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He is very humble, people who meet him would be surprised if they didnt know he was the president. So people are rallying around. There will be an enormous funeral which i will expose which will show how popular he was among iranians. ,. ,. , , iranians. You have emphasised his penularity iranians. You have emphasised his penularity there iranians. You have emphasised his popularity. There has iranians. You have emphasised his popularity. There has been iranians. You have emphasised his i popularity. There has been undressed on the streets of tehran over the last couple of years and the president has been accused of introducing hard line rules, laws and has been seen as a divisive figure. I and has been seen as a divisive fiaure. ~. ,. ,. ,. , figure. I think a lot of that comes from western figure. I think a lot of that comes from Western Sources figure. I think a lot of that comes from Western Sources and figure. I think a lot of that comes from Western Sources and there l figure. I think a lot of that comes l from Western Sources and there is figure. I think a lot of that comes i from Western Sources and there is a lot of animosity towards iran in the west, largely because of irans support for the palestinian people, the palestinian cause and irans opposition to the genocide in gaza. But i think, as i said earlier, the funeral will reveal to everyone whether he was popular or not and i think it is a big mistake that western governments, they rely very much on people hostile towards iran for their analysis and further information and that is what makes them pursue mistaken policies that only backfire. And we see western Policy Backfiring constantly when it comes to our region and iran. So i think that we will see, we will see in the coming days whether he was popular or divisive. find in the coming days whether he was popular or divisive. Popular or divisive. And we will also see who popular or divisive. And we will also see who is popular or divisive. And we will also see who is a popular or divisive. And we will also see who is a replacementl popular or divisive. And we will. Also see who is a replacement will be. Do you expect a smooth transition to find the next president . Is there somebody who is a clear front president . Is there somebody who is a Clearfront Runner . Ida. President . Is there somebody who is a clear front runner . A clear front runner . No, at the moment there a clear front runner . No, at the moment there is a clear front runner . No, at the moment there is no a clear front runner . No, at the moment there is no talk a clear front runner . No, at the moment there is no talk of a clear front runner . No, at the moment there is no talk of who | a clear front runner . No, at the moment there is no talk of who will succeed him. We have 50 days, the government is already preparing the ground for new elections. We have gone through this before in the 19805, gone through this before in the 1980s, the Terrorist Organisation which has offices in your country and bases across europe, they murdered our president and our Prime Minister within the previous constitution. We did have a Prime Minister. They murdered the head of thejudiciary and many minister. They murdered the head of the judiciary and many Government Ministers and mp5. But we had elections and they were replaced and this was during saddam husseins war, so the western Saddam Hussain by carrying out terrorist attacks on iran, killing ordinary people and senior officials but the constitution provided the way forward. We had new officials put in place and the government during war continue to function normally sell right now iran is a much stronger country. It is emerging as the power in west asia and i see no difficulty in west asia and i see no difficulty in the transition period coming forward. , ,. , forward. From the university of tehran. Thank forward. From the university of tehran. Thank you forward. From the university of tehran. Thank you for forward. From the university of tehran. Thank you for your forward. From the university of. Tehran. Thank you for your time. Irans first Vice President is expected to assume the presidency ahead of elections. Irans first Vice President , mohammad mokhber, is expected to assume the presidency ahead of elections. Bbc persian� s washington correspondent, khashayarjoneidi, told us what the process will be now the president s death has been confirmed. There will be a vacuum of power because the president is not the highest authority in iran, it is the Supreme Leader who is the highest authority, the final arbiter and final Decision Maker in terms of foreign policy, internal policy and he is a commander in chief so the president is a Chief Executive of the executive branch. That is what the executive branch. That is what the president s rowley. He wanted day by day operations of the administration. So he is not their main person responsible for the governing of the country but what happens here is now, according to iranian constitution, it is upon the first Vice President to take over the response edges of the president wants the president is incapacitated or not capable of performing his duties. And then their first Vice President in cooperation with the heads of the parliament and judiciary are responsible for Holding Elections to elect a new president in 50 days. So we will have. Once it is officially announced it will be a running period, and that will be followed by a process of those candidates who are interested to offer president to register, they have to be vetted by the guardian council, there will be some campaigning and an election. In additional to their president , another passenger was the Foreign Minister hossein amir abdollahian, but i have two had that within the establishment of the islamic republic, Foreign Ministers are not the main players in terms of implementing foreign policy, policy making. They are actually implementing the policies of the system. So when it comes to irans neighbouring countries, especially within the arab world or israel, it is the goods force which is a main player, although behind the curtains and the Foreign Minister is a person who executes the policies that the regime has decided to follow. And it is the same with the president. He is the same with the president. He is a figurehead but you have the leader who is their main arbiter when it comes to policy, plus irjc, so their policies of the regime, we are expecting the habits wouldnt change of we are not expecting to see suffering very traumatic it very depends on how this crash will be reported and there will be an investigation into this, whether it is foul play or a technical issue. We will see some finger pointing toward certain elements in the region accusing them of having a role that may happen, and that will have a role but it is very much dependent on the regime to see in what situation it is located now internally and externally and how to react. That is what we will have to wait and see. We react. That is what we will have to wait and see wait and see. We have a live page on a website about wait and see. We have a live page on a website about the wait and see. We have a live page on a website about the helicopter wait and see. We have a live page on a website about the Helicopter Crash | a website about the Helicopter Crash involving the president of iran. Just log onto the bbc website or go via the bbc app. I was after taiwan inaugurated its new president , china has warmed the self governing island that independence is a dead end. He called for dialogue with chinas leaders but also said he would not back down in the face of intimidation, adding that taiwan must continue to strengthen its defensive capability. Regime considers the self governing island to be its territory and regards him a dangerous separatist. The Commemoration Event have continued where the president ial partyjoined him for some of the singing and dancing at an event designed to celebrate taiwan plasma cultural heritage. Lets listen to what president i had to say. Translation in the face of the many threats and infiltration attempt from china, we must demonstrate our resolution to defend our nation and we must also raise our defence effort and strengthen our Legal Framework for national security. Our asia correpondent, Rupert Wingfield hayes was watching events in taipei. This was really a big celebration. You can see they are already dismantling the stage behind me here where the celebrations and the inauguration were held. It is part celebration, part a celebration of taiwans culture, its democracy, it society, it way of life here, and it was partly a fairly robust, i would say robust but cautious speech by taiwans new president william lai, lai ching te. He very much follows the line taken by the previous president tsai ing wen when he talked about china, so holding very firm to the idea that taiwan under its official name, the republic of china, is an independent sovereign nation and that it will stand up for itself against china, but also that he is not going to change the status quo. So looking to america, looking to thailands friends looking to taiwans friends and allies and saying, look, i am not going to do anything to change the status quo here. I am basically a safe pair of hands. You dont need to worry, and we want to maintain basically the situation that has been here for the last eight years under president tsai ing wen. So this is more of a continuation of the presidency than something completely new. A final decision could be made today on whether the wiki leaders found thatjulie and signage should be sent to the United States to face trial on spying charges. He is wanted in relation to the release of thousands of secret documents on the wars in iraq and afghanistan. He has resisted expedition for more than ten years. Extradition. Lets go to the high court where supporters of his ad been gathering from Early Morning we will take you there as soon as any verdict is made public. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Thousands of people continue to take to the streets of the georgian capital tbilisi, protesting about a new law that they say will stifle free speech. European political leaders have expressed concern about the legislation, saying georgia is abandoning its path towards eu membership and moving closer to its neighbour russia. Although the law was vetoed yesterday by georgias president , its likely to come into force soon. Andrew harding reports from tbilisi. It is not easy being russias neighbour. And right now the tiny nation of georgia is in trouble. On the streets of the capital tbilisi, the young are protesting in huge numbers. Chanting angry that their government seems to be moving closer to russia and wrecking georgias path towards joining the european union. Russia tries very, very hard to pull us back to them because russia has this mentality to have this big empire like it was in the ussr, and they have this big dream which they never left. You dont want that . Of course we dont want that. At issue, a new law that looks like a kremlin style measure to limit freedoms. I want a Better Future for my children. I cannot see a Better Future in the country which will get laws like this. You dont have to travel far from tbilisi to understand georgias fears about russia. An hour away lies one of two big chunks of territory occupied by russian troops. I can see a big Russian Military base, army trucks, barbed wire. This view says so much about georgia today. It has fears of more russian aggression and the widespread belief that the kremlin is always meddling, stirring up trouble, trying to weaken georgias independent. But how should georgia respond . Older people here seem more wary of provoking the kremlin. We dont want war, she says, we are just a small country. Georgian Government Officials go further, accusing the west of bullying them, fuelling instability here. Translation the main thing we want is peace, maintaining peace. We will not let our country share the same destiny as ukraine, and what is happening there. But is this peace . Security footage of an opposition mp being attacked by masked thugs. Activists here are being targeted by the Security Forces and badly beaten, kremlin style. My nose is broken, this bone is broken, the bone which holds an eye. We all know that in russia it does not exist a free society, there is no freedom. You are worried that its going to come and happen here as well . Yeah, so we are on the way. Which explains why these Street Protests are continuing, a russian flag set on fire. Chanting young georgians have made their choice. They are determined to have a future inside europe, but with an ever more aggressive authoritarian russia right next door, it is going to be a long struggle. We are georgia, they shout. But this countrys future, its very Identity Hang in the balance. The Chelsea Flower Show is getting under way and for the first time it features a garden designed by children. Charlotte gallagher reports. Children are taking over the Chelsea Flower Show. The rhs no adults allowed garden has been planned by kids, for kids with help, of course, from designer harry holding. Who would you like to see here . Maybe like the king. The king . I think if he comes, i think hell want to see this garden. Its actually kind of cool because theres like not a lot of gardens where theres a den inside of it. And this is a really special den. Do you think the king would go down the slide . Maybe so whats the verdict from the bosses . A 9. 9 because theres no hammock. Theres no hammock, harry hammock didnt make the cut, did it . And watch out, monty don. The bbc presenter has competition this year. Hector has been selected as the show� s mini monty. Im hector from thomas st catherine. And this is ian, my rowan dream. Ive been calling him since he was a tiny seed at christmas, and i cant wait to make jam out of his berries. And when hes a lot bigger, i cant wait to plant him in my garden. More than 70 juniorjudges will also cast their eye on the extravagant show gardens. But will any get a ten if they dont have a hammock . 100 miles from Chelsea Flower Show, theres another spectacular garden. This is highgrove, home of the new rhs patron, the king. Hes famously a keen gardener and we got an exclusive tour. When the king moved in in the early � 80s it was fairly blank canvas, which was one of the reasons why he chose highgrove. He had a desire to create a place and improve it forfuture generations. Theres been a lot of input from many different people, designers and plantsmen, over the years since since he moved in. Would you get the king out doing a bit of weeding, do you think . Well, he has been very hands on in the past and so forth in the garden. Highgrove is also the home of the kings foundation, which supports traditional crafts that the monarch is passionate about. Some, like willow weaving, will be on display at the flower show. So youve had support from the king to keep this traditional ancient art going . Yes, over the years, the king has supported me in my business, and its just wonderful to be able to use the traditional material like willow, but to work in a more of a contemporary way, you know, to the point now where im making beth and bluebell, the king and queens jack russell terriers, which will be on the centre stage in the highgrove shop at chelsea this year. The garden at highgrove has been decades in the making, but the ones at Chelsea Flower Show need to be installed in just a few short weeks. Through the garden youll see theres this ponding area here. And then there are these swales and channels that run through the entire garden. So when it rains, these fill up with rainwater and water runs off the higher parts of the garden into these low points collecting rainwater. So thats a really simple thing. You know, people at home could do that. You could dig a small pond, disconnect your rainwater down pipe and collect rainwater in channels. Theres just time now for those final finishing touches, some pruning and some sweeping as the show gets ready to welcome thousands of visitors. Charlotte gallagher, bbc news. It looks lovely. The trend for selling clothes online could be affecting the quality of donations be made to charity shops. The last few years have seen a huge rise in the second and Clothes Market. 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