they were talking to zarif as if zarif had some power, some capacity. we knew zarif is a phony. zarif is just the front man. he's the cover guy for the ayatollah and for soleimani. he said it when he thought it was a private conversation. he said the terrorists were out countermaning me every day. why secretary kerry felt compelled to talk to zarif and american policy in iran while out of office is beyond me. secretary kerry's statement about talking to foreign leaders is true. seniors from the past will talk to foreign leaders. others do, too. it's's appropriate. it's not the case that private conversations about active and ongoing conversations are appropriate to discuss. >> martha: what do you think the impact is as you pointed out, zarif goes after soleimani on these tapes. what do you think -- what happens to zarif knowing what you know about iran now that he has publicly condemned a person who is considered a state hero, soleimani? >> i know what he said about soleimani is true. i think zarif was providing cover for him. i'm not sure much will change. this is a deal that t

john kerry and zarif know each other quite well.ouldn't be surprised if they had each other's emails. >> dana: perhaps to mary anne's point. they have to figure out the timing if the israelis released it as well in 2018. >> bill: remember when soleimani was taken out? no response from the region. on these tapes zarif talks about how soleimani wanted to enact a military or action on the battlefield i think was the word that zarif used as opposed to to go to more diplomacy. this is thick, deep water stuff that involves a number of different countries and we haven't heard the last at all. >> dana: zarif says i have no sway here i basically do whatever they tell me to do and -- >> bill: there is more to this. we'll stay on it. in the meantime this weighty new guidance on the use of a mask outdoors. how significant is it? dr. marc siegel is on that coming up. the white house once again clarifying kamala harris's role responding to the border crisis. >> dana: is this groundhog day? >> it is indeed. the wokest oscars ever. a ratings dud. d

zarif said it was former u.s.nched for man 200 attacks on iranian forces in syria. evidently he was surprised by this. the former secretary of state denies the claim tweeting this i can tell you this story and these allegations are unequivocally false this. never happened either when i was secretary of state or since. here to react former spokesperson for the trump administration morgan ortagus. the problem with his denial is he has a habit of lying like, for example, showing up at different state department events when he wasn't in office and in the past said he was not meeting with zarif when pictures of him meeting with zarif surfaced. correct? >> when you said he has pattern of lying, nighttime sure if you were talking about zarif or kerry. zarif is the chief propagandist. here is the problem with the relationship between john kerry and the iran yaps. number one, joe biden did an interview with pbs a few years ago where he talked about the fact that john kerry and zarif used to talk to each other on john kerry

that's zarif saying john kerry told him that. classified information about one of our most important allies in the world -- israel. zarif said, quote, he listened to this information from secretary kerry in astonishment, unquote. now, madam president, when i read this today, i was astonished as well that a former secretary of state, now a member of president biden's national security council -- wasn't confirmed for that, by the way, by this body -- would reveal the secrets of one of our most important and enduring allies in the region to an avowed enemy, the largest state sponsor of terrorism, a country that was responsible for the killing and wounding and maiming of thousands of american service men and women, whose leaders have the blood of american soldiers on its hands. he's telling them that information. madam president, it's unclear why he would relay, john kerry would relay such information to the leaders of the largest state sponsor of terrorism in the world, but here's a guess. during the trump administration administrat

both parties will be able to revive that deal but there was a warning from foreign minster javadoc zarif he said that time is running out for the united states now the reason for that is that there is a great deal of pressure here inside iran on jihad zarif and the reformist government president hassan rouhani reformist government when incidents like natanz take place that pressure increases and if you read some of the headlines today one of them said the diplomacy of power over the diplomacy of laughter that's because there have been images circulating of. talking to foreign ministers and other diplomats where he's laughing and smiling and he's been criticized for that the conservatives who dominate parliament to believe that iran needs to be take a tougher stance needs to be tougher with the europeans and the united states but. did say. this attack by israel would give chance for iran to expand. nuclear program and centrifuges in fact he said i promise that we will improve our centrifuges and from all the rhetoric that we do hear coming out of iran one thing that iran tends to follow u

zarif was reportedly himself shocked.ia more than 200 times. the question now on everyone's mind, i think there is probably a few questions how many lives did john kerry put in danger by sharing this information had? joining me now ric grenell, former acting director of national intelligence. rick, it is great to see you. i can't even believe with everything going on in our world that that was a lead-in to an interview with you that we knew john kerry, you know, was friendly with the iranians and thinks differently than we do whether it comes to what's important for the world. what does this mean and how serious is it? >> it's incredibly serious these allegations. john kerry is saying it's not truex september the facts show that it probably is true. first of all, we have got john hudson at "the washington post" who immediately comes to the rescue of john kerry to blame the conservatives for making this an issue: zarif the foreign minister of the iranian regime is the one who was astounded he said. i was astounded by what

you talked to folks who say, yeah, in one way it does benefit zarif.t he's really trying to do everything that he can diplomatically despite the front that he faces at home with the military, but on the other hand you talk to folks who say that this is not a leak that's going to help the foreign minister in any way, shape or form because the supreme leader of iran isn't going to be happy, and that's true lit only person that matters when it comes to the power struggle within iran. one thing we can be sure of, jake, is the fact that when the u.s. official heads to vienna to try to salvage the iran deal this week, this is going to be something that's definitely going to be discussed. >> kyle atwood, thanks so much. >>> is former president trump the only person on earth who can convince many of his supporters that they should get the vaccine? the push to get trump to make a psa. that's next. to prove our aa battery is the world's longest-lasting, we tested it against our competitor's best battery. (meowing) (clicking) and energizer ultimate lithium wins a

one of them is you were not surprised by any of this because of the relationship, you say, that zarifyou say that? >> i think that really is issue and why the story still has legs to it. after all, this information was released by the foreign minister zarif of iran, which is a rogue state, hostile to the united states, and their leaders as a matter of due course are pathological liars reflecting national policy. so why would we believe them in this story? and the story has been out there since 2017 in the public domain that israel has been attacking syria and finally in 2018 a number was released, the large number of 200. i think the reason is because of secretary kerry's behavior. as secretary of state from 12 to 16 and then after he maintained a close cozy relationship with the foreign minister of iran and what surprised many is that relationship, harris, continued when he was no longer secretary of state for the following four years under the trump administration where he met him several times. the trump administration accused him of colluding with iran that he was undermining the

zarif, the foreign minister of iran. we want to know when the state department new it.this is a betrayal of not only u.s. national security interests but also the interests of our key allies and you know, john kerry is currently a member of the national security council. he is not just the special envoy on climate. he is a member of the national security council. he has a special responsibility to advocate for the security interests of the united states and our most important allies in the region and if this investigation reveals that in fact he was working against the interests of the united states undermining, actively undermining the previous administration in our efforts to restore and reinitiate level of deterrents against the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, he should have his security clearance revoked. >> are you among the voices calling for that he should testify under oath about this? >> absolutely. i can't think of anything more important. and remember, it would only be consistent with what democrats were calling for in the previous administration.

air strife killed sulla money, and zarif called it a major blow. tweeting "the strike on -- had in massive impact in the middle east. you don't have to take my word for it, ask zarif, president biden still thinks it's a mistake." the state department says that the u.s. will begin a third round of negotiations to try to -- the state department official says that there has been progress though there needs to be much more to reach a deal. bret. >> bret: many statements coming from a republicans with many positions on capitol hill on this, state department saying it's no big deal because the attacks were in the press, but it is one thing to read it in "the new york times" and another to get a call from the former secretary of state telling you that's in fact what has happened. >> you also don't know what the timing of this hall is. of the state department not wanting to comment on any of this other than the line that you heard from the spokesperson, but it is still unclear when the former secretary of state if he did indeed tell the iranians this when

to believe the current secretary of state, you have to assume that foreign minister zarif was lying. wouldn't be the first time the iranians have lied. >> why would this iranian lie to an iranian journalist. we know that they are lying to us but the rest of the report held up so why was this one particular point not true. it doesn't make sense. >> kristin: this is from "the washington post." "to believe kerry did what he's accused of is to take the word of an adversarial foreign leader over an american one." why should folks take the iranian foreign minister at his word? >> that's a good question. there are republicans on the hill who are going to give kerry the benefit of the doubt because this is hearsay. but it's believable given the way kerry has acted and i have to tell you, whether it's approved or not, the israelis are going to believe this is true and it's going to further damage the relationship between the u.s. and israel which president biden is already making a real problem because of his desperation to get back in the nuclear deal. >> kristin: it certainly a story. tim,

you'd have to go for back for this conversation with zarif and kerry to have been something that wasn'tere. it's so striking. you can't help ignore how different and how many conclusions were jumped to under the trump -- with the trump administration in power at that time. it's extraordinary. >> that's why there needs to be a classified hearing. bring kerry in and let him talk. it's not what he said or heard. it's what else did he say or communicate to the iranians. until we know that, the cloud exists. can it be erased if there's nothing there. but i know what donald trump went through for four solid years. i just want to have some semblance of equity and how these things are treated. >> martha: yeah, he should want to clear his name and explain in a more full way what his relation she was with zarif was and the communications during the administration. great to see you both, gentlemen. thank you. mike, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> martha: a mexican american father who says the emphasis on systemic racism in his daughter's school is forcing him to think about taking her out of

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it's interesting to note up until now, zarif had political aspirations in iran and i wonder with the elections coming up in june how is given on the tape where him criticizing soleimani. and that figure who had is revered in the region. right? the most salients i got out of this, ted cruz made a point about the public accounting. and there hasn't been an accounting of kerry's cozy relationship with the adversary of all of ours and of all the allies. if the consistent relationship, if that is not denied, what then were the source, the discussions? what was the suggest of the conversations? it's interesting when general keane noted he is not surprised by the allegations. secretary pompeo said this guy has been undermining the foreign policy for years who is surprised by the allegations? that being said, i think the more transparency the bert and there are questions that need answers. >> harris: quickly, we have to make this quick. when have to scoot. i'm curious about what is gained with having conversations if they happen outside of your purview with a friendship with zarif? what is g

he said he used iran's national airline to ferry weapons and personnel to syria without telling zarifundermine the nuclear agreement which of course he had just brokered. the iranian foreign ministry does not deny that the recordings are authentic, however, they do say that only parts of them were leaked and that that does not tell the real story and that obviously zarif is someone who is very loyal to iran and wants iran's best. one of the things that we know about iran and we've been talking about it so often is that you do have the supreme leader who will have the final say on anything, whether it's diplomacy or iran's military efforts as well. both soleimani and zarif will have gone to the supreme leader at some point to conduct their policies, if you will, and he does have the final say. >> fred pleitgen, teasing that all out for us. thanks, fred. >>> fighting extremism abroad, at home and now within. the department of homeland security is launching an internal investigation to address domestic violent extremism within its own ranks. it's not clear whether dhs officials have iden

from the leaked audio tape recorded in march where zarif says kerry told him israel attacked iran's interest in syria at least 200 times. kerry categorically denies the allegation. have you spoken to secretary kerry about this? >> jake, these -- these things were so secret that they were all report in the press at the time, so it is utter nonsense. >> all right. >> and it's real unfortunate that people continue to try to play politics with this. >> secretary of state antony blinken, appreciate your time. we hope you'll continue to come here and talk to us. we really want to give foreign policy a lot of attention as our show transitions to two hours. >> thanks, jake. really welcome that. >> thanks so much. >>> coming up next, a new incentive to get your vaccine shot. we'll outline when you can ditch the mask if you're fully vaccinated. plus, the up educated step one private school is taking y.teachers at the school may not be able to keep their job. stay with us. which are not all 5g networks are created equal. ♪ t-mobile america's largest and fastest 5g network. hi guys! check out t

american people why you disclosed information about israeli operations to the israeli foreign minister zarif, we have known for years you were helping him. americans deserve to know why. as you know he has a long history of being fairly close to the iranian regime dating back to meetings in 2007, and no secret of his desire to reorient u.s. policy with the iranian regime, however joe biden administration officials have said that the idea that zarif did not know about air strikes only to be informed by john kerry is on its face laughable. we also heard from the secretary of state that he says this is utter nonsense and is suggesting that the story and those like it are simply about playing politics. >> bret: kevin, thank you. president biden expected to roll out his next big spending plan tomorrow and the joint address to congress already getting pushback from all sides. republicans saying it is too much, progressives say it's not enough. congressional correspondent jacqui heinrich takes a look tonight. >> president biden preparing to unveil a roughly $1.8 trillion spending plan addressing ch

secretary general today, zarif called on the u.s.e attack as leverage in negotiations, and asked for an end to sanctions that have been in place since president trump abandoned the nuclear deal three years ago. at the white house today, press secretary jen psaki said the united states had no involvement and said the u.s. focus remains on diplomacy. henry rome is senior analyst at the eurasia group, a political risk consulting company. he focuses on iran and israel. . mr. rome, thanks so much for joining us in this case, what was israel's motive be or should i say motifs,-- motive, plural. >> yes, absolutely. first and fore most we have to say that the ises rheals are keen to de grade iranian nuclear capabilities by any means at their disposal so the first motive to make it harder for the iranians to enrich you rain yawm-- uranium in large quantities and that they are focused on securitying their own facilities instead of doing nubbing clear research. but i think there is another porntd motive which is the negotiations ongoing, return

main nuclear facility will strengthen its position in upcoming talks to revive the nuclear deal chad zarif made the comments whilst meeting his russian counterpart sergey lavrov in his visiting tehran 2 days before talks resume in vienna between the secretaries of the 2015 deal iran is dealing with what it's calling an act of sabotage of the nuclear plant and the time it's big has this update from tehran. russian foreign minister has said that they are hopeful that the j.c. can be revived and obviously these talks are going to take place in vienna now from mr devolves raef he said that the u.s. needs to return to that deal and lift all sanctions but he did issue a warning he said that time was running out and that's because of the domestic political situation here and iran following that incident in the towns there is a great deal of pressure on farmers devolves refund president hassan rouhani and their reformist government to act and to act tough. protests are. in minnesota have ignored a curfew in order to demonstrate for a 2nd night they're angry about the shooting of a black police use

president promising to restore full compliance if the sanctions are lifted the iranian top diplomat jawad zarif during talks whether it's colleagues in iran blame the european union for dancing to washington's tune and also said that there is no way that the iran could be forced into compliance through means of pressure such as unilateral. restrictions. the americans have to realize that if they carry on with their policies the result will be the same they have to get rid of this mindset they have to wake up to the fact that sanctions don't work and that they won't force us into negotiations with supporting terrorist regimes if they change the way they think and lift sanctions then we will again comply with their obligations under the nuclear deal so tensions are indeed running high and the process is in jeopardy but that's not the only thing that could worsen the situation because only a couple of days ago there was a very serious incident at one of iran's nuclear facilities it was a major explosion that led to a power card iran has already called that act of terrorism and blamed it on israel

united kingdom are set to resume in vienna on thursday but there was a warning from foreign minister zarif. we will talk in vienna to restore the rights of our people and in sanctions but these talks have a limited time europeans and americans opportunity to return to their commitments under the jail is very limited and if they lose this opportunity they will face unfavorable conditions. russia called on all parties to return to the deal particularly because we understand our partners in tehran are ready to move forward immediately on this issue provided the u.s. takes the appropriate steps we support the ongoing negotiations in vienna and condemn any attempt to undermine these important talks an attack on iran's main nuclear facility in the city of attends on sunday that left it blacked out has increased tensions both inside and outside the country and are expected to affect the talks conservative politicians in iran never supported the 2015 nuclear deal in the 1st place many are now calling on president has undergone in any goshi actions following sunday's incident to ron's main nuclear

taking that zarif probably didn't know was going to be released publicly.ibly on him. general keane, good to see you. thanks for joining us. >> great talking to you. >> sandra: the oscars getting political again. >> if things gone differently this past week in minneapolis and might've traded in my heels for marching boots. >> on average the police in america every day killed three people. they are disproportionately black people. >> sandra: hollywood weighing in on politics may not be anything new but did those remarks turn viewers off? carley shimkus will join us live on that next hour. for skin that never holds you back don't settle for silver #1 for diabetic dry skin* #1 for psoriasis symptom relief* and #1 for eczema symptom relief* gold bond champion your skin cyber attacks are relentlessly advancing. to end them, cybereason built a cyber security solution so advanced... it can end attacks today -- on computers, mobile devices, servers and the cloud. and deliver future-ready protection, keeping you sharp for tomorrow. join us, the defenders, in our mis

and during his talks with the russian foreign minister in iran the iranian foreign minister jawad zarif was very critical of what he called an act of his still a t. by the european union bloc. the americans have to realize that if they carry on with their policies the result will be the same they have to get rid of this mindset they have to wake up to the fact that sanctions don't work and that they have force us into negotiations about supporting terrorism genius if they change the way they think and lift sanctions and we will again consume with their obligations under the nuclear deal. now i can tell you that the latest decisions by the calm as real disappointed for terror on because we can remember when donald trump began destroying the iran nuclear deal step by step we heard voices from europe who were very critical of that they were saying that it's very dangerous to somehow reverse the peace process and now we see that they are doing something that will now serve as clearly even more than a stumbling block because there were positive signals from vienna the state department offici

iran's foreign minister has blamed israel for a power blackout as its main nuclear facility travelled zarif revenge for sunday's incident at natanz which to run described as an act of terrorism. india has soared past brazil to become the 2nd most effective country in terms of total number of cases it was caught in a staggering 169000 new infections on monday. and conservative bank. one that ecuador's presidential runoff with 53 percent of the vote says promised to increase foreign investment and create a 1000000 jobs he defeated on days are out. there are warnings the volcanic eruption on the caribbean island of some vents and could leave 20000 people displaced for months where a volcano 1st erupted on friday and is expected to continue for weeks the government says most crops and livestock will be destroyed by ash as a volunteer helping collect and distribute relief aid in some vincent she says the scale of the operation is overwhelming the shelter are in need of water food. basic living supply toiletries and so on many people had to leave without. properly preparing so we're trying to. th

this hour iran's foreign minister has blamed israel for a power blackout as its main nuclear facility zarif as promised revenge for sunday's incident at natanz which tehran describes as an act of terrorism. police in minnesota have cleared protesters who gathered outside the station after an officer shot a 20 year old black dante wright's family told the crowd he had been shot by police before driving away and crashing he was later pronounced dead. and then dia has soared past brazil to become the 2nd most affected country in terms of total number of covert 1000 cases has recorded the sacrum 169000 new infections in the past day . life is slowly returning to normal in england with non-essential services reopening across the country pubs restaurants hairdressers gyms shops and a number of other venues have now reopened as the 2nd sage of the government's road map out of the 3rd nationwide coronavirus lockdown the easing of restrictions comes as the u.k. recorded just 7 deaths on sunday the lowest toll since september roy chalons has more on the easing of restrictions from brighton. i'm stand

their eyes open something that's been reiterated by president hassan rouhani and foreign minister zarif warning the europeans and united states that time is running out because we have those presidential elections in june and this administration's time in office and in august. have been more than 200000 new corona virus infections over the past 24 hours in india its highest daily tally yet it's not the 2nd worst affected country in the world by total cases of the worst by daily instructions but per capita it's still far behind other nations several states so the whole systems are overwhelmed. thailand is considering the restrictions of reporting a record 1500 infections in a day the outbreak has been linked to nightclubs and bars in bangkok of the pub of disease control says that it appears to have spread beyond it could delay the government's plans to reopen to tourists and japan's highest number since january putting more question marks over the tokyo olympics 4300 new infections were announced on wednesday the 2nd most powerful figure in the governing party a suggested that cancellin

program iranian president says that the go see asians are all the right track iran's foreign minister zarif tweeted saying that iran proposes a logical path to full j c p o a compliance the us he says which caused the crisis should return to full compliance 1st iran will reciprocate following rapid verification all trump sanctions were n t j c p o a n must be removed without distinction between obdurate designations. beggs keeping an eye on iranian reaction from the capital tehran. the iranians have said that they are serious but if they see that the site isn't serious then there won't be a reason to continue those talks now there is some tough language coming out so far the iranian delegation position hasn't really changed they want all sanctions lifted before they make any steps in terms of their nuclear program and that's probably because they have to come back here to discuss with the supreme leader ayatollah ali how many who is a spiritual and political leader of the country because he will be one he will be the one that finally signs off on any agreement but also there's the internal

said that the european union only seems to be dancing to washington's tune and besides this jawad zarif said that there is no way that the u.s. or the could force tehran into complying by putting pressure on it. the americans have to realize that if they carry on with their policy if the result will be the same they have to get rid of this mindset they have to wake up to the fact that sanctions don't work and that they have been negotiations about supporting terrorism genius if it really changes the way they think and lift sanctions and we will again consume with their obligations under the nuclear deal. another potential stumbling block a very important development that could affect the talks that are happening in the capital of austria was an incident at one of the iranian nuclear facilities that happened a couple of days ago when there was an explosion that led to a power cut and iran already called this an act of terrorism blaming israel on it so there you have it again many obstacles so perhaps the added means of the iran nuclear deal could be happy with the latest developments bec

washington says it's open to direct talks with iran but the iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif tweeted that such a meeting is necessary i said big guys move from tech wrong now. well the news was welcomed by iran's nuclear chief he said that it was good news in the fight over who should take the 1st step in terms of the 2015 nuclear deal had now passed he also said that he was optimistic that the deal could be revived now for mr deval 3 1st tweeted he said that the aim is to get those sanctions lifted and then iran would return to its commitments but he also said that there will not be a face to face meeting between iran and the united states he said that it was unnecessary now one of the chief negotiators for iran abbas iraq she now what he has said is that there won't be any direct in direct talks between the united states and iran however if the europeans want to go and speak to the united states well that's a matter for them now what he's essentially saying is that iran will not acknowledge any form of direct or direct or indirect talks with the united states but those are

expect to see any direct talks between washington and tehran iranian former foreign minister javad zarif made that clear on twitter he said the aim was to rapidly finalize sanction lifting and nuclear measures for choreographed removal of all sanctions followed by iran ceasing remedial measures no iran u.s. meeting necessary. well trita parsi is the executive vice president of the quincy institute for responsible state craft in washington d.c. his work focuses on the u.s. iranian relations iranian foreign politics and the geopolitics of the middle east and he's written a book entitled losing an enemy obama iran and the triumph of diplomacy it focuses on the strategy of the obama administration and toward iran's nuclear program and it traces the course of the complex negotiations that led to the 2015 nuclear deal and the piracy it joins me tonight on the day a very warm welcome to you so iran wants to talk or they are not directly with the united states what is going to be the role of europe and other global partners in making this happen. well the europeans will play a very important rol

main nuclear facility will strengthen its position in upcoming talks to revive the nuclear deal had zarif has been missing his russian counterpart iran is dealing with what it's calling an act of sabotage at the nuclear plant at natanz. we talk in vienna to restore the rights of our people and in think sions but these talks have a limited time europeans and americans time to return to their commitments and your way is very limited and if they lose the support unity they will face and favorable conditions. protesters in minnesota have ignored a curfew to demonstrate 1st seconds nice over the shooting of a black man police used tear gas and pepper spray to disperse the crowds in a suburb of minneapolis that's where dante white was killed during a traffic stop on sunday the police department says the officer mistook a gun for a taser. also in minneapolis or for his brothers testifies in the trial of former police officer derrick cho then felonies floyd described his brother as a family man who loved his siblings and had a one of a kind relationship with his mother. japan's decision to releas

don't expect to see any direct talks between washington and tehran iranian former foreign minister zarif made that clear on twitter he said the aim was to rapidly finalize sanction lifting and nuclear measures for choreographed removal of all sanctions followed by iran ceasing remedial measures no iran u.s. meeting and necessary. well trita parsi is the executive vice president of the quincy institute for responsible state craft in washington d.c. his work focuses on the u.s. iranian relations iranian foreign politics and the geopolitics of the middle east and he's written a book entitled losing an enemy obama iran and the triumph of diplomacy it focuses on the strategy of the obama administration and toward iran's nuclear program and it traces the course of the complex negotiations that led to the 2015 nuclear deal and the parsi joins me tonight on the day a very warm welcome to you so iran wants to talk or not directly with the united states what is going to be the role of europe and other global partners in making this happen. well the europeans will play a very important role and mak

presidency washington says it's open to direct talks with iran the iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif tweeted saying that such a meeting is unnecessary i said begg has more on this now from tehran well the news was welcomed by iran's nuclear chief he said that it was good news and the fight over who to take the 1st step in terms of the 2015 nuclear deal had now passed he also said that he was optimistic that the deal could be revived now for mr divides refers tweeted he said that the aim is to get those sanctions lifted and then iran would return to its commitments but he also said that they will not be a face to face meeting between iran and the united states he said that it was unnecessary now one of the chief negotiators for iran abbas iraq you know what he has said is that there won't be any direct in direct talks between the united states and iran however if the europeans want to go and speak to the united states well that's a matter for them now what he's essentially saying is that iran will not acknowledge any form of direct or direct or indirect talks with the united states bu

al-jazeera iran has been aimed at israel for a power blackout at its main nuclear facility foreign minister zarifhas vowed revenge for sunday's incident in a tense which tehran is describing as an act of terrorism israel has not directly claimed responsibility but local media say its intelligence services were behind it or about man reports. nuclear terrorism is how a new radio official described a power blackout and it's not.

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mohammad javad zarif is heard criticizing islam's revolutionary guard and top general qasem soleimanis the military actions undermine and overshadow diplomacy. the three-hour interview was recorded as part of a research project and aired on iran media sunday. the authenticity of the tape has not been officially confirmed but an iran yap foreign ministry spokesman says the quotes were taken out of context and don't reflect an official stance. >>> still ahead, arizona's largest county is auditing 20 to presidential election ballots again. how far right conspiracy theories may be fueling this audit and posing a major challenge for republicans. stay with us for that. technology has the power to remove the toughest stains without pre-rinsing for dishes so clean they shine. join finish and skip the rinse to save our water. are you a christian author with a book that you're ready to share with the world? get published now, call for your free publisher kit today! >>> arizona's secretary of state says a republican audit of 2020 election results is a farce. katie hobbs who certified the electio

i want to separate the leadership from the people, so what first brings rouhani and zarif and want to have talks with the u.s., because they rejected talks not too long ago. >> they did. the good news here is the united states and the iranians are talking to each other and conducting some diplomacy even if indirectly for the first time in four years. remember, there basically was no contact after president trump pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal. so what's brought them to the point here, i think, is two things. one, u.s. pressure on iran, which has been cutting off a good deal of their oil rescue, and second, iranian pressure on the rest of the world. after holding off for some time, about a year ago, they began breaking out of the limits of the agreement. saying if the united states wasn't going to respect the agreement, why should they. what's interesting, victor, is the iranians haven't done anything irreversible. the question is, could you find a way, a careful dance of who moves first and who moves second, that would, or who moves simultaneously that would get them back into co

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john: in a letter to the un secretary general today, zarif called on the u.s.e the attack as leverage in negotiations and asked for an end to sanctions that have been in place since president trump abandoned the nuclear deal three years ago. at the white house today, press secretary jen psaki said the united states was not involved in repeated the administration's focus remains on diplomacy. henry rome is senior analyst at the eurasia group, a political risk consulting company. h focuses on iran and israel. thank you for joining us. in this case, what would israel 's motive be, or motives plural? henry: first and foremost we have to say the israelis are keen to degrade randian capabilities by any means. the first motive is clearly to make it harder for the iranians to enrich uranium at large quantities and ensure the iranians are focused on securing their own facilities instead of doing nuclear research. i think there is another important motive here, the negotiations ongoing, returning this week in vienna. which is to say either the iranians will retaliate, wh

don't expect to see any direct talks between washington and tehran iranian former foreign minister zarif made that clear on twitter he said the aim was to rapidly finalize sanction lifting and nuclear measures for choreographed removal of all sanctions followed by iran ceasing remedial measures no iran u.s. meeting necessary. well trita parsi is the executive vice president of the quincy institute for responsible state craft in washington d.c. his work focuses on the u.s. iranian relations iranian foreign politics and the geopolitics of the middle east and he's written a book entitled losing an enemy obama iran and the triumph of diplomacy it focuses on the strategy of the obama administration and toward iran's nuclear program and it traces the course of the complex negotiations that led to the 2015 nuclear deal and the parsee it joins me tonight on the day a very warm welcome to you so iran wants to talk or not directly with the united states what is going to be the role of europe and other global partners in making this happen. well the europeans will play a very important role and mak

united kingdom are set to resume in vienna on thursday but there was a warning from foreign minister zarif. we are talking vienna to restore the rights of people in these talks have a limited time europeans and americans opportunity to return to their commitments under the jail is very limited and if they lose this opportunity they will face unfavorable conditions. russia called on all parties to return to the deal particularly because we understand our partners in tehran are ready to move forward immediately on this issue provided the u.s. takes the appropriate steps we support the ongoing negotiations in vienna and condemn any attempt to undermine these important talks an attack on iran's main nuclear facility in the city of attends on sunday that left it blacked out has increased tensions both inside and outside the country and are expected to affect the talks conservative politicians in iran never supported the 2015 nuclear deal in the 1st place many are now calling on president has undergone in any goshi actions following sunday's incident at iran's main nuclear facility this adds to

. >> woodruff: i want to quote to you something that iran's foreign minister javad zarif said, rapidlyize sanction lifting and nuclear measures for choreographed removal of all sanctions qualified for iran ceasing remedial measures. does it seem like you're in the same page? >> i'm not going to engage in twitter diplomacy. if he we engage in the with a realistic and constructive frame of mind we could get there. but if either side takes the maximum position and says the other side has to do everything first before it's going to move one inch, it's hard to see this succeeds. but let's go in there with constructive attitude, see what happens, see if we can land on the same page. this is the first step. we haven't had this kind of even indirect conversation with iran for quite some time. we'll take some time to get back to the semblance of the same page but we hope we can take the first step in a constructive way and lead to the outcome that we would like to see which is a mutual return into compliance with the deal. >> woodruff: rob malley how do you deal with the fact that iran's nuclea