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policy goals through the quds force.through its proxies — in five out of seven continents. the force's commander was killed in a us airstrike in baghdad, iraq injanuary 2020. for more on the situation, i'm joined by military and foreign policy expert michael desch. michael, good to have you with us. tell us more about the quds forces and how influential they have been. quds forces is iran's covert paramilitary action group outside its borders. i think it is deeply engaged with a lot of different groups throughout the region in iraq in syria and lebanon also connected with the houthis and hamas, to a certain extent. thinking about these groups as being an arm of the irgc or tehran, groups as being an arm of the irgc ortehran, probably groups as being an arm of the irgc or tehran, probably ignores the fact that this is probably more coalition warfare that it is like a puppet where the springs are being pulled. what you mean by that?— where the springs are being pulled. what you mean by that? these groups have their own — w
policy goals through the quds force.through its proxies — in five out of seven continents. the force's commander was killed in a us airstrike in baghdad, iraq injanuary 2020. for more on the situation, i'm joined by military and foreign policy expert michael desch. michael, good to have you with us. tell us more about the quds forces and how influential they have been. quds forces is iran's covert paramilitary action group outside its borders. i think it is deeply engaged with a lot of...
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. the quds force which was headed by major general qasim sulaymani. until he was assassinated by the united states has been a major force in streamlining regional resistance to the israeli regime, and its puppet master and only source of survival, the united states. today, the quds force is credited with not only enabling palestinian and other resistance groups across the region to procure their own means of defense, but also training them in elite warfare, whether it is the palestine liberation organization, plo or hamas, the islamic republic has been unwavering in its support for the palestinian struggle for freedom, and the iranians have said invariably that peace in west asia can only come when the palestinian issue is resolved. their solution is a referendum in which all the original inhabitants of palestine, including muslims, christians and jews, can freely express their opinions about their desired system of governance. with the latest israeli war on gaza. palestinian resistance groups have been shown to possess never seen before combat capabilities that have blindsided tel a
. the quds force which was headed by major general qasim sulaymani. until he was assassinated by the united states has been a major force in streamlining regional resistance to the israeli regime, and its puppet master and only source of survival, the united states. today, the quds force is credited with not only enabling palestinian and other resistance groups across the region to procure their own means of defense, but also training them in elite warfare, whether it is the palestine...
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& syria against iran's islamic revolutionary guards corps quds forces.military forces struck more than 85 targets. the airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions." it comes after three us soliders were killed in an attack on a us base in north—easternjordan on sunday by iran—backed militant groups. iran has denied involvement. us presidentjoe biden took part in the dignified transfer ceremony for the three in delaware, as their remains returned to the us friday. he also met with their families. the three soldiers, sergeants kennedy sanders, breonna moffett, and williamj rivers died in the strike near the border with syria on sunday. a0 more were wounded. with me is our state department correspondent, tom bateman. what more at this point to be know about these tricks? we what more at this point to be know about these tricks?— about these tricks? we know over the last hour there _ about these tricks? we know over the last hour there were _ about these tricks? we know over the last hour there were a _ about these tricks? we know over the last hou
& syria against iran's islamic revolutionary guards corps quds forces.military forces struck more than 85 targets. the airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions." it comes after three us soliders were killed in an attack on a us base in north—easternjordan on sunday by iran—backed militant groups. iran has denied involvement. us presidentjoe biden took part in the dignified transfer ceremony for the three in delaware, as their remains returned to the us friday. he also...
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the quds force has a broad reach. they've reached into u.s., into washington itself with the attempted assassination against the saudi ambassador in a prominent restaurant right in the middle of georgetown. >> indeed, cafi molano, someplace you and i have been a bunch of times. and let's face it, yes, the quds force has a lot of reach, they also know that the united states of america has a lot of reach. and if i were general salah mean, who is the -- took the place of general soleimani, i would not be traveling to baghdad anytime soon. so this place, both wage, at this stage of things, you will see the action unfold in the region, in syria, in iraq. the u.s. does not want to strike iran, iran does not want to conduct an assassination against for example john bolton at this point. let's hope that both actors want to keep this at least inside of the region. i think they will, but andrea, your point, it's worth worrying about that second order effects. that could be the spark that really lights this thing off. >> and we'
the quds force has a broad reach. they've reached into u.s., into washington itself with the attempted assassination against the saudi ambassador in a prominent restaurant right in the middle of georgetown. >> indeed, cafi molano, someplace you and i have been a bunch of times. and let's face it, yes, the quds force has a lot of reach, they also know that the united states of america has a lot of reach. and if i were general salah mean, who is the -- took the place of general soleimani, i...
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today the quds force is credited with not only enabling palestinian and other resistance groups across the region to procure their own means of defense, but also training them in elite. to warfare, whether it is the palestine liberation organization, the plo, or hamas, the islamic republic has been unwavering in its support for the palestinian struggle for freedom, and the iranians have said invariably that peace in west asia can only come when the palestinian issue is resolved. their solution is a referendum in which all the original inhabitants of palestine, including muslims, christians and jews, can freely express their opinions about. their desired system of governance with the latest israeli war on gaza, palestinian resistance groups have been shown to possess never seen before combat capabilities that have... blindsided tel aviv and its backers. if it had not been for the islamic republic and the 1979 islamic revolution, many of those capabilities would have been inconceivable. almost four months into the war, not only has the israely military been unable to quote unquote, destr
today the quds force is credited with not only enabling palestinian and other resistance groups across the region to procure their own means of defense, but also training them in elite. to warfare, whether it is the palestine liberation organization, the plo, or hamas, the islamic republic has been unwavering in its support for the palestinian struggle for freedom, and the iranians have said invariably that peace in west asia can only come when the palestinian issue is resolved. their solution...
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remember the commander of the quds force was assassinated. he was deliberately targeted. it wasn't just he was in the wrong place. and this was in iraq, he wasn't in iran. and he was killed then. also in response to what senator duckworth said responding to some of the republicans who said, you know, hit iran, hit iran. i mean i'm just going all the way back to after 9/11 where if you remember the sort of narrative was first we're going after afghanistan, then we're going after iraq, and then we're going after iran. well, they never did. george w. bush, the president, resisted the pressure including through israel at that time to go after iran nuclear sites and the rest. and as you know president trump did not go after iran either when, you know, there was other sort of issues going on and he was also being urged to by someone who is even righter than him. he did not. so this looks like it's a proportional response but one that's -- you know, leaves them in no doubt whatsoever as to the punishment for the killing of three americans. and it's going to go on for longer both
remember the commander of the quds force was assassinated. he was deliberately targeted. it wasn't just he was in the wrong place. and this was in iraq, he wasn't in iran. and he was killed then. also in response to what senator duckworth said responding to some of the republicans who said, you know, hit iran, hit iran. i mean i'm just going all the way back to after 9/11 where if you remember the sort of narrative was first we're going after afghanistan, then we're going after iraq, and then...
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the us believes it had the intelligence and that quds force militant force was directly involved ine said later in the evening, it went out after a set of targets where there was irrefutable evidence that these circuits have been involved in attacks against the americans. involved in attacks against the americans-— involved in attacks against the americans. ,, ., americans. the us government did discuss _ americans. the us government did discuss with i americans. the us government did discuss with the iraqi i did discuss with the iraqi government in advance of these attacks tonight. do we know anything yet as to whether there were casualties, civilian or otherwise? we there were casualties, civilian or otherwise?— there were casualties, civilian or otherwise? we don't., well, we don't- _ or otherwise? we don't., well, we don't. whether i or otherwise? we don't., well, we don't. whether the i we don't. whether the us government knows is another question. they will be flying reconnaissance and surveillance in daylight over the targets to see what they can determine about how much dama
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we don't know how many personnel quds force fighters were killed in these strikes. what would be the menu of potential retaliatory strikes from iran the u.s. would at least be preparing for? >> first of all, you're spot on. we won't know exactly what the battle damage assessment is. we won't know until the morning. we'll be able to see the damage on the ground. your photos show some results of the attacks tonight, secondary explosions. what we don't know is did we kill the people we wanted to kill, the irgc quds force commanders that were probably there. of course iran had a few days not just to move its people but move equipment as well. i would hope we would pursue those things and continue the campaign beyond just a day or two. of course the pentagon and the white house have said as much. with regard to iranian responses, look, it could be, of course, localized attacks again against united states bases through their proxies. it could be missile attacks as we saw in my tenure in 2020. i think that's less likely, but you don't know. you have to be prepared under al
we don't know how many personnel quds force fighters were killed in these strikes. what would be the menu of potential retaliatory strikes from iran the u.s. would at least be preparing for? >> first of all, you're spot on. we won't know exactly what the battle damage assessment is. we won't know until the morning. we'll be able to see the damage on the ground. your photos show some results of the attacks tonight, secondary explosions. what we don't know is did we kill the people we...
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it's their militant arm, their revolutionary force, the quds force. and they have been responsible, according to admiral kirby and general simms on the call, these are targets, including facilities and people clearly running those facilities, who were directly related to the attacks on our three -- on tower 22, on our three soldiers. so, i don't think that they say at least it's directly related directly in retaliation, and it's not over now. it's certainly over for tonight by all indications. but it's going to be continuing. and what you heard from general austin yesterday in this news conference, this is multitiered. kirby, in answer to kelly o'donnell, she may have referenced this earlier, would not say whether cyber was related now or to come. but presumably, according to all the experts i have talked to, there will be a cyber component of this, not just the kinetic strikes, the air strikes. interestingly, it was precision bombs, not bunker buster, not the bombs that frankly were used in northern gaza in the opening days, opening weeks, of the war
it's their militant arm, their revolutionary force, the quds force. and they have been responsible, according to admiral kirby and general simms on the call, these are targets, including facilities and people clearly running those facilities, who were directly related to the attacks on our three -- on tower 22, on our three soldiers. so, i don't think that they say at least it's directly related directly in retaliation, and it's not over now. it's certainly over for tonight by all indications....
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we seem to be focused on the revolutionary guards, the so-called quds force that are responsible for a lot of the overseas operations and trains and arms the military groups as i understand it. so what do you make of that and the distinction we are drawing here? >> i'm actually kind of confused because they don't have a nuclear weapon yet, but we're treating them like a nuclear power. i'm not sure why iranian territory should be off limits to strikes and i think more appropriately we'd see a different outcome if we were willing to do that. so, we're treating them almost like they already have nuclear weapons by holding their territory off limits. neil: general, if we attacked inside iran, what do you think would happen? >> i think they'd stop their behavior for a while. they'd go back to it. but it needs to be followed up by a comprehensive strategy in the middle east as i've said before. we have to strangle the resources and unfortunately we're going to have to strangle the resources of the chinese because they benefit from what iran is doing. neil: so, the fear isn't search what ir
we seem to be focused on the revolutionary guards, the so-called quds force that are responsible for a lot of the overseas operations and trains and arms the military groups as i understand it. so what do you make of that and the distinction we are drawing here? >> i'm actually kind of confused because they don't have a nuclear weapon yet, but we're treating them like a nuclear power. i'm not sure why iranian territory should be off limits to strikes and i think more appropriately we'd...
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force, one of the irgc's branch.و المقاومه الفلسطينيه انتقلت من موقع الى موقع اخر كبير. tehran's unwavering support, resistance groups in palestine grew strong enough to deal the hardest blows on the israeli regime, something unimaginable after the sixth day war. for the palestinians, time for lop-sided defeat had gone, and for the israelis, victory was no longer for granted. subsequent wars like the one in 2000. 12 left no doubt that the palestinians had risen from the ashes. during visit by hamas leaders to iran in 2019, ayatollah khamenei stated, not many years ago, the palestinians fought against israel with stones, but today, instead of stones, they're equipped with precision missiles. this signifies development. ولم يتغير موقف ايران من قضيه فلسطين من اليوم الاول للثوره. ايران من اليوم الاول للثوره تقول انه فلسطين ارض محتله، الكيان هذا غاصب لحقوق الشعب الفلسطيني، خارج عن القانون الدولي كله ا اجرامي في سلوكه تجاه الشعب الفلسطيني وتجاه المنطقه. وهو احد الاسباب المركزيه للتخريب الوضع في المنطقه ومنع تقدم المنطقه وت
force, one of the irgc's branch.و المقاومه الفلسطينيه انتقلت من موقع الى موقع اخر كبير. tehran's unwavering support, resistance groups in palestine grew strong enough to deal the hardest blows on the israeli regime, something unimaginable after the sixth day war. for the palestinians, time for lop-sided defeat had gone, and for the israelis, victory was no longer for granted. subsequent wars like the one in 2000. 12 left no doubt that the...
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the us conducts air strikes on 85 targets in iraq and syria against iran's quds force and affiliatedattack injordan that killed three us servicemembers. earlier, president biden took part in a dignified transfer for those soldiers in delaware. he's been facing pressure at home to take action to show america's resolve. hello, i'm caitriona perry. let's recap our breaking news now to start the hour, us military officials have confirmed that at four pm eastern time, so about three hours ago, forces began aistrikes against iranian—backed targets in iraq and syria. they hit 85 targets in total. white house national security spokesmanjohn kirby also added that three facilities were hit in iraq and four were hit in syria. president biden has issued a statement on the strikes, saying, "this afternoon, at my direction, us military forces struck targets at facilities in iraq and syria that the irgc and affiliated militia use to attack us forces. our response began today. it will continue at times and places of our choosing." "the united states does not seek conflict in the middle east or anywh
the us conducts air strikes on 85 targets in iraq and syria against iran's quds force and affiliatedattack injordan that killed three us servicemembers. earlier, president biden took part in a dignified transfer for those soldiers in delaware. he's been facing pressure at home to take action to show america's resolve. hello, i'm caitriona perry. let's recap our breaking news now to start the hour, us military officials have confirmed that at four pm eastern time, so about three hours ago,...
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we gave the real commanders, the iranians, the quds force cadres over a week, essentially to vacate the premises, and there are difficult bunch to target to begin with. it takes a quite it takes a weeks in many cases to develop accurate pattern of life to do it. it took us months to do it for qassem soleimani, for example. and that preparation takes time. you'd think we'd be there already, but unfortunately we're not. so the iranian interpretation of this is the same that we are too weak to restore deterrence. they are not going to be deterred by it. and this will continue. this will continue. do you think this i mean, we talk about the loss of three. it could be much more. i mean, you've been on remote bases. i have two. there was mine was years ago, ten years ago. in one case, 15 in another. we didn't have air defenses because we didn't believe that. i mean, it was rudimentary mortars or rockets that were fired based on kentucky windage. there was no drone threat from an enemy. so we didn't have air defense systems on our base. do every single one of these remote bases in iraq and syr
we gave the real commanders, the iranians, the quds force cadres over a week, essentially to vacate the premises, and there are difficult bunch to target to begin with. it takes a quite it takes a weeks in many cases to develop accurate pattern of life to do it. it took us months to do it for qassem soleimani, for example. and that preparation takes time. you'd think we'd be there already, but unfortunately we're not. so the iranian interpretation of this is the same that we are too weak to...
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. >> you've ghooits inmen, the al quds force that is very, very active, and we've seen what they are capable of. thank you so much for all your reporting. >> sara, just so people can see the range of where this was all taking place. strikes in syria and iraq and strikes inmen over the weekend that we know about. with us now cnn global atears correspondent kim dozier and retired u.s. general james spider marks. we know more strikes could be coming. that's what the house said over the weekend. to what end? what would have accomplish, and what is your view on the idea that this is all about deterrence? >> well, first of all, i think we should talk about what we're going to do and go about the business of doing it. this administration has made it perfectly clear it won't stop these operations until the objective is achieved so there's no time horizon. there will be additional operations that will take place. the desire is to get these primarily tehran to understand that the proxies have now received some really crushing blows. they are going to have to reconstitute there. will probably b
. >> you've ghooits inmen, the al quds force that is very, very active, and we've seen what they are capable of. thank you so much for all your reporting. >> sara, just so people can see the range of where this was all taking place. strikes in syria and iraq and strikes inmen over the weekend that we know about. with us now cnn global atears correspondent kim dozier and retired u.s. general james spider marks. we know more strikes could be coming. that's what the house said over the...
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on american forces, going back to the war and iraq, hundreds of attacks were blamed on this quds force. there is this paramilitary arm, the irgc, the islamic revolutionary guard corps, and they have been the specific unit that has been tasked with training, arming, supporting these militia groups, which are the shadow force for iran across the region. the united states conducted a really important attack in 2020 that killed qassem soleimani, who was the head of that force, really widely revered figure, that was a big escalation at that time. and, you know, what we are seeing right now is just sort of a different moment, and flow, more or less direct conflict between the united states and iran that could really tip the spear and that sort of proxy conflict that were saying. >> do you have any sense, after the assassination of qasem soleimani, there was a lot of negotiations with iran, de- escalatory communications if you will. we have john kirby who said yesterday that a secret, you could not speak to any conversations that were happening between the u.s. and iran, or third parties faci
on american forces, going back to the war and iraq, hundreds of attacks were blamed on this quds force. there is this paramilitary arm, the irgc, the islamic revolutionary guard corps, and they have been the specific unit that has been tasked with training, arming, supporting these militia groups, which are the shadow force for iran across the region. the united states conducted a really important attack in 2020 that killed qassem soleimani, who was the head of that force, really widely revered...
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not just iran-backed groups but facilities connected to iran's irgc and the quds force. the pentagon said the targets they laid out they had an expectation there would be casualties. the pentagon hasn't confirmed yet there are casualties, but we know from syrian state media that there were deaths reported in syria. of course this is in response to that strike on sunday that left three american service members dead. the second way they think this is success is they think they sent a very strong message. you have 85 different targets that were hit not with jets from the middle east, they were based with their f-15s, f-16s. this was as you just spoke with colonel leighton about done with b1 bombers flown over the united states. the real test if this is a success is if iran is deterred in the end. will they be after tonight? almost certainly not, but we know this isn't going to be the end of it. there's an expectation there'll be more strikes like this in eastern syria, in western iraq perhaps against logistics lines coming from iran into iraq. the u.s. could step up their s
not just iran-backed groups but facilities connected to iran's irgc and the quds force. the pentagon said the targets they laid out they had an expectation there would be casualties. the pentagon hasn't confirmed yet there are casualties, but we know from syrian state media that there were deaths reported in syria. of course this is in response to that strike on sunday that left three american service members dead. the second way they think this is success is they think they sent a very strong...
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force that would be tasked with liberating palestine and exporting the revolution beyond iran's borders. the year 1982 was pivotal for outward power projection. iran exploited the instability. caused by the israeli invasion of lebanon to help create hisbollah, forged a strong bond with syria and half his assad and expelled iraqi forces from its own territory. that said, these events also raised regional and international fears of iran's intentions. according to saudi leaders, for instance, iran represented a direct threat to the legitimacy of the house of soud, its leadership in the muslim world as custodian of the two holy shrines, and the country's competitive position in the energy market and therefore its national security. these reactions in turn triggered concerted efforts at containing the revolution that four decades later still haven't stopped. with its emergence, the islamic revolution of iran affected the fate of the islamic world and the issue of palestine that was being forgotten due to enemies plot became an important topic in the muslim world. the anti-zianist movements t
force that would be tasked with liberating palestine and exporting the revolution beyond iran's borders. the year 1982 was pivotal for outward power projection. iran exploited the instability. caused by the israeli invasion of lebanon to help create hisbollah, forged a strong bond with syria and half his assad and expelled iraqi forces from its own territory. that said, these events also raised regional and international fears of iran's intentions. according to saudi leaders, for instance, iran...
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guards corp quds force and affiliated militia groups. these are new pictures released by us central command — of 8—1 bombers taking off to carry out the airstrikes. guards corp quds force and affiliated militia groups. our north america correspondent, will vernon has the latest. american bombers carried out air strikes on more than 85 targets. the us military said they included the personnel and facilities of iran's revolutionary guard and the militant groups it backs. but the air strikes hit locations only in iraq and syria. iranian territory was not targeted. the message from the white house — the us doesn't want a war with tehran. the goal here is to get these attacks to stop. this was about degrading capability, taking away capabilities by the militant groups. these responses began tonight. they're not going to end tonight. so there will be additional responses. and this is what america is responding to. a drone attack on a us base injordan last sunday killed three us soldiers and wounded dozens more. washington said iran—backed mili
guards corp quds force and affiliated militia groups. these are new pictures released by us central command — of 8—1 bombers taking off to carry out the airstrikes. guards corp quds force and affiliated militia groups. our north america correspondent, will vernon has the latest. american bombers carried out air strikes on more than 85 targets. the us military said they included the personnel and facilities of iran's revolutionary guard and the militant groups it backs. but the air strikes...
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sure, >> of the boats force quds force is the most elite part of iran's revolutionary guard responsibleaxis of resistance. that task fell on the broad shoulders of notorious quds force commander qasem soleimani, who took great offense at bushes axis of evil label. >> here was a person who is just hated by the west and by american officials because he has been the leader of most efforts that have involved threats to the united states a rocket attack on the baghdad airport kills the wrongs. most revered military leader when the us assassinated soleimani in 2020, the result my dip backfired, galvanizing iran and its allies. >> it was actually in many ways of goldmine because instead of him being killed by someone on an isis is being assassinated by the great satan >> iran is not a haizhu monic power. i would say is an opportunistic power. and 1982 is really invasion of lebanon created his bold line in 2003, us invasion of iraq, creating an opportunity for iran to develop a network of shia militias in iraq. 2015, saudi invasion of yemen created an opportunity for iran and to double down on
sure, >> of the boats force quds force is the most elite part of iran's revolutionary guard responsibleaxis of resistance. that task fell on the broad shoulders of notorious quds force commander qasem soleimani, who took great offense at bushes axis of evil label. >> here was a person who is just hated by the west and by american officials because he has been the leader of most efforts that have involved threats to the united states a rocket attack on the baghdad airport kills the...
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i guarantee there are qud force elements on the ground and the houthis who don't know what hit them. they are getting hit from multiple directions from a force coming in, in some cases, the united states, in some cases allies. and we're showing the requirement for the complexity of a planning of an operation and we're only in day two. a as i said last night we shouldn't be making too many assumptions about what's going to happen next because we're at the "early start" of this and already we've seen two significant strikes as part of the campaign. >> beth, i want to go back to you. the houthis have clearly said what they're doing is tied to their support for palestinians in gaza. to what extent do you think they would stop doing this if that war were to end? to what extent do you see this as being connected to the conflict between israel and hamas. >> the houthis are using the issue in gaza and the palestinians as a way of bolstering their own domestic support. you look at what's going on in yemen and the houthis are really struggling in their effort to lead that country. it's very, v
i guarantee there are qud force elements on the ground and the houthis who don't know what hit them. they are getting hit from multiple directions from a force coming in, in some cases, the united states, in some cases allies. and we're showing the requirement for the complexity of a planning of an operation and we're only in day two. a as i said last night we shouldn't be making too many assumptions about what's going to happen next because we're at the "early start" of this and...
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. >> four years ago there were forces under your command that killed iran's quds forces commander sol manny in iraq from iran. his successor doesn't seem to be as influential and some pointing to the leader of hezbollah as choreographing the militias. is this the outcome you expected when the trump administration decided to take soleimani off the battlefield? well, margaret, it's important to understand we took soleimani off the battlefield because we felt he was preparing an imminent attack on our embassy and other locations in the middle east. certainly there were long-term considerations, but he was a clear and present, immediate danger and we took steps to remove him from the battlefield because of that. what's developed after that you're right, the irgc quds force has not been able to get into iraq and bring people together as soleimani was because his successor is a weaker military leader than soleimani. it's unclear to me naz rula is filling that space. i think the most interesting thing about lebanese hezbollah and nasrallah is the fact that he has not chosen to engage in larg
. >> four years ago there were forces under your command that killed iran's quds forces commander sol manny in iraq from iran. his successor doesn't seem to be as influential and some pointing to the leader of hezbollah as choreographing the militias. is this the outcome you expected when the trump administration decided to take soleimani off the battlefield? well, margaret, it's important to understand we took soleimani off the battlefield because we felt he was preparing an imminent...
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i was in the quds force of the islamic revolutionary guard corps, well, a lot of responsibility sangina very sensitive place classified and calculated. i was a representative of the supreme leader in the protection of the information of the entire army corps, i was a part of the selection of the entire country, i was the secretary of the selection of the entire country, so these various responsibilities caused me not to come to the parliament again until the ninth term of some elders and scholars of isfahan in a letter to i send and to write that after i signed up, in the name of god, the most merciful, the most merciful, the following signatories vote for hojat-ul-islam wal-muslimeen ahmad salek kashani, signed by ayatollah naseri, ayatollah haj agha kamal, all of these are 7 to 8 of the elders. i testify to the signing of god , i did not have a meeting with them, they themselves concluded that this was the conclusion. i attended, followed by the 10th period, in the same way, and this ninth and 10th period , significant events happened in which i have to share some points. the first p
i was in the quds force of the islamic revolutionary guard corps, well, a lot of responsibility sangina very sensitive place classified and calculated. i was a representative of the supreme leader in the protection of the information of the entire army corps, i was a part of the selection of the entire country, i was the secretary of the selection of the entire country, so these various responsibilities caused me not to come to the parliament again until the ninth term of some elders and...
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and the leader of the quds force replacing soleimani. if you have to go downtown and tell khomeini, the supreme court leader, you're next. if you don't go there you don't create a deterrent. okay, we hit the target. feels good, take your shirt off and beat your chest. they're going to come back at us. >> why do you think we didn't do more. >> they just said there's more coming though. >> words sound really good. i don't buy words, i buy actions more than that. it's all a function of will. the targeting that came from the four star general at centcom, a good commander. he put it up to the everybody else and assessed the situation. it comes down to the decision making of one person, commander-in-chief, article 2, section 2, and he makes it, this is your left limit, your right limit, this is what i want to do and not do. the american capability is huge, if the president says don't go there, i don't want to attack iran and that's going to happen. this president is risk averse. it's not just keith kellogg saying this. when you hear what bob g
and the leader of the quds force replacing soleimani. if you have to go downtown and tell khomeini, the supreme court leader, you're next. if you don't go there you don't create a deterrent. okay, we hit the target. feels good, take your shirt off and beat your chest. they're going to come back at us. >> why do you think we didn't do more. >> they just said there's more coming though. >> words sound really good. i don't buy words, i buy actions more than that. it's all a...
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and also went after iran quds forces. just so you know the iran quds forces are those special operating forces out of iran that are responsible for training, aiding, and assisting these proxy forces. with the precision guided munitions able to stay focused on the proper targets. the command and control centers. the support centers. the intelligence centers. the launch capability. focus more on the capacity and capabilities of these proxies van on harming innocent civilians. therefore, using these precision guided munitions, the casualty rates were extremely low. >> general twitty one of the biggest concerns on everyone's mind is the idea of this actually expanding into a much larger conflict region. let's speak frankly, it is not as if this hasn't been something that have been on the u.s.'s radar in terms of the fact that there has been problems with the houthis from yemen in the red sea. we've seen what has happened with israel, in fact, when it comes to hezbollah on the border with lebanon. is there a valid concern that
and also went after iran quds forces. just so you know the iran quds forces are those special operating forces out of iran that are responsible for training, aiding, and assisting these proxy forces. with the precision guided munitions able to stay focused on the proper targets. the command and control centers. the support centers. the intelligence centers. the launch capability. focus more on the capacity and capabilities of these proxies van on harming innocent civilians. therefore, using...
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for many years, the irgc quds force under the command of lieutenant general qasim sulaymani helped, armednto the main challengers of israel's expansionism. in the meanwhile, iran has hosted many international conferences and solidarity with the palestinian nation since 1979. last but not least, tehran has willingly tried to play a constructive role in resolving tensions in the region. in fact, the islamic republic of iran has always tried to find a peaceful solution to the palestinian. perhaps the most democratic solution ever has been proposed by the leader of the islamic revolution. the return of the palestinians to their own land, holding nationwide referendum, establishing a political system based on the referendum result and making decisions for the non-palestinian migrants by the elected government. them to go, he told them that it was not their duty to do so, and now the leader of the revolution, is following the imam's policy in this issue, he has frequently declared that the islamic republic has soft approach towards the occupation issue, and that's nothing but holding a referend
for many years, the irgc quds force under the command of lieutenant general qasim sulaymani helped, armednto the main challengers of israel's expansionism. in the meanwhile, iran has hosted many international conferences and solidarity with the palestinian nation since 1979. last but not least, tehran has willingly tried to play a constructive role in resolving tensions in the region. in fact, the islamic republic of iran has always tried to find a peaceful solution to the palestinian. perhaps...
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the targets, iran's islamic revolutionary guard quds force and affiliated militia groups hitting their command and control operation centers and intelligence centers, rockets and missiles, and unmanned air vehicle storage among other sites. president biden tonight saying, our response began today it will continue at times and places of our choosing, adding, let all those who might seek to do us harm know this, if you harm an american, we will respond the u.s. strikes come in response to that deadly drone attack by iranian-backed militias that struck tower 22, a desert outpost in jordan killing three u.s. service members. that attack among more than 160 against american targets by iranian-backed militias since october. president biden had previously authorized limited strikes in response that even he acknowledged had not deterred the militias, and the president has been under pressure to respond more forcefully, especially after american service members were killed. all of it just hours after the commander in chief performed one of his most solemn duties, attending the dignified transfe
the targets, iran's islamic revolutionary guard quds force and affiliated militia groups hitting their command and control operation centers and intelligence centers, rockets and missiles, and unmanned air vehicle storage among other sites. president biden tonight saying, our response began today it will continue at times and places of our choosing, adding, let all those who might seek to do us harm know this, if you harm an american, we will respond the u.s. strikes come in response to that...
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i was the supreme leader in the quds force of the revolutionary guards. islamic well, it is a very heavy responsibility . it is a very sensitive position, classified and calculated . i was the representative of the supreme leader in the protection of the information of the entire army corps. i was part of the selection of the entire country . i was the secretary of the selection of the entire country. it happened that i won't be around the parliament again until the ninth term. some elders and scholars of isfahan sent me a letter and wrote that after i signed up. in the name of god, the most merciful, the most merciful, the following signatories vote for hujjat al-islam al-muslimin ahmad salehak kashani . signing ayatollah naseri, ayatollah haj agha kammal, all of these 7 to 8 elders signed , i bear witness to god, i did not have a meeting with them. their conclusion was to reach this conclusion and this showed the popular acceptance of the 10th term in the same way and this 9th term. tenth, significant events happened that i have to share some points. th
i was the supreme leader in the quds force of the revolutionary guards. islamic well, it is a very heavy responsibility . it is a very sensitive position, classified and calculated . i was the representative of the supreme leader in the protection of the information of the entire army corps. i was part of the selection of the entire country . i was the secretary of the selection of the entire country. it happened that i won't be around the parliament again until the ninth term. some elders and...
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the airstrikes were against iran's islamic revolutionary guards corp quds force and affiliated militiaff to carry out the airstrikes. well, presidentjoe biden issued a statement on the strikes, saying: well, the strikes are in retaliation of a deadly drone attack on us forces last sunday.
the airstrikes were against iran's islamic revolutionary guards corp quds force and affiliated militiaff to carry out the airstrikes. well, presidentjoe biden issued a statement on the strikes, saying: well, the strikes are in retaliation of a deadly drone attack on us forces last sunday.
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force in tehran. he wants to pull them back. john: does he have that control? is he able to pull them back? mr. buccino: you think about because some soleimani -- about soleimani, this shadowy figure that controlled these forces for so long. when he was struck, that really degraded iran, but it also took away their ability to control these loose groups in syria, jordan, yemen. they have gotten a bit out of control and now he's trying to pull them back. there is concern in tehran, there is concern in d.c., no one wants to escalate, so i'm -- john: some criticized the biden administration for waiting too long. what do you say to that? mr. buccino: i agree. if there is an intellectual thrust of the biden foreign policy, it's conict avoidance. and avoidance of escalation, and that is generally a good impulse for an american president. here, it does not serve us well. for five days we have been talking about this, what we are not going to do. i think it signals to iran that they can continue to push us aro
force in tehran. he wants to pull them back. john: does he have that control? is he able to pull them back? mr. buccino: you think about because some soleimani -- about soleimani, this shadowy figure that controlled these forces for so long. when he was struck, that really degraded iran, but it also took away their ability to control these loose groups in syria, jordan, yemen. they have gotten a bit out of control and now he's trying to pull them back. there is concern in tehran, there is...
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force led by the marturn general qasim sulaimani on the frontlines in western asia. today the banner of the new geopolitics in the region is now in the hands of the forces of the islamic revolution. islamic awakening movements and the resistance front led by the leaders of the revolution and the islamic republic of iran. the discuss this issue with us from beirot is dr. ibrahim musawi professor is and member of the lebanese parliament with the loyalty to the resistance block. it's a pleasure having you with us uh dr. musawi now 45 years into the islamic revolution in iran and during the feasure decade which we are commemorating this uh week. how has west asia really changed since then? well first thank you for the uh receiving at your episode, it's my pleasure and honor to be here uh other thing we need to talk about geopolitics, about strategic issues, about structural issues that have changed in recent times, but they have been going on for like since the advent of the islamic revolution, the advent of the islamic republic, what i can say simply in one sentence is
force led by the marturn general qasim sulaimani on the frontlines in western asia. today the banner of the new geopolitics in the region is now in the hands of the forces of the islamic revolution. islamic awakening movements and the resistance front led by the leaders of the revolution and the islamic republic of iran. the discuss this issue with us from beirot is dr. ibrahim musawi professor is and member of the lebanese parliament with the loyalty to the resistance block. it's a pleasure...
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force led by the marturn general qasim sulaimani on the frontlines in western asia. today the banner of the new geopolitics in the region is now in the hands of the forces of the islamic revolution, islamic awakening movements and the resistance front led by the leaders of the revolution and the islamic republic of iran. to discuss this issue with us from beirot is dr. ibrahim musawi, professor of media studies and member of the lebanese parliament with the loyalty to the resistance block. it's a pleasure having you with us uh dr. musawi. now 45 years into the islamic revolution in iran and during the feasure decade which we are commemorating this uh week, how has west asia really changed since then? well, first thank you for the receiving at your episode. it's my pleasure and honor to be here. other thing we need to talk about geopolitics, about strategic issues, about structural issues that have changed in recent times, but they have been going on for like since the advent of the islamic revolution, the advent of the islamic republic. what i can say simply in one s
force led by the marturn general qasim sulaimani on the frontlines in western asia. today the banner of the new geopolitics in the region is now in the hands of the forces of the islamic revolution, islamic awakening movements and the resistance front led by the leaders of the revolution and the islamic republic of iran. to discuss this issue with us from beirot is dr. ibrahim musawi, professor of media studies and member of the lebanese parliament with the loyalty to the resistance block. it's...
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the us said iran's islamic revolutionary guards corp quds force and affiliated militia groups were struck
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the airstrikes were against iran's islamic revolutionary guards corp quds force and affiliated militia groups. these are new pictures released by us central command these are new pictures released by us central command of 8—1 bombers taking off to carry out the airstrikes. well, presidentjoe biden issued a statement on the strikes, saying: well, the strikes are in retaliation of a deadly drone attack on us forces last sunday. three us soldiers were killed and more than a0 personnel injured at a us base called tower 22 injordan, near the border with syria. the white house blamed an iran—backed militia called islamic resistance in iraq, and vowed a "very consequential response". shortly before this round of strikes, the bodies of the three sergeants — williamj rivers, kennedy sanders and breonna moffett — islamic resistance in iraq, and vowed a "very consequential response". shortly before this round of strikes, the bodies of the three sergeants — williamj rivers, kennedy sanders and breonna moffett — were repatriated to the us state of delaware, where they posthumously received military
the airstrikes were against iran's islamic revolutionary guards corp quds force and affiliated militia groups. these are new pictures released by us central command these are new pictures released by us central command of 8—1 bombers taking off to carry out the airstrikes. well, presidentjoe biden issued a statement on the strikes, saying: well, the strikes are in retaliation of a deadly drone attack on us forces last sunday. three us soldiers were killed and more than a0 personnel injured at...
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the us said iran s islamic revolutionary guards corp quds force and affiliated militia groups were struckrson bassem al—awadi says us strikes hit locations in the iraqi towns of akashat and al-qaim. 16 people were killed and 25 injured in the strikes, according to iraqi officials, while a british—based war monitor says at least 20 were killed in syria. from the capital baghdad, here's hugo bachega. explosions the american strikes came in the middle of the night and there was no surprise. for days, us officials had said they would act and that iranian personnel and interests would be targeted. this video, broadcast on syrian state tv, claims to show the aftermath of one of the attacks. in iraq, the morning revealed some of the damage. 85 targets were struck in iraq and syria, locations america says have been used by iran's revolutionary guards and the militias it supports. it's a calibrated action with, crucially, no attacks inside iran. this was about degrading capability, taking away capabilities by the militant groups. these responses began tonight, they're not going to end tonight. the
the us said iran s islamic revolutionary guards corp quds force and affiliated militia groups were struckrson bassem al—awadi says us strikes hit locations in the iraqi towns of akashat and al-qaim. 16 people were killed and 25 injured in the strikes, according to iraqi officials, while a british—based war monitor says at least 20 were killed in syria. from the capital baghdad, here's hugo bachega. explosions the american strikes came in the middle of the night and there was no surprise....
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the us conducts air strikes on 85 targets in iraq and syria against iran's quds force and affiliatedd three us servicemembers. earlier, president biden took part in a dignified transfer for those soldiers in delaware. he says the us response will continue at times and places of its choosing. hello, i'm caitriona perry. you are very welcome. let's get straight to our breaking news this hour. the us has carried out retaliatory aistrikes against iranian—backed targets in iraq and syria, hitting 85 in total. the white house says manned and unmanned aircraft struck three targets in iraq and four in syria. president biden issued a statement on the strikes, saying "this afternoon, at my direction, us military the strikes are in retaliation for the drone attack injordan on sunday that killed three us soldiers and injured dozens. iran denies involvement, calling the accusations "baseless" and saying it was "not involved in the decision—making of resistance groups".
the us conducts air strikes on 85 targets in iraq and syria against iran's quds force and affiliatedd three us servicemembers. earlier, president biden took part in a dignified transfer for those soldiers in delaware. he says the us response will continue at times and places of its choosing. hello, i'm caitriona perry. you are very welcome. let's get straight to our breaking news this hour. the us has carried out retaliatory aistrikes against iranian—backed targets in iraq and syria, hitting...
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assess that any of those hit in these strikes were actually iranian al quds force personnel, or did thethat this was so telegraphed in advance give those personnel time to go to ground? >> well, first of all, margaret, on the telegraphed point, president biden has been saying for months that he would respond to attacks. we have responded to previous attacks and when three service members were killed, of course iran knew that the united states would respond. so the idea that somehow this was telegraphed i think is a bit more of a political talking point than a reality. secondly, the targets that we hit, we believe with conviction, were valid military targets. they were ammunition depots and command and control centers. they were the instruments that iranian back shia militia groups were use to go attack american forces. we are looking at the casualties, who was killed. yofl anything to report to you this morning publicly on that. but we will continue to make our accessionments. >> but no one, for example, in irgc leadership, iranian leadership, no one of significance was targeted? >> we
assess that any of those hit in these strikes were actually iranian al quds force personnel, or did thethat this was so telegraphed in advance give those personnel time to go to ground? >> well, first of all, margaret, on the telegraphed point, president biden has been saying for months that he would respond to attacks. we have responded to previous attacks and when three service members were killed, of course iran knew that the united states would respond. so the idea that somehow this...
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assess that any of those hit in these strikes were actually iranian al quds force personnel?id the fact that this was so telegraphed in advance give those personnel time to go to ground? >> well, first of
assess that any of those hit in these strikes were actually iranian al quds force personnel?id the fact that this was so telegraphed in advance give those personnel time to go to ground? >> well, first of
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force and associated militias here.mand and control operation centers, intelligence centers, weapon storage facilities. you can really see the u.s. going after the types of weapons used to target u.s. forces in the region and all of the logistics and essentially command and control needed to carry out those sorts of attacks. the u.s. had made it clear it wasn't trying to start a war with iran here and very much trying to avoid that possibility. so no strikes in iran directly, but very much going after iran's proxies in the region and the ability of the proxies to carry out these ongoing attacks on u.s. forces. worth noting that these strikes, of course, come five days after a drone attack in the region killed three u.s. service members in jordan and wounded scores more. but it's not just that. there have been more than 160 attacks on u.s. forces in the region, and this was effectively a more powerful response to all of that. and yet there is no expectation that this is the end of it because president joe biden saying th
force and associated militias here.mand and control operation centers, intelligence centers, weapon storage facilities. you can really see the u.s. going after the types of weapons used to target u.s. forces in the region and all of the logistics and essentially command and control needed to carry out those sorts of attacks. the u.s. had made it clear it wasn't trying to start a war with iran here and very much trying to avoid that possibility. so no strikes in iran directly, but very much...
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& syria against iran's islamic revolutionary guards corps quds forces. it comes after three us soliders were killed in an attack on a us base in north—easternjordan on sunday by iran—backed militant groups. iran has denied involvement. us presidentjoe biden took part in the dignified transfer ceremony for the three in delaware, as their remains returned to the us friday. he also met with their families. the three soldiers, sergeants kennedy sanders, breonna moffett, and williamj rivers died in the strike near the border with syria on sunday. a0 more were wounded. with me is our state department correspondent, tom bateman.
& syria against iran's islamic revolutionary guards corps quds forces. it comes after three us soliders were killed in an attack on a us base in north—easternjordan on sunday by iran—backed militant groups. iran has denied involvement. us presidentjoe biden took part in the dignified transfer ceremony for the three in delaware, as their remains returned to the us friday. he also met with their families. the three soldiers, sergeants kennedy sanders, breonna moffett, and williamj rivers...