the southern parts of south africa. a final farewell in iran a huge crowds gather for the burial of general some sort of mani who was assassinated in a u.s. drone strike. down jordan this is down to 0 live from also coming up confusion over the future of u.s. troops in iraq the generals letter talks of withdrawal plans the secretary of defense denies it. a possible showdown in venezuela the opposition leaders determined to return to parliament after being barred from congress. and we meet south korea's so-called. young people trapped in the lowest social class despite being highly

educated. welcome to the program huge crowds have gathered in the iranian city of kerman for the final funeral procession for general salim ani the top military commander was assassinated in a u.s. drone strike in iraq on friday he'll be laid to rest in his hometown well in response to the killing iran's parliament has approved a motion designating the u.s. army and the pentagon as terrorist organizations speaking a short while ago iran's foreign minister said the u.s. miscalculated by targeting solomonic accusing it of making the world insecure. matter to me don't the iranian nation and freedom fighters are mourning this great loss the united states by assassinating a senior iranian general started a new chapter that will cause them problems the beginning of the end of america's

presence in the region has started they do not respect international law they are attacking iranian history which is a shared heritage to the whole world as well just hours earlier the u.s. secretary of defense was forced to clarify it was not pulling troops out of iraq that's off to a draft letter was leaked indicating the withdrawal but a top general said it was circulated by mistake will be speaking to gabriel elizondo about u.s. troops in iraq in just a moment but 1st let's go live now to us a bag who is in tehran i said let's talk about the funeral 1st thousands of iranians have turned out and sent him on his hometown to pay their final respects tell us what's been happening and the feeling across the country right now. well it's what we've been witnessing over the last 3 days since the assassination of a cousin so the money now there are $3.00 days of mourning yesterday was a funeral it was a national holiday few repair was led by the supreme leader ayatollah khomeini

today he's being buried in his home city of kut monetarist seeing thousands and thousands of people but the calls from the streets of course are the same cause that we've heard here in the harare and all over the country and that is in the calm that's the farsi word for revenge people in the streets are calling for revenge and assassination of them so the money has reignited this country just back in november we saw widespread antigovernment protests yesterday we saw the streets of the pactor you're seeing the streets of current month absolutely packed with people and what it's done is united the different political factions is united the reformist the conservatives the hardliners and even those that were opposed to the particular stablish mahir even they recognize that general customs of the mine was a patriot and someone that defended the country and 4th of isis and prevented them from reaching the borders of iran not the head of the islamic revolutionary guard

has been speaking in curmudgeon and he said that their revenge it will be tough and decisive and we will make the u.s. regret what they did and that that's because the calls from the people many people in this country. in the us in the government for revenge emotions are very high but it will be very difficult from the government to not listen to the thousands and thousands of people that are on the streets so today the body of course and so the money is being buried in her mind as for his wish in the symmetry of martyrs where the are the people that have been killed during the iran iraq war barrett asset as you were saying earlier the iranian parliament met just a little bit earlier in part as a response to the silly mommy killing just tell us a bit more about what came out of that session and what more political reaction we've seen. so a motion was presented to the parliament now this is in that amendment to

a previous motion that was passed last year in april that designated u.s. centcom as a terrorist organization so that's a u.s. military forces here in the middle east but also in afghanistan now that the motion today was to designate the u.s. military and the pentagon as a terrorist organization essential e this is in the response to the assassination of course and so the man in the iranian government now will designate and recognize the u.s. military as a terrorist force also said that $200000000.00 euros will be allocated to the other could force not that that's the brigade that's the organization the part that i r g c which got some for the money was the head of and that is to boost their defensive power not develop zarif has also been speaking he's said that the united states made a grave mistake in a miscalculation in. killing. them so the money and he also said

that the days of the united states in this region are numbered. in the iranian capital tehran i said thank you let's bring in for our desire to he's a professor of world studies at the university of tehran joins us live now from the iranian capital for what we've seen their pictures of thousands of people turning out to pay their respects to kasim solomon how would you judge the sentiment the grief the anger right across the country right now. you know 40 years ago we had an islamic revolution here it was a popular revolution people who work in sociology social movements. people who write books and these issues have recognized the 1979 revolution as it were lucian that came from the grassroots it was a classical. people coming to this street and overthrowing a dictator. and in the last 40 years or so we have had ups and downs you know one

has had difficulties economic pressures. difficulties that some of them some of the difficulties you have covered i think what the killing of general sort of money has done is rejuvenating that a spirit of revolution that. is a stance that spirit of fighting. and we know that wasn't known to all iranians but many people saw him perhaps as a war hero some as a protect against eisold so what do you think he meant to the iranian people and what do you think his legacy will be just briefly. i think the legacy is going to be the goals that he had one of the goals that he had was to end the us hegemony in the middle east and as you have seen in the last number of days the iraqi parliament has voted for the american forces to get out of iraq and this is

going to be brave of anti american policies he was like many iranians did not have any problem with the american people what they did have problem with the u.s. government the middle east policies of the u.s. government the support that they give to israelis and the support that they give to the dictators that cause difficulties for the people of this region and i think the legacy is going to be the idea that you can serve your country you can protect the borders ok you can be independent and you may get killed in this manner but the ideas are going to be present for many years to come for you pointed out a little bit earlier that at the moment iran is buckling under u.s. sanctions its economy is taking a hit people are suffering we've we've even seen protests against the government across the country but tsunamis death seems to have united the country at least for now. yes you know people.

have been under economic pressure and a segment of society may feel pressured enough to come to this small segment as we saw in a couple of months ago but people are realizing that economic difficulty is. important but what is more important is the security of the country and when you hit a general that his main job was to protect the borders they're going to get upset and so you're right this idea of nationalism this idea of fighting back against oppression is very much present and you know the assassination was ordered by president trump who had his own ideas of nationalism for him not to realize that this is going to cause iranians to unite and this is going to cause iraqis to unite and this is going to cause iranian people and iraqi people to unite because

they have a common enemy now it is really for the shop for desire to great to get your thoughts thank you very much indeed for talking to are there all right well for more on the confusion about the future of u.s. troops in iraq let's talk to gable elizondo who joins us live now from washington d.c. gabe it's hard to believe that a letter of such importance was leaked mistakenly and officials have been scrambling up there not to limit the fallout i mean this has been a pretty bad week for the pentagon. this is been a terrible week for the pentagon and monday was probably one of the worst days the pentagon has had in a very very long time i mean this was a problem that it was on multiple levels it wasn't just one little simple mistake here was this letter that was sent out on department of defense letterhead that was has the name of a general u.s. general based in iraq that was leaked and the letter is very clear it says sir in due diligence to the sovereignty of the republic of iraq and as requested by the

iraqi parliament to the prime minister u.s. forces will be repositioning our forces over the course of the coming days and weeks to prepare for onward to movement i mean that was very clearly interpreted as u.s. troops are pulling out of iraq but that wasn't the case because as soon as this came out this started the report of the pentagon scrambled together to figure out what this was all about they called they off camera briefing that was with the secretary of defense and he basically said don't believe this letter it was circulated with between the pentagon and our forces in iraq or general in iraq it was not meant to be released publicly it does not mean what it says there the pentagon is saying we are just repositioning some forces within iraq but we have no intention of pulling out but boy what a mistake and it caused all sorts of confusion for a very long time and what it is putting in quick context here the 1st sentence is so clear because it comes just 48 hours after the iraqi parliament had this

non-binding vote to expel u.s. troops from iraq something that trump tweeted over the weekend that was he was not going to pull troops out and then you have this letter and the 1st sentence saying in deference to the sovereignty and the decision by the parliament of iraq we are basically pulling out but bottom line is the pentagon says secretary of defense says it was a mistake this letter was not meant to be out made public and the u.s. is not pulling troops out of iraq and meanwhile president trump has come under growing criticism over his threats to attack iran's cultural sites even the defense secretary seems to be contradicting him. yeah this was another mess that the pentagon needed to clean up on monday this over the weekend president trump said 2 separate occasions that he would target iraq iran cultural sites in strikes if necessary this is against international law and if it can be considered

a war crime iran has more than $24.00 sites within the country that are on the unesco world heritage list and so in this same off camera briefing where he was where the pentagon had to clarify this letter and say they were not pulling troops out of iraq he was also asked about this and he said are you planning to target cultural sites in iran and all he secretary of defense would say was if we go to war with iran he said we will follow all the laws of armed conflict the reporter then said does that mean that trump is incorrect and he's not going to target cultural sites in iran and he just responded we will follow all the laws of armed conflict so again the secretary of defense having to contradict the present a united states and basically saying essentially will follow all the laws of armed conflict and the laws read that you cannot target cultural sites during an armed conflict so it was a lot of confusion in washington on monday and

a lot of things that were just left people scratching their heads saying what is going on here or it's a double elizondo there live for us in washington d.c. dave thank you let's take you live now. that you were in for mr muhammad sorry for speaking this is listening to what he has to say at the teeth but. deluded to be can speak to the old from iran from the horizon envy can inform them of the realities. if you take a few to peons is that the think that. by speaking. or supporting the american stance they are forgetting. the thing that they called appeasement though they are. doing it in the interest of americans as you have seen. because of the because of the misleading

statements from europeans pump your say that europeans are actually not supporting us. we. is has made a mistake in 3 dimension 1st. the territorial integrity independence and the agreement and best done which they were in iraq they have violated that. so based on that agreement they have asked americans to. the 2nd i mention of. they have. they heard people's feeling. of what has happened in iraq in. the funeral took place in algeria and india and iraq in

a moscow you have witnessed people participated with anger so obviously it will have repercussions for america they have committed a crime against iran by as i said i think important general. it has multidimensional it has started from the region in the you is will draw from our region but what. what they have committed by attack assassinating. on our general they have violated in breached our digital integrity we really make a decision on when that end of it to retaliate. islamic republic iran decisions are based on logic and rational and they will be

implemented. but they have increased tension. and they will face the realities. look. the american allies should come with a decision should know that. for their personal agenda of your people they are jeopardizing the security of the whole region do they still believe that americans will maintain security or the thing that they can have shared think unity efforts in my

opinion we can jointly do that in. our own apologist that we're looking at live pictures there of the iranian foreign minister mohammad zarif talking earlier there in iran and he was saying basically reiterating what he said earlier this rainy and forum that really he said that earlier that the u.s. has miscalculated the iranian response to the sum of money killing he said the u.s. made a huge mistake in killing somalia he said u.s. troops would be made to withdraw from the region we've got the pictures back there but let me just reiterate what he was saying he said the decision on retaliation that's when and where will be made based on logic and rational decision making and he said the u.s. will face the reality of retribution so you're looking at live pictures there coming in the iranian foreign minister talking again in the iranian capital this morning. now protests have been held across india 2 days after last man and woman broke into a university and beat up students and teachers students and fully 18 with

a governing b j p are accused of carrying out the attack they denied being involved campuses have been at the forefront of protests over a controversial citizenship law planted gupta reports. a warning from these protest is mostly students to india's hindu nationalists that violence will not keep them from the streets. but will only strengthen their resolve. on sunday masked men armed with roots and sticks stormed the jawaharlal nehru university campus in new delhi attacking students and staff. rival leftist and quite weak student groups have been sparring over a hike ill of us the accommodation fees for weeks but too many sundays brazen attack in one of india's leading universities is unprecedented when i read that i was huge. area or in a university. and there's

a group of about $5060.00 young men aung. their faces covered and their economy getting her ready for and. i spent my entire life on the gamble i've never seen and so. the protesters are accusing a student union linked to prime minister during their more these ruling party a party it has denied the accusations police blamed for not doing enough to stop the assault say they are investigating what happened. back. then to vacation of people who were participating in the clashes all possible methods of identification are being invoked we're also keeping an eye on the messages videos and pictures circulating on social media to students and campuses across india came together in solidarity. some turned violent in kolkata

protesters from another top university faced off with b.g.p. activists and the police. that week i'm told i mean my life and the university. i cannot even imagine that i felt so safe when i was studying in college and what i'll be giving to are stored and. it's the latest in a series of crackdowns against students in recent weeks over india's controversial citizenship law which many say discriminates against muslims. this attack seems to be only uniting them further against the gulf. venezuela's opposition leader is planning to return to parliament 2 days after soldiers blocked him from seeking reelection as speaker both won by his rival a deputy but by the madeira government a pledge to lead the next parliamentary session a latin america at its atmosphere in human reports from caracas. the headline reads

congress wakes to 2 speakers of the house in a country which already has 2 men claiming the presidency that is whalen's are understandably confused and frustrated when you think you know muslim but i have a thing as the saying gars we left as if we were lost in space. on sending national guardsmen prevented opposition majority leader one by law and other deputies from entering parliament to initiate the use session as the constitution stipulates. in his place the pro-government minority sworn in as speaker and deputy recently expelled from his opposition party that was the end of it this is the headquarters of the opposition newspaper. whose auditorium was used on sunday night by the opposition to elect and swear in one wide door but in a few hours why though will attempt to return to the real congress building

accompanied by some 100 opposition deputies to challenge the man who he says is usurping his rightful place ironically we spiral continues to insist that he's a legitimate government opponent if. this is a parliament that continues to raise the flag of democracy this is an opposition that represents an alternative to those in power. but given that he was chosen by the government that's a hard sell. for their treats they are corrupt and there is only one national assembly the other food was a cruel assault on congress with the complicity of the dictatorship. washington has rushed to reconfirm its support of wides all we're looking at additional sanctions personal sanctions economic sanctions that we think will bring more pressure yet on the really. quite ball has clearly lost momentum and support since he declared himself interim president

a year ago promising to usher in beijing change how this latest chapter in the power struggle plays out is anyone's guess you see in human al-jazeera got access hong kong's outgoing chief executive says she'll work with her successor to put the city back on the right path after months of protests carol lam spoke just days after china a point of view a human being as its top official in hong kong the unexpected move was widely seen as a sign of beijing's frustration with the lambs handling of the crisis protests erupted in june over a controversial exhibition build the legislation was scrapped but protesters widen their demands calling for greater freedoms in the south korean president says there's a desperate need for better relations with north korea in his new year's speech moon jay in called the new talks with kim jong un he wants him to visit seoul cooperation between the countries which are technically still at war has stalled in recent months u.s. led denuclearization talks are also on hold last week kim said he'd soon reveal

a new strategic weapon. to talk focus on in a time of deadlock in u.s. north korea talks and we are even concerned about a step backward and enter korean relations we are in desperate need of practical ways to improve into korean cooperation. well in that same speech president moon promised to create more jobs boost workers' pay and help the poor as a timely pledge given a study that was revealed young people are feeling increasingly pessimistic about their futures bride reports from the south korean capital. they are known as dirt spoons young people from low income families who despite gaining high school and college qualifications often end up in jobs they don't want for little money and with little chance to better themselves they're seen as living in the shadow of so-called gold spoons those with a privileged upbringing you sung ho is a writer and social commentator who's long studied the experiences of young koreans

caught in the lowest social class. the biggest issue is work housing is next even if you have a good place to live housing costs have gone up a lot the cost of living here is higher because young people don't earn a lot very few people i know are able to save and there's a sense of dejection. the plight of the dirt spoons has been highlighted by the release of the movie parasite a dark comedy about 2 families of haves and have nots that won the prestigious palme d'or at the cannes film festival. the belief that working hard in your studies and then in your job will inevitably lead to success has been a driving force for generations of south koreans it's why many school children will do extra classes until late at night and young workers will put up with poor pay and conditions but increasingly that belief is being challenged. a recent study of

people in their twenty's shows 3 quarters of respondents no longer believe hard work alone is a guarantee of success and that a person's future is determined more by the social group they're born into. due to the social class they already belong to even if young people make an effort the possibility of upward social mobility is very limited that the growing wealth gap is unwelcome news for the liberal government of president moon j n who is supposed to be narrowing it the faltering economy is making things worse. if you ask young people of faith have hope most will answer no the gap between rich and poor is getting wider bleak economic prospects mean that for the dirt spoons the year ahead is likely to be another that reinforces that life's getting tougher at the bottom rob mcbride al-jazeera sole forces loyal to the libyan general he for

have to reach the center of sirte coastal city east of the capital tripoli also sees the nearby al kut to be a airbase one of the biggest military installations sirte is strategically important to have to months long offensive to seize tripoli where libya's u.n. recognized government is based. former u.s. national security advisor john bolton says he's prepared to testify in the senate impeachment trial of donald trump bolton could provide an firsthand account of events central to the case against the u.s. president the senate set to decide whether trump will be removed from office of allegations he pressured ukraine's president to investigate political rival joe biden communities in some astray and states hit by bush fires have been experiencing cooler temperatures but hotter weather is expected to return later in the week thousands of homes and much wildlife have been destroyed during months of fires across the country at least 25 people have died since september. well in

sydney the funeral has taken place of a volunteer firefighter killed last month when a tree fell on the vehicle he was traveling in and died at the scene along with another volunteer jeff keaton colleagues formed a guard of honor as the funeral procession passed us prosecutors in los angeles have followed new sexual assault charges against hollywood producer harvey weinstein as his trial on separate charges begins in new york he's pleaded not guilty to assaulting 2 women one says he raped her in a hotel room in 2013 he could spend the rest of his life in prison if found guilty dozens of women accused weinstein of sexual misconduct american airlines on air in mexico have reached settlements with boeing the losses from the grounding of the 737 max airplane boeing's best selling jet has been grounded since 2 crashes last year killed almost 350 people it won't be back in u.s. skies until at least april but this could be delayed further because another

problem has been discovered in the jet's wiring. all right so quick reminder all the news of course on our website there it is on your screen the address al-jazeera dot com that's out a 0 dollars. for a quick check of the headlines here on al-jazeera a huge crowds have gathered in the iranian city of kerman where general qassam soon the money is being laid to rest the top military commander was assassinated in a u.s. drone strike in iraq on friday caught him on the money's on town well in response to the killing iran's parliament has approved a motion designating the u.s. army in the pentagon as terrorist groups speaking just a short while ago iran's foreign minister says the u.s. miscalculated by targeting cinnamon it. mattered to me down the iranian nation and

freedom fighters are mourning this great loss the united states by assassinating a senior iranian general has started a new chapter that will cause them problems the beginning of the end of america's presence in the region has started they do not respect international law they are attacking iranian history which is a shared heritage to the whole world. the u.s. defense secretary not to clarify that there's been no decision to pull troops out of iraq that's after the draft letter by a top general was according to the military mistakenly circulated follows a vote in iraq's parliament on sunday calling for all foreign forces to leave. protests have been held across india condemning an attack that targeted students and teachers there prominent university in new delhi demonstrators say students affiliated with the ruling b j p were behind the violence although they deny that counter-demonstrations have also been held in solidarity with the accused. in venezuela 2 men are claiming to be the speaker of the national assembly on sunday on troops physically blocked the

opposition leader one glider and his allies from taking part in a vote for the position. that expected to be reelected instead lose power it was sworn in well hours later but i don't want to separate held away from the national assembly and hong kong's outgoing chief executive says she'll work with her successor to put the city back on the right part of the months of protests are announced but just days after china appointed leo as its top official in hong kong the unexpected move was widely seen as a sign of beijing's frustration with lum's humming of the crisis protests erupted in june over a controversial exhibition bill the legislation was later scrapped well those were the headlines and news continues on al-jazeera of the inside story station that's a lot of it talk to al-jazeera we were told to get to it without going through all the ration has this been addressed by you took a listen what is the proposal of spain for

a couple on you know we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter which is a. growing fallout over the killing of iran stop military leader iraq's parliament votes were expelled foreign troops now president trump is threatening sanctions against baghdad so what will this mean for the u.s. presence in iraq and what consequences for the wider region this is inside so. and welcome to the program for the back to the middle east is grappling with the united states assassination of costs and some to monny in an extraordinary session on sunday.