you are on would trita parsi -- you are on with trita parsi. caller: i have been observing this for a while. one conclusion i have reached is that the hawkishness of the israeli leader, netanyahu, it seems he would not be satisfied unless we invade iran and occupy them to make sure that they don't have the things that he is worried about them having. i do not think the united states has allowed israel to have nukes because of their hawkishness and overzealousness. we are over 10 years in conflict now. if we mess with iran on that level, that strait will be messed up and gas prices will be astronomical. we need to tone down netanyahu and not be overzealous and go to war with another country. iran is trying to get nuclear things because could dorothy did not have them, saddam did not have them -- kadafi did not have them and saddam did not have them. host: were you reading in papers that members of the israeli government are saying? guest: i do not think it is particularly likely. they have used threats of taking military action in the hope of ge

nice conversations with great minds and joined by dr trita parsi the founder and president of the national iranian american council i can parsi is the recipient of the twenty ten grol meyer award for ideas improving world order and is an expert on u.s. iranian relations iranian foreign politics and the geopolitics of the middle east he's also the author of numerous books including his most recent a single roll the dice obama's diplomacy with iran dr parsi welcome to the program well thank you for having to have you with us just a few months ago former president body sautter of iran wrote an op ed in response to the movie argo actually in which he said i openly opposed the hostage taking throughout the election campaign telling students that occupying an embassy in the heart of tehran was a sign of courage is rather than courage i won the election with over seventy six percent of the vote other candidates who were openly against us is taking over all ninety six percent of the votes in that election were given a candidates who were against it so saying that the us narrative in the narrative

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in the "crossfire" tonight, we have trita parsi and cliff may. in a huge deal this weekend, raurn finally agreed to put pit program on hold for six months. in return, they get a slight easing on the economic sanctions. today president obama took on his critics who don't like this deal. >> where he cannot close the door on diplomacy. we cannot rule out peaceful solutions to the world's problems. we cannot commit ourselves to an endless cycle of -- and tough talk may be the easiest, but it's not the right thing for our security. >> look, we are at a critical crossroads here. i am so glad to see the president sounding sober, measured. iran will not feel safe until it gets a nuclear bomb. we're not going to feel say if they do. that's called irreconcilable differences. we are down to three moves -- we bomb them now, we apply tougher sanctions, or we negotiate under a freeze. that's what this president is trying to do. i think it's time the president's critics stout undercutting them, and give hem a chance. i think the american people are smarter than

nice conversations with great minds i'm joined by dr trita parsi the founder and president of the national iranian american council i can parsi is the recipient of the twenty ten grol meyer award for ideas improving world order and an expert on u.s. iranian relations iranian foreign politics and the geopolitics of the middle east he's also the author of numerous books including his most recent a single roll the dice obama's diplomacy with iran dr parsi welcome to the program well thank you for having me thank you have you with us just a few months ago former president body sautter of iran wrote an op ed in response to the movie argo actually in which he said i openly opposed the hostage taking throughout the election campaign telling students that occupy an embassy in the heart of tehran was a sign of courage is rather than courage i won the election with over seventy six percent of the vote other candidates who were openly against us is taking over all ninety six percent of the votes in that election were good. the candidates who are against it so saying that the u.s. narrative in the nar

you are on with trita parsi.aller: i have been observing this for a while. one conclusion i have reached is hawkishness of the israeli leader, netanyahu, it seems he would not be satisfied unless we invade iran and occupy them to make sure that they don't have the things that he is worried about them having. i do not think the united states el to have nukes because of their hawkishness and overzealousness. over 10 years in conflict now. if we mess with iran on that level, that straigt will be messed up and gas prices will be astronomical. netanyahu tone down and not be overzealous and go to war with another country. n is trying to get nuclear things because could dorothy did not have them, saddam did not have them -- kadafi did not have them and saddam did not have them. in papers you reading that members of the israeli government are saying? think it isnot particularly likely. they have used threats of taking military action in the hope of getting the united states to adopt a tough and hawkish position on iran.

now trita says this is a good deal for them that they've seen what happened in syria. their ally assad has stayed in power and continued to be able to kill his people even though he doesn't have access to the chemical weapons, he's got access to traditional weapons. l al maliki being an ally to iran, not only the israelis but the saudis. >> i think both the iranians and the united states are going to win something from this deal and essential. in order for any deal to be durable it requires that both sides feel they get something. otherwise, the incentive to cheat, this can last, both sides need to feel that they're going to win, the united states is certainly going to think they will win. having the right verification process in place. president obama mass essentially prevented an iranian nuclear bomb. first understand one thing. vallejo ma majority of the world would like to be in support of this, the only ones that are having a public tan trim is saudi arabia and israel. that is not 20% of the world. i don't think the united states will agree to a deal that has the

first to trita parsi because trita was in geneva for this round -- actually two rounds, so he reallyset the scene of how this came about. was it because of the personalities of john kerry and the iranian foreign minister? was it because of the back channel work of bill burns? was it because of wendy sherman and baroness ashton? you tell us. >> thank you. it is a great pleasure being here. it is always a great pleasure to be here with my two good friends, who i owe both quite a lot to when it comes to understanding this issue. you did not play that much of a devil's advocate, i think. you were quite positive about this deal, and rightly so in my view. it was a very interesting atmosphere in geneva. the last day was actually quite tough. there were some long moments where a large number of journalists were actually sitting in the lobby of the intercontinental hotel in geneva as negotiators were on some of the upper floors, and they were starting to get a sense that this may actually not work out. in the beginning, i think the vast majority were quite optimistic for a very simple reason

janet, you're on with trita parsi. caller: my concern is about the young generation in our community that does not have a clue to know what the nuclear deal is. i think in the congress now, it should be looking towards our young people, which is our future. it is coming away from that. i am stressing the importance of our younger generation in our church. they need to step up into congress, to recruit more young people. with the manna was on before, he talked about they have no clue about the most simple things. we have people, but the younger generation has no clue what you all are talking about. i think the young people should be more involved with what is going on politically. our young generation is our tomorrow. host: thanks for the call this morning. janet brings up congress. what role does congress play now that the six-month deal has been struck? guest: they got together in agreement that the iranians are not going to extend of this program. if congress does that, then the deal falls apart. that is going to hav

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we want to thank trita parsi for joining us. we appreciate you coming in to talk about the deal. quacks on the next "washington journal" a look at poverty in the u.s. >> jason campbell of the rand corporation discusses afghanistan and whether the u.s. might reach an agreement to keep u.s. troops in with afghanistan past the withdrawal date. journal" live at 7:00 eastern. >> this week on "q&a," author and new york university professor robin nagle. her new book entitled "picking up: on the streets with the sanitation workers of new york city." >> robin nagle, why did you want to drive a garbage truck? >> i was curious about sanitation in new york. also around the world, but i was here. after some time hanging out with sanitation workers, getting interviews, classic anthropological interviews, i realized i could not understand to be depths i wanted unless i was qualified to do the job. i was hired. the first time i drove the truck by myself, i have to say, it was terrifying and exhilarating. i was one of the most powerful vehicles on the road. not the biggest truck. but i was the on