this is the line from berlin just hours before the u.s. really imposes sanctions on iran tehran is watching u.s. president trump for waging war on the minds of a rainy appearing on state television iranian president rouhani accuses the u.s. of wanting psychological warfare on his country's president trying to order to reinstate saying since follows the withdrawal of the us from the iran nuclear deal three months ago also coming up authorities in indonesia are stretched to the limit as they work to rescue locals and evacuating thousands of tourists stranded after

sunday's earthquake the death toll stands at ninety eight but is expected to rock plus a ball of fire on the an italian highway a tanker truck explodes ripping a hole right through an eight lane overpass at least two people died dozens were injured. it's good to have you with us iran's president hassan rouhani has lashed out at renewed that u.s. sanctions set to take effect just hours from now accusing washington of launching psychological warfare speaking in an interview on state television rouhani also slammed the u.s. president trump's recent call for direct talks with iran calling that only for domestic consumption and aimed at creating chaos in iraq. i'm trying today you

signed an executive order to reimpose many sanctions which were in effect before the twenty fifteen international nuclear deal with iran he pulled the us out of that agreement three months ago iranians have been bracing for renewed sanctions ever since these people will be hit hardest by the us sanctions measures that were suspended in two thousand and fifteen after years of suffering by the iranian population are now being brought back by the trumpet ministration. the sanctions target the iranian financial system including government purchases of u.s. dollars the trading of gold and other precious metals and of industrial goods and software they hit at the sales of iranian reals government bond sales and the automotive industry. in anticipation of the sanctions coming into effect the iranian real has been in freefall and that's already being felt on the streets of iran sanctions have definitely had an impact whether it's on currency exchange rate

or the price of gold they have resulted in the loss of many jobs will be caught of a shot in if the dollar goes up the price of everything will go up but at the end people should have some patience and tolerance towards the sanctions. will do a good one each on on the house that i haven't but you know if it continues like this we won't have a good life in the future it will be better to have reforms and i hope our government will think about us people. yes. that would mean that i want iran to fix they not a sentiment that washington hopes could draw tehran back to the negotiating table. well they could take up the president's offer to negotiate with them to give up their ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs fully and really verifiably not under the onerous terms of the iran nuclear deal which really are not satisfactory speaking in an interview on state television iran's president hassan

rouhani said sanctions were an attempt at psychological warfare but said tehran was ready for diplomacy. as i said i was sure the first step would be for donald trump to show that he genuinely wants to engage in negotiations to solve a problem what's the meaning of negotiations when you impose sanctions at the same time. rouhani called on the rain ians to unite in the face of the coming hardship. and for more on that i'm joined tonight by none to bazza by none has worked as a consultant of the german government on the rainy 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 us president double 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 warfare and to sow division among

iranians well 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 who waging psychological war 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 iranian 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 fisheries 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 is 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 iran 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. by the 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 brant. at least ninety eight people have died in the earthquake that struck indonesia on

sunday night the whole of the islands of long block and bali have been worst affected hundreds of people have also been injured mainly in the north of lone book and thousands made homeless the region has been hit by numerous aftershocks the magnitude of the quake was a powerful seven it struck as many people were gathered together 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 authorities response to the disaster has been inadequate but we have not received any official eight they have

not come to help us only deval in tears or hear it all must we traumatised. their young children and old people with us but 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 the two nemi could fall and the earthquake. well we didn't get any warning at all and then it was literally every spot going into the health. ever follow each other and then the slats on the. morning until daylight and on every side. there was a huge vacuum. of your thoughts he said actually. taking place. and destruction and chaos in. the authorities admit there have been

problems with the rescue operation. in their curation is difficult to see water levels are low or even so big vessels cannot reach the ports and 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 to. each will take years to repair. or the government of bangladesh is considering reimposing or imposing the death penalty on motorists found guilty of causing a fatal traffic accident now the proposal would be one of the harshest punishments worldwide and it would aim to quell mass protests over road safety in the capital dhaka. the chance has been echoing through the streets of dhaka for more than a week now paralyzing the mega city of eight hundred million students are calling

on the government to take steps to improve road safety they also want justice for their classmates killed by a speeding bus on july twenty ninth. many dhaka residents sympathise with their anger. that i those drivers killed the students and now students are protesting the killing i think the drivers should get the harshest punishment with the idea of the way they killed people just standing beside the streets of course it's a crime and a punishable offense everyone's life has value the drivers must get punishments like the death penalty so people will be more careful. the ongoing protests and outbreaks of violence have put the government on the defensive. private bus companies are also feeling the pressure police have stepped up spot checks and started compounding vehicles. protesters have also set hundreds of vehicles on fire that's prompted some operators to keep their buses in the depots. but i got one we

stopped our buses running because students attacked and damaged our vehicles we cannot go on the roads students hit our drivers and our things so no vehicles could move. protesters want the government to address issues that make the roads unsafe streets are overcrowded many drivers do not have licenses vehicles or old an unsafe bus drivers are paid by the number of passengers they carry motivating them to overfill their vehicles and drive fast it will take more than the death penalty to make roads safe for. the protests have forced many commuters to switch to the country's railroads trains leaving dhaka are more crowded than ever. where in italy at least two people have died and more than sixty are injured after a taker truck exploded near the northern city of below and yet the blast at a massive fireball into the sky and calls part of a highway overpass to collapse

a police surveillance camera cult the destruction. watch the white in yellow tanker . a ploy is into the truck in front of it instantly starting a serious fire. but the main explosion came some minutes later after all their vehicles had managed to clear the scene. italian 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. and here's

a reminder of the top story we're following for you iranian president hassan rouhani has called renewed u.s. sanctions psychological warfare this after president signed an executive order formally reimposing many sanctions on iran trying to promise to reinstate the measure after pulling the u.s. out of the iran nuclear deal three months ago you're up to date with the deputy news for all of us in berlin thanks for the company will be back at the top of the . make your smart t.v. to smarter with the d.w.p. for smart t.v. . what you watch for when you want it up to date extraordinary in depth you decide what's all fun don't more. dot com smart t.v. . these creations. just brand mistake of all colonoscopies that icon of the sanctions.