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Material for nuclear weapons. they had produced and installed thousands of centrifuges, expanded their secret facilities, established a robust uranium enrichment program and defied their international obligations under the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. and they hadn't suffered many consequences. i voted for sanctions again and again as a senator from new york. but they weren't having much affe effect. we needed to step up our game. so president obama and i pursued a two-pronged strategy, pressure and engagement. we made it clear that the door to diplomacy was open if iran answered the conce...

Sanction iran and make sure we could freeze the nuclear program. i think this is a sensible arrangement in the sense that it freezes iran's program for ten to 15 years. obviously, there are trade offs and compromises, but probably the right way for the united states to go. >> as someone who followed the process from the conception in this round of talks, is this better than what was in place before it? >> well, it continues the freezing of iran's program over the last year and a half but better than what came before that. iran was unfettered. it had no constraints on the uranium enrichment pro...

Might call a normal nuclear energy country within the framework of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty enhanced by the additional protocol which means additional transparency in what they are doing. >> the iranians put out their own talking points. the white house put out theirs. iran has put out theirs in farsi. here's a translation. one part says quote, none of the nuclear facilities or related activities will be stopped, shut down or suspended and iran's nuclear activities in all of its facilities will continue guaranteeing the continuation of the enrichment program. guaranteeing that the i...

Nuclear program but this deal represents progress. i think this is no time for the u.s. senate to get involved in this and therefore senator corker i'm not going to vote for your bill. let many wait until june or later and see what happens. bill: former u.n. ambassador john bolton agreeing the french saying the u.s. gave up too much. >> we have been sold out. the americans are given the iranians everything they wanted. they essentially legitimized their uranium enrichment program. josh earnest is live at the bottom of the hour and we'll talk with a former nsa and cia director michael hayden. s...

On the table we currently have. >> this framework still needs final approval in june and plenty of pushback is expected especially from the biggest ally in the middle east israel. here is prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> this deal would pose a grave danger to the region and to the world. and would threaten the very survival of the state of israel. such a deal does not block iran's path to the bomb. such a deal paves iran's path to the bomb. >> what is the deal? the deal would keep iran's nuclear facilities open under strict production limits but after 15 years the islamic republic would b...