it can be tested to the limit. we'll go to the. russian close up on our cheek. thanks for being with us at half past the hour here's a quick recap of what's making headlines around the world russia and china blocked the western backed u.n. draft resolution on syria with moscow slamming the text for an unbalanced approach and denial of dialogue between the government and opposition. riots returned to egypt as anger at the authorities failure to prevent a deadly stop or a brawl spills over into four days of violent clashes that have already seen a dozen people killed. and in russia's better subzero temperatures hundreds

of thousands joined record breaking rallies both pro and anti-government ahead of next month's presidential election. iran is bracing itself against fresh western imposed sanctions in our interview up next our friends interior minister or looks at the potential fallout from ongoing economic attacks by the u.s. and its allies. the possibility of war between the united states and iran is being debated around the world that's what it is like inside the country to discuss that the endowed joined by iran's interior minister. or possible thank you for your time mr were talking several days after the e.u. introduced oil sanctions against iran and i know the iranian leadership has responded by saying the sanctions will do move home to europe now until ron. still

says iran gets seventy percent of its revenues from oil do you have any fears about negative social reactions including strikes as people may lose their jobs do you take this somehow into account in your work. these speculations on new our country and our government or the power of the people all around ruling bodies or in power as a result of popular voting therefore our government and are all for it is a completely popular and our people have participated in all areas and spheres of our life from the very start of the revolution therefore as i've said there's nothing new about these talks which are actually quite outdated and irrelevant nonetheless they keep speculating on this matter of trying to stir up psychological warfare inside our country or in the countries of the region or probably among people of their own countries that have enough of their own problems attempting to find someone else to blame for them we don't sell that much oil to europe illnesses

and our european accounts don't have that much money. so you know it's that you know it's. the u.s. and the west as a how do not conceal that one of the main tasks of these sanctions is to get the oil prices for the iranian oil lower that's decreasing their revenues from the oil iran saudi is there while the two we used to manipulate the political situation. the way was that i believe they've made a big mistake as this action results in turbulence for the oil and energy markets this very fact it can result in oil price growth in these conditions the west should expect the drop in the euro rate and the euro market this new decision will result in further economic problems which as we can see have affected them already and so far they've been unable to find solutions oil and energy markets will experience instability and turmoil and this factor can boost prices for oil and energy products and jeopardize the market security but this is quite difficult for

the markets which going by previous experience is used to consuming certain kinds of oil and energy this also brings up technical and economic issues at the same time we're not worried for around at all we've ensured our efficient planning in advance and with god's help we will continue moving forward that in the the decisions taken today by the west unilaterally will result in the escalation of their own economic problems. iran ians nav as the rankins with the aggressive and military rhetoric being built up by the west that they aren't as i've said these words arms new these speculations have been going on for thirty years and there's no news in it to the iranian people the people of iran are in charge and they always participate in everything we don't sense any problems inside the country though if i may i would like to ask you about the recent killing of a nuclear scientist there have been other similar cases and as far as we understand

the investigation into it has not made great progress so far why have there been no substantial results and who might be behind the killing. of this is clear is day and they admitted mossad and the cia as well as some european security services don't like to see nations progress they would like to have control and a monopoly over everything the great a rainy a nation and follows the path of certain. for new technologies it wants to stand firmly on its feet by means of its own strengths and produce its own knowledge they disapprove of this progress and they don't want to see other nations develop themselves the fact that they come over to such people's homes or attempt to murder an educated and broad minded university professor highlights the grave nature of their situation it demonstrates that the us and israel have disgraced themselves in this matter they speak of human rights and at the same time they officially perform terrorist attacks and promote state terrorism expansion. in their slogans we see

their idle talk on fighting terrorism their deeds however do not match their words they brought their troops to afghanistan under the pretext of defending human rights and fighting terrorism and drug trafficking and drug crops have increased forty fold since the americans got there. the number of casualties among innocent men women and children has increased significantly and so has the level of instability in the region that we actually witness terrorism development in the region with drug mafia and drug related revenues have grown as well we see contradiction between their words and deeds. the scientists assassination will only make the iranian people stronger and more focused on their goal. people understand that they've chosen the right path the one of scientific progress the adversary doesn't want to see this happen that it would cause harm to them physical annihilation of people in full daylight as a sign of the adversaries complete powerlessness and despair. i now that iran is

having parliamentary elections in a month in many countries not only arab ones election may be used as a way to create provocations there are always some people unhappy with election results and this discontent may snowball i am concerned by this that a similar scenario man followed in iran. no thank god we've had twenty nine elections to date and this. election campaign will be our thirtieth election and it will take place in absolute peace and security like all the previous ones because our dear fellow citizens in all the regions all the cities and villages will willingly come to polling stations and cast their votes to designate their delegates to parliament to serve the purposes of development and prosperity for our country that is that of the us as you noted r.t. has been comprehensively covering the situation in the arab countries as we have covered the wars in libya and syria we often heard complaints from the leadership that the intelligence services of other countries have stepped up their operations

on the territories of the countries concerned in the past year the way many are ledged imaginaries in syria and libya who could see with our own eyes that some people were apparently not libyans but forth on the side of the rebels can you see any increase in the operations of intelligence services from other countries or any attempts to penetrate your territory at least in recent years since the latest events in the arab countries began. you see foreign powers and other enemies are at work everywhere they might also be present in our country but we do not feel we should worry about this but of course we should look out for superpowers and our enemies attempting to interfere in the home affairs of arabic countries especially in syria and in all countries where the people are in charge of running their nations they must keep track of such attempts. at all as always. it's been about ts since the arab spring began at first even the iranian leadership

hailed the movement in egypt in libya as expressing democratic sentiments now that one year is passed the attitude towards the events around your country has changed do you still believe those are people driven by their own democratic ideas or do you see hundred other countries in the events of the arab spring. we support any popular movement. long as people demands are legitimate and the imperialistic regime of world supremacies is obviously trying to lead people away from the right path and neutralize the popular movement or transform it in favor of their own interests and the pure straightforward and righteous path that people have been following in a while countries of the region however it is stipulated by their willingness to defend their rights which is a legitimate demand from iran's viewpoint. that it can one say that the instability in the region has considerably increased they're not partake drugs trafficking well . yes afghanistan is certainly the focus of narcotic plantations now the americans

and europeans are there and since they came narcotic drugs production has increased forty fold and it's a financial source for most terrorists who infringe the security of central asian states the states of the region and russia itself it's a threat not only for iran but for the region at large and russia if russia fails to keep an eye on what's going on next to its borders and around the country this threat will most probably become a serious problem for russia itself it's a fact that both iran and russia the main drugs trafficking route where at the beginning of it because the drugs first penetrate our country then followed to turkey and then to europe and on the other hand russia was also on the route that its northern end because the drugs penetrate russia through central asia and then go to europe we suffer serious losses on this route more than three thousand seven hundred lives have been lost in the attempt to resolve this issue. given we as

humans are convinced we have to go on with this ruthless battle so as to save our people and despite the fact that the world community does not lend us necessary assistance in this cause we're alone to bear most financial costs and human losses in order to continue the struggle shut down the borders and blockade the territory inside the country in order to prevent the trafficking so it seems iran and russia . they will have to take responsibility for the problem themselves that they've been and he was in when was a one of our best i was just the pairing for this interview several conduct approached me and asking if there was going to be a war between iran and the usa was you on phone. as well in let me say this again all those fabrications and not new to us because the islamic republic of iran is a strong power capable of defending its regional security fully and the iranian people and being a great and powerful nation are not afraid of those futile threats that.

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russia and china blocked the western backed one draft resolution on syria with moscow slamming the text for an unbalanced approach and the nile of dialogue between the government and opposition. riots returned to egypt as anger at the authorities failure to prevent a deadly soccer brawl spills over into four days of violent clashes that have already seen a dozen people killed. and in russia's bitter subzero temperatures hundreds of thousands join in and record breaking rallies both pro and anti-government ahead of next month's presidential election. polls here next with the latest news from the world of sports.

welcome to the world of sport plenty coming up in the next ten minutes including all of this. ready to rumble we preview the biggest event in the american sporting calendar and f.l. super bowl forty six. paul lawrie claims his second. holding off the challenge of jason day in. performance goes book says whitewash the last matadors in the russian capital. all that coming up but we start with tennis where here in moscow team russia have booked their place in the semifinals of the fed cup with a three one victory over spain after taking a two no lead on saturday team russia were able to complete the job although strain of the deficit when world number thirty three cannot be

a patro the last in straight sets to call a suarez navarro of six six three. because not so he has just beaten sylvia so espinosa to avoid a decisive doubles russia the russian easily took the opening set six to the last the second despite being three. however she came through in the six two four six six three the final score russia will face a home tie against either belgium or serbia in april semifinals. indianapolis is gearing up for the biggest game on the american footballing calendar is the patriots versus the giants in super bowl forty six a rematch of the two thousand and seven n.f.l. finale which new york shaded to smash new england's perfect season even go to skate has more. just about every player and coach in the national football league would trade all of their wards in accolades for a chance to hold up the long bartie trophy even once the patriots and the germans both lifted it during the last decade another victory for either close. would see

the careers of its key contributors skyrocket into new territory the patriots tom brady has won the n.f.l.'s biggest game three times and the quarterback could join greats terry bradshaw and his own idol joe montana as the only signal callers with four titles while bill belichick could become only the second head coach ever to win as many rings signed the legendary steeler chuck noll. new england's mastermind understands the significance of each moment full well having been to the big dance many times as an assistant and then the lead coach. put your team together and training camp and all the meetings and. whatever but it's you know it's a long haul to get here is what you work for so it's a great experience each one is different they're all special bellatrix counterpart

tom coffee said a more rocky to newer going from job uncertainty during the two thousand and seven season to the top of the world after the last super bowl meeting between the two teams this year shaped up in similar fashion with the giants catching fire late in the season to seal a playoff spot and then stomping through the postseason kaufman could now go from the shame of new york to the hall of fame to the second title. two games ago we gotta win two games if we do that we determine our own fate. to the playoffs and we could be the. nation game after another. eli manning has been in the shadow of his older brother peyton his entire career despite both quarterbacks having one super bowl title apiece the family landscape could shift dramatically if the second a great redemption story to little brothers world wide in the making as for

sunday's game plans the giants will likely bet on their defensive line to wreak havoc and force brady a rush through the make poor decisions that front for attack proved the winning strategy four years ago and was also effective when the giants beat their upcoming opponents in the regular season the patriots do feature one of the league's best off ends of lines though and. battles in the trenches could be the match ups to watch new york receivers a key mix mario manningham and victor cruz also figure to give the patriots' shaky pass defense a major fit the top story out of the patriots camp is the status of one of their top play makers rob grant koski the record setting tight end has been nursing an ankle injury and a less than fully fit growing koski would mean enormous relief for the giants so far linebackers and defensive backs so a grudge rematch for the ages with several legacies at stake in the forty six

edition of america's biggest game. r.t. . now to football of the suck a variety in the english premier league where manchester united have the chance to close the gap on rivals and league leaders manchester city later on sunday travel to the conference to take on chelsea. meanwhile in the. one one in the second half. to go. celebrate sing off the winning the double hamas for the second time in his career he joins adam scott is the only other player to win the event twice jason day in pass to hans and kept the pressure on lawrie in an event which was reduced to fifty four holes due to strong wins. for home buddy. finished in a tie for second with hanson while nine hundred ninety nine british open winner

laurie had a blistering outing finishing fifth in the path of the tournament victory allowing lauren back into the. first time since two thousand and three when qualifies him for the government and that's what i'd like to this month the volvo world match play. to boxing and deny moscow now in a three way tie the top of their group in the world series boxing lake this after they crushed the los angeles matadors five nil in an extremely one sided affair in moscow make health of genco has more. the world series of boxing is regarded as the sport's most prestigious team competition with fighters sparring it out with out head guards all vests and with professional stars scoring a match consist of five outs and the team with the most wins wins the match russian side dinamo moscow have fared well so far winning five of seven matches however with still three matches to go there was the small matter of facing the los angeles matadors a team they beat on the controversial circumstances in l.a.

last year but coming off a four one win over group leaders in milan know the matadors arrive knowing a win would secure them the final play of sport but after much huffing and puffing from the american side their guile was surprisingly absent in the ring dinamo moscow bantamweight and volumes of breezing past opponent even figure in while adlon abdul rashid of demolished his counterpart in the light weight category yeah . i was counting on a fight being a short one but i had no idea i wouldn't it was a knockout he presented me with an opportunity and i took it but it's good that it ended quickly because i already have another fight coming up in two weeks time. the matadors hopes of the bigger books is taking something from the match were also soon dashed both the middleweight and light heavyweight categories were largely one sided affairs with los angeles barely causing alexander ivanoff or edward yet to shift any problems but if three of the full fights in the run up to the heavyweight

bout were decided by technical knock outs the night's final clash had to be put to the judges who unanimously voted in favor of the numbers and banyan this league has got almost all league in the world that allows us to fight the fashionably and still retain eligibility that some of the books we still hurts like would eventually become a limbic champions. gathered by boxes from the team last year my dealin picked team but unfortunately this time around there's no possibility but we'll be supporting those who did make it and will try again next year although the deny must go boxing club was only founded in twenty eleven the did not see asian is the oldest sports entity in the country and runs over seventy different sports disciplines much of in turn helped russia with numerous medals in the east the olympic games so with that kind of history the odds are almost that the trend will continue but for now the denominator artist will surely settle for

being crowned world series boxing champ. mark of change go. now to basketball and the n.b.a. eastern conference later chicago bulls have thrashed milwaukee bucks one hundred thirty ninety in their own backyard the business started brightly finishing the opening quarter with a thirty sixty needed. derek rise and shine for the fourth with sixteen points to his bag and twelve minutes eventually for the title twenty six points his teammates continued to press in the second prisoner advantage the twenty four points by half time chicago slowed down until the father held on to the. me walking out school going by a single point in filth cortez one hundred thirteen ninety how it finished me and chicago police are told that the eastern conference will be just about done by expect. fun and to win just boughten has been a really good weekend for russia first impulse lie they finish first and second in

the world cup avenge in canada the crew led by alexander the gulf manager tired of one minute forty two point four six seconds to outpace all their opponents in the event russia's auditing accounting by example you can see on a second fourteen hundreds of a second behind the when this all has come a day finished. meanwhile on the slice the similar success thank you for those keeping it in the family so they want to ground seven of the freestyle world cup julie margolis with his brother andre finishing third so i battled make out things going for gold the red hot canadian was gunning for a record a seventh straight when the younger folk rather than days after never recovered the surface crossed ever world cup balls plus a day tara called sammy. well that's all the sport for now i'll have more for you in a little under two hours on join me then. well

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