hello and welcome to worlds apart iranians going to the polls today to elect their new president but before they even had a chance to make up their mind and did that candidate western observers describe it as a sham compared to other countries is arounds electoral system really sophomore or is it just another case of iran being out in and possibly high standard discover that i'm now joined by reza pahlavi the son of the last child and a project activist mr harvey thank you very much for being here on worlds apart correct me if i'm wrong but as far as i understand your position is that the iranian voters should really disregard the choice of the candidates that they're being offered today is that correct indeed the basic premise of the problem from day one was a regime that is making a mockery of what they call elections were none of the circumstances in which. universally recognized standards the initial free elections does not exist in our country but if mr britling why does the choice have to be sore start either free or fair elections or no elections at all not the position that w

as iranians go to the polls to choose their new leader we look at the man spending his last days in office to review the legacy of president.

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. >> iranians go to the polls to vote for a new president. could there be change in the islamic republic? >> commemorating the communist uprising in east germany and why it still carries a powerful message today. the united states has toughened its stance on syria, charging damascus with using chemical weapons. it has also promised military aid to the opposition and has not ruled out a no-fly zone over syria. >> russia has called the white house findings unconvincing and warned that direct military aid to rebels would undermine peace efforts. ., for its part, has refuted what it's called applications and lies. >> homes has -- homs has again become a flashpoint. the opposition is hoping u.s. arms may turn the tide. in a conference call with journalists, a u.s. national security spokesman would not specify what weapons the united states will provide. >> i cannot detail for you all of the types of that support for a variety of reasons, but again, suffice it to say this is going to be different in both scope and scale in terms of what we are prov

. >> iranians go to the polls to vote for a new president. could there be change in the islamic republic? >> commemorating the communist uprising in east germany and why it still carries a powerful message today. the united states has toughened its stance on syria, charging damascus with using chemical weapons. it has also promised military aid to the opposition and has not ruled out a no-fly zone over syria. >> russia has called the white house findings unconvincing and warned that direct military aid to rebels would undermine peace efforts. ., for its part, has refuted what it's called applications and lies. >> homes has -- homs has again become a flashpoint. the opposition is hoping u.s. arms may turn the tide. in a conference call with journalists, a u.s. national security spokesman would not specify what weapons the united states will provide. >> i cannot detail for you all of the types of that support for a variety of reasons, but again, suffice it to say this is going to be different in both scope and scale in terms of what we are prov

that iranians go to the polls to choose their new leader we look at the spending his last days in office as we review the. president with an agenda. this is just off the nine am here in moscow this is a global news with me rule re sushi let's go straight to the u.s. capitol right now. washington has given the green light for the syrian rebels to prop up the opposition plan for a limited no fly zone over syria has also been drawn up and comes off to the u.s. administration concluded that assad's forces had used chemical weapons quote on a small scale the latest details now from a port. this is quite a game changer being announced by the obama administration what we know is that the u.s. has decided that it will provide military support to syrian rebels but u.s. officials would not specify what that support will involve national security council that the pfizer ben rhodes says that the new assistance to the syrian rebels will be different from the non-lethal communications type equipment that the . u.s. has given before this of course leads many to believe that the united states will now b

hello and welcome to worlds apart iranians going to the polls today to elect their new past them but before they even had a chance to make up their mind and did that candidate western observers described it both as a sham compared to other countries is arounds electoral system really so flawed or is it just another case of iran being held to and possibly high standards discussed that our knowledge joined by reza pahlavi the son of the last child around an apology mafiosi activist mr harvey thank you very much for being here on walls apart correct me from wrong but as far as i understand your position is that the iranian voters should really disregard the choice of the candidates that they're being offered today is that correct indeed the basic premise of the problem from day one was a.

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it sound bites and a lot of reports that we are gathering from iran these days is about iranians being excited to go to the polls sure they suffer economically from sanctions and they're looking forward to a likely candidate who will be able to deal with those issues let me just tell you one thing there's a committee for free elections in iran where most will be true presented to are currently in jail we have lawyers that are supposed to defend political prisoners who are also thrown in jail we have journalists who are trying to cry father was also thrown in jail you tell me in what way can society express itself i think this is. me being in iran or not i think he said this has something to do with being. with you being a member of your family because this similar criticism was levied against your own father the abundance of political prisoners the secret police the inability of people to protest freely and the brutal suppression of the protests but let's come back to that point right after this break. it's technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've. covered. download

what significance should we make of seeing iranians go to the poll?full, fair democratic elections, no. the same time the next president could be a more moderate element. at the end of the day there is no real democratic revolution, and the ayatollah's regime would go down. it will be a series of movies that we have seen in the 90's. we had the moderate leader in iran. it did not change. there is control in iran. so we need to actually support the iranian people, the green movement, the democratic element. that should be u.s. policy. melissa: your thoughts on this election beeore we o? >> and i would say that the moderates are really off the ballot. the moderates that are there are a sham. the moderates from the 90 was a sham. the supreme leader was still there. at the end of the day, i think it's better to have a leader release as what he feels rather than conceals it and gets it to the table and gets us falsely anaesthetized and to really what the real global enddgame is. melissa: thank you so much for your time. we appreciate it. great insight. tim

tomorrow the iranians go to the ballot box and it will be clear if the voter turnout is low or high.ut, it could favor the man backed by the reformists. if not, it could favor the hard-liners. and if it is too close to fall, it will go to a second round next week. >> ali, you've got this dichotomy between the candidates. all of our reporting from this side of the equation seems to be that rohani. >> reporter: if there is a lot of apathy towards the vote tomorrow, he won't stand a chance. big think that's playing in his favor is the two big reformist candidates, former president khatami and former president rafsanjani have thrown their weight behind him and that packs a lot of punch for voters in iran. that might get people enthusiastic about it. it's been sold to them, you are life could become a lot more difficult so come on out and vote. we'll have to wait until tomorrow and see how much of the crowds gather for the candidates. >> profoundly a question as to whether it makes any difference since all the real power and certainly the power over decisions over nuclear issues and forei

according to al qaeda members, any shi'a, any iranian has to be killed and if you kill an iranian you will go to heaven and will you have -- >> enough of his western educated "newsweek" double speak. the real seething anger was on the streets. >> so when did you start hating americans? >> to hating americans? >> uh-huh. >> what do you mean. >> hating? >> never. >> no, no, we never hate them. >> we're just trying to do a thing here where we say iranians hate americans, can you just do that for me. >> you would like me to hate. >> yeah, could you. >> to hate. >> yeah, please. >> no, why, no. >> i'm not hate of americans. >> okay. >> i'm not hate. >> no, no, apparently they didn't feel free to express their hatred for us in public. so mahmoud secured an invitation to a private iranian home. >> hello. >> hello. >> hi. >> hi. >> oh. you have a beautiful cave. >> thank you. >> if i could just earn their trust i could finally peers this society and expose their true feelings. our meeting began with traditional small talk. >> so what did one jewish bird say to the other jewish bird? >> cheap, cheap.

know soundbites and a lot of reports that we are getting from iran these days is about iranians being excited to go to the polls sure this. suffer economically from sanctions and they're looking forward to see a likely candidate who will be able to deal with those issues let me just tell you one thing there's a committee for free elections in iran where most of the true presented thieves are currently in jail we have lawyers that are supposed to defend political prisoners who are all sorts thrown in jail we have journalists who are trying to cry father was also thrown in jail you tell me in what way can society express itself i think this is. me being in your own or not i think these this has something to do with being. with you being a member of your family because this similar criticism was levied against your own father the abundance of political prisoners the secret police the inability of people to protest freely and the brutal suppression of the protests but let's come back to that point right after this break. well see british science. is not our. market why not. find out what's really happe

pick the best one you can. >> it was her first time to take n iranian election. >> i vote in the united states election. it was my duty to go on the iranian election as well. into other countries that have brokered the malacca -- diplomatic an relations, there s no place to go. this website offered candidates not on the official ballot. it was the victim of persistent hacking. -- cartoon character >> she is the only candidate is a woman in the election. she's the only candidate who says no to execution. poll ofndependent voters has been disrupted. definitely, he is different. there is a much higher expectation and hope for resulting the issue of nuclear tests, and hopefully people are hoping that this obedient of sanctions. >> given the tones run in the election from washington and tehran, that is not a hope idly to be fulfilled soon. a look at our website, you will find a special page on the iranian election. tracker, mentions of the candidates on twitter. that is all and al jazeera.com. the syrian government have condemned the obama's and ministration decision to arm the rebels. a new debated about whether the peace betwe

it sound bites and a lot of reports that we are getting from iran these days is about iranians being excited to go to the polls sure they suffer economically from sanctions and they're looking forward to a likely candidate who will be able to deal with those issues let me just tell you one thing there's a committee for free elections in iran where most will be true presented to are currently in jail we have lawyers that are supposed to defend political prisoners who are also thrown in jail we have journalists who are trying to cry father was also thrown in jail you tell me in what way can society express itself i think this is. me being in your own or not i think he said this it has something to do with being. with you being a member of your family because this similar criticism was levied against your own father the abundance of political prisoners the secret police the inability of people to protest freely and the brutal suppression of the protests but let's come back to that point right after the break. choose your language. call it with only the real substance of some of the. choose good. choo

because here you have a moderate eric that is blowing kisses to millions of iranians that just recently elected him. ahead, keep goingi also think that it presents a very unique opportunity as well. >> reza marashi, thank you for being with us, research director at the national iranian director. when we come back, we're going to hong kong. there was a protest over the weekend in support of nsa whistleblower edward snowden. we will also speak with a hong kong legislator who specializes in information technology. stay with us. [music break] ♪ [♪] >> truth and rights -- this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. the guardian of. london reports that in 2009, the british government conducted in -- extensive surveillance of foreign diplomats who attended the g 20 summit in london. the gchq even established fake internet cafÉs to spy on the foreign delegates a prostrate computer use. 'se hacked into official blackberries. the nsa played a key role in the operation by sharing information on the phone calls of russian leader dmitry medvedev. other targets included british government allies such as sou

what are you going to accomplish? if the iraniansssians are going to arm and support assad, and hezbollah, and by the way, iranian volunteers are prepared to help kill syrians for assad, then the idea we're going to somehow marginally affect this is a disaster, i think. this will be a case where the united states will set itself up to be defeated, and putin will be quite happy to be part of defeating the united states. i think it's a very badly thought out process. >> congressman, are you comfortable with how the president is handling this? >> i don't think there's a good solution. i'm not comfortable with how the president is handling it. i just think there isn't a good solution there. here's what i believe. if you talk to the intelligence community -- >> and you're on the intelligence committee -- >> here's what they're going to tell you with the best equipped and organize ready those allied with al-qaeda. those are the ones really fighting assad. >> now we're going to arm the opposition. >> who is it we're going to arm? here's wha

the united states go ahead involved, all of a uss you have the u.s. and iranian yisz head to head, fa is to face. how will this place out? how would iran's role change if the u.s. gets involved? >> reporter: there's no question that since the u.s. has sort of on the fence, iran has sort of gone all in to prop up assad's regime. the iranians are running out of friends in that region. hezbollah remains a prime proxy for them, and they need syria to funnel weapons to hezbollah in lebanon. by all accounts, what we are hearing from officials, there's no way that the city of could you air, which was recently recaptured could have been -- many of whom were trained in street fighting in iran. so those fighters are already tipping the balance. we know some of those fighters are now taking up strategic positions around aleppo. the rebels are concerned without rearming, without getting more ammunition, they may not hold off some of those hezbollah fighters who were so crucial in the last battle. erin? >>> all right. chris lawrence, thanks to you. obviously this syria situat

understand that when russia and assad crossed red line use of chemical weapons, if we do nothing, iranians aren't going to believe we are serious about nuclear weapons. >> john: the president announced he is going to provide arms to syrian rebels. c.i.a. will vet rebel groups before it arms them. a question a lot of people have, how do you adequately vet a syrian rebel group? >> i think that is one of the reasons the president has been cautious. syria has a broad range of groups groups, some are pro democratic, some are just sunnis that have been oppressed but some are pretty bad, affiliates of al-qaeda. people are talking about qatar is giving them shoulder held missiles that can take out airplanes. they sent it over to al-qaeda they could knock down a commercial airliner. there are a lot of worries. it's a difficult situation. >> john: senator mccain, you were recently in syria, as a result of that trip there were several reports that claimed you had a photograph taken with a notorious exited kidnapper. your spokesman says it was are regrettable and said if you don't know who your photo taken with, h

. >>> iran supreme leader called on iranians to go and vote for the one of the eight approved candidatesection. it would not only be votes of confidence in the islamic republic but in authenticity in the election process. according to a reporter. the eight candidates were all there. many consider iran's nuclear negotiator a front-runner in the race. others say he is only considered that because we know his name in the west. we shall see. >>> chris christie called for a special election to replace frank lawsuiter burg. he died on sunday. christie said he would like the person to be as much like me as possible. you know what, governor, that's a tough thing to say. new jersey republican hasn't had a new jersey senate win in more than 40 years. >>> a snu study found that using sunscreen daily protects against skin ageing. this is the first study to quantify sunscreen's anti-ageing power. it's not just whether you're going to the beach, it's in general life. walking down the street in your car, hundreds of adults under 55 were placed in two groups. those who applied regularly and those who ap

going, gregg? >> reporter: iranians are trying to come up with a successor to ahmadinejad. he has reached his term limit. six candidates have been vetted. the opposition was clamped down upon. the supreme leader ayatollah has a say in everything foreign and domestic. also in the running, though, two more hard-line choices. if the current nuclear negotiator and the mayor of tehran. the issues, basically the economy like a lot of other places in the world. but in iran, high unemployment and inflation in part due to the international sanctions slapped on that country due to the suspect nuclear program and also because of corruption and mismanagement in the government. the nuclear program is also an issue. not that it should be thrown out. but maybe according to some there should be some moderation and flexibility with the west. the voting hours have been extended. we shouldn't get result until tomorrow. we probably won't see a winner until next week. bill: who knew they were voting in the u.s., too. a very intriguing story about iranian americans voting from this election. mar

go. >> with that shining star in mind, which candidate is most likely to win and why? >> that's the big question. and in iranian politics, it is virtually impossible to determine what's going to happen because it's always a surprise. the last four elections have been surprises so there is no reason why this one shouldn't be. it was expected that a hardline conservative would win. now there has been a last minute push for rohani and for the reformist. >> what would the outcome mean for iran in the region? along with iran's neighbors like iraq and among other middle eastern neighbor countries. >> before we go on to that it's important to highlight that the iranian president doesn't have that much power in iran's foreign policy. the main character that makes the decision is the supreme leader. in that respect, no matter who is elected, not much will change. somebody who is a hard liner will continue to advocate resistance towards the west. whereas somebody like rohani might be slightly more flexible in his views of the west. >> many iranians are concerned about the economy. do you see any changes there? >> well, i

meanwhile, a report that's iranian fighters are going to be sent to a syria.e're going to send light weapons. it supported a no-fly zone in the past, but u.s. military officials saa the air defenses would make it a much more difficult proposition and it was in libya. >> all these maneuvers around the no-fly zone and the humanitarian corridors, the first sign of disrespect for international law. >> at a speech mr. obama suggested his own success could be a model for companies like syria. >> the proof of what s possible because hope is contagious. >> this seemed unlikely he would respond, and some republicans suggested he is preaching to his own choir. >> it seems to me they have a great media strategy. they don't have a great syrian strategy. >> actually, the president's aides suggested the rest of the regime can stay on. my biography is more interested in stability and protecting him. lou: thank you very much. fox news senior white house correspondent. for more now on the differing perspectives, we welcome fox news middle eastern terrorism analyst. general tho

going. economic sanctions can work. >> is iranian and russian money. i want to build on what george said.n the spanish civil war, the democracies ineffectively tried to help one side. the dictatorships effectively tried to help the other side. military power, ruthlessness and toughness matters, virtually all is on assad's side. the united states will not be a particularly good strategy here. >> i want to turn to immigration, we heard from marco rubio on this. a critical week on immigration. and the speaker of the house, john boehner, interview with george will. take a listen. >> what's the most important thing you'll get done this year? >> i think immigration reform is probably at the top of the list. >> signed into law? >> i think by the end of the year we could have a bill. >>> passes the house and senate, signed by the president? >> no question. >> so mr. speaker, the big question here is will john boehner -- should john boehner go forward with a bill that does not have the support of the majority of republicans. >> no. i don't think he will. i think he will find a way to get a majorit

the iranians aren't really going to change their foreign policy course and that's what we have to pay close attention to. >> on the syria question, the president is saying the white house made this decision to intervene weeks ago. and the recent confirmation that assad used sarin gas on some of his people there provides the concrete justification for going ahead with this effort. but critics are saying, even if you jump in at this point, it's too little too late. what do you say? >> yeah, look, the credibility of the commander in chief is on the line as well as the credibility of the united states. when the commander in chief of the united states speaks, his words carry serious weight. so months ago, uma, when he talked about the red line and how there will be serious consequences if syria were to cross that red line, well, that carried a lot of weight. and both our allies in the region like israel and our adversaries in the region like iran, hezbollah and others, they paid attention to that, too, and then there was no action. now he's going to divert some light arms and some -- do so

oft is at the forefront every iranians mind. how he is going to tackle the at -- the economy. they are hoping he will elaborate more on that. he talked about his administration being one of moderation, rejecting extremism. that has gone done very well with his supporters. he will also be asked questions by journalist. he could be asked about nuclear talks, comments from the white house regarding direct talks with iran over this nuclear program, the lifting of sanctions and international issues which do relate to the domestic situation. >> tell us what you are hearing about the outgoing president mahmoud ahmadinejad. he has been called to face court in november. what is that about? , he has that one month and a half left of his presidency. still mahmoud ahmadinejad is surrounded by controversy. it seems the speaker of mp'sament and several have filed an official complaint with the judiciary. it is interesting to note that the speaker of parliament's -- the speakers rather is the head of the judiciary. the judiciary has summoned mahmoud ahmadinejad to come to court on november 2

let's go back to our main story, the iranian presidential election. sorayahave lennie -- lennie joins us. you saw some of the politicians turn out now today. what in general is the level of turnout and why have they extended the hours? , stephen. right the interior ministry announced they have extended the hours of voting. it usually happens when there is a larger turnout and people are obviously still waiting around to get into the mosques, get into the polling stations to cast their ballots. it is a regular occurrence and that those hours are extended. we do not know until when. usually it is until midnight. the interior ministry announced it will start counting the ballots just as soon as the polls close as well. as you mentioned, a lot of people have turned out in the last week, if you believe the polling. they predict that about 70% to 80% turnout but we will not know the official figures until the counting of the ballots is officially done. seen yetn we have not is the current president mahmoud ahmadinejad, he has not going to vote. we have not

the iranians are going to make the same mistake we made. term gain buthort- in the long run they are pointless out big time. we are losing out big-time for policing the world. headline -- we also see a story about turkey -- it says there was a measure of, among some protesters. of, amongst protesters. the supreme court justices have ruled that human genes cannot be patented in a unanimous decision. that is a victory for women who carry a genetic risk of ovarian cancer. -- future impact on genetic research may be limited. as we look at some other stories, this about the question of these nsa and the breach of security -- and officials fear that the leaker has more files, we see that from "washington post." looking at politics in washington d.c. -- we are watching immigration to see how the bill takes shape. and then a push for gun control , "washington times" says -- story,t political hillary clinton is taking the stage and the speculation heats up, according to the york times. it says after a temporary tour -- we will turn our attention to

this is going to be a significant test but first there has to be some changes coming from the iranian side that shows a willingness to take some important steps in order to get some concessions or compromises from the west crippling other things right now. the sanctions have had an absolutely devastating effect on the iranian economy most of the pain has been felt by the iranian people not by the regime and i think that is part of the reason why there is a lot of anger on the streets in iran against the sanctions there's a lot of anger against the regime there's a lot of anger against their policies and their policies who have contributed to the sanctions but there's also a tremendous amount of anger against the sanctions particularly when you have situations in which for instance cancer patients no longer can get the. medicine etc as a result of the sanctions medicine is not sanctioned per se but the financial transactions are essentially been rendered impossible. and it's no surprise there are really secret at all that it was a fierce opponent to western imperialism i mean heaven an

going to be very interesting to see what happens post-voting process. those protests that you saw happened as a result of the post-voting process and that is what most iranians and the international community is going to be watching. will they feel that this process had the integrity to bring about a genuine electoral process? i think that's a very hard argument from the kind of restrictions we've seen on some of the candidates running. a lot of the reform candidates that would indicate a diverse and pluralistic political field of candidates have been whittled down to a hand few, many of them selected by the regime there. >> there is going to be a handpicked leader like what goes on in russia? >> not necessarily handpicked but filtered enough to favor a certain ideology within the political structure and that's what raises questions about the integrity of the process. >> appreciate it. going to be busy today. >>> to domestic news. wildfires continue to keep 38,000 people evacuated from their homes in the colorado springs area. it's turned into a deadly situation. authorities say two bodies were found in the garage of a home in a heavily wooded area. the fire

are not ready you're talking no if you're going have no instance why why is it going you're talking from an extreme iranian point of view you're not looking at these matters objective lee we're not been going round and so just because of the activities this until there's a chance because you don't see exactly what you don't treat me as a spokesman for those six countries i'm not well i'm not a spokesman for the iranian cause by the just because i tend to agree with some of their points doesn't make me a propagandist for the iranian government i would like to steer the conversation at a little bit towards the united states which i think you would agree a major player in all those international organizations that we have already mentioned here and the u.s. intelligence agencies have just released their latest assessment of security threats so you of the united states and here's what general james clapper director of national intelligence had to say. almost fifty years in the doldrums i do not recall period in which we confronted them were the first really of core issues and show. as a rule. this makes it was