iran law and iran. manufacture a satellite and launched into orbit iran became a nuclear power in nanotechnology in biotechnology a lot of advancements significant once it's been in and in many fields related to technology we are among the top ten in the world and these are all huge significant advancements which have occurred in the country and under my presidency in the last eight years regarding iran's geo political position. why do you say that iran is isolated are we isolated isolated from what. the western governments from the beginning of the victory of the revolution have opposed this each day never. ever wanted to have interactions and cooperation with us they're doing the same thing after thirty four years we had a great victory because before the revolution they were dominating our minds are all but now. they cannot do this there is no domination by that therefore they are angry with us but now we have solved the strongest ties with the rest of the world that we are we are now the worst seven

iran. iran knows how to use that to its own benefit. it would actually work in a counter productive way. you would see iran's numbers go back up and america's number slowdown and the arab government-supported the strike would be impacted. -- america's numbers godown and the arab governments that support did that strike would be impacted. the government being less able to control it. we have allies in the region who were able to control and tamp down this descent. they are less capable of doing that right now -- tampa down this dissent. they are less capable of doing that right now. >> when did you find most notable or surprising in the data? >> what i find surprising is the fall of iran's standing in the region. but i think these numbers would have a sobering effect on the iranian government. i am sure it will be picked up and written in the reformist press. the policy of the government for the last 32 years was that we do not care about the government in the arab world. we care about the a

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sanctions against iran. we have plenty of sanctions right now against iran. if for some reason we need to increase even further the pressure against iran and its new president, then we have the time to do so. it does not need to be done before the new eye rain yab president even -- iranian president even takes office. we have time to weigh his sincerity and more importantly his actions with the international community in the weeks and months to o-- come. if not, then the current onerous regimen of sanctions can be increased. but now is not the time to undermine u.s. diplomacy before it even has a chance to take shape. like all my house colleagues on both sides of the aisle, i am skeptical that president-elect rouhani will change the course, but i'm willing to give him a chance. i'm willing to give secretary kerry a chance. if nothing changes then we can revisit this bill or others at a later date, but not now. not now. i ask my colleagues to join me and vote against this untimely consideration of this bill. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro

he has already made it clear iran is not backing down on the enrichment of uranium which iran insists is for electrical and medical purposes. at his first post election news conference rouhani said this. "neither threat nor sanctions are effective. the solution lies in holding negotiations and reaching a mutual trust. the solution of reaching a mutual trust is possible." question, incoming president rouhani takes off in august. how fast should president obama move to engage iran in negotiations with him? david rennie? >> he should move fast be but extraordinarily tough and say there should be very intrusive international inspections because we don't trust this new guy more than the last guy because they want the bomb. >> you don't trust him any more than ahmadinejad? >> he was a negotiator eight years ago. >> they believe and maybe they're right this is the only thing that will defend the country and their regime if they have nuclear weapons. so they're not about to give it up. >> let me tell you this, john. this fellow was elected on the fact i'm going to get sanctions lifted and bri

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[ticking] >> even though there's a total embargo in this country against any trade with iran, iran still gets high tech materials and components for a variety of weapons from right here in the u.s.a. this man set up a trading company in philadelphia. you are charged with trying to buy a centrifuge that could be used to make biological weapons, like anthrax. >> yes. that's what they say. >> do you know how much money you have? >> no. >> i mean, does 17 billion sound about right? he is the richest man in russia who just bought the worst team in the nba. but as you'll see, he's not like any other owner of a big time american sports franchise. he's an adrenaline junkie with a few unusual toys. >> see? [gun clicking] >> and he owes some of his fame and fortune to a bevy of party girls. >> frankly speaking, i like women. >> coal has made jim rogers and his company rich, and that's why we were surprised to hear what this power baron has to say about what coal does to the environment. you know, there are a lot of people, many of them in your industry, many people that you probably know, who say

he has already made it clear iran is not backing down on the enrichment of uranium which iran insists is for electrical and medical purposes. at his first post election news conference rouhani said this. "neither threat nor sanctions are effective. the solution lies in holding negotiations and reaching a mutual trust. the solution of reaching a mutual trust is possible." ques, roani takes off in august how fast should president obama move to engage iran in negotiations with him? david rennie? >> he should move fast be but extraordinarily tough and say there should be very intrusive international inspections because we don't trust this new guy more than the last guy because they want the bomb. >> you don't trust him any more than ahmadinejad? >> he was a negotiator eight years ago. >> they believe and maybe they're right this is the only thing that will defend the country and their regime if they have nuclear weapons. so they're not about to give it up. >> let me tell you this, john. this fellow was elected on the fact i'm going to get sanctions lifted and bring iran back in the commun

iran as a launch. manufacture a satellite and launched into orbit iran became a nuclear power in nanotechnology in biotechnology a lot of advancements significant once. and in many fields related to technology we are among the top ten in the worlds. these are all huge significant advancements which have occurred in the country and under my presidency in the last eight years yes there are problems just like everywhere else in the world i think the world for the level of the social has increased. so let me give you about one and they cater. to this in the last eight years the number of the cars in iran has increased three times. the car i mean that is used by ordinary families for the first time in the history of iran number of housing units has has actually become more than the number of families. many of. us nationally we have economic problems just like other countries of the words here. regarding iran's geopolitical positions. why do you say iran is isolated are we isolated isolated from what. wester

iran and iraq. that made me think about who is god, where is he? i tried to find him through islam. and at the young age, 8 or 9. and when i came to the states, my brother had a vision of christ, and he said, i'm the way, the truth, and the life. >> wendy: and you were young? >> yeah. we were 8 or 9. and jesus said -- and he felt such a strong love. and when he saw that vision, he came to me and he told me, and he was a changed person. >> wendy: you got saved based on your brother's dream about jesus? >> but we're twins, so we're so close. i just saw he was so shaken. and so i accepted christ at that age -- >> wendy: talk about child-like faith. >> it has been an amazing journey. >> wendy: naghmeh, exactly what was he doing when he was arrested last summer? >> he was working on an orphanage that the government approved. he was working with the government -- we started on the orphanage since 2009, and the kids and i had gone with him in 2011 and stayed there a few months. >> wendy: he was there under

from iran. the unclassified summary found iranian influence in latin america and the caribbean is waning. there is not consensus on this issue. but i question the administration's judgment to down play the seriousness of their presence here at home. congress has focused on activities of iran in the region. several house and senate hearings have been held. members of congress have travelt to the riege on the investigate for ourselves if reports of y rainian activity in latin america were true. both houses of congress passed bipartisan legislation highlighting our concerns. this administration produced a report that neglected the input of our foreign allies in the region and did not meet the intent to address this threat. further more the report did not consider all the facts by disregarding the reent findings from the prosecutor of the ar general tin israel lite association. stark contrast to the state department's investigation, it revealed iran has infiltrated large regions of latin america thr

oh, did they tell you it was going to iran? >> they said it was going to malaysian telekom. >> did that make any sense? >> yeah, actually it's a reasonable request. >> so she sold it for $95,000, and off it went to kuala lumpur. we know actually from the indictment of mr. kakavand that he had arranged for your product to be flown via iran air. >> [chuckling] >> right into tehran. do you know even know who the actual recipient of it was? >> in the indictments, there were two companies listed. one of them is-- does deal with electro-optical equipment. >> and also weapons of mass destruction. >> of course. >> that company is a subsidiary of iran electronics industries, a contractor that makes weapons and communication systems for the iranian military. seems like an open-and-shut case against kakavand, but it isn't. >> nowhere else in the world this is considered as a crime. nowhere else except in the united states. >> diane francois is kakavand's lawyer in paris, where he's fighting his extradition to the u.s. she explains that in

iran is a suffocated state. has many intelligent people and it is a large state. 70 million the roughly three sizes the iraq and the large deposits of oil. ranked sometimes second or third deposits of oil. and the state that can look at yourself. and also a revolutionary state in the sense that it will expand the tentacles so this is a more formittable adversary, saying than north korea or iraq was. it does spawn various fronts and movements like hizbollah. and it cozies up to smaller groups that are not shiite it is capable of weapons that is very much feared in the west not just because of it will become a nuclear power but of its aggressive ideology. because of the confrontational stance, not just the united states. but towards israel and other gulf states. so it is a very difficult. up until now. we have relied sanctions. and the current administration. the obama administration has implemented severe. and very far reaching sanctions that have caused major economic problems for the iranians. for example. the

>>host: aid your view what is the best policy to deal with iran? >>guest: is the most formidable of all of the rogue states and the other ones were military dictatorships and some imitated the soviet union were from north korea and cuba. libya, iran, iraq but i ray and i should say he emerged from the revolution that overthrew a staunch ally of the united states, the shop. iran had been very close to the united states and the police man of the gulf and then underwent this extraordinary upheaval with those that were on the verge to become a westernized and modernized country. iran is a sophisticated state, a large state of 70,000,003 times the size of iraq, large deposits of oil, as sometimes ranking second or third, a state that it is revolutionary that it wants to expand its tentacles. it is a much more formidable adversary such as north korea or even iraq. and that is on various fronts and movements such as hezbollah it has cozied up to those that are not shiite so it is a much more formidable in the capability to manufacture nuclear weapons beca

iran's business community is economic turnaround. we're now at iran's 13th international exhibition of building and industry. some 900 companies in the construction industry took part, from both iran and abroad. participants express optimism that change is in the air. >> translator: if negotiations lead to sanctions being relaxed, then we'll be able to import industrial equipment from abroad. >> business relations with foreign countries will be more and more well than it was before the new president. held meetings with 20 companies, many for the first time. he said they were also feeling more positive about the future. >> translator: in areas like manufacturing and trade, i'm hoping the situation will improve. >> reporter: rohani has called for talks with the international community on the issue of iran's nuclear program, there are growing expectations that progress can be made. this professor has been a close advisor to rohani for ten years. he says rohani has the ability to move the dialogue forward. >> translator: rohani is a tena

iran is a state sponsor of terrorism. the notion of a nuclear iran is absolutely unacceptable. it will not only create a threat to israel, the middle east and the united states but it will trigger this arms race in the arabian peninsula of others. if iran has them they can't let that happen. we put sanctions in place but made it clear to the iranians there is point beyond which we cannot allow them to go. neither the american people nor congress are seeking a war, we're not looking for one. iranian leadership shouldn't push us to the brink that will come point where united states has to stand up for our best interest and the best interest of our allies and friends in the middle east. >> schieffer: all right. senator, thank you so much for being with us this morning. we'll be back in one minute with our panel of handle lists. >> schieffer: well, it's very busy news day as it were, but if we ever had a panel that could handle it, certainly none better than this one. we're going to talk about all of it, peg knee noonan our friend columnist for the wall center journal. john harris

and it could be a conduit for a potential strike into iran through its own aspace that would make it much more difficult for the iranians to detect something coming from israel as say the israelis worry that missiles sent from iran to hezbollah vod syria could be used as a revenge attack if they were to launch the much discussed preemptive strikes try not counter iranian nuclear facilities where the by themselves or with the help of the americans and so i think that the broader context as well as what is actually happening inside syria and the tensions between the turkish government and the syrian government the turks are probably one of the key sponsors of the anti assad forces yes and if kids involvement is kind of thought and how it's such an alliance effect because of the conflict. well i think the problem both for turkey and for all the support of the anti assad forces is the relative weakness of the. people on the ground that they're backing partly because they're very divided after all this incident at the top here came not long before the murder of one of the leading free syr

but it could be a conduit for a potential strike into iran through its own aspirations would make it much more difficult to arrange something coming from israel i would say the israelis worried that missiles sent from iran to hezbollah valar syria could be used as a revenge attack if they were to move. discuss a preemptive strike to try and knock out the ring so that is where the by themselves would hope the americans israel may find it quite useful for turkey to be thought to be an active ally in its power operations against syria and potentially against iran so that even if the israelis have plans perhaps to strike iran from a completely different direction the risk is that the turks a turkey turkey will be held responsible and turkey could be drawn into conflict with this is going to destabilize inside turkey. meanwhile syrian state t.v. has announced the army has discovered a rebel or prated chemical lab or a tree packed with toxic substances the military claims they were destined to be packed into mortars and used at time government forces in damascus it comes a week on for the

that is by iran and hezbollah. now, that is not to the say that it make as decisive difference in all parts of syria. the regime has attacked in that particular area on the lebanese border as is well-known by our currently attacking in homs. that have been reporting military maneuvers around aleppo and preparations for fighting there, but in some other parts of syria it is the opposition that sometimes makes progress o the ground. we'll launch counterattack, and in many other parts of syria, the writ of the regime no longer runs, as we have just been discussing. so the counterattacks and in many other parts of syria, of the regime, no longer runs, so these -- the intervention of hezbollah with iranian support has certainly assisted the regime. on the ground. we should not conclude the fighting is near an end. >> do these interventions strengthen your result to intervene? >> well, our resolve is to promote a political solution to save lives. where we can. and to protect the national security interests of this countr

, shane bauer, author of, "solitary in iran nearly broke me. then i went inside america's prisons." all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. national security agency whistleblower edward snowden is reportedly set to meet today with international human rights groups in the transit area of a moscow airport or he has been holed up for nearly three weeks. he has received asylum offers from venezuela, nicaragua, and bolivia. in an e-mail invitation purportedly sent by snow to the groups, he condemns -- the united states has been exerting heavy pressure on latin american countries not to help him. leaked by documents snowden reveal how microsoft collaborated with u.s. intelligence agencies to facilitate the interception of online communications. the guardian reports microsoft worked closely with the nsa, even helping its current the company's own encryption on outlook.com web chats. the firm reportedly worked with the fbi to facilitate nsa access to its popular cloud storage

and iran sanctions bill tomorrow the bill is expected to put further pressure on iran's oil exports so in order to get around the current dollar in europe sanctions iran plans to accept its rupee payments for oil from india this is just one of those you know collateral things that's happening but what are the what are the effects of sanctions in the country a lot of people would say that the sanctions only affect the normal people the government is doing business as usual maybe not as you know it is officially as they would like it to be but does the fact that people don't know you know like we might not necessarily be friends that the iranian regime but it does have it does take a toll on the people and i mean even madeleine albright was famous kind of saying herself in the mid ninety's that five hundred thousand iraqi deaths you know which were children would be acceptable so the cost of sanctions i would say is quite palpable i mean what are your thoughts. again it's probably very unfortunate that madeleine albright said we don't know what's happening in iran right now but probab

iran economy is based on oil and gas revenue. more people are employed in the mining sector than in the petrochemical sector. getgovernment hopes to close to half a million people. this place holds more than dirt. without the means, digging up the profits is still a challenge. al jazeera in central iran. >> police in the united states are expanding their use of automatic license plate readers. as the technology becomes widespread, the controversy surrounding their use is growing. car in thewn a united states, chances are you are being watched from cameras on telephone poles to police cars. number plate readers are increasingly common. they capture more than 1000 images a minute and are used in 38 states. police officers say they are a valuable law-enforcement tool. >> while i am doing my job, this works in the background and is able to pick up things like stolen license plates or wanted people we may not always kept. >> they contain a database of vehicle registration plates from stolen cars and other vehicles involved in crimes.

let's start with iran, for example. what's surprised you as the delved into the history of this, something we meal like we know and i think you turned up a lot of things we probably didn't know or had forgotten? >> guest: i think the most fascinating thing when i delved into the history of the iranian revolution precisely this blend of the old and the new. one historian calls it revolutionary traditionalism, right? it was a revolution. it overthrew the shah but it was a conservative revolution. it was a revolution staged in part by men in white beards, turbans and they allied themselves at the beginning of that revolution with non-islamist democrats, secular, in some cases nationalist democrats and the forces of the left. ayatollah khomeni was very smart in the way he talked like a leftist. he loved talking about imperialism and cologne alism and fight against american hogemeny and very good incorporating that sort of rhetoric which played a huge role in bringing the leftists and the other revolutionaries into his coali

and iran sanctions bill tomorrow the bill is expected to put further pressure on iran's oil exports so in order to get around the current dollar in europe sanctions iran plans to accept its rupee payments for oil from india this is just one of those you know collateral things that's happening but what are the what are the effects of sanctions in a country a lot of people would say that the sanctions only affect the normal people the government is doing business as usual maybe not as efficient as they would like it to be but does the fact that people are only going to like we might not necessarily be friends that of the iranian regime but it does have it does take a toll on the people and i mean even madeleine albright was famous kind of saying herself in the mid ninety's that five hundred thousand iraqi deaths you know which were children would be acceptable so the cost of sanctions i would say is quite palpable i mean what are your thoughts. again it's probably very unfortunate that madeleine albright said we don't know what's happening in iran right now but probably there is you k

and iran sanctions bill tomorrow the bill is expected to put further pressure on iran's oil exports so in order to get around the current dollar in europe sanctions iran plans to accept its rupee payments for oil from india this is just one of those you know collateral things that's happening but what are the what are the effects of sanctions in the country a lot of people would say that the sanctions only affect the normal people the government is doing business as usual maybe not as efficient as they would like it to be but does the fact that people don't want to you know like we might not necessarily be friends of the iranian regime but it does have it does take a toll on the people and i mean even albright was famous kind of saying herself in the mid ninety's that five hundred thousand iraqi deaths you know which were children would be acceptable so the cost of sanctions i would say is quite palpable i mean what are your thoughts. again it's probably very unfortunate that madeleine albright said we don't know what's happening in iran right now but probably there is you know the

. >> let us move to iran. the chairman asked for clarification on the uk position of the so-called red lines that iran has crossed. not setapply, you did out any criteria related to weaponization. you referred to the stockpiling of uranium being high. is not the position of the iran'sent that's enriched uranium is proof that iran is seeking nuclear weapons? they have not explained it any other way. theirs the problem with nuclear program. it is impossible to explain, for purely peaceful purposes -- you all right. -- you are right. kilogramsdred and 82 -- 182 kilograms. there nuclear program cannot be explained in civilian terms for civilian purposes. answeri take it from the -- can i take it, from the answer, that a large stockpile of in your reached uranium is not a red line? it only becomes a red line when , byapon ice the uranium which time it is too late. >> is not the government's approach to set red lines on this issue. think that is helpful. >> you do not believe -- you do not agree with president obama

know what is in the interest of the venezuelan government to have relations with iran? here i go back for the same. their experts to create order consolidating the state and this is why it is not surprising with the iranian revolution in latin america, secondly the iranians of course, to adopt is the guerrilla war as protection beyond the regime and these are things that the iranians are experts on. particularly with that are being government and is the possibility that cuba grows any type of reform. and they decide to move so the iranians can always fill that. so i do think there is said chittered and genuine interest and that is why there a man in america i don't think the malone went to latin america because they wanted or they would have called by hugo chavez to join. then i discussed the relations with the trait -- with china to be very quick before it finished it is usually interested as a country to grow economically. and looking to increase the economic power by ec china is looking to increase its political power and influence around the world. in the solution i

and iran sanctions bill tomorrow the bill is expected to put further pressure on iran's oil exports so in order to get around the. dollar in europe sanctions iran plans to accept rupee payments for oil from india this is just one of those you know collateral things that's happening but what are the what are the effects of sanctions in the country a lot of people would say that the sanctions only affect the normal people the government is doing business as usual maybe not as efficient as they would like it to be but does the fact that people are only going to like we might not necessarily be friends of the iranian regime but it does have it does take a toll on the people and i mean even albright was famous kind of saying herself in the mid ninety's that five hundred thousand iraqi deaths you know which were children would be acceptable so the cost of sanctions i would say is quite palpable i mean what are your thoughts. again it's probably very unfortunate that madeleine albright said we don't know what's happening in iran right now but probably there is you know the implication of t

and iran sanctions bill tomorrow the bill is expected to put further pressure on iran's oil exports so in order to get around the current dollar in europe sanctions iran plans to accept its rupee payments for oil from india this is just one of those you know collateral things that's happening but what are the what are the effects of sanctions in the country a lot of people would say that the sanctions only affect the normal people the government is doing business as usual maybe not as you know it is officially as they would like it to be but does the fact that people don't know you know like we might not necessarily be friends that of the iranian regime but it does have it does take a toll on the people and i mean even madeleine albright was famous kind of saying herself in the mid ninety's that five hundred thousand iraqi deaths you know which were children would be acceptable so the cost of sanctions i would say is quite palpable i mean what are your thoughts. again it's probably very unfortunate that madeleine albright said that we don't know what's happening in. right now but pr

a lot more could have been done with iran, for instance. i think we had an opportunity where there was a period of goodwill to extend that had more to iran. we might have had somewhat more of a different outcome than we have right now had we done that. thinkhink am a tie -- i amitai's point is very important, that a lot more could have been done, a lot more could have been done with iran. we had an opportunity where there was a time of goodwill to extend that hand more to.. you might have a somewhat different outcome than we have right now had we done that. >> this is a very complex region. which is why we cannot just assume that we can withdraw from it and not be impacted i it said come. our economic engagement or marshall plan is not in every country. looking at it the other way around is that we do not have any case of successful democratization, the recent wave we have seen in latin america and southeast asia and eastern europe that has not included economic reform and american leadership and engagement. there are many things and i agre

military and israelis but it also is a lotion islamic country and it's also borders iran but it could be a conduit for a potential strike into iran through its own aspirations would make it much more difficult to detect something coming from israel i would say the israelis worry that missiles sent from iran to hezbollah vos syria could be used as a revenge attack if they were to move the much discussed preemptive strike to try and knock out iran if so the trees with the by themselves or with the hope the americans israel may find it quite useful for turkey to be thought to be an active ally in its operations against syria and potentially against iran so that even if the israelis have plans perhaps to strike iran from a completely different direction the risk is that the top of the curfew will be held responsible and turkey could be drawn into a conflict that this is going to be. destabilizing inside turkey. you can get more details on the story at r.t. dot com but lots more stories for you there as well including finding out how a world heritage listed a marine park on the australian

-- hostile as iran is. of. jenna: and we're just touching on the surface, aren't we? there's so many different ideological and ethnic and religious differences in the region, gives us something to talk about next time, and we never really seem to run out of things to talk about, michael. great to have you, thank you. l. >> thanks, jenna. jon: screaming volcanos, not a new rock band. it is actually the sound scientists detect just before a volcano explodes. why it could one day save lives. jon: a new discovery could help scientists predict when a volcano is about to blow its top. just before alaska's mount readout erupted in 2009, it admitted a series of -- emitted a series of low-pitched drum beats and rapid tremors which increased in frequency until the noise suddenly stopped just a minute or so before the volcano blew its top. here's what it sounds like sped up, scientists call it a volcanic scream. hear that? seismologist john ebel is director of the western observatory at boston college. this scream, it

an icbm for iran by 2015. that must mean tha they have come a long way in a very quick amount of time. secondly, the threat that it would reach the united states. >> a serious threat, but i don't doubt the assessment. i'm not familiar with the details of it. it's not class of -- not on classified. the iranians have one of the most aggressive offensive miile technology programs in the world. they have right now short, medium, long-range balliic missiles that rea the gulf states, reached israel, southern europe. th is in their possession. the next up is one t you're discussi. it is a logical step for them, and that is to develop an intercontinental missiles -- missile system capable of reaching the number one strategic enememy in the world, which declared in 1980, the number one country that will keep them from dominating and controlling the muslim countries of the world, and that is the united states of america. the fact that there in pursuit of his debt to be real. lou: the further intelligence that saudi arab

not looks like iran is getting closer than ever. >> six months ago said iran is halfway there. now he said iran is 3/4 of the way there, we are not going to let them get all the way there. you need three things to make a bomb if you need the ingredients. that's enriched uranium. you need the recipe. blunt print, the tryingsers and you need the and to put it in. it's a missile that could reach israel or the united states. they have got the missile, they have got the blueprints, they have 3/4 of the ingredient they need and we are not going to let them get all at way there. we israel will take action even if the united states doesn't. martha: clearly he's speak out on the sunday morning shows trying to get that message out perhaps to the president that they do mean business on this. what about president obama. we have been told we have the toughest sanctions ever put in place in iran. are they making any difference? >> they are making it more difficult for the average iranian. they are not going to do anything to stop their nuclear program unless they believe their regime is thre

a judgment about iran or how iran is involved will be guided by that objective. >> can i welcome his commitment that any decision to arm the opposition or to intervene militarily will be put to the house on a substantial notion? can i ask that that not happens can i ask whether he intends that it happens not as in libya after the decision has been activated before?, but before -- activated but before? >> i do not think it is right to compare this to libya. in libya, we acted urgently to save lives with armored columns advancing on benghazi. we would not have been able to take that action with france had we waited however many hours to call the house together. i do not think it is possible to give 100% guarantees. on a question such as the supply of arms to someone else in the world, it is possible to anticipate that. >> mr. speaker, with my right honorable friend agreed with me that although the premises -- the prognosis from egypt is indeed gloomy, it was always going to take generations to fix a difficult social and political situation in egypt, but wouldn't he agree that this coun

affleck starred in the movie that was based on the 1979 iran crisis. iran is still a major problem. we spoke to affleck about it. >> so you make a movie about a time in history that a lot of people forget, 1979, iran has the american hostages. it's hurting the carter administration, one of the reasons he lost to ronald reagan. why do you want positive make a movie like this? >> for one thing, it's a comedy with a hollywood satire. it's a complicated c.i.a. movie. it's a political movie and it's all true. >> bill: so entertainment about a serious subject rescuing americans from a dictatorship? >> the serious aspect this a tribute to the folks in clandestine services and foreign service who are risking their lives over there, tragically we've seen expects of that and what they do to give up for our service. >> bill: so this is something from the ben affleck to intelligence community. the same people that waterboarded. what are your liberal friends going to say to you? >> i'm not worried about it. my friends that are democrats and friends that are republicans can both watch. >> bill: y

and it could be a conduit for a potential strike into iran through its own aspace that would make it much more difficult for the iranians to detect something coming from israel as say the israelis worry that missiles sent from iran to hezbollah vod syria could be used as a revenge attack if they want to build the much discussed preemptive strike to try and knock out iranian nuclear facilities with the by themselves or with the help of the americans israel may find it quite useful for turkey to be thought to be an active ally in its operations against syria and potentially against iran so that even if the israelis have plans perhaps to strike iran from a completely different direction the risk is that with a turkey's turkey will be held responsible and turkey could be drawn into a conflict and this is i think the pleats destabilize inside turkey. click on more on the stories we're covering here on the air also you can find about how will. suddenly be. inadvertently dropped by u.s. . soldiers. a click away. america's most wanted man edward snowden awaiting russia's decision on whether

for ten years iran used negotiations to buy time. time that was critical to overcome the many scientific and technological hurdles that have to be overcome to have a deliverable nuclear weapon. himself, ten years ago, iran's chief nuclear negotiator. and he boasted after he left that job about how he had basically suckered europe and the out into negotiating while iran made progress. i think he has the same thing in mind and i think netanyahu is worried that iran will go further than they are now toward that nuclear capability. >> clearly, on his part, speaking out on the sunday show is one way of getting that message across. we know that he and president obama have not always seen eye to eye on this issue, have they? >> i don't think they see eye to eye at all. obviously israel would prefer that united states take the hard decision to use military force against iran's nuclear program. i don't see any possibility that president obama is going to do that. i think that why net yna hugh is reminding everybody that israel is in a differe