but mahmoud ahmadinejad in iran is not as important as we made him out to be here. it was much more convenient for the media to make him out to be the leader of iran. that's the word they've used often, the leader of iran when he's in fact not the leader of iran. iran has a very complicated political structure and might bore people to death for me to go into it but i'll go into it very, very briefly. it is somewhat democratic, not democratic in the way we imagine it in that there is a streak leader and a lot of these words i'll use -- these terms are very orwellian. iran has a supreme leader who is supreme and why they call him the supreme leader. he's the ultimate authority in iran. the way it's structured, the supreme leader is chosen by a body of clerics called the assembly of experts. the assembly of experts, however, is voted on by the people every six years. i have yet to come across an iranian i know who ever voted in that election. you have to assume those that go out for vote for the experts are really regime supporters and tend to vote for relatively conse

mahmoud ahmadinejad said, i mashaei, and he is the right person for the country. i will take up this issue until the last moment. mashaei is ahmadinejad's former chief of staff. another one of the country's richest men, rafsanjani, is also out of the race. >> i think it is very difficult because of the fact that many people close to the supreme , more and the longing to or less, the same faction that supported the election of mr. mesh i.e.d, consider mashaei to be a deviant from the official party line. it would be somewhat of an on behalf of the supreme leader were he to overrule the council by allowing him and, more importantly, , inanjani to participate the sense that it would make the elections much more competitive. that it is very doubtful weather, especially in the case whether,shas -- especially in the case of mr. mashaei, these please will go anywhere. >> a jailed member of the russian rock band cosi riot -- on a hungeras gone strike. she is serving a two-year sentence for performing a so- called "punk prayer" against russian president vladimir putin. poli

mahmoud ahmadinejad has heard repeated criticisms from one of them, theayf tehran. former prime minister ali akbar velayati could draw a lot of votes and khatami and ra raf sanjani may both try to make a come back. >>> former minister of oil has called on japanese firms to benefit from business opportunities there serving as an advisor for prime minister al malaki. they plan to triple the oil production to 9 million barrels by 2020. iraq has already out-paced iran to become the world's second largest producer. >> i firmly believe there is much more room for japanese corporations whether in oil field developments, in gas development, in utilities. >> he added that demand is also expected to surge for highway and housing construction. the country's unstable security is hampering foreign investment more than 700 people were killed in iraq in april. this was the deadliest month in five years. he says the situation will improve. >>> one thing to mention here, in the story where i mentioned that authorities in china appear to be taking their own measures against their all

it's really good for president mahmoud ahmadinejad to say we are going to do this to israel. it's like the playground as far apart from each other making threats the have no ability on intention to accomplish because they know if they open it will open the gates of hell. i remember during the convention there were some of us that were proposing resolutions calling for a ban on first use nuclear weapons. they said there is the first or second use because you use it and five or six seconds later you're dead. it's almost like walking down the street and you come into the dark alleys and george foreman is walking away and you say should i hit him first or wait? it doesn't matter you hit him first and your dead five seconds later. teacher trace. that is in the problem here but the problem is there is no use. i would say the best attitude towards iran's problem should have been ridiculed. it's okay. what are you going to do with it? are you going to feed your people with it? kuran's target has never been israel. the target has always been the public opinion. from the beginning and

well, i mean, mahmoud ahmadinejad -- so he's arrested.that he has evidence that their elections were rigged. [ light laughter ] when authorities asked him to prove that votes were rigged, he was like, "uh -- i'm president, right?" [ laughter ] i'm telling you. kanye west is back in the news, in addition to expecting a child with kim kardashian, he was just -- he just finished recording his sixth album. [ applause ] kanye says that it's the most important thing he's ever made. [ laughter ] [ scattered applause ] yes, he did. he says it's the most important thing he's ever made, and kim was like, "really?" [ laughter ] thing i really love is kanye was like, "yeah." [ laughter ] very odd relationship. this is interesting. domino's now has a live web cam that shows pizzas being made. so if you ever wanted to spend some time online watching other people make pizzas -- [ light laughter ] maybe that's why she left you. [ cheers and applause ] "all right. give me five minutes. hold on a second." give me -- forget it. >> steve: pepperoni! >> jimmy

the winner the june 14th election will succeed outgoing president mahmoud ahmadinejad reformist hassan rowhani was among those who registered on the first day. he is the former chief nuclear negotiator. iranians have been struggling through an economic slump because of international sanctions over their nuclear development program. analysts say most of the candidates will be influential conservatives, critical of ahmadinejad. they include tehran mayor mohammad bagher ghalibaf, who is known as a pragmatist among iran's conservative politicians. another is former foreign minister ali akbar velyati, he's a longtime foreign affairs adviser to supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. iran's constitution bars ahmadinejad from seeking a third term. he will likely throw his support behind a close aide in an attempt to maintain his influence. ahmadinejad has been at odds with ayatollah khamenei. but khameini, as supreme leader, is more powerful than the president. he appoints heads of many posts in the military, the civil government and the judiciary. and he has strong influence on the guardian c

president mahmoud ahmadinejad had hand-picked his close aide for the post. ahmadinejad showed his dissatisfaction with the issue. the group didn't give specific reasons for disqualifying the cabinet they did but some experts point out if rafsanjani ran he might win support from people who are not happy with the current administration. iran shows no sign of backing off from confrontation with the u.s. and europe. only three weeks remain before voting on june 14th. authorities in the country will be on high alert for possible anti-government protests. n had hk world, tehran. >> for more on the iranian election issue i spoke earlier with an expert with the institute of energy economics japan. i started by asking him why members of the guardian council denied two prominent politicians a run at the presidency. >> it's going to be a tough election for the reformists, no doubt about that. have to look at what happened in the year 2009 when there was destruction of the results. >> a lot of demonstrators back then. >> right. the regime doesn't want to sort of have th

and palestinian mahmoud ahmadinejad. >>> -- mahmoud abbas. >>> the president will be delivering a speech highlighting counterterrorism -- counterterrorism measures and a big concern is home grown terrorists, kyla campbell? >> reporter: they are highlighting the risk of terrorists planning to kill americans. president barack obama is also talking about it and his people comes one day after admitting to killing four since 2009. they ever taken over the bulk of the strikes since the cia and some are questioning whether drone strikes against americans are illegal. >>> and another topic, closing guantanamo bay, why the president faces an uphill battle getting support from leaders around the world, when it i see you next. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> it was a close call from a man who escaped from a fire in his bedroom. the man who lives inside the home smelled smoke, woke up, saw flames and ran out. the house is located on wallace court and it appears it was started by a discarded cigarette and caused $35,000 worth of damage. >>> an "f" s o -- an fso baggage handler now facing theft. poli

let's look at the main contenders to replace mahmoud ahmadinejad on june 14 and include the frontrunner and the a former gotiator and prime minister has been baqer d and mohammed galibaf, the mayor will also run. they're joined by the speaker mohsen ment and rezaei, from the revolutionary guard is on the list. two key people have been excluded, former president rafsanjani and an aide for the outgoing leader. this expert says iran's supreme leader is trying to consolidate his power base. >> rafsanjani was the president from 1989-1997 and he's held a number of very senior positions. he's one of the founders of the islamic republic, leader of the revolution, so by disqualifying rafsanjani, what is the islamic republic saying about its own legitimacy? rafsanjani was discall find because the supreme leader sees him as a challenge and does not want anybody of his standing to run in the election. even before the election season tarted in iran, you have his representatives talking about engineering reaction. so he wants to make sure there are candidates but that they follow his line and don't c

i'll going iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad has labeled the decision to bar candidate close to him from standing in next month's election as an act of oppression the guardian council made up of legal and religious experts loyal to ayatollah khomeini is allowing eight candidates to run all considered to be politically conservative former president of barr of sun journeys who has broad support from the opposition for reform movement has also been prevented from running. a massive fire has broken out at a hostel in russia's black sea resort of sochi broke out on the fifth floor and quickly spread through the whole building more than one hundred residents were evacuated and there are no reports of any casualties so far but i witnessed this claim they heard a loud bang and saw a man falling into the flames helicopters were used to help extinguish the blaze the residents of spect arson as it's the third time this week that the hospital caught fire. well stay with us as frankenfood in the u.s. just put under the microscope focusing on the humble chili pepper. to least be told language. pr

reportedly act faleh hassan almaleki mahmoud ahmadinejad will be trying to work with them. >>> he announcedore nominations for his second term administration. they will hire a woman who is an and throw pit of and hired hare to the -- here to the -- heir to the fortune. >>> back here at home, berkeley researchers have new evidence, there should be tougher guidelines and they tested 32 lipsticks and lip glosses at 32 bay area stores and they said led was found in the products but concluded they were found to be safe guidelines. researchers say you have no way of led and other toxic metals even if you wanted to. >>> senator boxer will be pushing janetly -- january jet -- genetically manufactured foods and they need to clearly label any ingredients. last year californians voted on a similar bill but it was narrowly rejected. >>> man is free on bail following his arrest of sexual charges. he was an assistant coach of the girl's water polo team and he is now facing 9 felony counts involve being sexual relations. >> this person is no longer working here and it is an ongoing personal matter and we

there are reports mahmoud ahmadinejad was arrested and detained for several hours.o the report he was told to keep quiet about information that could hurt islam's islamic regime. he is threatening to release damaging information if his candidate does not win the election. >> it is an open and closed case. that's what the former lead detective in the oscar pistorius murder case is saying. he was found shot dead in pistorius homequote he shot her. he has stepped down since he once faced attempted murder charges himself. >> if you think some of the new airline fees are awed dash shoes, wait until you hear that frontier airlines are doing. how does $100 sound for a carry-on bag? fox business network diane macedo has more on this. really, diane? are you serious? >> kind of. they announced they will be charging higher fees for coffee soda and carry-on bag if they don't go right from their web site. they will charge for bags for those who buy the fare from travel sites. with the hire end who show up at boarding time with bags that need to be checked. there will still be no

. >>> iran's race is officially under way to replace mahmoud ahmadinejad, who cannot serve a third term. back at home and amazing story in cleveland, ohio. sounds more like a movie plot, three women held captive for ten years, suddenly free and their alleged captors in custody. our correspondent has the remarkable real life details from cleveland. >> reporter: the ten year nightmare came to an end with a 911 call to police. help me, i'm amanda berry. >> you need police, fire or ambulance? >> i need police. >> what's going on there? >> i've been kidnapped and i've been missing for 10 years. i'm here. i'm free now. >> reporter: now, police believe 27-year-old berry and 32-year-old night and de jesus spent the night as prisoners by three brothers ages 50 to 54 a house police visited at least once in the last ten years. >> january 2004 as a result of investigation initiated by children and family services, cleveland police went to the address and knocked on the door and unsuccessful in making contact with anybody inside that home. that incident appears to have been related to mr. castro's e

the incumbent mahmoud ahmadinejad is not allowed to contest because he already served two terms. age is 18 because only a few years ago it had the world's lowest voting age, 15. that brings me to my question of the week. what is the world's highest national voting age? a, 18. b, 20, c, 21. or d, 30? bonus points if you can name the country, as well. stay tuned and we'll tell you the correct answer. go to cnn.com/fareed for more insight and analysis and follow us on twitter and facebook and all that stuff. if you missed one of our shows, remember you can go to itunes.com/fareed. >>> this week's book is "return of a king." his fascinating history of the first afghan war reads like a novel. it's a great and beautifully written yarn and it also has some important lessons for the president. >> now to the last look. economists have always been fascinated by the looing between income and happiness. in the 1970s, we learned of the easterlin paradox. the economist argued that more money doesn't always lead to more happiness. instead, more money often means more demands and desires. well,

we have a huge rivalry between supreme leader and mahmoud ahmadinejad, the president.o that whole issue is still very much alive. >> christian, describe the importance of the soviet invasion of afghanistan and the rise of the mujahideen. >> it was hugely important the in the 1970s, afghanistan was a country trying to develop and move toward modernization. when the soviets came in, it triggered a war that is basically still not over. that war flooded afghanistan with weapon. it flooded pakistan with weapons. it promoted radical elements ultimately including the taliban. so i think we're living very much with the consequences of that war 30 years later. >> and margaret thatch here obviously ushered in an era of conservative economics and politics in a lot of ways. are we seeing now a sort of shift away from some of thatcher i, the rise of president obama could be seen as a shift away from that, the new coalition, we're seeing a failure in questioning of austerity policies across the world? are we at that moment again? >> well, my friend far i had zakaria wrote a piece ab

. >> mahmoud ahmadinejad now faces up to 74 lashes for violating election rules in iran.lashes for wearing that stupid members only jacket he wore in the 80s. >> greta: before we go if you've had problems with the irs go to are all over it on fb. >>> this is a fox news alert. we just learned that a second top official at the irs is going to leave amid the growing scandal. internal agency memo says joseph grant, commissioner of the tax exempt and government entities division will retire on june 3rd, and the point is he will retire on june 3rd. bob beckle, dana freen know, it's 5:00 in new york city. this is "the five." >>> benghazi, the irs, the ap phone scandals. president obama is knee deep in three scandals that threaten his

also barred from running today, a top aide to outgoing president mahmoud ahmadinejad, who's repeatedlyshed with the ruling islamic clerics. guatemala's highest court has overturned the genocide conviction of former dictator efrain rios montt. the former general was convicted this month in the killings of more than 1,700 ethnic mayans, during the early 1980s, but last night the high court declared the trial should have been stopped earlier to resolve defense appeals. rios montt's attorney hailed the ruling. >> ( translated ): the right of defense was violated constantly, which is sacred. it is the a constitutional rule. no other superior rule exists. it is an institution of law and it has to be complied with. montt. >> sreenivasan: the court ordered the trial to return to where it was in mid-april. for now, rios montt remains in a military hospital. he is 86 years old. the head of j.p. morgan chase, jamie dimon, survived a bid today to strip him of one of his jobs. shareholders at the bank's annual meeting voted to keep dimon as both chairman and c.e.o. he had been criticized after the

one person absent of the list is the protege soft current president mahmoud ahmadinejad.s was a long shot anyway. former iranian president was also snuffed. this likely means that conservative closer to the supreme leader will likely be the next president. the first round of voting begins june 14th. >>> in a dramatic statement made to jurors today, jodi arias pleaded that her life be spared instead of asking the jury to sentence her to death as you're all aware she wanted in an interview. she called the murder of her ex-boyfriend the worst mistake she ever made and could be constructive and positive in prison. the question, though, is whether jurors believe her. legal analyst paul cowan says it could backfire if the jury sentencing decision is not unanimous, a new panel will be selected. it must be a unanimous decision. >>> apple ceo tim cook defended the company's tax strategy on capitol hill today. the senate panel is looking in to allegations that apple has avoided billions of dollars in taxes by shifting income to overseas subsidiaries. the fact that apple has billion

. >> mahmoud ahmadinejad now faces up to 74 lashes for violating election rules in iran.lashes for wearing that stupid members only jacket he wore in the 80s. >> greta: before we go if you've had problems with the irs go to gretawire.com ask tell us. there is a special posting for you. good night from washington. >> bill: the o'reilly factor is on. tonight: >> my main concern is fixing the problem. >> and there are plenty of them to be fixed. the president is facing scrutiny on three fronts. >> when we express concern about leaks at a time when i still have got 60,000 plus troops in afghanistan, my job is to make sure that we're protecting what they do. >> tonight, we will update you on where all the controversy stands and talk to three individuals who are very skeptical of mr. obama charles krauthammer, congressman darrell issa, and laura ingraham will weigh in. why are you mounting this kind of support for him? >> there isus

a group said they will seek charges against mahmoud ahmadinejad accused of breaking public fund rulesection registry yesterday with his chief advisor who is a candidate for the presidency. iran's constitution prevents ahmadinejad from pursuing a third term. if convicted he could case corporal punishment or six months in jail. >>gregg: shocking story from northbound california today. that is where the police have been looking for the killer of a little 8-year-old girl mysteriously stabbed to death inside her own home. today, another bombshell. police revealing that the little girl was murdered by her own brother. we are live in los angeles with this story. william? >>reporter: clearly police believe the boy's initial story he and his sister were home when the parents attended a little league game. he claimed to have seen the killer with long gray hair, fleeing the house and found his sister covered in blood and called 9-1-1. police launched a massive manhunt search dogs and dragging a nearby lake for weapons and pulling in sex offenders but a neighbor who initially corroborated the sto

peta didn't have to send one to mahmoud ahmadinejad because he missed.ared to what one of the kids suggested. listen closely as they crowd around the doomed spider. >> let's staple him. >> oh, no he didn't. >> let's staple him. >> whether you call him -- ♪ >> he ended up in bits thanks to the not so itsy bitsy governor of new jersey. jeannie moos, cnn, new york. >> that's it for me. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >> "outfront" next. new allegations to night that u.s. military could have done more on the attacks on the american consulate in libya. plus, a man uses a 3-d printer to produce a handgun that can kill people. let's make it easier for terrorists to operate gun factories in their homes? the latest on the boston terror attack. what investigators are saying tonight about tamerlan tsarnaev's wife. you see her there, and his computer. let's go "outfront".

absent from the list is mahmoud ahmadinej ahmadinejad. former president was also left out.his likely means a more conservative player, closer to the supreme leader will likely be the next president. the crucial first round of voting begins june 14th. in a dramatic move made -- statement made to jurors today jodi arias spoke and pleaded her life be spared. you may remember in an interview after she was found guilty, she said she wanted the death penalty. she's saying something different now. she called travis alexander's murder the worst mistake she's ever made. said she could be constructive in prison. >> there's a higher rate of illiteracy in prison. i know reading has opened my eyes to new worlds and different cultures. i can help other women become literate so they can add that dimension to their lives. >> our legal analyst says her enthusiasm in describing the things she could do in prison could backfire. the death penalty remains on the table. the senate panel says apple has been avoiding billions and billions and billions and billions of dollars in taxing by shifting

where we go to bart >> the president is a humane but catcher peta did not have to send one to mahmoud ahmadinejadthe crowd around a spider. all know he did not. >> the kits he did see spider--- the itsy bitsy spider. >> jeanne moos new york. >> announcer: today on an all-new "dr. phil." they don't live in a house. >> you were broke as you can get. >> announcer: they live in a war zone. >> i didn't date you? you're a booty call that got pregnant. >> announcer: dr. phil is sending the big guns. >> i'm dr. sophy. >> announcer: to the front lines. >> he punched me in the face. >> didn't happen. >> i have slapped you. >> she lives for drama. i call her an attention whore. >> dr. phil: you call her names in front of your children. >> there's a reason for the madness. it's in front of you. >> dr. phil: you say i pray someone will take you away from me. i will pay for the first day. she does and you freak out. you take her cell phone. >> that's inaccurate. >> dr. phil: i heard you say it on tape. somebody