is netanyahu bluffing? >> i don't think anybody is bluffing. >> is netanyahu blurring? >> netanyahu is not blurring and he cannot bluff, not when facing a terrible decision for his country. >> that's right. that's why he is not bluffing. >> you said it would take one nuclear bomb. i think it would take more than one bomb. [everyone talking at once] one nuclear bomb landing on tel aviv and it's the end of that country. 92 [everyone talking at once] >> half the population -- >> president obama is plouffeing because he says he has a policy of prevention but eye believe he's quite prepared to see that policy fail and go to containment. and the key tell here is when the joint -- head of joint chiefs of staff said iran is a rational actor, and that is a term every art from the theory which says they will behave -- [everyone talking at once] >> what's this again? >> they're assuming the leaders of iran are more like precious nevada than bin laden. that's a tremendous gamble to take with world peace and the israeli nation. >> excuse me! this is a war [everyone talking at once]

as the white house deals with syria, all eyes were on a meeting between obama and benjamin netanyahu. mr. obama said both countries agree diplomacy with iran was best. this was not repeated publically by netanyahu. >> some think the israeli prime minister is headed for war. the international atomic watchdog post serious concerns about the military dimension to the nuclear program of iran. they had a deliberate showing of agreement but the stress was very different. barack obama said that there was a window of opportunity. >> when i say that all options are on the table, i mean this. we prefer to resolve this diplomatically, and understand the cost of any military action. and i want to assure the american people -- >> benjamin netanyahu listened, but was acting on the assumption that is rarely has the right to act. -- israel has the right to act. >> we must defend ourselves against any threat, and when it comes to our security, we have a sovereign right to make our own decisions. >> the atmosphere of the last meeting was worse, when benjamin netanyahu lectured barack obama on the histo

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i have known netanyahu for a long time. he is very tough. >> sean: if you were president and meeting with netanyahu today knowing what we know including the iaea that iran is building a nuclear bomb, would you be telling netanyahu that the u.s. will partner with you if you deem it's national security interests? >> i would say to him we will give you all the intelligence we have. we'll give you daily communications capability through our satellites and we will give you whatever equipment you need. i would try to see if the israelis could pull it off on their own. in f necessary i would provide support. they have a different challenge than we do. we can afford a lot bigger risk than israel can. we are long way from iran. they are close to iran. so there is a difference standard there. certainly in 1981 when they took out the iraqi nuclear reactor, we would have tried to stop them. >> sean: super tuesday, ten states in play. you got home state of georgia which you said defining for you. how would you define success with gingri

has come from netanyahu in the past. the president said this week, he doesn't bluff. he said, it's unacceptable for iran to have nuclear weapons. he also reiterated that he has taken risks with military action, when necessary. as he goes before -- today and as he speaks in to netanyahu tomorrow, i think the message is, i'm working with israel. should -- you should not work unilaterally and endanger world peace and the world economy and the world looks to stand with israel. >> chris: and the problem is? >> the administration has undermined israel and it has leaked that its goal is to stop israel from engaging on iran. that has diminished israel's leverage in that region. >> i don't think it's to stop israel, it's to say to israel that the united states is israel's prime ally -- the super power in the world and ising willing to help. i think that bill kristol makes the point, the u.s. can take more time because they have greater capacity, but they have to quiet israel's fears that could, in the absence of real steps by ira

netanyahu in the past. the president said this week he doesn't bluff and he said it is unacceptable for iran to have nuclear weapons and he reiterated he has taken risk with military action when necessary. as hoe goes today and peeks to tomorrow, the message is i am working with israel and don't act in a way that endanger not only world peace but the world economy and the world in fact look to stand with israel. >> chris: kim? >> the administration has undermined israel and leaked that its goal to stop israel from engaging on iran and that diminished israel's leverage. >> it is not to stop israel. but say to israel that the united states is prime alley and willing to help. bill kristol makes the point, u.s. can take more time because of greater military capacity but has to quiet israel's fear in the absence of real steps by iran to develop nuclear weapons leadsinous a situation where the united states and israel acts. iran has no weapons of mass destruction. >> chris: there is a big component in all of juan

the problem is his relationship with netanyahu and the strong militaristic talk that has come from netanyahu in the past. the president said this week he doesn't bluff and he said it is unacceptable for iran to have nuclear weapons and also reiterated he has taken risks with military action when necessary so as he goes before apac, as he goes today and speaks to netanyahu tomorrow i think the message is i'm working with israel. you should not act unilaterally in a way that would endanger not only world peace but the world economy. and that the world in fact looks to stand with israel. >> chris: and kim, the problem with that is? >> the administration has undermined israel and it has leaked that its goal is to stop israel from engainling on iran and that has diminished israel's leverage in the region. >> i don't think it is to stop israel. i think it is to say to israel that the united states is israel's prime ally. the super power in the world and is willing to help. bill kristol makes the point the u.s. can take more time because it has greater military capacity than israel but it has to qu

if you listen to prime minister netanyahu, he is using the word "holocaust." most israelis would stand behind him. when it comes to war, all of the nation's are standing behind the prime minister. what is very interesting to see is that in the discussion and debate between analysts and commentators is that there is more talk about not only if israel it will attack but when. >> netanyahu told reporters that they have a right to defend themselves. would you then say that israel was ready to go it alone without u.s. approval? >> i spoke to a lot of officials here, and they will all give you a different answer. it is highly anticipated in the media in israel, but netanyahu will get to green light or at least to get a guarantee that the americans would back up militarily if israel will go ahead. you can call this a political move, but he is at least talking about the agenda at this time. no one is really talking about those issues. is of great concern that time is running out. they're calling this a zone of the community. they could not be able to attack facilities

the president and prime minister netanyahu also discussed the situation in syria. john mccain has called for the air strikes to stop. >> providing military assistance to the syrian army and opposition groups is necessary, but at this late hour, that alone will not be sufficient to stop the slaughter and save innocent lives. the only realistic way to do so is with foreign air power. >> the united nations estimated more than 7,500 people have died in the nearly year-long battle between syrian troops and opposition forces. >> in russia vladimir putin's opponents say they will demonstrate again on saturday. riot police arrested at least 250 protesters yesterday. the anti-putin protest drew an estimated 20,000 people. the demonstrators are opposed to putin's re-election as president and believe sunday's voting was rigged in his favor. >>> well, they've started to bury the victims from that string of deadly tornados that struck the midwest and south last friday. 40 people were killed in five states. recovery efforts are being hampered by lack of power. and in some areas

ooficials flat out admit the point of that speech sunddy o aipac, in part, was po reassurr netanyahu about thh president's seriousness of purpose obama says, "iran's leaders should have no doubt about the resolve offthe united statts,,just as they should not doubt israel's sovereign right to makeeits own decisions." that last part wws jumped on by netanyahu, who said israel must be the master of its fate, all but suggesting he has a green light to launch a unilateral strike netanyahu says, "when it omes to israel's security, israel has the rightt a overeign right to make its own decisioos." insist all the president was paying is e respects israel's right to make iis own decisions, and the white house firmly believes it would take iran up to a year to actually build a nuclear weapon, providing a window of time for "both the prime minister and i - prefer to resolve this diilomatically." (on cam house announced a preesdenttal news conference tueeday afternoon that had the dual value of allowing the president to not take questions in the oval office allow him a chance to try and step on

prime minister netanyahu got obama to say, we won't contain iran, and we will not accept an iran with nuclear weapons. if sanctions fail and diplomacy fails, the u.s. may be led to war and netanyahu won the public relations battle, saying there is one issue more important, and it is iran. this is what will dominate the discourse. making sure the u.s. is on the side of nuclear action, making sure all else is secondary. >> thank you for coming in. the supreme court of iran has overturned the death sentence given to a national accused of spying for the cia. the family saiays charges are farbricated and call for his release. the former prime minister of iceland is accused of severely undermining the economy during the economic crisis of 2007. prince harry is having an official visit to the carribean. he went on to watch a celebration parade for young people. tonight, dozens of protesters were arrested for protesting vladimir putin's reelection. the election has been called "unfair," and the state department of the u.s. has for an investigation into potential fraud. >> that are the majorit

we start with obama reassuring netanyahu. he is trying to east tensions between iran and israel, but that they will prevent iran from making nuclear weapons. spain may be on a collision course with the financial -- as they fail to meet budget deficit targets. the "south china morning post" jiabao has led to an eight year low that will help them lower price pressures. clashes broke out in moscow after the presidential elections. >> this is "newsday" on the bbc. >> the headlines for you. people who fled the syrian city of homs have reported widespread atrocities. >> barack obama has met benjamin netanyahu at the white house to discuss concerns about iran. >> the cultural agency of the united nations has arrived in northeast australia to see damage to the great barrier reef, from coal exports and oil and gas exploration. it may be jeopardized by shipping and mining. doctor from to gilley -- how much damage has been done to the rief? eef? >> this signals alarm bells when we heard about the approval of liquefied natural gas proces

office netanyahu met in the ova today. the subject was war, whether r, wory was made we won't know for a while. israel wants support to stop iran from developing an atomic bomb. mr. obama is counseling patience determined not to repeat the intelligence mistakes that led to war with iraq. chief white house correspondent norah o'donnell has been talking to her sources and she joins us from the white house tonight. norah? >> reporter: scott, the president today tried to convince the israeli prime scott, the give diplomacy more eime to work. it's not clear if mr. obama was able to secure a firm commitment from netanyahu that he would delay a military strike against aran. >> our commitment to the security of israel is rock secud. >> reporter: president obama worked to reassure the israeli iader that when it comes to nuclear iran, their goal is one and the same. ve a reserve all options and my is cy here is not going to be one of containment, my policy is prevention of iran obtaining nuclear weapons. >> reporter: sources say the

to a pro israel crowd trying to break the ice in frosty relations between himself and prime minister netanyahu but what are cozy relationship with israel in another war for u.s. troops tonight we ask who's really running the show. are you surprised cheerfulness by screaming he's pushing some solutions to the ground they keep us and still speak to us three months in which they could fish and it fits and while the jewish lobby cries foul over iran's nuclear program human rights groups are outraged over the treatment of palestinian prisoners i can israel inmates are now starving themselves craving for love the justice the country reaches we'll show you what so-called administrative detention really looks like. and the results are in bottom of the winds russia's presidential election thousands of security cameras monitor the elections bringing more fairness to the voting in the country than ever before and you candid camera moment twenty twelve u.s. elections approach you barring something russia. good evening it's monday march fifth seven pm in washington d.c. and christine for is out there watch

but, today, netanyahu himself played up the u.s. and israeli relationship saying iran sees the united states and israel as the leg and little satan and this a week after he wanted he not give the united states advance notice of an attack on iran. >> they are the great satan and we are, for them, the little satan. for them we are you and you are us and at least on this last point, i think they are right. >>carl: the speech to israel's biggest u.s. lobby, the president said israel must have the ability to defend itself by itself and prime minister binyamin netanyahu said that was the most important thing he said. >>shepard: thank you, wendell, and now over to judith miller, pulitzer prize winning journalist, and adjunct fellow at the think thank manhattan institute and a month ago returned from the middle east and now we are trying to assess where we are with situations with iran and where binyamin netanyahu is in relation to our president. >>guest: my sense is there is still a trust deficit as wendell said. these men do not like each

'not just rhetoric between the president and prime minister netanyahu. going back to several years ago when netanyahu was treated badly at the white house by the administration, going back to when the president suggested almost the moral equivalency between iranian nuclear weapons and the the israeli settlement, so there has been that bad blood. if they can get that out of the way, fine, but they have to work on it and the president is being held accountable for some of the things he'd said over the last several years and has to get the israeli prime minister's trust. >> let me put you on pause and take a break and come back with more with congressman ruppers berger and rogers, after the break. to make it more beautiful and more durable. you'd even use edge-to-edge gorilla glass for a stunning display in a more compact form. everything that you would ever want in a laptop. introducing the dell xps 13 ultrabook. everything. and more. ♪ with determination. courage. and all the points i earned with my citi thankyou card. [ male announcer ] the citi thanky

obama wants more time for sanctions to sink in against iran, while netanyahu is asserting his country's right to defend itself. its's a point the prime minister drilled home last night while speaking to supporters at the apac in washington, d.c. >> israel has waited, patiently waited for the national community to resolve this issue. we've waited for diplomacy to work. we've waited for sanctions to work. none of us can afford to wait much longer. as prime minister of israel, i will never let my people live in the shadow of annihilation. >> a crowd of about 13,000 gave prime minister netanyahu a thunderous round of applause for his tough stance against iran. it was the strongest indication yesterday that ill rise would not hesitate to strike iran's nuclear fa sigss but netanyahu won't say on whether a final decision has been made on whether to attack iran. >> i will not talk about what israel will do or not do. i never talk about that. >> despite his differences with the white house on how to handle the iranian threat, netanyahu reminded the audience that president obama has pledged unwav

officials flat out admit the point of that speech sunday to aipac, in art, was to reassure netanyahu about the president's seriousness of purpose obama says, "iran's leaders should have no doubt about the resolve of the united states, just aa they should not doubt israel's sovereign right to make its own decisions." that last part was jumped on by netanyahu, who said israel must be the master of its fate, all but suggesting he has a green light to launch a unilateral strike netanyahu says, "when it comes to israel's security, israel has the right, a sovereign right to make its own decisions." senior u.s. officialss insist all the president was saying is he respects israel's right to make its own decisions, and the white house firmly believes it would take iran up to a year to actually build a nuclear weapon, providinn a window of ime for sanctions to workobama says, "both the prime minister and i prefer to resolve this diplomatically." (on cam tag) today the white house announced a presidential news conference tuesday afternoon that had the dual value of allowing the president to not

later in the day today, netanyahu said that he has not made a decision on whether to attack iran. in the past, israel has destroyed nuclear facilities in syria and iraq, but iran is very different and we asked david martin show-to-show us. >> reporter: iran can't build a nuclear weapon without the massive complexes of centrifuges that enrich uranium to bomb-grade level. one enrichment plant called fordow is buried 250 feet beneath a mountain where not even america's most powerful conventional weapon-- a 30,000 pound bunker buster-- can reach it. general james cartwright recently retired from the number-two job in the u.s. military said so just the other day during a panel discussion. >> deep enough underground that there really aren't weapons to go down to penetrate that kind of activity. >> reporter: but that does not mean fordow is safe from attack. it entrances could be sealed off and that large rectangular building provides ventilation inside the mountain. but admiral william fallon, retired head of the u.s. central command which would conduct a strike says it's much more comp

that is the question on everyone's mind as the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu continues his visit in the u.s. today. >> in a meeting with president barack obama on monday, israel was firm that they would defend themselves against iran. obama has maintained that diplomacy should be used first. p>> the people in tehran are concerned. many are worried about the increasingly threatening tone at the israeli government has recently adopted. >> iranian officials should presenting united front to remain national -- rational so that the enemy has no excuse to attack iran. >> on monday, president obama played host to the israeli leader. benjamin netanyahu's government has been advocating a pre- emptive strike come sooner rather than later. >> israel must have the ability, always, did bend itself by itself, against any threat. when it comes to israel's security, israel has the sovereign right to make its own decisions. >> netanyahu's hard line has provoked defiance in iran. >> they cannot cause any damage with other methods of conflict. they think they can do this with threats because

netanyahu. our washington team and your own common sense underscores to you that it may have come up in other meetings. this is, again, on the front page of a major israeli newspaper today, that this was the deal that was proposed. are we giving israel bombs in exchange for holding off on an attack until after the presidential election, until the end of 2012? is that timing coincidental? we don't know at this hour. we only know what we're reading in the israeli papers, and you heard the white house response moments ago. we're going to talk about it, and we're live in israel just ahead. >>> well, new questions today about the white house's stance on the keystone oil pipeline that would have stretched from canada down to the gulf coast. just a couple of weeks ago the president's press secretary, who you saw there, jay carney, insisted that republicans were to blame for killing this project, and that's not all. listen to what he said. >> the president didn't turn down the keystone pipeline. there w

i don't think he regards what netanyahu is saying as particularly loose. i think he regards it as a credible threat and one that he wants to clearly signal is not consistent with american policies or views. personally, i think that as the president made clear that an attack on iran at this stage would produce a more unified iranian public. it would validate certainly for the iranian public the necessity of achieving nuclear deterrence and for much of the rest of the world i think the sanctions regime would begin to loosen. i think that iran would begin to get potential assistance in its nuclear program which it's not getting now from countries like pakistan or china or russia. and i think that at best you'd get a temporary delay and perhaps an explicit acceleration of the program. >> ifill: when they talk about options on the table, the president says all options are on the table, what options is he realistically talking about? >> well, i do think that he believes that sanctions regime is working. it does seem to be working. you know, he hopes that those s

obama reassures netanyahu. the u.s. president is trying to seize tensions between iran and israel, but as america will use all means to stop iran developing nuclear weapons. spain is on a collision course with the european commission. it comes after the prime minister said the government could fail to meet deficit targets and instead set his own goals. premier wing ching bow -- premier zhao -- jinbao makes an announcement. "the times" -- protests broke out after the providential election. there are calls for more anti christian protests. >> i am in singapore. >> i am in london. the headlines for you. people in homs. >> president obama met with benjamin netanyahu at the white house to discuss concerns about iran. russian police have arrested hundreds of people who were taking part in protest in moscow and st. petersburg against the election of vladimir putin as president. he won 63% in the official poll. independent observers have criticized the election as unfair. our world affairs editor has more from moscow. >> the go

now everybody is questioning the netanyahu comments from yesterday. his comments to netanyahu. instead of taking the opportunity to look presidential you look like the numbenumbskulls. >> bob: he took your advice yesterday with netanyahu. >> dana: i know but then he uned it today. >> bob: the idea they put the press conference together today to ruin super tuesday for the republicans is about as lame brain analysis as i can think of. it was lame brain. >> andrea: we debate this and we admit if it were us, we would have done the same thing. >> bob: the conversation on israel, sure. this is a big thing to talk about. to get out there and have it embroiled in what's his name. >> eric: wait. wait. there were two obligatory questions on israel off the top and they went in the issue. they framed it right into -- >> kimberly: trying to capitalize on it. this is an election season. he wants to have the talking point on super tuesday. >> bob: first, a lot of people were not going to lead the polls and come back and listen to the press conference i assume. secondly, i don't see what he sa

netanyahu agree when the zone begins. that makes some lawmakers nervous. >> nobody gains from the u.s. and israel having space with the question of iran nuclear program. >> meanwhile, iranianens voted in what would agree is meaningless parliamentary election. republicans hoping to run against mr. obama in the fall are tending to suggest he is too tough on israel and too soft on iran. he says that is the natural result of center left government in this country. the spokesman says the president doesn't see the iran issue politically. >> he is focus topped threat that iran represents, to the israel region and the world. >> the president will make the case before the largest israel lobby. monday he meets with netanyahu. he may be asked how far iran will be allowed to go before the u.s. military says no further. bret? >> bret: wendell goler live on the north lawn. thank you. while trying to avoid war in iran, the u.s. is scrambling to figure out how to manage the war it's conducting in afghanistan. national security correspond

obama was able to secure a firm commitment from netanyahu that he would delay a military strike against iran >> our commitment to the security of israel is rock solid. >> reporter: president obama worked to reassure the israeli leader that when it comes to nuclear iran their goal is one and the same. >> i reserve all options and my policy here is not going to be one of containment, my policy is prevention of iran obtaining nuclear weapons. >> reporter: sources say the two leaders met for more than two hours in the oval office, with president obama making the case that there is still a window for a diplomatic solution. the obama administration has shared with the israelis intelligence that shows while iran is enriching uranium it has not attempted to construct a nuclear weapon and even if it does decide to build one, sources say it would still take about one year for a weapon to be assembled. >> both the prime minister and i prefer to resolve this diplomatically. we understand the costs of any military action. >> reporter: while netanyahu made know mention of diplomacy, he did seize on w

netanyahu could be calling parliamentary elections as soon as this fall. so your overheated rhetoric is preelection shvandz waving, too? came aare one. dude, iran and israel are in an election year. here overhearing each other's stump speeches and freaking out. if we're not careful these two dickheads are going to drag noose a war. i did say dickhead i meant respected ally. i said proud and ancient culture with much to teach us. persian baklava. not that israeli baklava is not good it's quite good p. what the (bleep) is baklava? nothing beats a deep fried oreo twinkie pizza cake, right? we eat ter blix we have to stop this before it gets out of hand because if israel starts a war we have no choice but to dive into it with them which doesn't mean you should start a war. i did commit the troops to israel? that would only strengthen the irany dictatorship not that you should start one. i'm losing everybody. ♪ oh, beautiful for spacious skies ♪ ♪ havenu shalom aleichem ♪ havenu shalom aleichem ♪ he's got the moves like jagger he's got the moves like

and won't prime minister netanyahu diverts attention to tensions with iran human rights groups are crying foul over israel's treatment of its palestinian prisoners we'll show you how justice israel is a relative term and israel. rushing presidential elections drove it millions to the polls over the weekend resulting in one clear victor and many more humorous the videos from election polling centers the security cameras are no laughing matter are put in place to ensure a fair election as the twenty's while the u.s. elections approach could we learn something from russia. it's monday march fifth of four pm in washington d.c. and christine they're watching our team now as most of you know we are are to america which means we focus on what's going on here in the u.s. as well as a larger international stories so if you're looking for in-depth reports on the russian election results from over the weekend it won't be seeing it here but you can however go to our team dot com for continuous international news coverage with several stories on the elections themselves and on a lot americans victory.

i think he's hoping he can persuade netanyahu not to atook. i think the israelis made it a canon of their national security policy since the founding of the state that, ultimately, they don't depend on anybody and can decide and will have to decide whether they adhere to that canon or whether they count on obama's assurances. >> eric: there are thoughts they are looking for the president to issue red lines to iran, telling tehran, if you do this, "x" will happen. do you think he'll do that. >> i don't know that he will but i don't think it makes any difference, i don't think the iranians give him any credibility at all and other administrations have issued red lines to iran which they've ignored. i think iran is increasingly confident, look at the breadth and the scope of their nuclear weapons program. they are going to succeed and they are not worried about ret tricks. there is one physical thing they worry about and that is a pre-yes. tiff military attack. >> eric: talking about that, can the israelis do it alone? they have to fly a thousand