now john kerry made a very important point. this deal is not support to be perfect for both sides, but is the best that we can have that ensures iran's nuclear program remains peaceful and the p 5 plus 1 deliver on their end of the bargain, which including sanctions relief. but the expectation in iran at the moment is they will continue going through with what they have to do to implement this agreement they are hopeful that p5-plus-1 including the united states delivers on their end of the bargain. >> did you detect a change in tone in u.s. policy vis-a-vis this deal, and secretary kerry's speech today? >> i think it's very clear that -- you mean within the u.s. foreign policy? >> yes. >> it's very important. this is a step forward in terms of having a president of diplomacy winning over on a very important and critical issue. >> let me be more pointed. he did mention the use of military force as a specific option, although obviously it is still on the table, but he didn't say it in this presentation. >> exactly because i thin

john kerry seemed a little meek and on his heels today. almost like he was shocked by what was going on. do you expect anything different? and by the way, do we really want our secretary of state with sir gaye lavrov today, hours after they initiate strikes, that they didn't tell us about? >> i think you actually do want secretary kerry there face to face with lavrov. what you want, and this is what i'm not sure what the message is that he delivered privately. because publicly the message in the last 24 hours, even in the last 12 hours since we first reported about this russian demarche, this request for u.s. war planes and u.s. personnel to leave syria. ever since then, the public statements by the defense secretary here at the pentagon is that we will keep talking to the russians. that's the message being put out. there are no consequences that are being threatened at this point there are no sanctions being talked about. there are no -- the, i feel that from reading the tea leaves here and at the state department and the white house brie

sergei lavrov talking with john kerry on the sidelines. we have not gone into that in some detail at the moment because of what we've been seeing right here, and hearing from mahmood abbas, and james, i hope you can still hear me. there's awful loft people with awful lot on their mind in the rose garden. >> yes, in order to talk to you i've ducked behind one of the rose bushes so i'm not interview witinterview--interfering with the ceremony. the flag is going to rise up the flagpole, which for the palestinians is a very symbolic moment. the israelis called this some sort of stunt. but they said no, we need to show the palestinian people that we're making progress. the international court was progress, and now this another demonstration to the palestinian people that things are progressing in a positive direction in terms of the diplomacy. we heard mahmoud abbas say in his speech in terms of security terms things are not moving in the right direction. the flag of the state of palestine for the first time, 70 years in the history of the unit

john kerry has been meeting with the british foreign secretary to discuss the situation in syria. let's go live to al jazeera's nadim barr barker, live from london. yen whether you can hear me, not only did the secretary say the countries have to come together. he said something significant about president bashar al-assad's future, and the transfer of power within syria. i'm sorry, nadim baba, i could see im, you couldn't, has disappeared from the shot. i don't know where he's gone, we'll get back to him. meanwhile, inside syria, rebels say they've made gains in an advance on key villages in idlib in the north-east. dozens of pro-government fighters were killed in those tights. gerald tan has the latest. >> reporter: in the rebel held vollage, the fight is on for two villages under government control. the army launched assaults, hoping to break the line of defense. rebels fired a bar age of mortar shells, unable to take over checkpoints. the national defense committee say the attacks were repelled. this is not the first time they had been targeted. people here are shia, and suppor

john kerry has said that bashar al-assad has to go in the long term. it doesn't have to be day one, or month one. that is the sticking point for russia and friends of bashar al-assad, before negotiations can start. it's not clear how that pushes things forward. nonetheless, john kerry is clear, he's determined that things will speed up politically and militarily. >> there's an urgency not just to fighting i.s.i.l., but to renewing everyone's efforts to produce the political settlement to bring peace and stability to security. keeping whole and unified. >> john kerry has been discussing the refugee crisis, a humanitarian catastrophe. he's been leading on european governments to do more, to take more refugees, perhaps get together and agree the quota system, passed by the european parliament. we have seen how little unity there has been. there's definite stories. so many coming from syria. john kerry said the long-term solution is stopping the violence in syria. that is on how to stop the war in syria. where he'll meet angela merkel, who agreed to take i

secretary of state john kerry maind that president bashar al-assad must go. however what seems to be a softening stance, kerry stated the condition should be decided by negotiation. >> reporter: phillip hamed had in central london and pushing for ways to end the syrian conflict, where russia appears to be more committed to doing more against i.s.i.l. a reference to what kerry believes is a common aim between the west and rufer russia, defeg i.s.i.l, particularly with air strikes. the prospect of russia increasing its military assistance with fighter jets already in the country. he might have made a small concession when he said president assad didn't have to go on day one or month one but he still insisted assad did not form part of syria's political future. that's something that's always been a sticking poirnt when peoplsticking point whenpeople h the syrian opposition for john kerry the ball is clearly in the other court. >> we're prepared to negotiate. is assad prepared to negotiate really negotiate, is russia prepared to bring him to the table and find a

john kerry calls for a meeting at the conference table over syria. and saudi arabia has carried out air strikes on targets in sanaa. >>> wife of jailed leader leopoldo lopez has called for protest. leading to violence and the defendant over 40 people. live with al jazeera's virginia lopez, in caracas for us. we saw much demonstration, over the jailing of leopoldo lopez, is the anger still there? >> reporter: yes, i think the anger will be among venezuelans for a long time. there was a loit of anger when the sentence came out but people were not necessarily surprised. leopoldo lopez is one of 40 people current under bar. just to highlight how dependent the parties have become, motivated you about the judicial power had showed clear signs that it wasn't acting independently. clear reaction by the international community human rights groups and even revealing house oppressive venezuelan gft havenezuelangovernment had beco. people weren't surprised to see the government take the same attitude towards him as it had towards others who have voiced dissent.

and it was john kerry. secretary of state john kerry. he did not expect it, clearly, but it was the one moment of the pope's choosing where he singled out a politician for this hand shake and this greeting and these words. pope francis supports the iran deal. he was involved in setting up the cuba conversations. he's advocated for an increased response to the refugee crisis and kerry said we will up our response to that. there are a lot of places in which these two see eye to eye. but it's hard to not see this as coming full circle, as closing a chapter. and if the church is going to be used as a right wing weapon against some american politician again, it seems like it's not going to happen again soon. not while this one is in march. that does it for us tonight. we'll see you again tomorrow. now it's time for "the last >> i'm so glad you shared that moment. all of that was going through my head when i saw that hand shake. in his speech to congress, the pope honored a woman who had an abortion and was a socialist. and the pope honored th

john kerry are just like -- you and john kerry are just like this, you agree. pres. putin: could you please have enough patience and not interrupt me for two minutes? please present this without cuts. can you do this? do you have enough power to do this? charlie: yes. the implementation of the agreements means there are several articles. i will speak about the main points so the situation in ukraine changes fundamentally. there should be political reform, that is first. there should be constitutional changes. important, the agreements state they should be done in coordination. principle.atter of ukraine, there are reforms introduced in the constitution, but there has been no coordination with don't ask -- thedonesk at all. stated in the agreements there should be the implementation of the law. the law was already past in ukraine of the special self-governance status of those territories. law,have adopted this implementation has been proposed -- postponed. the minsk agreements are not fulfilled on this point. third, there should have been amnesty law. how can one enga

john kerry called it a humanitarian catastrophe. he says the root cause of the refugee is the conflict in syria. so many of those distribute people, coming from syria. the solution is not in fact what he called letting everyone in. tackling the problem. they take in more refugees. but they take in up to 20,000 over five years. i don't think you should expect a great increase in the figure, just trying to push people in europe to greet a quota system. that may prove tricky, indeed >>> israeli air strikes damaged an aircommunication tour. the strike in response to rockets fired in israel on friday. there's no reports of injuries. here with the newshour. controversy on the campaign trail. a u.s. presidential hopeful is criticized. plus... >> the last time i gave birth, the placenta was stuck. i was in pain. >> ethiopia's health care initiative is saving the lives of mothers and babies. >>> and the 2015 rugby world cup gets off to a dramatic start. details later in sport >>> the african union suspended burkina faso, and threatened to im

john kerry get to syria we will bring that to you. there is a lot of video of children being pulled from the rubble. and france is saying it hasn't been informed officially by russia of its airstrikes in syria but said -- and this is interesting -- is it crucial there is coordination to avoid clashes over syria. this is that widening presence of russia that is causing so much concern you are talking about. >> let's be clear. they should be coordinated with us. we will tell them when they can fly. remember, over the past two years, russian air and naval assets have come close to american ships and planes. they have been preparing for this for a long time and they are following through on it. i think it something with the president and secretary of state in new york. this timing is no coincidence. >> last night, donald trump was on the o'reilly factor and he took a different tact. he had assad is not a direct threat to the united states of america so why are we concerned with letting him stay in power. >> he wants to fight isis and keep

we expect secretary of state john kerry to arrive shortly as well as the secretary of air force. they'll be the formal dignitaries seeing pope francis off. it's not quite the scene that was when he arrived when president obama and vice president biden, but still fairly important nonetheless. the red carpet is out behind me. you can see the vatican flag with the u.s. flag right there out in front of the cockpit window. we expect this to all get going probably about 4:00. the pope likes to be on pope time saying hi to all the people outside the vatican embassy where he was staying. the roads are blocked off for him. that fiat that he's been showcasing around d.c. that people are enamored with, i think their sale numbers will go up. he'll be here shortly to an aco adoring crowd. the density of this area much smaller. people will get a real close look at him. they're really excited about that. >> we're looking at live pictures the of the motorcade with that little fiat that we've gotten used to ol rolling toward andrews right now. stay with us. we'll keep an eye on that. but i want t

secretary of state john kerry maintained that the syrian president bashar al-assad must go. however in what appears to be a softening stance against assad kerry added that the president's departure should be decided through negotiation. nadim baba has more details. >> reporter: not surprisingly syria topped the agenda when john kerry met his british counterpart phillip hammond. after the meeting kerry says they discussed ways to push for the end of a syrian conflict. russia seems to be doing more to defeating i.s.i.l, particularly through air strikes. at the same time he said he was concerned about the prospect of russia increasing its military support for president assad with russian fighter jets already in the country. and he might have made a small concession when he said that president assad didn't have to go on day 1 or month 1 but he still insist they'd assad did not form part of syria's political future. that's something that's always been a sticking point whether people have tried to get syria's allies around the negotiating table. for john kerry at least the ball is

you know it takes somebody special for john kerry to stand on a tarmac to see them off. much of the crowd is still here, none have left yet, still waving out the window to the pope. a lot of military service families as well as catholic schoolchildren. no one leaving to get on the buses to go away until this plane pulls out. as far as what we'll see, kate, one hour, that's the time it takes to get to new york city. obviously, the reception for the pope was magnanimous in washington. i can only imagine in new york, just listening to your coverage, the pope going down fifth avenue to the newly renovated st. patrick's cathedral, looks beautiful, beautiful limestone. i think it's going to be pretty special. should be under way here shortly. the back door needs to be taken care of is close to complete. >> okay. luke russert, we'll keep our eye on joint base andrews as we continue to see john kerry on left side, that was a few moments ago at departure of pope francis. they engaged in a couple minutes of conversation. i'm hoping we'll learn eventually what that conversation was

joining us now, secretary of state john kerry whose name, mr. secretary, keeps popping up at dinner conversations across the country saying he should run for president. >> i already did. >> good sense of humor. again. again. >> and you came very close. i think that's why people are saying he needs -- no, wait. seriously. >> that's cute. >> everywhere we go, your name keeps coming up. >> just sayin'. >> that will be another conversation. you've had some big business. you heard the vice president, vice president cheney speak before. i want to bring up one of the issues that he brought up that we hear a lot b i know you heard a lot about this also from worried lawmakers. does this deal not encourage sunni arab states, especially the saudis and the uae possibly egypt, turkey, to joins the arms race? >> i don't believe so. in fact, joe, i really believe the fastest way to a genuine arms race in middle east is not to have this agreement. because if you don't have this agreement, iran has already made clear what its direction is. and that is a directio

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. >> john kerry discussed reports of his military involvement. here's more from washington d.c. the secretary of state did express the united states is concerned with what the state department is calling russia's enhanced military buildup. now, we do know that in fact the secretary of state has articulated his wish that there could be a further discussion about this there are always bilateral conversations that take place. john kerry expressed his concern about this and said he could discuss this with his counterpart in new york later this month. for many, nine of the candidates offer a change they say is desperately needed. she stieded not to vote in guatemala but then decided now was the time for the least worst candidate. i knead to show her the importance of political participation. many that we've spoken to said they've heard a plan on how they will deliver. i'm going to fight that political class. we have a plan. we are going to work hard in all areas of society. in the past few days, people have told us they're pressured to vote for certain parties and others say they hav

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john kerry said that yesterday. >> well, yes, i know the position of our u.s. friends and here's what i want to say in this regard. i just mentioned and i'm forced to repeat it. the minsk agreement say the law on local elections must be passed in coordination with do netsic and luhansk. so what happens in reality? the authorities did adopt the law on their own without any coordination or negotiations with ddonetsk and luhans despite fact they submitted their draft three times. they adopted this on their own without any consultation. moreover, the law adopted by kiev says in these territories there will not be elections at all. how are we to understand this? they themselves have provoked the representative of d do donec and luhans. we need to prod both sides to implement where they put their signatures to rather than to pass off as something good what they've done on their own initiative. >> rose: i hear you but i wanted to repeat it because secretary kerry emphasized separatists elections. i did hear you. >> he's being cunning. as secretary of state and diploma

. >>> secretary of state john kerry discusses the matter with sergey lavrov. hassan rouhani, says it would make syria the haven for terrorists. >>> james bays jadiplomatic edis has this. >> france has been involved in strikes on i.s.i.l. targets in iraq for over a year. now for first time the french president has ordered his attacks in the defensive action. >> france struck genes training camp of islamic state of iraq and the levant, threatening the security of our country. this operation was to protect our territory to prevent further terror attacks to act in civil defense. the camp was totally destroyed. some other strikes could take place in the coming weeks if necessary. still, with the same goal. >> reporter: france is part of the u.s. led coalition against i.s.i.l. but in an interview with the u.s. network cbs and pbs, president putin said that and the training of opposition forces in syria is illegal because it's not authorized by assad's government which still holds the country's u.n. seat. >> translator: and it's my deep belief that any actions to the

can best respond to the crisis. >>> john kerry has expressed concern over reports of russian military activity in syria. in a telephone conversation with his russian counterpart, the second within a few days, kerry warned if the reports are true, it could lead to greater violence. pictures released by syrian activists show russian fighters backing syrian forces. there are more reports that more russian equipment has arrived. nato's secretary general has expressed concerned. >> i'm concerned about reports about increased military presence in syria. that will not contribute to solve the conflict. i think it's important to support all efforts to find a political solution to the conflict in syria. we support the efforts by the u.n. >> the u.k.'s foreign secretary said that president assad could stay in power for a transitional period. but the long term aim would be to get him out of office. our diplomatic editor has more from the u.n. in new york. >> there are clear change from what the u.k. has said in the past because the u.k.'s position has been very firm, assad must go. now there is t

secretary of state john kerry. his russian counterpart, sergei lavrov, and the european union foreign affairs chief we'll bing you that live when they appear. >>> now large numbers of people are leaving the northern afghan city of kunduz as the tap dan seize seize--the taliban seized control there. afghan security forces tell al jazeera that the fight is tougher than anticipate. >> as reinforcements arrive and heavy fighting continues, security forces struggle to gain control of kunduz from the taliban. >> they put mines on the roads and they are full of mines. >> the captain and his fellow fighters have not been able to reach their target yet. insisting that because taliban fighters are hiding amongst civilians the fight so far has been much harder than anticipated. even here south of kunduz, these force have repeatedly been ambushed and hit by improvised bombs. afghan government forces now backed by government airstrikes and nato forces are desperate to gain patrol of the northern city by taliban fighters. the lo

. >>> secretary of state john kerry is about to speak about the deal next hour. we'll bring that to you live when it happens. >>> u.s. stocks are on the rise this morning, rebounding after steep losses. private sector payrolls rose more than expected in august, bumping up investor confidence. it follows weak manufacturing data out of china on tuesday. a live look at the dow jones industrials right now, it's up about 106 points. >>> a photo of a drowned syrian toddler washed up on a beach has gone viral around the world. we're not going to show you that disturbing image but this one taken later. it shows a turkish police officer picking up the lifeless boy. the child may be one of around a dudsen people who died when their boat capsized. >>> the fate of hundreds of refugees stranded outside of the train station in budapest has not been resolved. they are waiting to board trains that will take them from central europe and beyond. earlier i asked a spokesman from the high commission for refugees if europe has lost its grip on the crisis. >> what we're witnessing is

secretary of state john kerry expressed concern. in a telephone conversation with his russian counterpart sergey lavrov, the second in a few games, if the reports are true, pictures released by activists show russian fighters backing syrian forces and there are reports that russian military

secretary of state john kerry is defending the iran nuclear deal. in an impassioned speech that wrapped up just minutes ago, kerry insists the agreement is the best way to prevent iran from getting a nuclear bomb. his address came as a 34th democratic senator said she will support the agreement, ensuring the obama administration has enough votes to push the deal through. jamie mcintyre is live for us in washington. jamie, what details did secretary kerry give about why passing the deal is so crucial? >> well, secretary kerry did not advance any new arguments in this very detailed defense of the iran nuclear agreement. he basically restated the arguments he has made ever since the deal was reached both in speeches and in extensive testimony before congress but basically tried to marshall all of the arguments and logic he could to try to make this case that this was not only the best deal that the united states and its negotiating partners could get, but really the only deal, and that it's a deal that will be effective in keeping iran from getting a n

happening today, secretary of state john kerry will be in philadelphia. he's going to deliver a major policy speech on the iran nuclear deal at the national constitution center later this morning. state department officials say kerry's address will focus on how the dealç makes the u.s. a its al loos safer. this comes as the obama administration is one vote short of giving president obama a foreign policy victory. nbc 10's monique braxton will have more on the deal and what still needs to happen before it can move forward coming up at 5:30. >>> helicopters and dozens of officers on the ground are searching the fox lake area, about 50 miles north of chicago. the search has been beginning on throughout the night. gle gliniewicz was a 32-year veteran of the force and leaves behind a wife and four children. >>> the president of the city's fraternal order of police will outline a bill this morning that aims to protect an officer's identity during a shooting investigation, except in cases where the officer ends up charged with a crime. >>> from our delaware bu

he was john kerry speaking earlier. president obama and i are convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that the framework we have put forward will get the job done. in that assessment, we have excellent company. last month, 29 of our nation's top nuclear physicists and nobel prize winners, scientists, from one end of the country to the other, congratulated the president for what they call "a technically sound, stringent, and innovative deal that will provide the necessary assurance that iran is not developing nuclear weapons." >> philip crowther is in washington and we can cross live to him. that evening to you. we have been listening to john kerry, rather optimistic response. talk us through just how important is this 34th vote from the maryland senator. philip: absolutely crucial, that vote from senator barbara mikulski. it came one hour before john kerry made his speech, almost an hour-long speech, in philadelphia. it was supposed to be a speech to further encourage democratic senators to side with the white house on this

john kerry confronts his counterpart over concern that moscow is expanding syrian support of the government. >>> and put in gaol for not giving marriage licences to same sex couples. for the first time. residents are allowed back home. plus, a deeper look at the strained relationship between america's labour union and politicians. >>> we begin with what the urn is calling a defining moment for the european union. dozens of refugees welcomed into the country. the first group is in vienna overnight, most of them beginning the journey, on friday. they are greeted by groups welcoming the convoys. they receive food, water and medical supplies. thousands make it to their final destination in germany. crowds cheered as the refugees arrived. they expect 7,000 by the end of the day. at year's end they are anticipating 800,000 asylum seekers in the country. >> german chancellor angela merkel says her country will not limit the number of refugees it takes in, and calls for other e.u. members to be the same. rob reynolds is in munich with the latest. weary and happy, refugees arrive at the train stakti

. >> vucich met with secretary of state john kerry, kerry thanked him for his tremendous effort to help refugees. reporting on the refugee crisis joins us from london, very good to have you with us steven. as we just reported things got uglier on the hungarian border. refugees faced water cannons, tear gas and police with batons. but some refugees threw rocks at police. the chaos is getting worse every day? >> it's getting worse every day. it's an embarrassment in europe. the problem begins in syria which has been a tragedy of more than four years standing. in a way i'm surprised it hasn't hit europe faster than this. >> it seems as if the west had ignored it until it came knocking on their door. was this crisis predictable and is it evidence of a failure of western leaders? >> it is. it is more like out of sight out of mind. as we know there are more than 4 million refnlg registered syrian refugees, together it's about half the population of a civil war that's not finished that doesn't seem to be ending. most of these people are in turkey, lebanon and jordan. part of the problem is the

john kerry was an exception because they are close. the pope believes people who make deals with other countries come antagonistic countries are peacemakers in there did seem to be a bomb there. >> sharing is very similar to the arrival and when they appeared catholic students were asked to be there in several military families on the ground. we should say is now about to walk up the steps to the boeing 777. an american airline jet. otherwise it's a regular

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john kerry has spent an enormous amount of time and energy over the last couple of years. john: for a long time, i thought they would get to the point where obama has gotten too, more or less, overriding and sustaining a veto. i think he will get enough democrats to filibuster a republican resolution of disapproval and keep it from ever passing. dick durbin will come back and get the uncommitted democrats. if he gets nine of the 12 democrats to be in favor, he wins the whole thing. obama wins cleanly. i agree with you that it is a big deal. mike: if he succeeds in getting enough votes to filibuster, that enhances the image of the presidency and the united states abroad. john: i think that that is true. there is no doubt this would be a huge part of a foreign-policy legacy. if he gets it. do you think this would be the signature achievement a john kerry as the secretary of state? the most important thing he does? mike: unless he somehow manages, in the waning months of the obama administration, the 18 months, to pull a peace accord between israel and the palestinians. john:

secretary of state, john kerry is worried enough to call his russian counterpart. secretary of state john kerry told him a build up of troops in syria would escalate the war, lead to death and refugees, and hamper effts to battle i.s.i.l. >> in my opinion the leaking of pictures was done on purpose. it was massive and needs to put pressure on the gulf countries. critics find vladimir putin's denial hollow, considering recent developments, including requesting permission from syria's neighbours to allow russian military cargo planes to fly within their air space. in 40 years of civil war, russia made one thing clear - it will be a staunch ally of president bashar al-assad >>> right now, people in guatemala, are voting to chose a new president. it's an election overshadowed by scandal. president molina stepped down and was arrested. who could his replacement be. the ruling conservative patriotic party has a candidate, but the corruption scandal will not help their campaign. the opposition has members of the center right party under investigation. their candidate has

john kerry spoke clearly in the other court. >> we are prepared to negotiate. is assad prepare to negotiate, really negotiate? is russia prepared to bring him to the table and actually find a solution to this? those are the questions. we have made it very clear. we have been open, made it very clear that we are not being doctorineaire about the specific date or time but right now, assad has refused to have a serious discussion. russia has refused to help brim them to the table in order to do that. so that's why we are where we are. the two men discussed europe's wretch uj e crisis something john kerry calls a humanitarian catastrophe. he will talk with chancellor merkel about what her country has done and whether other countries can take in more refugees, themselves, perhaps backing this idea of a quota system, something merkel is very keen on, to take the pressure off herself. but at the same time, kerry stressed the ultimate solution isn't about dividing up people in terms of numbers or giving them more assistance in europe but solving the core problem which

we'll stand by for this news conference from john kerry. we're following the breaking news. >>> meanwhile, there is growing concern over the growing number of women within the ranks of isis and the united states listed a terrorist former punk rocker turned isis recruiter. the widow of a notorious isis member. brian has been looking into this. >> i'm told, tonight, wolf, she's a dangerous person inside isis. we have chilling information. the homeland security committee says more than 30 american women joined or tried to join isis and we have new intelligence tonight on this woman from britain, a widow whose a prominent member of the terror group she reportedly played guitar in a punk band and a checkered past in britain and analysts say eager for adventure. tonight sally ann jones designated a global terrorist by the state department and the british government asked the u.n. to ban her from traveling and freeze her money. >> she's the most visible woman in isis now. >> the sheering image of jones now dressed as a nun pointing a pistol at the

john kerry says a different story. frankly concerning iran i believe the ayatollah. >> devil is in the deal here. david: ayatollah speaks for the country more than any other political leader in iran. >> he is speaking to his country. not speaking to leaders. he is speaking to his leaders. just as our lawmakers are doing the same thing to their base. they're playing politics but deal is the deal. the reality is in the deal if they don't abide by the deal, there are snapback provisions. guess what, sanctions are back. david: for the u.s., ric grenell but not for other nations beginning to start up trade with iran. rick? >> sorry i didn't know that was for me. we had problem with other nations not abiding by rules all along. this administration gave oil wafers, oil sanctions were the key to having sanctions regime that worked. this administration, the first 18 months of being in office, they gave oil sanctions to south korea, japan, china, india, a whole list of people. and then they complain later that the sanctions were

secretary of state john kerry says there are air to air weapons which have little use against i.s.i.l. or rebels. >> currently the presence of aircraft with air to air capability as well as surface to air missiles raise serious questions and that is precisely why we are engaged in further conversation about answering those questions and about deconflicting the russian activities from ours. >> reporter: analyst joshua landis says russia is building up a stronghold in syria. >> syria is the only ally in the center of the arab world. if syria should fall, it wouldn't have a port city tartus. >> meanwhile at home, rebels are keeping an eye on what way russian military will go next. paul tradergian. al jazeera. >>> the area unesco world heritage site, a ahea head of ae campaign to retake by houthi rebels. in the southwestern city of ta'izz. there was intense shelling in the area, 37 rebel fighters were reportedly killed and dozens were wounded. human rights watch says that shia militias in iraq are out of control. accuses the government backed fighters of causing wide backed destruction in

we heard from the secretary of state john kerry, who is speaking at an event in philadelphia just a couple of hours north of washington, and there he explains some of the reason that make the deal a good one in terms of the u.s. national security highlighting some of the details that haven't gotten a lot of press before now. >> iran has agreed never to pursue key technologies that would be necessary to develop nuclear explosive device. so the agreement deals not only with the production of material, but also with the critical issue of weapon indication. because of all of these limitations and guarantees, we can sum up by saying that without this agreement the iranians would have several potential pathways to a bomb, with it they won't have any. >> ross, the president has enough votes he thinks to be able to employ his veto if congress kicks this out. how important is it for the president, and how likely is it that he will be able to get it through without even having to use his visa. any chance of that? >> there is month chance that he'll be able to get it threw withouthrew--get it through

we just saw a video of the prime minister of iran and john kerry. the nuclear agreement will come up. everyone talks about preventing them having a bomb but what about funding for terrorism? i want to play a clip about iran funding terrorism. >> the billions of dollars of money that pours into the regime's coffers as a result of this agreement will not be used to improve the conditions of the iranian people but on the very terrorist objectives. >> she says the money will go to terrorism. john kerry says they've got a u.n. resolution that will prevent that. do you believe it? >> well, looking at the past history of what iran has been doing with the money, i think the history is more reliable. first of all, in terms of the economy, it's actually run by the revolutionary guard. so whoever is claiming that the money is going to improve the economy, remember, 50% of the gdp of iran is run by the revolutionary guard and they're basically tax exempt. the money is actually -- that's how they're funding the groups in lebanon, funding keeping assad in power,

the the background here is that john kerry, i'm elected county attorney and john kerry is running for president. it was was my first major involvement in being a speaker. in fact the first time john kerry came to minnesota, i introduced him and made the mistake at this big rally, i'd minimum her two minute speech and i said i give to give to you, my first line and he's up here with me, the next president of the united states john kerry. it's it's so obvious he thinks i'm done. he's so nice. he comes over and says i know you're not done, go ahead and finish. >> he later told me when you got to the senate, i was being nice because i knew i couldn't get away from you. later they had me speak at the boston convention. this is an example of what a great mentor mondale was. i had gotten a great speech together. it was only three minutes long and there were certain things you couldn't say. i had just a tiny joke that set i'm going to and with the words of someone famous from texas. no it's not george bush, americo want something as good as its promise. so that's the background and they told

. >> john kerry stressed the need for political solution to the crisis in syria to be stepped up. he said in the long term president assad had to go. it doesn't have to be on day one or month one, but he did se not see the president leadershi of leadership of assad in the long term. john kerry had a challenge for countries to say that it was time that they did get serious about talking. >> inside syria rebels say they have made significant gains in advance in provinces. government fighters have been killed in the latest. >> in the rebel-held area of idlib, there are areas still under government control. they launched assaults hoping to break the line of defense. rebels were able to take over several check points. but the attacks were successfully repelled. this isn't the first time that the area had been targeted. people here are mostly shia and supporters of president bashar al-assad. the government has tried to negotiate for the transfer of safe areas in exchange for rebels who attack inside the town. talks have repeatedly broken down. there are new robles also from idlib that r

john kerry said in 2016 the u.s. will host 85,000 refugees from around the world and 100,000 more in 2017. >>> let's get more on the top story, the election in greece. we have been getting results. al jazeera's barnaby phillips is in the greek capital for us to analyze them. so i guess we always suspected that tsipras would do well and it seems they've done better than expected. >> reporter: definitely in a much better place than they thought they'd be a week ago, barbara. it looks like a good night for them. projections they'll get 145 seats or so just short of the 151 you need to have a majority. and they ought to be able to form the same coalition that they've enjoyed since january with just one other junior party, the party known as the independent greeks right wing nationalist party. for mr. tsipras with all the turmoil of this year and the fact he had to do an extraordinary u-turn and ultimately sign a new bailout deal with european countries, ignore the results of that july referendum and survive a major or wh

. >>> john kerry spoke to his russian counterpart on phone. >> the secretary of state did express the united states' concern with what the state department is calling russia's enhanced military build up that has been taking place in recent days. the concern expressed by the state department is, in fact, if these reports are true, this is troublesome in that it would escalate the conflict in view of the united states. it would lead to further loss of life and increase the refugee flows, a concern expressed by the united states. now we do know that, in fact, the secretary of state has articulated it is his wish that there could be a further discussion about this at the united states general assembly taking place later this month in new york at the united states report, an annual beating. there are always bilateral conversations that take place. john kerry expressed his concern about all of this and said that this would be something that he could discuss with his current part in new york later this month. >> morocco's ruling party, the pjd a has made big gains in the country's regional e

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but john kerry says the air to air components have little to do with i.s.i.l. >> clearly, surface to air missiles raise serious questions and that is precisely why we are engaged in series conversation about deconflicting their operations from ours. >> syria is very important for russia because it's the only ally in the center of the arab world. russia would have no beach head, no port city. >> meanwhile in homs rebel groups are keeping an ear on air traffic to see which steps russia's military will take next. paul tradergian, al jazeera. >>> agreement between iran and the iaea to work more closely. the two signed a confidential road map in vienna in july meant to ease concerns over iran's nuclear program. all right still to come here on al jazeera. back to school in northern nigeria. these children defy threats of violence to return to the classroom. and cuba's complicated relationship with catholicism. as pope francis touches down in havana. >> as the global refugee crisis intensifies... >> they have travelled for weeks, sometimes months. >> and the e.u. struggles to cope... >> we

secretary of state john kerry expressed his concern we understand about this, and hopefully can discuss this with his counterpart in new york later this week. >>> coffins carried by an honor guard. the soldiers were killed on friday in a missile attack in which 45 soldiers from united arab emirates also died. part of a saudi coalition fighting yemen's houthi rebels. >>> venezuela has allowed schoolchildren to cross the closed border with colombia. about 1500 colombians who cross the border have been allowed through. president maduro said it was to crack crak dow down on cross bor crime. >>> five people killed during earlier rallies. members of ethnic minority communities are protesting against the proposed new constitution. intoibsubina shrestha has more. >> shot dead. he was studying to be the first qualified engineer from his village and his family had high hopes for him. >> translator: my son got in the tent grade then got into engineering. i had hoped he would be able to go and work in the government. we had taken loans to educate him. now our hope is gone. >> five young men died an