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Think again. when we get down that road, we'll face a much more dangerous iran, a middle east littered with nuclear bombs and a countdown to a potential nuclear nightmare. >> the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu laying out his case against the deal now being negotiated in switzerland. i'm wolf blitzer along with jake tapper. >> joining us right now is mike durant, senior and senior national security advisor townsend serving on the dhs external advisory boards and danny, former israeli ambassador to the united states. if i could start with you, what did you make of the prime minister's...

President once said. netanyahu was invited to come and make his case against the ongoing negotiations and i think he did a good job of that. >> i heard the same sort of little veiled threat from the prime minister at the end of his remarks. if there is a deal and israel feels its existence is at stake, unilateral strike against iran is something he would not necessarily. president said all options would be on the table in order to prevent iran from getting a nuclear bomb. but how realistic would an israeli military strike be? i asked the question because we know the israeli destroyed an iraqi ...

What you just said is correct, what does middle east look like if iran gets a nuclear weapon, is there a, not an existential threat to israel and other rival countries of iran and b, suddenly a nuclear arms race with turkey, saudi arabia, egypt trying to catch up with iran. >> that's the point. the goal, as the president indicated, we will not allow that to happen but i think it makes a lot more sense, sometimes negotiations with, in this case, a country that has some really terrible hard liners, people who hate the u.s., people who hate israel, that's not easy stuff and if you want sanctions ...

Of the united states is completely unacceptable and second of all, as you also know, netanyahu is now involved in a very difficult campaign in israel whether his party wins or not, we don't know. but i find it insulting that the congress of the united states is used as a prop for netanyahu's reelection efforts. that's why. >> the elections two weeks from today, senator. what do you think of the substance of what he said? the concerns not only for israel's safety and security but for its very existence if iran were to get a nuclear bomb? >> wolf, here's the point. i think, a, the president has ...

If there's no deal. can a deal be reached? >> reporter: the administration has been trying to take a somewhat optimistic tone saying this is the first time in a long time that they have come to the table and seriously negotiating. we have heard some optimism out of the talks so surprised to hear the president saying it's more likely than not even at this point that iran rejectis this deal, jake. >> michelle kosinski at the white house. thank you. >> let's get to the object of this contention. chief national security correspondent jim sciutto has been monitoring what's going on. joining us from...