hassan rouhani and dr zarif negotiated with the nuclear matters, and chosen a discourse different fromhe previous regime. giving home that they'd do thing differently. he has limited authority. >> could he be critical of the human rights situation. >> i'm not judging it. i want to see ryan iran -- iran as a government, a state. >> what are your main concerns when it comes to human rights in iran. >> iranian women are highly educated, but if you look at their role in society, economy, politics. it's not equivalent. >> talk about freedom of the press. what is the situation in iran. >> i've been concerned of the high number of journalists in prison, or through a resolving door, were cautioned or otherwise warned or threatened, if you like, in the activity. beyond the regular press, there are a number of bloggers and others who face serious threats, challenges and penalties for their work. >> one of those journalists gaoled now is "the washington post" jason rez an, little is known about his sentence. do you have information on that. >> i don't have the information. >> the case is not diff

president hassan rouhani and other politicians were at the airport for the arrival. 464 iranians were killed in the crush. iran has blamed saudi arabia for poor organization which they believe lead to the disaster. so far it's understood that 769 people died in the stampede near mecca >>> now, more details are emerging of nine livers cut short during -- lives cut shrt during a shooting. they ranged in age from 18 to 67, the oldest a teacher. the six guns used by chris harper mercer, along with seven others found in his home are all bought legally. the killings are the latest in a series of shootings across the country. alan fisher reports from roseburg. >> reporter: the president says mass shootings are becoming routine, this was a day like no other. the flags fly at half staff. the event cancelled. after the horror, pain and questions. sara was in the room next door when the shooting started. >> i feel numb, honestly. a mix of exhaustion, and it's like denial. it's happening. >> the shooter has been named as chris harper mercer. at the scene we find six guns, plenty of ammunition, an

president hassan rouhani and other politicians attended the repatriation ceremony at the airport in train. iran appears to have lost the largest number of pilgrims - 465 iranians have died. tehran has blamed saudi arabia's mismanagement for the disaster. saudis say 769 were killed in the stampede. others say that number is higher >>> still to come at al jazeera - it's a melting pot of cultures, now there are fears of ethnic divisions in malaysia. >>>you're with al jazeera, here sa reminder of the top stories, at least nine have been killed in an air strikes on a hospital run by an aid agencyie. n.a.t.o. says the u.s. may be responsible. doctors without borders said it provided the hospital coordinates to the coalition forces well in advance. three bombs exploded on the outskirts of the nigeria capital abuja. 15 have been killed. these are the first attacks to hit the city in over a year >>> pro-russian rebels say they started withdrawing tanks from the line of contact with government troops, coming a day after peace talks took place in paris. the tank withdrawal is in line with the minsk

.'" >> reporter: recently, hopes for his release were raised when iranian president hassan rouhani suggestedhat rezaian and other americans in iranian jails could be part of an exchange for iranians convicted in the u-s on charges related to nuclear technology >>: "if the americans take the appropriate steps and set them free, certainly the right environment will be open and the right circumstances will be created for us to do everything within our power and our purview to bring about the swiftest freedoms for the americans held in iran as well." >> reporter: for now those aspirations have been dashed as a secretive legal process plays out in tehran. >> vicki: calls to reziaian's lawyer were not immediately returned. >> vicki: the chairman of the house panel investigating the deadly attacks in benghazi, libya says he fired a staffer for mishandling classified information. a former investigator with the committee on benghazi says they are conducting a politically- motivated inquiry targeting hillary clinton. major bradley podliska is an air force intelligence officer who worked as an investig

. >> hassan rouhani expects that once the deal has been finalised sanctions will be lifted within a month or two. the missile test carried out will not affect the nuclear deal. the crews missiles are capable of reachings israel. and can be armed. >> we have strong indications that the missile test violated u.n. security council pertained to iran's ballistic missile. unfortunately this is not knew. it's separate from the nuclear agreement that iran reached with the rest of the world. >> president obama intend to raise the issue of the missile launchth with the u.n. at some point. the missile system is strictly for defensive purposes. turkey's president is breaking silence, speaking out for the first time. the president recep tayyip erdogan announced he was creating a state supervisory council to oversee a special investigation into the attacks. more than 100. officials say the prime suspect is a home-grown i.s.i.l. affiliate. recep tayyip erdogan admitted that there were intelligence failures. >> there are certain intelligence from the past stays and months about preparations made by terro

ayatollah khamenei said, and after hassan rouhani that his government was willing to sit down for talks. >>> violated february ceasefire, alleging they fired an antitank weapon. after petro poroshenko sounded optimistic about the lull in fighting. he said it offered hope in the efforts to quell the separatist fighting. came a day after the governmental agreed opostpone elections until friday. >>> president obama apologized to doctors without borders for last week's air strike that killed 22 people in an air strike in kunduz. heavy fighting continued there. government troops have gained control of parts of the area from taliban fighters. ing but leaving citizens to fend for themselves when it comes to medical care and food. al jazeera's kaiz azimi has more from kunduz airplane. >> it is a fragile situation. no one knows who going to be in control where and when. afghan troops are telling us like every five minutes it change. now, afghan residents are out to do shopping, i asked some of them why they are taking the risk to go out. they're telling us they don't have a choice. they run out

prime minister hassan rouhani said the work would be done according to consideration and requirements set out by the supreme leader. ham any backed the agreement warning the government to be vigilant saying united states cannot be trusted. >> president obama meets with pakistan's minister calling for a stronger relationship with a key ally. and how a search for oil and gas is drawing the military to the arctic. >> governments secretly paying ransoms. >> we were told never to disclose that they actually paid. >> are they saving lives or putting more at risk? >>> a school attack in sweden - a man in costume stabbed students and teachers with a sword. first stories making headlines across the u.s. in the american minute. the environmental protection agency blamed for a toxic spill in august turning rivers yellow. the department of superior said the clean up was botched. despite knowing it was at risk of a blow-out. congressman paul ryan is running for speaker of the house. the republican made it official with a letter to the house republican conference. ryan said he would run if the conf

. >> there was opposition to the deal from hard-line lawmakers opposed to president hassan rouhani in iran. was this just for domestic political purposes, or would they doubt that iran would ratify the deal? >> you are absolutely right. everything that you here from the iranian media is all only for domestic consumption. they want the politicians to stay in power and keep their seats at the parliament. let's not forget the facts that the parliament ratified the deal in less than 15 minutes. what does it mean - they don't care about the nuclear programme or the deal. they have a political future in the country, they better support the deal. it has the backing of the voters in the country, and soon there'll be parliamentary elections. the hardliners stand to lose, the government has the winning partner in the form of nuclear deal. it's either you win the next elections by supporting this deal or you lose it big time. >> how does iran's regional strategy come into play? i'm estimating the ground pressure said to be passing along the troops of bashar al-assad and hezbollah in syria, how d

recently iranian officials including president hassan rouhani began floating the idea of a prisoner exchangeranslator: if the americans take the appropriate steps and set them free, certainly the right environment will be open and the right circumstances will be created for us to do everything within our power and our purview to bring about the swiftest freedom for the americans held in iran as well. >>> everybody thought hillary clinton was unbeatable, right? but we put together a benghazi special committee, a select committee. what are her numbers today? her numbers are dropping. why? because she's untrustable. >> first house majority leader kevin mccarthy appeared to reveal the benghazi committee's real purpose was to damage hillary clinton. now a former investigator for the benghazi committee, major bradley podliska, an air force reservist and self-described conservative republican, says he was fired when he raised concerns that the committee's work had become too partisan toward clinton. >> as i've stated, hillary clinton has a lot of explaining to do. we, however, did not need to shift

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