[000:00:00;00] the, this is due to be in use live from berlin to explosions, have a crowded anniversary event in a run. state media say at least 95 people have been killed on dozens wounded during a memorial service for a senior general assassinated by the us in 2020 beginning of a tough time us official and they root sparks fears the war and guys that could spread ebony state media, se, and his rating drone strike killed the groups deputy political leader. and the

death toll from earthquakes in japan climbed to at least 73, rescue where it's race against time. to find survivors with dozens of people believe to still be tracked under collapsed buildings. the unpopular felony as welcome to the program around supreme leader has value to carry out a harsh response after twin explosions in the countries i've killed. at least 95 people. the blasts happened near the grave of former top commander casem. so late 90 mourners had gathered for a ceremony to mark 4 years since he was killed in a u. s. strong strike. there's been no claim of responsibility yet for the explosions. the aftermath of

a blast that shook the city of care. mont and ever on south for leasing, shrapnel into the screaming crowd. the local media captured the moment people started running as they heard the 1st explosion go off. another glass nearby followed some minutes later. thousands were attending the ceremony, honoring the prominent iranian general costs him slowly, money killed in the us, drake. in 2020. the us says it has no role in this attack, and that is real, didn't either. it's too early, at least for us to be able to say what might have caused it. but i do want to address some of the irresponsible claims that i have seen circulating, say that number one, the united states was not involved in any way. and any suggestion to the contrary is ridiculous. and number 2, we have no reason to believe that israel was involved in its explosion. it's believed to be the least attack in iran in over 40 years. there were reports of

a stampede that injured several people. as the tried to run away, the un responded with calls for accountability. the secretary general strongly comes to be attacked today on a memorial ceremony and carmen city and the stomach republic of iran, which reportedly killed more than $100.00 people, an injured many more. the secretary general costs for those responsible to be held accountable. 3 human to ron has labeled the explosions as a terrorist attack. while iran supreme leader had told the human a vow to retaliate promising a harsh response. for more of this, i'm joined denial by alex of a tank a around expert at the middle east institute in washington dc. welcome to dw, so the united states has denied being responsible for these blasts. so who could

have carried the night that the ball to be honest is too early to point the finger at any one group. what we have seen so far uh, in terms of your reigning announcements. we've had the re minister of interior making the claim to the us and israel were involved, but they made this is sort of almost generic. it's almost a knee jerk reaction that you often hear from senior leaders without providing the evidence. as i said, it's a political statement, not reflecting any kind of serious investigation. one thing i do note of is that i the palm in a to supreme leader in his statement, reacting to the bombings did not point the finger i the united states israel or anybody else for that matter. and i think that is probably a reflection of fact that the ringing authorities right now, a do not know who's behind it and be they don't know what their next step ought to

be. all right, alex, but they didn't say the raining and government did a call it a terror attack and they did vive to respond harshly. so what form might that response take them to? well, i mean, obviously we need to know who, who would have been behind it. it really quite, it would shape it arrives next steps. i mean, if it's, if it's external entity likes the israel, that requires a different sort of calculations on the part of the turn around and say, a domestic of opponents of the receipt book. these 2 bombings city happened to the province of care mon, which is relatively in the southeast of the country, not far from the reigning border with pakistan and the province. a village of stock, which is next to care mon province, is a region known for militancy for organized crime. and at times even minutes and you have is cindy add to regime operative just 2 weeks ago or 11. your rainy the

officers were killed by jo hodges group. so there are actually the entities inside of the runs borders that could have been behind it. but again, i want to go back to what i said. it's really early. it rod has a long list of domestic opponents and external opponents. it could be domestic, it could be external, it could be a combination of both it. we have to wait and see. all right, despite what you're saying there, and this, these attacks did happen at a memorial for cast himself, remind me who was assassinated by the us 4 years ago. so do you think there is much significance in where the attacks took place to? oh absolutely, uh but, and you know, uh awesome. so the money as you point out why the size and aided by a trim and ministration 4 years ago. but you have many enemies. he had an amusing side of a variety of enemies in the region, including as we've discussed so far, the state of israel enemy of, of so the money country does so the money about to eradicate from the face of the

map. so yes, there's a symbolism here, no doubt about it. but i think it's too early a took to sort of make the conclusion because of what's happening in gaza and the timing. this is somehow linked to iran's bigger regional planned costs. and so the money was the architect, i'll be rides forward. defense is supplying weapons and training to groups like how much is boe out? so what it might very well be that they are connected, but it could also be a case of opportunities and by the rainy and opposition group. in this case, most likely to jihad is that operating, the se, that have decades long track record of targeting uranian officials to get on a bore you. but we just don't know right off to be able to conclusions yet. thanks her insights. alex alex of a tank of from the middle east institute in washington dc. thank you. meanwhile, fairs are rising that the israel guys, a war could spread after the killing of

a top. com us official in an explosion in 11 on the deputy political leader of the militant group was killed in the strike on an apartment building in b route 6. other people also died 11 on state run news agencies that the attack was carried out by israel. the is ready, government has neither confirmed nor denied its involvement. the aftermath of a deadly strike in the heart of 11 on one of her master's most senior figures was killed by an explosion in this apartment building in the suburbs of ben root, i saw the how the rudy was deputy thomas's political leader, smiled honey and a founder of the groups military wing that caught some brigades from us as designated as a tear group by the u. s. and e. u. among others. not only was on a u. s. terrace list, he had to spend years and is really prisons. at the time of his death, i don't,

he was living and loving on as how mosse is keeley is in, with the lebanese militant group. has the bola, hardwood is also headed up how mazda is presence in the occupied westbank. and his hometown was remo, palestinians in the west bank held a general strike following use of his desk. a young resolved. i know for your in uh today we all need to like discharge. and because yesterday the hero and lita sally, rudy were small to talk about how to do my own for this time of year. one of them is always a good son of palestine who sacrificed himself for the palestinian test that i need to do. i cannot leave. israel has not claimed responsibility for the strike. officials generally do not comment on operations outside of israel and the palestinian territories. but as rarely officials have previously vowed tongue down

from us leaders where ever they are. for 11 on the strike on be route as seen as a violation of its territory. the lebanese prime minister, called in an attempt to pull his country into israel's war with him, us has bella, and israel had been exchanging your daily fire along the lebanese is rarely border since the war began. the striking deep in lebanese territory has raised concerns of a major retaliation from his bola that would see the war spread out across israel's northern border. somebody sako is following the story for us from jerusalem on earlier. we asked him if he believes that could lead to a larger war as well. definitely that danger exists. but i think it says in the early to 10 at this stage, whether this is something that is human and whether this is something that will

happen. i think it will also a depends on the international community it, but i think we should also it listed as to what the slot has. some of the saying is, is speech that they may be rude because they're hearing say that the nice ation we recently a and then he said that the following this every time the ation is red with wage a war, then it has then it has been the wage and open war against is really news, long range besides etc. that means he doesn't see this yet as a wage of a war against a against the been on. so that means that we still have to see how is road would respond to a phase by law retaliation with where there is one would accept some kind of a retaliation. so we, we have very dynamic that we still have to examine so far, what you've seen here on the ground, it between living on and

a and is around is more of the same. there was exchange of fire throughout the day . but this is like more of the say we haven't seen it, it kind of like going into a, a different the phase. yes. somebody socco in jerusalem there. let's take a look at what some of the other stories making news around the world. donald trump has asked the us supreme court to intervene over a routing finding him from the primary pilots. in the state of lot of colorado, the in december, the state supreme court disqualified trump as a presidential candidate over his role in the january 6th and sold on the us comp. the field argentina's national labor appeals court has delta presidents, have you had any leg his 1st much additional setback, the court suspended changes to labor and those that are part of sweeping economic reforms. argentina's main trade union have challenge changes things, a road basic worker protections,

such as the right to strike and parental japan's prime minister assuming ok, she says the country has reached a critical point as rescuers race to find the survivors of the powerful earthquake that struck on new year's day and the dozens of after shocks that followed the death toll now has risen to $73.00. and there are fears that heavy range predicted by forecasters could humper the rescue work. quake triggered fires, houses tend to revel. roads destroyed the optima of japan's powerful new year's day of quake, which with significance of the sharks, full cost is still ongoing. these dramatic satellite images show the devastation before and after the quake hit. now is rescue a search for survivors full of cost,

land slides and heavy rain could have put the rapids, japan's prime minister underlying the sense of urgency. thank to this is the single, has a good a by you and you. it's being 40 hours since the us quite the scifi channel. it's a race against time. to rescue victims, we must like and we are at a crucial stage can steals. he is doubling the number of military personnel and the pulling more rescue dogs to assist. thousands of those who have survived the quake and now without attic, tricity and water. some have made that way to evacuation settings. ispa, shelter with stories of the road deal done must go to my house is flattened, you content to it. so i'm here with my wife sleeping together in a huddle while talking to others ends encouraging each other people. that's the situation now. don't go there with schools of people dads and many fed trapped

under collapsed housing. this is a natural disaster that is still unfolding. europe, today we have a special program coming up next, looking at high tech firms of promise to revolutionize how we move from a to b. but in reality, how little has changed so far. they've changed for that. that's after the break. for me, the team here and thanks for watching. take care the . can you hear me? we are all set. we are watching close to the to bring you the story behind the new we own about on volume information for free might say do to name

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