Bill Richardson on Relationship with Iran: ‘It’s Deteriorating Considerably’

HEMMER Let me go ░░░░░░░░ Iran Here is Senator ░░░░░░░░ Barrasso the Republican from ░░░░░░░░ There appears to be ░░░░░░░░ shift now in this ░░░░░░░░ Here is how he ░░░░░░░░ the Iran deal earlier ░░░░░░░░ clip starts BARRASSO Iran ░░░░░░░░ a nuclear weapon would ░░░░░░░░ the world less safe ░░░░░░░░ stable less secure The ░░░░░░░░ was such a bad ░░░░░░░░ it did allow Iran ░░░░░░░░ path to a nuclear ░░░░░░░░ I want to prevent ░░░░░░░░ from ever getting a ░░░░░░░░ weapon So whether they ░░░░░░░░ or not with a ░░░░░░░░ deal is immaterial HEMMER ░░░░░░░░ ve got this action ░░░░░░░░ on Iran threatening to ░░░░░░░░ out whatever deal was ░░░░░░░░ you supported it or ░░░░░░░░ Mr Ambassador At the ░░░░░░░░ time you have U ░░░░░░░░ S Abraham Lincoln making ░░░░░░░░ way through the Suez ░░░░░░░░ just today What s ░░░░░░░░ in this relationship do ░░░░░░░░ think RICHARDSON Well it ░░░░░░░░ deteriorating considerably Iran and ░░░░░░░░ United States It wasn ░░░░░░░░ good I disagreed with ░░░░░░░░ out of the nuclear ░░░░░░░░ but at the same ░░░░░░░░ Iran keeps helping terrorist ░░░░░░░░ helping Assad in Syria ░░░░░░░░ around in Yemen They ░░░░░░░░ not our friends But ░░░░░░░░ I worry about is ░░░░░░░░ have a window of ░░░░░░░░ 60 days maybe for ░░░░░░░░ third party negotiations so ░░░░░░░░ doesn t enrich uranium ░░░░░░░░ it said it will ░░░░░░░░ within 60 days And ░░░░░░░░ start up another nuclear ░░░░░░░░ that is geared to ░░░░░░░░ weapons and not nuclear ░░░░░░░░ So things are not ░░░░░░░░ Now what I want ░░░░░░░░ see is did in ░░░░░░░░ Iran threaten our troops ░░░░░░░░ Iraq and Syria That ░░░░░░░░ a justification for sending ░░░░░░░░ carrier and ramping up ░░░░░░░░ military I want to ░░░░░░░░ that If that is ░░░░░░░░ case I think things ░░░░░░░░ not good and we ░░░░░░░░ some stabilizing influence perhaps ░░░░░░░░ Europeans perhaps the Germans ░░░░░░░░ you know the Secretary ░░░░░░░░ State of and the ░░░░░░░░ chancellor canceled their meeting ░░░░░░░░ is not good Bill ░░░░░░░░ need diplomacy and dialogue ░░░░░░░░ can t keep ramping ░░░░░░░░ military options HEMMER You ░░░░░░░░ to make a statement ░░░░░░░░ know that from diplomacy ░░░░░░░░ That s right That ░░░░░░░░ right But I think ░░░░░░░░ need to cool down ░░░░░░░░ it looks like maybe ░░░░░░░░ have a window of ░░░░░░░░ days where Iran says ░░░░░░░░ re going to get ░░░░░░░░ Europeans maybe not use ░░░░░░░░ S sanctions on oil ░░░░░░░░ that s a little ░░░░░░░░ that could bring some ░░░░░░░░ I m not very ░░░░░░░░ though HEMMER Thank you ░░░░░░░░ your time today Bill ░░░░░░░░