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a good possibility that we can reach an agreement they before made up author, who in molly and groups in the south, helen from pulling its troops from the region west african leaders holding a summit. there was a lot to discuss. and the most urgent dish and how the pandemic has brought about a payments revolution that usually is government has wanted for, you know, i'm trying to how much not have all the argent tina pick up the 1st when of 50th capa, america, with victory over federal south american giant, your i so it was widely expected online abraham, right, the well ahead in the vote count after runs presidential election, 3 of a candidate level already congratulated the judiciary chief for his apparent when the official final announcement was due to come within hours. the saturday

activists had called for an election boy cost after several contents were excluded, leaving only $4.00 in the race. and none of them considered to be a serious rival to try see. the thing is the voter turnout was low, it was less than 50 percent. so here are the results so far as they were announced by the interior ministry. both of you should be given that vote counting is still continuing. these are the initial results. mister ibrahim, you see, has more than 17000000 800000 votes. mr. as i eat more than 3000000, 300000 votes, mr. him at a more than 2000000, 400000 votes. and mr. gus, his other hush you me more than 1000000 votes. so it's not with filter jabari reporting from tapper on the saturday high doors so. so he's one, he's one in fastly. we just waiting for the official sign off. know that is correct. we're expecting the interior minister himself to give us the final

figures. but of course, we don't expect any huge changes in the numbers that we've already received from the interior ministry. they have now counted most of the ballots for the presidential elections. and the interior minister is expected to give us the final results in the coming hours. but of course, it's very much a done deal and we know that because we've heard from ever him, right. you see already he has already met with the current president has sandra honey, the president. ronnie went to abraham gracie's office and within the judiciary into iran, and he congratulated the man in person who will take over for him in mid august abraham. but he see in his part has issued a statement saying that he is very hopeful that he will be able to use the expertise of the current government. and he will continue to hold meetings with the outgoing members. of this guy has under a 100 government to try and figure out what is the best way for his incoming government to move forward and tackle some of the main issues that the country

faces. we've also heard from the supreme leader, i like how many who issued a statement saying that he wanted to thank the public for their participation. he thanked all the officials with 2 parts and facilitated the elections which were, which were held on friday, thanking the public for their participation. that's interesting doors because only half the public actually turned out what are your thoughts on those low numbers because there was a big push by the supreme laid by mr. honey as well to get people to go out to vote . but they didn't certainly, and there is a few factors involved in that. first of all, we know that there is a pandemic ongoing. so that is a number one issue in iran, and it's one of the worst hit countries in the middle east. and the 2nd issue is there's a huge voter apathy, a lot of people we spoke to say that they were very disappointed that the guardian council did not approve a number of very high profile figures within the establishment when they went through the elimination process. only 7 men were approved in the end and 3 of them

dropped out before wednesday. so at the end, there was only 4 names on the ballot boxes for the presidency. and a lot of people felt that that wasn't of wide enough range to represent what people believe would be fair for them. there is also the issue of there's a lot of disillusionment with the government, the current government of how sandra honey has really faced a lot of obstacles. the main one being the government in washington previous to this one that was the president. donald trump, the maximum pressure campaign that they waged on iran after leaving the nuclear deal at 2018. really, we are seeing the causes of that now in this election. it for a lot of people who normally we might not have gone the conservative route to vote that way. and also a lot of people just not vote at all though. so let's talk about the nuclear deal. thing is you have mentioned it, but let's actually hear from the current foreign minister job. it's erase. he was speaking in turkey today about the talks and be and he said they going well

actually said they're on my rejoined the dealer really as the summer there is a good possibility that we will reach an agreement before the end of our tenure as, as how soon so we are supposed to leave our office by mid august and i think there is a good possibility that we can reach an agreement they before made us talk. so going on right now as we speak, i just read the latest text editor that is being discussed in vienna. the text is getting cleaner and cleaner. the brackets are being removed. ok, so let's go back to dosa to talk about that. i mean, that would be well in good to if a deal could be struck before this current administration leaves also. but then how would that tie into where mr. tracy wants to take iran with regards to the jcp away . well he said

briefly that he is for the agreement because it has been endorsed by the parliament in this country and he will honor that agreement. and really i think a lot of analyst, your believe that there is no other way to go around getting over the sanctions in this country. you have to get them lifted. there is no alternative for the incoming president. and so to abandon the nuclear talks completely is not in the best interest of anyone, including iran, even though there has been opposition to it. but despite all that really the best way forward and the best way to salvage this country's economy would be to see those sanctions lifted. now the question is whether or not the foreign ministry team that is currently in vienna, in their 6th round of talks with the world powers will be able to secure that deal and finalize it before mid august. the for minister indicating that he's hopeful they well, the other important point is if they don't, would the new president debra him, right?

you see, keep the current team in place or what he replaced them completely with his own people. that is a concern now is if you bring in a new team of negotiators, they're going to have to start from scratch. so there really is a sense of urgency. and of course it is in the best interest of president has sandra honey and foreign minister. well, how much of odds are used to secure the steel? because it would mean that they would certainly leave on a very high notes. and their legacy would be remembered as a government that really secured this twice. dosage of our reporting from tax will be bank with doors. so obviously when we hear from the interior ministry with the official results in the meantime of us, lonnie joining us senior search fellow at the center for middle east strategic studies. a think tank in at tech on nice to have you with us. so i want to go back to the turnouts issue. you might have heard me talking to doctor about that the, the, your thoughts on why there is that voter apathy? is it because the candidates were limited?

is it because people don't believe in the electoral process? what is it? well, i need to say that the number i was given so far is not the final want to be or if they're not level increased by some percentages. my tweets to something like 5354. but the reason can be the combination. iran is, is a difficult time economic the due to the bank. so people are obsessed with both sides, the requirements and services because they have not been able to meet the demands of the people. on the other hand, we also have pandemic in the country. not all the nimble, i mean, took the risk to go to the polling session, as well as the may be. some people maybe supported the other candidates that were not approved by the guardian council. so the reasons can be many,

but now that's abroad has been listed as a new president. i think he will have a difficult job to do because we are facing the pandemic economic difficulty. and i think this is now a difficult beginning for him. so then tell me, and our view is about the direction that this new government will take a few just very simply looked at it and looked at iran under ro, honey and iran. then under a new administration, how will let change be visible to us all? well, shirley, my 2 sons, at least some relative changes. it's not, it's not a major change. i think, due to the promise of the maiden and televised debates or at the campaign, he has raised expectations from him. will expect them to be able to say to improve economy if he has focused on 2 things. one is he has confirmed that they

will continue to come to think of the sanctions on 2nd to know to allies sciences, which means to work on the production capacity in the country. but when it comes to the foreign policy, i'm not seeing a big change because in the region, iran relations with neighboring countries or even countries, including saudi arabia, i think be. so i like call call pricing can continue. but the point is, comes to the next bill, and i think from between now to the time that the new administration takes office, there are chances that there can be an agreement on reviving didn't a bill. this can pay a for new conservative administration on the one side to criticize a deal that was made by previous administration, but some obtaining the, enjoying the benefits of lifting the sanctions. so i think they will honor the

agreement as a contrive a confirmed by the country. mister right. e. see he is 3rd the bait that he will honor the agreement as a contract, which was approved by the leader. so i'm not seeing a major change on foreign policy done at the other areas as well. just a word on the outgoing administration. they're not gone yet. of course that will happen in august health and ronnie going out on a low it has to be fit in the end. how much of that was his own doing, or was it the fact that the sanctions that had been put on iran and increased and increased and increased? i mean, that would've been difficult for anyone to deal with. well, the ronnie has in 2 terms that i mean in some cases, the base some exceptional occasions he faced and they make the earthquakes and the country as well as the laws. he also faced the president in the united states,

meaning trauma that these 2 from the nuclear deal and impose a maximum pressure, i guess the country. so he has been very, i mean his popularity has decreased a great extent in the country. what he's trying to do now these days is to somehow to revive the next bill and to live some part of the sign in order to let's say, i mean repair the last. he has been pacing in the couple of years. so i think he wants to have a legacy, a administration, which is the sanctions 3, as well as to the some measures visit the vaccination. when it comes to the panoramic, he wants to say that i have a legacy. number one is the name, which is wanting a number to be had some measures on the, let's say, containing the pandemic. whether he will be successful or not,

i think depends on what other countries also do when it comes to the next day. and even if you run 10 by fax them from outside or they have developed a, let's say local back then whether they will be able to produce in large numbers in a short time. that yet the question, it's great to talk to you. we really appreciate your time today. thank you. thank. 14 minutes pass. this news out here is what's coming out. and system built on brutality and bloodshed will not survive. the un general assembly condemns me and my military coup and calls for weapons failed to end. in a vote that fell short of overwhelming support. also look at the u. s. is further reducing its military presence here in the middle east. and the 4th, the l. a clip is of made n b a history. and it's all thanks to this man. possible action coming up a little later the

me on to other news now in west african leaders holding a regional summit in gone as capital. molly's latest crew that would likely talk the agenda along with all sorts of other regional security. there are real concerns at the attacks linked to our group cycle kinda and i feel could spillover from molly to neighboring countries. let's talk about managers. he's and i'll be john for this one. so he was actually only met a few weeks ago, didn't they had to discuss specifically, molly, do you think that will still dominate these talk exactly the meeting you were referring to was actually an extra ordinary summit, an emergency summit up the course hetzel's state and government called to deliberate on the sudden arrest and sort of fucking of the president and prime

minister by the military leaders in modeling. and right now the meeting, today's meeting is expected to hear a report from for mont jeron president who is the mediator and special involve eckowitz to molly about his last visit to that country on report. know the, the wall matter regarding my lease. it's becoming more and more complex. now, lots of west africans. a lot of observers on this side of the continent, i believe that there is little the course can do apart from functioning the leaders . and of course suspending molly from attending meetings and key institutions. how about the part of the matter is they can also apply a function, but how many, how much functions can they apply? we've seen that at the start of the military. cool. why assumptions? why now? and then almost immediately after was when back when it's word i'm what about those

functions to exclude oil? that's as fuel as well as food because these are essential means in molly. and if you look at the population of molly's 70 to 80 percent of the population are occupied about moving on mobility and food. so the big question is, how much more can i do here? is that the lead us? we'll just stick to that problem is finding overpowered government whether or not that will run in the election. it's a different matter altogether. managers keeping an eye on the ecos meeting from be john. thank you. i had one student from a group kidnapped by gunman in nigeria on thursday has been found dead. these 800 students were abducted from a school in the northwest and state of cabby. the army is rescued, one teacher and 5 pupils. the 3rd mass abduction in as many weeks kidnappings are on the rise of gangs described as bandits seek ransom payments. and we are waiting

for an official announcement on the final results of the selection, of course, in iran interior minutes there. and as soon as that happens, we'll take you to it for now, those the un general assembly is called member states to hold the flow of weapons into me and not non binding that boat with another significant sign of global opposition to vision, to see power and began to crack down, this kill more than 800 people from the un christenson any repulse. it was the 1st time the general assembly made its position known on me and mar since the country's qu, 4 and a half months ago. secretary general, antonio, good terrorist press, the member states for a strong message. we cannot live in a world where military calls become a norm. it is totally unacceptable. the regional right of the crisis is real. we must continue to call for maximum restraint and condemn all forms of lions. the reach of a large scale civil war is read loose. the text was adopted with 10900 votes in

favor, one against and 36 abstentions, including some countries from the region you a. she answers her external blind pressure, or imposition of sanctions on me and mar is not only an effective but quite on the contrary. it might aggravate the issue. the resolution calls for the release of state counselor, uncensored she, and other political prisoners, an end to violence against peaceful demonstrators and humanitarian access. notably, it also calls for member states to stop weapons from getting into the country. but only the security council has the power to impose in arms embargo and so far, vito wheeling powers, china and russia have opposed targeted sanctions. the general assembly resolution was sponsored by some 60 countries, including canada, get the country on a path to democracy. that's a very, very clear message of the honda and it's a message that says stop the atrocities. let's. let's deal with the need for

democracy as, as soon as we can and the delay has gone on for several months. let's move forward . me and mars ambassador to the un, an outspoken critic of the military, says the resolution doesn't go far enough. we are so disappointed that it took almost 3 men to adopt this what a donald is illusion, even though it does not include many important point to say lie, thought the people in the law, the general assembly where every country has a vote and no country has veto power has now weighed in, but will me and mars military listen. they've resisted similar calls from neighboring countries in the regional are the on group before. but now with this world body behind them, the calls are getting louder. kristen salumi al jazeera, the united nations, some thoughts here from an early august. anthony nelson with the bridget stonebridge group. he says, many countries are who abstain, i'm sorry,

i'm trying to preserve their relations with vision tests. this resolution underscores the limitations of the un in terms of its ability to really strongly intervene and certainly fall short of the expectations of some of the protesters in them. or who have been calling from day one about the responsibility to protect this resolution. while it does condemn the hunter, while it does call on the country to the world, to start preventing the flow of arms into the country, it's not a step toward the formal arms embargo. and it's very clear that a strong security council action would be vetoed by china, and probably also by russia many who want to preserve their relationships in the region with off the on. they simply don't see the point of getting behind resolutions that are ultimately going to be symbolic when, when likely,

when the rubber hits the road in the current situation trying to go to block strong action. the window will still haven't channels to russia. it will still have its relationships in the region. now, the chief editor and chief executive of a pro democracy newspaper in hong kong have been denied bail after appearing in court. ryan law and john kim hung choose to looting with a foreign country. they were arrested at the offices of the apple daily on thursday . under the cities sweeping national security law, the cases drawn international condemnation. us military presence in the middle east is shrinking further on the equipment and hundreds of soldiers are being pulled out . the pentagon confirmed reports that anti missile batteries were being removed from iraq, kuwait, jordan, and saudi arabia. 2 years after the u. s. actually grew, it's military presence in the region as tension escalated with iran. is gabriel,

that is on day with more from washington. well, the pentagon is not telling us exactly how many troops in exactly exactly precisely where they're being withdrawn from an exactly when. nevertheless, we can certainly ascertain from the information that they did release that, that they are saying that it definitely is air defense assets, primarily that are being moved out of the middle east region. they said that they would be perhaps moved to some redeployed to other areas that they would not disclose or brought back to the u. s. for maintenance. what we think this is, is the bad air defense system. and also the patriot missile system that the u. s. has deployed in recent years to several countries in the middle east, in terms of how many troops were thinking that it's in the hundreds, not the thousands. and these would be troops that are, that you know how to operate these air defense systems. so you ask yourself,

is this a big troop draw down or not? and answer that question. gotta know on how many troops in total there are in the middle east, a us troops, and it's about $45.00 to $55000.00. so if you're looking at several 100, perhaps, that gives you an idea of the total number of troops bottom line know is this comes at a very important time because biden, president biden has said that he wanted to recalibrate the number of us troops and assets in the middle east region, and this is all part of that recalibration and he focuses more on russia and china . but it also, and this is important, this comes ahead of expected talks with iran on re entering into the nuclear agreement, the j. c. p. o, a european union's top diplomat is again pushing lebanon's leaders to agree on reforms to unlock the financial aid from the blog. joseph beretta met the president me shallow and to discuss lebanon's worsening economic crisis. leaders of fails to form a functioning government since august. there are even warnings of sanctions if they

can't reach an agreement. so the crisis, lebanon is phasing. id said domestic races is a self imposed crisis. is not the price is coming from abroad, or from external fact, this is a whole made crisis is aggravated. don't buy yourselves and the consequences with the population are very much dia. so plenty more for you on this news, our forced from the home line to know struggling to put a roof over their heads. we will look at the plight of the ranger refugees in bangladesh. no deal after all, the palestinian authority rejects a 1000000 cove at 900 vaccines from israel. men sport a night of frustration at wembley as being take on scotland that the european championship. ah

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presidential election. show the hotline abraham bracy. well ahead as expected. 3 other candidates already congratulated the jewish retreat. official final announcement to sometime later on saturday, also runs foreign minister has suggested an agreement to revive the nuclear deal could be reached before the current administration leaves office. jump into reef, expect that actually be done by mid august. so as we wait for these final results to be announced, let's just take you back through some of the main challenges that abraham rice will face once he becomes president. first on the agenda, we just mentioned that the ongoing negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement, racy as previously said, he would uphold the deal, which the u. s. pulled out of in 2018. if that were to happen, it would lead to an easing of us sanctions. they were reimpose by for us president donald trump in 2018 and have crippled around the economy. there is the pandemic as well as i guess, said earlier around the the deadliest outbreak in the middle east. and has been

battling and other surgeon cases and just the past week. and you have to consider runs relations with the why the middle east, as well as travel israel has been forging close. the ties with golf nations, places like the united arab emirates as it tries to isolate terror. um, so let's talk through some of these issues with natasha and joining us from birmingham deputy dean of government at the university of ethics and also co author of the book democracies and authoritarian regimes. natasha, thank you so much for your time. as i read through that lifted a thought so much of it hinges on the nuclear feel, doesn't it? because if the economy with the important issue for iranian people who did vote, the economy can be repaired. if that deal comes through, if the sanction lifted. right, and i think it's not that clear what racy will be able to do to impact.