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Scheduled for 2:00 p.m. we are hoping that it begins any moment so we can bring it to you live. we see a little movement there, so well keep an eye. this going on as the president considers pulling out of the iran nuclear deal. there are new reports that an israeli private intelligence agency was hired to get dirt on obama officials who crafted the agreement in an effort to undermine that agreement. jim sciutto is our chief national security koerpts. it correspondent. it is unclear who hired thi...

And these individuals got caught up in that. >> black cube also said they operate within full compliance of the law in every jurisdiction. have you uncovered any evidence that refutes that? >> you know, i would say that these kinds of activities, using false identity and front companies and false pretenses to induce certain behavior falls under the umbrella of potential criminal activities in some jushs -- jurisdictions and they deny they have ever broken the law. >> and i want to ask another qu...

Compiling files on obama administration officials involved in the iran nuclear deal. this according to the observer. the effort by the firm black cube was reportedly intended to discredit the officials, ben rose and colin cowel in order to undermine the deal, and make it easier for clump to withdraw. documents show black cube compiled detailed profiles of the two, listing their addresses, makes of their cars and information on their relatives. cnn has obtained e-mails to kahls wife in 2017 sent ...

The new yorker has a bombshell report saying israeli operatives collected information on former obama officials who were supporters of the iran nuclear deal. why would they do that? the reporter says the operatives came from the same firm used by harvey weinstein. thats an interesting coincidence. so the firm is called black cube. give us the headline. >> black cube is this international elite private intelligence agency staffed by former members of israeli intelligence units. what they did here...

Names. these individuals got targeted in this incredibly aggressive way. very similar to the way that women speaking out about harvey weinstein were targeted and reporters were targeted in that operation. individuals using false identities, and front companies approached them with various offers trying to squeeze information out of them and documents that we obtained and sources we talked to suggests that those agents were very specifically instructed, jake, to dig up dirt. to find out if these ...

There is no relation to the trump administration and the trump aids even close to the administration or the iran nuclear deal and anyone who claims otherwise is misleading their readers. so that is british newspapers trying to tie it to trump. have you found anything that ties black cube to any associate of president trump? >> you know, we are very careful to only report what we have dead to write. and i think that it is clear from the documentation and the sourcing, jake, that this is political...

That worked with harvey weinstein to find dirt on women who were accusing him of sexual allegations. now, black cube came out and apologized for that, saying they didnt intend to harm anyone, but when it comes to this case, black cube released a statement saying that black cube has no relation whatsoever to the trump administration, to trump aides, to anyone close to the administration or to the iran nuclear deal. anyone who claims otherwise is misleading their readers and viewers. the company a...

Waiving sanctions on iran as part of the deal. ian, what reports are these detailing? >> reporter: this is a case of international espionage that the observer and the new york are saying they hired an intelligence company to dig up dirt on ben rhodes, obamas national security adviser, colin call who is an aide to president obama. it is also reported in intelligence agency was hired to dig up dirt on calls and rhodes wives. there is a lot being said here. the observer and rhodes -- or sorry -- th...

Contacted as well. one journalist says he was called by someone who he thought was a little bit strange and asking a lot of questions about the nuclear agreement in a very combative tone and he found that strange and has come to the conclusion that it might be this company which is called black cube that might be behind it. black cube has come out and said it has absolutely nothing to do with any of this. they say they have no contacts with the trump white house and no contacts with what they ca...

Nominated to direct the agency. there are stories, some comparing her to carrie mathison. is that who she is? >> shes brave and courageous, but someone who has the respect and the confidence of the workforce. and speaking with the senator, she is not political. she is someone who will leave -- lead the agency according to the constitution, the united states of america and the cia. i think she will speak truth to power. i have always known her, ive heard her to be a person that speaks truth to po...