well. repealing healt

i think iran probably senses now with president trump in washington, and a president in tehran who ishought to be a moderate, they foreign minister who is thought to be reasonable, it is going to be much tougher for washington to assemble this broad, international coalition against iran. especially when you look at the context of the middle east, a region which is unraveling. a lot of the countries around china,ld, especially russia, europe, see iran as a force for stability and a tactical ally against the more nefarious force, which is isis. i think iran probably feels that they have to obviously, watch the first weeks of the trump administration carefully. but what happened when the united states managed to isolate the world against iran, i think that will be more difficult this time around. charlie: david explained to me about the missiles and what they violated. and if they are doing this missile testing, what is the purpose of doing it? >> the purpose of doing a missile testing is to show "we are still" and for the iranian revolutionary guard corps and others still have built the

i think iran probably senses now with president trump in washington and a president in tehran who's thought to be moderate, the prime minister who's thought to be reasonable, it's going to be much tougher for washington to assemble this broad, international coalition against iran, especially when you look at the context of the middle east, a region which is unraveling, and a lot of the countries around the world, especially china, russia, europe -- see, today's iran middle east is actually a force for stability and a tactical ally against the more nefarious force, which is i.s.i.s. so i think that iran probably feels that they have to, obviously, watch the first weeks of the trump administration carefully. but what happened under -- >> rose: explain what the u.s. say they violated. if they're doing the missile testing, what's the purpose of doing it? >> the purpose of doing the missile testing is to show with we're still here and for the iranian revolutionary guard corps and others who built their reputation inside iran by opposition to the united states showing that, despite the nuclear de

tehran. and aaron david miller is here in washington, d.c.im, this news conference happened even before the two men had a chance to sit down and have some quiet discussions in the oval office or elsewhere in the white house. it was as if we're watching live negotiations, at least on some points going on. >> that's right. and that is president trump playing the disrupter on the world stage. typically what we'd see is a president welcoming a foreign leader here at the white house. they would go behind closed, they would have lunch, their officials would meet with each other and they would try to broker some kind of joint statement that would be put out by both the press offices and then you would have a news conference where both of these leaders would come out and explain perhaps what they would talk about, talk about the disagreements they had. that didn't happen today. we saw the prime minister show up here at the white house and then within just a few minutes, they both came into the east room and then started taking questions and making st

washington and iran. it is not necessarily to the advantage of tehran to have putin and trump close, is it? to the benefit of one side, and to the other side, if there are new sanctions against putin and russia, if these are passed by the congress, it shows that putin can't solve his own problem. so both sides are not good signals for iran. let's look separately at the sanctions and also the visa restrictions, two separate things. your reaction to the visa restrictions? visa restrictions definitely harms a big group of iranians who live in the usa and their families, relatives, travel, and helps the regime of iran for its own propaganda and mobilises people to support the regime. but the sanctions against the revolutionary guard, or the leader, and the institutions, most of them are corrupt in iran as well, i think this is something else that the people of iran may like. it is interesting what you say because there is a strong entrepreneurial community of american iranians who do not like what is happening with this visa. it looks as if president trump is prepared to put up with that in ord

sanctions first issued against tehran in more than a year did not violate the iran nuclear agreement with the us and other countries in 2015. under the us officials said washington maintain the right to blacklist uraniancompanies and personnel involved in missile development and terrorists . earlier today president trump discussed the dodd frank financial regulations, the economy and generates job numbers at a white house meeting with his economic advisory council. the january job numbers show the economy added 227,000 jobs with a 4.8 percent unemployment rate. here's some of that meeting. >> thank you everybody for being here this morning. >> and i want to thank everybody here, as you all have done an amazing job. steve called me up. the day after the election and it might even save the latest, to be honest. >> if i can have a position, maybe one minute. >>. >> so good job. >> a couple things happened this morning, 227,000 jobs to the country right now. we were very happy about that. i think individually we are bringing back jobs, bringing down your taxes. we will give you a presentation and i think it's going to be something a really exciting time. we are doin

tehran as iranians are celebrating revolution day. as a big party on the street. but anti-u.s. sentiment is alive and well with donald trump in washington on that in just a moment. >>> live pictures from tehran where celebrations are under way for revolution day. as you can see, they've crammed the streets. it's quarter past 11:00 in the morning on friday. this is the anniversary of the 1979 islamic revolution. parades have lined the streets, and right now president hassan rouhani is making a speech to the nation. fred pleitgen joins us from iran's capital with more on. this fred, i guess with president rouhani making a speech right now, we can expect some pretty fiery anti-u.s. rhetoric given the state of relations between these two countries. >> i think that's absolutely true. that's absolutely what we have seen here, john. the revolutionary day always draws big crowds like you're seeing here behind me right now. but it feels like this year the crowds are even bigger than usual. of course one of the reasons for that is the new administration of donald trump. there is a lot of anger with that new administration. iran's supreme leader h

washington, i am jane o'brien. the trump administration slaps new sanctions on iran, saying it is retaliation for a ballistic missile test. tehran calls them illegal. french soldiers shoot and wound an attacker wielding a machete near the louvre in paris. authorities suggest it was an act of terrorism. ♪ jane: and forget about the fancy record stores. one market in nairobi is bringing back vinyl to keep the tunes spinning in style. welcome to "world news america" and our viewers on public television and around the globe. 2 weeks after taking over the job, today president trump put iran on it is on its recent test -- on notice for its recent test of a ballistic missile. the white house slapped sanctions on 13 people and a dozen companies involved in procuring technology for tehran. the response from iran was swift, saying the move was illegal. but this is how the white house press secretary described the aim. >> today's sanctions really represent a very, very strong stand against the actions that iran has been taking and make it very clear that the deal they struck previously was not in the best interest of this country, and that

washington, i am katty kay. taking on traditional enemies and allies alike. how the american president is ruffling diplomatic feathers from tehran to sydney. getting the view from south of the border. in mexico, the rift with the u.s. rivals the usual soap opera. and the trick to translating trump. how bbc colleagues convey the president's words in other languages. >> unless you almost physically embody the gestures as you say the words, the meaning is going to get lost in translation. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. donald trump has been firing on all cylinders today, and that is not just a reference to meeting with harley davidson executives. the american president has criticized a refugee deal with australia, adopting a tough stance towards iran, and even taking shots at the terminator. it is a lot to cover for one day even by the standards of this administration. our north america editor jon sopel starts our coverage. jon: the trappings of office are impressive. the reality is burdensome. last night, president trump and daughter ivanka went to an air base were the remains of

washington. >>> the trade department imposed new sanctions on iran, this as the new president moves to punish that country for a recent ballistic missile test launch. tehran, the united arab emirates and china. iran said it will take action against a number of american individuals and companies. it did not, however, name the targets of its sanctions. >>> the department of defense is that lockheed martin has agreed on an $8 billion deal for 90 f-35 fighter jets. that's the lowest price today for the pentagon's program. it brings the price per jet below $95 million for the first time ever for a total savings of more than $700 million. >>> still ahead, a trip to louisiana to see where the jobs are. >> donald trump's plan to invest in american infrastructure. that's coming up on "nightly business report." >>> fixing our aging infrastructure. it's a big promise of the trump administration ask if everything goes as many hope, all that spending will create a lot of demand for workers. kate rogers went to hackbury to see where the jobs are. >> reporter: president trump is promising to rebuild america in a big way. >> our infrastructure is in serious trouble. we w

washington journal" continues. host: we begin our discussion about station issues against the toronto bureau chief of the new york times. thomas, thanks for joining us. tehran bureau chief of "the new york times." thomas, thanks for joining us. thomas, can you hear me? we are having trouble connecting, we will come back later on, but joining us now is behnam ben taleblu, the senior iran analyst for the foundation for defense of democracies, and he is here to talk about relations and the newest sanctions. thank you for joining us. guest: thank you for having me. give us antially, round up of what sanctions were imposed this week at the trump administration and how they are different from what happened before. guest: sure. friday morning, the treasury department released a press release that had 25 persons or entities that had t different different executive orders prayed one of them dealt with ballistic missiles and the other dealt with terrorism. the two executive orders, the trump administration found iranians and non-iranians and non-iranian and non-iranian companies that could be targeted by the sanctions. it is largely seen as a response sincen's missil

president trump in and a president in tehran who was thought to be a moderate, a foreign minister is thought to be reasonable, it's going to be much tougher for washingtono assemble this broad international coalition against iran. especially when you look at the context of the middle east, a region which is unraveling. a lot of the countries around the world, especially china, , see it ron as a force foree iran as a stability and an active agent against the morn of various force, which is isis. i think iran probably feels they obviously have to watch the first weeks of the trump administration carefully, but what happened when the united states managed to isolate the world against iran, i think it will be more difficult this time around. davide: exactly -- explained to me about the missiles and what they violated. and what is the purpose of doing it? david: the purpose of doing the missile testing is to show we are still here and for the iranian revolutionary guard corps and others who have built their reputation inside iran by opposition to the united states, nuclearhat despite the deal, they are trying to muscle their way through the region. i think t

tehran responded saying we will never use our weapons against anyone exceptin never use our weapons against anyone except in self defence. let's speak to our correspondent in washingtonf language. how are we to assess mr trump's comments? it is quite the day when a tweet by the iranians foreign minister is more measured and diplomatic than a tweet by the american president. it started early this morning with this latest tweet from president trump saying that his predecessor had been too kind towards iran, and as you said, it has been quite a week of people in american foreign policy, with not just people in american foreign policy, with notjust america's people in american foreign policy, with not just america's foes people in american foreign policy, with notjust america's foes being put on notice, but also it allies. we had this tense conversation with the australian prime minister yesterday, and tense conversations with the mexican president. but the question now is, is reality setting in? is the president being tempered by his cabinet secretaries? because at the same time as he is rewriting the textbook on american foreign policy, his cabinet secretaries are send

washington. i'm sure you're looking forward to the weekend now. thanks for joining me. thank you to ali in tehran. >>> now let's go to former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. and former new mexico governor, bill richardson. governor, under these new sanctions, up to two dozen iranian people and companies will be penalized. why didn't the u.s. go to the u.n. -- or go to the eu and say, hey, we need to push back on iran. let's work together so we can make them more stringent and more effective? >> well, these ballistic missile tests are a violation of the security consul at the u.n. i agree with president trump's policy on the sanctions. they're proportional. they're limited to individuals, to the ballistic missile test. i think that's positive. i just don't like the way it was done. it's a bluster, bombastic. we should now turn to our diplomats, the secretary of state, to talk to the foreign minister of iran. cool things down. you don't want to get into a playing by fire situation. >> i'm going to take that to mean you don't agree with how mike flynn came out at the white house podium during the briefi

day after the trump administration imposed new sanctions on tehran over the country's recent missile test. be rich edson reports from be washington with the latest. >> reporter: the trump administration has sanctioned more than two dozen iranian entities and springs, and officials warn iran they are preparing to enact more. iran launched another ballistic missile january 29th. an administration official calls that the trigger event for the u.s. to enact these sanctions. officials say the economic restrictions are a response to that missile launch and what they say are iran's support for terrorism and destabilizing activities. >> i think today's sanctions really represent a very, very strong stand against the actions that iran has been taking and make it very clear that the deal that they struck previously was not in the best interests of this country and that president trump is going to do everything he can to make sure that iran is stayed in check. >> reporter: administration officials say these latest sanctions against iranians are unrelated to the nuclear agreement. that 2015 deal lifted other sanctions in exchange for curbs o

tehran, warning that the islamic republic is "playing with fire. for more on the escalating roe, let's bring in net who joins us from washington d -- washington, d.c.e gathered. are there u.s. companies that will suffer as a result of these sanctions? nick: we spoke with senior administration officials on call this morning and they were explicit these sanctions would not directly affect any business deals with chiron, specifically mentioned -- with iran, specifically mentioning the boeing deal. it looks like these are fairly targeted sanctions that would not affect any sort of business as the economy of iran opens up in the wake of the nuclear deal. vonnie: we spoke with stephen biddle earlier and i want to play you something he said about the fact that the u.s. may be had no choice but to do this. >> it is hard to imagine the white house had much other choice. the iranians went out of their way to do something that required u.s. response. it would be unrealistic to think they would do nothing. what they are doing with a weak sanctions regime is trying to send a signal. the problem is a goes beyond where it is now, if the administration decides it

tehran's actions don't violate the nuclear resolution. still, administration officials say they are including the retaliation and wouldn't rule out sanctions or military actions. this morning, president trump had a contentious phone call with australia. "the washingtonefed on the exchange saying trump blasted the australian prime minister over an agreement to take in 1250 refugees, even accusing australia of seeking to export the next boston bombers. the white house not commenting, but mr. trump tweeted overnight, do you believe it? the obama administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from australia. why? i will study this dumb deal. and mr. trump also making time for a somber visit to dover air force base with daughter, ivanka, paying tribute to chief petsy officer william ryan owens who died on a mission in yemen against an al qaeda affiliate. >> just returned from an amazing visit with a great, great family at dover and it was something very sad, very beautiful. >> this morning, the white house is confirming that call with president trump and the australian prime minister saying it was 25 minutes long and blunt. meanwhile, president trump is up this morning with another tweet storm, chicago one about iran and he's underscoring

sanctions first issued against tehran in more than a year did not violate the iran nuclear agreement with the us and other countries in 2015. under the us officials said washington maintain the right to blacklist uraniancompanies and personnel involved in missile development and terrorists . earlier today president trump discussed the dodd frank