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lastly, president hassan rohani appeared in a written interview with nbc news.monday, the former reformist president wrote an op-ed in "the guardian" calling for a renewal of diplomacy. in the lead up to the youth cash u.n. general assembly -- u.n. general assembly, they released prisoners. a graduateoined by student and documentary filmmaker in new york university, director of "the skin that burns," about chemical warfare in iran. talk about the significance of the new iranian president at the u.n. yesterday. >> a couple of things that president hassan rohani did yesterday that were he was first he addressed the domestic audience in iran that has been a little bit weary of where this is going to go, and he was very forceful in saying that you ran should in his opinion and in the opinion of the islamic republic continue to pursue nuclear enrichment for fiscal purposes, and at the same time, out against the sanctions and compare it to the iraqi sanctions from before 2003, which was very big for him to do, but at the same time, he said it does not want war and ira

hassan rouhani's government efforts do not stop there. his foreign ministers met with the european union's envoy on iran's nuclear program. the diplomatic obstacles on iran are substantial. there's syria, a staunch storer of bashar al-assad, iran and the u.s., and its allies are on opposite sides. then there's iran's backing of the military wing of hezbollah, a listed terror group operating in syria and lebanon. iran's nuclear program left the country isolated. a former diplomat in iran's un mission says hassan rouhani can change that, especially now as iran's highest authority sees the need for flexibility. >> mr hassan rouhani has enough authority, free authority to deal with particular problems. >> the mandate means for the first time in more than three decades, instead of pes imism, there's a degree of opt miss m as an iranian leader prepares to speak to the world at the u.n. >> gunfire could be heard this morning in kenya as security forces conduct what they call a final push to remove gunmen from a nairobi shopping mall. as you can

hassan rouhani has travelled to europe and negotiated with europeans, did a ph.d. in sclnd. now, the two men are two men and they are not the most powerful two men in iran. the supreme leader supreme leader khamenei has veto power. >> there's plenty of sceptisise m as well. >> so much is happening, the u.n. security council voting on the syria question, and now ensuring that there is going to be inspection, right? how big a development is this? >> it's a remarkable achievement happening more quickly than the progress in the u.s.-iran nuclear talks. praise is due to the russians and secretary kerry and his team for working seriously and getting the syrians to agree to this. some are unhappy because they think removing the chemicals does not end the war or give bashar al-assad a new lease on life. i think that having to acknowledge that giving up one of his strategic assets could, over time, contribute to a weakening of his regime. >> last quick word. >> one thing that will be important to watch out for is while the process goes on, does this mean that washington steps back fr

hassan rouhani is completely different. it's clear because of his political training, it's about a process and getting a result. ahmadinejad gave long answers, this guy is practical, prudent, organised political guy. >> was anything off limits? >> the did you suggest we talked about - israel, women's rights, human rights, afghanistan, nuclear, a gamut of issues. >> what about the handshake? in some meetings, closed door he said he explained - this is a quote from him - a sensitive subject. there are no problems in terms of shaking mr obama's hand and negotiating. we have not talked at that level in 35 years. we did not have time to make that happen. how did he address it tonight? >> i think he said a similar thing. i can't quote directly from the meeting - we have certain rules we are under - the key word, "this is a complicated history", there are a lot of ways for these things to go wrong. he is about results. he was not opposed to meeting obama, but wanted to know it would lead to a result leading to a result leading to

i don't know how long president hassan rouhani will go on, it's impossible to know. but welcome to the second big show of the day at the united nations general assembly. president rouhani wrote an op-ed in the "washington post" last friday and it was quite different. let's leave it like that. different from anything we've heard from iranian leaders in the past. he suggested that he wanted to create a relationship with the united states, move forward and work with the united states. what's going on? well, the two countries, they're getting together because all of a sudden their aspirations in the region are beginning to align. sanctions are really hurting iran, and the united states would like iran's help in solving a wrath of problems that iran can help with. right now we have the president of the muslim republic preside t hassan rouhani. no one knows what will be stayed but we assume it will be close to what he wrote in the op-ed in the "washington post." watch out for any references to israel. last year past president ahmadinejad came up with quite vicious language

hassan rouhani is speaking right now. rouhani is speaking right now. we are also monitoring three events actually at the same time. president obama reunites with bill and hillary clinton to try to boost his embattled obama care, the health care law. iran's president you just saw. apparently a little bit more moderate, at least there's a charm offensive going on. he's addressing the u.n. general assembly right now. we'll get some hints about where he's going ne. also, you can see ted cruz, the senator from texas in a marathon protest against obama care, saying he'll speak until he drops. we will continue to monitor all of this in "the situation room." our coverage continues right after this. [ male announcer ] who loves social networking as much as you? identity thieves. they can find your personal information and do some serious damage. like your birthday or your mother's maiden name. you need a new friend. lifelock. we scour billions of data points every day, and if we discover that any of your personal information is misused... lifelock is there. cal

. >> iranian president, hassan rouhani addresses the un general assembly. >> the international community must enforce the ban on chemical weapons. >> president obama calls for a solution to the syrian chemical weapons crisis. while in washington debate continues over a possible shutdown of the government. ♪ >>> iran poses no threat to the world. that's one of the points the country's new president made during his speech. his appearance before the un general assembly, hassan rouhani also responded to president obama's willingness to reach out to iran. >> i listened carefully to the statement made by president obama today at the general assembly. commensurate with the political will of the leadership in the united states, and hoping that they will refrain from following the short-sided interests of warmongering pressure groups. we can arrive at a framework to manage our differences. >> john terrett joins us now from the united nations. john your takeaways from president rouhani's message. >> well, there was a lot there for sure. and the speech wasn't as long as president obama's. i think t

>> no, this is another play from hassan rouhani's play book from ten years ago. they will make a surface, superficial compromise. they will continue their charm offensive. they'll do anything they can optically to get relief from the economic sanctions, but they will not sacrifice the nuclear program. if you listen to hassan rouhani's speeches in new york, last week, he made it clear. this is the same gameplan they followed before, and i'm afraid if you look at the president's kind of abject longing for a handshake or a conversation with hassan rouhani last week, it's very clear iran enters this negotiation holding the upper hand. >> let's look at what how harouy said in 2004. he gave a speech and boasted about the quarterback sneak. here's what he said during negotiations with europeans. >> quote, while we were talking with europeans in tehran, we were installing parts in the facility in isfahan. we were able to complete the work. ambassador, is this all part of a fake? >> absolutely. i quote those very lines in my book about my time up here, surrender is not an

as hassan rouhani said here.we have a full screen graphic to put up that will help explain what the sanctions are and where they came from. the u.s. impose them because of its suspicions that tehran is secretly trying to make nuclear. it sanctions companies from oil to banking and other things but they've had a devastating affect on ordinary iranens. they have unemployment in iran is widespread. so the lifting of those sanctions could bring jobs and the end of isolation for iran. i can't stress enough how bad the economy is. you can't get anything done in iran. the ports are closed. they don't have stuff coming from around the world. they get some stuff through the very long border in china. no one knows what goes on in that part of the world, but you can't police that, and you have no idea what is coming into the country. but iran has a very old aircraft fleet. they can't get the parts to keep their aircraft going. that's the affect of the sanctions, and that's why hassan rouhani has been reaching out and presid

hassan rouhani was making his first address at the united jace a december. assembly in new york. economy decemberred the imposition of western sakes, james bays reports in the united nations. >> reporter: the focus was on one man as world leaders met. the arrival of hassan rouhani iran's president for less than two months on the world stage, brings the promise of a any start to his country's relations with the west. >> mr. president. >> reporter: but can he bring concrete change? he didn't immediate president obama who spoke several hours beforehand. but both men spoke yeah ka*u cay after more than three decades of mistrust about the possibility of a new relationship. >> we are encouraged that president rouhani received from the iranian people a mandate to pursue a more moderate course and given his stated thoughts of reaching an agreement. >> reporter: he said progress would only be made if there is ideal removing the threat of an iranian knock lahr bomb but offered a con connection that they can have a nuke already energy program and acknowledged mistakes

president hassan rouhani slams the suspicion surrounding iran's nuclear program claiming there's no place retirement weapons in his country in his address to the un general assembly. president clinton says greenpeace activists are not pirates but reprimands them for breaching international law when trying to storm a russian oil rig. in the u.k. a brig's its own citizens people of a tiny mid atlantic island say they're being squeezed down to make room for a u.s. military base. are they watching r.t. coming to you live from the sky. now addressing the u.n. general assembly iran's president hassan rouhani says he's ready for dialogue on the country's nuclear program he's called for a consistent force from washington on the year she while obama also signaled his willingness to talk on the sidelines of the gathering in new york russia and the u.s. also continued their work on a consensus over syria artie's nice and now it has this report. at the u.n. iranian president hassan rouhani stressed iran is not a threat but made to be won by other countries to promote interests in the region he said n

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. >>> iran's president hassan rouhani is back in tehran after a busy week in new york and an history k phone call. he was greeted at the airport by government officials. it was the first time that leaders from the two nations spoke to each other. we have more. >> this was the moment the angry relationship between iran and u.s. moved on. the u.s. president on the phone with iranian counterpart. the first top level contact between the two countries in more than 30 years. president hassan rouhani broke the news of the conversation on social media website twitter, posting: >> from the white house a show of respect for iran, and the iranian people. >> i believe we got a responsibility to pursue diplomacy and we have a unique opportunity to make progress with the knew leadership in iran. i told hassan rouhani of my respect for the iranian people. >> a sign that things are changing. >> translation: hearing mr obama the president of the united states he sounded different compared to the past. i view it as a positive step. >> the presidential poll came after this historic meeting which brough

an egg was thrown at hassan rouhani's car as he left tehran's airport and people chanted anti-american slogans, but others gathered to show support. hassan rouhani and president obama's call was the first contact between leaders of the countries in more than three decades. >> the iranian president arrived home from the trip to the united states to a mixed reception. at the airport schoolchildren, iranian supporters of hassan rouhani, his diplomatic efforts in the united states, cheering for the president as well, calling him the envoy of peace. among that crowd of a couple of hundred witnesses say there was hardliners, members of the paramilitary who apparently hurled eggs at the president and at his car as he left the airport. they were charging death to america, and other kinds of slogans. according to the reports a member was almost run over by the president's motor cade. investigations are underway. after that historic trip to the united states speaking at the u.n. general assembly returning home to not only well-wishers, but people with a different message for president hassan rou

hassan is clearly making a play to be this year's star at the u.n. general assembly. and the apparent thawing of relations between huh ran and washington isn't the only hope. sign on the global sting at the moment, there is the follow follow-up between the geneva deal. everybody india and pakistan, meaning next week's u.n. general assembly could be fairly interest, if not news worthy events. at the united nations in new york. >> and when he arrives in the u.s. for the u.n. general assembly he will have with him the only jewish member of try aye ran'iran's parliament consig the last president publicly denied the holocaust. north korea says it is

iran's newly elected president hassan rouhani will address the ceremony. with us for more is professor of sociology at the university of san diego who has written about the middle east and is an associate fellow based in amsterdam. good to have you with us, tom. >> good to be here. >> a few weeks ago we were at the brink of war with syria. what is behind issues with iran. >> decades ago people wanted peace. the government was one day going to have to get out the way and let them have it. there was a peace resolution in u.s., britain and the iran. >> do you feel a threat of force played a role in this? >> actually, i'm skeptical about that. the threat of force during the bush administration was something that led to the end of the negotiations between the u.s. and iran in relation to the weapons program. telling back from the use of force paved the way for a diplomatic solution. we are seeing forceful diplomacy, not military force. >> there are skeptics saying iran can't be trusted. what will the visit for the united states mean for iran? >> it's a matter o

the president in the oval office, shirt and tie, speaking with hassan rouhani. american president has spoken with an iranian president since 1979. that's when the iranian revolution took place. remember, american diplomats were held hostage at the u.s. embassy in tehran, they were taken from the u.s. embassy in tehran, held hostage for 444 days. the u.s./iranian relationship has been awful ever since. but today, a breakthrough of sorts when the president of the united states and the president of iran spoke by phone, and the president of the united states, president obama, initiated that phone call. let's get some reaction from inside iran right now. our cnn's reza sayah is on the ground in tehran and is joining us now. any reaction? are you getting official reaction, unofficial reaction? what are the folks there saying, reza? >> reporter: they're thrilled, wolf. they're ecstatic. it's 1:00 a.m. here tehran time. we got the news about a couple hours ago. we were away from our hotel so we tried to talk to as many ordinary iranians as possible on the phone in perso

. >> israeli president benyamin netanyahu challenges president hassan rouhani's charm offensive. benyamin netanyahu will speak in front of the general assembly on tuesday. he hopes to challenge perceptions that iran is less of a nuclear threat under president hassan rouhani. >> israel has arrested a man they believe is a spy for iran. shin bet says the man is a belgium citizen recruited by the iranian revolutionary guard. >> for israel much dependents on the visit between israeli and washington, the visit by benyamin netanyahu. he made it clear it's a time for straight talking. >> translation: i'll represent the citizens of israel, our national tra, rights of people, determination to defend ourselves and hope for piece. i'll tell the truth in the face of sweet talk and onslaught of files. one must talk facts and tell the truth. telling the truth is vital for the security and peace of the world. >> president obama's historic phone call may have been hailed as a breakthrough. in israel it is seen differently. political analyst are urging caution in the spirit of improving relations

with us, reem abu hassan.ou are a newcomer to politics because you are a human rights advocate and an attorney. do you feel -- what is it like making that switch to part of the government team? is a difficult? >> it is difficult in the sense that the expectations are different. aspirations are different. definitely the challenges are more severe than they appear to be from the outside. >> is it frustrating, you have to watch what you say? >> the idea of being accustomed to consultation with parliament on a daily basis, the issue of really -- a new trend in that country has been established with the issue of having a parliamentary government. that, in itself, for a human rights activist and a lawyer, you feel you are part of a team and that you can't be outspoken as much as you want to me. >> as she did a lot of her growing up in london. but she is no longer exiled there. the spokesperson for the ruling party. yusra ghannouchi. the question i have to ask, when you went back to tunisia for the first time in 2011

>> reporter: now, this is president hassan rouhani. with the op-ed and now today saying that the holocaust was a terrible thing that happened to the german people, and then we now know why mr. rouhani is so keen to make a deal, because when he was elected recently by the people of iran he promised to do something like this to ease tensions. he has come over here according to him. a lot of people said good luck when you get over here, better luck when you get back. he's determined to break a deal between washington and tehran. earlier today, in this nonproliferation conference he was talking about nuclear nonproliferation and urging other countries not to have weapons of mass destruction, particular linux. this is not ahmadinejad. he was not having a go at israel, it did not mention israel. but he did say many times that countries should roll back nuclear weapons. this was taken to be reference to israeli nuclear capability. >> nuclear weapon states have the primary responsibility for nuclear disarmament. i strongly urge them to comply

hassan rouhani's arrival, chanting death to america. one hurled a shoe in hassan rouhani's direction. >> egypt's government is saying it plans to end a transitional phase of its rule by spring, after holding elections. foreign minister made the announcement earlier today at the united nations. the interim regime has been in control since overthrowing mohamed morsi last july. james bays has the latest. >> what a difference a day makes. a year ago i covered a general assembly, and a vip, a heavy hitter among the world leaders in new york was egypt's president mohamed morsi. now, of course, the man who was egypt's first democraticsly elected leader is behind bars. we heard from the foreign minister that they hoped to return to a democratic path soon. there were protests. this time not in tahir sqare, but off first avenue. there were two rival camps of protesters, the group nearest to the u.n. were those that backed the military backed government and kept away from the united nations, a larger group, supporting president mohamed morsi. the

program and how to suage concerns to relieve that pressure. >> so i want to show you a tweet from hassan rowhani shortly after the phone call. they suppressed their mutual political will to rapidly solve the nuclear issue. a couple of things here. first, we should note over in iran there wasn't a lot of congratulations, nor were there criticisms of these tweets as they got, you know, reported there in iran, which is interesting. not much reaction. but in terms of the future, what would have to take place to resolve the nuclear issue and how quickly could that happen? >> well, we have to be very clear about this. iran is a country that is under united nations penalty. the a topic energy agency has serious questions about their nuclear program. what president obama is doing now is testing this new idea that the u.s. can get a deal with iran diplomatically. they would not need to enrich uranium up to weapons grade. it would need to open its books, and build confidence, verifiable confidence that it has no intentions of building a nuclear women weapon. we just saw in the past week the negoti

will president obama and iran's new president, hassan rowhani, sit down and talk?> christiane amanpour joins us now from new york. it has been 34 years since an american president met with the president of iran, that was between jimmy carter and shah. handshake versus sitting down and talking, what are we talking about? >> i think the symbolism would be enormous, not just in tone but in actual getting the ball rolling to the end that president obama just laid out in that snippet from his speech to the u.n. ga this morning. it is arguably one of the most geopolitical strategic of the united states and it is in a state of deep dysfunction because of what the president said. these plus 30 years of a massive wall of mistrust has been built up between the two nations. it affects everything, fredricka. it affects the middle east and america's relations and its ability to operate in that whole region. it is vital, not to mention sorting out the whole nuclear program. so, you know, there has been a willingness expressed by both iranian side now and the u.s. side to have at

i communicated to president hassan rouhani my deep respect for the iranian people. >> for his sign a sign that things are changing. >> >> translation: hearing mr obama, the president of the united states, he sounds different compared to the past. i view it as a positive step. >> the presidential poll came after this historic meeting, which brought iran's foreign minister and the u.s. secretary of state together. the last time any two leaders of the two countries spoke was in 1979. jimmy carter was in the white house, barbar was ruling iran. >> relations have been strained for decades. there's a feeling that improved relations between the two unlock a number of international issues - most notably bringing the syrian leadership to a new peace conference in geneva. the new iranian president has been described as a moderate. his actions suggest there's a new attitude in tehran, bringing a new attitude in its dealings with a nation once revialed as the great satan. >> dealing with sanctions from the u.n., the u.s. and alyis for failure to suspend iranian enrichment. the material could be

i don't know how long president hassan rouhani will go on, it's impossible to know.but welcome to the second big show of the day at the united nations general assembly. president rouhani wrote an op-ed in the "washington post" last friday and it was quite different. let's leave it like that. different from anything we've heard from iranian leaders in the past. he suggested that he wanted to create a relationship with the united states, move forward and work with the united states. what's going on? well, the two countries, they're getting together because all of a sudden their aspirations in the region are beginning to align. sanctions are really hurting iran, and the united states would like iran's help in solving a wrath of problems that iran can help with. right now we have the president of the

hassan rouhani wrote a book in persian three years ago. in his book he's very proud of himself to win over and achieve the west. he talked about the negotiations he was leading, and he said he was sophisticating us to appease the west, to make minor concessions, and to save the iranian nuclear project for military tactic, from economic sanctions. only since a sophisticated diplomatic schemes. this is what he's saying himself. we need to be careful not to be cheated once again. >> do you feel that he's pulling the wool over the eyes,. >> it is not just an israeli problem. it is a threat to the rest of the world. this is a global threat. if iran goes nuclear it will change the course of history and will create a dangerous new world. >> specifically in u.s.-iranian relationship, if it improves will that hurt u.s. relationship with israel? >> look, we are not against, on the contrary, if diplomatic solution is possible, this is the best option, also from the israeli perspective. but look, what rouhani might be willing during the speech yesterd

dollar has gone up because of what hassan rouhani said at the general assembly.e said he doesn't have the power to dismantle the program. even the leadership doesn't have that power or authority. any politician who dares to do that, they will be ousted. if you listened to when he was talking, he said he was under immense intense pressure. they don't trust the united states. yes, the united states governments will doesn't trust the u.s. government. i don't want to blame the u.s. government but the wall of mistrust is very high. >> i want to get to president obama's words. what has the reaction been out of tehran? >> well, they always welcome dialogue. they chose to elect a moderate president because they're sick and tied of dispute over iran's nuclear energy program. iran does not have anything to identify here. iran just wants respect and mutual understanding between these two countries. they want trust. iran would be more than willing to open it's nuclear program. iran has nothing to hide. the only thing that iran doesn't like is the so-called all options are on

president hassan rouhani is going to be speaking later this afternoon.re joined live from the turkey border. how was the president's speech received there? >> reporter: well, certainly the remarks about the extent of the humanitarian crisis were highly welcomed here in turkey, specifically also the fact that president obama was very clear in placing the blame of what happened, the use of chemical weapons on august 21st on the syrian regime, a stance that the government of this country also shares. the fact that president obama made it clear that the future of syria should not involve the continuation of bashar al-assad in power. so certainly, welcomed in turkey this speech by participate barack obama. particularly since it mirrored or offers new assistance, roughly $300 million of assistance to the syrian refugees and of course this country grappling with half a million of them. >> on the issue of the humanitarian crisis, how was the issue of more money for that crisis received there? >> reporter: well, if you just take a look at the remark by the turkis

hassan rouhani himself did this ten years ago. he was iran's chief nuclear egg negotiator.ok that worked then. i think they will play it out again now. >> the text of billy graham's letter to the president of iran will be in "new york times" wednesday or thursday. a whole page. let me go to sudan, president bashir under indictment for genocide. he's sought a visa to come to united states and booked a flight and has a hotel in new york. i don't know if the visa was granted. what are your thoughts? grant the vie is a or not? >> sure. i would grant the vie is a. he's a thug, killer, murder rer. we have an agreement called the u.n. headquarters agreement that allows all kinds of oh thugs including rouhani to come to the united states to address the united nations. president bashir is nobody you want around the country. hassan rouhani is the number two official of a state sponsor of terrorism designated as such for decades by the department of state. that means he may not explode terrorist devices but he's paying for and supplying those terrorist devices. yet he's going to addre

but new president hassan rouhani is seen more moderate than his predecessor mahmoud ahmadinejad.hani and his minister have been sending out message on twitter and facebook, though they're basically banned in iran. one of the message was a greeting for the jewish new year. then came rouhani's "washington post" op-ped. rouhani declared he is committed to constructive interaction with the world. he appears to be ready to negotiate and urged his counterparts to engage. in the run-up to the general assembly, the iranians seem to be trying to use as many channel

president obama called iranian president hassan rouhani. sources close to hassan rouhani said the telephone call was unexpected, the first time since 1979 that the two leaders sat and had direct contact over the telephone. we have more on that. >> in an address from the white house, an expression of respect for the iranian people from president obama. >> i believe we have a responsibility to pursue diplomacy and we have a unieke opportunity to make progress with the leadership in tehran. >> a sign from iran's president that things are changing. >> translation: in speaking with european officials and hearing barack obama, they sounded different, compared to the past. i view that as a positive step in the settlement of differences between iran and the west. >> after this historic meeting, including iran's foreign minister and the u.s. secretary of state, the two leaders spoke on the phone. the first presidential contact between iran and the u.s. in more than 30 years. they pledged to keep working towards an agreement on iran's nuclear program

. >>> in a surprising online message from iranian president hassan rahani, has got many people scratching their heads. >> president obama and other world leaders are in russia for the group of 20 summit. officially, in st. petersburg to talk about the global economy but the debate over syria is dominating talks on the sidelines of the summit. congress is expected to get members only briefing on syria. placing the resolution on the calendar. boast the house and senate are scheduled to return to work but isn't sure when they'll be voting on the resolution. >>> , corresponhow close is thin to willing to interior minister? >> well, i think the interior minister did come very close in fact to be asas assassinated ifs is a an assassination attempt. actually, the work of the interior ministry, he said that the blast happened when he was in a car, in a convoy passing his residence. in the nasr city area of cairo. he said obviously it was a very large device. now the latest we have is that two people were killed aand at least 21 injured. we don't knowhe identities of those who died. forensic teams

iran's newly elected president hassan rouhani is expected to make an appearance as well.hn kerry will meet with his iranian counterpart. >>> social security and medicare payments to millions of americans could be put on hold and government workers might be forced to take an unpaid vacation. >>> a special friendship is growing at the dallas zoo. dogs and cats can get along. they see each other in this case as family. heidi zhou-castro has the story. >> good morning, welcome to the dallas zoo wired encounter stage. for those of you who don't know cheetahs are found in africa. >> for those who don't know, these are the hit. they met amani, a black lab, two months ago. the pairing comes at the behest of zoo officials here. >> we don't know if the dog thinks they're just other dogs or the cheetah thinks he's another cheetah. >> eventually the three will spend all their time together. chris johnson says species pairing taps into the cheetah's natural instincts for companionship. >> in the wild they'll form groups, we're mimicking that with the dog. within the next couple of wee

. >> iran has a new president, hassan ronny -- hassan rouhani. he has come to try to change skeptical minds about iran. he has been calling for a deal on the nuclear program in the next three to six months, insisting iran wants to generate electricity, not make a bomb. he also returned to the un's general assembly to call for a nuclear-free middle east, which would mean israel giving up its nuclear weapons. he said israel should join the nonproliferation treaty, aimed at promoting disarmament. after four decades of international efforts to establish a nuclear weapons free zone in the middle east have are greatly failed, urgent practical steps toward the establishment of such a zone are necessary. israel, the only nonparty to the npt in this region, should therefore join without delay. in tehran, the economy has been hit badly by international sanctions. a deal will relieve that pressure. rouhani and- mr. his trip had top billing, but he is not at the top of the pecking order. he is here in new york. he says he has full authority from the supreme

. >> israeli pm benyamin netanyahu will challenge iranian president's hassan rouhani's charm offensive. he's hoping to challenge perceptions that iran is less of a nuclear threat under president hassan rouhani. >> we are tracking a typhoon, expected to make land full in vietnam. >> we are monitoring the system and will make landful in vietnam tomorrow, in the afternoon, on into the evening. we'll see rough seas, damaging wins where the system will make landful south of hanoi, vietnam's capital, but where 7 million live. it will go across the mountainous terrain. heavy rain could lead to mudslides around coastal areas. it's quite across the pacific. making your way into the east there's a system making its way across the north-western portion of the u.s. you can see the circulation in the atmosphere, and it continues to draw on the moisture. last week we told you about the tropical storm. we are seeing enhanced shower activity, overcast skies across the north-west. tracking into this afternoon into this evening flooding rain, up to 5 inches in some areas to the south of seattle around t

iran's president hassan rouhani will be there to discuss you iran's nuclear program. the gathering has grown now to 193 countries. >> reporter: for 60 years this is where world leaders made their speeches like kennedy, reagan, arafat, qaddafi and mandela were all heard in this building. now there are likely to be calls not just for the modern indication of u.n. buildings but of the whole system. when the united nations was first set up in the immediate aftermath of world war ii the main decisive power was given to the u.n. security council. it has 15 members but only five of them are permanent. only five have the veto. those five are the countries that were on the winning side when the war ended. >> the world, things are changing, and it should rise to the occasion. the system that was developed at the time was a good one, but over the years things have changed, and those realities should be incorporated. >> reporter: the u.n. system works when the five major powers are in agreement. but when they disagree there is deadlock. for two and a half years there has been no

hassan is the one who compromised. now one is in new york in the other is under house arrest.at the same time today, the official agency and tehran has published a book about the compromise of the prophet hassan . a book has been translated, the most glorious compromise of the world. you put all these things together and reach the conclusion that you think that is going to happen. >> they are dropping a very heavy hit. patrick clawson, we know that barack obama has been accused by the hawks of being a little bit soft. can he politically afford to be seen shaking hands with iran's president after those hints? >> the big risk with an unscripted presidential meeting is that it is going to raise very high the expectations that there is going to be an agreement soon. and if, in fact, those expectations are not met, this is going to be a big disappointment on both sides and a very dangerous situation for iran, the united states, and the world. having an unscripted presidential meeting, just on the basis of what are very promising hints, as suggested, it is a risky policy is we don't

president obama spoke with iranian president hassan rowhani yesterday.ell. >>> house republicans. will they hold a big meeting in three hours? at noon they will decide how to handle the spending bill the senate has sent over. that bill is critical if the government stays open beyond monday. >> all of this is watched with interest. i want to bring in correspondent jim acosta. any spending bill to pay for obama care, the tea party is saying no way. how does this get resolved? >> reporter: i tell you, we don't know at this point how this will get resolved. dana bash has been reporting this over the last 24 hours or so. if house republicans demand as part of the continuing resolution that obama care is delayed or defunded or tinkered with, the white house has said this is not going to happen and we will have a situation where the government will shutdown on monday. having said all of that, we still have to wait to see what house republicans do. as we have seen in previous episodes of government shutdown crisis mode in washington, somebody blinks at the last

in a short time iran's president hassan rouhani made quite an impression. but his return home has not been as smooth. the first time u.s. and iranian leaders have spoken since 1979. but he was greeted by protesters chanting anti-american slogans. one even threw an egg at rouhani's car as it left the airport. hundreds of people did gather to show their support for the president who took office less than two months ago. >>> now in a moment we'll hear from our reporter in tehran with reaction to rouhani's trip to the united nations, but first let's here wha hear what the mad himself. >> the conversation i had with president obama was about the nuclear issue. it's not only the right of the nation but a matter of national pride for the iranian people. obama said the u.s. acknowledges the nuclear rights of the iranian people. i replied that this matter should be sped up. he said, we their the same idea in this regard, and he has asked the secretary of state to speed up the process. >> reporter: the iranian president arrived home from that historic trip to the uni