, speaking live. >>> you were listening to the president of iran hassan rouhani, speaking from the iranian capital tehran on the deal that we know has been struck between iran as well as the p5+1 countries on iran's nuclear program. so hassan rouhani clearly talking about the achievements of that agreement. he's saying that some of the sanctions that will be lifted - some of the sanctions we must stress - that will be lifted as a result of the implementation of the agreement will benefit the iranian people saying the next six months - the time span of the agreement - is a new start for iranians, and iran will hold up its end of the bargain if the p5+1 hold up their end of the bargain. pleased with the agreement, as he says, and iran reiterating that the iranian nations do not seek nuclear weapons. that's the gift of what he said in the past 15, 20 minutes. let's remind you of what happened in geneva when the deal was struck. al jazeera's correspondent has more on that. >> at three in the morning geneva time a result - the six negotiating powers and rain struck what has been cal

iran. hassan rouhani has gone on tv and told his people that iran will not stop its iranian enrichment program. that was after what many viewed as a significant deal. signed a few days ago with world power. led by the united states. in this deal iran said it would reduce its nuclear activity significantly, some said, in return for about $7 billion in sanctions relief. a lot of that frozen in u.s. bank acts. the news is welcomed by iranians, not so much saudi and israel. on the other side of the atlantic in an unusual move, the u.s. secretary of state john kerry sent a video lasting eight minutes long with a message to congress explaining the deal, trying to win over voters who said it was giving away too much too soon. kerry talks through nuclear energy basics. when thanksgiving recess is over the senate will look at possible new sanctions against iran. let's here him from washington d.c. >> in order to work nuclear weapons require highly enriched uranium or plutonium. uranium is found in nature. >>> at times the video resembles an introduction to nuclear physics, explaining how uranium is enr

iran's leader hassan rouhani inside iran wind bowed to international pressure and be forced to give up its right to enrich uranium even before the tolls began on thursday the houses were lying in tehran chanting anti-american slogans and burning israeli flags on his postcard looks now at what got them so riled. last and rouhani is recent speech at the un general assembly was said by many to represent a thorn in relations between tehran and washington a sign that the iranian leadership is keen to initiate warmer ties with the global community but not everyone is keen for this to happen. hard line conservative protesters threw eggs at the president upon his return to tehran a malveaux is uncomfortable with the idea of increased diplomacy with washington have launched the first ever down with the usa contest the idea is to find the most creative and to us propaganda contestants are invited to submit photographs posters caricature poems him and blogs all relating to the slogan down with the usa over three thousand dollars up for grabs for the winner there will be a prize for the best idea

iran. hassan rouhani is underscoring his ambition to the u.s.h a new tone and an unexpected bit of online marketing. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the video features iranian artists recitin reciting parts n rouhani's inaugural speech. it bears some relationship to this. >> blazing trail yes we can yes we can ♪ >> yes they did. the star studded video went viral during the 2008 u.s. presidential campaign. both these men came into office promising change. how has hassan rouhani lived up to those promises? in his first 100 days of office? hamiir roujani, how do you see it? >> i think it's for domestic consumption for his base. similar to president obama's base in 2008. >> it's awfully much like it isn't it? >> yes. eight years of ahmadinejad was a very dark need for iran and it was a yearning to move past that bombast. and that video speaks to that. >> what is he telling his base? >> he says i'm moving the needle. he is giving them hope. >> is he saying i'm more like obama? >> i don't think he would say that. obviously the similarities are stunning, but what he is tryin

meantime, iran's president hassan rouhani is calling the deal a victory for his country. >> world powers, they have recognised iran's nuclear rights. islamic republic of iran innately nonetheless the right. >> hassan rouhani added that iran's enrichment activities will continue similar to the past. joining us now to offer assistance is a freelance journalist for kayern international and iran daily. thank you for being with us. what are the iranian people saying about this. do they view this as a win? >> well, remember millions of people in the capital tehran and other cities and towns stayed up late to hear the news about the so-called nuclear deal between iranian and the p5+1 group of nations. this is welcome news and the deal brought a great deal of happiness for the iranian nation. why? they don't want so see further confrontation with the u.s., isolation and sanctions were the west. that's why they are welcoming the deal. remember, we had the previous government that didn't take the sanctions seriously, and we saw the consequences all across the board from the iranian economy. now we

hassan rouhani is depicting iran as the winner. iran is not after a bomb. here is some of what he had to say earlier today. >> translator: the iranian nation does not seek nuclear weapons. after the comprehensive talks and final agreement, a year from now no one should say that we hampered the obtainment of nuclear weapons. this has to be a joke, a historical joke. iran has never sought to obtain nuclear weapons. >> reporter: that was hassan rouhani praising the foreign minister and praising the interim agreement. iranians, we have talked to a lot of them today. been signed.py an agreement has remember, this is what they wanted when they voted in hassan rouhani in june. they wanted him to come in with a mandate to improve the economy. everyone knows the first step to improving the economy is lifting the sanctions and the way to do that is reach a deal on the nuclear program and improve relations with the west. there's still a long way to go for a be all, end all deal that will completely resolve this issue. everyone is happy at least the first step has been

scientists with israel's mossad suspected of involvement and finally in june this year iran elected hassan rouhani as a super isn't something many see as a game changer in iran's relations with the west. well what seemed like a major obstacle to a long awaited deal was israel's star opposition to any compromise during a previous round of talks two weeks ago that opposition seemed to be impacting on the negotiating stance of france and the u.s. well for more on this we now talk to our correspondent paula zahn here who is in tel aviv and she's gauging reaction of israel to this groundbreaking deal there hello to you paula so do tell us about their israel's reaction and of course some are saying that is or is not going to be happy about it. well so far there's been reaction only from one israeli minister the minister of strategic affairs yuval steinitz he said and i'm quoting that the agreement remains a bad one that will make reaching a permanent solution harder he also went on to say that this deal is based on a rainy and deception and self delusion now what is interesting is that there has been a

scientists with israel's mossad suspected of involvement and finally in june this year iran elected hassan rouhani as us new president something mattie see as a game changer in iran's relations with the west. well what seemed like a major obstacle to along the way to deal with israel's staunch opposition to any compromise during a previous round of talks two weeks ago the opposition seem to be impacting all in the negotiation stances of france and the u.s. for more on this now we can go live to our correspondent policy you who is in television or paula so what do you bring us israel's reaction to this i mean it isn't going to be very happy about it. well the israelis certainly are not going to be very happy about this but as of yet there is no official israeli comment however this was seen as a foregone deal the question being asked in israel was not so much if it would go ahead but when it would go ahead in that respect we have seen israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in recent days stepping up his anti deal rhetoric i mean he's been threatening with war mongering woods just recently he was

negotiations fell through on saturday between six world powers and iran over the nuclear program. >> despite the harsh words by hassan rouhani on the failed negotiations in geneva, some say iran's impressed relations could be attributed to the president. many belief hassan rouhani to bemoderate because he is trying to fix the country's economy. >> this man is out of work. he spent two years searching for a job over the iranian capital. he goes to agencies like this, hoping they can help him. he hoped the election of hassan rouhani as president would make things easier. the young mechanic had no luck. >> translation: i always wanted to work in a car factory. they are firing employees, rather than employing people. it impacted the jobs mark. let's see what the government will do. i'm optimistic. >> since hassan rouhani's election, unemployment has dropped by 0.2". officially 10% of iranians are out of work. the number is low because every iranian who is working one day is week is employed. >> translation: about job tonnies, yes there are -- tonnies -- tonnies, opportunities, yes, there are some. the first question they ask is

nuclear weapon for iran we have to be part of a nuclear free zone that's very simple even iran's president hassan rouhani has called on israel to join the treaty positioning himself as a major peacekeeper in the attempt to denuclearize the region iran never threatened israel with nuclear weapons on the contrary. a third iran military outcome. if a nuclear free middle east initiative was ever to work its estimated israel would need to get rid of anywhere between seventy five and four hundred nuclear warheads israel is not going to agree even to talk about the iranian bomb in the context of day nuclearization that's the last thing that israel wants to have in the equation . and for a country that has never officially admitted she persists in nuclear arms getting her to destroy them might be the most difficult deal the world has yet to secure policy r.t. television. well these are a prime minister's proclamation that his country doesn't have to go along with the deal has got short shrift from britain's top diplomat william hague has warned that yahoo against undermining what was achieved in geneva of course

iran's most conservative city, home to more than a million people. small but powerful, and it is also here that the president studied to be a cleric. since he came to office, hassan rouhani has used the world stage to represent the islamic theocracy that he helped build. >> iran's foreign policy is much more complicated in countries where their presidents have the authority to change foreign policy. the power makeup in our country is set up in a way that the president is the executer of the principle strategies. you asked me about his performance over the past few months, then i'm satisfied. >> and in that few months rouhani already had done what many thought impossible. ending official silence between iran. >> the u.s. wants to be part of the world, but we don't expect it. i don't think the political atmosphere of society has reached a point where people or the government will accept a condescending or unequal relationship. >> iran's foreign policy has not changed. the u.s. and its allies accuse iran of using it's civilian program as a cover for a military one. and because of that international sanctions have had an impact on iran's economy. the president's main foreign

even iran's president hassan rouhani has called on israel to join the treaty positioning himself as a major peacekeeper in the attempt to denuclearize the region never threaten nuclear weapon. iran. if a nuclear free middle east initiative was ever to work its estimated israel would need to get rid of anywhere between seventy five and four hundred nuclear warheads israel is not going to agree even to talk about the uranium bomb in the context of dayton nuclearization that's the last thing that israel wants to have in the equation. and for a country that has never officially admitted to possessing nuclear arms getting her to destroy them might be the most difficult deal the world has yet to secure policy r t tel aviv. minister netanyahu says he will sound a team to the u.s. to discuss the nuclear agreement in more detail meantime his tough position on the long awaited deal sparked a wave of media criticism in israel commentators suggested his harsh words were proverb i sense of personal failure and accuse him of behaving oddly and the international arena the liberal haaretz newspaper q

a nuclear weapon for we have to be part of a nuclear free zone with very simple even iran's president hassan rouhani has called on israel to join the treaty positioning himself as a major peacekeeper in the attempt to denuclearize the region never threaten israel with nuclear weapons on the contrary. a third iran. the outcome. if a nuclear free middle east initiative was ever to work it's estimated israel would need to get rid of anywhere between seventy five and four hundred nuclear warheads israel is not going to agree even to talk about the uranium bomb in the context of day nuclearization that's the last thing that israel wants to have in the equation . and for a country that has never officially admitted to possessing nuclear arms getting her to destroy them might be the most difficult deal the world has yet to secure policy r t tel aviv. prime minister netanyahu says he will sand a team to the u.s. to discuss the nuclear agreement in more detail meantime his tough position on the long awaited deal sparked a wave of media criticism in israel our commentators suggested his harsh words were promp

nuclear scientist with israel's mossad suspected of involvement and finally in june this year iran elected hassan rouhani as its new president something many see as a game changer in iran's relation with the west. well you know what you are going to live from moscow more and live in l.a. and interviews with our correspondents will be coming your way at the top of the hour up next though katie pilbeam takes on the top business headlines in venture capital dissing with us. there's now an all new form of humanitarian aid for the twenty first century created by members of the occupy movement this is nothing to do with hunger or homelessness what a different key problem in the so-called first world debt the rolling jubilee project has already bought around fifteen million dollars in personal debt for americans around the country most of the financial obligations that they bought were for medical bills and now the people who had to pay these bills are free from their burdens the group claims that the secondary debt market is very cheap and that they were able to buy the nearly fifteen million dollars in debt f

nuclear scientist with israel's mossad suspected of involvement and filing in june this year iran elected hassan rouhani as its new president something many see as a game changer in terrans relations with the west. well russia's foreign minister was among the first stop diplomats to arrive in geneva my colleague bill dodd discussed moscow's role in the with our. bush's role in this process bill really is to bridge the gap between some in the west and iran russia has been opposed to iran acquiring a nuclear bomb but acknowledges that iran does have a right to peaceful nuclear program which iran says was really a precondition to these talks they were saying that no deal was going to be struck unless this precondition was met and russia has really tried to ease the tensions because that precondition led to some in the west being quite suspicious about iran and their motives and russia really has tried to ease those tensions and suspicions in order to try and get all parties around the table which they they've obviously done and it's also something that's proven slightly easier of course since the election

hopes were high ahead of nuclear talks with iran's new president hassan rouhani adopting a softer stance than his predecessor. but hard line conservatives back home and not at all happy with attempts to engage with the u.s. as we find out in our report coming up later in the program. britain is allegedly operating a listening post in the heart of the german capital targeting the parliament and the chancellor's office where it's believed the eavesdropping equipment is hidden in this tent like structure on the roof of the u.k. embassy just steps away from the bundestag well it's apparently capable of intercepting phone calls and long distance communications all across the city revelations based on leaked documents hit a raw nerve in berlin which has been trying to get washington to explain its tapping of angela merkel's phone london says it won't comment on intelligence matters however jens stoltenberg from the german pirate party says germany knew its allies were listening in the german government of course did notice what was happening on the roof top of the u.k. embassy because it's cle

hopes were high ahead of these nuclear talks with iran's new president hassan rouhani adopting a softer stance than his predecessor. but hard line conservatives back home are not at all happy with attempts to engage with the u.s. as we find out later in our report coming up in the program this hour. first britain is operating a listening post in the heart of the german capital allegedly targeting the parliament and the chancellor's office and revelations based on leaked documents hit a raw nerve in berlin which is already trying to get proper explanations from the u.s. over its tapping of anglin the calls for and we just believe the eavesdropping equipment is installed right here on the roof of the u.k. embassy within a stone's throw of the bundestag it's allegedly capable of intercepting phone calls a long distance communications all across the city yemeni demanded explanations from london pointing out that intercepting data in diplomatic buildings is a violation of international law but the u.k. simply said it won't comment on intelligence matters of agenda stumble from the german pow

. >>> iran's softened stance on its nuclear program has been a feature of its new leader. it's been 100 days since hassan rouhani took office. he promise to grant more political freedoms. how much has changed? >> reporter: in iran there's a lists. on it the names of those who offenses range from the criminal to the political. many of them are students and academics caught up in the disputed 2009 election. this man is one of them. he was on the list for four years. that meant wh no official -- with no official explanation he was banned from attending university. >> translation: i was in journalism and during the post-election incident i was briefly arrested. last year i took the exam from my masters. they didn't give us test results and called us starred students and banned us. i was verbally told i was not allowed to study. >> that is until now. he has just been allowed back to university. he thanks the new president for that. one of iran's most respected economic and political minds, says hassan rouhani used his first 100 days in office to begin the process of taking the country back from rad calls. he, himself

iran and the u.s. and allies, hassan rouhani has reportedly flat out refused to dismantle iran's nuclear facilities.eal's success? joining me now, president of the plow shares fund and a member of secretary kerry's international security advisory board board. he's the author of a new book "nuclear nightmares," which takes a look at efforts to secure nuclear weapons around the world. i've read excerpts. pretty frightening. i'm like really. >> we want those scenarios to play out. in a recent interview with the financial times, rouhani not only refused to dismantle the nuclear facilities but also says the amount of uranium enriched by his country will depend on our needs for nuclear fuel. how troubling is that statement? >> well, dismantling iran's nuclear facilities is on the agenda for the next round of talks. the agreement that we just reached has frozen the iranian program in its tracks. rolled back some parts of it, but now we're going to engage in the tough negotiations over the sext six months to dismantle it, to impropose intrusive inspections so we can get the inspectors to inspect anything at

absence of a deal tonight responded sure of the french government in the meantime iran's moderate new leader hassan rouhani has reiterated that iran won't bow down to international pressure and be forced to give up rights to enrichment even before the talks began on thursday thousands were rallying in tehran they were chanting anti american sentiments they were burning israeli flags as well and r.t. is appalled scott has been finding out what it what it is that in the first place has got the people so riled up. yes our. republic of iran is ready to engage immediately in time bound orientated talks to build mutual confidence and the removal of mutual uncertainties housen rouhani as recent speech at the u.n. general assembly was said by many to represent a thorin in relations between tehran and washington a sign that the iranian leadership is keen to initiate warmer ties with the global community but not everyone is king for this to happen. hard line conservative protesters threw eggs at the president upon his return to tehran and now those uncomfortable with the idea of increased diplomacy with washington h

iran. hassan rouhani is hassan rouhani is underscoring underscoring his ambition to the u.s.his ambition to the u.s. with a new tone and an unexpected bit new tone and an unexpected bit of online marketing. of online marketing. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the video features iranian >> the video features iranian artists artists reciting reciting reciting reciting parts of hassan parts of hassan rouhani's inaugural rouhani's inaugural speech. speech. it bears some relationship to it bears some relationship to this. this. >> blazing trail yes we can yes >> blazing trail yes we can yes we can ♪ we can ♪ >> yes they did. >> yes they did. the star the star studded video went studded video went viral during the 2008 u.s. viral during the 2008 u.s. presidential campaign. presidential campaign. both these men came into office both these men came into office promising change. promising change. how has hassan rouhani lived up how has hassan rouhani lived up to those promises? to those promises? in his first 100 days of office? in his first 100 days of office? hamiir hamiir roujani, how do you se

iran's new president a hassan rouhani, welcome the agreement and say he saw it as an affirmation as the country's right to enrich uranium. >> iran will continue it's enrichment. therefore i announce to the people of iran that enrichment will continue in the same way as before. >> reporter: but the secretary of state kerry said that was not part of the deal. >> no, there is no right to enrich. we do not recognize a right to enrich. it is clear in the npt, the non-proliferation treaty it is very, very clear that there is no right to enrich. >> reporter: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called the agreement a historic mistake, saying that his country has the most to lose. netanyahu stressed that israel is not bound by this agreement. >> this agreement has made the world a much more dangerous place. i know that many share the concern of israel, especially in the region. there is a reason for this. we demand that iran crease al cease all um enrichment. this is in direct convention of u.n. security council. >> reporter: israel is not the only concern about the appearance of an open-e

the agreement is based on the concept forward by the russian president vladimir putin iran's new president hassan rouhani is also seen as having played a crucial role in making the deal possible he came to power less than three months ago pledging to improve iran's relations with the west and i don't think that sanctions played as much of a role as a recognition by the united states and britain and other countries that we need to engage iran because iran is becoming increasingly influential this is a leader and the interim agreement in six months time well its powers and do run a set to return to the negotiating table but after ten years of failed. the deal signed here in the middle of the night is a game changer what he'd like to see to meet that. now despite winning praise around the globe a historic agreement failed to get a unanimous welcome in the u.s. let alone as close ally israel are washington correspondent guy niche accounting so look at how the spy diplomatic triumph the obama administration has found itself between a rock and a hard place. today that diplomacy opened up a new path toward a wo

the agreement is based on the concept forward by the russian president vladimir putin iran's new president hassan rouhani is also seen as having played a crucial role in making the deal possible he came to power less than three months ago pledging to improve iran's relations with the west and i don't think sanctions played as much of a role as a recognition by the united states and britain and other countries that we need to engage iran because iran is becoming increasingly influential it is only an interim agreements in six months time well now it's time to run a sense of return to the negotiating table but also to say you think you know. it mean that scientists in the middle of the night it's a game changer polyploid odyssey. but it won praise around the globe but the pivotal day you'll fail to get a unanimous welcome in the u.s. left alone its close ally israel a washington correspondent and takes a look at home despite diplomatic triumph the obama administration has found itself between a rock and a hard place today that diplomacy opened up a new path toward a world that is more secure and flying in

those sanctions are killing ordinary iranians hopes were high add of the talks with iran's new president hassan rouhani adopting a softer stance than his predecessor. the hard line conservatives back home and not at all happy with iran's attempts to engage the u.s. find out more in our online report at r.t. dot com. britain allegedly operating a listening post in the heart of the german capital targeting parliament and the chancellor's office it's believed the ease dropping equipment is hidden in a tent like structure on the roof of the u.k. embassy just steps away from the bundestag it's apparently capable of intercepting calls and long distance communications across the city revelations are based on leaked documents hit a raw nerve in berlin has been trying to get washington to explain its tapping of on the americans phone london said it won't comment on intelligence matters but yen stomper from the german pirate party says the country knew its allies were listening in. the german government of course didn't notice what was happening on the roof top of the u.k. embassy because it's clear for everybod

now this saying this is the second round of talks since the election of iran's new president hassan rouhani who is seen by many as a moderate of course out what is your feel here i mean has there been a significant change in iran's approach to the nuclear program since he came to power. there has been a big change we've had a number of rounds of negotiations under the former government with the former chief negotiator so you jelly we spoke for an awful long time and we didn't really get into the substance there was a lot of sort of delaying and talking around the issues now since. the new government came and since mr zarif became the chief negotiator they have been really on the charm offensive really going out and telling the world that they all change and they do want to make progress on this dossier but last time we met in geneva a few weeks ago that really was the first time that we got into real detail about the substance of the issues so there has been a change in attitude there's also been a change in substance so we're just hoping that that can be continued we had some technical tal

six nations iran and the european union and the hard work of the negotiation teams iran's new president hassan rouhani is also seen as having played a crucial role in making the deal possible he came to power less than three months ago pledging to improve iran's relations with the west but i don't think that sanctions flayed as much of a role as the recognition by the united states and britain and other countries that we need to engage iran because iran is becoming increasingly influential this is a.b.c. and the interior remit in the six months time well its powers and do iran are set to return to the negotiating table but after years of failed. the deal signed here in the middle of the night is a game changer what people here can see to me that. whoever it looks like the deal has made life more difficult for president obama while defending the administration's yes t.v. concessions he now has to calm down israel as well as hawkish lawmakers who didn't miss their chance to criticize the motion is our washington correspondent jani. today that diplomacy opened up a new path toward a world that is more se

hopes were high ahead of these nuclear talks with iran's new president hassan rouhani adopting a softer stance than his predecessor. but hard line conservatives back home and off the top happy with attempts to engage with the u.s. as we find out in our report coming up later in the program. but first britain is operating a listening post in the heart of the german capital allegedly targeting the parliament and the chancellor's office and revelations based on leaked documents hit a raw nerve in berlin which is already trying to get proper explanations from the u.s. over its tapping of angela merkel's phone what it's believed the eavesdropping equipment isn't stored right here on the roof of the u.k. embassy within a stone's throw of the bundestag it's allegedly capable of intercepting phone calls on long distance communications all across the city when he demanded explanations from london pointing out that intercepting data in diplomatic buildings is a violation of international law but the u.k. simply said it won't comment on intelligence matters or of a gemstone both from the german pi

. >> iran has been known for its strict regime but now there are some changes. after being elected hassan rouhani has been showing openness not only in politics but at the country's borders. >> reporter: in iran there is a list and ton are those that range from the criminal to the political. many of them were students in academics who were caught up in the election. in student was one of them. he was also banned from attending university. >> i was in journalism and during the post election i want i was briefly arrested last year i took the examine for my mastering during ahmadinejad's presidency but they didn't give us our test results and banned us from studying. verbally i was told i was not allowed to study. >> until now. shams has been allowed back to university and he thanks the president for that. one of iran's most respected political minds says that hassan rouhani has used his first is hundred days in obvious in taking the country back from radicals. he himself was jailed in 2009 and banned from teaching. >> i have been in jail for more than less one year, but personally i have no regret

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