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Over any sort of policies, the clergy is very powerful here. and the military as well, especially the elite revolutionary guard. they do have a major say in policy matters here in this country, andrew. >> fred planken there joining us live from tehran. area 51 may be one of the most talked about top secret military bases on the planet. and guess what? it's back in the headlines, but not because of aliens. why? i'll tell you in just a moment. t and one of delicious sweet. to satisfy the adult and kid - in all of us. ♪ ♪ nutritious wheat for the adult you've grown into. and delicious sweet...

That's basically turned into a russian city. it's key to the russians, something they won't be willing to let go. it's something the u.s. should be concerned. they need to tread carefully and also, washington should make clear, yeah, they support democratic protesters. the big question, we all should ask, why do both need to be mutually exclusive? why can't they be close to russia and the eu? why are we still at odds? >> interesting question. fred, thank you, and chris as well, who was live for us. still ahead, the iconic peter o'toole is dead. we'll take a look back at his incredible career...

The army notices movement on the other side. soldiers in this video showing attacking rebels as they try to fortify one of their positions. this area is deeply scarred by the war and heavy flashes could be heard from neighboring districts with a syrian army, they're on the offensive. >> as you can see, this area was pretty destroyed in the fighting. the front line static for quite a while. as the government wins back more territory around here rebel fighters are fleeing to the front line in this area and in have been increased battles recently. >> now, fred, the united states has been providin...

22 people including 14 children died in government air strikes today in syria. it's just one of the world hot spots we're keeping an eye on at this hour. we have two very experienced journalists with us to give us a nice insight into this area. cnn's fred planken is with us here in new york, and christopher dicky joins us from paris. the mideast editor of the paris bureau chief for the "daily beast." good to see you both, and, fred, we're going to start with you. you've could be covered syria ey on the ground. a quick glimpse of your reporter earlier this month. >> reporter: occupied large par...

Problem a few days ago, and all of a sudden the senate bill died. nobody was sure exactly why that was. but then a couple of days after that, the u.s. did impose some in sanctions directly on certain companies and individuals, and the result was a breakdown, a temperature error breakdo temperatu temporary breakdown and zarif, the foreign minister of iran saying we weren't ready for this. this goes against the spirit of the negotiations. so there's going to be a lot of back and forth like this, and every new element that's thrown in to the works, like new sanctions imposed by congress, is just ...