senior iranian scientist was killed on a highway near tehran. there's not much detail about the number of people involved in the attack, or number of people killed in the incident in the skirmish, but the tack to place some 75 kilometers outside to iran, north east of tehran, near the resort city. that, you know, apparently did it, traffic was quite less day usual in comparison to the other days. and the terrorists apparently caught into the vehicle of the scientists. newsmedia, stayed out there was an explosion, and then there was a gunfire. berridge of gunfire been the security officials and sasan tactic, which is killing on the roll is a similar attack to those attacks that carried out almost a decade ago. there was the result of such assassinations on a rainy and scientists big claim fly over top. iranian scientists, iranian officials have already pointed the finger of blame very much at israel. there has been no comment as he had from israel. prime minister benjamin netanyahu had previously though accused the late scientist of being the dri

well, i think tehran would tehran have to give up a lot in its nuclear program in order to achieve the j. c. peel away and they were studiously they were studiously following the details and they were monitored simply by the international atomic energy agency and they complied 100 percent of what the, what iran wanted to do through the j c.p.o. way was to prevent a pre-emptive attack by israel and the united states that was number one, and number 2, they wanted to get rid of this terrible system of sanctions, which is strangling the country oros and tempting to strangle the country. and so i do think that the iranian government would probably like to go back to that situation if they had the opportunity they must, the nations though are, you know, they're pretty endless when you start digging into it. because as you well know, the situation in the world has changed a lot in these past 5 years. the u.s. has moved closer to israel. you've got europe seemingly moving farther away from, the u.s. or at least having a lot of disagreement. all major players in the original negotiations. can a

the placea right now between washington and tehran? well, the trajectory of u.s. iran relations over the past few years has been quite negative. things have been moving in quite a bad direction between the 2 countries. donald trump has presided over a situation where the usa and iran are moving further apart, and prominent iranians have been killed. back in january, donald trump ordered a drone strike directed against qassam solomonic that resulted in qassam somani death. and that caused outrage throughout the region. he was a leader of the islamic revolutionary guards. he ran military operations against isis ill, to protect christians in syria, and in iraq. and he was designated as a terrorist by the united states. now when he was killed, there were protests throughout the region. there was, there were protests in the arab world in pakistan, and yemen in turkey. there were also protests in response to that killing by donald trump. a huge amount of outrage. many voices internationally spoke up and felt this was a very unnecessary escalation of tensions between the

it seems that tehran was able to prove to the international community. it was able to convince that they are no longer involved in any kind of military development in that regard, which led to the uranium nuclear deal, which was a massive compromise for both sides. israel though, till the very end was an enemy of that. they were against any kind of deals with iran when it comes to the nuclear program. and we remember that a crucial point in this story was when donald trump decided to ditch that agreement, which was seen as a cornerstone by many international players. now again, we do also have to remember that in the course of these years, one iranian scientist after another was murdered. so this is just the, it's just one of these assassinations in a serious that have already been reported. so again, this is the reason why we have to fall the reaction from other countries. this is the reason why we have to see what israel says about this. but so far we've not heard anything from tel aviv things. commodus, here to, thanks very much for breaking all the t

in north east of tehran, near the resort city of stat. you know, apparently he did. traffic was quite less than usual in comparison to the other days. and the terrorists apparently caught into the vehicle of the scientists. newsmedia, stayed out there was an explosion. and then there was a gunfire. berridge of gunfire. bits been the security officials and the sas and the tactic which is killing on the roll is similar tactic. those attacks that carried out almost a decade ago. there was serious of such assassinations on a rainy and scientists big claim fly over top. iranian scientists, israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu, who had previously accused the slain scientists to being the driving force behind iran's alleged nuclear weapons program. and he said to train with my colleague in a deal about relations between the 2 states. well, we're getting all indications that this was a well coordinated, complicated attack on the man that some western intelligence agencies have flagged . as the person behind iran's alleged covert nuclear weap

in tehran, here's cbs' elizabeth palmer. >> reporter: the victims of covid arrive by ambulance at tehran's main cemetery. disinfected before grieving then their bodies are disinfected before grieving families can at last lay them to rest. iran is struggling with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the middle east. to hear firsthand what it's been like, we asked seyed rahim bathaie, our tehran producer, who has covered many stories with us over the years and who has lost two friends to covid. tw long was it before people began to take it seriously? >> well, i think in the beginning, maybe like everywhere else, they didn't take it as seriously as they should have. >> reporter: but iran, like the rest of the world, watched its hospitals fill up and recognized it faced a crisis, with religion as the super spreader-- that is, crowded public prayer gatherings. officials took a hard look at the science, though, and made a radical decision: close down the religious sites temporarily to slow the infection. >> this is for first time in 1,400 years that they have closed down the holy shrines. and that

by iran, senior iranian scientist was killed on a highway near tehran. there's not much detail about number of people involved in the attack, or number of people killed in the incident in the skirmish tag took away some 75 kilometers outside to iran, north east of tehran, near the resort city. that, you know, apparently due to traffic was quite less than usual in comparison to the other days . the terrorists apparently caught into the vehicle of the scientists. newsmedia, stayed out there was an explosion. and then there was a gunfire. berridge of gunfire. bits been the security officials do sasson tactic, which is killing on the roll is similar tactic those attacks that carried out almost a decade ago. there was serious of such assassinations on a rainy and scientists claim why have top iranian scientists. but with more on this developing story, i'm joined now in the studio by our why is a run calling this an act of state terror? just break that down for us 1st if you will, you know, and well, we are getting all the indications that this was a complicat

. >> our correspondent is in the capital tehran. he says people believe fakhriz adeh was assassinated to wreck any chance of the u.s. and iran continuing with the iran nuclear deal. >> the intelligence ministry says they are launching an investigation. this is a high-profile kidding - - killing. his movements were highly protected. it was kept a secret, and there will be questions internally about how this has happened. there has been an official response. foreign minister divides a reef has pointed his figure -- zarif has pointed his finger at israel. mohsen fakhrizadeh was also known as the father of iran's nuclear program. he was given that name by some individuals outside of the country. that program, around 2003, some activities went on until 2009, but there were no longer nuclear weapons programs happening in iran. why would anyone want to assassinate him now? the thinking in iran is it's an attempt to prevent any talks between iran and joe biden. that nuclear deal that president donald trump pulled the united states out of an

senior iranian scientist was killed on a highway near tehran. there's not much detail about the number of people involved in the attack, or number of people killed in the incident, and skirmish tacked to place some 75 kilometers outside to iran, north east of tehran, near the resort city of stat. you know, apparently due to traffic was quite less than usual in comparison to the other days . and indeed, terrorists apparently caught into the vehicle of the scientists newsmedia say dad, there was an explosion. and then there was a gunfire. berridge of gunfire. bits been the security officials and do sasson tactic, which is killing on the roll is similar tactic those attacks that carried out almost a decade ago. there was series of such assassinations on a rainy and scientists big claim. clive top iranian scientists, iranian officials have pointed the finger at israel. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has previously accused the slain scientist of being the driving force behind iran's alleged nuclear weapons program. r.t.c. only patrik. i spoke with

university of tehran, i do hope there's a good connection for you can hear me. ok. iran is calling this an assassination and what indications are there for the out or indeed possible motives here? i think their government, their motivation, its nuclear program because you don't have the number of very good scientists who obviously was a good scientists. but many people, younger people who are active. and i think the real reason behind the nation is listen, it's diplomacy with iran. i think israelis are worried that biden administration may go back to the new c.b.s. agreement that the biden administration, they actually engage in diplomacy. and they want to engage in diplomacy. and they want to access and diplomacy. they want to make sure that the new administration in washington does not gauge diplomatically. and this is the basic basic reason that the warmongers in you are engaging in the type of terrorism. 'd just to expound on the around nuclear deal. how do you think it may be? in fact, just to give our viewers a reminder, donald trump states. no, joe biden look

do you think that the, the will, the force of will, is in tehran to wait until january 20th? it's going to be tremendously difficult because from their perspective they've already shown a tremendous amount of restraint in regards to other attacks that already have taken place in iraq. most likely conducted by the israelis. so you can definitely sense that there's an increased anger there in which the arguments of those who are arguing against restraint is that it's precisely because of iraq's restraint that these attacks will continue. restraint has be god and more assassinations. whereas if the iranians were to respond really harshly to this calculation, and israel would be changing. but the problem is that if they do that, then the region would likely be at the brink of war. true democracy with the quincy institute for responsible stake for the it's good to see you again. we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. before we go, we want to bring you up to date on the men and women that u.s. president elect joe biden. is tapping for his new administration.

moxon factors that day was killed in an ambush as he traveled along this road to the east of tehran. several gunmen are reported to have opened fire on his car. shortly afterwards and nearby truck exploded. he survived his injuries, but later died in hospital. the car carrying him was shot at and about 15 seconds later. and the sound pickup truck loaded with explosives blew up about 15 to 20 meters away from his car. but the inflicted wounds on him that led to his mosque. state media describes him as an eminent scientist. he was also a member of the powerful revolutionary guard whose job is to guard the country's clerical dominated system. this is a rare photograph of him with other senior officials. they were meeting the country's supreme leader indicating just how powerful a role he played in tehran was the program because he was running this program. which as you know, is part of a national dispute. if this role that made factory set day enemy in 2018, israel's prime minister accused iran of covering up an on going nuclear program despite promising willpower as it was not pursuing

let's go straight away to as a break in tehran, and i said, beginning to be able to piece together what took place here. what more do we know? well the confirmation came via the defense ministry in a statement now they said that he must in fact result. they came under attack alongside his guards by terrorists. he was seriously injured. taken to hospital and medics were unable to save his life and he died today. now they gave their condolences to the supreme leader, ayatollah khomeini, and the nation know some of the news outlets hair, the semi official ones have given a bit more detail. they said that there were signs of an explosion, an exchange of gunfire. they also said 3 or 4 assailants were killed in that exchange. now another news agency linked to the revolutionary guard. they said that a truck was used to block his car. that truck then exploded. and this and he died. this attack actually took place at 230 local time, as you've said, from message of odds has responded. he's the 1st official to actually point the finger in that tweet where he named israel. he said they had strong i

factories had as the mastermind of tehran's weapons program. israel has yet to comment on the killing a group of hardliners in tehran, venting their anger at the assassination of the country's top nuclear scientist, mohsin factories a day. they hold the u.s. and israel responsible for the killing, and a calling for iran's retaliation to be swift and hard. president has some new warning, was also quick to blame israel and said tehran will avenge the death, but only when it sees fit. he told a meeting of the government that as he puts it, all the enemies of islamic iran know that the iranian nation and officials are too brave and zealous to ignore this criminal act. the relevant authorities respond to this crime in a timely and appropriate manner. for terror around the loss of factories a day is a blow. he was said to be the architect of the country's nuclear energy program. western security agencies believe that from 1900 to 2003, his research was focused on the development of an atomic bomb. iran has always denied such allegations, but israel c

i would like to begin in tehran. you support the death penalty. why do you think it makes such a deterrent? guest: the first issue is we have to look at every country separately. i don't think we can have a general rule for the entire globe regarding capital punishment. the latest data on iran, the world values survey, which was conducted in 2020, so it is very recent, asked air radians what they thought of capital punishment. it was on a scale of one to 10 with one being never suitable and 10 being always suitable. over 80% of iranians chose a number of five or over. so a majority of iranians, including myself, support the capital punishment system and i think it does act as a deterrent for potential violent crime perpetrators. i don't think just because you have certain laws that other countries, they have to be enforced in countries such as iran. anchor: just because something is popular doesn't mean it's right. it's the death penalty and mistakes can be made and people can be executed and their -- in error and that is final. how can you justif

and our correspondent also bag is in the capital tehran. he says people that believe that factories that i was assassinated to wreck any prospect of iran and the u.s. . continuing with the new kid deal once president elect joe biden assumes office in january. the intelligence ministry has said that the launching an investigation. now this is a very high profile, killing in fockers are there was a high profile nuclear scientist. now he had been targeted in the past going back 10 years. so his movements were highly protected. it was kept a secret and there will be questions internally about how this has happened, how the security breach has happened. but there has been official response. foreign minister divides, raef has pointed his finger at israel, the head of the armed forces. he has also blamed israel and the defense advisor to the supreme leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said that the perpetrators will be targeted now most. and there was also known as the father of iran's nuclear program. he was given that name by some individuals outsid

as i said, begged who's live for us in tehran? what's the mood well, as you said, the funeral has been taking place. we've had the defense minister speaking at that funeral. i mean, it had to me now he said as a 1st reaction, what the government has done has doubled the budget for the department of research and innovation. the department that mawson fuckers are there was the head of. and you also said he vowed to probe to chase down to get the perpetrators of this terrorist act. and then he went on to condemn international organizations and governments that have refused, refused to condemn this act of terror. now the rains are still very angry at this assassination. something the foreign minister divides of mention in a tweet yesterday saying that countries are calling for restraint. calling on iran to show some restraint, but not condemning the perpetrators of this act so that the mood here is still very much anger, at least amongst the conservatives here. and that they are putting a bill to parliament, which calls on the country

the unresolved assassination of one of iran's top nuclear scientists, or in the words of tehran. a terror attack carried out by the mercenaries of the us surfing zionist regime. mileti. you don't know who the people of iran are smarter and wiser than falling into the trap of the zionist conspiracy. they are thinking of creating chaos. they should know that we already know their tricks, and they will not succeed in achieving their evil goals. both the zionist regime and those who are against iran should know that the path of the country's development is the path of the country's research will continue rapidly. terrorists murdered an eminent iranian scientists today. this cowardice, with serious indications of his radio shows desperate woman gring of perpetrators. iran cools on international community and especially e.u. to end the shameful double standards and condemn this act of states. tara iran's accusations have yet to evoke a response from israel. but this isn't exactly a unique situation many times over the past 10 years, iran's nuclear scientists have been the victims of my

iran, burn israeli, and american flags over the killing of the country's top nuclear scientist which tehran was quick to blame on israel. and among the stories that shaped the week, u.s. president elect joe biden packs his cabinet with sparking concern over washington's intentions abroad. for broadcasting live from our studios in moscow. recapping the week's top stories with our weekly program international. now, france was gripped by protests on saturday night over a new security bill, which could impose tougher restrictions on the filming of police officers in the capital. security forces fired tear gas as the rallies descended into chaos. 23 police officers were injured in paris and 60 nationwide if i if a controversial global security law is approved in january, it would make sharing video or images of the police illegal. if it's dissemination put the officers in harm's way. now punishment could involve a hefty fine and even a year in prison, while the government claims the law doesn't prohibit filming, if there is no ill intent, critics say that the devil is actually in the details. it

and american flags in condemnation of the killing of your brand's leading nuclear scientists, which tehran was quick to blame on israel and the u.s. president elect joe biden packs his cabinet with hawks, sparking concern over washington's intentions abroad. you're watching the weekly here on our to international. our breakdown of the biggest stories of the week was france has been gripped by overnight protests over a new security bill. imposing tough restrictions on the filming of police officers and the capital security forces fired tear gas as the rallies descended into chaos . the french interior minister says 23 police officers were injured in paris and 60 nationwide. we've seen those tensions throughout the day as the protests, all tens of thousands of people take part. now it seems that there are just perhaps a few, 100 people who are holding out the police are trying to disperse them, but there is a huge security presence a. and so when you get a look down the street from where we are, and you can just see that there are rows and rows of c.r.'s vans. that gives you a sense of how m

we'll get the latest from tehran. ethiopia's government denies its ruling out talks with to grantley, the peace envoy has pushed to end the week's long conflict. tens of thousands of indian farmers marched on the capital, demanding the government scrambles. they say they ravaged crops and cause widespread devastation. you speak to a scientist who says there may be a new way to stop locusts swarming and in sport. diego maradona has been buried in tributes continue to roll in from around the world, including former club and team of current argentine accounts. and so we begin with breaking news from iran, where scientists believed to be at the heart of the country's controversial nuclear program, has been killed in an attack east of the capital tehran, most enough factories that day was also associated with the iranian revolutionary guard corps. he was sanctioned by the united states in 2008. revolutionary guard has vowed to avenge his death. let's go straightaway to i said, break who's live for us there in tehran? very

tehran points the finger of blame at israel, saying it's trying to provoke a war. four police officers are held over the beating up of a black music producer. president macron describes the images as "a shame" for france. anger in argentina after workers hired to help with diego maradona's funeral took photos next to his open coffin. and hoping to land a better deal — with brexit talks due to resume in london, we hear the hopes and fears of one fishing community in the south west of england. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the united nations has urged restraint after one of iran's top nuclear scientists was assassinated. mohsen fakhrizadeh died of his wounds after gunmen fired on his car. western intelligence agencies accused him of being one of the founders of the country's nuclear weapons programme. iran has accused israel of being behind the killing. our security correspondent gordon corera has this report. the scene of an ambush. the highway

the scientist is the fifth to be killed in tehran since 2010. the armed forces now talking about revenge. talks falling apart over price. we will have an analyst on that story later in the hour. in london, the eu chief brexit has returned for negotiations in expectations of a deal. positive broadly at the moment. today we are up by 0.3%. i think we have to wait for next were

which tehran was quick to blame on its old, are try and present alike. joe biden, packs his cabinet with hawks, sparking concern about washington's intentions abroad. you're watching the weekly here on our, to our breakdown of the biggest stories from the past week. let's get started. overnight the french capital saw protesters venting their anger at a new security bill, which aims to restrict the filming of police with malicious intent officers dispersed the crowd with tear gas. the country's interior minister says dozens of police were injured. we've seen those tensions throughout the day as the protests, all tens of thousands of people take part. now it seems that there are just perhaps a few, 100 people who are holding out the police are trying to disperse them, but there is a huge security presence a. and so when you get a look down the street from where we are, and you can just see that there are rows and rows of c.r.'s vans. that gives you a sense of how many officers there are. in fact, just behind us, it looks like a water cannon is being moved

retaliation, creating a quagmire for a future biden administration and seriously threatening ties between tehran and washington. also this hour teachers in norway are afraid to show cartoons of the prophet muhammad in class, according to a survey, very personal consequences. following last month's murder of a french teacher talked with one of them. after the summer, i decided not to show them at all because i would have all my profession attacked and australia's government says it will act on a report revealing its troops committed war crimes in afghanistan. but it threatens to affect those who have nothing to do with the allegations. a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our church q in moscow. let's get started with your live news update. a heinous assassination of the united arab emirates has described friday's killing of iran's top nuclear scientists, also voicing concerns on deepening tensions in the middle east. the emirates condemns the crime of the assassination. it kosher no sides to practice the greatest possible restraint. so as to avoid dragging the region to new

deserve no of tehran free passes. israel is grateful to you, i am grateful to you. thank you, mike, for your tremendous friendship and your invaluable contribution to our alliance and to israel's security and to the expansion of the circle of peace. thank you, friend, and hope to see you next year in jerusalem. secretary pompeo: thank you. mr. prime minister, it is an honor and joy to be with you today. i had a chance to walk through the city of david. you and i met looking out over the old state. e peace, the increst creased prosperity and reduced risk to citizens across the region and hearing what we have accomplished together is historic and you should be proud o have led your work and president trump is proud of the work we have done along side you. you went through the list, whether it is the simple fact of recognizing the reality of jerusalem is the true capital of israel. crazy that the united states hadn't done this for decades and moved our embassy there. how simple, how right and just. i remember the stories that if we did this, but in fact peace is what h

tehran is blaming israel and the u.s. creating a major challenge for the incoming biden and ministration. plus teachers in norway say they would be afraid to show cartoons of the prophet muhammad in class. after last month's murder of a french teacher, r.t. talked with one of them. after the murder, i decided not to show them at all because i felt i felt my profession was attacking and the australian military fires 13 soldiers following a report on the war crimes committed by the country's forces in afghanistan. although the dismissed troops are more not directly involved in the interest states . welcome to the program, and i'm happy monday to you all. this is our 2 international. bring you your live news update this hour. first a heinous assassination. that's how the united arab emirates has described. friday's killing of iran's top nuclear scientist, also voicing concerns on deepening tensions in the middle east. the emirates condemns the crime of the assassination cocksure most sites to practice the greatest possible r

here's what is known about the assault with tehran already involving retaliation. it will only aggravate the triangle of tension between the us israel and iran. as a 1st on the explains that creates a real headache for a future of biden administration. so far, it's really up to iran to make accusations and israel alongside with the u.s. quite expected. lee. are its prime suspects. warning against any adventurist stick measures by the united states and israel against my country. particularly during the remaining period of the current administration of the united states in office. the islamic republic of iran reserves its right to take all necessary measures to defend its people and secure its interests. in response. israel, the one country whose spies might actually know more about iran than iran knows about itself. has had this to say. i have no clue who did it. it's not that my lips are sealed because i'm being responsible. i really have no clue. and the united states, the same united states that kicked off 2020 with an open assassination of iran's top general has

it was part of the j c.p.o. a deal between tehran, washington, russia, and other world powers. the same deal that donald trump scrapped as the war steel ever in 2018. and to the great praise of israel, i went through how the last administration was disastrous. iran. if i didn't germinate that stiff, the deal was a disaster. the agreement that was signed was a disaster trumps withdrawal. drew a whirlwind of criticism throughout the globe and relations between the u.s. and to run are now at rock bottom. iran has even proclaimed to the un. it has the, right to defend itself from provocations, both from israel and the u.s., but with joe biden preparing to take the throne. european powers have already sat down with him to rehash the deal with germany specifically urging all parties to avoid an escalation at any cost. a few weeks before the new u.s. administration takes office. it is important to preserve the scope for talks with iran, so that the dispute over iran's nuclear program can be resolved through negotiations . we therefore urge all parties to refrain from any steps that co

tehran has vowed to take revenge. the iranian regime can strike anywhere. for the past two years, i have been investigating bomb plots and assassinations on european soil. what concerns me, in this city an assassination was conducted. the trail of destruction leads from denmark to the netherlands. we saw my dad lying on the ground covered in his blood. this is the extraordinary story of iran and the mystery murders. my investigation starts here, in the small dutch city of almere, near amsterdam. one quiet morning, five years ago, two hit men lie in wait. shots ring out, killing their target instantly. the assassins escape in a stolen black bmw, later found abandoned and burned out just a few blocks away. the victim was a middle—aged electrician, but who was he, and why did he have to die? normally, assassinations are one criminal assassinating another criminal, but this time it was an electrician. that is why i kept asking questions. how come? paul vughts is an investigative journalist known for his inside stories on amsterdam's gang violence and drugs tr

american soldiers now let's bring in a whole team in baghdad and asked bay in the iranian capital of tehran i want to begin with you simone 1st it's one it's a very complicated relationship as all of donald trump's relationships with foreign powers seem to be you've got a stage where he has backed the iraqi government but he doesn't seem to know what to do with iraq or the iraq he's hoping for when it comes to this election. well the major concern for many iraqis is stability and sovereignty we've seen over the past year that iraq was on the cusp of yet another war as tensions rose between the united states and iran with iraq risking to become the main battleground for the 2 sides we've seen an increase in the number of rocket attacks targeting u.s. facilities which were blamed on pro iranian the groups and we've also seen the u.s. act unilaterally to counter those attacks by for example assassinating kassem still in money as well as the on $1.00 hand is the 2nd in charge of the popular mobilization forces here in iraq which is rainy and backed abril a group of of armed groups so there was

stephanie mcclellan, a senior manager, asia, and initiatives for human rights watch and tehran, hamad and professor of political science at tehran, university, and import rush, northern ireland, inwards author of surviving execution, a miscarriage of justice, and the fight to end the death penalty. a welcome to you all, i'd like to begin in tehran with a 100 or so if you actually support the death penalty. why do you think it makes such a terror? and well, i think the 1st issue here is we have to look at every country separately. i don't think we can have a general rule for the entire globe regarding capital punishment. the latest data on iran, the world values survey which was actually conducted in 2020. so. 'd it's very recent, ask the iranians, what they thought of capital punishment would. it was on a scale of $1.00 to $10.00 with one to be never suitable, and 10 being always suitable over 80 percent of iranians actually chose a number of 5 or over. so a majority of iranians, including myself, support the capital punishment system, and i think it does act as a deterrent for potent