Hello everyone, pardon, hello everyone, its 1 30 pm in the iranian capital and youre watching press tv world news. Its election day here in iran and people are heading to polls to cast their ballots for parliament and the assembly of experts. Voters are taking part in parliamentary election to choose 290 members of the legislative body from over 15,000 candidates. Elected members will serve a term of four years in parliament and in another election being held simultaneously. Participants are voting for 88 members of the assembly of experts, deliberative body elected for eight years. This is a 12th parliamentary election and the sixth voting for the assembly of experts since the victory of the Islamic Revolution, more than 61 Million People are eligible to vote for both elections. The leader of irans Islamic Revolution is cast his ballot in the countrys parliamentary and of assembly of experts elections. Ali khamenei voted in the tehran constituency as soon as polls open throughout the
Thank you. And thats bbc news at ten. Theres more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight, with kirsty wark, which isjust getting under way on bbc two. The news continues here on bbc one, as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the almost a year since the start of the Women Life Freedom Protests in iran, we have a Special Report with defiant voices inside the country as the Morality Police double down on the repression of women. So how should the uk calibrate relations with iran . Well be joined by a Iranian American Human Rights researcher whose father was a political prisoner who died under house arrest and the former uk ambassador to iran. Also tonight, to raise or not to raise should the Bank Of England hike the Interest Rate tomorrow, or can the economy do its own work now . Two senior economists argue it out. The upcoming ruthergen and Hamilton West by election expected to be a major Snp Labour Battle could be a bellwether for the general
Terrorist attack by hamas a brutal Surprise Attack . By hamas in israel israel, whos firing back, was followed by a horrific retaliation in gaza now there are fears of a wider war and america has a target on its back the iranbacked Rebels Stryker us own shift at the center of the fears of a wider conflict is iran it is linked to hamas there has too, the who team all part of its Axis Of Resistance why is iran at the center of this conflict in so many ways and why this relentless hostility to america to answer those questions, we need to go back decades and try to understand why iran hates america good evening. Im Fareed Zakaria. Iran in the United States shared deep psychic and emotional scars going back years but none is remembered more by americans than the Hostage Crisis of 1979 we watch what appeared to be an irrational, furious attack and wondered why or how anyone would act this way . But to iran taking the hostages was completely rational given the history that led up to that mom
Terrorist attack by hamas a brutal Surprise Attack . By hamas in israel israel, whos firing back, was followed by a horrific retaliation in gaza now there are fears of a wider war and america has a target on its back the iranbacked Rebels Stryker us own shift at the center of the fears of a wider conflict is iran it is linked to hamas there has too, the who team all part of its Axis Of Resistance why is iran at the center of this conflict in so many ways and why this relentless hostility to america to answer those questions, we need to go back decades and try to understand why iran hates america good evening. Im Fareed Zakaria. Iran in the United States shared deep psychic and emotional scars going back years but none is remembered more by americans than the Hostage Crisis of 1979 we watch what appeared to be an irrational, furious attack and wondered why or how anyone would act this way . But to iran taking the hostages was completely rational given the history that led up to that mom
In social, cultural, scientific and sports activities in a safe environment. The Islamic Revolution of iran practically prove that women can participate in different areas of life and that the hijab never rendered as an obstacle. Please stay tuned for more. Thanks to the propaganda that started almost from the beginning of the 1979 Islamic Revolution against the government of iran, the first thing that comes to the mind of the International Community regarding the condition of women in iran is that they are restricted and cannot participate in social, cultural, political and sports activities and so on. Of course, with a little research, it can be proven that this claim is a big allie to isolate iraq. This claim, however, is ridiculously baseless, but it stems from the logic that the hijab has restricted women in iran, but is it really so . Moreover, in the modern era, hijab requirements have changed with the political winds. The hijab is actually now required. In some countries where