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Our concerns about what is going on in iraq and the region nor does it help us with our negotiating position. >> i have to say, it doesnt seem like there is a good political outcome here for either party if we look at that and frankly, doesnt look like there is a good strategic outcome no matter what happens with iran. >> well, no because you know, nonproliferation is something -- we have been fortunate remarkably successful over the last 30 years or so with nonproliferation. it is not, you know...

>> it didnt. but, you know, think about what admiral mullen just said in terms of you have a president of iran who is trying to -- looking towards elections, trying to get this nuclear deal to try to move in a more moderate direction. those 47 senators essentially bolstered the extremists, bolstered the military position, right. that actually undermines the person in iran who may be trying to move in a more moderate direction. that doesnt help us either in our concerns about what is going on in ...

Being re-integrated with the international community. they havent done that. its clear from their negotiating position they wish to retain as much as possible of their nuclear weapons program. the discussions now have been can we shorten the lead time or extend the lead time that it would take them once they make a decision to actually build a bomb. so the sadness in all this is that iran hasnt decided to give up its nuclear weapons program. they want to get out of sanctions. they want sanctions...

Information. but the concern is absolutely there, don. >> what would the national security adviser have to say about working out a deal with iran? >> reporter: she was the one who a few days ago was the first in the administration to really acknowledge the tension that was there between these two countries right now. i mean not in a deeper sense, but at least between the two leaders. and the awkwardness of the situation. i mean you know when the invite came from republicans in the house, the whi...

About the negotiations. the white house saying that radically distorts the negotiating position of allies and that that betrays the trust between allies. >> we expect to hear some of that certainly from susan rice. michelle kosinski thank you. in switzerland, secretary of state john kerry met with his iranian counterpart today. i want to go to cnn chief national correspondent, national security correspondent, jim sciutto. he is traveling with secretary of state kerry. the nuclear watch dog says ...

>> but, but as desirable as that would be it is neither realistic nor achievable. even our closest international partners in the p5 plus 1 do not deny peaceful nuclear energy. if that is our goal our partners will abandon us and undermine the very sanctions we have opposed so effectively together. simply put, that is not a viable negotiating position. nor is it even attainable. the plain fact is no one can make iran unlearn the scientific and nuclear expertise it already possesses.

Foreknowledge, did they orchestrate it, did they provide material support? if they did, the realities, i think the israelis would have made the evidence clear it maybe after the funerals, they will. at some point, they may well decide to target leaders if, in fact, they have that so-called smoking gun in gaza. >> this happened after hamas be an the palestinian authority in the west bank led by mahmoud abbas joined up in an arrangement that was effectively recognized by u.s. and european leaders....

Negotiating position with the government, but continuing on much beyond this is going to push the country into a civil war. their grievances are valid in that the malaki government is an iranian puppet and that the sunnis have been disaffected. so the last thing i think we want to do is get into a position where, since those sunnis have been persecuted by their government, then we double it by going in and actually bombing them or doing something like that. that would be counter productive at th...

Manchester united will be put in a more difficult situation than they already are. >> yes, i think thats right. i dont think theyve made a formal announcement without being close it an agreement with moyes. i think they might have been pushed slightly because theres been so much speculation building up, it became clear that moyes could not have been expected to face the prematch and post match press kosovo there this coming weekend. and therefore, everything really has to move fast. so from that...

Been talking tough language again this morning. whether he has the mandate to deal with john kerry or to deal with the ukrainians. whats positive and its a small thing, its the first time since the crisis began, since late february, that weve got the ukrainian government and the russian government around the same table. remember, the russians do not recognize the kiev government as legitima legitimate. they throw out yanukovych in an illegal -- that is a bit of progress. that said, the o two sid...