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Seyed Hossein Mousavian tells Douglas Herbert why Western sanctions on Iranian oil are not the answer to resolving the nuclear standoff between the two powers. Once Iran’s former top nuclear negotiator, Mr Mousavian was arrested, but later cleared, of espionage charges, and then forced out of the Iranian diplomatic circle for five years. During this interview, he offers in-depth insight into the inner workings of the Iranian nuclear program.

A massacre in the Syrian town of Houla leaves scores of children dead and shocks the international community. Next, our reporters capture an emotional moment as one Egyptian woman goes to vote for the first time in the country’s presidential elections. Finally, in Tel Aviv, race riots spark a national debate on migrants in Israel.

Marc Perelman meets the Iran Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh. They discuss the nuclear issue, which has been a source of tension between the West and Iran for many years now.

In a show of political defiance, Iran announced it was beginning the enrichment of uranium at an underground plant, which some Western countries believe is to produce nuclear arms. Iran maintains it is purely for civilian use. This latest diplomatic dispute comes in the wake of economic sanctions imposed by the US and threats from Iran to close a strategic waterway if Washington continues.