has made his first speech since widespread protests began in the islamic republic rouhani said that government bodies must provide space for criticism but also warned protesters that violence is unacceptable or protesters have been demonstrating against economic hardship and alleged corruption. israel's governing likud party has passed a draft resolution urging the party's leaders to establish israeli sovereignty and formally and next parts of the occupied west bank the vote wasn't binding out carry . political weight within the parties rights way. at least seven people have the pleasure to have been killed by security forces the protests in the democratic republic of congo demonstrations in the capital kinshasa have been calling on president joseph kabila to step down they're angry over his refusal to leave when his term ended a year ago. now there's increased security in major cities around the world for new year's eve celebrations in the turkish city of istanbul several street parties have been canceled a year on from an attack on my club which left thirty nine people dead center

iranian president hassan rouhani sends the u.s. president a warning. >> translator: exiting such an agreement would carry a high cost for the united states of america. >> and the highest-level north korean defector in 20 years gives us a rare glimpse into kim jong-un's regime. >> kim jong-un is determined to reach the goal of a nuclear status, as well as icbm tipped with nuclear warheads. ♪ >> "amanpour on pbs" was made possible by the generous support of rosalind p. walter. >> good evening, everyone, and welcome to the program. i'm christiane amanpour in london. 2017 started with a bang. donald trump officially took power after his shock election to president in the united states. the new u.s. leader was now the one setting american policy and the one to answer the urgent question of what to do about global nuclear threats. on north korea, president trump threw away the diplomatic handbook when he called kim jong-un "rocket man" and threatened pyongyang with "fire and fury." and on iran, he made good on his distaste for the nucl

as much as the president rouhani or borisjohnson‘s counterpart may want to help it boils down to hardliners who controls the judiciary. what do you make of the fact borisjohnson will meet with the president tomorrow? well, the president is not handling her case, so as much as the president may be able to pressure the head of thejudiciary, it's very good. but at the end of the day really it's up to the judiciary whether they want to go along with the government and release her or not. the due process is that after five years, which is the sentence that she has received, if you serve a third of that sentence, then you are eligable for par role. next month will be that, we approach that dead dlien. —— deadline, so that's good news. her husband is being cautiously opt miscontinuing you could say. even though he is not expect willing her to come home on the plane with borisjohnson, he is crossing his fingers she may be back for christmas, is that a realistic time scale if the judiciary decide to release her? it is, like i said, next month will be approaching the third of the sentence she's a

now rouhani appears to have the right policies in there is what is the attitude of his government that really riles up the people this is a very elitist government they are bureaucratic elites that technocratic elites they they are very distant from the grievances of ordinary people and frankly some of the attitudes for example some of the leading ministers and parliamentarians some of the things that have said recently has come up and social media for instance one m.p. was recently complaining about his low salary and saying that when he was a university professor used to get almost double and hardly did any work for it is really royals are ordinary people who are struggling right now from the economic point of view so is the attitude of government ministers if issues and parliamentarians that's the real problem here not necessarily the policies that rouhani has put in place in order to turn the economy around isn't just the attitude of the government ministers what about the unelected elite who are also part of the government and that are often accused of standing in the way of refor

mrjohnson met the iranian president, hassan rouhani earlier today where it's believed he pressed for her release. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. borisjohnson spent nearly an hour with iran's president. that access itself seen as a good sign as improving relations. the foreign office says both sides spoke forthrightly about obstacles in the relationship and the need to make progress. borisjohnson raised the case of dual nationals in iranian prisons, including nazanin zaghari—ratcliff. the foreign secretary met some of her family in tehran. in london, her husband richard is much happier, showing me pictures of his iranian family, and delighted by the fact she didn't have to face a possible court appearance. he told me about the family meeting with borisjohnson. the foreign secretary also met with nazanin's father and had a long chat with him, talked and said, i have raised her case with everyone i have met. i'll keep worrying and battling for her. don't worry, we will do what we can. they came away pretty hopeful. if there has been progress, where might it have b

borisjohnson spent nearly an hour with iran‘s president, hassan rouhani, that access itself seen as a good sign as improving relations. the foreign office says both sides spoke forthrightly about obstacles in the relationship and the need to make progress. once again, boris johnson raised the case of dual nationals in iranian prisons, including nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. we now know the foreign secretary last night met some of nazanin‘s family in tehran. in london, her husband richard is much happier today, showing me pictures of his iranian family and delighted by the fact that nazanin didn‘t have to face a possible court appearance today. he told me about the family meeting with borisjohnson. the foreign secretary also met with nazanin‘s father and had a long chat, 45 minutes, with him, talked about it and he said "i have raised her case with everyone i have met. this is important. i will keep worrying and battling for her. don‘t worry, we‘re caring for her and we‘ll do what we can". they came away pretty hopeful. so if there has been progress in these uk—iran talks,

iran's relatively moderate president, hassan rouhani, has promised the benefits of economic growth after an international deal to limit its nuclear activities. but those promises have failed to materialise. britain will be watching developments closely. on a recent visit, the foreign secretary borisjohnson raised the detention of the british woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, held in an iranianjail for more than 600 days. it's become a serious issue between london and tehran. it's too early to say if the regime is under serious threat. these are the biggest protests in iran for almost a decade and the government will greater force if it feels it is losing control. wyre davies, bbc news. a huge fire at an office and restaurant complex in the indian city of mumbai has killed at least 14 people including young women attending a birthday party. the blaze erupted after midnight in the popular kamala mills compound, and engulfed the building injust half an hour. the new york fire department says the blaze that killed 12 people, including four children, in the bronx area of the city appears to

what are we hearing about what president rouhani might have to say? we have the draft of the speech that has been published, he says iranians have a right to protest, but not to resort to violence or destruction. he says that iran faces many problems that date back to previous yea rs, problems that date back to previous years, this is a reference to years of international sanctions, because of international sanctions, because of iran's nuclear programme. he also adds that he expects the government and the people to roll up their sleeves and work together to resolve these issues. but these words are unlikely, in my view, to calm the situation in iran. we have seen protests all over the country for the last four days, and they are still going on, we are getting reports of more of them coming in. and it's unlikely to satisfy many of those demonstrators who have been calling for the overthrow of this government and the overthrow of the whole clerical regime. kasra naji, thank you very much for now, thank you. at least 36 people have been killed in a head�

foreign secretary boris johnson is due to meet iran's president has said rouhani on sunday to push for the release of a british charity worker johnson held talks with foreign minister mohammed javid zarif on saturday now the names are gary ratliff is serving a five year sentence for spying but she denies and i knew old the hinge a girl has told al jazeera how she survived after being shot three times by myanmar soldiers and she to store is not an isolated one the military is accused of deliberately targeting children and scaping a crackdown in iraq and state child stepford reports to thank carly refugee camp net cox is bizarre. but his grandmother called hold back the tears. it's a miracle the nine year old girl is a lawyer. she to says she was shot three times by myanmar army soldiers as she fled her village of torm bazaar three and four months ago. the bullets went through her right leg her left arm and her right armpit myanmar soldiers shot her mother and father dead. abdul majeed says as he too was trying to escape in a boat with a young boy when the army opened fire at them you kn

iran's president hassan rouhani says that his country is ready to restore ties with saudi arabia if it stops bombing yemen and cuts ties with israel he made the comments during a speech to parliament on sunday to iran and riyadh sever diplomatic relations in january last year after a radian protesters attacked a saudi diplomatic mission demonstrators were angry over the killing of a prominent shia cleric tensions spiked again last month after the iranian backed in yemen fired a missile towards riyadh. we want two things from saudi arabia stopping their own friendship. and stopping inhuman but most of human we have no other problems. let's go to establish ties and have good relations they should be the ones who started the u.k.'s foreign minister boris johnson has left iran without clarity on the fate of a jailed british iranian aid worker johnson held talks with iran's president hassan rouhani after being accused of seriously harming the case of not only in the gallery ratcliffe by saying that she was training journalists she's been in prison for nearly two years charged with seeking t

foreign secretary is pushing iran to free a british iranian woman boris johnson met president hassan rouhani on the second day of talks in tehran hoping to secure the release of. cliff but he's been accused of seriously harming her case by saying she was training journalists iranian leaders said that said that was proof she was a government threat. donald trump received a lukewarm welcome when he attended the opening of a civil rights museum in mississippi some black leaders boycotted the event if there were limits on the reports from jackson. they gathered to pay tribute to the long struggle for racial equality in america it was a grand opening of a new nineteen million dollars civil rights museum that traces the history of black americans who led that fight but when donald trump said he would attend some african-americans boycotted including congressman and prominent civil rights leader john lewis the national association for the advancement for colored people or and. the most storied civil rights organization in america had asked trump not to come. to allow individuals to stay this wonder

foreign secretary is pushing iran to free a british iranian woman boris johnson met president hassan rouhani on a second day of his talks and to iran he hopes to secure the release of nazneen is like ari radcliffe but he's been accused of seriously harming her case by saying she was training journalists iranian leaders said that was proof that she was a threat to the iranian government those are your headlines here on al-jazeera the listening post is up next. on counting the calls the gulf cooperation council although there's not much cooperation these days with all the other reasons being affected by a pool is an economic relations also the shocking numbers on the plastic economy and o.-m. g. twenty five years since the world's first text counting the constant this time on al-jazeera. on the president's. speech will. mean yes. i mean if you look at. this point. it was. a lower richard just britain europe the listening post here are some of the media developments we're tracking this week the yemen story is back where it belongs in the headlines it took the assassination of the former preside

and the iranian president hassan rouhani they called on muslim nations to unite to defend the rights of palestinians honey dean is it called mother. or when you reach rock bottom of the only way you can go is. stickler ation might be what the palestinian cause needed to come back into the limelight i see hope in the future. in a sign of cracks in the unity of the muslim world so did it be an egypt were presented a junior level and took a box it in the proceedings in common seem to be aimed at soda iranian president hassan rouhani said the only reason to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel was because some in the region was seeking to establish ties to israel donald trump some also going through last week prompted a massive all courting off in the muslim world tens of thousands of people flocked to the streets to denounce israel and express their solidarity with the palestinians muslim leaders today hear how the opportunity to do the same but everything from here on in depends on how the agreement they reach here gets implemented mohammed at the wall just stumbled. u.k. prime

the foreign secretary borisjohnson, is due to meet the iranian president hassan rouhani this morning on the second day of his visit to the country. he'll continue to press for the release of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian aid—worker who's been held prisoner in the country since april 2016. she denies charges of trying to overthrow the iranian government. but she faces the possibility of a further court appearance today after mrjohnson appeared last month to contradict her claim she was on holiday in iran at the time of her arrest. i am sure it will make a difference. i'm sure him being there, him raising her case, him raising her case in the context of lots of other stuff, can only help improve relations. and improved relations can only lead to a better results for us. but i'm not expecting that on monday morning she comes back on the plane. our security correspondent, frank gardner, is in bahrain and has been following developments. frank, it looks like the foreign secretary will meet with the president. is that significant, looks like a hint of progress to hav

under clerics i had a message hopefully we'll be speaking to you again when we hear from president rouhani but thanks very much for now as a man. ever factions in syria have announced they're forming a united front to stop the asad government's advantage of position fighters are fast losing ground in syria and the government one moment of their strongholds is relentless at least nineteen people six of them children are reported to have been killed in the latest strikes on rebel held parts of damascus assam a bench of eight reports. after almost seven years of war in syria a routine sound in a civil damascus. city for what is strikes have continued in the rebel controlled suburb of ghouta close to four hundred thousand besieged syrians here have been bombed for years. as a dash to search for survivors debris scarcely removed before movement is fluttered under the rubble but they are. really hungry and disoriented and scared children stumbled through the mangled metal and wreckage and kids make up the highest number of the dead and injured in syria's war anybody around the world. besides she

you should never be elected government, the elected government, led by hassan rouhani. and then you have the uranium revolutionary guard which is by far the most powerful of the influences. —— iranian revolutionary guard. but there is also the revolutionary court, the tehran revolutionary court, which has control of mrs currie ratcliffe's fate. and the head of that court —— mrs zaghari—ratcliffe's fate, the head of that court has said that western media outlets have published for support. he said that no court hearing was held today and stressed that she could yet face another trial if the evidence of previous crimes is discovered. wheels and others at the same time as mr johnson has been in iran trying to lobby the government and persuaded to release her and recognise that she was not engaged in any activity designed to bring down the iranians regime, her parents, particularly her mother and daughter, who has had to grow up away from both of her pa rents, to grow up away from both of her parents, her father back here to grow up away from both of her parents,

you know rouhani is last election when was fairly emphatic but he is embattled by his domestic opponents do any of these protests put him and his status under threat. well you know ron is faced criticism from the conservatives on the hardliners specifically over these precise economic questions so it creates an interesting dynamic the hardliners want to hit right on the on the economic question at the same time they don't want those protests do exactly will it after the last couple of days which is spiral out into protests against the regime as a whole so trying to balance those two things is quite difficult in the end this might actually end up helping iraq because it will show that it's hard my conservative opponents that they can't get into art because they risk. encouraging protests the put the entire regime risks and i think this might end up favoring moderate lenient pot that said everything is very unpredictable at the moment no once all these protests coming and we don't know that they might not continue at the moment things look relatively under control today it's iraq first ver

has one protest as a crackdown if they continued but the first public comments from president has on rouhani appear to be conciliatory he says protesting is the right of the people but it should not only to violent speech a shop reports. this video of protest posted on social media has been blocked by the rain and government the ban follows a nationwide demonstration since thursday government ministers said the video encourage more people to join the rallies college in result we all saw how they misuse cyberspace and promoted violence trained systematic riots toward weapons and explosives crafting simulated protesters to fight the police and encourage the burning of houses and stores these people are surely not part of our people iran's state television has reported that some social media sites and messaging apps have been blocked to maintain what it termed peace and from the government warnings that iran's revolutionary guards corps was prepared to deploy what was described as an iron fist if the demonstrations continued their commander said the protests have degenerated into people chantin

the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is due to meet the iranian president, hassan rouhani, on the second day of his talks in tehran. he'll again push for the release of the jailed british mother, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, but she could appear in court later today on new charges. getting a degree in just two years. the government aims to encourage more students in england to sign up for shorter courses. we'll hear why. and in sport, more than just bragging rights at stake — today's manchester derby at old trafford is the biggest game in the premier league so far this season. good morning. first, our main story. heavy snow is hitting the uk. the met office has issued an amber weather warning for up to 10 centimetres of snow at low levels, with up to 20 centimetres on higher ground. falling over the stage! are you 0k? flights have been temporally suspended at birmingham airport while they clear the runway. simon clemison reports. we do not have that yet. it is all going wrong! we can speak now to our news correspondent, matthew richards, who is in north wales for us this morning. it lo

start in mashhad where is the stronghold of raw you see who was rouhani its rival in the presidential elections and one of the more hardline. clerics there are a lot more horder i think it started out that way but because of the level of rainier's frankly for tea frustration with the model to trudeau of problems and the fact that every time they have a hope that a reformist president is going to be able to do something the radicals prevented i think that they're in it really went beyond what they're perhaps initially organize there as they had had in mind it's really tapped into a lot of their frustrations back iranian people have been feeling now for some time what's very interesting about the demonstrations is that out of many of them we have seen anger towards president rouhani but also to wards not only the ayatollah but generally at the clerics how significant do you think this is. well i think it's very significant i think that. look forward now at least. since the early one nine hundred ninety s. iranians have been wanting reform and they have been very patient and i think that

hassan rouhani appears on television, to say people have the right to protest — but that his country's problems stem from international sanctions. firefighters tackle a huge blaze at liverpool arena — the fire broke out in the multi—storey car park. divers recover the bodies of six people — four believed to be british — who died when a sightseeing plane crashed in australia. manchester city's 18 game—winning run in the premier league comes to an end. and new year's celebrations get underway around the globe,

well actually we were surprised to see president rouhani speaking because he wasn't listed on the order of things here on the program here at the summit of course they have gone into a private discussion they are not going to be more speeches what we are going to wait for is the final communique which is going to be released according to the organizers about thirteen g. in about. less than a couple of hours and from that we would know whether they all had fruitful discussions on within the islamic world they now come on response but as present i don't say it is not just empty words that he needs he say yes any blocking any of these come on. response that he seeking has to be back with action. all right that's a picture of some bold muhammad let's speak to the habit he joins us from ramallah in the occupied west bank and this is a thing holder isn't it we have this common response from the islamic world but what happens next. well i think that's also the point of view of people here. who ever used to talk to were. tired and fatigued with statements and meetings and summits and coleman an

and took a box it in the proceedings in common seemed to be aimed at soda iranian president hassan rouhani said the only reason tom dedrick was generous in the most the capital of israel was because some in the region was seeking to establish ties to israel donald trump some most wanted last week prompted a must of all pouring off in the muslim world pencil fall those people flock to those roots to israel and express their solidarity with the palestinians muslim leaders today here humble opportunity to do the same but everything from here on in depends on how the agreement they reach here gets implemented mohammed at the wall does it or stumble. in washington the state department responded to the oh i see declaration by insisting that it will continue to work as mediator in the israeli palestinian conflict as you all well know the president is committed to this peace process as committed as he has ever been and that has not changed that type of rhetoric that we heard has prevented peace in the past and it's not necessarily surprising to us that those types of things would be said we remain

is high it's forty percent president has an rouhani has been as able as been able to manage d. and the stubble is the economy. especially after the agreement a nuclear agreement two thousand and fifteen but is still there is a lot of herodotos the primary sanctions imposed by the u.s. did in place iran has a lot of trouble accessing the world market especially european banks that it desperately needs to do business with so the economy is in a difficult situation i mean one of the problems was the economy but also there were political slogans. in support of the political prisoners there are a number of them in jail opposition leaders of the two thousand and nine porters are still under house arrest near assignments i mean and many terribly so it's not only a bad economy but too early to say what's initiated really. how have authorities responded this time around well. well again you know it's just two days after the protest so we don't know the full picture but compared to two thousand and nine it's less heavy handed in two thousand and nine you have to remember people were even

chanted in mass have as i mentioned earlier it was mainly focused on the economy the president has some rouhani has been able to establish the economy but no sanctions are still sanctions in place and the nuclear related sanctions have been lifted but there are primary sanctions imposed by the us still in place that is helping to rein in the economy iran has a lot of problems accessing the european banks for example the tier one banks for example so in an inflation especially for inflation is high and poignant for the us is particularly high at forty percent so there's a lot of know disquiet about the state of the economy but there are also political just you know slogans a rare chance in support of the political prisoners in jail for example you know nine years after two thousand and nine there are still people in jail opposition leaders are still under house arrest near us and medicare will be so i think there is disquiet about the political atmosphere in the country as well as the economy ok now as you have said iran crackdown on protesters in two thousand and nine how have response have aut

course these are difficult times for the iranian far this is a big challenge for damn for the president rouhani was imperent iran as the president is the biggest challenge to the iranian leadership since two thousand and nine from the chance the chant of last night that they were deaf to harm an aide supreme leader such chance such an act of resistance is quite rare inside iran the rogue images of our chalabi harmony was for example taken down from the streets of tehran not a city at least so these are interesting times that was the update there from the arranger in the state thank you for that. in syria dramatic footage has emerged purporting to show the immediate aftermath of an airstrike on a building the attack targeted harassed by northeastern suburb of damascus the u.n. estimates four hundred thousand civilians have been under siege by assad regime forces in the area some of the pictures in this are porous are of a graphic nature. yes and. squeezing dion into a tiny gap anita collapsed building. smith into. a child's cries a heard faintly through the rubble. that. only a small hand reache

course these are difficult times for iran in the parties is a big challenge for damn for the president rouhani was in parent iran as the president says the biggest challenge to the iranian leadership since two thousand and nine from the chance the rare chance of last night but there were deaf to hominids supreme leader sauced chance so active resistance is quite rare inside iran the group images us are harmony was for example taken down from the street so to run not a city at least so these are interesting times. that was the update there from the area during the sede thank you for that. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. liberian president elect george weah has promised to tackle corruption in the country in his first speech since winning the election he also declared late beria was open for investment we as the three marks the first democratic transfer of power in the country in over seventy years. catalonia is former leader pushed a month has urged spain to accept the results of this month's regional election probably independence party age past a majority but it

to suppose a real threat to either rouhani the president or even to come in a he the supreme leader. i mean iran showed in two thousand and nine that it was able to crush although very buddleia you know largely. the protest and the rare people who were killed in two thousand and nine most famous the. girl who became the symbol of the protests then this you know it is time it is too soon to say how heavy handed they hand over the. stations we have to wait and see how to going to handle it really. arrived cycle gone in london thanks so much for joining us with your insights thank you. well egypt's coptic christians are mourning after another attack by suspected islamic extremists authorities say eight worshippers and a police officer were killed in a gun fights when an attacker attempted to break through security outside a church in a cairo suburb the so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility in the past year and has killed dozens of christians in turkey bombings and in suitings. i at least eight coptic christians were killed in friday's gun had. a joint funeral was held i was

some of the chants are about the supreme leader can we say that this is now opposing potentially the rouhani government even the supreme leader. i mean it is challenging the whole regime it's not me it's challenging the brawny administration because he's is the head of the government but the person with the autumn of power in iran of course is a supreme leader is been there since one thousand eight hundred eighteen out of the job for twenty seven years twenty eight years and really his authority has been challenge in such a scale two thousand and nine was big and this is again big and you know you have to realize that criticizing the supreme leader in iran is a taboo you know he's everybody refers to him with a big title diaz so to see the videos saw the results of night for example protesters and some of the citizen including to iran taking down the image of the ayatollah from the big banners in the streets that's unprecedented so that shows that you know the protests are you know moving from what was about a financial great realises. sorest to something political iranian journalist side ka

one good sign — iran's foreign minister confirmed borisjohnson should be able to meet president rouhani tomorrow. yeah, he's reciprocating your hospitality. something that is not automatic on a visit like this. the talks went on for two hours. positives and negatives in relations were fully aired. we shouldn't expect immediate consequences but iran is in no doubt about british efforts to get nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe home. singing christmas carols this evening in london, richard ratcliffe and supporters have been gently keeping up the pressure to have the family reunited. he says he was not able to sleep last night and may not find rest tonight either, before the talking in tehran resumes in the morning. james robbins, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. arab foreign ministers meeting in cairo have urged the united states to abandon its decision to recognisejerusalem as israel's capital. in a statement, the arab league said donald trump's announcement would increase violence throughout the region. police in sweden have responded to reports of an a

course these are difficult times for the iranian fire this is a big challenge for damn for the president rouhani was imperent iran as the president is the biggest challenge to the iranian leadership since two thousand and nine from the chance the rare chance at last night that they were deaf to hominids supreme leader such chance such an act of resistance is quite rare inside iran the group images us are actually a harmony was for example taken down from the streets of tehran not a city at least so these are interesting times that was the update there from the arranger in the states can money take on thank you for that. now the central japanese town of takayama is known for its unique ritual that sets the new year off with a bracing start guided by a shinto priest these brave men and women are taking part in a purification ceremony only. picturing themselves as rubles ready to set on that journey into the new year begins as they did into things in cold river and a prayer for glass house. and just a reminder of the top story that we're following for you new zealand has become one of the first cou

iran's relatively moderate president hassan rouhani has promised the benefits of economic growth after an international deal to limit its nuclear activities, but those promises have so far failed to materialise. britain will be watching developments closely. on a recent visit, the foreign secretary borisjohnson raised the detention of the british woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, held in an iranianjailfor more than 600 days. it's become a serious issue between london and tehran. it's too early to say if the regime is under serious threat. these are the biggest protests in iran for almost a decade and the government will use greater force if it feels it's losing control. police say a woman found murdered in north london had been stabbed and beaten. the body of iuliana tudos — who was 22 and originally from moscow, but had lived in london for some years — was discovered on wednesday in finsbury park. police say she died of a stab wound to the abdomen and a head injury. it's thought she might have been attacked on christmas eve. no arrests have been made and a crime scene remains in

after meeting his opposite number yesterday, the foreign secretary is due to sit down with hassan rouhani later this morning. he'll again push for the release of the jailed british mother nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, but she could appear in court later today on new charges. good morning. it is sunday, december ten. heavy snow and icy conditions are predicted as temperatures plummet across large parts of the uk. up to 20 centimetres of snow are expected in some places. this is the scene in north wales. stav will have the latest for us. good morning. today is certainly one to keep across the weather forecast. disruptive snow in the forecast. it is already selling in some places. i we'll hear why. we'll than why. we'll than just braggingfriahts'i we'll than just bragging-”islets at sta ke. we'll than just bragging-”islets at stake. today's derby in manchester is the biggest game in the premier league so far this season. good morning. first, our main story. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is due to meet the iranian president, hassan rouhani, this morning on the second day of his visi

of so many people over the past few years or imposing new sanctions that limit the resources of the rouhani regime. eric: see if the government of the united states can take some of those actions as the demonstrations continue. we hope they're peaceful but the iranian people are speaking out, and we'll be right back. ♪ pudding... ...pudding... ♪ [sigh] did grandpa win again? what do you think? yes! download the new words with friends 2 today. . arthel: the hollywood box office is getting a much-needed late surge from the newest "star wars" movie after what has been a tough year for the film business. claudia cowan has the story. >> it's alive. reporter: while the year's top movie "beauty and the beast" earned more than half a billion dollars, there was no fairytale ending at hollywood's box office. studio figures for 2017 have revenues down 2.5% from last year to just over $11 billion and attendance projected to slip 4% to 1.25 tickets sold in north america. the lowest level since 1995. >> i rarely go now. reporter: blame it on bad original movies, lack luster sequels and amazon and net

rouhani telling a cabinet meeting broadcast on state television that people have the right to protest but not to cause disorder. take a listen. >> translator: we are a free nation and according to the constitution and the citizen rights the people are free to express their criticism and their protests. they are completely free. at the same time, we should be careful, we should pay attention to the way these criticisms and protests are made. they should be made in a way that can cull minate to reform and betterment of the conditions for the country. yes, when it comes to economic problems and social problems there are problems, of course. >> so the iranian president saying people in iran have the right to protest but not cause disorder. there has been a much blunter message from the military outfit charged with protecting the islamic republic. senior figures say the protesters will face an iron fist if the unrest continues. there is a potential for the violence or violent response to this to get much worse. >> thank you. coming up, their fate was unknown after living through the horror

and secondly, the response from the government, both the administration of president rouhani as well as the nonelected officials, including the supreme leader and the iran revolutionary guard corps. >> you mentioned economic grievances as a core opponent of what at least began the protests in iran. and you're hearing from people particularly in the right in the u.s., saying this has to do directly with the iran nuclear deal a few years back. to what extent is that a valid complaint? you look at a country that's been under sanctions, the promise some would be lifted as a result of that deal. can you draw the line between the two? >> i think economists might be able to. and i think the question really is how systemic are these economic problems? and i think there is an argument to be made in iran for the past several decades has been the subject of very intense western sanctions, so its economy has never been fully realized, not because necessarily of the iranian people and what the iranian government is doing, but because of the kind of pressure that we've been seen leveled by subsequ

protesters have been chanting death to the ayatollah, death to rouhani, the president of iran. if the white house's agenda for this part of the world specifically plays into limiting iran's reach as a regional power, how does the white house capitalize on a moment like this? >> well, it's important actually that they don't do too much. historically when there are revolutions and when there are moments of protests in other countries, u.s. presidents sometimes don't say too much, because then they can make the whole story about themselves rather than about what's taking place. so it's going to be important right now if the president wants to capitalize on this, that he actually restrains himself on twitter and other forms of communication. >> patrick, how do you read the president's phrase on twitter, the world is watching? >> yes, it's a tricky one, boris, because we've just seen at the united nations, you know, president trump, ambassador nikki haley, sort of taking this go it alone approach on, for instance, israel, and moving the embassy to jerusalem. i mean, president trump