namazi, a dual u.s. iran ran businessman was detained in october. he was not part of this deal, was not released and neither was robert levinson, that former fbi agent who disaerd a. period in 2007. iran says it has no information on levinson but as part of this recent deal, u.s. officials say that iran has assured them they will continue to seek information about levinson's whereabouts. he elise labott, cnn. >>> we spoke about the prisoner release with a journalist who was held by iran in 2009 and recalled her own experience in an iranian jail. >> well, i was very surprised when i heard the news in morning. but ecstatic. i'm very happy for the families. i know they've been waiting for a long time. this has been a long journey. i'm just very happy and relieved for those prisoners to be freed. >> so much of this is bizarre and hard to understand. if anyone does, you do. you endured it. what do you think these men have suffered? what did you suffer when you were behind bars in iran? >> well, jonathan, everybody's experience with a little different but

u.s. citizens being held by iran? they were not part of this deal, robert levinson, he wasn't part of this deal, although the iranians have promised to help look for him. >> the first two have not been released. u.s. officials very cagey about why that didn't happen, but obviously saying that they will still work to make sure that all americans are freed. and they say that discussions are continuing to happen with the iranians about that. and also on robert levinson, unfortunately, he will not be part of those five americans flying home, but the iranians have given the u.s. assurances that they will seek to find out about bob levinson's whereabouts. the iranian government has said all along, when bob levinson vanished off kish island all those years ago, that they did not have any information about his whereabouts, the u.s. had said, at one point, they thought that he was in an iranian prison. but in recent years, they've kind of lost track of where he may be. but iranian officials have assured the u.s., they will cont

iran accused the u.s. of lying. add that to the growing list of tensions between iran and saudi arabia following executions and the fire-bombing and it all sounds pretty dangerous and unsettling. don't hit the panic button yet, that is the word from ramin ascard, who served as a diplomat in multiple posts across the middle east. he suggests that dialogue and nonviolence will be iran's response to saudi arabia. ramin, good to see you. just following on the story i told mtold my audience, what sort of influence does iran have in the middle east? >> that's a terrific overview of a very complicated situation. iran's influence is the shia-led clerical regime, first shia led clerical regime in modern times, it gives what in many countries a minority the sense that there's a country that looks after their interests. sometimes iran manipulates those interests, sometimes it looks after the security. so iran's influence is wielded in a number of ways, and one of them is through its shia religious identity. >> you know, the ira

u.s. was having with iran and world powers about this nuclear deal. u.s. officials said today that they were holding parallel meetings with iranian officials at every session, trying to emphasize how important those americans and their fate was to the united states. we understand that those talks, really accelerated after that nuclear deal was passed in july, and was signed in july. in recent months, supplement diplomats trying to hammer out that deal. we had those four americans in exchange for seven dume u.al u.s./iranian sanctions against iran, but certainly a landmark agreement today. and really, announced on the same day we're expecting implementation of that nuclear deal. u.s. officials saying today, they think the goodwill and budding relationship between the u.s. and iran really helped to make this happen today. >> and in terms of those seven that you mentioned, they're not the ones we have on the screen. these are seven iranian americans, iranian prisoners that are being freed by the united states. but we don't know their names yet. their identiti

on wednesday, iran freed 10 u.s. sailors less than 24 hours after theitwo shipentered anian terrorial wars in th persian lf. this comes just days before the iran nuclear deal is set to take effect, easing sanctions and freeing up billions in frozen iranian money. is this a new era for u.s.-iran ties? we'll speak to trita parsi of the national iranian american council. then today is day 84 of a runaway natural gas leak above los angeles that's emitted more than 150 million pounds of methane. some call it the nation's biggest environmental disaster since the bp oil spill. >> it is just like in hell. i don't know if i can work, if i can breathe. amy: then, health and environmental experts are cusing t obama ministraon of cang to th meatndustry its newietary guidelin. whe the guelines rommend consing lessugar, th do not recommend eating less meat. this comes after an intensive lobbying campaign by the meat industry and despite recent findings by the world health organization that processed meat can cause cancer. all that

he coincides with the implementation of the iran nuclear deal, the u.s. and other world powers have partially lifted crippling economic sanctions after the international atomic energy agency certified iran's compliance with the dismantling of its nuclear infrastructure. said a new europe in relations with iran has -- era in relations with iran has begun. >> relations between iran and iaea are entering into a new phase. we are committed to continue our work in an impartial, nonpolitical, impartial way. amy: more later after headlines. in burkina faso, gunmen killed at least 29 civilians from seven different countries during a nine-hour long attack in ouagadougou. the attackers opened fire on a restaurant, set fire to cars and motorcycles and then holed up in , the splendid hotel, firing on passersby. al qaeda in the islamic maghreb claimed responsibility for the attack. in iraq, security forces have been going door to door, searching homes in areas of the capital baghdad after three u.s. contractors went missing. the three u.s. citizens were reportedly kidn

u.s. and iran. according to iranian state television, he was among the dual nationality residents released from prison this morning. >>> want to turn our attention locally to the weather. we can see storms and rainfalling around the bay. that will spread east and south throughout the morning. i want to welcome you to kron this morning. want to get the latest on that from meteorologist dave spar. >> good morning, marty. we have a big batch happening overnight. we have storm tracker 4 where rain has been kind of hiding here, if you will, during the pre-dawn hours. just coming in, really from the coast. that will be dropping the morning hours. this is when, probably, the heaviest rain will fall through the day. some heavier rain will develop. here's a look at our radar trend. here's the next batch going northwest to southeast. you saw the peninsula just starting to fill up with rain. want to note the visibility. a lot of fog in which to deal with. then our roads at 5, 5:00, i'll be checking on that too

u.s. and iran? do you think that the two countries are going to start working together a little more say, maybe with fighting i.s.i.l.? >> i hope so. the good news is we have a direct channel of communication and that led to the release of the sailors within 24 hours. we saw today the prison swap that was finalised. all of these things came about because john kerry and his counterpart are now able to speak to one another directly. i hope this will be another step towards a more opening of the relationship because these two countries have a lot to discuss and they have a lot of common areas where they can work together. as you mentioned, the fight against i.s.i.l. orrisise and also the stability of afghanistan, iraq and syria, which ask paramount to national security of iran and the united states, for the region >>> the timing of this is interesting because, of course before this news broke this afternoon the big news this morning was about the prisoner swap that led to the release of washington post

u.s. and iran to act. for 40 days mat trevithick was held hostage in tay rain taking part in a four month intense he have language program at tehran university. >> we are very excite and very happy to hear his voice today. >> reporter: but finally his old son was released from an iranian prison. >> we are thrilled that he is out of iran. >> reporter: and now back at home. he arrived at boston logan airport sunday prior to his return, his mother told wbz. >> we are looking forward to seeing him. >> reporter: four other americans were released from captive as part of the u.s. iran prisoner swap. the u.s. freed two iranian prisoners held in a federal detention center in houston. >> once again we are seeing what's possible with strong american diplomacy. >> reporter: those the release appears to be a part from the >> yeah. we are very happy about that and excited he is on his way -- he is out of the country. >> reporter: total of 7 iran young prisoners were released -- iranian prisoners were released as far as

americans held by iran. ten u.s. nto custody by the revolutionary guard in iran after the u.s. loses contact with their vessels in the persian gulf. tehran assuring the u.s. the sailors will be released soon. will the iranians keep their word? >>> president obama's last chance. the president set to give his final state of the union speech just three hours from now. we're learning new details of what he will say tonight, and we'll also talk about what the president will say with the white house communications director, jen psaki. >>> an isis suicide mission. a terrorist bomber strikes in a busy square filled with tourists, killing at least ten people, including many westerners. tonight we're learning new information about the bomber who had just arrived from syria. did authorities there even know he was in the country? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following breaking news. a senior u.s. defense official telling cnn t

u.s. but one of the five decided he did not want to travel from iran, u.s. officials making clear he's a free man so he has the choice to go about his way and exercise his freedom in anyway that he chooses. but still a mystery over why he would choose to do that. again, perhaps, just because he doesn't want to be the focus of attention. another one of the five, by the way, isn't here, he appears to have made his own way, too. so inside the base here now we have three of the five who have been released. we don't know how long they will be here for but being here, richard, does provide them with a chance to just take a breath before they head home, some of them already have family members with them but when they go home they won't just go into the aarps of their families, of course, but into the spotlight of the media and perhaps they need a little time to prepare for that. >> top of the hour, the new news we're reporting again from keir simmons, thank you so much in germany. three of the prisoners in landstuhl, germany. let's head over to ron allen on the nor

iran built its first reactor in the 1960s. after u.s. shared technology with the country then governed by a monarch the shaw of iran. in 2002 oppositions groups said iraq was secretly trying to build a nuclear weapon. after years of fruitless negotiation new diplomatic effort led by john kerry and mohamed jaffnmohammed safe ahea. it's that agreement that finally comes in to forced to. the international juke lahr agency the iaea has confirmed that iran has started implementing the mesh spurs has accepted the safeguards that will make sure its nuclear program can only be used for civilian use. the u.n. security council has already passed resolutions ready for this day, that means international e.u. and u.s. sanctions will be lifted right now. if there is any evidence of violations, the sanctions, and this is the key phrase, snap back in to place. >> january back is the process where all the sanctions that have been put on hold as result of the deal come back immediately. in the terms of the deal there is a dispute process that could last as

thanks to the recent nuclear deal with the u.s. iran gaining over $1.7 billion from the u.s. in unfrozen funds and interest on top of the sanction relief that the country has already had. it's purchased 114 airbus plan s s that has resulted from the dropping of the sanctions. eamon javers from washington. eamon, you and i discussed the jets yesterday and we have this new $1.7 billion in released assets which 400 million that goes back almost 30, 40 years, 1981, specifically. now that you've had a day to look at this, the numbers -- this is just the beginning of what we know that is at stake here. >> there's that old saying in washington a billion here and a billion there and pretty soon you're talking about real money. clearly this is real money from the iranian regime and what do they decide to do with it and one of the things that's been emphasized and the iranians have debt that they need to repay and they have bills coming due and a lot of this money might go inside the turnstyle and go right out to foreign creditors and there might

u.s. and iran. so it could very well be that the americans who were held in iran are now possibly on their way as well. we have no confirmation of that as yet, but that is certainly something that could be the case if, in fact, now these iranians have gone free. all seven individuals were people who were incass rated for essentially busting the sanctions against iran for acquiring satellite equipment, technology. that was distant for iran while iran was under sanctions. now those seven iranians have received clemency in return for those four americans who were in custody of the iranians. >> let's talk about the americans who are expected to travel to where you are at landstuhl. do we have any any idea when that will happen? again, we just learned the seven iranians have been released and the expectation is the americans will be freed either simultaneously or in a few moments. >> reporter: yeah. you know what? several factors we need to take into account. one of the questions would all of them have b

u.s. and iran moving forward? >> reporter: well, certainly the president says that the channels that were opened during their talks are ones that will stay open. he makes the point that he pushed for the release of the iranians with president rouhani when he talked to him, he said secretary kerry, every chance he had talking with his iranian counterpart, pushed to make sure the americans were released and that he says this broadens america's role in the world. here's how he summed up -- in fact, before i get to, that i want to make the point he also addressed iranians specifically. he talked to young iranians and said this is your chance to engage in a wider world, essentially challenging them to open up to the world and bring that bigger dialogue. and here's how he summed up the achievements that his administration saw this weekend. >> today's progress, americans coming home, an iran that has rolled back its nuclear program and accepted unprecedented monitoring of that program, these things are a reminder of what

iran's isolation from the international community is over. e.u. and u.s. sanctions on iran have been lifted after the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog confirmed tehran has complied with the deal agreed to in july. jacky rowland reports from vienna where the announcement was made. >> reporter: diplomacy takes time. there were delays right up to the end. when the announcement finally came it was the international atomic energy agency that broke the news. >> relations between iran and the i.a.e.a. now enter a new phase. it is an important day for the international community. i congratulate all those who helped make it a reality. >> reporter: so implementation day is here. the iranian foreign minister and the e.u. foreign policy chief looked satisfied as they arrived to give their reactions. both sides can look forward to huge economic benefits from the lifting of sanctions >> as iran has fulfilled its commitments, today multi lateral and national economic and financial sanctions related to iran's nuclear program are lifted in accordance with the gcpoa. this is the culm

u.s. and iran. u.s. sailors captured and released. u.s. hostages, some held for years, also released. nuclear guidelines met and sa nctions ended. iran has emerged as a new entity free to engage in world trade and with around a hundred billion dollars released by the u.s. the question is, does giving that kind of money to the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism make the u.s. and world safer or more dangerous? we spoke with juan zarate, a terror financing expert and senior advisor at the center for strategic & international studies. he was deputy national security advisor during the george w. bush administration and is author of "treasury's war: the unleashing of a new era of financial warfare." i looked on the state department website and iran is still listed as the largest state sponsor of terrorism in the world. in the u.s. view. isn't there some concern that some of that money we're releasing can go straight into the terrorism funnel? mr. zarata: it's a huge the fact that iran, the regime itself, which is unrepentant in its policies, and certainly continues to support terrori

u.s. officials confirmed iran freed five u.s. prisoners. four of the pruz. >>announcer: were -- prisoners seven iranians. one of the captains was jawsen rezion who was being held in iranian prison on spy charges fofo almost 18 months. madi was detained in 2011 a accused of espionage in 2012. and another for attempting to undermine the iranian government. details of a fourth prisoner are not known. and a fifth american not part of the negotiations were also freed. the news of the prisoners were release a -- release a major topic on the campaign trail. >> i'll tell you it's a disgrace they've been there for so long. >> we don't know the details of the deal that is bringing them home and that it may be there are very problematic aspects to this deal. we're simply giving prayers of thanksgiving thaha they're coming home. >> reporter: some candidates even took the opportunityo denounce the iranianregime. there. the fact of the matter is that's all we need to know about the iranians. they take people hostage to get confessions. >> reporter: u.s. officials insist t

iran. a number of u.s. c sanctions against iran have just been lifted in the past few hours. this is after the international nuclear watchdog, the iaea, declared that iran is in full compliance with the nuclear agreement reached last year. also today, five americans jailed in iran for various reasons are free. let's get straight to cnn's chris frates. reaction from the white house. we keep waiting to hear from the president. any indication when he may speak? >> reporter: we're still waiting to see. a lot of people think he may come out to take a victory lap. what we have heard from senior administration officials is that matthew trevithick, the student who was in iran, has left iran. but we've learned now that the four other americans who have been released are still in iran. white house is not talking much about where they're going, when they'll be reunited with family members. but we do know they're going to look after their medical needs, if there are any, and they hope that they'll be leaving iran soon.

is the deal with iran good or bad for the u.s.? how much can we trust iran? facebook or twitter for fox news sunday. >>> the united states, our friends and ally nets middle east and the entire world are safer because the threat of the nuclear weapon has been reduced. >> secretary of state kerry announcing implementation of the nuclear deal with iran the same day the two countries agreed it a prisoner swap. time for the syndicated columnist george will. carol lee who covers the white house for gop journal. karl rove. karl, what do you make of the release of the four american prisoners, hostages, whatever you want to call them just as the u.s. starts liftings sanctions against iran? >> i think it is a good thing they were released. we paid a high price. 17 people pardoned. 14 people not prosecuted. but americans are coming home. this is obscuring a bigger issue and that is, secretary of state kerry said today marks the first day of a safer world. why should we beleave that in iranians have not lived up to a single agreement they've made. they have tested since

u.s. regards iran as a state sponsor of terrorism and the fact that the u.s. is negotiating these type of prisoner swaps with iran? you speak as a former high-ranking state department official. >> well, it obviously added to the degree of difficulty for the administration in considering whether to go forward with this deal. it is important to note, wolf, as you just have intimated, that while the sanctions will be lifted on iran, as part of the nuclear deal, the nuclear-related sanctions, the united states will maintain sanctions on iran, because of its human rights violations, and its support for terrorism, and i very much hope that the administration will announce sanctions today against iran, for its illegal ballistics missiles test back in november and december of 2015. so there's going to be a back and forth quality to this relationship. we'll be talking to the iranians, and that's a pods thing on balance. the near deal is in the american national interest, but we need to remain tough-minded that something that hillary clinton has been saying in her campai

u.s. officials say iran has ten american sailors in custody. apparently two small american vessels, boats, en route from kuwait to baja rain when the u.s. lost contact with these boats. joining me now, white house press secretary josh earnest. what can you tell us about the ten american sailors in iranian custody. >> u.s. officials have been in touch with the iranians about the situation. this is a situation that we're monitoring closely. we've received assurances from the iranians both our sailors are safe, they're being -- afforded sort of the proper courtesy that you'd expect. we've also most importantly received assurances they will be allowed to continue their journey promptly. so this is -- the substance of the communications that we have with the iranians today and it's a situation we're going to continue to watch closely. >> josh, there's only so much you can say about this developing story. did the iranians accuse the american sailors of being in their waters? did they give any sort of reason for taking ten american sailors into captivi

iran now has access to the u.s. treasury estimates $50 billion in frozen assets. can sell its oil and gas freely on world markets. and western companies including american firms can now do business with iran for the first time in years. now, unfortunately one american was not freed this weekend. that's 67-year-old robert levinson, the former fbi agent went missing on kish island off the coast of iran back in 2007, nine years ago. his family claims levinson was working as a cia consultant when he disappeared chl the u.s. long claimed holding him iran, but iran repeatedly denies it. secretary of state john kerry, quote, iran deepened our coordination as we work to locate robert levinson. we won't rest until the levinson family is whole again. joining me is his wife and son. daniel and christine, i wish i was having an interview like i've had with other families welcoming this great news. i'm sorry that's not your news and thank you for taking your time with us today. >> thank you. >> thank you for having us. >> i do want to ask you, i understand that you were not to

without u.s., iran cannot lead and sur live in isolation. be part of the whole and without iran, u.s. cannot hope any peace in middle east. we have to have sunni, israel, americans, the whole world to get rid of the terrorism and this agony. >> all right. >> i'm pretty sure when these 12 people see that, those steps happening, is going to help them forget about their past and think about the future. >> all wonderful advice. we'll leave it right there. thanks for your time. appreciate it. and your insights. appreciate it. >> thank you so much for having me. >>> coming up, we are turning to politics and sand sa bernie san today talking about the member of clinton family that is disappointing him. it's not hillary or bill but chelsea. hear why, next. ♪ ♪virgin islands nice ♪ ♪so nice ♪so nice, so nice ♪ spend a few days in the u.s. virgin islands and return with a lifetime of experiences. that's virgin islands nice. ♪so nice, so nice >>> the democratic presidential debate in south carolina tonight. the most recent polls show clinton with a 25-po

. >>> three americans freed by iran, some of them, in fact, already having reunions with their loved ones. the trio among the five u.s. citizens released by iran yesterday wa part of a prisoner swap, the swap coinciding with the start of the u.s./iran nuclear deal. >>> iraqi security forces are closing streets and moving house-to-house searching for three americans feared kidnapped. they vanished in baghdad on friday and since then there are conflicting reports how and it's fear they'd were taken in a raid by shiite militias. they're all contract workers. always the defense ministry issued air strikes against what they feed as isis militants. the strikes are believed to have taken place in a prorchs 126 miles north of baghdad. iraqi defense heads say they killed several isis militants and destroyed a number of the group's videos. >>> right now a recording you have to hear to believe. calls to 911 going unanswered because investigators say the operator was on the other line orderingff pizza. >>> pick up or delivery? >> it's going to be for delivery please. the sunrise police department. >> what can i get dpr you? >> c

know better sleep with sleep number. >> nicole: we now have new developments out of iran. u.s. being held by iran have been released. ten sailers were detained a day earlier in the persian gulf after their two navy patrol boats drifted into iranian territory due to machine call problem. the nine men and one woman were held overnight at an iranian base in the gulf. iran say it is sailers entered its territorial waters in a boat like this one that you see here because they had these machine call problems with the navigational system and now we are hearing the reports they have been released. that's good news. >> lauren: take a look at the latest in world of sports, los angeles is going to have a national football league team. nfl owners voted last night to allow st. louis rams to move just outside of la. the raiders will be able to move to la if san diego does not want. chargers raiders wanted to share a new stadium in carson, but owners voted for fifth compromise plan instead. a top-ranked college basketball team has been upset. number 11 west virginia beating number one kansas,

iran. you saw recently last week that those ten u.s. sailors were detained by iran but quickly released and why is that? because of this intense diplomacy between secretary of state john kerry and the iranian foreign minister. yes, the president has been criticized that he has not tied that nuclear deal to the release of any prisoners but we do know that there has been this improvement in relations over the last year as a result of this deal and so if those prisoners are released today, it certainly reflects an improvement and possibly some kind of diplomacy that's gone on behind the scenes that we don't know about. >> elise, again, the reporting here coming from the semi official agencies there in iran, waiting for confirmation from the u.s. authorities. this is not a simple release. this is a swap. what more do we know about who the u.s. gave up in exchange fon these citizens? >> we have to be clear. we just know that iran's semi official news agency is talking about it. there are roughly about a dozen iranian nationals most charged or

iran releasing four, and the the u.s. dropping charges on seven, and perhaps iran even releasing five, but so far, there has not been a lot of clarity about the names or the locations. and the deal isn't even done yet. >> richard, standby, because we have ron allen with us from the white house, and he has late breaking news. over to you, ron. >> yes, we can confirm now from a senior administration official that five americans have been released from the iranians including jason rezaian, amir hekmati, and siamak namazi, the pas or the held, and also a man whose name had not come up in the discussion before, and nosratoliah khoshawi, and i hope that we can get clarifications of those spellings of them, but from the senior white house official, five americans have been released. we don't know the number of iranians who have been released or in fact that has not happened. no confirmation about that aspect of the story, but again, as pointed out, we don't know the logistics of all of this, and there are reporting that the one o

and exist on the american side, on our side there is no problem regarding investment by the u.s. >> that was iran's rouhani in a tehran news briefing on how the nuclear agreement can help the economies of both the u.s. and iran. the english translation was provided by the iranian government. opponents of the iran nuclear deal have voiced concern that iran may not continue to comply with the deal's terms. michael kay is a foreign affairs analyst and retired senior british officer. michael, what steps did iran have to take to comply with the terms of the deal? >> i think there are a number of complex steps which very much involved the depletion of uranium stockpiles, the ability for iran to be able to produce uranium in the future, so that meant deplete in the number of centrifuges, the iran hard water capability for plutonium, that has been completely taken offline. there are a number of different steps inside the iran deal in terms of the nuclear component, but i think what we've been seeing is that the secretary of state has, for a while now, said that the deal on the exchange swap with individual

iran now has access to the u.s. treasury estimates $50 billion in frozen assets. freely on world markets. and western company ed including american firms can do business with iran for the first time in years. >> representative tilde tweeted amir hekmati asked to send his own tweet from his page and here is a personal note and picture to the president. thank you for making my freedom and reunion with my family possible. i'm humbled you were personally involved in my case and proud to have you as my president. three happy families tonight but i spoke with the levinson family and they, of course, were upset, very happy for these families but upset they not only have -- they don't have robert levinson free but no news. his son said it is nonsense to say that the iranians don't know where he is. >> our heart goes out to that family, indeed. thanks jim sciutto for that. tonight, there is a cloud over the iranian prisoner released. the man considered to be the longest held hostage in u.s. history. robert levinson as we've been reporting was not part of the deal. brian tod

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going back to the very beginning, iran built its first reactor in the 1960s after the u.s. shared nuclear technology with the country then governed by the shah of iran. concern grew in 2002 when opposition groups said iran were secretly trying to build a nuclear weapon. a new diplomatic effort led by the u.s. secretary of state and the officials of eye roon reached an agreement. it comes into force today. the i.a.e.a. has confirmed that iran has started implementing the measures and has accepted the safeguards to ensure that its nuclear program can only be used for civilian use. it means that international e.u. and u.s. sanctions will be lifted right now. if there's any evidence of violations, the sanctions, and this is the key phrase, snap back into place >> snap back is the process where all the sanctions that have been put on hold as a result of the deal come back immediately. in the terms of the deal, there is a dispute process that could last as long as around 60 days, but once that process has been completed, any country that is part of the p3 plus one could decide to