Islamic world, as well as the election in iran where president Hassan Rouhani has been elected in defiance of iranian hardliners. , you, the iranian people, rejected the call of those who wanted to return us to the past and keep us in the same situation as before. And you helped push us forward. Amy plus, we will look at turkeys crackdown on protests not just in turkey, but even here in the United States. Last week, turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan looked on as members of his security detail assaulted a group of Peaceful Protesters outside the turkish ambassadors residence in washington. We will speak with one protester who was hospitalized. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President trump is visiting israel today as part of his first trip abroad as president. During the twoday trip, he and secretary of state Rex Tillerson will meet with israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top isr