on saturday nights now, the united states is faced with a delicate calculation. how does it strike back hard enough to deter future attacks, but not so hard that it finds the flames of israel's conflict with hamas in gaza. and if you rodney sincere, when he says he doesn't want to escalate this conflict, what does it want? i'm feel gail in balance, and this is the day. the idea about this, when we expect to run to finally use its influence on its own lives in the region to prevent an uncontrolled conflagration, which would be nobody's interest test resistance groups across the region. do not take all this from the is loving court until that could be robbed of them up to your mind that the resistance and the region takes action begins to america's aggressive presents based on its own decision and some policy. good on the,

on the call is on also on the day ahead of next week's elections practice done is in the grip of a dangerous resurgence of militancy that's causing tensions with neighbors like afghanistan, who packaged on blames the violence within its borders. the major issues that we did on the bombing that boxed on wants it to control, or can they adapted with these off black box on it, done by a groups we had taken a shifter and advised us welcome to the day the united states is promising. what it calls a very consequential response to a drone attack that killed 3 of its troops in jordan and wounded dozens more. us officials say the striking administrator had post known as talent 22. the other border with syria is the 1st time such an attack as killed american soldiers in the

region since the stats of the israel hospital us president joe biden has blamed iran back to madison. so iran denies involvement to him. country space for the us national security council. he talked about president biden's response. he met twice the national security team yesterday. and today he's waiting the options before. as he said yesterday, we will respond. we'll do that on our schedule in our time. and we'll do it in the manner the president's choosing, as commander in chief will also do it fully, cognizant of the fact that these groups backed by table have just taken the lives of american troops. left them as i put a j, a state of the college of art science. there's an education of a majority, university of science, and technology is also served as president of the international society for iranian studies. a welcome to dw. so us officials have been quite of the saying that us

based things in iraq and syria had been attacked around a 150 times since october. the 7th focus through why this attack is so significant. yes, i believe in all the previous attacks we never experienced the depth of us soldiers, whereas in this case, this has happened. and i think also it's important to keep in mind that the officially entered the election, sees it in the united states. and as we have seen already, since these attack happens, the president biden is coming under intense criticism from the folks in the republican party regarding you know, how easily to be responding to this thing. as such, i expect that the white house will respond to you to this latest attack. the question really is whether it could be carried out and see if there's a corporation like syria and to hey,

rock rather than you wanted show. okay, so we have an a that is the we have a, the, oh, the white house has that has a problem, doesn't it big because the calculation is debbie tests and how to respond in this election year needs to be strong enough to deter unsatisfied, present bibles, binds political opponents, but not so powerful as to escalate the current conflict. it's have sooner to the case. okay, i think the us as this patient has made it clear that they do not want the war in garza to escalate and yet what the arch she is that us and the british chevy porch to fire at 20 forces in your mind. united states has had to hit the rocky forces in iraq that have been, you know, attacking it, etc. so, and yet at the same time, you know, we are way off behind the scene contact between the reins and the americans. the

both sides are insisting that you know, we are not interested in it. why did constance, if should we take iran's claim not to want to escalate the tensions in the region at face value? because otherwise we have to ask more, why is it backing these proxies? who seem to be how bend on doing exactly that right now i don't think we can take that runs claim at face value. the fact of the matter is that the ranges are pushing the envelope to the proxy for she's right. they are, they are trying to send a message that, you know, we are the power to be reckoned with in the middle east. and you cannot ignore, you know, our interest, etc, etc. they have been talking about, you know, having there a strategy dept in the region. to these, you know, proxy groups be it has, well, the, you know, 11 on did her watch in gaza or the it a hash, the chevy forces in europe,

except to excess wear. the ranges are flexing their muscles, they are pushing the envelope. but hoping that a game due to the complexities of the us, the electoral politics that the bite enough ministration did not be really engaging at any type of attack inside you, ronnie. so right, so big i, if i understand your explanation, they do want to escalate attention to that, but they don't want america to what type of them at home. that's right. so basically they're doing these things to get concession. so for example, they feel that in a, since the u. s. is engaging in conversation with the rocky government about reducing its military presence in your walk. that these types of attacks can pursue a white house to really put its forces out for, for example, the other ally. mr. asset in syria has been consistent. the objecting to the

presence of us forces in syria seeing is as a violation of his country's sovereignty. so the right hands on the proxy groups are hoping that the diesel actions, they can push the us out of the region and therefore, you know, have the upper in places like syria, iraq, etc. so i think that's part of the, the gaped. so the question really is, you know, are they, they would find right in the, in the light of the protests did you run last year? do you know, the levels of a descent inside the country is very high? and so they, they calculation into ron should be, you know, if there is a war with the have popular support or not. and i think at this point, the answer is an absolute no. okay. so we've concentrated on the us and iran, but tyler 22 is in jordan, near the demilitarized zone between jordan and syria. all were you expecting

anything that i was expecting to hear any response militarily, from a jordan or syria, which already have so many problems. if there are no delays, you know, jordan has a fragile right in the state. we really get the tardy and was, i think, you know, since this was an attack american installation, the expectations that the us we to retaliate in klein. i wouldn't be surprised if you see a massive attack on some of these it, are you ready to support the choices in syria as the primary targets here? but yes, the fact that you know, now the conflict is finding its way to a country like jordan that was trying. it's best to sit on the side line is a game you know, of signaling to everyone that the conflict in gaza is really encompassing the whole region. despite the fact that many of the major players did not want it to be that way. but it seems to be happening, it's becoming

a contagious disease in the reach. awesome, nice thing about assessing. we thank you for it. dr. mass. add up with a jackie from missouri university of science and technology in the us. thank you so much. i of the 100 pound is suspending funding for the u. n. agency for palestinian refugees its joining a growing list of donors including the us, jeremy, i'm breton stopped payments since israel like you some of the staff of been involved in the homeless october 7th tenant. i faxed you ends urgent governments to keep funding the agents that we've got on the brink of funding, telephone ross, a condo, so one of gauze as last lifelines the many here, these blue and white bags of flour, a role that stand between them and starvation. but with more and more of the agencies don't, is cutting off that funding. people here in the southern city of rafa. the other

west. this what i work with only in the stopping moonrise, 8 distribution is a catastrophe in the gaza strip. of like is it was a handout on main supports and if they still there will be a famine like the one of the no colors going to be much as i'm a thought of somebody when i can isn't look on the phone and ross don't helping us then i'll people will face death a minute, 5 minutes, ros helping on people who are hungry and suffering. if they stop him, will have no one on the side of his indulge the details of these really allegations against monroe stuff has been slow to a much according to new york times. so i think it does ca provide it to the us government for these really secret services. 12 workers were involved, some said to have participated in kidnappings and killings, while others provided a logistical support. the agency has already filed several people and is about to

thoroughly investigate the claims for the un says the funding needs to continue while that happens. palestinian officials and occupied westbank have also urge donors to reconsider to the companies that have i know the suspension, severe paid amounts to 70 percent of the time you went budget of the united nation pretty the fund work agency. this measure is extremely dangerous. i mean, it is our hope that that would be provide us with most calls and snow falls from the homes. but the fighting people here, i'm more dependent on the agencies help whenever the head of unreal has wound that if money doesn't start flowing again soon it's will will grind to a hold in a matter of weeks the progress time had the poles next week on the 8th of february, but the general elections comes,

the country faces a search and militant se package that often blames its neighbors. afghanistan, and iran and india for violence inside his borders. but these countries have long accused medicines based in practice, time of targeting them. not a progress down to naples are watching the elections that closely to see what being the results could mean for the national security. focused on isn't the crypt for distress the surgeons of terrorism in this recent attack, militants get sick security office of just last year. around $1000.00 people were killed emitted into tax buckets on planes. its neighbors have gone just on for many of these incidents. it accuses to of gone live and government of supporting one of the most dangerous militant groups are focused on they to get down to find focused on or the d. b. to make it easy to use that. but the government that boxed on wants it to control or can they, they acted with these all 5 bucks on it, done by

a group. so you have taken a shifter and a lifestyle box. don't have to put it nearly half a 1000000 of guns in recent months, underscore didn't get the stream tradition spit copy. i didn't response to frequent board to disputes, buckets on sometimes shot fits crossings, but they've done this done, causing millions to suffer economically. and it's not only on it's a western border, the focus on faces, a hosted by geneva, on its eastern border is to reach somebody cannot make bible house and focus on our tribal india. and white, the, to a new clip all was have not recently seen board is going to shift or to meet with conflict relations, remain largely unfriendly in the drive. and us turn that in there will be, sees no incentive and engaging, but the neighboring lift condition of focused on the i thought according to the next few months. and it seemed that

a bad family. some of these said the indian nationalist party. i would guess that would have been the type time. so it all depends activity. how does india loudly slowing biography? we've never bought the stock. we have not in a state of war, but grass and, but that is not that one cannot say at this stage, the beast and the region for buckets dawn, it's 900 kilometer border with 8 on this month. it strikes between 8 on and focused on the truck solutions which are generally guar due to a new little loss. but even though there are no signs of the escalation long running low level insurgencies remain active on both sides of the border. the days one country in the region which, which focused on does enjoy a strategic relationship. china, so we have no, it's not on any defense relations with jana, but also have

a strong tray uninstall information they've got so that i think i'll be with the next the, what we see actually this relationship is part of the fact that despite the fact that there has been a lot of pressure on bikes done to discuss that is a big funk and i, i don't think any government is boxed. i would do that as far as done hits into elections. it's likely the country we continue to see if it's been political situation and it's neighborhood michael, google in a south asia institute direct to the wilson center, i think time. you joins us from washington, dc. thank so much for joining us. we've just seen him our report out for just touched on security issues and packing sounds, relations with these near neighbors. and these like need to be big considerations for folks as next week. i don't think so only because the concerns about the

economy are so much larger. there are indeed significant surety concerns for, for practice not particularly the resurgence of terrorism by the t t p. as the report mentioned. but i think that for most voters, the biggest concerns are with the very high food costs and installation and that, so i would argue that for those voters in the western parts of pockets done, there are more holes in the terrorism, mainly from afghanistan, but also from groups based that are on certainly they will be concerned in a literal sense on election day. i think that some of these orders will be concerned about the risk posed by, by terrace groups wanting to, to destabilize the election process by trying to carry out strikes on election day . so in that sense, voters will be concerned about terrorism. but as a policy issue, i think that voters minds much more beyond other issues, particularly the economy. right. i mean it but, but it's important to remember that call said that the country's economy is in rather precarious state. it was bad enough. and then we had the summer's

catastrophic uh, floods from which i understand a package that still has not recovered. yeah, that's absolutely correct. i mean, even before this lot's happened several years back pockets times economy was really struggling. but then indeed you had the, the floods which wiped out so many crops and had such a significant impact on agriculture, which is really one of the most important sectors in the talk, a stunning economy today as the top source of employment among other things. and indeed, it's true that the country is still trying to cover a lot of these people trying to recover from, from the slides, which of course makes things even worse for the broader economy, given that it's been hit so hard by so many shocks. so over the last year, so whether you're talking about, you know, internal issues, inflation or extra mental shocks, triggered by things like the war and ukraine and more recently, increasing instability in the middle east. right. tell us who the big base saw who

should be watching out for an next week's elections as well. the one is the key figures, one of the most popular figures in pakistani politics. im ryan con is is in jail. so as may be on him, but he's not going to pose much of a threat because he's in jail the moment. i think the key, the key personalities here. um, the key personality to look at is new wash. reese, who is a former 3 time former prime minister, he had been in self exile in london for several years. he returned to pakistan several months ago, and naturally he had a number of or ups, i'm sure is dismissed, so to speak. and i think that's because he has another key player behind him and that being the pakistani military. so i think that no, i sharif is definitely a player to watch. i do think that there's you're looking at possible scenarios, what's gonna happen after the election. there was a chance that he could become the next prime minister, or i will also highlight his brothers, your boss sharif,

who was the prime minister. recently in the, in the previous government and cosign before the current caretaker administration came on board. he is viewed as someone is um and that has better relations with the military than was does, which is important. if you want to look at a situation where you're hoping to see better civil military relations. if the pakistani military wants more political stability on the whole, so that there could be more of a focus on strengthening the economy, then maybe the name should bosher reef is one to what josh or as he might be, the next prime minister as well. right, in my lifetime pack the style a change from being a military run country to a civilian, a run country. so as you've alluded that the ministry does still seems to be very influential and package county politics. right? that's correct. so, i mean, it's been more than 15 years since you last had formal military rule. so nothings protection with no sharp step down in 2008. have you had formal military rule? but i would argue that today we're seeing levels of military influence that we have

not seen for quite a long time at times when practiced on is formerly led by civilians. we, particularly the military has been very involved in economic policy. and it's just very involved in policy on the whole one reason for that is this ongoing confrontation that is had with iran con and particularly nasty. one of this is, of course, the former prime minister who fill out what the military has been in jail since last year. uh so, you know, the pakistani military is very much active, even if it's not physically active, though i would argue that on some level that is visibly active. you have a few new economic initiatives, including a new entity, meant to attract investment from the gulf countries. the army chief has a, a 3 exclusive seat at the table with that, but more so the military's there, but it's invisible behind the scenes playing the role of influence or trying to push certain political figures and parties to do certain things. that's always been the case, but it's especially the case all the more so now today kind of worried about the

conductivity of action on the 8th itself. the bi election commission to pakistan says, troops and police will be deployed to around 50 percent of polling stations that has been declared sensitive. what does that mean? but these are basically pulling stations that are viewed as a, as threats for terrorism. they also, uh, i think are places that are viewed as, as high threats for, you know, your log regularities or, you know, bringing rigging, type activities and pulling day. but i really think it's the security when they're described as sensitive. it's because of concerns about terrorism risks, and these are mainly polling stations, as i said before, in the western north western parts of pakistan, closer to the border with afghanistan where we've seen more terrorist attacks over the last year. so thank you for guiding us through that to michael coogel and then from the wilson center in washington dc. thank you.

the quote in hong kong has ordered one of china as large as real estate developers to liquidate its assets. have a grant that has been in trouble with credit this for 2 years and has failed to come up with a plan to restructure it's death. the ruling is likely to send a ripples through china's crumbling financial markets as policy makers scramble to contain at the funding crisis. i will grant no more. the world's most troubles proper to develop a symbol of china is rapid growth is finally on the brink of to be to rent at home, con cortez or the liquidation of china. it's able to grant, or at least it's overseas assets for a company that was wants to pride of trying these real estate sector. it has been a dramatic downfall. but what happens now? it's probably likely that the company will be forced to sell

a lot of this ready report as such, folks on board the property management part which is relatively received in different the like the ongoing, the money and the properties that already exist, that people need to surfaces so, um this quite unlikely to, uh, everything will be broken down into smaller companies, you know, being shared a pressure is by other, um, like investors, but for africa and itself is basically at the mice of its, you know, on a business model. let's just remind ourselves of how bad things got for every brand . it became the world's most heavily indebted property, develop its ultimate direct liabilities of over $300000000.00. to put that into perspective, that's more than rochester, entire national debt. or are you coming into 2 percent of china, st. jude edward grants collapse, could cause chuck waves across china. and ripple effects would probably be fed globally. i suspect that the chinese government will manage this liquidation

process. very careful, you know, why that doesn't cause major problems for the china is economy. in other words, it's not i a layman, much like we saw it back in 2009. that said, it does tell us that the property crisis in chandra is far from out of the po box and it will be an ongoing drag on chinese economic activity. experts believe a potential uncontrolled come up. so for every brand could deal a serious blow to the chinese economy and the world's on that was the day you can follow our team on social media at the w use. if you're looking for news headlines is always the big w dot com. it's high time you got the d w a good the

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