for the commander and chief of the iraqi armed forces condemned the strikes in the western iraq near the syrian border as violation of its sovereignty. general yahya rasul warned that the attack which claimed the lives of at least 16 irakis will have disastrous consequences for iraq and the region. the syrian army meanwhile said aggression caused casualties among civilians and soldiers and inflicted heavy material damage. on the eastern part of the country, it added, this is the same region where syrian forces have been battling remnants of the deish terrorist group, and this proves us collusion with the terrorists, said the us seeks to undermine the capabilities of the syrian army and its allies in combatting terrorism. and now joining us for the program is gilbert, dr. independent international affairs analyst joining us from brussels and say: muhammad marandi, professor at the university of tehran, joining us from the iranian capital. gentlemen, i like to say welcome you both to the program here. dr. mandy, we're going to start with you if we may, and it's just ironic here, becaus