think this report on the air human rights conditions in Iran is going to be a pretty negative

that report released in the very near future in the very near future still seems broad well admiral

complying with that legislation that requires reports to be delivered to Congress by certain dates are on a regular basis %HESITATION

the rug Iran's horrific human rights record because presumably acknowledging that fact would be inconvenient

delay is nothing to do with the Iran negotiations what so ever that isn't completely yeah

reported certainly should be I and I'm sure it'll cause negative reactions in Tehran and I just tell you for many years in the state department I

other kinds of %HESITATION of similar amendments nineteenth June and I eleven days right Mister ambassador eleven

for the ongoing diplomacy with Iran what can he do to reverse that and make it public well

as the deadline passes and then goes by week after week and month after month yeah you know this is something that %HESITATION if you go back into the late seventies in particular Republican

I have to say when it comes to a report like the one senator Cruz has identified on Iran

they'd rather just be on their own and in fact it's the requirements for reports from the state department are often imposed precisely

Kirby welcome to the state department you know I I think %HESITATION it's very hard to say that that that that there's a negative here there's no relationship to it I

in human rights violations which should be a long report %HESITATION it's %HESITATION it it certainly raises the question of what's taking so long is that the nuclear negotiations %HESITATION

end up back we're trusting Iran to inspect them cell you know I agree former democratic senator guilty that

it happened in reports do under my jurisdiction when I was there because the clearance process is so burdensome but

think I know what the psychology is they know this report is going to be painful nobody sends them a memo is say slow this report down but