to release an irreconcilable. rock n roll. stones aug nineteenth two w. . this is. before the u.s. really imposes sanctions on iran tehran lashes out at u.s. president trump for waging war on the minds of iranians appearing on state television and radio and president rouhani accuses the us of launching psychological warfare on his country president ordered to reinstate say actions follows the withdrawal of the us from the iranian nuclear deal three months ago

also coming up almost one hundred dead in indonesia's second earthquake in a week and the death toll is expected to rise but the islands of long in bali worst affected plus. a ball of fire on an italian highway a tanker truck explodes ripping a hole through an eight lane overpass the least two people were killed dozens injured. all. golf it's good to have you with us u.s. president donald trump has signed an executive order re imposing sanctions on iran those sanctions scheduled to take effect in just a few hours from now the move comes three months after the u.s. pulled out of the twenty fifteen international nuclear deal with iran and iran's president has. rouhani today saying that the u.s.

will regret imposing these sanctions speaking in an interview on state television rouhani also slammed donald trump's recent call for direct talks with iran is being quote only for domestic consumption and aimed at creating chaos in iraq. with. more on that i'm joined tonight by by none has worked as a consultant to the german government on the radio and affairs he is considered an authority on iranian european and u.s. relations he joins us from our studios in bonn germany tonight i have none it's good to see you i'd like for us to start if we could with iranian president rouhani accusing u.s. president donald trump of mind wars against the people of iran take a listen. at him and so i think the real purpose here by the u.s. administration is to engage in psychological wolf-man and to sow division among iranians when at the same time gaining political capital for the upcoming congressional elections so trump's talk is either about gaining domestic political

advantage in the elections the waging psychological blow against the iranian people . i don't let me ask you has the offer by draw to meet rouhani for talks has it created or revealed more fissures in irradiance society. well at least you can see that iran has politics unlike north korea for example in iran you have always had a debate about how to deal with the u.s. and now with donald trump in office and his surprising offer to talk some are saying it's just empty words don't don't even think about it others are saying it's worth trying and then there is another group that says we have no choice but to talk to the u.s. i wouldn't call it figures but there is certainly a heated debate about how to how to look forward and i think the upcoming weeks will be interesting in that regard we know that rouhani is considered a pragmatist and he has done his best to open the door to the west he's now facing

challenges from anti western hardliners in tehran i mean how serious are these really imposed sanctions for his leadership. i mean look if you if you look if you think about what president rouhani was aiming at he wanted to normalize trade with iran and basically enter the era without any sanctions on the country and now the u.s. is really imposing sanctions and there's nothing you can do about it so for him it's obviously a big big blow to his presidential second presidential term and his opponents at home are obviously. quite happy about it and will and will more fiercely challenge him now the revolutionary guard has basically said that the iranian people will not allow any discussions to take place with what they called the great satan that being the united states is that the entire truth is there not some interest in tehran in keeping discussions going at least at some level. of course of course and

i said that at the beginning of our conversation that there is that there are different political domains different political currents that have different viewpoints and it's the same among the people there are those who despise this u.s. president there are others who say this is the one that we actually have to talk to because he has all the hardliners in the in washington behind him so there are different viewpoints and this is what i was saying that it will be interesting to see which current emerges as the as the stronger one and the more convincing one internally in iran what is happening to the iranian economy right now i mean we've got these sanctions that are being reimposed tonight doesn't this just put the influence of the military in the security sector doesn't it make that influence even greater on the economy of iraq obviously iran has had homemade economic problems but these are exacerbating with the new situation sanctions always cause. basically networks that then have to jump in for trade that has

actually been prohibited so you have actors that may come from the military who can benefit now by saying we have third way so to say to import goods that are actually banned from entering the country in the end the consumers there ordinary iranian people will be those who have to pay literally more because goods are going to be even more expensive and the purchasing power of every iranian citizen is going to be lower and lower and that is certainly. exacerbating the hardship of the iranian people non-tobacco by giving is valuable analysis tonight on the effect of these reimposed u.s. sanctions on iran we appreciate your insights tonight thank you my pleasure berent . well at least ninety eight people have died in the earthquake that struck indonesia on sunday night the holiday islands of long block and bali have been the worst affected hundreds of people have also been injured mainly in the north of

long walk and thousands made homeless the region has been hit by numerous aftershocks of the magnitude of the quake was a powerful seven it struck as many people were having their evening meal. rescuers sift through the rubble hoping against hope to find survivors the second devastating earthquake within a week has left the popular tourist island of lombok in ruins this man's brother is missing. everyone was shopping then suddenly the earthquake hit my brother wanted to run out to the middle of the road but the lights went out and he must have been there when the roof collapsed some local people say the your thirty's response to the disaster has been inadequate. we have not received any official ate they have not come to helpless only deval in two years or here it all must done we're traumatized. they're young children and old people with us thank god we're fine.

at the height of the holiday season thousands of tourists were caught up in the earthquake the chaos compounded by fears a true nanny could follow the earthquake. well we didn't get any tsunami warning at all and then it was literally every five running for the health. ever followed each other and then we slept on the. morning until daylight and i never saw it. was a huge evacuation. your forty's had actually. taken place. and destruction and chaos in. the authorities admit there have been problems with the rescue operation. in the accusation is difficult to see water levels are low or even so big vessels cannot reach the ports that is why the rescue

team picked up tourists in the open ocean using rubber boats. for the visitors it's an unexpected end to their holiday. for locals left behind the damaged. it will take years to repair. but here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world in portugal firefighters are still battling a blaze that's been burning for four days in the country's southern coast more than eleven hundred firefighters and thirteen aircraft have been deployed to put out the blaze the french master chef joelle has died of cancer at the age of seventy three which one revitalize the world of traditional french cuisine with his innovative but simple style at one point he held thirty two michelin stars at restaurants around the world more than any other show in japan a dead blue whale has washed up on a beach south of tokyo scientists were preparing to dissect the mammal they don't

know why the whale the young male die only around twenty five hundred blue whales still exist after commercial whaling nearly wiped them out. are now to zimbabwe where tensions are still running high a week after the country's first elections since the ousting of robert mugabe the victory of the long ruling zandu p.f. party is being disputed by the opposition m.d.c. as the country struggles to recover from post-election violence religious leaders have been praying for peace it is a difficult time especially for those burying their dead correspondents melanie corrida ball and adrian krege sent us this report. friends and family paid their respects to sue on the fourth and final journey the mother of two was killed in zimbabwe as post-election violence last week she was on her way home when she got caught in the crossfire hit in the back by soldiers

bullets it's the death of the rather tumble still can't be. sure as it would look she was a bit delayed and the offend me. it was a big. day when you would hit. up and. he says god wednesday opposition m.d.c. supporters took to the streets and were met it was crucial by and inspires them. what they can and tear gas rubber bullets and life any mission to crackdown on opposition demonstrators. president elect emerson has promised consequences that was. is eat less and.

less and i'm going to institute and indeed and it. to inquire into these fears of violence have been subsided and the opposition is vowing to challenge the election results nelson chamisa insists the presidency has. lupus. business. and posters to make sure that we've checked the usual spots. but so far has not provided any evidence to back up his claims and the tense situation life in our is only slowly getting back to normal many people in the capital are still scouts scared just speak out scats to criticise the government or the security forces after last week's violent clashes many fear that the time of god will rule the country for thirty seven years with an iron fist might be gun but that his legacy of brutal repression still lives on.

was. among those afraid stupid fingers of assistance this. i i. you know if. not i would say you know. for. once this little comfort in the fact that the deaths have sparked outrage and sadness across the country as they mourn they suspect the government is just hoping that the dust settles as quickly as possible. in italy at least two people have died and more than sixty are injured after a tanker truck exploded near the northern city of blown you know the blasts and a massive fireball into the sky and it calls part of a highway overpass to collapse eyewitnesses call the destruction with there came. watch the white in yellow tank or. a prize into the truck in front of it instantly

starting a serious fire. but the main explosion came some minutes later after other vehicles had managed to clear the scene. he talian media say the tanker was carrying liquefied petroleum gas but that's not being confirmed by officials. emergency services brought in helicopters to try to put out the fires. when the smoke cleared four of the highways eight lanes lay collapsed onto the road below under the remains of the fuel tanker authorities say the number of casualties could rise as rescuers work through the wreckage. horrible story there. has confirmed the signing of former midfielder for

a fee of about twenty million euros or so on that officially presented a doll at the camp nou today the chilean won the bundesliga title in each of his three seasons and he also played a key role in chiles back to back america titles back in twenty fifteen and twenty six he says his main goal is to win his first champions league. europe. with more world news followed by the day i hope to see that. letter we were. when we were. eighty percent of americans and some playing well experience. listening.