they joined voluntarily to be a non- nuclear state. they said they would never acquire or seek to get nuclear weapons or nuclear weapons technology, and they ignored that solemn international promise. when the europeans were so upset about the possibility of the united states pulling out of the deal, when the europeans began negotiating with iran on this point, and 2003, their opening line was, we won t even negotiate with iran until it suspends all uranium enrichment activity. i didn t even like that idea, but at least that was the way to start, the surrender of the europeans for their intransigence, it would never give up uranium enrichment has led us to this deal. you know what, we could argue whether iran has violated the specific provisions in the deal regarding iranian enrichment. i think that s irrelevant. they shouldn t have any at all. they been pursuing these for
kelly: major developments on the growing crisis with iran and nuclear program. today iran unveiling it s newest homemade fighter jet in an elaborate ceremony on state tv. according to officials it can avoid rider detection and bomb targets on the ground. iran announced plans to pump up or ramp up uranium enrichment activity. telling the u.n. they will install advanced centrifuges that could drastically speed up the enrichment process and then there is syria. that could set off a war between iran and israeli after iran said any attack on its ally would be considered an attack on iran itself. after israel bombed a target inside syria on wednesday, on top of all this, vice president joe biden said the u.s. is willing to talk directly with
going on at the fordo facility buried deep within a mountaineer the city of kum, a repudiation by the west of the security council resolutions adopted since 2006 and, indeed the european position since 2002, iran had to suspend all all uranium enrichment activity, so that is the going position from the west and it shows a desire to find a deal to do anything they can to avert a strike. eric: to let them continue with the uranium enrichment, in 2006 the u.n. security council demanded they stop, has iran won? yes, absolutely, let s be clear as you know from your experience covering the u.n., going in positions are never the positions you go out with and iran will ask for more concession from the west, relief from the oil sanction and, perhaps, others.
what iran needs to do about its nuclear program. israel saying upcoming talks can only succeed if iran has all of its uranium enrichment after the united states says it may allow some uranium enrichment up to a point by iran. now there are reports that israel is taking a new hard line on iran. but the next guest says it s not israel that changed its position. ambassador john bowl to is a former ambassador to the united nations. you say it s the united states that changed its position. the israeli position is iran needs to comply with successive is united nations resolutions that require iran to stop all uranium enrichment activity it many the obama administration and europeans who are prepared to say to the iranians, just stop the enrichment at the fordo
violence in afghanistan. a surge of protests triggered by u.s. troops mistakenly burning copies of the islamic holy book, the koran. now u.s. officials saying a man shot and killed two u.s. service members. is in the start of a grave new turn for u.s. forces there? we ll have a live report from afghanistan with the latest at the top of the next hour. and now to the story dominating the national conversation in israel and around the world. a new report or saying that iran is believed to be expanding right now its uranium enrichment activity deep inside of a mountain bunker, working toward, quote, full installation. the expanding nuclear activity estimated to be buried beneath some 265 feet of rock and soil and said to be giving iran better protection against any israeli or other military strikes. joining me now to discuss it, ambassador dory gold, former israeli ambassador to the u.n.