started throwing stones and that's why you were police on horseback moved in to clear the area. ah, iran rejects us accusations that president elect abraham races when was manufactured. ah, hello again. i missed a, this is out there. i live from durham, also coming out. fain pardons, capital and separatists leaders whose declaration of independence to the west political crisis and decades. incentives to get current of artifact scenes in the philippines. the president threatens jail for anyone rejecting the job and the uncomfortable relationship between cruise ships. and that is why the italian city is at risk of being put on unesco is endangered.

ah, not iran is accusing the united states of interference to saying it's presidential election was neither free nor fair. the former chief justice abraham racy secured victory on saturday or by the administration has cooled, that when manufactured racy himself is under us sanctions. there was record low turn out for the pole and a high number of invalid balance. let's speak to dorothy jabari. she joins us now from the capital to ron dorothy. this push back on the us, as we've been saying, not a huge surprise. no, certainly not. and according to the government spokesperson, i will be, it's not the 1st time the united states has expressed such opinions on iran's internal matters, the present honeys spokesperson allie read me during his weekly briefing to the press said that these kinds of comments that are coming out of the white house and

the secretary of state who has commented on neurons, recent elections, the presidential elections are nothing new and not surprising, but of course they are not welcome. these comments are considered to be the united states, yet again, meddling in or ons, internal affairs. any question about the legitimacy and the process of these elections are certainly not welcomed by the iranian officials. and in turn, the president elect himself had a press conference on monday, during which he reiterated his position that the attacks on his human rights records in his previous positions he held in government and especially the judiciary. he feels he has answered those accusations enough already. and that he has said over and over again that at the time of the allegations against him, he was not in charge of the country. judiciary. again, the same kind of idea that these kinds of attacks are being used on the officials that have been elected the president likes that is abraham bracy, even though she is coming into office in august with one of the lowest voter

turnout in the country's history. it is seen as an attempt by western powers that is specifically the united states to try and tarnish his image within the international community. and that, that is something of course the officials here say is unacceptable. they do not want to any kind of comment or interference by the us administration in iran, internal policies, and also i believe racy is expected to address the nation fairly shortly. what do we expect to hear from him today? while he is currently in iran, 2nd largest city, mesh out one of the holiest sites in the country is there that is a member as a shrine and it's also his hometown. we expect him to be speaking to the crowds that have already seen gathered at the shrine. it's a, it's his home base really. it's one of the most conservative cities in the country . it is where he was appointed as the head of the s on a post foundation in 2016 by the supreme leader until 2019,

when he became the head of the countries to sherry. that foundation is one of the biggest charities in the middle east, that is in charge of amber as a shrine. and also it is involved in the number of other businesses within the country. so it is very, very lucrative and powerful institution. we expect him to be talking about the events which is happening on wednesday. that is, iranians will mark my brother's birthday, but he will, we expect him to also possibly address other issues in terms of what we expect iranians to be expecting from his government that will come into office in august. but mostly we expect this speech will have a very religious, don't a religious tone to mark the occasion dos jabari that with all the latest for us from terror on. thank you to also hold whitehouse. correspondent kennedy, how could is in washington, and she says, the u. s. does not plan to change its negotiating strategy for nuclear talks with iran. the white house press secretary,

jim sock it was very clear to say that she wouldn't telegraph the punches if you will. when other words, the strategy, what they plan to do moving forward, they are insisting that there is no change in the strategy in fact. but we do know that the latest round of negotiations have occurred in vienna. and in the words of the white house press secretary, they do not see the president elect as the decision maker, but he said, the supreme leader. so with respect to those negotiators, they are now in tehran and washington consulting with their policy teams on next steps. but i can tell you, the real tough decision that has to be made in washington is what to do with respect to be sanctions that iran is looking to have lifted those punishing economic financial sanctions, which we should point out even are put on the president elect that he is under scrutiny for his lead role in human rights crackdowns,

something that the united states has said as a foundation of its foreign policy. so as a result, there are a lot of complicated decisions to be made. and there are also a number of political pressures, not just domestically capital hill, but also with european allies and partners. so all of this is being weighed in the united states right now as they plot. next steps. now spends prime minister petro sanchez, has pardoned 9 jailed castle and separatist leaders. they were convicted of sedition in 2019, so their role and failed independence. bid t is elia opinion polls or suggest about 60 percent of people in spain, oppose freedom, conservative opposition. parties in madrid saying they're going to challenge the pardons. and course, when i spoke to margaret vasquez, she's a professor of constitutional law, barcelona university. and she explained to me just why these pauses have been issued. now. the present, the spain is saying that the motivational poor. ringback these barble are ease the

reconciliation and to move on and to bring up things into politics because it has been for too long in the to this year. the spanish supreme court was the one condemning the persons and the political conflict was taken into court. whereas now the punish president pedal scientist said that he wanted reconciliation. however, the author for you. so many people is saying that the other reason is everything is coming up now because the european council has issued a report saying that spain should release the political prisoners, that the ones in the dial should prepare her. and that this weapon attack tours the right to public assembly. and there are issues also regarding the prism of expression in spain, especially when related to the independent movement. of course,

many people in their own. yeah, not all catamount, of course, but a large majority. they want a referendum and some of the capital, and they say they will call for a referendum, even though the government does a $1.00 to $2.00, we will see it because from the spanish site, what it said is that no step will be taken away from the go to the door and defeat the constitution that it's very difficult to reform. so therefore, we still have the political complete. but here from colonial white people once is a referendum similar to the one that they had in scotland. while the opposition candidate in armenia snap election says he has evidence of fraud in sundays. first, from president robert contrarian, made those claims during a news conference in europe earlier on tuesday. and he was defeated by prime minister nicole passion. you can call that election to ease anger over

a peace deal he signed with as a by john, where we challenge reports now from the armenian capital, the in the end, it wasn't even close with a much bigger victory. them pre election polls predicted nicole pash anyann. it's celebrating that the radi and central yerevan on monday nights. he thanked the country and talked of work to be done. i mean, the political cases that suffered anatomy on november 9th and over the republic of at a meeting, i gave the mandate to our government and this political team to establish a dictatorship of low and right, the people implemented. and i don't have a lot so jubilation for the prime minister and his supporters. but although winning 54 percent of the votes from a turn out of not quite 50 percent, is a solid mandate. it's hardly a ringing national endorsement of the man. it was a large hon cuz i'm decided voted in the and when with nicole. yes,

they might be traumatized. they might be grieving over here, minute 3 to 3 by john. but it seen that was from quite a rejection that his main libel robert terry and that's according to analyst richard garrick garcia. and his return to armenia is less democratic, passed his terms as president of armenia, where he actually came to power by force and forcing the resignation of the 1st democratically elected president patrol in subsequent years for charles on by ruling the country rather than governing the country has been much better at fixing elections than winning elections. robert contrary, and his armenia alliance are rejecting their defeat, saying there were voting irregularities. but international observers had given the running of the election, their preliminary approval. if not the toner, which campaigning was conducted, the parliamentary elections in the republic of ammonia,

there competed and generally well managed with a short timeframe. however, they were characterized by intense police station and maud by increasingly inflammatory rhetoric among key contestants. this election has delivered something unusual for armenia and the region. a largely fair vote in which the winner wasn't pre ordains bots, nicole passion, he must move quickly to unify this traumatized and divided nation or political crisis might soon consume armenia. again, we'll reach helen's out 0 year event while provisional results for your peers, general election are expected. later on tuesday. it's the 1st electro test for prime this the i b f med who was appointed back in 2018. but they have already been allegations of irregularities and not all regions were able to vote including t great, where their husband month fighting. some opposition parties boycotted monday's election while others say the ballot boxes were tampered with

a nest off attack. while still ahead here on out there, losing the fizz we look at how israel blockade of garza has left the production line high and dry at a soft drink company and the fight to save the great barrier reef. why a warning from the un has an good strain is governed ah, ah, hello, there is no less up in the heavy rain across the southern parts of china. the moment that my front, the plum rains, bringing more big downpours in, across the southern areas all the way down to hong kong, into taiwan. and you see how that just stretches its way out into the open waters. it's getting dragged over towards that north west side of the pacific, but it's still running across a similar area for those southern parts of china said further heavy down pools in

and around going down providence, for example, we will see further flooding here, sunshine layer around east in china shanghai, around 33 celsius, some of the temperature for basing. but here it is, sunshine and showers, lashes, showers, a seeds of the korean peninsula, and also into japan. similar picture as we go one through thursday, sunshine and showers to across much of south east asia. some lived showers that just around the philippines. southern parts of india, china also seeing some rather lively showers, if unusually went to into where parts of indonesia over the next day or so. i'm afraid we will see further heavy downpours coming in here. have you post to me to the northeast of in the up towards the top of dash, pushing up into the pool. still the monastery rays of course, across the western side of india. more heavy down pools here, but it's hot, dry and sunny. the north, the

be part of the debate is self defeating the end in the us or in the u. k, because it will just come back again when no topic is off the table. but we wanted to talk about where these men with white men talking loud and clear. dream, where a global audience become a global community, jumping to the comment section. and part of those discussion there are like kinetic efforts to silence fell opinions on the online based on al jazeera. ah the a 100 that you're watching out there. let's remind you about top stories. this allen. iran has accused us of interference after washington said fridays

presidential election was neither free nor fed. the biden administration has described the when by former chief justice abraham racy manufacture. famous prime minister has pardoned 9 capital onset participated who had been sent to prison. they were convicted of sedition and 2019 for their role, and a failed independence. the value and the opposition candidate and armenian snap election says he has evidence of fraud in sunday's vote and will take it to the constitutional court. former president robert contrarian was defeated by prime minister nicole a passion. yeah. now a warning of a corona virus, the vaccine crisis developing and poor nations that desperately need a boost and doses. the world health organization says of the ac nations targeted under the global sharing scheme, quarterbacks more than half facing shortages. some of even run out. it's now

setting up a hub in south africa to allow developing nations to make their own vaccines. the could be 9 can funding because shown that relying on a few companies to supply global public goods is limiting and dangerous to boost manufacturing, w h o has continued to call for the sharing of know how technology and licenses and the waving of intellectual property rights on a more positive note to that has released some promising data on the 2nd 5 vaccines that it's currently working on. it tells ministry says it's 92 percent effective after 3 jobs. on the other hand though, one country is still making slow progress, whether it's vaccine rolled out, is the philippines. and now it's president rodriguez, detached, a is threatening to jail. people who refused to be vaccinated. little in big room. but go know if you will not agree to be vaccinated, leave the philippines, go to india, or if you want to go somewhere,

if you want go to america. but for as long as you are here and you are a human being and can carry the virus you should be vaccinated. otherwise, i will order all the local officials to have italy of the people who refused to be vaccinated. because if you don't want to be vaccinated, i will use ivan victims to take on you people. walter mulanda again has one from the capitol manella. while you know, this threat came from president that there to, in his latest public appearance, where he basically said that filipinos can be put to jail if they refuse that vaccine. but early this morning, the same statement coming from the president was contradicted by the department of justice secretary and basically saying that the law, the government cannot compel filipinos to get vaccinated. but as you know, it will just go more, it will take more than just threats. coming from the president in order to convince a lot of filipinos to get vaccinated. latest survey, a local poll survey show that only a 3rd of those pulled were willing to get back to needed. and this issue of vaccine

hesitancy has been a problem for so many years in 2017 president through the good that there it is. government conducted an investigation into his free disasters. thing factual campaign and being baksha was a vaccine for den get fever and he was inoculated in during the time of former president b r kino. now that investigation was played before the general public for many years, and that's contributed to the very high vaccinate vaccine hesitancy in the philippines . another issue here also is vaccine preference. another survey also shows that majority of filipinos do not want vaccines coming from china, which makes up the bulk of available vaccines. here they do prefer american and where are western vaccines that spicer or more than what they are now. and these are really very limited here. at the moment, hong kong last pro democracy newspaper abil daily llc set to close for good by

saturday. last week police raided its officers and arrested senior executives who what they called, collusion with a foreign country. 2 of the papers executives were charged on the bathing, sweeping national security law, an advisor to the imprisoned media type. when jimmy lie who founded that newspaper 26 years ago says it can no longer pay stuff because its bank accounts had been frozen. me on mars military says it's killed for anti genta militia members during the shoe south. and mandalay, security forces say they were conducting a raid in the city limits with gunfire and grenades. there's been fighting across the country since the february coo, as people form the so called defense forces to battle the military crackdown. the jones has faced increasing resistance from armed ethnic groups and protesters. now, flooding has forced people to flee their homes in several states and east and india streets and residential areas. as you can see, that was submerged in water on monday. and westbank old people were seen using

boats to move around in the waist, high flood water. last month, more than a $150000.00 people were left homeless. and the aftermath of st. cone. yes. people in a small town in southern iraq say, pollution from oil production that is killing them. they're blaming the process of gas flaring. that's when oil is extracted and then excess natural gas is burned off . releasing c o 2 in me saying the iraqi government is investing billions to use not gas electricity, and taxes are going to reports. now from bala village in bathroom, people living in the village of butler take visitors here. they say gas flaring from oil production decimated their generations old palm trees leaving behind nothing but trunks. when we met the village elders, they said every one, know someone who is diagnosed with or who has died from cancer. so i know i already

have cancer and only god helps me. we continue to be worried about our families and loved the bus for our health department in southern iraq says the pollution from oil production is making people and animals in the area sick. the rocky high commission for human right says due to the high rate of cancer in basra, it's demanding the government work with oil companies to combat pollution. that is faculty for 6 or 7 years every year. there is some challenge. political german security, german gas is long term investment. it needs some stability and it needs some cash and commitment. the world bank ranks iraq, number 2 behind russia when it comes to gas flaring, instead of polluting the air, the gas could be recovered and sold or used to generate electricity for millions of people. the bus or gas company is investing $3000000000.00 to do just

that. at the romanella oil field, iraq's largest, anything that the iraqi government can do, or it's neighbors can do to create in a stable environment, is good for capturing more gas and for creating a better environment for the iraqi people. the people of butler say the land, their families have been tied to for 200 years is toxic, and they wonder how many more of them will get sick before the government can help them. natasha game l. jazeera bus run iraq. while israel has allowed some exports from gaza to resume a month after the truth, that ended it's 11 day offensive on the territory. he's really government says the measure is conditional, though, on whether stability is preserved. agricultural products and clothing were the fast goods to be let through, but all the border restrictions still remain in place. and they're causing a shortage of war materials and gaza. that's for the closure of a major soft drinks factory costing hundreds of jobs. human side reports from gaza

. every abandoned industrial, surrounded by silence, with its tangle of metal cubes, in conveyor belts, all turned off. the soft drink, supplanting godsa has the hushed atmosphere of a futuristic graveyard marketing manager, her man. he as she inspects his factory now quite production line. the local must not come in. our factory has been totally shut down due to the closure of the border crossing. no role materials have come in for 60 days. we depend on those materials. so we were forced to send 250 employees home. we hoped the crossings will reopen and this crisis for years, the g group had a captive market if 2000000 palestinians living in god's is narrow castille strip. israel's long term located keeps them behind a 40 kilometer concrete and barbed wire fence, gaza to borders,

but most of its goods comes from the one control by israel. many policies we spoke to here say, israel strategy is to struggle garz's economy and cut off all, but a trickle of humanitarian aid. in the hopes of turning people against hamas critic see the tactics as an unjust collective punishment against the entire population of gods. gods as economy has deteriorated, a recent tightening of these railey blockade has led to shortages. 90 percent of causes factories have close, terminating more than $85000.00 workers. said as lost his job when production was suspended at the soft drinks factory of annoyed lynne had lost. i support my family from a single source which is the factory. it's now shut down and every one who relies on it is suffering. there are no other jobs here. all the other workers are at home

waiting for god's helps. more than 80 percent of people in gaza live on $2.00 a day or less. and the majority would starve if the united nations did not provide food aid. and now 65 percent unemployment rate among young people is making the situation worse. you may see it algae 0, gaza while unesco is considering a proposal to put venice on its endangered list. if the italian city doesn't tissue a permanent ban on cruise ships docking there. now, if approved, the agency could then demand urgent action from the italian government, by february, cruise ships have been temporarily banned from venison. the start of the pandemic, but still, residents were caught by surprise when a ship sailed into the city this month. early i spoke to moscow cut yadi, he is the leader of the activist group coming out though no good on the navi, which translates as a no big ships committee. he says, you know, because proposal is an important step towards protecting the fragile lagoon from

a future disaster. we are quite very, very happy about this announcements about your next go because it's exactly what our committee is saying. since 10 years of char goes against the, the cruise ships in our book, and it goes a lot of embarrassment for our government that says on the 1st of april, may the governor mental decree said that the cruise ships will not same or in our, in the moon anymore, but the, all the world the manage to see on the 5th of june actually nothing has changed. so this duration of your next call is very, very important. it's important because. busy of the main issue that the, the, the big ship this issue because the ships are too big for our city. they pollute to too much. they cause a lot of damages to the city and to the natural environment of our precious boom.

and they are not safe. we have seen a couple of years ago to accidents in the same month. these ships are not build and not made that to cross fragile maybe a evil historical city like then they are build the sale and to, to grasp the see not mistake the, the main problem of venice is that venice has only one economy. venice doesn't live on juries. venice died on mass tourism. the only economy of my student is actually pushed away from the city all the residents, all the different economies. and you, an official is also recommending that strangely as great barrier reef be placed on the list of wells heritage sites. it says, all in danger. these trillion government, for its part, says it stunned by the call and is planning to strongly oppose it, nor about man, he has the story. this underwater truth of colorful reefs,

serve as refuge and habitat to some of the most diverse marine species on the planet. australia's great barrier reef both one 3rd of the world's coral population, but it's under threat. and so 2 is a wildlife. the relies on it. the eastern pacific ocean is heating up fast since the mid ninety's. this is called the death of half of the reef. and is led to un officials recommending it to be placed on a list of wolf heritage sites considered in danger. but the australian government isn't happy about it. countries including european countries, have got strong views about what policies different countries should have on climate change. and i understand that as well, but this is not the convention in which to have this conversation. low fear the reaper caught it, it's high sea surface temperature since records began in 1900. when the ocean heats

up, curls expel algorithm, the causes and bleach only the most resilient survive unesco, his code for the endanger listing to be adopted as its next world heritage committee meeting. but it's the 2nd time that it's tried to add it to the list. 6 years ago, the australian government's lobby to the 21 country committee to drop the listing. it said unesco didn't consider the billions of dollars it contributed towards the reef protection. but some expert say australia is resisting a commitment to the net, their carbon emissions level by 2015. and that it's over relying from fossil fuels, maybe contributing to climate change that name, making very definite decisions on climate change. not heading towards supporting the fossil fuel industry in this country, and i think you call mine guest developments. none of those things are going to

help climate change, but also taking as much action as we possibly can on improving water quality for the great rates. 3000 separate, leafs and 900 islands make up the great barrier reef. but with 50 percent of the reef already gone. many question whether unesco move will make much difference. laura, as a man the al jazeera, ah hello, this is al jazeera and he is in the headlines. iran has accused us of interference after washington said fridays presidential election was neither free nor fair. the biden administration has described the when.