raisi? >> clearly. while the supreme leader has stepped just shy of endorsing raisi, has essentially created his candidacy. three months ago talk to any iranian, rouhani was odds-on favorite. raisi has been promoted by khomeini. even before that, raisi probably would have come third in a first round. he's a constructive candidate, representing as ali just said, representing a more conservative view, a more inward looking view of iran. iran is not naturally an inward looking country. the experience of multiple layers of sanctions over decades has tended to foster a strong suspicious tendency among the population. so raisi's message is not without strong populist support. i think raisi again, the turnout is crucial here. if we look at 70% plus, which is what rouhani's people think they will get that will be -- that would favor the president. much less than that and we might be seeing a more conservative outcome. of course you look back to 2009, where the apparent favorite mr. mousavi lost in a landslide.

raisi is a hardliner, a bad guy.ic and reasonable actors. give us an idea, please, about how iranians feel about this election. has it divided the country? definitely. the country might settle for political pundits and historians and sociologist, it might settle the issue of where it run stand in terms of the centre, periphery, urban, rural, modern. it is a tight race and the focus of ebrahim raisi has been the urban and the rural with promises ofjob and economic benefits, three times what they are getting. the reformers have called this impractical. the effects of those promises for a population that has not seen the benefits of the promises of hassan rouhani, is very strong. i don't think can take it for granted that he can win or lose at this stage. thank you both for being weather. won being with us. next, we have the sport news including a russian billionaire's bid to buy arsenal. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in the many‘s history. it was a remarkable clim

the hard-line contender in, raisi, has tapped into popular speech. if you want to compare this to american support, some people have compared the support of raisi and rouhani to that of donald trump and hillary clinton. raisi isspeech, attracting the more poor and traditional sector of society, the forgotten. hashe other hand, rouhani an appeal to the younger, more liberal, educated sector of iranians. that is the comparison. the big question now is what really matters to the citizens of this country. molly: thank you very much for tehran.ort from in the nearly four-decade history of the islamic republic, no woman has been allowed to stand for the top office. the difference between rouhani and the moderate challenger, ebrahim raisi, is particularly stark. >> an image you do not often see in iran, a woman and public with her hair completely uncovered. sara, a student, knows she could be stopped by the so-called morality police. wearing a headscarf, she says when women object to do so, male politicians do not listen. not a problem, they say . if this i

he is eating challenged by ebrahim raisi. -- being challenged by ebrahim raisi.here are two that other candidates. the polling stations are finally closed after voting was extended due to a huge rush. it seems like there is a great sense of excitement about these elections. reporter: oh, yes, there was a lot of excitement at the polling station in tehran where i stayed all day. people were queued up for hundreds and hundreds of meters. one girl told me it took seven hours to get inside and cast her vote. she stayed all the time, although it was very hot today in tehran. and authorities are celebrate in this huge turnout as a side -- as a sign of approval of the republic itself. that is not necessarily true for everybody. there are some people who are not totally happy with the past four years, but still, they know what is at stake. they know the country would change a lot if ebrahim raisi were elected today, so that is what drove them to the ballot boxes. sarah: so, keeping raisi out of office was driving this election. what else? reporter: it has been two years

raisi wants to take a firmer stance against the united states.ieve the deals that have been struck, when it comes to the nuclear's agreement, and improved quality of life for the average ira nian. he also wants to expand influence in the region. whether that is enough to pull ,n a lead here against rouhani it remains to be seen. but on the ground, you have the sense that this will have an impact. you veryusef, thank much. let's see with the turnout is like and if there is a runoff. our middle east editor on the ground in tehran. if you are a bloomberg customer, you know where to go. tv . you get all of the functions that anna and i use, and you even get to ask a question. because it is friday, we are very excited about getting your questions in as early as you can. anna: go to that function and you can send them through to us. coming up, we will be joined by the ceo of euronext. that is in a couple minutes from now. his first interview of the day. this is bloomberg. ♪ manus: it is 1:48 a.m. in new york, 6:48 a.m. in london. hikere seeing a ma

the main challenger is ebrahim raisi. he is a veteran conservative hardliner., and if he wins, there could be crises ahead. president hassan rouhani wants to have another term. he's a moderate who would like more openness in politics and society. rouhani was elected last time because he promised better relations with the outside world and the relaxation of economic sanctions through making a deal about iran's nuclear plans. president rouhani is running on the success of the deal in which iran accepted restrictions on its nuclear industry. if he loses, it's because voters think he's handling the economy badly. raisi opposed the nuclear deal when it was being negotiated, but now says he'd keep it, though he insists his toughness will make sure iran stays strong. whoever‘s going to be the next iranian president, whether it be hassan rouhani or ebrahim raisi, it's going to change the tenor of iranian politics, its ability to dialogue with the international community and the west, particularly the united states, and also its relationship with its neighbours in the r

instead, he is offering his backing to another conservative, this man, ebrahim raisi.ed organisation. hassan rouhani clear in the polls but those two conservative candidates neck and neck, so you would assume that for ebrahim raisi, he has a clear run with one of his rivals out of the way. but it‘s more complicated than that. bbc persia is on the one to guide us through this.|j that. bbc persia is on the one to guide us through this. i think moral mess all of us predicted it, especially because most of the conservative parties had been supporting ebrahim raisi and there was a lot of pressure on mohammad baqer qalibaf to withdraw and support him. but there was a question of how effective his withdrawal can be on ebrahim raisi‘s winning, because many, many analysts think it wouldn‘t necessarily help ebrahim raisi win the election. why not? on the face of it, they are quite similar in terms of policy. some analysts believe that their supporters wouldn‘t necessarily overla p. supporters wouldn‘t necessarily overlap. so about 20% of the supporters of mohammad baqer qalibaf

the main challenger is ebrahim raisi. he is a veteran conservative hardliner.t hassan rouhani wants to have another term. he's a moderate who would like more openness in politics and society. rouhani was elected last time because he promised better relations with the outside world and the relaxation of economic sanctions through making a deal about iran's nuclear plans. president rouhani is running on the success of the deal in which iran accepted restrictions on its nuclear industry. if he loses its because voters think he's handling the economy badly. raisi opposed the nuclear deal when it was being negotiated but now says he'd keep it, though he insists his toughness will make sure iran stays strong. whoever‘s going to be the next iranian president, whether it be hassan rouhani or ebrahim raisi, it's going to change the tenor of iranian politics, its ability to dialogue with the international community and the west, particularly the united states, and also its relationship with its neighbours in the region. whoever wins will have to work with the supreme lea

there's no doubt it's time for change. >> reporter: raisi's backers are mostly conservative, devoted to iran's revolutionary values and deeply suspicious of the west. >> his attention will now be on us, will be inside the border. >> death to america! >> reporter: some still chant death to america. rouhani's supporters want to silence those chants. they demand social and political reform, and better relations with the west. they say a vote for raisi is a return to isolation and confrontation. >> ( translated ): america is bad but it's not all bad. if we keep fighting and beating ourselves up, nothing will ever get done. >> reporter: tehran-based political analyst mohammad marandi says president donald trump's aggressive tone towards iran, coupled with some u.s. sanctions still in effect, have put rouhani's reelection in jeopardy. just this week the trump administration imposed new sanctions against iran over its ballistic missile program. >> they have not abided by their side of the bargain. by doing so they've hurt rouhani and his credibility. >> reporter: marandi says no matter who

has avative ebrahim raisi harder time appealing to young women. his views are considered to be closer to the iran supreme leader. the supreme leader issued a law for bidding women from -- for bikesg women from riding in town. >> it difficult because no other girls try to do it. areaura and her friends driving the country for, no matter who is in office, all the while keeping their hair covered , in line with islamic law. >> u.s. president donald trump is leaving his u.s. domestic was behind him as he embarks on his foreign trip as president as he goes to the vatican, brussels and ryad. just aded air force one few hours ago. public approval levels or president trump have a drop -- percentpped, just 38 of adults in the nine states approve of president trump. last-minute preparations underway in ryad ahead of donald trump's historic visit to saudi arabia. at the same moment in washington, the u.s. president vows to make his first trip abroad a success for all americans. >> with the safety, security and interest of the american people as my priority,

so, raisi saying the nuclear deal not helping us.aybe we should look to see whether we should continue to hold on to that that would have larger consequences for all of us in the west. >> so the bigger market impact is the surprise result of rouhani losing. >> exactly. raisi winning, that nuclear deal being taken off the table and iran coming off the international energy market. oil prices could rise. >>> unrest continues in venezuela. security forces using tear gas and water canons to try to stop thousands of anti-golf prompt testers. more than 40 people have been killed in the demonstrations. venezuelans are fighting over food shortages and nicolas maduro's government. the u.s. has imposed sanctions on venezuela's supreme court judges for seizing powers from opposition led congress earlier this year. >>> to president trump embarking on hits first foreign trip as president today. his journey starts in saudi arabia. the stakes are high for the visit which comes at the end of what could be one of the most tumultuous weeks since trump

raisi opposed to the nuclear deal when he was being negotiated, but now says he would keep it, althoughe insists his toughness will make sure iran stays strong. >> whoever is the next president, whether it be hassan rouhani or ebrahim raisi, it will change the tenor of iranian politics and its ability to dialogue with the international community and the west, particularly the united states, and also its relationship with the neighbors in the region. jeremy: whoever wins will have to work with the supreme leader. in iran, he has the power and the last word. viewed from tehran, the country is a regional power with legitimate security interests and the right to help allies like the syrian regime. but that alarms its adversaries, especially the u.s. the saudis, , and israel, that won't change. jane: wikileaks founder julian assange says he won't forgive or forget after a seven-year rape investigation in sweden was dropped without charge today. for almost five of those years he has been holed up in the , ecuadorian embassy in london to avoid extradition. but today's development does not not

his main challenger is ebrahim raisi, a hardline cleric close to supreme leader ayatollah khamenei.no—one wins more than 50% of votes cast, there'll be a run—off next week. american planes operating over syria have attacked a convoy carrying pro—government militia. a statement from the coalition says the militia were moving towards a—tanf airbase, near the border with iraq, where western special forces train rebel groups fighting the extremist group, the so—called islamic state. police are continuing to hold a man who drove into pedestrians in times square new york. the man, believed to be 26—year—old richard rojas, is believed to have been arrested on two previous occasions for drunk driving. a teenager was killed and 22 others were hurt in the accident which the authorities have said was not an act of terrorism. after years of economic hardship, greece's parliament has approved a further package of austerity measures that include tax rises and more cuts to pensions. the government is hoping the savings will appease international lenders, as the country looks for another instalment

but this could all change if opposition candidate ebrahim raisi wins. raisi, a conservative muslim cleric, says the nuclear deal has not helped iran's economy. while iran has returned to growth, the country still suffers from stubbornly high unemployment. further complicating matters is president trump's visit to saudi arabia and israel, two countries which view iran as an enemy. hard rhetoric exchange between the leaders could intensify tensions. >> if the reformist candidate wins in iran, the existing president right now, president rouhani, you should look for status quo basically in the price of oil. but if the conservative candidate wins, that could be bullish for the price of oil. you could see the tightening of the supply literally hit the oil market in a very dramatic way. >> reporter: that's why traders are watching this election so closely. for "nightly business report," seema mody. >>> paul christopher joins us now to discuss what the upcoming events on the president's overseas travel agenda could mean for the market next week. he is head of g

including the current president, hassan rouhani, and the leading conservative challenger, ebrahim raisi more. a hardfought a ha rdfought and a hardfought and often bitter campaign is almost over. at one mack has been rallying supporters. there is real enthusiasm here. —— hassan rouhani has been rallying supporters. translation: we must think about people's hope and not deceive the iranian people. but the president's main rival is finishing strongly as well. ebrahim raisi, a hardliner, appealing to pour out conservative voters highlighting the government's failure to create jobs. the government's main rival is four yea rs of the government's main rival is four years of poor performance. at the heart of the campaign, the 2015 deal with world powers over nuclear development. the one is less isolated but the promised jobs have not followed. the slow process of change is useful ammunition for opponents say the west can not be trusted. tra nsocean mack opponents say the west can not be trusted. transocean mack this week's intervention was a major boost to the president. resorting to social me

raisi, they look like two different irans. mr. rallies, they are quefshtive, religious people who believe in following the line of the revolution. he has said iran's economy needs to look inwards and not rely on foreign investment. while mr. rouhani's supporters want a much more liberal iran. we have to see who will prevail in the ballot box. >> ali live from tehran, iran. you know you covered iran extensively. ali laid out what's at stake rnally but this is a vote people around the world will be watching. >> they say rouhani is moderate but that's a relative term. relevant in moderate is somewhat conservative, everybody running for president is somewhat quefshtive quefs conservative in iran. when you saw -- when you secretary tillerson come into office he said we're going to draw a hard line on iran. now we have to sort of look at how it is they're going to respond with the nuclear deal going forward. so far they've struck -- they stuck by the nuclear deal. and that's why rouhani's election could be so important moving forward. l

ebrahim raisi is less well known. in the muslim world and is widely seen as the possible successor to the supreme leader. it all looks peaceful so far but there is apprehension. eight years ago, the suspicion that hardliners rigged the results triggered months of protests. it was a national trauma which rocked the establishment to the core. no—one wants to see that again. paul adams, bbc news. the tv entertainer rolf harris has this morning been released from stafford prison. the 87—year—old was convicted and sentenced in 2014. he is currently on trial facing four counts of indecent assault against three teenage girls that allegedly took place in the 1970s and early ‘80s. he had been appearing by video link but will appear in court in person on monday. he denies all the charges. a bbc investigation has found flaws in the voice—recognition system used by one of britain's biggest banks, hsbc. it analyses a customers' voice patterns, allowing access to their accounts. but while the bank says everyone's voice is unique, m

we have not heard from hard liners, conservatives about what they're saying or concession from raisiher, but seems certain that rouhani has won the election and state media already congratulating him to this quite resounding victory, george. >> hearing from state media, waiting for official declaration here from iran. again, let's look at this in geopolitical terms. iranians supporting a moderate candidate against a conservative. he was instrumental in the nuclear deal with the united states. the u.s. president at the same time in saudi arabia where leadership there in saudi arabia wants a reset and more support against resur jenlts. you have two different things playing out here. >> reporter: certainly do. it is remarkable that iran announces that on the day president trump arrived for a visit, no doubt will feature iran heavily not just in saudi arabia but in israel as well. you have to keep in mind, iran is the chief adversary not just of the saudis in the middle eastern region. saudis saying iran is resur jenlt, but the iranians have a different take. they heavily criticize saudi

his closest opponent, ebrah ebrahim raisi.or international correspondent fred pleitgen is joining us from tehran. what does the significant turnout mean and what about the result, could that reshape iran's foreign policy? >> reporter: well, to a certain extent i think it really can and these people that are pouring in here, it really is remarkable. this polling station was supposed to close about 4 1/2 hours ago and now well into the night the entire area in front of it is still full with hundreds of people. it shows that the folks here really understand how important this election is going to be for the country's economic and also for the political and foreign policy future as well. because the two opponents that you were just mentioning, the incumbent rouhani and his opponent raisi really have contradictory plans to one another. on the one hand, rouhani wants to continue engagement with the west and open this country economically. he believes that will bring more foreign investment and that ultimately will bring more jobs as

and the hard liner, ibrahim raisi, a populist, who promised his cash handouts and millions of jobs. one of the things iranians are voting on today is how their thuntry will relate with u.s. and the world, with cooperation led by rouhani the reformist, or with suspicion and hostility under ibrahim raisi. 38 years ago, iranian students held 52 americans hostage in the u.s. embassy. their spokeswoman was masoumeh netekar. today, she's one of iran's vice presidents who's done something of a 180 over the years and now hopes for better relations with the u.s. are they likely to come under ayinident trump is on the record as saying iran is a hostile presence, is that a problem? >> he's also changing a lot of his positions as well. he's also making a lot of u- turns. >> reporter: so you're hoping president trump will change his position on iran. >> i hope he'll adjust them to epe realities. >> reporter: realities like the nuclear deal which was backed by millions of voters here who hope it's the first step toward even stronger ties with america. but another reality is at the moment, there i

mr raisi, his rival, who was defeated had been targeting particularly poorer voters saying, look, hadoorervoters saying, look, i'm had been targeting particularly poorer voters saying, look, i'm the man to revive the economy. in the past, that's worked and worked effectively. why not this time?m didn't work. obviously, people thought that ok, the promises may not work or the other promises that president rouhani is offering are more attractive to them. mr raisi promised a cash handout to the poor, some $40 per month to each member of a poorfamily. some $40 per month to each member of a poor family. that, some $40 per month to each member of a poorfamily. that, we thought, or i thought at least, that would be an interesting pull. but obviously, it didn't work. what about the announcement that came out of washington, quite well timed i guess for washington, quite well timed i guess foer washington, quite well timed i guess for mr rouhani washington, quite well timed i guess foer rouhani and washington, quite well timed i guess for mr rouhani and his supporters that they weren't going to

his main challenger is ebrahim raisi, a hardline cleric close to the supreme leader ayatollah khameneinese government has approved plans to allow emperor akihito to abdicate. the draft legislation will now be sent for parliamentary approval. the emperor, who's eighty—three, indicated last year his desire to step down due to ill—health. now it's time for world business report. france gets ready for macronomics, but does the new president have the right formula to bring backjobs and growth? plus — nafta nerves. tense times for mexico as its two—decade old trade deal with the us is thrown into doubt. welcome to world business report, i'm aaron heslehurst. we have got about nine minutes, my very last early—morning programme for you all before i moved to a new show. —— move. coming up, who needs the us anyway? asia pacific trade ministers hope to salvage the trans pacific partnership after president trump pulled the plug. we start in france, where the new president, emmanuel macron, says he expects no honeymoon from the public after his first week in power. he now has try and to win a major

independent looks ahead to iran's presidential election where support for hardline candidate ebrahim raisid trump's disparaging comments on the iran nuclear deal. incumbent president hassan rohani is still the narrow favourite to win, but the paper says say he faces a tough challenge because since he struck same nuclear deal he has so far failed to transform the economy. the front of the ft looks at lloyds bank which has closed the darkest chapter in its history after the uk government offloaded its remaining share in the bank. lloyds received a twenty billion pound public—bail out following the 2008 financial crisis. and finally, as seen in the guardian, the planet's biggest and most powerful wind turbines have begun to generate electricity off the coast of liverpool. each structure is almost 200 meters high, which is taller than the pyramids of giza. with me isjustin urquhart stewart who's director of seven investment management. good morning. we see this every day. let us start with trump. and i don't mean that in a good way. every day, there is a new league. it is a soap opera. it is w

>> within the context of people allowed to vote, rouhani-ebrahim raisi is not much of a spectrum.wide open election. you have to get designated as eligible to vote. julia: one thing about rouhani is he has quoted for next -- he -- courted for the existence foreign investment with success, but what would wrong? >> there was huge political resistance and the united states after the nuclear deal. there was apprehension about racing to lift the sanctions. a large part of it in that the department of treasury clarifying what the sanctions language meant in terms of money transfers internationally. people were taking slow steps. i cannotuhani victory, imagine the europeans will not join the rest of the world in investing in iran and the united states may have to catch up. iran may be one of the best overall investment opportunities in the world because it has been cut off and the economy still functions and you have a population that wants to be part of the rest of the world, that is very western oriented in terms of how they dress, what they eat, what they watch on tv. we had tore in i

ebrahim raisi is less well known.e muslim world and is widely seen as the possible successor to the supreme leader. it all looks peaceful so far but there is apprehension. eight years ago, the suspicion that hardliners rigged the results triggered months of protests. it was a national trauma which rocked the establishment to the core. no—one wants to see that again. paul adams, bbc news. we understand the release of figures for the nhs budget deficit may be delayed until after the election. throughout the election campaign, we are looking at some of the issues that are most important to voters and hearing from our specialists. today, hugh pym has been assessing the state of the national health service. the big challenge for the nhs is coping with rising demand for care, partly because of a growing and ageing population. last year in england there were more than 23.6 million visits to a&e units, an increase of 3200 competitive the previous year. funding has not kept up. traditionally, demand for health ca re traditiona

that is what a brain raisi -- raisi, he's going to be jumping on that opportunity.here is a broader point here. it is about resetting the iranian political pulse. this could also be about succession. the supreme leader is getting older. in the history of the islamic republic another president ultimately becomes the supreme leader. guy: yousef gamal el-din joining us as the iranians go to the polls in tehran. we are joined by ubs' head of emerging-market cross asset strategy. is this important? >> from a long-term perspective, very important. if iran chooses to continue to engage with the west, that reduces geopolitical tensions in the middle east. from a near-term perspective, i don't think it matters for the oil price. what is happening with shale is much more important. there isn't very much of a difference, which basically means there is ample supply and there is still downward pressure on the oil price. i don't think this election has an immediate impact on the markets. should iran move away from the west, and the u.s. at this point is not in a mood to engage wi

with an astounding voter turnout of 74%, moderate rouhani beat hard liner ebrahim raisi by nearly eightillion votes. in his victory speech, rouhani said -- the iranian nation has chosen the path of interaction with the world a path which is driven extremism and violence. supporters of president rouhani have poured into the streets to celebrate his victory. their man got another four years and the sense of excitement and relief is palpable. but in iran euphoria can quickly turn into disappointment and disillusion. if he cannot translate campaign promises into reality such as creating much needed jobs to boost the economy, as well as freeing political prisoners, loosening social restrictions and getting rid of nuclear and non-nuclear sanctions. >> people don't forget what he has promised. so if things don't work out at the end of the four years, that's going to be the end of the reformist camp. >> reporter: besides domestic expectations, mr. rouhani continues to face hostile neighbors, an untrusting west made clear today during president trump's speech before saudi arabia's king. >> all n

he secured 57% of the vote, compared with 38% for his main rival, the hardlinejudge ebrahim raisi.he wedding has taken place of pippa middleton, the sister of the duchess of cambridge. prince george was one of the page boys, while his sister charlotte was a bridesmaid. now on bbc news, it's time for nick's election takeaway. in this election campaign, i'm speaking to several groups of voters about how they are making up their mind. today, i will be talking to people who voted remain. how will that choice affect the choices they have to make now? we have come to bedford, a tory—held seat which is marginal. the people we are speaking to have been selected for us by the pollsters ipsos mori. of course, no small group can tell us how this place will vote, let alone the country as a whole, but it can flesh out those findings you find in the opinion polls and on tv. let's go inside to the corn exchange, wherejim davidson and ken dodd have played for the latest of nick's election takeaways. today's takeaway, a nice bit of thai food. let me ask you all first, what do you think of the issue

he secured 57% of the vote, compared with 38% for his main rival, the hardlinejudge ebrahim raisi.he wedding has taken place of pippa middleton, the sister of the duchess of cambridge. prince george was one of the page boys, while his sister charlotte was a bridesmaid. president trump and king salman of saudi arabia have signed a defence deal worth $350 billion. the white house called it the biggest single arms deal in us history. in a news conference earlier, the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, said the deal would make the partnership stronger between the two nations, and sends a strong message to their common enemies. this growing partnership is really grounded in trust. trust between our two nations that we are pursuing the same objectives. co—operation and a shared interest. the elements of this declaration that was signed today, the joint strategic vision, there are many elements. there is a lot of work now to implement those elements and put them into motion. that is going to require significant ongoing engagement and dialogue between our two nations, so i think you wil

it's a minute opponent is ebrahim raisi. some iranian women fear any gains made could be rolled back. in a vote could signal inward looking iran, could find itself at odds with the united states. >>> for the first time ever the united states launched an air strike directly against pro assad forces in syria. there was no word of casualties from the strike which hit northwest of the itself-led coalition base near al nstanf, near the border of iraq and jordan. officials say the pro assad forces were advancing into deconflicted zone posing a direct threat to u.s. and allied rebel forces. the syrians made this advance despite russian warnings against it as well as warning shots from coalition aircraft. the united states fired tomahawk missiles at a syrian airfield in april, this is the first publicly known direct confrontation between u.s. forces and pro assad fighters. >>> violent clashes that broke out in greece as thousands took to the streets to protest new austerity measures. crowds filled the square in front of greece's par

attracted to the platform of an engaged a run —— iran, rather than the populist version proposed by raisin. president rouhani has promised reforms, hasn't he? how much of that is in his control? the president does have the mandate to improve the economy. hitz admits development plans, and they must be approved by parliament. —— he submits. it is through bilateral and deeper matic relations, particularly with the west, that he hopes to encourage increased investment, particular from europe, as well is from asia, to help generate growth, particularly employment in the economy. if he hamstrung by the fact that money is not flying because of sanctions? there might be lifted, but they are being blocked in different ways. and also the conservatives within the parliament. he is hampered, because the iranian economy still remains very much controlled or influenced by non— state official entities. so the ircg and the like that have greater access to investment and financing and preferential contracts, and such. so he does not have a free rein. and he also has to adhere to be statements of the supr

rouhani had been running against the hard-liner, ebrahim raisi, whose populist campaign included cash handouts for the poor. but it was rouhani who captured the huge youth vote with promises to push forward liberal reforms and international relations. at lunchtime in the heart of iran's main bazaar, hungry iranians flocked to the moslem restaurant. the portions are large, and the prices low, which really matters to people because years of punishing sanctions have hurt. in fact, data from iran's central bank shows that after sanctions kicked in, in 2006, the amount of meat and rice iranians ate at home went steadily down every year for a decade. when the nuclear deal was finally signed two years ago, nasrin saeyfi, the restaurant's accountant, was relieved, as everyone was, when some sanctions were lift, but washington's stayed in place. to have sanctions lifted completely, you would need better relationship with the united states. >> yeah. >> reporter: do you hope for this? >> yeah. sure. >> reporter: yes? >> everyone in iran hopes this. >> reporter: with 30% unemployment among young

took 57% of the vote, avoiding a run—off with an outright victory over his main challenger ebrahim raisied after a woman went missing in hull nearly a month ago. renata antczak, who's 49 and originally from poland, hasn't been in touch with her family since 25th april. police are searching a number of addresses in the city. new rules for cigarette packaging come into force this weekend. all packs must be greenish—brown withjust a small space for the brand name and include a graphic warning of the dangers of smoking. the measures, aimed at discouraging young people from taking up the habit, also include a ban on selling packs of ten. tom burridge reports. persuading young people not to smoke. that's what the government hopes these new rules will do. from today, all cigarette packets have to be a standard green design, similar to this. health warnings must cover two thirds of the front and back of the packets. and you can no longer buy packets of ten. there will also be restrictions on e—cigarettes and on rolling tobacco too. public health campaigners say the number of people smoking in br

mr rouhani won 57% of the vote, easily beating his conservative challenger, ebrahim raisi.f this election". kasra naji has this report. president hassan rouhani, the winner of the election by a wide margin. he had promised not to let the hardliners take the country backwards. he had promised to steer the country towards moderation. this is him in his first televised victory after his victory. translation: yesterday, you said no to all those who were inviting us to return to the past or remain stuck in that present. you have put iran back on the road to progress. almost all the votes have now been counted, more than a1 million of them. the iranian people have said a resounding no to the islamic hardliners by voting in droves for president rouhani, running for a second term in office, in a landslide. at the interior ministry in teheran, a sigh of relief that the election went peacefully. translation: mr rouhani won 23,5a9,616 votes, representing 57% of all votes. therefore he is elected the next iranian president. today, for many, a day of celebration, a big victory against t

but ebrahim raisi had promised cash hand—outs to the poor.oi to each member of the poorfamily. so i thought that would be an interesting... but it didn't work. what about the announcement that came out of washington that they weren't going to reimpose sanctions. there had been suggestions that with donald trump in so hostile to the nuclear deal, that sanctions might come back on and suddenly the pressures on the president would be greater and it might be a problem for him. in a sense, it seems to have helped him. for the moment. they tried to stay away and help president rouhani in a way by not pressurising him during the election campaign. but the nuclear deal is still up campaign. but the nuclear deal is stillup in campaign. but the nuclear deal is still up in the air in a sense. they still want to pile on more sanctions against iran and that might mean that the nuclear deal is doomed in the sense that the deal is based on the premise that you lived the sanctions for iran abandoning its nuclear programme. but if you add on more sanctions, y

and then you had his leading challenger, ibrahim raisi, the hard-line conservative. he essentially accused mr. rouhani as failing to dliver on the promise of benefits of the nuclear agreement, of being part of the financial elite, the welwealthy elite, ignoring the poor. and his message was iran needs to look back within its own resources, its natural resources, its human resources, its islamic revolutionary values to get the country back going again. >> stewart: was it the young people who made the difference? >> yeah, i think the young people were a factor. of course, iran's population is very young. roughly 70% under the age of 35. the young to mr. rouhani in the next four years to deliver some of those benefits. >> stewart: >> stewart: from what you can tell did the election of donald trump as president of the united states have an impact on the iranian election? >> i think it did. listen, the economy was the number one issue. when it comes to the economy, relations with the international community, with the west, with the u.s. is going to be a factor. and i thin

whoever‘s going to be the next iranian president, whether it be hassan rouhani or ebrahim raisi, it'soing to change the tenor of iranian politics, its ability to dialogue with the international community and the west, particularly the united states, and also its relationship with its neighbours in the region. whoever wins will have to work with the supreme leader ayatollah khomeini. in iran, he has the power and the last word. viewed from tehran, the country's a regional power with legitimate security interests and the right to help allies like the syrian regime. but that alarms its adversaries, especially the us, the saudis and israel, and that won't change. jeremy bowen, bbc news. newsday is coming up at midnight. now on bbc news, it's time for newsnight. up, up, and away. president trump takes off on his first foreign tour, but there's no chance of leaving his troubles, and his attempts to deflect them, behind. if there is evidence is mounting that there might have been efforts to obstructjustice that would be a parallel back to nixon and wouldn't look good for the president. tonig

during an unusually fierce campaign, rowhani attacked his main opponent the hard judge ebrahim raisi. raisi did have strong populist appeal especially among the poor and less educated who fear iran's opening to the world in the wake of the nuclear deal. we were told i voted to stand up to american , israel, and the rt of the world. this is an engineering student. >> for us the most important is iran's relations with other nations. >> reporter: life here remains a struggle for millions, thanks in part to u.s. sanctions. rowhani's priority as he starts his second term will be to entice foreign companies to come to iran, bringing money and badly needed but, anthony, hassan rouhani is going to face some tough restrikdss in washington. >> elizabeth palmer in tehran. thanks, liz. >>> some families on the outskirts of rome got a big surprise friday when they answered their doorbells. they asked, who is it? >> it is the pontiff. pope francis made an unannounced visit to bless their apartments as he does every year. the pope later apologized for the inconvenience. >> knock, knock, it is the po