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company, the "tiegress" was in international waters at the time and such a hostile action is said to go against accepted standards of maritime law. and this, of course, comes at a crucial time for iran as it tries to finalize a nuclear deal with the west. i wanted to dig deeper and understand the collective psyche of the persian people, if one could do such a thing, where their heads are at this important juncture in history. we all know how americans feel about the nuclear deal. there's cautious optimism from its supporters. >> i think this is the best that's going to get done. >> and not so cautious pessimism from its detractors. >> you will see a nuclear armed middle east, and that is incredibly dangerous. >> but we know little about how iranians feel. to talk about that, a special guest is here in studio. thomas erdbrink is the tehran bureau chief for "the new york times" and he knows iran like few western reporters. he's lived there for 13 years and is married to an iranian woman.