under the terms of the agreement with world powers reached in 2015 the i.a.e.a. can inspect nuclear facilities in the country at short notice after the usa unilaterally withdrew from the deal and reimposed sanctions 2 years ago iran suspended compliance with most of its key term it meant under the pact thank you so much the current us administration under joe biden has signaled it is open to rejoining the deal on lifting sanctions but the 2 countries both want the other to make the 1st move. last summer grossi had struck a deal to allow inspectors to visit 2 suspected nuclear sites following months of negotiation now he has passed the baton on to others my hope the hope of the 8 has been to be able to take. which was unstable. and i think these techniques understand it. so that

other. one small diplomats are on the clock with 3 months to find common ground. let's get some perspective on the story now we can speak to the johnnies in iran expert also the author of the upcoming book iran in an emerging new world order from 2 rouhani thank you for joining us so the fact that inspections can continue in some form is being seen as lang the groundwork for restarting nuclear talks as a bridge of sorts a do you think this is a step in that direction. well absolutely it is yes it is no surprise that both sides of the i.a.e.a. and the iranians found a common agreement. on that or an understanding because what the iranian strategy is basically is the unilateral withdrawal of the trump administration of the united

states in may 28th in from the j.c. puro 8 is this maximum resistance strategy and this is actually centered on. reconstituting the position that iran had a decade ago you know during the nuclear conflict back then that is to ask the late its nuclear program in order to gain leverage visa v. or in view of potential talks with the united states so hence we're seeing less than one step after another toward that scene goldstraw for the international community to pour choice between bombing iran were an iranian nuclear bomb whereas iran is still we believe you know independent experts as well as israeli military intelligence 2 years away from that scenario so until now all of you know all is playing out according to what the iranians have been planning to put

a pressure on the west to create a sense of urgency right so this maximum pressure strategy i mean what is iran expecting to get in return from this new u.s. administration that joe biden the white house. well i mean iran has absolutely you know interested in getting rid of those onerous sanctions that have been really posed by the trombetta stray shouldn because iran is facing tremendous pressure at home there is still a lot of public discontent and there is an economic crisis that has been exacerbated norms produced by the sanctions so this is you know the aim of the entire iranian leadership to see those sanctions eased and lifted on to the nuclear program is iran some leverage a bargaining chip towards that. they settled on a dad an iran expert. thank you so much for joining us.

now the u.n. secretary general antonio is calling on me in mars' military to immediately halt what he called its brutal force and repression he also demanded the release of hundreds of prisoners detained since the february 1st coup thousands of pro-democracy protesters again flooded the streets of major cities today as a general strike shut down businesses across the country the marchers continued despite threats of lethal force from the military rulers. rallies across the country despite threats of violence ahead of monday's general strike myanmar's military rulers raised the stakes warning demonstrators they were risking their lives if they continued their quote riot and anarchy undeterred tens of thousands again flocked to the streets in the biggest act of defiance yet seen in this standoff oh god i.

seems like these have been nonstop since a coup ousted democratically elected leader aung sun suu kyi 3 weeks ago the killing of 3 people by police has only served to make many protesters move defiant many have called their jobs on hold to keep up the fight and they say it's worth the cost. but. today is a day for countrywide protest we don't want to stay under the control of a military dictatorship so we came here to join the protest regardless of lost salaries nothing will happen to me of my salary is cut but if we stay under the control of a military dictatorship will become this slaves that i mean. it's a sentiment felt in all corners of the country in the capital naypyidaw all the same defiance. i'm joining the nationwide protest as a citizen of the cunt. we must join the protest in this time without fail. so i've

closed down my factory and join the demonstration. of baseball power you know i know i'm joining the protests to fight against the gentle we don't want to be governed by the regime it's not worth working for the sake of a group of people will fight against them until we win i'll join the protest every day. for a generation unwilling to give up their freedom and return to a military dictatorship like the one they were born and. ok we can speak now to sam an activist in myanmar who would like to stay anonymous to protect his identity sam thank you for joining us now the junta as we heard there is warning that protesters are risking their lives if they continue to demonstrate and we know that 2 protesters were shot over the weekend where you are in mandalay what exactly does that make you think that you and your fellow activists will you continue to go out

into the streets. to. do this to you because. innocent blood has been stealing and we don't want to be you know for nothing so we have to keep fighting to get to we get the democracy. are you worried about what the consequences might be. your former. military has been threatening people. don't leave forces. we know that free anymore because these are the same things to do you have troy you know 988. techniques and we will be pre-prepared so we are not afraid anymore at the same time there is also a nationwide strike a strike today tell us more about that approach and how that's affecting businesses

across the country. well shaun's and visits business has being closed for today. we see that. turns of thousands of people are disputing in this protest so it sends a very big message today. that we're not going to take their rule any more and there's also a sense send a message to the whole world that we have a sense of unity in our voices and we are well committed to to this to be and sam it seems like neither side is backing down here do you think there is still a window for a peaceful resolution to this crisis. people calling for an absolute delusion of the military junta. for me personally i feel like i need to go because the of being. responsible for so

many evil and suffering of many people so yeah presently i don't i don't see any compromise having with the with the hunter. you have to leave it there sam an activist joining us from me and mark thank you and thank you for having me. let's get a round up of some other world headlines now italy's ambassador to the democratic republic of congo has been killed in an ambush in the east of the country luka was traveling with the united nations convoy near the city of goma when it came under attack italy's foreign ministry says an italian military police officer was also killed. investigations are underway after 2 separate incidents involving jet engine fires on boeing planes over the weekend in the netherlands at least one person was injured after debris fell from a 747 cargo jet and in the u.s.

large sections of a triple 7 engine fell on a residential neighborhood boeing is now recommending the grounding of more than 100 triple 7 jets worldwide the united nations has opened its environment assembly with a call to make peace with nature the virtual meeting is bringing together $193.00 countries and represents the world's highest level decision making body on environmental issues and several speakers have called for firm commitments from businesses to place the health of the planet 1st and 2021. germany has started reopening schools after months of lockdown despite signs that corona virus infections are on the rise it's mostly early primary school students heading back for space to face lessons like other countries germany is having to weigh the risk of catching cold at 19 with the social cost of keeping kids at home . the day has come after 2 long months of closure and no face to face learning daycares in schools tentatively reopen in 10 states across the country here in

berlin it's back to school for d's primary school children. it's mainly younger skull children grades one through 4 that are heading back to class and most will either go for just a morning or the afternoon or are not in a daze so there are fewer students in the school at one time most students are required to wear masks for the entire school day including in classrooms. for parents even if the infection rate nationwide is on the rise again this initial reopening comes as a relief after months of homeschooling. if witnesses are supplied i think it's high time especially for younger kids i'm not a viral g.'s but from what i have read so far it seems they are less infectious and don't suffer from heavy symptoms as a result. we've been waiting for days for a long time but despite

a relief that comes with the reopening of the schools i'm disappointed that schools will only be open for 3 hours a day this isn't proper school and the kids are the ones who is suffer as a result of the lie talk no. i'm not worried about the danger of infection for us as a family or for their kids but i do think that we have a joint responsibility as a society to stop the virus from spreading and i'm disappointed that politicians haven't figured out better solutions. those solutions could include vaccinating teachers more quickly lost part of the 3rd priority group down not yet in line for a job and to date no vaccine against the 19 has been a pre-planned use on children. earlier we spoke to and last director for education and skills at the organization for economic cooperation and development in paris we asked him that due to the immense learning losses of students what can

be done to try and make up for those educational gaps. what i think absolutely important and those children from disadvantaged backgrounds are not priority when school capacity is limited cannot has the regular size of class a social distancing requires sort of put up capacity constraint in those circumstances it's really really important to give up sort of priority to those children who do not have good alternatives it may mean having additional instruction in the kind of occasion i think there's a lot that education can do to recuperate most of partly events called are closed is that every learn a has a direct and daily contact with the educated you cannot replace that. all right we have some of breaking news coming into us now what you foreign ministers have agreed to new sanctions against russia over the jailing of opposition leader alexina volney now it follows what some call a disastrous trip to moscow by the block's foreign policy chief. teri schultz

reports on what led to this decision on sanctions. the e.u. says top diplomat insisted he had to find out face to face the kremlin's views on relations with the bloc zis european union at this stage isn't part but you know to russia expelled 3 e.u. diplomats while burrell was there which he admits he only learned from social media after heavy criticism for his passive performance next to lever office laceration of the e.u. burrell says he's now convinced russian authorities are not interested in rob. danson as being clear no. they are not that led burrell to promise concrete proposals on tougher measures it will be for the member states to decide the next step but yes this could to sanctions the e.u.

already has a wide range of sanctions on russian individuals and entities related for example to moscow's illegal 2014 an accession of crimea for supporting separatist activities in eastern ukraine and a 4 involvement in the august poisoning of alexina vani but the subsequent jailing of nirvana after his return to russia as well as police brutality against print of only protesters has e.u. governments pressing for harsher measures now lithuania has led that call should be a personal sanctions or should be sanctions. because to do that for the preference against opposition a letter signed by almost 170 politicians academics and activists this week urges e.u. leaders to use the new human rights sanctions mechanism known as the european magnitsky act to target the nordstrom to pipeline project and to include the russian president's wealthy inner circle that last option says former e.u.

diplomat david still it would be a game changer but russia might then realize that the new also has these red lines and cannot be pushed beyond them and that will be a kind of a surprise for russians because finally they would see that their bluff policy doesn't work anymore it's unclear how close to the kremlin penalties will come this time around e.u. officials say it's hard to prove all of dark spur sonali finance human rights abuses russia is threatening to cut ties with the e.u. if any new sanctions go forward with lever off warning russia wants peace but is prepared for war. well ahead of the foreign ministers meeting in brussels german foreign minister heikal mosque gave his backing for fresh sanctions on russia. here in brussels today we will discuss whether to order the imposition of new sanctions on russia in particular as

a result of the conviction of alexei navalny and the fact that he has to serve his sentence in a penal colony. i am in favor of ordering the preparation of additional sanctions listing specific individuals let's bring in our brussels bureau chief alexander phenomena with the latest on this story sandra we've heard that sanctions have now been agreed upon tell us what's been decided so is expected foreign ministers were apparently able to agree that now it's time to impose sanctions sanctions alike travel bans and asset freezes sanctions against individuals who are believed to be directly responsible for alexina bunny's conviction in and incarceration so this is a political agreement now a new agency has to work on the list on who is really going to be on

this list and we can expect that probably they're going to be sanctions against the judges or prosecutors or people who were directly involved in these conviction ok what impact are they hoping to achieve with these sanctions. well i think that for the e.u. ministers it was important to send a strong signal to moscow that they mean when they talk that it's important to uphold and defend certain values such as human rights and of course they're also hoping that eventually sanctions will change the kremlin speak and today we talk to the we talked to novell and its allies we caught up with his chief of staff volkoff and we asked him if that is the right decision to impose targeted sanctions and here is what he told that's not our opinions the strongest answer is it could be given would be personal targeted sanctions against putin closest allies the most

important parts of the repressive machine that he is built on like sectoral sanctions against russian economy this person also mentions can be divided by russian propaganda who are for 0 free because every time like russia is sanctioned is a concrete proposal only as a party so you can blame it received on you in the u.s. and nato whatever they still even more because they have an explanation to provide russian. ok alexander so we know clearly there what election of all these team wants on the other hand you know russia has threatened to break off ties with the european union if there are more sanctions is that realistic i mean from the view in brussels what are you hearing about what russia's likely reaction will be here. well i think that brussels knows that russia cannot be seriously about breaking off diplomatic ties with the european union because we know that russia is interested

in having good economic relations e.u. countries amounts for more than 40 percent of russia's trade turn out and russia's foreign minister lavrov has already so often his tone a bit saying that sanctions once prevents russia from deepening its investment partnership with europe so it's rather unlikely however we of course have to wait and see how russia is going to react our brussels bureau chief alexander phenomena with the latest there thank you now it's been a particularly tough few weeks for homeless people in the u.s. on top of the hardships of a pandemic they've also had to deal with extreme cold and snow storms that swept the country and with rent assistance programs expiring soon there are fears that many more americans could find themselves on the streets. a winter search mission in the city center of paterson new jersey volunteers are conducting the

annual count of the homeless population at what bosy reach the evening shift for him this year's count is especially hard. because of cove and we have to have greater social distancing in the shelters the shelters are about 36 percent capacity of normal so obviously there would be more people out on the street now you would might find them in the you know in the doorways and stuff like what we've got so much snow on the street right now that probably the normal places that they go they can't buy now. bosy works for the city hall and is trying to help partisans municipal government grapple with the rising numbers of homelessness every day he says the toll it takes on the city's destitute i've never been clean their homes and. all i know that's what everybody tells me that being like almost and sober like there's not even finally today we. ended up on

so they good thing to do with. both the war is that the economy fallout from kovac 900 pandemic could push more people into the streets. according to the u.s. census bureau but some 9000000 americans are behind on the rent and that risk of eviction many now depend on help from places like this community kitchen. the eviction moratorium has protected them from landing on the streets during the pandemic but it is due to run out by the end of march. saw him a good 4 months behind you know i didn't pay my rent wholeheartedly and left with nothing not a dollar probably the worst possible thing that could happen to anyone is to be homeless because there's some people that never were home don't know how to handle me i wouldn't have a handle on this despite the approaching deadline new rental assistance has still

not been approved by congress which is currently fighting over to new stimulus package kondraty assets you've got another 6 weeks 2 months before. moratorium is lifted and you'll see all that stress for through in the form of evictions ordinary city just in the moratorium and then ideally derives from a way to get richer as a whole again. before the more forums listed. on the streets of paterson edward bosy hopes that the money arrives on time. compromise on back rent. right i have people we've all read. and they're never going to catch up and defy a victim. of just getting it probably was behind them. you know if somebody came to me as a landlord and say hey i'll give you. a b. i'd be happy for that without help soon many more people could be left out in the cold. coming up next on news asia why many on congress are suspicious

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