there's no one way of telling. keeping this right and to be honest. it's great to know the person for. iran's president accuses the us administration of having novice politicians with naive ideas that rejecting any talks for now. this is al-jazeera. also coming up the british prime minister makes a final bid to get m.p.'s to back her break that deal allowing for the possibility of a 2nd referendum. there has already been too much death and destruction libya

is on the verge of a warning by the u.n. that libya could be descending into a prolonged civil war. but u.n. says most people who have fled venezuela need refugee protection and governments not to deport them. to iran's president hassan rouhani has called the u.s. administration novice politicians with naive ideas as the latest salvo in a war of words between the 2 countries earlier rouhani said he favors diplomacy with washington but the current situation isn't suitable for talks the u.s. says it strengthening its military presence in the region because of unspecified threats from iran but on monday iran announced it's quadrupled its production of low enriched uranium well we have correspondents both in iran and the u.s. keeping track of the story will go to be in tehran in a moment but 1st let's talk to kimberly halkett in washington d.c.

can be so how much skepticism is there in congress regarding iran and any potential threat as the white house is giving. there's enormous skepticism about the intelligence and the threat has been portrayed by the trumpet ministration particularly in the lower chamber of the house of representatives controlled by democrats essentially the opposition of the republican party to donald trump they're holding sort of a secondary briefing to try and get sort of a 2nd opinion by talking to the former cia director john brennan and even former state department officials like wendy sherman but there are some primary briefings that are taking place that the administration has finally put together because members of congress have been saying we're in the dark here we need more information so we know that the u.s. secretary of state will be briefing not only the house of representatives but also the u.s. senate and that will be accompanied by

a briefing that will include the joint the chair of the joint chiefs of staff and even the acting defense secretary patrick shanahan. when they comes to the statements coming from the acting defense secretary they seem to be quite different than some of the rhetoric that we've been hearing from donald trump and recent days well donald trump is certainly sort of heightened tensions escalation with his words threatening a wrong with this official and as he did on sunday into monday on social media this is a much more subdued statement coming from the acting defense secretary says the potential for attacks on americans has been put on hold there haven't been any attacks on americans now that doesn't mean the threat goes away but a response has given the iranians time to recalculate so certainly he will be part of these briefings and this is certainly something that many on capitol hill may be wishing to hear as they continue to sort of weigh the options in terms of the threat and the u.s. response moving forward because of iran so it can really can the white house allow the u.s. to go to war with iran without the commission of congress. well congress says no

and the law is very clear that they're co-equal branches of government the congress must authorize for the united states go to war but there is this concern by some members on capitol hill that what this white house is doing is crafting an argument under the authorization for the use of military force that's something that was put in place to combat following the september 11th attacks in 2001 that allows the administration defend u.s. interests and personnel from attacks from al qaeda but the argument from the u.s. secretary of state in recent weeks has been that there is a link between al qaeda and iran since the argument the u.s. is making is that it transited through iran but not everyone in capitol hill is buying that in fact the house speaker nancy pelosi has been very clear she says that if this is the argument that the administration is trying to make it's not one that the congress members at least in the lower chamber house of representatives are willing to accept that committee thank you very much let's cross over now

design bus robbie's line for us in tehran in the iranian president hassan rouhani was talking earlier about the crisis what would he have to say. well iran's president is on a tour of iran's western us or by john province has an rouhani there to inaugurated a number of infrastructure projects including a dam and he characterized these as a decisive response to the white house to the united states basically saying that what he is doing today by inaugurating these large scale domestic development projects is illustrating to the united states that the that despite the economic pressure that the united states is placing on iran iran is still able to move forward with its development agenda at least on the domestic front he also said that the pressure campaign that the united states had embroiled iran in is designed to try to force iran to react in a bad way somehow perhaps leaving the nuclear deal which president hassan rouhani

said he is not going to do that iran remains committed to its commitments and he will stay in the nuclear deal but he also said that it is not up to the government alone to resist the united states he called on iranian people by saying that it was up to them to have more willpower in the face of their enemy and same what about ordinary iranians on the street and how worried are they about all this talk of war with iranians we've spoken to in the past few weeks say that yes they are concerned that a war with the united states is an existential threat for them but a more immediate problem they're facing is they're devolving currency the iranian ryall has lost much of its value of household goods food things like that have gotten more expensive so the message from iranians is while they are worried about the ratcheting up of tensions with the united states what they're more concerned about is u.s. sanctions that are slowly eating away at iran's economy.

in iran ramadan is usually a time of spiritual reflection charity and family but for a 2nd here in a row as iranians began a month of fasting there was escalating pressure from the united states. every day they face angry exchanges with american leaders a buildup of u.s. forces on their doorstep warnings to commercial flights in or near iranian airspace and threats from arab neighbors saudi arabia the u.a.e. and bahrain all that on top of an economy in free fall on the day it's one of these guys that's it will trump or america can't do anything iran is not iraq even though they are strong iran's armed forces will stand against them that's going to get more dire than is on them or we think military is as strong as past but it isn't we should never face america directly i'm afraid because we keep saying they can't do anything they finally well and the siege of the islamic revolutionary guard corps

that took to the streets in the revolution and changed everything something iranian people speratus to that level but it isn't. a u.s. carrier strike group deployed close by in the arabian sea was for some a chance for a little levity a widely shared post has the abraham lincoln up for sale on a website for used goods. but for many talk of war is a real concern that some hope can be resolved through dialogue because one of my giving in the 2nd edition i mean i think if they enter into talks it would be better because this is the 21st century and we should avoid war now is the time for dialogue jank even as it is also about a war in my opinion is not good for us now negotiation is the best our government could overlook some issues if this pressure could be reduced speaking to a group of young artists iranian president hassan rouhani said he always remains open to the idea of dialogue. not with us bullies even if it means taking on the

world alone. iranians too young to remember when their country last fought a war say fighting america seems unreal. yet many say they have more faith in the country's strategic defenses than its economy in the past year the prices of fast moving consumer goods like food and household items have all gone even read a staple of the iranian diet that has been price controlled for decades is more expensive now and in some places the price of a piece of bread has tripled whether they have known war or not a few here are keen to rush into battle with the united states in a meeting of the to her own city council this week. the son of a founding father of the islamic republic warned that dissatisfaction at the possibility of unrest over high prices is iran's biggest immediate threat more so than another american war in the middle east. right. now the british

prime minister to resign may have been presenting her latest attempt to get the u.k. parliament to agree a deal on briggs it includes the possibility of a 2nd referendum and has been in lawrence lee who joins us live now from london and so what more as tourism i've been saying and what is it all mean. not just the latest attempt very last and final exams one last chance so she put herself weeks and weeks of talks with the opposition to try to find a deal got to absolutely nowhere and so here she is presenting what she says is a listening. reflection if you like of all the different concerns across parliaments in the hardliners on one side who want to make sure the u.k. leaves and the soft remains on the other side it was leave it all and she's saying that her last throw of the dice is the withdrawal bill that contains all of them and in particular and the only new base since most of it was was what was really hates. did promise that if the bill passes that m.p.'s would have

a vote on whether to have a 2nd referendum and ask the public if they agree with her or withdrawal bill or whether she don't this is how she framed herself the government will therefore include in the withdrawal agreement bill at introduction a requirement to vote on whether to hold a 2nd referendum and this must take place before the withdraw agreement can be ratified and if the house of commons were to vote for a referendum it would be requiring the government to make provisions for such a referendum including legislation if it wanted to ratify the withdrawal agreement so that those m.p.'s who want a 2nd referendum to confirm the deal you need a deal and therefore withdraw agreement bill to make it happen so let it have its 2nd reading and then make your case to parliament well for all her attempts to try to persuade everybody across parliament to back the whole thing's gone down already like a complete lead balloon the hardliners in her own party regard the idea of

a 2nd referendum as a form of betrayal of bracks and even those who said the that she supported the last time of so that they will vote against its labor m.p.'s meanwhile who support a 2nd referendum are saying that she can't make that sort of promise because she's resigning anyway and if she gets a withdrawal bill through and then says his you vote 2nd referendum by that stage that a hard liner might to replace who could read the entire thing up so they're saying they're not going to support it either so that is to reason may's last roll of the dice it looks like a complete duds and frankly down at this point it would be unsurprising to me if she didn't even try to get it through parliament because it looks like it's completely dead in the water and if that happens that it just would lead immediately to her resignation and the conservative party leadership race which will dominate the summer all right lawrence thank you. now the united nations security council has been warned that libya is on the verge of descending into

a prolonged civil war a un special envoy for libya may brief members in new york his assessment follows 7 weeks of fighting for control of tripoli by fighters loyal to the warlord and he for half a tough diplomatic editor james bays has more now from the united nations. the u.n. special representative was briefing the security council on what has been a difficult and destabilizing time for libya he took the council back to the beginning of april he said it was a time of positive thinking about the political process of economic improvement in the country but all of that changed when general have launched his offensive on tripoli while the u.n. secretary general antonio good terrace was visiting the country he gave his assessment of the situation in the country now 48 days into the attack on tripoli by dinner have to its forces there has already been too much death and destruction libya is on the verge of descending into

a civil war which could lead to the permanent division of the country the damage already done will take years to mend and that's only if the war is ended now mr salami said he feared that war crimes were being carried out in libya and some of those already listed by the international criminal court were back fighting only outskirts of tripoli he also condemned the international community disposed to be an arms embargo in libya but it is being broken with arms being shipped to both sides one slight bit of positive news and that is that a u.n. expert. who has been working on looking at the breaches of the arms embargo who has being being held in tunisia according to the tunisian authorities has now been released that news not yet confirmed by the united nations time for a short break here now to syria when we come back a family and a nation divided we'll have the latest on the case that's become the center of french debate on. the right to die. and we'll look at what

a multi-billion dollar i.m.f. deal could mean for daily life in pakistan more on the state with us. how i once again still no let up in the spring rains across parts of the middle east lots of cloud showing up around iraq iran pushing over towards afghanistan and to the north of that as well so we are going to see some unsettled weather once again anywhere from the caucasus from the black sea the caspian sea right across into iran but double it around $23.00 degrees celsius further south what is hot sunshine for pakistan karate at 35 degrees c. temperatures into the thirty's there 39 celsius for baghdad and 28 for beirut on the web as they come thursday well 30 degrees in beirut 40 for baghdad so it's warming up bright skies less cloud by the station notice the showers then further

north pushing over towards afghanistan once again we'll see 5 in try whether across a good part of the arabian peninsula the southern areas of saudi arabia just around the border with we could see one or 2 spots of rain some showers longer spells of race still in the forecast as we go on through the next day or so need for that wet weather by the way down to southern end of the red sea if you catch a show it could be a shop one shall show us continue into northern parts of mozambique eastern areas of tanzania but for a good part of southern africa is fine and dry. welcome

back i'm out about top stories here the iranian president hassan rouhani has called the u.s. administration novice politicians with naive ideas early on rouhani said he favors diplomacy with washington but the current situation isn't suitable for talks the u.s. says it's strengthening its military presence in the region because of unspecified threats from iran. the british prime minister to resign may has been presenting her latest attempt to get the u.k.

parliament to agree a deal on drugs that includes the possibility of a 2nd referendum. on the un special envoy for libya as one of the countries on the verge of descending into a prolonged civil war which could lead to its permanent division us on solemn days warning came at the u.n. security council briefing moments ago. the u.n. says most of the people who have fled venezuela's political and economic crisis are in need of refugee protection and is urging governments not to deport them 3000000 the death the country since 2015 as the economy crumbled a power struggle is continuing between president maduro and the. only that one glider the un's refugee agency says between 3 and 5000 venezuelans are still leaving every day less than half a 1000000 have sought formal asylum mostly in other latin american countries while lyster a cell as a spokesperson for u.n.h.c.r. she says for many venezuelans the decision to leave is agonizing. venezuelans in many cases are unable to go back home they're suffering from the point of view of

persecution but also deterioration in the conditions inside the country one example is a father who spoke to u.n. refugee colleagues who said that he decided to take his family to brazil after 3 of his relatives including his 9 month old daughter died and he put it quite bluntly he said we either leave or we die we totally understand that the scale of the numbers of venezuelans arriving in countries is challenging and it is complex we recognize that and we recognize that the countries of latin america in the caribbean have made efforts to host venezuelans in some cases they have offered them temporary visas or work arrangements to enable them to stay but what we are saying is that given that the infrastructure in their silence systems may be overwhelmed it really is important for the governments to focus on giving venezuelans international refugee protection and it may be very difficult maybe impractical to do individual determinations so in that case we are advising that

they consider venezuelans as a group in order to give them asylum. meanwhile venezuelan president nicolas maduro has proposed holding early elections for the opposition controlled national assembly the next election wasn't to you until late 2020 at least a dozen assembly members have been stripped of their immunity and face charges of treason and subversion that coincides with talks held in the us with representatives of the opposition leader. the corruption trial of argentina's former president cristina fernandez de kirchner has begun. and starting just days after she announced plans to run for vice president in october accused of receiving kickbacks from public construction projects during her presidency she denies the charges and says they're only to hurting her chances of being elected. now after 5 years in exile the former president blaise country or a says he wants to come home offering his help to try to broker

a peace deal with armed groups the government's been struggling to stop religious based attacks into communal violence and as nicholas are reports from what they do to protest as are threatening to take action. bringing hope to the hopeless lyrics by brute force is rapper smokey. with sectarian attacks and intercommunal violence multiplying this song serves as a reminder to politicians that if they fail to bring the country together the people will take to the streets again. cream who profits from this violence and divisions politicians do especially those from the old regime who are looking at the country's instability to make themselves relevant and come back to power. back in 2014 smokey was among those leading the popular uprising against pretty tough boss was longtime ruler. after he sought to extend his 27 year long hold on power protestors brought the parliament down forcing campari into exile in neighboring i

rico sed the parliament has been left untouched the plan is to turn this into a memorial to pay tribute to those who fought to oust. because the government wants this to serve as a reminder that his regime is part of the distance dart chapter of history. but after 5 years in exile of the former president now wants to return home in april he sent a letter to the current president offering his help in bringing stability to the country so far the government has refused to negotiate with armed groups a mistake says a member of parliament in the sunni region where the group islamic state in the greater zaha is active he wants to see lead negotiations you couldn't it was sadek the terrorists are from my region we have to fight them but also to negotiate with them when blaze was in power we didn't have any of these problems he had his channels of communication his secrets that. led successful peace talks with armed

groups in neighboring mali and secured the release of western hostages while he was a key mediator in the style he stifle dissent in freedom of speech at home but some want to see him return for different reasons of course we want to see him back home so he can face justice and pay for his crimes the government has no plans to allow him back in the country yet presidential elections are due to take place in a year's time with the security situation rapidly deteriorating politicians are under pressure to bring about peace. in the boy. talk al jazeera out walker do group. leaders in sudan are calling on their supporters to prepare for a general strike demonstrators say they will remain on the streets of cartoon until a civilian labor government is installed talks to discuss just that are due to continue later on tuesday the military and opposition alliance have been unable to

agree on the makeup of a new ruling body. the founder of who are ways the u.s. is underestimating the strength of his company. warned that blacklisting the chinese tech giant in the u.s. would have implications for american companies later on monday the u.s. issued a temporary license allowing some companies to continue supporting existing who are in networks and devices. although this time we're on the blacklist our own company won't be affected by it but the u.s. is a country with the rule of law u.s. companies cannot avoid respecting the launch as the media reports on this they should deeply understand that u.s. companies share a common fate with us the cost of living is to rise in pakistan in the wake of the latest bailout from the international monetary fund the i.m.f. says the 6000000000 dollar loan over 3 years is aimed at fixing structural weaknesses in the economy and boosting business conditions it's the 13th bailout since the late 1980 s. pakistan already owes the i.m.f. $6000000000.00 for previous payments pakistani rupees has lost

a 3rd of its value in the past year and the inflation rate is almost 8 percent minister in one cannes economic advisor says more loans from the world bank and asian development bank a likely. one of the bailout terms of rude people have been devalued against the dollar and electricity and gas prices will increase by mrs critics furious as come on higher reports from islamabad. after months of negotiations with the international monetary fund and the agreement on a $6000000000.00 loan package. government. economic crises and there did. may not be did. but. pakistan needs to undertake a very painful but it's an adjustment reform that the country will need to undertake most notably it includes a more flexible. second reforms in electricity and gas sector.

reforms in the public sector enterprises which are throwing up huge losses. and election campaign. previous governments avoiding excessively from the i.m.f. . now he they agreed with the organization saying the wall won't be affected by debt something many people here aren't buying and. i'm a painter and if we talk about the dollar rupee parity it goes without saying that a falling rupee will mean rising costs for payment which will have a knock on effect on people like me. is widespread including from the opposition my dear i might even while the government the soldiers into the slavery of the i.m.f. and we do not accept loss we announce a rebellion both against this and the government sitting in parliament we cannot witness the destruction of a country. many economists and political opponents are calling the deal hello

and it really poured a heavy burden on an already for doing a corner me and lead to hyperinflation their government. going to the i.m.f. because of the help god from their fellow d. then do you wait why did all their regular demand of watering by previous government mean 45 but the end of the annual budget had to be used for dead repayment and it had no. greater folly groupie. didn't feel like getting nearer and that something may be a ignored what they were expecting from a government that change and relief for the fall. ukraine's new president has announced july the 21st is the date for a snap election law to me as an end skis hoping voters will elect his supporters into parliament after being sworn in on monday in the form of comedians fulfilled

his promise to dissolve parliament selenski says ukrainians don't trust m.p.'s are more concerned with enriching themselves than the people. judges in france a force doctors to resume life support for a car crash victim at the center of debate and the end of life decision making instant lambastes suffered severe brain damage 11 years ago paralyzed in his arms and legs the 42 year old's been on life support ever since after listening to his wife's wishes doctors agree to switch off support equipment on monday but the appeals court overturned that decision but has more from the french capital. well vassal on best case is a very high profile one in france it's one that is a divided people across the country and it's actually torn apart his own family he's a 42 year old man in 2008 he had a motorbike accident and ever since he has been in a vegetative state in a hospital nice to in france now he can breathe on his own he can sometimes open his eyes but he is being artificially fed and hydrated by doctors he's on life

support now on monday in a rather dramatic turn of events doctors began stopping with drawing that life support after a judicial hearing which followed the advice of his medical team saying the vassal on bear was simply not going to recover but just hours later a paris appeals court reversed the decision that doctors were forced to resume the life support while this is being the case in france all obama's life ever since 2013 because it was then the doctors 1st said vassell nobel was not going to recover in any significant way and they advised that his life support or be withdrawn his wife is legal guardian agrees she says that he should be allowed a dignified death and she has brought this to the courts many a time but on the other side you have us on bears parents who are devout catholics and they say that it shouldn't be up to the state to take away his life and they

have also a fortune for his life and for the life support to be maintained in the french calls where any form of doctor assisted dying or euthanasia is prohibited in france it is of course a very complex and sensitive issue. and you can catch up with all the news on our website or it is on the screen the address out there dot com. dot. a quick check of the headlines here on al-jazeera the iranian president hassan rouhani has called the u.s. administration novice politicians with naive ideas earlier he said he favors diplomacy with washington but the current situation isn't suitable for talks the u.s. says it strengthening its military presence in the region because of unspecified threats from iran i'd say we're in a period where. the threat remains high. on our job is to make

sure that there is no miscalculation. or do. you support the way she. was released. last year or. i just hope promised mr. word we're in the region to address many things but is not to go to war with iraq the british prime minister to reason may has been presenting her last attempt to get the u.k. parliament to agree a deal on briggs it includes the possibility of a 2nd referendum everybody has already been rejected 3 times. they are not a nation security council has been warned that libya is on the verge of descending into a prolonged civil war the un special envoy to libya salaam a brief members in new york his assessment follows 7 weeks of fighting for control of tripoli by fighters loyal to the warlord honey faffed off. the corruption trial

of argentina's former president cristina the kershner has begun but as i was it's starting just days after she announced plans to run for vice president in october kushner's accused of receiving kickbacks from public construction projects during their presidency she denies the charges. protest leaders in sudan are calling on their supporters to the path for a general strike demonstrators say that remain on the streets of the capital and to look simply on their governments and stalled talks to discuss just that are due to continue later on tuesday. on judges in france of force doctors to resume life support for a car crash victim at the center of a debate over end of life decision making. suffered severe brain damage 11 years ago lies in his arms and legs the 42 year old's body life support ever since. the headlines these continues here on al-jazeera of the inside story the statement that subject.

with europe's populists finally make a breakthrough mainstream politicians face a challenge from the far right as 400000000 europeans vote in this week's e.u. parliament elections how will voting shape the future of the continent this is inside story. hello and welcome to this special edition of inside story from london i'm barbara sarah the world's 2nd largest democratic election starts on thursday voters and 28

countries will choose 751 members of the e.u. parliament immigration and the economy are dominating the political agenda.