months later. but there was always that question about were we getting the right news and how much of it was misinformation. and was there something here behind the scenes that no one knew about. in the end, being on the inside of that circle, i can tell you that it's not easy to do the job you're supposed to do when the whole world is looking at you and criticizing your efforts. i've been there and not a pleasure. >> certainly not. and yet, at the same time, there's, you know, there's a great deal of concern when people look and they say even countries that are notminally allied and cooperative want to hold things back. they don't want to give up their security standing, that kind of stuff. thanks for joining us tonight. >> thank you, ari. coming up, president obama is this close to an iran nuclear deal. and vladimir putin is threatening to sabotage it, yes, over crimea and ukraine. that's next. ♪