>>> and the white house says tehran is on notice in the wake of a missile test. we are live with latest on the growing feud. >>> the president is holding zero back to get his supreme court nominee picked and confirm confirmed. telling the senate republicans to evoke the dreaded nuclear option if democrats don't cooperate. i'm miguel marquez. >> nice to see you. i'm christine romans. it is thursday, february 2nd. groundhog day. 4:00 a.m. in the east. breaking overnight. word of tension between the president and foreign leaders. things came to a head when the subject of refugees came up. many from the muslim majority countries listed in the travel ban. the obama administration agreed to take refugees now detained by australia which doesn't accept refugees over crime concerns. >> trump kept telling the prime minister the deal kept reached was a bad deal and what if the refugees were the next boston bomber. the australian leader pressed mr. trump on the refugee issue, the president told aides he wanted to end the call and he did so. when the president tried to change

what is going on in the streets of tehran right now? >> well of course, as we speak right now in a few minutes before this, president rouhani his speech wrapped up in right now the crowds are gradually preparing themselves to take part in the prior prayer congregation. well of course today it was definitely a very strong presence of iranian nation here in the streets of the capital along with other cities across the country. as we saw massive rallies taking part and protesting and voicing their opposition to what they regard as the hostile policies of the u.s. government. towards the islamic public since the victory of the islamic revolution of iran. of course, this is the biggest natural if it that takes place annually to mark the celebration in connection to the victory of the islamic revolution of iran. of course people from all walks of life gathered in this year traditionally. what was interesting that i spoke to a number of people including a number of teenage students. they were quite angry at the policies, the recent policies of

a lot of tension with washington and tehran. it could get worse over time. >> fred, thank you very much. >>> confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee neil gorsuch scheduled for six weeks from now. the president warning to got obstruct. he is urging the senate to deploy the nuclear option if necessary. reducing the number of votes needed from 60 to a simple majority. >> if we have the same gridlock in washington for the last longer than eight years, in fairness to obama. if we end up with that gridlock, if we can, mitch, go nuclear. that would be an absolute shame if a man of this quality was caught up in the web. i would say it is up to mitch. i would say go for it. >> democrats are divided over how far to say the fight. we also learned the first phone call made by gorsuch was to judge merrick garland. president obama's stonewalled pick for the court. >> joining us to discuss the mascinations in washington is eugene scott. we are in constant crisis mode with the president and administration. he has giant goals as well. re

and in northern tehran, there were fabulous mansions. all of the french couriers were there, the french jewelers. it was a wealthy person's rodeo avenue out in los angeles if you've had the amazeing opportunity to walk down that street and lick the windows a little bit. [laughter] and, but all was going to be sweetness and light once the americans got out. today iran is 80 million and growing, perhaps 85 million now. tehran itself is about 20 million. of which probably 19.5 million live in abject poverty. there are has been -- there has been no trickle down. not that there has been here in the united states either, but that's another point. people are still dirt poor over there. there's still a terrible education system. if they have the ability to go to college, they can turn out a literate replica of the middle class. the college students that were our captors, a lot of them were second first-year college students. some of them radical students, but we found their knowledge of history, social sciences, that sort of thing, the liberal a

the reaction coming in from tehran. and our correspondent asks, should americans be prepared for military action? >>> also, the immigration ban, the new numbers tonight. tens of thousands of visas revoked. many of those people right here in america. >>> the terror attack at the louvre. the man with the machete, on the attack inside the museum. the soldier who opened fire. >>> in this country, the cry for help. the 9-year-old daughter calling 911 from the car, saying her father was driving drunk. she and her sister in the car. >>> the drug lord, el chapo, brought to new york city. tonight, complaining about his prison conditions. >>> the deadly explosion. the home bursting into flames, a family member inside. authorities on the scene. >>> and, "made in america" is back tonight. the one super bowl ad making its return. the item that could be under your feet. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on a friday night. we begin with president trump taking new action against iran, saying they're not behaving. this ev

the reaction coming in from tehran. and our correspondent asks, should americans be prepared for military action? >>> also, the immigration ban, the new numbers tonight. tens of thousands of visas revoked. many of those people right here in america. >>> the terror attack at the louvre. the man with the machete, on the attack inside the museum. the soldier who opened fire. >>> in this country, the cry for help. the 9-year-old daughter calling 911 from the car, saying her father was driving drunk. she and her sister in the car. >>> the drug lord, el chapo, brought to new york city. tonight, complaining about his prison conditions. >>> the deadly explosion. the home bursting into flames, a family member inside. authorities on the scene. >>> and, "made in america" is back tonight. the one super bowl ad making its return. the item that could be under your feet. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on a friday night. we begin with president trump taking new action against iran, saying they're not behaving. this ev

tehran bureau chief of "the new york times." thomas, thanks for joining us. thomas, can you hear me? we are having trouble connecting, we will come back later on, but joining us now is behnam ben taleblu, the senior iran analyst for the foundation for defense of democracies, and he is here to talk about relations and the newest sanctions. thank you for joining us. guest: thank you for having me. give us antially, round up of what sanctions were imposed this week at the trump administration and how they are different from what happened before. guest: sure. friday morning, the treasury department released a press release that had 25 persons or entities that had t different different executive orders prayed one of them dealt with ballistic missiles and the other dealt with terrorism. the two executive orders, the trump administration found iranians and non-iranians and non-iranian and non-iranian companies that could be targeted by the sanctions. it is largely seen as a response sincen's missiles test they agree to the nuclear deal in july 2015. because of as mu

tehran is literally firing back. in a show of defiance this weekend, the revolutionary guard conducted military exercises, testing ingij nous missiles and radars. roaring missiles will rain down on themy president rouhani called president trump a novice with a lot to learn about the world. promising more tests would come. >> both sides are playing with fire. there's a real danger that the war of words between washington and tehran could easily escalate into a war. >> reporter: country to popular opinion in the west, many regular iranians are pro-american but there seems to be a shift in attitude. >> you know, the governments in iran tried for four decades to establish a nationwide apron for the united states and they failed. but mr. trump managed that in ten days. >> reporter: while this musician we spoke to in a central tehran cafe was angry with america. >> we see this ideas from america. >> reporter: secretary of defense and director of the cia all believe iran is a destabilizing threat and the world's largest sta

tehran is literally firing back. in a show of defiance this weekend, the revolutionary guard conducted military exercises, testing ingij nous missiles and radars. roaring missiles will rain down on the enemy if attacked. president rouhani called president trump a novice with a lot to learn about the world. promising more tests would come. >> both sides are playing with fire. there's a real danger that the war of words between washington and tehran could easily escalate into a war. >> reporter: country to popular opinion in the west, many regular iranians are pro-american but there seems to be a shift in attitude. >> you know, the governments in iran tried for four decades to establish a nationwide apron for the united states and they failed. but mr. trump managed that in ten days. >> reporter: while this musician we spoke to in a central tehran cafe was angry with america. >> we see this war-mongering ideas from america. >> reporter: secretary of defense and director of the cia all believe iran is a destabilizing thr

us officials said the sanctions first issued against tehran in more than a year did not violate the iran nuclear agreement with the us and other countries in 2015. under the us officials said washington maintain the right to blacklist uraniancompanies and personnel involved in missile development and terrorists . earlier today president trump discussed the dodd frank financial regulations, the economy and generates job numbers at a white house meeting with his economic advisory council. the january job numbers show the economy added 227,000 jobs with a 4.8 percent unemployment rate. here's some of that meeting. >> thank you everybody for being here this morning. >> and i want to thank everybody here, as you all have done an amazing job. steve called me up. the day after the election and it might even save the latest, to be honest. >> if i can have a position, maybe one minute. >>. >> so good job. >> a couple things happened this morning, 227,000 jobs to the country right now. we were very happy about that. i think individually we are bringing back jobs, bringing down your taxes. we will

the reaction coming in from tehran. and our correspondent asking, should americans be prepared for military action? >>> also, the immigration ban, the new numbers tonight. tens of thousands of visas revoked. many of those people right here in america. >>> the terror attack at the louvre. the man with the machete, on the attack inside the museum. the soldier who opened fire. >>> in this country, the cry for help. the 9-year-old daughter calling 911 from the car, saying her father was driving drunk. she and her sister in the car. >>> the drug lord, el chapo, brought to new york city. tonight, complaining about his prison conditions. >>> the deadly explosion. the home bursting into flames, a family member inside. authorities on the scene. >>> and, "made in america" is back tonight. the one super bowl ad making its return. the item that could be under your feet. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on a friday night. we begin with president trump taking new action against iran, saying today, they're not behaving

tehran is fire back. in a show of defines, the guard conducted military exercises, testing missile systems and radars. as a senior commander said, iran's roaring missiles will reign down rain down on the enemy if attacked. the defense minister promised more missile tests would come. >> the american leadership and the iranian leadership are playing with fire. there's a real danger that the war of words between washington and tehran could easily escalate into a shooting war. >> contrary to popular opinion in the west, many regular iranians are pro-american but there seems to be a shift in another tuesday. that good will now shri shrinking. >> the governments in iran tried for four decades to establish a nationwide hatred for the united states and they failed. but mr. trump managed that in ten days. >> while this musician that we spoke to in a cafe was angry with america. >> we the iranians, we see the belligerence and warmongering ideals from america. >>. >> the president's national security adviser, secret

we are live in tehran. talk about what the white house means by iran being put on notice. >> reporter: that's the big question here. what does it mean? does it mean renew eed sanction or more options on the table? what we are seeing is a renewed spike in tensions between the two countries. this morning, we are getting reaction from tehran. iran and the defense minister say the missile launch was successful despite the u.s. claims it wasn't. they say it wasn't in violation of the resolution. the policy adviser weighed in today. he said this isn't the first time a person threatened iran. they will continue to test. they don't need anybody's permission to do so. america is being defeated by weaker countries, saying they are the strongest military economic power in the region and not going to take threats from america seriously. no doubt, this has given the regime a census. they stepped into the unknown with the donald trump presidency. they thought they had the nuclear deal wrapped up but they are in a new era

fred pleitgen in tehran, we'll get back to you as well. i want to get the latest on the controversy surrounding the white house right now over russia and the fallout that continues from the forced resignation of michael flynn as the president's national security adviser. we're now learning that high-level advisers to then candidate of donald trump were in constant contact with the russians who on the radar of the intelligence community. we're joined now by barbara starr. all of this is causing a huge stir and, unfortunately, the president did not directly answer -- there were no questions asked of him specifically about all these conversations between his advisers during the campaign and russian intelligence officials. >> reporter: well, wolf, what we know is that these levels of conversations and contacts between trump aides, trump officials and russian officials and russian persons, russian entities, was so severe, so serious over the summer as mr. trump was the nominee at that time that it got the attention of the u.s. intelligence comm

tehran thinks iééi'élél'el—z 5‘1‘5 <‘:*’:’*’:l£ ’ "”” w t " iééi'élél'el—z 5‘1‘5 <‘:*t:t*t:t£ t 'ttttt tt t 't double with his words. thihk certainly, with his words. i think they want to do what they want. —— donald trump. let us see what donald trump will do on this. i cannot imagine that the donald trump adam ashe ocean will try to stick up for the saudis. epic story yesterday on bbc world news was the budget in india yesterday. a mixed reaction to what he had to say. one of the key things he had to talk about was they acted swiftly without any notice last year with changing the currency. what did you think of the budget? we are talking about corruption. this is a budget to expand the tax base. in other words, make sure more people are paying tax by reducing tax rates for the poorest, 0k, and having a single... if you earn below a certain amount of money, have only one page of a tax form. so make sure more people comply with tax. that will be good for the country. will that be effective? on the website, it says 196 effective? on the website, it says i% of people pay tax. only i%

embassy in tehran has been invaded and occupied by iranian students. the americans inside have been taken prisoner. >> i'll be honest with you. i was scared. who knows what a mob could do? >> the american hostages were blindfolded, handcuffed and marched out on the u.s. embassy's front steps by the revolutionary students. in return for their american hostages' freedom, they're demanding the united states give up the deposed shah of iran from his hospital bed in new york to stand trial before a people's court. >> amidst the iranian revolution, american's ally the shah of iran is toppled. both the shah and the united states seem to be aloof to the revolutionary fervor. >> the new iranian islamic republic would be inspired by the stern religious principles of islam, nothing else. >> ayatollah khomeini became the enemy of the united states the moment he replaced the shah. he gave a series of sermons that condemned the loss of iranian sovereignty. >> when ayatollah khomeini saw large groups supporting in front of the embassy, he made the decision, i'm not g

had put tehran on notice. >> rallies in tehran marking 38 years since the 1979 revolution turning into display of public anger against president trump over the travel ban imposed on 7 moslem countries. >> we believe that nations should have ties. the duty of all governments. >> trump should wait longer and analyze things before opening his mouth. >> some say he is playing with fire testing ballistic missiles. iran says it does not violate anything because they do not declare nuclear warheads. >> our weapons to defend our country and, therefore, we shouldn't allow some people to make the atmosphere of the region and the international community unhealthy. >> in america some newbies have taken power and they must know that they should talk to the iranian people with respect. >> president trump is considering a proposal to designate iran's powerful revolutionary guard as a terrorist organization. amy kellogg, fox news. >> ktvu fox 2 news at five starts now. >>> some sun after a week of rain but problems remain. a highway is shut down and no word on when it will reopen. the people affected

tehran says they breached the deal to curb its nuclear programme. a man shot and injured after trying to attack french security forces in paris has been identified as a 29—year—old egyptian. a fourth night of protests in romanian. hundreds of thousands of people have been in the streets again demonstrating against government orders to free dozens of officials jailed for corruption. and we meet a man in kenya who is making it his mission to ensure people don't forget about vinyl records. hello and welcome to the programme. the united states has imposed new sanctions on iran to punish it for a recent ballistic missile test and what it calls tehran‘s continued support for terrorism. they will target 12 companies and 13 individuals in iran and elsewhere. let's hear from sean individuals in iran and elsewhere. let's hearfrom sean spicer. today's sanctions represent a strong stand against the iranian actions. the deal struck was not in the best interests of this country and president trump will do everything he can to make sure iran is stayed in che

back in 2009 i was working for the british embassy in tehran, political analyst for the embassy, and following the presidential elections and popular protests in the streets of tehran and some other cities, yes, i was arrested, originally accused of espionage, and later of acting against national security, and eventually i had to appear in a show trial, confessed against myself, and was convicted. you got out because pressure was put, i think, and to secure your release. people might say, ok, do you support president trump taking this much tougher line on iran, in this case? lets not forget... i mean, these sanctions on these individuals and companies following the issue of the visa ban, so following the issue of the visa ban, so the message people in iran will get is that they were the primary targets of it offer approach, let's say, on iran, thanjust a targets of it offer approach, let's say, on iran, thanjusta number of companies and individuals, and more importantly, to many in iran obviously like anywhere else in the world, security is an important issue and security has provide

thank at british embassy in tehran. you forjoining us. te what thank you forjoining us. tell us what the reaction has been in iran itself. from the government and also from the public. from the government, i was just reading the news, and the iranian ministry of foreign affairs announced they are also working on a list of us companies and individuals that they could impose sanctions upon. so there is a sense of, let's say, he did tension between iran and the united states, and obviously people, some people in iran one stronger action from the islamic republic as well. —— they want stronger action. let's not forget the fact that these sanctions follow... it follows a visa band struck on iranian citizens. the mood is already tense and many iranians see actions of the us government as not necessarily hostile to the government alone but to the iranian people as well. what impact is this issue with the united states over this test likely to have on the forthcoming elections in iran? it is... it is an ironic situation because while hardliners are trying to push the iranian

. >> the obama administration failed to respond adequately to tehr tehran's actions, including weapons transfers, support for terrorism and other violations of international norms. >> joining us live from tehran, ali aruzzi. good morning to you. we've seen iran ban american visas in response to the missile test. what's going on there? >> reporter: things are getting more tense with iran. there hasn't been any action today about iran being put on notice or the president's tweet about taking over iraq. however, he defended the right to do so. he said the test wasn't in breach of the nuclear agreement with iran. they also took a swipe at trump, calling him a novice. powers are waiting to see if general flynn's belly coast statements are going to ring hollow. now the latest comments are going to worry rahani's government who is very stwesed in the nuclear deal. now, most people here are waiting to see what the most powerful man in the country, ayatollahco mainly has to say. >> tensions definitely escalating there. thanks so much. >>> well, did the president threaten mexico or not and what

tehran was very upset, very angry about being included in that travel ban. has there been any reaction now to this court decision? >> yeah, there has. people here are saying they're obviously very happy about that decision. one of the things we have to keep in mind when we talk about this, john, is that the travel ban, if it were still in place, hits iranians harder than pretty much any other country there are many, many iranians who have family over in the united states who come and visit, especially around the los angeles area. and a lot of them were affected by this. a lot of them couldn't visit their families, a lot of people couldn't go to the holidays to their families. so it was very, very tough on them, making people very angry about it. and one of the demonstrators here i spoke to said look, donald trump can't even do politics in his own country lot alone politics for the entire world. so it really adds to the anger that we hear here. but of course also adds to the stubbornness here of a lot of the people we see on the ground that are coming out her

the treasury is set to announce new sanctions we believe this hour against tehran. also happening, by the way, financial freedom as the job market has its best showing in four months. the trump administration is set to roll back rules on big banks, rules, by the way, put in place after the fiscal crisis. the president is meeting this hour with some of the leaders of the most recognizable brands in this country, j.p. morgan, walmart, underarmor, ford. you know who is not there? uber. we'll tell you why. plus, senate showdown. lawmakers moved forward on the final vote now set for betsy devos on tuesday. we have got every angle covered for you this morning, kristen welker at the white house, stephanie ruhle and ali velshi will be joining me. i want to start with kristen first. sanctions coming out as early as today against iran. what do we know? >> as early as 10:30. mike flynn came to the briefing room and said the administration was putting iran on notice for recent provocations, including a ballistic missile test, which the administration argues is in defiance of a

iran is an illegitimate or i should say the tehran regime is an illegitimate regime. it not only oppresses its own people with horrific human rights abuses, it is the number one state sponsor of terrorism in the world. it continues its pursuit of deliverable nuclear weapons and is a force for aggression in its geo strategic ambitions in the persian gulf. >> do these sanctions perhaps run the risk of pushing iran further away from the international community? >> i don't know how a regime that describes itself as a jihadist regime in its own constitution and declares that striking terror into the hearts of the enemy in its own constitution can be called close. to the international community. the actions of this iranian regime are destablizing to the region and its pursuit of nuclear weapons and support for terror proxies like hezbollah, which has a presence throughout europe as well as the western hemisphere, are destablizing to the entire world. >> okay. destablizing to the entire world you say. you, yourself, have called for regime change in iran. do you think the tru

tehran has been very silent, very cautious. obviously, this very first week of trump's administration, think have been hit twice, first with the visa band and second with this being put on notice. they are taking notice, indeed. they don't really have any desire to escalate the problem. the u.s./iranian relations remains very fragile. with this new development, it is moving to a more dangerous situation unless something is done. mr. trump may think that president barack obama was able to work out on the nuclear issue and he may be abl to do the same with the missile. >> the last four or five decades have been storied about separated families and difficulties related to that. what that is had meant to the iranian american community, recent developments, that is. >> what has this meant? >> the iranian community is probably the most successful immigrant community, extremely educated, very successful economically and so on. back home, i think with the exception of the israelis, they are the most you can get in that region. they are

trump railed against the obama administration for not being tougher with tehran. today's actions could be indicative of a new tone. >> the statement is a signal of that rupture, that change in policy towards a more confrontational, a more aggressive stance towards iran and its activities. >> reporter: late tonight, military officials tell nbc news the military has not changed its posture in response to iran testing a ballistic missile. the white house giving no indication of how long its review process will take or when it could decide to take action. lester? >> kristen welker, thank you. >>> as all of that played out, president trump left the white house today for a time today accompanied by his daughter ivanka to travel to dover air base where the president paid his respects and witnessed the somber final homecoming of chief special warfare operator william ryan owens. the body of the navy s.e.a.l. from peoria, illinois, returned to the u.s. today, just days after he was killed during a military raid on an al qaeda-affiliated base in yemen. his death the first k

tehran calls them illegal. french soldiers shoot and wound an attacker wielding a machete near the louvre in paris. authorities suggest it was an act of terrorism. ♪ jane: and forget about the fancy record stores. one market in nairobi is bringing back vinyl to keep the tunes spinning in style. welcome to "world news america" and our viewers on public television and around the globe. 2 weeks after taking over the job, today president trump put iran on it is on its recent test -- on notice for its recent test of a ballistic missile. the white house slapped sanctions on 13 people and a dozen companies involved in procuring technology for tehran. the response from iran was swift, saying the move was illegal. but this is how the white house press secretary described the aim. >> today's sanctions really represent a very, very strong stand against the actions that iran has been taking and make it very clear that the deal they struck previously was not in the best interest of this country, and that president trump i

. >> doctor, i lived in tehran in 1977. i was with pan am there, we were revamping the airport there and everything you say is true about the cast system and everything like that, shah's picture was in every store and blah, blah, blah, just khomeini's picture was eventually. the problem with what you say, i don't go along with the agreement that we should be friends with iran because we were tick off the other five partners, which basically it's all about oil and what president obama did sneakily giving them back the money, i just don't go along with that. i know what you said and you used analogies of ten years of this and ten years of that. that's fine and dandy, but the bottom line, these people have no-- nothing, but ill-will towards america and they fund all types of organizations, including islamic terrorists, and yet again, we give them all of this money and you think that that's-- you think that that's okay because you say, maybe ten years from now we might be friends with them. i don't see that happening. >> host:

the obama administration failed to respond adequately to tehran's malign actions. the trump administration condemns such actions. >> reporter: iran said on tuesday it wasn't a violation and would never use its ballistic missiles to attack another country. the state department telling nbc news it was informed about flynn's statements ahead of time but not fully briefed. the diplomatic drama happening an hour before president trump's new secretary of state was confirmed. national security experts warn, escalating tensions with iran could have >> i just think that while we need to be very tough-minded and contain iran, there are more ways to achieve this objective than starting out the administration on such a bellicose, threatening way. >> reporter: as a candidate, mr. trump railed against the obama administration for not being tougher with tehran and today's actions could be indicative of a new tone. >> the statement is a signal of that rupture, that change in policy towards a more confrontational, a more aggressive stance towards iran and its activities. >> reporte

my guest is iranian academic mohammad marandi, from tehran, who supports the leadership in iran. what is the iranians are posture the response to criticism from trump over its missile testing and izzy ran fuelling terror and conflicts in the middle east? mohammad marandi, welcome to hardtalk. what does the iranian leadership think of president trump? thank you for having me. i think that they are still watching with great interest. at the moment the iranians have not made many comments about what is going on in the united states. in many ways they feel that trump perhaps is not so bad for iran, in the sense that he is not doing a good job so far with regards to the international community, he has problems with the eu, the head of the european council has called him a threat to the eu, with the mexican president, the australian prime minister, he has problems with china and the list goes on. so he is not a person the iranians believe will have an easy time building some sort of coalition against iran, but at the same time because of the deep divisions at home in the united states

state media saying tehran tested missile and radar systems as well as the cyberwarfare program. it comes one day after president trump slammed new sanctions on iran for recent ballistic missile tests remember the white house also said it's putting iran on notice. iran obviously not taking it seriously. john huddy has more from our middle eastern bureau. >> julie one of iran's revolutionary guard generals warned any steps from iran's enemies will result in missiles rain down on their heads. tough talk clearly aimed at the united states and president trump. today iran's revolutionary guard aerospace unit tested its missile radar and cyberwarfare systems along with its command and control centers a day after the trump administration -- on those above the ballistic missile tests. president trump tweeted iran is playing with fire. u.s. defense secretary james mattis said today iran's conduct and behavior will have to be addressed adding that the country is the quote single biggest state sponsor of terrorism in the world. still secretary mattis said the recent tension with iran doesn'

the obama administration failed to respond adequately to tehran's ma line actions. >> reporter: iran said on tuesday it wasn't a violation and would never use its ballistic missiles to attack another country. the state department nbc news it was informed about flynn's statements ahead of time but not fully briefed. this happened an hour before president trump's new secretary of state was confirmed. national security experts warn, escalating tensions with iran could have serious consequences. >> i just think that while we need to be very tough-minded and contain iran, there are more ways to achieve this objective than starting out the administration on such a bell lee koes threatening way. >> reporter: president trump railed against the obama administration for not being tougher with tehran and today's actions could be indicative of a new tone. >> the statement is a signal of that rupture, that change in policy towards a more confrontational, a more aggressive stance towards iran and its activities. >> reporter: late tonight, military officials say the military has not changed its pos

did you make a mistake in sending arms to tehran? >> no, and i'm not taking any more questions. >> in the course of the arms transfers, which involved the united states providing the arms to israel, and israel in effect selling the arms to representatives of iran, certain monies, which were received in the transaction between representatives of israel and representatives of iran were taken and made available to the forces in central america which are opposing the sandinista government there. >> there was an audible gasp in the room. cynical, jaded reporters who have seen and heard everything gasped out loud. >> there it was, smoking gun proof of the connection between these two programs and the fact that part of this administration was using the money from the sales of arms to iran to fund the contras. >> the shadowy figure we've been hearing about at the center of today's extraordinary revelations is oliver north. his facts, his public testimony is what the country is now waiting for. >> oliver north who worked in the west wing had

and we are joined now with a live report by nbc news tehran bureau chief ali arouzi. as we keep an eye for rex tillerson to show up, tell us about the iranian leaders. they seem unfazed, right? >> absolutely, hallie. there's been tough talk today out of tehran, the iranian defense minister said the missile launch was successful, despite claims from the u.s. said it wasn't. the adviser to the leader said this isn't the first time an inexperienced person is threatening iran and iran will continue with its missile capabilities and warned america not to make empty threats to iran saying iran was the most powerful region in the country. just recently the deputy commander of the revolutionary guard, that is the most powerful entity in this country, they call most of the shots he, he said if our enemies are frightened of our missiles, they should seek shelter and they should know that iran has a jungle of missiles full of thick trees. he went on to say if powers such as america and israel weren't so scared about iran's missiles, they wouldn't make such a big deal about it so

. >>> some tough words for tehran. just days after the trump administration says it's placing iran on notice. our nic robertson has more. >> reporter: with a tension on this, the rhetoric and actions with iran seem to be ratcheting up. you have the u.s. secretary of defense james mattis saying that iran is the world's biggest sponsor of terrorism. a very strong statement. you have within hours after that, the commander of the aerospace part of the islamic revolutionary guard corps, the elite force in iran, saying if the enemy makes a mistake, our roaring missiles will come raining down on their heads. a very clearly escalation here of the rhetoric. but at the same time over the weekend, iran has begun military drills by again that aerospace, the elite force they've been testing their missile systems, their radar systems, testing their electronic countermeasure systems. the very clear message there is, if there is any kind of military action, aircraft flying into iran's air space, if there is any kind of military action

at the weekend, tehran tested a ballistic missile. now mr trump says tehran is formally unnoticed. should have been thankful, eat we did this morning, for the terrible deal the us made with them. it isn't clear what he wa nts to with them. it isn't clear what he wants to do but he is looking at america's deals with the world and he isn't happy with what he sees. let's speak to our correspondent in washington, kim ghattas. president trump's unique style of diplomacy, it certainly underlines the uncharted waters we find ourselves in. absolutely, quite a combative approach to foreign policy and diplomacy, and it isn'tjust america's foes like iran being put on notice but clearly also some allies, australia, but also the us media this morning reporting that a conversation with the mexican president involved the president of the united states threatening to send the military across the border if mexico did not clamp down on drug cartels. the question being asked this morning in washington is, who is leaking the details of these conversations? is it a career white house staffer stunned an

punishment for tehran's missile launch from last weekend. while officials caution the sanctions won't impact the iran nuclear deal brokered by the obama administration, the white house is weighing its options. >> the president's been very clear. he doesn't take options off the table. >> does he have the right -- >> insist they agree with him -- >> he has a right to form a team -- >> reporter: that tough rhetoric after an embarrassing gaffe. kellyanne conway tried to justify the travel ban on seven predominantly muslim countries in a mistake-philadelphiafilled msnbc. >> it's new information that president obama had a six-month ban on the iraqi refugee program after two iraqis came to this country, were radicalized, and they were the mastermind behind the bowling green massacre. >> reporter: here are the facts -- president obama did not ban the iraqi refugee program. there was never a bowling green massacre. in fact, in 2011, two iraqi citizens living in bowling green, kentucky, were arrested on terrorism charges. conway later clarified on twi

he said his predecessor, barack 0bama, had been "kind" in making a deal with tehran over its nuclear programme. yesterday, mr trump said iran had been "put on notice". tehran responded saying we will never use our weapons against anyone exceptin never use our weapons against anyone except in self defence. let's speak to our correspondent in washington kim ghattas. we are now at the end of a week of this sort of language. how are we to assess mr trump's comments? it is quite the day when a tweet by the iranians foreign minister is more measured and diplomatic than a tweet by the american president. it started early this morning with this latest tweet from president trump saying that his predecessor had been too kind towards iran, and as you said, it has been quite a week of people in american foreign policy, with not just people in american foreign policy, with notjust america's people in american foreign policy, with not just america's foes people in american foreign policy, with notjust america's foes being put on notice, but also it allies. we had this tense conversation with the a

juan: senior able to get back onto another flight -- >> to tehran. amy: how did you end up coming back? >> on friday, i heard because of the court order in massachusetts , lufthansa airline let people from these seven countries board. so i got on the flight to boston, then when i was on my way here, the o other court ordr was signed. so i went to boston first, then came back. juan: you mentioned you into two other people at the airport. can you talk about s some of the stors ofof the peoeople that you been on social media talked about as well? >> well, i talked about a friend of mine. she lives here. she wanted to go back to tehran to visit her sister who had cancer, but she had to cancel her flight. on friday, her sister died. juan: so she never got to see her sister? >> no, she didn't. what it want to say, i mean, because the iranians professionals here. some of them are students. they have a louder voice here. i concern is there are so many other people from other countries w who have worst situations and are, for example, fleeing war and they do

in the same area about 140 miles outside tehran. and that one came on december 6th. there have been about 12 of these missile tests since the nuclear deal was signed. it's in violation of apparently in violation of u.n. security resolution 22331. what mike flynn said today was that as of today, quote, we are officially putting iran on notice. he then criticized the obama administration saying it failed to respond to tehran's maligned action. unusual, very strong statement from the national security adviser from the white house today. we'll have more details toepblt. >> sandra: after that 4 p.m. meeting the national security council will be holding a background briefing for reporters. jennifer griffin, good to see you. we will be right back. >> fox news alert. a full senate vote continuing right now on secretary of state nominee rex tillerson. as you just heard from the chief congressional correspondent, mike emanuel, he just reported tillerson appears to have enough votes at this time to be confirmed. at last count, 52-42. it appear

juan: senior able to get back onto another flight -- >> to tehran. amy: how did you end up coming back? >> on friday, i heard because of the court order in massachusetts , lufthansa airline let people from these seven countries board. so i got on the flight to boston, then when i was on my way here, the other court order was signed. so i went to boston first, then came back. juan: you mentioned you into two other people at the airport. can you talk about some of the stories of the people that you been on social media talked about as well? >> well, i talked about a friend of mine. she lives here. she wanted to go back to tehran to visit her sister who had cancer, but she had to cancel her flight. on friday, her sister died. juan: so she never got to see her sister? >> no, she didn't. what it want to say, i mean, because the iranians professionals here. some of them are students. they have a louder voice here. i concern is there are so many other people from other countries who have worst situations and are, for example, fleeing war and they do not hav

. >> and fox news, today learning that iran removed powerful missile from a launchpad east of tehran about the same time that trump administration put iran on notice. what is behind that about-face? a full report ahead. >> good evening i am tom sullivan in for lo lou dobbs legal argument for the vetting order wrapping up. trump administration tonight saying it is confident that the three-judge panel will restore president's executive order, fox news chief white house correspondent john roberts. reporter: the hearing was not to determine th the constitutionality of the vetting order, 'it was about whether or not the president could keep that order in effect while the constitutional case gues goes forward. talking law and order president trump expressed frustration that he is in a legal battle at all. >> i can't believe that we're having to fight to protect the security in a court system to protect the security of our nation, i can't believe it, a lot of people agree with us. reporter: a career attorney tonight argued that there is no fight over power to address national security. he h

just a few days ago, we saw a wild mob in downtown tehran, shouting death to america and death to israel. iran is developing ballistic missiles contrary to un security 2231 and hasution strong cooperation with north korea. iran persecute us ethnic and andgious minorities journalists and activists and civil society figures. close to 600 people were executed by the regime in 2016. with little or no due legal process, the highest execution rate in the world. of course, it is a clear picture, and maybe if you ask me what the biggest news is in the middle east, i think that the 1948 that since moderates arab well, sunnis well , the biggest threat for them is not israel, not jews, but iran and the iranian proxy. it is also opportunity. we are open for a regional .ialogue completely different dialogue. i think the ball is on the record today. -- on their court today. but it is clear that the real threat in the middle east is not jews, not muslims, but jews, not -- not muslims, not christians, but moderate people against radical people. our vision today is to create this coalition of moderate pe

>> i wish the mullahs in tehran would understand obama is no longer the president of the youth. we have a new sheriff in town. the relationship between tehran and washington will not be the one it was during the last 8 years where we have an administration that's basically bolstered that regime, released billions of dollars to that nation and facilitated it becoming a destabilizing force in the region. we sent a clear message this week from general mike flynn that that age is over. they can no longer harass our ships and ships of our partners, and they must comply with the requirements of the jpoa, the so-called iran deal, and the united nations security resolution that explicitly states they must not have any ballistic missile activity, especially anything that relate to payloads that could be used to carry a nuclear warhead. that is the explicit opening passage of that resolution. judge jeanine: if they are testing us, i don't think they should be surprised there is a different sheriff in town with president trump. i hook forward to having you back on this issue. thanks for be