so they cannot confront iran in this way now mr comments came a day after supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei in a speech from his residence in tehran speaking to students and academics said that iran's government all of the establishment speaks in one voice when it comes to talks with the united states going to mention it is going to there is consensus among executive officials that negotiating with the united states is absolutely not advised not just negotiating with the current government the obama administration was not fundamentally different from the current government it had a different appearance but the same nature we won't be deceived by us tricks. on thursday u.s. president donald trump said that iran is a weakening country and that it is looking for some kind of deal with the united states and that is exactly the kind of taking over of the narrative that iran's government is keen to avoid it has to be said that when it comes to the big picture of resisting america's maximum pressure campaign on iran all of iran's leaders do tend to agree on how to go about resisting the u.s.

involved in the attack on 4 ships off the ewing coast on monday meanwhile the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has ruled out its negotiations and washington over its nuclear program but he also said there would be no war. and china has reported slower than expected economic growth in april that was before higher u.s. trade tariffs affects. 5.4 percent last month also dropped from an 8.5 percent growth rates in march. and will than 60 people have been arrested after a wave of attacks against muslims in sri lanka the police chief is warns that officers will respond with maximum force to what he calls rioting morgues that have killed one person a night curfew will remain in place in northwestern province that seen the worst violence tensions have been high since the easter sunday bombing which killed at least 250 people well this is live for us now in colombo more than 60 people arrested so far what he tell us. that's right as the police and the law enforcement authorities basically round up all those that were behind all of these ruptures of while and mainly in the northwestern province we're se

continued to maintain that a military conflict is unlikely or even impossible supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei reinforced that idea in a speech on tuesday evening to senior civilian and military leaders in his government he said that iran and america are locked in a battle but that it is a battle of wills and that the upper are coming from the united states need not be feared he said that their real power is less than their outward shows of grander essentially that america's bark is worse than its bite but at the same time he also reiterated iran's position that even though iran won't back down from u.s. pressure the country does not want a war with american forces in the region janki than the news there is not going to be any war not the we know them seek war they know it will not be in their interest negotiating is poisonous as long as the u.s. continues with the same course of action and to go shooting with the present american government is twice as poisonous. the supreme leader's latest statement comes of course as the 2050 nuclear deal continues to unravel the atomic energy organization

so they cannot confront iran in this way now mr comments came a day after supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei in a speech from his residence in tehran speaking to students and academics said that iran's government all of the establishment speaks in one voice when it comes to talks with the united states going to much really because there is consensus among executive officials that negotiating with the united states is absolutely not advised not just negotiating with the current government the obama administration was not fundamentally different from the current government it had a different appearance but the same nature we won't be deceived by us tricks. on thursday u.s. president donald trump said that iran is a weakening country and that it is looking for some kind of deal with the united states and that is exactly the kind of taking over of the narrative that iran's government is keen to avoid it has to be said that when it comes to the big picture of resisting america's maximum pressure campaign on iran all of iran's leaders do tend to agree on how to go about resisting the u.s. campaign

deescalate tensions mr fellow had precious comments come a day after iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei in a speech from his residence in teheran said that all of iran's leaders speak in one voice when it comes to talks with the united states abunimah america's got ambition there's consensus among executive officials that negotiating with the united states is absolutely not advised not just negotiating with the current government the obama administration was not fundamentally different from the current government it had a different appearance but the same nature we won't be deceived by u.s. tricks that. now mr come in a dare mention that executive officials are on the same page mr felos of course is a member of iran's parliament the legislative branch and even though he may be on the same page with iranian officials on the big issues in terms of resisting the united states there were many comments where he said that american pressure on iran is wrong and must be confronted what his comments tell us is that there is some daylight perhaps between iranian government iranian the iranian gov

to making war or peace and that still is power that rests with the run supreme leader and ayatollah ali khamenei has said that there will be no talks especially not with this administration this expert who is a former commander of the islamic revolutionary guard corps suggested that if there was any possibility even the sinister shred of possibility of any sort of negotiation the 1st step the united states would have to take is returning to the nuclear deal to the joint comprehensive plan of action before any other diplomacy could go forward now there have been offers by several countries that enjoy good relations with the united states and with iran in the middle east and in asia for some sort of mediation but iranian leaders have said over and over again that there will be no direct or indirect talks with the united states going forward so some with see this as possibly iran painting itself into a corner but another expert said that that's not necessarily the case that iranian leaders know that some steps need to be taken some diplomatic steps need to be taken but as far as talks with the unit

confrontation is unlikely he said that america is behaving ostentatiously the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has also said that all of that is just an uproar in the middle east to create publicity stunts in order to intimidate iran and other countries in the region mr salami also went on to say that this was a decisive moment for the country and the reason he said that was a little more what part of the speech that was perhaps hinting at a more tactical viewpoint he said that the enemy an enemy has come to the battlefield with all of its capacities at its disposal this time perhaps hinting at the fact that the united states has built up its military forces in the region before but this time its focus is so iran something we haven't seen in recent memory and we heard from the permanent mission the permanent iranian mission at the united nations in new york reinforcing a position that iran has maintained that this is all a propaganda war that this is all psychological warfare the iranian mission dismissed the american move to remove non-essential stuff from its diplomatic embassy and consulate

to call so outspoken but still in line with the overarching policies of the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei himself but then again on the minor details of how to execute a deescalation of the current situation between iran and the united states here in the region there seems to be some disagreement among senior members of the different pieces of government right and really the message from iran's leader ayatollah ali hum the nie is quite clear that that isn't to be a war but neither will that be talks either confusing thing about this situation with the u.s. government is that the suggestion is the president is perhaps more willing to engage in some of his hawkish advises. exactly here in iran there is there is a similar. you know they do agree over all that they did nobody wants conflict mr bush a member of parliament we spoke about is in agreement with the rest of the senior leadership of government with the rest of the country nobody wants any sort of conflict with the united states but what they disagree on is how to go about achieving that the supreme leader out of the company himself

a senior iran supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei said trump himself once called the united states a crippled body and surely he must know that a crippled body can't do anything to iran. so some pretty bold words there coming from the camp of the supreme leader. so all of this is unfolding now. also we saw some pretty strong rhetoric coming from the head of the irgc, from the revolutionary guard corps. this is something he said on sunday before president trump's tweet. he once again reiterated that the iranians don't want war but are prepared if a war happens. and he said that the difference between iran as he put it and the united states, or as he put it iran's enemies, is that iran's enemies as he said are afraid of war. he said america's courage ends where their fears for their lives start and that's why he believes the iranians are very well prepared for some sort of conflict. but again, all of this coming amid an atmosphere where iran's supreme leader late last week said there would be no war with the united states. that's something we then consistently heard from other irania

majority of won't be able to form a government within the 42 day deadline iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has recently to that to iran will not negotiate over its nuclear and missile programs with the united states it comes after the u.s. national security adviser blamed iranian naval mines for damaging oil tankers off the coast of the u.a.e. earlier this month john bolton did not provide any evidence to back up his comments and cattle as prime minister is due to attend a security summit in saudi arabia on thursday it will be the 1st high level meetings since councils neighbors imposed a blockade on it 2 years ago she had been also been funny will join diplomats from saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and all the countries for a summit which is set to take place in the city of mecca what brings you up to date with all of our top stories this hour now in an age of nonstop news feeds and social media one of the stories and images that stay with us that story is in witness next. ok. these were supposed to be a short in about my old fled to meet kids but i've been collecting images for more than

ayatollah ali khamenei issued a new statement today, apparently overruling iran's president.lier, hassan rouhani had told hinet that talks might be possible, if washington ends sanctions on iran and complies with the 2015 nuclear accord >> ( translated ): whenever they stop cruelty against our nation, put aside the cruel sanctions, stand up for their commitments and return to the negotiating tae, which they left themselves, the road is not closed for them. the road is open. >> woodruff: meanwhile, u.s. national security advisor john bolton blamed iran for recent attacks on tankers in the persian gulf and on a saudi oil pipeline. bolton visited the united arab emirates, said any further attacks will draw "a very strong response" from the united states. asinese tech giant huawei is ng a u.s. court to rule immediately on the legality of barring its sales to the u.s. military and contractors. the motion was filed late tuesday with a federal court in texas. huawei argues it is being unfairly punished. the trump administration says huawei is a national security threat. separately,

state tv quoted grand ayatollah ali khamenei as saying, "this is not a military confrontation because no war is going to happ." and, president trump dismissed a 0,ew york times" report that the u.s. might send 0 troops to the middle east if iran attacks. we will delve into all of this, after the news summary. the president's son, donald trump jr., will testify before the u.s. senate intelligence committee, related to the russia investigation. the committee had subpoenaed him, but a number of reports say that the two sides reached a deal today. meanwhile, it is also reported that u.s. attorney general william barr has appointed a federal prosecutor to review the origins of the probe into russian interference in 2016. y john durham, in connecticut, will focus on whether surveillance of the trump campaign was proper. secretary of state mike pompeo carried a warning today to russia, ov intruding in u.s. elections. meeting in sochi, foreign minister sergei lavrov again denied interfering in the 2016 presidential campaign. pomp pointed to potential trouble in two years. >> iade clear to for

confrontation is unlikely he said that america is behaving ostentatiously the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has also said that all of that is just an uproar in the middle east to create publicity stunts in order to intimidate iran and other countries in the region mr salami also went on to say that this was a decisive moment for the country and the reason he said that was a little more a part of the speech that was perhaps hinting at a more tactical viewpoint he said that the enemy an enemy has come to the battlefield with all of its capacities at its disposal this time perhaps ending at the fact that the united states has built up its military forces in the region before but this time its focus is so iran something we haven't seen in recent memory and we heard from the permanent mission the permanent iranian mission at the united nations in new york reinforcing a position that iran has maintained that this is all a propaganda war that this is all psychological warfare. still to come on al-jazeera. i saw men with guns they told me the job they called me for was to fight. why these kenyans s

chance of this turning into a more military drawn out conflict of any kind the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei in a speech on tuesday evening to senior members of his government senior civilian and military leaders in iran basically reiterated that point reinforced that point and said that the united states in or and iran are certainly in a battle but that it is a battle of wills that iran can win but it must maintain its its its stance against the united states and he did say that the uproar that the united states is creating this he called it a show of grandeur an outward show of grantor this is really not as powerful as they really are essentially saying that america's bark is worse than its bite but at the same time in his speech he also reiterated a standing position a standing iranian policy of non-confrontation they do not want a fight with the united states and here's some of what he said junky. there is not going to be any war not that we nor them seek war they know it will not be in their interest negotiating is poisonous as long as the us continues with the same course of action and

united states that of course flies in the face of stated iranian policy by the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei himself who has said that we will not negotiate with the united states and especially not the white house of u.s. president donald trump or examples ravi of the in terror and same thank you for that . well the u.s. president has issued a direct threat to iran tweeting that if iran wants to fight it'll be the end of the country he later said he would prefer economic invasion iran's foreign minister zarif has hit back saying iran won't be intimidated by genocidal taunts. u.s. warships sailing in the arabian sea these the latest pictures showing additional u.s. military personnel deployed to the region and move to counter what the u.s. sees a thrifts from iran the tensions also eskin lasing on twitter donald trump wrote if iran wants to fight that will be the official end of iran never thracian the united states again. to iran has described the roots of psychological warfare and a political guy iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif tweeted trump hopes to achieve what alexander and

so they cannot confront iran in this way now mr comments came a day after supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei in a speech from his residence in tehran speaking to students and academics said that iran's government all of the establishment speaks in one voice when it comes to talks with the united states going to months really because there is consensus among executive officials that negotiating with the united states is absolutely not advised not just negotiating with the current government the obama administration was not fundamentally diff.

waters surrounding the country we also can look to recent comments by the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei in which he also foreshadowed something like this and let me read to you a statement he made during a speech earlier this month at the beginning of this month to a group of teachers he said that in the face of this battle formation by the united states that iran had to take a battle formation as well and the most important thing to do was to stay united he also said that every one of the people and the officials must prepare themselves for this aggression and wherever they are they must take responsibility to enter the battlefield so a lot of war rhetoric in this what is still very much a war of words but iranian leaders are taking john bolton's hawkishness in iran very seriously in a few days we'll see it'll be one year since the united states pulled out of the joint comprehensive plan of action the anniversary of that will be on may eighth and leading up to that we are expecting to hear more strong rhetoric from various senior leaders here into her own well let's talk to mom around

continued to maintain that a military conflict is unlikely or even impossible supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei reinforced that idea in a speech on tuesday evening to senior civilian and military leaders in his government he said that iran and america are locked in a battle but that it is a battle of wills and that the upper are coming from the united states need not be feared he said that their real power is less than their outward shows of grander essentially that america's bark is worse than its bite but at the same time he also reiterated iran's position that even though iran won't back down from u.s. pressure the country does not want a war with american forces in the region. than on this there is not going to be any war neither we nor them seek war they know it will not be in their interest negotiating is poisonous as long as the u.s. continues with the same course of action and to go shooting with the present american government is twice as poisonous. the supreme leader's latest statement comes of course as the 2050 nuclear deal continues to unravel the atomic energy organization of iran

ali khamenei said his country did not want war with the untied states. joining me is rana rahimpour from the bbc persian service. tell me 11 more about this statement from the ayatollahmed to come to coincide with mike pompeo just seemed to come to coincide with mike pompeojust said. itjust seemed to come to coincide with mike pompeo just said. itjust came out a few minutes ago, that iran is not looking for war but is not going to negotiate another nuclear deal, and he also said iran will continue to resist whether the us is happy with this. it doesn't seem they're going to budge. mike pompeo said he had shared, as we suspected, the intelligence that they have with the european foreign minister yesterday for supper seems to be some suggestion he is pointing the fingerfor to be some suggestion he is pointing the finger for these attacks in the persian gulf and in the straight of hormuz on the who —— on the yemen. how will he respond to those? he does not have full command over the rebel groups in the region. it is not like every huthi attack goes through the commanders. there had been previous attacks on by huthis. we after memory there in a roar with saudi arabia ful