is really escalating attacks on syria is it trying to spread the war is what was asked from him uh of which he said that is not something that uh israel can even forseed to do and on that note again when he was asked about uh the issue both syria and iran uh he said have the right to counterreact to the israeli aggression through legal means uh creating a deternance against the zionist regimes aggression is something that is within the rights of iran and syria uh and also that towards the end there talked about the uh um the sanctions removal talks, iran is prepared to go back to the negotiating table, as long as iran's red lines are respected, just some of the highlights there from the four ministry spokesperson's weekly press conference. thank you so much for joining us!

"the french army has been forced to completely withdraw its troops from niger after french president emmanuel macron's arrogant refusal to recognize the military led transitional government in this country. the people of niger also held countless demonstrations demanding the ejection of french troops uh from their country. in father. escalation of the situation, macron has decided to indefinitely close the country's embassy name. now this came after the expulsion of the french ambassador as well as the initiation of defense agreements by the transitional authorities. niger was one of the last reliable french partners in the region, and therefore the withdrawal of troops is a blow to these imperialist power. after the departure of french troops and diplomats, the people of niger are now taking on france's economic interests. in the

country and are demanding the cancellation of exploitative uranium mining agreements with french companies, the fiasco in niger constitutes a chain of disgraceful events for france in the sahel in recent years. so does the humiliation of france in niger signal the end of french imperialism in africa? hello, i'm mubarak kenya and this is africa today. this week we are focusing on the humiliation of france in niger after. the disgraceful withdrawal of its troops in these west african country. you can be part of the conversation by sending us your comments through our social media handle. france humiliated in niger. the last french troops deployed in niger left the country during the last days of december. three months after french president emmanuel macron announced that he was withdrawing all troops deployed in the country. the move.