. >> iran, united nations ambassador held a dinner party for iran's president hassan rouhani. a guest said that he spoke about the handshake that never happened with president obama. an said the decision was mutual. >> he said tonight that it wasn't just his decision, that president obama also at the end decided that this was not a good idea. that was a shocking statement, that they both together some how decided that this was not a good idea. >> that's interesting. >> that's not what the u.s. government is saying. the u.s. government is saying they would prefer, and then there were--it was the iranian side that complicated it. meaning that iran some how didn't like the idea. they didn't like the idea. mr. rouhani himself said that i thought it was not a good enough because there was not enough time to discuss anything substantive. and that the handshake wouldn't do much except that it will have raised eyebrows back in tehran and elsewhere. it would achieve nothing but create a lot of enemies. >> the white house says a meeting between president obama and president rouhani woul

rouhani is different. it's clear because of his political training it's about a process and getting a result. so ahmadinejad would give these long answers and flowery language. this guy is a practical, prudent, politicall organized, l guy. >> was there anything off limits. >> we talked about women's rights, afghanistan, the whole gamut of issues. >> did they talk about the handshake? he explained it was a quote, very sensitive subject. there really are no problems in terms of shaking mr. obama's hand in negotiating but we have not talked at that level in 35 years. we did not have enough time to make that happen. how did he address that tonight? >> i think he said a similar thing. i can't quote directly from the meeting because we have certain rules i'm under here. but the key word that he mentioned that you just mentioned. this is a complicated history. there are lots of ways for these things to go wrong. he's about results. he's not opposed to meeting with obama, but he wants result that would lead to res

hassan rouhani is completely different. it's clear because of his political training, it's about a process and getting a result. ahmadinejad gave long answers, this guy is practical, prudent, organised political guy. >> was anything off limits? >> the did you suggest we talked about - israel, women's rights, human rights, afghanistan, nuclear, a gamut of issues. >> what about the handshake? in some meetings, closed door he said he explained - this is a quote from him - a sensitive subject. there are no problems in terms of shaking mr obama's hand and negotiating. we have not talked at that level in 35 years. we did not have time to make that happen. how did he address it tonight? >> i think he said a similar thing. i can't quote directly from the meeting - we have certain rules we are under - the key word, "this is a complicated history", there are a lot of ways for these things to go wrong. he is about results. he was not opposed to meeting obama, but wanted to know it would lead to a result leading to a result leading to

as a whole. >> what does rouhani need to do to has the test? >> i think there are a whole series of issues as you know in order for steps to be taken, verify what is happening, and be sure that certain clear thresholds are not being passed. i think in the next couple of days there is a meeting of international atomic agency in vienna where recently the ato ththe atomicagency has issued qe statement about iran. i don't there is much doubt about what steps are necessary, but the question is what steps will be taken, and iran will know that if it does the right thing it gets an answering call, as it were, from the international community, and from america in particular. >> let me switch to syria for just a moment. you said that world leaders shouldn't let syria off the hook. what do you mean by that? >> what i mean is that we're now iin a situation where syria is disintegrating. hundreds of thousands of people have died. there has been over a thousand people killed by chemical weapons. yes, as we make sure that those chemical weapons are--there is

hassan rouhani, is he offering more than cosmetic change? >> this is a guy that was popularly elected, and he's a reformer and he has some credibility. and not just that he's saying nice things to us. >> can i stop you there? we call him a reformer, and why is he thought of as a reformer? >> one thing, the first thing that iran did domestically, he released prisoners. and that's what constitutes politically acceptable behavior within iran. so clearly, he believes that a certain easing up of political conformity inside of the country is necessary. and i don't think this is just to us, but it's real. and i think that he's responding to a clear, popular mandate in iran for a more open, more liberal posture toward the world. this is a country that has suffered tremendously from sanctions. >> and i want to get to that, but i want to take bits and pieces of the speeches that we heard yesterday. and i want to play some of them. so let's start with president obama. >> i don't believe his political history can be overcome overnight. the suspicions ru

rouhani saad yesterday. he said that he is not going to retreat from the nuclear right. and what he said that he doesn't have the power to -- to dismantle iran's nuclear program. even the leadership doesn't have that kind of power and authority. any politician who dares to do that will be owed here. he was sweating when he was talking, this means he was under immense internal pressure. many groups here don't like to have relations with the united states and they have many reasons for that. they don't trust the united states. and the united states doesn't trust the iranian government. the wall of trust is very high, and it's not going to collapse overnight. >> i want to get to president obama's words. what has the reaction been out of tehran. >> iranians also welcome dialogue. they chose a moderate president because they are sick and tired of the dispute over the united states over iran's nuclear program. they have nothing to hide, they just want respect and mutual understanding between these two countries. they want some kind of trust. if that exists iran is more than wi

they were offered to meet in the sidelines and rouhani said no. now this is hugely important that the secretary of state should sit down with the foreign minister. william hague tells al jazeera that he is hopeful there could be a resolution on the table quite soon, quite soon that follows last night encounter of two senior members that they were hopeful to have a resolution on the table by friday. it's important to have a resolution on syria's chemical weapons because the agreement between america and russia is only a framework and the ability to do that is through an u.n. security council resolution. >> how will this potentially complicate the situation in syria? >> reporter: well, how long have you got? do we have the next 30 minutes? >> we've got time. >> reporter: this is the arms trade treaty. the world has tried twice to do this. they failed the first time. it was too close to the american presidential election. now they managed to put it off to april. and now john kerry signed the u.s.' name to that treaty. and what it will do is in theory

hassan rouhani wrote a book in persian three years ago. in his book he's very proud of himself to win over and achieve the west. he talked about the negotiations he was leading, and he said he was sophisticating us to appease the west, to make minor concessions, and to save the iranian nuclear project for military tactic, from economic sanctions. only since a sophisticated diplomatic schemes. this is what he's saying himself. we need to be careful not to be cheated once again. >> do you feel that he's pulling the wool over the eyes,. >> it is not just an israeli problem. it is a threat to the rest of the world. this is a global threat. if iran goes nuclear it will change the course of history and will create a dangerous new world. >> specifically in u.s.-iranian relationship, if it improves will that hurt u.s. relationship with israel? >> look, we are not against, on the contrary, if diplomatic solution is possible, this is the best option, also from the israeli perspective. but look, what rouhani might be willing during the speech yesterd

. >> john, hassan rouhani's speech was widely anticipated. it has been a day. how do they think he did? >> benjamin netenyahu didn't like it very much. he said this is cynical. all he is doing is trying to buy time to build up his nuclear arms process, and build a nuclear bomb. i mean it was predictable. we were never going to have two leaders like president obama and president rouhani making speeches like they did without splitting everybody down the middle. but we have them in two separate speeches basically making nice to each other and reaching out to each other, saying we have had a difficult relationship, let's see if we can change that. the u.s. perfectly willing to accept that one day iran will have a nuclear energy program, and the iranians saying flat out, saying we're ready to have a talk about our nuclear program. so this is very, very different than what we have had in the last few years. predictably people have very different views on the iranians, and it's just going to take some time. >> john thank you very much. >>> about half of americans say

clearly president rouhani is adopting a different action than his predecessor. >> well, rouhani's words in new york haven't stopped the centrifuges. we need to look at action not words. he is using soft warm and fuzzy rhetoric to cover violent actions. he has installed a thousand new uranium enrichment facilities. he is continuing to generate heavy water reactors, and not letting the un inspectors in to actually look at the weapon development there, so it's not about nice words. it's only about actions, unfortunately in that test he has failed. >> but both he and the superpeople leader say they are open to compromise, and president obama has instructed john kerry to pursue a deal, so that puts israel on a different page from the us. >> reporter: well, i think what the west has to always look at is the actions of iran and not be mislead by the smile and charm offensive of rouhani. let's look at what rouhani himself said just a few yearsback, he said while we were negotiating with the europeans we were still installing some of the equipment at the site. there was plenty of work to be done

rouhani campaigned on a promise of change, and prudence and hope. and right now, i believe he sincerely wants to change the relationship between iran and the united states. >> professor of politics at the university of south florida, thank you for being with us today. >>> and un delegates will be meeting to discuss the situation in yemen. u.s. drone strokes have played a big role in that region. but that strategy isn't sitting well with everyone on american soil. >> reporter: this town in michigan spans a little over two miles. over the years this area has seen an influx of arab americans, many of them with deep ties to yemen. thousands of yemeny americans call michigan home. many arrived in search of work in the auto industry decades ago. and for some that meant leaving family behind. >> right now, yemen i's are more afraid than ever. >> reporter: i sat down with this man and his friend at a yem yemeni/american restaurant. more than ten years ago the u.s. government began launching drone attacks. as missile strikes have increased so have the concer

. >>> hassan rouhani says iran is not developing nuclear weapons and isn't a threat to peace. the president condemned the imposition of western sanctions which are hitting iran's economic. here is james bays from new york. >> reporter: the arrival of hassan rouhani, iran's president for less than two months on the world stage brings a promise of a new start to his countries relay shun -- relations. both he and president obama spoke cautiously after more than three decades of mistrust. >> we are encouraged that he received from the people a mandate to pursue a more moderate course, and i am directing john kerry to pursue this effort with the iranian government. >> reporter: he said progress would only be made if there is a deal removing the threat of a nuclear bomb. but he offered that iran can have a peaceful nuclear energy program and acknowledged mistakes from the past. >> the united states and iran have been isolated from one another since the islamic revolution of 1979. this mistrust has deep roots. iranians have long complained of a history of u.s. interfere answer in the

hassan rouhani was making his first address at the united jace a december. nations assembly in new york. economy decemberred the imposition of western sakes, james bays reports in the united nations. >> reporter: the focus was on one man as world leaders met. the arrival of hassan rouhani iran's president for less than two months on the world stage, brings the promise of a any start to his country's relations with the west. >> mr. president. >> reporter: but can he bring concrete change? he didn't immediate president obama who spoke several hours beforehand. but both men spoke yeah ka*u cay after more than three decades of mistrust about the possibility of a new relationship. >> we are encouraged that president rouhani received from the iranian people a mandate to pursue a more moderate course and given his stated thoughts of reaching an agreement. >> reporter: he said progress would only be made if there is ideal removing the threat of an iranian knock lahr bomb but offered a con connection that they can have a nuke already energy program and acknowledged m

the arrival of rouhani iran's president for less than two months on the world stage, brings the promise of a new start to his country's relations with the west. >> mr. press. >> reporter: but can he bring concrete change? he didn't meet president obama who spoke several hours beforehand. but both men spoke yea cautiousy after more than three decades of mistrust about the possibility of a new relationship. >> we are encouraged that president pro happy received from the iranian people a mandate to pursue a more moderate course and given his stated commit to him reach an agreements i am directing john consider toy reach an agreement with the iranian do he said progress would only be made if there was no threat of a nuclear bomb. iran can have a peaceful energy program and he acknowledged u.s. mistakes from the past. >> the united states and iran have been isolated from one another since the islamic revolution of 1979. this mistrust has deep roots. iranians have long complained of a history of u.s. interference in their affairs, and of america's role in overthrowing the iranian government d

>> i think today we saw the real rouhani. >> let's say rouhani isn't serious and it's a fake out, what's the point? he could be serious. clearly this public affairs campaign will end -- it will limit iran's isolation and the sanctions and around -- >> he was authorized to negotiate this. >>> we will get to test that theory. >> you can perhaps test that theory. >> it is cautious and move forward. lit show the united states seriously whether or not he really wanted to do this. >> john, every president, every new world leader in office. >> let's face it. president rouhani were serious about changing iran with in nuclear program and the way they want to negotiate, they could do it today. they could do it in washington or new york. >> i think we have to be very cautious. >> far away from the diplomatic front as mill opinions of refugees are struggling to survive. >> he has a report from the turkey/syria border. >> they are surviving on crumbs. the family lived like this. thy is a teacher with a comfortable life when she set to turkey after her home in northern syria was bombed, her husband ki

. >> they just want to be been otherd rouhani f ocoming down on the right side of what their con stitch wasn'ts want. and not have to take the responsibility of acting on it. >> stacy, steve, i wish both of you and your families the best as we move forward, and the new healthcare law comes into place, and the exchanges kick in on object first, we will continue to cover that, i appreciate your time tonight. and continue we will continue the look at the cost of health care, with the focus on small businesses and we want to hear your thought thoughtso please go to our website and be a part of our conversation. with uploading with how obama care will effect your small business. coming up, would you rather a two bedroom apartment or your own private island with a castle. that may not be as ridiculous as it sounds. our data dive take as leap off the high price of manhattan real estate. would you believe you can get a european castle for the cost of a bun bedroom? there is a v nice studio apartment that has a beautiful bathroom and living space, but it is only about 474 square feet, the asking

rouhani. with the political will of the leadership, in the united states, and hoping that they will refrain from following the short sited interests of warmongering pressures we can arrive at a -- to manage our differences. >> so john, what was world reaction to these speeches? >> well, we heard from the israeli prime minister the israelis put up a minister that gave a reaction, and that was that this was a game of deception. playing by the iranian delegation. remember, the two men did not mere here today. the white house is telling the press core, that they offered the iran yarns a chance for an encountner the environment of the general assembly, and they said no it is too soon for that. so the next big event will be john kerry's meeting with the iranian foreign minister. and that will be on thursday, and that will be the heightest level meeting between the two since the revolution, 34 years ago. >> so what was your take away, john? what was the headline today? >> the take away is that iran d

iranian president, hassan rouhani addressed the united nations wrapping up just about an hour ago. he says that any threat from iran has been overexaggerated. >> translator: such imaginary threat is the so-called iranian threat which has been employed as an execution to justify a long catalog of crimes and practices over the past three decades. >> let's take you to washington now and show you life pictures from the senate chambers. ted cruz -- that's not ted cruz -- he is trying to stop president obama's health care reform bill. he has been on and off of the senate floor for most of the day, but again, that is not senator cruz. >>> back here president obama took his pitch to the global initiative, and stressed the importance of he health care bill. >>> and kenyan's foreign minister says several floors have collapsed in the westgate mall. "real money with ali velshi" is next. ♪ ♪ >>> sin city's housing market bounces back, but the stakes are still high, and i'll tell you what you pay for prescription drug costs under obamacare. i'm ali velshi and this is "real money." ♪ [ tech

no meeting of course as we know between rouhani and obama. the white house telling the press corps this evening that they offered the iranians a chance for an encounter, and the iranians said no. >> okay. john terrett for us, wrapping up an extraordinary day of speeches. john thank you. >>> while world leaders gather, protests are going on outside the united nations. two groups are taking different stances on iran. >> reporter: as the possibility of a [ inaudible ] between the west and iran being seen at the united nation, there is a push back coming from voices in the united states who believe that iran just can't be trusted. we are at a demonstration across the un organized by a group, that have organized demonstrations like this for the past several years calling to an end to iran's religious leadership. but this year they are getting a lot of support from high profile speakers from rudy giuliani and others. they are joining a growing chorus of voices who have expressed concerns about rolling back sanctions, including high-level senator li

there we see iran's president rouhani about to be introduced. what are you expecting from his remarks? >> remember, this is his inaugural speech to the international body. and he has signaled in every way that he is going to change the tone of the iranian presence in the international community. >> let's listen in. >> translator: in the name of ala, praise be to god, the lord of the world, blessings and peace will upon our profit mohammed and his kin and companions. >> translator: there president, mr. secretary general, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, at the outset i would like to offer my most sincere [ inaudible ] on your deserved election to the presidency of the general assembly. and seize the moment to express appreciation for the valuable efforts of our distinguished secretary general. mr. chairman, our world today is replete with fear and hope, fear of war and hostile regional and global relations, fear of deadly confrontation of religious, ethnic, and national identities, fear of institutionalization of violence and extremism, fear o

why president rouhani did not go, we don't know. reports are he didn't go because alcohol was serve. i think he left the u.n. for the afternoon, but will be back to make his speech in an hour or so. >> let me be clear on that point. so there was the report now that there was an offer from the administration to--for the president to meet with mr. rouhani on the sidelines. was this over lunch, before lunch, after lunch? and the iranian leader and delegation said no to this? >> reporter: we always thought that a meeting between president rouhani and president obama was kind of a bit touch and go. it was never going to be a proper meeting in which they were filmed greeting each other and chatting. it was always going to be if it happened at all a chance encounter in the corridors. what happens after the u.s. president has spoken, there is always a lunch given by the secretary general to which all world leaders go. they offered the iranians an encounter on the sidelines of the general assembly. one can only assume that would be in the en

we're still waiting for iranian leader hassan rouhani to speak to the united nations. reports are that he skipped launch because alcohol was being served. president obama did speak to world leaders at the united nations and the president wants the u.n. to support tough punishment against syria if it doesn't give up chemical weapons. he asked russia and iran to stop supporting syrian president bashar al-assad. >>> congress and senate has one week left to agree to

president hasan rouhani cannot be trusted. i'm across the street at an event organized by the people muhajdine they have high profile speakers including rudy giuliani and former u.n. ambassador john bolton. they are joining a growing chorus of voices in the u.s. senate who say iran simply cannot be trusted, and sanctions should not be ruled back. i should point out there was another demonstration shortly here a short time ago taking the opposite point of view. a demonstration saying that the time from iran and united states to talk, and its time to end bellicose language and the organizers of that organization, a group named abas. they show 60% of americans do in fact direct talks between the two countries. but as you can see the opposition voices are very loud. >> admitting rather difficult conditions, thank you very much, kristin. >>> the leadership of iran is having an impact on one watchdog group. >> reporter: from billboards on times square to online ads to demonstrations, a group against iran has been steadfastly devoted

what do we expect rouhani to say today? >> reporter: we don't really know, but if you go to last friday's "washington post" newspaper and that op-ed written by the new iranian president he outlined all sorts of areas there, and pretty much that's what he is going to be talking about. but the world is rather excited about president rouhani, to be honest with you, and this has all been a very, very good start. so we'll be looking for the tone of what he has to say, and whether or not he refers to israel and how he refers to israel if he mentions it at all. we shall see, dell. >> perhaps the phrase the whole world is watching this time is apropos. john thank you very much. >>> the world may shifting in favor of allowing a geneva peace conference in syria. the foreign minister from france said he supports the why of iran being included in the peace talks but on one condition, that cannot be used to divert attention away from that country's push to develop nuclear weapons. date has been set yet for any peace talks concerning syr

we're waiting to hear what kind of tone participate rouhani really does adopt when he has the world as his audience here. so i think that speech you just heard from president obama was adapted right down to the last second. >> john this was a different speech for a u.s. president. at the very least it seemed like he was talking to those gathered on a person to person basis, as opposed to a president addressing a crowd. in the fact we have seen people take their shoes off and slam them on the counter there at the united nations. how was this particular speech and the tone received? >> the forum for this year's general assembly is different. it's in a search tear building on the north lawn of the united nations and that's because there is still a big build out here, and the main forum is simply not available to them. so that may be effected the tone of this speech a little bit. but i think also it's part of this obama doctrine, a rather tempted toned down thoughtful approach, dell. >> john, thank you very much. >>> while president obama is focusing on the international issues, there is a

he spoke about lighting to the supreme leader, and speaking to rouhani as well. and keeping its line to stop any nuclear weapons here. >> thank you very much. now we go to tuck i can. we have about 30 seconds, i'll come back to you at the top of the hour, but i want to get your comments on the situation that effects turkey very much. >> reporter: three very key points in the president's speech. even though he said the situation cannot be resolved there militarily, and a political process was needed he had very strong words about the faith of assad. how that will be received by russia, iran, and certainly by the syrian regime is something to keep a very close eye going forward as all of these powers gather in new york. >>> thank you very much. again, we are following the special developments that are taking place out of the yielted nations where u.s. president barack obama has just finished addressing the delegates there. it is the 68th meeting of that gathering. we have reporters stationed in washington, theron, and turkey. our special coverage continues right af

is due to take the stand very shortly and deliver his address, and a few hours after that, president rouhani, the new iranian president will be addressing the general assembly for the first time. >>> as we said syria is going to be high on the discussions. meanwhile fighting continues in syria. >>> the united nations says the israeli army is deliberately violating international law by using excessive force in the occupied west banks. israeli forces have killed 22 palestinian youngsters this year. peter meets one teenager who lived to tell his story. >> reporter: this 15-year-old found himself caught up in a confrontation. he was shot in the head and the bullet remains embedded in his skull. >> i wanted to go home. that was the only way. otherwise i would have had to take a much longer root. i passed through and was shot. >> reporter: this is where he was shot. it's a frequent flash point. the un report says there has been a significant increase in the number of palestinians stilled and wounded in the west bank, and the report says that is due to the use of excess sieve force by the israeli m

what can rouhani do to prove sincerity? >> well, i think first of all, rouhani has done quite a lot to show and prove that he can deliver. there is a legitimate question mark in the minds of many in washington, can he deliver, because the danger of engagement with the other side is that if the other side cannot deliver, you have wasted diplomatic capitol. he has released political prisoners, done things that shows that he has the ability to maneuver the. thepolitical landscape. president obama has challenges with congress. congress is going to be quite important in order to get a lasting, enduring deal with the iranians. only congress can lift many of the sanctions imposed on iran. >> how much is timing an issue? if this meeting doesn't happen now, is the chance just lost forever. >> i think because of the expectation game, it will be a tremendous amount of disappointment if the handshake does not take place. it may overshadow a very historic meeting taking place thursday when secretary kerry and the iranian foreign ministe

rouhani or mr. obama? >> i think this case, the concern is about president obama, the fact that the u.s. might macon sessions, which would still leave iran with the capability to produce a nuclear weapon in very short order. they want very clear road blocks between where iran stands today and its actual acquisition of a nuclear weapon. these are valid concerns, legitimate concerns. let's just remind ourselves that this is the beginning of a very long, hard complex process where first we're going to have to work on initial confidence building measures. the idea of a comprehensive deem and what would be included in that is something that's going to take a very long time to work out and take multiple rounds of negotiations between the u.s. and its allies in iran. >> joseph cost eight joining us from washington, d.c., thank you. >> the mood might be shifting in favor of allowing iran also to attend a proposed peace conference in geneva to negotiate an end to syria's civil war. the u.s. is opposed to iran's att

agenda is improving relations with iran, no one on one meetings scheduled with iranian president hassan rouhani. >>> police in chicago have charged two men with a shooting that injured are several people. the two suspects are in their 20s and played a significant role in the shooting but investigators don't think neither men pulled the trigger. i'm morgan radford and i'll see you shortly. >> on america tonight. the vicious fighters that launched an attack on a mall in kenya and evidence they target young recruits in america. >> look at you, you have graduated university, you can't get a job. why, because your name is mohamed, you're a muslim. this is what the al qaeda guys are whispering to the ears to recruit these kids. >> also a leader in the fight against terrorism, why he is in prison in iran and why his family has chosen now to speak out. >> his face show everything, his face show he was under pressure. >> and the battle against climate change, could there be a solution in a very fine idea? good evening and thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. this evening we begin with a look at the ter

hassan rouhani's government efforts do not stop there. his foreign ministers met with the european union's envoy on iran's nuclear program. the diplomatic obstacles on iran are substantial. there's syria, a staunch storer of bashar al-assad, iran and the u.s., and its allies are on opposite sides. then there's iran's backing of the military wing of hezbollah, a listed terror group operating in syria and lebanon. iran's nuclear program left the country isolated. a former diplomat in iran's un mission says hassan rouhani can change that, especially now as iran's highest authority sees the need for flexibility. >> mr hassan rouhani has enough authority, free authority to deal with particular problems. >> the mandate means for the first time in more than three decades, instead of pes imism, there's a degree of opt miss m as an iranian leader prepares to speak to the world at the u.n. >> gunfire could be heard this morning in kenya as security forces conduct what they call a final push to remove gunmen from a nairobi shopping mall. as you can

. >> the president hassan rouhani was heckled by a group of protesters at a university. >> they held up signs that red - he is not fit to lead. the somali president has been targeted for as sass nation by al-shabab several times. he met with the kenyan president and extended condolences. >> the vw transporter van, known as the bus, is reaching the end of the road. production will end december 31st. more than 10 million were produced signs it was introduced 63 years ago. thanks for watching. i'm morgan radford. consider this up next. >> dozens dead, hundreds wounded as members. somali armed group al-shabab, including several americans. stormed the high end westgate mall in kenya. consider this - how do american citizens get involved with a group that commits terrorist attacks, and targeted christians and non-muslims. as part of al jazeera's looks at the cost of health care, we'll look at the key to obamacare - young adults. why would healthy young invincibles want to pay for insurance, when they can just pay a small fine. alien life may or may not have been disorder in the stratospher

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rouhani's power at home and the will to wait. how advanced is the program, is there a nuclear weaponnization program? we have no intention of making nuclear weapons ever, that is not what we want. there are many people who doubt iranian intent and believe that iran in fact has had a covert weapons program for a long time and failed odeclare. the question of openness transparency on the nuclear issue key, is it necessary for the stability of the area and of course the relations to syria. >> the nuclear negotiation. >> absolutely, rouhani was the lead gloarkt are negotiator froo 2005. this is a lot different time now. sent region spinning much further than that period of 2003 to 2005. rouhani has a big challenge here as does president obama. i often appliquÉen these two presidents to orchestra conductors. not only do they have to get their own domestic constituencies to play from the same orchestra sheets, hassan rouhani has made news for his tweets. this is going to be far more complex than tweeting nice lines. >> last line for y

the iranian president hassan rouhani is in his way to new york, still in the air. but his foreign minister has been having initial meetings with western leaders, with the eastern european leaders, further meetings in geneva, but i think the most important development is that meeting that's going to take place in new york here on thursday. is because around the table yes, you have that p-5 plus one, the permanent members of the security council and germany meeting with iran. among those seven foreign ministers though, we're getting the news that the u.s. will be sending the secretary of state john kerry, the iranian foreign minister and his u.s. counterpart. that is the miest meeting from anyone in iran and the united states for 40 years, a very, very important development. >> quite significant indeed. so world leaders will be in new york all week. and the crisis is atop the agenda. what can we expect on that? >> well, this is the third year that they've met while war has been raging in syria. the situation is getting worse and worse. this time last year the officia

rouhani has been counting for meetings to fast-track nuclear talks. are joining us is kristin saloummi. >> he has been sending signals he is ready to talk with the u.s. about his country's nuclear programs and those signals have been received loud and clear here at the u.n. general assembly. katherine ashton who is head of the eu delegation which has been leading talks between the permanent five members of the security council and germany with iran on their nuclear program, did meet with iran's foreign minister earlier today. she announced there would be a meeting of foreign ministers from those countries later this week and iranian foreign minister hassan zarif will take part in those talks along with john kerry. i can't stress how significant that is, for countries who haven't had relations for over 35 years to have diplomats as high as john kerry and minister zarif. will president obama and president rouhani actually meet and shake hands on the sidelines. there is speculation on that as well, nothing confirmed at this point. >> so much hanging on a

president obama is on his way to new york even as we speak, but we thought he might meet with rouhani, but we now know that kerry is going to be meeting with the foreign minister. >> that may still happen, we'll have to wait to see if president obama meets with the newly elected iranian president or not. but we've learned that the u.n. foreign policy chief that there is to be a high-level meeting here at the u.n. general assembly this week. the five permanent members plus germany will meet to discuss iran's uranium enrichment program. that tops off a week that could, in fact, be full of breaking because president obama is coming, as you said. we're waiting at arrival of the new iranen president. everyone is looking forward to see what he has to say. and over above that for syria, chemical weapons crisis dominating everything and president obama and secretary john kerry will have their work cut out for them on that issue. and israel and palestine are having negotiations over peace and libya and pakistan making nice over kashmir. there is to be a high-level meeting between u.s. and iran

iran's president hassan rouhani will be there to discuss you iran's nuclear program. the gathering has grown now to 193 countries. >> reporter: for 60 years this is where world leaders made their speeches like kennedy, reagan, arafat, qaddafi and mandela were all heard in this building. now there are likely to be calls not just for the modern indication of u.n. buildings but of the whole system. when the united nations was first set up in the immediate aftermath of world war ii the main decisive power was given to the u.n. security council. it has 15 members but only five of them are permanent. only five have the veto. those five are the countries that were on the winning side when the war ended. >> the world, things are changing, and it should rise to the occasion. the system that was developed at the time was a good one, but over the years things have changed, and those realities should be incorporated. >> reporter: the u.n. system works when the five major powers are in agreement. but when they disagree there is deadlock. for two and a half years there has been no

iran's newly elected president, hassan rouhani, will speak at the gathering, attended by leaders across the globe. it comes at the time of a possible breakthrough with iran. the united nations has grown from 51 member nations in 1945 to 193 today. some say the system is not working. >> for 60 years, this is where world leaders made their speeches. the words of figures like kennedy, christof, castro, regan, arafat and others. this is a temporary building where the meeting takes place - a conference room converted into an un chamber. once again there'll be calls for modernisation of the buildings and the system. when the united nations was set up in the aftermath of world war ii, the main decisive power was given to the un security council. it has 15 members, but only five permanent, only five with the veto, they are the countries on the wins side when the war ended. >> the world should be dynamic. things are changing and we should rise to the occasion. the system developed at the time was a good one. over the years, things have changed. those realities should be incorporated. >> the u.n.

hassan rouhani will also speak. break through in negotiations over iran's nuclear program. >>> it's been 68 years since the united nations was founded. its creation was attempt to prevent war between nations. it's up to 193 and many of those new members say the system is broken and needs to be reformed. from the united nations, james bays reports. >> for 60 years this is where world leaders made their speeches. the words of figures like kennedy, crew kruschev, ghadafi. when the united nations was first set up in the immediate aftermath of world war ii, the main decisive power was given to the u.n. security council. it has 15 members and only five are permanent. only five have the veto. those five were the countries that were on the winning side of world war ii. >> the world should be dynamic. it should rise to that occasion the system that was developed at the time was a good one but over if years things have changed and those realities should be incorporated. >> the u.n. system works when the five major powers are

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rouhani. there is no plan for it. but an accidental sort of meeting is possible. you know, some exchanging quick nice words, it is possible. and at the united nations that would be a big step forward. and i think both sides would benefit. >> what is in it for iran. >> mr. rouhani has to show that what he's trying to do would work. in the past hasa hassan rouhanis given a lot of latitude to the u.s. but hatami made a lot of efforts including the work in afghanistan, the support that they gave the u.s. in afghanistan, and became a member of the axis of evil, and even writing letters and sending congratulations to problem when he got re-elected. they got nothing. now rouhani is very skeptical of he does not believe that the u.s. means well. >> a lot of are skeptical. if diplomacy wins out, what does this mean for the middle east? >> i think i if rouhani does not achieve what he has set out to do, it would be a disaster. there is either war or peace. the state of no war and no peace the both sides

iran's newly elected president hassan rouhani will address the ceremony. with us for more is professor of sociology at the university of san diego who has written about the middle east and is an associate fellow based in amsterdam. good to have you with us, tom. >> good to be here. >> a few weeks ago we were at the brink of war with syria. what is behind issues with iran. >> decades ago people wanted peace. the government was one day going to have to get out the way and let them have it. there was a peace resolution in u.s., britain and the iran. >> do you feel a threat of force played a role in this? >> actually, i'm skeptical about that. the threat of force during the bush administration was something that led to the end of the negotiations between the u.s. and iran in relation to the weapons program. telling back from the use of force paved the way for a diplomatic solution. we are seeing forceful diplomacy, not military force. >> there are skeptics saying iran can't be trusted. what will the visit for the united states mean for iran? >> it's a matter o

. >>> rouhani gets ready. he says he is ready to start a new round of nuclear n negotiations as he heads to the united nations and a possible meeting with president obama. kenyan security forces remain in a tension stand-off with members of the armed group, al shabaab. the gunmen entered a shopping mall saturday firing machine guns and toting grenades. the death toll is 50. some hostages have been freed. it's unclear how many more remain. more from ardel walters. >> the siege by armed gunmen at an upscale shopping mile in nairobi kenya has entered the second day with no end in sight. kenyan security forces find themselves at a stand-off with members of al shabaab, which has claimed responsibility in attacks that killed more than 50 people and injured dozens of others. images like these have played throughout the crisis. others have not been so lucky. one of those injured gave a first-hand account of the carnage and tactics being used by the group. >> we tried escaping and they threw a grenade and the grenade,

rouhani has demanded a change. perhaps after 35 years, things really are changing could be sanctions with everything going on domestically here and internationally as well. >> soraya lenih thank you very much. >>> we return to our stop story, that being the tedly attack on that mall in kenya that left 59 people dead. 35 are still to be inside the mall. al shabaab claiming responsibility. al jazeera mohammad adal has been following. he joins us now. mohammed, you were once based in kenya. you know this group well. what more can you tell us about al shabaab? >> well, al shab a. b, is a group that has defied usual characterizations. it came about as an off shoot of islamic union. that took most of somalian at one point in 2006 and afterwards is when they brought -- they came on you in their true colors after the envation. they for example, declared their ail emergency he knew to al-qaeda and stated who they were and what they wanted. they said they want to establish a kalifate across the globe. at one time in 2009, th

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as rouhani heads to new york to the u.n. general assembly, he ends with: i urge hi counterparts to make most of the mandate that my people have given me. hassan rouhani is clearing cleag a play for the star of the u.n. general assembly. there is a follow up to the deal between israel and pakistan over kashmir. it means that the u.n. general assembly could be an interesting if not news worthy event. john terrett, new york. >>> abdul ghan baradar was arrested in 2010. one of the four men who founded the the taliban. >>> even as they rally more victims fall in the city streets. and hundreds of native americans say they're being expelled from their tribes because of some missing paperwork. details next. >> every sunday night >> another arrest in connection with the boston marathon bombing. officers arrested usher maramaod, a friend of a florida man arrested last may while being questioned by the fbi about his suspected connection to tamerlan tsarnaev. >>> 23 injured across the country. >> put down the gun. >> the wounded include

. >> iran's president hassan rouhani is calling for an open dialogue with the united states. it's an optimistic sign, despite tensions between the two countries. there's even a chance that president obama and president howe reign will meet next week at the time are united nations general assembly meeting planning to engage in constructive action around the woferld. rouhani said, we must work together to the, mandate for prudent engagement that my people have given me. president obama will also meet with palestinian authority mahmoud abbas. president obama will talk about the mid east process when he addresses the u.n. >>> assad seems to have made good on his initial promise to disassemble the syrian chemical weapons program. kristin saloumi explains. >> infighting within the opposition. the one thing all sides seem to agree on is are diplomacy. >> what does matter now is geneva schedule. what will geneva do? for the violence to be health external evaluation must be stopped. preventing external intervention stopping the violence and launching an international process. >> frenc

a washington post editorial written by rouhani, where rouhani tried to ease fears of iran's nuclear program. >> we have time and again said that under no circumstances would we seek any weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons nor will we ever. >> despite that comment and many past denials the u.s. and many allies especially the gulf states an israel suspect the iranian program is all about building nuclear materials. mr. obama behinded that a new round of diplomacy is possible. >> there are indications that rouhani, the new president, is somebody who is looking to open being dialogue with the west and with the united states in a way that we haven't seen in the past. and so we should test it. >> iran's charm offensive may have been triggered by a letter from president obama to rouhani reportedly delivered three weeks ago that is said to have offered relief from economic sanctions in return for relief and cooperation on iran's nuclear program. guy ziv, founder of the israel national security project. thank you both for being with us tonight. david, want to start with you. presi

we have hassan rouhani, he wants to be the big star. and then on top of that you have john kerry meeting with his russian counterparts. that's a week tomorrow. you have israelis and the palestinians deep in peace talks now. that's interesting, too, even the indians and pakistanis are warming on the issue of kashmir. yes, it seems unbelievable. it looks like we could have a productive if not halfway u.n. general assembly next week. >> or it could all fall apart. >> reporter: you got it. >> so what does this mean for u.s. irani relations? i spoke with the former u.s. ambassador. >> i think it is a change in tone. i think it's an important thing. it's a step. it's welcomed. we did have a more positive to tone. what we have not seen is any change in iranian action or policies to this point. they're still running ahead with enriched uranium and gives way to nuclear program no matter what they say about it. if they want a nuclear program that's achievable, so we have to see some changes there. we have iran supporting the government in syria,