why did you feel the need toe apolog ayatollah khamenei?> because i do not want the assassination of a human being done in my name, with my tax dollars. i want them to know in iran that we americans do not do that. we are not at war with iran. we have made life so miserablee for anian people since 1953, when our cia and the british mi6 overthrew and helped to stage the democratically elected prime minister of iran.ot we are good player here. to be upset.e every right that doesn't justify anything the ayatollah's done. i have friends -- have film-- i have a filmmaker friend who's under house arrest. >> right. and he's pbably lucky to be under house arrest and not actually in jail. >> yeah, only because i and other members of the academy here, in this cotry, have organized support around him is he probably not in -- that's why he's not inn. no, no. this is -- iran, just like a whole lot of other countries, do not do well by their people.no >> it'that you think that ayatollah khamenei is a good leader or is just to his citize or was democratic

goals of opened iran's parliamentary elections with the country's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei casting the 1st ballot numerous moderate candidates have been barred from standing many iranians are said to boycott the poll in protest against the country's leaders and. the irish prime minister overawed carr has formally resigned but is staying on in a caretaker capacity the move comes as parliament convened for the 1st time since the election 2 weeks ago it has left the 3 parties wrangling to form a stable government once. the 70th edition of the berlin international film festival has officially kicked off opening with the book turned film my salinger year starring sigourney weaver 1000 films are competing for the coveted golden bear. this is the wus from berlin there's always more our website d w dot com i'm brian thomas for the entire team thanks for being here. close. to the point showing the paintings clear positions international perspective such as germany is actively looking abroad for skilled workers even wrongly deported other migrants whose temporary asylum has expired a

well as in talking points directly from ayatollah khamenei but i see a bright future for you ron i think. all of that romney deposed or isn't. i see they are a mystery with the united states are the problems and maybe they don't like that resident. i don't think so now wait a few people are flocking people right side of. the united states to america population don't vote is nobody really wants to go and live anywhere on the arabia people are free are you have a great history i.q. was ation and they were high return to their great roots and they want to overthrow this government so they have a brighter future i think that's clear ok and scott also wanted to say anything about have a job that will give you a chance to. do you see. to mend relations with the united states with full things to improve in times of foreign policy or all things just going to get tough for us things go on. or the big problems in the united states is the absolute ignorance on the part of the american electorate as a whole and indeed policymakers in specific about the reality of iran i'm not here to sing the praise

supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei described the strikes as a "slap".n passenger plane was misidentified as a missile and shot down, killing all on board. it took three days for the government to admit their error, sending people back onto the streets in protest. finally, there is the issue of candidates, or lack thereof. iran's hard—line vetting body of the guardian council has rejected 20% of applications to stand in the elections, most of whom happen to be reformist or modernists close to president rouhani, so with the prospect of a hardline parliament and a more conservative government, it is likely that tensions with the west will rise. television presenter and friend of caroline flack, laura whitmore, clashed with a photographer yesterday in an incident filmed by her boyfriend. the love island presenter — who took over after caroline flack stepped down in the wake of her arrest for assault — was in cape town airport with partner iain sterling, who also works on the show. she said the paparazzo continued taking photos of them after they had asked h

let's 1st try to overthrow the regime with khamenei. and then we'll deal with him later on sean made him pretty sure of. the sharp pressure of the iraqi government to declare khomeini persona non-grata and he had to leave his acts out in najaf his aides advised him to head to europe which he had 1st rejected asking them what he would do and non islamic countries little did he know that thousands of his followers from all over the world would make a pilgrimage to his new home in new flare château a small suburb of paris western politicians i'm gentle like charles like a jumble sartre michel foucault and francois mitterrand also showed support for khomeini in france he suddenly found himself at the center of global attention. nobody talked about the radical ideas khomeini had expressed in his book about islamic government since his writings were banned in iran and unknown in the west now one even raised the subject with him his speeches against the shah were recorded and distributed throughout iran. mob ashley if you would in that audio i

khamenei had by now started teaching as law and he found a willing audience among young students who were becoming increasingly radicalized one shiite fundamentalist group called itself. islam the devoted ease of islam it still exists today. its members came from poor districts of tehran and campaigned for a theocratic state based on the koran they wanted all western influences banned and to force women to cover up in public. be deemed a couple of years the really big a very important because the 1st or their assassinated of intellectual missive i'm not just robbie who campaigned against islam as a whole then they proceeded further and assassinated the prime minister general russel mara. for many was. the cleric who gave them. cover the president. you just killed somebody unless. the rights of us for example. in early 1949 unknown attackers tried to kill the shah many believed the devoted behind the attempted assassination although that was never proven the iranian parliament accused the pro moscow today party and banned it a move the shark proved off because he wants answers species

eyes and ears everywhere and that's why he got that morning the professor of politics at sea to khamenei in nairobi for us thank you now malawi is heading for a repeat of last year's presidential election after the constitutional court and now the results of last year's poll judges ruled that the 20 $1000.00 election had been marked by irregularities and the nominees which they described as being so widespread and systematic that the integrity of the results had been seriously compromised not the bad it is a treat and come the peace summit that he thought he'll stay in power until a new election is held that has to happen within $151.00 days of mandy's room. for more on the story let's bring in journalist ilson gado who is in when i was kept so long we're going to see elson what is the significance off the ruling and didn't come as a surprise. east's. is 95 to princeton sure. it was but we are here with me. tonight seen as being very significant to all. those that are leaving africa i mean the border. position and ideas are always challenge the results of the british elections who mainly

guardian council rejected almost half of the gather that's the country's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei was the 1st to cast his ballot he called for a big turnout describing the vote as a religious duty. but many are expected to boycott the poll and protest against the country's leaders election comes amidst continuing economic hardship under crippling u.s. sanctions. risa tropper is in tehran she says voter apathy there is high. the turnout is very important for the islamic republic that's why the supreme leader has called on iranians to participate and cast their vote but for now they are not doing so there are hardly any boadicea in this polling station all that into iran because with help of the candidates back from running people feel they do not have a choice this time and they can make a difference anyway so while hard line as assured to emerge victorious from this election polls are also predicting the lowest turnout in u.s. . the 70 is addition of the burly nol of the berlin film festival is officially kicked off the film festival opened with the book turned film my salinger ye

iranians to prosper for from any liberalization of trade rather than simply pumping more money into the khamenei regime. the biggest problem for iran's regional neighbors and i'm afraid the international community is a near complete breakdown of trust. it is almost impossible to believe what the regime says leaving their actions alone to be judged for their intent. a proponent industries for decades about the use of the iranian revolution and his contempt for the existence of the state of israel. the rest of the world needs to match this fanaticism with more consistency in greater resolve. thirdly china as well as possessing a large nuclear arsenal china has invested heavily in it conventional force capability. it's a policy towards territories in the south china sea and the construct a military bases in it international agreement in the region. frequent siprnet attacks often designed to applaud international property or widespread despite official denials. the increasingly nationalist rhetoric and the tightening grip of the chinese communist party is concerning and express very clearly in the n

parliamentary election, which is expected to strengthen the country's supreme leader ayatollah ali khameneirred from running and there have been calls for a mass boycott. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the morgenpost in germany asking: how many more people must die before we take right—wing terrorism seriously? that's after the racist shooting of nine people on wednesday. coronavirus still getting plenty of coverage in the media. city am among many reporting the outbreak will cost the airline industry around $30 billion. the conversation website covers another story getting a lot of attention, not only has a new antibiotic been discovered but in a medical first it was found by a computer using artificial intelligence. let's look at the front page of the financial times now. morgan stanley is buying online bank and trading platform etrade in what the paper says is the rush into retail and the biggest banking deal since the financial crisis. and from a huge deal to what seems like a bargain on the bbc news site —

>> usually though war that leads to that has consequence i khamenei invade afghanistan.k at three major shocks in the middle east. you have 73 war and then you had 79, 74 and five, and then you have the second shock with iranian revolution and 79, 82 carter loses to reagan. and then you have the invasion of current kuwait, spike in oil prices. then by 92 and bush moves into claimant rates are three times when you've had a shock in the middle east is a spike in oil prices crashing the market and the economy, we've had regime change in the united states. iran knows if negative for the fourth time. be eight but this time the u.s. is much less dependent on the middle east for oil. they are an exporter of oil would have the same effect even if oil went $220. barrel? >> first about even if it's a hundred and 20 cannot be at 60. the prices global and $10 below. to the price goes up normally. second point when the producer of oil is going to make a fortune in terms of profit and revenue you will have consumers of oil, guys with prizes of $67 a gallon, utility prices increases a

it also marked the return from exile in france of ayatollah khamenei he spends his time in excel in a village outside paris that became central in changing the destiny of millions of iranians. then marking forty one years since the islamic revolution. crowds chanted death to america and burned american and israeli flags the faces and plays and on many placards that to a former iranian military commander cast sense of the many he was killed in a u. s. drone strike on january third in baghdad's. printing around to retaliate with the missile by rage against the us space rack. iranian president hassan rouhani addressed crowds into runs as at the square. volume when people. poured into the streets for the funeral procession of mantech qassim sue the mony. and the people of the armed forces and the government to take revenge. on our home phone service. one faces of p. demona. the annual celebrations the day that shiite cleric colm meaney returned from exile and ousted the shah's last governments state television cold this year's anniversary the silly done. them is the mourning peririod trad

have their own interests as well as in marketing is talking points directly from ayatollah khamenei but i see a bright future for you ron i think you dickless are seen more as a deposed or. i see the iranians through with the united states because of the problems and maybe it will really work out a resident. i don't think so now who are you people are flocking. around the united states to america populate. the soldiers nobody really wants to go and live in iran. relations between the us and the philippines are being tested again after minute opted to scrap a decades old security agreement that allowed american forces to train in the country after one of president takes top commanders was denied a u.s.b. to washington called the decision to scrap the deal unfortunate but the philippines accuses the united states of candor stine military activity and allegedly storing nuclear weapons the so-called visiting forces agreement been in place since 1909 and it allows american troops to take part in joint training exercises in the philippines our senior correspondent takes a look at how our defe

leaders and those are leads have their own interests as well as talking points directly from ayatollah khamenei but i see a bright future for you ryan i think you do it is hard for all of the deposed or isn't. i see they are a mystery with the united states is it because of the problems or maybe they don't really like that or as it is. i don't think so now where you try to treat people are flocking to. the united states to america populating terribly already i don't suppose nobody really wants to go and live in iran iran is a is a viable nation state it has a legitimate role to play in the region we can debate whether or not this is malign or otherwise but it is a legitimate role just like any nation has a legitimate role the problem isn't iran per se the problem is the united states the united states needs to learn how to deal with with iran i think it's a miscalculation in the united states to even imagine that iran is in any way or form unstable iran has been able to. stand firm despite u.s. sanctions despite the fact that the united states is trying to strangle the iranian economy its and t

guardian council rejected almost half of all the candidates the country's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei was the 1st to cast his ballot he called for a big turnout starting the vote as a religious duty were all rain ians but many are expected to boycott the poll in protest against the country's new year's election comes amidst continuing economic hardship under crippling u.s. sanctions. he'd have used a recent topper is in tehran and says voter apathy is high. the turnout is very important for the islamic republic that's why the supreme leader has called on iranians to put to support and cast their vote but for now they are not doing so they're hardly any boadicea in this polling station and all then to iran because with the help of the candidates back from running people feel they do not have a choice this time and they can make a difference anyway so while highline us are sure to emerge victorious from this election polls are also predicting the lowest turnout in us. still to come on the show as the berlin film festival gets underway we turn the spotlight on a film adaptation in which

rejected almost half of the candidates the supreme country's the country's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei was the 1st to cast his ballot he can't be called for a big turnout describing the vote as a religious duty for all iranians but many are expected to boycott the poll in protest against the country's leaders the election comes amid continuing economic hardship under crippling u.s. sanctions. and we can take you now to a polling station in the in the iranian capital tehran where it didn't you a porter to reset tropper is there for you to reset polls opened a few hours ago what has been the voter turnout. well the atmosphere is quite different this time compared to previous elections where this polling station in northern tehran was a very busy place and crowded with people eager to cast their vote and today we see something very different it's a lot more quiet it's known many journalists here and only a few vote us ballot boxes filled very slowly that is because with more than half of the candidates disqualified ahead of the elections many iranians feel not voting is the only way to sh

guardian council rejected almost half of the candidates the country's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei was the 1st to cast his ballot because for a big turnout describing the vote as a religious duty for all iranians and many are expected to boycott the poll in protest against the country's leaders election comes amid continuing economic hardship under crippling u.s. sanctions and our reporter in tehran spoke to some iranians hugh went out to cast their ballots and i asked them about their hopes for these elections. we hope legislation that will benefit the people an awful lot of them. you know cost and does not use employment. but after that it is devoted devil and the economy mostly . when i back sound if the saw and every other expectation that one has that going on in is it has a sense it has genuine and they get this done because that in the news that is in. and i just saw this one of the representatives that we send to the next parliament should demand answers for the real problems people are facing especially economic woes see on here that is they should serve the interests of t

candidates is dominated by conservatives and ha rdliners loyal to the supreme leader ayatollah ali khameneiies banned thousands of moderate would—be candidates from running. a man will appear in court later, charged with a stabbing inside london's central mosque. 29—year—old daniel horton is accused of attacking raafat maglad during afternoon prayers on thursday. mr maglad, who's in his 70s, suffered stab wounds to his neck, but has now been released from hospital. an agreement on a week—long reduction in hostilities has come into effect in afghanistan. the deal was reached between american and taliban negotiators after more than a year of talks. if the truce holds, the two sides will begin the first phase of a process aimed at bringing an end to the 18 year conflict. murid partaw is a former afghan senior national representative to the us central command, currently a lecturer at the university of south florida. hejoins me from there now. eventually, the taliban will have to sit down and talk to the afghan government but, at the afghan government but, at the moment, ashraf ghani and abdulla

it comes as iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, has praised what he's called the "stunnings parliamentary election despite the threat of coronavirus. for more on the situaion in iran, i'm joined now by bbc persian‘s siavash ardalan. thank you for coming in, i know you and your colleagues have been busy because of the elections. i know there has been a hot spot in the region four confirmed cases, do we know any more yet about where the infection established itself? we do know iran is right in the centre because it has the highest fatality rate outside of china, eight people have been confirmed that out of 43 cases, which is a very high fatality rate. people asking if a lot more people have contracted the virus that has been confirmed. they haven't said exactly how, but the health ministry has said they suspected an iranian merchant he was travelling back and forth to china may have carried this virus. there area may have carried this virus. there are a lot of chinese companies operating in iran because of the us sanctions and there are a lot of chinese workers. they have tra

candidates is dominated by conservatives and ha rdliners loyal to the supreme leader ayatollah ali khameneied thousands of moderate would—be candidates from running. queen elizabeth's grandson prince harry and his wife meghan have dropped plans to use the brand name "sussex royal" once they step back from their formal duties at the start of april. the couple announced last month that they wished to pursue a life outside of britain. they've also said they will stand down from royal duties and work towards financial independence. an agreement on a week—long reduction in hostilities has come into effect in afghanistan. the deal was reached between american and taliban negotiators after more than a year of talks. if the truce holds, the two sides will begin the first phase of a process aimed at bringing an end to the 18—year conflict. dhruva jaishankar is with the independent analysis think tank observer research foundation, in washington. he says there's no guarantee that a lasting agreement will eventually be reached. well, i think we should be very cautious about this. it's a welcome first s

the field of candidates is dominated by conservatives and hardliners loyal to ayatollah khamenei.ls as expected, it's likely to politically weaken president hassan rouhani, a relative moderate. thousands of moderate would—be candidates were barred from running for not meeting strict election criteria. the prime minister of the african nation of lesotho has failed to show up in court, where he was due to be charged of murdering his estranged wife. thomas thabane, who announced his resignation on thursday is accused of being involved in the killing of his wife lipolelo. it's understood that mr thabane has gone to south africa for medical checks. they were given the title the duke and duchess of sussex, but the royal couple — prince harry and his wife meghan have now announced that they will no longer be using the sussex royal brand from as early as spring this year. an application to trademark the brand has also been removed. this follows their decision to step down from their senior royal duties next month. italian archaeologists have unveiled a significant new find on the roman fo

leads and those elites have their own interests as well as talking points directly from ayatollah khamenei but i see a bright future for you and i think you take this hashimoto all of the drama deposed or isn't. i see a man through with the and i mean if they are a bit of the past maybe it'll really work better as an. i don't think so now where you live people are flocking. around the united states to america populate. the soul is nobody really wants to go and live anywhere on. the world health organization is urging the media not to cause hysteria surrounding the coronavirus outbreak it's after reports of merged citing a medical expert from hong kong warning that 2 thirds of the world's population could be at risk of contracting the disease some concerning instances of transmission from people was not travel history to china could be the spark that becomes a bigger fire but for no it's only a spark objective remains containment the corona virus which has now been officially named as covert 19 has a mortality rate of 2 percent you can compare that to the sars epidemic back in 2003 that kil

the field of candidates is dominated by conservatives and ha rdliners loyal to ayatollah khamenei.ates were barred from running for not meeting strict election criteria. prince harry, and his wife, meghan, have dropped plans to use the brand name "sussex royal" once they step back from their formal duties in april. the couple announced last month that they wished to pursue a life outside of britain — they'll stop representing queen elizabeth and become financially independent in april. archaeologists in italy say they've uncovered a sarcophagus in the remains of an ancient temple in rome, which may belong to city's legendary found, romulus. the stone tomb, along with its circular altar, dates from the 6th century bc. rich preston has the story. it isa it is a 2500 —year—old mystery that might, might have been sold. beneath rome's heinz field, is this the tomb of the once great romulus, father of rome? translation: romulus is a person who founded rome. he gave life to the city. it is thanks to him that the roman people were formed. the tomb was first found inside the old roman forum

vote has been criticized as being stacked in favor of loyalists to supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. a palestinian man has been shot dead by israeli police in occupied east jerusalem officials said the man tried to attack buddha of offices with a knife at the lionsgate in the old city a woman was also injured when police shot at the man israel has increased security in jerusalem over the last few weeks off to us president us president unveiled his contentious middle east plan which the palestinian leader has rejected. the united nations envoy to libya says the fractious ceasefire talks between the warring sides are going in the right direction but for those living in the capital the conflict is still part of everyday life particularly for those living on the frontline and reports from tripoli with the 2 tales of one city. this is the neighborhood of algiers in central tripoli it's known for its high end shops and cafes the streets are calm but talk to people here and you are reminded that libya is at this i'm at the thing i can't say today feeling nervous i'm afraid unless there's a

heard about facial recognition recently as new and seems very khamenei and to use to me but others are wary of how that information will be used in our in our days the leaking of private information is common and the problem is very serious is something i'm afraid of facial recognition is used to name and shame minor offenders such as pedestrians who have no traffic lights but the government says it's crucial for catching criminals and everyone with nothing to hide has nothing to fear so full of one another positive aspect is because people are now living under the spotlight they will be more careful with their behavior but of course there is a reason privacy is violated and information being abused. 7 in she john human rights groups say muslims from the league of minority are being wanted to and imprisoned using the vast digital surveillance network one of which several u.s. technology companies have helped build. in junk job people can so far choose to put the to use facial recognition gates but that may be way out katrina you are just you're right joe joe. israeli prime minister ben

vote has been criticized as being stacked in favor of those loyal to supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei around $100.00 protesters have been arrested in kazakstan during a crackdown on anti-government demonstrations protesters gathered in the capital. and the country's largest city almaty that angry about districts in stifling dissent and stopping the creation of political parties opposition group leaders was arrested before the demonstrations could take place. rad lots of although. on friday one day before the protest they detained my husband they detained him illegally and didn't explain why he was being arrested didn't have any order or notification they literally rounded him up and took him away until 5 am his supporters were starting in front of the police station and want given any information on him. the 1st day of a weeklong reduction of violence between the taliban and the u.s. forces in afghanistan appears to be holding but that comes as it's revealed that more than a $100000.00 civilians have been killed or injured in the past decade reports. an unusual come in wardak province

duty that is something we also heard from the country the country's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei earlier this morning who was one of the 1st people to vote in the country. and have you picked up on any kind of disquiet among those who are coming out with those at the vetting of the candidates of we have the stand that many of even those existing members of parliament were disqualified from reese standing in the sea. yes certainly there's been 81 members of the current parliament that have been disqualified but interestingly enough i just spoke to the former foreign minister. spokesperson who is now working with the foreign minister mohammad javad zarif a foreign minister and he told me that they are looking at a number of people that have been approved to run as independents so he said that they are also waiting for 2 days and then the results believe that this problem and will likely be more run by independents who conservatives rather than the traditional reformists that we've seen in the current parliament that we're seeing now there is a sense that this shift will take place

soon as general himself when he was assassinated on january 3rd by the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. has been reading the last will and testament of general hossam saw the money and we'll be hearing excerpts from it's in which the money instructed the nation to not abandon the supreme leader he thanked the late them on khomeini the founder of islamic revolution of 179 for putting him on the right path in his will he's also stated that he wants the armed forces to look after the nation as if they were their own family we're hearing bits and pieces of this kind of statements that so the money left behind this is an event that marks $40.00 days since his assassination and we're also expecting to hear from the head of the right level guard major general salah me and it we understand that this event really marks end of a mourning period in the country but not really the end of what iran will do in response to the assassination we've heard from all levels of government and establishment including the supreme leader who have warned that there will be retaliation over years to come over the