general assembly the country's new leader hassan rouhani pledged not to seek atomic weapons demanding the west make concessions and painful sanctions as artie's policy reports the restrictions are hurting the most vulnerable. if the aim of sanctions is to harm the state but the real victims are ordinary regular people what small experiences shown that there's a huge wage between what ordinary people experience under sanctions and what the eat to mohamed we heidi is one such case study he succumbed. it is my second communitarian. previously each session cost approximately three hundred dollars these days it costs about seven hundred dollars it is also a challenge to get the medication because you have to go to almost every drugstore asking for them and also because the prices are way too high i get a chemo session once every two weeks and i'm a pensioner. there has never been more doctors also frustrated not only is the problem the cost of medication and getting that medication but also getting medical supplies its upkeep can also be a nightmare. if we have a problem getting high tech

planning to trade the man's corpse for the release of his jailed brother iran's new president hassan rouhani seems to be persistently knocking at the u.s. door urging washington to break more than three decades of diplomatic silence between the countries the white house is still sending mixed signals as to whether it will answer in kind it's recently hinted there was the possibility for a change of heart it's take a look at how tara is trying to win the sympathies of the u.s. now president raija global attention when he vowed iran will never seek a nuclear weapon saying the strictly civil atomic program is a subject of national pride he also reached out to the white house to an article in the washington post calling to leave frosty relations in the past and focus on warming them up sticking to election pledges of a more moderate approach he also released a dozen political prisoners including probably human rights activists and finally he exchanged correspondence with president obama later calling it a positive and constructive move assistant professor at a mom saadiq university mohammad hass

the interest but if he's not prepared to do this you know whatever nice meeting he might have with rouhani next week in new york whatever other nice exchanges there might be that's not really going to be substantive well we will certainly be watching very closely next week in new york thank you so much for your analysis like i said in the spotlight next week very much so iran and the u.s. people experts will be watching very closely to see if possibly a step towards diplomatic relations is possible reporting from washington and he said no way r.c. and that's how websites try to togs have caused outrage because of the number of civilians they kill but according to a former u.s. air force general the one thing they count on it as successfully is enemy aircraft with the full story online. and only emotions section on the website you can see the full version of this is from months of footage of a fire and golfing in oklahoma chemical plant a series of explosions you can get all that and more as. at least twenty seven greenpeace activists have been arrested by the russian coast guard after tryi

general assembly the country's new leader hassan rouhani pledged not to seek atomic weapons demanding the west make concessions and ease painful sanctions and as artie's policy there reports the restrictions are hurting the most vulnerable. the aim of sanctions is to harm the state but the real victims are ordinary regular people what small experience has shown that there's a huge wedge between what ordinary people experience under sanctions and what the eat to mohamed we heidi is one such case study he's a cancer victim in iran. it is my second communitarian. previously each session cost approximately three hundred dollars these days it costs about seven hundred dollars it is also a challenge to get the medication because you have to go to almost every drugstore asking for them and also because the prices are way too high i get a chemo session once every two weeks and i'm a pensioner. there has never been more doctors also frustrated not only is the problem the cost of medication and getting that medication but also getting medical supplies its upkeep can also be a nightmare. if we h

elected president has offered to oversee talks between the syrian government and the opposition hassan rouhani addressed the western world in an editorial for the washington post calling on countries to focus on the future and not past frosty relations the apparent readiness of iran's new leader to engage has given hope for a new thaw in relations with washington but that's not easy an easy goal to achieve that is let's take a look at the tensions between the two in the past decade or so a year after the cia accused iran of having one of the world's most active nuclear programs then president george w. bush named iran in his infamous axis of evil speech causing outrage in tehran then in two thousand and five came the first of several statements in which bush hinted at the possibility of using force. three years later president bush described iran as the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism saying action was needed before it's too late in two thousand and ten the u.s. and israel stepped up cyber war efforts aimed at disrupting one of iran's main nuclear power plants and in summer two thou

president rouhani and barack obama are expected to meet at the u.n. general assembly in the first face to face between an american and iranian leader in over three decades but as assistant professor at the imaam saadiq university mohammad husain conny says there is resistance to this stock in both countries. it was an offer for some hope for the consolation with a more concerts a time that you won't really powerful it would be a mistake for the worst to think that you were in not for a cause for the richness the skeptics are all also for the church and on washington one of. the most of the mystic about the possibility of such a breakthrough and even look one community. will be more thorough draws one a solution to call him their own people their own factions their own political party is that this is in the best interests of both sides so the human warmth here is common as. critics say sanctions on iran have not proven effective in achieving political aims no matter their scope or duration their restrictions are justified as being better than war but t

elected president has offered to oversee talks between the syrian government and the opposition hasan rouhani addressed the western world in an editorial for the washington post calling on countries to focus on the future and not the frosty past relations the apparent readiness of iran's new leader to engage has given hope for a thaw in relations with washington but that's not an easy goal to achieve let's take a look at the tensions between the two in the past decade or so a year after the cia accused iran of having one of the world's most active nuclear programs then president george w. bush named iran in his infamous axis of evil speech causing outrage in tehran in two thousand and five came the first of several statements in which bush hinted at the possibility of using force three years later president bush described iran as the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism saying action was needed before it's too late in two thousand and ten the united states and israel stepped up cyber war efforts aimed at disrupting whatever iran's main nuclear power plants and in summer two thousand and

iran's rouhani and u.s. president barack obama are expected to meet at the u.n. general assembly in the first face to face between an american and iranian leader and over three decades but as assistant professor at the imaam sadik university mohammad haasan carney carney says there's resistance to this thaw in both countries. he won the oscar for some hockley consideration with a concert to time that you won't believe. it would be a mistake for the west to think that you were not for a concert family weakness the skeptics are all both sides both in turn on washington. or knocked up most of the mystique about the possibility of such a breakthrough and even dalton look won't really happen so i could throw to find a solution to calling their own people their own factions their own political parties that this is in the best interests of both sides so the ward here is common in its. critics say sanctions on iran have not proven effective in achieving political aims no matter their scope or duration the restrictions are justified as being better than war but they only

general assembly the president of neighboring iran stood up to call for a peaceful solution as an rouhani also took the chance to defend he's country's nuclear program i'll respond and maria has the latest from new york. the iranian president did address the world body for the first time on tuesday and his speech was largely absent of any vitriol are anti israel rhetoric instead he offered up a chance to negotiate with the u.s. and its allies over iran's disputed nuclear program standing before a world leaders he declared president hassan rouhani declared that nuclear weapons have no place in iran he said his country is ready to remove all concerns about the peaceful nature of its nuclear program and that iran does not seek to increase tensions with the united states he says he believes this country is an anchor of stability in the stable region where iran is located he said the iranian threat that has been perpetrated for many years is imaginary and he believes that it's been used as an excuse for other misdeeds by certain countries president. said that iran poses absolutely no threat to

president rouhani and barack obama are expected to meet at the u.n. general assembly in the first face to face between an american and iranian leader in over three decades but as assistant professor at the mom said dick university mohammad house on carney says there's resistance to this thaw in both countries he warned also for some hope for the consideration with. cancer at the time but you won't really powerful it would be a mistake for the worst to think that you were in not for a cause for the weakness the skeptics are all for the slow food into going on washington. or not most of the mystery about the possibility of such a breakthrough and even look one community does help and more thought draws on a solution to call him their own people their own factions their own political parties that this is in the best interests of both sides so the human warmth here is common as. critics say sanctions on iran have not proven effective in achieving political ends no matter their scope or duration the restrictions are justified as being better than war but t

president rouhani calls an obama to join efforts and work together to bring peace to the middle east r.t. takes a look at just what they might have to overcome to achieve that. and a bleak future for europe twenty five million more people living in poverty in a dozen years from now that's the number estimated by a new report which blames the aggressive financial cuts supposed to shore up the economy those stories and more after the break. as the media. so we leave that maybe. privacy potions to cure. play your part of the musical. where shoes that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from it's all on politicking only on r t. choose your language. of choice make it with zero if they still. choose the buttes the concentric circles choose three opinions that invigorating to . choose the stories that in particular. choose to access to often. news continues here on r.t. iran's new president hassan rouhani has reached out to barack obama through an article in the washington post urging him to join hands and work together towards a peaceful middle east it's the latest i

particularly now while all these plays in trees are being said last week when the iranian president rouhani addressed the united nations general assembly who criticized that interest severely saying that was full of hypocrisy and cynicism at the time he ordered the israeli delegation to boycott the station and warned the international community not to be fooled by signs of so-called moderation by the way in government we will not be fooled by half measures that merely provide a smokescreen for your rants continual pursuit of nuclear weapons. and the world should not be fooled either. understand davey israeli internal security vission bit announced that it had a wasted a belgian citizen with a rainy an r region for allegedly spying against israel now the incident happened already three weeks ago but the information has only now been released while netanyahu is in the united states and of course questions are being asked about its timing many are suggesting that it is to store up ammunition for netanyahu his position at a position that he's going to be putting across in the united states it a

and three it was a situation where the iranian policy really did have some ambiguity about it when rouhani came in in two thousand and three to that position of coordinator he immediately took action which ended. sent a circular route saying that all research that had to do with the nuclear issue had to be reported in in full to the central government and he also made it clear that there could not be any more research that had to do with nuclear weapons. dozens of academics at city university new york a banking protest against the appointment of the former cia chief david petraeus as a teacher that they saw the petition for charges to be dropped against sixty during street protest videos emerged showing police beating up the activists while detaining them. four star general and former cia director david petraeus recently began his new career here in the big apple as an adjunct professor for the new york city public university. but his attendance has been met with rock criticism from students faculty and staff members who say they don't want their college to host the man over wars drone str

has some rouhani also took the chance to call on israel to join the nonproliferation treaty has the latest from new york. the iranian leader said that israel is the only non party to the n.p.t. in the middle east and encouraged israel to join the pact to ensure that the region remains a nuclear weapons free zone he said no nation should possess nuclear weapons and there are no right hands for these wrong weapons the iranian leader went on to say that any use of nuclear weapons is a violation of the un charter and a crime against humanity he said there are only guarantee is total elimination now rouhani was speaking about nuclear weapons he said that this is he also called i'm sorry he also called for a conference a high level conference to be taking place on nuclear disarmament within. every five years and what we're seeing here is this new iran iranian leader that has come to new york to engage with the international community really seizing every opportunity he can to try to show that iran is being transparent is trying to be a key player and apparent willingness to resolve international

now the opposition and iran has once again showed up president rouhani faces a very rocky road if he continues to steer the country towards diplomacy where the u.s. and angry mob pelted ronnie's car with ags and shoes as he returned from the u.n. general sampling in new york protesters were particularly outraged by the historic phone call with barack obama which marked the first direct talks between the country's leaders in three decades norman solomon from of the institute for public accuracy thinks it's crucial hardliners are kept at bay for diplomacy to succeed the u.s. government is under great pressure from the hawks in washington many of whom won the united states to either attack or wait to nod towards israel launching an attack on iran within the next year or so the role of the us i think is now to see what's possible diplomatically and i think it's a combination you know it takes two to dance that was not possible under a common dinner job it would not be possible under president romney or president mccain for instance i think that is the very important factor the combinatio

previous to addresses by iran have stirred anger and triggered mass walkouts but newly elected hasan rouhani may be about to change all of that parties and this now he reports. world leaders are in new york this week for what setting up to be one of the hottest political debates this year iran's new president hassan rouhani will be making his u.n. debut on tuesday ahead of his visit there were many signals from him that he was more than willing to start a possible process of soy over three decades of frozen u.s. in radian relations the question is and many people will be watching is the u.s. ready to give him a chance the u.n. general assembly kicks off amid a diplomatic battle over syria between russia and the u.s. john kerry and sergey lavrov set to meet on the sidelines of the assembly but just as it seems like diplomacy might prevail sergei lavrov saying that the u.s. is trying to pressure moscow into approving a u.n. resolution allowing for military intervention he adds that the u.s. claims in exchange they would be willing to continue working on syria's entry into the organization for

after fallout from whistleblower edward snowden's leaks this year and iran's new president hassan rouhani will be making his u.n. debut on tuesday ahead of his visit there were many signals from him that he was more than willing to start a possible process of thawing over three decades of frozen u.s. in rainy and relations the question is and many people will be watching is the u.s. ready to give him a chance reporting from new york and he says now a r.t. . among the most anticipated speeches of the general assembly is the address of iran's new president hassan rouhani the country's previous leaders are known for stealing the show back in one thousand nine hundred eighty seven iran's leader ayatollah khamenei said during his speech that the american enmities toward tehran are a big chapter in the country's history iran's foreign minister ali akbar velayati in one thousand nine hundred three announced that political interests prevail over peace and security as the security council fails to address aggressions in a number of middle eastern states in one thousand nine hundred eight mohammad

after fallout from whistleblower edward snowden's leaks this year and iran's new president hassan rouhani will be making his u.n. debut on tuesday ahead of his visit there were many signals from him that he was more than willing to start a possible process of soy over three decades of frozen u.s. in radian relations the question is and many people will be watching is the u.s. ready to give him a chance reporting from new york and he says no way r.t. among among the most anticipated speeches at the general assembly is the address of iran's new president hassan rouhani he spoke we spoke to john limbert a veteran u.s. diplomat held captive by revolutionaries in the iranian hostage crisis between one nine hundred seventy nine and one thousand nine hundred one he says that any kind of interaction between the u.s. and iran will be a tremendously beneficial step for all involved. i thought. we would have been talking to each other. years ago maybe not as friends but at least as. with common things to talk about if it does happen i mean it may just be a handshake or other brief encounter but even

this week star hassan rouhani reach out but also defend tehran from political attacks iran is an anchor of stability in unstable region the iranian threat is imaginary and is used as an excuse for the misdeeds of others iran poses absolutely no threat to the world or the region ronnie made it clear that iran does not want nuclear weapons and that it wants peace but also to be treated as an equal rainy and u.s. officials praised high level meetings that took place on the sidelines of the general assembly and the country's president spoke over the phone for the first time in over three decades what would it take for a would be photo op to become a new u.s. approach towards iran but as has our very tied there his hands are tied that there are people and lobby groups in the united states that do not want to see the united states and iran after thirty four years of demonizing the country to have relations the u.s. is in a tough spot it has to keep from north. the relation of the middle east and now the nation of the arab muslims in general gave the earth is the most feared group to the commi

after fallout from whistleblower edward snowden's leaks this year and iran's new president hassan rouhani will be making his u.n. debut on tuesday ahead of his visit there were many signals from him that he was more than willing to start a possible process of soy over three decades of frozen u.s. iranian relations the question is and many people will be watching is the u.s. ready to give him a chance reporting from new york and he said no way r.t. . among the most anticipated speeches of the general assembly is the address of iran's new president hassan rouhani we spoke to john limbert a veteran u.s. diplomat held captive by revolutionaries in the iranian hostage crisis between one nine hundred seventy nine and one nine hundred eighty one he says that any kind of interaction between the u.s. and iran will be a tremendously beneficial step for all involved. i thought. we would have been talking to each other. years ago maybe not as friends but at least as two states with common things to talk about if it does happen i mean it may just be a handshake or a brief encounter but even that at th

in the past and president rouhani has been leading something of a diplomatic charm offensive in past weeks signaling his willingness to enter new negotiations with the u.s. over tehran's nuclear program and now the extension of an olive branch seems to be working because we've we have found out that on thursday u.s. secretary of state john kerry is scheduled to personally meet with his iranian counterpart mohammad javad zarif in a p five plus one meeting that's a meeting of the five permanent members of the security council plus germany and that meeting will discuss iran's nuclear program of course more intriguing to it to a lot of people is the possibility that u.s. president barack obama may have an encounter with you braun's the new president while both are at the united nations on tuesday now a white house officials say no official meeting is planned but they might accidentally bump into each other in the hallway i don't know how accidental meetings happen like that but if they do bump into one another there's a good chance that that's something that was possibly organized so tha

has sound rouhani also took the chance to call on israel to join the nonproliferation treaty report has got the latest from new york. the iranian leader said that israel is the only non party to the n.p.t. in the middle east and encouraged israel to join the pact to ensure that the region remains a nuclear weapons free zone he said no nation should possess nuclear weapons and there are no right hands for these wrong weapons the iranian leader went on to say that any use of nuclear weapons is a violation of the un charter and a crime against humanity he said there are only guarantee is total elimination now rouhani was speaking about nuclear weapons he said that this is he also called i'm sorry he also called for a conference a high level conference to be taking place on nuclear disarmament within. every five years and what we're seeing here is this new iran iranian leader that has come to new york to engage with the international community really seizing every opportunity he can to try to show that iran is being transparent is trying to be a key player and apparent willingness to resolv

this week star hassan rouhani reach out but also defend tehran from political attacks iran is an anchor of stability in unstable region the iranian threat is imaginary and is used as an excuse for the misdeeds of others iran poses absolutely no threat to the world or the region ronnie made it clear that iran does not want nuclear weapons and that it wants peace but also to be treated as an equal the rainy and u.s. officials praised high level meetings that took place on the sidelines of the general assembly and the country's president spoke over the phone for the first time in over three decades but what would it take for a would be photo op to become a new u.s. approach towards iran but as has our very tied there his hands are tied that there are people and lobby groups in the united states that do not want to see the united states and iran after thirty four years of demonizing the country to have relations the u.s. is in a tough spot it has to keep from north. relation of the middle east and now the alienation of the arab muslims in general against the us is mostly due to the commitme

this week star hassan rouhani reach out but also defend tehran from political attacks iran is an anchor of stability in unstable region the iranian threat is imaginary and is used as an excuse for the misdeeds of others iran poses absolutely no threat to the world or the region ronnie made it clear that iran does not want nuclear weapons and that it wants peace but also to be treated as an equal rainy and u.s. officials praised high level meetings that took place on the sidelines of the general assembly and the country's president spoke over the phone for the first time in over three decades but what would it take for a would be photo op to become a new u.s. approach towards iran but as has our very tied there his hands are tied that there are people and lobby groups in the united states that do not want to see the united states and iran after thirty four years of demonizing the country to have relations the u.s. is in a tough spot it has to keep from north. relations in the middle east now the nation of the arab muslims in general are against is mostly due to the commitment to double s

well president rouhani of iran received a mixed welcome in tehran on his return from making headlines at the u.n. general assembly in new york dozens of his opponents taunting anti american slogans threw eggs and shoes at his car and i knew was triggered by the historic phone conversation between him and the bomb first about talks between us and the rain in these three decades off the cold president obama voiced hopes of progress over ten rounds atomic ambitions and said that serious obstacles remained the moment solomon from the institute for public accuracy says those obstacles can be overcome if the hard line isn't tensions aren't allowed to dictate policy. the u.s. government is under great pressure from the hawks in washington many of whom want the united states to either attack or wake a nod towards israel launching an attack on iran within the next year or so the role of the us i think is now to see what's possible diplomatically and i think it's a combination you know it takes two to dance and ronnie and obama are beginning to dance that was not possible under a comma dinner j

nine hundred seventy nine so there's still some ways to go with that but the iranian president hassan rouhani who's been in new york all week has said that he hopes that there could be a deal reached on iran's nuclear program in a matter of months if it was up to him ideally he would like a deal reached within three months in an interview with the washington post the iranian leader says he wants to move forward with negotiations very quickly and find a resolution on the nuclear issue right away president rouhani reiterated during his speech to the international community that iran is not would never build a nuclear weapon or have weapons of mass destruction he said that his country is ready to offer unprecedented transparency of its nuclear facilities and may allow the international atomic energy agency to assess their possible military dimensions of the program for iran in order to prove that its you go program is only being used for peaceful purposes is not being aimed at building a bomb scuse me now of course iran is coming to the table right now and wanting these negotiations because in r

was one of the lows day makes welcome for iran's president rouhani on his return from new york with opposition crowds furious with the idea of ties with the us. it is six pm in the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina joshing welcome to the program the olympic flame four of the twenty fourteen winter games has been lit in olympia the birthplace of the legendary event and it's from there that the torch will travel thousands of kilometers to next year's host city in russia are does and a farmer was at a ceremony in greece and shared his impressions with me as well as to would say who is in sochi. the limpet flame for sorcery twenty fourteen has been lit will probably be able to see it just behind my left shoulder there and it also we will see here at olympia the birthplace of the games the longest torch relay in the olympic history just a few moments ago the lighting of the flame ceremony took place it was basically a step back in time winding back the clock perhaps two and a half hours and juice is so why not try stressed as a high priest test light the flame using the powers of t

this week star hassan rouhani reach out but also defend tehran from political attacks iran is an anchor of stability in unstable region the iranian threat is imaginary and is used as an excuse for the misdeeds of others iran poses absolutely no threat to the world or the region ronnie made it clear that iran does not want nuclear weapons and that it wants peace but also to be treated as an equal rainy and u.s. officials praised high level meetings that took place on the sidelines of the general assembly and the country's president spoke over the phone for the first time in over three decades but what would it take for a would be photo op to become a new u.s. approach towards iran but as has our very tied his hands are tied that there are people and lobby groups in the united states that do not want to see the united states and iran after thirty four years of demonizing the country to have relations the u.s. is in a tough spot it has to keep from north. the relation of the middle east and now the only imation of the arabs in general against the earth is mostly due to the commitment of th

allies over iran's disputed nuclear program standing before a world leaders he declared president hassan rouhani declared that nuclear weapons have no place in iran he said his country is ready to remove all concerns about the peaceful nature of its nuclear program and that iran does not seek to increase tensions with the united states he says he believes this country is an anchor of stability in the stable region where iran is located he said the iranian threat that has been perpetrated for many years is imaginary and he believes that it's been used as an excuse for other misdeeds by certain countries president. said that iran poses absolutely no threat to the world or to the region he also said there is no military solution to the conflicts in the in the region and that iran seeks to resolve all issues not create them he once again underscored that iran is ready to willing to be ready and willing to cooperate with the west and believes the best way to manage differences is on equal footing with mutual respect it what he was essentially saying in his speech is that he's trying to are sure in a

for what setting up to be one of the hottest political debates this year iran's new president hassan rouhani will be making his u.n. debut on tuesday ahead of his visit there were many signals from him that he was more than willing to start a possible process of thawing over three decades of frozen u.s. iranian relations the question is and many people will be watching is the u.s. ready to give him a chance the u.n. general assembly kicks off amid a diplomatic battle over syria between russia and the u.s. john kerry and sergey lavrov set to meet on the sidelines of the assembly but just as it seems like diplomacy might prevail sergei lavrov saying that the u.s. is trying to pressure moscow into approving a u.n. resolution allowing for military intervention he adds that the u.s. claims in exchange they would be willing to continue working on syria's entry into the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons so russia and the u.s. no closer on their positions on syria with the u.n. security council also set to discuss the issue this week now the general debate starts off with brazil's

after fallout from whistleblower edward snowden's leaks this year iran's new president hassan rouhani will be making his u.n. debut on tuesday ahead of his visit there were many signals from him that he was more than willing to start a possible process of soy over three decades of frozen u.s. in radian relations the question is and many people will be watching is the u.s. ready to give him a chance reporting from new york and he says now a r.t. and we spoke to a veteran u.s. diplomat who was taken captive during the reign hostage crisis in one nine hundred seventy nine and he says washington's should twelve that resentment of to iran in stable long awaited approach. i thought. we would have been talking to each other. years ago maybe not as friends but at least as two states with common things to talk about if it does happen i mean it may just be a handshake a brief encounter but even that at the same balik level would represent a huge change it's obvious that the u.s. and iran do have some competition syria for example and things to talk about over syria in a rational world we'd be d

allies over iran's disputed nuclear program standing before a world leaders he declared president hassan rouhani declared that nuclear weapons have no place in iran he said his country is ready to remove all concerns about the peaceful nature of its nuclear program and that iran does not seek to increase tensions with the united states he says he believes this country is an anchor of stability in the stable region where iran is located he said the iranian threat that has been perpetrated for many years is imaginary and he believes that it's been used as an excuse for other misdeeds by certain countries president. said that iran poses absolutely no threat to the world or to the region he also said there is no military solution to the conflicts in the in the region and that iran seeks to resolve all issues not create them he once again underscored that iran is ready to willing to be ready and willing to cooperate with the west and believes the best way to manage differences is on equal footing with mutual respect it what he was essentially saying in his speech is that he's trying to assure in a ne

to the proposal to move control over its chemical arsenal to the international community in fact mr rouhani added that the way this proposal is been acting out so for creates real chances for a peaceful solution in the meantime is now widely recognized including by u.n. senior officials that iran is a key player in the region it's a close ally of. there is no way a diplomatic peaceful solution. without getting involved in this summit here in curious stan is a great opportunity for to start doing so. discuss the syrian crisis and the current diplomatic efforts surrounding it with. who has served as france's foreign interior and prime minister he told my colleague of a why he thinks the use of force will do nothing to end the bloodshed. i think we should do our best to avoid the use of force we know that the force without blow the force without. diplomatic effort. is always useless that's why the priority today is negotiation but of course we should go forward and we should have results today we have one result to see the signature by the syrian regime of the convention on the ban of to be ca

president's call to negotiate a quick solution to the dispute over the country's nuclear program some rouhani appealed to the u.n. general assembly for open dialogue and the end of what he called violent western sanctions on iran the president also reiterated to iran's commitment to harnessing the peaceful power of the atom political analyst for sabi believes the iranian government is genuinely seeking a diplomatic breakthrough. he did the process whereby he has received you know a popular mandate as a result of the elections as well as the green light from the so free media and so on in order to negotiate on the nuclear standoff and you know he said that lot of the issues are on the table he is willing to negotiate without precondition and so on so i think that you know there's a sense of optimism among the leadership. unique opportunity right now you know that it will cause a breakthrough and a nuclear deadlock now summer's barely over but southern russia is already excited about the winter with such a sort of snow for the olympics had our team reports on the bright white so the slopes. goo

general assembly the president of neighboring iran stood up to call for a peaceful solution a sign rouhani also took a chance to defend his country's atomic program a former advisor to iran's nuclear negotiations team told me that iran's genuinely seeking a diplomatic breakthrough. he did the process whereby he has received you know a popular mandate as a result of their elections as well as the green light from the so free media and so on in order to negotiate on the nuclear standoff and you know he said that a lot of the issues are on the table he is willing to negotiate without precondition and so on so i think that you know there's a sense of optimism and in among the reigning in leadership their. unique opportunity right now in order to cause a breakthrough in the nuclear deadlock the u.s. drug fleets just expanded with a new supersonic addition we're talking about their own one and a website out unmanned operations cannot because of the speed of sound or even faster of the engineering upgrade was applied to a retired f. sixteen there it is said online for more details about what they

to the proposal to move control over its chemical arsenal to the international community in fact mr rouhani added that the way this proposal's been acting else or for greece feel chances for a peaceful solution in the meantime is now widely recognized including by u.n. senior officials that iran is a key player in the region it's a close ally of. there is no way a diplomatic peaceful solution. without getting involved in this summit here in curious stan is a great opportunity for to start doing so when i discuss the syrian crisis in the current diplomatic effort surrounding it. who has served as france's foreign interior and prime minister he told my colleague why he thinks the use of force will do nothing to end the years of bloodshed. i think we should do our best to avoid the use of force we know that the force without the force without. diplomatic effort. is always useless that's why the priority to do these negotiation but of course we should go forward and we should have results today we have one result which is the signature by the syrian regime of the convention on the ban of chemic

world powers later this week the standoff has dragged on for years another country's new leader hassan rouhani pledged to restart peace talks in return for an easing of painful sanctions result he's paullus live reports the restrictions are hurting the most vulnerable. the aim of sanctions is to harm the state but the real victims are ordinary regular people what small experience has shown that there's a huge wedge between what ordinary people experience under sanctions and what we eat to mohamed we heidi is one such case study he's a cancer victim in iran it is my second kemah ferebee program previously each session cost approximately three hundred dollars these days it costs about seven hundred dollars it is also a challenge to get the medication because you have to go to almost every drugstore asking for them and also because the prices are way too high i get a camel and once every two weeks and i am a pensioner doctors are also frustrated not only is the problem the cost of medication and getting that medication but also getting medical supplies its upkeep can also be a nightmare. if we ha

in a fairly comfortable position and they felt that the policy of ahmadinejad the pre-disaster of mr rouhani was not helping at all from a legal standpoint iran feels that it has done everything it could and if there is anything you want to gain public opinion it knows that the media is has waged a war against it it has verified it is that devilish it and it has portrayed it in a position of a threat to the international community now it is trying to make a case to the international public opinion and they have changed the tone. coming up should barack obama go on trial for crimes against humanity well that's what the president of bolivia is calling for exclusively tells r.t. what's behind these accusations coming up. next the almost daily deaths people crammed into filthy shacks and long work days in torrid this is the dark side of bringing qatar's football world cup dream to life the gulf states being hit with criticism for human rights violations it turns door into what some describe as a miracle city government boarded a raft of immigrant workers to get the capital ready for the twenty t

this week star hassan rouhani reach out but also defend tehran from political attacks iran is an anchor of stability in unstable region the iranian threat is imaginary and is used as an excuse for the misdeeds of others iran poses absolutely no threat to the world or the region ronnie made it clear that iran does not want nuclear weapons and that it wants peace but also to be treated as an equal rainy and u.s. officials praised high level meetings that took place on the sidelines of the general assembly and the country's president spoke over the phone for the first time in over three decades what would it take for a would be photo op to become a new u.s. approach towards iran a lot of us have are very tied his hands are tied that there are people and lobby groups in the united states that do not want to see the united states and iran after thirty four years of demonizing the country to have relations the u.s. is in a tough spot it has to keep from north. relations in the middle east and now the alienation of the arab muslims in general against the earth is mostly due to the commitment a

engage diplomatically but he said with its long time adversary but said the iranian president hassan rouhani is a conciliatory words needs to be backed up by transparent and verifiable actions the u.s. leader said that washington is not seeking regime change in iran and respects the right for the iranian people to access peaceful nuclear energy and we also have heard as the days progress of french president francois launch who was due actually to meet with him in his iranian counterpart tuesday afternoon he addressed the international body and he says he expects tehran to display concrete gestures to give up its alleged military nuclear ambitions or program france's leader told the general assembly that he's in favor of dialogue with iran that would hopefully lead to better progress that has been seen clearly in past years now on the topic of syria as the president told the world body that the u.n. security council that is being drafted right now on syria should include the possibility of military intervention if the syrian government does not abide by its promises to transfer chemical weapo

for what setting up to be one of the hottest political debates this year iran's new president hassan rouhani will be making his u.n. debut on tuesday ahead of his visit there were many signals from him that he was more than willing to start a possible process of soy over three decades of frozen u.s. iranian relations the question is and many people will be watching is the u.s. ready to give him a chance the u.n. general assembly kicks off amid a diplomatic battle over syria between russia and the u.s. john kerry and sergey lavrov set to meet on the sidelines of the assembly but just as it seems like diplomacy might prevail sergei lavrov saying that the u.s. is trying to pressure moscow into approving a u.n. resolution allowing for military intervention he adds that the u.s. claims in exchange they would be willing to continue working on syria's entry into the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons so russia and the u.s. no closer on their positions on syria with the u.n. security council also set to discuss the issue this week now the general debate starts off with brazil's dil

this week star hassan rouhani reach out but also defend tehran from political attacks iran is an anchor of stability in unstable region the iranian threat is imaginary and is used as an excuse for the misdeeds of others iran poses absolutely no threat to the world or the region ronnie made it clear that iran does not want nuclear weapons and that it wants peace but also to be treated as an equal rainy and u.s. officials praised high level meetings that took place on the sidelines of the general assembly and the country's president spoke over the phone for the first time in over three decades but what would it take for a would be photo op to become a new u.s. approach towards iran obama's has are very tied his hands are tied that there are people and lobby groups in the united states that do not want to see the united states and iran after thirty four years of demonizing the country to have relations the u.s. is in a tough spot it has to keep from north. relations in the middle east and now the alienation of the arab muslims in general against the us is mostly due to the commitment on th

world powers later this week the standoff has dragged on for years another country's new leader hassan rouhani pledged to restart peace talks in return for an easing of painful sanctions and reports the restrictions are hurting the most fun. the aim of sanctions is to harm the state but the real victims are ordinary regular people what small experience has shown that there is a huge wedge between what ordinary people experience under sanctions and what. mohamed is one such case study he's a cancer victim in iran it is my second program previously each session cost approximately three hundred dollars these days it costs about seven hundred dollars it is also a challenge to get the medication because you have to go to almost every drug store asking for them and also because the prices are way too high i get a camel session once every two weeks and i am a pensioner. doctors are also frustrated not only is the problem the cost of medication and getting that medication but also getting medical supplies its upkeep can also be a nightmare. if we have a problem getting high tech modern equipment to tr

broadcasting live from moscow we are glad to have you still with us president rouhani of iran received a mixed welcome in return from his headline at the u.n. general assembly in new york supporters welcomed his return while dozens of a tween u.s. and iranian leaders for three decades after the call president obama voiced hopes of progress. but said that serious obstacles remain america's top ally excuse me in the middle east israel remains skeptical of iran's less confrontational approach at the u.n. labeling it a smokescreen norman solomon from the institute for public accuracy says that hawks in washington are pushing the white house to be more hardline in its policy towards iran. the u.s. government is under great pressure from the hawks in washington many of whom want the united states to either attack or wink and nod towards israel launching an attack on iran within the next year or so the role of the us i think is now to see what's possible diplomatically and i think it's a combination you know it takes two to dance and ronny and obama are beginning to dance that was not possibl

this week star hassan rouhani reach out but also defend tehran from political attacks iran is an anchor of stability in unstable region the iranian threat is imaginary and is used as an excuse for the misdeeds of others iran poses absolutely no threat to the world or the region ronnie made it clear that iran does not want nuclear weapons and that it wants peace but also to be treated as an equal the rainy and u.s. officials praised high level meetings that took place on the sidelines of the general assembly and the country's president spoke over the phone for the first time in over three decades so what would it take for a would be photo op to become a new u.s. approach towards iran obama's has are very tied his hands are tied that there are people and lobby groups in the united states that do not want to see the united states and iran after thirty four years of demonizing the country to have relations the u.s. is in a tough spot it has to keep from north. the relation of the middle east and now the imation of the arab muslims in general against the earth is mostly due to the commitment

historic phone call has cost us some rouhani some public support back home and he was greeted by hardline protesters on arrival in tehran something even through ags and shoes at his car angered by the apparent softening of the president's stance on washington. oh. greek authorities are conducting a sweeping crackdown on the far right golden dawn party arresting its leader and a dozen senior officials and members it stems from the murder of a prominent and a fascist two weeks ago allegedly by a member of golden dawn the party has become greece's third largest as best known for terrorizing immigrants and attacking political rivals well was me now georgia researcher and they are map european affairs think tank thank you so much george for joining us here as you talk about this so. what's the arrest of gold dons leader supposed to achieve what is their main objective of the government so that the greek public could be anyone that there may be. organization and at the same time to perswade public opinion that it's not the best choice for them towards or certainly one of the political party nev

powers later this week the standoff has dragged on for years and now the country's new leader hassan rouhani pledged to restart peace talks in return for an easing of painful sanctions in his arteries paula slim reports the restrictions are hurting the most vulnerable. the aim of sanctions is to harm the state but the real victims are ordinary regular people what small experience has shown that there's a huge wage between what ordinary people experience under sanctions and what we eat to mohammad we heidi is one such case study he's a cancer victim in iran it is my second kemah fair p. program previously each session cost approximately three hundred dollars these days it costs about seven hundred dollars it is also a challenge to get the medication because you have to go to almost every drugstore asking for them and also because the prices are way too high i get a chemist session once every two weeks and i am a pensioner doctor is also frustrated not only is the problem the cost of medication and getting that medicaid. supplies its upkeep can also be a nightmare. if we have a problem getting

well these sort of phone calls cost a son rouhani so much public support back home he's just arrived back there was greeted by hardline protesters on arrival in toronto some even threw eggs and shoes at his car angered by the apparent. stunning saw motion. coming up for you a man who's got billions in the bank hates the euro but is a fan of the death penalty front story or. indeed the edges way to austria's parliament on the back of a surge of euro skepticism i'll talk to him later in the program and firing up the flames of the game as well most watched the rehearsal for the olympic torch lighting ceremony from the birthplace of the legendary sporting a big. take knowledge is the name in aviation is the game which is late he still takes heat to the much. springs in the basin. and don't look grown to night she looks of things. she updates here on. morning news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. showing corporations rule the day. well again mercenaries drones and cyber warfare may be the only way forward fo

iranian president hassan rouhani says he is ready to conclude talks on the country's nuclear program in as little as three months time a meeting between tehran and five permanent security council members and germany is set to take place on thursday in new york iran's foreign minister and u.s. secretary of state john kerry will participate in the talks prompting experts of a thaw in the relations during his address to the u.n. general assembly on wednesday iran's president said he's open for dialogue on it calling on the u.s. to play a key role in the process he stressed there was no place for nuclear weapons in iran security analyst kelly have received obvious says change into iran stone presents a unique opportunity to resolve the situation. he. the process whereby he has received you know a popular mandate as a result of the lections. premier there and so on in order to negotiate on the nuclear standoff and the you know you said that a lot of the issues are on the table he is willing to negotiate without precondition and so on saw i think that you know there's a sense of optimism o

states is ready to engage diplomatically with its longtime adversary but he said that president hassan rouhani conciliatory words will have to be matched by actions that are transparent and verifiable the u.s. leader said washington is not seeking regime change in iran and respects the right of the iranian people to access peaceful nuclear energy now before there was a speech made by the brazilian president whose quote of today she blasted washington for the and that's how he spoke to tell us more about what she said. that's right after opening with diplomatic pleasantries and condemnation of the terrorist attack in kenya brazilian president dilma rousseff jumped straight into criticizing the united states for its spying practices she argued that the n.s.a.'s surveillance programs meddled in such a manner in the lives and affairs of other countries and that it is a breach of international law she said it was an affront to the principles that should otherwise govern relations among countries the brazilian leader also said without the right to privacy there is no real democracy or freedom of spe