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Against isis in iraq. in a few hours vice president biden will deliver a major address on the future of that fight. on how to create a moirn collusive iraqi government ahead of iraqi prmt abadie's visit to washington next week. his first since becomes prime minister. in tehran in a televised speech earlier today, row rouhani refused to sign the deal unless all sanctions are lifted. joining us iraq's ambassador to the united states, thank you for being with us mr. ambassador. start with this this morning. words of rehounie seen as a tough bargains stance making it tough for the president's se...

And a deadline furiously approaches senior international correspondent nic robertson is live in switzerland with more. what do we know, nic? >> yeah good morning, alisyn. about an hour ago, secretary kerry went into his first meeting of the day with the iranian foreign minister zarif, he offered sincere condolences to the iranian negotiators on the death of iranian president row rouhani's mother. the president has left to go back to iran. obviously that puts a slight question mark over where the talks go from here. but the talks are currently under way at the moment. president obama's message ...

They're not going to give up what they call their rights under the npg, that is the right tone richment. on the other hand, another has the coercive method actually worked. yes, it has hurt economically in the sanctions most definitely have hurt. but it hasn't caused them to stop this program. so what do you think is the cause post united states? the u.s. doesn't want to go to war again, does it? >> i don't think we do. but i think the course needs to be a long, broad, patient one. sanctions may or may not work, but sanctions are hurting the regime. they are isolating iran. i think they're in ...

The united states should not have been seeking a meeting with him. i'm not even sure we'd have accepted one if he asked for it. but the message that it sends to our supposed friends in syria who are fighting against his own revolutionary guards who are there helping assad. >> i think we should talk. but i don't think we should give an inch. >> let me be clear. i didn't say we shouldn't talk. i think secretary kerry should talk. he should talk frankly with row rouhani. >> secretary wolfowitz and howard dean, you really do have to come up with an alternative answer. if you're not going to go to ...

Answer rouhani saying we've cooperated with the iaea. they would have a different story. they've been transparent in phases trying to get an easing. that's the question now. will they do something to get an easing of sanctions and then stop again and be intransigent. >> let me bring in former secretary of the defense paul wolfowitz. good to have you on. what do you think of what rouhani said to christiane today? >> his words aren't terribly reassuring. he basically in the clip you played said we're not going to suspend plutonium enrichment which is the core issue. let's remember instead of foc...