and then there are the american citizens being detained in teheran.m were born in iran. if there is a deal, would you agree to release the four americans who are being held here? could that be part of it? >> translator: there are iranian nationals also imprisoned inside the u.s. these people are only in there because they simply tried to circumvent sanctions. and the americans, we have told them we can talk about this. it can be conducted separately from the nucleartalks. it can be done between the two countries. it is a humanitarian issue. this can be negotiated. >> you're off to new york. you're going to speak at the united nations. you know, president biden is going to be there. are you open to a meeting with president biden? a face to face? >> translator: no, i don't think that such a meeting would happen. i don't believe having a meeting or talk with him will be beneficial. >> what do you think the difference is from your perspective between the trump administration and the biden administration? > translator: the new administration in the u.s., t

between moscow and teheran, just to remind you of russia today, is the world's most sanctioned country. let's take a listen to what the iranian leader has to say. morrow italian americans think that if sanctions were imposed against one country, they can stop its will in its development wrong, but they are wrong. tiny lot of the fact of both russia and iran are under us sanctions can actually help strengthen our ties and simplify the implementation of our greenways. the whole world knows that the u. s. is incapable of negotiating. it violates all its obligation was shown. everyone is convinced that the e u has taken a passive position and is also unable to fulfill its promises. the summit stories at the time of yet another escalation in the relations between bach went here, yvonne and of course it is expected that during his meeting with the as it by johnny leader like reporting is going to discuss the situation at the border between as it by john hand armenia, they armenian prime minister, was also expected here. but in the last moment, mister putnam said that he is not attending this

hello, if i may, if this guy may is, i'm a good might my colleague, my colleague in teheran, has a lot of very important points. but the critical issue here, and it's really almost a contradiction. but it's so important to understand is that just as my colleague rightly says that the i, a board of governors is a highly politicized body. almost precisely because of that, there is really no sense here in washington that there is any urgency to stopping iran's nuclear program. they basically said this now for 20 years, there's no urgency to it. without the urgency, it will take something else happening. some other crisis for people here in washington to really move towards restoring the j. c. p. away on terms that i think iran and others could accept. it's that lack of urgency and it will get potentially worse if the republicans take control of the congress in november and take the white house in 2024. because throughout the trump administration, and many of those people may run for president in 2024 on their public inside. they don't believe that iran has got to reach nuclear breakout an

now, teheran is getting ready to become a member of state of the asio, had his meeting with one more important. the iranian leaders sad that, ironically, the fact that both russia and iran happened to be under american sanctions plays a very important and a very positive role. haines, strengthening relations, and friendship and cooperation between moscow and teheran, just to remind you of russia today, is the world's most sanctioned country. let's take a listen to what the iranian leader has to say. morrow italian americans think that if sanctions are imposed against one country, they can stop its will and its development gone. but they are wrong. the fact that both russia and iran are under us sanctions can actually help strengthen our ties and simplify the implementation of our agreements. the whole world knows that the u . s. is incapable of negotiating. it violates all its obligations. every one is convinced that the e u has taken a passive position and is also unable to fulfill its promises. the summit story at the time of yet another escalation in the relations between back wen

protesters back out on the streets with night fall, more defiant protesters back out in the capital teheranities chanting the now familiar slogans, death to the dictator and we are all together. we must not be afraid. >>> now japan is preparing to say its final farewell to assassinated former prime minister shinzo abe with a state funeral set for tuesday. u.s. vice president kamala harris arrived in tokyo a short time ago. she'll attend the ceremony along with other dignitaries around the world. abe was the longest serving prime minister. he died after being shot in july at a campaign speech. but some in japan don't believe he should get a state funeral. we're joined from tokyo for more on this. blake, i understand some 50 former and current leaders expected to attend this state funeral. still quite strong feeling about abe's party links to the unification church. it is that why we're seeing such staunch opposition to this? >> reporter: that's one of several reasons why there are so many people that stand in opposition to this upcoming state funeral. the reality here is that in life and now

on sunday, we saw organized, mass pro-government rallies in the capital teheran and other cities whereate media, the people were out there to show their support for the government and their outrage against what they say are the acts of sabotage by the so-called rioters, referring to the protesters. the government is really trying to paint this picture that what we are seeing going on in the streets in iran is a foreign plot to try and destabilize the islamic republic. they have continued to severely restrict the internet, making it harder for protesters to gather, harder for activists to get video and information about what's going on in iran to the world. they have arrested more than 1,000 people so far. that is according to government estimates. they have used lethal force against the protesters, according to amnesty international and other organizations. and we don't really know the exact death toll so far in the country, but estimates range in the dozens. and it's coming from different organizations. it's just really impossible for us to try and verify these numbers independently a

they don't want to wait and make their citizen in teheran wait until something on a larger international scale takes place or leave year on that he does not want to wait either. he says he understands the dilemma fusing belgians as bargaining chips . but that this deal is the best hope to get his friend home soon. ah, so now jerry, anal which is battling it's worst floods in a decade following the weeks of torrential rains. officials say more than 300 people have been killed. more than 100000, others have been displaced. a dam burst in cameroon, and persistent. heavy rainfall is expected to flood nearly half of nigeria. oh, let's go to nigeria where the w's florist took. we're is joining us from lagos. flores officials have called this the worst flooding in a decade. have you seen anything on a similar scale before or the last time that we saw e flood in there was this big was in 2012. and this, this particular flood they're experiencing now. officials are seen is very similar to that in terms of the scale of destruction in terms of the number of people there have also a date from this.

and learned religious scholar of modern times, the head of iran's nuclear agency says allegations teheran breached international agreements, a fabrication by israel mohammed islam. he spoke at the meeting of the un nuclear watchdog in vienna. with the revival their ra nuclear deal is on the agenda. israel has frequently accused her of enriching uranium posts agreed limits, heat on solving a miss on iran has an exemplary record of cooperation with the agents. i mean, we would like to clarify that there are no undeclared nuclear materials or activities in iraq. all allegations are really based on falls and fabricated information provided by the occupying radio. regime mcdaniel is amec republic of around truly expect the agency to provide its reports on a more professional and impartial manner on the border between columbia and venezuela has officially reopened to being shot for 7 years. the 2 sides caught symptomatic ties back in 2019 after columbia. government recognized venezuela's opposition leaders, president following a disputed election hurricane ins growing stronger as it heads towar

and then on top of that, we have this large cash sale documents which israel picked up from teheran and brought to vienna with indicate that there might be some on nuclear material activities and facilities in iran, which has not been declared to the i. so and she's aia has got, the asa requested from iran. this is where we are all nuclear material. all facilities and activities in a territory of iran has to be declared to the i a a know we are in the situation that there are on explain uranium that perhaps on explain especially this. and i am not able to have an access to those. and to confirm the reason the reasons and whether iran has fulfilled fulfilled its obligations under the same pressure. so this is a freshman president. vladimir putin has threatened to hold all energy supplies the europe of brussels camps, the price of russian gath. european commissions proposal is aimed at easing the blocks energy crisis ahead of the winter. but putin has cooled the plant stupid. i think that it would only lead to higher costs as even baba reports a bold move from brussels, but will it work?

watchdog, the i a a saying he could not guarantee the peaceful nature of iran's nuclear program intern, teheran depicted report as baseless and politically motivated. and it demonstrated maximum transparency during the agencies probe into the matter. the nuclear pox was assigned in 2015 between iran and a group of world powers, although it unraveled in 2018 when then the u. s. president donald trump, unilaterally abandoned it, and re impose sanctions on to her. on his successor, joe biden came into office pledging to rejoined the deal. and lift sanctions, said mohammed mirandi, professor and political allan is says the irradiance can be cheated again as iran has a bad history with western countries. germany, france and britain are firmly in the american count allies of the united states. they're never going to break away from the americans, so it is expected for them to make such a statement. western leaders have a history of taking advantage of other countries being unreliable of cheating at the negotiating table and nothing has really changed, but the iranians are not going to have that. the

they don't want to wait and make their citizen in teheran wait until something on a larger international scale takes place or leave year funds that he does not want to wait either. he says he understands the dilemma fusing belgians as bargaining chips. but that this deal is the best hope to get his friend home soon. ah, hurricane fiona is wreaking havoc across the caribbean, winds of more than 100 kilometers an hour, have left much of puerto rico without electricity and clean water. national guard troops have rescued hundreds of people stranded by flooding. this bridge was installed in recent years at a cost of some $3000000.00. beyond widespread damaged, we infrastructure. overflowing rivers have also forced housings of people from their homes. authorities have opened more than a 100 shall, does. across the island those will haven't fled the homes have had to travel long distances to get essential supplies. one of them. okay. we're looking for gasoline, water ice. all the supplies necessary for getting through this storm. we were hoping it wouldn't be so big. oh, but well, it was bigger

they don't want to wait and make their citizens in teheran wait until something on a larger international scale takes place or leave year funds that he does not want to wait either. he says he understands the dilemma of using balance as bargaining chips. but that this deal is the best have to get his french home soon. ah, the climate crisis is one of the focal points at today's you. when talks in new york, many nations are especially worried about rising sea levels. the wild oceans depend on antarctica, which holds 90 percent of the planets ice, and now scientists warning the ice is melting much faster than thought. this is the weights one of the world's largest glaciers. it's located in western antarctica and covers 192 square kilometers. that's an area roughly the size of senegal, like most glaciers around the world. the weight is melting in international team of researches has now mapped the retreat of the ice giant over the centuries. the results are worrying to say the least. the glaciers falling apart much faster than originally thought. so sweet leisure itself could contribute arou

heart attack, this c c t v video was released showing, i mean, the entering a police building in teheran. she then speaks to a policewoman who touches her head scarf. i mean, the then falls over, grabbing a chair before collapsing on the floor, said i had an al jazeera, i'm a list of it. i'm gifting costa rica where the number of this place me got. org was us more than doubled in less than a year. putting a strain on the countries asylum system and from all to television to music, we take a look at how the queen's representation and pop culture's change during her right . ah. hello there, let's look to south asian. we've seen some heavy rain effect in northern areas of india causing some flooding. and what's up her dash now the rain has ease but it is still there stretching all the way from the west to the east coast. it's going to be more intensified over a deja suddenly on sunday and we've got wet and windy weather swirling around the bay of bengal. that's going to chuck some heavy rains the likes me and my bangladesh and further north by the time we get in some monday. but it's lookin

i, ronnie kelly plays a very important role in strengthening relations between moscow in teheran, to remind you to day russia is the world's most sanctioned country. let's now take a listen to what they are running leader has to say, morrow italian americans think that if sanctions are imposed against one country, they can stop its will in its development. but they are wrong. the fact that both russia and iran are under us sanctions can actually help strengthen our ties and simplify the implementation of our agreements. the whole world knows that the u. s . is incapable of negotiating. it violates all its obligations. every one is convinced that the e u has taken a passive position and is also unable to fulfill its promises, which is what more potent has also stressed that moscow is seeking to strengthen relations and deepen corporation with iran. let's take a listen. her go throwing in bilateral cooperation between russia and iran is developing positively our work on a new. 1 lodge agreement is at the final stage. it will mark the beginning of relations on a strategic partnership le

percent enrich uranium, have grain by molten 12 kilograms dos jibari is following the story force from teheran and just bring us up to speed on what we know about this i e, a report while this is a 12 page report that is going to be presented at the quarterly board of governors meeting in vienna on monday, september 12th, and a number of news agencies have received copies of it in advance. that's where we're getting these information and lines from, according to those news agencies, the, i am reporting that iran has grown. it's highly enriched uranium stockpile over the past 3 months of to about 30 percent. that means that they now have about $55.00 and a half kilograms of 60 percent enrich uranium. now, according to the i e, a itself, they identify 25 kilograms of 90 percent in which you rein him as a significant quantity necessary for a simple nuclear weapon. this is significant because iran has maintained that they're not interested in developing a nuclear weapon. they're not pursuing one, their nuclear program is for civilian purposes, but the agency is now saying very clearly that they ar

that's when more 2 million people took the streets of teheran.his is a generation that appears to have lost faith in the idea things can be reformed in iran and as a result are going for something much, much stronger which is to call for the end of the regime all together. whether that can succeed remains to be seen, of course. one of the things we should be looking for is to see not only if the protests shed but also if they change shape and form in the sense will there be strikes, will people close their doors tomorrow? things of that nature that can show it's not just the young people -- >> yes, so quite bold messages we're hearing from some unions to have those general strikes. so indeed it'll be important to keep an eye on that in the coming hours and days. thank so much. appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >>> japan is preparing to say good-bye to assassinated former prime minister shinzo abe, but some people in the country say he shouldn't have a state funeral. we'll have a live report from tokyo. i had no idea how much i wamy case

ali arouzi in teheran. i'm sure. >>> up next, we are 45 days away from the midterm elections. new polls show troubling trends for democrats when it comes to latino voters. we'll break down the shift to the right in south texas. and how the campaign slogan of god, family, country is mobilizing latino voters across that region. we'll explain when "morning joe" comes right back. ion. we'll explain when "morning joe" comes right back i would say that to me an important aspect is too... meta portal with smart sound. helps reduce your background noise. bring that sense of calm, really... so you come through, loud and clear. meta portal. the smart video calling device that makes work from home work for you. bipolar depression. it made me feel trapped in a fog. this is art inspired by real stories of bipolar depression. i just couldn't find my way out of it. the lows of bipolar depression can take you to a dark place. latuda could make a real difference in your symptoms. latuda was proven to significantly reduce bi

questions over uranium material, discovered at 3 undeclared sites. docile jabari has the latest from teheran. this is a 12 page report that is going to be presented at the quarterly board of governors meeting in vienna on monday, september 12th. now, according to the i. e. a itself, they identify 25 kilograms of 90 percent enrich uranium as a significant quantity necessary for a simple nuclear weapon. this is significant because iran has maintained that they're not interested in developing a nuclear weapons, are not pursuing one. their nuclear program is for civilian purposes, but the agency is now saying very clearly that they are no longer in a position to provide assurances that that is the case. this all comes, of course, at a time when iran is trying to negotiate with the united states to go back to for compliance under that 2015 nuclear deal, which saw iran limit its nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief and the united states left that deal in 2018 on there, then us president donald trump, who said that it was not a good enough deal for the us now. the bided ministration

and then on top of that, we have this large cash sale documents which israel la picked up from teheran, and brought to vienna with indicate that there might be some undeclared nuclear material activities and facilities in iran, which has not been declared to the i. so and she's aia has got, the asa requested from iran. this is where we are all nuclear material. all facilities and activities in a territory of iran has to be declared to the i a a know we are in the situation that there are on explained uranium that perhaps on explain especially this. and i am not able to have an axis dissolves and to confirm the reason the reasons and whether iran has fulfilled fulfilled its obligations under the same person. so this is a serious matter. russian president vladimir putin has threatened to hold all energy supplies to europe if brussels kept the price of russia gas. european commissions proposal is aimed at easing the blogs energy crisis, the head of the windsor. but putin has cooled the plan, stupid. i think it will only lead to higher costs that he bob reports, a bold move from brussels,

september after she was detained by the country's morality police. russell sars are, has more from teheran, the president of iran, he blamed bracy has talked about massa. i mean, is that for the 1st time since the process began nearly 2 weeks ago in iran, he said that her that has sudden him and right off the hearing about my salmon is that he has called maxim in his family and conveyed his condolences. he said that the piece will protest are understandable, but right in the use of whiteness against the security forces are not acceptable to garden weather massa. i mean, he had a heart attack while she was in police custody or was beaten to death. he said that an investigation is still on the way. i asked him wondering, does he have the inquiries still on going itself duty to follow the investigation? our intention is transparency and justice. medical forensics are looking into it and the final report will be presented within the next few days. now people in iran are waiting for these a forensic report to be released once it's released. we will see whether it's going to convince the protest

then falls over, grabbing a chair before collapsing on the floor door srr barry joins us live from teheran with more this. so the release of this video is it clearing up for the situation and the questions around a death or adding to them me. this video that was released by the police officials on friday afternoon is actually raising more questions and answering any. there are many people here are asking whether or not the footage has been edited and also what took place from the time that nasa was arrested on the streets of terror on and by the to the time when she was taken to hospital, she was arrested outside a metro station would and she was exiting that station in the late afternoon hours of tuesday, september 13th. her brother was with her at the time she was visiting to her on to see some relatives from the northwestern region of kurdistan in iran. her family say that she had no pre existing health conditions and that the explanation that's being provided by the police is not acceptable. the officials here say she suffered a heart attack and was transported to hospital and she was

fought with e and representative wasserman schultz to champion human rights from caracas to havana to teheranand so many former colleagues who were so stleumental during their time here -- instrumental during their time here, especially those who were my foreign policy mentors. ileana ros-lehtinen and eliot engel and nita lowey. some of the most honorable public servants i've had the privilege to meet on the ethics committee. representative susan wild, dean phils ins, mondaire jones. michael guess, john rutherford, kelly armstrong. my late colleague, jackie walorski, and former representatives kenny mar chant, susan brooks and charlie dent. thank you to david cicilline and jennifer falun gong and all the members i've been privileged to travel the world with, representing the united states. and thank you to the u.s. service members and employees of the state department, usaid, other embassy employees who serve our nation each in their own way and each magnificently. i've seen a lot of change in congress over the last dozen years. over seven years and nearly four congresses have passed since jo

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