if you hask hassan rouhani, and i want to take him back to a speech. what we want to do is have a nuclear agreement and build on it. iran is more complex. there are hardliners. the big question is who wins the debate. as of today it is clib that the supreme leader is backing hassan rouhani, and for their own reasons he sees nothing but the need to keep compromising certainly against the west and maybe it could be extended to the likes of saudi arabia and turkey >>> let me stop you there and get a reaction. does this strengthen the hand of the modernizers if it works? >> it strengthens everyone people like hassan rouhani, and khomeini and who will reward the revolutionary guard, and helle have a pocket of money to go out and fund the revolutionary causes throughout the region. >> from the lifting of the sanctions. >> from the lifting of the sanses. >> david and alex - great to talk to you both. >> thank you. >> the united states doesn't speak with one voice on foreign policies. along with the team there are senate leaders itching to put sanctions on ira

i want to ask you about president hassan rouhani's comments as well. he says that a final accord with the western powers will not happen unless it's accompanied by the lifting of sanctions from day one. clearly go back to my previous point that the economic hardship that iran is facing is obviously an issue for iranian negotiators. if they want the sanctions lifted from day one. >> the government will lose big time if the deal doesn't go through. they'll lose the upcoming parliamentary and experts elections. the hardliners stand to win. people will lose unless the council comes to its censors, and signs the fair deal. at the end of the day we want a way out of the deadlock and we are not happy to see the stand off going on with the west. yes, you are right, we are suffering, paying a heavy rite to the programme, we want an end to the hostility and have it ended. if there is a deal they have to lift the sanctions immediately. it doesn't make sense. you don't have the money, come and borrow from us. you can pay us later, but you can't... >> i want to ask

he and president hassan rouhani said today that all sanctions must be lifted in order to secure the timel. it's raising questions about how both sides interpret the framework agreement. >> remarks by iran's two highest leaders highlight how far apart the two sides are as negotiators begin the process of turning last week's framework agreement into a final accord. the first warning came from president hassan rouhani, speaking at an event marking the country's nuclear technology day. >> translation: we will not sign an agreement unless all economic sanctions are lifted >>> iran's supreme court leader ayatollah khamenei says he'll wait until a final accord is announced before taking a definitive position. >> if you ask me if i support or oppose the agreement, i neither support nor oppose it. the whole issue has details to be discussed one by one. >> reporter: in a tweet he warned lifting sanctions in staples is unacceptable. it could complicate the next round of talks and highlight differences between iran and the p5+1 over how the deal should be implemented. >> both sides are sending diffe

president hassan rouhani demanded all sanctions be lifted at the same time as any deal on the nuclear programme is concluded. that was not agreed on framework thrashed out during talks in switzerland. world powers want a reduction of sanctions instead and it's hoped a deal can be finalised by june 30th. >> reporter: any final agreement has though come from this man, ayatollah khamenei. his latest comments show there's some way to goat yet before it's a done deal. >> translation: what has happened so far does not guarantee a deal. it doesn't agree that the deals will continue until the end. >> reporter: the talks will be disppding for the p5+1 parties involved in the marr than talks in switzerland last week there rairn to limit in the deal is set to be signed at the end of june. >>> the iranian president was part of the nuclear negotiation, now he's back on home soil where there's resistance to the deal and he's talking dufftough. >> we will not sign any agreement unless all economic sanctions are lifted at once on the first day of the implementation of the agreement. >> he has a fine

on television on thursday hassan rouhani said he want constructive interaction with the world. iran will be an issue on the agenda at the g7. they are gathering in lubeck in germany ahead of the summit in june, and will discuss conflict around the world. dominic kane has more from lubeck in germany: top of the agenda will be yemen, referred to by mr steinmeier. he referred to the volatility of the region and that is reference to the islamic state of iraq and levant, a concern for all the nation's representatives at the g7. also on the agenda is the talks about the ukraine crisis and the effectively of a solution. mr kerry praised the role of france and germany in recent talks, and it's worth pointing out that on the agenda equally is the situation insofar as ebola is concerned in western africa, something that president obama referred to many time this year and is something important that the g7 thinks should be on the agenda. insofar as security is concerned, police are happy about the situation, the operation. they describe the scenes in the center of lubeck as being calm. th

iranian president hassan rouhani called for a halt to the saudi-led air strikes in yemen, saying countries in the region should help bring yemenis to the negotiating table. iranian warships arrive. iran saying it's part of an anti-piracy operation. iran's president warned it will not sign a final nuclear deal with world powers unless all economic sanctions are lifted. hassan rouhani's comments come a week after iran and world powers reached a framework agreement >>> warring parties signed an agreement that could end the fighting in the central african republic. the anti-balaka rebels president, and the ex president signed the deal >>> the surviving boston marathon bomber has been found guilty. dzhokhar tsarnaev was convicted on all charges he faced, including killing three people using weapons of mass destruction, and conspiracy. the jury has to decide if he'll face the death penalty. >> reporter: the verdict was not in doubt. lawyers for dzhokhar tsarnaev admitted that he was one of the boston bombers, it was him, he said. the jury delivered a verdict guilty on all 30 charms. 17 carry the

iranian president hassan rouhani says his country will not sign up on a nuclear deal unless economic sanctions are lifted immediately. that is likely to complicate efforts to reach a final deal. the u.s. and its allies want to suspend sanctions only after international monitors verify that iran is complying. that is a look at our top stories this thursday. greece is repaying its debt at least for now. the greeks have paid international monetary fund almost half $1 billion that was due today. now prime minister alexis tsipras wants european lenders to unlock more than $7 billion in bailout funds that greece desperately needs. but there is one problem. prime minister singh process not come up with economic reforms that the lenders want. meantime, the rupee and central bank approved a $1.3 billion increase in emergency fund managers that banks will have enough cash on hand if depositors keep withdrawing money. earlier, manus cranny spoke exclusively with the greek finance minister yanis varoufakis. manus, why did the minister stop and talk to you? >> i think he wanted to deliver a messa

of other nations relatively successfully so far. >> there's a gap on sanctions, because hassan rouhani said iran wouldn't sign an agreement unless all sanctions are listed on the same day, and washington said it would be a gradual process. where does that gap leave a deal do you think? >> the gradual process clearly i think, as to me because there will not be confidence that iran is complying with the agreement that is a reduction of the centrifuges, for example, the movement of people around the places where there is activity the setting up of transparency through inspections, international inspections. this will take some time. there'll be some trust that iran is cooperating as opposed to hiding what is going on. at the amount - sorry to interrupt you, you mentioned an issue of trust and you talk about congress and the need for trust. is the idea that iran is saying we don't have a deal playing into the hands of critics like israel who say iran shouldn't be trusted in the first place. are you up against a big obstacle with it? >> of course it could be the interpretation. more generou

iranian president hassan rouhani was part of the nuclear negotiations now he's back on home soil where there's resistance to the deal. he too is talking tough. >> we will not sign any agreement unless all economic sanctions are lifted at once much on the first day of the implementation of the agreement. >> he has a fine line to walk politically both internationally and at home. so far he's managed to remain popular with conservatives in moderates in iran and he must convince skeptics of the deal, that his country is not bowing to western pressure. u.s. president obama has to convince his skeptics mainly in congress. >> and i am convinced that if this framework leads to a final comprehensive deal will make our country, our allies and our world safer. >> reporter: but the deal has critics, including israel. france and saudi arabia are cautious. a deal between iran and the west is always going to be about more than just the nuclear issue. it marks a change in relation tos after decades of political hostility. no doubt the next few months will bring more hard bargaining and tough rhetoric

speaking on state tv on wednesday, president hassan rouhani says iran wants constructive interaction with the world, not confrontation. >>> the e.u. filed anti-frust charges against google over its search engine. the internet search giant has been accused of illegally rigging the market. antitrust investigators suspect the u.s. company has been abusing its dominance by manipulating its search results. the e.u. competition commissioner says google has 10 weeks to respond to formal charges. >> today we have adopted a statement of objection to google. it outlines our preliminary view that google's favourable treatment of its shopping service - you probably know it as google shopping - is an abuse of google's dominant position in general search. google now has 10 weeks to respond. of course i will carefully consider the response before deciding how to proceed. >>> let's find out more by talking to simon mcgregor-wood, who is in london. sounds as though google is being vilified for doing what it does well - making money. >> well yes, that would perhaps be the line of defense in a memo iss

hassan rouhani, the new president, and zarif, the foreign minister are a breath of fresh air. they are saying that iran has to become part of the world. they have to get away from the need that we are isolated alone and under threat. we have to participate in the rest of the world. the nuclear think is the first step in the prospect. with domestic politics in this country or iran, there's many a slip that can take pleas. that is the objective. the question is should we help them along the path or turn them down because we don't believe it's possible. >> great to talk to you. >> good to talk to you. >> in a part of the world where many countries are big and lightly populated. iran is a client. along with oil reserves, there's a population of 80 million, an old arab culture and an allegiance to the shia branch of islam, putting it at odds with sunni rulers. what does iran want? can it get it without a nuclear weapon. stay with us, it's "inside story". >> part of al jazeera america's >> special month long evironmental focus fragile planet >> al jazeera america brings you a first

you're looking at this because just in a short time the iranian president, hassan rouhani, about to deliver a national address. it's on a breakthrough in the u.s.-led iranian talks. it's scheduled to happen at the top of the hour. we're going to carry it for you live. moments ago we heard from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, condemning that framework of a deal and says "the cabinet is united in strongly opposing the proposed deal. this deal with pose a grave danger to the region and to the world and would threaten the very survival of the state of really." phil what do you think we're going to learhear? >> don, it will be interesting. it would seem if we were going to make a guess of it words of support, language that indicate that the iranian president supports this framework agreement, which has been flashed out. and it would seem likely to believe that that is going to be the case because you would have to think that the country's foreign minister would not have signed up -- though he hasn't signed it officially walked away saying this framework agreement has been reached if h

. >> proved a big selling point for iran's president hassan rouhani. >> according to the framework all sanctions including financial, banking and economic sanctions will be lifted on the same day the final agreement is is implemented. >> what we did was achieve our objective which is to ensure that iran will not ensure pursue a nuclear weapon. >> can't make this deal on his own and they are promising to pass a bill that will give the house and senate are their own authority. now there will be plenty of behind the scenes lobbying and public speeches. the president is going to argue if they kill this deal it will be much more likely that the u.s. ends up in another war in the middle east. republicans say they will give up all of their nuclear capabilities eventually. now they have to convince the u.s. people that they are right. because in a close vote, who the american people side with could be the deciding factor. patty culhane, al jazeera washington. >> the al shabaab attack has now claimed the life of 148 people and the number likely to go larger. people are angry about security laps

iran's president hassan rouhani has to convince others of the way forward. he will meet with the supreme leader. earlier we spoke to lacy about why the weapons was so significant. >> one of the most important aspects was verification and transparency. it puts in place trance personsry allowing the -- transparency allowing the u.s. to verify that iran has not made a move towards nuclear weapons. it's important. they will not just remain in indefinitely. it is important. we hear affects say we don't trust iran. that's exactly, if you don't trust iran that's why you need a deal. the only way to get the inspections is with a deal. we see that there is a lot of work ahead. it can't be discounted how much has been achieved. this framework agreement goes further than i think most technical analysts expected it to. so really they have crossed the major hump and have to take it to the finish line >>> healy warned presidents hassan rouhani and president obama that they have to convince sceptics in the their governments that the deal is a good one >>> for the first tim

hassan rouhani said it was a mistake and called for broad-based talks to talk about the crisis. but manyt from the americans, this warning to iran. >> we're well aware of the support that iran has been giving to yemen. and iran needs to recognize that the united states is not going to stand by while the region is destabilized or while people engage you know, in overt warfare across lines, international boundaries, and other countries. >> aid groups want to halt the fighting to enable more aid to get in. the world health organization says at least 560 people have been killed in recent weeks including 76 children. more than 1,700 people are being wounded. many of them civilians. 100,000 have fled their homes. this evidence of the impact of the conflict in the capital sanaa. the question now, whether yemen's crisis will continue to draw in other powers more deeply militarily or whether diplomacy will gather momentum as the cost of the conflict continues to rise. mike wooldridge, bbc news. >>> well, we've got some breaking news to bring to you right now from the northern italian cit

that proved to the a talking point for president hassan rouhani. >> lifted on the same day the final agreement is implemented. >> the white house is on the defensive insisting this is best deal they could get and that it will be effective. >> what we did with this deal is achieve our objective which is to make sure that iran cannot pursue a nuclear weapon and they will not be able to do so under this deal because it imposes very strict limitations on the type of nuclear activity that can be conducted on iranian soil. >> many in congress say that the u.s. president can't make this deal on his own and they are promising to pass a deal that will give house and senate final approval. the white house is going to have to work hard to prevent members of his own party to turn against him and strip the deal. >>> the president is going to argue if they kill this deal it's very likely the u.s. ends up in another war in the middle east. the republicans say if they put all sanctions on iran they will give up all their capability eventually. they have to convince that their side is right. who amer

during the address at a military parade hassan rouhani spoke about what was happening in yemen, and said the country will harvest the hatred it is sowing and unleashed a 4-point plan. >> translation: the other nations should learn from the iranian army they shouldn't attack children or old people and women. attacks on the innocent are a disgrace. >> we'll go live to jizan saudi arabia close to the border with yemen. let's start with the pledge by saudi arabia of $274 million in aid. how is that going be distributed if the conflict is continuing? >> that is a good question. yesterday we saw the spokesmen of the coalition asking each side to facilitate the reaching of civilians in need. it's an indication that the saudies, and the united nations are facing in yemen reaching those in need of humanitary help. we have seen civilians complaining that the fuel supplies that were dropped there, the aid relief that dropped from the air did not reach them and went to the wrong side probably talking about the troops loyal to ali abdullah saleh. it will have to be translated into supplies and aid fo

that appeared accepting to hassan rouhani. >> all sanctions including financial banking and economic sanctions will be lifted on the final day the agreement is lifted. >> this is the best deal they could get and that it will be effective. >> what we did with this deal is to achieve our objective which is to make sure iran cannot pursue a nuclear weapon and they will not be able to do that under this deal because it places very strict are specifications on the type of there activity that can take place in iran. >> the white house is going to have to work hard to keep enough members of the president's own party turning against him and stripping his finalization of the deal. >>> the president is going to argue if they kill this deal it will be much more likely the u.s. will end up in another war in the middle east. republicans will say that if they put more sanctions on iran, they will give up all of their nuclear capabilities eventually. now they have to convince the american people that their side is right. because in a close vote, who the american people side with could be the decidi

it denies accusations of supplying support to the houthis, hassan rouhani was speaking at an army day parade. >> translation: the other nations should learn from the army. they should not hatch a plot or attack children or people is and women in yemen. attacks on the innocent are a disgrace. >> we can go live to our correspondent who is on the saudi arabia side of the border in jizan. i'm tain be the number 274 million pledged by the saudi arabia for humanitarian assistance in yemen. that is exactly the hament that was requested by the u.n. >> exactly, it's the amount requested by the u.n. it's an estimate. no one knows what is going on on the ground. no one knows the sheer side. the u.n. are not on the ground or the saudis nor the coalition forces. this is an estimation that there is a dire need for it. the problem is how to reach those people how to count them, to know their numbers, their places. yemen is a vast country, people are dispersed across the country. it is mountainous. some areas are difficult to reach. some have been deported to djibouti for better aid. it's a problem,

. >> no this is the agenda that hassan rouhani ran his campaign and has been focused on. if he doesn't get this finished it will weaken his administration. if he finishes it it gives him the upper hand empowering his administration and the moderates and open up for more political, social freedoms inside rain when the economy is boosted. he will then be able to move into other areas, and have the upper hand against the hard liners who have been pushing back to agrees the pressure on the population. >> i hope it happens. it was good to see you. we didn't see the traditional anti-american demonstrations in these celebrations. >>> today is world autism day, and we hear from a family facing the future with autism. >> bit by bit it seemed parts of himself was disappearing. >> their son need constant care. they wonder what will happen when he grows too old for the services that are provided >>> and a look at the future of travel as the first self-driving car completes a cross-country >>> new jersey senator bob menenedes pleaded not guilty to corruption charms. the democrat asked

hassan rouhani said saudi arabia will harvest the hatred itself showing in yemen. it denies accusations of providing military support, he was speaking at the national army day parade. >> translation: the other nations should learn from the iranian army should not hatch a plot they shouldn't attack children and all people and women in yemen. attacks on the innocent are a disgrace for the aggressors. >>> the fighting is adding to the hardships felt by millions of yemenis. we have more on the suffering in the southern port city of aden. >> reporter: aid workers in aden say this is as much as they can do for now. not everyone can be help. there's not enough food to go around. >> translation: we have given food to several families who are displaced from surrounding areas. the aid we received was not enough for all internally displaced persons. we are hoping for more support. >> aden is the main seaport that used to provide a life line to the rest of yemen. 90% of the nation's food was imported, and much coming through here, before the war. recently the residents watched

that the president hassan rouhani doesn't have to do anything like having a presidential campaign. he can - he can sit in the comfort of his house and declare victory for a second time as the president. that's why the hard liners are not happy. that's why they might try to start playing games against a government and the details of the deal. as i said this is what the people want. they need the backing of the people. if they don't have it. they will not succeed. they will not succeed. >> good to talk to you. thanks for being with us. >> now, to yemen where houthi fighters and allies withdrew from a strategic hilltop complex. according to saudi arabia the coalition that they are leading carried out more air raids overnight. the u.s. military has been given the authority to provide aerial refuelling support to saudi war planes. the u.s. estimates 519 have been killed over the past two weeks. more than 90 were children. tens of thousands were forced from their homes, and living with friends and relatives. joining us in the studio mohammed an advisor to the past three yemeni prime mini

talk about deals lasting 10-20 years, if a hard liner exceeds president obama, if one succeeds hassan rouhaniis could all look pretty fragile, no? >> well, that is a big concern obviously, what happens with our leaders. president obama has a year and a half to implement the deal, to show that iran can be trusted. and the next president in both countries will have to look and say what's the altenive. the hope is it will prove itself i think it's possible that it will. what are the alternatives, more sanction. binyamin netanyahu talks about a better deal, keeping up economic pressure. the europeans are not going to impose more sanctions on the iranians nor the asians. we were at the maximum when the process began, that's why both decided it was time so sit and try to reach an agreement. now? >> no, it's not. if you look at the interim deal reached in november of 2013, it took a couple of months to but the flesh on the bone. this is similar. many servers were surprised by the degree of specificity, and the fact sheet that the white house put out. there are unanswered questions, like what happene

turkey's president arrived in iran for high-level meetings met his iranian counterpart hassan rouhani and will meet iran's supreme leader ia tala cam eidy. let's talk to bernard smith about live in istanbul. i understand the trip was on the cards for some month, it's been planned. now we have to look at it through the prism of what is happening in yemen. >> yes, it was a long scheduled visit for recep tayyip erdogan, the turkish president to iran. the first time he's been there for years. it's taken on a bit more significance because of yemen and because of what president recep tayyip erdogan had to say about it. he accused them of dominating the region in support of the houthis in yemen and turkey wants to see the back of syrian president bashar al-assad. iran is the biggest supporter, one of the biggest supporters and is sufficient of the involvement. he thinks that iran is using the fight as a means of extending it influence. outspoken comments coming from recep tayyip erdogan, and interesting, last night recep tayyip erdogan received the saudi interior minister. these two countrie

they are beating the hassan rouhani. they used a rope two. two men were shot dead and one beaten to death. i just wanted to die. the suffering was bad. >> to prevent the suffering the boll tears set up checkpoints and act as the local place. they have the support of the community who give them food petrol and money. not everyone believes this is a good thing. the leaders are concerned the presence of armed civilian rescuers is just going to complicate matters further. >> if the muslims are carrying weapons, the row hinga know they'll be treated fairly. about the buddhists have them not all, but some will treat them harsh. >> that was not the case for fatima or their daughters. they were brought to a shelter and are glad to be alive. fatima hopes to get to her husband in malaysia. >> with no one stopping them the men in the jungle say they'll continue their works. armed and determined to step in and fill the gaps the government has been able to. >> kenyan military jets targeted al-shabab territory in somali following a massacre in which 148 di

a big selling point for iran's president hassan rouhani. >> translation: according to the framework all sanctions, including financial, banking and economic sanctions will be lifted on the same day the agreement is implemented. >> this is on the defensive, insisting this is the best deal they could get, and it will be effective. >> what we did with the deal is achieve our possibilityive making sure that iran could not pursue a nuclear weapon and they will not be able to do so. it imposes strict limitations on what can be conducted on iranian soil. >> many in congress say the u.s. president can't make the deal on its own, and promise to pass a deal giving the house and senate primary school. the white house will have to work hard to keep members turning against the president and stripping his authority. >> there'll be plenty of behind the scenes lobbying. the president will argue if they kill the deal it will be more likely the u.s. will end up in a war in the middle east. republicans will say if more sanctions are not given, iran will give up eventually. they have to show the american t

turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan is in iran for high-level meetings on the agenda for him and hassan rouhani is syria and yemen. the turkish president was tit -- tight-lipped. bernard smith has more. >> reporter: all smiles as turkey's president calls on his iranian counterpart. recep tayyip erdogan accused iran of trying to dominate the region with its involvement in yemen, syria and iraq. recep tayyip erdogan chose to focus on economic ties. >> translation: we signed eight agreements and a memorandum of agreement in several areas, including culture areas. we understand what we can achieve. the region we are located is volatile. we had the chance to discuss various economists and see what we can do. >> reporter: a series of economical and cultural agreements were signed. it was left to the iranian president to talk about yemen. >> translation: both parties are of the same view that the conflict should dom an end in the region. both of us thinks the conflict should end in yemen. attacks from neighbouring countries should dom an end. following the ceasefire we should have a situation where we

. >> iranian's president hassan rouhani is disputing the white house version of a key issue, how quickly will sanctions be lifted after a final deal is struck? >> we will not sign an agreement unless all economic sanctions are lifted on the first day of implementation of agreement. >> that is at odds with the president obama administration which on thursday repeated its stance. sanctions relief will come gradually. >> sanctions will be phased on completion of specifics. >> on the streets of tehran the deal was hail as a breakthrough. in his first public comment. iran's supreme leader ayatollah khamenei warned the agreement could yet fall apart. >> what has been achieved so far does not guarantee a deal neither do the talks leading up to the deal. it doesn't guarantee that the talks will continue until the end and lead to a deal. >> reporter: another key selling point, intrusive inspections of facilities, anywhere any time and at a moment's notice. is doesn't include the military sites. on that point the american side is not bundling. >> verifies and transparency to ensure pathways are cl

iran's president hassan rouhani says the framework is just the first step and promised to stick to theeement when the final details are ironed out. but at friday prayers, news of the deal was greeted with chants of death to america and death to israel! [ chants ] >> reporter: in a televised speech, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said iran is a threat to israel's existence. >> israel will not accept an agreement which allows a country that vows to annihilate us to develop nuclear weapons period. >> reporter: israel demands iran acknowledge's israel's right to exist as part of any final agreement. the white house says the president will not sign any deal that would pose a threat to israel. >> we have always said we will not sign off on any final agreement that doesn't meet our standards. >> reporter: under the agreement, iran would more than cut in half its uranium producing centrifuges to 6,000. they would open nuclear facilities to u.n. inspectors, then and only then would economic sanctions be suspended. u.s. officials say if iran violates the deal, then the sanctions which

. >>> iranian president hassan rouhani says world powers must remove all sanctions against his country to conclude an agreement on its nuclear program. >> translator: we will not sign any agreement unless all economic sanctions are lifted at once, on the same day as implementation. >> rouhani urged the western countries to compromise to complete the accord. iran and the six world powers came up with a framework deal last week to keep tehran's nuclear program peaceful. the nations are the five permanent members of the u.n. security council and germany. rouhani called the settlement a victory for iran. he said his country has not surrendered to the pressure of sanctions or bullying. negotiators aim to finalize a pact by the end of june. the head of the u.n. nuclear watchdog says if iran concludes the deal his organization will be ready to watch whether tehran implements it. the national atomic agency director yukiya amano spoke about the latest developments. >> translator: the iaea welcomes the framework agreement between iran and the six major powers. >> the pact grants iaea inspectors

"we will keep our promises," said iran's president hassan rouhani. "the nuclear negotiations are the first step in constructive interaction with the world." specifically, the lifting of u.s.-led sanctions that have sucked the life out of iran's economy and sent inflation soaring to 40%. even though the stickiest details of sanctions relief have still to be hammered out over the next three months, these joyful celebrations reflect hope that years of hardship are about to end. contrast that with the reaction in israel. benjamin netanyahu, israel's prime minister, went on the attack with a dire warning. >> such a deal paves iran's path to the bomb, and it might very well spark a nuclear arms race throughout the middle east, and it would greatly increase the risks of terrible war. >> reporter: with resistance like that echoed by house republicans, president obama may find the hard work of actually closing the deal is still to come. it remains to be seen, charlie whether some of those republicans pick up and press one of the other demands prime minister n

people cheered for iranian president hassan rouhani and the prospect of sanctions in iran being liftedof international embargoes have hurt almost every aspect of iranian economy. >>> kenya's interior minister says 147 people have been killed after al-shabab gunmen stormed the university college campus early on thursday. government officials say all four attackers attackers were killed. there is no one nou an overnight curfew in the region, mall come webb has more. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a place of learning but instead it became a battle ground kenyan troops tried to flesh out al-shabab fighters hold up inside the university college. the attackers stormed the building just before sunrise some students were praying others were still asleep. the army were brought in. this is close to kenya's border with somalia. the kenyan army has been in somalia since 2011. al-shabab, a somali-based group link today al qaeda says they must leave. many students were taken hostage, others managed to escape. the university is about 100 meet down there and the gunfire has been going on for hours

here's the iranian president hassan rouhani. >> translator: we will not sign any deal unless all economic sanctions against iran are lifting all at once. >> here's what iran agreed to supposedly last week. u.s. and nuclear related sanctions will be suspended after the iaea has verified that iran has taken all key nuclear related steps. then there's this from the iranian supreme leader. first, his tweet, and i'll read it precisely what he tweeted, all sanctions should be removed just when the deal is reached. if sanctions removal depends on another pry sis, then why we started to talk. then he also said this. >> translator: if you ask me if i support or oppose a nuclear agreement, i neither support it nor oppose it because nothing has happened yet. nothing has been done yet. the whole issue lies in the details that they are meant to discuss one by one. >> last hour during a visit to jamaica jamaica, president obama responded with this. >> as i've said from the start, this is not done until it's done. and the next two to three months of negotiations are going to be absolutely critical for m

when the ayatollah khamenei and hassan rouhani and the rest find that this is a no go game and it has their ambitions have reached their end. they'll dom their senses and -- come to their senses and tell their stooges in yemen to dom their senses and agree to the terms of the security council resolution. >> in the meantime the u.n. prompted saudi arabia to come up with some money, some funding, some aid. how will it get to those that need it? >> well the saudi - the u.n. ask everybody, every member of the u.n. to come with help to reach the sum of 274. but the king decided to do it all at once from saudi arabia. now there is a bridge in djibouti, and thanks to the djibouti government for allowing this with our ships and airlines going to all cities including sanaa. and ports, to bring aid to those who need it. the problem is complicated because how do you distribute the aid, and there are is number of fundamental organizations, the red cross, doctors without borders, and others who are trying to help, and we hope the houthis and their allies allow this to happen. it helped their own p

the second thing from president hassan rouhani and erica's piece is they are denying the sanctions will come off slowly. they want them off quickly instantaneously once a deal is signed. the white house insists they'll be taken off in step with the steps iran takes to comply with the agreement. president obama was travelling in jamaica for a regional summit and he was asked about it at a forum. here is how he responded. >> this is not done until it's done. the next next 2-3 months of negotiation are critical to make sure we emortalize an agreement giving us and the world confidence that iran in fact is not pursuing a nuclear weapon. >> >> reporter: now the problem with the white house argument is that they admit the details have not been nailed down by the sanctions. the schedule is one of the decades left for the final stage of negotiations. >> you mentioned the somewhat bipartisan opposition from congress is this more fuel to the fire of the potential to the deal? >> well you know everyone recognises that there are politics in the united states. obviously there are politics in iran. t

. >> hassan rouhani was scheduled to meet with iran's supreme leader. >> lacy and a director of middle eastern policy with a nonpartisan group, the center for control and nonproliferation. thank you for joining us. presidents dating back to gerald ford tried to curbing deals. how monumental is the deal in its current form? >> this deal in its counter form, and remembering, of course that there are months ahead. the ink is not dry on the deal. we have to go forward and theght details and final terms, and nothing that the president said is agreed to until all is agreed to. what was announced this week is a big deal. it's a serious deal putting verification and transparency measures on iran such that have not been netted before. this is -- negotiated before. this is something past presidents worked towards, have not been able to achieve, and ultimately, if this comes to fruition is historic. >> we know negotiators on both sides are faced with resistance to the deal. how far do you think some of those hardliners will go. what could derail the deal? >> so already the u.s. congress said they

he has met with president hassan rouhani and will meet with the supreme leader. the visit is coming despite tensions. he accused iran of trying to in his words, dominate the region and testing the limits of the tolerance. bernard smith is live for us in istanbul, why is this visit taking on such significance at this time. >> yes, it was a long scheduled visit for recep tayyip erdogan, the turkish president to iran. the first time he's been there for years. it's taken on a bit more significance because of yemen and because of what president recep tayyip erdogan had to say about it. he accused them of dominating the region, in support of the houthis in yemen and turkey wants to see the back of syrian president bashar al-assad. it's suspected iran is using the fight. tuckey suspicious of iran's motives. iran bridled against this and 46 iranian mps signed a motion calling on the iranian president not to receive the turkish present. before he went there the saut hermes interior minister met president recep tayyip erdogan in ankara. we don't know what they talked about

hassan hassan row hassan rouhani is weighing in he says iran is dealing with the six major powers and not the united states congress. his comments come as the relations committee unanimously apro giving congress the role. they had been rallying hard but was forced to buckle after strong bipartisan support. >> it is tax it day but if you need last minute help from the irs, don't count on it. jackie i be ban ez isbanez is here with how the government is easily spending our hard earned money. >> that's right, heather. today is april 15th tax day. it is a great time for the irs collecting $3 trillion. you may be pulling your hair out by the end of the day. the irs saying you may not be able to speak to a real person on the phone today. >> our phone level of service at the start of the filing season was 54 percent. as we have gotten closer to the end of the filing season it dipped below 40 percent. that means more than six out of 10 people who called could not reach a live person. >> blaming the poor service on flash budgets and under staffing. >> after five years of budget cuts and hiring

hassan rouhani said saudi arabia will harvest the hatred it is sowing in yemen. iran demands providing military support to the shia houthis. president houthi spoke at the national army day parade. >> the other nations should learn from iran >>> there has been calls for a ceasefire and an end to all foreign military attacks. and is appealing for humanitarian help for yemen and a resumption of national dialogue. it should be led by the yemeni people and the establishment of an inclusive national unity government. ibrahim is the deputy director of the brookings doha center and joins us in the studio. let's go through what amounts to the iranian attempt to intervene in this. a 4-point plan has been sent to the secretary-general. it doesn't seem to have gained much traction outside of that. >> you are right. i think the iranians should have invested a little more effort in building a piece of land that would receive good attention. unfortunately, the peace plan distant receive the minimum attention of international players whether it is the security council or anyone.

it is not clear if this was in response to a call for a cease fire by the iranian president, hassan rouhani who in terms of the u.s. aircraft carrier trailing that suspected iranian weapons convoy fox news has learned from a senior u.s. defense official the white house is not even close to making a decision about boarding and conducting a search of the iranian vessels. >> we continue to have concerns about iran's support for the houthis, including supplying them with military equipment. >> the atmosphere at sea remains tense off the coast of yemen in this high stakes game of brinksman brinksmanship. the aircraft carrier has entered the gulf of aden and is launching aircraft to fly manned recognizance over the nine ships in the convoy suspected of carrying weapons to houthi rebels. there are now a total of nine u.s. warships and three support ships operating in the area stretching from the southern red sea to the arabian sea. the u.s. warships are enforcing a un arms embargo against yemen passed by 14 nations excluding russia. the iranians deny their convoy contains weapons. negotiations reg

. >> as we have mentioned iran's president cit side saudi arabia leading the rebels hassan rouhani said they will harvest the hate. iran denies accusations it provided support for the shia houthis. he was speaking at the national army day parade. >> translation: the other nations should learn from the other nation's army they shouldn't attack children old people and women in yemen. attacks on the incident are a disgrace for the aggressors. >> here is more on the four point plan that they are talking about. it calls for an immediate ceasefire andened to all foreign attacks. it's appealing for urgent help for yemen, and calls for the resumes of dialogue by yemeni people, and the establishment of a national unity government. ibrahim hassan tali al asiri is the deputy director of the brookings center. he thinks the plan will not be taken seriously by the international community. >> i think the iranians should have invested effort in building a piece of land. that would refuse good potential. unfortunate ly the peace plan distant receive the minimum attention of international players whether

the houthis >> reporter: during the army day parade hassan rouhani accused the saudis of killing innocent children and spreading hate red. it show cased a system saying it was similar to russia's missile system. >>> in nigeria. 17 died from a disease that broke out this week. the disease killed the victims within 24 hours of becoming ill. laboratory tests ruled out ebola or other virus. health officials and experts arrived in the south-eastern nigeria town. the world health organisation said there have not been new cases recorded in the past 72 hours. there's no patient with the disease, and it has not spread beyond the town. investigators are looking into the disease and says it's still ongoing >>> after blockades of burping cars and a shoot out with 60 members of a drug cartel and the mexican army, jose hernandez was captured. he is believed to be responsible for the gang violence and homicides in mexico. the drug wars claimed the lives of more than 100,000 people in the last eight years. >>> when we come back on al jazeera america, an update on the man who flew his giro can'ter on to t

the world but one person who seems to be somewhat encouraged by the deal is iranian president hassan rouhani said this underscores iran's right to enrich uranium. we will follow along the framework if other powers do the same. but it is not sitting well in israel. here is bibi netanyahu. >> it will legitimatize iran's illegal nuclear program. it will leave iran with a vast nuclear infrastructure, a vast nuclear infrastructure remains in place. the deal would lift sanctions almost immediately. and this at the very time that iran is stepping up its aggression and terror. >> reporter: well to be clear the sanctions would be lifted sort of piece by piece. meanwhile, chuck schumer among many critics on capitol hill expressing caution. he seems very skeptical about this deal. he says we will take a very close look at it. not signing off on it by any stretch of the imagination which might probably surprise some people when you consider he has been a very consistent ally of the administration. we'll have a lot more throughout the day on fox news channel from the white house, but for now jenna, back