iran is facing international condemnation for hanging two more people said to have been involved in nationwide protests. the uk called their executions abhorrent . the newly elected speaker of the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, has said former president trump helped him finally secure his position, after 15 rounds of voting and sometimes acrimonious exchanges with fellow republicans. he said i don t think anybody should doubt mr trump s influence. president biden congratulated mr mccarthy for his win and said he looked forward to co operating with his party. our washington correspondent gary o donoghue reports. it took them four days and 15 separate ballots before they finally got there. the honourable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. cheering not since the american civil war more than 160 years ago has it taken this long to elect a speaker. that w
rushed to shed as much blood as possible. so i hear a lot of condemnation and anger. a manifestation of that may come to physical force tomorrow on the streets of iran where there are calls for demonstrations to condemn this and also to mark the third anniversary of the shooting down of anniversary of the shooting down of a passenger plane by the revolutionary guard. there was a statistic i came revolutionary guard. there was a statistic i came across, revolutionary guard. there was a statistic i came across, the - revolutionary guard. there was a l statistici came across, the humans statistic i came across, the humans rights news agency reported an 88% rise in executions in 2022 compared to 2021. what were the men charged with an is that what accounts for the rise? in with an is that what accounts for the rise? ., ., ., the rise? in general, the iranian government the rise? in general, the iranian government is the rise? in general, the iranian government is very the rise? i