in baghdad. the islamic resistance of iraq's anujbai movement also announced and emphasized the martyrdom of abu baqer al-saadi by issuing a statement. he will give a tough response to this terror and this crime will not go unpunished. following the martyrdom of abu baqer al-saadi, saud al-saadi, chairman. the justice committee of the iraqi parliament called for an extraordinary session of the iraqi parliament. the american embassy in baghdad is also afraid of the complicity of the demonstrators who protested the action of the united states in the martyrdom of abu baqer of saedi. are in standby mode. ali al-khoum, a member of the political office of yemen's ansarullah movement, said that we condemn the criminal invasion of the united states and the targeting of one of the commanders of the iraqi islamic resistance. hamas movement, assassination of the martyr, we are currently talking to mr. khalidi , iran's correspondent in iraq, to ​​know the latest details and reactions. hello, mr. khalidi . he

baghdad has a close _ difficult because baghdad has a close relationship— difficult because baghdadd by the - close relationship with the us, its military is trained by the us - military is trained by the us military. _ military is trained by the us military, and _ military is trained by the us military, and they _ military is trained by the us military, and they have - military is trained by the us military, and they have a i military is trained by the us - military, and they have a coalition based _ military, and they have a coalition based here — military, and they have a coalition based here behind _ military, and they have a coalition based here behind me _ military, and they have a coalition based here behind me in- military, and they have a coalition based here behind me in the - military, and they have a coalitioni based here behind me in the base, and they— based here behind me in the base, and they are — based here behind me in the base, and theyare in— based here behind me in the base, and they are in collaboration - and they are in collaboration against _ and they are in

what is your sense been there in baghdad?- been there in baghdad? _ been there in baghdad? well, the situation is _ been there in baghdad? well, the situation is so _ been there in baghdad? well, the situation is so similar- been there in baghdad? well, the situation is so similar to i the situation is so similar to what happened in 2020, when the us assassinated iraq's force commander and everyone was thinking that i was here at that time and everyone was thinking a big war is going to happen between iran and the us. and until today run started to insinuate that they will carry out some attacks and will take some sort of revenge but they do not want to go to war with the us and the same thing i think happens now because the us gave enough advance warning, not only to tehran but also to militia here to evacuate the bases and assured it would not attack any positions inside iran. and nowi attack any positions inside iran. and now i see american officials are telling the us channels that they do not have any intention to attack any locations inside ir

if we get the news about the airstrike in iraq in east of baghdad, if we get it, more details. it informs you that the plane's route is near al-afia . experts on a possible ceasefire between hamas and the regime. i will continue with zionism, but before that, i will mention a news item. the former deputy chief of staff of the zionist regime and a current member of the knesset said that netanyahu claimed that he could kill all the leaders of the hamas movement and rescue the prisoners, but all his claims turned out to be lies. this zionist official claimed that the release of the prisoners should be the first goal of the zionist cabinet , and after that, it should be planned for the attack of hamas from gaza. the washington times survey also shows that 51 of the residents of the occupied territories believe that the return of the zionist prisoners should be the most important goal of the regime. zionist and only 36% of them named the destruction of hamas as the main priority. this news coincides with the strengthening of the possibility of the zionists accepting the ceasefire ag

, ., ., , , ., baghdad? the situation is so similar to what happened _ baghdad?is so similar to what happened in 2020 when - baghdad? the situation is so similar i to what happened in 2020 when the us assassinated iran quds forces's soleimani and everyone was thinking at that time that a big war is going to happen between iran and the us. and until tehran started to insinuate that they will carry out some attacks, they will take some sort of revenge, but they don't want to go to war with the us. the same thing i think happens now because the us gave enough advance warning not only to tehran but to militia here to evacuate their bases and show that not attacking any positions inside iran. now i see that american officials are telling us channels that they don't have any intention to actually attack any locations inside iran. showing they want to reduce tension, but for iraqis, most of these does not make any sense because either way, their soil is being used by these two countries, by iran and the us, for years and years has fighting each other in iraqi/ soil. lea

bbc persia has more from baghdad-— their country. bbc persia has more from baghdad.ant reaction, i believe, _ from baghdad. the most important reaction, i believe, happened - from baghdad. the most important reaction, i believe, happened from| reaction, i believe, happened from the iraqi government's side. they first of all denied the americans had given them warning ahead of the attack and also, the way that they have put their statement out, it shows that they are angry with the scale of the attack that happened in iraqi soil. until now, they confirmed that around 16 people have been killed, including probably some civilians, but mainly from militia fighters. and what they mentioned in their statement is that the presence of the international us led coalition here has turned to something away from what they had mandate for and now is jeopardising iraqi security and putting iraq in an awkward situation. i heard from a higher adviserfor the iraqi prime higher adviser for the iraqi prime minister, higher adviserfor the iraqi prime minister, who told me that they gave

iraqies voice anger at the us over its new debty strike on the capital baghdad demanding full withdrawal of american forces from the country. and in pakistan, million said to the poles to vote for national and state legislatures despite a key opposition leader remaining in jail. hello and welcome everybody, it's 10:30 am here in the iranian capital tehran, you're watching press tv's world news. our top story for this safour over dozen palestinians including five children, are the latest victims of israel's brutal onslot on the besieg gaza strip as... regime's genocide enters its 125th day. palestinian media say the victims were killed by israeli strikes on two houses west of the city of rafa in um the southernmost part of gaza. the regime's forces have intensified their attacks on raffa in preparation for a ground invasion of the city. this says uh around 1.4 million displaced gazons have taken shelter. the un has. should a stern warning against israel's plan to attack rafa saying that it will lead to a large scale loss of civilian lies, and i'm especially alarmed by reports that the isr

in baghdad is not true. true. are you worried are about agree _ baghdad is not true. are you worried are about agree of— baghdad is not true. are you worried are about agree of iranian _ baghdad is not true. are you worried are about agree of iranian influence. are about agree of iranian influence here? i are about agree of iranian influence here? ., ., ., ,., are about agree of iranian influence here? ., ., ., ., ., here? i am worried about agree of all influence _ here? i am worried about agree of all influence surrounding - here? i am worried about agree of all influence surrounding us, - here? i am worried about agree of all influence surrounding us, not l all influence surrounding us, not only iranian, iraqis must taking the decision, the decision about iraq must be taken in baghdad, and it must be taken in baghdad, and it must be taken by the iraqis in baghdad. let's speak to renad mansour who is a senior research fellow at chatham house and the project director of the iraq initiative. thank you forjoi

they closed the american embassy in baghdad. the american embassy in baghdad was also on alert, fearing the consequences of the demonstrators' anger. at the same time as the iraqi people's demonstrations, a group of iraqi parliamentarians also condemned these attacks and followed up on these crimes in circles. iraqi political and resistance groups, including iraq's hizbollah battalions, asaib ahl battalions haq iraq and other resistance groups in palestine , lebanon and yemen also issued statements condemning the american attacks in iraq and announced that the american action will not go unanswered. i am currently talking to the reporter of iraqi radio and television news agency, mr. khalidi. hello, please tell us about the latest reactions of the iraqi authorities to the american terrorist operations. yes, i am at your service, dear colleague and all viewers . you also mentioned that it was a very difficult night in baghdad last night. american terrorists killed one of their own at 21:35 local time. the al-mushtal area in the e

iraqies voice anger at the us over its new deadly strike on the capital baghdad, demanding full withdrawal of american forces from the country, and also in our headlines in pakistan millions head to the polls to vote for national and state legislatures despite a key opposition leader naming. jail, hello and welcome everybody, it's 9:30 am here in the iranian capital techran, you're watching press tv's world news. our top story for this half hour of over dozen palestinians including five children, are the latest victims of israel's brutal onslot on the... seach gaza strip as the regime's genocide enters its 125th day. palestinian media say the victims were killed by israeli strikes on two houses west of the city of rafai in the southernmost part of gaza, the regime's forces have intensified their attacks on rafa and preparation for a ground invasion of the city. this is where around 1.4 million displaced gazons have taken shelter. the un has issued sttern warning against israel's plan to attack rafa saying that it will lead to a large scale loss of civilian life. and i'm especially alarmed

the decision about iraq must be taken in baghdad, and it must be taken by the iraqis in baghdad.us now, live from baghdad. a clear warning in your interview from the minister about the danger of wider escalation. it's very much a concern here and notjust on it's very much a concern here and not just on the it's very much a concern here and notjust on the part of the minister. we have been speaking to people in the streets after friday prayers yesterday, asking them if they were concerned about the future, about the possibility of escalation and they all said, yes they were. iraq finds itself caught in the middle between its two allies, iran on the one hand and the us on the other. as pro—iranian militia are trading fire whether us forces, iran is getting banned. the fear that the foreign minister has is that this could continue to escalate and we have seen an escalation here, a serious escalation here, a serious escalation over the past week, which has been a very tense period. we had the us carrying out a series of air strikes, targeting these iranian backed malicious, killing f

baghdad has a contract with the us due to his excellent performance. these accusations are unreal because we are under the supervision, they put us through checks four times a year. the treasury department's top official said on his visit to baghdad on sunday that they will continue to monitor iraqi individuals, companies and banks. all right, as we heard in that package, uh, there's control by the us over the iraq. oil sales when it comes to dollars, the funds that iraq has accumulated from the oil sales is about $100 billion dollars. now the problem that is here is the us control. iraqi oil cells are deposited into one us account at the new york federal reserve, one us account, all that money, which uh the us disperses it monthly basis. another restriction by the us, it restricts iraq from opening accounts for oil sales outside of the us. another restriction. total us control is what's evident here, and because of that, this is the conclusion that can be reached that the us is holding iraq hostage to the dollar, not a good sign of economy that is uh.

a drone shot three missiles at a car in eastern baghdad, afp reported. iraqi sources reported another attack in jamila area in the east of baghdad. at the same time as the american attacks , the iraqi people gathered at the location of the drone attack in the east of baghdad and shouted "allahu akbar, america, satan the great. " demonstrators while condemning the crimes of the united states are deported. the military demanded the dismantling of american bases from iraq. demonstrators also the roads leading to the embassy america was closed in baghdad. the american embassy in baghdad is afraid of the consequences of the anger of the demonstrators. allah announced that at the same time as the demonstrations of the iraqi people, a group of parliament members of this country condemned these attacks and emphasized the pursuit of this crime in international circles and the immediate withdrawal of the american occupation forces from iraq. iraq's hizballah , iraq's right-wing asa'ib brigades and other resistance groups in palestine, lebanon, and yemen also issue

iraqi's voice anger at the us over its new detney strike on the capital baghdad, demanding full withdrawal of american forces from the country. and in pakistan, millions head to the polls to vote for national and state legislatures despite a key opposition leader remaining in jail. we're watching press tv's world news coming at you live from our headquarters here in the iranian capital tehran. our top story for this half hour of over dozen palestinians including five children are the latest victims of israel's brutal onslot on the besieged gaza strip as the regime's. genocide enters its 125th day. palestinian media say the victims were killed by israeli strikes on two houses west of the city of rafa. in the southern most part of gaza, the regime's forces have intensified their attacks on rafa in preparation for a ground invasion of the city. this is where around 1.4 million displaced gazons have taken shelter. the un has issued a stern warning against israel's plan to attack rafa saying that it will lead to a large scale loss of civilian lives. "especially alarmed by reports that the israe

hope you're uh safe and doing well out there in baghdad do your friend. what can you tell us with respect to the latest developments on the story? around 7 p.m. gmt, the us central command announced a drone strike against one of popular mobilization units leaders abubaqar saadi. who who was martered in in the operation, the the attack comes as a part of their series of operations announced in retaliation to the latest attack which led to killing three of their troops, now the the the reaction so far has been met with absolute denounce and absolute rage by the public and government officials who stated on their social platforms that this is not acceptable, this continuous targeting of the anti-terror forces leaders and continuing to ass iraq sovereignty on its land by attacking these government organization members, so there was actually number of attacks lately against the popular mobilization units leaders and and command now this let's say policy by washington against iraq comes actually is actually continuing to to violate the country sovereignty espec

"the us treasury has also designated iraqi airline fly baghdad and it's ceo for alleged to supporting iran's irgc and resistance fighters. the sanctions freeze all property and interest owned by the individuals and companies in the us jurisdiction and prohibit people in the us from dealing with them. iran and iraq are trading partners. they have set a target of $20 billion annual trade, and businessmen and authorities of both countries are determined to meet that target. the latest sanctions by the us on iraq..." banks are aimed at disrupting trade relations between iran and iraq and to initiate instability in iran. time now to take a look at some of the social media posts. first up uh this uh particular tweet from x where said iraq bands us dollar transactions in the latest move towards dedollarization. obviously that's very important for iraq. then another says the finance committee in the iraqi parliament. made a statement calling for the sale of oil and currencies other than the us dollar, the aim to counter us sanctions on the iraki banking system, but we went into the website th

two are east of baghdad. apparently, it is about the third explosion, but the details of the third explosion have not been released yet. this was in continuation of the threats of terrorist america under the pretext of targeting the al-tanf area between syria and jordan, where 3 americans were killed and 40 people were injured, and the americans announced that after the al-bukamal strike in syria and al-qaim on the territory of iraq , they say that this operation will continue, and unfortunately, this is apparently the second stage of the operation, which aims to purge the commanders of the hashd al-shaabi, while the islamic resistance of iraq is responsible for targeting. tower 22 was taken over by atanf, not hashd al-shaabi, and for this reason, the official communication between the iraqi government and the announcement of mr. mohammad shi from sudan, with the americans, for the time being, is for negotiations. first of all, the timing of the withdrawal of american forces has been stopped. i asked for this

jalal khalidi of al-mushtal region of east baghdad news agency.s resistance groups reacted to the assassination of abu baqer al-saadi, one of the commanders of the iraqi hezbollah battalions, and his companions. sheikh qaisal hajatali , the secretary of the chaldeans of asaib ahl al-haq of iraq, emphasized. the continuation of american aggression is an insult to this country to the government of the iraqi nation. in addition to this, the popular reaction to the assassination of the martyr abu baqer al-saadi, one of the commanders of the iraqi popular mobilization, the resistance groups also condemned the terrorist actions of the united states. the secretary of iraq's kalaib ahl haq considered the continued aggression of the united states as an insult to the government of the iraqi nation. condemnation is no longer enough. iraq must be officially abolished. the security council wants foreign forces to withdraw from the country. the iraqi anujbai movement also warned against repeating the violation of iraqi sovereignty by the americans. a suitable r

hope you're uh safe and doing well. out there in baghdad, to your friend, what can you tell us with respect to the latest developments on the story? around 7 pm, gmt, the us central command announced a drone strike against one of popular mobilization units leaders, abubakar saadi who who was martered in in the operation, the the attack comes as a part of their series of operations announced in retaliation. to the latest attack which led to killing three of their troops, now the the the reaction so far has been met with absolute denounce and absolute rage by the public and government officials who stated on their social platforms that this is not acceptable, this continuous targeting of the anti-terror forces leaders and continuing to uh assault iraq sovereignty on its land by attacking these government organization members, so there was actually a number of attacks lately against the popular mobilization units leaders and and central command. now this let's say policy by washington against iraq comes actually, it's actually continuing to to... violate the country sovereignty, especially aft

us military officials have confirmed the drone strike in baghdad saying the same commander was responsible for operations against american forces. the attack drew instant reactions from palestinian resistance movements. hamas said the strike was in violation of iraq sovereignty. the mujahidin movement for its part strongly condemned the attack. it said the administration of us president joe biden insists on igniting the region by continuing its unbrittled support for zionist criminals. secretary general of katbullah, iraq movement, the palestinian islamic jaad and yemen zara resistance movement of strongly condemned the attack in separate statements. during our news review program, we discussed the real intentions behind the united states attacks on resistance groups in iraq and syria. here's what our guests out to say. trying us for the program now is uh muslim salim press tv correspondent joining us from baghdad and robert fantina author and journalist joining us from kitchen ontario gentlemen like to welcome you both to the program here muslim we're going to start with you hope you're u

press tv correspond there from baghdad, muzim uh, salim and robert fantina joining us from kitchner, ontario, thank you both of yours, that brings us to the conclusion of this segment of your press tv news review program, thank you for tuning in and goodbye for now. and welcome back everyone, you're watching press tv, world news. nicaragua has threaten to take a number of european countries, including the united kingdom to the international court of justice over their complicity in the us campaign of israeli genocide of palestinians. central african nation is accused germany, the netherlands, canada and the uk of supplying arms and ammunition to the israel. to be used in their bloody onslot against gaza. nicaragua argues supplies are facilitating flagrant and systemic violation of the un genocide convention. managuas also urged european state. to immediately halt all arms shipments to the regime in late december, south africa fill lawsuit against israel at the icj, accusing the regime and its leaders of war crimes in gaza, many countries, including nicaragua have supported that case.

okay, a little bit more information on that uh strike. that hit a car in the iraq's capital baghdad. precif correspondent has said that three passengers are now dead as a result of what has been a drone strike uh which has targeted vehicle in iraq's capital baghdad. who these passengers were? that's the key question here and uh we have to wait and see once that uh news comes out. israeli occupation forces have committed 16 massacers in the past day, killing over 120 palestinians in the gaza strap. gaza's health ministry. says around 170 civilians have also been injured. the regime forces have intensified their attacks on the city of raffa and southern gaza. continuous bombardments have endangered around 1.4 million displaced ghazans sheltering in raffa. israel also plans to launch a ground offensive there. the un has issued a stern warning against the plan saying that it will lead to a large scale loss of civilian lives. the israely genocidal war has already killed over 27,700 people in gaza since it began. early october, most of those killed are women and children. is where we're go

washington still says that we value our friends job bodies in baghdad. it's a close close relationship and yet here's baghdad saying, get the head out of here. well, what is the city what you think americans doing a good right now? good job right now with diplomacy across the middle east. oh no, definitely not. the. the losing friends by the day. the by the minutes i would say they, uh, they made a mess of things in the middle east as starting from guys, the syria, the ceiling, the oil, and syria. they, they're meddling in iraq, killing iraqi civilians. and there is no need for any of that. they are, they are definitely not diplomatic. they valid cowboys. i mean, everybody, we, why never believed in the positive that men because really i cowboys and, but as soon as they are, and they don't understand diplomacy, diplomacy is that you don't choose guns and diplomacy. but assume that the only language they understand, unfortunately to innocent civilians are paying the price. yeah. so you just go back to vietnam and america just became so it in for most for

fly baghdad has a contract with the us due to his excellent performance. these accusations are unreal because we are under the supervision. they put us through checks four times a year. the treasury department's top official said on his visit to baghdad on sunday that they will continue to monitor iraqi individuals. companies and banks. all right, as we heard in that package, uh, there's control by the us over the iraqi oil sales when it comes to dollars. the funds that iraq has accumulated from the oil sales is about $100 billion dollars. now, the problem that is here is the us control. iraqi oil sales are deposited into one us account at the new york federal reserve, one us account, all that money. which uh the us disperses it monthly basis, another restriction by the us, it restricts iraq from opening accounts for oil sales outside of the us. another restriction, total us control is what's evident here, and because of that, this is the conclusion that can be reached that the us is holding iraq hostage to the dollar, not a good sign of economy that is uh

jung us al-mutalibi for this program, iraqi politician from baghdad and saib shath, author and west asia, and why the iraqi government has first quite some time before these attacks even been demanding the us departure from iraqi soil? yes, thank you very much. the iraqi parliament have been calling now for number of months uh for the uh termination of the presence of the american troops and all international troops in the region, in iraq in particular, the government started certain negotiations last week. with the americans on this issue, but we haven't heard any further progress in this matter from the iraqi government. what is very surprising is that the americans sometimes speak of human rights and the rights of the individual and their agents here in iraq who are those who wishes to continue the american presence in iraq speak about the death penalty and why we should st the death penalty and release the isis prisoners that they were tried and convicted and that we should forgive them and we should forgive alqida, and then the americans come and assassinate a resistance fighter wit

america over baghdad. even now, the iraqi government has not issued any permission for american drones to fly, but this action of america continues every day. the iraqi government considers the american drone flight a violation of its sovereignty. the flight of american drones over the sky of baghdad has been the existence of iraqi citizens for some time. these drones are mostly armed. and their flight over baghdad without the government's permission is considered by iraqis as a clear violation of their country's sovereignty. the united states of america has violated the sovereignty of the iraqi skies since 2003. the existence of these drones in the sky of iraq is a clear example of how the americans want to make people panic, but they never succeeded. within the last 3 months, armed american drones have been deployed because of the support of the popular mobilization forces to the oppressed people of gaza. deen bar their positions in different parts of iraq and assassinated some of their commanders in the

the decision about iraq must be taken in baghdad, and it must be taken by the iraqis in baghdad. that are trying to understand the shifting dynamics in the crisis in the middle east what do you think are the key takeaways from your interview with the foreign minister there? ihell from your interview with the foreign minister there?— minister there? well i think what looms the concern _ minister there? well i think what looms the concern that _ minister there? well i think what looms the concern that the - minister there? well i think what i looms the concern that the minister has not only the foreign minister but about the possibility of escalation here on iraqi soil. what is happening is that iraq is getting burnt as a backed militias trade fire with us forces here. the past week has been very tense. we had the us retaliation after the killing of three us troops injordan that were strikes here in a rainy and backed militias killing 17 militia fighters but then we also had an assassination here on the streets of baghdad and it is the iraqis that are calling it an assassination. i

the us treasury has also designated iraqi airline fly baghdad and its ceo for alleged to supporting iran's irgc and resistance fighters. the sanctions freeze all property and interest owned by the individuals and companies in the us jurisdiction and prohibit people in the us from dealing with them. iran and iraq are trading partners. they have set a target of $20 billion annual trade and businessmen and authorities of both countries are determined to meet that target. the latest sanctions by the us on iraqi banks are aimed at disrupting trade relations. between iran and iraq and to initiate instability in iran. time to take a look at some of the social media posts. first up this particular tweet from x where said iraq bands us dollar transactions in the latest move towards dedollarization, obviously that's very important for iraq. then another says the finance committee in the iraqi parliament made a statement calling for the... of oil and currencies other than the us dollar, the aim to counter us sanctions on the iraqi banking system, but we went into the website that this belonged to whe

also coming up the us drone strike in baghdad. the us says it's killed a high ranking militia leader linked to attacks on american troops and did not war and iraqi officials in advance. the hello, i'm terry martin. good to help you with this beginning pakistan where the poles have closed in an election dog by violence and controversy. former pakistani prime minister and now i shall read, has expressed confidence that his party will be crowned the winter. unofficial results are expected in a few hours time, but a clearer picture is unlikely to emerge until friday. several people had been killed and suspected militants attacks across the country despite heavy security near polling stations of the voters across pakistan lining up to cost the ballot. in an election that has be mobbed by violence and obligations that the contest isn't free or pack us, dawn is in the midst of political and economic crisis. and people heading to the polls here hoping for change. every single vote can change of the holy country scenario. you know, we are

khalidi radio reporter in baghdad , mr. khalidi, greetings to you, salam alaikum, to you and all my dear colleagues, as well as respected viewers . i am in the same area where this happened. it happened at approximately 215:00 baghdad time. an unidentified drone, which later turned out to be american , targeted a civilian vehicle in the middle of the market in al-mushkil area, east of baghdad, which resulted in the death of one person. s. was an iraqi citizen in this explosion. later it became clear that in this car is two of basij's commanders. being popular and the government of iraq has started its investigation an hour ago to investigate the details of this scandal. up to this moment, it can almost be said that one of the officials who was martyred in this car, mr. abu baqer azadi , is one of the commanders of the iraqi hezbollah battalions, and the iraqi government has also said that it will conduct its own investigation to determine why the american drones flew without the permission of the government. it has started

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had to say. joining us for the program now is a muslim salim press tv correspondent joining us from baghdad and robert fantina author and journalist joining us from kitchen ontario gentlemen like to welcome you both to the program here muslim we're going to start with you hope you're uh safe and doing well out there in baghdad do your friend what can you tell us with respect to the latest developments on the story around 7 pm gmt the us central command and announced a drone strike against one of popular mobilization units leaders abubakar saadi who who was martered in in the operation, the the attack comes as a part of their series of operations announced in retaliation to the latest attack which led to killing three of their troops, now the the the reaction so far has been met with absolute denounce and absolute rage by the public and government officials who stated on their social platforms that this is not acceptable, this continuous targeting of the... terror forces leaders and continuing to uh assault iraq sovereignty on its land by attacking these government organization members so th

a us drone strike kills an iran—backed militia leader in baghdad.raq says the strike is a threat to regional stability. this is the scene live in iceland where a volcano erupts for the second time this year. for the first time, global temperatures exceed 1.5 degrees celsius across an entire year. new figures show last month was the hottest january on record. hello, i'm sarah campbell, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. polling stations have closed in pakistan where people have been voting in general and provincial elections — after a campaign period frequently disturbed by violence. less than 2a hours before the polls opened, 28 people were killed in balochistan, with the islamic state group saying it carried out two bombings. on election day, five security personnel were killed in an attack while patrolling in the north—west of the country. security was therefore tight and while some polling stations were largely empty, because of security threats and cold weather, in other areas of the country people

>> it was carried out wednesday night, baghdad time, in baghdad itself. the target, according to three u.s. officials -- you can see the results of the strike -- was a head of logistics as well as in charge of drone operations and rocket operations. they are a group inside of iraq, one of the most powerful, that the u.s. holds responsible for carrying out attacks on u.s. forces in the region. this is part of the u.s. response to not only the drone strike that killed three u.s. servicewounded more but approximately 170 other attacks on u.s. forces that resulted in more than 100 injuries, but the one that killed three u.s. service members at the end of last month. this looks very different than what we saw on friday when the u.s. carried out sweeping strikes across iraq and syria hitting more than 85 targets. the u.s. went after facilities, munitions, weapons. here, if we can pull up the video, you can see how precise this was. this was targeted at the vehicle that he was in, going after him directly. the u.s. says this is part of the response. there will b

us military officials have confirmed the drone strike in baghdad saying slaying commander was responsible for operations against american forces. attack is already drawn reactions from palestinian resistance movements. hamas says strike is a violation of iraqi sovereignty. the mujahidin movement for its part strongly condemn the attack saying that administration of us president joe biden insist. on igniting the region by continuing its unbridled support for zinast criminals. the secretary general of hisbullah, iraq's al-nujaba movement, the palestinian islamic jihad and yemen's ancerla movement, have all strongly condemn the attack in separate statements. earlier during our news review program, we discussed real intentions behind us attacks on resistance groups in iraq and syria. here's what our... had to share with us, jing for the program now is a muslim salim press tv correspondent joining us from baghdad and robertfan, author and journalist joining us from kitchen ontario, gentlemen like to welcome you. both to the program here, muslim, we're going to start with you, hope you're uh sa

muslim salim, press tv, baghdad. that's a wrap for now, but sticker on, i'll be back on the top of the news in brief. they said, oh, the ayatollah romani is coming to paris, it's a very old story, 41 years ago, i arrive here, he just told me like a grandfather, you know, the the the interesting part of the story is not me, i'm not the one important, what is? important is to continue what you have done in iran, someone called me telling me you should come to paris quickly because the imam komani is going back to terran and we want you to win the play. the imam komani during the flight was sleeping upstairs when the imam arrived from paris with a special plane, the first stop he made was here and it was a way to say now i am in charge, it finished the time of... the shah is over, people were desperate, dejected and deep in poverty, however, after the oil sale, skyrock. the monarch and the cram del cram of society were rolling in it, so people rose up to protest the yarning castle. germany has shocked many by backing th

in baghdad toda , the iranian backed militia.day, the funeral _ iranian backed militia. in baghdad today, the funeral was _ iranian backed militia. in baghdad today, the funeral was held - iranian backed militia. in baghdad today, the funeral was held for i iranian backed militia. in baghdad| today, the funeral was held for 60 fighters killed in us air strikes, condemned by the iraqi government. the air strikes here were calibrated in what seems to be an effort to prevent an escalation in iran. we still don't know how effective these latest attacks will be and how or if iran and its proxies are going to respond. from iraq to yemen, the war in gaza has exacerbated tensions across the region. talks of the ceasefire will continue and may help to prevent even more violence. with some context, here's david waddell. talks of the ceasefire will continue and may help to prevent even more violence. the british and american response to houthi attacks on ships entering or leaving the red sea has expanded. it is notjust in yemen where those

muslim salim, press tv, baghdad. that's r for now, but stay tuned. i'll be back on the top of their news and brief, see you in a bit. all of those things were were present, i was fortunate because i with people who had that strong sense of commitment, would say, no, your liers, in fact, iran must be judged as any other nation, not only what i attempt to visit the islamic republic, if i managed to get there, i would testify as a reporter to what i found. this week on expos a publish. unsubstantiated claims of hamas headquarters under al shifa in gaza hospital proved to be lies by sionist media. claims of systematic rape on october 7 appealed to racist strope against the palestinian people, sweep major western mainstream media. and shockingly, over half of young americans surveyed on zionist israel's war on gaza believe the zionist state should cease to exist. an african lawyer captures international attention with her compelling. representation of south africa at the international court of justice, icj. on expose, the truth is just a revelation away.

fly baghdad has a contract with the us due to his excellent performance.these accusations are unreal because we are under the supervision. they put us through. checks four times a year, the treasury department's top official said on his visit to baghdad on sunday that they will continue to monitor iraqi individuals, companies and banks. amid the imposition of a fresh wave of sanctions, the us treasury issues cautionary note to iraq regarding potential repercussions. in response, the central bank of iraq affirms its dedication to imposing title financial regulations to mitigate adverse impact on the nation. economy muslim salim, press tv, baghdad, that's r tv, everyone, thanks for tuning in and goodbye for now. iranians fed up with the last monarch, took to their streets in 1979 to topple the puppet regime whose strings were being pulled by the us. the uprising had actually started over decade ago under the leadership of imam khomaini who was living in exile. listen to the stories of the protesters who brave the bullets for their cause. les bombardements qu

iraqi sources reported another attack in jamila area in the east of baghdad. the us ministry of defense also announced that it is aware of the reports about the attack in baghdad and will take a position at the appropriate time. at the same time as the american attacks, the iraqi people gathered at the place of the drone attack in the east of baghdad and shouted "allahu akbar" of america, satan the great. a school attended by refugees in gaza was attacked and dozens of people were martyred. afp prepared a report on the burial of the bodies of these martyrs inside the school grounds and around it in mass groups and with the survivors. we are separating and arranging the graves so that the families can see the graves of their loved ones. a large number were martyred in one area. for example , four martyrs may be placed in one tomb. we specify their names and their families. may god have mercy on them. the ministry of health of gaza announced in its latest report about more than 4 months of genocide in gaza , during which more than 67,147 people were injured. in

in baghdad, angry crowds surround the burnt—out vehicle, chanting, "america is the biggest devil."o tonight — prince william thanks well—wishers as he speaks publicly for the first time since the king's cancer diagnosis. i'd like to take this opportunity to say thank you also for the kind messages of support for catherine and for my father, especially in recent days. it means a great deal to us all. a major labour u—turn — the party is ditching its target to spend £28 billion a year on green investment after weeks of confusion about the policy. all of the schools in flintshire will be closed tomorrow as parts of wales and england brace itself for a flurry of snow and ice. and the story behind this award winning photo from the photographer who waited three days to take it. on newsnight at 10:30pm... labour's $28 billion a year election pledge for a green—fuelled future is itself to be powered on. is the shadow cabinet at war with itself on climate policy? good evening. the united states has tonight launched a drone strike in the iraqi capital baghdad, killing a senior leader of an a

this was the scene in baghdad last night.in the country, by repeated us strikes against iranian backed armed groups on its soil. the warning came as the funerals took place in baghdad of a senior commander of an iranian—backed group and his two bodyguards. they were killed last night by a us drone strike on a busy street in the city. us officials accuse the group of being behind an attack on the us base injordan that killed three american soldiers last month. from baghdad, our senior international correspondent 0rla geurin reports. they shout in baghdad today, many came to mourn and to promise retaliation. this was the chaotic farewell to abu baqir al—saadi, a commander of an iranian—backed militia, blamed by the us for killing three of its troops. america tracked him down last night, apparently with a hellfire missile. the strike fuelling anger and protests and demands for us troops to leave iraqi soil. baghdad says this was a clear—cut assassination in a residential neighbourhood without regard for civilian lives or interna

baghdad itself. the target, according to three u.s. officials, and here you can see the results of that strike, was with some muhammad sauber all saudi, head of logistics as well as in charge of drone operations and rocket operations, according to a source familiar with kata'ib hezbollah and the popular mobilization units, which fall under iraq's military forces, their. kata'ib hezbollah is an iran- backed militant group inside of iraq, one of the most powerful, deaf u.s. holds responsible for carrying out attacks on u.s. forces in the region. this is part of the u.s. response to not only the strike that killed three u.s. service members and wounded more in late january, but also approximately 170 other attacks on u.s. forces that have resulted in more than 100 and, rispone of them minor, but crucially, the one that killed three u.s. service members at the end of last month. this looks very different than what we saw on friday, one of the u.s. carried out sweeping strikes across iraq and syria, hitti

in addition to the challenge of finding these high level targets in baghdad, the u.s. has to deal with the diplomatic fallout of a partner clearly unhappy. they said they're not aware of any casualties or civilians affected by the strike. iraqi facilities say there was one other person in the car. >> oren liebermann, m.j. lee, thank you. >>> i want to dig deeper with retired kirnl cedric leighton and beth stander. colonel leighton, when you look at the video we've been showing our viewers the video, how targeted was this strike right in baghdad? >> well, wolf, it was extremely precise. it was in the neighborhood of baghdad which is southeast of sader city. it's a shiite neighborhood. as you can see from the traffic, it is a very crowded, densely populated area. so this targeting effort was extremely precise using the information we had on his movement and it was a way of demonstrating our capability to go after each one of these leaders should we choose to do so. >> beth, give us your analysis of this strike and the significance of taking out this specific commander. >

muslim salim, press tv, baghdad. that's a wrap for now, let's stick around, i'll be back on the top with our news and brief. it was the epoc of belief, it was the epoc of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, there was a king with the golden crown and iron fists on the throne of iran. the shaw was a dictator, it was clearer than crystal to them that things were settled forever. the cia formally concluded in august of 1978 that the shaw of iran was in no serious trouble, but they failed to see the writing on the wall. the american embassy in tehran was wowfully ill informed about what was going on on the street. follow one of the defining moments of the 20th century in what caused the islamic revolution. press tv's news in brief israeli air strikes and artillery fire continue to pound gaza for the 118th day. the palestinian health ministry says nearly 150 people died in over dozen attacks across the territory in a matter of 24 h

hugo bachega, bbc news, baghdad. let's turn to pakistan. frequently disturbed by violence. less than 24 hours before the polls opened, 28 people were killed in balochistan, with the islamic state group saying it carried out two bombings. 0n election day, five security personnel were killed in an attack while patrolling in the north—west of the country. security was therefore tight and while some polling stations were largely empty — because of security threats and cold weather — in other areas of the country people turned out in large numbers — leading to queues at polling stations as people headed in to vote. let's go straight to samir hussein. the polls have closed, when do we expect the first results to emerge —— samira hussain. the expect the first results to emerge -- samira hussain.— expect the first results to emerge -- samira hussain. the first results will be released _ -- samira hussain. the first results will be released by _ -- samira hussain. the first results will be released by the _ -- samira hussain. the first results will

the decision about iraq must be taken in baghdad, and it must be taken by the iraqis in baghdad.rospect of escalation in regional tension. we have been speaking to people in the streets after friday prayers yesterday, asking them if they were concerned about the future, about the possibility of escalation and they all said, yes they were. iraq finds itself caught in the middle between its two allies, iran on the one hand and the us on the other. as pro—iranian militia are trading fire with us forces, iran is getting burned. the fear that the foreign minister has is that this could continue to escalate and we have seen an escalation here, a serious escalation over the past week, which has been a very tense period. we had the us carrying out a series of air strikes, targeting these iranian—backed militias, killing 17 fighters. and then a further strike here in baghdad, killing a militia commander. these came after the killing of three us soldiers injordan by pro—iranian militia. so on the one hand, we had the us saying, "we are taking necessary action to protect our personnel and w

this is near baghdad. much more on "deadline white house," which starts right now. >>> it is 4:00 here in new york, i'm in for nicolle wallace with breaking news. an official tells nbc news an air strike by the united states has killed a commander belonging to the militia group believed to be responsible for the strike that killed three u.s. service members at a base in jordan. joining us now, nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons joins us from erbil, iraq. we do not have keir yet. we are waiting to get him. we are waiting to get in to you some of our correspondents waiting at the pentagon. help us understand the planning that did or did not go into this attack, the targets of this attack, the significance of this group. again, this is breaking news happening as we come on the air. we have learned that there has been a strike against an iran-backed armed group in iraq. the pentagon suspects led the broad coalition of iran-backed militias behind the attack in jordan that killed three u.s.

the decision about iraq must be taken in baghdad, and it must be taken by the iraqis in baghdad.ng kong to peru, the new moon, which ushers in the year of the dragon, has been marked in many different ways. courtney bembridge has more from the newsroom. ringing in the year of the dragon in beijing. this display marks the start of 15 days of celebrations, and big public events like this haven't been held in recent years because of the pandemic. as you can see, they're back with a bang. in taiwan, worshipers gathered to light incense and pray for prosperity for the new year. and have a look at this as a slightly different way to celebrate in hong kong. tattoo artists say there's been an increase in the number of people requesting dragon designs. well, big icons well known around the world — this is the tokyo tower — lit up in red to mark the occasion. you can see the empire state building in new york here, too. these pictures are from cuba. you can see the dragon front and centre here. it is considered to be the most auspicious of the 12 chinese zodiac signs. and these pictures are

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