and i think that mr rouhani will be able to unite the run ins which is good news for iran of course i am not only iranians inside of iran but the iranians who are and this will strengthen iran's hands in its negotiations and mr rouhani has been welcomed as a moderate and he is a very susan diplomat and the people that he has on his team in his cabinet namely job would say are outstanding iranian nationals but i think that there should not be the misconception that because he is the market he's reaching out and he wants to engage that he's willing to give up iran's rights that he's willing to forego the very close calls that are at the core of the islamic republic's policies so one can hope that the attitude toward iran will change but as you mentioned earlier already they were greeted at the new president with sanctions so clearly washington's policies are not going to change and regard as a how much mr president rouhani tries to reach out he can reach out to hand this is not there now about these sanctions just how effective are these pinotage measures in regards to iran. while unila

see a very different performance in my view so what are the first priorities then in office for mr rouhani do you think. and we can talk about three different kind of priorities here the first one is the dumbest of politics i think is going to show a little bit different to atmosphere maybe a more open atmosphere in political terms in terms of political parties activity. the second priority comes with the economy as you know the sanction has been there on the economy is in trouble so he's going to in my view troy to assemble eyes and somehow bring the confidence back to european market on the iranian economy which is a very difficult job and the third one is actually foreign relations. titling the iranian nuclear issue. now you mentioned there according to state t.v. the new president said the u.s. wants confrontation with iran over the nuclear program so how is he going to approach this this simmering issue. i think now the ball is in the american court i mean rowhani has shown the flexibility i mean he came to the election campaign with this slogan of moderation and prudence says that he

during matter and i am an in-joke presence going forward you know i work for the new president mr rouhani has said that he seeks to improve patient oh you so you really are but also persian gulf countries as well. and important steps can be taken toward that end to deescalate tensions and then if that is something that does end up taking place then these types of scenarios with overflights and sudanese militants. and this sort of new approach this gesture what sort of impact could rouhani then have on the current crisis in the middle east and in particular syria. personalities go a long way when it comes to diplomacy when you have people who are at the negotiating table interlocutors if you will that are going to listen to the principals of clumsy nations forbearance listening and as i said before that that helps build trust and dotcoms and there's very little chance of a diplomatic solution whether syria sudan or anything in between iran and its regional neighbors very little chance unless you can build that kind of harmony trust and that's something romney has said he seeks to do so we'

mr. rouhani's first tasks will be to mend relations with the u.s. and uk. if iran's embassy in london is reopened, the new president will be getting somewhere. rouhani has promised its supporters a new start. they may hope for an end to international sanctions. for that to happen, the new president may have to approach an old enemy. >> one critical step that rouhani can take is agreed to have a bilateral dialogue with the united states. that could provide opportunity for a major breakthrough. >> but in iran, he is the supreme leader who has the final say on all major issues. james reynolds, bbc news. >> you're watching "bbc world news america." hison peres celebrates birthday and shares his thoughts on mideast peace. >> when kelly clarkson not a -- boutght a ring at auction, she thought she was buying a piece of history. the british government is not letting it leave the country. >> there are no diamonds, sapphires, emeralds or rubies. this simple ring is a precious piece of jane austen's past. when her descendents put it up for auction at southern these, th

mr rouhani is the newly elected president or you know him personally what do you think of him. he is the president elect of iran is his respected by everyone and everybody will help him. so that he will be successful in managing the first of the country if the candidate you were supporting wasn't disqualified from the presidential race do you think the outcome of the elections would be different. that's definitely. why didn't you contest like you said you would his disqualification. you know i hadn't said it before that i'm going to contest it or to objects to it yes there is a law and i just obey the law. i remember when you came to power you really came by the help of the masses you were the first president who didn't come by the help of the ruling elite and you position your presidency as independent from the clerics eight years later how do you see the clerics now. that you see these are some historical religious social matters and issues in iran very complicated ones. iran is the iran. people of iran are cultured people. dating back seven thousand years their civilization

mr. rouhani is going to have a short honeymoon period as president.domestically and internationally they're expecting him to deliver and deliver fast. back to you. >> ali, thanks very much for that. that's the latest from tehran. >>> still to come on the show, how can iran's new president improve relations with the west? our guest says rouhani's leeway to do so is limited. more to come. [ male announcer ] these days, a small business can save by sharing. like carpools... polly wants to know if we can pick her up. yeah, we can make room. yeah. [ male announcer ] ...office space. yes, we're loving this communal seating. it's great. [ male announcer ] the best thing to share? a data plan. at&t mobile share for business. one bucket of data for everyone on the plan, unlimited talk and text on smart phones. now, everyone's in the spirit of sharing. hey, can i borrow your boat this weekend? no. [ male announcer ] share more. save more. at&t mobile share for business. ♪ >>> so iran's new president rouhani has used his inauguration speech to promise a governme

sanctions so clearly washington's policies are not going to change and regard as how much mr president rouhani tries to reach out he can reach out to a hand this is not there they're really telling iran did if you don't succumb to our will to what are dictates then harsher sanctions will follow suit and it's really a warning it's you know they say one thing they're speaking from their mouths they're saying this we willing to engage you we want to touch you but at the same time they punished him to think for a moment to did in america is genuine in reaching out to iran it's being naive and i think does president rouhani. is certainly to be too well informed to season to to to think this is america has iran's good will it's our. well we have plenty more stories waiting for you online including the show must go home. the bloodhound gang are sent packing from russia after they were beaten and showered with tomatoes they might even face criminal charges in the future as well you can get the whole story online plus. an earthquake measuring six on the richter scale strikes japan in the same area. nuc

sanctions so clearly washington's policies are not going to change and be guarded so how much mr president rouhani tries to reach out he can reach out to a hand this is not there they're really telling iran did if you don't succumb to our will to what are dictates then harsher sanctions will follow suit and it's really a warning it's you know they say one thing they're speaking from the mouse they're saying this we willing to engage you we want to talk to you but at the same time they punished him to think for a moment to did in america's genuine in reaching out to iran it's being naive and i think as president rouhani. is certainly to it too well informed to season to to to think this is america has iran's good will it's our. well we have plenty more stories waiting for you online including the show must go home that's after american rockers the bloodhound gang are sent packing from russia after they were beaten and showered with tomatoes they might even face criminal charges in the future as well the whole story online plus. an earthquake measuring six on the richter scale of strikes japan in th