Andrea Mitchell: Iranians ‘Running Circles Around’ Obama Admin. in Nuke Talks

BRZEZINSKI Let s go ░░░░░░░░ to Switzerland NBC News ░░░░░░░░ Foreign Affairs Correspondent and ░░░░░░░░ of Andrea Mitchell Reports ░░░░░░░░ Mitchell Andrea how long ░░░░░░░░ this go Mitchell I ░░░░░░░░ they re going to ░░░░░░░░ today but as Richard ░░░░░░░░ just pointing out what ░░░░░░░░ re being told is ░░░░░░░░ may be less than ░░░░░░░░ was hoped for Let ░░░░░░░░ take it back for ░░░░░░░░ moment Only the Iranians ░░░░░░░░ speaking substantively Zarif and ░░░░░░░░ deputy foreign minister They ░░░░░░░░ the only people coming ░░░░░░░░ and saying things other ░░░░░░░░ what you get from ░░░░░░░░ occasional British German or ░░░░░░░░ foreign minister you know ░░░░░░░░ last 10 meters are ░░░░░░░░ hardest The U S ░░░░░░░░ not talking at all ░░░░░░░░ not briefing off the ░░░░░░░░ on the record So ░░░░░░░░ bottom line is that ░░░░░░░░ Iranians are running circles ░░░░░░░░ the Americans here in ░░░░░░░░ of public diplomacy They ░░░░░░░░ setting the expectations All ░░░░░░░░ world media is now ░░░░░░░░ on what Zarif Javad ░░░░░░░░ say going in or ░░░░░░░░ of breakfast Today going ░░░░░░░░ breakfast he said that ░░░░░░░░ has been he believes ░░░░░░░░ substantial progress At this ░░░░░░░░ as I just left ░░░░░░░░ building right across from ░░░░░░░░ the P5 1 the ░░░░░░░░ leaders plus Europe are ░░░░░░░░ meeting and discussing what ░░░░░░░░ on the table between ░░░░░░░░ and Kerry until 6 ░░░░░░░░ this morning They went ░░░░░░░░ day and all night ░░░░░░░░ the European Union representative ░░░░░░░░ Schmid in the middle ░░░░░░░░ this They re talking ░░░░░░░░ sanctioning They re talking ░░░░░░░░ whether the EU the ░░░░░░░░ American sanctions that have ░░░░░░░░ imposed mostly under this ░░░░░░░░ under Tim Geithner in ░░░░░░░░ and 2011 whether those ░░░░░░░░ should be lifted not ░░░░░░░░ UN sanctions as the ░░░░░░░░ said late last night ░░░░░░░░ the unilateral sanctions should ░░░░░░░░ be phased out should ░░░░░░░░ be suspended Also talking ░░░░░░░░ the fact that as ░░░░░░░░ said today to all ░░░░░░░░ reporters at breakfast it ░░░░░░░░ like what will be ░░░░░░░░ is less than just ░░░░░░░░ has been agreed to ░░░░░░░░ has not been agreed ░░░░░░░░ and what still needs ░░░░░░░░ be done by June ░░░░░░░░ you re pointing out ░░░░░░░░ is self imposed They ░░░░░░░░ this deadline because of ░░░░░░░░ and now they re ░░░░░░░░ with it.”