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On Iran, Obama vowed to come down hard on firms not complying with sanctions (Feb. 11)\n\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-actions'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='mr-1'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"btn btn-success\" data-posthog-event=\"Signup: LP Signup Activity\" data-posthog-location=\"body_link_boclips\" data-remote=\"true\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet Free Access\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e for 10 Days\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-body'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-info'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Hide resource details' class='rp-hide-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u0026times;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Expand resource details' class='rp-expand-info fai fa-solid fa-up-right-and-down-left-from-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Compress resource details' class='rp-compress-info fai fa-solid fa-down-left-and-up-right-to-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-rating'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='resource-pool'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-label'\u003ePublisher:\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-name'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='text'\u003e\u003ca data-publisher-id=\"30356011\" href=\"/search?publisher_ids%5B%5D=30356011\"\u003eCurated Video\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-description'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='short-description'\u003eAt a joint news conference with President Francois Hollande of France, U.S. President Barack Obama weighed into two international struggles Tuesday, vowing to come down like \"a ton of bricks\" on firms that violate sanctions against Iran...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAt a joint news conference with President Francois Hollande of France, U.S. President Barack Obama weighed into two international struggles Tuesday, vowing to come down like \"a ton of bricks\" on firms that violate sanctions against Iran and acknowledging that Syrian peace talks are far from reaching their goal.\u003cbr/\u003eOn the issue of Iran's nuclear program, the United States and France are among the countries that signed an interim nuclear agreement with Tehran which halts progress on the Islamic republic's nuclear program in exchange for easing international sanctions. \u003cbr/\u003eSpeaking on companies doing business with Iran in violation of sanctions still in place, Obama said, \"We will come down on them like a ton of bricks\" if they don't hold up their end.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Obama administration has objected to the interest French businesses have shown in Iran since the sanctions were eased. \u003cbr/\u003eMore than 100 French executives visited Tehran last week, a trip Secretary of State John Kerry told his counterparts in Paris was \"not helpful.\"\u003cbr/\u003eHollande said he told the French businessmen that sanctions remain in effect and no commercial agreements can be signed without a long-term, comprehensive nuclear deal. \u003cbr/\u003eBut he said he's not president of the French employer's union and companies make their own travel decisions.\u003cbr/\u003eOn Syria, Obama said there is still a \"horrendous situation on the ground.\"\u003cbr/\u003e\"With each passing day, more people inside of Syria are suffering, the state of Syria itself is crumbling. That is bad for Syria, it is bad for the region, it is bad for global national security,\" he added.\u003cbr/\u003ePeace talks between the Syrian government and opposition forces have gained no traction and while an agreement to strip Syria of its chemical weapons stockpiles is being carried out, there are concerns on both sides of the Atlantic that Syria is stalling on its obligations.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Nobody is going to deny that there's enormous frustration here,\" Obama said.\u003cbr/\u003eWhen Obama threatened a military strike against Syria following a chemical weapons attack there last year, France was the only European ally ready to join that effort.\u003cbr/\u003eBoth Obama and Hollande touted the strong relationship between their two nations; a relationship they said has grown over the past years and decades.\u003cbr/\u003eThere has been some tension between the U.S. and its allies in Europe and elsewhere following revelations that their leaders had been subject to spying from the National Security Agency.\u003cbr/\u003eObama said there is no country with which the United States has \"a no-spy agreement.\" But he says the United States endeavors to protect privacy rights as it collects foreign intelligence.\u003cbr/\u003eHollande said he and Obama \"clarified things\" about the spying revelations and \"mutual trust has been restored.\" \u003cbr/\u003e\"That mutual trust must be based on respect for each other's country but also based on protection, protection of private life, of personal data, the fact that any individual, in spite of technological progress, can be sure that he's not being spied on. These are principles that unite us,\" Hollande said. \u003cbr/\u003eObama also announced that he's accepted Hollande's invitation to travel to France for the June 6 ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy.\u003cbr/\u003eThe remarks came at an hour-long news conference in the midst of an official state visit, held as Hollande is facing romantic upheaval that resulted in his showing up stag to the White House. \u003cbr/\u003eThe 59-year-old ended his relationship last month with girlfriend and French first lady Valerie Trierweiler after it was revealed that he was having an affair with an actress.\u003cbr/\u003eThe White House has carefully avoided any mention of Hollande's personal drama and has moved forward with a grand welcome reserved only for America's closest allies.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Obamas planned to fete Hollande at a grand state dinner Tuesday night attended by more than 300 dignitaries and celebrities.\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - 11 February 2014\u003cbr/\u003e1.  Wide shot of President Obama and French President Hollande walking into White House East Room joint news conference\u003cbr/\u003e2. Cutaway of press\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, U.S. President\u003cbr/\u003e\"Businesses may be exploring, are there some possibilities to get in sooner rather than later, if and when there is a actual agreement to be had, but I can tell you that they do so at their own peril, right now.  Because we will come down on them like a ton of bricks. With respect to the sanctions that we control and we expect full compliance with respect to the P5+1.\"\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide side shot of two leaders at news conference\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE: (French) Francois Hollande, President of France\u003cbr/\u003e\"For those of you who are unfamiliar with the French situation, the president of the Republic is not the president of the employers union in France. And he certainly doesn't wish to be. And I don't think anyone wishes for him to be. So companies just make their decisions when it comes to traveling. But I certainly let them know that sanctions were enforced and remain enforced.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. Cutaway of press\u003cbr/\u003e7.  SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, U.S. President\u003cbr/\u003e\"We still have a horrendous situation on the ground in Syria, I don't think anybody disputes that. And what is absolutely clear is that with each passing day, more people inside of Syria are suffering, the state of Syria itself is crumbling. That is bad for Syria, it is bad for the region, it is bad for global national security.\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. Cutaway of press\u003cbr/\u003e9.  SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, U.S. President\u003cbr/\u003e\"Nobody is going to deny that there's enormous frustration here.\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide shot of news conference\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, U.S. President\u003cbr/\u003e\"There is no country where we have 'a no-spy' agreement.  We have, like every other country you know, an intelligence capability and then we have a range of partnerships with all other countries.  We've been in consultations with the French government to deepen those commitments.  At the same time, what I have also said both publicly and privately, and I want to reiterate today to the French press is that we are committed to making sure that we are protecting and concerned about the privacy rights not just of Americans, not just of our own citizens but of people from around the world as well.  That's a committment by the way that is fairly unprecedented in terms of any country's intelligence operations.\"\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide shot of Hollande speaking at news conference\u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE: (French) Francois Hollande, President of France\u003cbr/\u003e\"We are making headway in this cooperation. Mutual trust has been restored. And that mutual trust must be based on respect for each other's countries but also based on protection of private life and personal data.\"\u003cbr/\u003e14. 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