>> just as i have continued to have faith in our mission, most importantly, i have had unwavering confidence in our troops. and their performance in some of the most difficult situations imaginable wit imaginable. that job is not yet done. >> as for the timing, they said they believe secretary gates wanted the book out now in order to influence final decisions on troop levels and as for whether the book is too tough on the wi white house, they said, they ought to look in the mirror. >> ed henry, thank you. president obama is telling congress, republicans and democrats, to back off on any new sanctions against iran. this comes in the afterglow of his just-finished deal with iran aimed at curbing its nuclear program. >> both iran and the u.s. hailed the implementation of the phase deal finalized yesterday. set to take place on the 23rd.