Today we consider how the United States should confront the full range of threats that iran poses to our National Security and poses to the security of our regional allies and partners and ill give you my view of this, but i believe that president obamas flawed nuclear deal was a gamble, a gamble that iran would choose to become a responsible actor, a country focused on prosperity for its people and security along its borders, and unfortunately and predictedly, the tehran regime clearly sees itself as a movement, one that uses ideology and violence to destabilize its neighbors, to threaten others, mainly the United States and israel. That is why we still hear death to israel, death to the United States. Israel is a one bomb country. Thats why we hear this. In iraq and syria, irans revolutionary guards have taken advantage of the fight against isis and theyre using their shock troops and militia to brutalize syrians and to seize much of the territory. As isis loses ground the risk is re
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News that their team is heading to l. A. This is Al Jazeera America live in new york city. Im del walters dell. There is new video of the u. S. Sailors being taken custody by iran. Their small boats were traveling from bahrain to kuwait when they entered iranian waters. These are always situations which as everybody here knows have an ability if not properly guided to get out of control. And im appreciative for the quick and appropriate response of the iranian authorities. All indications suggest or tell us that our sailors were welltaken care of. Provided be blankets and food, and assisted with their return to the fleet earlier today. Reporter iran first, though, accused those boats of trespassing. The pentagon says the boat instead experienced a mechanical failure, and iran appears to have accepted that explanation. Rosiland jordan is live for us in washington, d. C. Were learning more about their release, including the role of secretary of state john kerry. Thats right. The secretar