u.n. security council for as long as possible iran is an ancient country with centuries of history iranian diplomats are very intelligent people it turns out that every now diplomats are liable to holding a very drawn out arguing to the bitter end and forcing partners to work to their maximum maybe to the utterly impossible in order to learn how a partner will be ready to react of course we face further problems in the context of iran's nuclear dossier in this aspect the iranian partners could be more constructive and react to the i.a.e.a. claims more cooperatively and must comply with all that we agreed the year ago in geneva the group of six hundred reigning representatives are agreeing on three could be considered a breakthrough and have a positive impact even today in order to prevent the adoption of a new u.n. security council resolution we agreed then that it would take a few days to then discuss concrete dates for talks on iran's nuclear reactor problem twelve months on activity has finally started in order to convene any meeting on the issue iranian friends could be slightly more p

u.n. security council for as long as possible despite realizing the need to restart talks over its nuclear program that is the view of russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov who spoke about nuclear issues surrounding toronto an interview for a weekly russian news show. across brazil took a probable because russia simply documented in the presidential decree what is required from russia and all the other states in relation to iran after the adoption of the un security council's new resolutions russia refused to deliver the s. three hundred surface to air missile systems to iran in support of this resolution and russia remains opposed to any unilateral sanctions against tehran resolutions adopted by the un security council a binding but they need to be turned international laws because they are not direct application documents within countries legislation it's a further measures regarding terror and were discussed at this week's ministerial meeting in new york of the un security council's five permanent members plus germany on the iranian nuclear problem yes we in china brought this issue u

u.n. security council says if iran is willing to use force in those ways what would happen if iran acquires nuclear weapons the security council way and the israelis as a man should appoint larry imagine if i can just finish a concern and when that happened then saudi arabia had nothing to do with iran what happened in lebanon has to do with elaborate lebanese sovereignty and what is happening in palestine is that the zionist regime which is a racist an apartheid of the western is going to run their own superior race no the weapons come from the united states when gaza is bombed and thousands of civilians are murdered in the gaza war they come from the united states when when you compare the number of palestinians who've been killed to the number of israelis have been killed. here around the world we have to jump in here to after a short break we'll continue our discussion on the round today with our. anything. you want to. claim has been to the arming the screen. where the first russian fleet was built. resources. where the biggest russian salmon can be are processing factories located . w

u.n. security council says if iran is willing to use force in those ways what would happen if iran acquires nuclear weapons security council way in the rooms where there's an amount to the point where even action and i can just finish a concern when that and then saudi arabia had nothing to do with iran what happened in lebanon has to do with elaborate lebanese sovereignty and what is happening in palestine is that the zionist regime which is a racist an apartheid i don't want to listen to monster and superior race no the weapons come from the united states when gaza is bombed and thousands of civilians are murdered in the gaza war they come from the united states when when you compare the number of palestinians who've been killed to the number of israelis have been killed. here around the world we have to jump in here with after a short break we'll continue our discussion on iran stay with our. if you. want. to know as you know. we've got the. when the new season. when it's something really crucial when you want to get down to. special coverage. from the. discussion expert opinions on the

u.n. security council now the foreign minister's comments follow the displays at the u.n. general assembly over the iranian president's speech now that he and john mahmoud ahmadinejad's suggestion that the u.s. could have been behind nine eleven attacks artie's an associate york enough was in new york explains well the u.s. mainstream media has largely been focusing on barack obama building him up as the host the united states running the show. it's still been mahmoud ahmadinejad really stealing the spotlight being the main leader of the world headlines throughout these last couple of days addressing the united nations general assembly debate in his speech he said that he believes that americans were behind the events of september eleventh and he actually said that he believes that most of the world knows this and this is something that got the u.s. delegation outraged they left the assembly hall and surprisingly it took a little while for barack obama to react to these comments when he did a deal later he said that they're hateful many were thinking that maybe the iranian

u.n. security council chancellor. this practice contradicts the effects of the millennium development goals and has to be stored. now foreign minister sergei lavrov did not mention countries names but of course we know that the united states was pushing nations to impose unilateral economic sanctions against iran even after the united nations security council had imposed a fourth round of sanctions against the country there have been a number of protests taking place in new york city the biggest one of them we're expecting will take place on thursday when mahmoud ahmadinejad addresses the one general assembly and many more speeches and events are taking place throughout the week among them a meeting of the five permanent members of the security council plus germany on iran and of course we will keep our viewers posted on all the latest details. and now to some other international news this hour at least ten people killed in an explosion in the town of mob out in northwestern iran about twenty others were injured it oc

u.n. security council worry about iran when it hasn't attacked anyone in my point is that iran has attacked via hamas via hezbollah via terrorist attacks at khobar towers and elsewhere and so that is why the international community especially u.n. security council says if iran is willing to use force in those ways what would happen if iran acquires nuclear weapons curious gallantly away in the rooms where there's a man should appoint lariam action and i can just finish a concern that and then saudi arabia had nothing to do with iran what happened in lebanon has to do with elaborate lebanese sovereignty and what is happening in palestine is that the zionist regime which is a racist an apartheid by the actions going to run their own superior race no the weapons come from the united states when gaza is bombed and thousands of civilians are murdered in the gaza war they come from the united states when when you compare the number of palestinians who've been killed to the number of israelis have been killed all right gentlemen i'm going to jump in here around the world we have to jump in here be

u.n. security council demands for as long as possible and he gave his use to wicklow rushing is shot. across the sea and the russians simply documented in the presidential decree what is required from russia and all the other states in relation to iran after the adoption of the un security council's new resolution russia refused to deliver the s. three hundred surface to air missile systems to iran in support of this resolution and russia remains opposed to any unilateral sanctions against iran resolutions adopted by the un security council a binding but they need to be turned into national laws because they are not direct application documents within countries legislation. further measures regarding terror and were discussed at this week's ministerial meeting in new york of the un security council's five permanent members plus germany on the iranian nuclear problem we in china brought this issue up once again if we work jointly and if our western partners continue to say that it's necessary to maintain a consolidated position on iran we need to decide whether we can have a consolidat

u.n. security council for as as long. possible despite realizing the need to restart talks over its nuclear program that's the view of russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov who says it's traditional for terror ron to adopt this attitude towards diplomatic relations he also said that talks on iran's uranium enrichment could be restarted in the near future five permanent un members plus germany agreed to work together on the issue of terror was nuclear ambitions almost a year ago but according to a lover of only now is iran showing signs of cooperating with the atomic watchdog he added that russia's decision to supply s three hundred surface to air missile systems to iran was in accordance with the u.n. security council. the foreign minister's comments follow the angry displays of the u.n. general assembly over the rain and president's speech now that hinge on mahmoud ahmadinejad's suggestion that the u.s. could have been behind nine eleven attacks artes and us to see if you know who is in new york explains. well the you

u.n. security council resolution was underestimated . it was underestimated by iran and it was undersfimented by lots of people in the international community. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: today's vote in the u.s. senate means the ban on gays in the military will stand, at least for now. opponents of the ban fell four votes short today in their bid to break a filibuster. >> the vote was about whether to begin debating a military budget bill. it includeded language calling for repeal of don't ask don't tell. but the republican filibuster held and the measure stayed stalled at a vote of 56-43. >> the motion is not agreed to. >> lehrer: 60 votes were needed. it came down to a handful of senators including maine republican susan col

u.n. security council. >> yes. that's fact. >> how do you represent them? >> no, i do not. >> bill: here now is eric shawn. you know, look, i would take the interview too if it was offered to me. i know i'm not going to get anything out of the guy. >> bill, as you do every night, our job here is not to let them off the hook. >> bill: just keep asking questions even though he may never answer a question. >> you may. it's a conversation. when he says you he doesn't apt nuclear bomb. you are violating four u.n. resolutions. >> bill: then he says you are american h. >> right. i represent the american government and u.n. security council too. >> bill: is he as crazy off camera. >> i think he has a mission. he is exactly the same off camera as on camera. >> bill: did you talk to him off camera. >> not because of the language issue. usually you can chitchat beforehand. because of the language difference we nodded and sat respectively. i said mr. president, thank you for talking to fox news. >> bill: does he know what fox news. >> he later said we are backed by the

developing world and from other countries outside of the council now you also heard president ahmadinejad criticize the u.n. criticize the security council in regards to the sanctions against his country and i think we have some of that let's take a listen. it will. have. to have use intimidation and sanctions in response to your logic of the wrong. are in real terms destroy the remaining credibility of the security council and the trust of nations for this. proving once and again how. is the function of the council when. there are of course highly critical of the security council in his country they're dealing with a fourth round of sanctions in regards to their nuclear program which president obama we heard earlier defend ilona there definitely of course every year when there the u.n. general assembly takes place there are a lot of questions as to the effectiveness of the u.n. and perhaps also some of its decisions and you know we're not done yet so we'll keep seeing what else comes out of this week learned thanks so much. well still to come on tonight's show there's a lot of talk about the iranian nuclear threat and imminent w

u.n. security council resolution 1929, we made it clear that international law is not an empty promise. >>ou know, it seems like every year at the u.n. general assembly, we hear the speeches about iran's nuclear ambitions, what do we have to show for an accomplishment? >> not much. you're absolutely right, contessa. now, on the one hand, you know, there is some evidence that the sanctions that president obama, you know, really championed over the last year are having an effect on iran's economy. and, in fact, there are a lot of iranians in the parliament and some prominent clerics who have actually sort of talking about how these sanctions need to be addressed. now, ahmadinejad likes to pretend that everything is fine, iran is as stable as it's ever been. that nothing will deter it from its nuclear ambitions. but it seems increasingly clear that's not the case. and, what you just mentioned, russia's decision not to sell iran some 300 missiles in order to protect itself from the possibility of the military strike by either the united states or israel, that's a huge deal. so, you're right, a

u.n. security council adopted its toughest set yet. the u.s.-european union, australia, japan, south korea and norway followed up with specific measures of their own. the number-one target? hog tie iran's access to the global financial system especially major banks. u.s. treasury undersecretary stewart levy heads the department of terrorism and financial intelligence unit. he's been working for six years on designing and enforcing sanctions that hurt. >> they're having a dramatic impact. i think that the u.n. security council resolution was underestimated. it was underestimated by iran. it was underestimated by lots of people in the international community but there are provisions in the resolution particularly the financial provisions which say things like you can't provide any financial services, meaning banking, insurance, reinsurance, to iran if you have reason to believe that those services could-- and i underscore could-- assist iran's nuclear missile works. the implementation of those provisions of the security council resolution have be

u.n. security council imposed its toughest sanctions yet on the country. but ahmadinejad has downplayed the impact. >> translator: we do take take sanctions seriously, but taking it seriously is different from believing that they are effective. >> reporter: the iranian president is expected to face strong opposition while in the u.s. his arrival sparked one protest near central park sunday, with several more planned throughout the week. as for whether that meeting with ahmadinejad will happen, the mothers say they are still waiting for word. terrell, back to you. >> and hopeful, certainly. tara mergener in washington for us this morning. thank you so much. >>> the ruptured bp oil well in the gulf that led to the worst offshore oil spill in u.s. history has been permanently capped. over the weekend, workers drilled a relief well in the damaged one and filled it with cement. 206 million gallons of oil spilled from the well since the deepwater horizon rig exploded in april killing 11 men. bp has already shelled out $8 billion and set aside another $20 billion

the p5 plus one, an important group, the p5 plus one are the permanent five members of the u.n security council, u.s., britain, france and germany will all be there as will iran. here is more. >> we thought that they were open to that. we certainly had indicated our readiness to meet. i will be meeting with my counterparts of the p5 plus 1 to discuss where matters stand. but as we are speaking right now, i know of no meeting that the iranians have agreed to attend. >> the u.n security council imposed four rounds of sanctions on iran because of the nuclear program which the u.s. and other nations is to believe create nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them. >> what does iran's president have to say about such a meeting? >> well, they always like to talk in diplo-speak, and who knows what they mean at the end of the day? but only din gnaw -- but ahmadinejad would not commit. he said in an interview, quote, we have a plan to discuss things, discuss issues. we have always been ready to discuss issues as long as it is in the legal framework and based on justice and respect. he goes on to say,

u.n. summit in new york nato and russia say they've made real progress towards greater unity the two sides agreed to work together for better security and iran's nuclear program also came under scrutiny with u.n. security council members calling for tehran to return to the negotiating table. more headlines in half an hour but first interview show spotlight talks to the president of iceland to all of our raw. to get his take on the arctic forum currently underway in moscow. it's. grimm's. about the future of the art heads of state. from the northern countries have gathered to discuss the problems. on the show today the president. is here to discuss the arctic the. to join the european union and the other problems faced by his country. the warming climate is melting ice in the arctic and allowing access to areas wants unreachable by vessels these areas could contain billions of tons of oil and gas only countries. claiming the reaches. of them the president. has come to russia to take part in the forum. he's known as an advocate against climate change also iceland was badly hit by the economic crisis two years ago when the banking system collapsed and has left the country debts the president. has criticised the i

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u.n. security council imposed sanctions on iran her own time russia was against aggressive measures and a pure diplomatic solution this year moscow has finally taken a tougher stance on iran and joined the new un sanctions at the same time russia never withdrew from the bush era project the first nuclear power plant in the middle east has been operated by tehran and moscow's joint venture since august several days ago they came another sign of human relations between russia and iran moscow halted deliveries of s three hundred miss out systems to tehran. iran criticised russia's decision accusing moscow for in too much under american influence some experts believe the ban is part of the deal between moscow and washington politically cation of the new start treaty. is the cost of iran's defense minister implied i quote that the decision russia's decision was made under pressure from the third countries and questioned the independence of russian foreign policy and quote this is of this is a very very interesting proposition from from the iranian side. do you think that russia may get somethi

u.n. security council and germany of all for the around another chance to enter negotiations over its controversial nuclear program what sort of breakthrough is not being seen as. well haven't we haven't really seen any breakthroughs come out in terms of over iran as of yet meeting between the five members of the security council plus germany on iraq did take place we know that there was a draft proposal circulating around the united nations today with members of the security council plus germany really hoping to push the process of trying to make iran cooperate with the international community forward and of course we know that the united states wanted in this meeting to assess exactly what kind of impact the existing sanctions that were adopted in june had on iran while logged russia earlier said that mr foreign minister sergei lavrov said he believes that further additional unilaterally economic sanctions against any developing nation is not a very good idea he didn't really name any specific countries but of course the link was drawn between the united states and iran and of course from iran so

u.n. security council sanctions against the country's nuclear program and the extensions suggest that any sale of weapons to limited country including military planes that we have a stance in accordance a missile defense shield now then you shouldn't be moved into on the signs back in two thousand and seven when launches we still fight that has been done but. to the countries now they didn't have visitors but according to bush's people doubt whether this contract to be canceled altogether will depend on iran's actions we're still waiting to see here runs on this decision over the russian authorities but russia has already once was food delivery will best thing hundred missiles to iran last winter and that the decision was not at all welcomes in iran so it is unlikely that it will be welcomed at this time but i shouldn't have done what they did here these. recent be they built together a nuclear plant the first nuclear front in iran in the physical shares so it doesn't look like there's somewhat ration between the two countries and that we're so we still have you are hear from iranian auth

on missile defense global security and conventional arms limits in europe the two came together on the sidelines of the u.n. millennium goals and summit the u.n. security council has also met to discuss iran's nuclear program are. reports. at this meeting between nato and russia here in new york several important areas of cooperation we're touched upon among them is the stepping up the fight against drug trafficking and in afghanistan secondly security in europe and of course last but not least missile defense cooperation between russia and nato in the last couple of days we have been hearing a lot from nato secretary general saying he believes the best idea would be for russia and the north atlantic treaty organization to cooperate to try to come up with some sort of joint project to work in missile defense together the areas that nato and russia still disagree on are georgia moldova as we know of course ties between russia and nato started getting somewhat shaky because of the conflicts between georgia and south essentially a back in two thousand and eight and needles eastward expansion so these issues still remain a box of the nato secretary general giving

u.n. security council over iran's controversial nuclear program had been pathetic.d said in an interview, "these sanctions will definitely mark a new level of progress in our economy. we have turned sanctions around and created opportunities out of this." but secretary of state hillary clinton says the sanctions have and will continue to affect the iranians. >> the information we're getting is that the iranian regime is quite worried about the impact on their banking system, on their economic growth because they've already encountered some tough economic times and this is making it more costly. >> reporter: secretary clinton who says thus far iran has not agreed to attend any meetings on its nuclear program during the u.n. session this week says iran needs to permit full nuclear inspections by the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog group. ahmadinejad said his nation is not blocking those inspections but the iaea said last week some of its inspectors have not been allowed to do their jobs inside iran. >>> france's first couple in new york ahead of a joint summit to end poverty.

u.n. summit in new york where the two sides agreed to work together for better security in europe iran's nuclear program also came under scrutiny with u.n. security council members calling for tehran to return to the negotiating table. as the details. one of the most important events of the day has been the russia nato council meeting where sides agreed that it's important to continue to cooperate in spheres like fighting drug trafficking in afghanistan security in europe and of course missile defense this is a very important moment because in the last couple of days nato secretary general has been saying that it's important for russia and nato to try to find a way to work in missile defense together to try to come up with a joint project no did details of this have yet been worked out but this is something that's been insisted as very important there are of course certain issues that russia and the north atlantic treaty organization continue to disagree on among these issues are georgia and moldova as we know the relationship between nato and russia has gone through some rough patches ever since the georgian the setting in conflict back in the year two

u.n. security council on tough new sanctions against both iran and north korea a transit agreement to support our efforts in afghanistan a new bilateral presidential commission and civil society exchange that are forging closer people to people ties and of course as we were reminded this past summer the spy novel is still have plenty to write about so it's kind of win a win. turning now to some other stories making headlines across the globe a beef b.p. investigation into the gulf of mexico oil spill says the company was to blame along with a number of contractors the report that took about five months to compile pointing to a chain of failures involving various parties in the biggest environmental disaster to hit the u.s. b.p. says it excepts all recommendations in the report and will implement them worldwide a rig explosion in april left eleven workers dead and caused a massive oil leak. in the u.s. a small church in florida says it will burn copies of the koran despite international condemnation over the move the dove world outreach center plans to mark saturday's anniversary of the septem

u.n. security council it's important that nato members called for intensifying cooperation on practical issues on afghanistan the fight against drug trafficking terrorism and missile defense on drug trafficking we're interested in stopping this contagious influx i remind you of our proposal to improve interaction with the collective security treaty organization which is actively dealing with the fight against illegal drug trafficking on afghan borders on missile defense moscow realizes how the agreements between the russian and he west president are linked and how russia and nato plan to work out a joint analysis of missile proliferation risks with regards to future strategy it's necessary to understand the basis of our interaction nato strategic concept is being worked out now the recommendations in it include plenty of ideas which we think reflect modern day realities and needs from the point of view of using nato resources to tackle global problems but at the same time they contain quite ambiguous phrases including nato as ambivalence towards russia on the one hand we are a partner but on t