the, the, this is dw news live from been in the us and bridge and launch the 2nd night of retaliatory attacks against a rainy and link militias, washington and london say the target the sites belonging to who the rebels in yemen . this follows us as strikes in iraq and syria, which killed at least 45 people. also coming up in the us, the democrats kick off the contests to choose that presidential nominees present bite and success in the south carolina primary is all but assured what is low approval ratings, means the vote is still being seen as a test of his future reelection. chances will have analysis and the

wives of russian soldiers fighting in your train appealed for their husbands to be brought home. police, detain dozens of reporters at the mc mobilization protest outside the kremlin in moscow. the other i am told me on that equal welcome to the program. the united states and britain have launched a series of abstracts on the, who's the militia and examine washington and london, put out a joint statement saying they hit dozens of targets, including underground weapons dumps missile systems and launches and radars. so the strikes on the rainy and back to these follow earlier us as strikes on a rainy and back to militias in iraq and syria. baghdad and damascus condemned the

attacks which killed at least $45.00 people. this is the aftermath of us retaliation. b, one bomb or jets, launched an aerosol and dozens of sites in iraq and syria. images posted friday and social media shows several explosions on the rocky syrian border . syrian state medias showed footage of what they say was one of the attacks the 85 strikes had 7 different sites. us national security council spokesman john kirby said us targeted sites linked to around revolutionary guard, or i r g c and militias. it supports, he said more attacks could be expected. so the signal is the guy or gc and to these

goods. the attacks have got to stop. this wasn't just the message sending routine tonight. this was about the grading capability to taking away capabilities by the accuracy and the, and the, and in the militant groups. these responses began tonight. they're not going to end tonight or spokes person for one or rainy and back. felicia said the strikes on a rock failed to meet their objectives or rocky authorities say the strikes violated their sovereignty. while the syrian regime says the attacks have increased the chances of the conflict spreading. on friday, us president joe biden joined, grieving families to honor the american soldiers killed in the jordan drone attacks misstatements fight. instead, our response began today, there will continue at times and places of our choosing

a spring in gerald fast on a former us ambassador to gammon is now with the middle east institute in washington, dc, and joins us now from philadelphia. welcome to the program. now the us and the u. k, and i was to tax on these who the targets across a young man that comes not long after the us strikes and syria and iraq, all these to linked it's a pleasure to be with you this evening. i think that they are linked in the sense that they are responses to it with the ronnie and access of resistance that brings these various non state actors together in a n s n a and integrated a policy initiative. uh, but uh, but uh the us government also are looking at the uh, the safe passage of international shipping of the red sea in the bottom. and uh uh,

and that gives us a somewhat different uh, reason for striking the suit the targets and the looking at these attacks the, the who, the, all the attacks on the, who the targets are they a significant escalation on from the strikes we've already seen as well apparently they, um they increased uh the targets that so that they were hitting uh they were heading facilities that we hadn't had before. and the additional phase is the us limited. it strikes to only those uh, those uh who the facilities that were directly involved in it and firing, i'd shipping in the red se this time it looks like they expanded that to include weapons caches and, and some other uh, some other facilities but still limited to military targets and looking at these

attacks as a whole, the strikes, you know, targeting these different militias. but also we've seen the cuts for us. it runs good for being hit as well. how far can the us go with these operations without actually hitting you around itself? well, this is, this is a very delicate balancing act that the bite and ministration is trying to to maintain, which is that the president has said repeatedly, we don't want the contract to expand. i think that they have pretty much taken out of the idea of striking at a ron itself, off the table. and therefore there is a cap on how for the administration. you can go, they can try to deter or degrade the capabilities of these iranian affiliates. but they can not and will not actually limit the willingness or the ability of

a ron to maintain that support for these groups. you expect some kind of response, not just from these proxies, but from iran itself. well, i think that, you know, that as the by the administration has that they don't want an expansion of the conflict. iranians have also said that they don't want an expansion of the conflict . so again, you know, they are in as delegating physician is divided ministration in going as far as they can go with that crossing us, right vines. and actually bringing the kind of expanded us the response that they want to avoid. and so what we've seen so far are iranian, at efforts to limit the damage to their own interest and to, to maintain their capabilities, but without crossing us red lines. and that also means that they probably will not

engage directly against the us. okay, gerald last time from the middle east institute in washington, d. c. a very good speaking to you. thanks for your time. pleasure. now to us politics and the democratic party, its primary season has kicked off in south carolina with a win for president joe biden. all but cents and still, observers all keeping a close watch on the turn out at this election. biden's approval ratings are low at the moment. and this vote will be a key test of support, especially among black voters. as he faces a re election in battle with his likely challenge at donald trump. here is present, abiding speaking area, and accompanying stopped in his home state that away. as this is not just a campaign, this is more of a mission. we cannot, we cannot, we cannot lose this campaign for the good of the country. and i mean that from the

bottom, my heart is not about me. goes well beyond me. it goes about the country, and i think everybody knows it. so well, we'd be looking at a repeat of 2020 of the presidential elections later this. yeah. and how would joe biden fat this time against donald trump? dw is janelle, dom alone takes a look at the recent highs on those of biden's leadership and gives, have thoughts on what tools the republicans might use to try to take him down. there's a word that appear to have dropped out of president joe biden. speech is something he's to say all the time to find nomics is just another way of saying the american dream bite. and on the idea that biden studied an economy thrown off balance by the pandemic. and that big on the future with a non vicious infrastructure program. but it's so for gained little traction with voters. one just released pull shows that less than 40 percent of surveyed voters

approve of the president's economic record and of his overall performance. and those are just some of the national issues of what some of his foreign policy choices are threatening his standing at home. here's unwavering support of israel's war against a moss. and the more than $27000.00 palestinians killed in the campaign is hurting his image, especially among young voters and providing ammunition with political element. but what donald trump will try to do is to try to create a narrative. the joe biden is out of touch and doesn't understand the complexities of the middle of the situation and is therefore incapable of serving as commander in chief. and his biggest diplomatic achievement, leading international support for ukraine's defense against russia has had a wall house. republican lawmakers have locked efforts to get fresh funding for keep demanding stricter controls for immigration via the u. s. southern border, but have thus far projected any deal for his part bite and is hoping to use the

lack of cooperation from republicans as a campaign point, saying that nothing can get done here or abroad. if folders don't vote democrat, you will have jo, bye now they're saying we have a do nothing congress. i tried to get everything i could out of them. send me back, but send me back with some democrats so i can get some things done with the heart of his pitch to the american people as a reminder of the perils associated with bringing donald trump back to the white house. here. not america, not tom. some campaign is obsessed with the past, not the future. he's willing to sacrifice our tomorrow for the power. our $10000000.00 question is whether that message will resonate. joe biden has several more months in which anything can happen to make his case to voters thus far. they haven't been easy to convince the son to some other world news right now.

thousands of his writings of right in television and what have become weekly anti government protest reminding the resignation of prime minister benjamin netanyahu over the handling of the war against some us in gaza. dozens of these really hostages taken in the attacks on october 7th, still being held in chile, at least 46 people have died and more than 1100 homes have been destroyed and wildfires, and densely populated areas. the deadly as fires have occurred in the low price. so region divides are being driven by a summer heat wave and drought influenced by the el nino weather phenomenon. northern irish nor make has ever pointed an irish nationalist 1st minister for the 1st time ever. shall o'neil's action, fain party safety and night. northern ireland, which is a u. k. territory with the republic of ireland when the old appointment comes as the northern ireland assembly resumes its work after

a 2 year boy carson by the pro british democratic unit unionist party. dozens of wives of russian soldiers fighting in ukraine, protested in central moscow calling for the return of their husbands. from the front police detained about 20 reporters the most. what later released though, the soldiers wives happened running outside the kremlin for several weeks. as for months, these women have been calling for their husbands to be pro, aside from the fighting in ukraine, writing a fine line. it's indefinite tools of beauty there, protesting the know the war itself. getting dangerous of my thought media and of my child. my daughter has the right to be raised in a complete family and has the right to be rates by her father. oh, i'm here we are precisely those women who need their husbands

a life at all costs. that's on the plan. and how long do you plan to come here? this one pay lower minute home. and you said what is your actions come under pressure or there is push back. if the situation changes how we react deeply. i wanted to bring flowers. remember, we have to phone and so just a one to mobilize to come home where a family with many children. my husband is there when you're pregnant front and we need him personally with strong public sentiments behind the peyton government. let the protests of these military wives go under the radar until today, when police crack down notes on the women themselves, but on the media for covering it with the russian presidential election coming up

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