this is the briefing, i'm david eades. our top story: iran's president accuses america of unleashing psychological warfare as president trump signs off on the re—imposition of sanctions. nearly 100 people are now confirmed dead in sunday's powerful earthquake on lombok island. indonesian aid agencies say more than 20,000 are stranded. saudi arabia's national airline suspends flights to toronto as the detention of women activists causes a diplomatic row with canada. big business question today — what will the re—application of the us sanctions against iraq mean, not least for ordinary iranians? we will get the very latest in the course of the programme. a warm welcome to the programme,

briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also, here's one for you: robert redford is retiring just before his 82nd birthday. could you stick at yourjob to that age? and if so, we want to know what you do and why you'll keep at it. and if so, do tell us what it is and why. just use #bbcthebriefing. he said he would do it, and he has. president trump has followed through on reimposing sanctions on iran after pulling the us out of the international agreement, designed to curb tehran‘s nuclear programme. this first phase of sanctions will target iran's purchase of us dollars, the trade in precious metals and its car industry. even tougher sanctions are due in november. in tehran, president rouhani said the trump administration's previous

offer of talks and this latest action do not make sense. 0ur north america editor, jon sopel, reports. the demonstrations may be sporadic and they may be geographically widespread, but discontent across iran with the state of the country's economy is high and could be about to get a whole lot higher still. the us will reimpose sanctions, making life even tougher. so what can be done to avoid this? president trump's national security adviser was characteristically blunt. they could take up the president's offer to negotiate with them, to give up their ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programmes fully and really verifiably, not under the onerous terms of the iran nuclear deal which really are not satisfactory, to stop their support for international terrorism, to give up their military activities in the region. the sanctions are a direct result of america pulling out the iran nuclear deal,

negotiated by the 0bama administration, along with britain and other european nations. in return for halting its nuclear programme for a decade, the country was promised sanctions relief. president trump always maintained it gave iran far too much, for too little in return. he signed a new packet of measures, warmly welcomed by allies in the region. translation: i praise president trump and the american administration for the decision to impose sanctions on iran. this is an important moment for israel, for the us, the region and the entire world. it signifies the determination to halt iran's regional aggression and also its ongoing plans to arm itself with nuclear weapons. the sanctions will hit iran's car industry, trade in gold and precious metals and the ability to purchase us currency in foreign exchange markets. from november, 2018, sanctions will be extended and they'll target iran's crucial oil industry. but from tehran today, defiance.

translation: trump and his government are the ones who have rejected negotiations and turned their back on diplomacy. what he is doing is against the iranian nation and against the national interests of iran. iran is ready for diplomacy if there's honesty in the process. 0n the streets and in the markets, the iranian economy has been rocked by the sharp decline in the value of the rial against the dollar, sparking social unrest. america says its goal is not regime change, but it's certainly turning the heat up on iran's rulers. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. those sanctions have been implies forfour those sanctions have been implies for four minutes and 50 seconds now, it's literally just happened for four minutes and 50 seconds now, it's literallyjust happened —— in place. so, let's get some analysis on that now. jane foley, senior fx strategist at rabo bank joins me now.

good to see you. good morning. their limited, they've just arteta, good to see you. good morning. their limited, they'vejust arteta, and interestingly it's not the american business end of the scale of the iranians are bothered about so much —— they are limited, they've just started. the iranians have put lots of pressure on europe and said to european countries, if you don't pull back and comply with what the americans are saying then we will put sanctions on you, so there's been lots of pressure on europe. a company like renault have pushed back into the iranian market, they have said they will pull back their iranian presence there, but instead they will look at other growth markets, maybe africa, to get the return they hoped for from iran. iran lose what renault were offering, psa, peugeot, et cetera. airbus, siemens, these are some of the real big beasts of european industry. there were last-minute

deals with aircraft trying to get them done before the sanctions take effect today, but it's got to be said although you just said the sanctions have been in place for five minutes or so, there's been a lot of pain already. huizing the currency really drop harshly this year —— we've seen. that means import prices have gone up a not. people are feeling discomfort already. you're looking at inflation, you're looking at mass unemployment and that can breed a lot of disharmony on the streets. that's something the people in europe, the politicians in europe, who didn't want these sanctions put back, are really concerned about. we will get more on that when we talk about the coverage of the media around the world. thanks for the moment. in indonesia, thousands of people have been left stranded by a second earthquake that's hit the holiday island of lombok and the surrounding area. at least 90 people are confirmed dead and hundreds have been injured. thousands of others have been left without shelter, and are having to camp out in the fields. keith doyle has the latest.

thousands of tourists on the beach of one of the gilly islands, all trying to get away to safety. the earthquake which struck on sunday has caused widespread destruction and left many dead and injured. this was the moment it struck. measuring 6.9, which was strong enough to destroy 20,000 homes on the north of the island of lombok. it was utterly, utterly terrifying. we just literally were sleeping off a bit ofjetlag when the whole room just... the ceiling collapsed, the floor cracked beneath us. the shower room, the glass smashed on the floor, tiles were falling off. we hid under a table within the room

and just held on for dear life. this was the second earthquake to hit the area in just over a week. it was five times more powerful and was followed by more than 100 strong after—shocks. power and communication lines have been cut to many parts of northern lombok, where the authorities say as many as 80% of the buildings have been damaged. witnesses spoke of chaos and reported looting. makeshift hospitals have been set up to treat the injured. at lombok‘s main airport, tourists waited for flights to take them home. paradise holiday is cut short. extra flights have been put on. the foreign office have been put on. the foreign office have advised not to travel to affected areas and says it's providing assistance to british nationals who been in contact via telephone or social media. keith doyle, bbc news. and you can find more information about the earthquake in indonesia on our website, including interviews with victims and witnesses and details

about earthquakes as a phenomenon. that's at bbc.com/news, or you can download the bbc news app. downloaded once you go miguel diaz—canel might once —— download it once, you've got it for ever! let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. brazil has closed its land border with venezuela in response to an order from a federaljudge. the ruling aims to stop the influx of venezuelans fleeing economic and political turmoil. hundreds have been crossing every day and many are now living in squalid conditions. the president of ivory coast, alassane 0uattara, has declared an amnesty for the controversial former first lady, simone gbagbo. she's been serving a 20—yearjail sentence for endangering state security. in all, 800 people were freed. at least 25 people have been injured in the past 2a hours as forest fires continue to burn in portugal's southern algarve.

hotels and homes have been evacuated in the area. the fire started on friday but spread rapidly over the weekend. hundreds of firefighters are tackling the blaze. as diplomatic relations between canada and saudi arabia worsen, saudia, the saudi state airline, has suspended flights in and out of toronto. a diplomatic row kicked off when canada called on the saudi kingdom to release rights activists who had been recently detained. lebo diseko has more. this is one of the female activists who canada said it was concerned about. samar badawi is one of several women's and human rights campaigners detained by the saudi authorities in recent months. in a tweet last month, canada called for her and others to be released. that was met with fury from riyadh, who said the comments were a blatant

interference in their domestic affairs. it has since frozen all trade and expelled canada's ambassador in response, but 0ttawa has said it will continue to advocate for human rights. in terms of canada's position going forward, we stand... absolutely with great assuredness stand by what we have said. we will always speak up for human rights, we will always speak up for women's rights around the world. saudi arabia has recently lifted a decades—old ban on women driving, one of a number of reforms. but it's also intensified its crackdown on activists campaigning for things like and into laws which mean women must have a male guardian. this row and the response from riyadh has raised even more questions about the country's commitment to change. lebo diseko, bbc news.

rick gates, a long—time business associate of donald trump's former campaign chairman, paul manafort, has told a jury he helped his ex—boss file false tax returns and hide his foreign bank accounts. mr gates is appearing as a government witness against mr manafort, who has pleaded not guilty on charges of bank and tax fraud. the case is the first criminal trial arising out from the investigation into alleged russian interference in the 2016 us election. 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowes, reports. 0nce close business associates, rick gates and paul manafort face each other in court. mr gates, the right—hand man of donald trump's former campaign chairman, now a star witness in a trial of alleged bank and tax fraud. asked by the prosecutor whether he committed crimes with mr manafort, he responded, yes. he said he'd been directed by his former boss to lower

his tax liability by reporting overseas income as loans. he said he provided false and doctored documents to banks and failed to declare mr manafort‘s foreign bank accou nts declare mr manafort‘s foreign bank a ccou nts to declare mr manafort‘s foreign bank accounts to the us tax authorities. he also admitted stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from mr ma nafort of thousands of dollars from mr manafort by filing false and inflated expense reports. paul ma nafort inflated expense reports. paul manafort has pleaded not guilty to 18 charges, which were brought as a result of the special counsel robert mueller‘s investigation into any of mr trump's mueller‘s investigation into any of mrtrump‘s aids mueller‘s investigation into any of mr trump's aids colluded with russia to help elect him as us president. the charge is not connected with mr ma nafort‘s the charge is not connected with mr manafort‘s work in the 2016 election campaign. peter bowes, bbc news. the case continues, as they say. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the women's leading tennis players in the world head to north america as they prepare for the us open. the question was whether we want

to save our people, and japanese as well, and win the war and taking a chance to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at 2am this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all the iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she's achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. you're watching the briefing.

0ur headlines: nearly 100 people are now confirmed dead in sunday's powerful earthquake on lombok island. indonesian aid agencies say more than 20 thousand are stranded. iran's president accuses america of unleashing psychological warfare as president trump signs off on the reimposition of sanctions. let's stay with that story now — today's round of sanctions will prevent iran from using us dollars and will ban the trade in gold, metals and iranian—made cars. the foreign ministers of european countries that signed the 2015 deal say they "deeply regret" america's action. the bbc‘s diplomatic correspondent, paul adams explains. president trump is always made clear

he hates the iran nuclear deal. the fa ct he hates the iran nuclear deal. the fact is this was a horrible one—sided deal that should never, ever have been made. when he pulled out of three months ago he said iran would suffer. we will be instituting the level of economic sanctions. any nation that helps iran in its quest to nuclear weapons could be strongly sanctioned why the united states. iran will no longer be able to buy american dollars, it won't be a will to trade in gold, aluminium and steel are also on the list, as is the country's currency. in three months‘ time, the country‘s currency. in three months‘ time, there will be more sanctions. iran‘s oil industry, shipping and insurance and the central bank. iranian 's are very

frustrated and angry, there are protests morphing around the country. this has been ongoing since december and january and the government has very limited tools to really protect itself from the domestic instability. they can a lwa ys domestic instability. they can always crackdown. they are in trouble. this is going to be a tough period to them. this is precisely what mr trump wants. he says the nuclear deal did little to curb iranian behaviour around the middle east. its port for dalit and groups in lebanon and gaza, its involvement in the wars in yemen and syria. russia and china are desperate to keep the deal alive. they think it‘s the best way to stop iran from developing nuclear weapons but what can they do? there is very little that the europeans can do to save the jcpoa so that the europeans can do to save thejcpoa so the government‘s

standing together in solidarity but what they can‘t do is compel international companies to maintain their presence and visibility in iran. many european and international companies are withdrawing to protect themselves from us sanctions. mr trump thinks iran will come back to the negotiating table. i have a feeling they will be talking to us soon. but lately all we‘ve had is a lot of heated rhetoric on both sides. of donald trump is trying to change iranian behaviour, it‘s not happened yet. now it‘s time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. i‘m chris mitchell and coming up some of the biggest names in tennis and the little master, one of the biggest names in cricket. preparations are stepping up for the us open. the final tennis major of the year is less than a month away and 19 of the world‘s top 20 mens players

are in toronto for the rogers cup. the world number one rafael nadal — who hasn‘t played since wimbledon last month — is the top seed and the spaniard says he feels much better for a rest. it's it‘s important to understand which moments you need to take away and which moments you need to work hard and after a great one in play on grass, i needed a period of time off and that‘s the —— that i did. now is the moment again and to be ready for it. working hard and just trying to be ready. the entire women‘s top 10 are in montreal for their version of the rogers cup. the world number one simona halep, is the top seed. the romanian finally got the monkey off her back this season by winning her first grand slam title at the french open and she says it‘s been the best year of her career so far. for sure it‘s been the best one and

the number one in the world and winning my first grand slam, finally, makes me really happy and makes be more relieved and makes me also, ican makes be more relieved and makes me also, i can enjoy all the time on court and i feel delighted also, i can enjoy all the time on court and ifeel delighted inside myself because the pressure is off now. the early winners on day1 in montreal include venus williams. the number 13 seed — who‘s never won the canadian 0pen — beat her fellow—american caroline dolehide in straight sets. after a tight opening set, williams breezed through the second 6—1 to seal her place in round 2. it was one of the best examples of test cricket in recent years. england edging past india in a back—and—forth test match at edgbaston and legendary indian batsman sachin tendulkar has told the bbc that he doesn‘t

think his fellow countryman need to panic, just yet... till the third afternoon, nobody knew who was going to win the test soi knew who was going to win the test so i would say, there was maybe 19, 20 difference there and the momentum was shifting but i don‘t think one needs to panic much because over a period of time, i‘m hoping the batters would come into play, maybe more. as teams all around europe finalise their squads for the new football season, barcelona‘s latest signing has been the talk of social media. arturo vidal has signed for the spanish champions from bayern munich on a 3—year deal. well, on monday, he stepped on to the hallowed turf of the camp nou for the first time

as a barcelona player, and he wasn‘t alone. vidal got to play his first pass to his son. how nice is that? i wonder if he can take his son to work when the league starts. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that‘s bbc.com/sport. from me and the rest of the sport team, goodbye. talk about take a look, you‘ve got to have a look at this. quite amazing moving animal sculptures, powered entirely by the wind. they‘re called strandbeests and are the creation of the dutch artist theo jansen, who‘s been working on them for almost three decades. well, now his eerie contraptions have caught the attention of nasa, which wants to use his ideas to create a windpowered rover on venus, one of the most inhospitable places in the solar system. 0ur arts correpsondent, david sillito, has been to meet him. scheveningen on the dutch coast,

and a summer spectacle, the strandbeests. wind—blown mechanical artworks. you don‘t get used to it, not really, so it is always something special when you see them. i think they're amazing. my name is theo jansen and i try to make new forms of life on the beach where i was born 70 years ago. it moves pretty easily, doesn‘t it? theo jansen is an engineer and artist and wejoined him as he brought out his latest beests for his summer experiments. these animals, they give me sleepless nights because i‘m thinking, "is this really an addiction," you could say. the puzzle, how to make something move and survive on the beach, powered only by the wind. what you‘re looking at is 28 years of trial and error, expertise at creating

mechanical movement, almost a mechanical brain, which is what has attracted the attention of nasa. this animation shows how their meeting with theo has influenced their thinking for a venus rover, an environment where pressure and heat is just too much for normal motors. however, he had doubts that legs could cope with the rocky surfaces, so he showed them this, his caterpillar. inspiration for a more robust design. i was honoured that nasa... they invited me and of course, i promoted the beests very much there. do you think one of your strandbeests will end up on another planet now? i don‘t think so, but i hope so. nasa is still working on a final design, but whatever they come up with, it will owe something to theo jansen‘s strange, beautiful, windborne creatures.

david sillito, bbc news, scheveningen in the netherlands. robert wood is retiring, he is around about 82 and it will be when he retires. would you hang on that long in yourjob? —— robert redford. it breaks down into creative and educational careers, seem to be very popular. michael says i play and teach dad jazz and i hope to create in continuing. linda norris says, working with museums, definitely. an unnamed source says, i am working with museums, definitely. an unnamed source says, i am a working with museums, definitely. an unnamed source says, i am a teacher andi unnamed source says, i am a teacher and i love to make a difference in a child‘s life. lin says she wishes she could teach children unto she is 80.

todayis today is the last of the hot and sunny days across the south—east, at least the time being until cooler, fresh air moves in from the west. for today, it looks like we are going to maintain this north—west, south—east divide, sunny spells the best of the sunshine and heat across the south and east. intense temperatures again with high is perhaps reaching 28— 31 degrees. in the northern west, it has been the last few days. pretty typical for this time of year. then we look to the south—east. a cluster of heavy and thundery showers moving across. a bit of uncertainty as to how far west the showers will get. this is

all tied in this weather front. a cold front sweeping the country will eventually win out and introduce that cooler air right across the country across wednesday. there will be some sunshine around but also some showers, most of these across northern and western areas. further east, better chance of staying drier. 23 or 2a degrees across the south—east. eight degrees lower than we have had on monday or tuesday. thursday, a similar picture. more showers, particularly across the north—west corner of the country and the chance of some thundery rain which could graze past south—east england but it could stay out altogether. watch this space. friday is looking largely dry. some sunshine around. a few showers around and into the afternoon, the skies will cloud up across the west of increasing wind and rain arriving

across northern ireland. it‘s all tied in with this. something we haven‘t seen much of. a vigorous area of low pressure. heavy rain on it as it sweeps across the country to the weekend. for saturday and sunday, is going to be cool and fresh. wet and windy. that rain clears to allow sunshine and showers. this is the business briefing. i‘m david eades. stepping up the pressure. the us is rolling out those sanctions on iran. but how vulnerable is it‘s economy and how much will it hurt ordinary iranians? and some entrepreneurs are giving the cosmetic industry a make—over by selling their brands on instagram. and on the markets: the same and the nikkei are up. ——

so those issues around at whether it is china, the us or iran and the us, they are factored in.