situation room. happening now, breaking news, the first deaths are reported from a powerful earthquake that flattened homes and unleashed a wall of water in japan. stand by for new images and information on the massive 7.5 quake and its aftermath. also this hour, at a critical moment in israel s fight against hamas, the nation s high court striking down a key part of a controversial government plan to limit the power of the judiciary. the unprecedented decision now threatening to fan par time tensions and division. plus, 2024 is here. the first presidential votes are now just two weeks away. we ll get the lay of the political landscape as donald trump s rivals battle to be the last republican standing in his way to the nomination. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m brianna keilar, and this is the situation room special report. we begin with breaking news. the earthquake disaster in japan turning deadly. at
the attempt to revive a deal to curb tehran s nuclear ambitions is as good as dead. the iranian government is enriching uranium, repressing its people, and arming moscow with drones. my guest isjoe biden s iran envoy, robert malley. he s the arch diplomat. but where does the us go when diplomacy fails? robert malley in washington, dc, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. it s great to have you on the show. you ve had two years now, trying to use diplomacy to diffuse the tensions, tackle the differences with iran. is it time to acknowledge that that diplomatic effort has failed? well, stephen, what i d say is diplomacy never ends, even as we are doing other things and we ve always taken several steps against iran, whether it s sanctions, pressure, countering what they re doing in the region and also mobilising the international community even as we do all that, we had negotiations, indirect negotiations with iran. we ve said publicly we re prepared to continue those
being killed on the west bank and in eastjerusalem. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i am stephen sabo. limit how good is the biden administration at multitasking when it comes to international security crises? this year, we re likely to find out. as the us continues to lead the western response to putin s all out invasion of ukraine, it must prepare for another looming showdown with iran. the attempt to revive a deal to curb tehran s nuclear ambitions is as good as dead. the iranian government is enriching uranium, repressing its people, and arming moscow with drones. my guest isjoe biden s iran envoy, robert malley. he s the arch diplomat. but where does the us go when diplomacy fails? robert malley in washington, dc, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. it s great to have you on the show. you ve had two years now, trying to use diplomacy to diffuse the tensions, tackle the differences with iran. is it time to acknowledge that t
o er the ramparts we watched were so gather lently streaming and the rocket s red glare the bomb s bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave pete: beautifully done, america. thank you for sending in your photos, always at friends and fox.com and you share your life with us and we re grateful for that. year of the lord 2023, april 22. come on in. we re glad you re here. we don t know how much sleep will cain got because he forgot to book his hotel and showed up and there was no rooms at the inn. will: i stayed in the manger. pete: somewheres e. he was regaling us with aat the present times to find a hotel room. will: i m not going to belabor this. if i show up to a hotel and speak, they should book me a room. it s not appropriate to see go to the couch and see if you can book it on your phone. i m talking to you. there s five people there
the attempt to revive a deal to curb tehran s nuclear ambitions is as good as dead. the iranian government is enriching uranium, repressing its people, and arming moscow with drones. my guest isjoe biden s iran envoy, robert malley. he s the arch diplomat. but where does the us go when diplomacy fails? robert malley in washington, dc, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. it s great to have you on the show. you ve had two years now, trying to use diplomacy to diffuse the tensions, tackle the differences with iran. is it time to acknowledge that that diplomatic effort has failed? well, stephen, what i d say is diplomacy never ends, even as we are doing other things and we ve always taken several steps against iran, whether it s sanctions, pressure, countering what they re doing in the region and also mobilizing the international community even as we do all that, we had negotiations, indirect negotiations with iran. we ve said publicly we re prepared to continue those