hassan rouhani will be in terrible state. hassan rouhani will basically not criticize his government, but most likely will let him go. the whole deed is on the sanctions. over the last two years, hassan rouhani has bee mr ayatollah khamenei, that he's doing this to get the sanctions listed. if that doesn't come true everything falls apart in the country. in other words the economy is in terrible state, and you can expect the worst from the people, and they have been celebrating for tow years, day after day to get this done. that explains why there's a desire by the iranian port to have the sanctions lifted. is there hope that this is the compromise. you have elections in february, between iran and february, if iran shows it is complying with the deal, certain sanctions will be lifted to relieve political pressure on hassan rouhani. >> it depends on how fast the sanctions will impact the people's pockets. to have a deal and go back to the deal and make a propaganda is not going to work. in the last two years, twice, the hassan

suppose hassan rouhani and his team reach a deal.hat does that do in terms of hassan rouhani's ability following through with liberalization promises in other issues, promises made to the iranian people? >> hassan rouhani is banking on this deal. iran will hold parliamentary elections in february 2016. and he and his team and the reformists are looking to gain greater political representation in parliament. and have a stronger position within iran's complex political institutions. and with - in advance of the elections, he will be pushing forward to maybe liberalize the internet some more, and trying to issues. a lot of his liberalizing efforts stalled because of the emphasis of nuclear negotiations and the priority of removing sanctions. if he gains a nuclear deal, he'll come out with a strengthened hand and will meet a challenge from conservatives that do not want him to come out in a stronger position. does he come out in a weaker position that iran will be kept from developing a weapon for 10 years. the conservativesar trying to

rouhani was ready to compromise. president obama talked to hassan rouhani by phone. the first top-level exchange since the hostage crisis after the iranian revolution in 1979. even as president obama said the u.s. should cease the opportunity to move in a new direction. he said they harbored no illusions dealing with the country. >> that means this deal is not built on trust, it's built on verification. inspectors will have 24/7 access to iran's key nuclear facilities. >> in vienna secretary of state john kerry the primary architect says iran doesn't get anything until it shows its living up to its word. >> that is why none of the actions in place will be lifted until iran implements the commitments that it made. in some restrictions including those related to arms and proliferation will remain in place for some years to come. >> the text of the bill goes to capitol hill about 150 or so pages of is to be reviewed by congress, who will have 60 days to give it a thumbs up or thun. they'd have to have enough votes to ov

it was hassan rouhani.hassan rouhani who has systematically called the iranian students for agents it was hassan rouhani who systematically, chairman of the supreme national security council was banning newspapers and now people are expecting hassan rouhani of all people is going to allow freedom of the press? why? why? this is what i believe is the mistake of the western press, they do not pay attention, they do not look at the history of the individual and therefore they have expectations which are totally immature. some younger people in tehran have this kind of expectation, this is why they voted for him but you cannot blame them. their young and naive. in washington people are not so young. this is none of the complaint i have when it comes to u.s. government view of the hassan rouhani cabinet. >> they succeeded in making 90% of the discourse about the nuclear issue may be even higher and convince most of the west the only issue worthy of discussion is how to prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons.

>> the rouhani administration will definitely be very weak. this was one of the main promises like you mentioned when he was elected that he will resolve this nuclear case and open up to the world, which is what the administration is desperately trying to do. they just ininvited the french foreign minister and the french president has invited the iranian president to go to france. so rouhani is opening up to europe. and this is a sign of making a return back to the west. they are opening up to europe. economic ties will be reestablished, and once that door opens, it's just going to be so much -- so powerful for the rouhani administration and the reverse, if it doesn't go through, it will really weaken this administration and the moderate politicians. >> and the counter argument is the hard liners are empowered by this deal, because the sanctions are lifted the banking institutions are able to be reintegrated into the world, and some of this $50 billion winfall do go to the more hand line elements of government including the revolutionary guard

>> it's rouhani's team. foreign minister, the head of the nuclear agency in iran, the oil ministry that have all been very active in the negotiation, so his team is in charge and has had the backing and the blessing of the iran's supreme leader. however back at home this team has to answer to the pressures of iran's conservative parliament. and make sure that they are defending iran's interests so that iran doesn't come out of these negotiations in a weaker position. >> and as oppose -- suppose iran does come out stronger in internationally, suppose rouhani and his team are able to reach a deal what does that do in materials of his ability to fall in other issues promises that he has made to iranian people? >> well, rouhani is bank on the ground this deal because iran will hold parliamentary elections in february 2016, and he and his team and the reformists are looking to gain greater political representation in parliament. and have a greater -- stronger position within iran's very complex political institut

watch saw no significant improvements in human rights in the first full year that president hassan rouhani has been in office. since he's been in office iran executed 1500 people. many for nonviolent crimes, the country has more than 900 political prisoners. in 2009 my al jazeera colleague roxana saberi spent four months in prison whilst working for another company. accused of being a spy and subjected to severe hardships she did get out. happy. >> in 2003 i had a chance to work as a journalist in my father's native land iran. >> many women feel their voices were not heard. >> people asked where are you from. i thought should i say america. i was in my home when at 9 o'clock in the morning, four many came to my home. >> iranian american reporter roxana saberi sailed in train. >> i was interrogated, blindfolded, facing a wall for up to four men, and was in solidary confinement for several days. >> the charges against her are baseless. she has been subjected to a process that has been arbitrary. >> we were told that she'll be free as of today. >> welcome home. >> i'm so happy to be back home

watch saw no significant improvements in human rights in the first full year that president hassan rouhani has been in office. since he's been in office iran executed 1500 people. many for nonviolent crimes, the country has more than 900 political prisoners. in 2009 my al jazeera colleague roxana saberi spent four months in prison whilst working for another company. accused of being a spy and subjected to severe hardships she did get out. many in prison with her were not happy. >> in 2003 i had a chance to work as a journalist in my father's native land iran. >> many women feel their voices were not heard. >> people asked where are you from. i thought should i say america. i was in my home when at 9 o'clock in the morning, four many came to my home. >> iranian american reporter roxana saberi sailed in train. >> i was interrogated, blindfolded, facing a wall for up to four men, and was in solidary confinement for several days. >> the charges against her are baseless. she has been subjected to a process that has been nontransparent. arbitrary. >> we were told that she'll be free as of today.

the head of the iaea is going to tehran to speak to president rouhani. let's go back to tehran and speak with ali velshi. ali. >> i am speaking with as many officials as i can. to see what they want, they all want diplomatic sanctions ended, whatever you calm it. is a burr johning economy, they want to be -- best of your b usg society. they want to be exposed with the world, they want to trade with the world, want to sell their goods to the world, they want to buy new cars new equipment new things, they want to buy from russia from china, they are not going to get what think want and be hasan rouhani, they elected, what i can get everybody to tell me is they want these sanctions to end and they will give up the nuclear program they are so proud of in order to get an economy that works. i'll continue on this subject but for now that's it for me ali velshi from tehran. >> ali, thank you very much. >> i'm david schuster, on behalf of ali velshi and his crew, and the entire team at al jazeera, in the united states. i'm david shuster, thank you for watching.

now, under rouhani, president rouhani is backing the vice president, the government thinks i.t. should be okay women to go to these things but hard liners say that is not okay. >> that is correct. we are actually pushing for world volleyball federation, hosting volleyball in iran dpm they take away these bans for volleyball, they took away one of the hosting rights for men's volleyball and if this ban continues, we'll have more leverage points. >> volleyball is a hugely popular sport in iran. thank you for joining us. >>> up next, entrepreneurs that i spoke to are eager to get back to business. vaughn not the great satan. stay with us. >> after the nuclear deal was announced iranians poured into the street to celebrate. they have high hopes to better ways after the sanctions are lifted. you could almost see the dollar signs in their eyes, as they looked forward to getting back to business. to them, choosing money over nuclear ambitions was a no brainer. >> we need to export what we make and also import things that are not worth creating in-house. >> like many iranians we met, he

now, under rouhani, president rouhani is backing the vice president, the government thinks i.t. should be okay women to go to these things but hard liners say that is not okay. >> that is correct. we are actually pushing for world volleyball federation, hosting volleyball in iran dpm they take away these bans for volleyball, they took away one of the hosting rights for men's volleyball and if this ban continues, we'll have more leverage points. >> volleyball is a hugely popular sport in iran. thank you for joining us. >>> up next, entrepreneurs that i spoke >> the fda isn't testing enough. >> now science is pursuing an organic alternative. >> these companies are trying out new technologies. >> no hormones are ever added into our tanks. >> mmm! >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> i'm standing in a tropical windstorm. >> can affect and surprise us. >> wow, some of these are amazing. >> techknow - where technology meets humanity. >> after the nuclear deal was announced iranians poured into the street to celebrate. they have high hopes to better

now, under rouhani, president rouhani is backing the vice president, the government thinks i.t. should be okay women to go to these things but hard liners say that is not okay. >> that is correct. we are actually pushing for world volleyball federation, hosting volleyball in iran dpm they take away these bans for volleyball, they took away one of the hosting rights for men's volleyball and if this ban continues, we'll have more leverage points. >> volleyball is a hugely popular sport in iran. thank you for joining us. >>> up next, entrepreneurs that i spoke >> my heart is racing so fast. >> standing at a crossroads. >> my parents have their plan... i'm gonna do what god asks me to do before what they ask me to do. >> can a family come together? >> do you think that you can try and accept me for me? >> life changing moments. >> my future is in my hands right now. >> from oscar winning director alex gibney. a ground breaking look at the real issues facing american teens on - >> after the nuclear deal was announced iranians poured into the street to celebrate. they have high hopes

we're expecting the president row manuhani rouhani. this is obviously going to be for the iranians a different reaction. we saw the country's response when the delegation came back after talks. this is considered by iran a victory for them. why do he consider this to be a victory? what are the benchmarks they're using to say they have come out of these talks successfully? >> to address your first point. the foreign minister zarif comes back a national hero. there's significance when he comes this time with the actual deal in hand. for iranians it's important. they say they've come out victorious. they're saying we haven't had to dismantle anything. they can still enrich uranium. for their part, they have a nuclear program. [ inaudible ] they're getting rid of sanctions which built a huge victory with iran. sanctions have had a bad psychological effect on people in iran. they didn't see light at the end of the tunnel with sanctions. they were frozen out of world banking community. iran was treated as a state that got under the skin of r

caps on rouhani is elected president. -- hossein rouhani is elected president. he is considered more moderate, pragmatic, more willing to talk to other leaders that his predecessor, mahmoud ahmadinejad. within months, u.s. president barack obama had picked up the phone, the first direct contact between an american and iranian president since 1979. >> it is time for dialogue. by guy like i mean a process, a mentality, that would require us to recognize the rights, interests, and aspirations of all. meabh:ark: before the eurozone, to run had reached an interim agreement limiting the nuclear program. and consisted of the u.s., china, russia, the u.k., germany, france, a greinke partially lift sanctions and unfreeze iranian assets. among them, $4.2 billion of iranian oil sales revenue unblock from frozen accounts. $1 billion was repatriated from petrochemical sales. a ban on gold trade was suspended. the ban on imported car parts was also lifted. in return, iran agreed to freeze its uranium enrichment at 20% and get rid of its stockpiles. president rouhani said the

would be far more pragmatic in the next few months until the whole deal is ratified and zarif and rouhani will try to have strength and not just political strength outside and therefore me feeling is iran would be more cooperating in terms of the issues in iraq and syria and yemen and other countries and therefore will strengthen economically in order to reach what it had culturally and historically in that region therefore i think there will be a degree of cooperation and understanding but it will take time. we should not expect immediate change and between iran and outside neighbor some of them at least has been for decades and we need time to see how each side will adjust themselves to the new reality. >> what does this mean you think for iran's relations with the u.s. obviously there has been a lot of animosity on that front over the last 30 years and don't have any formal diplomatic relations so what does that do for them going forward? >> we have to separate that in terms of diplomatic relation also be improved beg your pardon, i don't see immediate change diplomatically for the bat

in january 2014, i was in switzerland for the world economic forum where president hassan rouhani made a debut to the world. there were industrial leaders, c.e.o.s, who couldn't wait to have meetings and talk about what happens when this economy of 80 million opens up. remember, rain is an asian country, you know, a far eastern country, but it is industrial. it is a manufacturing company, a market of educated consumers. the newspaper that i showed you. this was zarif saying - the headline saying we are victorious. this head line is a comment made by the former president, a conservative at the time saying this is farcy for if he's president, the u.s. embassy in iran can reopen. you know the u.s. embassy, the sign of a 440 day hostage taking in 1979. it exists, it's a museum, the symbol of the enmity between iran and america. the concept that it could reopen and there could be a normalization of relations, this is what former conservatives are saying. there's a sense that we may be at a point where this could go forward. it may be brinksmanship or they have got to the end of the road and

. >> president rouhani campaign message in 2013 but so was improving the lives of iranian women. it's important to know that iran has long been more progressive to its neighbor saudi arabia, but islamic rule still dictates what iranian women can do. some iranian women have been attacked with acid for not properly wearing the hijab or head scarf. you have to look beyond the veil. as jacksonvill jacksonville did on his recent trip to iran. >> the image of the iranian woman covered head to toe as mandated by the government, can come across as second class. but look beyond the hijab and you'll see participation in all levels of iranian society. >> you have over 50% of women graduating from universities. women are delaying marriage limiting the number of children that they're having and they want to be actively engaged in the workforce. >> in fact women now account for nearly 60% of all college students. they've gained greater access to health care and birth control and 17% of adult females have joined the workforce. >> translator: we have many women who are active in various sectors

eliminating the economic sanctions has been at the heart of iranian president h5n1 hassan rouhani's campaign. has you calz sanctions a form of violence. i want to examine the effects of the essential on iran and its people. something i saw firsthand over the past two weeks and the obviously place to start is the sanctions against iranian oil exports. in 2012 the u.s. and the european union slapped new sanctions on industry. as a result, between 2011 and 2014, iranian owl exports plunged 46%. they were 2.6 million barrels a day down to 1.4 million barrels a day. this decline is a big deal. oil makes up 40% of iran's export earnings and 50% of government revenue. right now, iran has half a dozen legitimate oil customers, indian indian, turkey, few others. expect that to change quickly, if and when economic sanctions are lifted. iranian officials say they hope to double oil exports soon after the sanctions fall. the news that the talks are dragging on and on sent prices up a bit. they still settled down 1%. oil now trades at $52 many en 24 a barrel. after spending two weeks in iran i can tell y

but the head of the iaea will speak to president rouhani, not the ayatollah, if they can come to some sort of terms, you remember president obama saying yesterday, there are things that iran will not be willing to do, and if they are not willing to do, there won't be a deal, this is something that iran is not willing to do, allowing their scientists to be interviewed. if there is a conversation going on about this david, there is a chance that the zeal would be made. if the deal is made, it will be historic, it will be yet another milestone that president obama has achieved in the last week or so. david what is going on with the president at this stage in his second term where most people are thought of almost in a lame duck way and he's breaking all these deals, making all these deals that are creating historic proportion. >> and ali that is such a great point. here in the united states, the string of political successes have given president obama a significant boost. his polling rating has reached 50% for the first time in a long time. controversial still to come including any deal

that's going to be problematic for president rouhani. i think they have to find a way out of those. altogether i think it's positive, but the devil is in the details and we have to see how it is going to be reflected in the negotiations and in the reactions that we are going to see, because each side, mr. obama and president kerry talked to the american people and the iranians are doing exactly the same thing. already the opposition are saying that iran capitulated altogether, which is not true, but that is the kind of line we are seeing on both sides. therefore, i think it's the beginning of trust building and the trust building is a long process, it is not a short process. therefore, one has to be sort of optimistic with reservations. >> with respect to the iranian leadership, is it your impression that the fact that the iranians signed off on this deal is an indication that ayatollah khomeini has also agreed to it? >> i think he has agreed to the whole negotiation process because foreign policies under his -- is his domain of power. there are mr. zarif has been following him and

it was her campaign that initiated the rouhani negotiations in secret.g to take more time. she'll be briefed on this she'll meet with the secretary of state before she puts out a formal statement. she did not say the words, i support this deal she said it was an important step but with reservations. >> switching gears in that fact sheet she put out in the clinton camp about state department e-mail. it's interesting when you said the document covers very little ground, but in the same light, it is detailed it is extensive. >> what they're trying to do with this document is put all these questions to rest, have a one-stop shop for anyone especially their allies who have remaining questions about this e-mail controversy which has, of course dogged her for months now. first learned about it in early march, still major headaches. this is a one-stop shop for anyone to go and get their questions answered. whether it will put the questions behind her, i highly doubt it, but at least for the campaign, it's a start. >> she's there on the hill meeting with congress

as hard liners try to underline the mod raid president rouhani. but they hope in the long wrong it will improve it. >> they can pay more attention and focus on the human rights situation and use the leverage that they now have, especially in terms of political leverage and economic leverage to push tehran to stand by its human rights obligations. >> u.s. sanctions bar iranians from entering the u.s. but assets are also frozen. president obama said today that the u.s. will keep those sanctions in place. john? >> roxana, thank you. our coverage of the nuclear deal with iran continues tonight. and antonio mora is here with what is coming up in the next hour. >> coming up in a few minutes, a special, iran inside the deal. after nearly two years of negotiating we'll take a look at what is involved in this agreement to limit iran's nuclear program as well as how we got to today's announcement. the deal is already being slammed as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it an historic mistake. many of iran's neighbors have voiced opposition in t

we're waiting comments from the iranian president rouhani to the nation shortly. we have nbc news bureau chief from there. obviously one of the questions about this deal is implications of iran not internally but on its role in the region. iran managed to do something other countries have not done to preserve it's own interests. we heard this time and time again. words like dignity, pride in negotiations. how do you see this playing out for a ran across the region given that it's still very much looked on with suspicion by the closest allies like saudi arabia and israel. >> this is a worrying deal for saudi arabia israel and other american allies this. worked out well for iran. if this deal hadn't happened iran has strategic interests in the region syria, iraq are lebanon. it would have put those sbsz in great danger if this wouldn't have happened. they would have been stretched then wouldn't be cooperating with united states against isis. this secured their interests in the region. this is one of the reasons they wanted this to go through. they would have been un

presidents obama and rouhani of iran emphasizing the gangsadvantages for their people as concern ownerin the streets. iran would be allowed to conduct more advanced nuclear research and eventually produce all of the nuclear fuel it wants. for the latest let's bring in senior international correspondent nic robertson in vienna. good morning, nic. >> reporter: good morning, christine. the reason people would worry about that research and development is because what this agreement does it limits the number of centrifuges the that iran can own and operate. and it means they are unreliable and slow in producing rich uranium and they break down often, which means there is sort of a guarantee built into that that iran cannot make this quick breakout to make a bomb. but, over time as it is able in later years to use its research and development, it can make more sophisticated, more efficient centrifuges and the time to get a bomb is much more shorter. what we have heard from the saudis is they support the efforts to get an

it will be very interesting to see how those compromises will be made and how the rouhani administration is able to sell all this at home christine. >> thank you so much for that fred. you spent so much time in tehran in the recent weeks. thank you for your reporting. joining us now with more expert perspective with the nuclear deal with iran is flynt verna. he served as a middle east expert and served in the cia and national security council. who got the better deal mr. levert? the u.n. or the western negotiators win or are both sides still grumbling about giving up what they want. >> i think it does mean that all of the parties have won. there will be aspects of the deal which are politically controversial in iran. there are aspects of the deal which are going to be politically controversial in the united states. the issues will be can national leaders, can president rouhani and ayatollah khomeini and president obama in washington make the case to their publics for why this is really in their country's interests. >> mr. levertt, we have been talking for weeks about deadlines and where

iran's president rue rouhani rouhani's office anticipating an announcement tweeted "hashtag iran deal is a victory of diplomacy and mutual respect over the outdated paradigm of exclusion and coercion and this is a good beginning." but they had jumped the gun. so they deleted the tweet, then repoeted adding an if to hashtag iran deal. and the white house confirmed if necessary they would extend the midnight deadline a fourth time. >> typically some of the more -- some of the most difficult issues are the ones that get kicked to the end end. >> reporter: the final hang-up was real. whether to lift a u.n. arms embargo on iran and if so when. despite u.s. concerns that it would further inflame the region. >> the iranians are arming the houthi rebels in yemen. they're arming the assad government in syria. they're arming hezbollah in lebanon. and they're arming hamas in gaza. they are a real problem. >> reporter: any change in that arms embargo is going to set off a fire storm in congress, in both parties in fact which is why even a deal agreed to tonight will require a major selling job ba

one is president rouhani foreign minister zarif, pragmatists inside the iranian system. not democrats. men of the revolution. i don't think they're looking for liberalism western style to break out tomorrow in tehran but they are more pragmatic when they weigh the economic benefits and benefits of international engagement versus support for terrorism and things like the nuclear program and are more interested in those first set of interests for iran. are they going to gain more influence and then be able to reflect into a more pragmatic iranian foreign policy? there's a strong case to make that that's the case. rouhani was elected based on the fact that it was allowed to come to power by the supreme leader based on the fact that he would get the sanctions relief, get the nuclear agreement. he's going to have tremendous credibility now and be leverage. we have parliamentary elections in iran next march. it will be an interesting time in terms of the sanctions relief calendar that richard just laid out to see if the pragmatic faction can pick up more seats inside the irani

here is john seigenthaler and antonio mora >>> we begin with what iranian president hassan rouhani said was a new chapter history, a landmark agreement between iran the u.s. and five powers. the deal limits iran's nuclear ability for more than a decade removing two-thirds of iran's existing centrifuges used to enrich iranian and allows international inspectors to monitor sites. in exchange sanctions will be lifted, only after inspectors verified that iran is living up to the agreement. the deal represents a major diplomatic agreement for president obama, but the president must convince allies in the middle east and detractors in washington that the deal is not what is blasted as a cap ittualation to iran. james bays has more. >> reporter: the moment agreement was reached. after hours of intense negotiations into the night, the key players said it was an historic deal. the opponents believed it was a dangerous mistake. even a main negotiator admitted it was very much a compromise agreement. >> we are reaching an agreement that is not perfect for anyone but it is what we could accomplish,

nation and we know president rouhani will address the iranian nation. according to a rouhani tweet.mation on background but we are waiting for the final papers to be published and statements public and to see the parameter of the big deal. >> then the sales job begins in both countries begins after. that in that. in the u.s. and iran. >> reporter: that is right. as hard as it can be to imagine, particularly the pressures from outside the negotiating room there will be in the words of one senior diplomat an even harder job now that the deal is signed. that hard job is selling it. selling it to people who resisted in their countries and selling it to obviously the main opponents, israeli government and i'm told by a separate source that absolutely nothing in terms of implementation will happen for the next 90 days while the u.s. congress has 60 days in which to review this. nothing is going to happen in terms of imminenting ammplementing this. we know there will be a new united nations security council resolution. >> christiane amanpour for us in vienna. they are still meeting behind

i've spoken to people in iraq who are not particularly fond of the regime but they like rouhani.they think he's done a good thing. they've secured their future and bought themselves more longevity by doing this deal the way they did and negotiating it very well for themselves. it changed the fortune for regular iranians and the government here. i spoke to an iranian girl here earlier today who came to our bureau for an interview. she lived abroad all of her life. because of this deal coming through she came back to iran she wanted to work here she was very excited about the future here. andrea? >> it's about being able to come back to my own country and helping rebuild it. there's going to be certain people who won't be to their interest for iran to open up. but from my personal experience the iranians are absolutely in love with america. they love the west. they want to be part of the world stage. and they have just been holding their breaths for this opportunity. >> such an interesting transition for iran -- >> andrea -- >> go ahead, ali. >> sorry, andrea. i was going to say th

speaker, president rouhani the supreme leader will make the weapons he has. there will be some within the iranian power structure including some as the military structure i'm sure was still after the idea of nuclear weapons at some point in the future. >> jerry corbin. >> i'm pleased the agreement has been reached. a huge step forward. as a result, does the foreign secretary think there is a possibility of holding the middle east weapons of mass destruction conference in the last treaty review supported by all parties including iran and this is surely a great opportunity to push forward to and proliferation in the whole region. >> the honorable gentleman has been a supporter of the approach for a long time. the government supported the u.k. has been advocating this conference and moving forward on this agenda. removing the arabian issue i don't think it tells was of the problems we have in bringing this to a conclusion. we are continuing to press forward and will continue to do so. >> thank you, mr. speaker. >> it is clearly a diplomatic trial for the partner

rouhani. it comes after france's tough stance on iran that the nuclear deal that was agreed to earlier this month, and fabius has to -- a press conference has been held with the iranian foreign minister let's hear what they both had to say. >> what we aimed for in the nuclear talks was to reach an agreement that would not only benefit iran, france, the world and relieve iranians from punishing sanctions and allow them to make progress, but also would prevent nuclear proliferation. and for that, the accord needs to be strong and convincing so that no one even thinks about having a nuclear bomb. >> i think that it will prepare the ground for the expansion of relations and avoid misunderstandings that have shadowed our relations over the years. we hope this increasing development of ties within the two countries will strengthen peace and security in the region and in the world. stuart: we crossed a tehran -- we crossed to tehran. at the same time, there is some hesitation. >> yes. we very much se

row than any got rouhani got elected in 2013. ahmadinejad was elected and they would say he did not help on main fronts. he was big on holocaust denial and inflammatory statements towards israel and the u.s. but money talks. their money has been revalved remarket ply over the past few years. people say we need prosperity. they elected him to try to get a deal. he wants a deal. >> thank you ali we'll look for your reporting and analysis as the week goes on, and perhaps we'll have a deal today. >> i'll be around if we do. >> thanks. >> a senior iranian analyst with the international crisis group. he's joining us live now from vienna. we have been present throughout the talks. what do you sense that is different in the mood today? >> the deal is in sight. there are a few last-minute snags that negotiators need to deal with. no one expected the final few steps, and it is really hard. the process is at mercy of a single miscalculation. it could risk a miscalculation that could squander an unique opportunity. >> is this deal only as go

after taking office, hassan rouhani went on a campaign to end iran's economic isolation, saying nuclear weapon had no place in iran's future, and calling western sanctions a form of violence. the sanctions we are talking about target iranian individuals and various industries from banking and insurance to shipping and energy, and have been imposed by the united states, the european union and the united nations. >> in 2012 the u.s. and e.u. slapped sanctions on the oil industry. as a result iranian oil revenues fell by a third in 2012. that's a big deal. oil makes up 80% of iran's export earnings, and 50% of government revenue. the sanctions mean real pain. easing the pain is a huge task, made harder by a climate change of distrust. in united states, critics say iran will not abide by its commitments and will try to develop a nuclear weapon. in iran mistrust runs deep, built on a history of rocky relations. the question is whether a new chapter in the history will be written. the answer today is maybe. james bays joins us now from austria. >> this was supposed to be the deadline for the

as hardliners try to undermine president hassan rouhani. they hope in the long run, bringing iran out of international isolation will force the world to pressure it to improve its human rights record. >> the international community can pay attention and focus on human rights situation, and use the leverage that it has in terms of political and economic leverage to push tehran and to stand by human rights obliges. >> president barack obama says sanctions in relation to human right violations will remain in place. today it's hoping for human rights between the two countries to be better. >> ali velshi reports. >> there's a history of hostility between iran and the united states that spans decades. for americans that history dated to 1979. there was more chanting and shouting today. that's when radical students fired up by the iran islamic revolution. stormed the u.s. embassy in tehran, and took 52 americans hostage. >> the capacity lasted 244 -- 444 days. for iranians, hostilities with the u.s. started quarter of a century earlier, when prime

iranian president rouhani campaigned on getting that nuclear deal done. he also promised female voters he would improve their lives. as ali velshi reports women still have a long way to go in iran but they are there are already noticeable changes. >> the image of the iranian woman today covered head to toe as mandated by the islamic government can come across to the west as one of submission or second class status. but look past the hijab and you'll find an astonishing level of participation in all levels of iranian society. >> you have over 50% of women graduating from units. women are delaying marriages limiting the number of children they're having, and they want to be actively edger engaged in the workforce. >> women now account for 60% of college students. they have gained greater access to healthcare and birth control and 70% of adult females have joined the adult workforce. >> we have many women who are active in various sectors of business trade import, export, and international transportation. >> iranian women have taken on political life as well

if the draft agreement is approved by president obama, by iran's president rouhani, and the leaders of the other world powers. as the foreign ministers arrived this morning, they weren't done. there were still some disputes to settle even as they hoped to make history. the grim faces around the table expressed the tension of the last 17 days. they had been here before, getting close and failing to close the deal. would it finally come together? the expressive shrug of europe's representative federica mogherini said it all. by midday iran's foreign minister javad zarif on his balcony expressed his mood best. iran's president rouhani's office anticipating an announcement tweeted "hashtag iran deal is a victory of diplomacy and mutual respect over the outdated paradigm of exclusion and coercion and this is a good beginning." but they had jumped the gun. so they deleted the tweet, then reposted, adding an if to #irandeal. and the white house confirmed if necessary they would extend the midnight deadline a fourth time. >> typically some of the more -- some of the most difficult issues are t