iran supports the regime, iran has forces in syria. iran is part of the problem in syria. iran is responsible with the regime rewarding the killing of more than 250,000 syrians and the displace of around 12 million syrians. of course, yes, we have differences with iran in this regard, but regarding the efforts aimed at reaching a peaceful solution after geneva one, the efforts are there, the efforts are being done and we support these efforts and this is -- ok, rewarding the mediation as said by my brother, sheik abdullah, there are some countries that have expressed to do something, but seriousness from the iranian side is not available. they have to show something. question from the bbc. why the united arab emirates hasn't followed the steps of saudi arabia and bahrain and cut off relations with iran? what is the reason behind that? >> listen, first of all, i need to give you facts. the united arab emirates, the volume which trade goes beyond $400 billion. the volume of our trade with iran is less than 4% of that amount of money, so if i am interested in what you have sa

the question is here not whether iran is a good player. iran is a bad player. in fact, it's a terrible player. and it's important that we do act on the challenge of iran. like chairman royce, i oppose the iran deal. but our side lost the debate. the deal is in place. now we need to make sure that iran is living up to its commitments under that deal. that every word of the deal is enforced. that we crack down on iran's other bad behavior. and that we take steps to shore up the security of israel and our other allies in the region. that's the kind of bill i want to support, and we can do it together. but this bill doesn't address any of the issues. stead, this bill would establish an impossible standard for the president. order to ys that in remove a bern -- person or company from a nuclear sanctions list, the president would have to certify that the person or company never at any sanctionable in behavior, including support for iran's weapons of mass destruction programs. well, if they had never engaged in sanctionable behavior, why would they be on the sanction

and iran. and i think that's why it's a minor point but when you look at the podiums on the stage you'll see there are two next each and one to the side. i think that will be frederica moggherini representing the e.u., representing the whole of the international community and mr. sharee representing iran and of course john kerry also there being the most important player in the international community the so-called p5 plus one. >> we are awaiting the arrival of those three leaders in the preconference in vienna. we have had some reaction from the implementation days. that came from the director generally of the international atomic agency energy. >> relations between iran and the iaea being now enter a new face. it is an important -- phase, it is an important day for the international community. i congratulate all those who helped make it a reality, especially the group of countries known as the e3, e.u. plus three, iran and the iaea board. >> james, as we await the arrival of these three leade

and iran. so it could very well be that the americans who were held in iran are now possibly on their way as well. we have no confirmation of that as yet, but that is certainly something that could be the case if, in fact, now these iranians have gone free. all seven individuals were people who were incass rated for essentially busting the sanctions against iran for acquiring satellite equipment, technology. that was distant for iran while iran was under sanctions. now those seven iranians have received clemency in return for those four americans who were in custody of the iranians. >> let's talk about the americans who are expected to travel to where you are at landstuhl. do we have any any idea when that will happen? again, we just learned the seven iranians have been released and the expectation is the americans will be freed either simultaneously or in a few moments. >> reporter: yeah. you know what? several factors we need to take into account. one of the questions would all of them have b

, that there will be monitors of the iaea in iran now, that iran must now sign up to what's known as the additional protocols, and these are very important going forward, because these give the inspectors, the iaea inspectors on the ground in iran, the right to say we would like to go and see that site or that site. even if the iranian authorities have not listed those sites where nuclear activity may or may not be taking place. if the inspectors feel that there is reason to question activity in those sites, then they can request that. that's the additional protocols, that's what's going to happen going forward. the director general of the iaea saying this was an important day, a very important day for the international community, a lot of work has gone into this deal and, of course, as he's making this announcement we've been getting details through the day of this prisoner exchange, which is really as we now know, gone step by step in the shadows with this nuclear discussions, poppy? >> nic robertson live in vienna, we'll continue to monitor this and bring you this press conference

prisoners from iran. plus, we'll hear from an ex-iranian captive on her reaction to the news of the release. >> in the fight against terror, mourns victims of a deadly attack. we look at why al qaeda gunmen targeted a popular hotel in a west african country. live from atlanta and around the globe this hour, you're watching cnn worldwide. united states and around the world. i'm george howell, the headlines we're following at this hour. the united states and the e.u. are lifting economic sanctions against iran. this after the international atomic energy agency verified that iran fulfilled the steps to curb its nuclear program. this means that iran will now be able to sell oil on world markets. several reports are emerging from eastern syria of new bloodshed between the syrian regime and isis. activists say 135 people were killed on both sides while fighting on saturday. taiwan appears to have elected its first female president. official results have yet to be released, but the incumbent conceded and she's c

why not live with iran? and if they decide to do that then they will encourage forces within iran that are willing and able to accommodate western interests. >> one thing that iran is eager to help the west with is confronting i.s.i.l. both iran and the u.s. back the iraqi government in the war against i.s.i.l. fighters. but in neighboring syria where i.s.i.l. also controls territory, iran and the u.s. work at cross-purposes. that's because they back opposing sides in syria's civil war. in fact, in almost every contentious area and issue facing the middle east today, syria, israel, yemen, and the flow of oil to the world, iran and the u.s. are on opposite sides. nowhere is that more apparent than in the straight of hormuz, a narrow waterway that connects oil tanker traffic between the waters of the gulf and the indian ocean. at its narrowest point just 21 miles separates iran from the countries of the aarabian peninsula on the other side. let me give you a sense of how much a choke point it is. across the st

iran violated u.n. security council resolutions about ballistic missiles, fired rockets within a few hundred yards of u.s. naval ships in the strait of hormuz, convicted a "the washington post" reporter held hostage on trumped up false charges, it's taken two more americans hostage, raided and burned the embassy of a u.s. ally, and now it seized two u.s. navy vessels and held ten sailors, that's a picture of emboldened iran and white house conciliated and apieced iran to keep its nuclear deal. >> with saudi embassy in tehran the other day, ransacked and burned in the aftermath of the saudis executing about 40 convicted terrorists including one top shiite cleric. you believe the revolutionary guard corps was directly responsible for the takedown for the burning of the saudi embassy in tehran? >> wolf, i believe that in a dictatorship like tehran, embassies aren't raided and burned without the implicit or explicit support of the key factions within the regime. >> we're now getting more information from an

and iran. a fifth american, matthew trevithick, and he was also released, not as part of the larger negotiations but the iranian released him. he was a student detained in the last 40 days as a goodwill gesture. the white house just wrapped up a call with reporters, senior administration officials do say that matthew trevithick has left iran. waiting for four americans to get out of airspace to be reunited with their families. >> jim sciutto's getting more information. i what would have thought four americans were already out of there. apparently something is delaying their departure. what you hearing, jim? >> white house officials say the plane is still on the ground but it's just a logistical issue at this point, and i've been speaking to families as well. they're waiting for confirmation of wheels up from the plane. they don't have it yet. the white house saying it will happen but they have to work through what sounds like red tape. i would know it's already sunday in tehran, to by iran time

has upon iran. we know today is the implementation of the iran nuclear deal. those sanctions have been lifted today. you have heard in recent officials, iranian officials and iran's president say he would be open to a swap for jason rezaian and others. in recent months, they are not saying anything about any kind of deal. when i spoke to secretary kerry in september, he said that he acknowledged for the first time that there were such talks going on. the u.s. officials are not saying anything about any potential deal saying that any discussions that they may or may not be having with the iranians would jeopardize any efforts to free them. >> is this in your opinion, elise, as you have seen this conversation continue. when we look back at the president the past week with the state of the union, he was heavily criticized for not mentioning the ten sailors who were detained by iran. a lot of people have been heavily critical of this iran deal because rezaian was not part of it. we are waiting for them to lift the sanctions and all of the sudden, these four are re

he made a mistake trusting iran. will i rely on historians for that. it is unfortunate that this debate and this bill are necessary to remind the president that we expect him to keep his promise, his promise to withhold billions of dollars in sanctions relief that iran will otherwise use to spread terror and use to develop ballistic missiles aimed at our shores. ranking member engel may be correct that our actions today are symbolic. but we troublemakers in congress have no choice, we must try, we must try whenever possible to remind the president you cannot do a good deal with a bad guy. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 3662. i yield back the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: may i ask how much time is left? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york has 14 1/2 minutes. millennium challengele: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from california is reco

iran was never meant to pay. cook was among the hostages that were taken in 1979, he recalls the blindfoldings, and being led to mock firing squads and finally being released. more than three decades later cook considers himself one of the lucky ones. he was able to return to a career at the state department and move on with life. >> other of my colleagues who really in some cases literally took it to their grave, never got over it. >> reporter: and he says he felt the responsibility the speak on their behalf in fighting for compensation for their time in captivity. >> part of it is to repair a wrong. part of it is to help people, even this many years on, to get over a situation which was very difficult. >> reporter: the only compensation cook and others received came from the u.s. government and was for $22,000, amounting to $50 for each day they were held. >> an expression of gratitude on the part of the u.s. government and the american people, i find that perfectly satisfactory. as compensation for the harm ca

, meaning iran doesn't have enough material for even one bomb. before iran was nearing completion of a reactor capable of producing plutonium for the bomb. the core of that reactor has been filled out and filled can concrete so it cannot be used again. before the deal, the world had relatively little visibility into iran's nuclear program. today inspectors are on the ground and iran is subjected to the most comprehensive and intrusive inspection regime ever program. inspectors win monitor 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. for decades to come inspectors will have access to iran's en entire supply chain. if iran tries to cheat, we will catch them. the bottom line is this, where iran was expanding the nuclear program, we have now cut off every single path that iran could have used to build a bomb. it would have taken iran two to three months to break out with enough material to rush to a bomb, we have extended that breakout time to a year. and with the world's unprecedented inspections and access to iran's program we'll know if iran ever tries to break out. now that iran's actions have b

said a new europe in relations with iran has -- era in relations with iran has begun. >> relations between iran and iaea are entering into a new phase. we are committed to continue our work in an impartial, nonpolitical, impartial way. amy: more later after headlines. in burkina faso, gunmen killed at least 29 civilians from seven different countries during a nine-hour long attack in ouagadougou. the attackers opened fire on a restaurant, set fire to cars and motorcycles and then holed up in , the splendid hotel, firing on passersby. al qaeda in the islamic maghreb claimed responsibility for the attack. in iraq, security forces have been going door to door, searching homes in areas of the capital baghdad after three u.s. contractors went missing. the three u.s. citizens were reportedly kidnapped by militiamen from an apartment described by some iraqi authorities as a brothel. meanwhile a new u.n. tally , describes a "staggering civilian death toll" from violence in iraq, with nearly 19,000 civilians killed from the beginning of 2014 through october. a leading yemeni journalist has been kil

and iran. iran is now allowed to sell oil on the open market after sanctions were lifted. it will have access to the global banking system and will gain access to more than $100 billion in frozen assets in banks around the world. president obama called it a victory for smart diplomacy. >> this is a good day. because once again we're seeing what's possible with strong american diplomacy. as i said in my state of the union address, ensuring the security of the united states and the safety of our people demands a smart, patient, and disciplined approach to the world. that includes our diplomacy with the islamic republic of iran. for decades our differences with iran meant that our governments almost never spoke to each other. ultimately that did not advance over the years iran moved closer and closer to having the ability to build a nuclear weapon. but from presidents franklin roosevelt to john f. kennedy to ronald reagan, the united states has never been afraid to pursue diplomacy with our adversaries. as president i decided that a strong, confident america could advance our

/iran relationship. but nonetheless, the shah dismissed these concerns and he would meet nixon who was his friend. and they have a really wide-ranging discussion for two hours, discussing everything from the situation in the horn of africa to vietnam. you can just imagine these grand geopolitical thinkers, very well versed, very well informed, really good on the substance. discussing these issues. there's a very revealing moment when the shah says to nixon, you know, i'm really tired of these harvard boys telling me how to run my country. and, of course, he's talking about the kennedy administration, the johnson administration and the people who were still in the white house and, of course, this must have been music to richard nixon's ears. and he's very effusive in his praise for the shah. he comes back to the united states and makes a very complementary speech about the shah. and i think that really plays the groundwork for the kind of relationship that's going to exist once richard nixon assumes the p

and iran was implemented. take a listen. >> today we can confidently say that each of the pathways that iran had toward enough fissile material toward a nuclear weapon has been verifiably closed down. >> the international atomic watch dog agency confirming late yesterday iran dismantled key parts of its nuclear program and sanctions have been lifted. nbc's ali arouzi is in tehran with the latest. ali? >> reporter: richard action an important day for diplomatic relations in iran. the nuclear deal has been implemented. people have been waiting for this to are a long time. we knew it would be on this date and now it's happened. economic sanctions on the country have been lifted. president rouhani made a speech today to the nation saying that the country has been freed of economic sanctions, the chains have been broken, and it's a new golden era for the country. so iran can now look forward to economic prosperity. what we didn't anticipate was the release of these four dual nationals. that came as a big surprise t

iran must pay the price. the bill before us today and banking provision of the comprehensive investment act. now, of course we want to stop banks fa sill state h tatings these banking organizations. and they distinguish between terrorist groups. there is no distincton and i have upon out. because of this zrep ensi. this bill has the bill to cut off european banks. now is the time for us to be working with our allies to crack down on iran's dangerous activities. whether you supported this deal or not, it's going forward. we should be looking for bipartisan ways to ensure it is enforced the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one additional minute. mr. deutch: it is enforced with vigor and the most stringent compliance. if a violation occurs and if iran continues to engage in illegal activities we must havee we have the tools to punishing activities. but certainly with the full bipartisan support of the united states congress. i cannot speak about iran on the floor of the u.s. house without mak

iran and iran's proxy. so there is a sort of ambiguity in saudi arabia's policy toward i.s.i.s. secondly, you cannot ramp up sectarianism and sunni rejection of shias without playing into i.s.i.s.'s narrative. finally, i think, you know, wendy raised some very important issues about what the united states ought to do. i think one of the challenges is that, in iraq, the fight against i.s.i.s. requires the iraqi government which is the shia government which is backed by iran which, two cooperate with the united states in this fight. the victory in ramadi was an american-iraqi-shia alliance that achieved this. now, abadi is facing unhappiness on his own street, demonstrations against saudi arabia demanded the saudi embassy be shot down and other politicians like nouri al-maliki are ramping up, texs to the execution. i think iraq is in a weak point. it's question how abadi can actually move on the gains in ramadi and bring some kind of a political sentiment and engage the sunnis in iraq, in a partnership that w

and iran? >> well, fred, we've long had a situation in which the vast majority of the iranian people would like to have better relations with the united states, but the hard line forces who really control power in tehran, the supreme leader and the revolutionary guards, have been opposed to that. i think that joust will really continue in the coming months and years. the will of the iranian people, we should also not underestimate these forces of darkness in iran that want to see the status quo continue. >> so, then, when we look at the release of these americans and while this administration wants to celebrate that and say that, you know, this is a good day, at the same time, do you see that this kind of diplomacy working toward the release of prisoners could also backfire? >> i doubt this is the last time that the iranian government has imprisoned u.s. citizens. if i were to fly to tehran tomorrow, i have no doubt that i would also be thrown in evin prison. we should also note there remains a

iran's president this morning hailed the deal as a "golden page in iran's history." secretary of state john kerry in vienna yesterday evening announced the details of the deal and the release of the american prisoners. >> i'm very happy to say that, as we speak, we received confirmation that five americans who had been unjustly detained in iran have been released from custody and should be on their way home to their familyies before long. after more than two and a half years of intense multilateral negotiations, the international atomic energy agency has now verified that iran honored its commitments to alter and dismantle much of its nuclear program in compliance with the agreement that we reached last full. today we can confidently say each of the pathways iran had for enough for a nuclear weapon has been verifiably closed down. >> nbc's ali arussi is in the capital of it he ran. ali, tell us more about the status of the freed americans. >> well, al, we're hearing a lot of mixed reports this morning. reports from iranian state media they were still detained here. w

today, more than 98% of that stockpile has been shipped out of iran -- meaning iran now doesn't have enough material for even one bomb. before, iran was nearing completion of a new reactor capable of producing plutonium for a bomb. today, the core of that reactor has been pulled out and filled with concrete so it cannot be used again. before the deal, the world had relatively little disability to iran's nuclear program. today, international inspectors are on the ground, and iran is being subjected to the most comprehensive, intrusive inspection regime ever negotiated to monitor a nuclear program. inspectors will monitor iran's key nuclear facilities 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. for decades to come, inspectors will have access to iran's entire nuclear supply chain. in other words, if iran tries to cheat -- if they try to build a bomb covertly -- we will catch them. so the bottom line is this. whereas iran was steadily expanding its nuclear program, we have now cut off every single path that iran could have used to build a bomb. whereas it would have taken iran two to three months

/iran relations? >> it's dangerous to be naive about iran. iran has an absolutely appalling regime. terrible on human rights. destabilizing in the middle east. we ought to not do frankly what some of the presidential dand candidates on the republican side are urging us to do which is to either carpet bomb or impose religious tests or not ever engage in dialogue with iran. the reality is this is a very complicated country where people want to be engaged with the world. an awful lot of iranians like us and don't much like that regime. we ought to do what this administration is doing -- has been doing which is trying to talk to that portion of the iranian population and make the case that they could be a good deal more prosperous and more welcomed into the community of nations if they just move towards a more open accountable and liberal and modern world. what the president said today when he addressed the american people. >> how is this going to play out at the nbc/youtube debate tonight? >> it's not going to produce much controversy among the democratic candidates. the split has been

under the nuclear deal that we, our allies and partners reached with iran last year, iran will not get its hands on a nuclear bomb. the region, the united states, and the world will be more secure. as i've said many times, the nuclear deal was never intended to resolve all of our differences with iran. but still, engaging directly with the iranian government on a sustained basis, for the first time in decades, has created a unique opportunity -- a window -- to try to resolve important issues. and today, i can report progress on a number of fronts. first, yesterday marked a milestone in preventing iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. iran has now fulfilled key commitments under the nuclear deal. and i want to take a moment to explain why this is so important. over more than a decade, iran had moved ahead with its nuclear program, and, before the deal, it had installed nearly 20,000 centrifuges that can enrich uranium for a nuclear bomb. today, iran has removed two-thirds of those machines. before the deal, iran was steadily increasing its stockpile of enriched uranium -- enough for up

iran has convinced this white house that any additional sanctions on iran will kill the iran deal. so they will get all they can over the next 12 months. and i want to be wrong. i am not married to the assessment, but i know enough about the regime and the hardliners, but they are empowered because of implementation day. i hope i'm wrong. >> if you look at thing, and baby steps, which is what it takes in diplomacy, and if it weren't nor the implementation day today, would the five americans have been releesased? is there a silver lining here? >> well, what it demonstrates to the world, and okay. listen f they had released the five americans without us releasing seven criminals after the fbi had extensive files, and casework done on them to put them in prison, i would say, yes. but that is not what happened. they released the sailors and released americans today because they are set to get $100 billion. if that was not on the table, they'd all still be detained. there were pawns in the chess game, and everybody knows that iran knows how the play chess. they invented it. >> and micha

five prisoners released from iran. freed four prisoners as part of a complex swap for the return of seven iranians held in u.s. prisons. a fifth released without being part of that formal deal. cnn spoke to the "washington post" reporter just six weeks before he was captured. anthony bourdain, the host of parts unknown, sat down with he and his wife in northern tehran. of course, now we know the couple would soon be forced apart. convicted by the iranians of espionage charges. it looks at the lifestyle in tehr tehran, that would change everything. >> as print journalists, but also kind of easy, because it's so much to write about, you know. the difficult part is convincing people on the other side of the world that what we're telling you, we're seeing in front of our eyes, is actually there. when you walk down the street, you see a different side of things. people are proud, the culture is vibrant. people have a lot to say. >> jason and his wife works for the newspaper, the national. jason is iranian american. ugani is

iran. one the implementation to remove all the potentially weaponized material from iran that could be used for a nuclear weapon while sanctions against iran are lifted that could be roughly 100 billion dollar in assets being returned to iran. at the same time talking about how these relation, this thaw in relations between the united states and iran has allowed much progress when it comes to very, very difficult situations when it comes to americans being held starting with the ten sailors held roughly three days ago or so and then released but also with the five americans that were released that we knew about, including the former u.s. marine held for four and a half years. the washington post reporter held for a year and a half. the christian pastor held for three and a half years. then two individuals that the united states did not know much abo about. somebody who's disappearance was not reported although he's been released. he's staying in iran for now and then a fifth individual, a r

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many in iran said that this deal could strengthen ties with saudi arabia and iran. is that a sent in the that riyadh agrees with? >> kingdom of saudi arabia called for iran to come to the international community, this is a good step that saudi arabia is monitoring close. we would like iran and neighbouring muslim country with an influence among the world economy to be part of the international community. i think saudi arabia, they have developed the notion that iran is coming back with a genuine cause, and will stop exporting revolution ideas to some areas, i think saudi arabia will play ball. they are both big countries, wealthy countries. i think it will be a good step for the whole region >>> now that iran has come to the international stage, how concerned is saudi arabia that the tables may have turned? saudi arabia may have lost western allies. iran, after all, is now the favourite partner in the region. >> i don't think that will affect saudi arabia that it will hold us accountable economically. i don't think saudi arabia feels that our long-time ally has beco

positions of these additional sanctions on iran's ballistic missile program. >> iran's recent missile test, for example, was a violation of its international obligations and as a result of the united states similar posing sanctions on individuals and companies working to advance iran's ballistic missile program and we are going to remain vigilant about it. we're not going to waiver in the defense of our security or that of our allies and partners. >> there are also sanctions on iran because of their involvement in funding terrorism and human rights violations as well. so the nuclear sanctions were significant $50, billion to $100 billion worth of assets unfrozen. it's hard to quantify and monetize the other sanctions that face iran but still they are significant and the administration is emphasizing that, in fact, should there be any violations of the nuclear accord that the unilateral sanctions that the united states imposed or sanctions that the security council imposed on iran could be, in fact, snapped back, to use their words, if iran violates the agreement. richard? >> ron, you'

iran have choked the economy. an international ban on doing business with iranian banks, the import of iranian oil and the freezing of government and private assets have contributed to sluggish, even negative, growth. that superannuation gel hold is finally being loosened >> the lifting of the sanctions will, first of all, have a very positive psychological impact and will xem a lot of the ininvestmentor-- investors who had either been barred or basically were in a waiting mode to start investing activities. >> reporter: the iranian government agreed to limit nuclear development in exchange for to a return to energy and financial markets. it will be able to access billions of dollars worth of frozen assets stuck in foreign banks. there are questions over how the leaders will channel this windfall. the president has said he wants to attract foreign investment, expand the oil and natural gas sectors. the deal could not be better timed with parliamentary elections scheduled next month. >> translation: i tell the grea

iran, continuing to condemn iran as part of the axis of evil, i would say he's bringing iran into the axis of normal. rather than trying to bomb them into oblivion. something that's critically important. >> let me ask one more question. it also feels to me one of the things you've pointed out here is things change and we need to be able to learn. and then make a new decision. so let me ask this, with -- once this deal becomes the new norm al what are the options for the u.s.? how could we then move, if it became necessary to take different kinds of actions? how tied are our hands? >> well, you know, again to me this should not be a partisan issue. just like president obama today with iran. it's like president nixon, republican president nixon with china. what he did, what president nixon did with china was not only go to beijing and open that ground-breaking relationship, but then he tied china the international system, into a bilateral relationship with the united states, with agreement after agreement on everything imaginable from pig farming to banking, to bring the u.s. china rela

banking system in many cases is still shut off to iran and the oil money coming from iran. so it's important that we keep in mind the sanctions that were lifted were those that relate to the united nations, if you like, the 2003 to 2006 sanctions. that is huge, absolutely vast. i'm going to show you two d distinct examples from the little to the large. on the little side, you have the caspian caviar industry from iran. the iranian caviar because of the water is extremely popular and extremely -- much sought after. that will now be able to be ensured and exported. and on the other side, you have air bus, the big european plane maker. they have just sold more than 100 planes to iran which needs to modify and regenerate the domestic aviation fleet. all aspects little and large, big and small are going to benefit in some measure. >> there you have it, richard quest breaking it down. joining us this morning, just past 9:29 there. >>> democratic candidates clash as polls show a tightening race. we'll have a recap after this short break. >> plus another u.s. presidential hopeful w

a few weeks ago iran was still an international pariah. business deals with iran were illegal. today some foreign governments, some who are supposed to be our vital partners in enforcing the jcpoa at times seem all too eager to resume business ties with the regime. at the outset i might caution those allies of ours to be mindful that american sanctions remain in place against iranan bad behavior whether it's their support for terrorism, their human rights violations such as detaining, arresting americans without foundation, or their illicit ballistic missile program. so to further expound on the challenges that we face and the importance of having the resources here in the united states government and in the international monitoring agency called the iaea that we need to be successful in enforcing this deal, i'd like to invite my colleague from the state of new hampshire to rise and share with us for a few minutes her thoughts, having served on the foreign relations committee, having closely studied this deal and having looked forward at what the opportunities and challenges ar

first of all, we cannot trust iran. the middle east will be one hellhole as far as nuclear weapons going off. they will try to destroy israel. the bigger question is what is this?america get from actually it is nothing. prisoners were released, but what else do we get in return? absolutely nothing. iran has $150 billion to build up the economy, destroying other countries in the middle east that don't agree with them. basically in the long run, we are in trouble. this president shows he is more for the iranians than the american people because our safety is now at risk. take care, god bless. host: from chicago. joining us on our line for independents. minister of iran with this tweet yesterday. a tweet from one of our viewers. sandra is joining us from columbus, georgia. independent line. good morning, welcome to the conversation. caller: thank you. host: go ahead please. caller: i am old enough. i remember iran for many years from many years ago as a young teenager to today. i have never known iran to keep their word ab

to iran it is fairly limited. the one big thing they've done to every other country and business, you can now do business with iran. you can buy their oil and natural gas. when it comes to american companies, the only thing that they can sell to iran airplanes parts and service. the world is going to be able to do business with iran as far as an impact to u.s. companies it is going to be pretty limited >>> as iran preparess for the lifting of sanctions, they will release five people and in return seven iranians will be released. >> reporter: on saturday iranian state television announced the news this journalist's family wanted to hear, that after 18 months in prison the reporter convicted of spying was now free. his employer is celebrating and said: >> reporter: these three men as well as two other dual nationals were released in a deal that also sees seven iranians free. 14 other iranians have had charges dropped while iran is helping to find the refired f.b.i. man. iran has dismantled its nuclear weapons progra

today more than 98% has been shipped out of iran, meaning iran doesn't have enough material for even one bomb. before iran was nearing completion of a reactor capable of producing plutonium for the bomb. the core of that reactor has been filled out and filled can concrete so it cannot be used again. before the deal, the world had relatively little visibility into iran's nuclear program. today inspectors are on the ground and iran is subjected to the most comprehensive and intrusive inspection regime ever negotiated to monitor a nuclear program. inspectors win monitor 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. for decades to come inspectors will have access to iran's entire supply chain. if iran tries to cheat, we will catch them. the bottom line is this, where iran was expanding the nuclear program, we have now cut off every single path that iran could have used to build a bomb. it would have taken iran two to three months to break out with enough material to rush to a bomb, we have extended that breakout time to a year. and with the world's unprecedented inspections and access to iran's progr

returned to iran. that is what diplomacy looks like. it has to be a compromise. both sides have to give something. if we think we can conduct foreign policy by dictating to other countries what they have to do and never give anything from our ownend, we're going to end up with the same time before post a result that george bush produced. nermeen: i would like to ask about iran's position in the region. earlier this month, saudi arabia executed 47 people including , shiite cleric nimr al-nimr, marking its largest mass execution in decades. in response, protesters in the iranian capital tehran torched part of the saudi embassy. saudi arabia responded by severing diplomatic ties with iran. the sunni-led nations of bahrain and sudan soon followed suit. the united arab emirates downgraded ties with iran, while kuwait recalled its ambassador there. last week, saudi foreign minister adel al-jubeir said saudi arabia would also end air traffic and trade relations with iran. >> we decided to cut off all diplomat

there was no way that iran would agree to that. iran believe that the ballistic missiles have nothing to do with the program. we heard that the u.s. administration was going to launch sanctions because of the test on that specific issue in december. that didn't happen. we're now learning that didn't happen because the iranian side said if you do that, you might upset the prisoner swap, but that issue is still out there and is the administration going to, even on this day when so many sanctions related to the nuclear program being lifted, is it going to respond to that missile test back in october >>> thanks very much indeed. one of five u.s. citizens has been freed from iranian jail. their release comes as the u.s. release seven held in their prisoners. >> reporter: on saturday iranian state television announced the new jason rezaian's family wanted to hear. the washington post reporter convicted of spying was now free. his employer is very well brating:-- celebrating: >> reporter: the former u.s. marine and the christian minister

the question is here not whether iran is a good player. iran is a bad player. in fact, it's a terrible player. and it's important that we do act on the challenge of iran. like chairman royce, i oppose the iran deal. but our side lost the debate. the deal is in place. now we need to make sure that iran is living up to its commitments under that deal. that every word of the deal is enforced. that we crack down on iran's other bad behavior. and that we take steps to shore up the security of israel and our other allies in the region. that's the kind of bill i want to support, and we can do it together. but this bill doesn't address any of the issues. stead, this bill would establish an impossible standard for the president. order to ys that in remove a bern -- person or company from a nuclear sanctions list, the president would have to certify that the person or company never at any sanctionable in behavior, including support for iran's weapons of mass destruction programs. well, if they had never engaged in sanctionable behavior, why would they be on the sanction

iran. joining us on the phone is the chief correspondent, christiane amanpour, spent a lot of time in iran over the years. she has worked this story very diligently. what are you hearing about this major prisoner swap happening on the day of the iran nuclear deal implementation? >> wolf, just like you, we are hearing these initial reports, including the most credible from "the washington post" saying that jason rest zaian is shortlo be outside of iranian air space. what i know from the past, having interviewed his mother, brother, many family members and members of the other through who v been released. this is very fraught with the united states and iran for more than a year. nearly two years now. every time i interviewed an iranian, the president, the foreign minister, the speaker of the parliament, the human rights commissioner, so-called, each and every time, they said that, you know, perhaps there will be a prisoner swap. perhaps there will be a moment where these situations can be res

iran to undermine our security. we are determined not to let iran mobilize or create or establish terrorist cells in our country or in the countries of our allies. >> how is this resolved, do you think, and how serious is the sunni shia divide? >> it is very serious, and for every claim, maybe justifiable, made by the saudi foreign minister, there are equal claims made by the iranian foreign ministry about the fact that for a long time there were elements in saudi society funding jeihad extremists. it also has a history going back to the iran iraq war, and eight year terrible war, unprovoked by iraq at the beginning, which is the saudi arabia yns helped to finance. and these scars are still not resolved. >> and there's isis. >> and there's isis and other jihadist elements, which, by the narrative of the iranians, they see that the saudis have, in part, encouraged. and if they will point to the fact that almost all of the terrorists involved in 9/11 were saudis, none were iranians. >> thank you very much. >> so tensi