. >> hassan rouhani is in turkey on a state visit. the two countries had strained relations due to differences in neighbouring syria. we have this report from ankara. >> iranian leaders visited turkey over the years. this is the first time in two decades that a head of state was received in a presidential palace in appingara. both country attached importance to hassan rouhani's visit to the turkish capital. iran and turkey are putting aside political dipses on syria, focussing on what brings them together - business and trade. . >> translation: the rain yap president came with many members. the agreement opens an era in economic relations. >> there was no mention of a new era in political ties. >> reporter: this does not signal that the countries are closer on syria. there are deep divisions, both countries supporting rival sights. iran is a strategic ally, and turkey a fierce critic and a supporter of the opposition. >> it was clear rain has not changed its policy on syria. hassan rouhani welcomed the re-election of his ally. >> tran

hassan rouhani, dear brother, we had i want mat friendly talks between us. we have on many matters and our will is clear. we would like to carry the level of our country's relationship to a much higher and i am confint our governments will take relevant effort in this respect. and i would like to welcome him and his colleagues to turkey again. and i hope the visit will be very productive all in all. >> traranslator: in the name o god, the been first and the merciful, myself and the leading delegation are happy to be guests today of the government of our neighboring and brother country, turkey. we are sure that we are taking steps in a direction that is in the interest of both countries. i need to thank the other did president for his hospitality. i would also like to think the rest of the government cabinet members of turkey. the will of my government is to expand ties with friendly countries especially our neighbors. among our numbers,tie has a very special place both because of the tall he wants that exist in both countries, the add vantages that both coun

. >>> iran's president hassan rouhani arrived in turkey for talks. he's been welcomed by the president at the presidential palace in ankara. the trip will focus on boosting trade and security. dispooen joins us live from the turkish capital. explain to us how significant the meeting is? >> well it is significant. this is the first time an iranian head of state has been received. former iranian president visited turkey and istanbul. there were never high-level bilateral meetings. both sides are expected to sign a number of economic agreements. like you mentioned the focus is on boosting trade. the neighbours need each other. they need each other's markets. turkey needs iran for natural gas and oil and relies on importing the energy source and it is getting that from iran, despite the fact that iran is under western sanctions. they have been able to skirt the sanctions, paying for oil and natural gas, using gold. that upset the u.s. government. for turkey, there's no going back, they need the product. they are discussing the possibility of reducing the

. >>> iran's president hassan rouhani arrived in turkey for trade talks. he's been welcomed at a special ceremony by president gol at the presidential pals in ankara. the trip will focus on boosting trade and security, and the war in syria, which strained relations. iran has supported bashar al-assad, and turkey has been a critic. we'll get you more analysis on that story on turkey-iran relations later in the programme. >>> firstly to egypt where the new president abdul fatah al-sisi has officially taken power. at a swearing in ceremony, the map that led the military coup promised to tackle what he called terrorist. bernard smith has more. egypt's president spoke from the gardens of his new home, the presidential palace. less than a year before it han occupied by mohamed mursi. now the man that led the coup that ousted mohamed mursi is in charm, using his speech to justify the crackdown on the muslim brotherhood. >> there was a threat of civil war, the misuse of religion. as you are seeing, the people are the big losers. in addition there was a bad economi

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actually the real power in iran is under the supreme leader and as i said the election of hassan rouhani a result of international pressure to decrease the pressure and release the bloodhounds. actually rouhani doesn't have enough power to change the situation of human rights in iran and i don't think so even if he had, he change anything in iran because he's not reformist as we know. he's very close to mr. khomeini and actually i think it's the show, the regime to show him as a reformist. >> thank you very much. thank you. please to yield to the ranking member mr. deutch for his question and answer period. >> thank you, madam chairman. thanks to the witnesses for being here. it's almost overwhelming. it's -- the breadth of abuses in iran is almost too difficult for us to get our arms around so i'd like to try to approach it a different way. doctor, i know you focus on religious freedom and i appreciate what you do but let me start with the other witnesses, though. we're viewing all this as a human rights issue. but i'd like you to speak to the americans -- the american people to help us

speaking earlier today, airing in president hassan rouhani said hisa not hesitate -- comments come as the obama administration said it remains iran oncooperation with stopping the ices advance. u.s. and iranian officials briefly discussed a rack this week on the sidelines of nuclear talks in vienna. the speaking in washington, expectations were played down. >> they discussed the need for inclusivity in iraq and the need to refrain from pressing sectarian agenda in terms of where we go from here. we are open to continuing our engagement with the iranians just as we are engaging with other regional players on the sio in iraq. by id it is likely those discussions will happen at lower level and we do not expect further conversations with iran on this issue in vienna. >> the new york times reports the obama administration is considering an airstrike campaign similar to is drone attacks in yemen. obama has invited congressional leaders for a briefing on a rack. the u.s. has captured a suspect accused of masterminding the 2012 attack on the compound in benghazi, libya, that killed four ameri

iran decided it would throw in its lot with nouri al-maliki, and president hassan rouhani. they said all iraq has to do is ask for help. we here them prls a statement. how far, what we are hearing is alongside all of this, the united nation assist building consensis with the regional partners, it come up with a unified solution. there's no timeline when they'll announce a meeting or a strategy on that. we are hearing that they are taking place with internationals, the u.s., the u.k. and regional partners. that will be furky and iran. >> live from baghdad. >>> for the rebellion, thousands have fled their home for safer hearse. hoda abdel-hamid met -- safer areas. hoda abdel-hamid met some in northern iraq. >> reporter: it's a melting pot of people that share a harsh reality of being refugees and facing a life of uncertainty. stuck beside a checkpoint, we have nowhere to go. this woman has arrived. she was in hospital when mosul fell. when everyone fled, she had to follow. there was no one to help. i'm here with the children. without this camp we would have nothing. >> the fa

become easier for western powers since june of 2013 when the hard-line president was replaced by hassan rouhani. three months after his election, the new president visited new york addressing that u.n. general assembly. during his visit, he called barack obama, the first official contact between the radiant and -- irani and nus president in decades. >> i reiterated what i said in new york. there will be important obstacles to moving forward and success is by no means guaranteed. i believe we can reach a conference of solution. month, the five permanent members of the security council plus germany resumed talks with tehran. in november, they struck an interim deal. the u.s. and its partners released 7 billion euros of frozen funds while iran slowed down its uranium enrichment program with the ultimate goal of lifting sanctions which have crippled the iranian economy. but huge gaps remain. >> the richmond program -- enrichment program iran has will continue with any agreement. that is our red line. >> the u.s. wants to limit their capacity to make sure it cannot develop nuclear weapons. . in rece

iranian president hassan rouhani says the shiah majority country is ready to help the government of neighboring iraq in its fight against sunni militants. they said tehran could cooperate with the united states to restore iraq. isis has seized control in much of the country. u.s. president barack obama is reportedly considering the use of u.s. air power. iraqi prime minister maliki has asked for washington's help. the most senior shiite cleric has told iraqis to take up arms against the sunni insurgents. >> all across baghdad, young men are regular strerg as volunteers. the buses are bringing them to the north of the country controlled by isis. we have come here spontaneously, not in the hope of a financial reward, but to defend our homeland and its doctrines and sangetities. we pray to god to protect them all. >> the volunteers are answering a call by a top shiite cleric to defend their country. iraqi prime minister nouri al-maliki says he has been granted unlimited power to fight the militants. he welcomed the influx of volunteers. what is happening today is a natural reaction and a clear dem

hassan rouhani said all iraq has to do is ask for help. and they are ready to give that help. turkey is mulling over its options in the region, and the raigss is about to announce that it wants an international meeting, a coalition of team who are all on the same page when it comes to iraq, and they want that meeting soon. >> thank you for joining us there from baghdad. imran khan reporting from iraq. >>> security forces in yemen have said that eight soldiers have been killed in the south. four were wounded in aiden. the government has not yet been identified. >>> the israeli army arrested 80 palestinians while it searched for three in the hamas bank. >> soldiers have been raiding several palestinian prisoners. the palestinian authority does all it can to return home. emma haywood has this report. >> reporter: across the occupied woin are the -- west bank, the israeli military search for three teenage ertion, as time -- teenagers, as time passes there are concern for their welfare. the israeli prime minister believes that they were taken against their will. >> translation: bec

. >>> iranian president hassan rouhani arrived in turkey. the trip will focus on trade and security and the war in syria, which has strained relations between the two neighbours. >>> joining us from london is the former iranian diplomat and analyst at the center for iranian studies. the two sides are going to focus on trade, energy trade, improving economic relations. and as our correspondent said, they'll touch on syria, can they afford not to talk about syria or work anything out, seeing that they are on so distant from their stance on syria. >> well, i think it will be difficult for them to work anything out, gist the fact that they have such divergened views and given the fact that the rift over syria essentially brought to an end an era of unprecedented cooperation between rain and turkey since the iranian rev lieuing, because reynie and turkish relations shn bad for the years before the advent of the islamic recep tayyip erdogan government in turkey, and things were going in a point of view way until the - you know, until the rift over

president hassan rouhani saying his country is ready to help. iraq's prime minister nuri al maliki of course is shiite and maintains strong ties with neighboring iran while the insurgents are sunni muslims. in recent months maliki consolidated power alienating the sunni population, who in turn have been welcoming with open arms these insurgents. adding to all of the complications the pro-american kurds in the north have taken advantage of all of the chaos and captured kirkuk and oil, a city they've long coveted. if the u.s. intervenes in iraq they'd do on the same side of iran, battling the insurgents fighting the assad iranian-backed government in next door syria. there are few good options for the u.s. and regardless with the rapid crumbling of iraq, any u.s. decision may come way too late. >> connor powell reporting from the middle east thanks for that. where does all this lead the u.s.? let's bring in the chair of the house intelligence committee mike rogers. chairman, welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> thanks so much. happy father's day.

hassan rouhani said they have not made such a request. iraq kurdish security forces fought along side police, led by the islamic state of iraq and levant, or the i.s.i.l. the kurdish forces, pesh mrca were seen firing rockets. i.s.i.l. is a splinter group making advances across iraq over the last few day, and its fighters push towards baghdad. there are fears they could push towards sunni shia and kurdish zones. what do we make of the statement made bit the iranian president and its reception in baghdad? >> well, it's a clear show of support and backing for prime minister nouri al-maliki. the iranians have traditionally been close to the nouri al-maliki government and have supported him in the past. it has to be said this last yeent election they were -- recent election they were not as vocal in the support as in 2010. it's a definite statement of support. baghdad has to ask for help. what we are hearing is that there are members of the elite revolutionary guard, coutts force, fighting in iraq. they may be - this is unconfirmed - they may

hassan rouhani didn't go into detail about how iran would get involved. military forces are struggling to combat fighters. they captured mosul and tikrit from the government. we can join imran khan in the capital baghdad. it's about this time imran that parliament is sitting and nouri al-maliki is asking for a state of emergency. >> that's right. the parliament session is about to begin, which is what we heard from state television in baghdad. it's a crucial meeting. an emergency session of parliament declared a few days ago. prime minister nouri al-maliki wants a state of emergency giving him sweeping powers. it's unclear whether he'll visit the parliament and meet with the parliamentarians. he's not technically - he doesn't technically have to be there. several sunni politicians insisted that he put his case forward. he's under a tremendous amount of pressure, a meeting that began 9:30 wednesday night, and went late into thursday morning. it was an extraordinary meeting, the leaders of all the key political parties. it was the first time the guys have b

iranian president hassan rouhani saying his government is ready to help the iraqi government saying it has no option but to confront terrorism. president rouhani saying he wants to reach a nuclear agreement with western powers by july 20th. this is another symbol of changing diplomacy are the u.s. in tehran. >>> and government officials in yemen say a u.s. drone opened fire on a vehicle believed to be carrying al qaeda militants killing all five passengers on board. officials say it happened in a mountainous area in the southern shabwah province. >>> and a group of pro-russian separatists shooting down a ukraine military plane killing all 49 people on board. the plane was carrying equipment and food as well as personnel. the incident now underscoring questions about the rebels' access to military gear. the u.s. and ukraine have both accused russia of arming the separatists with tanks and rocket launchers. but russians deny it. >>> the middle of the country now bracing for an outbreak of dangerous weather with the threat of severe storms from west texas all the way to minnesota. the sys

iranian president hassan rouhani said saturday that iran would be prepared to help the iraqi government asked, but it had not received any requests. what are america's military options? for more about that, we're joined by janine davidson, a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. so the president has said repeatedly, no boots on the ground. here we have an aircraft carrier off the coast. does that mean drones are likely, or aircraft launched from these carriers? >> it means options. an aircraft carrier can do an array of things from intelligence to air strikes. >> in these sort of densely populated areas, are we likely to incur greater civilian casualties if we don't have people on the ground? >> that is the greatest risk of air strikes and why some people think they're not a viable option. you need people on the ground calling in where those things are going to happen, especially in an urban environment. now, if there are areas where the enemy is in an open space and you can confirm, then it may be more viable. >> so in these open spaces, if i'm marching down that major hig

the election of hassan rouhani was international rusher. ouhani does not have enough power to change the human rights situation in iran. did, he would not change anything. he is not a reformist. he is very close to the supreme leader. regime as aw the reformist. >> thank you very much. thank you, madam chairman. thanks to the witnesses for being here. it is almost overwhelming. breadth of the abuses in iran is almost too difficult for us to get our arms around. i would like to try to approach it a different way. you focus on religious freedom and i appreciate what you do. let me start with the other witnesses. we are viewing all this is a human rights issue. to the like you to speak understando help us what it means in each specific area. what would you say to the religious community in our country to help them understand, to help them feel the persecution that the baha'i undergo in iran? >> it is simple. it is been nothing but one into practice our basic rights. to be able to be married and go to school and continue education. all for the s

. >> the iranian president hassan rouhani is a key player in this.ould this bring together teheran and washington for direct talks? u.s. says yes, maybe. the iranian official rejected the idea. baghdad's latest recruits prepare to move out. the struggle unfolds on the ground. the latest diplomatic moves are a reminder of the international fallout from events that could tear iraq apart. bbc news. >> let's bring up one of the points nick was raising about whether or not the u.s. could work with teheran in the battle with isis. with me in the studio, doctor, thank you very much for joining us. do you think it could happen? >> i think it could happen there's mutual interest in iran and united states despite differences who have been supporting the past five six years. it's nothing new. >> this open cooperation would be unprecedented wouldn't it be? >> this is a new situation. they've been supporting mr. maliki in the course of the last several years for different reasons. now there's an emergency situation. both have interests at stake. it only makes sen

the iranian president hassan rouhani is a key player in this.ing together washington and teheran for direct talks? americans have said yes maybe. the iranian official has rejected the idea. baghdad's latest recruits prepare to move out. however the struggle unfolds on the ground. the latest diplomatic moves are a reminder of potential international fallout from events that could tear iraq apart. nick childs, bbc world news. >> is there a sense maybe the west backed the wrong government in the syrian question in terms of allowing the sunnis to take over. crisis has grown in power and now restabilizing iraq. >> they're given diplomatic and small support to what started out as the main stream movement but eclipsed by the movement closer to al qaeda thinking. i think the dilemma now for the u.s. is deciding whether or not to lend air support to the maliki government. this is a huge turning point potentially. when the history comes to be written, this could be the defining week. why? because if air strikes go ahead, this means the west in the form of

hassan rouhani says tehran will intervene if the i.s.i.l. follows through on threats on shia shrines. according to the bbc, 100 members of the iran's revolutionary guard are already in iraqs. will they accept iranians come worse. >> it will make things worse. >> some of the kurds, not all, will not accept the iranian presence. when you speak to the ordinarily iraqis, they tell you the iran are well involved in iraqi politics since the u.s. occupation of this country. this is something not really new. now, they are - they are accusing iran of meddling into iraqi politics. rainians have close -- iranians have close ties with the shia led government, but the former prime minister, eljavry. this is something that is not new. iraq refuted the fact that there are involvement of iranian forces in this country, and they say we are only allies. however, iraq has its own sovereignty, and the regional countries need to respect that. >> the u.n. declared iraq a level 3 humanitarian crisis. 1.5 million displaced. it's a terrible situation in iraq. al jaz

president hassan rouhani said they would help rain fight the sunni rebels within the framework of the law, and his government would be willing to cooperate. iraq has not requested iran's help. >>> now, the u.s. president has offered help. it follows gains to the country by the islamic state of iraq and levant. it is looking at all options, apart from sending troops to the country. >> this is a wake-up call. iraq's leaders have to demand making hard decisions and compromises to bring the country together. in that effort they'll have the support of the united states and our friends and our allies. iraq's neighbours have responsibilities to support the process. nobody has an interest in seeing terrorists gain a foot hold inside of iraq. nobody is going to benefit from seeing iraq descend into chaos. >> now, the ukranian ministry is launching attacks against the strongholds in the east, follow a shooting down of a military plane, 49 were kill. it happened east of luhansk, as the plane came down to land. rebels used anti-aircraft weapons and a heavy machine-gun to bring down the plane. let

iran's president hassan rouhani is calling for a ceasefire in iraq. speaking at a religious conference he called on both sides to lay down the weapons during the holy month of ramadan. iran is watching the situation. in the past it offered help to the ricky government. >>> a former major general helping the sunni rebels d told al jazeera they will not put their arms down until demands are met. >>> as we broke to you earlier, the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is having - these are not live pictures, but he's arrived a few minutes ago in egypt for the first top-level talks with general abdul fatah al-sisi - former general abdul fatah al-sisi, since he was elected president. >>> james denslow is the director of the new democracy platform and middle east security analyst who i will talk about iraq more than egypt to be honest. i.s.i.s. has taken control over the syrian iraqi border, according to what i'm seeing. is there a sign that the iraqi government and all other shia militant groups have lost control of the situation? >> i think the loss of cont

hassan rouhani said that iran would consider helping the united states if the united states was sincere in its fight against terrorists in this country. that could be a change of alliances across the region. alliances are shifting. right now we are in the city of kirkuk. this place has long been contested. it is home to about 15% of all of iraq's known oil reserves. everybody in the country has long wanted it. now it is held by kurdish militias. things are changing her rapidly as militants from isis are approaching iraq's secstcity mosul, is now islamic sharia law. tants al qaeda offshoot i d sis decreed all women must veil. mosul was one of the first cities occupied by u.s. troops a decade ago. american officials said democracy would then spread from here. and the men the united states trained to fight the isis assault are still surrendering. with no protection hundreds of thousands of civilians are leaving mosul. this family walked 20 miles to escape mosul. now this 20 is their home. omar blames the u.s.-backed shiite prime minister, saying he alienated all sunnis in the country, made

though it's the strange geo political bedfellows it's created over the weekend iranian president hassan rouhani made headlines when he said that his country could cooperate with the united states on the iraqi crisis and then today secretary of state john kerry returned the favor canteen in an interview with yahoo news that the u.s. might work with iran to fight isis. look we're open to discussions if there's something constructive that can be contributed a buyer of the forever is prepared to do something that is going to respect the integrity and sovereignty of iraq and the ability of the. government to reform the state cooperating with iran militarily. at this moment i think we need to go step by step and see what in fact might be a reality but i wouldn't rule out anything that would be constructive to providing real stability a respect for the constitution a respect for the election process and a respect for the ability of the iraqi people to form a government that represents all of the interests. of iraq n.b.c. news is now reporting that the u.s. and iran have in fact had brief talks about t

let's talk about iranian president hassan rouhani. he was invited to the swearing in ceremony.t do you think? >> it would be absurd for him to accept the invitation since the foreign minister, mr zar if just turned down an invitation to go to saudi arabia. if the foreign minister is not going to saudi arabia to talk to the group that is - the government that is strong and supportive. it would be absurd for the president to go to egypt. besides which the iranians have great credibility for the palestinian cause, to go to egypt where abdul fatah al-sisi said nothing that would indicate for support the cause. >> you think it was wearing its street cred. >> thank you. >> a pakistani teen survived an honour killing speaking out. the 18-year-old was shot and thrown into a canal. she angered her family by marrying against her wishes. >> translation: my family members have been cruel. my father, mother and brother tried to kill me. i do not want to go whom. >> her husband visited his wife as a policeman stood guard. his father, uncle and brother remain at large. >>> india's capital is

hassan rouhani writes, where did isis come from? who's funding them? we warned everyone, especially the west, about the dangers of supporting such violent and reckless groups. do you remember these warnings? >> i don't recall the specific warnings, but certainly they have no interest in seeing the isis get strong. now you've seen from what's happened in iraq in the last few days, soon they'll be able to self-fund. they're not going to need outside help if they're roping banks that they've said to be doing. they already have millions, if not billions of dollars. >> we're talking about john negro ponty this morning on the washington journal as we continue to talk about the situation in iraq. republicans can call in. democrats can call in. independents as well. if you're outside the u.s., you can call too. richard writes in on our twitter page, does iraq's neighbors have no stakes as to what isis is doing? >> oh, i think they do. and we already talked about iran. i think they're concerned about that. certainly turkey. who are the big stakeholders outside