everybody wanted to believe that rouhani would be the reformer. just like he had done when he was iran's chief nuclear negotiator, he managed to pull the wool over the eyes of many. aat we have seen so far in one year since rouhani won the june 14, 2013, selection, and i colored a selection because the people of iran were given a false choice of selecting one of the many hand-picked choices,

then along came the so-called moderate rouhani. the administration tripped over themselves saying he was a man to bring reform to iran. what they are forgetting was the fact that this rouhani was the consummate regime insider, handpicked by the supreme leader to be one of the finalists in the presidential selection. it bears reminding everyone that no policy, domestic or foreign gets enacted in iran with the leader's say so. yet everyone wanted so badly to believe rouhani would be this reformer, just like he had done when he was iran's chief nuclear negotiator, he managed to pull the wool over the eyes of many. what we have seen so far in the one year since rouhani won the june 14th, 2013 selection. and i call it a selection, because the people of iran were given a false choice of selecting one of his handpicked choices. while according to the most objective analysis the human rights situation in iran has not gotten better, and in many areas it has decreased, gotten worse. there have been over 670 executions under rouhani, and over

june 14 marseille year since rouhani -- june 14 marks a year .ince rouhani repression of basic rights, discrimination against minority groups has continued every single day. theress has passed and administration that has enacted in 2011. in 2010 and this last week, a u.s. special repertory in iran whose mandate march, eightn months into the romney presidency, expressed outrage over the alarming amount of executions that have taken place in iran this year. per capita, iran ranks first in the world in terms of executions according to the iran documentation hearing, more than five have -- more than 500 have taken place this year alone. but the government has only reported on when 25. a 95 -- att least least 895 incarcerated. this includes political minorities,ouis students, journalists, and other civil society leaders. political prisoners face widespread physical, mental, and often sexual abuse. iran continues to discriminate and to perpetrate egregious abuses against minorities. the baha'i, the largest non-muslim religious group in the denial for jobs and other educational opportunities

he met with iran's president a rouhani. they said they signed agreements, it's been a productive meeting and they spoke of 400 relationship and called for deepening relationship. i think we're going to be able to listen rouhani speak now. let's step back and have a listen. >> i thank the prime minister i thank you for all their hospitality. i'm happy both countries have stepped in a new direction and have decided on expanding by that corporation council that was chaired. this was held in a very friendly courteous fashion in which everyone expressed their views in an open way. in our different meetings we have been involved in this discussion since the early hours of the morning. then we had meetings between ministers who held different portfolios. then there was a meeting with the prime minister about bilateral issues. >> we have been listening live to the press conference. we've been listening to president hasan rouhani who has been talking about his meeting with turkey's prime minister. also a strategic cooperation, appar

rouhani holding a press conference with turkey's president. this is the first time a high-level iranian official has actually been invited and welcomed to turkey, the first time in almost two decades. very momentous ocean. certainly very significant. let's get some insight into this meeting, joining me life from ankara, a needle program coordinator with the cita foundation, a nonprofit research institu institute. thank you for being with us today. both sides stressed the importance of the commercial and trade ties between the two countries. gul, in particular, talk about the need for reamingnal security, cooperating on regional security. how do you see this meeting influencing both government's roles in the syrian conflict? >> well, there is a historical meeting more than 18 years that presidents of iran visit turkey, but there will be, i guess, two separate meetings. the first one, as we just mentioned will be centered on economy and tourism or other technical cooperation areas. and will be conducted under the framework of high level cooperat

the iranian capital is rearing team foreign policy with rouhani visiting turkey. they have had strained relations in recent years. the pakistani taliban claims responsibility for an assault on karachi airport that killed at least one to eight people, including all 10 attackers. we begin with representatives from iran and the united states meeting in geneva for the first official talks in decades. they seek a deal on the disputed nuclear program. neither the location or schedule has been announced. however, the main issue is expected to be finding a route to an eventual lifting of sanctions. iran hasating with become easier for western powers since june of 2013 when the hard-line president was replaced by hassan rouhani. three months after his election, the new president visited new york addressing that u.n. general assembly. during his visit, he called barack obama, the first official contact between the radiant and -- irani and nus president in decades. >> i reiterated what i said in new york. there will be important obstacles to moving forward and success is by

. >> hassan rouhani is in turkey on a state visit. the two countries had strained relations due to differences in neighbouring syria. we have this report from ankara. >> iranian leaders visited turkey over the years. this is the first time in two decades that a head of state was received in a presidential palace in appingara. both country attached importance to hassan rouhani's visit to the turkish capital. iran and turkey are putting aside political dipses on syria, focussing on what brings them together - business and trade. . >> translation: the rain yap president came with many members. the agreement opens an era in economic relations. >> there was no mention of a new era in political ties. >> reporter: this does not signal that the countries are closer on syria. there are deep divisions, both countries supporting rival sights. iran is a strategic ally, and turkey a fierce critic and a supporter of the opposition. >> it was clear rain has not changed its policy on syria. hassan rouhani welcomed the re-election of his ally. >> tran

anticipate it's not just a soured relationship with iran which after all under the new government of rouhani is is reaching out to saudi arabia and the other gulf arab states but. maliki you know you think of a rock is. as a natural rival in many respects to saudis if you look at the predominance of the she of versus sunni rivalry oil sales and whatnot. by promoting isis or other kinds of groups like that in the region they're just fanning the flames of already. you know unstable relationships to see when we've seeing a redrawing of the map in the greater middle east right now because you know we there are you know there's there there is israel there there are military interest there i mean i'm looking at it basically from up the western world but you know on . ground as you pointed out this is

if they join in the fight with what rouhani called terrorists. any reaction from the u.s. from this? >> reporter: not yet but that probably won't be welcomed by the obama administration. they flat out said that the they had not talked with iran officials about. the bush administration spent a lot of time blaming iran for those explosive devices. there is public pressure the obama administration face if it did make an alliance with iran in iraq. >> now we can go back to the iraqi capitol of baghdad. we are watching the situation in baghdad. people there are preparing against what might an possible advance. the government has pushed back against that advance, has anything happened on that front here or is it just talk so far? >> reporter: well, in terms of the casualties that was inflicted on the rebels it puts the number up to 300 rebels in different areas of the iraq. they also said that there have cleared three areas. however, we haven't seen any pictures showing the government forces taking control of those areas. when it comes to the big cities, there is still under the

is doing anything. >> rouhani said that iraq has not asked for assistance. joining us live from washington, d.c. is randall pinkston. randall, good morning to you. let's jump right into it. this offer from iran to work with the united states to stop this fighting, what exactly does that offer mean for the white house? >> reporter: well, the u.s. department of state was asked about that yesterday in the briefing, and they sidestepped the question, dismissing the idea of working directly with iran. after all, we have to keep in mind that the u.s. and iran still have serious differences about iran's nuclear program. that said, however, president obama before leaving washington yesterday on the south lawn did tell reporters that all of iraq's neighbors, including iran, should do what they can to stop insurgents and do what they can to stabilize iraq. so in terms of cooperating isil, the interests are joined. but in terms of standing on the ground and fighting, that's another question. we're not sending in troops any way. >> what does the range of options entail

. >>> iran's president hassan rouhani arrived in turkey for talks. he's been welcomed by the president at the presidential palace in ankara. the trip will focus on boosting trade and security. dispooen joins us live from the turkish capital. explain to us how significant the meeting is? >> well it is significant. this is the first time an iranian head of state has been received. former iranian president visited turkey and istanbul. there were never high-level bilateral meetings. both sides are expected to sign a number of economic agreements. like you mentioned the focus is on boosting trade. the neighbours need each other. they need each other's markets. turkey needs iran for natural gas and oil and relies on importing the energy source and it is getting that from iran, despite the fact that iran is under western sanctions. they have been able to skirt the sanctions, paying for oil and natural gas, using gold. that upset the u.s. government. for turkey, there's no going back, they need the product. they are discussing the possibility of reducing the

president rouhani saying he wants to reach a nuclear agreement with western powers by july 20th. this is another symbol of changing diplomacy are the u.s. in tehran. >>> and government officials in yemen say a u.s. drone opened fire on a vehicle believed to be carrying al qaeda militants killing all five passengers on board. officials say it happened in a mountainous area in the southern shabwah province. >>> and a group of pro-russian separatists shooting down a ukraine military plane killing all 49 people on board. the plane was carrying equipment and food as well as personnel. the incident now underscoring questions about the rebels' access to military gear. the u.s. and ukraine have both accused russia of arming the separatists with tanks and rocket launchers. but russians deny it. >>> the middle of the country now bracing for an outbreak of dangerous weather with the threat of severe storms from west texas all the way to minnesota. the system is expected to bring large hail, damaging winds and possible tornadoes with a great risk for tornadoes occurring in the midwest. meanw

for rouhani, it is very important. >> thank you very much for your analysis. more fighting and deaths are being reported in eastern ukraine. both pro-russian separatists and government forces. >> this comes as ukraine's new president poroshenko offers a peace plan that includes a unilateral cease-fire and amnesty for insurgents, but he has not said when the offer would come into effect. >> separatists are under siege in luhansk. outside the city hall, they have piled up coffins for their fallen comrades. more are on the way. residents have also been fleeing the fighting. they say that humanitarian conditions in the city are dire. "i'm taking away my grandparents. they have been hiding in the seller. their roof have been -- has been hit and their seller has been blown out." >> the united nations says people caught in the crossfire lack access to schools, electricity, and water, and they cited even more immediate that -- threats. >> it's a total breakdown in law and order, being unable to get protection when it comes to mistreatment, abductions, and executions t

. >>> iran's president hassan rouhani arrived in turkey for trade talks. he's been welcomed at a special ceremony by president gol at the presidential pals in ankara. the trip will focus on boosting trade and security, and the war in syria, which strained relations. iran has supported bashar al-assad, and turkey has been a critic. we'll get you more analysis on that story on turkey-iran relations later in the programme. >>> firstly to egypt where the new president abdul fatah al-sisi has officially taken power. at a swearing in ceremony, the map that led the military coup promised to tackle what he called terrorist. bernard smith has more. egypt's president spoke from the gardens of his new home, the presidential palace. less than a year before it han occupied by mohamed mursi. now the man that led the coup that ousted mohamed mursi is in charm, using his speech to justify the crackdown on the muslim brotherhood. >> there was a threat of civil war, the misuse of religion. as you are seeing, the people are the big losers. in addition there was a bad economi

. >> the iranian president hassan rouhani is a key player in this.ould this bring together teheran and washington for direct talks? u.s. says yes, maybe. the iranian official rejected the idea. baghdad's latest recruits prepare to move out. the struggle unfolds on the ground. the latest diplomatic moves are a reminder of the international fallout from events that could tear iraq apart. bbc news. >> let's bring up one of the points nick was raising about whether or not the u.s. could work with teheran in the battle with isis. with me in the studio, doctor, thank you very much for joining us. do you think it could happen? >> i think it could happen there's mutual interest in iran and united states despite differences who have been supporting the past five six years. it's nothing new. >> this open cooperation would be unprecedented wouldn't it be? >> this is a new situation. they've been supporting mr. maliki in the course of the last several years for different reasons. now there's an emergency situation. both have interests at stake. it only makes sen

president rouhani described the meeting as a turning point. to improve relations in gas, oil, and electricity even though there are some snags. those seems to be the price that turkey pays for a rainy and gas. like -- over iranian gas. took ae of years ago, it case to the court of international arbitration about the price it paid for gas. turkey will get cheaper gas and it will boost trade between the two countries. turkey's development minister says trade between the two could if, in his year words, unfair sanctions against iran are lifted. >> does a closer iran-turkey necessarily affect turkey's relationship with its western allies? not as longshould as turkey does not try to lift the sanctions that remain in place. that is not to say that everyone will be doing somersaults. iran is also on the brink of restoring top-level diplomatic links with turkey, exchanging ambassadors, something that has not been in place since 2010, when israeli commandos raided a turkish ship bound for gaza. israelis may not be happy about they willfor turkey, get m

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real transference as president rouhani again was advocating two days ago, really goes much further. it has to be the way it was in 1960s between u.s. and russia where information was provided to the other party in such a way that it was able to verify those statements without going to the country. so this is a new transference, new challenge in my view should be part of this whatever interim deal or final do. i think it's a great book but have not yet read it but i will do it during the week. >> well, thank you fo for the comments, and thank you so much for coming. you basin at some point that if we do things in a comprehensive do to get even greater transparency more than what the iaea provides us that would be great. on this challenge that you proposed of iran stopping just short of the line and staying there, i think that is a possible option but i think that's not long-term stable option. i just don't see why iran would stop short if they got that close. because again, if iran's major goals are to be to deter foreign attacks, just having advanced nuclear facilities doesn't allow

speaking earlier today, airing in president hassan rouhani said hisa not hesitate -- comments come as the obama administration said it remains iran oncooperation with stopping the ices advance. u.s. and iranian officials briefly discussed a rack this week on the sidelines of nuclear talks in vienna. the speaking in washington, expectations were played down. >> they discussed the need for inclusivity in iraq and the need to refrain from pressing sectarian agenda in terms of where we go from here. we are open to continuing our engagement with the iranians just as we are engaging with other regional players on the sio in iraq. by id it is likely those discussions will happen at lower level and we do not expect further conversations with iran on this issue in vienna. >> the new york times reports the obama administration is considering an airstrike campaign similar to is drone attacks in yemen. obama has invited congressional leaders for a briefing on a rack. the u.s. has captured a suspect accused of masterminding the 2012 attack on the compound in benghazi, libya, that killed four ameri

here's the iranian president rouhani clearly glued to the tv wat watching.r picture here. don't forget plenty on the website as well. bbc sports website. find that post analysis and look ahead to day six. bbc.com/world cup. >>> thought to be used as an ancient kol der, this has been taken home to peru. >> a delicate home coming peeling back the layers of history, this 200-year-old cloak has been returned 80 years after being stolen by the swedish console in the 1930s. once on display in goth amburg, it's one of 90 entities that will be returned to south america. a process that will take seven years. >> translator: thank goodness they're swedish, civilized and realized they had the cloaks more than 80 years. they returned them to benefit peru. >> this is described as the gem of the collection with 80 different color tones. it's made up of 32 frames depicting corn, cats, human life figures. many believe it was used for farming seasons. >> it looks like its knitten. it's embroidery. there's only one other similar textile. that is in brooklyn, new york. >> peru

it resulted in the election of rouhani who came to the table. he ran on the prop zishz that he would undertake to relieve the economic pressure on the rainian spry i didn't see any breakdown on sanctions regime. i saw on the other hand, here, rouhani being elected on the promise of getting some xrk relief for iran was to come with the united states and the international community. i think all of the leverage is with the west right here right now. because the sanctions, the bulk of the sanctions remain in place. i don't think they have gotten any boost out of theertm grement, and they should come to the table with the fact that sanctions remain. that rouhani will not be able to make good on his promise to the iranian people, and we have quite a bit of leverage in these negotiations. >> will that leverage persist, steve? we saw them lined up in davos trying to line up with rouhani and trying to send assistance to iran. how long can we maintain the coalition? >> it's a problem. we have seen this movie bf, and there are differences, and we could tal

president hasan rouhani is willing to help if the u.s. does not intervene. >> we said that our countries must combat terrorism. in iraq we have not seen the americans make a decision. if we see the u.s. engage in operation against terrorist groups then one can think about cooperation, but we are not seeing anything. >> the u.s. has not requested any assistance from iran but there is late word that the an aircraft carrier is headed to iraq. the president made it clear that the u.s. is not going to solve the conflict for the iraqi government. joining us live from washington is randall pinkston. randall, good afternoon to you, and thank you so much for being here with us. first up, what military option after president obama said there would be no boots on the ground? >> certainly the announcement that the group led by the carrier. there could be launched aircraft bombing runs from the uss george w. bush, or guided missile crews, and they have tomahawk missiles. >> was this really a surprise to the u.s.? >> well, it's been a surprise to many

both countries attached importance to hasan rouhani's visit to the country. putting aside their political differences on syria and focuses on what is bringing them together. >> the iranian mountain came here with many ministers and a powerful business delegation. i believe the agreement opens a new era in economic relations. >> there was no mention of a new era in political ties. does not signal that both countries are any closer on syria. there are deep divisions over that conflict with both countries supporting rival sites. iran is is a strategic ally of the syrian government. it was clear, iran hasn't changed its policy on syria. welcomed the reelection of bashar al-assad, an election the western allies called illegitimate. but these meetings were never really about syria. iran is eager to keep turkey as a commercial partner. after all it is still under sanctions in the absence of a deal with international powers over its nuclear program. but those sanctions have not stopped ankara from purchasing much needed iranian oil and natural gas. that's why turkey

rouhani declares he will not hesitate to protect holy shrines in iraq from attack.eople of iran are ready to go to iraq to protect the holy sites and, quote, put the terrorists in their place. >> peter joining us from rbc capital markets. peter, the information we got is the violence is in the north and bp operations are in the south and they're not concerned. do you agree with that? >> that's shutly correct from a ghee gravityical point of view. the major producing areas remain in the south. remember, the north is around 10% or less of iraqi production. 9% is in the south. those are not directly affected by this, but obviously with the back drop of this escalating hostilities there's always a concern that once operations, which are not easy in the first place, would become more difficult in the medium term. >> and how significant are the current oil moves? we're approaching now $114 a barrel. from a technical perspective, are we at any important levels here? >> i think we're very, very close. we've been in a trend for the the last 2, 2 1/2 years at narrowing tops a

iran decided it would throw in its lot with nouri al-maliki, and president hassan rouhani. they said all iraq has to do is ask for help. we here them prls a statement. how far, what we are hearing is alongside all of this, the united nation assist building consensis with the regional partners, it come up with a unified solution. there's no timeline when they'll announce a meeting or a strategy on that. we are hearing that they are taking place with internationals, the u.s., the u.k. and regional partners. that will be furky and iran. >> live from baghdad. >>> for the rebellion, thousands have fled their home for safer hearse. hoda abdel-hamid met -- safer areas. hoda abdel-hamid met some in northern iraq. >> reporter: it's a melting pot of people that share a harsh reality of being refugees and facing a life of uncertainty. stuck beside a checkpoint, we have nowhere to go. this woman has arrived. she was in hospital when mosul fell. when everyone fled, she had to follow. there was no one to help. i'm here with the children. without this camp we would have nothing. >> the fa

iranian president hassan rouhani says the shiah majority country is ready to help the government of neighboring iraq in its fight against sunni militants. they said tehran could cooperate with the united states to restore iraq. isis has seized control in much of the country. u.s. president barack obama is reportedly considering the use of u.s. air power. iraqi prime minister maliki has asked for washington's help. the most senior shiite cleric has told iraqis to take up arms against the sunni insurgents. >> all across baghdad, young men are regular strerg as volunteers. the buses are bringing them to the north of the country controlled by isis. we have come here spontaneously, not in the hope of a financial reward, but to defend our homeland and its doctrines and sangetities. we pray to god to protect them all. >> the volunteers are answering a call by a top shiite cleric to defend their country. iraqi prime minister nouri al-maliki says he has been granted unlimited power to fight the militants. he welcomed the influx of volunteers. what is happening today is a natural reaction and a clear dem

the iranian capital is rearing team foreign policy with rouhani visiting turkey. they have had strained relations in recent years.

hassan rouhani said all iraq has to do is ask for help. and they are ready to give that help. turkey is mulling over its options in the region, and the raigss is about to announce that it wants an international meeting, a coalition of team who are all on the same page when it comes to iraq, and they want that meeting soon. >> thank you for joining us there from baghdad. imran khan reporting from iraq. >>> security forces in yemen have said that eight soldiers have been killed in the south. four were wounded in aiden. the government has not yet been identified. >>> the israeli army arrested 80 palestinians while it searched for three in the hamas bank. >> soldiers have been raiding several palestinian prisoners. the palestinian authority does all it can to return home. emma haywood has this report. >> reporter: across the occupied woin are the -- west bank, the israeli military search for three teenage ertion, as time -- teenagers, as time passes there are concern for their welfare. the israeli prime minister believes that they were taken against their will. >> translation: bec

. >>> iranian president hassan rouhani arrived in turkey. the trip will focus on trade and security and the war in syria, which has strained relations between the two neighbours. >>> joining us from london is the former iranian diplomat and analyst at the center for iranian studies. the two sides are going to focus on trade, energy trade, improving economic relations. and as our correspondent said, they'll touch on syria, can they afford not to talk about syria or work anything out, seeing that they are on so distant from their stance on syria. >> well, i think it will be difficult for them to work anything out, gist the fact that they have such divergened views and given the fact that the rift over syria essentially brought to an end an era of unprecedented cooperation between rain and turkey since the iranian rev lieuing, because reynie and turkish relations shn bad for the years before the advent of the islamic recep tayyip erdogan government in turkey, and things were going in a point of view way until the - you know, until the rift over

. >> hassam rouhani has been welcomed in turkey. major contracts to sell iraniangas'sgas and nuclear technology are among the issues being discuss in ankara. let's go back to our top story in pakistan and the taliban attack on karachi's airport. joining us from islamabad, thank you for joining us on the show. the karachi international airport is a busy airport. it's a major transportation hub. the question needs to be asked: how did they are gunmen -- how were they able to breach such tight security? >> i think that's an ongoing problem, an ongoing issue which is you have had this rehmingon, karach. before that, a naval base, air base attack. before that, tlven other attacks on hard targets. the thing is such attacks do not happen until there is this penetration of terrorists and extremist in the security establishment and the largest execute establishment which includes law enforcement and military. unfortunately because we have absolutely no accountability of law enforcement and larger security establishment, therefore, we never f

president hassan rouhani saying his country is ready to help. iraq's prime minister nuri al maliki of course is shiite and maintains strong ties with neighboring iran while the insurgents are sunni muslims. in recent months maliki consolidated power alienating the sunni population, who in turn have been welcoming with open arms these insurgents. adding to all of the complications the pro-american kurds in the north have taken advantage of all of the chaos and captured kirkuk and oil, a city they've long coveted. if the u.s. intervenes in iraq they'd do on the same side of iran, battling the insurgents fighting the assad iranian-backed government in next door syria. there are few good options for the u.s. and regardless with the rapid crumbling of iraq, any u.s. decision may come way too late. >> connor powell reporting from the middle east thanks for that. where does all this lead the u.s.? let's bring in the chair of the house intelligence committee mike rogers. chairman, welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> thanks so much. happy father's day.

a rating president rouhani said iran will not hesitate to protect shiite holy sites threatened by sunniants. the comments come as the obama administration said it remains open to cooperation with iran in stopping the militants advance. he an iranian officials briefly discussed a wreck this week on the sidelines of nuclear talks in vienna. to talk more, we're joined by reza marashi for research director the national iranian american council. welcome to democracy now! talk about the role of iran and what is happening in iraq. >> in the bush ministration made the decision to invade iraq 11 years ago, it created a power vacuum. the power vacuum inevitably was filled by the majority religious and, shia come inside, obviously, that rubs some people the wrong way. the kicker in all of this is that the problem isn't shia versus sunni, religion versus religion. religion is being used by politicians as a power grab and a way to try to take advantage of the politics and economics. this is where we stand right now. until the sides learned to get along and play nice with one another, the problems ar

hassan rouhani said they have not made such a request. iraq kurdish security forces fought along side police, led by the islamic state of iraq and levant, or the i.s.i.l. the kurdish forces, pesh mrca were seen firing rockets. i.s.i.l. is a splinter group making advances across iraq over the last few day, and its fighters push towards baghdad. there are fears they could push towards sunni shia and kurdish zones. what do we make of the statement made bit the iranian president and its reception in baghdad? >> well, it's a clear show of support and backing for prime minister nouri al-maliki. the iranians have traditionally been close to the nouri al-maliki government and have supported him in the past. it has to be said this last yeent election they were -- recent election they were not as vocal in the support as in 2010. it's a definite statement of support. baghdad has to ask for help. what we are hearing is that there are members of the elite revolutionary guard, coutts force, fighting in iraq. they may be - this is unconfirmed - they may

hassan rouhani didn't go into detail about how iran would get involved. military forces are struggling to combat fighters. they captured mosul and tikrit from the government. we can join imran khan in the capital baghdad. it's about this time imran that parliament is sitting and nouri al-maliki is asking for a state of emergency. >> that's right. the parliament session is about to begin, which is what we heard from state television in baghdad. it's a crucial meeting. an emergency session of parliament declared a few days ago. prime minister nouri al-maliki wants a state of emergency giving him sweeping powers. it's unclear whether he'll visit the parliament and meet with the parliamentarians. he's not technically - he doesn't technically have to be there. several sunni politicians insisted that he put his case forward. he's under a tremendous amount of pressure, a meeting that began 9:30 wednesday night, and went late into thursday morning. it was an extraordinary meeting, the leaders of all the key political parties. it was the first time the guys have b

. >> rouhani's statement comes despite ongoing differences with the u.s. over iran's nuclear development program. but analysts say iran's involvement would highlight the shiite sunni conflict and risk it spills over to other countries in the middle east. they say obama faces a tough decision as he needs to stop the insurgency from becoming a full scale civil war while trying to launch a military intervention. yuri ito, nhk world. >>> the latest business stories from ron madison. >> thank you, shery. boeing executives hope to develop closer production ties with japanese companies. the u.s. aircraft giant said last week that one fifth of the fuselage for its new passenger plane will be built in japan. boeing's japan president made the comments at a meeting of about 30 japanese firms. george mathayo said boeing hopes to expand beyond fuselage production to develop closer ties with japanese partners. nissan motors is among the companies that said the offer has potential. >> reporter: we haven't done business with companies in the aircraft industry. but our cut

iranian president rouhani has defended holy shrines in iraq. leaders are urging for national reconciliation in iraq without foreign interference. on wednesday, u.s. vice president joe biden spoke with iraqi leaders on the phone. he called on leaders to find a peaceful resolution. on the same day, u.s. president barack obama met congressional leaders. he hasn't ruled out air raids to try and help stabilize the situation in iraq. jun yyotsumoto. >>> mohammad javad zarif says negotiators meeting in svienna have begun drafting a final agreement but they are divided on some main key issues. delegates from iran and the six powers have been meeting since the beginning of the week. they're picking up where they left off their talks last month. the two sides have been having trouble agreeing on the number of centrifuges iran uses to enrich uranium. another sticking point is the timetable for lifting international sanctions on iran. zarif says some positions held by western leaders are unacceptable. he's called on them to take a more realistic approach.

iranian president hassan rouhani said saturday that iran would be prepared to help the iraqi government asked, but it had not received any requests. what are america's military options? for more about that, we're joined by janine davidson, a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. so the president has said repeatedly, no boots on the ground. here we have an aircraft carrier off the coast. does that mean drones are likely, or aircraft launched from these carriers? >> it means options. an aircraft carrier can do an array of things from intelligence to air strikes. >> in these sort of densely populated areas, are we likely to incur greater civilian casualties if we don't have people on the ground? >> that is the greatest risk of air strikes and why some people think they're not a viable option. you need people on the ground calling in where those things are going to happen, especially in an urban environment. now, if there are areas where the enemy is in an open space and you can confirm, then it may be more viable. >> so in these open spaces, if i'm marching down that major hig

president rouhani has recently offered again transparency is one of the tools. such transparency should be implemented in a meaningful and systematic way. even if iran decides to show limits such limits can bear substance only of substance discussions take place explanations are provided and those are verified. hence openness should be clearly defined and become legally binding undertaking to be granted when problems arise. the state has to declare all nuclear material in its territory. thus military sites do not form sanctuaries but they iaea has to break the safeguard agreement and complementary access under protocol when appropriate. the purpose of the verification in the nonproliferation records. in order to assure that iran has fully complied with its safeguards obligations under the safeguards agreement and fully implemented the verification and clarification of the requirements made by the aia board of governments and u.s. security council council but in addition to those measures additional measures are needed. iran has to provide all aspects of the past

rouhani called the meeting a turning point in the relationship adding we have decided to improve relationsoil, and electricity even though there are some snacks. -- snags. it is the prize that turkey pays for a radiant gas. they plan to file a complaint over the price. they want to buy more gas and want cheaper gas. they want a trading relationship. their town by doubling trade 2 next year if the sanctions against iran are lifted. it is something described as unfair. >> yeah. goingo me about how it is to impact relations with others? clearly, a conversation with iran has implications with london or paris or new york. -- i know turkey is next door to iran. does not go toey sustain just in plays, nobody in the west is going to quiver too much. trying to sell gas or thinking of selling gas to turkey. it is on the brink of restoring diplomatic relations with turkey which were suspended in the wake of the 2010 incident when israeli commanders raided a turkish ship. countries, turkey hopefully get some more gas if and when the time comes. for iran, it comes a little bit more from isolation. some