earthquakes. how tehran is meeting an ever-present threat. >>> and the world record transfer of garrett has that finally happen. we'll have more why the spanish player took so long. that and more when we come back. begin to take effect? >> reporter: the laws do not go next. >>> for cedric, a walk deep deep into the jungle is not an exotic holiday. rather for him the rain forest is a way of daily life and survival. >> translator: here in the jungle we go to hunt and to fish. it's our culture. without this jungle, we have nothing here. were he and 70 other people live in the ville ablg deep in the jungles of french guiana, and this is europe's largest natural park in the only slice of the amazon. the residents have decided to protect the village from development for good reason. in only one hectare of forest here, there are more plant and animal species than in the whole of europe. there's something else here. gold, and lots of it. that's why the government granted a small french mining company named rexma a five-year license to explore it against the wishes of the villagers. the

obama and his new counterpart. has tehran turned over a new leaf? will syria into the uranian nuclear standoff -- the nuclear standoff? the hour begins in the newsroom. >> these are the headlines. failing to ci two i, russia disagrees with france that a u.n. report fails to prove syria used chemical weapons last month. a gunman who killed 12 people in washington navy yard on monday as identified as a navy contractor. stage one complete, after a 19 hour operation, the wreck of the costa concordia is turned up right. first, a day after a u.n. report confirmed that chemical weapons were used in damascus last month, a visit by french foreign minister to moscow has highlighted sharp divisions over who used them. rents, which pushed -- which pushed for military action, france said it was the syrian regime and wants russian support for a stronger yuan resolution. moscow says it is likely the rebels are to blame. >> despite the smiles for his russian opposite number, on tuesday he failed to make moscow shift its stance on syria. on monday a report by u.n. inspectors confirmed the use

relations between washington and tehran. >> it is way too soon to presume either the prospect of an agreement on the nuclear program which we hope to be able to achieve, but we are quite sober about the potential for that, and that obviously would need to be a first step before going on to discuss other aspects of the u.s.-iranian relationship which has a long way to go to get to the state of normalization. >> the next round of nuclear talks will be held in geneva in october. >> james rosen in washington, thanks. and as tensioned grow between israel and tehran, what role will the united states play? we will talk more in depth about it. we have lisa coming up in the next hour. >>> there is a new report out that the feds are spying on americans using social media. the new york times reporting that the nsa has been exploiting its vast collection of information on u.s. citizens. the goal is to map social connections, locations and travel by creating very sophisticated grass and diagrams. the newspaper reporting that the gathering of personal information has actually been going on for ne

earthquakes in the past year ago. tehran has been 340e689 spared but as siriah liney reports, it's just a matter of time. >> welcome to tehran, one of the world's most dangerous cities. not because of crime but because of nature. more than 250 earthquakes have hit the city in the past four months. it's a worry tehranis live with on a dailies. >> it is an earthquake prone country. we don't have low-risk areas. all faults are average or high-risk. tehran's earthquake risk is high and the city has been destroyed several times. we should not predict it. but we expect an average to strong earthquake in tehran. >> what the city's draftisaster manager is preparing for a quake that seismologists expect will hit ta run. last year, survivors criticized the government for slow response time and lack of rescue equipment. the city is forming volunteer squads across the city to avoid the same situation. >> we have organized more than 800 volunteer groups in tehran. we have trained them and provided them with the necessary equipment. more than a thousand groups have been organized in different places li

revamp tehran's image around the world. barbara starr takes a closer look at the man who is inspiring hopes for better u.s./iran ties. >> reporter: all eyes are onh hassan rowhani, iran's new president, still largely a man of mystery as they try to figure out a nuclear weapons program as he told nbc in an interview. >> we have, time and again, said that under no circumstances would we seek any weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons. >> leading president obama to an historic step, ordering secretary of state john kerry to pursue a nuclear deal with tehran. >> i don't believe this difficult history can be overcome overnight. the suspicions run too deep. but i do believe that if we can resolve the issue of iran's nuclear program, that can serve as a major step down a long road toward a different relationship. >> but will rowhani deliver or is it all a charm offensive? he has called for what he has said is the age of blood feud. he has a twitter account, posting pictures of himself, arriving in new york for the united nations meeting and wishing jews this month a blessedbl

been more than 10,000 er quakes in the last year alone. so far tehran has escaped the worst, but they say it's a matter of time before a quake hits the capital. we have the report. >> reporter: welcome to tehran, one of the world's most dangerous cities not because of crime but because of nature. more than 250 earthquakes have hit the city in the past four months. it's a worry tehran has lived with on a daily basis. >> translator: iran is an earthquake-prone country. we don't have low-risk areas. all faults are either average or high risk. tehran's earthquake threat is very high according to scientific cities, and the city has been destroyed several times already. we cannot predict it, but we should expect an average to strong earthquake in tehran. >> reporter: they're preparing for a 7.2 magnitude quake. one that seismologists expect will destroy much of tehran. just last year two quakes hit the country's north flattening villages in low-populated rural areas. survivors criticize the government for the slow response time and lack of rescue equipment. the city is forming volunteer squ

, thanks. >>> there is more news tonight from tehran after ann curry's exclusive interview with the new president of iran. she is the first western journalist to have access to hassan rouhani. the reaction continues today to what he said, especially concerning what he said about nuclear weapons. in a moment some of the reaction. first tonight ann has more from tehran on what happens when he comes to the u.s. next week. ann, good evening. >> reporter: that's right, brian. good evening to you. the strong statements from iran's new president that he would never build a nuclear weapon and has full authority to negotiate a deal has sparked growing anticipation, especially here in iran about what might happen when he goes before the united nations next week. are you willing to meet with president obama in new york at the united nations? >> translator: i do not have any plan to meet president obama in our agenda. >> reporter: would you be against meeting with president obama in the near future, mr. president? >> translator: well, anything is possible in the world of politics. it depends on the

development, including reaction from tehran. we'll go live to the iranian capital this hour. >>> plus, the looming government shutdown. the ball is now back in the house of representatives' court, with only three days remaining. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. er you're in "the situation room." let's get on the breaking news. it's really a phone call with potentially huge ramifications. president obama announced he spoke this afternoon by phone with the new iranian president, hassan rouhani, and discussed his country's controversial nuclear program. this is the first such contact in more than three decades. watch this. >> i spoke on the phone with president rouhani of the islamic republic of iran. the two of us discussed our ongoing efforts to reach an agreement over iran's nuclear program. i reiterated to president rouhani what i said in new york. while there will surely be important obstacles to moving forward, and success is by no means guaranteed, i believe we can reach a comprehensive solution. i've directed secretary kerry t

iran can reach a comprehensive solution over tehran's nuclear program. the white house spokesperson says the conversation lasted 15 minutes. the last time u.s. and iranian leaders spoke was the year of the hostage crisis in tehran, 1979. meanwhile, an iranian diplomat is getting ready for more talks with the international nuclear watchdog. he spoke with an international atomic energy agency representative for the first time since the president took office last month. and they agreed to meet again next month for a more comprehensive discussion. iran's envoy to the aiea they met with the agency's deputy director general and head of safeguards. >> we had constructive discussions on the different issues and we agreed to meet again on the 28 the of october. >> analysts say the talks next month will pave the way for inspectors to visit iran's nuclear facilities. they are repeatly asked for aks to a military facility outside of a rap and suspect the site plays a role in production of nuclear weapons. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe used the u.n. general f general assembly to highlig

: welcome to tehran, one of the world's most dangerous cities, not because of crime but because ofnate. more than 250 earthquakes have hit the city in the past four months. it's a worey tehran has lived with on a daily basis. >> iran is an earthquake prone country. with we don't have low risk companies. all are average or high risk. tehran's earthquake rate is heig high. the city has been destroyed several times. we cannot predict it but we should expect an average to strong earthquake in tehran. >> the organization is preparing for a 7.2 magnitude quake, one that seismologists expect will destroy much of tehran. just last year, two quakes hit the country's north, flattening villages in low populations of rural areas. survivors criticize the government for slow response time and the lack of ref rescue equipment. the city is forming volunteer scoots across the city to avoid the same situation. >> that will have organized more than 800 volunteer groups in tehran. we have trained them and provide them with the necessary equipment. more than a thousand groups have been organized in

. secretary of date over -- state over tehran's nuclear ambitions. brock obama making cautious overtures to iran in his speech before the -- barack obama making cautious overtures to iran in his speech before the general assembly. could this be the start of the biggest tectonic shift in the region since 1979 overthrow of the shah of iran? or is -- as current sectarian violence in iraq shows, our ancient -- are ancient divides cast in stone? with us is france's ambassador to iran from 2000 to 2000 i. francois nicoullaud of the middle east institute. from washington, political scientist majid rafizadeh. welcome as well. we can welcome back as well robert zarate of the foreign- policy initiative, also in the u.s. capitol and she is a former u.s. state department official, laurie dundon. you can join the conversation on facebook and on twitter. our hash tag #f24today. barack obama fired his strongest shot against russia. which has used its veto power at the security council to block action against bashar al-assad in syria. >> now there must be a strong security council resolution to verify assa

been reviewed again. still ahead for you this hour a mixed welcome iran's president returns to tehran after his first appearance at the u.n. general assembly and of the historic phone conversation with president barack obama . greek authorities are conducting a sweeping crackdown on the extreme right golden dawn party arresting its leader and a dozen senior official members stems from the murder of a prominent anti-fascist two weeks ago allegedly by a golden dawn activist the part party has become the third largest in greece and is best known for terrorizing immigrants and attacking political rivalry rivals but dr alexander because i'm a us who's a specialist in the country's politics says the more the government tries to suppress it the more it is likely to flourish. so far as the position of the m.p.'s for whom arrest warrants have been issued is concerned by the fact that they will be on trial in under arrest they will nor to lose their status as members of the greek parliament corso seems be the case if you try and close something and you drive it underground it thrives conversely

tehran's new leadership during his oval office meeting with the u.s. leader netanyahu urged obama not to ease the sanctions on iran arguing that the pressures need to be kept in place in order for diplomacy to work now israel believes that iran's new president hassan rouhani has been using conciliatory words and gestures as a smokescreen to conceal tehran's intentions of using its nuclear program to build a bomb israel considers a nuclear armed iran to be an extra central threat and insists that iran fully dismantle what it calls a military nuclear program now president rouhani maintains that his country's nuclear program is only being used for peaceful purposes and during his trip to new york city last week he repeatedly promised that his government will be much more transparent with the international community however the iranian leader did say that he will not give up his nation's nuclear program entirely now during their meeting obama assured netanyahu that it's imperative for the u.s. that iran does not possess a nuclear weapon but the u.s. leader did say that the iranians are pr

relations could be drowned out by the loud voices of america's and tehran allies. greek authorities are conducting a sweeping crackdown of the far right golden dawn party arresting his leader and a dozen senior officials and members it stems from the murder of a prominent and i sasha's two weeks ago allegedly by a member of golden dawn the party has become greece's third largest and its best known for terrorizing immigrants and attacking political rivals researcher george seagal us from me hello nic european affairs think tank told us what is driving the government's. the main objective of the government is to show to the greek public opinion that there may. be simply with the sas the neo fascist organization and at the same time to persuade public opinion that it's not the best choice for them to vote for sats on their own as a war they because party and i would like to see their government to follow another policy within the context of preemption and they haven't seen something like that because i can tell you that for the first sentence of this parting they lection of two thousand an

tehran and washington. >> reporter: iran, 1953. a revolution backed by the cia unfolds on the streets of tehran. prime minister was ousted in the coup, restricting flow to the west. >> eisenhower administration believed its actions were justified for strategic reasons, but the coup was clearly a setback for iran's political development. and it is easy to see now why many iranians continue to resent this intervention by america in their internal affairs. >> reporter: that resentment grew during the quarter century rule of the shah, criticized for his lavish lifestyle and in favor of stronger ties to the west. by 1979, riots led by supreme leader were sweeping iran. the shah was sent into exile. u.s. ties with iran were shattered after islamic militants took 66 americans hostage in the u.s. embassy, holding them for 444 days. washington later struck back at iran by supporting its invading neighbor, iraq, in a war that lasted throughout most of the '80s. the hostility was cemented in 2002 when u.s. president george bush named iran in its so-called axis of evil. >> north korea has a regime a

. >> iran's president hassan rouhani is back in tehran after a busy week into new york and an historic phone call with president obama, the first time in three decades that the leaders spoke to each other. some see it as a sign of progress, others say there was no justification for the call. >> this was the moment the often angry relationship between iran and the u.s. moved on. the u.s. president on the phone with his iranian counterpart, the first top-level contact between the two countries in more than 30 years. >> hassan rouhani broke the news of the conversation on twitter, posting: >> from the white house, a show of respect for iran and the iranian people. >> i believe we got a responsibility to pursue diplomacy and we have a unique opportunity to make progress for the new leadership in tehran. i communicated to president hassan rouhani my deep respect for the iranian people. >> for his sign a sign that things are changing. >> >> translation: hearing mr obama, the president of the united states, he sounds different compared to the past. i view it as a positive step. >> th

old order is upended and people grapple with what comes next. tehran stillin ane the old messages about evil america. the hope is the actions of a new president might make dealing with what comes next in the middle east a little less difficult. rouhani has made appeals to the west, arriving in new york and then tweeting the news, presenting himself as pragmatic and modern. in the end, he met the french president, not the american one, but her real dialogue between iran and america, if it happens, could change a lot. all the crises connected in different ways. the one about iran's nuclear program is smoldering, but has the potential to be the most dangerous of the mall, which is why they are pursuing a diplomatic opening here at the u.n. this week. but to make it work, of the iranians and the americans are going to have to show much more flexibility than they have in the past. people, not just demonstrators at the u.n. in recent years, a fundamental split in the middle east has been friends of america versus friends of iran. but bridging that gap is the diplomatic link the middle e

rowhani tweeted a picture of himself just before departing new york for tehran. rowhani has spent much of his week at the united nations trying to dazzle the west with a new diplomatic tone including at today's closing press conference. >> translator: as a first step we can stop further escalation of tensions, then reduce tensions then move to understand each other. >> reporter: it's been more than 30 years since the leaders of iran and the united states have spoken. at that time jimmy carter was president and it took place just before the country's islamic revolution. this kind of outreach to an international foe is something candidate obama promised back when he was running for president in 2008. a pledge he was strongly criticized for at the time. >> and i have disagreed with senator clinton for example on meeting with iran. >> reporter: the president never did reach out to rowhani's predecessor, mahmoud ahmadinejad, but it was rowhani's new tone that changed mr. obama's calculus. >> but believe we have a responsibility to pursue diplomacy and we have a unique opportunity to make progr

grapple with what comes next. tehran stillin ane the old messages about evil america. the hope is the actions of a new president might make dealing with what comes next in the middle east a little less difficult. rouhani has made appeals to the west, arriving in new york and then tweeting the news, presenting himself as pragmatic and modern. in the end, he met the french president, not the american one, but her real dialogue between iran and america, if it happens, could change a lot. all the crises connected in different ways. the one about iran's nuclear program is smoldering, but has the potential to be the most dangerous of the mall, which is why they are pursuing a diplomatic opening here at the u.n. this week. but to make it work, of the iranians and the americans are going to have to show much more flexibility than they have in the past. people, not just demonstrators at the u.n. in recent years, a fundamental split in the middle east has been friends of america versus friends of iran. but bridging that gap is the diplomatic link the middle east needs most right now. jeremy bow

meeting since the iranian revolution in 1979. britain's foreign secretary, william hague says tehran's words must be turned into concrete action. >> time is right for the statements to be matched by concrete steps by iraq. to address the international community's concerns about iran's intentions. if such steps are taken, i believe a more instructive relationship can be created between us. >> iran's new president, hassan rouhani, is in new york and will address the assembly tuesday after the western friendly oped in "the washington post." his speech is generating a lot of good news. president obama will speak tuesday. the rest of the time he and john kerry will lobby for a security council revolution to make legal the geneva agreement between ruru rura russia and the u.s. >> nuclear india and nuclear pack stan now making nice over kashmir, a thorn in each other's side. a side note. president of sudan is threatening to turn up. wanted on charges of genocide, war crimes and charges of humanity in dar fur, his presence would present a dilemma for the u.s. over whether to arrest him or not.

. >> thanks. >>> there is more news tonight from tehran after ann curry's exclusive interview with the new president of iran. she is the first western journalist to have access to hassan rouhani. the reaction continues today concerning what he said about nuclear weapons. in a moment some of the reaction. first tonight ann has more from tehran on what happens when he comes to the u.n. next week. good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you. the strong statements from iran's new president that he would never build a nuclear weapon and has full authority to negotiate a deal has sparked growing anticipation, especially here in iran about what might happen when he egos beyond the united nations next week. are you willing to meet with president obama in new york at the united nations? >> translator: i do not have any plan to meet president obama in our agenda. >> reporter: would you be against meeting with president obama in the near future, mr. president? >> translator: well, anything is possible in the world of politics. it depends on the necessary conditions. >> reporter: mr. president,

tweet from tehran. but it was shut down pretty rapidly. is this a fight between hard- liners and moderates? why she asking that question? the new president of iran has promised to free up internet access, but there are hard- liners who are overseeing internet censorship crusade is not the time to lift these restrictions on the internet. it seems to be some kind of ideological tug-of-war going on at some level. a france 24 journalists spoke to turn list close to the power in tehran who say it was a technical glitch, not a power struggle. occasionally they update the firewalls. sources in tehran are now saying it is the opposite of what some thought, it seems like they were toughening or making those firewalls even stronger and broader. it led to quite a bit of excitement, which was quickly quelled. a quick look at foreign policy from around 2012. is facebook and twitter really that much of a risk? it was completely blown out of all proportion and in fact, text messages e-mail and word-of- mouth played a much bigger role than twitter or facebook and bringing people together for tho

from president how hani from hard liners from his return to tehran. >> reporter: this was the moment the relationship between iran and the u.s. moved on. he was on the phone with his irane counterpart, the first top level contact in more than 30 years. president rouhani broke the news on twitter posting in regards to nuclear issue with political will, there is a way to rapidly solve the matter. we're hopeful about what we will see from p5 plus 1 and your government in particular from coming weeks and months. i express my gratitude for your hospitality and phone call. have a good day, mr. president. from the white house a show of respect for iran and the iranian people. >> i believe we have a responsibility to pursue diplomacy and we have a unique opportunity to make progress with the new leadership in tehran. i communicated to president rouhani my deep respect for the people. >> for his part a sign from the iranee irane president things ae changes. >> i used that as a positive step. >> reporter: the presidential call came after this historic mean, that brought iran's foreign minister

build nuclear weapons and supporting terrorism. the storming of the u.s. embassy in tehran and the 440 day hostage crisis that followed has a u.s. president spoken to an iranian president. >> the very fact this was the first communications between an american and iranian president since 1979 underscores the deepness between our countries and indicates the prospect of moving beyond that difficult history. >> reporter: news of the call broke with a tweet from iran's president shortly before president obama announced it, rouhani turned down a face to face meeting when both men were in new york on tuesday, but the call was his idea. rouhani has been in new york all week, speaking at the u.n. and vowing warmer relations with the united states. the obstacles are huge, for years war with iran has seemed more likely than diplomatic progress. the president says he sees a chance for a big change. beginning with renewed talks on iran's nuclear program. >> i believe we have a responsibility to pursue diplomacy, and a unique opportunity to make progress with the new leadership in tehran. >> reporte

stalled negotiations over tehran's nuclear ambitions for the rainy and foreign ministers of these countries both deal on the contested issue can be made within a year u.s. and british diplomats raising the tone and spirit of the meeting however he said sanctions against tehran were counterproductive and expressed hope they would be lifted in the near future the u.s. warned there would be no major concessions on sanctions until tehran that makes its nuclear program completely transparent but it's fight this apparent passion and prudence experts say the newly adopted approach of conciliation is bearing fruit. iran feared a fairly comfortable position and they felt that the policy of ahmadinejad the previous i thought of mr rouhani was not helping at all from a legal standpoint iran feels that it has done everything it could and if there is anything it wants to gain public opinion it knows that the media has waged a war against it it has verified it. and it has portrayed it in a position of a threat to the international community now it is trying to make a case to the international p

syrian crisis i'm joined by mohammad marandi in turn he is a professor at the university of tehran and in washington we cross to eunice he is the president of the baltimore chapter of muslim community usa originally crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it professor marandi in turn i know you follow western media very carefully and you know when i read the neo cons in the new york times and all the other organs there and there's always that here and there like all my goodness this is the opportunity we've been waiting for for a long time three for one side hezbollah and iran but unfortunately for mr obama he hit a brick wall how do you look at how do you when you read that kind of narrative what's your reaction. yes i think when we hear people in washington say that a strike on syria sends a message to tehran not only is it immoral but also it shows that indeed tehran is very much in their calculations and the united states wants to weaken iran through striking the syrian people. but i think that really what happened is quite th

president george w. bush named iran in his infamous axis of evil speech causing outrage in tehran in two thousand and five came the first of several statements in which bush hinted at the possibility of using force three years later president bush described iran as the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism saying action was needed before it's too late in two thousand and ten the united states and israel stepped up cyber war efforts aimed at disrupting whatever iran's main nuclear power plants and in summer two thousand and twelve the united states imposed some of its most crippling sanctions banning world banks from completing oil transactions with tehran a few countries were exempt in return for an agreement to cut oil imports from iraq and just this september president obama hinted that pulling back on a strike against syria does not mean he would do the same when it comes to iran in light of iran's current apparent change of tone artie's anissa now it takes a look at how responsive america is likely to be. the u.s. and iran haven't had diplomatic relations for over thirty years b

. this week saw hassan rouhani reach out but also defend tehran from political attacks iran is an anchor of stability in unstable region the iranian threat is imaginary and is used as an excuse for the misdeeds of others iran poses absolutely no threat to the world or the region ronnie made it clear that iran does not want nuclear weapons and that it wants peace but also to be treated as an equal rainy and u.s. officials praised high level meetings that took place on the sidelines of the general assembly and the country's president spoke over the phone for the first time in over three decades but what would it take for a would be photo op to become a new u.s. approach towards iran a lot of us have are very tied his hands are tied that there are people and lobby groups in the united states that do not want to see the united states and iran after thirty four years of demonizing the country to have relations the u.s. is in a tough spot it has to keep from north. relation of the middle east and now the alienation of the arab muslims in general against the earth is mostly due to the co

tehran had one of the most active nuclear programs in the world three years later the white house started making its first threats that the u.s. was considering an attack in two thousand and eight bush went as far as accusing iran of being the world's biggest sponsor of terrorism and urging the global community to confront the danger before it's too late two years later the u.s. joined with israel in launching a cyber attack in a bid to derail its nuclear program then in two thousand and twelve the u.s. force world banks to stop completing oil transactions with tehran this dealt a major blow to iran's economy aggravating inflation and accelerating the nation's currency devaluation and this september a bomber reiterated that he still considers military action against iran along with other options to apply pressure. artie's in the tsunami try to find out whether iran's offer of cooperation is likely to find a positive response in america. the u.s. and iran haven't had diplomatic relations for over thirty years but recently both sides have suggested that steps could be taken to chang

that tehran is ready for a lessening of the tensions between tehran and washington that they're ready to cooperate and get rid of any concerns and we've certainly heard barack obama earlier this week say that he believes. that the door for diplomacy is still open if tehran is willing to walk through it so this meeting today that is has to be going on right now as we speak is going to determine exactly what steps come next when it comes to iran will this meeting comes in i mean this you you briefly mention this iranian president rouhani addressed the general assembly session on nuclear disarmament this morning he called for a nuclear weapon free world so given that he said the small. does that give us any insights into what's going on in this meeting that's taking place right now about iranians nuclear weapon nuclear program to some to some extent it does sam because certainly it's shows us that a change of tone has taken place really between iran and the united states in this speech that you referred to rouhani said that these dangerous weapons. cannot be and no hands that hold them a

conversation between the nation's leaders offers a hope for progress in stalled talks over tehran's nuclear program. greenpeace activist still in custody after attempting to scale and to. face charges of. national leaders to discuss the future of the polar region. and greek authorities crack down on the country's golden dawn party after the murder of an anti-fascist that linked to the group led to mass protests. with me. well this week's un general assembly gathering was marked by some major diplomatic breakthroughs the foreign players reached their first agreement on syria since the start of the conflict that historic call open the prospects for real progress over international concern about iran's nuclear ambitions. reports on changes in tone and policies. hope for diplomacy progress on two fronts at the united nations a new tone in policy towards iran and a security council resolution on chemical weapons in syria the open union we've been hearing increasingly often the argument that the threat or use of force which is directly prevented by the un charter might be the most efficient way t

the university of tehran and in washington we cross to eunice he is the president of the baltimore chapter of muslim community usa originally cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it professor marandi in turn i know you follow western media very carefully and you know when i read the neo-cons in the new york times and all the other organs there and there's always that here and there like all my goodness this is the opportunity we've been waiting for for a long time three for one assad to hezbollah and iran but unfortunately for mr obama he hit a brick wall how do you look at how do you when you read that kind of narrative what's your reaction. yes i think when we hear people in washington say that a strike on syria sends a message to tehran not only is it immoral but also it shows that indeed tehran is very much in their calculations and the united states wants to weaken iran through striking the syrian people. but i think that really what happened is quite darcus it obama has not only isolated himself internationally and d

iran received a mixed welcome in tehran on his return from his headline stealing attendance at the u.n. general assembly in new york rouhani supporters welcomed his return while dozens of opponents chanting anti-american slogans threw eggs and shoes at his car they oppose the president's softening the islamic republic's stance towards the u.s. and a change of tone on nuclear weapons that follows the historical phone conversation between rowhani and obama the first direct talks between u.s. and iranian leaders for more than three decades after that phone call president obama voiced hopes of progress over tehran's atomic ambitions. and said that serious obstacles remain america's top ally in the middle east israel remains skeptical of iran's less confrontational approach at the u.n. labeling it a smokescreen norman solomon from the institute for public accuracy says that hawks in washington are pushing the white house to be more hardline in its policy towards tehran. the u.s. government is under great pressure from the hawks in washington many of whom want the united states to either

to be fooled by tehran's new leadership israel believes iran's new president hassan rouhani has been using conciliatory words and gestures something of a smokescreen to conceal tehran's intentions on building a nuclear bomb and netanyahu is expected to deliver also according to reports new intelligence that his accusations that israel is going to try its best to persuade the u.s. to maintain its tough economic sanctions against iran sanctions that have caused iranian citizens to suffer for many many years and if the u.s. and its western counterparts achieve some progress with iran in the next couple of months in terms of iran's nuclear program making it more transparent then many believe that these international sanctions and unilateral sanctions that the u.s. has imposed on iran they will ease they will be lifted and this is something that israel does not want to see happen prime minister netanyahu doesn't seem pleased that thirty plus years of cold relations between tehran and washington are quickly thawing let's remember that last week president rouhani and obama spoke over t