and iran. is going beyond just sanctions but is actually starting to take on these military dimensions and i'm concerned that we're not to be able to continue to play this game of whack a mole indefinitely or we're going to end up in a confrontation as you had mentioned a lot of times these sanctions go beyond their attend intended effects and end up affecting you know the everyday citizens any of rock and i had read today that they're affecting food prices food prices there in iran are skyrocketing because of these sanctions can you talk more about that about how these sanctions and affecting you know the everyday citizens what they've done is they have severely impacted the price of basic goods the price of food things like that and that's not just the same as it also is the iranian government the government's mismanagement of the economy they've done a pretty good job of making these sanctions have as big an impact as possible but what the sanctions have done i mean sanctions have been in pl

and iran. is going beyond just sanctions but is actually starting to take on these military dimensions and i'm concerned that we're not to be able to continue to play this game of whack a mole indefinitely or we're going to end up in a confrontation as you had mentioned a lot of times these sanctions go beyond their attend intended effects and end up affecting you know the everyday citizens. any of iraq and i had read today that they're affecting food prices food prices there in iran are skyrocketing because of these sanctions and you talk more about that about how these sanctions end up affecting you know the everyday citizens what they've done is they have severely impacted the price of basic goods the price of food things like that and that's not just the same as it also is the iranian government the government's mismanagement of the economy they've done a pretty good job of making these statements have as big an impact as possible but what the sanctions have done i mean sanctions have been

oil and if iran controls the world's oil, iran controls the world's economy. so that is the second greatest threat facing america today and it's one that is present and is, you know, they really don't see that there's any impediment to what they're about to do, become a nuclear weapons state. the third thing that's important to think about today is israel. in the last four years, we have basically walked step by step by step by step away from israel. now, some people say that's a good thing, that we were too pro-israeli and we were too anti-arab in the past, but what it does is it convinces israel increasingly that they're on their own and if they feel that america doesn't have their back, particularly this administration, they're going to feel compelled to deal with the second threat i just talked about which is iran's nuclear weapons program. israel has said time and time again the israeli leadership, both political parties, elites in israel have said iran as a nuclear weapons state is an existential threat and that is how they view things. if they feel the

and iran. is going beyond just sanctions but is actually starting to take on these military dimensions and i'm concerned that we're not to be able to continue to play this game of whack a mole indefinitely or we're going to end up in a confrontation as you had mentioned a lot of times these sanctions go beyond their attending intended effects and end up affecting you know the everyday citizens any of rock and i had read today that they're affecting food prices food prices there in iran are skyrocketing because of these sanctions can you talk more about that about how these sanctions end up affecting you know the everyday citizens what they've done is they have severely impacted the price of basic goods the price of food things like that and that's not just the same it also is the iranian government the government's mismanagement of the economy they've done a pretty good job of making these sanctions have as big an impact it's possible but what the sanctions have done i mean sanctions have been

i think israel faces an existential threat from an iran with nuclear weapons. and, it would be entirely a legitimate exercise of israel's inherent right to self-defense if they were to take military action. i think governor romney has also pointed out repeatedly that iran's nuclear weapons program is much more than just an israeli problem, it is an american problem, a problem for the whole world which is why it is so important to prevent iran the first place. >> eric: mr. romney talked about the capability of iran to eventually have the capability versus having a bomb. what is the difference and nuance between the white house position and that. >> the white house is trying to say there is a difference between having the capability to having a nuclear weapon and actually having a nuclear weapon and i suppose a fruit fly might be able to tell the distinction between the two but once iran passes the line which i think is already passed, it is only a question of time. and, a question that different people an estimate in different ways and that is why i think we are

iran has known about them and they have prepared about them -- for them and indeed, in some cases, iran cut off oil exports to eu countries before they cut off their purchases. and, they have balanced the loss of those exports with increases elsewhere. a lot of funny math in the statistics. there is no doubt these sanctions have hurt iran, at least to an extent. but, how much still very much remains to be seen. >> eric: they've hurt the economy and currency is down 40% an oil exports cut in half and do you think it is a three card monte shell game? they stop selling one place and can sell someplace else, it doesn't matter. >> the obama administration claims a 20 to 30% reduction in iran's exports, and again that depends on what level you pick from last year, compared to what month of this year. number one, and, it all depends on the official statistics. so, if you believe that iran is being completely honest, and -- in the oil export statistics you can take some comfort from those numbers. but, iran has stocked up, it has got extensive hard currency reserves and, you know, the last test

masochists is thought to be iran's ally so you need a regime change in syria in order to weaken iran but in my opinion this is all very farfetched right now syria can't be a fully fledged ally to iran too focused on its own domestic affairs it can either send its troops abroad will cause any trouble for america's allies in the middle east so the argument that the us needs to crush syria for taking on iran holds little water you know that the issue of iran is not about its military expansion or aggression it's all about the nuclear weapons that iran may acquire this was a hot topic long before the syria crisis it's been on the agenda for about twelve years with the us strongly against iran going nuclear this alone is enough to prove that the issues of syria is very different from that of iran i would not link these two issues closely together. lines in motion would be soon which brighter if you knew about someone from phones to the persian. means friends don't talk t.v. dot com. wealthy british. market. was really happening to the global economy. there are no holds. for. the old start

iran-iraq war. if iran had nuear weapo rael a t united states would not be threatening iran today. this is the basic point. because nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction and they would lead to possible annihilation of any two countries that got into a nuclear war, it therefore makes war extremely unlikely. or therefore unlikely when nuclear weapons are present. >> that's not the case. india and pakistan went to war after they both had nuclear weapons. >> woodruff: we hear you both. i didn't say it was impossible. >> woodruff: very, vy tough suect. we tnk y both. online we have an interview with the scholar we spoke of whose foreign policy article argues that a nuclear iran would offer more stability, not less. >> ifill: it's a common refrain. patience say it's getting harder to see a doctor. when they do, they feel pressed for time. but for a price, a small but growing number of clinics offer a more boutique relationship. a model ofcare th raises questions about equality and access. newshou

iran-iraq war. if iran had nuclear weapons israel and the united states would not be threatening iran today. this is the basic point. because nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction and they would lead to possible annihilation of any two countries that got into a nuclear war, it therefore makes war extremely unlikely. or therefore unlikely when nuclear weapons are present. >> that's not the case. india and pakistan went to war after they both had nuclear weapons. >> woodruff: we hear you both. i didn't say it was impossible. >> woodruff: very, very tough subject. we thank you both. online we have an interview with the scholar we spoke of whose foreign policy article argues that a nuclear iran would offer more stability, not less. >> ifill: it's a common refrain. patience say it's getting harder to see a doctor. when they do, they feel pressed for time. but for a price, a small but growing number of clinics offer a more boutique relationship. a model of care that raises questions about equalit

if iran controls the persian gulf region iran controls the world's oil and if iran controls the world's oil iran controls the world's economy. that is the second greatest threat facing america today and that is one that is present and you know they don't see there is any impediment to what they are about to do. the third thing to think about is israel. in the last four years we have walked step-by-step by step away from israel. some people say that's a good thing. we were too pro israeli and anti-arab in the past. but what it does is it convinces israel they are on their own. if they feel that america doesn't have their back, particularly this administration, they're going to feel compelled to deal with the second threat i just talked about which is iran's nuclear weapons program. israel has said time and time again the israeli leadership, both political parties, the elites in israel have said they ran as a nuclear weapons state is an extenial threat. and if the united states is not helping them stop iran they will and in short order feel it's necessary to take things in their own hands

mask is thought to be iran's ally so you need a regime change in syria in order to weaken iran but in my opinion this is all very farfetched right now syria can't be a fully fledged ally to iran too focused on its own domestic affairs it can either send its troops abroad will cause any trouble for america's allies in the middle east so the argument that the us needs to crush syria before taking on iran holds little water you know that the issue of iran is not about its military expansion or aggression it's all about the nuclear weapons that iran may acquire this was a hot topic long before the syria crisis it's been on the agenda for about twelve years with the us strongly against iran going nuclear this alone is enough to prove that the issues of syria is very different from that of iran i would not link these two issues closely together. there are those who desperately need it to survive. misspoken who has a ton of money too on the lookout. for goldman the fish. and the suppresses the prize the rights or the food for. those who don't get their share of the traits. good by downloadin

military personnel and iran participating in the u.s. iran hostage scenario and working with saddam hussein there is currently a massive lobbying campaign at the state department to remove them from the list. it is a ron's democratic opposition working for a nuclear free iran founded on human rights unjustly listed a terrorist group and u.k. is the victim of violence the radical regime in iraq and their iraqi allies europe has delisted any case and in two thousand and ten a us court order to review iranians u.s. lawmakers and former senior officials demanded listing secretary clinton for democracy and freedom in iran d. list any k. now that i make a fiercely opposes the current regime in iran which coincides of course of american interests in the region so does the us only dealing terrorists to those who are working against its goals in the middle east to break it down i was joined earlier by jamal abdi policy director of the national iranian american council here's his take. i know i know the history of the i mean i know what they have

masochists is thought to be iran's ally so you need a regime change in syria in order to weaken iran but in my opinion this is all very farfetched right now syria can't be a fully fledged ally to iran too focused on its own domestic affairs it can either send its troops abroad will cause any trouble for america's allies in the middle east so the argument that the us needs to crush syria before taking on iran holds little water you know that the issue of iran is not about its military expansion or aggression it's all about the nuclear weapons that iran may acquire this was a hot topic long before the syria crisis it's been on the agenda for about twelve years with the us strongly against iran going nuclear this alone is enough to prove that the issues of syria is very different from that of iran i would not link these two issues closely together. wealthy british scientists are some time to explain the. market why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars a report.

what about the action of iran? back with the panel. charles? >> when the presidential spokesman says we are waiting for the iranians to make the right choice and abide by the international obligations, this is a country that the state department says is the biggest exporter in the world. this is a farce. also a charade. the talks that we had, supposedly last ditch talks in baghdad, and moscow, and turkey, have essentially collapsed but we pretend it's still going on. and as you report, what we have seen here, not only is a nuclear program preceding on the left, but they are working on conventional stuff to make it accurate and lethal. i think the -- on that front, we have done nothing. everybody understands that. and our own dni, director of national intelligence said in testimony in congress that yes, our sanctions have had an economic effect. they have had zero effect, he says that, not me. he said it has had zero effect on the nuclear development. that is why the israelis are not going to wait that long. but i think what is happening under t

we go through iran and syria and all of that. so i think the interview will be pretty eye-opening for our viewers, showing mitt romney to an important degree on many of the national security issues as well as some of the political issues back home. >> wolf blitzer, we look forward to it. thanks for joining us today. our thanks also to jim acosta covering the romney campaign in jerusalem. >>> when we come back, reaction to mitt romney's speech from ambassador and former jim romer obama campaign. in louisiana we had more fun on the water. last season we broke all kinds of records on the gulf. this year we are out to do even better... and now is a great time to start. our beatches are even more relaxing... the fishing's great. so pick your favorite spot on the gulf... and come on down. brought to you by bp and all of us who call the gulf home. see life in the best light. [music] transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the way it's meant to be seen. experience life well lit, ask

over the years, iran has amassed a bloody and brutal record. it has seized embassies, targeted diplomats, and killed its own people. it supports the ruthless assad regime in syria. they have provided weapons that have killed american soldiers in afghanistan and iraq. it has plotted to assassinate diplomats on american soil. it is iran that is the leading state sponsor of terrorism and the most destabilizing nation in the world. we have a solemn duty and a moral imperative to deny iran's leaders the means to follow through on their malevolent intentions. [applause] we should stand with all who would join our effort to prevent a nuclear-armed iran and that includes iranian dissidents. do not erase from your memory the scenes from three years ago, when that regime brought death to its own people as they rose up. the threat we face does not come from the iranian people, but from the regime that oppresses them. five years ago, at the herzliya conference, i stated my view that iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons capability presents an intolerable threa

we don't ship anything to iran but we also prevent other countries from shipping items to iran or buying oil from iran and so this is just becoming. a bigger and bigger embargo that we're putting on and you had mentioned the human rights violations can you elaborate on that well congress passed targeted human rights sanctions against iranian regime officials who were guilty of human rights abuses they did this a couple years ago the obama administration has put sanctions on these officials their financial restrictions their travel restrictions and frankly i think that this is the type of sanction that actually is beneficial to actually target the folks who are behind some of the abuses but in this new bill they're basically doubling down on that and this is a kind of a small piecemeal part of the bill whereas the majority of what the bill does is actually impose these restrictions that are blocking medicine from getting into iran that are blocking food and humanitarian products from getting into iran there isolating iranian students who want to study abroad and so when you actually add t

greta sat down with perez as well. >> let me ask you about iran. will that resolve when you have a situation that this country, israel, so small, threatened by ahmadinejad, and everyone wonders if they have weapons. where could you see this going? >> he's endangering the rest of the world. >> and you will see all of that tomorrow night here on "on the record." coming up, a huge test for the tea party. we are all watching to see how much party it will have in november. but we get a sneak-peek tonight. in two minutes we have some exclusive footage for you as mitt romney visits poland. another presidential candidate ends up stealing the show. this video will surprise you and this video will surprise you and it's just a few minut the capital one cash rewards card gives you a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more cash. [ russian accent ] 50% more rubles. eh, eh eh, eh, eh. [ brooklyn accent ] 50% more simoleons. [ western accent ] 50% more sawbucks. ♪ [ maine accent ] 50% more clams. it's a lobster, either way. [ male announcer ] the capital o

against iran went into full effect in sunday. fold into your discussion, does it make it bleak are? >> let's remember that oil was at $125 a barrel a few months ago, and lately below $80, below $90. even though oil prices went up 9% yesterday in a single day on the speculation and fear it's still way cheap. gas at the pump is cheaper than it was six months ago. i believe it may even be cheaper than a year ago. so that doesn't have to be a killer. the oil price, it affects consumers. when you fill up the pump that's when you get a pulse point on the economy and you feel it personally. every dollar cheaper at the u.s. pump is a $100 million more in disposable spending. they haven't barely recovered to where it was only a few months ago. >> greta: all right. dennis, if you're sitting there watching this show from the midwest tonight, and you're thinking, okay, the unemployment, 11.1% in europe, i got it, that's bad, but how is going to affect me? what's the direct impact on an american tonight? >> instead of the economy in the u.s.

that is the grievance iran has with israel. >> do the iranians want israelis to stre iran now? that would be my question. because you know, why would they -- you do something like this in broad daylight, an the natural reaction is we're coming right for you to pay you back and maybe we'll hit netans or something like that. what do the iranians want israelis to do is my question? >> bret: we will have many panels to talk about that, i'm sure, in coming days. next up, we will talk about the new polls and what americans think about this presidential race and the economy. [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what's the point of an epa estimated 42 miles per gallon if the miles aren't interesting? the lexus ct hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> governor romney, his main calling card for running for office is his business experience. and so

if iran had nuclear weapons israel and the united states would not be threatening iran today. this is the basic point. because nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction and they would lead to possible annihilation of any two countries that got into a nuclear war, it therefore makes war extremely unlikely. or therefore unlikely when nuclear weapons are present. >> that's not the case. india and pakistan went to war after they both haduclear weapon >> wdruff:e hear y both. i didn't say it was impossible. >> woodruff: very, very tough subject. we thank you both. online we have an interview with the scholar we spoke of whose foreign policy article argues that a nuclear iran would offer more stability, not less. >> ifill: it's a common refrain. patience say it's getting harder to see a doctor. when they do, they feel pressed for time. but for a price, amall but growing number o clinics offer a more boutique relationship. a model of care that raises questions about equality and access. newshour health correspondent bete and bowser reports. >> up. open. >> reporter: it's 6:00 on

oil embargo is just one of the ways western countries aim to bring about regime change in iran iran looking back at this history knows that it has no choice it either goes down or it has to defend itself and i think it will if it's ready to defend itself it has the means and the capability of the politics and they're all in biogas have been used to devastate the economy and for foreign powers to basically take over the country the pursuit of civilian nuclear program it's simply a means to an end what washington has in mind is to remove the regime iraq has tried to cooperate with washington with the p five n one that's one it has even said that he would give up its medical isotopes its twenty percent enriched uranium if iran can be supplied with isotopes for its medical research but the war powers have not wanted to come mitchell conclusion reached an agreement so iran is even more convinced that this is just. an excuse for regime change. well look at some other world news in brief for you this hour a series of deadly bombings in targeted shia muslims a truck blast claimed at least twenty fi

masochists is thought to be iran's ally so you need a regime change in syria in order to weaken iran but in my opinion this is all very farfetched right now syria can't be a fully fledged ally to iran too focused on its own domestic affairs it can either send its troops abroad will cause any trouble for america's allies in the middle east so the argument that the us needs to crush syria before taking on iran holds little water you know that the issue of iran is not about its military expansion or aggression it's all about the nuclear weapons that iran may acquire this was a hot topic long before the syria crisis it's been on the agenda for about twelve years with the us strongly against iran going nuclear this alone is enough to prove that the issues of syria is very different from that of iran i would not link these two issues closely together. wealthy british style. markets why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report on our cheek. there hasn't been

and one step closer to finalizing new sanctions against iran. the house and senator green on a compromise bill to restrict iran's oil reserves. if passed, there will be penalties passed on anyone buying iran oil. the sanctions from them building nuclear weapons. they have to pass it by the end of the week. now back to dana. >>> just how strong is the tea party in texas? we are about to find out in a few hours voters head to the policy in texas for the republican primary run off in that state's open senate seat. ted cruise has grab sarah palin, and senator demint from others. and others a protege of governor rick perry. they will wait to see how much power the tea party has in this race heading into november. and co-host of top line and abcnews.com, rick klein, great to see you again. thanks for being here. >> hi, dane huh. >> why should anyone across the country care about what's happening in texas now? >> it's two conservative republicans against each other but the tea party on one side and the establishment on the other. ted cruise is up-and-c

representatives from iran, the five permanent u.n. security council members and germany met between april and june in istanbul, baghdad and moscow. the talks failed to produce a deal. western nations want scientists in iran to stop enriching uranium that could easily be modified for use in weapons. iranian leaders insist their nuclear program is for generating energy, not making bombs. they want other countries to recognize their nation's right to enrich uranium. eu foreign ministers confirmed a plan last week to ban member nations from importing iranian oil. the sanctions kicked in sunday. they also prohibit eu firms from ensuring tankers that carry the oil. >> those sanctions there are to try and keep that pressure in order that the regime in iran understands that this is about trying to get them to take those concerns seriously and address them. >> the obama administration has been taking the lead in trying to stop the flow of oil out of iran. its sanctions penalize foreign financial institutions that do business through iran's cen

so a very strong statement there, both tying himself to iran and really damning iran and how -- sorry, tying itself to israel and damning iran for what he believes is its perseverance in trying to get nuclear weapons. he's trying to appeal to the jewish vote and hopes to perhaps get some of those voters to come over and vote for him especially in the swing states such as florida. but he says something that's certainly angered palestinians here. because in the beginning of his speech, he said that he was very happy and moved to be in jerusalem, the capital of israel. why is that significant? well, since 1967, no u.s. sitting president has recognized jerusalem as israel's capital, because of a dispute over east jerusalem in the 1967 war. palestinians believe jerusalem should be their capital in a two-state solution. rob? >> sara seidner live for us in jerusalem, thank you, sara. >>> reaction to romney's remarks came swiftly from the obama campaign. tim roemer, the foreign policy advisor to the president's campaign, spoke with cnn's candy crowley. >> the threshold for governor romney, qu

this apparently shows just how much anti-iran sentiment is growing in israel. >> but what about iran? how are officials there reacting? >> reporter: for the most part, iranian government has been trying to ignore these tactics. iranian officials say the claims are baseless, with no concrete evidence. they see no ground for israeli accusations that iran is supporting organizations that carry out attacks. but iran cannot afford to ignore this development. israeli authorities have successfully seized iran's frozen asset in the united states and elsewhere, so iranian government is now fighting back in court represented by its own lawyers so the judicial arena between israel and iran is set to grow. the u.s. and the e.u. tries to put more pressure on the government of tehran with tougher sanctions. >>> from the weather team here's mai shoji. mai? >> hi. we have been tracking the severe tropical storm. downgraded to a tropical storm on its way towards the southern tip of south korea. it will be skimming across the northern peninsula. it will bring a lot of down pours. we are talking about i

ayatollahs in iran are testing our moral offenses. they want to know who will object and who will look the other way. my message to the people of israel and the leaders of iran is one in the same. we will not look away. nor will my country ever look away from our passion and commitment to israel. >> reporter: so you heard there that he would back israel, and he said time and again on this visit that he would back israel even if israel decided that it needed to defend itself or it needed perhaps to attack iran. so some strong statements there. as you know president obama and the obama administration has been trying to tamp down a talk of a strike and try to let go of diplomatic relations and iran getting a nuclear weapon. iran has long said it's not trying to obtain nuclear weaponry. that it's simply using its nuclear program for things such as electricity. rob? >> sara, you know, in the uk, he had a few miscues. how is the trip going in general other than the speech where he had strong words. he went to the western wall. any michigan

iran doesn't have a threat. why go nuclear? >> iran would argue they do have threats. they would argue threats have been made against them. israel and others have threatened to take action. what is the difference. if israel is allowed nuclear weapons, if pakistan is. if you're in iran, ahmadinejad would argue -- i heard him say this. if these other countries are allowed to have nuclear weapons, why can't i? >> first of all, israel doesn't have a border with iran and they are very far away. and i don't think it's israel has ever threatened iran. iran has been threatening israel, as far as pakistan is concerned. if you see the indian forces, 50% of their army, navy, air force is totally matched on pakistan border. so it's a very, very different situation and environment. we certainly have a threat. we fought two wars. half of our wing in the pakistan back bangladesh because of indian bee lij rents there. >> what do you think about assad in syria? >> i think assad himself ought to realize that this kind of killing of so many civilians and people dying, his own countrymen

from iran. they've invested billions in iran. and i think it would be, they see this as a great act of instability that if america goes in and has its way with syria, this is just going to keep the dynamic that is bad for china. i was in china not too long ago on an east-west confab energy think and i was shocked at the response that chinese diplomats returned to us and said, why are you pursuing this anti-chinese policy? we are trying to lift hundreds of minutes of chinese out of desperate poverty into the middle class and we need energy to do. our entire economic miracle is fueled on energy that comes from the gulf. you have put sanctions on libya, on syria, on iran, every single country we get our oil from you seem to find and put sanctions on a. this price of our oil, and it's going to cause our economic miracle to slow down. and that's hurting chinese people. now, we didn't returned to chinese and said we're the good guys, you're the bad guys did you are immoral and we're just trying to hel

rather than making them cut off the oil trade with iran. the only country that have done this essentially unilaterally are europeans on their own. europeans are tough on iran than this administration is. the talks are a farce. they're going nowhere. right now, all we have left is negotiations of technical experts. just a way to keep it alive. way to defend the day of reckoning. that's all obama cares about on this issue right now. >> john: stay where you are. we'll be right back. next up, bleak mick numbers and what they might mean for campaign 2012. cording to ford, the works fuel saver package could literally pay for itself. jim twitchel is this true? yes it's true. how is this possible? proper tire inflation, by using proper grades of oil, your car runs more efficiently, saves gas. you could be doing this right now? yes i could, mike. i'm slowing you down? yes you are. my bad. the works fuel saver package. just $29.95 or less after rebate. only at your ford dealer. so, to sum up, you take care of that, you take care of these, you save a

could make to iran. so the proposal that was made by turkey was a good opportunity that was missed. of course, we should not assess the relations between two countries like turkey and the united states on the specific issues like this. this is only one example which was not elaborated in this form, so i wanted to give my perception of it. there may be details where i may be wrong, perhaps during the discussions and question and answer periods if there are questions on this subject, those who are more knowledgeable than me perhaps may contribute with their, with their knowledge. this is regarding iran. turkey is, of course, the last country to see a benefit in iran becoming a nuclear power. why? because it will upset the balance in the middle east to the detriment of turkey and in favor of iran. the balance which was established since 1920s when the ottomans withdrew from the middle east. there was a balance of power between iran, turkey and other countries. now especially after the withdrawal of the unit

envoy visit to iran over the conflict in syria one leading mideast expert says damascus and tehran seem more committed to peace than the opposition and its buckaroos. kofi annan had full cooperation from both governments and they going along with his plan for negotiations without preconditions the problems he's going to encounter is when he begins talking to the other side because the syrian national council the free syrian army. integrated have made it clear that they will not enter anywhere she will not contemplate any solution without the disappearance of pressure from the same he cannot be a part of the negotiations and they have the united states behind them hillary clinton has been very forthright in her manner of the last couple of weeks you might remember that only a few days ago she told the new so-called friends of syria meeting in paris that russia and china should have to pay a price for staying on the sidelines as she called her well of course what she calls staying off the sidelines of. russia and china blocking any attempt by nature to bomb syria although the fact that ir

they can't get access to iran. even if they have the best of intentions i'm not sure they do, they can't get in there because the system is so screwed up. jenna: let me ask you this taxpayers contribute $8 billion in the latest check in 2010 to the u.n.. >> the united states. our tax dollars. jenna: us, we're doing that, right? that is 25% of what the u.n. gets. do you think our country can effect change in the u.n.? or do you think that the u.n. is just on this course and no one can stop some of the things, in your opinion, are happening in and counterproductive? >> that is $64,000 question or $8 billion question. jenna: right. >> the answer is i think if we actually got serious our money and we said, we'll not fund these bodies in the u.n. if you continue down this path, i think that could have an effect because they can't really function without our money. we have never gotten serious about it. not with republican administrations. certainly not with the obama administration which has been trying to raise the u.s

masochists is thought to be iran's ally so you need a regime change in syria in order to weaken iran but in my opinion this is all very farfetched right now syria can't be a fully fledged ally to iran too focused on its own domestic affairs it can either send its troops abroad will cause any trouble for america's allies in the middle east so the argument that the us needs to crush syria before taking on iran holds little water you know that the issue of iran is not about its military expansion or aggression it's all about the nuclear weapons that iran may acquire this was a hot topic long before the syria crisis it's been on the agenda for about twelve years with the us strongly against iran going nuclear this alone is enough to prove that the issues of syria is very different from that of iran i would not link these two issues closely together. wealthy british scientists are. trying to find the. market why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars a report on our.

has romney given israel the go-ahead to bomb iran? our jan crawford just talked to governor romney this morning. here's her interview. >> reporter: governor, one of your aides said this morning you would respect israel's decision to take military action against iran on its own. does that mean you're giving the gene light to israel to bomb iran? >> i'll use my own words, and that is i respect the right of israel to defend itself, and we stand with israel. we're a nation-- two nations that come together in peace and that want to see iran being dissuaded from its nuclear folly. so let me use my own words in that regard. >> reporter: but what does that mean to you, then, that you respect their decision? i mean, can you explain that a little more? >> well, i think-- because i'm on foreign soil, i don't want to be creating new foreign policy for my country or in any way to distance myself from the foreign policy of our nation. but we respect the right of a nation to defend itself. >> reporter: but would you or would you not then support isr

he is expected to send a clear message to iran over that country's disputed nuclear program. earlier, the governor took a break from meeting with israeli leaders he has been doing this weekend, by, as you can see, visiting the jerusalem western wall. carl cameron is traveling with the governor and joins us live from jerusalem. good morning. >> hi, eric. while governor romney was at the wall with his wife. both of them were greeted by a throng of folks there. lots of shouts of approval and encouragement. for mr. romney, there is a foreign policy component to this. the former massachusetts governor is burnishing his foreign policy and international affairs credentials, in order to compete with the incumbent president. this is customary for candidates. mr. romney started his morning with a meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, amid reports that the white house had had talks with the israeli leaders and suggested contingency plans to go after iran and take out its nuclear weapons capability should they take it much further, if negotiations and talks were unavail

and iran launches long range missiles during military exercises while parliament in tehran threatened to close a vital shipping lane to countries supporting oil embargo. live from our studios in central moscow you're watching r t with me and he said now it's four pm here in the russian capital now just one of britain's bankers thought the worst public realistic ation was behind them the c.e.o. of one of the world's largest banks has been forced out bob diamond from barclays has bowed to all around pressure after his bank was caught fixing a key interest rate which overcharged customers when the financial crisis struck here's our london correspondent sara firth. well of course this story absolutely dominating the headlines here today after we saw the resignation from barclays chief executive bob diamond he's come under a huge amount of pressure over buckley rigging the key interest rates known as libel and this was used to set the course the millions of businesses of consumers of investors to morrow we're going to see a little different haitian between him and m.p.'s as he faces questi

masochists is thought to be iran's ally so you need a regime change in syria in order to weaken iran but in my opinion this is all very farfetched right now syria can't be a fully fledged ally to iran too focused on its own domestic affairs it can either send its troops abroad will cause any trouble for america's allies in the middle east so the argument that the us needs to crush syria before taking on iran holds little water you know that the issue of iran is not about its military expansion or aggression it's all about the nuclear weapons that iran may acquire this was a hot topic long before the syria crisis it's been on the agenda for about twelve years with the us strongly against iran going nuclear this alone is enough to prove that the issues of syria is very different from that of iran i would not link these two issues closely together. there are those who desperately need it to survive. misspoken visit and give money to one lookout to fall on goldman the fish out of the suppresses the prize the rights of the food for. new clothes and. those who don't get their share of the

and i don't think israel has ever threatened iran. iran has been threatening. as far as pakistan is concerned. if you see the forces, the army, navy, air force, it's totally matched on pakistan's border. so it's a very different situation. we certainly have an existential threat. we fought two wars on that itself. half of our wing became bangladesh. because of indian offensive with armed forces there. so you can't compare iran's situation with pakistan's situation? >> what do you make of the situation in syria? >> i think assad himself should recognize the killing of so many civilians, his own countrymen dying, what is the point? why perpetuate one's self-? >> given that he has no intention to leave, given his behavior, if anything he's escalating the killing. what should be done? lots of people are talking about how awful it is. but people are reminded of places where the international community sat back and more and more people died until they took action. isn't there a moral compunction to get in there? >> i think so much has happened with interfering in var

and iran says new western oil sanctions will cloud future negotiations nuclear negotiations this is the country conducts the task of long range missiles capable of reaching american bases in the region. as a result of this tension oil goes above one hundred five dollars per barrel in the russian market rallies to and choose the session on the very impressive gains i'll tell you more about that in twenty minutes. it's seven pm in moscow this is r.t. coming to you live from noosa now with our top story in just one of britain's bankers thought the worst public vilification was behind them the c.e.o. of one of the world's largest banks has been forced out bob diamond from barclays has bowed to all around pressure after his bank was caught fixing a key interest rate which overcharged customers when the financial crisis struck and the chief operating officer has also quit the third top executive in two days to do so here's our london correspondent sara for. well of course this story absolutely dominating the headlines here today after we saw the resignation from barclays chief executive bob d

but say iran shut off the strait of her mos. what hurt us in world war ii was not a ban on german sauce an but german sailor rattling and i see iran as a military threat. if we want to lower the cost of crude. we are fighting the environmentalist who keep it higher and taxes are a part of the cost of the gas. but i am more worried about the spiritual to militant islam and forgetting 9/11 or uss cole there is 51 militant attacks in the last decades than 10 cents more on the price of gas. >> your point of the persian gulf is taken. that is one . last things that the iranians have because of the sanctions . that disrupts. this is a more real threat today than the past. >> that's right. we are getting to the inflection point in iran. they are using the tankers and they used up two-thirds of the tatchinger capacit yestoring million barrels that they cannot sell and they will be out of capacity in the next 20 or 30 days. they have 20 percent inflation and double digit inflation and they have to do something stupid and if they do somet

envoy visit to iran over the conflict in syria one leading mideast expert says damascus into wrong seem more committed to peace than the opposition and its buckaroos. kofi annan had full cooperation from both governments and they going along with his plan for negotiations without preconditions the problems he's going to encounter is when he begins talking to the other side because the syrian national council the free syrian army. integrated have made it clear that they will not enter any or not contemplate any solution without the disappearance of pressure from the same he cannot be a part of the negotiations and they have the united states behind them hillary clinton has been very forthright in her manner of the last couple of weeks you might remember that only a few days ago she told the new so-called friends of syria meeting in paris that russia and china should have to pay a price for staying on the sidelines as she called it well of course what she calls staying off the sidelines of. russia and china blocking any attempt by nature to bomb syria although the fact that iran wasn't in