>> Reporter: THEY HAVE AGREED IT
THEY DON'T WANT TO GIVE IRAN
QUOTEMAC OPEN SEASON IN THE
REGION.
AND BUTTING HEADS WITH FRENCH
PRES. MACROAND NOT DISMANTLING
THE IRAN DEAL.
>> ON THE 12TH, WE WILL SEE.
IF I DO WHAT SOME PEOPLE EXPECT,
WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD BE
POSSIBLE TO DO A NEW DEAL WITH
SOLID FOUNDATIONS BECAUSE THIS
IS A DEAL --
>> YOU HEARD THE PRESIDENT SAY
HIS DEADLINE TO MAKE A DECISION
IS NEXT MONTH.
ANYTHING WORTH SAVING?
FORMER DEPUTY JOE RUBIN AT
REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST AND IRAQ
WAR VETERAN CHRIS NIGHT RAIN.
TALKING ABOUT THE MAY 12TH
DEADLINE.
TO RECERTIFY THE DEAL, AND
DURING THE CAMPAIGN, DOESN'T
LIKE THIS DEAL, BAD FOR AMERICA,
DO YOU THINK THERE'S ANY ROOM
FOR COMPROMISE BASED ON
FRIENDSHIP WITH MACROIN?
>> HE MAKES A COMPELLING CASE.
THIS DEAL IS WORKING, PREVENTING
AN IRANIAN NUCLEAR BOMB.
ISRAEL VERIFIES THAT, TELLING US
DON'T BREAK THE DEAL, THERE IS
NO ALTERNATIVE.
MACROIN, IN THE MIDDLE EAST, TO
UNDERMINE THE DEAL WOULD
UNDERMINE ABILITY TO WORK WITH
FRIENDS AND OTHER ALLIES TO
PREVENT THOSE PROBLEMS.
>> AT THE NEWS CONFERENCE, IT
WAS NOT A SUFFICIENT DEAL BUT
ENABLED UNTIL 2025 TO BASICALLY
HAVE SOME SORT OF CONTROL OVER
THEIR NUCLEAR ACTIVITY.
>> THAT IS WHAT THE PRES. IS
LOOKING TO DO.
HE CAMPAIGNED AMERICA FIRST, AND
THE NEGOTIATION WE MAKE.
AND THE NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES,
LEVERAGING OTHER THINGS,
DIMINISHING YOUR FOOTPRINT IN
SYRIA.
I AGREE WITH JOEL THAT IT IS
OKAY AND THE PRES. --
>> IF YOU CHANGE THE CURRENT
DEAL DOES THAT COUNT AS A NEW
DEAL?
>> YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE DEAL WE
HAVE IN PLACE, IT WOULD NEED TO
BE NEGOTIATED AGAIN.
WEST MACROIN IS PROPOSING HIS
NEW ARRANGEMENTS ON TOP OF THE
CURRENT DEAL BUT TAKING AWAY
THIS DEAL, THE PRES. SET A
DEADLINE OF MAY 12TH, INCLUDED
BY CONGRESS, HE HAS CHOSEN TO
MAKE THE KEY DATE, IF HE MAKE
THE DECISION TO END THE CURRENT
DEAL WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO
SQUARE ONE AND THAT IS NOT WHERE
ANYONE IN THE SECURITY
ESTABLISHMENT WANTS TO GO IF
THEY WANT FURTHER ADVANCEMENT ON
ARRANGEMENTS THAT PREVENT IRAN'S
ARRANGEMENT AND HOLD IT BACK.
HEATHER: WE CAN NOW NEGOTIATE
AND GET MORE FROM OUR POSITION.
WHAT WOULD THOSE THINGS THE THAT
WOULD BE BEST FOR US TO GET OUT
OF THE DEAL?
>> HARDER ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON
IRAN REQUIRING, REDUCING THE
THINGS THEY ARE DOING.
IN NORTH KOREA THE PRESIDENT WAS
CRITICIZED FOR BEING TOO HARD IN
HIS TONE AND THEY ARE READING
THE WRITING ON THE WALL THAT WE
ARE NOT PLAYING GAMES WHEN IT
COMES TO THE SECURITY POSTURE
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IS DAMNED IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF
YOU DON'T, THIS PRESIDENT WANTS
TO GIVE MORE.
EVEN IF WE START FROM SCRATCH IT
IS A BETTER DEAL.
HEATHER: KEEPING IN MIND WHAT IS
COMING UP IN MAY OR JUNE WITH
NORTH KOREA AND NEGOTIATIONS
WITH THEM, KEEP AN EYE ON WHAT
WE ARE DOING WITH IRAN.
>> VERY ENCOURAGING MOVES ON
NORTH KOREA TALKING ABOUT
DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT.
FIRST THING HE SHOULD NOT DO IS
UNDERMINE A NUCLEAR AGREEMENT
WITH ANOTHER COUNTRY.
THAT WOULD UNDERMINE HIS
CREDIBILITY AT THE NEGOTIATING