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well still ahead for you this hour we'll be looking at what is in store for you ron's new president hassan rouhani took the oath of office in front of parliament on sunday comes as the country may have to face a new economic sanctions from the u.s. plus. to arm to arm we'll look at why some leaders are getting cold feet about sending weapons to the syrian opposition as we talk to one father whose son joined with the rebels all that still to come. the last british prisoner held at guantanamo bay he says inmates undergo daily sexual assaults from prison guards shaker described invasive searches including what he calls the get massage in a private conversation with his lawyer. says during the procedure an extraction team enters the cell and forces the detainee to the floor holding down his arms and legs the searches are carried out any time the prisoner wants to leave his cell to see or speak to a lawyer or a member of his family it is then repeated when the inmate returns it is believed to be a tactic to intimidate the detainees stop them from seeking legal help as well as to break in the on

london good well and no hidden agendas these are ron's terms for negotiations with the west towards nuclear program new iranian president hassan rouhani proposed direct talks with washington and his first news conference since being sworn into office the details from r.t. lindsey friends. iran's new president hassan rouhani has called for dialogue with the west but warned the language of sanctions will not work he won june's a vote by promising to put an end to the country's international isolation over its nuclear energy program rouhani made his stance clear in his inaugural address. i see this kind of if you seek a suitable answer speak to ram through the language of respect not through the language of sanctions. so iran's president has extended an olive branch and what have we seen from western countries so far new sanctions had to be imposed just a few days before the president was sworn in the u.s. house of representatives overwhelmingly passed new restrictions on iran's oil sector and its mining and construction industries even though invited some western leaders didn't even attend the president's inauguration some say i