among them iran's president ebrahim raisi. after his fiery speech, he sat down with me for an exclusive interview. i asked him about his country's nuclear program, its place in the middle east debately changed by the abraham accord and about women's rights in iran after the death of mahsa amini. and the protests that followed. and all of these hundreds of millions maybe over a billion muslims wrong? and only the islamic republic of iran is right? >>> then open trade has bun within of the great engines of progress in the world, lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. is it now moving in reverse? and is america to blame? i'll talk to the head of the world trade organization ngozi okonjo-iweala who said the world needs a new vision for globalization. >>> but first, here is my take. the biden administration has pursued a new and ambitious economic agenda premised on the notion that the prevailing orthodoxy of the last few decades specifically the imperative to embrace free markets and free trade was inadequate to th

says would be for iran's humanitarian use only, after iran's president ebrahim raisi telling me in an exclusive interview that iran will do whatever it wants with the money. >> no, that's not true the system is set up such that this money, these funds, can only be parcelled out for humanitarian purposes. >> reporter: tonight, the five americans at the center of the deal, held for years, are expected to be freed at any time. recently transferred from a prison cell, where they had been held on espionage charges. the u.s. says they were unjustly detained now, they wait to be exchanged for five iranians held in the u.s. on alleged sanctions violations for iran, the deal will free up billions that had been blocked by u.s. sanctions. walking the buzzi streets of this capital, it doesn't immediately strike you how isolated this country is, but in fact, iran is the second-most sanctioned country in the world russia only surpassed it after its invasion of ukraine speaking to president raisi through a government-provided translator, i asked about the well-being of the soon to be freed americans

last night we brought you portions of my exclusive one-on-one interview with iran's president, ebrahim raisi. tonight we have more specifically, i pressed the president about complaints from the u.s. and ukraine that iran is supplying russia with drones >> let me turn to the issue of the war in ukraine and russia and drones can you be as clear as you can about what iran's military relationship is with russia right now, especially as it pertains to drones, iranian drones >> translator: we have connections with different countries, economic relations, trade relations. with russia we have a trade and economic relation we have defensive relations and defense cooperation. we have -- and we have no role in russia/ukraine war. >> ukraine claims it shot down perhaps two dozen iranian-made drones they have recovered wreckage and linked it to iran. do you discount that, what the u.s. calls, i think, undeniable proof? >> translator: i followed this issue, and i had some conversations with eastern europe officials. i asked ukraine if they have any documents they should provide with us. till now they hav

ebrahim raisi arrived in the united states of america and 6 billion dollars as well, of course , accordingthese networks, washington's issue for support the anti-iranian elements are not the same as before, but the harsh behavior was introduced . the american government was the subject of discussions on the opposition networks for several minutes in the case of the attack of the german police on the headquarters of the hypocrites . for years , there has been a discussion within the american government, and the reports that were given were that this democratic organization is not the rights of citizens members they themselves make the popularity of these courses among the people of iran a shame because of the behavior of the american government towards iran, and this kind of cooperation and hand in hand to find mr. raisi with the shameful pen of sedav and sima news agency, the tripling of economic growth in three months. at the beginning of the year, the central bank said that for the first time in years, the growth rate was negative or low . this spring, iran's economic growth rate is six

ebrahim raisi arrived in the united states of america and released six billion dollars , as well as freeinghese networks, the issue of washington for supporting anti-iranian elements as before. it's not difficult. it wasn't the topic of our network's conversations. the reports that were given within the us government were that this organization is not democratic . it ignores the rights of citizens to its members . it is also popular among the people of iran . we will go to washington live and talk with yousef azizi, an expert on american issues, mr. azizi. at the beginning of this program, we discussed the key points of the president's speech at the united nations general assembly. now, i want to know your assessment of the president's speech at the united nations general assembly yesterday. what's up? greetings you and the respected viewers of your program should take a good look. i think that considering the position that iran has found in the last decade, especially in the region and the world, and considering the conditions that we have as a transitional mother in the world order, the e

ebrahim raisi arrived in the united states of america and releasing six billion dollars as well.'s hard for you, the museum of the american government, for several minutes, it was the topic of discussions on the ma'and networks about the attack of the german police on the headquarters of the hypocrites. the third one is popular among the people of iran. in the end, the media call the american government's behavior towards the opposition shameful, this cover-up and cooperation to film mr. raisi baqershahr baqergareh, the sda news agency, in the continuation of the world today live. we go to washington and we are having a conversation with yusuf azizi, an expert on american issues , mr. azizi. at the beginning of this program , we discussed the key points of the president's speech at the united nations general assembly. now, i would like to know your assessment of the president's speech at the united nations general assembly yesterday. you and the respected viewers of your program should watch carefully. i think that considering the position that iran has found in the last decade,

after the freed americans are scheduled to arrive back on american soil also, iranian president ebrahim raisi is expected to speak later in the day >> brie, thank you >> let's get an update on the return of those freed americans. they flew overnight from qatar to the united states chapman bell is follow the journey for us good morning this had cewill certainly be an incredibly emotional homecoming today. >> reporter: that's right, jessica, that plane arriving qatar. and u.s. officials were there on the ground to greet them in doha according to the families, one of the families of the prisoners released, all five families spoke with president biden and jake sullivan. according to one senior diplomat in qatar, all five of those passengers are on a plane heading to the u.s. to the washington, d.c. area. they took off after meeting with official there and they're all believed to be in good health and in good spirits as well. one of those released, americans saying in a statement that he's been dreaming of this day for eight years and cannot wait to get to an apple store to see what garagdgets exi

placed under house arrest the other two were already under house arrest the iranian president ebrahim raisi telling lester holt that all of them are in good health in, good condition once they are released, the five iranians held in the u.s. will be released. we understand at least one of them may stay in the united states that, according to iranian authorities. this of course is highly controversial, some republican critics saying that the u.s. is essentially paying ransom money to the iranians. we do know that both president raisi and president biden will be at the u.n. general assembly this week as this prisoner swap set to take place potentially as early as today >> we will certainly be keeping our eyes on that >>> ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is also expected to visit the united nations this week. zelenskyy warned in a new "60 minutes" interview that if ukraine falls to russia, it could lead to another world war. >> translator: the whole world has to decide whether we want to stop putin or whether we want to start the beginning of a world war. russian society has lost the re

coming up on "nightly news" with lester holt, an interview with the iranian president ebrahim raisi.gh a government translator. under proposed deal, the u.s. would agree to unfreeze $6 billion in iranian assets. money that is posed be used for humanitarian purposes. critics say it's essentially a ransom. lester asked the iranian president how that money would be used if the deal goes through. >> what is your expectation of its use? we are told that it's for humanitarian purposes, food and medicine. do you believe you have the right to use that money in any way that you see fit? >> translator: this money belongs to the islamic republic of iran and naturally we will decide the islamic republic of iran will decide to spend it wherever we need it. >> lester also talked to the iranian leader about the condition of the five imprisoned americans and when they'd be released. that's tonight at 6:30 on "nightly news." >>> coming up next though, the cdc has come out with advice on who should get the newest who should get the newest boter foros with chevy silverado and silverado hd, you can take

seyed ebrahim raisi, president muhammad baqir qaliyaf , chairman of the islamic council and gholam hossein mohseni ajaei, the head of the judiciary , congratulated this heroism in separate messages. and after cristiano ronaldo's appearance in tehran together with saudi arabia's nasr football team to meet press police in the group stage of the asian champions league, ali parvin pishoot of our country's football criticized the margins of this portuguese star's presence. pishtan press police had a birthday party for two legends of their team. mehr 1322 mahmoud khordbin, my loyal friend, mahmoud khordbin, is a bit sick, but god willing, he will get better may he get better soon. may we all feel at ease. on the sidelines of this birthday, parveen criticized the management of press police club for the events before the press police al-nasr game. rolando, for example, is a great player , yes, but we should not go ahead of him. perspur, this football was press police, we shouldn't all go like this to see him sir. i was looking for the bus in the stadium , i was running after the bus. i will leave

iranian president ebrahim raisi called it a humanitarian move. >> in the issue -- when the issue of prisonerwap was raised, we announced we were ready to do the swap as a completely humanitarian work. definitely this humanitarian act can be a step between iran and america. reporter: u.s. president biden issued a statement saying he celebrated the return of the americans, but would continue to impose sanctions on iran for its provocative actions. his top diplomat antony blinken said the swap in negotiations on the nuclear deal are not linked. >> the freedom of these unjustly detained americans has always been a separate track of engagement with iran. irrespective of what was happening, or not happening, in pursuing the effort to return to the nuclear agreement, we've been focused on working independently to bring these americans home. reporter: both sides have been hostile since the 1979 revolution in iran. washington has long opposed tehran expanding its nuclear program and its close ties with russia. and iran has been angered by u.s. support for israel, and involvement in middle east politi

and iranian president ebrahim raisi demanded an end to us sanctions against iran. iran. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a russian court declined to hear an appeal from wall streetjournal reporter evan gershkovich, returning the motion to a lower court. gershkovich has been detained in a moscowjail on espionage charges for nearly six months. if convicted, gershkovich faces up to 20 years in prison. the parents of ftx founder sam bankman—fried are being sued for allegedly holding millions of "fraudulently transferred dollars" and turning a blind eye to misconduct at the company. bankman—fried's father served as an adviser to ftx and his mother helped direct her son's political donations, according to filings. attorneys for the parents said the claims are "completely false. " us presidentjoe biden�*s son, hunter, will plead not guilty to three criminal charges relating to a gun purchase he made in 2018. that's according to his lawyer. the younger biden was indicted last week for possessing a gun while

. >> and you can see the full interview with iranian president ebrahim raisi on fareed zakari gps sunday0 a.m. in new york and 3:00 p.m. in london. >>> just ahead a mysterious ground operation and drone strikes inside sudan are raising the question, who is behind them? an exclusive cnn investigation indicates it could be ukraine. i i was exercising for over an hour every day. it was realllly discouraging. but golo's so easy, the weigight just falls off. try killing bugs the worry-free way. not the other way. zevo traps use light to attract and trap flying insects with no odor and no me. they work continuously, so you don't have to. people-friendly. bug-deadly. >>> air defenses shot down 17 attack grdrones. one made a hit setting a fire. and tuesday russian attacks killed at least nine civilians across ukraine. two people died from shelling in kherson. six killed further north. and early tuesday russia launched 18 attack growns on lviv there far from the front l. and three made it past air defenses killing one person and destroying a warehouse full of humanitarian aid. >>> and fallout fro

now iran's president, ebrahim raisi, says his government will decide how and where to spend the newlynfrozen assets, which are supposed to be used for humanitarian purposes. executive vice president of the quincy institute, an expert on u.s.-iranian relations and iranian foreign policy. good to see you, and good to have you weigh in on this. simply. >> thank you. >> thanks for being here. why is this a good deal if these americans do finally, finally make it home? >> because these americans were wrongfully detained in iran. they're essentially hostages. for the president to bring home americans that are innocent from foreign jails is a good thing, ultimately. and i think under normal circles, there would be no question about this, because it entails iran, and everything about iran is politicized in the united states, it ends up becoming a controversial issue. but had it been any other country, this would have been absolutely a know-brainer. >> but these americans are wrongfully detained in your words because it is a political matter, because it is iran. i want to take one sample of am

prisoner swap, iranian president ebrahim raisi told the u.n. general assembly, the u.s. "project to 'americanize' the world has failed" as he hailed a new world order. he also called on the u.s. to revive the iran nuclear deal it -- president trump pulled the u.s. out of. >> america should demonstrate its willingness to fulfill its commitments and conclude the past. amy: outside the u.n. headquarters, protesters gathered to condemn iran's government. tuesday marked one year since the start of iran's nationwide uprising following the death of mahsa amini. cuban president miguel diaz-canel called for major reforms to international economic institutions and national debts that have overwhelmingly harmed countries in the global south. brazilian president luiz inÁcio lula da silva also addressed the u.n. >> we will continue to criticize any attempt to divide the world into zones of influence to reissue the cold war. the u.n. security council is losing its credibility. this stems in particular from the acts of its permanent members who wage unauthorized wars in pursuit of terr

. ♪ robitussin ♪ our fareed zakaria salt down with iranian president ebrahim raisi on the sidelines ofhere is part of that interview. >> let me start by asking you about this prisoner release that took place. i know relations between your government and the united states are still very strained, but does this deal mean that you are able to work with the united states government on issues of mutual interest? >> translator: in the name of the creator. the most compassionate, the most merciful, praise be to god the sovereign of the world and many blessings. the issue of exchange of prisoners that is at the core of your question, we did something that was prompted by humanitarian motives, and those individuals who were in prison in the united states whom up to the point that we were informed our information indicated that they were unjustly imprisoned. but the folks who were in imprisoned in iran, they had committed crimes and their complaints had gone through the legal system and they were condemned, and there was an opportunity for this exchange to take place, and this exchange was, as i

. >> martha: that was iran's president ebrahim raisi's fiery message at the general assembly this weeksi's wife, jamileh alamolhoda shortly after that speech. she comes from an ultra conservative family in a country that erupted in protest after the death of mahsa amini one year ago. [ chanting ] >> martha: it was a message heard across the globe. [ chanting ] >> martha: thousands pouring tonight the streets supporting women in iran, demanding rights and accountability after the death of 22-year-old mahsa amini. amini had been arrested for improperly wearing the mandatory hijab or head scarf. she died in police custody, but the wife of iran's president disputes that amini was beaten. i was in constant contact with all of the medical personnel involved in this case, she said. she was ill. she had preexisting conditions. she was loved by all of us. i'm a mother myself, and i do understand that. the value of girls and women as a whole. amini's family strongly disputes that was the cause of her death, and so do those willing to risk their lives to support her. the reality is this. a govern

raisi , on friday the seventh of mehr, here is shahid beheshti international airport, the second visit of the president to isfahan. ebrahimesist visited the water transfer project from the sea of ​​oman to isfahan is a project that results in the supply of water to isfahan's industry and the surplus is used for drinking by the people . 2500 people are working in this line every day. we have invested nearly 300 billion 2080 billion in this project . surplus amounting to 70 million cubic meters per year is implemented. the second stage is water transfer from jask region to sirjan, which has 400 million cubic meters for the province. you are a contractor. how many people do we have? i have 60 here now . it is happening in the country because of your ability and people like you to these areas, first of all, i would like to thank everyone involved for the completion of 500 works and the start of the second phase. this is good news for the people to know that the work has not been interrupted and continues at a fast pace . none of this prevented the president , then he went to foulad mobarakeh and put the 914 megahi power plant