. >> iran analyst and journalist discuss hassan rouhani's recent reelection where he won 57% of the vote. what the election means for us iranian relations to improve relations with the west. this event was hosted by the national iranian american council. >> if everybody could take their seats, we are almost ready to start. [inaudible conversations] >> welcome, everyone. i direct a program on iran at the atlantic council and i am absolutely delighted the national iranian american council has asked me to moderate this extremely timely panel about the irani and elections and donald trump's visit to the middle east. before we start i want to thank jared huffman. thanks to him we have the room. the arc foundation and the rockefeller foundation for supporting the work that many of us in washington do. we have had a great panel. we are going to start with hooman majd, best-selling author of fabulous books about iran including the ayatollah begs to differ and the ayatollah's democracy. he spent a lot of time going back and forth between the us and iran and understands the political dynamics of t

hassan rouhani says foreign trade and investment are vital for future growth.l and gas sectors and ordered new aircraft from airbus and boeing. and peugeot are back making cars. but the main conservative challenger to hassan rouhani says the rapprochement with the us is failing. 0ne rapprochement with the us is failing. one in eight iranians is unemployed. the wealth gap is widening. he wants to give iranian firms the lead in rebuilding the economy, rather than dealing with the west, and wants more trade links with countries like china and russia. he also promises to create millions of newjobs for young iranians. but he has not yet said how. jeremy howell, bbc news. reza shaybani is chairman of the british photovoltaic association which is working in the solar energy business in iran. welcome to the programme. thank you. are you concerned about the elections? some of the markets could be reversed. not really. we see the acceleration of the growing economy will carry on regardless of... because the desire is there to make it happen? absolutely. iran is a growing

i think that the incumbent, hassan rouhani, was the most moderate options that many iranian moderateahim raisi on the other hand, is in many ways a mini me of it around's supreme leader who wants to stay loyal to revolutionary principles, animosity to the united states, a regime which retains its islamic piety, so i think even though the fact it was a close election, there was a stark choice between these two candidates and competition between them is genuine. but the big question will be, this election was rigged beforehand be, this election was rigged before hand given so be, this election was rigged beforehand given so many candles we re beforehand given so many candles were disqualified, the big question is, will also be big after the votes are counted? —— read after the votes are counted? —— read after the votes are counted? —— read after the votes are counted? that remains to be seen. how will the west be seen after this election? much of the we st after this election? much of the west including the united states is in such internal disarray, that it is very inward focused, the

president hassan rouhani, the winner of the election by a wide margin.ardliners take the country backwards. he had promised to steer the country towards moderation. this is him in his first televised message after his victory. translation: yesterday, you said no to all those inviting us to return to the past or remain stuck in the present. we have put iran back on the road to progress. almost all the votes have now been counted, more than 41 million of them. the iranian people have said a resounding no to the islamic hardliners by voting in droves for president rouhani, running for a second term in office, in a landslide. at the interior ministry in tehran, a sigh of relief that the election went peacefully. translation: mr rouhani won 23,549,616 votes, representing 57% of all votes. therefore, he is elected the next iranian president. today, for many, a day of celebration, a big victory against the islamic hardliners who had intimidated them, jailed them, executed them, exiled them, and drove them out of theirjobs. this evening, tens of thousands of the

hassan rouhani has been re—elected president of iran.n a path of greater engagement with the world and had rejected extremism. china is reported to have killed or imprisoned at least 18 cia spies in what's been described as one of the worst breaches of us security in decades. the new york times says the deaths happened during a two—year period from 2010. the agency declined to comment on the report. pippa middleton, the sister of the duchess of cambridge, has married in a traditional english country wedding. she married the financier james matthews. the ceremony was attended by several members of the royal family and media from all over the world. now on bbc news, time tojoin the team from click.

. >> hassan: hi. >> anthony: hello. >> hassan: how are you? delivers the food. >> hassan: this is olive. >> anthony: it all starts with fresh olives. they're in season now. and roasted walnuts, some warm, very good bread. >> anthony: squishy. >> hassan: juice. >> anthony: oh, yeah. and you get this stuff. everybody gets it. a pulpy puree of figs, raisins, strawberries and full of mohammad's potent herbs and spices, of course. >> mohammad: all the night, 24 clock. [ vibrates tongue ] [ laughs ] >> anthony: yeah, yeah, yeah i get it.it's supposed to make me manly. you know what? i'm eating. let's not talk abo that, okay, sunshine? what is a tagine anyway? it's a traditional moroccan stew that can include vegetables, meat or fish. tonight, baby shark, calamari and monkfish with fresh mountain spinach, slowly cooked over charcoal in the classic clay pot that gives it its name. the tagine's dome top is supposed to force the condensation back into the dish and keep it moist and tender. that's delicious. i think it's these greens and aromatics and he

president hassan rouhani wants to have another term. openness in politics and society. rouhani was elected last time because he promised better relations with the outside world and the relaxation of economic sanctions through making a deal about iran's nuclear plans. president rouhani is running on the success of the deal in which iran accepted restrictions on its nuclear industry. if he loses, it's because voters think he's handling the economy badly. raisi opposed the nuclear deal when it was being negotiated, but now says he'd keep it, though he insists his toughness will make sure iran stays strong. whoever‘s going to be the next iranian president, whether it be hassan rouhani or ebrahim raisi, it's going to change the tenor of iranian politics, its ability to dialogue with the international community and the west, particularly the united states, and also its relationship with its neighbours in the region. whoever wins will have to work with the supreme leader ayatollah khomeini. in iran, he has the power and the last word. viewed f

the pragmatic hassan rouhani winning comfortably.s a significant victory. they came out in huge numbers, determined not to let hardliners take back the presidency. iranians know their president is not a natural reformer but they are weary of conflict and, in the cities at least, eagerfor change. mr rouhani seemed to represent their best hope. today he thanked them and addressed the international community. translation: today the world is well aware that the iranians nation has chosen the path of interaction with the world. a path which is distant from extremism and violence. our nation seeks to live in peace and friendship with the world but is not ready to accept any disrespect or threat. his biggest achievement to date, a nuclear deal signed with world powers two years ago. today one of those involved in the diplomacy said she welcomed the president's win. i know how committed he is to continue the full implementation of the agreement but also how committed he is to engaging with the international community. but iran's regional amb

hassan rouhani is on course for a victory in iran.led to polling being extended by six hours. with me to discuss is a reporter from hours. with me to discuss is a reporterfrom our hours. with me to discuss is a reporter from our persian service. we are expecting results from the interior ministry at 7am in iran. expectations are that hassan rouhani will win. high turnout has changed that? yes. what are the differences between the hard line and the moderate, hassan rouhani. relations with the outside world. social freedoms. the state of the economy. the conservative conservative camp has always been arguing the government has mismanaged the country and they did not reap the benefits of the iran nuclear deal. they promised three times more benefits than the people are getting. they appealed to the poor who have not received the benefits of what was promised from the iran nuclear deal. on the other hand, hassan rouhani promises better relations with the west. he promises social freedoms and so on. he also promised to reduce the biting im

co—incidentally, iran has re—elected its reformist president, hassan rouhani. east this weekend, two very important event which will shape the future of iran in this region. let us look at these relationships. we are joined from washington by the executive director of the arabia foundation, welcome. thank you. and an iranian expert, welcome to you. thank you. you are sitting in washington, why do you think saudi arabia has claimed this prize of being the first stop on president trump's first foreign visit? what was it about this relationship? it shows the centrality of the relationship, the enormous importance that saudi arabia has for american interests in the middle east. the need to work closely with saudi arabia to fight terrorism, and to deter iran. i think the gentleman around the president, his advisers, his secretary of defence, his national security adviser, his secretary of state, all strong believers in that. that is what has pushed the tremendous symbolism of this trip, a symbolic trip for a president who had a lot of rhetorically on the campaign th

president hassan rouhani, the winner of the election by a wide margin.wards. he had promised to steer the country towards moderation. almost all the votes have now been counted, more than ai million of them. the iranian people have said a resounding no to the islamic hardliners by voting in droves for president rouhani, running for a second term in office, in a landslide. and the interior ministry in teheran, a sigh of relief that the election went peacefully. translation: mr rouhani won 23,5a9,6i6 votes, representing 57% of all votes. therefore he is elected the next iranian president. today, for many, a day of celebration, a big victory against the islamic hardliners who had intimidated them. this, just before the final results were announced. translation: i'm glad he was re—elected. of course, if, by the end of today, they announce it as a certain result i would be very happy. turnout was unprecedented, more than 73%. here in teheran more than 5 million people voted, twice that of 2013. many ran out of time while they waited in long queues although th

president hassan rouhani, the winner of the election by a wide margin.s. he had promised to steer the country towards moderation. this is him in his first televised message after his victory. translation: yesterday you said no to all those inviting us to return to all those inviting us to return to the past or remain stuck in the present. we have put iran back on the road to progress. almost all the votes have now been counted, more than 41 million of them. the iranian people have said a resounding no to the islamic hardliners by voting in droves for president rouhani, running for a second term in office, in a landslide. and the interior ministry in teheran, a sigh of relief that the election went peacefully. translation: mr rouhani won 23,549,616 votes, representing 57% of all votes. therefore he is elected the next iranian president. today, for many, a day of celebration, a big victory against the islamic hardliners who had intimidated them. jo brand, executed them, and drove them out of theirjobs —— jailed them, executed them. this, just before the fi

hassan, how do you know so much about fox news? as a muslim i like to watch fox news for the same reason i like to play call of duty. sometimes i like to turn my brain off and watch strangers insult my family's heritage. msnbc is here tonight. i'm glad you're here. that way if i'm bombing, brian williams will describe it as stunning. it's hard to trust you guys when you send up so many mixed messages. on one hand you tell us the prison industrial complex is the problem. then you air five straight hours of lockup. you can't be mad at corporations profiting off minorities in prison when you're a corporation profiting off north in prison. -- minorities in prison. one quick request, msnbc, please tell rachel to chill about trump's tax returns. i don't know what you think you'll find, but there isn't going to be a line item that says bribes from russia. that's not how it works. i found a 1040-ussr. it doesn't work like that. you are the liberal news outset. we dress the same. i look like a melody version of chris haste. every night you

president hassan rouhani wants to have another term.d last time because he promised better relations with the outside world and the relaxation of economic sanctions through making a deal about iran's nuclear plans. president rouhani is running on the success of the deal in which iran accepted restrictions on its nuclear industry. if he loses its because voters think he's handling the economy badly. raisi opposed the nuclear deal when it was being negotiated but now says he'd keep it, though he insists his toughness will make sure iran stays strong. whoever‘s going to be the next iranian president, whether it be hassan rouhani or ebrahim raisi, it's going to change the tenor of iranian politics, its ability to dialogue with the international community and the west, particularly the united states, and also its relationship with its neighbours in the region. whoever wins will have to work with the supreme leader ayatollah khomeini. in iran he has the power and the last word. viewed from tehran, the country's a regional power with legitimat

for hassan rouhani and it will be a very close election. been betterfor mohammad baqer qalibaf to stay in the race and take it to the second round where ebrahim raisi had a better chance of winning. in terms of policies, what other key issues that divide the main candidates?- the moment, it is economy. most of the moment, it is economy. most of the attacks on president rouhani is about the recession and the economy and they say the nuclear deal hasn‘t delivered what it promised to delivered what it promised to deliver and they say they will stick with it. but they say they were wipe out poverty, they will wipe out corruption, which i think is all very optimistic because there are fundamental problems with the iranians economy. at the moment, mr rouhani is the favourite to win and continue. if he does, what will be the reasons for that? why is he still a very popular leader? the reasons for that? why is he still a very popular leader7|j the reasons for that? why is he still a very popular leader? i think he has been manoeuvring a lot on soci

polls have opened in iran's presidential election, with the incumbent hassan rouhani seeking a second main challenger is ebrahim raisi, a hardline cleric close to the supreme leader ayatollah khamenei. the japanese government has approved plans to allow emperor akihito to abdicate. the draft legislation will now be sent for parliamentary approval. the emperor, who's eighty—three, indicated last year his desire to step down due to ill—health. now it's time for world business report. france gets ready for macronomics, but does the new president have the right formula to bring backjobs and growth? plus — nafta nerves. tense times for mexico as its two—decade old trade deal with the us is thrown into doubt. welcome to world business report, i'm aaron heslehurst. we have got about nine minutes, my very last early—morning programme for you all before i moved to a new show. —— move. coming up, who needs the us anyway? asia pacific trade ministers hope to salvage the trans pacific partnership after president trump pulled the plug. we start in france, where the new president, emmanuel macron,

the relatively moderate incumbent, hassan rouhani, wants to normalize ties with the west , is facing strong challenge from a hardliner, who is close to the supreme leader ayatollah, -- results are due tomorrow. jeremy bowen has this assessment of how the vote could affect iran's future. jeremy: people are encouraged to vote in iran because it gives the system legitimacy, but candidates have to be approved by the unelected guardian council. it is looking like a close race between the main candidates, and at this polling station they are supporting hassan rouhani, the current president. >> i want social justice, social freedoms, political development, and good relations with all countries in the world. >> we will stand in these cues es for as long as it is needed in order not to go backwards, for the shutter of the war not to hang over people's heads. jeremy: iranian elections, for all their flaws, produce vigorous campaigns. candidates have traded accusations of corruption and criticized in iran's security policies. canrks that at other times land iranians in jail. iranians don't seem

there is real enthusiasm here. —— hassan rouhani has been rallying supporters.le's hope and not deceive the iranian people. but the president's main rival is finishing strongly as well. ebrahim raisi, a hardliner, appealing to pour out conservative voters highlighting the government's failure to create jobs. the government's main rival is four yea rs of the government's main rival is four years of poor performance. at the heart of the campaign, the 2015 deal with world powers over nuclear development. the one is less isolated but the promised jobs have not followed. the slow process of change is useful ammunition for opponents say the west can not be trusted. tra nsocean mack opponents say the west can not be trusted. transocean mack this week's intervention was a major boost to the president. resorting to social media to get around an official ban and urging people to vote for hassan rouhani. the president is more pragmatist than a natural reformer but his own use of social media suggest he is willing to embrace change. in my opinion, a ryan is a ticking time b

iran's president hassan rouhani says his re—election shows people want reform and greater engagementthe world. hello. good to have you with us. president trump says the first day of his visit to saudi arabia was tremendous, after billions of dollars of trade deals were signed. the most significant was for arms to boost the saudi military, which the white house has called the largest single arms deal in us history. mr trump got a warm welcome from king salman, who rode with the president in his limousine, and spent most of the day with him. his greeting included red carpets and some more traditional events. our north america editor, jon sopel, is in riyadh. with the mercury touching 100 degrees fahrenheit, donald trump probably found the blast of desert air refreshing, compared to the political hothouse that he's left behind in washington. he's hoping this first foreign trip will provide some respite from the mounting problems at home, and what a welcome his hosts laid on for him. the 81—year—old king came to greet him, red carpet for as far as the eye could see. he was even given sau

the first results are expected tomorrow with president hassan rouhani to fight offa president hassan, a chance for millions of iranians to have their say on this country's future direction. the economy come human rights, and iran's international reputation all at stake. —— the economy, human rights. iranians can choose their president from an approved list. but it is this man who wield ultimate authority. he urged people to vote. the destiny of the country was in their hands, people should pay attention, he said. and voters seemed to be responding. long lines at polling stations. some people frustrated by what they see as the dead hand of an ageing revolutionary elite. 0thers fearful that old values are under threat. that the west is still the enemy and all impatient withjobs west is still the enemy and all impatient with jobs and a better life. translation: we come here in order not to go backwards, we are the generation of war, and we don't have good memories of war. translation: i expect the president to carry out more economic development and i want social justice and good relati

hassan rouhani has been re—elected as the president of iran. moderate easily beat his more conservative challenger. he said iranians had chosen a path of greater engagement with the world. and pippa middleton, the sister of the duchess of cambridge, has married in a traditional english country wedding. she married the financier james matthews. the ceremony was attended by several members of the royal family and media from all over the world. now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. coming up this week on the travel show. we head to israel to meet a theatre group with a difference. the concept of every wardrobe is to take the disability and create an ability from it. and this is the life experience of the people who work here. we are on the night patrol at london zoo. this month's global guide features a stunning light show in sydney. and i leave the airport for a couple of hours to take a high—speed stop—over tour of rome. that is a lot of stuff to see in a short time. yeah! can we do it? yeah! let's go! we kick off this week with a truly

hassan rouhan there are 2 -->> there are two elements of it.otable outperformance of assets, and there were two reasons for that in my view, which is first that the global momentum has rolled over. if you look at the psi which is been falling. --re is one region globally it is rolling over in china and the u.s.. there is one region where it is not, and that is europe. relativetum in europe to global is at a 20 year high. that is gotten people excited. that after the french election, political risk has been declining, and giving what is happening in the u.s., that is not happening there. you have a relative move in macro uncertainties. relative political uncertainty declining was a helpful mix. guy: let's assume those two factors start to unwind, even at the margin, so they start to soften up in q3, q4. look at the italian election and price that in as well. give me a sense of the magnitude of how europe might be at this point. >> i would think less about the positioning -- when you look at the data and try to make positioning a leading indicato

it could be hassan rouhani.could also be a tough hard liner who wants to get tough on america. >> the uk, france and netherlands seems to be a trump factor. fred, thank you. >> great to have fred there. he made many trips. he was right there for us. >>> a special counsel will investigate the trump campaign ties to russia despite the objections from the white house. >> frankly no need for a special prosecutor. we discussed this before. >> what will robert mueller find and how long is his reach in this probe? you won't see these folks they have businesses to run. they have passions to pursue. how do they avoid trips to the post office? stamps.com mail letters, ship packages, all the services of the post office right on your computer. get a 4 week trial, plus $100 in extras including postage and a digital scale. go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. >>> a former fbi chief now in charge of the russia investigation after his successor was fired while overseeing it. what robert mueller's appointme

hassan rouhani has been re—elected president of iran. moderate easily beat his more conservative challenger. he said iranians had chosen a path of greater engagement with the world. and pippa middleton, the sister of the duchess of cambridge, has married in a traditional english country wedding. she married the financier james matthews. the ceremony was attended by several members of the royal family and media from all over the world. now on bbc news, children in america are undergoing electric shock treatment in growing numbers. now known as electro—convulsive therapy, or ect, the controversial treatment is being used on severely autistic children who self—harm. the bbc has been given access to film a child being treated using ect. our world's chris rogers meets parents who say the treatment is helping their children, and the critics who say it is barbaric. a warning that the following programme shows children self—harming and undergoing electro—convulsive therapy. some viewers may find these images upsetting. 16—year—old jonah is about

hassan rouhani has been re—elected president of iran.he moderate easily beat his more conservative challenger. he said iranians had chosen a path of greater engagement with the world and had rejected extremism. china is reported to have killed or imprisoned at least 18 cia spies in what's been described as one of the worst breaches of us security in decades. the new york times says the deaths happened during a two—year period from 2010. the agency declined to comment on the report. pippa middleton, the sister of the duchess of cambridge, has married in a traditional english country wedding. she married the financier james matthews. the ceremony was attended by several members of the royal family and media from all over the world. now on bbc news, time tojoin the team from click. guards! welcome to the south coast of england, and the country's biggest fortification, dover castle. they say a british man's house is his castle. this week, this castle is mine. like every other home in the land, it needs to be well defended, because these days

polls have opened in iran's presidential election, with the incumbent hassan rouhani seeking a secondm. he's the moderate cleric who negotiated the landmark nuclear deal with world powers in 2015. his main challenger is ebrahim raisi, a hardline cleric close to supreme leader ayatollah khamenei. if no—one wins more than 50% of votes cast, there'll be a run—off next week. american planes operating over syria have attacked a convoy carrying pro—government militia. a statement from the coalition says the militia were moving towards a—tanf airbase, near the border with iraq, where western special forces train rebel groups fighting the extremist group, the so—called islamic state. police are continuing to hold a man who drove into pedestrians in times square new york. the man, believed to be 26—year—old richard rojas, is believed to have been arrested on two previous occasions for drunk driving. a teenager was killed and 22 others were hurt in the accident which the authorities have said was not an act of terrorism. after years of economic hardship, greece's parliament has approved a furth

. >>> polls open in the iranian elections where hassan rouhani is seeking a second term, but challenger ebrahim raisi has gained momentum with his close ties to the supreme leader. >>> good morning, everyone. yes, it's friday, finally tried. tgif is what most of you must be thinking, and on capitol hill given the drama unfolding there. the stoxx 600 is recovering slightly from the big selloff we saw this week. up by a third of one percent roughly one hour into the trading session. for the wreak we are on course for a 1.5% loss. that is the worst week for the stoxx 600 in six months since november. given all the concerns about whether donald trump can still enact many of his policies, like tax reform and infrastructure spending. want to show you what the sectors are doing this morning. we have most trading in positive territory. basic resources, autos doing well. rebounding from yesterday's weaknesses. retail, telecoms showing slight under-performance. let's remind you what happened in the u.s. markets yesterday. u.s. markets did bounce back nicely. the dow jones up by 0.3%, to 20,20 20,

iran's newly re—elected president, hassan rouhani, says he will use his second term to reach out to theorld and work towards a freer society. he secured 57% of the vote, compared with 38% for his main rival, the hardlinejudge ebrahim raisi. the wedding has taken place of pippa middleton, the sister of the duchess of cambridge. prince george was one of the page boys, while his sister charlotte was a bridesmaid. now on bbc news, it's time for nick's election takeaway. in this election campaign, i'm speaking to several groups of voters about how they are making up their mind. today, i will be talking to people who voted remain. how will that choice affect the choices they have to make now? we have come to bedford, a tory—held seat which is marginal. the people we are speaking to have been selected for us by the pollsters ipsos mori. of course, no small group can tell us how this place will vote, let alone the country as a whole, but it can flesh out those findings you find in the opinion polls and on tv. let's go inside to the corn exchange, wherejim davidson and ken dodd have played for t

hassan rouhani has won a second term as president of iran with a convincing majority.arly 60% and avoided a run—off with his conservative challenger. mr rouhani had campaigned to continue his policies of greater engagement with the west and increased civil liberties. kasra naji from bbc persian said the result was not expected. we didn't expect this. nearly 60% and it's a resounding victory. a landslide almost. and it is in spite of the efforts of the hardliners to pull out all the stops and mobilise all the resources to bring out as many people as possible out to vote. it didn't work in the end. so it's a victory for people, an overwhelming number of people in iran, whose support the moderation that the president has been proposing. it's a revenge for them, in a sense, against people who exiled them, killed them, executed them all jailed them and drove them into exile. so, it's a defeat for those people. the rival who was defeated at being kind of targeting poorer voters saying he's the man to help revive the economy. in the past that has worked. why not this time? it

on one hand you had hassan rouhani, the moderate reformist. he, of course, is the president who in 2015 signed the historic nuclear deal. his approach, his sales was just let's continue down this path. we're on the right path, and even though the economy hasn't improved, we're on the right course. and then you had his leading challenger, ibrahim raisi, the hard-line conservative. he essentially accused mr. rouhani as failing to dliver on the promise of benefits of the nuclear agreement, of being part of the financial elite, the welwealthy elite, ignoring the poor. and his message was iran needs to look back within its own resources, its natural resources, its human resources, its islamic revolutionary values to get the country back going again. >> stewart: was it the young people who made the difference? >> yeah, i think the young people were a factor. of course, iran's population is very young. roughly 70% under the age of 35. the young to mr. rouhani in the next four years to deliver some of those benefits. >> stewart: >> stewart: from what

hassan rouhani has been re—elected president of iran.he moderate easily beat his more conservative challenger. he said iranians had chosen a path of greater engagement with the world and had rejected extremism. pippa middleton, the sister of the duchess of cambridge, has married in a traditional english country wedding. she married the financier james matthews. the ceremony was attended by several members of the royal family and media from all over the world. now on bbc news, dateline london with shaun ley. hello. welcome to dateline london. this week: donald trump's travels abroad and trouble at home. can one escape the other? and now britain's political parties have published their manifestos, their contract with the people — if we vote for one of them, just what are we signing up to? with me: david aaronovitch of the times. annalisa piras, the italian writer and film—maker. nabila ramdani, the algerian journalist. stryker mcguire, london editor for bloomberg markets. good to have you with us. let's begin with donald trump, because he

hassan rouhani has been re—elected president of iran. moderate easily beat his more conservative challenger. he said iranians had chosen a path of greater engagement with the world. and pippa middleton, the sister of the duchess of cambridge, has married in a traditional english country wedding. she married the financier james matthews. the ceremony was attended by several members of the royal family. now on bbc news, nick robinson sits down for dinner with a group of voters to examine how different parts of the electorate are making up their minds ahead of the general election — in nick's election takeaways. during this election campaign, i'm speaking to several groups of voters about how they are making up their mind. today, i will be talking to people who voted remain in the eu referendum. how will that choice affect the choices they have to make now? we have come to bedford, a tory—held seat which is marginal. the people we are speaking to have been selected for us by the pollsters ipsos mori. of course, no small group can tell us ho

hassan rouhani is re—elected as iranian president, defeating his conservative rival with a comfortableargin. also in the next hour. just married, the duchess of cambridge‘s sister, pippa middleton. prince george was one of the page boys while his sister charlotte was a bridesmaid. millwall‘s manager jumps for joy after being promoted to the championship as fans stage a pitch invasion. that's all in sportsday in half an hour here on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. after talks in riyadh, president trump and king salman of saudi arabia have approved defence deals worth $110 billions. the white house described it as the biggest single arms deal in us history. a series of other trade agreements were also signed at the royal palace. on his first trip abroad since taking office, president trump was received with lavish ceremony, and awarded saudi arabia's highest civilian honour. frank gardner sent this report from riyadh. arriving in the heat of arabia, and leaving behind the political heat of washington, president trump and the first lady had been welcomed with full honours

that would be senator hassan. on that same line of questioning, is there any federal law that you would want to see changed or modified to help you do your job as it relates to gang activities and dealing with i.c.e. in terms of detainers and immigration law? >> we're bound by case law, and when we're informed by our attorneys that we would be liable for false imprisonment if we do not release someone when they're entitled to be released, that's a problem. so if there could be a change in the law that give those detainers the strength of a warrant, because if we have a warrant, we will hold someone and that is, i believe, the easiest solution, is to get a warrant to hold somebody. that gives us the legal authority to do so. >> again, your concern about your liability and i've heard the same thing in terms of county sheriff's departments in wisconsin. there are some civil cases that hold them liable if they detain people, so it's really giving you that liability protection if you actually detain people in this coun

the people of iran are voting in presidential elections, with the incumbent, hassan rouhani, seekingrk deal with the us and several world powers two years ago to halt iran's nuclear programme, is standing against three other candidates. his main rival is thought to be the hard—line cleric ebrahim raisi, who's opposed to closer relations with the west. paul adams reports. the start of a decisive day. a chance for millions of iranians to have their say on this country's future direction — the economy, human rights and iran's international reputation all stake. the supreme leader ayatollah khamenei was the first to vote. iranians can choose their president from an approved list. but it's this man who wields ultimate authority. he urged people to vote. the destiny of the country was in their hands, people should pay attention. and voters seem to be responding. long lines at polling stations, some people frustrated by what they see as the dead hand of an ageing revolutionary elite. others fearful that old values are under threat, that the west is still the enemy. and all impatient for job

early reports suggest incumbent hassan rouhani has been re—elected.ed to remain open for longer than planned after a higher than expected turnout of around 70%. 0ur reporter siavash ardalan has been following the story. what do we know at this stage? about half an hour ago a spokesperson for the iranian interior ministry announced that out of 25 million casted votes, which have been certified, 14 million went to hassan rouhani and 10 million to his conservative rival, ebrahim raisi. we are expecting the official results to be announced sometime this afternoon or maybe on sunday. it seems like the interior ministry officials have already counted most officials have already counted most of the votes, but they have not certified it yet by the other bodies, which needs to certify it. so it remains to be seen whether hassan rouhani can carry on with these plans of opening up iran's international relations with the west, absorb more investment and kickstart the economy, which has been his promise four years ago. it seems like the people in iran are willing

iran's president hassan rouhani has promised to reach across the ideological and social divide after his successful campaign for reelection was dominated by arguments over inequality. he won a resounding victory in the presidential poll, as voters endorsed his efforts to bring out of isolation. as has extended its gains saudi arabia says all producers participating in output cuts agreed on prolonging the deal through the first quarter of 2018. speaking to the energy minister, he also said an extension would help producers reach their goal of trimming global stockpiles to a five-year average. i have not gotten or heard any country that is against the extension per se. everybody wants the extension because we realize we have the objective of bringing global inventories to a five-year level. juliette: global news, 24 hours a day, powered by over 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. you can find more stories on the bloomberg at top . that oil story is the theme of the day in asian markets, you are seeing a big bounce in equity markets, the nikkei up by .4%, expor