the problem is the i.a.e.a. has been searching iran for the last ten years, has spent more time in iran than -- >> rose: if you've got nothing knot to hide, let them come in and do what they want to. because you are saying we have nothing to hide, want centrifuges tore peaceful purposes, so i say to you inspection is a big deal for trust and verification or non-trust and non-verification whatever you want to define it as, it's a big deal for the americans. >> it is a big deal. >> rose: and for the i.a.e.a. here's the deal -- iran will accept the highest international level of inspections, that is the additional protocol. >> rose: and go anywhere anytime -- >> come on go anywhere anytime? you're talking about sovereign countries. there are international standards. go anywhere anytime where? which country is prepared to give you go anywhere anytime? all countries have industrial secrets, military steects, but if there are bases and there is an international criteria. people come up with these his tehrikhis -- hyst

inspectors under the i.a.e.a. so the u.s. has had the hard line reported about we want to search military sites as we've heard from diplomats. they say the united states does not allow inspectors into most of our nuclear weapon sites. we have restrictions on that a large part of that has to do with the sensitivity of material. we recognize that and respect that is what the american diplomats say to you. we have a way around that and some of that is going to be that international inspectors would work under what mr. mousavian was gesturing to, the additional protocol and steps beyond. it's the technical term that has to do exactly with who searches what when and how. so that's a big hangup and what's decided there is going to influence how much relief comes when in terms of sanctions. when people use the term immediate sanctions release they're kind of kidding themselves. nothing is going to really be immediate here. this is going to be a very drawn-out, very sequenced almost very slow process when it comes to rewarding iran f

that is why i think it was in the interests of the iranians and the p5+1 for the i.a.e.a. chief to make this public statement. >> with the cooperation from iran, i think we can issue a report by the end of the year, on the assessment of the issues -- of clarification of the issues possibly related to military dimensions. once an agreement is reached on the joint comprehensive plan of action, the i.a.e.a. is ready to implement the nuclear-related elements when requested. >> we are expecting more foreign ministers back here in vienna from sunday evening, and they are expected to stay in the city, joining negotiation, which are going on around the clock. western diplomats say 7 july, that's tuesday. is their final deadline >>> time for a break, when we cam back elections in guyana empower citizens of african dissent giving rise to race eggses >>> and in animal in australia in danger of extinction, and what is being done to save it. more on that >>> welcome back a reminder of the top stories. polls in greece after a referendum mapping out future. they must decide whether to ac

the additional protocol of the i.a.e.a. will give inspectors permanent capability to look at locations inside iran if we believe they're up to a covert pathway to a nuclear weapon. so whoever's president after ten, 15, 25 years we'll still have that option to respond to anything we detect that we believe is in violation of that obligation. >> rose: it seems to me listening to the president this morning that a significant argument he makes is that the alternative, not having this great, will not deliver the goods in terms of preventing iran from keeping a nuclear weapon and secondly, the sanctions that are in place now might very well unravel. is that a correct assessment of what the president is saying? >> that's exactly right, charlie. the sanctions on the nuclear issue built up over the last several years to bite was meant to get them to the table and get this deal. the notion that the iranians would give up their nuclear weapons per suit just because of sanctions not born out by the fact they have not capitulated under t

there are other questions the i.a.e.a. has been asking about iran's past nuclear programme, that they haven't got the answers they want from iran and some say if iran will not come clean about the past how do you trust them in the future with a deal. >> james base, live in vienna >>> still to come on the programme - the united states investigates whether airlines have been working together to keep the price of airfares sky high. >> an ex-bigs takes a -- exhibition takes a look at the life and times of hollywood icon audrey hepburn. be their last chance? >> i have to do my 100 percent best so i don't end up in a place like this again. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. >>> hello, the top stories on al jazeera. egypt's muslim brotherhood calls on people to revolt against the government after approving a new set of se

efforts by the i.a.e.a. to determine the broad conclusion which is whether or not iran is engaged in any activities in declared or undeclared sites with respect to reppization. that takes a longer period of time, and the i.a.e.a. is satisfied they will be able to make that determination. >> woodruff: you've emphasized this is a deal at iran's nuclear program and wasn't intended to get to anything else, and yet there is concern iran will take money from the unfrozen assets and use it to create mischief more mischief in the area -- give some of it to hezbollah some to the shiite militias in yemen, so forth. what is the u.s. prepared to do about that? >> we'll clamp down. they're not allowed to do that outside even of this agreement. there is a u.n. resolution that specifically applies to them not being allowed to transfer to hezbollah. they are specifically not allowed under another u.n. resolution to transfer to the shia militia in iraq. they are specifically not allowed to transfer to the houthis. i will be

through the i.a.e.a. and otherwise and a we will know it quickly and we will be able to respond accordingly. before closing, i would like to make -- i would likes to thank you to some folks who really made a difference in the course of all of this and i want to begin by thanking my president president obama, who had the courage to launch this process believe in it, support it, encourage it, when many thought that the objective was impossible, and who led the way from the start to the finish. the president has been resolute in insisting from the day he came to office that iran will never have a nuclear weapon and he has been equally equally strong in asserting that diplomacy should be given a fair chance to achieve that goal. i want to thank my cabinet colleagues for the many, many contributions that they have made treasury secretary jack lew, defense secretary ash carter, the entire d.o.d., the department, but i especially want to thank my partner in this effort who came late to the process but has made a

despite the no comment, there is now every indication that if the i.a.e.a. and iran's leadership reach an agreement the arrest of a deal could be finalized before the july 7th deadline. as the negotiations get closer, the voices criticizing an iranian nuclear deal are getting louder. many, if not all of those voices, are coming from people and places you would expect. critics of president obama, and backer of israel that do not trust iran with any program. >> former ambassador to the united states says the deal is bad for israel and the united states, and the world. he echoed comments from binyamin netanyahu, that he made before congress in march saying other middle east countries will follow iran's lead in creating nuclear facilities creating a powder greg. and add kevin mccarthy to the list asking president obama to walk away from an awful deal - awful is what he calls it - in an op-ed in "the washington post", he come nated causes for concern including the administration's willingness to allow to keep its past nuclear work secret. >> republican hopeful je

this agreement, as i understand it, the i.a.e.a. is the inspector. >> principle 23479 tor, we are obviously -- and all of our intelligence communities are following it. but they are the principal and identified inspector. >> we pay 25% across as i understand it? >> correct, it is. >> and the treaty specifically said none of the inspectors can be americans is that correct. >> in this particular thing yes. >> those 2 points i raise is why people raise questions in terms of the option ins whether they are unprecedented in transparency, and i will just leave that the for you to respond with, i think you have to deal with it deeper than you have today. >> i am happy to -- there are a lot of reasons not the least of which we don't have diplomatic relations with iran. which is one of the principal reasons that we can't proceed to have inspectors and so forth. the start treaty had specific locations identified in it. prelocated. this inspection is for things that we can't prelocate. these are for what we might suspect what the start inspect

interests of the iranians and the p5+1 for the i.a.e.a. chief to make this public statement >> translation: with the cooperation from iran i think we can issue a report by the end of the year of the assessment of the issues related to possible military dimension. one an agreement is reached on the joint comprehensive plan of action the i.a.e.a. is ready to implement the nuclear-related elements when requested. >> we are expecting more foreign ministers back in vienna from sunday evening. they are then expected to stay in this city joining negotiations which are going on around the clock. >> western diplomats say 7 july tuesday, is their final deadline. >> after more than 20 years in power. ghana's predominantly east indian party lost the presidential election. now under a coalition government comprised of afghan giaanees they could see a new era or the eemergence of tensions. al jazeera's virginia lopes has more. >> reporter: it's been more than a month since david granger was sworn in as president. he is still being contested. to many in

that is why i think it was in the interests of the iranians and the p5+1 for the i.a.e.a. chief to make this public statement. >> with the cooperation from iran, i think we can issue a report by the end of the year on the assessment of the issues related to military dimensions. once an agreement is reached on the joint comprehensive plan of action. the i.a.e.a. is ready to implement the nuclear-related elements when requested. >> we are expecting more foreign ministers back here in vienna from sunday evening, and they are expected to stay in the city, joining negotiation, which are going on around the clock. western diplomats say 7 july that's tuesday. is their final deadline >>> right, let take you to breaking news. we here in tunisia a state of emergency has been declared following the attacks on the mainly tourists but locals as well in the tourist resort of sousse. a state of emergency has been declared in tunisia, coming from the president's office and we have correspondents checking this out. more detail on this as soon as we get it. a state of emergency has been dec

trust of the international community and i.a.e.a. by claim thatting it needs nuclear energy for energy. purely a question of trust. either the world trusts iran or doesn't and we'll find out. >> we'll have a final question. nuke loor programs historically have never been the type as described by the worst fears of those that believe iran will get a nuclear weapon, meaning they've never been a civilian nuclear programme breaking out into a weapons programme. whether it's india, pakistan, north korea or israel or apartheid. it was always something run on a parallel track or secretly. why is it different with iran. why is there so much confidence in the idea that you could get iran to the point where they do more? >> well, you are alluding to one of the real problems with both encouraging peaceful use of nuclear energy, which is an ex-policist objective of the nonproliferation treaty, and preventing the version of spent fuel, of enriched uranium to make fissile material for bombs. in the merging agreement with iran, as ambassador said,

i.a.e.a. process. the reason we are here today is that the i.e.a.e. could not get infinished. they would fight and go back and forth nothing closed it out. we have the ability through the joint commission here, to vote go to the u.n. security council, and mandate they give us access, and they haven't they are in material breach and we get snap back of the sanctions. so there's awe auto metalistty to this that doesn't agree in other agreements. >> i want to get to one other question, then we will elaborate, thank you for the answer. the second thing that concern as lot of people, i think senator menendez brought up, was the negotiation of the five year, u.n. embargo goes away. it appears to me that that appeared late in the negotiations and was not something on the table originally, or even talked about, because this is a nuclear deal, why did that embargo get into the deal. >> the discussions of the embargo, began on almost day one, of the negotiations and they went on for two years. >> why in

the biggest centers around this. the i.a.e.a. they have a weekend of 24 days, iran get the 3-week chunk of time to delay before the inspectors can go in and examine a site. a lot of members in congress window. >> you covered a lot of hearings. it's unusual to have three cabinet secretaries testifying. you had jack lew, john kerry, and ernst monez who was with kerry most of the time when the discussions were going on, the negotiations were going on. he is, himself, a nuclear physicist. how do you think they did? >> they had a couple of points they wanted to make, and make them clearly. jack lew saying sanctions have been successful, and now it's time to push into the next arena. the point of sanctions, was to get iran to the negotiating table. we have achieved that. jack lew saying it's time to move forward. we heard the secretary monez answering specific questions about the deal, and saying that energy experts as well as intelligence experts will be able to tell if iran is breaching its part of the deal. secretary kerry is saying

one an agreement is reached, on the joint comprehensive plan of action, the i.a.e.a. is ready to implement nuclear related elements when requested. the palestinian authority warns hamas that it's likely to lead to more rests in the qiang wang. hundreds of activists have been detained in raids. the group demands its release. a spokesman said those in custody planned to sell chaos. hamas says it's politically motivated. >> there was a large campaign of roasts carried out by the palestinian authority against members and supporters. they arrested more than 100. these are part of a coordination between israel and the palestinian authority. >> hamas clearly angry at the roasts of over 100 activists over the last 24-48 hours in the occupied west bank accusing the palestinian leadership in the west bank for creating the arrest. in the backhand there's a tension between hamas and the factions. notably the fatah party. they have been in a national consensus government for around 12 months or so. it's on the verge of collapse and they are ending negotiations to form a new govern

lots of unanswered questions from the i.a.e.a. some say if iran does not come clean how will you trust it with a deal in the future. >>> james bays from vienna. the u.s. pentagon doesn't anticipate giving up its naval base at guantanamo bay, despite the historical announcement to open cuban and american embassies, closing the guantanamo bay detention camp was a campaign promise in 2008. cuba's government insists the u.s. take steps to hand over the naval base. >> we'll find new ways to cooperate with cuba. i have been clear that we'll continue to have serious differences. including america's enduring support for universal values like freedom of speech and assembly, the ability to access information. we will not hesitate to speak out when we see actions contradicting those values. . >> new figures reveal 1500 iraqis were killed by armed conflict in june. many victims of ethnic and sectarian violence. we have more from baghdad, a city once famous for its mixed communities. >> reporter: on the riverbank in modern day baghdad an ancie

resolutions will be lifted once the nuclear agency, the i.a.e.a. confirmed that iran has called and back its nuclear programme. >> 90 days from today, when our respective capitals and legislatures had a chance to review the provisions it should take effect. sanctions relief will begin when iran verifiably completes steps necessary to bring its nuclear programme in line with the deal. >> iran's ambassador to the u.n. made it clear that the deal could have repercussions beyond the programme. >> we hope that it helps turn the page in our region enabling countries to close their ranks, and fight against violent extremism and to move to a more cooperation against grave threats in the region and the world face. >> israel's ambassador to the u.n. was not invited to speak in the security council, but he made sure to brief reporters the moment the meeting ended. >> today you have awarded a great prize to the most dangerous country in the world. >> reporter: there has been angry reaction to the vote on capitol hill. the u.s. congress has 60 days to review th

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on the i.a.e.a. for years and years and historically the i.a.e.a. always creates what's called a comprehensive safeguards agreement-- a c.s.a.-- which they negotiate with the country. we don't get that exact, it's not shared with the world. their reasons that it's confidential have to do with what you can get out of that country but we do get briefed on it. >> ifill: after a 60-day review period, the house and senate will vote on the iran nuclear agreement in september. >> woodruff: the house of representatives late today approved a three-month funding extension of the federal highway trust fund. the fund-- which funnels federal money towards bridge, road and transit projects-- is due to run out of money at midnight on friday. the senate plans on taking up the $8 billion bill later this week. >> ifill: democratic congressman chaka fattah was indicted today on federal racketeering and bribery charges. the longtime philadelphia congressman allegedly paid off a campaign loan with charitable donations an

of a separate agreement that's been signed in of the los angeles company of hours between the i.a.e.a., effectively the u.n.'s police force for nuclear issues and iran, and they are hoping that they can come to a final agreement on that in a matter of months towards the end of the year. >>> all right, james bays joining us live there from vienna for the movement, thanks very much. you have been watching live coverage of the iran historic iran nuclear deal about to be announced stay with al jazerra for the latest on that now. and we understand that frederica is about to speak. >> of this very long negotiations. what we have in front of us all today is the result of a very hard work of all of us. all of you and i would like to thank all sitting around this table, and all sitting behind you, our teams that have been working for weeks days, nights, months, and years in some cases to bring us here. and i think we all know that the decision we are going to take today is not only on iran's nuclear program, but is much, much more than this. it is a decision that can open the way to a new chap

the i.a.e.a. chief is in tehran meeting senior officials, and we expect him to meet hassan rouhani. they are the u.n. agency that deals with nuclear matters, and would have to police deals, controversial aspects, but where they'd be able to go would they go to military sites, and the questions that i.a.e.a. is asking about the past nuclear programme, some here say if iran can't come clean about the past how can we trust them with the deals in the future >>> the syrian observatory for human rights says more than 5,000 people have been killed in syria in the last month alone, the second highest monthly toll since the war began, according to the activist group. hundreds of civilians have been killed one in three by air strikes. dozens have been killed in residential areas. conflict in syria is pushing more children to the workforce, where they face exploitation and abuse. a report by u.n.i.c.e.f. and save the children show kids are contributing to family income in more than three-quarters of households. children as young as kids are working in lebanon, in jordan half of all syrian refu

basically by getting the i.a.e.a., the international atomic energy agency, the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog to be the honest broker and inspector. there's every reason to have good faith in them they have done a good job over the years, ind cluing with iran, it the extent they let them. they can give the kind of assurance needed. are inspections fail safe? no. can you be deceived? >> yes, of course you can. in a big way, over a substantial period of time. leading for example through the completely clandestine creation to a nuclear device a bomb. i don't think so. that is a key point worked out now. i believe a satisfactory possession regime will be agreed between the two sides. >> if a satisfactory ray gym is agreed to if iran wants to be a nuclear power. couldn't this be north korea all over again. >> in theory yes. i point out iran not only denied it several times, but the c.i.a. with the last two reports on the braim agreed with them. the c.i.a. sees no compelling evidence. let's talk about nuclear weapons as such. you pose a relevant question. can anyone be prevented f

it since had some issues where secret facilities in particular, have been discovered by the i.a.e.a. the international watchdog that watches over the signatories to the mvp. things like this that have sparked particular interest so that iran has been doing suspicious activity leading the international community to believe that iran may not comply with its obligations under the npt. this treaty still works it allows them to react, react to iran's potentially negative movements, and ultimately that really is what led to the sanctions that brought iran to the table, and the negotiations we are in today. >> do you take iran at its word when it says it is only pursuing the peaceful use of technology and if so, why. >> as we speak at this point, yes. things could change. i'm not talking about the past. i'm talking about the present, and i'm not talking about the future. i believe nations have different strategies and different - make different decisions as things develop. after the war with iraq, iran was nervous about the security, and the whole world almost was behind saddam hussein figh

once an agreement is reached on the joint comprehensive plan of action the i.a.e.a. is ready to implement the nuclear-related elements when requested. >> a group linked to i.s.i.l. says it fired three grad rockets from egypt's sinai peninsula on friday. egypt's president abdul fatah al-sisi has been visiting sinai days after 100 people were killed in fighting between allies and security forces. one person has been killed while protesting in egypt. security forces opened fire in a rally in cairo >>> fighting in eastern libya killed more than 25 people. the army of the u.n. recognised government battled fighters from the surer council. the rebel group said that firefighters were killed. three civilians were reported to have been killed. >> here with the newshour on al jazeera. hundreds of families forced to leave burundi, following instability and election-related violence. >> border disputes. kurdish forces accused of pushing forces out. >> dutch trying to turn their love of cycling into success on the biggest stage. >>> well now, the political tension and uncertainty

that is what iran has signed up for here known as the additional protocols. and if the i.a.e.a. say we want to the go to that building and the iranians say no it goes to managed access. the investigators have the power in this agreement to demand to go somewhere and reach an agreement with the iranians in a timely fashion. there is a 15-day mechanism here built into this agreement, if they don't agree to access for a site, this is escalated. this is the strength of what president obama and secretary kerry have been talking about in the 24/7 access. >> man, the devil is really in the details. thanks for spelling that out for us. so this iran nuclear deal is being called the biggest diplomatic achievement for the obama presidency. but congress may not agree. >> reporter: we heard the president just speak. he wanted to confidently stand before the world and say that this will stop the spread of nuclear weapons in that region. it will cut off every pathway for iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. he wanted to hit those points that iran will lose two-thirds of its centrifuges, 98% of its

the i.a.e.a. that's important to be made. does anyone in america trust or like the leaders. it's a theocracy. >> an opayic system we don't quite understand. what about from the iranian perspective. they strike a deal and think great, we have a deal. there's a thing of congress. we don't want the dal. we talk about a deal with hassan rouhani. but the listen. isn't america as opaque. >> absolutely. the death to america chants. it really obsessed me when people lead an article, and they show a clip and say this is the iranian people, they are burning american flags and are out to get us. that is showing a small group of iranians, or a group of iranians who support the supreme leader. there's a majority of iranians wants change. how do you explain you burning the american flag. in the comedy festival. >> i was trying to light a cigarette. it was an american flag grat. i feel we govern by fear. we want to make it that iran is out to get us. the fact is they are not. i'm surprised how crazy and upset pe

we now know there's a thousand pages of documents which the i.a.e.a. does have that shows the testing that they did do. if we can't follow up on, that then they could cheat on the agreement in the same way the north koreans cheated on the agreement. in that situation the agreement would be worth no more than what it's written on. that is why it's so important we have this ability to go into these sites for the international inspectors. >> secretary kerry has said they will walk away at some point if there's not some kind of compromise if there's not progress being made. when is it time to walk away and then what? >> i think we should try to get an agreement, but we should be clear-eyed. out on the streets in iran you'll be following this story later today, there are millions of iranians chanting down with america, death to israel in celebrating a holiday called by the ayatollah years ago. when they say death to the great satan, death to the little satan as they're saying on the streets, remember this is the official position of a regime that wants icmb

in particular activity using nuclear material we feel very confident we would find or the i.a.e.a. would find if in fact that was being used at any undeclared location anywhere. >> let me ask you something. you were at the table. how did it happen that -- are the american hostages that we believe are being held in iran that doesn't get on the table. none of the terrorist activities they're engaging on are on the table. but they get the u.n. sanctions on missile sales on the table. how did that happen? >> well first of all, it was clear from beginning this was a negotiation about the nuclear issues preventing a nuclear bomb pathway for iran. having said that and of course it was not my responsibility but secretary kerry in popular never failed to raise the issue of the americans held unjustly in iran and that was yesterday as well. the day that we of course -- >> is there any promise or any kind of implication given that something good will happen with those hostages? >> that's something i think you'd have to discuss with secretary kerry. but these issues a whole range of them were

after that, there's 90 days to start the procedure of implementation. when the i.a.e.a. says that implementation has been done by both sides and iran that done the limitations to its nuclear program that make sure according to those that have done this deal this it is a program and the western nations have lifted the sanctions that will be the day that this is properly enforced, the deal is lasting until termination day some send years away, but some of the aspects in the deal, the deal itself is only 10 years last longer than that. >> reporting live from vienna, thank you so much. >> here is more of what u.s. president obama had to say. >> because of this deal, we will for the first time be in a position to verify all of these commitments, that means this deal is not built on trust. it is built on verification. inspectors will have 24/7 access to iran's key nuclear facilities. actions to rain numb mines mills, conversion facility and its centrifuge manufacturing and storage facilities. this ensures that iran will not divert materials from known facilities to covert ones

the only way we get a verifiable agreement is that the i.a.e.a. gets to go where they want to go. fundamentally i think that's a technical question. this international group should have the freedom to move. will this move into a political process. just fearful that will make it much more difficult to verify. >> woodruff: how do you respond? >> i think the agreement is clear. if the iranians -- there is a process of several weeks. if we're not satisfied, we and our allies can go to the security council and have the sanctions reimposed. the russia and china is screaming and the iran is screaming, they cannot block that. that's crystal clear. one other point on the sanctions. they're international sanctions. they include the indians and the south koreans and japanese and a lot of countries that aren't terribly threatened by iran. they imposed sanctions because they wanted to bring iran to the table and believed we would negotiate seriously. if we don't follow through on that, the sanctions will unravel, iran will get its money without any nuclear controls. >> woodruff: and that raise

anotherthing, in the next 90 days, the i.a.e.a. has to be satisfied. if they certify they're satisfied the u.n. and e.u. immediately lift their sanctions against the iranians and president obama will sign a national security waive tore lift ours. they get everything they want within 90 days of signing an agreement. we're hoping to protract a problem for 15 years that's not a deal. >> woodruff: inter kaine. in november of 2013 they had 20,000 centrifuges and over 10,000 kilograms of enriched uranium much of it near the 20% level that prime minister netanyahu said was the red line. that's where they were and were rocketing ahead. our sanctions hurt them economically but accelerated their nuclear program. now they've rolled the uranium back to less than 5%, they'll cap it and give up 97% of their stockpile they're going to give up two-thirds of centrifuges and agree to inspections which we didn't have before. i want to have a credible military threat if they ever break toward a nuclear weapon. part of a military threat is having inspections that give you

the i.a.e.a. has a regular process. >> ifill: in iran, meanwhile, president hassan rouhani was also on a mission to sell the agreement, saying in a national tv address that its sends "the message to the world that the most difficult and complex international issues can be resolved through negotiations." >> woodruff: next, a colorado birth control program is losing its funding despite a remarkable track record. special correspondent mary maccarthy has our report from denver. >> reporter: victoria garcia was just 22, with big career plans when she found out she was pregnant. the news, she said, was jolting. >> motherhood wasn't a stage in my life that i was ready for. i was in college. i was focused on school and getting my degree. >> reporter: garcia said she had wanted to use a long-acting birth control method, but couldn't afford it. >> i was in college at the time when you're barely making ends meet with food and rent. and an i.u.d. or implant costs $500 out of pocket. it's outrageous. it's too

>> i think you look at the i.a.e.a.'s record, the reasons blind the security council sanctions resolutions that were passed based on iran not living up to its international obligations. so, you know, there is a very intricate record that would build suspicion about their program and that's what we had to deal with. >> rose: we now have an agreement between p5+1 and iran in which the singular goal was to get iran not to move forward to have a nuclear weapon and, at the same time to lessen the sanctions. beyond that, what is the import of this deal? >> well, first, i think charlie, you're exactly right that the focus of this was to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and i do believe this is a solid verifiable agreement with very strong international support. i believe it's the best of the available alternatives for ensuring iran doesn't acquire a nuclear weapon. the truth, is there are risks involved in any choice you make on the iranian nuclear issue and any option you pursue. and we have to be honest about tha