went bankrupt. opposition activists said 62,000 people were killed in the country. this video posted on youtube appears to show members of the free syrian army in the back of a pickup truck engaged in a heavy gun fight with government forces in homs. cnn cannot independently confirm the authenticity of this video. special ensloi, kofi annan, called for an immediate end to the violence. he warned against external military intervention. iran s ambassador said his country is ready to re-engage with the nuclear watchdog agency. his comment comes as western powers say they are ready to resume talks on iran s nuclear program without preconditions, but the ambassador says iran will never give up its nuclear program. those are the headlines from cnn. i m juanita rajpal. world business today starts right now. good morning. from cnn london, i m charles hodson. and a very good afternoon from cnn hong kong. i m andrew stevens. welcome to world business today. the top stories
not an option for us. we are for real. there is still time. do the right thing and the consequences will be unpalatable for you and as a last resort for us. we ll end their nuclear weapons program. we ll prevent iran from acquiring nuclear weapons capability. this is a deadly serious moment. megyn: this shows the senators are prepared to stand with israel, but what about the white house? joining us now, dan gillerman. the former israeli ambassador to the u.n. and a fox news contributor. the rhetoric is ratcheting up. you heard what the senators said but the white house is saying they believe iran s latest overtures suggesting it might participate resume talks about its nuclear programs.