Which have claimed at least twenty two lives also coming up pakistan had played out double game for years the u. S. Says its withholding two hundred fifty five Million Dollars of aid from pakistan because it wants more cooperation in the fight against terror. Israels Parliament Passes a law making it harder to hand over parts of jerusalem under a few chippie still. With one in ten New York School children homeless the passive last year we look at what one school is doing to help. And im far a small have all the days sporting including andy murray is the latest top tennis player to be hit with an injury and a new season already ravaged by withdrawals. Hello welcome to the program our top story iran supremely has been. His countrys enemies for the six days of unrest which has now claimed the lives of at least twenty one protest as and one policeman according to state media at least eight people died overnight in clashes between antigovernment demonstrators and Security Forces hundreds have been arrested and the u. S. Says it will call for an emergency un session on iran the shop reports. The. Rule footage released on tuesday shows how the protest of escalated this was an attack on a Police Station in the town of quad darrien on monday night by demonstrators trying to steal weapons six of them died in the ensuing fire fight. Protesters continue to defy the governments blackout of social media hundreds have been arrested and a prominent judge warned that some could face the Death Penalty when they go before the courts. On tuesday irans Supreme Leader broke his silence blaming irans enemies montazeri it for said the enemy is waiting for an opportunity for a crack three which it can infiltrate because the recent events all those who are at odds with the Islamic Republic have used various means including money weapons politics and intelligence apparatus to create problems for the islamic system the Islamic Republic and the islamic revolution. In terror on those little sign of the turmoil thats engulfed parts of the country but the issues which have sparked the protests a rise in food prices and the fear of unemployment are serious concerns for the people here i mean john i thought im working but in this society im always stressed about the possibility of getting fired the next day always being worried about my job my family the security of my family the main problems people are grappling with are their security the economy and their livelihood or more money advanced and there are some who are poor and cannot make ends meet what should they do life is really difficult we have tenants i have a daughter both at school the high prices that really put me under pressure at home. In washington President Trump continued to tweet his support for the protesters the people of iran are finally acting against the brutal and corrupt to rein in regime he said all of the money that president obama so foolishly gave them went into terrorism and into the pockets of the people have little food big inflation and no human rights the u. S. Is watching and late on tuesday the u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. Nikki haley called for an emergency un session to discuss the situation in iran if the arrangement dictatorships history is any guide we can expect more outrageous abuses in the days to come the un must speak out in the days ahead we will be calling for an emergency session both here in new york and at the Human Rights Council in geneva we must not be silent the people of iran are crying out for freedom all freedom loving people must stand with their cause. In berlin in front of the Brandenburg Gate to rein in exiles gathered to show theyve not forgotten those committed to the protests back home. In london another gathering calling on the European Public to stand up for Political Freedom and the release of prisoners and in rome that same message delivered from outside the Iranian Embassy beauty shop aljazeera. French president emanuel macron has expressed his concern about the unrest to irans president hes also postponed a trip it was due to make to teheran this week earlier i spoke to Eric Randolph a. F. P. Media Deputy Bureau chief who is in teheran he says that while the protests may be using revolutionary slogans they are rooted in economic grievances. Well for now it seems relatively calm but i have to say that its very difficult for us to report from aaron i mean there are very tight restrictions on what the media can do and surround we know theres a heavy Police Presence but around is actually not in the focus of much of the rest unlike the last major demonstrations in two thousand and nine its mostly been out in the provinces weve had only scattered protests the last few nights but it does you slightly calmer as far as we can talk now as much as people want to see this in revolutionary terms and some of the slogan certainly have been revolutionary in terms of attacking the islamic rather regimes i hope these have been driven by economic grievances bread and butter issues such as high unemployment soaring prices things that have been bubbling away in Iranian Society for her a long time and people are simply fed up with the battle they tried reformists they tried moderates they tried hard liners and conservatives and none of them have been able to deliver on what really matters the people which is jobs and the future that youre. Irans foreign minister has hit back at president transfer marks telling the u. S. To stay out of irans a fad as manager of treated Iran Security and stability depend on its own people who unlike the peoples of trans regional b. F. S. All best friends forever as the right to vote and to protest these hard earned rights will be protected and infiltrators will not be allowed to sabotage them through violence and destruction. Well he may be using twitter to get his message out but the iranians were stopped from using social media when the government blocked instagram and the popular site so joining me now from toronto to discuss this is mass. Dani she is a research a focusing on human rights and technology and iran thanks very much for speaking to us as it can you start by explaining the impact of the app telegram on iran and iranians how does the at was and how many users on there in iran thanks for having me on you know. I think telegram is a platform that not a lot of people understand that importance specifically in iran because since two thousand and fifteen its kind of risen to be this really central platform for communications and all sorts from talking to your friends and your family to getting updates on traffic and weather from particular public channels to getting your news and getting information from various public channels of different political factions across the board and so theres about eighty million iranians in total and theres about forty five million iranians online and telegram since the latest its a success about forty million monthly users so its almost ubiquitous in terms of how people are using the internet there if theyre using the internet its likely theyre on polygram in iran and we know the rough of those that are using telegram those that the app is popular with. The thing about telegram is that its so easy to use that even low tech iranians are on there so from my own personal experience im in touch with older generations that are on there and theyre sharing information and theyre actively were taking in the political discourse thats going on online. And how important a role has telegram played in communication between people obviously and in chatting but also in the exchange of ideas and the dissemination of information and and politics so the future is that telegram has has made it much easier for people to upload videos and content so in that way theres a lot of information being spread about that and you know that is sometimes even pro regime and not from hardline factions you know from propagating their own narratives. But i think its too early to kind of say that telegram is really mobilizing people i think thats something we need to talk about retrospect at least but definitely what we can tell from the facts is that the government is really sensitive on this because telegram has been untouched in terms of hasnt been censored since twenty fifteen when it really had an uptick in iranian users and its only been these past few days that the government has become sensitive and in fact it censor it a few days ago so the fact that theyre nervous about these platforms goes to show that they think that it is having a role in mobilization and protests all thanks very much for helping us understand that dimension of the story a bit more its very interesting. Donny thank you. You know so lets discuss the u. S. Comments weve been hearing on iran at the United Nations my canneries life or so u. N. Had courses in new york and so hearing some very strong comments from u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. Nikki haley calling for an emergency meeting on iran whats been the reaction that to this mike. Well the u. S. Ambassador was basically speaking during an outline of what the u. S. Priorities are going to be in two thousand and eighteen she did say that she would be pushing strongly for an Emergency SecurityCouncil Meeting here at the United Nations and also with Human Rights Council in geneva weve heard from the incoming president of the Security Council that the u. S. Ambassador has approached him with regard to calling an emergency meeting he didnt give any more details than that but what is being discussed is how difficult it will be for her to get full Security Council agreement on such a meeting in the past on similar type of issues members like russia and china have argued very strongly that what is happening in iran at this particular stage is a part of a domestic issue rather than an International Threat and as such she likely to have a number of Security Council members lobbying strongly against holding an emergency meeting at this particular stage but shes adamant that shes going to push for it she will obviously continue doing so in the days ahead all right mike well nikki haley has been speaking about a few other issues the main other thing is pakistan because youre hearing nikki haley criticizing pakistan for failing to cooperate fully with the u. S. In its fight against terrorism she is accusing it of playing a double game and announce that aid would be suspended the administration is withholding two hundred and fifty five million in assistance to pakistan there are clear reasons for this pakistan have played a double game for years they work with us at times and they also harbor the terrorists that attack our troops in afghanistan that game is not acceptable to this administration. And the white house says it will take further action against pakistan in the next twenty four to forty eight hours this follows a tweet from President Trump on monday accusing pakistan of lies and deceit and being a safe haven for terrorists is all about is reacted angrily summoning the u. S. Ambassador to explain this Pakistans NationalSecurity Committee also held a three hour meeting to discuss the tweet so mike hanna also following these developments at the United Nations for us and this looks as though there is a serious deterioration between the u. S. And pakistan like what have you been hearing about this at the u. N. Well yes interesting to know to marian that what the u. S. Ambassador has been saying mir is very closely the tweets that weve seen from President Trump over the past forty eight hours those tweets about pakistan those tweets about iran all issues highlighted by the ambassador to the u. N. In the course of the softer noon very clearly there is some form of coordination between the white house and the ambassador to the United Nations that being said what we did have from the u. N. Ambassador was confirmation that a sum of money is going to be withheld from pakistan some two hundred fifty Million Dollars in aid will be withheld the the u. N. Ambassador confirmed hearing also from the white house spokesperson that there will be more details released on those in the next twenty four to forty eight hours so clearly there is a ramping up of u. S. Action the trumpet ministration action in terms of its relations with pakistan weve seen those emergency meetings taking place in islam a bug with the Pakistan Government expressing grave disquiet about the tweets pushed out by President Trump no doubt even greater disquiet following confirmation from the u. N. Ambassador that some money is going to be withheld from pakistan in the days weeks ahead like canner in one thousand nations thank you very much well under pressure from the u. S. And its neighbors pakistan is already planning to take control of charities and Financial Assets linked to a man considered a terrorist by many countries the u. S. And india say hatha saeed was behind the two thousand and eight mumbai attacks which killed one hundred sixty six people and sasha going to name has more. Theres a ten Million Dollar reward for any information leading to the conviction of half is site yet here he is at a rally last week protesting u. S. President Donald Trumps recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel the United States believes saeed is the mastermind of the two thousand and eight attacks in mumbai over the course of four days attackers used automatic weapons and grenades to kill more than one hundred sixty people say he has denied involvement in the attacks at a court in pakistan found there was insufficient evidence to convict him and twenty seventeen he was put under house arrest for violating antiterrorism laws when he made his release prompted outrage from pakistanis and the u. S. Government which is long been critical of pakistan when it comes to clamping down on terrorism the pakistani government has targeted saeeds assets and charities they include three hundred schools hospitals Ambulance Services and a Publishing House the government is blocking fund raising and there are plans to assume control of them the un Security Council has also banned two of sedes organizations pakistan is under pressure and their fire this new decision. Has come after the british show by the americans by you and by india. This is a challenging time in pakistan u. S. Relations we must see Decisive Action against terrorist groups parading on their territory. And we make massive payments every year to pakistan they have to help pakistan says moving in on saeeds groups isnt bowing to u. S. Pressure its intended to fulfil its International Obligations reuters reports that pakistan was worried it would face un sanctions for failing to crack down on terrorist groups later this month a un Security Council team will visit to check on its progress natasha going to aim does era well inside pakistan supporters have sight of been protesting against them of the has more on that from as on the bot. The progress on the government had moved to ban very sage jagjit the outfit been working across bar get on a national day of doctors and respect among the people in the country however to move will be seen by them as an attempt to die for their work in this country theyre already waging. Starting in the city of karachi and are now threatening to block the grand trunk road a major whitetail highway raid in pakistan the Pakistani Foreign minister on the other hand also lashing out at the United States. Being blamed for the United States fairly or not don and thereby the americans blaming it on so indeed major developments read in the region but also a strong reaction expected from. Fareed who say that. Justify and watching and hes ally from london much more still to come south korea. Is always branch proposing talks next tuesday on the Winter Olympics the Syrian Government grants up its assault on rebel held positions near damascus killing dozens of civilians. In a few months time the. Luzhniki stadium in moscow will be filled with from all over the world armory chalons and ill have more on this later in the program with russia now in its world cup year. A spokesman for palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas says and he was writing a law which makes it harder to hand out of jerusalem as a clever than to a declaration of war israeli politicians pass the bill which means two sides of the knesset now prove giving up territory on the any future peace deal jim reports from occupied East Jerusalem. It was to say the least a controversial vote members of the knesset Israels Parliament setting a higher threshold for any future attempt to give up any parts of jerusalem instead of a simple majority of sixty one v