let's get analysis from my guest, a professor from the tehran university. a clean sweep for reformists and moderates in tehran, that doesn't indicate a majority in the country. massive advances and a big endorsement. >> yes, i think in tehran the president will be happy that he did very well. the results across iran are amazing. the second largest city, you have the principalist win. >> the principalist being the ultra conservatives. >> for the moderate conservativives, they are different groups and parties. two very large cities that are mixed, it's mixed across the bored. i would have thought that the result in the major cities would be similar to one another. but they are different. >> to be clear, we are not talking about a win for the reformists, they pooled reformists with prague mattists or moderates. they would have had a big boost. dissent on the streets. the locking up of their world. is there an open half to reform. >> this generation has had significant gains in tehran, and are different to those that carried out the riots in 2009. they were one

could be in the hands of iran is opec leaders meet in tehran.ush the country you will have been a miss from that meeting. oil prices 20 $9.80, a gain of 2.5%. jo: a decade ago the filibuster one of george w. bush. lauren: and a privacy versus terrorism case, apple ceo tim cook declaring apple will fight a judge's order to help the fbi hack into the encrypted iphone of the san bernardino killer. we will have the story. lauren: this type did not win the prize at the westminster show. welcome to "fbn:am" the latest breaking news and what to expect today i had. jo: apple ii hack into an encrypted iphone in the december attack in san bernardino, california. apple ceo tim cook says this moment calls for public discussion of when are customers and people around the world, around the country to understand what is at stake. because the government ordered dangerous because apple is being asked to create a backdoor around the iphones encryption. he says that would be an unprecedented step that would threaten the security of customers worldwide. farouk and

live from tehran.oining me now in the studio is eli geren mali, a policy fellow at the european counsel on foreign relations. the final results haven't been released as we are hearing, most of the votes have been counted forte ran and it looks like all of those seats have been allocated to moderates or reformists. just how important is that? >> i think it's had a massive boost on changing some of the power block systems in parliament. what we are now seeing is a strong majority for the conservative hard liners now being dispersed and now, we actually have a strong minority which is the reformist camp and we have a large block of independent now running as well as the conservative principlists camps. what we have seen happen is the power base of these hard line camps from the principlists, conservetists is diluted within the independent camp and reformists because of this boost they have had from tehran have now been given the upper hand amongst the piminority groups i parliament. >> how did the reformi

. >> andrew simmons reporting from tehran.he tehran bureau chief for the "new york times" told us earlier that many voters have the nuclear deal on the top of their minds, and they are hopeful their vote can bring economic relief. >> what we're seeing is the people of northern tehran, the more affluent, and middle class people, they have decided to come out in large numbers in order to as say they themselves prevent hard liners from regaining their majority, or continuing to have their majority in the parliament. but if you go to southern tehran, which is pow -- poorer, you get a different story. there people are saying we are not voting because we don't think any of us offer a better economical future. but what stands out are these long lines in tie -- tehran. >>> the obama administration is spending new helps to nigeria to fight boko haram. the pentagon says it will send dozens of special operations force there, the troops would serve as advisors, not be involved in combat. drone photos recently helped the nigerian army avoi

available for tehran.eep in mind there was a second election for the council of experts, which is a religious body that will vote the next supreme leader. that's an important election. and for the tehran area, it seems as though the moderates and reformers are ahead. the two, top people on that list, both really big figures in the reformist and moderate movement. the conservatives for their part are saying, not so fast. yes, the moderates may have won here in tehran. they believe in the rest of the country, they are ahead. interesting. look at the results coming in, there are candidates who are listed as independents, where it's not really sure, which way they would go politically and on which said they stand. we have been speaking to team here in tehran. we've gotten mixed results as to how they feel about how this is shaking up. >> if the results, be as they are, exactly, as they are, that could make a change. >> people, yes. they say we will, again, reform the country. and we will to all our work for co

andrew simmons, al jazeera, tehran. >> let's speak to jonah hull live for us in tehran.oting has been extended. there must be a lot of enthusism today. >> reporter: a huge amount, i think, laura, that was in itself predicted. they thought there would be a turnout of perhaps 70% and it is looking that way. voting extended for a couple of hours, at least as far as we understand it, into the evening here on friday at this historic beautiful mosque in the center of tehran, the queues of voters have been stretching around the block all day long, and they still are well into darkness now. and that would tend to favor the reformists and moderates. it is expected that they will win at least in the tehran district. but tehran only accounts for about 12% of the parliamentary seats. hard line support in the rest of the country remains extremely strong. let me bring in my guest now to give us a bit more incite. a cleric and academic joins me now, thanks so much. this countries standing perhaps now on the cusp of a very different future to its recent past. sanctions have been lifted.

he's the tehran bureau chief for the "new york times."mas, we've heard several headlines today that the polls have been full of people, the lines have been long and they're extending voting. what have you seen on the ground? >> that's definitely what i've seen as well, especially in the more middle class areas of tehran. you should know tehran is a city of 12 million people, has a lot of different areas, but up in the north and the west of the city, you can see long lines at each polling station, almost throughout the day from the morning all the way up to the evening. there are four extensions in some areas, so people over there really wanted to go out and vote. but when you would go down to the south of tehran where more poorer people live, you would see a different picture, half-empty polling stations, maybe half a dozen people around casting their ballots. so there was a big divide in tehran and, of course, i have no idea what it, nationwide, looks like, but for sure a high turnout among tehran's middle classes, the same people that s

they have won all the 30 seats in tehran, the biggest voting district.t's a significant change from previous elections which were dominated by conservatives. the poll is seen as a test for president rouhani. joan hull is in tehran. >> reporter: the final results in the coming hours of friday's election for parliament and the assembly of experts in iran, a fuller picture is emerging of a stunning victory for the reformists and moderate alleys of the rouhani here in tehran, a much more mixed picture elsewhere in the country. here in tehran, the 30 seats available in parliament, all 30 have gone to reformist and moderate candidates inflicting an embarrassing defeat on conservatives, some big conservative names have fallen by the wayside. this does not mean that the reformists and moderates are heading for a majority in the parliament, but it does appear to suggest that the conservatives have lost their majority in the parliament with a number of independents who will have a casting vote on important issues either way. it is a resounding success for presiden

tehran.et's go live to jonah hull at the counting center in the capitol tehran. so polls are still open, because i guess they keep having to extend them, right? but when are regoing to get the results? >> reporter: the latest we're hearing from the general staff secretary to the president himself who spoke a short while here -- a short while ago, said they would be closing in about half an hour's time. in that seems to be the definitive now. polls will close in half hour's time. when will the results come in? not for quite sometime. perhaps they will trickle in overnight, more likely on saturday towns and cities will report, and then the enormous district of tehran will not report until sunday at the earliest. it's a fantastically complicated election. each voter gets an individual vote for every single seat in their district. in tehran that involves 30 parliamentary seats, and 16 seats on the assembly of experts. there may be a need for runoffs on some parliamentary seats, but we'll have a p

here in tehran are the 30 seats available in parliament. all 30 having to reformists and moderate candidates, inflicting an embarrassing defeat. some big conservative names have fallen by the wayside. this does not mean that they are heading for a majority in the parliament but appears that the conservatives have lost their majority with the parliament with a number of independent who will have a casting vote on important issues either way. it is a resounding success for penalty rouhani, coming hot on the heels of the nuclear deal signed last year with the world powers and the lifting of international sanctions. it does not mean a sea change overnight, iran will not be a different country the day after final results are announced, but it is a big expression of support for moderate thinking, reformest hopes and a resounding expression by the people of this country of their desire for change. >>> still to come here on al jazeera: >>> despite what you hear, we don't need to make america great again, america has never stopped being great. >> hi

there is a meeting in tehran later.y comes after saudi arabia and russia agreed to freeze production yesterday. the saudi oil minister described this as the beginning of the process. president neel kashkari has called for greater regulations of u.s. banks. he also floated the idea of breaking that up to protect the economy from another financial crisis. >> significant progress has been made to strengthen the financial system, that i believe it did not go far enough. i believe the biggest thanks are still too big to fail and continue to impose an ongoing risk to our economy. is due inid cameron brussels tomorrow for the second time in 48 hours. he won the backing of german chancellor, angela merkel. rotatingr of the eu's currency says this was a good basis for a deal. president barack obama says donald trump won't be elected president. he says the republican primary campaign has alarmed foreign audiences who expect the u.s. to lead the world. president obama: trump will not be president. i have a lot of faith in the amer

team are reporting from 10 on -- from tehran. first, then, the latest crack in the free movement arrangement here in europe. more than 250 belgian police officers have spent the day checking vehicles crossing between brands -- france and belgium. there are fears that migrants camped in calais could head across the border and mass -- en masse. belgium's interior minister insisted the schengen free movement pack is, quote, "not dead." our reporter has been on the ground all day. i asked him earlier how many people have been crossed from blocking. >> in the past couple of minutes, we have witnessed a small influx. police turned back 20 individuals that tried to cross the border. earlier in the day, we were on board one of those buses when the police turned away about six individuals, very young individuals. local poster says -- it had about 40 or so individuals they have turned away since the middle of the afternoon. the belgian officials said about 80 had been turned away in total. we can estimate that the total is in excess of abo

tehran had even a plan to expand out by half a million barrels. it is not to blame for price volatility and says countries that can chew beaded to the oil glut should work to fix the problem. in nations that have previously profited, like saudi arabia, to scale back production. daniel: the deadliest attack on u.s. soil since 9/11, shooting over a dozen people dead in california. the fbi is investigating and has demanded that apple hand over keys to the encrypted data, but the tech firm is resisting. repro: the judge's demand were clear. he said apple is legally obligated to help investigators gain access to the iphones used by the san bernardino shooter. u.s. authorities have not been able to bypass the security protocols. politicians are also putting pressure on apple. >> it has been consistent with apple's policy for quite some time to try to be as unhelpful to law enforcement as possible. reporter: the u.s. justice department once apple to develop software to about investigators to bypass the security, but apple boss tim cook is worried that it

thomas is the bureau chief for the "new york times" and joins us by phone by tehran., this is stephanie. hope you can hear me. based on the turn out you see, what is galvanising people to the ballot box today? thomas, can you hear me? okay. it appears that we have lost our connection with thomas, but we will try to get him back on the phone and go back to that story >>> we'll go to international soccer, the race to take over soccer is reaching final moments. hundreds of delegates are in zurich voting for a new president of f.i.f.a., there are five names on the ballot. the winner will replace former leader sepp blatter. ley wellings reports. >>> an extraordinary congress in zurich to select a new f.i.f.a. president. after the dissent through corruption and chaos at the football world governing body. who will be the man 207 national federation select to create a new improved f.i.f.a.? >> sheikh salman, hello. are you confident you have the votes you need? >> i think so. >> reporter: the favourite is sheikh salman, head of the asian football federation. his role in the c

it is expected they will win in the tehran district. that only accounts for about 12% of the seats. hard line support in the rest of the country remains extremely strong. >>> with the sanctions against iran lifted the country is eager to expand trade and boost the economy. iran pistachios could have an effect. >> reporter: these trees are winter bare now, but soon these branchs will be loaded down with nutty leddy louseness. >> each one of those buds will produce a cluster, and each cluster can have anywhere from two to 25 nuts on them. this looks very good. >> reporter: after years of punishing drought, this farm manager forecasts a bumper crop. >> reporter: we have about 115% of our normal snow pack. >> reporter: the industry is worth about $1.3 billion. but politics are complicating things for u.s. pistachio growers. suddenly they are facing stiff competition from iran. iran is the world's number one pistachio-producing country. the u.s. is in second place. now that most of the economic and trade sanctions have been lifted, iranians

more now from andrew simmons in tehran. >> iran's old guard is rallying round. they've formed an alliance of conservatives and hardliners. these clerics all prayer leaders in the capital are being briefed to tell people it's their duty to turn out vote and give support. the enemy wants to i will fill trait. america wants to get in again through the back door. it wants to i will fill trail our centers of power and decision making. >> posted outside the mosque, an array of candidates in what will be the most hotly contested elections in a decade. conservatives and hardliners place an emphasis on mosques for their social networking, while the rise of moderates are increasing with the tech savvy. facebook is banneddology with twitter, people manage effectively. one in four iranians use the tell gram app which has so far escaped any blocks. one of two english teachers said she wants an end to visa restriction. >> it really matters to me and i do care about it, because as human beings, we all have a right to travel around the world. >> it would be wrong to say there's

i'm in the election results center in the basement of the interior ministry here in tehran, it is fairlyl populated with journalists waiting for early results to start trickling in, perhaps tonight, but more likely on saturday, during the course of the day on saturday, and the tehran district, 8.4 million eligible voters reporting perhaps on sunday. now that won't be the end of the story, by then we will have a final result on the assembly of experts, a smaller body, much more important, one that has the right to appoint the next supreme leader. there will be a definitive result there on sunday. but there will be districts when no one gets a seat in parliament. but we'll have a pretty good idea by sunday which way things are going. >> and jonah by all accounts turnout seems to be pretty high. does this give us any clue to the result? >> reporter: it certainly affords us a clue, julie just a moment ago, in fact, the president's chief of staff popped in to say turnout was so high they were keeping the polls open even beyond the couple of hours that they announced earlier on. it takes an aw

we can look to confirm results for the tehran district. the biggest voting district and some extraordinary results emerging here of the 30 parliamentary seats available in the tehran district all 30 have been won by reformists and moderate candidates aligned to the president. a huge endorsement for him and his policies. a big embarrassment for the conservatives who have lost some very key figures in this capital and center of power. of course, there isn't an overall national picture to point at just yesterday to see how well they've done overall, but in the last parliament pure reformists with just 5%. big advantages this time. if they combine their forces with so-called pragmatists could be described as moderate. it does seem as if they've heading towards majority, it is still conservative support around the country, but they have appeared to have lost atheir majority which is significant. there are a number of independents who might cast their votes either way from now on, but nevertheless a massively significance for the president and h

planned if diplomatic he was to curb tehran's nuclear program had failed. "the new york times" says the u.s. was prepared a launch a huge cyber attack. the times said the pentagon wanted to limit iran's air defenses, communication systems and key parts of its power grid. intelligence agencies reportedly developed a separate plan for a covert cyber attack to disable one of tehran's nuke enrichment sights. >>> iran is pushing back on efforts to limit its oil production. opec ministers are meeting with iranian officials today in tehran, trying to get the nation to sign on to a production freeze. ran's opec envoy told a local newspaper it's illogical when the country has only just started exporting oil again. >>> china is not denying claims it put surface to air missiles on a disputed island in the south china sea president the u.s. and taiwan say the weapons were detected on woody island. vietnam also claims the island. china continues to build on it. farry fossett has the latest from seoul. >> china's response bears scrutiny. the foreign minister in his state

early results show iranian reformists have won 29 of the 30 seeds resolved for tehran in parliamentary elections. and at least 25 people have been killed in two suicide attacks in afghanistan. now thousands of people have gathered in moscow on the first anniversary of the shooting of boris nemtsov. the foreign deputy prime minister was a critic of vladimir putin and demonstrators want his killer punished. rory challands reports. >> there are countries where an act of protest and an act of mourning is one and the same. the murder of boris nemtsov a year ago is still a source of grief and anger for many. >> this atrocious crime which happened a year ago, made boris nemtsov a political icon in our country. >> now there is no real opposition in russia. nor parliamentary opposition. you can buy a party membership, and the future of russia can only depend on the ordinary people who come out to riots and looting lies like this one. >> russia without putin is one of the chants, and also russia will be free. reminders that the former deputy prime minister was a tireless thorn in the kremlin's s

in parliament early results show reformists have taken 29 of the 30 seats up for grabs in tehran. the research director the iranian dwran-american council says that voters clearly want change >> voters went to the polls around 60% voter turn out and they delivered a strong message that political, economic and social aspirations that have long been unmet need to be addressed more robustly. i think that the iranian voters are far more savvy than they get credit for from the outside world. they know the obstacles that they face better than anyone. they made the conscious to try and bring about evolutionary reform and change. the president himself halls come out and said that getting the nuclear deal done improving iran's relations with the outside worl and improving the economic standing was the first step and then this parliamentary election and the assembly of experts election was supposed to be the next step on the road to recovery. there's going to be high expectations on the president to fulfil campaign promises, both of which were made in 2013 when he ran for president and then

they've taken all 30 parliament seats in tehran, the biggest voting district. it's a change by previous elections dominate by conservatives. it is seen as a boost for president rouhani. >> as we await the final results here in iran, a fuller picture is emerging. a stunning victory for the reformists and moderate allies of pat rouhani in the capital tehran, a more mixed picture elsewhere in the country. here in tehran, of the 30 seats available in parliament, all 30 have gone to candidates inflicting an embarrassment defeat on conservatives. this does not mean the reformists and moderates are heading for a majority, but does hear that the conservative have lost their majority with the number of independents who will have a casting vote on the issues either way. it is a resounding success for president rouhani coming hot on the heels of the nuclear deal signed last year with the world powers and the lifting of international sanctions. it does not mean that sea change overnight. iran will not be a different country the day after final results are announced, but it

anchor: reporting from tehran. to syria. aid groups are using the cease-fire to get help where it is needed the most. it has displaced half of the population. in, violations threaten the troops. what concerns the opposition is the number of airstrikes in western syria with the air force saying they would ground the fleet and they have not done that. there have been six airstrikes up to twenty.d rumors that some kind of a cease-fire will hold and it creates a space for the united nations to deliver meaningful aid. for the veryance, first time, in describing this brutal civil war, where both sides who have no trust with each other could have some sort of common ground. it has been a russian strategy to use military muscle to force said that it has been it is attacks that have done backedat and russia has iran.rian regime, as has the opposition no longer can win the war. fromter: that is reporting beirut. last week, a court confirmed that structures would be knocked down, except for those that are labeled as "living spaces." as

negotiations take place today in tehran. credit creaking in china.ge in a new lending gives investors pause. european futures are higher here in europe. shanghai is up 1%. the nikkei is down as the yen rises. let's talk about the opening here in europe. let's get to the cash open with caroline hyde. caroline: it was a down day for europe. disappointment for saudi arabia and russia with that oil deal. we were just talking about concerns and china. worryis a lot of regarding the debts in china. the markets are brushing it off a little bit when it comes to the equity open in europe. we see a rebound in commodities. gold seems to be going lower. we have seen gold prices pick up at the moment. higherjust 2/10 of 1% with equities. this is the tail wagging the rest of the markets. rent is down by 3/10 of 1%. we are at $30 overall, but there has been disappointment about what the opec countries and non-opec countries are willing to do to reign back in supplies. c has been increasing their market shares. there are concerns there. what will happen with iran an

the nuclear was deal between tehran and a romney powers. to syria, where groups are using the tenuous cease-fire to get help in where it is needed most. the war has displaced more than half the country's population. two days inn, violations are threatening the troops. martin reports now from beirut. what has been concerning is the number of airstrikes. a confirmed six airstrikes in that half of the country. to 20.rn, up there is a prevailing mood across the northwest, which is the most combustible part of syria. sometimes, the cease-fire with imperfections will hold. that is creating space to deliver meaningful -- for the country that has not received it in the past five years. both sides have zero trust in uph other and could turn talks in geneva in early march. it has been the russian strategy to use muscle to force -- to the negotiation table. russia has backed the syrian regime. the opposition can no longer win the war. for carving of the spoils. >> french authorities have begun dismantling the giant refugee camp known as the jungle. a

we need to be giving the body and others some alternative to tehran. right now there isn't. >> we are not talking about rolling back power in baghdad. that's not anyone's goal. during this time of instability to be properly integrated into the country's own forces through iraq's communities to have enough of a seat at the table. they can go back to the constituency to deliver once in a while. >> eric dais, rutgers university. it was exciting to see all of the dimensions of the task force. however, you are emphasizing the future. i notice one category not there. 70% of the population is under the age of 30, 40% is under the age of 15. we know most of the violence comes from the activity of youth. we look at iraqi civil society. we see the main drivers and most of the effective ones are youth. how do we really integrate youth to give them an off the cuff importance. since they are the generation in waiting taking over the new iraq. if you look at the education they are receiving it is very wanting. the school textbooks have been denuded of anything that

embassy in tehran has been invaded and occupied by iranian students.n taken prisoner. >> i'll be honest with you. i was scared. who knows what a mob could do? >> the american hostages were blindfolded, handcuffed and marched out on the u.s. embassy's front steps by the revolutionary students. in return for their american hostages' freedom, they're demanding the united states give up the deposed shah of iran from his hospital bed in new york to stand trial before a people's court. >> amidst the iranian revolution, american's ally the shah of iran is toppled. both the shah and the united states seem to be aloof to the revolutionary fervor. to the deep religionity that was increasingly captivating the thoughts of ordinary iranians. >> the new iranian islamic republic would be inspired by the stern religious principles of islam, nothing else. >> ayatollah khomeini became the enemy of the united states the moment he replaced the shah. he gave a series of sermons that condemned the loss of iranian sovereignty. >> when ayatollah khomeini saw large crowds gath

they witness the president of russia came to tehran and we had some agreement signed.resident of china also less than a month ago travel to iran and we had agreements. we had agreed to have a long-term 25 your cooperation with this great asian nation. during my trip to france and to serve theaged interests of iran. the language of submission and respect. to buildr purpose is and develop iran. if we were isolated this would not happen. we should draw on the latest technology. it.hould use of course the iranian nation is in a position of knowledge, science, willpower to try harder. we are able to have the best industry for planning. they deserve the best airspace and rain space. ground transportation space. by god's grace and through the help of the people and the presence of the people, a good and dignified iran that will build more and better than before through the economy of resistance. we will build iran. we are in a situation. population,trong the braveeople, younger generation, most of them are graduates, university graduates from good universities . we have the c

tehran. to commemorate the 37th anniversary of iran's 1979 islamic revolution. he also talked about the iran nuclear deal. and encouraged high turnout in the upcoming iranian elections. this 35-minute event is courtesy of iran's state-run channel, press tv. mr. rouhani: led by the supreme leader of the islamic revolution, and all freedom seekers around the world, across the globe, i'd like to congratulate all of them on this occasion. hello and greetings to the lofty soul of the late imam khomeini. the founding father of the islamic republic of iran. and also i'd like to announce a greeting to the souls of all the martyrs of the islamic revolution and the holy defense era. -- to the s to the 12th shi'ite imam. we ears ago, on such a day, witnessed the popular uprising of the iranian people in order of the fate of their country and they emerged victorious. the people of iran, they had en for hundreds of years nder the domination of a dam nearing system and -- of a dam nearing system -- domineering system and an autocrat was ruling the country and ruled the fate o

the impact they've had could be seen by anyone landing in tehran. runways could resemble an aircraft museum. multibillion dollar order from iran, including a-380 double decker aircraft. but many iranians want to see the color of the money coming into the country. this millionaire investment banker says the scope is enormous. >> totally diversified industry, well educated people natural resources and a very large market for consuming. beside that, a market untapped for around ten years. >> reporter: oil is the bedrock of the economy but iran wants to reduce reliance on it. investment areas include the car industry and a host of other lines of manufacturing. while the investment potential is big will there be new jobs and better wages? these are the questions of voters, and with a banking system that needs reform and bailouts, people want to know when they'll see improvements, when they can afford to indulge again in iran's vast retail sector. international sanctions had a limited effect on the rich while the poor became poorers. always able to rely o

breaking overnight, tehran calls the request illogical. >> follow the money. new details on what the world's most powerful investors are buying and selling right now. >> and best in show. we'll bring you pictures of the german short haired pointer everyone will be talking about today. it's wednesday, february 17th, 2016. "worldwide exchange" begins right now. >>> good morning and welcome to "worldwide exchange" here on cnbc. i'm sara eisen. >> and i'm dominic chu filling in for wilfred frost today. our top story is of course oil. venezuela's oil minister is in tehran today, meeting with officials from iran and iraq. the latest report suggests iran will not join in a deal between saudi arabia, russia, and other producers to freeze output at january levels. iran's opec envoy calling the freeze illogical, arguing the current drop in prices was caused by other producers lifting output while iran was under sanctions. crude prices have been swinging on every report and comment coming out of these particular talks. >> i think there's actually a genius move on russia

let's go live now to andrew simmons -- actually andrew simmons has more now from tehran. >> reporter:sides had appealed for a high turnout, and it looks like voters listened? polling was brisk, a country with 54 million eligible to vote. the supreme leader was one of the first to cast a ballot from his own residence. the president is standing for reelection to the assembly of experts. >> reporter: polls indicate a passive turn out at the polling stations. the elections are indicative of the country's independence and our national sovereignty. >> reporter: he is counting on a strong turnout, similar to the 72% that made him president two and a half years ago. turnout like this, could favor the reformists. they are hoping to make a big dent in the majority of conservatives in parliament. so enabling rouhani to encourage more foreign investment in this country and bring it out of recession. >> translator: we want our mp's to tackle the issues, and consider the situation in the region and around the world. our mp's need to show the world what iran is really like. >> translator: there are

do people in positions of authority and responsibility in tehran, realize that pariah status doesn'tk for you long term? >> i think you have a significant chunk of iran yoon political elite who do believe that building bridges to the outside world is a prerequisite for building the kind of country they want. building a power in the region, but you also have another side of the political spectrum that doesn't want to build those bridges, and actively tries to blow up those bridges when innocent people are standing on them. so the question is can iran get out of its own way? >> and what is your answer? >> my glass is half full. iran had a presidency trying to achieve its geopolitical and economic goals independent of the outside world, particularly western countries, and they crashed, burned and failed misser isably, even some hard liners inside iran realize there has to be some kind of connection with the outside world. how far they are willing to go remains to be seen. >> gary does positive reinforcement work not only today and tomorrow, but in the middle and long term? >> well, i ag

the impact they've had could be seen by anyone landing in tehran. runways can resemble an aircraft museum. straight out of the nuclear deal came a multi-billion dollars order from iran of a double decker aircraft. main iranians want to see the collar of the money coming into the country. this moneyaire investment banker said the scope is massive. >> we have the largest market in the region, and it's totally diversified industry. well educated people, national resources and a verge market for consumer. markets are capped for around 10 years. >> oil is the bedrock of the economy, yet iran wants to reduce reliance an it. will there be no jobs and better wages are the questions of voters. with a banking system that needs reform and bailouts, people want to know when they'll see improvements, when they can afford to indulge again in iran's vast retail sector. international sanctions had a limited effect on the rich, while the poor became poorer. now conservatives and hardliners have always relied on support from lower income families. if their living con

the impact they've had could be seen by anyone landing in tehran. runways can resemble an aircraft museum with some planes more than 30 years old. straight after the deal came a 118 air bus planes including a dozen a380 double decker aircraft. many people want to see the color of the money coming into the country. this millionaire investment banker says the scope is massive >> we have the largest market in the region. it is totally diversified industry. well educated people, natural resources and a very large market for consuming. beside that, a market untapped for around 10 years. >> reporter: oil is the bed rock of the committee, but iran wants to reduce reliance on it. investment areas include the car industry and a host of lines of manufacturing. there will be new jobs and better wages. these are the questions of voters. with a banking system that have bail outs, people want to see when they can afford to indulge again. international sanctions had a limited effect on the rich while the poor became poorer. now conservatives and hard liners have a

voting district, the center of power, of course, of the 30 parliamentary seats available here in tehran they took all 30 knocking out some pretty powerful conservative figures in the process. of the 16 seats on the assembly of experts they appear to have taken 15 of those 16 seats. they've suffered losses elsewhere as well. neither side in the end, it seems, will have a working majority. they will have to rely on independents whose allegiance may shift from one side to the other depending on the matter at hand, but certainly i think the result of this election, the biggest, the best hand tilted towards reform that this country has seen in many years >>> thank you for that. a third explosion at a remote coal mine in russia's arctic north has killed 10 rescue workers. they were trying to save 26 miners were trapped after methane gassed leaked causing two explosions on thursday. rescue efforts have halted. forces are tipped to reject a referendum that foreign criminals be deported. initiative has faced stiff opposition saying it has sir couple vend the rules of democracy. hillary clinton h

they're talking about now in tehran. when we get news from the talks, watch out, both oil and stock markets could move on the oil talk news. go back to politics, shall we? why not. president obama takes direct aim at donald trump, pulls no punches. no tape. >> i continue to believe mr. trump will not be president and the reason is because i have a lot of faith in the american people. and i think they recognize that being president is a serious job. it's not hosting a talk show, or reality show. stuart: didn't take long. donald trump came right back. here's the response from trump. >> he has done such a lousy job as president. [cheers and applause] for him to say that actually is a great compliment. you're lucky i didn't run last time when romney ran because you would have a been a one-term president. stuart: typical trump you have to admit there. liz, what do you say? >> i think they're both right. i think it is a serious job and i don't think president obama has done a good job. what we heard from larry sabato, this has

assembly of experts and in parliament early results show reformists have taken 29 of the 30 seats in tehran. a research director the national iranian-american council and says voters clearly want change. >> around 60% voted turn out and they delivered a very strong message to the ruling elite that things have long been addressed. also, i think, that the iranian voters are far more savvy than they get credit for than the outside world. they know the object stack els that-- obstacles that they face, they want evolutionary reform appeared change and the president has come out and said getting the nuclear deal done, improving the relations with economic standing was the first step. this parliamentary election and the assembly of experts selection was supposed to be the next step on the road to recovery. there are going to be high expectations on the president and his coalition to fulfil campaign promises, both of which were made in 2013 when he ran for president and then were subsequent reiterated in this recent election. for the past two to three years iran has reached out at all levels in try

let's go live to tehran, where jonah hull joins us. looks like the conservatives have 30 seats in parliament, but too early to call a victory. >> we are in the latter stages, i think, of the counting process. we believe a final result will come in the next few hours. looking at the results as they have emerged, a clear picture is coming out. that the reformists, moderates aligned to hassan rouhani have made astonishing progress in the parliamentary election and the other election for the assembly of experts. the advisory body for the supreme leader. >> we don't have a full picture. look to tehran. the biggest voting district. the influential district of power. of 30 seats available in parliament, all 30 have been won by reformists and moderates candidates, an enormous victory for them and defeat or conservatives, big names top ed. falling by the wayside politically. in other big cities, conservatives did better than the reformists. it is not to say that they'll end up with a magic wand allowing them to make the changes that the preside

. >> andrew simmonds is in tehran. what is the turn out like so far? >> well, very brisk indeed. the door behind me opened half an hour ago. this is one of the busiest polling stations in the north of the city. if i show you around here, we get an idea of the bustle. people ticking off here before registering and casting their ballet over there, slightly out of vision. it's incredibly busy here right now, and we are half an hour into polling. the supreme leader cast his vote in a private residents where a small number of staffs cast their ballots, and called for a big turn out. and asked voters to turn out early. there were no political statements there, no edge to his remarks. he said that the people needed to think wise by about their choice. this is really a crucial day for iran. parliamentary elections for the 290 seat assembly and the assembly of experts, which is an 88 member body, which will sect the next supreme leader, and it monitors the supreme leader in terms of his behaviour in office, and can dismiss the supreme leader in theory. >> so high stakes elections, but rou

jo jonah hull is in tehran and sent this update. >> reporter: the reformists and moderates have donein the elections, one of two held con currently, the other, of course, being for parliament. it bodes extremely well for them, for their overall erosion of ultra conservative power over the institutions of state. and they will likely have done well, too, in the parliamentary election. we expect to hear more about that on sunday. what is the is i guess of any cans of this major advance for them in the assembly of experts? this is the body made up of 88 senior clerics that gets to appoint the next supreme leader of the islamic republic. given that the existing supreme leader is said to be in ill-health, it is likely that within their 8-year term, they may get to appoint the next 123r50e78 supreme leader. a greater number of moderates on that assembly means a greater chance of a moderate supreme leader in the future, perhaps even president rhouani, himself, who has been each elected to a seat on the assembly of experts 30 people have been killed in airstrikes on the outskirts of the yemen

in parliament, early results show reformists have taken 29 of the 30 seats in tehran. for more on this, we're joined by the research defector of the national iranian-american council. very good to have you with us on al jazeera. what do you think is behind the reformists, the moderate conservative, really good performance in this election so far? >> i think high voter turn out is certainly one driving force abehind their success. iranian voters went to the polls. around 60%, perhaps higher, turn out. they delivered a very strong message to the rule elite that politicalic, economic and social aspirations that have not been meet need to be addressed more robustly. the voters are far more savvy than they are given credit for. they know the obstacles that they face better than anyone, yet they still make the conscious decision to bring about evolutionary reform and change rather than bringing things about in a revolution manner because if they look at iraq and afghanistan and they don't want that kind of chaos >>> they do have more access to the outside world now with that

we are live in tehran.ll of that, plus -- >>> i'm phil lavelle in los angeles, where we are now days away from the oscars, but it is who and what isn't nominated this year that people are talking about. ♪ >>> so we'll start with syria, there is said to be evidence that kurdish forces are coordinating with the assad government and the russian military. the evidence of such coordination is called, quote, very disturbing. paul brennan has more. >> reporter: syrias complex civil war has become even more complicates by the presence of isil both in syria and iraq, leaving combatants and their backers fighting on multiple fronts. the british foreign secretary has been briefing the parliament. there was extraordinary resellence of kurdish fighters in iraq, but syria is different. >> what we have seen is very disturbing evidence of coordination between syrian kurdish forces, the syrian regime, and the russian air force, which is making us distinctly uneasy about the kurds role in this. >> reporter: the military wing

we need to be giving some alternative to tehran, because right now that isn't.eds to be political, and diplomatic. >> we are not talking about rolling back shia power in baghdad. the point is just for those militias that have sprung up during this time of instability to be properly integrated into the country's armed forces. and for iraq and the new communities to have enough of a seat at the table that they can go back to their constituencies and be able to deliver something. >> in the document i received from you, editor exciting to see all the dimensions of this task force.aq you're emphasizing the future. he noticed one category not there, that is the category of youth. 70% of the population is under the age of 30, 40% under the age of 15. we know most of the violence comes from the activities of youth. we also know if we look at the civil society, organizations we see the main drivers are youths. how do we integrate youth, not just give them a kind of off-the-cuff importance. think of how they'll take over the new iraq. the education they receive his or a w

president hassan rouhani spoke at a rally in tehran. >> the world public opinion accepted that public opinion lunched by zionism, public argoians and the u.s. is a lie. we thwarted the irana fobian project and made the world realise that the iranian nation is reasonable and seeks peace and armony alongside other nations. >> they also defended the nuclear deal. saying the plan protects the right to nuclear power, and strengthened the standing around the world. >> as part of the incontext segment crealy takes a -- courtney rioli looks at the revolution. >> in 1971 this monarch through a celebration to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary, and gave himself the title of shah and shah, emperor of king of kings. he replaced calendar. leaders saw him as corrupt and a pocket of the west. never forgot the coup backed by the c.i.a., overthrowing the democratically elected prime minister, giving the shah soul power, making him an ally. anti-shaw demonstrations broke out in major cities across iran. alienating student, lect ute. the poor revolted against the elite. and the western supporters. by the

that was an important election that took place, and for the tollway tehran race, there could be 12 of seats, leaving three for the conservative forces. now there seems to be a similar picture as far as the parliamentary elections are concerned. there for the area, the early projections are that the reformers and moderates could take a vast majority of the seats for the tehran area, 30 seats up for grabs, and could take all of them if the result continue to go to the direction they were shaping up. the election council warned that these are preliminary results, and final results won't probably come in until sometime on tuesday. however, many iranians and many in the international community saw the elections as a referendum of the policies of president rouhani of opening the country up to the west. and of course the centerpiece of those policies was the nuclear agreement between iran and world powers, that on the one hand put kurds on iran's nuclear program, but on the other hand led to sanctions relief. while many iranians have not felt the benefits of the sanctions relief yet, it appe

parliament and only 5,000 candidates were given the go ahead now and andrew simmons is live from tehran the room behind you andrew looks as busy as it did an hour ago and people are heeding the call for a strong turnout. >> it would appear so sammy, this is really quite a chaotic situation here and the vote is streaming in when the polls opened and by the way across the country 54 million eligible voters, reformists in particular have been calling to get everyone out they can possibly muster and also the conservatives right across the board have been trying to muster more and more turnout. parliamentary elections in iran traditionally don't have the same sort of tourn out as presidential elections but this is different. it's the first time there is the assembly of experts which will choose the next leader of iran and that election is taking place as well, people treat that very seriously and not only that, this parliamentary election is relevant because it really is an litmus test on the nuclear deal and lifting of and sanctions and a kur tun raise up for rouhani and policies and determ