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The Iranian President has told Parliament his country has missed an opportunity to exploit the United States international isolation. Hassan Rouhani spoke as he presented a forty-seven-billion-dollar budget, the first such measure since the reintroduction of US sanctions on Iran. Shihab Mosbut has this report.

In a rowdy and often interrupted address, President Hassan Rouhani said corruption and nepotism at the highest levels of society meant Iran had failed to take advantage of American isolationism. He said the reform with banking, tax and economic infrastructure were essential before Iran could advance its cause internationally. Iran, he said, must harness the strength of its oil industry to counter America sanctions.

The British government has confirmed that a British-Iranian academic who has spent eight months in jail in Iran has been released. Abbas Edalat, who is a professor of computer science and mathematics, has returned to the UK. He was arrested by Iran's revolutionary guards in Tehran in April. An Iranian news agency alleged at the time that he was a British spy.

President Erdogan of Turkey has invited Donald Trump to visit next year as the two men attempt to coordinate a pullout of US troops from Syria. Key Middle Eastern powers are seeking to capitalize on America's withdrawal from Syria. Sebastian Usher assesses the situation on the ground.

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is biding his time, but remains clear in his determination to force Kurdish militias out of Northern Syria. On the ground, militias once united and rebellion now ally to Turkey are reported to have deployed closer to the town of Manbij, while more Turkish troops have moved to the Syrian border in recent days. US soldiers are still in Manbij for now in support of a Kurdish-led alliance they've backed in the battle against IS. The Kurdish fighters were meant to have withdrawn under a deal agreed between the US and Turkey but have yet to leave. President Erdogan says he won't strike against them until the US pulls out.

Trade unions and professional associations in Sudan have called for a general strike today to demand the resignation of President al-Bashir and the formation of a transitional government. They are planning a march to the presidential palace in Khartoum. Doctors went on strike on Monday as part of the protests sparked last week by anger about the rising price of bread and fuel. On Monday, President Bashir promised what he called real reforms to improve the quality of life of the Sudanese people.

This is the world news from the BBC.