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Eric: and doctor walsh expert the mit securities studies program. jim, when the bee stings it is in trouble. iran is lashing out but could this potentially boomerang on tehran no matter what reason they are trying to attack the ships and take them basically hostage. >> well, i think i would divide into different baskets, eric. i think there provocative in different ways. it has some disablement of tankers and that did not seem to rise beyond a certain level. forcibly taking when it seems like ti...

Wasnt very specific about what that change was. but also at one point, indicating that if kim jong-un did denuclearize, his people would be safe, happy and rich at one point, describing the people of north korea as hard working, great people. our chief white house correspondent hallie jackson was listening. she joins me now. and so does jim walsh. jim is a research associate specializing in international security at m.i.t. securities studies program. he spent time in north korea. that was a long...

Korea. 20 years ago with a north korea agreement. and we did not get the verification in that agreement. and as a consequence of north koreas action. they have icbm program and nuclear weapons and this is the worry that the prime minister spoke to us about today. if we dont get the verification in this agreement and the points that the a ean is making about what is necessary to really stop not only the nuclear program but to have this thing expire in ten years and treated like the netherlands wh...

Away from the table and this often happens in the persian bizafrment call their bluchlt they will be back because they need the deal a lot more than you do. (applause) >> israeli prime minister netanyahu telling congress in no uncertain terms that the nuclear deal on the table with iran is a bad deal and saying that the administration efforts to curb the program will fall short. jim walch is a international expert. and mi t securities studies program. and daniel putka here in the american enterp...

Ly said and was wrong after the duration of 10-15 years that there will be no restrictions on irans nuclear program. that is not right at all. the white house said the inspection regimes regardless of the deal would endure beyond that and they are subject to the nuclear nonproliferation agreement. and it is not true the restrictions end ohthe program. >> he pointed out that israel lives in a rough neighborhood. take a look at the list of its neighbors and countries. libya, and iraq and yemen and...

Program and froze the program in place. but beyond that again, we understand the threats to israel. everybody appreciates that and very sensitive and eph athetic. we didnt are hear from him what he considers as alternative. he wants a perfect deal. we said there is a possibility of a acceptable deal that freezes the nuclear program of iran and make israel and the region safer and hope that the president will reach that agreement. if not and he doesnt then we have all options available to us. rat...

That is why he launched his charm offensive. he definitely wants to get the sanctions lifted, i guaranty you that. but he doesnt want to piv up iranian, irans nuclear weapons program in return. jenna: last hour we spoke with mark tube wits about the sanctions hurting irans economy the most, limiting oil production and limiting access to foreign banks and blacklisting iranian banks. in july the house passed a bill for tougher sanctions because of irans nuclear ambitions. it is unclear if the sena...

Is getting closer to developing a ballistic missile that can carry a nuclear warhead. the rogue nation announcing on state tv it has detonated a miniaturized nuclear device after international monitors detected considerable seismic activity at the countrys nuclear test site. the united nations and president obama quick to condemn the norths actions. mr. obama calling the latest nuke test a provocative act that threatens the world community, and in north koreas democratic neighbor, south korea, a...

Loading fuel into irans bashir reactor this week, on saturday. joining us now, jim walsh, iran analyst at the mit securities studies program. nice to see you, jim into good morning. >> give us perspective on this. what does the news mean about where iran is, in the nuclear process, and what does it mean for us? >> well, i think the first thing to realize is that iran is prone to overblown rhetoric. if they -- there is an international metal competition in overblown rhetoric they might not take t...

For sanctions could work, listen to this. >> sanctions passed by the congress, this last week will have additional impact, it could help weaken the regime, it could create serious economic problems, will it deter them? from their ambitions, with regards to nuclear capability? probably not. >> we think they have enough low enriched uranium now for two weapons, they have to enrich it, fully, in order to get there. and we would estimate that if they made the decision, probably it would take a year ...