so this motion will go to the guardian council. and if they agree, if the supreme national can supreme national security council agree, then it will pass and it gives the united states and europe around 2 months. so president joe biden to get into office and to see if he's going to do anything about the situation. lift those sanctions on the oil and banking sector. if it doesn't, then this comes into place. specters will be blocked and uranium will be start, start to be enrich to 20 percent reporting live from tehran. i said many thanks. indeed a 2nd, u.s. drug maker, madonna has announced that it's asking regulators there. the european union for emergency approval for its covert 19 vaccine, but says that its final trial results confirm that it's more than 94 percent effective. it's a week behind pfizer fueling hopes that the u.s. could have to approve vaccines by the end of the year. but it's not a serious gave elizondo reports. now there are also growing concerns about the approval process. a 2nd coronavirus vaccine now awaiting a

however, if joe biden doesn't do that, then this could come into play if it is approved by the guardian council and the supreme supreme national security council. but there is a divide in this country. you have the conservatives on one side who have a majority in parliament and they say enough is enough. we need to take action. negotiations haven't worked. they've criticized the reformist and the policy of strategic patience, saying that we've signed the deal. we've had negotiations and what have you been rewarded with the united states has pulled out of this deal imposed sanctions on iran and also assassinated general glosson for the money early in the year. and now the lead scientist in iran was assassinated. so they're very angry. they want to respond straight to a restaurant for mr. saying, let's hold on. let's wait. this is helpful to the president elect. joe biden gets in, and hopefully things will change reporting live from tehran. i said many thanks. indeed, a 2nd u.s. drug maker, but donna has announced that it's asking regulations there and in the european union for emergency approval

months time off to sign into law by the president hassan rouhani mation was approved by the guardian council earlier this week well those devorah joins us now from toronto and also what does this mean for iran's future with its nuclear agreement with the. well it puts iran in a very different position they clearly are not happy with the way things are at the moment now under the nonproliferation treaty which iran is a signatory to there was additional protocol that iran had voluntarily agreed to as part of that agreement so in 2015 when the iranians signed the nuclear agreement known as the way with the world powers they went back to agreeing to the protocols under the nonproliferation treaty and part of that was these unannounced surprise visits by inspectors since 2015 until now there have been a number of inspections and there's also been access they've been given 2 to 26 non-nuclear facilities in the country this was something that iran was doing as part of a good faith gesture after they signed the nuclear deal now and that that deal is on its very last legs and the official bodies of g

now what happens to this bill is that it will go to the guardian council. that is a body that is ultimately responsible for approving these motions that eventually will become law. we don't expect that to actually happen, but it remains to be seen what the guardian council will decide. usually those decisions about the country's nuclear program are left up to another body that is called the supreme national security council, which is made up of president hassan rouhani the head of the judiciary, as well as the speaker of parliament. all those decisions about how iran will proceed on what they will do about the nuclear program comes from that part of the government. so this is why this motion by the parliament has been taken as a very much a political move by this conservative parliament and a move against the president and his government warning them that basically any kind of future discussions in dialogues with western powers over the nuclear program is not something these officials will welcome. we also heard that the official reaction from the foreign m

. >> this motion will have to go to the guardian council for approval, but all decisions about the nuclearade by another body, that is the supreme national security council. this move by the conservator literally -- the conservatively controlled parliament comes at a critical time. on friday, a 63-year-old nuclear scientist was assassinated tehran when his motorcade came under attack. the government released these never before seen photos of him receiving the order of service for his role in the 2015 nuclear deal. a fact which was not public knowledge until now. in 2018, u.s. president donald trump withdrew from the deal and imposed a series of crippling economic penalties on iran. as a result, iran reduces commitments to the deal in phases and the access to international atomic energy inspectors is all that remains as part of the jcpoa deal. there is a light of pressure -- a lot of pressure for the government inside iran. >> i think it is quite telling, indicating the fact that iran's or the iranian debates on the jcpoa moving to a harsher situation and rhetoric, i think this will have an

months time after it's signed into law by president hassan rouhani the motion was approved by the guardian council this week when it speaks to our correspondent also of ari she joins us now from tehran what does this mean in practice both in terms of the uranium enrichment and where this now places iran and the conversation about the potential resurgence of the nuclear deal. well it makes things very very difficult but what this movie has done is really iran has managed to put the ball in the other and the international communities court the supreme national security council said that it was in the national interest of the country for this bill to be approved they were very receptive to it they said that this is not something that should be used to highlight the different divisions within the country and the political divisions that exist now the parliament fastrack this bill which was in the making after the assassination of the high ranking nuclear scientist mawson factories out there and it was approved very quickly as was billed by the guardian council what president hassan rouhani has said is

this motion will now have to go to the guardian council for approval but all the citizens about iran's nuclear program are made by another body as the supreme national security council but this move by the conservatively controlled parliament comes at a critical time on friday 63 year old nuclear scientists most and factories are the was assassinated near to her on when his motorcade came under attack in broad daylight in a rare move the government released these never before seen photos of the receiving the order of service for his role in the 2015 nuclear deal a fact which was not public knowledge until now in 2018 u.s. president dollar trump withdrew from the deal and imposed a series of crippling economic penalties on iran as a result iran reduces commitments to the deal in phases and the access to international atomic energy inspectors is all of what remains as part of the deal there is a lot of pressure on the government inside iran to respond to the sasa nation of one of the country's top nuclear and defense officials i think it's quiet telling indicating the fact that iran alre

legislation which would have limited nuclear watchdog access access to iran's facilities the guardian council says the little would damage diplomatic efforts iranian parliament had passed a draft motion on tuesday the united nations says that it signed a deal with ethiopia's governments to get unrestricted humanitarian access to the to greater region the agreement will allow aid workers to access federally controlled areas well that a 1000000 people a sort of been displaced u.s. attorney general william boss says the justice department has not found voter fraud on a scale that could have changed the outcome of last month's presidential election his comments to the associated press contradict president donald trump's claims that the vote was raked you up to date those are the headlines will have more news fear an overseer of the inside story next. will india's protesting farmers forced the prime minister into a climbdown. is resisting calls to repeal reform rules. big corporations what are the political risks from this is inside still. welcome to the program and it's. more than 60 percent of i

nuclear scientist and factories out there and it was approved very quickly as was the bill by the guardian council what president hassan rouhani has said is that this was detrimental to diplomacy but what it really means is that the iranian officials would nor longer allow an an ounce visits by the i.a.e.a. inspectors now this is part of the nonproliferation agreement that iran has signed since 1970 this was a caveat of that agreement that was voluntarily signed by iran in 2015 after the nuclear deal was signed they for iran to show some good face to the international community to say that we don't have anything to hide well now to india where the fury of produce prices and agricultural subsidies shows little sign of dying down for testing farmers and government ministers have ended this weekend's talks without any agreement instead discussions are set to resume next week elizabeth peron is on the outskirts of new delhi. they're staying put they said they're not going anywhere until the government repeals 3 recent farm laws and on the day that promised in the end there morty held a meeting with th

but what this bill will do is it will now go to the guardian council and they will decide how to proceed. but it's very clear that the conservative voice in iran is just becoming louder and louder. the spite objections from officials within government, including the foreign ministry spokesperson, who reacted to these events in parliament. let's listen to what he had to say to see the government and the foreign ministry have already announced their thoughts that they don't agree with this action plan. it's not necessary nor helpful. it's not clear if the parliamentarians get what they see. unfortunately, they didn't pay attention to our points of view. the government in response to the events that unfolded on tuesday in parliament, have now released never before seen pictures of the assassinated nuclear scientist who is on the receiving a special order from president hassan rouhani a few years ago for his service and involvement in the go shooting that very nuclear deal in 2015. this was information that was not made public before. and the government has now released these photos to show

assassination has prompted a bill to be quickly passed through parliament and approved by the guardian council which will in 2 months time limit iran's cooperation with the international atomic energy organization and also increase its nuclear activities this is as a direct result of this assassination and the president has said even though this nuclear program will move forward without fact that his death will not go unpunished. in tehran thank you. negotiations between the u.k. and the european union s. said to be on a knife age as they struggle to secure a post breaks it trade deal they can't agree on 3 key issues fishing rights resolving future disputes and how to guarantee fair competition and has the latest from london. back in brussels for another go at striking a trade deal with his european union counterparts are going to be working very hard to try and get a deal we're going to see what happens in a good game today and that will we will be looking forward to meeting oh you're being released later on so thanks very much to resume talks between david frost and the e.u.'s michaud down h

months time after it's signed into law by president hassan rouhani the motion was approved by the guardian council earlier this week our correspondent also explains the significance from tehran. president hassan rouhani has said is that this was detrimental to diplomacy but what it really means is that the iranian officials would nor longer allow an an ounce visits by the i.a.e.a. inspectors now this is part of the nonproliferation agreement that iran has signed since 1970 this was a caveat of that agreement that was voluntarily signed by iran in 2015 after the nuclear deal was signed before iran to show some good face to the international community to say that we don't have anything to hide but since then the inspectors it's important to know they have visited 26 non-nuclear facilities they have visited a number of military facilities as part of their inspection so the officials here have said that it's enough now because the u.s. withdrew from the nuclear deal in 2013 this bill was seen as an effort to try and lift some of the sanctions that they imposed on iran since then now in terms of the i

time after it is signed into law by president has on rouhani the motion was approved by the guardian council this week. if you know piers government says it's captured or killed most of the leaders of the embattled region as it tries to bring an end to the month long conflict but the head of the to gray and people's liberation front says people in the regional capital mckenney are protesting about looting by ethiopian backed every tree and soldiers and media blackout in the area makes it difficult to confirm these allegations as bring in al-jazeera as mohamed vonn who's at the border crossing point don not far from the border we hear so the conflict in northern ethiopia having repercussions regionally not least in sudan tell us about the numbers of refugees who are still trying to make that last thing into ethiopia. yes this is the 100 border crossing it is one of the biggest official crossings between sudan and. on this side you can see behind this river which is called the city it dividing the 2 countries and on this side on the sudanese side you can see all these people are refugees these

scientists most and factories out there and it was approved very quickly as was the bill by the guardian councilwhat president hassan rouhani has said is that this was true mental diplomacy but what it really means is that the iranian officials would no longer allow an an ounce visits by the i.a.e.a. inspectors now this is part of the nonproliferation agreement that iran has signed since 1970 this was a caveat of that agreement that was voluntarily signed by iran in 2015 after the nuclear deal was signed they for iran to show some good face to the international community to say that we don't have anything to hide it is a month since 2 hurricane hit central america just 2 weeks apart many areas still under water in honduras thousands of people there of and left homeless in the middle of the crown a virus pandemic manual rapido reports. this is baby joshua he was born just over a week ago at this makeshift shelter under a bridge in san pedro sula. his mother 23 year old. tells us her family lost everything during hurricanes ada and iota 2 powerful back to back storms that flooded the city last mon

now what happens to this bill is that it will go to the guardian council. that is a body that is ultimately responsible for approving these motions that eventually will become law. usually those decisions about the country's nuclear program are left up to another body that is called the supreme national security council, which is made up of president hassan rouhani the head of the judiciary as well as the speaker of parliament. so this is why this motion by the parliament has been taken as a very much a political move by this conservative parliament and a move against the president and his government warning them that basically any kind of future discussions in dialogues with western powers over the nuclear program is not something these officials will welcome. we also heard that the official reaction from the foreign ministry spokesperson. let's hear what he had to say because you seem to the government and the foreign ministry have already announced their thoughts that they don't agree with this action. plan it's neither necessary nor helpful. it's not cl

the powerful guardian council made the decision, which has been criticized by rouhani.aking talks on oil raises the, possibility of salvaging a deal. earlier in the week bloomberg sources say the focus is now on the gradual easing of output cuts over several months. it is unclear if the tapering would start in january or later in the first quarter. global news 24 hours a day, on air and at bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more i'm 120 countries, leigh-ann gerrans. this is bloomberg. francine? francine: france has warned it could veto a trade deal between the u.k. and the e.u. if it doesn't like the terms, pressuring negotiators. warned of theoy danger of brokering a deal with you leaders. we're talking a month left before the transition period. exporters from around the block will be anxious for a agreement. spain's of a trade is worth more than $35 billion. joining us now is arancha gonzalez laya, the spanish foreign affairs minister. thank you for joining us today. are you worried that michel barnier is giving too much away, c

in iran, the country's guardian council approved a law that halts you and inspections of nuclear sites and steps up enrichnt of uranium. hard-liners in parliament passed the bill earlier this week, in response to an assassination of the country's top nuclear scientist. t presiduhani said it would be harmful to restoring the 2015 nuclear deal, which president-elect biden says he wants to rejoin if iran complies. afghanistan's government and the taliban have had a breakthrough of sorts. they announced a preliminary deal setting the rules for peace talks. agreement in 19 years of war. ethiop ahe united nations agreed today on opening a humanitarian corridor i' the country' tigray region. some 6 million have been trapped there during a month of fighting forces. the army and rebel the agreement callsin for all in food, medicine, and other supplies. hong kong's leadits are being ized after three pro-democracyer activists sentenced to jail. they will serveth 7-13 monover a protest last year. supporters demonstrated in solidarity today, some hiding their faces out of caution as china cracks do

rejected new legislation which would have limited nuclear watchdog access to iran's facilities the guardian council says the law 'd would damage diplomatic efforts the united nations says it signed a deal with the theo piers government to get humanitarian access to the region the agreement will allow aid workers to access federally controlled areas u.s. attorney general william barr says the justice department has not found voter fraud on a scale that could have changed the outcome of last month's presidential election his comments to the associated press contradict president donald trump's claims that the vote was rigged back to al-jazeera world now. and i don't want. one of them from the canal is the canonical interesting. stuff. there. with a man who will hold out of. what i think given off a good deal of service from the good of my help as well and i to argue about the clinton era with. one of the 7. a 7 m. a shelf a 7 head office have never looked on my love that america kind of never that. much of the past but there are going to get and i mean you know but it doesn't have to be near the top i

today, the legislature and guardian council have passed a law that says immediately iran much begin enrichingn the current 4%, and they will continue to move forward unless the new administration removes sanctions within two months, so february. really racheting up the pressure. i think this is in response to the assassination of mohsen fakhrizadeh. it's about iran's politics which we don't talk about as much as our own. their politics will define a lot of what happens going forward. >> let me ask you about that bill that you mentioned in the iranian parliament. the hard liners in iran want to push iran in a different direction, slightly more confrontational. there's only so much that iran's president can hold those hard liners back. what does that signal to you about what may happen during the course of a biden administration, from an iranian perspective? they've been under sanctions. scientists have been killed. their top general has been killed. they haven't retaliated in a way many anticipated they would. >> i don't think the supreme leader of iran is looking to have a war anymore than do

fake iranian regime, not the shop window but the real iranian regime of the supreme leader, the guardian council. i think once you look at the long history, the four decade long history of our relations with iran since the revolution in 1979, you really see the failure of multiple approaches toward iran that we're based on the idea that conciliation with iran would be a change in the nature of that government such that it would cease its permanent hostility to the great satan, of us, to israel, the arab monarchies, and i will just say that for europe in the west, we have to remember that iran is the greatest sponsor of terrorist organizations globally, as well, and has executed attacks in europe and argentina and panama, globally. so that's what i would encourage. i really fear that we are going to resurrect this idea that if we just go back to 2016 and get that nuclear deal back in place, i would just say look at what iran did after the iran nuclear deal. the money that flowed into the country with payoffs and money to float in as a result of the negotiation of sanctions, it got applied and int

so this still has to go forward to disapprove the guardian council and then ultimately, the supreme national security council will decide. but within this motion, there is a kind of get out clause that gives 2 months for it to be implemented actually gives time for president elect joe biden to come into office and issue executive orders as foreign minister divides reefer said to go to overturn what donald trump has done over the years, but if that happens, if the supreme national security council does accept this, and the president joe biden presented, joe biden, doesn't issue those executive orders returning the u.s. to the deal and lifting sanctions. then specters will be stopped from entering iran's nuclear sites. or thanks so much there. let's continue this now and bring in he's a professor of tehran university and the managing director of iran, diplomatic, a news website good to have you with us. so this is past parliament, is it going to come into full effect then? hello sammy and my best to your viewers. of course, if it passes by the garden concert, yes, it will come to earth, but as

you could say republicans and revolutionaries and the revolutionaries won out. , nay and the guardian council. >> that those interesting how you brought in multiple ayatollahs. >> this is a theocratic dictatorship. the second fact in this sometimes is iran has been fighting a proxy war against us for four decades. we tend to focus on a discrete issue what is iran doing in iraq? in building projects working on projects with the u.s. congress as were still going on around the country to remember him telling me how difficult it was to have the military and the civilians all working together in the actual art of nation-building and he told me story after story of the complexities. we have the gps locator. he was a civilian out in the field and so what about nation-building? >> and and we eliminate the taliban threat to combat arms. we could become engaged in a more successful way that all of the british attempts fighting in some sense the same groups over time yet we have not built the nation yet so what is your thing about that part of what we do when we undertake such a project? >> obviously it

has now sent a letter to present hassan rouhani informing him that the guardian council has approved this bill a motion and it is now been signed into law and they're calling it the strategic action for the lifting of sanctions this means that the government has. 2 months to see whether or not any of the signatories to the nuclear deal of 200-2015 would lift the sanctions they've imposed on iran since the united states withdrew from the deal in 2018 unless there is some sanctions relief the government is now large by law to decrease its cooperation with the international atomic energy agency and what the parliament wants to do is to go back up to 20 percent enriched level and richmond levels of uranium in the country's nuclear program as well as to put in some advanced centrifuges also to stop allowing i inspect hers to come into the country without any advance notice to inspect nuclear sites the most important point within this new law is that there is a 2 month period there's a grace period and i think that is very significant because this will allow the incoming biden administrati

months time after it's signed into law by president has a rouhani the motion was approved by the guardian council this week our correspondent explains. president hassan rouhani has said is that this was. diplomacy but what it really means is that the iranian officials would no longer allow announced visits by the i.a.e.a. inspectors now this is part of the nonproliferation agreement that iran has signed since 1970 this was a caveat of that agreement that was voluntarily signed by iran in 2015 after the nuclear deal was signed before iran to show some good face to the international community to say that we don't have anything to hide but since then the inspectors it's important to know they have visited 26 known nuclear facilities they have visited a number of military facilities as part of their inspection so the officials here have said that it's enough now because the u.s. withdrew from the nuclear deal in 2013 this bill was seen as an effort to try and lift some of the sanctions that they would pose on iran since then now in terms of the i think it still visit the nuclear sites but they have t

scientists mawson factories out there and it was approved very quickly as was billed by the guardian council what president hassan rouhani has said is that this was detrimental to diplomacy but what it really means is that the iranian officials would nor longer allow an an ounce visits by the i.a.e.a. inspectors now this is part of the nonproliferation agreement that iran has signed since 1970 this was a carrier of that agreement that was voluntarily signed by iran in 2015 after the nuclear deal was signed they for iran to show some good face to the international community to say that we don't have anything to hide or now to india the fury of produce prices and agricultural subsidies shows little sign of dying down protesting farmers and government ministers of ended this weekend's talks without any agreement instead discussions are set to resume next week. venezuela's opposition leader has adopted an unusual political tactic he's on the campaign trail asking people not to vote why does party will boycott sunday's national elections and hold their own virtual referendum instead but it's goin

increase its enrichment to uranium it will start in 2 months time the motion was approved by the guardian council this week the plan will then be signed into law by president hassan rouhani u.s. president donald trump has ordered the withdrawal of most american troops from somalia as part of his plan to reduce u.s. involvement in missions abroad tour gave me more. preparing for a withdrawal some of the 700 u.s. troops who's what training local forces in somalia is coming to a premature end raising questions about the fight against the armed group al-shabaab to blow the u.s. operational standpoint is that over time it will its ability to have american eyes on the ground to have more interaction with small you're. not proving that resilient and fight against terrorism and needed that u.s. backing and so it really is a blow to smile in that sense for no good reason president don't trumpeted that withdrawal as part of his plan to reduce u.s. involvement in military missions abroad it comes after announcements last month to draw down troops in afghanistan and iraq says he's determined to fulfill the e

this motion will now have to go to the guardian council for approval but all the citizens about iran's nuclear program are made by another body as the supreme national security council but this move by the conservatively controlled parliament comes at a critical time on friday 63 year old nuclear scientists most and factories are there was assassinated near to her on when his motorcade came under attack in broad daylight in a rare move the government released these never before seen photos of the receiving the order of service for his role in the 2015 nuclear deal a fact which was not public knowledge until now in 2018 u.s. president dollar trump withdrew from the deal and imposed a series of crippling economic penalties on iran as a result iran reduces commitments to the deal in phases and the access to international atomic energy inspectors is all of what remains as part of the deal there is a lot of pressure on the government inside iran to respond to the sas a nation of one of the country's top nuclear and defense officials i think it's quiet telling indicating the fact that iran o

last month that this bill went to a body called the guardian council which takes care of some constitutional matters it was sent back because of some technicalities but it was finally passed despite opposition from the government now president hassan rouhani he is a reformist he said he didn't like the bill he said it was harmful for diplomacy and the parliamentarians should let diplomats do their job now foreign minister zarif and he also said that he didn't like it but if it went through the constitutional procedures it would become law and that's exactly what's happened now president hassan rouhani was supposed to write this law in into the country's law but he didn't do that so it went to the speaker of parliament now that's what he's done is now the law as foreign minister. this law is a reversible if the united states returns to their commitments this law will come into effect but what this does show is a split within the country the reformist president hassan rouhani he's reformist government have always been for the 2015 nuclear deal or has been for diplomacy and waiting until presid

increase its enrichment of uranium it will start in 2 months time the motion was approved by the guardian council this week the plan will then be signed into law by president hassan rouhani to explore this further we can speak to laura rockwood who's director of the open nuclear network and a former senior. official joins us on skype from vienna nor welcome to the program 1st so oppressive be helpful for us to learn what these inspections are all about to tell us how they were can and one inspectors are looking for when they do that. when the i.a.e.a. inspectors go into a country they 1st of all go to the nuclear facilities they look for all the nuclear material that's in the country they start with the material in the facilities that are declared by the country but part of the exercise is to make sure that there is no undeclared nuclear material and no on the cleared nuclear activities in the country this involves a variety of technical mechanisms including comparing books with reports nuclear material inventory taking samples of nuclear material taking swipes samples which is a very powerful to

the guardian council rectified the bill but expended the deadline -- extended the deadline for sanctionselief i two months. and australia says it will not back down on its list of grievances with china. beijing has given canberra a list of issues, including australia meddling in hong kong on the morrison government's call for an investigation into the origins of covid-19. however, the treasurer told sky news australia will not give way on its stance. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm karina mitchell. this is bloomberg. ♪ at movers inlook the mining sector in sydney. we are seeing materials see the strongest gains out of any sector, up well over 2%. metals is up 7.5%, the most in six months. , alsooup and rio tinto up, rio tinto climbing above the 12-month price target for the first time in a few weeks. we are seeing broad strength when it comes to trading and australia. $130 ae surging above ton on the chinese demand story. up next, late to the rotation party, age's small caps. we talk

council. so this motion goes to the guardian cancer than if the supreme national security council agrees with then it comes into play. but there is that difference between the government and the conservatives. know what's also interesting is a part of this motion. it gives a timeframe of 2 months essential to waiting until president elect joe biden gets into office and giving him the opportunity to turn around what donald trump has done. as foreign minister divides said previously, he could do this with some executive orders where he does that or not is a different issue. but the conservatives are very unhappy and, and there is a feeling of anger and frustration in the country. but it's a matter of whether the government can hold them off. and ultimately, is this going to happen right now? it's all down to the supreme national security council. and it could be that this is just kicked into the long grass and isn't implemented reporting live from tehran . i said many thanks. indeed. the united nations has appealed to ethiopian authorities for access to thousands of eritrean refugees in the to

site inspections and boost uranium enrichment has the backing of the powerful guardian and supreme national security council's president hassan rouhani objects to the proposal but he is under pressure to sign it into law and iran's arch rival saudi arabia says it must be consulted if the u.s. revives the nuclear agreement known as the j c p o a i think we've seen as a result of the aftereffects of the g.t.a. that not involving the regional countries results in a build up of mistrust. and neglect of the issues of real concern of real effect on regional security so we are confident that both incoming biden administration but also our other partners including the europeans fully have fully signed on to the need to have all the regional parties involved in a resolution one of the signatories of the iran nuclear deal has also suggested a broader agreement germany's foreign minister told the spiegel magazine a return to the previous agreement will not suffice anyway there will have to be a kind of nuclear agreement plus which is also in our interest we have clear expectations of iran no nuclear weapons but also no

leadership council which consisted of a president, the chief judiciary and a councilmember from the guardian councilsupreme leader, certainly, and he's also a religious cleric himself. that's almost a must to be able to become the supreme leader and most people think he will likely turn out to be the permanent successor, but that's still some doubt about that. here is what we do know though. the consensus, pete, is that the tilt is going to be to the hard-liners for sure, and not to the reformers that are represented by the president of iran right now, rouhani, and the hard liners are represented most-influenced by religious clerics but most significantly, by the iranian revolutionary guard corps who are the most powerful institution in iran. they only report to the supreme leader. they are a military elite organization, 120,000-strong, 4 million volunteers, but they're also a highly-talented intelligent services that does all the repression inside iran when there's descent. 15,000 killed last year by them and excuse me, 13,000 in prison but here is two other things they do. have huge political infl

la times the washington post, harpers, the guardian, recipient of fellowships from the british council, the fulbright program at the guggenheim foundation. laila lalami is a creative writing professor at the university of california at riverside and she was in los angeles where she's joining us so thank you again, such a privilege to talk about your book which was really moving and we are going to start with the opening. when you became a us citizen, this is a sweltering day in the year 2000 and you talk about 3000 people packed into the fairgrounds complex and you got your american passport which you call your powerful artifact. what did that american passport symbol lies to you? >> guest: that is an excellent question to start with because it gets to the heart of how things can be interpreted in the moment and how they can be tempered in 20 years later in the middle of the pandemic. receiving the passports is tangible proof of us citizenship since i don't have a birth certificate. a naturalized citizen, the passport is your proof of citizenship, you don't walk around, you're not supp

council leader danny thorpe has written to parents and guardians saying all schools should move to onlinety is to keep education settings open. the night tube could be removed as part of changes to the london underground to try and reduce a £2 billion funding gap. an independent review commissioned by transport for london suggests £35 million could be saved from annual budgets if the night tube service was stopped. in other cost cutting recommendations ten tube stations could also be forced to close at weekends. a hospital choirfrom south london has teamed up with canadian pop—star justin bieber in a bid to reach the christmas number one spot. bieber met the lewisham and greenwich nhs choir after they beat him to the christmas number one in 2015. the two have now come together to create a version of his latest single holy. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. 0n the a13 there's water main work westbound at beckton roundabout, queues from goresbrook interchange. 0n the m25 in surrey, one lane is closed anti—clockwise at junction 1

times, "washington post", harpers, the guardian, she is a recipient of fellowships from the british council, the fulbright program, and the guggenheim foundation. laila is a creative writing professor at the university of california at riverside. and she lives in los angeles where she is joining us. so laila, thank you again. it is such a privilege to be here and talk about your book which was really moving. and we're going to start with the opening because when you became a u.s. citizen, this is a sweltering day in the year 2000. you talk about 3000 people packed into this fairgrounds type complex. and then soon after you got your american passport which you called your powerful artifacts. what did that american passport symbolize you? >> guest: a. [laughter] i think that is an excellent question to start with because it gets the heart of how things can be interpreted in the moment and interpreted 20 years later in the middle of a pandemic. time we've seen the passport service tangible proof of u.s. citizenship because i don't have obviously a birth certificate. naturally citizen the passp