It s still unclear who was in charge of security at the capitol despite the unprecedented security breach just a few months ago. And a fox propaganda host parrotting russian talking points now jumping on a baseless, absurd conspiracy theory that the fbi was behind the attack on the capitol. We ll have more on that in a moment. You are about to hear from one of the heroes of that day. An officer who was assaulted. He says a republican congressman who compared the attack to a normal tourist visit refused to sc shake his hand last night. Despite the video proof of the real danger and violence on january 6th, 21 republican lawmakers voted against congressional gold medals for the officers who responded that day. Lawmakers who, on any other day, might crow, have crowed about supporting law enforcement and now one of the officers who defended the capitol on january 6th is describing a tense exchange that he had with one of those lawmakers who voted no. He s with us now. Officer michael fanon
Hello and a warm welcome to bbc news. Iran s next president will be the hardline cleric, ebrahim raisi, a harsh critic of the west and a close ally of supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei. Reformists were barred from taking part in the contest and there were reports of widespread voter apathy. The new president elect expressed his gratitude to the iranian people for his victory. He easily beat his nearest rival, but with the lowest ever turn out for an iranian presidential race, less than 49 percent. He s an ultraconservative figure and the us has sanctioned him for his alleged role in the mass execution of political prisoners in the 1980s. Amnesty international said his victory showed that impunity reigned supreme in iran. Bbc persian s kayvan hosseini told me earlier that the biggest challenge for the new president is the economy: many people are angry, frustrated and disappointed because after of that button top of the issue of the economy that he needs to fix somehow, there is an
Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. Iran s next president will be the hardline cleric, ebrahim raisi, a harsh critic of the west and a close ally of supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei. He easily beat his nearest rival, but reformist candidates were barred from taking part in the election and turnout crashed to less than 50%. Mr raisi, who ll take power in august, has a reputation as an ultra conservative, and is subject to us sanctions, over his alleged role in the mass execution of political prisoners this report from kasra naji of bbc persian. For many iranians, it s been a dark day. The hardline head of thejudiciary, ebrahim raisi, has won in elections that offered no real choice for the electors and no serious challenges for him. The interior minister says he won just over 18 million votes with the lowest turnout in 42 years, since the islamic revolution in 1979. A good number of iranians have been alienating from the political process, particula
The united states has said it will continue negotiations with iran over its nuclear programme after the election of a hard line cleric ebrahim raisi as iranian president. A state department spokesperson said it regretted that iranians were denied a free and fair election. The new president, ebrahim raisi, won with a landslide, but voter turnout was the lowest ever, with many candidates barred from standing. This report from kasra naji of bbc persian. For many iranians, it s been a dark day. The hardline head of thejudiciary, ebrahim raisi, has won, in elections that offered no real choice for the electors and no serious challenges for him. The interior minister says he won just over 18 million votes, with the lowest turnout in 42 years, since the islamic revolution in 1979. A good number of iranians have been alienated from the political process, particularly the young, many of whom are tired of living in fear. Mr raisi is best known for his role in signing off on the execution of th
Hostage drama. It s a big operation, it s not this ragtag group of people. Anything can happen, there are no guarantees. Kind of father turned negotiator help bring them home. We prepared him for the worst. I am getting so worried. A lot of people were praying for them. A lot of people were. Hello, and welcome to dateline. They were on a dream vacation when suddenly a mother, her teenage son, and a cousin were all kidnapped by a group of men with guns wanting money and lots of it. But the worldwide hostage drama be resolved before it was all too late? here with heart of darkness is keith morrison. They lay in wait, unseen underneath the green canopy, armed to the teeth, immersed and there to find extremist beliefs, hunting, stalking, deadly in this particular heart of darkness. It was the summer of 2011, a jungle clad island in the southern tip of the philippines, where they prepared the place. The news of the terrible committed here, flashed halfway around the world and came crashing