should 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 her master in gaza. and if you rodney sincere, when he says he doesn't want to escalate this conflict, does it want? i'm feel gale in balance and this is the day. the po box is what 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 orders from the is lubbock republic of a rob of them up to a month at the resistance. and the region takes action begins to americas, aggressive presidents based on its own decisions and 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 minutes and say that's causing tensions with neighbors like afghanistan, who pakistan awesome blames the vitamins within its borders. the major issues that we did on bombing that box on was it to control or contain an actor with these off, but bikes on it, done by a group. so you have taken a shifter. and why is that the welcome to the day of 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 posted on this tower 22. the other border with syria is the 1st time such an attack is killed american soldiers in the region since the stats of israel. how much more?

u. s. president joe biden has blamed around back to milson, so iran denies involvement. so i'm country space for the us national security council. he talked about president biden's response and he's met twice with the national security team yesterday. and today, he's weighing 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. lots of, as i put a jet, 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 as a 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 death 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 violent 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 in tears. there's a corporation like syria and a hey rock rather than you wanted shell. okay,

so we have an a that is the we have a, the, oh the white house has that has a, a, 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 bible's binds political opponents, but not so powerful as to escalate the current conflict. it's have sooner to the case. i think the us as ministration has made it clear that they do not want the war in garza to escalate and yet what the are she is that us and the british chevy porch to fire. i took the forces in. yeah, ma'am, united states has had to hit the rocky forces in iraq, that heavy, 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? is it, should we, it's hi, ron, this 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 or 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 the 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 the, to watch in gaza or the it a hash book chevy forces in europe. except to exit this, where 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 would not be really engaging at any type of attack inside you. ronnie, right, so big i, if i understand your explanation, they do want to escalate attention to that, but they don't want america to attack them at home. that's right. so, but basically they are doing these things to get concession. so for example, they feel that you know, 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 and their proxy groups are hoping that the de set of 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 game that the question really is, you know, are the big which, why right in the, in the light of the protest and you run last year, you know, the levels of a descent inside the country is very high. and so they, they calculation to ron, should be, you know, if there is a war with the have popular support or not. and i think at this point. yeah. so it 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. are we expecting any things to expect and to hear any response militarily, from a jordan or syria,

which already have so many problems. if there are or no, i don't believe so, you know, jordan has a fragile item, the state really get the attorney 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, uh, iranian supported forces 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 georgia and 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,

i think analysis and 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 west, germany and breton stopped statements since israel mchugh, 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 and ross, a condo, so one of gauze as last lifelines for 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. that's what i look for,

told me in the stopping on. ross 8 distribution is a catastrophe in the gaza strip. of like is it was a handout on main supports and if they so that will be a salmon like the one that the know that color shouldn't be much as the thought of somebody when i can isn't what kind of a ross don't helping us then i'll people will face death a minute, 5 minutes, who was helping on people who are hungry and suffering. if they stop him, will have no one on our side other than go to the details of these really allegations against monroe stuff has been slow to a much according to new york times sledging adult ca provided to the us government for the as railey secret services. 12 workers were involved, some said to have participated in kidnappings and killings, while others provided 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 the

occupied west bank have also urge donors to reconsider of the companies that have i know the suspension very paid amounts to 70 percent of the time you wouldn't budget of the united nation really find what agency this measure is extremely dangerous and it is our hope that that would be provide us with most calls in the snow falls from the homes by the fighting people here. a more dependent on the agencies help the never the head of unreal has wound that is money doesn't start flowing again soon. its work will grind to a hold in a matter of weeks progress time has the poles next week on the 8th of february. but the general elections comes, the country faces a search and militant se, gustavo, from flames. its neighbors,

afghanistan, and iran and india for violence inside his borders. but these countries have long accused medicines based in pakistan of targeting them. not a progress down to naples are watching the elections that closely to see what be the results could mean for that natural security. focused on isn't the crypt fatigues trustee searching after this recent attack? militants get sick security office of death last year around 1000 people. were killed embedded into tax buckets on planes. it's me, but i've gone this done for many of these incidents. it accuses of gone, live and government of supporting one of the most dangerous militant groups are focused on they to get down to bond focused on or the d b. and then make it easy to use that. but the me that boxed on once it to control or can they acted with these off, but bucks on it done by

a group. so we have taken a shifter and a lifestyle boxed on test devoted nearly half a 1000000 of guns in recent months. underscore didn't get the strained relations with got but i didn't response to frequent bought the disputes box on sometimes shot fits crossings. but i've done this done causing millions to suffer economically. and it's not only on it for the western board to the buckets on faces . a hosted by neighbor on its eastern border is to reach them. they can amik bobble 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 the conflict relations remain largely unfriendly in the prime minister. and that in there will be, sees no incentive and engaging, but the neighboring list emission of focused on the i thought according to the next few months. and it seemed that a bad. i'm just i'm with the said the indian nationalist to body. i would

guess that would been the type time. so it all depends activity. how does india loudly slowing policy? we should have been focused on. we are not in a state of war, but grass and, but that is not that one cannot say that the state of beast and the region for boxed on is its 900 kilometer border with 8 on this month. it strikes between 8 on an focused on a 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 if you have no, it's not on any defense solutions. big enough, but also have a strong agree any drama commission that good. so that i think probably or the next

few years, what was the sea agree? this relationship is part of this fight. then, despite the fact that there has been a lot of pressure on boxed on to a distance 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 to come to be continued to see if it's been political situation and it's neighborhood. michael, google in a south asia institute, director of the wilson center, i think time. he joins us from washington. d. c. thanks so much for joining us. but we've just seen in our report out for just touched on security issues and packing sounds, relations with these media neighbors, i think is likely to be big considerations for folks as next week. i don't think so only because concerns about the economy are so much larger. there are indeed

significant surety concerns for, for practice done, particularly the resurgence of terrorism by the t t p. is your report mentioned, but i think that for most voters, the biggest concerns are with the very high food costs and insulation 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 in iran. certainly they will be concerned in a literal sense on election day. i think that some of these voters will be concerned about the risk posed by, by terrorist groups wanting to, to the, stabilize 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 with much more beyond other issues, particularly the economy. right. i mean it, 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 flags which wiped out so many crops and has 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. uh, 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. and ron khan is a, as in jail. so o 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 p, the key personalities here. um, the key personality to look at is new wash reece who is a former 3 times the former prime minister. he had been in self exile in london for several years. he returned to pakistan several months ago. and magically 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 brother, chabarise shareef, who was the prime minister recently in the,

in the previous government and talked to someone before the current caretaker administration came on board. he is viewed as someone is um, that has better relations with the military than the was does, which is important. if you want to look at a situation where you are hoping to see better civil military relations. if the pakistani military, once 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 youth is one to watch off 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 or 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, if it were 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 it is had with iran con and particularly nasty one. this is, of course, the former prime minister who fill out what the military has been in jail since last year. 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 of 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, a word about the conductivity of action on the 8th itself be the election

commission of practice time says troops and police will be deployed to around 50 percent of posing stations that has been declared sensitive, what does that mean? but these are basically polling stations that are viewed as uh, as threats for terrorism. they also, uh, i think are places that are viewed as, as high threats for, you know, you realize 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 pulling stations, as i said before, in the western north western parts of pakistan, closer to the border with asking i understand where we 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 court in hong kong is ordered. one of the china is largest 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 its depth. the ruling is likely to send a ripples through china's crumbling financial markets as policy makers scramble to contain a deepening crisis. i will grant no more. the world's most trouble proper to develop a symbol of china's rapid growth is finally on to bring comfortably to rent. at hometown court has ordered the liquidation of china as able to grant, or at least it's overseas assets for a company that was once the pride of the chinese real estate sector. it has been a dramatic downfall. but what happens now is probably likely that the company will be forced to sell a lot of this red available assets,

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 like need to, uh, everything will be broken down into a 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 developer. its ultimate direct liabilities of over $300000000.00. to put that into perspective, that's more than rochester, entire national debt or equal to 2 percent of china. judy ever grants collapse could cause chuck waves across china. and triple effects would probably be fed globally. i suspect that the chinese government will manage this liquidation process. very careful, you know,

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

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