this point in their call to reimpose sanctions and to essentially escalate tensions with the islamic republic came up in a new york taking us through that if elements things go. well it said delve into some of the points that were brought up there with journalist reece erlich crease is or her off iran agenda today good to see you does the u.s. 1st of all have any legal grounds for seeking sanctions on the 2015 nuclear deal given that the u.s. quit it themselves 2 years ago. the u.s. has no legal grounds whatsoever to pursue this then it's very quite explicit in the terms of the j c p o a that only participants in the accord could move to have the snapback uganda or el salvador could not come to the security council and demand the snapback only participants and the us ceased to be a department when it pulled out very clear all the other parties to the iran nuclear deal are against the u.s. proposal but washington is saying it will press ahead with sanctions regardless to what extent reese could this sunder mine the united nations well. it's hard that's a pretty low bar these days from the top

this point in their call to reimpose sanctions and to essentially escalate tensions with the islamic republic. just stay with this story russia's deputy envoy to the united nations said on thursday about the u.s. had declined to hold the security council session on the issue of sanctions against iran long time foreign correspondent reece erlich told me america's actions are designed more for a home audience. the u.s. has no legal grounds whatsoever to pursue this it's very quite explicit in the terms of the j c p l a that only participants in the accord could move to have the snap back we've seen all kinds of the seizure of iranian oil on the high seas that was on its way to venezuela are all perfectly legal but the u.s. claims the unilateral right to pose its interpretation of sanctions anywhere in the world against anybody it wants. but frankly rather than a sign of strait i think this is a sign of weakness because the u.s. is unable to get support any other country in the world for these. actions including britain france germany and staunch u.s. allies completely reject the above the trump

are reacting to the recent effort by the united states to extend the arms embargo against the islamic republic of iran which was roundly defeated by the international community the u.n. security council the 15 member body that leads the u.n. the only other country to support the u.s. move was the dominican republic and it seems with the world basically opposing washington's moves against iran that iran actually has the upper hand this is what we've heard from some iranian officials in calm and in which i think today it's clear that the united states is size elated and american unilateralist is not supported by other countries with the reason reason lucian there was put before the security council the united states was defeated the slum a group public of iran has the upper hand in the international community it seems like almost a consensus that the iran nuclear deal should remain intact however washington has pulled out of the deal and they seem to be almost standing alone at this point in their call to reimpose sanctions and to essentially escalate tensions with the islamic republic. russia's

this point in their call to reimpose sanctions and to essentially escalate tensions with the islamic republic russia deputy envoy to the u.n. said on thursday that the u.s. had declined to hold a security council session on the question of thanks and journalists reseller says they have america's actions are more for a home audience. the u.s. has no legal grounds whatsoever to pursue this it's very quite explicit in the terms of the j c p a way that only participants in the accord could move to have the snap back we've seen all kinds of seizure. iranian oil on the high seas that was on its way to venezuela all perfectly legal but the u.s. claims the unilateral right to impose its interpretation of sanctions anywhere in the world against anybody it wants. but frankly rather than a sign of straightening this is a sign of weakness because the u.s. is unable to get its support from any other country in the world for these. actions including britain france germany you know staunch u.s. allies completely reject the about the trump a news story on this issue and it's a sign of desperation frankly tha

this point in their call to reimpose sanctions and to essentially escalate tensions with the islamic republic. earlier we spoke to journalist and author of the iran agenda today reece elric he thinks the u.s. push for renewed sanctions are a sign of weakness rather than strength. the u.s. has no legal grounds whatsoever to pursue this it's very quite explicit in the terms of the j.c.l. a that only participants in the accord could move to have the snap back we've seen all kinds of procedure iranian oil on the high seas that was on its way to venezuela perfectly legal the u.s. claims the unilateral right to post its interpretation of sanctions anywhere in the world against anybody it wants. but frankly rather than a sign of straightening this is a sign of weakness because the u.s. is unable to get support any other country in the world for these. actions including britain france germany and staunch u.s. allies completely reject the about the trump a news station on this issue and it's a sign of desperation frankly that they're hoping something will happen between now and november and turn thing

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actions economic warfare against the islamic republic of iran this is mike pompei o laying out the demandjust a few minutes ago i delivered letters to both the un secretary general to terrorism to the president of the security council notified them that the united states is initiating the restoration of virtually all u.n. sanctions on iran lifted under un security council resolution 2231 did i say it will never allow the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism to freely buy and sell planes tanks missiles and other kinds of conventional weapons now essentially the united states is hoping to invoke the snap back mechanism that was part of the j c p o a conclusion of the iran nuclear negotiations the iran nuclear deal now the snapback mechanism was put into the nuclear deal so that if iran did not fulfill the agreement and did not fulfill its obligations broke the agreement that there would be an immediate snap back and all the un sanctions would immediately be reimposed on iran so now the united states is trying to invoke the snapback mechanism however it has virtually no support in the

this point in their call to reimpose sanctions and to essentially escalate tensions with the islamic republic well russia's deputy envoy to the united nations said on thursday about the u.s. had declined to hold a security council session on the issue of sanctions against iran long time foreign correspondent reece erlich told me america's actions are designed for a home audience the us has no legal grounds whatsoever to pursue this very quite explicit in the terms of the j c p o a that only participants in the accord could move to have the snap back and we've seen all kinds of the seizure of iranian oil on the high seas that was on its way to venezuela are perfectly legal but the u.s. claims the unilateral right to pose its interpretation of sanctions any.

this point in their call to reimpose sanctions and to essentially escalate tensions with the islamic republic. living on russian opposition figurehead alexy vallone has been hospitalized after falling ill during a flight to moscow the plane making an emergency landing in the siberian city of me is now in intensive care in a coma while still on the plane he was heard howling in pain as part of medics came to his aid. after news of his illness broke supporters gathered in several cities across russia this was the scene in central petersburg people there holding placards with the message live. under rally was also held in moscow where several of us were reportedly. are to. give us some more insight on the situation on the international reaction to it. i think seeing the violet felt ill when he was on route to the russian capital from siberia the aircraft counts and decided to make an unscheduled landing and once on the ground level he was probably taken to the hospital where he remains in a coal mine now the. latest reports suggest that their preliminary diagnosis is poison by neuroleptic which

trump in our european allies, germany and france, basic policies towards russia, china, the islamic republicthe land is appeasement. this may get more difficult because you got a revolution taking place and putin said he may bring in law enforcement teams to maintain order, the eu is now considering 20 individuals for sanctions not including the dictator, he's been dictator 26 years, that's longer than putin has been in power but yes, it's going to be interesting to see how this plays out. i do think it is important the u.s. and particularly our allies begin to stand up to authoritarian and regressive regimes which they have not been doing. you know e3 and germany and others, essentially voted against us, they essentially voted for islamic republic of iran to be able to legally and easily by conventional weapons it wants. that is a ridiculous thing. you got the editorial side, a separate un right to step back sanctions, no allies are supporting us. most allies are not supporting us in this. paul: i want to get to belarus here for a bit, what are the stakes here? putin doesn't want a country

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the leaders of the islamic republic fear any sign of weakness may be used by its enemies.aybe that's why they hid the truth and the scale of the pandemic. tom: for all of you watching scratching your heads, wondering why "bbc world news america" is coming from london and not from washington or new york, that's because we had a technical difficulty at the start of the program. thn has bee fed and we can go back to laura trevelyan in new york. laura: thank you so much. for more on th outbreak in the u.s., we are joined by the director of harvard's global health institute. thank you. iran's leaders have suppressed the death toll. . as you look around the world, have governments who have been more honest dealt with a bette >> yes. thank you for having me on. indeed that is a pattern. first of all, it's always disappointing and frustrating to seeic fundamental bublic health data suppressed. 'it doesn' actually help you manage the disease better. one of the things we are learning in the long run that they would always come out. what we have seen is governments that have managed

the leaders of the islamic republic fear any sign maybe that's why they hid the true scale of the pandemic

leadership america will not appease america will lead the leadership begins with recognizing the islamic republic around for what it truly is a theocratic revolutionary brutish regime that will not voluntarily seek peace or make life better for the iranian people. the one sided bullish nuclear deal didn't bring security for america it didn't bring stability to the middle east nor did it moderate the regimes behavior and it never can it never will. today's actions put additional pressure on iran to behave like a normal country and to come back to the bargaining table. we call on the international community to join us in crafting a stronger deal that addresses the full range of iran's malign behavior and protects people of all nations that simply want to live free from iranian predation thank you happy to take a few questions. thank you mr secretary michelle nichols from reuters as you just mentioned this process can take up to 30 days unless someone puts a resolution forward beforehand to extend the sanctions relief on iran has the united states asked the dominican republic to do this so you can v

the clericaly, heart and eststablishment o of e islamic republic is the woworst hit, and that is wherehe first cases were initially detected back in janunuary. was s really interesting is thaa dispsproportionatete number of e dying are foreign nationals and in a country like iran, it can only be one thing, migrants, refugees. officials inside the country are actually criticizing iran's mismanagement, saying we need more action. people weret 24 killed after islamic state militants broke into a prison facility in afghanistan. a car bomb was detonated at the entrance of the prison before 30 isis gunmen opened firere on secutyty guards. 2000 prisoners were held at the facility and according to police, 1000 have been caught. no detail seven provided on how many prisoners will remain at large. the situation is still ongoing. for more, here's a regional correspondent reporting. there is a lolot that the isislamic state once to prove. they want to prove that they are , they sasayve right now that it t was very harard to bee that the islamic s state alonenn be b behind such a complex event invo