state or have them speaking so talky of the blockading countries i think it is noticeable and will be one of the most important things we see on wednesday that we do actually have a speech for the king of saudi arabia's king solomon will be speaking in a video recorded speech here to the general assembly on wednesday that'll be one to watch ok thank you for that for now that sound diplomatic editor james baker. is their senior political analyst now and bashar joins us again from paris marianna's talking there to james about the america as a dress what were your takeaways what stood out for you but probably the most important thing is the is this serious speech in light of that lucky. cut that was blockaded because you got us position on those very specific issues that the emir emphasized to being a speech. that was blockaded because of its position on the likes of syria libya

also the question of yemen and the question of us are and of course honestly taken the lion's share of the mirror speech and that's also a very very interesting pursuit of course were seen over the last few weeks it in the moment as issue that israel and the. 'd sizing more importantly international law and white be spent on have been going on here we'll without justice and i think it's in back since the consistency. each rhetoric despite the blockade of course means that the locket has spilled i thought it would be a change purse position the point of this what mission is more important because not just imprecise in each and every new position especially like syria and yemen and libya that's what i was thinking the position of international community or international law and that in terms of what happens in palestine. does not execute

that war is that i just getting b.c. and diplomacy but based on justice and international law rather than based on a piece meant and blackmail 'd and that peace based on occupation so i think well it's nuances with its neighbors are very important but not backing did not mention it. the 1st neighbor i would like to know gesture like recession meaning even mention of them in their commercial. and why that was issued was just alive with martial law well and for our international viewers who may not be familiar with their region scan us the context of how the blockade came about how it since shock waves and the sort of long term geo political impact of the blockade. well the bucket came about in june 2

10173 plus years ago on the basis of fake new planted by progress made but not the beauty about her that have emerged in order to provoke a concert and peoples of blockade and even or any vision of that name for all of their partner in the gulf cooperation council i think this was done already smothered with the implicit agreement about something mr ition for at least the press sometimes honestly was at the time because things are getting back to mate us and scene but clearly the the blockage of. friend the crisis and we think. all of fighting against. your body in egypt. the united states and the situation reverse their position they came up clear on respect think. that it's respects order. and security you know

so and so forth and since then while the neighboring south promised that this would be resolved in weeks some companies would be subject to the big bank to their own borders has been on has got to be nothing and so with no end in sight but that has not changed as we've heard today which for me is actually i find it astounding once again because the the this unit and the wards humans by the by for you by the record here you know this isn't the end of the the small small nation this is a pretty small nation but to have such a big message. and to remain persistent despite being poked at the end up and be blockaded by its neighbors to remain pursuit of the question of finest i even believe our neighbors normalizing with these 3 occupation to be at peace with war you know the united that have been the savior navia want to cut a spin for science in peace only based on justice and intercessory should i found

that quite remarkable ok thank you for that for now. and paris pts. let's get some more analysis now and go back to washington d.c. where we have richard cole director of just security 2020 with the stimson center a washington think tank. you listen to the emir of qatar address as well given what he had to say how is qatar looking to position itself right now. i think the key message which is linked to the issue of the blockade that was discussed at your previous commentator is the peaceful said resolution of disputes dialogue diplomacy and you know besides its immediate neighborhood the fact that it's hosting the afghan government of afghanistan taliban talks this is the next stage beyond the us live on talks that are taking place and go in recent years that

is absolutely pivotal and reinforces its own direct interest music be its immediate neighbors but i'd like to highlight you know the leadership that it demonstrated a year ago on the climate action summit on climate financing it was referred to $100000000.00 pledged to small island belting states having a meeting and go on these issues sometime early next year but the relief for the pandemic you know this is the number one issue that the community of nations is facing now will continue to face and if we don't realize you know just on issues of food security that came up by king abdullah president ramaphosa of south africa several of the heads of state today the relief effort in the coming months the fear that there could be upwards of a quarter of a 1000000000. habitants of this planet facing food insecurity this is the critical issue into here an emphasis on the humanitarian efforts

ongoing as well as the need for broader recovery i thought that was the central message by the emir of qatar i want to ask you about what is to come and the next probably 10 to 15 minutes are going to have from 7 iran's president haasan rouhani there is a lot going on they say for iran right now the u.s. snapback will say is that snap back the sanctions on iran the majority of u.n. security council members don't agree what are we likely to hear from house on rouhani. yes i think this could be the other major headline as it often has been the annual meeting of the general someone who has a state coming together when they physically were able to be in the your and as you know there's been tension in the security council the consensus among the ether eat the european powers of the united kingdom france both security council permanent members germany they do not agree with the u.s.

. tends to have a renewal of sanctions the u.s. claims that the iran has violated arms embargo and the line that with the j.c. p.o. agreement and neither is the 3 countries i mentioned or russia china other major p 5 members of the security council are going along so we're going to see this played out during the week as it has been the central set of issues at least in cities like washington in previous. gatherings this is going to be something to watch closely. ok thank you so much for that that is richard ponzo director of just security 20202020. ok let's go back now to our diplomatic editor james bass james from everything that we've heard today so what has been the headline for you. well i think the

headline of everything in every speech is being coded 19 just the way this is playing out with all of these speeches being played recorded speeches to a general assembly hall that has a very limited to amount of people just one ambassador per country one per 193 countries of the u.n. or in the whole to encourage social distancing they're wearing masks when they're not speaking the mic has set the tone for this very unusual general assembly but it's also the main content of this general assembly and it seems to be the main talking point of this 1st day the big growl of the day which followed that speech always the case that the president of the united states gets an early speech he's the host country leader so he always speaks 2nd by tradition and when he spoke he had some pretty strong words. like all the other world leaders speaking at the u.n. president trump speech was prerecorded his words were as controversial as ever we

have waged a fierce battle against the invisible enemy the china virus which has claimed countless lives in $188.00 countries in fact checkers in a country that suffered more than most from cope with 19 are likely to question those claims as the chinese ambassador to the un listened in the general assembly hall the president intensified his attack on china we must hold accountable the nation which unleashed this plague onto the world china in the early is days of the virus china locked down travel domestically while allowing flights to leave china and infect the world china condemned my travel ban on their country even as they cancelled domestic flights and locked citizens in their homes. so before introducing president xi the chinese ambassador made an impromptu intervention

complaining about bullying. china resolutely rejects the baseless accusation against china his president in a clear contrast to president trump said international cooperation was the key to combating covert 19 shish. changing taliban covert 19 reminds us that we're living in an interconnected global village with a common stake all countries are closely connected and we share a common future no country can gain from others difficulties or maintain stability by taking advantage of others' troubles. ok james so u.s. china tensions have been the the headline if you like of what we've heard so far but very shortly i believe we're going to be hearing from iran's president hassan rouhani a lot going on for iran right now what should we expect from next. well

i thought it was interesting when we heard from president trump that he was pretty brief on the subject of iran he talked about the terrible iran deal he said that many times what why i thought that was interesting is that just 24 hours ago for the 75th anniversary event the u.s. was represented by an acting deputy ambassador here because president trump didn't submit a speech the ambassador to the u.n. and the secretary of state were in washington for an event condemning iran and putting new sanctions on iran it wasn't as much of president trump speech as i thought it would be having said that president trump delivered a speech machine gun style delivery. he only spoke for 7 minutes which i think in history will go down as the shortest speech a u.s. president is ever given at the at the u.s. the u.n. general assembly president rouhani. and he clearly will respond not just to that speech which didn't say all that much about iran but to recent developments and

those recent developments are this claim by the us that international sanctions u.n. sanctions on iran have snapped back to the iran nuclear deal 5 years ago the rest of the international community say oh no they haven't snapped back they say that the us pulled out of the iran deal 2 years ago so it doesn't have the ability to trigger this snapback mechanism that she likely to come out from president rouhani who i think is in a difficult position he has been a strong supporter reluctant initially even a strong supporter of the iran nuclear deal and there are hardliners in iran who are not so keen on the iran nuclear deal clearly going forward the big moment will not be this moment to the u.n. general assembly and they snap back or not snap back it'll be what happens on november the 3rd the u.s. presidential election because joe biden has said that if he's elected president he will in some form try and rejoin in iran nuclear deal even if it's

a reformed iran nuclear deal if it's president trump then there's no way he's going to come back to that deal and it leaves very little place for foot foot for the 2 countries to go other than potentially towards conflict which is what most people here at the u.n. are desperate to avoid so a lot riding on the words of president rouhani we're going to hear him quite soon ok for now thank you for that space at the united nations. the u.s.s. cole from corona virus has now passed 200000 that's off to another 150 deaths were reported on tuesday and sort of put more of a spotlight on president donald trump's management of the crisis ahead of november's presidential election john hendren has a story from chicago. at washington national cathedral the bell rang 200 times once for every 1000 lives lost in the u.s.

to the global pandemic. 200000 dead and i hear about 200000 deaths is just a benchmark of sadness for me and for us as a country i think about the individual people that are here or who have died and then i think about multiplying that comes to acknowledge that it is just hard to read even rouse the amount of. according to johns hopkins university the united states with just 4 percent of the world's population has more than 20 percent of the nearly 1000000 kovac 1000 deaths worldwide the number of coronavirus cases in the u.s. is now 6800000 prison a trump says a vaccine could be available as soon as the november 3rd presidential election that is not a view widely shared by medical experts. it's a view the president shares often with thousands of largely unmask supporters at his rally we are getting drugs and this is pandemic and we're rounding and we're

rounding the corner of the bed. his rival for the presidency democrat joe biden has urged americans to wait on a scientifically proven prevented. the treasury due back in february that this was an extremely dangerous read a couple disease think about how many people across the aisle. how many empty chairs around those days. because of his negligence and selfishness how many lies lives lost many medical experts say a national strategy including a mandatory mask mandate could have reduced the pandemics toll considerably if they could be made at that point 3 were surely not being one unit and one unified

approach throughout the entire day with the number of cases in deaths still far from under control which direction the u.s. takes in the coming months depends on the outcome of the november elections john hendren al-jazeera chicago the u.k. government has brought in a raft of new restrictions in england with the prime minister warning that life may not return to normal for at least another 6 months our stance and said person has reached a perilous point in its fight against the virus as he announced the measures they include extending the use of face masks tightening rules on gatherings sending courage and people to watch from home schools and universities will remain open. after 6 months of restrictions it would be tempting to hope that the threat has faded and to seek comfort in the belief that if you have avoided the virus so far then you are somehow immune. i have to say that it is that kind of complacency

that could be our undoing. well here's a breakdown of the new restrictions in england pubs and restaurants will close early from those days between 10 pm and 5 am people will be required to wear masks and taxis and on public transport and to work from home of possible. size of gatherings is being limited weddings are reduced to 15 people instead of 30 bringing spectators back to sports stadiums is also being put on hold jones and says polman will be able to debate the new measures early next week he adds scotland wales and northern ireland are launching to follow similar measures. when the fica has more details from london. probably one of the key takeaway messages is that the government's going to get much tougher much stricter on policing for instance the use of face masks so people working in the retail sector will have to wear masks legally they don't have to before also a curfew on bars restaurants a 10 pm that comes into force on thursday they'll be it

a book bill will be mandatory for table service to be offered there so you won't be able to walk up to bars in order things going forward restrictions also on people gathering for weddings that will be reduced to a number of 15 extended to 30 for people who are attending funerals. but when it comes to actually policing all of these measures the government's also indicated the possibility of greater powers to local authorities particularly when they are in need of funding to police these kind of measures and also the possibility of drawing on military support to ensure their people are complying you know those are pretty stark step forward to the idea of seeing armed forces on the streets of the city like london to make sure that people are towing the line but given the rate of increase of the infection it seems a measure that the government is prepared to take. argentina initially did well

containing the virus but things have worsened in recent months record and cases have passed 630000 as the virus spreads from the capital to the provinces tourism has the story. the intensive care unit in this one aside is hospital has been on the front lines of the fight against 19. as patients here struggle to stay alive doctors and nurses have become their main sources for conflict and support. deal kind of alcohol and tested positive for the virus after recovering he returned to the job he loves 11 year thought regular the reality is what we see here is this fight against death we are making an effort so a person can recover but sometimes it's difficult because their bodies are in a very bad shape and many believe this is a joke an underestimate the virus but this virus kills. a few months ago they are.

back now to the united nations general assembly iran's president hassan rouhani is speaking let's listen in on his prophet and his household and companions mr president i am delighted to congratulate each year as the representative of our fraternal neighbor turkey on your well deserved election as president of the 75th session of the united nations general assembly. allow me to wish every success for you the arm rebels secretary general and all your colleagues in your efforts to realize the goals and objectives of the united nations. excellences the people of the world having taken god given blessings of health and

security for granted was suddenly shaken by the outbreak of 19. in spite of its miniscule science 19 managed to challenge global management and national governments so seriously that the world's most significant assembly might as well be convening virtually through video conference. 19 is now a common pain for humanity thanks to the rapid growth of science technology and the media. common pain has demonstrated that despite all progress our ignorance as humans far outweighs our knowledge. of it 19 is calling us from all here military and humbleness before with the

almighty and the truth of creation. it is guiding human societies towards civil pilots in promoting social and individual ethics as well as preventing the environmental to gradation and manipulation of nature and unhindered interference in the creation. of this universe so plague that has crossed over the fabricated boundaries of power and wealth reminds us once again as numbers of human society job that it would be impossible to confront common global issues without global participation joyce. all of us across the globe are experiencing difficult times during the pandemic how

well my nation or the resilient people of iran instead of enjoying global partnership and cooperation is grappling with the harshest sanctions in history imposed in blatant and gross a violation of the charter of the united nations international agreements and security council resolution $12231.00 or us. ladies gentlemen. the footage broadcast to the world concerning the treatment of an african american by the us police is reminiscent of our own experience. we instantly recognized the feet kneeling on the neck at the feet of arrogance on the neck of independent nations.

and us. for decades the valiant iranian nation one has paid a similar high price for its quest for freedom and liberation from domination and despotism however the rayna nation has not only resisted the pressure but flourished and advanced wind persistently has so weighing its historical and civilizational role as the axis of peace and stability the harbinger of dialogue and tolerance and the champion of the fight against occupation and extremism. we stood with the people of afghanistan against so good occupiers domestic warlords extremists al qaeda terrorists and american occupiers. and all.

that and we played a pivotal rove in all peace and reconciliation process c b it's a 20011 conference or still regional initiatives. in the next 19 eighties we called for collective security arrangements in the persian gulf even as all the global and regional powers were backing saddam hussein's tanker war. in 2013 we proposed words against violence and extremism or waiver which was unanimously adopted by this assembly. but us. in 2018 we offered

a non aggression pact to our neighbors and in 2019 we presented hope. almost peace and to this general assembly in an effort to enhance peace and stability and the persian gulf. we were the 1st country in the region to stand with the people and government of kuwait against occupation by saddam and it was iran that for as his dream of dominating all his former arab allies. we stood with the people of iraq against saddam's tyranny us occupation and dies savagery. and. we supported all iraqi whether kurd or sunni or shia yazidi or christians and

supported democratic achievements of iraqi people from the governing council in 2003 to all elected governments of a sense. we stood alongside of the people of syria against tens of terrorist attack very groups separatists and foreign fighters. we presented our 4 point peace plan centered on self-determination by the syrian people in 2013 when others were seeking a military solution. that in 2016 we formed the us start up process in partnership with russia or in turkey aimed at achieving peace and political stability in syria. we stood with the people

in the government of lebanon against zionist occupiers domestic warmongers and foreign plotters and. we never ignored occupation genocide forced displacement and racism in palestine and we never made a deal over the holy could under fundamental rights of the palestinian people and in 2012 we presented a democratic solution through rough around them in palestine. we are vociferous slaveholder for justice against aggression for the besieged people of yemen and presented a 4 point peace plan at the outset of hostilities in 2015.

we force allies and single handedly against extremists and dies terrorists. who claim to be fighting 1st and the sensitive region of the world so that they did national community would recognize the true face of islam. the moderate and rational islam and not extremism and demography. our assassinated here a martyr general salim army was the champion of the fight against violent extremism in the middle east and fought to protect all citizens of this region religious or secular muslim or christian shia or sunni against medieval reactionaries. and in 2015 we achieved a c.p.o. way as one of the biggest accomplishments of the history of diplomacy and remained

faithful to work in spite of persistent violations by the united states. mr president such a nation does not deserve sanctions the response to peace is not all the reward for combating extremism is not assassination or. the reaction to the choice of people through the ballot box in iran iraq and lebanon on is not outside agitation and support for non-democratic prophecies and street riots. words and claims are not our yardstick. actions are. they claimed they came to our region to fight saddam hussein the very man star they

had themselves created nurtured and financed and is imposed war against iran equipping him with chemical weapons and the most sophisticated a woman. to be fighting terrorism and dying. while it is they themselves who created this terror network and they have the audacity to expect regional gratitude for such behavior. they accuse us without any foundation of trying to build nuclear weapons and they impose sanctions on others under the pretext of nuclear proliferation this is while they have the infamy of being the soli user of atomic bombs in the history of humanity. and while the only possessor of nuclear weapons in west asia is

running the nonproliferation theatre. they speak of human rights while they have targets that through their maximum pressure health welfare and sustenance and even the right to life of all iranians. they are directly involved along with the regional accomplices in every single case of occupation war and aggression bit in palestine afghanistan yemen syria iraq lebanon libya sudan or so malia yet they blame iran for their own inevitable defeats in confronting the will of the people of the region. they have sold hundreds of billions of dollars of weapons to their clients turning a region.