Scientists are one step closer to understanding what happens to some of us when we lose our soulmate. hello, i m katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. we have been talking about iran s nuclear programme for quite literally years. the very phrase iran nuclear talks brings to mind a never ending struggle, sisyphus pushing the boulder up the mountain, again and again. and with the election of the hardliner ebrahim raisi as iran s new president, joe biden s job got even tougher. as a bit of background, the us was one of six countries to reach a deal with iran in 2015. that was under the 0bama administration. most sides agreed that the deal wasn t perfect, but it was a framework and it held. until the former president, donald trump, pulled the us out of that deal and re imposed sanctions.
The ballistic missile programs. there is some hope that the original nuclear agreement could be brought back on track before raisi takes office. that s actually at the end of office. one of the things i think the biden administration is in for is a very, very tough ride with the iranians the next couple of years. they say their foreign policy is going to be both active and dynamic. so he does want the u.s. to return to the deal but he s not willing to negotiate anything. raisi signaled he wants to build a relationship with longtime regional rival saudi arabia. what might that mean for the u.s.? well, look, i think one of the things that the iranians are gearing up for right now is less u.s. engagement here in the greater middle-eastern region and certainly also with the saudis over the next couple of years. we ve already seen the u.s. remove some military equipment from saudi arabia. and i think the saudis are seeing the writing on the wall that they have a lot less backing from th
A nuclear bomb. in return, iran wants rid of sanctions harming its ailing economy. as both sides seek to revive a previously agreed deal, the mood music sounds good from iran, the eu and the us. we are closer to a deal than any time in the past, but it doesn t mean that we are there. the next round, delegations will come back from capitals with clearer instructions, clearer ideas on how to finally close the deal. the whole question of which sanctions will be lifted is currently being negotiated in vienna. complicating matters, iran s supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamanei who is the ultimate power broker here has repeatedly called the elimination of america s ally, israel. now israel says the recent election of hardliner ebrahim raisi as iran s next president has heightened its fears. raisi s election is, i would say, the last chance for the world powers to wake up before returning to the nuclear agreement and to understand
This is bbc news. iran s newly elected leader is already playing hard ball. he won t meetjoe biden. he won t negotiate over iran s ballistic missile programme. so where does that leave the nuclear talks? ebrahim raisi doesn t take over until august, but he s already making his hardline views known. we ll speak with ben rhodes, president obama s senior foreign policy aide, who helped draw up the original deal. emmanuel macron s en marche party is resoundingly defeated in the first round of france s regional elections. but it wasn t a good night for marine le pen either. also in the programme. japan will allow spectators at the tokyo olympics, but stadium capacities will be limited to 10,000 japanese fans. plus, can you die from a broken heart?
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