qom. qom is a town outside of tehran. it is a very -- it has a very important religious meaning to tehran. it is the side of the well. the well was the residence of the 12th -- the man who ruled from this well for 70 years until he announced that he was going to go into a suspended state and return at a time of great chaos to help conquer and rule the world. this will still exists. -- this well still exists. they come to the well and ask for guidance. he talks about how the return is coming soon. they are preparing the way for him to come back. and it just so happens there are building a nuclear facility. at a time when this man comes back a great time of chaos. they are building this nuclear facility. it happens to be in this very important town dealing with the end of times prediction. you hear democrats and republicans throwing together and saying that iran should not get a nuclear weapon. there are a lot of countries that have gotten nuclear weapons that republicans and democrats -- we do not want anybody else to get

earlier this month, the nation started to operate a nuclear facility in the central city of qom. iran apparently took the move to show people in and outside the country that it will continue uranium enrichment. iran is sticking to its hardline stance because of the domestic political situation. a power struggle among conservatives is escalating, forcing the leadership to take a firmer approach toward western nations. >> translator: iran will not give in to economic sanctions being imposed on the country by western nations, no matter how tough they are. >> reporter: iran is holding on to its nuclear development, despite mounting international pressure. as tensions between the country and the west spiral upward, so do tensions in the strait of hormuz. nhk world, tehran. >>> troubled eurozone nations may have more to fall back on as funds to support the region may be getting a boost. ai uchida from the business desk with more on that >> the international monetary fund is saying it will ask its member nations, member countries for another $500 billion, and that's to boost its bailout

begun uranium enrichment for useful purposes at a well protected underground facility near the city of qom the u.s. and its allies continue to accuse iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons a charge tehran denies john reese from the stop the war coalition believes that pressure on iran is an excuse to weaken its regional influence. this isn't just about nuclear weapons if it were about nuclear weapons in the middle east then the united states would have a bone to pick with israel which is the only power in the middle east which actually possesses nuclear weapons it's not about that that's the cause or spell i but the reason for this continued conflict is because the american administration simply can't live with an iran which has as much regional powers as it has at the moment you see the americans when they look at the iranian regime they see its links with syria they see links with hamas they see links with hezbollah and this is a challenge to american power in an absolutely critical economically critical geopolitically critical area of the globe and it's that which is the sticking po

iranian enrichment for peaceful purposes at a well protected underground facility near the city of qom the u.s. and its allies continue to accuse iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons and charge tech crunch denies the editor of the corbett report current affairs website says pressuring iran further will eventually lead to war in the region. i think it's quite remarkable to think that france and the us and other countries would be willing to step up sanctions that have already had such a profound effect on the iranian people on the basis of their hunch that erodes iran is developing nuclear weapons as as france has basically put it it's quite remarkable because that really does is tantamount to an act of war and and really the i think the only logical outcome for this is another increase the military tensions between the countries involved in that region that are already on the knife edge of military tension so it is quite an explosive thing to be talking about and i think the escalation in recent weeks with the recent ten day military drill in in the straits of hormuz has to be we

attack happened when a motorbike bomber detonated his explosives at a police checkpoint in the city of qom the among those killed were four civilians and a police officer with many children suffering injuries officials say there was no clear target for the attack but it may have been aimed at a nearby police vehicle. the taliban says it has struck a deal with qatar to open a political office there the plan is being seen as a major step towards ending the ten year war in afghanistan germany and the u.s. have been urging the group to create representatives able to start peace negotiations the u.s. and taliban have previously hold talks over issues such as the release of afghanistan's from guantanamo bay. despite a dark past with fascism like many other european countries germany is seeing a surge in support for neo nazi groups it's a problem that sometimes divides whole towns between those in favor of extremism and those trying to make a stand. investigates what is driving young people down a violent path. a quiet down to. a small community. it began with the appearance of nazi symbols then

in the country's north the boko haram sect said it carried out a series of bombings in the city of qom know last week and which at least one hundred eighty five people died the group is considered the most violent radical organization in nigeria responsible for nearly a thousand deaths last year. sure until rains have brought widespread chaos to southeastern australia several local rivers broke their banks causing landslides and flash floods over four thousand residents have been ordered to leave their homes in the state of new south wales alone with more heavy downpours and strong winds forecast that area australia was also hit by devastating floods last year which killed thirty five people. with russians heading to the polls in march to elect a president we talked to one of the candidates in the race he's an international tycoon and owner of the new jersey nets basketball team broke it over reveals his plans for russia in an interview with our team. thank you for your time. always glad to oblige do or think you can be the next president. i always aim high and whenever i launch a proj

we got to couple qom out and hit them hard in mouth early. they are tough team.ense playing well very, good. we got to be on top throughout the whole game. i know it's going going to be a dogfight. >> first time rookie quarterback since the merger, j.j. picks off a pass. 17-10 houston at the half. texans and andre johnson, 40 yards. texans and watch this by foster. pushes the bengal defenders on the way. two tds. houston vanlz with a 31-10 victory. >> niners will have their handful next saturday as they host the saints in almost ten years. and 49er coaches are busy as we speak. top ranked defense will be tested by the saints especially the secondary. 49ers are hoping youth and experience but majority of the team has not been playoffs including alex smith but alex knows this is new season. >> the team understands the opportunity we have in front of this. to rest and get better and get heelth healthy and better so we have it together for this weekend and next week. >>> warriors home cooking will help their coast, as they return from a roevp road trim 0-3. monta ell

international atomic energy agency confirmed iran has begun enriching uranium at a second site near the city of qom. and today, iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, insisted the islamic republic will continue on that path. he also vowed to punish those who carried out wednesday's bombing and those behind it. and for more on this we go to ronan bergman in tel aviv, a reporter. and he's also work on an article on this subject for "the new york times" magazine. and david allbright, physicist and former u.s. weapons inspector, now president of the institute for science and international security. ronan bergman, i will start with you. certainly many people are lookings to israel and its smusd intelligence agency watch. is known and not known about who is shined this. >> jeff lee, a, i don't know and even if i knew i would tell you that i don't know. we don't want to risk me jeopardizing national secrets of israel and being thrown into jail. i would say this moussad has a long tradition, the israel intelligence foreign agency has a long tradition of taking out o eliminating, targeting nuclear s