the question of iran's nukes is fading with american troops massing in the region tensions between tehran and washington are becoming more dangerous for everyone will try to push the president into an even tougher stance on iran what exactly is the u.s. hoping to achieve with. the islamic republic and can the renewed american pressure really make. most an milani of the executive director of the center for strategic and diplomatic studies at the university of south florida welcome to the show is rate great to have you with us mr maloney now you have been saying that chances of an all out war between united states and iran are very slim now as no side is really interested in an open conflict but recently pentagon has sent the us u.s.s. aberdeen lincoln aircraft carrier and b. 52 strategic bombers to the persian gulf to prevent iranian miscalculation as u.s. defense secretary has put it so well possible miscalculation can there be a part of iran what is there to prevent. thank you for having me on your program as i have said before i think the chances of a military confrontation or a full. f

he says europe shouldn't see iran only as a threat rather it can win tehran has a partner. and it's a pleasure to introduce rick no back he's a berlin based correspondent for the washington post two covers international politics. and he says both sides know that the u. s. iranian war could become more catastrophic even in the iraq war. president trump could have few firm allies at home for such a confrontation. so i'd like to start out by trying to figure out if these drum beats of war that we're hearing are in fact -- leading to that or whether they're simply scare tactics on both sides and for that purpose i'd like us to listen to some sound from both parties. what they should be doing is calling me up sittiting down we can make a a deal a fair d deale just don't want to have nuclear weapons not too much to ask? and we want to help put them back into great shape. well the kurdistan nicotiana shins w with the u. s. r. poison as long as thehe us is what it s and is not come to its senses. talks with the u. s. r. poison and with its current administration it's a double poiso

is really planning to do anything against americans will release later as development really deter tehran from action. excellent question if you look at the iranian foreign policy in the east. 20 years 18 or 20 years you can see that they have developed what they think is a deterrence capability they have networks of militia organizations their own militia organizations that have been trained and supported by iran and defame king is that in case there is a retaliation about there is a retaliation against iran by the united states iran can be tally not from its own soil but from the soil of other countries this was the law into our logic behind creating has one law in 198211 on the logic was that you're going to train an army has one law you're going to give it striking capability in case. iranian facilities you might have the capability to strike against this story that is the logic behind what they're trying to do and the united states is sending a very clear message that they are aware of this and there are going to retaliate for swirly and hopefully as a result of what has happened in

tehran's response to u.s. abrogation of the jcpoa, has been bitter in rhetoric and focuses on cleaving the u.s. from europe. the question of how precisely to interpret certain recent intelligence, suggesting iranian intend to target u.s. facilities from the golf, commercial shipping, u.s. personnel in iraq, and the use of proxies to do so, rest on divining the intent. it is to run posturing defensively against an expected military move? or is there an effort to strike back and displace the pressure? this is what led to the administration deploying and accelerating the deployment of certain military assets. and has the administration clearly conveyed its own intentions to its adversary? no. let me start with the may 5 warning by the national security advisor that any attack on the united states, their interest, or those of our allies, will be met with unrelenting force. that is such an expansive definition of u.s. vital interests as to almost be meaningless. therefore the threat of use of force applied to defen

president all trump is announce harsh new sanctions after tehran said it would no longer comply with parts of the nuclear deal signed with world powers and twenty fifteen from which the u.s. withdrew last year to run has also issued an ultimatum to europe saying europe must find a way to provide sanction relief for iran with sixty days within sixty days or face the consequences. patient says run out read the headlines of iran's newspapers president hassan rouhani says he's not trying to destroy but rather to save the nuclear agreement by leveling an ultimatum to the five countries that are still signatories also but that if these five countries return to the table within sixty days and we reach agreements on oil sales and banking then we will uphold our side of the nuclear deal. under the twenty fifteen nuclear deal iran agreed to let international atomic energy agency monitors into their nuclear facilities and only enrich uranium for civilian purposes in return economic sanctions on the country were lifted the international atomic energy agency says iran has been meeting its end of

this could strengthen hardliners in tehran. could further sanctions force iran to its knees. shine arche on what are you hearing from friends and relatives in tehran in iran about the situation there . scientists are imposing off those u.s. your military sanctions. it was there for example as a prize goes high $45.00 present compering to previous years. as approximately 40 per cent but. we don't. really should not have illusion because iran has expert 40 years' experience and in very. doing sanctions yes the sanctions hurt iran but it will not bring iran to the knees it won relating to what will come 20. $2020.00 in the next us presidential election there's basically 2 definitions of bringing iran to its knees one is whether prolonged hardship would possibly cause the population to rise up promote a resistance against the regime and the other one is whether it would essentially force the regime to make concessions you're saying neither because if you also look at soros also university of maryland you see since the sanctions. people in iran. the people in iran do not like more

read the site is in tehran with more on that announcement. the running government not completely withdrawing from the nuclear deal but certainly president rohani taking a small but significant step. in putting iran potentially on that path president rohani announcing that iran will no longer ship out it's enrichment uranium supply that exceeds three hundred kilograms to russia. mr rohani also announcing that it will no longer ship out to old lan it's heavy water supply to exceed a hundred thirty times heavy water an element necessary to make nuclear fuel. we should point out that new us sanctions already prevented russian oman from taking the supply so in many ways the ron. did not have a choice in this matter here in saffron many worry about escalating tensions with the us. everyone are worried about this but we can make the changes you know. your love of things happen every day you will hours and minutes and what we can do not seeing. all these issues are only hurting the people. there are threats from that side that's from the in reality.

we begin our journey in the capital tehran. home to a population of thirteen million it's the beating heart of the country. where media fashion designer whose mission is to challenge iran's strict islamic dress code. needed to have a maid and that moves in the way people dress is like a living museum a marriage to the country that long after the islamic revolution there were only four colors black brown dark blue and gray though his article. two thousand five hundred years ago iranians want to give guests colorful fabrics as gifts given. but today i have to tolerate that i thought that in islam black is actually seen as an ugly nasty unpopular color. if they think it shouldn't actually be worn you know. i don't know how it came to this that they all. mine was a money's aim is to return color to the streets of iran she scours the country collecting antique fabrics and reworks them as fresh and modern outfits. money is the ground ever really in fashion a celebrity. but even though she has an ambitious agenda she's also careful no

described tehran's announcement intentionally ambiguous. so we'll have to wait to see what iran actions actually are they've made a number of statements about actions they threatened to do in order to get the world to jump what we'll see what they actually do the access will wait to observe that and i'm confident that as we watch iran's activity that the united kingdom and our european partners will move forward together to ensure that iran has no pathway for a nuclear weapons system and i speak to a white house correspondent kimberly hocket in washington forest committee it seems the wait and see approach from the americans tell us first about the reactions in washington to these latest developments. yeah well there has been some reaction on capitol hill with some members of congress feeling increasingly concerned by what one put it as the cycle of escalation by the trumpet ministration on the path to war with iran that is contrary to national interests now let's look at some of the actions of the administration in the last year since it's

other news iran sets out its nuclear deal ultimatum forcing european leaders to maneuver between tehran and washington to save the historic two thousand and fifteen agreement. of broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r.t. international certainly glad to have you with us. victory day has drawn to a close here in the russian capital to mark the culmination of the day of high emotion and national pride fireworks displays a look the skies in dozens of cities nationwide earlier the now traditional immortal regiment marches more than ten million turn out carrying portraits of relatives who endured the great patriotic war more than seven hundred thousand turned out in moscow alone to remember the sacrifices made almost every family in the soviet union was affected by conflict from losing loved ones in the fighting to suffering unimaginable conditions just to stay alive respondants down hawkins and join the crowds marching in the us. nothing unites this country more then the more it's all right jim it marched to say that this is just saber rattling displays a bit if she wanted to

this thursday around said solid nuclear deal ultimatum forcing european leaders to maneuver between tehran and washington to save the historic twenty fifteen agreement. of the world this is or to international my names you know neal hello and welcome just come five pm here in the ninth of may a special. day in russia marking the seventy fourth on the first story of the capitulation of nazi germany and the end of world war two known here as the great patriotic war the conflict on the eastern front which lasted just under four years . on precedented ferocity claiming the lives of over twenty five million something that's. what not so long ago was a local grass roots tradition in a siberian city is now in effect held all across russia far beyond the day to be a more so regiment march these people walk holding portraits of their relatives who went through the war to remember for a five hundred. people so far turned in moscow. is among them from here in the studio the pictures simply do look incredible but to be in the midst of it where you are i imagine is a very special feeling. that definite

forcing european leaders to maneuver between tehran and washington to save the historic twenty fifteen agreements. on polls show former u.s. vice president joe biden leading against bernie sanders in the race for the twenty twenty democratic presidential nomination evoking memories of the twenty sixth being called. a very warm welcome from moscow this is our to international with me you know only has just gone through. four pm here on this the ninth of may in moscow a special day here in the country marking the seventy fourth anniversary of the capitulation of not see germany the end of world war two known as the great patriotic war the conflict on the eastern front which lasted just under four years was a battle of attrition with unprecedented for also the claiming the lives of over twenty five million hits. and then what not so long ago was a local grass roots tradition in the siberian city is now an offense held all across russia and indeed far beyond the immortal regiment march sees people walk portraits of their relatives items of clothing as well went through at the war there are

forcing european leaders to maneuver between tehran and washington to save the two thousand and fifteen agreements. are broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our international thomas to have you with us. a victory day has now drawn to a close at least here in the russian capital to mark the culmination of a day of high emotion and national pride fireworks displays like the skies in dozens of cities nation wide earlier in the traditional and mortal regiment marches saw more than ten million turn out carrying portraits of relatives who endured the great patriotic war more than seven hundred thousand turned out in moscow alone to remember the sacrifices made almost every family in the soviet union was affected by the conflict from losing loved ones in the fighting to suffering unimaginable. addition this just to stay alive and correspondence down hawkins and trent go join the crowds marching in moscow. nothing unites this country more then the immortal regiment march those who say that this victory parade is just saber rattling displays of military martin simulation they nee

does the administration understand tehran's intentions -- intentions? moreut that's the norm, often than not, as i think you have heard our speakers say. it is the nature of iran's approach to conflict, a symmetrical gray zone, use of ness of, the opaque decision-making, rendering the intent -- analysis of intentions extraordinarily complex. we are now in a state of heightened tensions against the backdrop of a year-long economic war against iran, from tehran's perspective. we have virtually no direct communications with tehran, we have the swiss channel, the swiss embassy acting on behalf of the united states. but we have not had a diplomatic mission in iran for 40 years. and those other channels, the swiss channel being the formal one and occasionally other would-be intermediaries from the region and elsewhere, are very limited. the situation with the soviet union and the cold war, virtually all of our messaging and strategic messaging is in the public domain, or three shows a military force and occasionally covert action. u.s.n's response to hasation

sanctions on tehran the u.s. is urging the you to walk away from the deal your secretary of state bank might pump aoe was reportedly making a surprise stopover in brussels but the diplomatic chief says there are no concrete plans to meet with a top u.s. diplomat. so the pressure is on for the remaining signatories of the nuclear deal to convince iran to adhere to the agreement the e.u.'s top diplomat meeting her counterparts in brussels in an attempt to salvage the iran nuclear deal it has been and continues to be for us a key element of military federation an appreciation of the global ian in the region so we'll continue to support it as much as we can with all our instruments and all our political will this is very well known i think both in washington and in put on under the 2050 nuclear deal around agreed to let the international atomic energy agency monitor its nuclear facilities and enrich uranium only for civilian purposes in return economic sanctions on the country were lifted. the international atomic en

thursday it wrong sat silent its nuclear deal ultimatum forcing you repeated so many that between tehran and washington to save the historic twenty fifteen equipment. and you're watching all t. international live from our studio with me in india today of all all the big stories of the day but first we start with our special victory day coverage very warm welcome to the program. victory day is a drawing until a close in the russian capital to mark the culmination of a day of high emotion pride. skies in dozens of cities nationwide a nontraditional regiment for more than ten million turn out can portray itself relatives here in the great patriotic war more than seven hundred thousand turned out to not known to remember the sacrifices made almost every farmer. was affected by the concrete from losing loved ones in the fighting to suffering. conditions to sustain life a correspondent. trying to join the crowds marching in the us. nothing unites this country more then the immortal regiment march those who say that this victory parade is just saber rattling displays of believe she martyred sim

announce harsh new sanctions after tehran said it would no longer comply with parts of the nuclear deal signed with world powers in two thousand and fifteen but abandoned by the u.s. last year to iran has also issued an ultimatum to europe saying they must find a way to provide sanctions relief for iran within sixty days or face the consequences. patient says run out read the headlines of iran's newspapers president hassan rouhani says he's not trying to destroy but rather to save the nuclear agreement by leveling an ultimatum to the five countries that are still signatories bone and muscle but that if these five countries return to the table have in sixty days and we reach agreements on oil sales and banking then we will uphold our side of the nuclear deal. under the two thousand and fifteen nuclear deal iran agreed to let international atomic energy agency monitors into their nuclear facilities and only enrich uranium for civilian purposes in return economic sanctions on the country were lifted the international atomic energy agency says iran has been meeting its end of the bargain bu

for more on the rising tensions between washington and tehran, retired army lieutenant colonel daniel davis joins us this morning. colonel, it's so good to have you here, sir. >> thanks for having me. cheryl: we look at the strait of hormuth and the rhetoric going on between washington and tehran, an iranian official blaming john bolton, claiming he's pushing the president into war. is the threat as strong as the words? >> categorically, there is no security threat to the united states coming from iran right now that we can't handle with just our normal forces. but you see with this latest statement out of the state department about the moving civilians out, sending in the new aircraft carrier with the other force, talking about up to 120,000, there's lots of actions an lots of words that seem like

from berlin tonight european countries stuck between tehran and washington struggling to save the iran nuclear deal iran's president says he's withdrawing from key areas of the two thousand and fifteen deal curtailing iran's nuclear program the announcement comes one year after the u.s. pulled out and it could see tehran enriching uranium again soon also coming up polls have closed in a pivotal election for south africa the ruling african national congress looks set to extend its twenty five years in power but voters are angry over rampant corruption and spiraling inequality and a big day for britain's newest royal meeting the press and his great grandmother the queen but what have. what did they decide to name their little boy the answer coming up. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world well iran says that it will stop complying with parts of the landmark nuclear deal struck with world powers back in two. thousand and fifteen iranian president hassan rouhani made the announcement today exactly one year after the united states through the agreement into

tehran has described u.s. moves as psychological warfare and a political guy iran's foreign minister mohammad job and zarif travel to meet his chinese counterpart in beijing on friday he later dumb played the prospect of a new war in the region saying tehran opposed it the leader of iran's revolutionary guard repeated 6 position the saudi foreign ministry issued a statement saying war should be avoided but it will respond if iran starts a fight king solomon has called for 2 emergency summit symbols and gulf and arab leaders later this month to discuss the escape. but analysts say talking won't work for tehran which wants the u.s. to stick to the iran nuclear deal or j c p o a. i really doubt that the iranians are going to engage in any diplomacy until at least trump fires bolton and starts to abide by the g.'s if you wait because if the idea is to go to the table would. is extra leverage trump now believes that he has because of the sanctions while the iranians are not going to go to the table without them 1st

newswire from berlin tonight european countries stuck between tehran and washington struggling to save the iran nuclear deal iran's president says he's withdrawing from key areas of the two thousand and fifteen deal aimed at curtailing iran's nuclear program the announcement comes one year after the u.s. pulled out and you could see tehran enriching uranium again very soon also coming up the ballot counting has begun in a pivotal election for south africa the ruling african national congress looks set to be extended strone five years in power but voters are angry over rampant corruption and spiralling inequality. i burned off it's good to have you with us iran says it will stop complying with parts of the landmark nuclear deal that was struck with world powers back in two thousand and fifteen iranian president hassan rouhani made the announcement today exactly one year after the united states through the agreement into jeopardy by unilaterally withdrawing from it the deal was designed to limit iran's ability to produce nuclear fuel now however rouhani says iran could resume enriching a

stability in the persian gulf drawn hits back at donald trump after a weekend of talks on twitter tehran says it doesn't want a military conflict but tensions are rising as pashtun build up its presence in the region. also on the program austria's political crisis deepens as ministers from the far right freedom party quit their government posts that's after translators abbas gen cortes sacked is interior minister in the wake of a corruption scandal. i'm calling asman in berlin welcome to the program iran is appealing to the united nations to help ease tensions in the persian gulf region that's after a weekend of talks when donald trump threatened and 12 in a tweet to quote and iran tehran has since responded with a warning of its own but says it's not looking for a war relations between the 2 countries have worsened over the past year after washington pulled out of the 2015 deal aimed at curbing iran's nuclear program. iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif didn't mince words in his response to trump's threats. donald trump hopes to achieve what i like sander the great genghis khan

this could strengthen hardliners in tehran. could further sanctions force iran to its knees. shine archaean what are you hearing from friends and relatives in tehran in iran about the situation there . science or imposing off those u.s. your military sanctions. it was the for example as a prize goes high 45 present comparing to previous years some for. approximately 40 per cent. we don't we do not resort not have because iran has expert 40 years' experience and invite. things sanctions yes the sanctions hurt iran but it will not bring iran to the knees it won redirecting the what will come 20. 2020 in the next us presidential election there's basically 2 definitions of bringing iran to its knees one is whether prolonged hardship would possibly cause the population to rise up promote a resistance against the regime and the other one is whether it would essentially force the regime to make concessions you're saying neither because if you also look at soros or so university of maryland you see since the sanctions. people in iran. the people in iran do not like more to have negot

forcing european leaders to maneuver between tehran and washington to save the historic twenty fifth. your company. pm here in the ninth of may a special day in russia marking the seventy fourth. many on the end of world war two known here as the great patriotic war the conflict on the eastern front which lasted just under four years was a bundle of attrition. twenty five million things. what not so long ago was a local grass roots tradition in a siberian city is known a friend held all across russia far beyond the mortal regiment march sees people walk holding portraits of their relatives who went through the war to remember their sacrifice almost every family in this salvi union also affected by the great patriotic war from losing loved ones in the fighting to ensuring on the margin a bowl conditions simply to stay alive daniel hawkins spoke to me earlier from the cronkite near the end where people were just making their way right through that day. those who say that this victory parade is just saber rattling displays of baluchi marked intimidation they need to be here and come in h

thursday iran says its nuclear deal al to make some full swing european leaders to maneuver between tehran and washington to save the historic twenty fifteen it means. it's ten o'clock here in moscow and you're watching international live from a studio with me in india today where all of all big stories of the day but first we start with all special victory day coverage you can see behind me fire was going off very well welcome to the program big day it is drawing to a close as you can see and at least here in the russian capital the capital and now that the nightfall of the come rain come on ration with wild world displays in dozens of cities nationwide in moscow there's no shortage of. he says to round off friends with fireworks being set off from as many as sixteen different locations across the capital it marks the culmination of a day of high emotion and national pride so the iconic military parade on red square and around seven hundred thousand people in tribute to last wartime loved ones known as the mortal regiment and we hope you've been able to share with us besides the stories a

thursday wrong sat silent its nuclear deal ultimatum forcing your opinion leaders to maneuver between tehran and washington to say the historic twenty fifteen agreement. it's one o'clock am and you're watching all to international line from our studio with me. we have all all big stories of the day but first we start with our special coverage a very warm welcome to the program but today has drawn to a close at least in the russian capital the culmination of a day of high emotion and national pride i want to splays the skies in dozens of cities nationwide earlier than the traditional imortal regiment launches so more than ten million turnouts carrying traits of relatives who endured the great patriotic war more than seven hundred thousand turned out in moscow alone to remember the sacrifices made almost a. every farmer in a safe less affected by the conflict from anything reforms in the fine tuned to suffering in my trip or conditions just to stay alive or correspondence downhole can from really trying to join the crowds marching in moscow. nothing unites this country more then the immortal r

in tehran and washington. i want tuesday u.s. secretary of state my pump ale made an unannounced trip to neighboring iraq where he accused iran of planning imminent attacks the u.s. is also supplying an aircraft carrier group to the region citing alleged new threats from tehran. well let's go now to tel aviv where we are trying find middle east analyst mayor job at on far what could all of this mean now for the deal. the six means that the iranians of taken a decision to retaliate against president trump's decision to walk out of the long . run here and saw that they were not getting any benefits from staying in the deal . because of president trump you know he made it difficult for you here countries to do business with iran and. iranians are buying this place tremendous pressure on the government of president rouhani sure some retaliation because they believe that you know be passive about this is not going to increase iran's leverage of course the iranians also take no risk because by undertaking some of these actions especial

and iran are escalating signals coming out of washington and tehran indicate things won't to cool down anytime soon. and we're very glad to have shine archaean on the program he is a political analyst and an iranian and shia affairs and he's editor in chief of iran under is a german language magazine specialized in reporting on iran he says europe shouldn't see iran only as a threat rather it county when tehran has a partner and it's a pleasure to introduce rick novak he's a berlin based correspondent for the washington post who covers international politics and he says both sides know that a u.s. iranian war could become more catastrophic even than the iraq war president trump could have few firm allies at home for such a confrontation. so i'd like to start out by trying to figure out if these drumbeats of war that we're hearing are in fact leading to that or whether they're simply scare tactics on both sides and for that purpose i'd like us to listen to some sound from both parties. what they should be doing is calling me up sitting down we can make a deal a fair deal we just don't w

, nbc's tehran bureau chief ali arussi. ali, has tehran said anything about why it's load missiles on to boats? >> good morning, ali. good morning, they're working in the shadows and very good at moving around covertly. they've been moving around this region, delivering them to their proxies for years how. the fact that satellite images have picked up pictures of missiles being loaded on to boats is probably no accident. iran may want america to see those missiles. iran is sending a message saying if you want to fight we're ready. it would be naive to think while i iran is under such pressure with b-52s in the region and talks of war and regime change that iran would not be eventualities. it's not to say they want a war, but they're sending a message out saying they are ready. and it seems doubtful that iran would want to strike u.s. assets in this current climate. there would be very little upside for the iranians if they were to do that. >> is there any hope for window that president trump will get iran back to the negoti

thursday in a wrong nuclear deal ultimatum full swing you are paying leaders to maneuver between tehran and washington to save the historic twenty fifteen agreement. it's eight o'clock here in moscow and you're watching all to international live studio with me. we have all of our big stories of the day but first we start with our special coverage very warm welcome to the program. what not so long ago was a local grass roots tradition in a siberian city is now of the three day event held across russia and far beyond the immortal regiment sees people holding portraits of their relatives who went through the war this year a reported seven hundred thousand turned out in moscow to remember the sacrifices made almost every family in the soviet union was affected by the great patriotic war from losing loved ones in the fighting. in curing an unmentionable conditions just to stay alive a correspondence on whole can from the time trying to trying to mock you in moscow . nothing unites this country more then the immortal regiment march those who say that this victory parade is just saber rattling

but let's stay with this we're joined from tehran by mohammad marandi he's a professor at tehran university thank you so much for speaking to us here on al-jazeera. we've been hearing these developments in iran withdrawing from some commitments under this nuclear deal does this kill the iranian nuclear deal is it dead. i don't think the iranians consider it to be dead although for practical purposes it has been dead for quite a while even under obama the united states refrained from really implementing the deal but under trump. the americans become very extremist and ultimately they have ripped up the agreement of the europeans despite promises and nice words but they have been effectively abiding by the dictates of trump so the iranians are saying that we cannot continue like this we've been waiting for a year since the americans have exited the dream and. we have been waiting to see what the europeans will do and now that we see they're doing nothing nothing we have to take some steps remember the iranians have made major sacrifices in signing up to the nuclear deal there were years of ne

sanctions has a report from tehran. exactly one year after the united states pulled out of the twenty fifty nuclear deal iran says it will suspend some of its commitments under the landmark agreement after the us introduced new sanctions earlier this week designed to target the framework of the deal itself effectively forcing iran's hand president hassan rouhani lead world powers know his country will not abide by a stockpile limits on enriched uranium and heavy water he said iran could also resume the production of uranium enriched to a higher level than it currently manufactures and rebuild a heavy water reactor without the oversight of its partners in the nuclear deal in rose more namely call him as the united states wanted to pull out of the j c p a way to make iran withdraw the day after so they could refer the case to the un security council in order to redouble pressure on iran however iran did not fall into this trap and did not play in the united states course our friends including the european countries asked

the next two months we have two correspondents following the story we'll get latest reaction from tehran in a moment but first over to paris where natasha butler is standing by and the european union is clearly trying to draw its own line on this nuclear issue natasha . that's right the european union putting out a statement earlier trying to set its own boundaries its own limitations even by saying that it rejected pressure from iran it rejected ultimatums from iran and what they were referring to is the fact that on wednesday tehran said that european powers had sixty days to come up with some sort of plan that would help shield iran's economy from u.s. sanctions now clearly that has frustrated the european union they're saying we won't be dictated to if you like because what leaders have said all along is that they've been trying very hard to try and maintain and save this deal they also in this statement criticize united states for pulling out of the deal the first place a year ago and imposing further sanctions on wednesday is also interesting that the french defense minister said t

pulled out and could see tehran enriching uranium again soon. also coming up, polls have closed in a pivotal election for south africa. the ruling african national congress looks set to extend its 25 years in power, but voters are angry over rampant corruption and spiraling inequality. and a big day for britain's newest royal. meeting the preress, and has grt grandmother, the queen. but what have harry and meghan decided to name their little boy? the answer, coming up. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. iran says it will stop complying with parts of a landmark nuclear deal struck with world powers back in 2015. president hassan rouhani made the announcement today, exactly one year after the united states threw the agreement into jeopardy by unilaterally withdrawing from it. the deal was designed to limit iran's ability to produce nuclear fuel. now, rouhani says iran could resume enriching and stockpiling uranium soon. reporter: patience has run out. president hassan rouhani says he