u.s. led air strikes are helping iraqi forces, this time backed by iran. take the city of tikrit from i.s.i.l.'s hands. the fact that iraq was forced to request u.s. air support is being interpreted as a loss of face for iran. this is the complicated political and strategic backdrop for the negotiations that are going on right now in swits switzerland. for the latest on the talks let's go to james bays in iran. >> ali, the clock is literally ticking, this is a process that has gone on for years, deeply controversial talks, in the final phase. it is though an extremely difficult one. the talks here are in their last, months difficult leg. >> is it going well secretary kerry? >> we're working very hard working hard. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry has spent most of the past two weeks here in lausanne trying to hammer out a deal with his opposite number. the p-5 plus one countries china, u.k, france germany and russia. it is an important day but no agreement ready to be signed yet. sergey lavrov who arrived less than 24 hours earlier decided to leave aga

u.s. trust iran. i think the question should be, should the u.s.st our republican congress and senate. it seems like they are the ones who are pressing really hard to stay on the cutting edge of war. if people start drawing a parallel to the states that build our armaments, it would only benefit them. we don't care who gets in our way because we're powerful. in historical times, a lot of sigil would -- a lot of civilization spot the same thing . if we do not start talking to people as people and looking past the color, we are going to all go down in flames. everybody is trying to blame the black guy in the white house. it seems to be he is the only one trying to do the right thing by negotiating with everybody around the world, to get them to the table and talk some sense. i do not see it happening from a republican congress. this netanyahu thing, coming over like this, that is stirring up messed for sure. i think people should focus on whether they should trust our legislators. host: thank you for the call. speaker of the house john boehner is in

u.s. is not joining that fight, but that may all change soon if iran attacks saudi arabia, a key u.s. ally. 100 saudi jets are bombing rebels in yemen and 150,000 ground troops are ready to attack. egypt is sending warships. the u.s. and iran are on opposite sides in yemen while trying to negotiate a nuclear deal. >> the mideast is on fire.

u.s. congress, also compared iran to isil. the greatest danger facing our world to defeat isis and let iran get weapons would be to win the battle but lose the war, we didn't let that happen. the u.s. president said the israeli prime minister did not offer an alternative. became said he would only agree to a cool that would prevent them from obtaining a weapon. >> he says progress has been made since the last round of discussions. roz jordan has been following the response for us from washington, d.c. too often the u.s. and iran taking place officials have said they don't believe there will be any impact because the negotiations aren't just between the u.s. and iran, five other world powers including russia and china are involved in this process. and they say they also have a stake in how the deal is constructed if one is completed. now, the other point that u.s. officials want to stress is that there are still significant areas of disagreement. point which is the secretary of state john kerry and the iranian foreign minister

u.s. and iran have found themselves on the same side in the fight against isis. department spokeswoman marie harf said a diplomatic deal would help contain iran. >> the middle east is a more complicated place than in decades. we are facing an incredible set of challenges and iran with a nuclear weapons would make all those challenges worse. >> axelrod: margaret brennan joins us from switzerland where she's traveling with secretary of state john kerry. margaret, what happens if these talks fail? >> reporter: well, nothing immediate. the current deal with iran suspends its nuclear production and lifts some sanctions through june. the gamble here is whether tehran decides to throw that out and start producing weapons-grade enriched uranium once it sees the deal it wants is unavailable. the u.s. congress could also decide to add more sanctions, and that may blow up any chance at restarting these talks. >> axelrod: margaret brennan in switzerland, margaret, thank you. a boston police officer is in a medically induced coma after being shot in the face during a traffic

u.s.- iran relationship into something more constructive.as i think the iranians are looking for something that is much more transactional. they're not interested in becoming friends with the united states again. >> reporter: the u.s. and iran are working both with and against each other in several conflicts across the mideast in what is becoming an even more complex relationship. in yemen, a coalition of arab countries, led by saudi arabia is now bombing iranian-backed militias with the help of u.s. intelligence. and in syria, the united states opposes the iranian-backed assad regime. but in iraq, the u.s. and iran have found themselves on the same side in the fight against isis. state department spokeswoman marie harf said a diplomatic deal would help contain iran. >> the middle east is a more complicated place than in decades. we are facing an incredible set of challenges and iran with a nuclear weapons would make all those challenges worse. >> axelrod: margaret brennan joins us from switzerland where she's traveling with secretary of sta

u.s. iran bilateral relationships and the nuclear negotiations more generally in aan unprecedented phase. we are in the home stretch in the 11th hour. he more than anyone else with the possible exception of president obama wants to seal the deal. >> secretary kerry is expected to stay in lausanne all week. zarif will return here for more talks in the coming days. but the iranian delegation will leave at the end of the week to get home for its yacial annual holiday. >> what's happening now? >> as james bays spaicted in his report the foreign minister mr. zarif, earlier he had a one on one with fredericka margarini, she was aware there were still gaps between the two sides, but she was hoping the eu could help close the gaps. that bilateral meeting has now been expanded to include the foreign secretaries of britain france and germany who of course crucially are also part of this p-5 plus one organization which is driving the talks forward. and that is what we understand is happening right now it'

u.s. in iran here in switzerland -- the u.s. and iran here in swan. kerry and his counterpart in iran meeting multiple times this week with talks accelerating negotiations to end the decades' long dispute over iran's nuclear program. with kerry well aware of israel's concerns. >> any deal that we will possibly agree to would make the international community and especially israel safer than it is today. that's our standard. >> reporter: what does a good deal look like? supporter including the administration say a deal would restrict iran's path to a nuclear bomb and extend the time it will need to embark on a weapon program. the so-called breakout period to a year. all while allowing the civilian nuclear program under international monitoring, much like the interim agreement signed in november 2013. opponents including prime minister netanyahu and some u.s. lawmakers say the only way to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon is to prevent it altogether especially in light of the past cheating. just today the iaea said iran has not provided informat

u.s. and iran. the foreign minister noted that even though the israeli prime minister is quote, trying to disrupt a deal he says the negotiations are starting to move forward. secretary of state john kerry is still in switzerland for those talks. he heads to saudi arabia later this week. back to iran now, what has the reaction there inside that country been to everything that's going on? let's bring in senior international correspondent frederick pleitgen who is in tehran this morning. good morning, fred. >> reporter: yeah good morning, john. and there's been reactions both last night right after the speech as well as reactions this morning that are actually just getting in. there is a session of the iranian parliament this morning as well. there was also another press conference by the foreign ministry also. it's interesting when you hear the gist of all this because the criticism is pretty vicious. the iranians are saying that they feel that prime minister netanyahu is unfairly stigmatizing them t

u.s. and the white house and the president for what they've done for israel. i feel i need to talk about iran. this is not a partisan issue. the relationship between the u.s. and israel has always been bipartisan and it should remain so. i think a real effort by the prime minister to stick to the substance and try to what aides call de partisanize the iran issue. >> he's facing a tough audience because aipac, that pro israel lobbying group is largely pro obama obama. i heard what you just said but netanyahu will criticize the president's policies on iran. >> reporter: i think there's an effort to keep this substance focused on the iran issue and why he feels this deal is bad for the u.s. iran and the world. i feel like today, this is a very pro israel cloud. it's divide -- pro israel crowd. it's divided about president obama and divided supporting a lot of republicans in this crowd. he will also try to rally everybody together. one of the things this has done for aipac is put them in a difficult position. they've always been a bipartisan group and want to lobby congress. they want to lobby co

u.s. nuclear negotiations with iran. that is the >>> israel accused of spying on the u.s. pying on the u.s. or any other of its allies. >> president obama had said he would slash the current number of u.s. troops in afghanistan by half. >>> how much flexibility is there in the draw-down. >>> the islamic state hacking division calling on isis sympathizers to quote kill the service members in their own lands. >> there's no way that all of these people could receive their own security detail. >> this case is not closed. >>> there's no evidence of a brutal rape at any university of virginia fraternity. >> announcer: this is "new day," with chris cuomo, alisyn camerota and michaela pereira. >> good morning, welcome to your "new day," it's tuesday, march 24th just before 6:00 in the east and we do have breaking news overnight. israel spied on the u.s. nuclear talks with iran. eavesdropping on closed-door meetings to leak information to u.s. lawmakers. why? in an effort to sink a possible deal. >> the "wall street journal" reports u.s. officials were aware of the spying almost fro

u.s. congress. he called iran the enemy and said the nuclear deal with the u.s. and other countries are negotiating would not stop iran from developing nuclear weapons, only delay it. >> his speech got a rousing response from the mostly republican audience. but a number of democrats also praised him as well, with one calling him very persuasive. >> no surprise from the white house. president obama said there was nothing new in it. >> he challenged the israeli leader to come up with a viable alternative. here's the white house correspondent michelle kaczynski. >> before this eager congress, israeli prime minister netanyahu blasted the prospect of a nuclear deal with iran that he called the enemy. >> that deal will not prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons, it would all but guaranty that iran gets those weapons, lots of them. that's why this deal is so bad. it doesn't block iran's path to the bomb. it paves iran's path to the bomb. >> reporter: he got a reception here, but the white house not impressed. president obama didn't even watch the speech, but he did us

there's a report carried in "the wall street journal" about israel spying on the u.s. iran nuke talks and the united states spies on a lot of friendly countries, and taking some of that information and giving it to congressional republicans who oppose the president's policy. is that a difference of degree and kind. >> the thing that is really different here, and it goes to what you said a moment ago too is an israeli government using sensitive explanations to advantage one american political party over another, going behind the spying on your friends, which we all do. if you play out in your mind the thought experiment of what it would have been like if israeli intelligence had gone to democrats in congress at the beginning of the war, when president bush said here the stuff that you can use. imagine the reaction. we are not naive about this, these are things that happen in fairest between states. for israel that relies profoundly on a relation with the u.s., it has to transcend politics. you have to ask is this a smart thing to do. >> i don't think the intelligence, the de

u.s. and iran well the u.s. is trying to close the deal before that. >> do you think israel will be safer, representative zeldon after the speech? because many in the military services do not. they believe iran will be closer to a nuclear weapon. and in some ways does that mean that the republicans have helped iran here? >> it's important that any deal reached with iran is not allowing iran to pursue urge enrichment maintaining several thousand centrifuges. if they aren't allowing inspectors to come in for transparency, that would be concerning. if the obama administration is to announce a deal and 24 hours the members of the iranian government are refuting the terms of that deal that would be concerning and something else too, is for the u.s. to be making a slough of permanent concessions in exchange for temporary concessions. so the dedevil's really going to be in the details. i'm all in favor to prevent iran from having nuclear capability. i just don't support a bad deal. >> can you blame the israeli prime min

free binyamin netanyahu to take action against iran. >> it's the u.s. france britain, china, russia. >> the u.s. has been a reluctant member of the group. >> it's not so much a question of the u.s. isolating israel and the rest of the community going in a direction, and israel not having strong concerns about the deal. israel saying we want to go it alone, and we want to change the democratic process in the u.s. which is how to make the foreign policy so you, washington come with us leaving behind france britain, china. >> you can't make the countries do what they want to do. >> is there a legitimate expectation. after, as noted. sticking its neck out for israel. that the streets somehow open as a 2-way streets. >> there'll always be a distance. >> i don't agree with the republican friends. i think they will continue to do that. but i differ with heather on the talks. these are the talks between the united states and iran. united states pushed the concessions. including concessions allow iran to operate 6,000 centrifuges, rich enuranium that it can make

iran. "new day" starts now. >>> negotiations between the u.s. > negotiations have begun. >> are you going to apologize for this letter? >> not on your life. >> three british teenagers facing terrorism charges are out on bail. >> the teenagers were stopped in turkey. >> it is believed they were planning to join the group isis. >> could a tv series finale have uncovered the truth? >> you do this documentary about a murder and you come up with this amazing evidence. >> what is the reality when an island nation like this one? >> the whole south is gone. >> they've washed their main source of food. >> this is "new day" with chris cuomo. alisyn cam rat that and mikaela ferrara. >> good morning. it is 6:00 in the east. chris is off this morning. we are happy to be joined by john berman all week. first at this hour secretary of state john kerry meeting with iran's foreign minister in switzerland. the deadline to get a nuclear deal done two weeks away. >>> the white house increasing pressure on congress to stay out of the negotiations. this as the author

in switzerland it's negotiating with iran and yemen the u.s. left the fight against the iran rebels and in syria the u.s. is supporting the fight against iran and the allie and with iran with isis. >> we do not seem to be to the people in the region and the person people pursuing and presenting an overall strategy that will defeat the really bad forces in that region. >> the former u.s. ambassador say that the suni state lead is going their own way because they can not be relied on what they see. leaders today called for the creation of the united states standing arab army. it will stand against iran. there's a proxy war under way that's big and expanding between saudi and other nations against iran and the administration is trying and failing to play both sides of it confusing it's friends and em boiling the enemies. >> i am joined by the saudi ambassador and welcome to meet the press. >> thank you. >> let me start with a basic question. what is saudi's objective in getting involved? >> we're there to protect the people of yemen by the occupati

u.s. and iran are leaning heavily on their nuclear experts. energy secretary ernest moniz, and union's nuclear chief, both from m.i.t. but it may take more than two nuclear physicists to solve these problems. what kind of nuclear research will iran be allowed after the first ten years of an agreement? will the u.n. sanctions be lifted in june as iran demands or just suspended so they can be slapped back on if iran cheats? john kerry doesn't give up easily. but if he doesn't get a nuclear deal, he has made his mark here. a local restaurant has named a pizza after him, arugula, chicken, onion and bacon to go. even if there is a deal tomorrow, the u.s. will not get the specific commitments that it once hoped to get from iran. that will make it harder for critics who fear the administration is making too many concessions just to get a deal. lester? >> andrea mitchell, thank you. >>> a big headline in the fight against isis in iraq. that country's prime minister says iraqi forces have reached the center of tikrit as they move to retake control of s

>> iran, the concern about the u.s. entering what many consider to be a bad deal, there is not a lot of huge difference. the president would have been in the position of having to be inclusive and take his views into account. he can marginalize bibi because he has done that. the reelection makes it harder for the president to not strike a deal but to sell a deal. i believe if and him vetoes the deal that struck, the deal will be dead. republicans will not be swayed by the russians are chinese are the germans. if netanyahu -- herzog would not have done a deal. campbell: he believes this is his legacy. if there is movement toward a deal that he does not believe is good for israel he could very seriously look at taking unilateral action. there could be a non--- and opportunity to say to the iranians i have one guy screaming in my ear and republicans in the other. you have bibi and tom cotton take your pick. let's move on, same topic but different point. and not answering questions about a two-state so-called solution about

iran. diplomats now have less than 24 hours to come up with a deal on teheran's nuclear program. negotiators say progress has been made but the u.se department says there's just a 50/50 chance a deal can be done. >> yeah, the iran talks sparked a domestic battle state side. they're angry an agreement could bypass congress. take a listen at the back and forth exchange. >> congress built the structure that brought iran to the table. if the president moves to dismantle it we'll have a say. >> when congress passed legislation to put these sanctions in place they included in that presidential authority to wave some of those sanctions temporarily. >> i think all of us should have suspicious of an administration that is so intent on keeping the elected representatives of the american people out of this deal. >> it's incorrect when it says congress could modify the terms of an agreement at any time. that's flat wrong. >> as to the president i find it astonishing you would resist having congress look at your work product and have us decide whether or not we should lift the sanctions recreated. that is an arrogance that's unacceptable. >>

u.s. was once demanding iran could not be left with large-scale enrichment capacity, now u.s. negotiators are basically giving iran a large-scale enrichment capacity. bret? >> james on the tone and tenor of this speech, reacting to all this concern by administration officials he is going to say specific details of this negotiation as it is continuing in geneva, what is your sense from the israelis? >> reporter: aides to prime minister netanyahu fully expect once this speech is over the obama administration either publicly or through authorized leaks to the news media will be criticized the prime minister for divulging details of the nuclear negotiations but they have told me if you look at the speech carefully when it is done it will show only information already in the public sphere bret. >> james, thanks. let's quickly go down to the white house. our correspondent kevin work cork on the -- kevin corke on the north lawn how the president and administration is taking this. >> reporter: bret, as you can imagine the white house continues to tamp down the speech according to their

it's probably a stretch to say that iran and u.s. re working together in iraq, but they appear to go working at cross burns in yemen. anyway this would be viewed as a plus for the united states and removing sanctions on iran would help to boost iran's i depressive economy. >> ali velshi thanks a lot. you can watch ali velshi every night at 10:30 eastern and 7:30 pacific. >>> president obama will be visiting kenya early this summer. it will be mr. obama's fourth drip to sub-saharan africa. >>> there are growing indications that one prominent democrat intends to challenge having for the party's presidential nomination. other parties are taking notice. >> testing the waters for presidential campaign form maryland martin o'malley is now jabbing at the likely front runners, hillary clinton and republican jeb bush. >> the presidency of the united states is not some crown to be passed between two families. it is an awesome and sacred trust. >> o'malley said that the nation would benefit from new leadership and new perspectives. >> we need a

turning to the u.s.-iran nuclear negotiations he said he would be dealing classified details -- he would not talk about the details of the negotiations, but talk about what is out there. he added quote, you can google it. >> thank you america. thank you. >> he continues to thank the applause there wrapping up his speech. i'm pretty sure he is done. yes, he is. netanyahu says it doesn't block iran's path to the nuclear bomb, it paves the path. no deal is better han this deal. iran already plays a game of, quote, hide and cheat with inspectors. he brought up the holocaust and mentioned the survivor in the chamber. he said never again. and he promised israel would stand alone if it has to in this case. we've heard from the israeli leader and we will hear from the panel about what he said and how he said it and if it will achieve its stated goal. a special look back at the netanyahu address to congress continues. in our house, we do just about everything online. and our old internet just wasn't cutting it. so i s

u.s. and iran over the iranian nuclear program.ahu believes the program, which iran says is peaceful poses a threat to israel. let's bring in erin mcpike. >> reporter: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will speak in a few hours. this rift has been growing over the weekend. we heard democrats speak out on this including dianne feinstein calling netanyahu arrogant and she added this. >> he doesn't speak for me on this. he doesn't at all. >> does that bother you? >> yeah. i think the jewish community is like any other community. there are different points of view. so i think that arrogance does not befit israel. >> reporter: we did learn on sunday afternoon that u.s. ambassador to the united nations samantha power will focus her speech at aipac on the relations with u.s. and israel. she is speaking after netanyahu does. it could be a bit awkward. however, the u.s. has tried to keep an open dialogue with israel around this trip and to that end, secretary of state john kerry spoke by phone on sunday with netanyahu about the nego

u.s. and iran. this is not indicate that go there's going to be some kind of grand bargain as he put it between iran and the u.s. he is stressing that the u.s. isn't becoming complacent about iran. he said this is purely about getting a deal on the iranian nuclear program which he said is in the interest of all other countries in the region. >> thanks for that. let's cross to zana standing by in beirut. clearly one of saudi arabia's big issues is the spread of the shia influence from yemen to iraq. he said tikrit is one of the examples of what saudi arabia is really worried about. can the u.s. set those concerns to rest? >> well, undoubtedly the arabs are, you know, a part of the coalition. the u.s. led coalition against islamic state of iraq and the levant. saudi arabia really is a target of isil, but the arabs do have reservations about this strategy. they do not want this fight to become a fight against sunnis. >> isil held territories are sunni territories. they worry iran's influence is gaining

u.s. deal would guarantee a nuclear iran, and the talks what the u.s. wants what iran wants and what a deal could look like in reality. and plus, desert bloom. how a star wars inspired festival took root in the middle of the sahara. >> the divide between the u.s. and israel over iran is deep and growing deeper. it was on full display today in washington. israel's prime minister joined a meeting of congress, and net net issued a series of dire predictions, saying that the u.s. deal would pave the way for a nuclear iran, and the white house fired back. mike viqueira has more. >> reporter: john, the deal is not done yesterday. but that didn't stop netanyahu from coming to washington and making an extraordinary plea and in the process setting off a war of words with our closest ally. it was a remarkable scene. >> mr. speaker, the prime minister of israel. >> reporter: the leader of a colossal a afforded a place of privilege before a joint meeting of congress, and despite outrage and warnings from the president of making a deal with his country's hated enemy.

u.s. policy was not to talk to iran and insist at the same time that they could have no nuclear programme whatsoever the number of centrifuges ski rocketed. every time negotiations have broken down in the past iran's nuclear programme has advanced. only the joint plan which iran agreed to and fuli implemented has succeeded in freezing iran's programme for the first time in nearly 10 years. and even rolled it back in some cases. and they agreed to that. because they have an interest in proving that their plan is peaceful. a comprehensive plan will lock in with greater specificity and breath, if we can arrive at it. the ways in which iran will live up to its international obligations under the npt for the long term. so we continue to be focus the on reaching the right deal. a deal that would protect the world, including the united states, and our closest allies and partners from the threat that a nuclear armed iran could pose. we still don't know whether or not we will get there. that is why i will travel to switzerland tomorrow in order to meet with foreign minister zarif, and once again e

one issue is future research and development by iran on its nuclear program the u.s. is looking for a 10 year time line for this deal, but then what happens here 11 to 15, some countries want further restrictions on iran's research and that is an area of disagreement. the other is scrutiny over iran's nuclear program and sanctions. the world says we want something there in case you don't comply. we're talking about the u.n. sanctions, sanctions that are international law under the u.n. security council. what's suggested is some sort of new resolution with snap back provisions, that means the sanctions will be lifted, but if iran was in any way going to breach a deal, they could be ream posed. iran i don't think is convinced by that idea yet. >> new begin is considering restrictions on burials and lockdowns. there was a three day lockdown in sierra leone but some defied the order. >> they came for food, fights broke out. this is a neighborhood near sierra leone in freetown and a hotbed for ebola cases. hundreds deified the government lockdown and gathered at a food dist

u.s. talks with iran over it's nuclear program. mary snow, al jazeera. he predicts full control within 24 hours. saudi troops have been clashing today with houthis it fooers it's being called the heaviest exchange of cross border fire since it started the offensive last week. this comes as the blame game continues over monday's attack on a refugee camp that killed as many as 40 people including women and children. natasha has more. >> malnourishment and misery were facts of life. here inside the refugee camp when al jazeera visited in 2009. these fled their homes in the north six years ago the ever the same reason they have now been caught in the cross fire. >> a war between the houthiss and the government. rebels and saudi arabia are blaming each other, a humanitarian worker says there were many fighters among the casualties. we reply to the source, fire, we have no confirmation, this was a refugee camp. >> doctors without borders says the injuries of the women and children suggest there was an air strike. women, children, and i don't know i can't tell

u.s. finds itself fighting iran on the one hand, it is working with iran on the other. in iraq, the u.s. itias air support. in switzerland, it is negotiating with iran. in yemen, the u.s. left the fight against the iranian-banned rebels. in syria, the u.s. is supporting both the fight against iran and its ally president assad and with iran against isis. >> the end result is we do not seem to be to the people in the region and to the american people pursuing and presenting an overall strategy that will defeat the really bad forces in that region. >> reporter: the former u.s. ambassador and several analysts say the sunni states led by saudi arabia are going their own way because they believe this administration can't be relied on in its policy with what they see as their real enemy. they even called for the creation of a united standing arab army. it would be an alternative to dependence on the u.s. and stand against iran. there is a proxy war under way that is big and expanding between saudi arabia and now other sunni nations against iran. and critics say the administration is trying and f

the idea that the israeli prime minister came here to derail these negotiations, which are just u.s. iranegotiations, but this is u.s., u.k., france russia, china, germany. it's not a naÏve group. to come do this i think was absolutely inappropriate. the idea that you just hold sanchez to try and undercut any chance of success -- sanctions to try and undercut any chance of success negotiations has been shown to be wrong time again. the prime minister was out of place in with the express today. >> mr. netanyahu opposes any deal that leaves the iranian nuclear program intact. is that realistic, given that any compromise will require give maximal laws sides -- give back on all sides? >> president obama said to stop iran or make it impossible for them to make a nuclear weapon that's the direction they are taking right now. the idea that any enrichment capacity at all dooms this which is what prime minister netanyahu's position is is faulty analytically and its faulty by the standards of international law of the nonproliferation treaty as well. it's not going to happen that way. i think it wil

u.s. and iran. reports claim spies eavesdropped on nuclear negotiations. who they sent that information to and if this will effect the negotiations one week from the deadline. we are covering all angles. >>> good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. breaking overnight, accusations that israel has been spying on negotiation was iran. the wall street journal reports that israel eavesdropped. israeli officials denied directly spying on u.s. negotiators. the journal spoke to a dozen current and israeli diplomats lawmakers and officials for the sorry. let's bring in oren liebermann with the latest from jerusalem. >> reporter: good morning, christine. a strong response from benjamin netanyahu's government. denying on the spies from the u.s. or otherwise. that pointed out the strong intelligence between the two countries. something we have seen president obama and benjamin netanyahu point out. at the same time it is apparent that benjamin netanyahu believes he has information about the deals. over the last few weeks, we heard his government sa

banking sanctions relief there is relief from no sanctions. >> domestic leaders both here in iran and the u.s. putting pressure on the deal. who others have harder time to sell the deal president rouhani or president obama? >> i think president obama. you have a central figure in iran called ayatollah khamenei. and people will listen to him in the final analysis. >> he is supporting the talks? >> he is saying it's okay, mr. rouhani if you can get me a good deal from the u.s. i have no problem. although i have my own doubts. so his support is conditional if mr. rouhani comes out you know for a good deal for mr. khamenei there will be support. in the u.s. it is a little bit different. it is unfortunate that the legislative and the executive branch should be so divided approximately although i think in the last analysis they will come together, if the deal is quote up quote sellable, that will make iran stay peaceful nuclear wise. >> assuming there is a deal would you expect these nuclear talks to lead to progress in other areas in the u.s. iranian relationship either over the tabling or under t

u.s. and iran. the iranian foreign minister noting that the israeli prime minister is quote, trying to disrupt a deal but telling cnn the negotiations are starting to move forward. secretary of state john kerry still in switzerland for those talks. he heads to saudi arabia later this week to reassure king salman that any agreement will also be in saudi interests. senior international correspondent frederick pleitgen is live in tehran. good morning, fred. >> reporter: yeah good morning, christine. and while the prime minister's speech was certainly not directed at an iranian audience he certainly did have an audience here in iran. there were many people who at least knew what he did say in that speech and of course the government watched the speech as well and they had some pretty stark responses. and they really went along two lines. on one hand the iranian government is saying they're being unfairly criticized. they of course maintain that their nuclear program is for solely peaceful purposes. and

iran stall. we are live where u.s. nd iran iranian leaders are meeting. >>> isis claiming responsibility for the museum massacre where 23 people were killed. the new questions of how involved isis was. we are live in tunisia. >>> the white house reassessing its relationship

u.s. is negotiating with iran on its nuclear program. it's on the same side as iran in the battle against isis in iraq and syria and on the opposite side of iran when it comes to yemen in saudi arabia. for "nightly b michelle caruso-cabrera. >>> as for where oil prices go from here the chairman and ceo of chevron said investors should brace for a volatile year. >> i think we'll see a choppy year in 2015. i believe prices will respond to physical things that are happening in the marketplace. and political events all around the world. over time i think market focuses. it's a choppy range in today. >> to deal with the chop pinellas inchoppiness. >>> still ahead, sue a triple stock you should hold for a year and a third for three and a third for five. >>> a busy 24 hours in the nation's capitol. the republican controlled senate approved its budget along party lines in the early hours of the morning. second senator harry reid announced his plans to retire next year and third, banks are reportedly considering withholding campaign donations to

. >> top diplomats from all the major world powers have flown in to push iran to take the u.s. brokered deal. british foreign minister philip hammond. >> if we are going to get this done over the next few hours iran needs to take a deep breath and make tough decisions. >> reporter: but in the way of the deal are two major sticking points. iran wants the sanctions that have cut them off from global markets lifted immediately, but the u.s. worries that iran will then purchase parts that couldpo be used to build a weapon, and iran is demanding that they be allowed to further enrich uranium in the final years of a deal, but the u.s. is pushing back. even if these hurdles are cleared by the tuesday deadline the administration still needs to convince congress not to torpedo the deal by rolling out more sanctions. north carolina republican, richard burr. >> i don't know if now is the time to push back from the table from the table and ask ourselves, is it really time to trust the people that we are negotiating with, the iranians. >> reporter: u.s. officials say it is now or never, and

in each case the victim said the man was driving a white four door car. >>> u.s. iraner countries reportedly ending the latest rounds of nuclear talks. but there could be more negotiations ahead. sources telling the associated press that there are still obstacles in the way of the final agreement as today's deadline approaches but there are hopes a new phase of talks will lead to a comprehensive deal by late june. the goal of the negotiations is to curb iran's nuclear activities in exchange for easing sanctions against the country. >>> two former federal agents could end up in jail for stealing during the silk road website investigation. the men who used to work for the dea and the secret service appeared in a san francisco courtroom yesterday. they're accused of seizing digital currency and then transferring it to personal accounts. they now face charges of wire fraud and money laundering. the silk road was busted as an online black market for drugs and other illegal goods. >>> the state of indiana feeling backlash over a new law aimed to protect the religious beliefs

iran. our european allies are trailing after us. they should be on notice too that the u.s. congress is not going to stand for this obama sellout. >> quick final comment. >> executive agreements have been used for over 90% of american commitments since the end of world war ii. this is not that unusual. and also this is not about trying to prevent iran to develop nuclear weapons and stability in the middle east. that's the goal. >> thanks for joining us and join us on the next "inside story". i'm ray suarez. >> on "america tonight": >> in the four years since fukushima, life has not been kind to the people who fled. do you believe that fukushima city will ever be a safe place to live again? >> translator: not in my lifetime. not the same fukushima that existed before. >> we ventured into towns inside and around the seclusion zone which remain frozen in time at the moment residents fled.

iran. our european allies are trailing after us. they should be on notice too that the u.s. congress is not going to stand for this obama sellout. >> quick final comment. >> executive agreements have been used for over 90% of american commitments since the end of world war ii. this is not that unusual. and also this is not about trying to prevent iran to develop nuclear weapons and stability in the middle east. that's the goal. >> thanks for joining us and join us on the next "inside story". i'm ray suarez.