research reactor but it is a huge source of pride for iran but should it be a source of worry for the west iran has blue stick missiles with a range of about one thousand miles obviously putting israel well within reach this is iran doubling down on moving down the path towards a nuclear weapon is this sounding familiar something jogging your memory maybe just rewind about ten years replace nuclear weapons with weapons of mass destruction or place iran with iraq there are quite a few eerie similarities here and i spoke a little while ago with david swanson in charlottesville virginia david is the author of war is a lie founder of the website david swanson dot org and i asked him if he too was experiencing a bit of deja vu. almost identical my god i'm glad i don't watch television the newspapers are bad enough i had to sit through that you know it was nuclear weapons weapons of mass destruction was a way of luring the line between less dangerous weapons and nuclear weapons and the public was convinced in the united states that iraq had nuclear weapons dick cheney would occasionally say it outrig

something that worries the west. iran says the nuclear work is purely peaceful. iaea inspectors recently held talks in tehran. they were mad at the airport by protesters. the report said there was no agreement on how to clear up the questions about the nuclear work. iran dismissed the concerns as unfounded. the report is likely to tighten -- heightened the tension about iran. >> they increase their ability to produce enriched uranium, and they have refused to answer questions about alleged weapon is asian programs. -- weaponization programs. >> iran has indicated it wants to keep talking to the iaea. despite the tougher sanctions imposed on the country, tehran is showing little sign of compromise with the west. >> an italian court has -- is expected to reach a verdict in a bribery case against berlusconi. he is accused of paint a british tax lawyer to provide false testimony in court. he denies any wrongdoing. a gunman in northern nigeria have attacked the city of gombe and opened fire on a nearby police station. four civilians were killed during a two-hour gunba

it was a picture that was enough to induce headaches in the west. iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad locked arm and arm with the presidents of afghanistan and pakistan. the three came together for wide ranging discussions. but, mahmoud ahmadinejad did not miss the opportunity to take a jab at what he called for interference, it was the peace talks with the taliban that took center stage. >> if there is to be peace in afghanistan, pakistan has to be on the side. the public message is now on many. afghan delegates say that the president rowed it is pakistan counterpart. thpakistan insists that they will 2 whatever karzai asks as much as possible. >> if you are asking. to get a ticket a group on the table, it will not be possible for pakistan. if we would that influence and on the taliban, there would not be terrorism in pakistan. >> president mahmoud ahmadinejad relished the of the to to to speak on an international platform. -- relished the opportunity to speak on an international platform. he said it was foreign interference that cause all the problems h

iran and global community, continues to get even more strained. concerns over islamic republics highly debated nuclear program and teheran's ongoing reactions to sanctions from the west. jennifer griffin has that story. >> reporter: washington and the uk are urging israel not to attack iran in a possible pre- emptive strike over its nuclear program western nations believe teheran intends to use to make a nuclear weapon. national security advice sore, concluding a 3 davie sit to israel today the white house says he and his delegation addressed quote the full range of security issues, of mutual concern ahead of a white house meeting scheduled for march 5th, between president obama and israeli prime minister, netanyahu. one expert believes israelis are losing patience with washington. >> how long are we going to give them to develop all these pieces, what is the consequence for them going to be if they have those pieces sitting there latent but not put together and how much trust does israel have the obama administration is prepared to use that military option the president talked about to prevent them from actually getting to that point. >> this comes as nuclear inspec

defiant iran taunting the west iran is calling it a major achievement and its nuclear program scientists have loaded nuclear fuel rods into the core of a research reactor tehran is fueling it centrifuges with nuclear fuel and that is stoking fears that the rogue state is indeed one step closer to an atomic bomb is this another step potentially on the road and road to potentially making nuclear weapons it is certainly a step down the road towards a nuclear weapon escalating nuclear tensions with iran this morning president mahmoud ahmadinejad is shown supposedly loading nuclear fuel rods into the tehran research reactor but it is a huge source of pride for iran. but should it be a source of worry for the west rand has ballistic missiles with a range of about one thousand miles obviously putting israel well within reach this is a ron doubling down on moving down the path towards a nuclear weapon. so to hear that defiant iran taunting the west the rogue state one step closer doubling down on the path to an atomic bomb should be a source of worry for the west how many ballistic missiles do t

something that worries the west. iran says its nuclear work is purely peaceful.aea inspectors recently held talks in tehran and were met at the airport by protesters. the reports said there was no agreement on how to clear up the questions about its nuclear work. iran dismissed the iaea concerns. the rrt is likely to heighten the tensions about iran. >> not only have they increased their ability to increase enriched uranium, but they have refused to answer iaea accounts of alleged weapons programs. that is activity specifically designed for a weapon. by not allowing the iaea access to facilities in addressing these questions, they greatly add to the suspicion that they have made the decision to build a nuclear weapon. >> iran has indicated that it wants to keep dalking about the iaea. that despite the tougher sanctions it imposed on the country, tehran is showing little signs of comprow miles with the west. stephanie bell, bbc news, iaea, vienna. >> mention high school and music together, and ask a marching band may be the -- and a marching band may be the first

so did you hear that defiant iran taunting the west a rogue state one step closer doubling down on the path to an atomic bomb should be a source of worry for the west how many ballistic missiles do they have after watching news this morning and hearing all that can help them feel scared oh here you have the mainstream media playing fearmonger in chief actually taking over and expanding on what we normally hear from the warhawk pundits and lawmakers now they just have their own reporters and anchors doing it but listen is there a lot to talk about in the developments of iran's nuclear program yes of course but is that mean that we automatically have to jump to conclusions about nuclear war ballistic missile strikes firstly i'd say no and just like we discussed yesterday perhaps the most frustrating and hypocritical thing about all of this is that it's always perceived as if iran is the constant aggressor and the west is just idly sitting by waving flags of peace this is a game being played by more than one side but if you're the media shouldn't you at least explore both sides explored a

to the west iran remains committed to threatening u.s. interests in the region through its support to terrorists and militant groups, including in iraq and afghanistan, while it remains committed to strengthening its naval, nuclear and missile capabilities. i ran can close the strait of hormuz, however, the agency assesses iran unlikely to initiate or intentionally provoke a conflict. iranian ballistic missiles in development could range across the region and central europe. iran's new space launch vehicle demonstrates progress toward a potential ibcm. iran today has the technical, scientific and industrial capability to eventually produce nuclear weapons. while international pressure against iran has increased, including through sanctions, we assess that tehran is not close to agreeing to abandoning its nuclear program. in iraq they assess baghdad security forces will maintain current security levels this year despite manning shortages and overly centralized command and control. despite perceptions and a need for logistics and tactical c

oil and gold well we'll talk about it and speaking of oil this of course brings us to iran a conflict between the west and iran according to some analysts could mean one hundred fifty dollars a barrel oil even two hundred fifty dollars a barrel oil and with the win of rick santorum and three u.s. republican presidential nomination contest last night we're reminded of that possibility. but asian scientists working on the nuclear program in iran turned up dead. i think that's a wonderful thing. but i think we should send a very clear message he goes on part of his plan would be if iran doesn't meet u.s. demands there would be airstrikes very public airstrikes on nuclear facilities in iran and the washington post just reported u.s. defense secretary leon panetta believes israel could attack iran as early as this spring so let's talk about all of this soup to nuts currency wars to the actual ones the man i had to talk about is just the man jim rickards the senior managing director of tangent capital partners an officer of this best seller currency wars and we're so thrilled to have you in studio nice to s

willing to negotiate on this i think there could be some resolution many people in the west do want regime change in iran they would like to see the removal of this islamic republic there's been a lot of propaganda in the west against iran but i do think that there's this there is an opportunity here for. for rand to make to achieve some openings but that may not be enough to satisfy many of its critics who would like to see real change in government in the wilds whistleblower as in the supreme court in london seeking to overturn a decision to extradite him to sweden on sex assault charges where he says operatically driven because of the leaking of top secret u.s. cables and his lawyers told the court on day one that the swedish prosecutor had acted illegally and their arrest warrant invalid. metropole for not longer. as often happens on the first day of these hearings you only hear one side of the story and what's happened today is that judy and i saw as his team has given that evidence they've all that point his lawyer diana ross seems to be quite convincing in front of the seven judges they were sort

nuclear facilities in iran now as we hear the drumbeat of war from the west towards iran we often see war and politics as separate from the economy they are not putting aside the human cost we'll look at the price of economic sanctions and any conflict for energy prices currency wars and any global recovery speaking of currency wars the man who wrote the book on the subject is in studio jim records after making the rounds to fans on capitol hill before heading to the lion's den of the us treasury he's here to give us the inside scoop and ben bernanke the federal reserve chairman has been on the hill a couple times lately telling lawmakers he does not want higher inflation. will be true but once we were not good to seek higher inflation in order to advance unemployment. the dude said policies belie those words to borrow from jim work records is burning the lawrence welk of our time conducting fed policy with help from the same tricks. and oh my we were. alone rooms world. you get it that was a bubble machine we'll talk about it let's get to today's capital account. from currency wars t

willing to negotiate on this i think there could be some resolution many people in the west do want regime change in iran they would like to see the removal of this islamic republic there's been a lot of propaganda in the west against iran but i do think that there's this there is an opportunity here for. for rand to make to achieve some openings but that may not be enough to satisfy many of its critics who would like to see real change in government. to some other news from around the world now in this hour as world seventy three thirteen killed more than a thousand injured in egypt when fans stormed the pitch following a match in the top league players and supporters were caught up in clashes with sore stones and bottles thrown some of the dead were security officers and there are reports of knife wounds the two teams involved have a long history of rivalry and violence has been common in recent years. to nigeria now where the secret service there has reportedly arrested the spokesman for the militant islamist group boko haram officials say the man known as was captured after his phone are being tracke

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the letter says iran is willing to resume talks in a manner best for both sides. success will depend on whether the west adopts a constructive attitude. she says she's evaluating the contents of the letter and will consult with the united states, russia, and other partners. the eu coordinator says they will not resume talks unless iran is prepared to discuss concrete confidence-building measures without preconditions. last month eu announced plans to ban iranian oil imports in its toughest economic sanctions to date. japan's prime minister they met with israel's deputy minister. he told noda he wants international partners to cooperate and take tough measures against iran, including strengthening economic sanctions. noda said japan shares the concerns and is willing to cooperate through talks to put more pressure on iran, but he warned military action would only escalate the situation. noda wants a diplomatic and peaceful solution. >>> investors worry there might not be enough oil from iran. ai with that story, ai, good morning. >> good morning, there was definitely a scare over oil supply overnight. th

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the visit comes amid growing tensions between iran and the west. on sunday, iran said it halted oil sales to france and britain. in retaliation for a european union ban on iranian oil, which begins in july. the e.u. and u.s. have also imposed financial sanctions on iran, and israel suggested that it might consider a military strike again iran's nuclear facilities should diplomacy and pressure fail. something that america's top soldier, general martin dempsey, has warned against. iran continues to insist that its nuclear program is peaceful. this was president ahmadinejad last week, showing off the use of locally made nuclear fuel in a reactor. but despite iran's claims, the international pressure on the country shows no sign of easing. >> boxers fighting each other, that's what they do, isn't it? >> well, it is, generally inside the ring rather than in a hotel where there's a press conference being staged. it was very ugly and unseemly in munich after a vitali klitschko fight. klitschko won it on points. they were having a press conference afterward

iran. the west fear iran is working to develop nuclear weapons. >>> arizona senator john mccain stepped forward today to support a arizona sheriff accused of threatening to deport a former lover. a mexican national threatened deportation if he went public with the relation. however the sheriff did state publicly that he is gay. mccain today called the sheriff a friend. >> all i can say is that he also deserves the benefit of any citizen does of innocence until proven guilty. but i appreciate the support he did in my campaign and always will. >> reporter: sheriff babbot seen here has long supported the senator politically, babvue plans to continue his campaign for a campaign seat. >>> rick santorum is now the national wide favorite for the republican nomination. poll numbers released today show santorum with 17% of the votes leading mitt romney by an eight point margin. the numbers respect a 5% drop for romney and a five point jump for santorum. ron paul trailed right behind with 11%. meantime santorum is defending himself after accusing obama of an agenda that's tied to a phony theology. >> i a

. >> iran is hailing it as a major step in its nuclear fuel program, and it is likely to make relations with the west worse. >> iran's president unveiled iran's first domestically produced nuclear fuel rods on wednesday. he also said 3000 more centrifuges had been added to his country's uranium enrichment program. >> ahmadinejad also lashed out at western powers, saying they are trying to preserve a monopoly on nuclear power. >> it was an honor reserved for the president himself. ahmadinejad insisted iran's domestically -- first domestically produced fuel rods into a reactor. the inauguration ceremony was broadcast live on state television. iranian scientists presented as national heroes. the get a video conference link, the president then opened two new nuclear projects. a plant in central iran can now enrich uranium to cent -- a 20%, still not enough for a nuclear weapon. the facility will also use a new type of centrifuge, capable of higher in richmond speeds than previous models. iran now appears to have mastered all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle, defying the threat of sanctions from the west

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to the west is iran. to the north is was the pakistan -- was back to stand. >> that is enough. the culture -- kai reed everything from warm and hospitable -- i read everything from war and possible, too, you mentioned, revenge. what piece of information should we have? >> the story is the number of a different bunch of hours watching over the country. whether it was the soviets, the british, or us. it has caused the afghans to be very pragmatic people who always have a plan to exit the country, or survive within the country. there is a mix of culture. every outside power leaves a legacy. that is created in the afghan population -- an interesting openness to ideas. i found in my interactions, in a rural area that was not very educated, they were very open to me, even though i was not of their culture. i do not want to over-play that. there are elements that want everyone to go, but i found that to be very appealing. >> the first tour that you were there you were part of the provincial reconstruction team, under the u.s. state department, right? >> it is a military and civilian c

iran are an underlying factor. >> if we do have an escalation in the tensions between the west and iran, then it's quite possibly we could get to $5 and that will certainly jeopardize the current economic recovery. >> now, if gas rises another dollar from today's price, it would cost the average household more than $900 a year. that would effectively wipe out the savings from the payroll tax cut that president obama just signed into law. >>> fire crews in napa expect to have full containment of the soda fire within the hour. that wildfire has burned nearly 200 acres since being reported thursday afternoon. fire investigators are blaming this wildfire on someone living in the area who was apparently burning piles of landscape debris and then lost control of the fire when the winds picked up. >>> the parents of a 21-year-old man on life support are suing uc berkeley. john gibson moved into a university co-op in 2009 and his family says he likely suffered a heart attack while partying with his roommates in 2010, using a nearly lethal combo of marijuana, alcohol, and cocaine. the family's attorney says the berkeley

officials say iran is blustering while taking a step back from a show down. today think will resume nuclear talks with the west. negotiations iran walked out of a year ago. u.s. intelligence officials say they have penetrated iran's nuclear program and iran is at least a year or more away from building weapon. many experts agree. >> we don't think they will break out in a sense and build nuclear weapons, we're talking about something off in the future. >> israel says iran can past the point of no return within months. israel is on alert against iranian terrorism after three explosions in bangkok tuesday, attacks on israeli diplomats in india and former soviet republican of georgia all blamed by is reuse iran. >> this looks like iranian retaliation for the killing of iranian scientists over the past two years. >> iranian scientists most experts believed were killed by israel despite denials. u.s. officials have been shuttle to tel aviv pleading not to attack iran as war ship play cat and mouse. the choke point for one fifth of the world's oil. >> andrea mitchell reporting. the threats of economic retaliation in

and russian military predicts the west might decide on a military strike against iran before summer as crowds gather over tehran following israel's accusations that the islamic state was behind monday's attack on diplomatic personnel. well a circle of tension is contracting around iran as tel aviv accuses it of orchestrating attacks on israeli diplomats it comes amid strained relations in the region with the west deeply concerned over tehran's controversial nuclear program for more on that are to talk to brian bakker a member of the answer antiwar coalition. thank you for joining us on r.t. thank you but does the united states want from tightening the sanctions i mean. even beyond tightening the sanctions now indeed it is the united states government has created an artificial crisis that's first and foremost it's a manufactured crisis iran is complying with the. iran does not have a nuclear weapon iran is now threatening its neighbors iran has not started a war with any of its neighbors israel on the other hand has hundreds of nuclear weapons and unlike iran refuses to sign a nuclear n

analysts say the price hike is mainly fuelled by the drive of the west to prevent iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. >> europe wants to stop importing oil from iran this summer. iran wants to cut the west of from the oil-producing nations in the middle east. >> the rise in oil prices monday sent shockwaves through the trading floor in frankfurt. there were fears that tehran could make good on this threat. even a blockade lasting a few days could have disastrous consequences for the global economy. while prices have fluctuated for months, but since the end of 2011, they have been a steady rise. in december, the going rate was $124 a barrel. drivers have already gotten a taste of the potential blockade 's @ fact -- blockade's effect. hope is dwindling that relief will be on its way anytime soon. >> more on the ongoing crisis in the eurozone weighed on european markets today. we got this wrath of the day in frankfurt. >> the oil price was a big issue on the frankfurt floor, fears growing that the dispute with iran could lead to an oil price shock. if the oil supply spikes more, it woul

wonderful thing he's also advocated airstrikes very nuclear facilities in iran now as we hear the drumbeat of war from the west towards iran we often see war and politics as separate from the economy they are not putting.