bjaaland gassed at frankfurt airport city managed by a truck bomb. this is e.w. news live from berlin iran from a series hard for a tally ation after us as strikes that killed a top brainy and general the pentagon says the drone strike on baghdad as thought was to prevent future arabian attacks the assassination off come on they can't seem to tell a money he's a dramatic escalation all the middle east tensions. also coming up devastating

wildfires force one of the launches to evacuate in australia's history tens of thousands are fleeing the flames by land and seek forecasters warn hot weather and strong winds could lead to catastrophic conditions this week at. a man and a home for a glad you could join me global powers are warning that the world has become a more dangerous place off the u.s. airstrikes killed a top iranian general now the american drone attack on baghdad airport in iraq killed the senior commander hasim asylum money the head of iran's elite could force sunday man it was seen as the architect of tech rons military operations in the middle east the strike also killed the odd $100.00 an iraqi paramilitary group leader with close ties to iran and the arabian supremum leader ayatollah ali

khamenei has warned the u.s. that it faces harsh retaliation the u.n. secretary general has called for maximum restraint saying that the world cannot afford another war in the gulf. i rain ians took to the streets of their capital on friday in the 10s of thousands. of the was and they chanted no compromise no surrender fight the us the news of general solomon he's killing sparked a fury among the protesters who directed their anger at the west. and why yes i mean how do you have the same thing they did to us should be done to them and their leaders should be killed all of them should be killed. military officials also spoke of revenge for the killing of the man who was widely seen as the 2nd most powerful figure in iran. and for your way out the americans should prepare

themselves for a slap in the face that the americans must know now that after this crime that they have committed they will face no safety or peace anywhere and. this was all that remained of the vehicle carrying the iranian general and the iraqi militia leader after the american missile struck soul of money had just landed at baghdad's airport hundreds was on hand to welcome him both were killed instantly along with at least 5 others the deaths are a major setback for iran and for iraq which loses an important military ally. you. know now it was the year with says the strikes were necessary claiming soleimani was developing plans to attack americans in the region planning but speaking to cable news in the u.s. secretary of state to talk pompei it was said washington wants to avoid further conflict with iran because until the body was plotting. the president pretty clear

we don't seek war with iran but with the same time we're not going to stand by and watch the iranians escalate and continue to put american lives at risk without responding in a way that disrupts defense deters and creates an opportunity to deescalate the situation. the reaction from tehran was swift and resolute supreme leader ayatollah khamenei issued a statement promising quote strong revenge and ordered 3 days of national mourning he also named a successor to solomon ie the generals former deputy as mail danny the conflict was already escalating before the latest airstrike on thursday 750 american soldiers arrived in kuwait now washington is directing its u.s. citizens in iran to leave the country immediately. or are for more on this story we're joined in the studio by d.w. reporter they said topper who has frequently reported from iran and in washington by our bureau chief there alexander foreign naaman welcome to you both alexander

firstly to you why did the u.s. want customs alimony dead and why now. somebody ministration has to do you ask money to disrupt an imminent attack that would have put american lives at risk in the region they father said to that he was plotting an attack on you as facilities and workers in iraq live in syria and other countries and that this plot was maturing so therefore it was necessary to take him out however we have to mention in this context that trumps we just had to refrain from taking him out and the president at the moment is under a lot of pressure here in the us ass with the impeachment trial in the senate looming with the presidential election taking place in the vendor so he can use for

impose the success however we also have to add that this particular action is a risky gamble that could backfire right now today so all the other side would go to ron vowing harsh retaliation what kind of food do you think that kind of retaliation revenge could take well it could take some time until tehran has figured out potential targets and also possible ramifications but at this moment republic will have to react to this killing of one of its top military leaders that is for sure and one possibility of course is killing off americans in the region that could be soldiers for example inside iran this still around $10000.00 of them there but also elsewhere for example in the persian gulf but also civilians and embassies are risk of course. another possibility our techs against close u.s. allies in the region like israel for example and let's not forget that iran itself

has a lot of allies in the region not only in iraq but also in syria and lebanon and yemen and they might take matters into their own hands the without asking for permission from tehran 1st so we could see revenge all across the middle east so what you're sketching out as potentially dire consequences and with that in mind promise me out xander to ask how popular is this news in the united states. well lawmakers on capitol hill agree that sola manning was bad acts are responsible for the deaths of thousands including hundreds of americans however while the republicans stand behind president trump the democrats have criticized his action that he's ordered to kill so in mind he's saying that this is a very risky operation joe biden one of the 2020 democratic hopeful said that strom tossed a stick of dynamite into it in the box and here as well as other in the democratic

party they fear that strums order could leave the us on the brink of a major conflict across the middle east house speaker nancy pelosi has also criticized the president because as she put it he acted without congressional approval and he she arched him to brief the full congress immediately and i want to put that same question to you then ted they say you've spent a significant amount of time there in iran how do you think that ordinary iranians are feeling about the killing of such a senior figure well customs lawyer money was the person responsible for the successful fight against the so-called islamic state in the region so that's why many see him as a national hero as a hero or the defense of his country some even consider him as a pop star. so. of course but there's also a criticism about him namely from those people thing that iran should rather spend

its own money for its own people inside the country instead of giving it to allies the neighboring countries and also of people who remember the role of the revolutionary guards in the crackdown of the truth of 9 protests for example so he has a mixed legacy a divided one but now in his death he apparently is able to unify iranians. because we are thinking condolences and condemnation from all sorts of political factions inside iran alexandra i mean it does feel to a certain extent that these 2 countries are on a collision course now is there any mediator out there perhaps a voice of calm which might walk them back from the brink. well to be honest i don't see and obviously media in this context when we look at america's allies in the region saudi arabia has so he arabia has called for self restraint today but saudi arabia sees iran

a rival in its competition for influence in the region and when you look when we look at israel israel is very concerned about iran's activities in the region and iraq iraq is in political turmoil and the question is any way if the u.s. will be looking for an immediate or presidents trump has made it repeatedly clear that he is sticking with he's america 1st policy and that he would like to act from a position of strength right to receive and briefly i mean does this potentially mean an all out war well that's what many iranians of course a friend of because it would even further complicate the already dire economic situation and also put their lives at risk because a war would most likely be fought in their country and not in the u.s. but one thing is clear the killing of so money is the end of diplomacy whether was intended or not by the u.s. it's nothing short of a declaration of war and a declaration of war to

a country that has already very little to lose any more reported to face a top and a washington bureau chief alexander phenomena thank you so much for your insights. well the u.s. action has drawn a variety of responses from across the international community as you would expect russia was critical saying that this step by washington could have grave consequences for regional peace and stability in our view such actions do not contribute to the finding of solutions to the complicated problems that have accumulated in the middle east to the country they lead to the further escalation of tensions in the region where beijing stated that china has always opposed the use of force in international relations iraq's sovereignty independence and territorial into it in should be respected but israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu voiced his support saying just as israel has the right to self-defense

the united states has exactly the same right custom solomon he is responsible for the death of american citizens and many other innocent people. in our let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world a man has gone on a rampage at a park in a suburb of paris the suspect sabzi several people and then ran away offices pursued the man and shot him the french government says one of the stabbing victims is dead and 2 others injured. thousands of teachers have rallied in hong kong in support of colleagues arrested or disciplined since protests that began the union accuses the government of targeting anti-government teaches for attending rallies and speaking out on social media but the education ministry denies doing so all costs. turkish police have detained 7 people for questioning over the carlos ghosn case the turkish private jet has admitted that go and fled japan from lebanon and one of its plates and the

company says one of its employees acted alone for minutes and chairman had been awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges when he jumped bail and escaped. to australia now where deadly wildfires have prompted one of the largest evacuations in the country's history more than 200 blazes all burning across the heavily populated states of victoria and new south wales the fires have already killed 19 people and thousands of homes officials say conditions are expected to worsen this weekend. nightmare scenes like this have driven some people to the sea where they're now being evacuated. many roads are impassable and water is sometimes the only solution the decision is wrenching to survival but at a price a home you may have lost. meanwhile the government is coming under harsh criticism

from both the public and some emergency service workers for not providing enough relief or doing so too late or both but now there's no middle ground the weather forecast for the next few days is even worse the call for a major evacuation for parts of the turia and you south wales is loud and clear. this is why ferocious far that is still out there and the conditions are going to be very difficult in the minutes 24 to 48 hours that's why the evacuation messages are so incredibly important to these 4 as i would a sky. has been set on many occasions now and president particularly for this time of year in the length of the 4 cities i'm in the absence of the dowsing right ecologists at the university of sydney. the fear the death toll includes hundreds of millions of animals the blazes have destroyed more than $1300.00 homes and scorched more than 5 and

a half 1000000 hectares an area far greater than the netherlands. where you're watching news coming up next a w business africa will examine how the money assassination is impacting markets around the wall that is next with jenelle dumas down on humphrey on behalf of the whole chain imbalance thanks for watching. and. language courses. where.

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