javad zarif: and without iran.t importantly you would not be able to end the conflict in syria without the syrians. at the end of the day they should decide. the rest of us should just facilitate. we should not dictate to the syrians what they should do. charlie: they always make the point that they were invited in by the assad government. were you ok with russia coming in to prop up the assad government? javad zarif: what we have said is that we do not interfere in the decision by a sovereign government. i give you a clearer example. we disagree with the united states i'm a but we do not intervene against the united states cooperating with the iraqi government. we have not intervened against it. because we believe that is a decision that that the iraqi government should make. we may oppose it, but it is their decision. charlie: so do you encourage the government of iraq? members of theat islam, are not shut out from government? so that they do not see what we have seen time and time, first al qaeda, then isis, com

javad zarif: we know individuals came from saudi arabia. 15 of them. note the ideology came from saudi arabia. the wahabi ideology. if you check from 2001 until now or even 1998 to now, almost 94% if not more of terrorist incidents throughout the world have been instigated and perpetrated by people belonging to that school of thought, which is the official ideology of saudi arabia and promoted across the globe, spreading extremism everywhere. yousef: coming up, abu dhabi's national oil company has picked a team of banks to sell off its service stations units. an ipo which could bring $14 billion. we have the details next. this is bloomberg. ♪ yousef: welcome back to the "best of bloomberg markets: middle east." abu dhabi national oil company is said to have chosen underwriters for its sales, choosing several banks to help with its listing, and specifically of its service station unit. we get more from matthew martin. matthew: what we revealed yesterday is that they have now got on board with the band -- with the bank to manage. they have appointed bank

mohammad javad zarif the foreign minister of iran. >> i think everybody should come together and actually fighting these extremists idealogies. fighting them does not mean only through military, this is much deeper. it should be a comprehensive strategy to deal with extremism and terrorism. extremism and terrorism are from lack of hope in addition to an ideology based on hatred and exclusion. there is the necessary fertile ground from which these idealogues or in fact demagogues recruit new soldiers. >> rose: the foreign minister of iran for the hour next. >> rose: funding for "charlie se" has been provided by the following: >> and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: mohammad javad zarif is here. he has served as iran's minister of foreign affairs since 201. he was iran's chief negotiator in the nucleic deal reached in 2015. on monday president trump certified that iran was in compliance with the joint comprehensive plan of action but on

joining me is javad zarif. pleasure to have you on. >> good to be you. >> four senators including marco rubio and ted cruz wrote a letter in which they said iran is not in compliance with the deal and they argue you're still akw acquiring nuclear materials you're denying the inspection body access to the facility and operating more centrifuges than allowed. what is your response? >> when we negotiated the deal we decided to make it the only accepted body to monitor the implementation of the nuclear side of the deal. they have verified seven times now that iran has implemented the deal faithfully, fully and completely. unfortunately, we cannot make the same statement about the united states. the united states has failed to implement its part of the bargain. >> specifically, what? >> for instance, when the white house made the announcement a couple of days ago that president trump used his presence in hamburg during the g-20 meeting in order to dissuade leaders from other countries to engage in business with iran

javad zarif: we believe that the iraqi government should be inclusive. lie: and you encourage the iraqi government to do that. mr. javad sharif: absolutely. charlie: the malachi government did not do that, and they were friends of iran. mr. javad sharif: prime minister abbadi is a strong friend of iraq. every government and iraq has been a strong friend of iraq. this is our advice to all of them, that iraq needs to be an inclusive government with all segments of the iraqi population represented in the government. iran maintains good relations with all members of the iraqi population. theave good relations with leader of the sunni community in iraq. charlie: but, you do not deny, do you, that isis got support from sunni tribes because they felt like they had no voice in baghdad? it is thesharif: result of disenfranchisement. i would not disagree that the perception of not having a voice in society leads people to join these extremist groups. which is why i said in the beginning that we need a comprehensive strategy to deal with these extremist groups. and

. >> rose: we turn to part two of a conversation with mohammad javad zarif foreign minister of iran. >> for their own citizens because that is for iran, for instance, that is where we derive our legitimacy. that's where we derive our security, our economic well being and prosperity because we don't get that from outside. the reality on the ground, with all the sanctions, with all the pressure, with all the wars, with all the containments, we're prospering, we're surviving, we're making progress. we're number five in scientific articles in the field of nanotechnology. we're among the top ten in many areas of science and technology. we rely that, we achieved that by relying on our people. >> rose: we conclude this evening with three comedy film makers, judd apatow, michael showalter and lucia aniello. >> when you get a bunch of comedians together there's a way they talk to each other that is not something you learn. it's just who we are. it's the same way if you get five musicians together there's a very good chance they'll start to jam. >> rose: the president and his attorney general

hours iranian foreign minister mohammad —— in the past few hours iranian foreign minister, mohammad javad zariferious partner for all those countries fighting extremism in the region. we have fought extremism in iran, afghanistan and syria. the only three countries that recognise the proper government were pakistan, saudi arabia and the uae. these are the same countries that support terrorism and extremism in syria and iraq. they have consistently been supporting terrorism and extremism. we have been consistently objective. they made the wrong places and now they are complaining about reaping they are complaining about reaping the fruits of their own wrong choices. it is not ourfault the fruits of their own wrong choices. it is not our fault that we made the right choice. it's three years since the malaysian airlines flight, mhi7, was shot down over eastern ukraine, killing 298 people. it was the worst single loss of life in the conflict, between russian backed separatists, and the government in kiev. a ceasefire in the region isn't holding, with regular skirmishes, as rebels who want closer ti

in the past few hours, iranian foreign minister, mohammad javad zarif, said iran is a serious partnersm in the region. we have fought extremism in afghanistan. we have fought extremism in iraq. we have fought extremism in iraq. we have fought extremism in iraq. we have fought extremism in syria. us allies supported extremism in afghanistan. you remember, the only three countries that recognise the taliban as government were pakistan, a neighbour, saudi arabia, in the uae. these are the same countries that support terrorism and extremism in syria, the same countries that support terrorism and extremism in iran. they have been consistent in supporting terrorism and extremism. we have been consistent in objecting to it. they made the wrong choices, and now they are complaining, why are they reaping the fruits of their own wrong choices? it's not our fault that we made the right choice. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we will hear from the cast and crew of the film lipstick under my burkha, which has finally been passed by censors in india. the flamboyant italian fashion designer

iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif said iran is a serious partner for all those countriesooks likely, not yet confirmed, that the agreement will stay in place for now. iran was met foreign minister said that iran is a serious partner for all those fighting extremism in the region. we have fought extremism in afghanistan, we thought extremism in iraqi. we fought extremism in syria. us allies supported extremism in afghanistan. you remember, the only three countries that recognise the taliban as government were pakistani, a neighbour, saudi arabia and the uae. these are the same countries that support terrorism and extremism in syria, the same countries that support terrorism and extremism in a right. they have been consistent in supporting terrorism and extremism. we have been consistent in objecting to it. they made the wrong choices and now they are complaining, why are they not reaping the fruits of their own wrong choices? it is not ourfault their own wrong choices? it is not our fault that we made the right choice. iran's foreign minister there. much more to come on bb

. >> reporter: iran's top dip mad, javad zarif, said new sanctions announced today by the trump administration are poisoning already strained relations between the two countries. at stake is the 2015 deal to freeze iran's nuclear program that president trump has repeatedly criticized as rewarding a u.s. enemy. >> it's one of the worst deals i've ever witnessed. >> reporter: president trump wants the scrap the deal or renegotiate. president trump said it's a bad deal for americans and that there are flaws in it. >> it isn't. it isn't. well, no deal is completely acceptable to everybody. >> reporter: you're saying iran is not willing to negotiate? >> this is a multilateral deal approved by the security council. it's in the a bilateral deal to be withdrawn from or to be renegotiated. >> reporter: the white house accuses iran of supporting terrorists in syria and iraq, but zarif disputed that and placed blame on u.s. allies like saudi arabia. >> these are the countries that are producing terrorists for you, and the united states is going after iran. i don't know why. >> reporter: anotherrer tantd,

charlie: mohammad javad zarif is here. minister of foreign affairs since 2015. on monday, president trump certified iran was in compliance with the joint comprehensive plan of action, but on tuesday, the administration announced new sanctions, saying the united states will continue to aggressively target iran's malign activity, including their support of state

. >> reporter: iran's top diplomat, javad zarif, said new sanctions announced today by the trump administration are poisoning already strained relations between the two countries. at stake is the 2015 deal to freeze iran's nuclear program that president trump has repeatedly criticized as rewarding a u.s. enemy. >> it's one of the worst deals i've ever witnessed. >> reporter: president trump wants to scrap the deal or renegotiate. president trump said it's a bad deal for americans and that there are flaws in it. >> it isn't. it isn't. well, no deal is completely acceptable to everybody. >> reporter: you're saying iran is not willing to negotiate? >> this is a multilateral deal approved by the security council. it's not a bilateral deal to be withdrawn from or to be renegotiated. >> reporter: the white house accuses iran of supporting terrorists in syria and iraq, but zarif disputed that and placed blame on u.s. allies like saudi arabia. >> these are the countries that are producing terrorists for you, and the united states is going after iran. i don't know why. >> reporter: another irritant, the

an exclusive interview with the minister of iran, javad zarif where the state of his country and thethe country's hard line soften further? >>> also, the man behind the russia story that is rocking the news. what russia wanted from donald trump junior was to end the

. >> brangham: iranian foreign minister javad zarif insists iran is living up to the nuclear bargain-- and that the u.s. has run afoul of the deal by adding these new sanctions and discouraging companies from investing in iran. >> iran, in our view, and in the view of the i.a.e.a., built trust by implementing its side of the bargain. the united states didn't. >> brangham: zarif warned that if this keeps up, iran could choose to pull out of the deal itself. meanwhile, the u.s. says it is reviewing its entire iran policy, even before the next certification deadline, which is just 90 days away. for more on the future of the iranian nuclear deal, i'm joined now by our own margaret warner, and nick schiffrin. welcome to you both. nick, i want to starts with you first. you and others have been reporting that president trump certifying iran was in fact in compliance with the deem was no easy matter. what are the divisions within the administration. >> this was a real struggle. we have the inter-agency process that took weeks to geto the point where we were about 12:00 yesterday. when that pr

mohammad javad zarif the foreign minister of iran. >> i think everybody should come together and actuallyfighting these extremists idealogies. fighting them does not mean only through military, this is much deeper. it should be a comprehensive strategy to deal with extremism and terrorism. extremism and terrorism are from lack of hope in addition to an ideology based on hatred and exclusion. there is the necessary fertile ground from which these idealogues or in