wins because it will show the european countries that ebrahim raisi is a hardliner, a bad quy ebrahim like it is run by a more pragmatic and reasonable actors. give us an idea, please, about how iranians feel about this election. has it divided the country? definitely. the country might settle for political pundits and historians and sociologist, it might settle the issue of where it run stand in terms of the centre, periphery, urban, rural, modern. it is a tight race and the focus of ebrahim raisi has been the urban and the rural with promises ofjob and economic benefits, three times what they are getting. the reformers have called this impractical. the effects of those promises for a population that has not seen the benefits of the promises of hassan rouhani, is very strong. i don't think can take it for granted that he can win or lose at this stage. thank you both for being weather. won being with us. next, we have the sport news including a russian billionaire's bid to buy arsenal. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in the many‘s

he is eating challenged by ebrahim raisi. -- being challenged by ebrahim raisi.here are two that other candidates. the polling stations are finally closed after voting was extended due to a huge rush. it seems like there is a great sense of excitement about these elections. reporter: oh, yes, there was a lot of excitement at the polling station in tehran where i stayed all day. people were queued up for hundreds and hundreds of meters. one girl told me it took seven hours to get inside and cast her vote. she stayed all the time, although it was very hot today in tehran. and authorities are celebrate in this huge turnout as a side -- as a sign of approval of the republic itself. that is not necessarily true for everybody. there are some people who are not totally happy with the past four years, but still, they know what is at stake. they know the country would change a lot if ebrahim raisi were elected today, so that is what drove them to the ballot boxes. sarah: so, keeping raisi out of office was driving this election. what else? reporter: it has been two years

all of us predicted it, especially because most of the conservative parties had been supporting ebrahim raisit there was a question of how effective his withdrawal can be on ebrahim raisi‘s winning, because many, many analysts think it wouldn‘t necessarily help ebrahim raisi win the election. why not? on the face of it, they are quite similar in terms of policy. some analysts believe that their supporters wouldn‘t necessarily overla p. supporters wouldn‘t necessarily overlap. so about 20% of the supporters of mohammad baqer qalibaf will vote for hassan rouhani and it will vote for hassan rouhani and it will be a very close election. some people might think it will go to the second round, so they think that it probably would have 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

the main challenger is ebrahim raisi. he is a veteran conservative hardliner.here could be crises ahead. president hassan rouhani wants to have another term. he's a moderate who would like more 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

has avative ebrahim raisi harder time appealing to young women. his views are considered to be closer to the iran supreme leader. the supreme leader issued a law for bidding women from -- for bikesg women from riding in town. >> it difficult because no other girls try to do it. areaura and her friends driving the country for, no matter who is in office, all the while keeping their hair covered , in line with islamic law. >> u.s. president donald trump is leaving his u.s. domestic was behind him as he embarks on his foreign trip as president as he goes to the vatican, brussels and ryad. just aded air force one few hours ago. public approval levels or president trump have a drop -- percentpped, just 38 of adults in the nine states approve of president trump. last-minute preparations underway in ryad ahead of donald trump's historic visit to saudi arabia. at the same moment in washington, the u.s. president vows to make his first trip abroad a success for all americans. >> with the safety, security and interest of the american people as my priority,

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 20,663. the s&p 5

the main challenger is ebrahim raisi. he is a veteran conservative hardliner.t hassan rouhani wants to have another term. he's a moderate who would like more 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 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 lea

his main challenger is ebrahim raisi, a hardline cleric close to supreme leader ayatollah khamenei.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 further package of austerity measures that include tax rises and more cuts to pensions. the government is hoping the savings will appease international lenders, as the country looks for another instalment

ebrahim raisi, a hardliner, appealing to pour out conservative voters highlighting the government's failure 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 bomb. the bomb of mammography and an overeducated society wanting employment, wanting a different kind of future, being pitted against revolutionary elites that are trying to hold onto their power an elite, embodied by you run‘s elderly supreme leader. p

ebrahim raisi is less well known. in the muslim world and is widely seen as the possible successor to the supreme leader. it all looks peaceful so far but there is apprehension. eight years ago, the suspicion that hardliners rigged the results triggered months of protests. it was a national trauma which rocked the establishment to the core. no—one wants to see that again. paul adams, bbc news. the tv entertainer rolf harris has this morning been released from stafford prison. the 87—year—old was convicted and sentenced in 2014. he is currently on trial facing four counts of indecent assault against three teenage girls that allegedly took place in the 1970s and early ‘80s. he had been appearing by video link but will appear in court in person on monday. he denies all the charges. a bbc investigation has found flaws in the voice—recognition system used by one of britain's biggest banks, hsbc. it analyses a customers' voice patterns, allowing access to their accounts. but while the bank says everyone's voice is unique, m

his main challenger is ebrahim raisi, a hardline cleric close to the supreme leader ayatollah khameneinese 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, says he expects no honeymoon from the public after his first week in power. he now has try and to win a major

the independent looks ahead to iran's presidential election where support for hardline candidate ebrahim raisid trump's disparaging comments on the iran nuclear deal. incumbent president hassan rohani is still the narrow favourite to win, but the paper says say he faces a tough challenge because since he struck same nuclear deal he has so far failed to transform the economy. the front of the ft looks at lloyds bank which has closed the darkest chapter in its history after the uk government offloaded its remaining share in the bank. lloyds received a twenty billion pound public—bail out following the 2008 financial crisis. and finally, as seen in the guardian, the planet's biggest and most powerful wind turbines have begun to generate electricity off the coast of liverpool. each structure is almost 200 meters high, which is taller than the pyramids of giza. with me isjustin urquhart stewart who's director of seven investment management. good morning. we see this every day. let us start with trump. and i don't mean that in a good way. every day, there is a new league. it is a soap opera. it is w

the difference between rouhani and the moderate challenger, ebrahim raisi, is particularly stark. >> an image you do not often see in iran, a woman and public with her hair completely uncovered. sara, a student, knows she could be stopped by the so-called morality police. wearing a headscarf, she says when women object to do so, male politicians do not listen. not a problem, they say . if this is so, please let us take off the scarf. >> incumbent president has on rouhani has reached out to modern female voters like sarah. showedh, social media him alongside two female hikers, which would not the considered appropriate by hard-liners. i has aative ebrahim rais harder time appealing to young women. his views are close to iran supreme leader alley, and a -- ali khamenei. women are restricted from riding bicycles in public. this woman is a motorcross rider, iran's national champion. >> it is difficult because no other girls try to do it. >> norah and her friends are driving the country forward, regardless of who is in office, all the while keeping their hair tagged under the helmet, in l

his closest opponent, ebrah ebrahim raisi.or international correspondent fred pleitgen is joining us from tehran. what does the significant turnout mean and what about the result, could that reshape iran's foreign policy? >> reporter: well, to a certain extent i think it really can and these people that are pouring in here, it really is remarkable. this polling station was supposed to close about 4 1/2 hours ago and now well into the night the entire area in front of it is still full with hundreds of people. it shows that the folks here really understand how important this election is going to be for the country's economic and also for the political and foreign policy future as well. because the two opponents that you were just mentioning, the incumbent rouhani and his opponent raisi really have contradictory plans to one another. on the one hand, rouhani wants to continue engagement with the west and open this country economically. he believes that will bring more foreign investment and that ultimately will bring more jobs as

the incumbent rouhani faces a challenge from the conservative clerk ebrahim raisi.day before the u.s. president travels to saudi arabia. anna: let's go live to tehran, where bloomberg markets: middle east editor joseph comella the is -- yousef gamal el-din is at one of the biggest polling stations. good morning to you again. yousef: good morning. by theetting busier minute. the polls have been open since it :00 this morning. this is a big vote, given that president trump is en route to saudi arabia. this is shaping up to be one of the biggest elections for iran and's the islamic revolution in 1979. the contenders that are still in play, ebrahim raisi and hassan , who came through here just a couple hours ago to vote and the crowd went wild. a sunny day here, very quiet on the streets. there is security, but it is a festive atmosphere on this particular corner. there's some really fascinating discussions that have been happening on the sidelines. manus: when we talk about the two main protagonists, we have rouhani, the world has become familiar with, the man who brou

with an astounding voter turnout of 74%, moderate rouhani beat hard liner ebrahim raisi by nearly eightillion votes. in his victory speech, rouhani said -- the iranian nation has chosen the path of interaction with the world a path which is driven extremism and violence. supporters of president rouhani have poured into the streets to celebrate his victory. their man got another four years and the sense of excitement and relief is palpable. but in iran euphoria can quickly turn into disappointment and disillusion. if he cannot translate campaign promises into reality such as creating much needed jobs to boost the economy, as well as freeing political prisoners, loosening social restrictions and getting rid of nuclear and non-nuclear sanctions. >> people don't forget what he has promised. so if things don't work out at the end of the four years, that's going to be the end of the reformist camp. >> reporter: besides domestic expectations, mr. rouhani continues to face hostile neighbors, an untrusting west made clear today during president trump's speech before saudi arabia's king. >> all n

>> within the context of people allowed to vote, rouhani-ebrahim raisi is not much of a spectrum.wide open election. you have to get designated as eligible to vote. julia: one thing about rouhani is he has quoted for next -- he -- courted for the existence foreign investment with success, but what would wrong? >> there was huge political resistance and the united states after the nuclear deal. there was apprehension about racing to lift the sanctions. a large part of it in that the department of treasury clarifying what the sanctions language meant in terms of money transfers internationally. people were taking slow steps. i cannotuhani victory, imagine the europeans will not join the rest of the world in investing in iran and the united states may have to catch up. iran may be one of the best overall investment opportunities in the world because it has been cut off and the economy still functions and you have a population that wants to be part of the rest of the world, that is very western oriented in terms of how they dress, what they eat, what they watch on tv. we had tore in i

ebrahim raisi is less well known.e muslim world and is widely seen as the possible successor to the supreme leader. it all looks peaceful so far but there is apprehension. eight years ago, the suspicion that hardliners rigged the results triggered months of protests. it was a national trauma which rocked the establishment to the core. no—one wants to see that again. paul adams, bbc news. we understand the release of figures for the nhs budget deficit may be delayed until after the election. throughout the election campaign, we are looking at some of the issues that are most important to voters and hearing from our specialists. today, hugh pym has been assessing the state of the national health service. the big challenge for the nhs is coping with rising demand for care, partly because of a growing and ageing population. last year in england there were more than 23.6 million visits to a&e units, an increase of 3200 competitive the previous year. funding has not kept up. traditionally, demand for health ca re traditiona

. >> whoever is the next president, whether it be hassan rouhani or ebrahim raisi, it will change theenor of iranian politics and its ability to dialogue with the international community and the west, particularly the united states, and also its relationship with the neighbors in the region. jeremy: whoever wins will have to work with the supreme leader. in iran, he has the power and the last word. viewed from tehran, the country is a regional power with legitimate security interests and the right to help allies like the syrian regime. but that alarms its adversaries, especially the u.s. the saudis, , and israel, that won't change. jane: wikileaks founder julian assange says he won't forgive or forget after a seven-year rape investigation in sweden was dropped without charge today. for almost five of those years he has been holed up in the , ecuadorian embassy in london to avoid extradition. but today's development does not not mean that the 45-year-old can walk free. air on the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy, julian assange emerged to have his say on the end of the investigation a

but this could all change if opposition candidate ebrahim raisi wins. raisi, a conservative muslim cleric, says the nuclear deal has not helped iran's economy. while iran has returned to growth, the country still suffers from stubbornly high unemployment. further complicating matters is president trump's visit to saudi arabia and israel, two countries which view iran as an enemy. hard rhetoric exchange between the leaders could intensify tensions. >> if the reformist candidate wins in iran, the existing president right now, president rouhani, you should look for status quo basically in the price of oil. but if the conservative candidate wins, that could be bullish for the price of oil. you could see the tightening of the supply literally hit the oil market in a very dramatic way. >> reporter: that's why traders are watching this election so closely. for "nightly business report," seema mody. >>> paul christopher joins us now to discuss what the upcoming events on the president's overseas travel agenda could mean for the market next week. he is head of g

he secured 57% of the vote, compared with 38% for his main rival, the hardlinejudge ebrahim raisi.he 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 the latest of nick's election takeaways. today's takeaway, a nice bit of thai food. let me ask you all first, what do you think of the issue

he secured 57% of the vote, compared with 38% for his main rival, the hardlinejudge ebrahim raisi.he 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. president trump and king salman of saudi arabia have signed a defence deal worth $350 billion. the white house called it the biggest single arms deal in us history. in a news conference earlier, the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, said the deal would make the partnership stronger between the two nations, and sends a strong message to their common enemies. this growing partnership is really grounded in trust. trust between our two nations that we are pursuing the same objectives. co—operation and a shared interest. the elements of this declaration that was signed today, the joint strategic vision, there are many elements. there is a lot of work now to implement those elements and put them into motion. that is going to require significant ongoing engagement and dialogue between our two nations, so i think you wil

it's a minute opponent is ebrahim raisi. some iranian women fear any gains made could be rolled back. in a vote could signal inward looking iran, could find itself at odds with the united states. >>> for the first time ever the united states launched an air strike directly against pro assad forces in syria. there was no word of casualties from the strike which hit northwest of the itself-led coalition base near al nstanf, near the border of iraq and jordan. officials say the pro assad forces were advancing into deconflicted zone posing a direct threat to u.s. and allied rebel forces. the syrians made this advance despite russian warnings against it as well as warning shots from coalition aircraft. the united states fired tomahawk missiles at a syrian airfield in april, this is the first publicly known direct confrontation between u.s. forces and pro assad fighters. >>> violent clashes that broke out in greece as thousands took to the streets to protest new austerity measures. crowds filled the square in front of greece's par

rouhani had been running against the hard-liner, ebrahim raisi, whose populist campaign included cash handouts for the poor. but it was rouhani who captured the huge youth vote with promises to push forward liberal reforms and international relations. at lunchtime in the heart of iran's main bazaar, hungry iranians flocked to the moslem restaurant. the portions are large, and the prices low, which really matters to people because years of punishing sanctions have hurt. in fact, data from iran's central bank shows that after sanctions kicked in, in 2006, the amount of meat and rice iranians ate at home went steadily down every year for a decade. when the nuclear deal was finally signed two years ago, nasrin saeyfi, the restaurant's accountant, was relieved, as everyone was, when some sanctions were lift, but washington's stayed in place. to have sanctions lifted completely, you would need better relationship with the united states. >> yeah. >> reporter: do you hope for this? >> yeah. sure. >> reporter: yes? >> everyone in iran hopes this. >> reporter: with 30% unemployment among young

mr rouhani won 57% of the vote, easily beating his conservative challenger, ebrahim raisi.f this election". kasra naji has this report. president hassan rouhani, the winner of the election by a wide margin. he had promised not to let the hardliners take the country backwards. he had promised to steer the country towards moderation. this is him in his first televised victory after his victory. translation: yesterday, you said no to all those who were inviting us to return to the past or remain stuck in that present. you have put iran back on the road to progress. almost all the votes have now been counted, more than a1 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 teheran, a sigh of relief that the election went peacefully. translation: mr rouhani won 23,5a9,616 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 t

he took 57% of the vote, avoiding a run—off with an outright victory over his main challenger ebrahim raisied after a woman went missing in hull nearly a month ago. renata antczak, who's 49 and originally from poland, hasn't been in touch with her family since 25th april. police are searching a number of addresses in the city. new rules for cigarette packaging come into force this weekend. all packs must be greenish—brown withjust a small space for the brand name and include a graphic warning of the dangers of smoking. the measures, aimed at discouraging young people from taking up the habit, also include a ban on selling packs of ten. tom burridge reports. persuading young people not to smoke. that's what the government hopes these new rules will do. from today, all cigarette packets have to be a standard green design, similar to this. health warnings must cover two thirds of the front and back of the packets. and you can no longer buy packets of ten. there will also be restrictions on e—cigarettes and on rolling tobacco too. public health campaigners say the number of people smoking in br

but ebrahim raisi had promised cash hand—outs to the poor.oi to each member of the poorfamily. so i thought that would be an interesting... but it didn't work. what about the announcement that came out of washington that they weren't going to reimpose sanctions. there had been suggestions that with donald trump in so hostile to the nuclear deal, that sanctions might come back on and suddenly the pressures on the president would be greater and it might be a problem for him. in a sense, it seems to have helped him. for the moment. they tried to stay away and help president rouhani in a way by not pressurising him during the election campaign. but the nuclear deal is still up campaign. but the nuclear deal is stillup in campaign. but the nuclear deal is still up in the air in a sense. they still want to pile on more sanctions against iran and that might mean that the nuclear deal is doomed in the sense that the deal is based on the premise that you lived the sanctions for iran abandoning its nuclear programme. but if you add on more sanctions, y

whoever‘s going to be the next iranian president, whether it be hassan rouhani or ebrahim raisi, it'soing 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 legitimate security interests and the right to help allies like the syrian regime. but that alarms its adversaries, especially the us, the saudis and israel, and that won't change. jeremy bowen, bbc news. newsday is coming up at midnight. now on bbc news, it's time for newsnight. up, up, and away. president trump takes off on his first foreign tour, but there's no chance of leaving his troubles, and his attempts to deflect them, behind. if there is evidence is mounting that there might have been efforts to obstructjustice that would be a parallel back to nixon and wouldn't look good for the president. tonig

you will all recall and viewers will recall he was up against a hard liner in the form of ebrahim raisiif that leader had gotten in, we may have seen a harder line from iran which may have brought a harder line from mr. trump's administration. when i mentioned the u.s. and concerns about sanctions, he hopes u.s. iocs will be able to invest in iran at some stage. >> steve sedgwick for us at the opec meeting. >>> let's switch to politics. the cbo is out with its scoring of the healthcare bill and the analysis could make the fight to get the bill passed more come p complicated. >> the cbo found there were some improvements in the number of people insured and the premiums that healthier participants would pay, but it comes at a cost. it would insure 23 million people than the affordability care contact, and premiums would fall 23% if you are young and healthy, but rise 800% for older folks. the report gives new fuel to democrats critical of the plan, and despite a win as hailed by paul ryan it was panned as inaccurate by the white house and the department of health and human services who sa

it's seen as a tight race between president rouhani and his more conservative challenger, ebrahim raisiraisi as a hard liner and a harsh critic of the nuclear deal saying it's not paying off the economic dividends to iran and a country still suffering from high unemployment. higher than 11%. youth unemployment also very high. so, raisi saying the nuclear deal not helping us. maybe we should look to see whether we should continue to hold on to that that would have larger consequences for all of us in the west. >> so the bigger market impact is the surprise result of rouhani losing. >> exactly. raisi winning, that nuclear deal being taken off the table and iran coming off the international energy market. oil prices could rise. >>> unrest continues in venezuela. security forces using tear gas and water canons to try to stop thousands of anti-golf prompt testers. more than 40 people have been killed in the demonstrations. venezuelans are fighting over food shortages and nicolas maduro's government. the u.s. has imposed sanctions on venezuela's supreme court judges for seizing powers from op

going to be rigged no matter which way it goes, and it is between two hard-core revolutionaries, ebrahim raisind hassan rouhani who are dedicated revolutionaries dedicated to imperialism abroad, repression at home in a nuclear weapons program. how will affect the trump admission policy as they should ignore this presidential election. they should focus on the supreme leader who really has all of the power, and they need a conference of the strategy to use all in first instruments of american power to rollback the iranian aggression. >> julie: the office of finance acid control designates who contributed to the sale of explosives to syria. talk about iran and that relationship there. after president trump delivered u.s. air strikes obviously delivering a very strong bold message to the assad were jame, what does he do to send a similar message to iran? and china by the way considering that china-based network was also designated by them for supporting iran's military by supplying millions of dollars worth of missile applicable items. >> that's exactly right. in iranian defense official who was

this weekend, the iranian election watched by moderates, hassan rouhani ahead of the hard-liners ebrahim raisi was really at the heart of this election. here we are, gains across the board on monday. >> i think you brought it up as well, something we got to mention, the fact that president trump went to saudi arabia, the first trip, and the commitment that he showed. saudi arabia's big regional rival is iran and focused on that iranian election which as you said was a vote for confidence for president rouhani who was the man who struck that deal with president trump and five other nations which of course now is the deal that president trump has. two big things happening over the weekend. >> big time right now. interesting enough, the president has already called the nuclear deal the worst deal in history. we'll have to see if he uses iran or talks about iran between leaders. another topic discussed in saudi arabia, will that change in israel. israel is known for being, you know, enemy, if you will, of iran as well. something to keep in mind. as we watch president trump and before he makes his

election has come down to a two-man race with incumbent hassan rouhani facing off against cleric ebrahim raisishow rouhani ahead but only slightly. >> let's bring ali from tehran. big issues. what are the two big issues dividing these two candidates? >> reporter: well, ayman, there are two burning issues. one is the economy and one is ideology. they're both very important forrite ran yan people. now, for the first people since 1997, two clerics have been pitted against each other in the presidential election. and they represent two very different ideals. now, president rouhani, who was voted in four years ago, has appealed to the iran's more reformist, more modern type voters, saying that he wants to open up iran and outreach to the west. his signature nuclear deal is something he still goes on about, saying this has made iran a country that has moved iran away from war and the threat of war from the west and pleading with the people to give him more time to fix the economy. he said he's sown the seeds of a better economy, a better future in iran and he needs another four years to deliver on t

ebrahim raisi, a hardliner, appealing to poor conservative voters, highlighting the government's failurege useful ammunition for opponents who say the west cannot be trusted. this week's intervention by mohammad khatami, a former president and leading reformer, was a major boost for the president, resorting to social media to get around an official ban and urging people to vote for rouhani. the president is more pragmatist than natural performer, but his own use of social media suggests he is willing to embrace change. —— national reformer. iran in my opinion is a ticking time bomb. it is the bomb of demography and the bomb of over—educated society wanting employment, wanting a different kind of future, being pitted against a revolutionary elite that are trying to hold onto their power. an elite embodied by iran's elderly supreme leader ali khamenei. this is where real power resides, whoever voters choose on friday. north korea provoked an international outcry following its launch of a ballistic missile at the weekend — and of course the claim that the rocket was capable of carrying a nu

rouhani beat out his challenger, hard-line judge ebrahim raisi, in friday's election, which saw hugeurnout across the country. rouhani is credited with negotiating the 2015 iran nuclear deal. he is now vowing to work for the removal of non-nuclear sanctions levied against iran. we will have more on the iranian elections later inin the broadcast. "the new york times" reports the chinese government jailed or killed as many as 20 cia sources in the country between 2010 and 2012. u.s. officials call it the worst intelligence breach in decades. one cia source was shot in public outside a government building in an apparent warning to others who might be working for the cia. "they new york times" reports it's still unknown how the chinese successfully identified so many cia sosources. north korea launched another medium-range ballistic missile test saturday, only one week after launching a new type of rocket north korea says is capable of strikiking u.s. military bases in the region. the u.n. security cocouncil is slated t to meet tuesdsday to discuss the north h korean nuclr program. in br

have been certified, 14 million went to hassan rouhani and 10 million to his conservative rival, ebrahim raisicial 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 to give him another chance for another four years. thanks for the moment. prince george and princess charlotte will act as page boy and bridesmaid when their aunt pippa middleton marries james matthews today. the event is being dubbed the society wedding of the year. there's been speculation over whether prince harry will bring his girlfriend, the american actress meghan markle. iam sure i am sure you all can't wait to find that out. we will

ebrahim raisi is less well—known. it looks peaceful so far, but there is apprehension.nt of the call. no one wants to see that again. —— which rocked the establishment is poor. earlier i was speaking to a specialist from the persian tv channel. he said turnout far exceeded expectations. persian tv channel. he said turnout far exceeded expectationsm persian tv channel. he said turnout far exceeded expectations. it was much higher than we expected in a sense that from early morning we got reports that a lot of people are turning up. long queues everywhere, not just turning up. long queues everywhere, notjust on terror, but in other cities. the reason for this high turnout, it interesting, in a sense that this election is a fight between the hardliners and the moderates. there were indications that they were pulling all the stops. they were modernising all of their forces. they were stops. they were modernising all of theirforces. they were bringing stops. they were modernising all of their forces. they were bringing as many people as they possibly could. that is the other