is close to attacking iran or even isr l israel. i think our best chance of keeping it going is to show iran that, if necessary, we're prepared to go back to the sanctions campaign. >> perhaps you can focus on some of the remaining gaps and what may be required to close those gaps. what would make a deal a good deal? >> yeah, i think i'd first like to say i'd agree with gary. in the sense that it's iran has not been wanting to make con sexes. the u.s. has been willing to, in some cases, go too far. and i'll talk a little bit about that, in order to try to find an acceptable deal. i think, unfortunately, that was true in july. i was at the end of the negotiations. i ran was not willing to make the concessions there. the same appears to be true over the next weekend. i think from my technical point of view, it's going to require a very high-level political decision in iran in order for this to work. what i would like to do is start with the interim deal itself. we've been skruting the ie reports for years. it became apparent to us abo

so close to the border with iran. let's just start off on that and tell me what you're hearing. >> reporter: well, this is not surprising. we should be surprised if iran doesn't help and think about it. iran has a lot of borders and it doesn't tolerate any kind of insecurity in its borders. at the same time, iraq is an ally of iran, iran has an international obligation in helping these countries in -- >> without conditions frocoordi. >> against the u.n. forces there because they don't want to become a target -- assemble there were reports that iran has said that it completely rejects strongly rejects the reports of cooperation with.u.s. against i.s.i.l. >> this is a delicate matter. iran doesn't want to give the impression to the muslim world that this is a fight between sunnies and shias, iran is helping the iraqi government to fight these extremist groups. so they want to have this kind of delicate balance. that's why they don't accept or don't acknowledge that this is case. and think about it. top iraqi officials e

so -- >> explain what we should be doing because of iran? >> i think that -- i think there's, you know, this -- there's certainly sort of private side talk that, you agreement s -- the is certainly, at least one component of a more robust policy in syria because of the ties that exist between the regime in assad itself. i mean, there's no question that there's a tie. i do think at the end of the day, the president is not at a place where he really wants to -- i mean, this is a personal thing. i don't think this is the people around him. but i believe that he is at a place where he's not ready to have a more robust policy in syria, still has concerns. i'll be the first to admit we have a complex situation there. but the negotiations with iran certainly are not another impediment to that because i think there are discussions about corporation as you just mentioned. that corporation certainly means that at present the administration doesn't want to overly. agitate the regime in iran right now. >> the arguments that i hear aside from whatever pe

embassy in iran. correspondent dan springer is in hawaii tonight with that story. >> as president obama eyes the new year he's clearly looking to build his legacy with his foreign policy. following his announcement of easing restrictions on cuba, he was asked on npr if he could envision opening an embassy in another long-isolated country, iran. >> i think these things have to go in steps. >> the comment comes amid reports that the u.s. and iran are negotiating a prisoner swap that would bring home amati, accused of spying in iran. both countries deny the report. while they sponsor iran's terrorism and developing a nuclear weapon he seems confident that iran can be reached. >> there is incredible although integrate and resources and sophistication inside of -- inside of iran, and it would be a very successful regional power that was also abiding by international norms and international rules, and that would be good for everybody. >> israel has reason to disagree. iran has ignored pressure to stop its n

and iran can simply build back. so they know the dilemma that if you are going to pursue military strikes it has to be a part of a strategy that ends the program. they can't deliver that. i don't see a great incentive here in this country to back them up. >> and i might as well chime in, too. if talks break down and discontinued what would the israelis do? it will depend on what iran does. if they ratchet up their program aggressively that will lead to a lot of concern. if they play smart which i think they will they will turn on machines that haven't been fed with gas. maybe they will increase at the margin. i think they will avoid highly provocative actions. if they do i think the israelis will be frustrated but i don't think they will see a compelling need to launch a military attack. yes. >> nuclear intelligence weekly. i have two questions. first, i think for you, bob, how much attention do you think the united states might take towards working with the russians to try to work out more details of their agreemen

america bombs isis, iran bombs isis. same target, iran's air force, united states air force. so are -- it's complicated. the united states military now finds itself in the awkward position of fighting on the same side as iran and syria's assad regime. obama administration officials say they are not actively coordinating with iran on air strikes, which is maybe to say like the presidential candidates don't actively, you know, talk with their super pack maybe? not everybody in washington agrees iran's involvement is a very good thing. secretary of state john kerry says that any iranian military action against isis who be positive. >> nothing has changed in our fundamental policy of not coordinating our military activity or other activities at this moment with iranians. we're not doing that. and we are not -- not only not coordinating militarily right now but there are no plans at this time to coordinate militarily. i think it's self-evident that if iran is taking on isil in some particular place, and it's confined to taking on isil and it has an impact it's going to be a net ef

iran. russia. how do you see the international community dealing with the oil price, and is it affecting the idea of rebalancing to the issues -- some other to asia. you were part of the idea in the beginning. thank you. >> well, you're absolutely right ont the increase in supply the international market and the decrease in price has the potential to dramatically reshape strategic and economic relationships. that we don't yet know, however, how this will play out. it appears that the drop in oil prices is having an increasing ,ffect of pressure in iran which may, on the margins, at least, give us more of an opportunity to get to the kind of deal i was talking about. the dtainly believe that curious in price is having an impact inside russia -- we certainly believe that the decrease in price is having an impact inside russia and on the will havethat putin to make. inside the u.s., it is predominantly a good story. extractinge cost of oil and gas in the united states is more expensive than it is gett

iran supports president assad in syria and as long as that support exists, it's difficult for iran and u.s. to cooperate. on the other hand if u.s. wanted to stop iran in iraq, i think they're capable of doing that. when they were fighting in syria several times they stopped airplanes in iraq. they said it was carrying weapons to the syrian forces in syria. if you wanted to stop iraq, they were capable of doing it. it seems there's a parallel military campaign in iraq. u.s. has decided to turn a blind eye and let them deal with it. >> what do people think in iran? >> the commander of the elite force in iraq has become a hero among iranians. there were reports of him spotted in iraq in the social media people were supportive of him. they believe iran should stop isis in iraq because they're not very close to the iranian border, only 20 kilometers. >> thanks. >>> we mention the fight against the islamic state is talk in high level meetings in brussels. using the arabic acura anymore for islamic state, secretary of state john kerry said this will continue as long as it takes. >> we are un

iran has launched airstrikes in iraq. after initial denials, the iranian government has acknowledged it launched the attacks at the request of the iraqi government. it is so sensitive, the iraqi minister of defense continues to deny iranian air involvement. >> if they are supporting this, there are some beneficial effects. iran has clear security interests on its boarders, protection of its boarders, protection of its people and isil is not simply a threat of iraq, the people of syria, but the people of iran as well. so, i wouldn't be surprised if there are images and if there is involvement in the air the way there is clear involvement of the iranian revolutionary gafdz corps personnel on the ground. >> in diallah prove incident, so somesunni officials say they believe iran and pro-iran iraqi forces are using the battle as an excuse to move out large numbers of sunnis. >> the central government in baghdad is totally silent. we fear there is a foreign regional if to changing diallah. we have met with the security commande

and the pentagon said iran is peopling isis in eastern iraq and iran officials said iran is offering military consultation to its neighbors, but there are no indcaution that the reports are not true and iran is bombing iowa sis positions in iraq and he add ad that any cooperation with strikes with america is out of the question for iran. heather? >> we'll talk more about that with general scales in a bit. thank you. >> new video of a stabbing attack of two israels in the west bank. a 16-year-old palestinian boy, walked in a supermarket and stabbed two shoppers before being shot by a security guard. the victims don't have life threatening conditions. >> 11 people have been killed in palestinian a talks including israeli. >> and back here at home, we are waiting on the government report on november jobs that is due out this friday. there is a pretty brisk pace of hiring. companies added 208000 jobs last month and more than 200000 jobs added. they cover private business and the labor department report is strong as well. and we want to hear from you. >> do you think that the u.s. economy

iran is summoning them to the syria battlefield. iran is really going all out. so, what gets iran to change its playbook then? okay so is they want assad to stay, don't want him to lose. very hard. what gets them to change? what gets them to change would be the fear, the perception that assad is going to lose. until there is a perception that assad is going to fall, iran will not change its view. now this gets us into a whole discussion of what needs to be done to create that perception. we can certainly talk about that in the q&a. jeffrey white of the washington institute put out a great piece on the crucial role that assad's air force played in this conflict and idea a that sort of neutralizing assad's air force would strip the cloak of shield that assad feels. that could be something to talk about. in any way, as far as iran, they'll not deviate. one thing that is forcing -- could possibly force iran's hand a little bit, oil prices as we mentioned. iran under pressure, severe economic pressure. they now have to prop up shias in iraq and assad also at a time w

we have one right here. >> iran. [inaudible] >> the question is regarding iran. i guess we now have the second extension. your colleague will be on later. he has said he has great concern over that second extension. and what it says about iranian intentions. >> so do i. i think that one of the interesting things that has come out in recent weeks has been netanyahu's response to this. he actually thinks extension is a good thing. i think that is interesting and will maybe change some of the debate. i think we need to and should do everything we can to prevent iran from having a nuclear weapon. and that includes the threat of force. i do think the sanctions -- and i voted for every sanction that has come forward in the senate -- the sanctions have brought them to the table. i think it would be a mistake to push them away from the table. i think that if you institute sanctions again right now, there in the middle of negotiation, there is a very good chance the international coalition will collapse. i think also that there is a certain bit of irony for the group that

strategy with iran. senator menendez said he would bring forward a resolution in the next three weeks that would intensify the sanctions regime, increase the sanctions regime on iran from march, first of april of this new two-part deadline from march to make sure pressure is maintained. he worries, he fears that iran will play this out and the sanctions will gradually be weekend -- weakened, that he will produce legislation that will require you to increase the sanctions on iran. what do you say to that? >> at think our view is that would not be constructive. let me explain why. we say that we have an agreement to extend the negotiations for an a distant -- for an additional set of months. four more months for policy framework, three more months for the technical implementation details. why? two reasons -- the negotiations have made progress. while there are significant gaps that remain, they have been substantially narrowed and we have found throughout this process, negotiations have been serious, they

iran have announced plans. obviously, israel. there are a lot of countries playing catch-up at this point. the viability of using a digital attack as an alternative to either diplomacy or connected world fair. it -- warfare. and it leveled the playing field because actors who ordinarily do not have the resources or skill or equipment to launch a physical attack against an enemy can do -- can do it for much cheaper. >> do you know how the flash drive got to the iranian computers? >> there are a couple of possibilities. one is that -- contractors. the believe it is that the contractors were infected and they became unwitting accomplices of carrying the worm into the protected facilities. and maybe might have been insiders who helped in assisting in planting it. there are two versions of stuxnet. the first does not have zero days. more was some kind of connection with computers that were infected, meaning they do not need to wear from inside, maybe the first version was planted and maybe they lost that access and subsequent versions

is iran launching air strikes against islamic state inside iraq? if so, is it in fact on the same side as america in this struggle? those are the questions dominating a meeting in brussels where 62 is nations today discussed the threat of i.s. amid-reports of iranian air attacks. u.s. secretary of state john kerry said iranian military action would be positive but he rejected any is suggestion of coordination. bbc's jonathan marcus has this coverage. >> iranian air force entered battle of so-called islamic state in iraq. grain yimen show what's experts believe is a phantom jet cash carrying out a bobbing run against islamic state targets in the eastern part of the country where the border of iran. something in which the pentagon in washington appeared to confirm. >> nothing that would dispute the report that's they flew air strikes over eastern iraq. i have seen nothing that contradicts that. i can't say it didn't happen. i'm not in the business of confirming operations of foreign militaries. they need to do that. >> as kurdish and iraqi forces bat

allies of been suspicious of iran's intentions. in the philippines, the typhoon has been downgraded to a tropical storm. it is still slowly moving across the country. at least 20 people have been reported dead and millions are hunkering down in the capital manila, where the storm is due to hit tonight. we take a look at the damage already left behind. >> flooded villages and rice fields as far as the eye can see and residents waiting knee-deep in floodwaters. heavy rains brought by the typhoon once again left the philippines devastated. though the typhoon has now weakened authorities warned of possible landslides and flash floods. >> we will be coming advanced warning to our citizens especially those in areas that are prone to flooding, to watch out and to flee from areas where the floods traditionally occur. >> traumatized by last year's super typhoon which left thousands dead, authorities staged a massive evacuation plan and were relieved by the relatively low death toll. one million people were evacuated from the most dangerous

. >> up next the deep divisions inside iran on whether to negotiate with the u.s. >> iran's supreme leader today called for a continued military buildup, apparently with little regard to the ongoing vienna talks over the nuclear program. not everyone in iran shares those hard line view. elizabeth palmer has more from tehran. >> friday prayer at tehran's central mosque is more than ritual. this is where the leadership speaks its mind and sets out the hard line position on national issues. hard line religious conservatives do wield a lot of power in iran but huge chunks of the society simply disagree with both their politics and their policies. teen loyal foot soldiers of the islamic revolution appear at times to have lost their passion. at a ceremony this week it was clear that members of the bajy islamic militia were just going through the motion. side stepping the hard liners and their censorship. nadr w.h.o. holds a talk show on uniquely controlled television admits it does lead to weird contradictions. >> the president has a twitter account and he tweets his position on things and yet t

dealing with iran, he believes, will soften iran and turn them from being enemies to being friends. critics see it differently. they see it as just emboldening iran and create bigger problems going forward. we'll see, obviously, history will determine who is right in this argument. whether it's president obama or his critics. that's how the critics representing it and that's how president obama is presenting it. >> daniel helper, we'll be watching it all and we'll get you back later to see how it all plays out. thanks, daniel. >> thank you very much. >> of course. >>> president obama, by the way, also weighing in on his response to the threat from north korea following that massive sony cyberattack. for more on what course of action the white house should take, tune in sunday morning futures with maria. she'll speak with congressman peter king, a member of the select committee. tomorrow starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on the fox news channel. >>> the death toll climbings in a horrific accident after this car here slammed into a crowd leaving a church christmas concert. what the drive

needs iran to make this work? >> the first thing they need is for iran not to screw it up worse than it is and that is a real risk and a repreoccupation. if iran is for instance running bombing raids and starting to kill a lot of sunni civilians then all bets are off. >> the sunni population of iraq. >> this would be disastrous. that's another reason the iranians don't want to make it terribly public that they're doing this. and you do have to remember that the other air force that has f-4s are is the turkish government. we don't think they're involved but -- >> how does this happen, they deny it on the one hand and then they have conversations -- >> sure, this is the land of untrue facts and constant denial of reality. we know there are american diplomats talking to the iranians now, that's not a secret. we know there are trainings in iraq. we know the big enemy is the so-called islamic state, but the truism of the enemy of my enemy is my friend? that's wrong, the enemy of my enemy is my enany in the middle east.

coming up, we will be filled in on iran's military threat its nuclear ambitions and if iran can ever be stopped. >>> well peace talks may be ahead for syria. syrian state-run television is reporting the government is prepared to take part in preliminary talks hosted by russia next month. this as the nearly certain civil war has claimed more than 200,000 lives and helped fuel the rise of isis. because russian president sladz vladmir putin is a long-time allie, it isn't sure whether opposition groups will take part. . well well. >>> well, as he gears up for the run, we learn more about jeb bush. american bridge released e-mails about the time he was in office. those e-mailles suggesting he has been quick to defend his conservative principles even from some of his harshest critics. we have the details on what those e-mails show. >> hi, any jeb bush campaign is going to be full of decisions his dad and brother made during their white house tenure, rather a day after the defining moment of his brother's presidency, september 11th 2001 one of these bush e-mails reveals a personal struggle

uranium -- iran then had 800 centrifuges doing that illegal work. today, after two years of direct negotiations on this specific issue, iran has 19,000 centrifuges. let me repeat that. after two years of direct negotiations, iran has moved from 800 centrifuges to 19,000. any negotiated agreement that gives iran the abet ability to retain so much uranium capability is completely unacceptable and the senate should prevent such failure from being ratified or otherwise accepted by this congress. when it comes to negotiation strategy, we should learn from past failures. this is not the first time we've been through something like this. the structural example comes from our experience with north korea. when i first served in the united states senate, we were dealing with this very subject. starting with the so-called agreed framework in 1994, we trade to resolve the north korea nuclear problem by cycles of negotiations salted with incentives. does that sound familiar? cycles of negotiation salted with incentives. we have at various times relieved internat

security firm, iran has hit the u.s. and 15 other countries with cyberattacks over the last two years. >> iranian attackers and hackers have gone after the world's critical infrastructure in such a way that has really been bone-chilling for us as security experts in the field. >> in 2012 the country's supreme leader, ayatollah khamenei, iran is spending billions on cyber capabilities. it is an urgent issue for iran because the country's nuclear program was the target of an alleged cyber attack in 2010 where a worm damaged the centrifuges used to make highly refined uranium. enforcing that is difficult sis astuxnet revealed that few governments will reveal they were involved in cyber hacking to begin with. >> it's widely accepted as the first known cyber weapon to cause major physical damage to its intended target. the only problem was that the worm escaped beyond its target and became public. saudi aramco, 30,000 aramco personal computers. it's alleged iran was behind that attack. and where there is conflict there's also

let's start with iran. you have said better to postpone and come back with a bad agreement what would a good agreement look like? is it still possible, based on what you know the administration and its allies ave already agreed to? this is felt in a bipartisan way. city sir -- senator menendez has been vocal. e begin with the initial agreement that put us online not to do the kind of deal that most americans that would be an ppropriate deal with iran. we are starting anyplace where we are already behind the curve. how do you figure out a way to make it better. one of the ways to put it in context, if you think about where the negotiators are, they are hoping to stave off for a time until there is a different regime in iran. ran is hoping to alleviate sanctions until they can quickly moved to a nuclear weapon. this is an interesting dynamic. when he think about the length of term of the agreement, it becomes pretty frightening. we all began talking about a 20 year term with incredible insights. now the admin

i don't think you can trust iran right now. >> then they'll not get an embassy. >> when i think iran i think good faith. >> i have to tell you guys -- >> the state sponsor of terror. >> you're missing that nothing is going to change until the iranians do something to change it and until they do that we're not getting an embassy. we're not going to have an embassy. >> does saying this affect our relationship with our ally snz does netanyahu say why would you say that? why are you answering the question? where is the basis that you have any trust in iran to do anything? i always laugh when they say we're going to usher in deals with iran. >> we're going to send in dennis rodman. it will all work itself out. >> we're going to move on to a different subject. move to try to solve the disconnect between the nypd and the mayor of new york city coming just one day after the mayor was booed at a police graduation ceremony. how he's working to patch things up with the police department plus it looks like we're no longer asking what we can do for our country. why americans seem to care less abo

iran is a fact in iraq. you have to look at a border -- at a map to see that with a 1,500 kilometer border. >> excuse me, sir, would you say that iran violated iraqi air space? >> i would to refer to my d.o.d. colleagues. >> if they did, would we -- would there be any consequences for that violation, one of many? >> well, it's up to the iraqi government to control its own air space. they lack the assets and resources to do that. i would mention on that score, the f-16 program is moving forward. the pilots are in training and we're working with jordan to house those f-16s on a temporary basis before the bases in iraq are ready. >> if i could just on a few seconds we have left on syria, what is the latest with the train and equip mission? it doesn't seem that we've come very far. >> as you know that's a title 10 d.o.d. program and my d.o.d. colleagues can give you a substantial briefing on that. general allen and i have been to some of the host countries such as turkey, qatar and saudi arabia. we hope we can g

iran set them up to fight us. after we left in 2011, the shiite alleges -- militias started running for the parliament and various local councils. takes mosul.tate the shiite militias get the weapons out of the closet and appear on the streets again. there were fairly effective. they had weaponry, etc.. , we, the united states, somehow got iran to deviate slightly from this default playbook. strong,rted out very supporting the prime minister. shore him up, help them. is, he was losing so badly, the iraqi security force collapse so badly, that iran was not certain if this default labor could succeed. calculated even though we don't want to be in bed with the great satan, united states, the great satan is needed in this case. to help shore up our interest in iraq. so iran ceded to the u.s. view that if you want our help, the united states help, maliki has to go. if maliki doesn't go, use do in your own juice. state help the kurds. the united states did not help maliki and the shia, until he left. and the supreme lea

i'm not sure iran and russia dare intervene. that's a good example. >> two things, you're exactly right. if we had the residual troops in iraq and if when we said that crossing the red line meant something if it actually had meant something i think we'd in a very different place today in regard to ices and the chaos we now see in syria that threatens the neighboring countries as well. >> careful about drawing red lines. it's better particularly when you're talking about weapons of mass destruction, it's better to keep it -- because if you draw a red line. it temperatures people to go up to the red line for one thing, right? what about things you don't mention, if you're going to draw it, you have to keep it i want to go back briefly. you talked about the 4%, which we discussed in the paper as a guideline for the defense. to be fair, not just in the last three years, defense tends to be cyclical. so talk just a little bit more about how having rules of thumb like that, having more consistent funding actually can save money. we ca

both iran and the abadi government have denied that iran is conducting air strikes in iraq but our pentagon and secretary kerry have stated that that may indeed be the case. there are reports going back to june of iranian jets actioning targets in iraq. targeteers people planning missions in the military operations in iraq, working with the shia militia and security forces, in and around the shia areas and along the sectarian fault lines. so they are there, and with these reports of iranian air strikes in iraq, it's a little concerning to the sunnies that we do need to fight i.s.i.s. >> they have official ly been sited, we have this al jazeera video showing seemingly iranian planes bombing inside iraq. >> they're demonstrating their capability, and i don't think they feel constrained by the international community or the u.s. to not do these air strikes. there are reports they're doing them in syria as well. >> these jets are fairly old, they're not entirely accurate. >> they were given to the iranians in the 1960s and 70s before the ayatollah khomeini took power. what kind of munitions are

iran is not in the eurasian community, iran does not participate in projects, the large oil contract has not been implemented. and i am building on the fact that the this year is less than half a percent of the turnover with other countries that russia has, so there is a paradox. no one in russia is responsible for this state of relations. maybe you should think about maybe ordering somebody to be a representative of the government responsible for the turnover with iran and the development of economic relationships with it. a lot depends on the actions of the ambassador. maybe you should analyze the duties. if an ambassador does not contribute to economic traded by 5%, then you might criticize them. if it is next year, you might change an ambassador. i believe that the direction of interaction of iran and russia would give a lot. last year you said he would visit iran. that has not happened at the in agreement and that has not happened either and i do not understand it. have there been any changes to be strategy? thank you. >> first, as far as ambassadors are concerned, of course con

i see enormous parallel with cuba and iran. wouldn't concede to the democratic chairman of the foreign relations committee that he would normalize relations with cuba because that is unacceptable. we're considering a -- jon: republicans in senate and will hold the levers of power in that chamber in the new congress republicans are saying they want a vote on increased sanctions against iran. so if the president is on the one hand-holding out this carrot and republicans in the senate are saying we'll increase the sanctions, who wins? >> republicans and democrats in congress are watching what's happening with these nuclear talks and they're very disturbed. they realize letting iran keep all the nuclear technology but it doesn't give up anything in exchange is very dangerous. i think there are strong, bipartisan support for putting strong sanctions on iran. my organization, the center for security policy believes, these talks must stop. the united states has to go back to the drawing board with its allies, tell iran comply with all

iran is a fact in iraq. you have to look at a border -- at a map to see that with a 1,500 kilometer border. >> excuse me, sir, would you say that iran violated iraqi air space? >> i would to refer to my d.o.d. colleagues. >> if they did, would we -- would there be any consequences for that violation, one of many? >> well, it's up to the iraqi government to control its own air space. they lack the assets and resources to do that. i would mention on that score, the f-16 program is moving forward. the pilots are in training and we're working with jordan to house those f-16s on a temporary basis before the bases in iraq are ready. >> if i could just on a few seconds we have left on syria, what is the latest with the train and equip mission? it doesn't seem that we've come very far. >> as you know that's a title 10 d.o.d. program and my d.o.d. colleagues can give you a substantial briefing on that. general allen and i have been to some of the host countries such as turkey, qatar and saudi arabia. we hope we can g

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both iran and the abadi government have denied that iran is conducting air strikes in iraq but our pentagon and secretary kerry have stated that that may indeed be the case. there are reports going back to june of iranian jets actioning targets in iraq. targeteers people planning missions in the military operations in iraq, working with the shia militia and security forces, in and around the shia areas and along the sectarian fault lines. so they are there, and with these reports of iranian air strikes in iraq, it's a little concerning to the sunnies that we do need to fight i.s.i.s. >> they have officially been sited, we have this al jazeera video showing seemingly iranian planes bombing inside iraq. >> they're demonstrating their capability, and i don't think they feel constrained by the international community or the u.s. to not do these air strikes. there are reports they're doing them in syria as well. >> these jets are fairly old, they're not entirely accurate. >> they were given to the iranians in the 1960s and 70s before the ayatollah khomeini took power. what kind of munitions are

iran launched air strikes in iraq. after initial denials, it acknowledged that it launched the attacks. at the request of the iraqi government. it's so sensitive that the iraqi military of defense... >> iran has clear security interests on protection of its borders and people. i.s.i.l. is not a threat to the people of iraq or syria, but the people of iran as well. i wouldn't be surprised if there are images and if there's involved in the air, the way there is clear involved of the iranian guard score personnel on the ground. >> in diyala, where some fierce fighting takes place, some sunni officials believe iran and pro-iranian forces are using the battle as an excuse. >> translation: the distral government in baghdad is silent. we fear a foreign agenda to agenda diyala. we met the prime minister and the security demander, but no positive steps have taken place on the ground. >> iraqi officials say when people are ordering from their homes, it's because security forces need time to clear the area of explosives. iran and

iran is not in the eurasian community, iran does not participate in projects, the large oil contract has not been implemented. which you signed at the beginning of this year. and i am building on the fact that the existing turnover this year is less than half a percent of the turnover with other countries that russia has, so there is a paradox. no one in russia is responsible for this state of relations. none of the officials is held responsible for lower turnover with iran. maybe you should think about maybe ordering somebody to be a representative of the government responsible for the turnover with iran and the development of economic relationships with it. a lot depends on the actions of the ambassador. maybe you should analyze the duties. of ambassadors in other perspectives. an ambassador does not contribute to economic traded by 5%, then you might criticize them. if it is next year, you might change an ambassador. i believe that the direction of iran and russia would give a lot. -- the interaction of iran and ussia would give a lot. last year you said he would visit iran. that

and iran saying there was no coordination between the two. our officials and administration repeatedly say there is no way we would ever plan anything or work alongside iran, because we've got these nuclear talks going on with them that a lot of people in the world now find laughable as they get extended for six months, six months, six months, all the while iran still has its nuclear program and is still progressing, we assume. >> well, we've come a very long way from the bush administration and this current obama administration is clearly talking to iran on a regular basis. that is very new and they've released the sanctions on iran. we've extended the deadline so they really, truly are building their nuclear program inside iran without the u.n. or the world watching and we keep extending the deadline. so there is a trust factor there from the obama administration. whether they want toed a in it it or not, they are very comfortable with allowing iran to kind of do these activities on their own. i don't buy that we haven't had some sort of ta

parts unknown, iran. >> so far, iran does not look, does not feel, the way i expected. neither east nor west. but always somewhere in the middle. ♪ >> well, it looks spectacular. >> it is time-consuming, expensive to have this in a restaurant. so persian cuisine has to be experienced in somebody's home. >> this is slow cooked lamb and yogurt? saffron, and any of. >> a prominent art gallery owner insisted i come over for lunch with friends and family. >> here we have sour cherry rice with chicken. >> sour cherry. more than any other nation, we love sour things. >> the recipe has been in the family for generations. rice and saffron baked into a crispy dough. rice is not a side dish. it can be the main event. you put more on the table than anyone could conceivably eat. >> if you do not like your guest, you do not put anything. [laughter] >> ground beef, onions, rice. walnuts, fried apricots, and boiled a -- egg. >> we are a very interesting nation. >> the contradictions are enormous. >> we take you to our house, our hearts, all of that. that is really extreme in so many

with iran. menendez said he would bring forward a resolution in the next three weeks that would intensify the sanctions regime, increase the sanctions regime on iran from march, first of april of this new two-part deadline from march to make sure pressure is maintained. iranrries, he fears that will play this out and the sanctions will gradually be , that he- weakened will produce legislation that will require you to increase the sanctions on iran. what do you say to that? >> at think our view is that would not be constructive. let me explain why. we say that we have an agreement to extend the negotiations for an a distant -- for an additional set of months. more months for policy framework, three more months for the technical implementation details. why? the negotiations have made progress. while there are significant gaps that remain, they have been --ce antley narrowed substantially narrowed and we have found throughout this process, negotiations have been serious, they have been substantive,

that time is here, because someone sabotaged a top secret nuclear installation in iran with nothing more than a long string of computer code. >> we have entered into a new phase of conflict in which we use a cyberweapon to create physical destruction. [ticking] >> viktor bout, in my eyes, is one of the most dangerous men on the face of the earth. >> on the face of the earth? >> without a doubt. >> which is why the u.s. government launched an elaborate international sting to nab viktor bout. what makes bout so dangerous? and how did d.e.a. agents eventually grab him? the answers in our story later. [ticking] this is what espionage looks like. the man driving the car is gregg bergersen. he's a civilian analyst at the pentagon with one of the nation's highest security clearances. his companion is tai shen kuo, a spy for the people's republic of china. bergersen knew a secret that the chinese desperately wanted to know, and neither man knows that what they're about to do is being recorded by two cameras the fbi has concealed in their car. >> let you have the money. >> oh, oh. are you sure th

on issues related to iran. we bring possible issues to the attention when we have relevant information; is that the whole story? >> that's right, and the state department is in a weird position. on one hand, they are trying to say the temporary deal is kept to and the iranians are keeping the deal. that's what they have to say. we are extending the talks and we can't say they broke the deal. they say the iranians are abiding by. it here they are not denying the report and work at iraq, we do bring it up when we have reports and we are not shy. and that's not what our reporting has shown. >> we have a gop congressman royce saying iran is a determined cheater, if that is the case, why do we negotiate with them? >> the hope the white house has if you strike a deal, part of it is round the clock inspections and video cameras inside of the facilities for real- time monitoring. you have fundmental break down and on the hill people say they can't be trusted and white house yes, they have lied and haven't been trusted

iran is a fact in iraq. you have to look at a border -- at a map to see that with a 1,500 kilometer border. >> excuse me, sir, would you say that iran violated iraqi air space? >> i would to refer to my d.o.d. colleagues. >> if they did, would we -- would there be any consequences for that violation, one of many? >> well, it's up to the iraqi government to control its own air space. they lack the assets and resources to do that. i would mention on that score, the f-16 program is moving forward. the pilots are in training and we're working with jordan to house those f-16s on a temporary basis before the bases in iraq are ready. >> if i could just on a few seconds we have left on syria, what is the latest with the train and equip mission? it doesn't seem that we've come very far. >> as you know that's a title 10 d.o.d. program and my d.o.d. colleagues can give you a substantial briefing on that. general allen and i have been to some of the host countries such as turkey, qatar and saudi arabia. we hope we can g

>> first time in 35 years iran and united states are on the same page at the same time. both countries really do want to deal. the question whether the conservative ayatollah in iran could buy in to a deal with the united states. i think it is possible, is it probable, hard to tell. it is clear that the united states and iran also share lot of interests in the middle east today. particularly in iraq. where they both are concerned about the spread of isis. and in broader way disintegration of the borders defined century ago. will the middle east implode. it's not just the threat of isis, it's the threat that the conflict will have rippling repercussion across the middle east affect everything from demographics of the country to the price of oil. and affect whole region for not just years to come but decades. >> garrett: if there is no agreement but continuation of the status quo that is not a bad deal. how do you view it? >> there's big question mark about it. the question is, how is congress going to view it and how will israel view it. critical elections coming up. if i

it may be the most important and in many ways the most urgent, but iran's sponsorship of terrorism, iran's support for assad and the havoc that that has wreaked, iran's obvious support for hezbollah and the destabilization in part because of the spillover from syria, the continuing pressure on providing arms to hamas and so much else that it engages in in the region that causes great concern to israel, to our arab partners in the gulf, that's all part of the ongoing challenge that iran poses, but with respect to the nuclear weapon negotiation, i think that we made the correct decision to get the sanctions imposed internationally, get our partners to the table, begin the negotiation, be willing to enter into the interim agreement, which has so far as we know stopped their nuclear program. to be absolutely clear about the kind of intrusive, constant inspections that would be required to reach the threshold of verifiability that we would seek, and to be very clear in any deal about what the consequences would be of any violation by iran, and that would include, as we say, keeping all options

we know that there's been quite a bit of fighting near the border with iran on the road to iran that comes through the western part of iran and eastern part of iraq. right at the border 40 kilometers, the iranian border inside iraq there's been heavy fighting. a town there has been changed hands in the recent days. now in the hands of kurdish gorillas here. we know there's been bombings, heavy fighting in that area. we assume that this jet was basically assisting that operation in that part of the border. >> we're very short on time. what's the sense of progress against i.s. is it made or not? >> reporter: i was at the front yesterday. southwest of here an hour's drive they have cleared six villages from i.s. i talked to a general that said american strategy is going to only be making slow and difficult progress as long as the kurds who are doing much of the fighting in this area are not armed with heavy weapons. >> thank you. >>> thousands of people have lined the streets of eastern australia for the funeral of the 25 phillip hughes. he died last week after being hit by a bull in a

so when us that we're going to have a deal with iran or we're negotiating with iran, no iran is clicking away on its nuclear weapons program. when the president says we hope to have the hand of friendship. the same time the supreme leader of iran is tweeting out ways to destroy israel. we're going to pretend they're not developing a nuclear weapons program, and we're going to pretend, look the other way. and they'll continue to do it. what will it do? dialogue endanger israel's position more than it has already is. >> an appearan opposition to us interest. whether it's syria or iran. no strategic response from this administration. becomes tiresome frankly. to look at an administration turning us postal on its head and without constructing any rational for doing so. >> i think you hit the nail on the head. where are we going with this? are we trying to get through tomorrow's headlines? is there a long range plan that the united states will be in this position. i met with my former kiskissinger alumni, when kissinger was there. they did opening to china. (?) armed agreement with the soviet

whether it was standing up to iran. whether it was standing up to russia and putin's aggressiveness. one after another of our allies would say, if america doesn't lead, the world is a heck of a lot more dangerous. it was striking, you could almost hit play and same message would come from one ally after another after another. we need american leadership back in the world. >> as one of the first issues come up before senate armed services committee in the new congress, will be confirmation, i guess it isn't official yet, i expect it to be, nomination of ash carter to be defense secretary. do you have view on him, a, personally and b on whole question of leadership of defense department over the last six years and over two years you've been there. >> well it is not encouraging that in six years now we're on to our fourth secretary of defense, particularly at a time where the world has gotten more and more dangerous. the fact that this administration has been up able to keep steady leadership at the helm of the defense dep

iran has even launched airstrikes in iraq. after initial denials, the government said it launched the attacks. it's so sensitive, the iraqi ministry of defense continues to deny iranian air involvement. >> if they are supporting this, there are some beneficial effects. iran has clear security interests on its borders, protection of its borders, protection of its people, and isil is not simply a threat to the people of iraq, the people of syria, but the people of iran as well. so, i wouldn't be surprised if there are images and if there is involvement in the air the way there is clear involvement of the iranian revoluti revolutionae guards corps personnel on the ground. >> where some of the fiercest fighting is taking place, some sunni officials say they believe iran and pro-iranian iraqi forces are using the battle as an excuse to move out large numbers of sunnis. >> the central government in baghdad is totally sigh lengths. we fear of a foreign regional agenda to change diala demographically. we have met the security can comm

into what iran is doing. now the administration is talking about a double digit length, which based on the way they approach to most things means 10 years. iran is talking about five. you get concerned that likely they will split the baby and end up with a seven or eight year deal. so very quickly you realize that over a seven-year period, eight year period based on the way they'rthere going today you endn a situation where iran is in a situation where they are treated like any other ntt country. if at all of those sanctions removed, and they're in a much, much different place, and all along the way they're developing the ability to deliver. one of the things that's not covered under this agreement in any way is their ability to continue to develop delivery systems and warheads. it's pretty problematic when you think about it in that context. and so what can congress do? obviously the easiest thing to do, simplest thing to do, it's not probably going to happen, but we can just do away with only national secur