regard to the largeness of the country of iran and population of iran. both of these countries can become puppets of politics of iran. [speaking arabic] >> translator: we have to be aware that these two countries do not follow within the trap of iran and iran's unhealthy should not go there. sub 10 [speaking arabic] >> translator: and helping them -- [speaking arabic] [speaking arabic] >> translator: twice a many people as were killed and tunisia and egypt have been killed in bahrain and yemen. however, when it came to tunisia and egypt, then all he had to leave. posting mubarak had to listen to people. however, it looks like they have closed their eyes and ears when it comes to this she has been killed and bahrain and in yemen. [speaking arabic] >> translator: what kind of behavior should we have towards nondemocratic government? [speaking arabic] >> translator: i am not talking about yemen, bahrain and iran. i am talking in general. [speaking arabic] >> translator: the worst solution is a military attack. [speaking arabic] >> translator: remember that

in iran as well. last week al-jazeera intervieweddal saadawi, great iconic feminist from egypt, novelist, medical reformer. and al have sierra which, obviously, doesn't have a sort of feminist agenda like any other major news organization chose to call her the mother of the revolution. and this made me very happy for my egyptian and my arab sisters and brothers, but at the same time it made me a little wary and sad. because i remember in last year, well, in 2009 when the ayatollah died, immediately many, many within the green movement -- even our nobel laureate -- called him the spiritual father of the green movement. now, this was a little scary for me because i had the privilege of meeting with the ayatollah myself in his residence, and i sat with him. often when i see the pictures of young people in his office, i remember myself there too. and i asked him very clearly, you know, what he thought about women's rights. and he said, you know, when it really comes to the letter of the koran, we cannot,

and iran go ahead. well i i think that with regards to syria. the turks are also concerned because they are they have the form of islam that dominates in turkey is is not the islam and it's much more mild and there is a large population and a minority population inside his well as well as as well as a kurdish population so turkey two does not have an interest in syria falling if syria falls i think as your previous case pointed out correctly. no one will really win even i think perhaps even the saudis would be the biggest lou. because if the salahi's in syria are much more hardcore then. than in egypt and if if syria falls then jordan will i think definitely i think fall and saudi arabia will be more surrounded than before because right now the saudis have very poor relations with iraq with iran with back rein obviously. in yemen things are very unstable there is a weak central government the north of yemen but who have poor relations with the saudis because of the bombing of their villages by the saudi

like iran also. praying and. isolated iran right now for a fine your partners and building alliances has already turned in your brain has doing something to go in there relations was highlighted. went to war ship sailed through the suez canal for the first time in thirty one years the shit uprising and also works to iran's advantage to run speaks out in support of protestors who struggle against the so no ruling class. bricklaying and washington's behavior was strongly condemned by this occurred probably why should a monarch family. people each not really should cast their vote in the ballot box and anyone who is elected. will be the leader whether this sense of justice is not applied to ceiling which continues to suppress dissent is cluing not interested in losing one of its allies in the interim as has been reported that iran has provided the syrian authorities that ability prize in dealing with by scale dissent all the while washington is watching we are watching very closely what iran is doing in the region.

and iran for israel is proving that and. iranian threat that their own creates an israel wouldn't be getting the aid from the united states it wouldn't be acting the way it does without anybody stopping their illegal activities and their murders and their. palestinian lands ok jonathan i want to change gears here i just i mean think about the paper that you wrote your recent paper on iran let's talk about how if we call it a revolution a revolt or awakening or spring or whatever it we want to collectively call it what's happening in north africa and how is it going to affect iran. on the ground on the ground well that's a that's a piss that's a difficult one to say i think iran had found a formula for crushing the opposition in two thousand and nine after the fraudulent elections allegedly fraudulent elections where ahmadinejad's allegedly won sixty five percent of the vote and then you had an amass outpouring of people in the cities of tehran but ultimately through a combination of troop force. and in any event what happene

young doctors who exist in iran. there's a number of them. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: if you're an engineer, teach the people of iran how to get rid of the filtering of the internet. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: therefore there's not one single prescription i can write for all people. it depends on what people can do for

look at iran and what you see. first, we see a relatively small island of shia muslims surrounded by a sunni world that despises them. and would rather kill them than all the americans, britains or israelis they can get their hands on. second, we see in iran that in the last decade has been virtually surrounded by u.s. military bases. and knows that its access to the high seas can be shut almost instantly by the u.s. navy. and third, we see an iran whose energy production has peaked and with the economy it supports is steadily declining. in cold war terms then, iran is fully contained by opposing powers but then again so is iraq and that did not stop an unnecessary disastrous war. ah, you might say, but what if iran gets a nuclear weapon, my answer there is no if about it. iran will get a nuclear capability. if we had been serious about stopping it, we would have stopped our european allies from selling iran the necessary elementary technology in the 1990s. the iranian leadership, moreover, has heard nothing from w

iran is primarily shi'ite. winning here about this in late saudi arabia, bahrain, you hear overwhelmingly about how iran is using, not direct political contact, but covert engagements to talk with and power in the minority politically. they talk about it in those terms because what they sensed what iran is doing, correctly or incorrectly, is that they are powering the minorities to change the political status quo in their favor. the great example of this is in bahrain where there was a recent invasion with the authority of the bahraini government. the reason that an invasion, essentially an occupation, was authorized was because the government of bahrain, which is minority sunni, was concern that the iranians were going to overthrow. we see what "the wall street journal" has called a cold war between the two factions of muslims playing out all over the region including bahrain and kuwait. host: ilan berman the vice- president of the american foreign policy council. one more segment to go. we will learn about th

iran is helping syria oppress protesters what's different about syria and iran about protesters in both cases we know for a fact that the united states government was supporting opposition groups and so it's only those two countries where washington has an interest in going to meaning to iran has been a longstanding alliance with syria in this strategically important region right next to iran's arch nemesis israel syria syria isn't the same as libya geopolitically we've always realized that syria is iran's springboard in its fight against israel this is why it will eventually make a powerful signature to impact on iran's positions but this brings us back to the question what country will follow syria if it vents in syria progress according to the libyan scenario we will probably see a similar development in iran unfortunately that is iran will repeat the syrian scenario iranian ships have dropped anchor in syrian ports in nervous proximity to tel aviv but the mask is crippled by a crisis iran may lose its footing in the region this is again a continuation of the idea that you use the in

and so far, iran-- we told iran not to do th. and iran so far say that they don't have any nuclear arms. that's what they say. >> rose: they have a program. >> but i am addressing t world he. >> rose: right. >> israel, why israel is not destroying its had mass destruction arms. an then they can give the answers, and then we will be comfortable. >> rose: what do you think of the united states? >> i don't have the answero this question. >> rose: you talked to president obama. what does he say? i'm told in washington that the two of you have a very good relationship. well, charlie, well, you are maki such a skillful turn here. a leader like obama is, of course, he's going to makhis own.... >> rose: let me turn to two things about you. what do you wan for turkey? you said that turkey has a growing presence in the islamic world, a growing relationship. what is it you want for turkey to be? >> well, the answer i canive to this question is we have no aim to be a leader for the islamic world or for the region. we are not in such an effor

ports enormous proximity to tel aviv the canasta is crippled by crisis iran may lose its footing in the region this is again a continuation of the idea that you use the international machinery to achieve your national objectives under the pretext that you are actually trying to protect human rights should the u.s. and its allies decide to go through with a habit of meddling in aiding evolution. the result may be catastrophic but if there is foreign intervention in syria yes iran's intervention in response to that is a definite and very real possibility just as much as it interfered in iraq when the us invaded back country and is this is proved true the road may be in for an entirely different ballgame if iran and the us get involved in a real hot confrontation it in-house carty moscow the un security council has failed to pass a statement condemning the syrian government for its use of force against anti-government protesters some nations up blocked the move fearing it could lead to a repeat of the situation in libya russia was among the countries that objected to the memory at all

iran's economy suffered as a result. of course, iran continues to get around these sanctions. we knew that would happen, so we have to keep our foot on the gas, ensure that the administration fully implements and forces sanctions and keeps the pressure on the allies to do their part. [applause] the senate will be working on a new round of legislation to help tighten the sanctions we already passed. none of us wants to go to war with iran. on the other side it prevents human suffering, but we will not wait forever or take any option off the table. [applause] president kennedy speaking of the great nuclear challenge of his time reminded us that our problems are manmade and they can be solved by man. he said, man's reason and spirit often solved the seemingly unsolvable, and we believe they can do it again. israel and america have done the impossible before. we can do it again. we must do it again. let me close how i began with a story of a daring israeli rescue mission, one, to me, defines israel. this evening here, but in the middle of the night in israel where it's already the

iran's economy suffered as a result. of course, iran continues to get around these sanctions. we knew that would happen, so we have to keep our foot on the gas, ensure that the administration fully implements and forces sanctions and keeps the pressure on the allies to do their part. [applause] the senate will be working on a new round of legislation to help tighten the sanctions we already passed. none of us wants to go to war with iran. on the other side it prevents human suffering, but we will not wait forever or take any option off the table. [applause] president kennedy speaking of the great nuclear challenge of his time reminded us that our problems are manmade and they can be solved by man. he said, man's reason and spirit often solved the seemingly unsolvable, and we believe they can do it again. israel and america have done the impossible before. we can do it again. we must do it again. let me close how i began with a story of a daring israeli rescue mission, one, to me, defines israel. this evening here, but in the middle of the night in israel where it's already the

the libyan scenario we will probably see a similar development in iran unfortunately that is iran will repeat the syrian scenario iranian ships have dropped anchor in syrian ports enormous proximity to tel aviv with damascus crippled by crisis iran we lose its footing in the region this is again a continuation of the idea that you use the international machinery to achieve your national objectives under the pretext that you are actually trying to protect human rights should the u.s. and its allies decide to go through with a habit of knurling in aiding revolutionary forces in the region the result may be catastrophic that if there is foreign intervention in syria yes iran's intervention in response that is a definite and very real possibility just as much as it interfered in iraq when the us invaded that country and if the citizens prove true the world need be in for an entirely different ballgame if iran and the u.s. get involved in a very real hot. it in house quantity. the u.n. failed to pass a statement condemning violence in syria summations block the move expressing concern the c

plus, new claims right now that iran, yes, iran, has ties to the 9/11 attacks on the united states. we're digging deeper. ♪ the new blackberry playbook. it runs all this at the same time. ♪ why can't every tablet do that? >>> a stunning new federal lawsuit claims that iran helped plan and facilitate the 9/11 attacks on the united states. our own mary snow is in new york. she's been looking into the story for us. what have you learned, mary. >> wolf, lawyers who filed this lawsuit here in new york are asking a judge to hold iran liable for the september 11th attacks and allege iran had prior knowledge of the attacks but exactly how they make that link is unknown since they rely heavily on testimony from defectors, and that testimony is currently sealed. inside the 9/11 commission report, there are two pages that put attorney thomas mown junior on a seven-year path, a path that resulted in a federal lawsuit alleging iran is linked to the september 11th attacks. >> 240, 241. >> under the title "assistance from hezbollah and iran to al qaeda," the report concludes we believe this to

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granting high level officials in the syrian government and criticised the mascot's from britain and iran for this critical script i want someone to run could be next in line for western backed or the uprising. some like it hot but this spring new things have heated up perhaps too much in the arab world egypt's tunisia libya nawas syria northern african region and the middle eastern gulf the brutal civil wars with the western powers playing an important hand some believe this won't stop anytime soon so who's next in line for the greats of fuel in the region the answer may lie on the surface. president assad is disingenuously blaming outsiders while at the same time seeking a rainy in assistance in repressing syria's citizens this need to be bailed him and that's where exactly the united states is looking to get involved i think around has been targeted for some time and if you watch propaganda about syria washington is now claiming that iran is helping syria and oppress protesters what's different about syria about the protesters in both cases really know for a fact that the united states

so in the long run what it effectively does is it decreases their influence over iran and iran has been able to because of this that the sanctions find new partners both in latin america in the far east in the indian subcontinent and in the long run the country is that hurt the most are those countries who wish to have some sort of influence over iran and which are losing them because they are no longer have much trade with a country or a decreasing trade. iranian president ahmadinejad earlier last stars of rock obama for his comments on spreading the tide of revolution in the middle east but does that reveal that i didn't die is running something scared it will happen in this country too. well again i think people here see it the other way around though the speech by obama was pretty hypocritical the way in which he dealt with different countries like bahrain where he effectively considered the majority of bahrain equivalent to a minority in egypt if you look at the text and you know there is a there are a lot of inconsistency in his text but i think those who've read this speech or wa

iran's economy suffered as a result. of course, iran continues to get around these sanctions. we knew that would happen, so we have to keep our foot on the gas, ensure that the administration fully implements and forces sanctions and keeps the pressure on the allies to do their part. [applause] the senate will be working on a new round of legislation to help tighten the sanctions we already passed. none of us wants to go to war with iran. on the other side it prevents human suffering, but we will not wait forever or take any option off the table. [applause] president kennedy speaking of the great nuclear challenge of his time reminded us that our problems are manmade and they can be solved by man. he said, man's reason and spirit often solved the seemingly unsolvable, and we believe they can do it again. israel and america have done the impossible before. we can do it again. we must do it again. let me close how i began with a story of a daring israeli rescue mission, one, to me, defines israel. this evening here, but in the middle of the night in israel where it's already the

i want to turn first to iran. it needs no -- i don't need to recite for you the challenges that iran presents for the region, the middle east and the world. we're, of course, concerned about two basic areas. one is their nuclear capability. and their determination to have a nuclear weapon, in my judgment, and i think in the judgment of others. in addition to that, what even absent that, even if that were not a threat, as it is, their demonstrated support for terrorism throughout the region and well beyond the region especially when it comes to their support for hezbollah and hamas and others. i guess i would ask a couple questions in this area. there's a 2009 -- or i'm sorry, a 2011 annual worldwide threat briefing. our director of national intelligence, and it states in pertinent part -- i'm reading just a limit excerpt. it says and i quote iran has a scientific technical and industrial capacity to produce enough highly enriched uranium for a weapon in the next few years if it chooses to, unquote. and we know tha

. >> iran today, three berkeley hikers' trial was set to start today in iran. >> the attorney in iran actually thought a verdict may come down today and they would be freed but they delayed the trial and being very tight-lipped about the reason why. >> the es tee have espionage trial was supposed to begin today. but they were never brought to court from their prison cells. iranian officials gave no explanation. sarah shourd was supposed to appear in court but is not going back to iran to ties charges. she was the only one granted bail and now suffers from post-traumatic stress. >> we are worried about their mental health because of the extreme prolonged detention and isolation. we don't even know if they are alive. we haven't seen any indication of them for three months. >> iran is well aware she wouldn't show up today so she believes that is not the reason for the palace minute trial delay. they arrested them two years along the border, accusing them of spying. the three say they were hiking and accidentally wandered into the country. since shore's release two men have made a court a

they speak to me a bit earlier on iran. as nato bombs continue to fall across libya the still no sign of an end to the bloodshed in bed look russia has called for a ceasefire between the libyan government of the opposition in order to stop the violence they stuffed the thought of minister sergei lavrov met with rebel representatives here in the russian capital to help resolve the conflict however the rebel opposition while refusing to hold talks with gadhafi did pledge its commitment to future dialogue with russia during a visit to moscow by libyan government envoys last week rush declared its support for u.n. and african union mediating efforts exactly representative said ready to withdraw from complex there is but only when the rebels drop their weapons and nato stops bombing moscow says the alliance carrying out its campaign in libya has so far failed to act in accordance with the un resolutions. government opposition in georgia vows to overthrow president mikheil saakashvili by wednesday thousands strong protests agains

in numerous books to tel aviv but damascus crippled by crisis iran may lose its footing in the region this is again a continuation of the idea that you use the international machinery to achieve your national objectives under the pretext that you are actually trying to protect human rights should the u.s. and its allies decide to go through with a habit of meddling in aiding revolutionary forces in the region the result may be catastrophic but if there is foreign intervention in syria yes iran's intervention in response that is a definite and very real possibility just as much as it interfered in iraq when the u.s. invaded that country and if suspicions proved true the world may be in for an entirely different ballgame if iran in the u.s. get involved in a very real hot confrontation in the house quietly. the u.n. failed to pass a statement condemning violence in syria submissions blocked the move expressing concern of the country could face a libyan style scenario and it russia was among them saying that outside intervention would only lead to further destabilization in a fully fledg

rose: take iran, as one. where yohave said that turkey, for example, i think the word you used was that turkey can speak critically to iran. >> yes. >> rose: how will you do that? >> it is interesting. i mean, have a regional charter, even multicontinental. if a turkish or foreign minisr speaks in tehran with an iranian counterpart we can speak in a very friendly frank, manner as a neighbor. or in cairo we can speak with egyptians as one of them. in brussels we can speak as a european. again in brussels we can sak as a member of nato. and these are not conflicting. therefore the potential of communication of turkey with many actors at the same time in an efficient manner is really unique for turkey. >> rose: is there a move to play an expanding role in the islamic world? >> not... in general in the world yes. we are trying to increase... expand our role phenomenon global affairs, in regional affairs. for example, we have a tin american initiative. we opened two new embassies in latin america and our relations

they were chance of a china to iran. we have other allegations of the -- allegations with respect to congo, barundi. in china, there were shipments -- usually from north korea. someone said a couple of days ago -- analysts said china is having problems with lax enforcement control. while china cannot -- what is the state department's policy on this issue? to what degree do you believe is a priority issue in terms of our future relations? >> we are very concerned about these allegations of trans- shipment. there needs to be greater transparency and scrutiny. getting back to the issue of the region itself and the special relationships china has developed with several of these countries, we believe that china should use its influence as a source for stability and security and prosperity for the entire region. we encourage china to end -- to use that relationship to increase the security and stability of the region. that also applies to north korea. we are deeply concerned about the shipment of weapons -- weapons system -- w

director of elam ministries that serves christians in iran. gary lane spoke with david about the arrests. >>>> what crime are these christians accused of? >> actually, they are not officially accused of anything. they haven't been given charges, they have kept in prison for months at a time. >> david, when mahmoud ahmadenijad came to power in 2005, he said he will stamp out christianity in iran. this is an ongoing thing ever since he came to power. why now is it intensifying? >> it has been intensifying these last few years and in particular, the last year it has been very, the persecution has gained momentum. that is because the church is growing with increasing momentum. the government officials are publically stating that. for the first time they have never acknowledged that the iranians are becoming christians. for the first time they are saying this publically writing it about it in the newspapers, warning people. states publically they will arrest people who are becoming christians. that they will close down networks of house churches an

. >> iran today, three berkeley hikers' trial was set to start today in iran. >> the attorney in iran actually thought a verdict may come down today and they would be freed but they delayed the trial and being very tight-lipped about the reason why. >> the es tee have espionage trial was supposed to begin today. but they were never brought to court from their prison cells. iranian officials gave no explanation. sarah shourd was supposed to appear in court but is not going back to iran to ties charges. she was the only one granted bail and now suffers from post-traumatic stress. >> we are worried about their mental health because of the extreme prolonged detention and isolation. we don't even know if they are alive. we haven't seen any indication of them for three months. >> iran is well aware she wouldn't show up today so she believes that is not the reason for the palace minute trial delay. they arrested them two years along the border, accusing them of spying. the three say they were hiking and accidentally wandered into the country. since shore's release two men have made a court a

iran accused them of espionage. hikers said they got in the country accidentally and if a family says there is no evidence to the contrary. >> it's clear if they were, had anything on them thing would have done and over a long time ago. more obvious it it has become political. >> shourd announced she would not return to iran for trial because she is suffering from depression and ptsd. she was the one one of the three that was granted bail last year on and on bail $500,000. we will be following this all morning and bring you the latest from the newsroom. janelle wang, "abc 7 news." >> mount diablo school district board voted to lay off 180 teachers in a way to deal with the budget crisis. they rallied before the meeting in concord. declining enrollment prompted board officials to make the staff cuts. another anticipated shortfall caused by state funding deferrals is expected in june. >> cal state trustees is dealing with a plan to $1 billion in state budget cuts. trustees say it will only happen if the state legislat

the iman in libya and bahrain and syria and iran so no revolution so far but there might be some to come along van my or new york what do you think about that i mean and should be thinking about revolution in a positive sense ok we can talk about that we will be democratic. well what we are really witnessing today in the middle east is what i call a revolutionary changes that is revolutionary changes by definition is that whether or not the status quo ante will be restored i do not believe that the status quo ante will be restored so in that sense they are revolutionary changes whether the military remains in egypt or in tunisia and elsewhere the changes will have to be to have to take place and i think all of our government with no exception in one form or another will have to introduce some kind of reform in order to meet the expectations of the hopes and aspirations of the people in that sense these are revolutionary changes or they are worlds have never experienced before and these changes are going to continue for some time to come because the wave of instability or rouget changes i

what is bank iran gets a nuclear weapon? iran will get a nuclear weapon. if we have been serious about stopping it, we would have stopped the european allies from selling them the necessary technology in the 1990's. irani leadership has heard nothing from the u.s., israel, and nato except for the threats of regime change and strikes. it has done little but except the reality of the u.n. sanctions and they saw those turning on their own president, by cheering a speech by benjamin not -- and benjamin netanyahu cheering for war on iran. as it is received to date in egypt, western governments to encourage their college students to twitter young iranians to have a revolution, without a care of how many would die in the streets. iran's leaders would be truly negligent if bay or not seeking a defense from the world's nations. iran will certainly get a nuclear weapon. then what? my response would be, so what? iran does not have the ability to hit the united states with such a weapon. the shiites will not supply the sunni extremists, who would be more likely to use

of a nuclear iran looms larger than ever, and we must never take our eye off iran. [applause] that is why congress will soon pass a bipartisan iran threat reduction act making it the official u.s. policy to prevent iran from acquiring nuclear weapons capability. [cheers and applause] plain and simple, if you do business with iran, you cannot do business with america. meanwhile, during this arab spring, we all hope that freedom will take a leap forward in the middle east, and we will do everything we can to support institutions of democracy and civil society. yet the truth is, there is much uncertainty. there is one thing for certain, america will do everything in her power to keep israel strong and secure [applause] the longstanding anti-israel, anti-semitic vitriol persists, but the world must no longer turn a deaf ear. it is time for america to lead. and so to the merging governments of the middle east, america must clearly state it is not ok to vilify israel. it is not ok to demonize jews, and is time to stop scapegoating israel. [applause] nearly 7,000 miles awa

federal a buscar su regalo atrasado del día de las madres dicen que irán a apoyar ley para respaldar su seguridad en casas donde trabajan >> se están violando los derechos de muchas, como los de enfermedad, no se les pagan sus sueldos, no se les dan vacaciones, etc. >> madres adolescentes tienen que lidiar con responsabilida de sacar adelante nueva vida aún en medio de estudios >> la maternidad no es un juego, algo que angelica fernandez descubrio tarde, pues se embarazó a los 14 años >> los sueños de quinceañera quedaron en el pasado, un vestido es su único recuerdo >> es difícil, porque quieres estar con tus amigos, pero eres mamá, y tu hijo te encesita >> falta de información cultural y religiosa impide a las niñas estar mejor informadas al respecto >> algunas escuelas han optado por tener su propia guardería, para evitar que estudiantes deserten >> aún así, muchos abandonan la escuela el 94% de los instituciones enseñan la abstinencia como única medida para prevenir el embarazo no deseado pero un amplio porcentaje a temprana edad ya están teniendo relaciones sexu

we must never take our eye off iran. [applause] and that's why congress will soon pass the bipartisan iran threat reduction act, making it official u.s. policy to prevent iran from acquiring nuclear weapons capability. [applause] plain and simple, if you do business with iran, you cannot do business with america. meanwhile, during this arab spring, we all hope that freedom will take a leap forward in the middle east. and we will do everything we can to support institutions of democracy and civil society. yet the truth is, there is much uncertainty. however, there is one thing for certain -- america must do everything in its power to keep israel strong and secure. the longstanding anti-israel, anti-semitic vitriol persists. but the world must no longer turn a deaf ear. it's time for america to lead. [applause] to the emerging governments of the middle east, america must clearly state -- it is not okay to vilify israel. it is not okay to demonize jews. and it's time to stop scapegoating israel. [applause] nearly 7,000 mile