to potentially build a little bit more trust with iran? they do have a new president who we ve had some hopes will be more moderate that ahmadinejad. that s one of the debates happening here in washington about what kind of relationship can be formed with iran in light of this. because of the fact that like the united states they would like stability in iraq and a shia-led iraq, which is a shared interest. the conflict becomes what is iran s interest vis-a-vis the arab world. are they a force that s causing stability or instability in the broader arab world. there s an argument to be made that they are continuing to the broader instability in the arab world that led to the birth of groups like isis. and so the question becomes how do you build a relationship with iran vis-a-vis iraq without at the same time encouraging a group that has led to greater instability in the region. the other thing to remember is that there s a lot of very high anti-american sentiment in iran,
throughout as soon as the president stopped speaking. we are still hearing it, although the numbers have greatly diminished from the demonstrators in the square. one man was saying this nine-month time period is just not enough. he said what we need is now. we ve waited 30 years. there s no more time for murak. we want him out now, wolf. and you saw the protesters take off their shoes and show the soles of their shoes to president mubarak. that s an insult, as you know n the arab world. arwa, standby. the president of the united states is only a couple minutes away from addressing the american people on the situation in egypt. our live coverage will continue from the white house right after this.