ah, because no one should have to flee. ah! make up your own mind. d w. made for mines. ah ah, this is dw news coming to your line from berlin mixed signals on supplying german made tanks to ukraine. germany, sport minister says berlin won't stand in the way of poland sends its leopard 2 tanks to the front line, but chancellor sholtes has not given his approval. also coming up,

you foreign ministers meet to discuss further sanctions only read amid calls to brand. iran's revolutionary guards, a terrorist organization, and in the buddhist league, lucy dawson thrilled their home fans as they returned from their winter break. when a 7 goal match with old school ah hello, i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. we begin with signs of movement on the question of supplying ukraine with german made baffled tax. germany's foreign minister only in a bow balk now, says berlin will not object to poland, sending its leopard to tags to keep you crane has long requested the tags to bolster his defenses against brushes. assault germany has so far held back from supplying the tanks and even blocked other allies from doing so. 3rd,

countries need berlin's approval to export the tanks. but at poland has indicated it's prepared to send them even if there is no agreement with germany. he w's political, corresponded thomas sparrow, told us whether chancellor schoultz and his foreign minister have conflicting views on the tank deliveries. well this issue of providing i'm c craner in particular, providing those lepper tanks to ukraine is a very debated issue here in the, in the government among government officials. it is a longstanding debate and they have not always seen eye to eye it has to do with the fact that the german government is made up of 3 different parties. the 3 way coalition. and it's actually not unusual to see government officials, not c i t y, especially when it comes to these kinds of political or military decisions. but what we can also say from the statement by germany foreign minister and alina babel is that, that does seem to be at least a sign that this debate is moving towards

a decision. and that that decision could be at to allow the delivery of those leopard tanks. it's important here. terry distress that we're talking about 2 elements. one is sending tanks that germany has in its own stock in its own bond is very sock. and the 2nd element is germany, authorizing 3rd concrete, for example, poland to send some of the tanks that poland has that were made here in germany. germany has to give that authorization because the tanks are made here in this country. so all to all we are all in all we can say on the one hand that there is a big debate within german government officials regarding the delivery of those tanks. on the other hand that we can see sign that the debate is moving forward. why thomas has germany been so reluctant to send tanks itself or even allow other countries to send them one element has to do with germany's history. and in

particular, with germany's longstanding reluctance to send heavy equipment to was owens that something that we saw for a very long time here in germany. that actually started to change with the beginning of the war in ukraine under chancellor allah shows that is something that has changed, but it is a slow and gradual process. there is still a lot of debate within government officials within the german parliament, within the german public, as to whether germany should be delivering those heavy weapons to ukraine. so that is one element. the other element that we clearly saw last week and discussions between germany and its allies, is the fact that germany would like to avoid unilateral decisions. germany would like to have decisions based on common ground with all of its partners. it would like to really understand what pros and cons there are to that delivery. and that is something that might take longer than what some partners and in particular ukraine would want. so that is why germany has been taking some time when it comes

to these decisions for german government officials. that is good. they've been taking that time for germany's critics that reluctance. that reticence is actually a big problem for germany's international standing. talk to us more about those critics. how is germany's reluctance to deliver tanks or allow others to deliver them affecting germany standing among its allies? while it is absolutely affecting germany, standing among its allies, german allies have been very critical and by the way, this is not something that's new. this is something that we've seen all along since the war in ukraine began. german allies would like germany to have a much more prominent and above all, a much quicker role when it comes to the delivery of weapons to ukraine. but the german government has time and time again taken its time when it comes to making those decisions. the german government believes it has the right to do so. to basically look at all the different opinions before making a decision for the german allies. for countries like poland or ukraine or other

countries, this is something that they've, you differently. they actually think that germany should be more decisive when it comes to making those decisions. that it shouldn't take as long when it comes to, for example, delivering those leopard tanks for ukraine. thomas, thank you so much. shar political correspondent, thomas barrow. you foreign ministers are due to disgust heightening sanctions only run when they meet later today in brussels is comes amid calls to label, iran's revolutionary guards as a terrorist group to run his task, the guards with stamping out anti government protests said, have gripped around since september the guards have been widely criticized for their violent crack down the home of the founder of modern day iran, and it's a religious government in flames. youth versus old age and the people versus the state. i mean, that state is made up of the elite revolutionary guards who control most of the

economy and security, and declaring lead by supreme leader, ayatollah hammond nay, who make the rules. the regime has long blamed to west for its troubles, including the latest round of protests should oh, the smell. why did the enemies, why did america and the zionist regime, conspire against our nation, our country, and our revolution, and create these riots. as the supreme leader said, our country is advancing and the enemies don't want our country to make progress. only the protesters don't seem to be buying it. the brutality of the security services, the corruption of the revolutionary guards, the decline in living standards as the country strains under sanctions. all feed into a rejection of the ruling classes. and the authorities seem split on what to do about it. there were announcements that the dreaded morality police would be shut down.

and the law requiring women to wear had job be relaxed. but it's unclear if either has happened. meanwhile, the executions of protesters have spurred fresh outrage. death to the dictator, the crowd shouts, not death to america as the regime would prefer. and it's not just young women and students getting involved. these auto workers walked off the job to support the demonstrations. no one knows if or when a reckoning is coming for the guards and the clerics. but the states brutality has guaranteed that the divisions will not go away anytime soon. to catch up on a few other stories making headlines around the world today in brussels, hundreds of demonstrators called on the belgian government to push harder for the

release of an 8 worker held by iran. alleviate funding cost to you was sentenced to 40 years in prison and $74.00 lashes on espionage charges. his supporters accused iran of using him to force the release of a detained iranian diplomat. in pakistan, tens of millions of people were left without electricity after nationwide power outages. early on monday, officials blame to a quote major breakdown of national grid. power is back on in some parts of the country, but the energy minister said it could take at least 12 hours to restore supply to the whole country. turkish president, wretch of type marijuana has announced may 14th as the date of the country's next parliamentary and general election. the vote seen as a test for your early one after 2 decades and power will take place a month earlier than scheduled opinion polls just a tight race and to greek air force. wider jets scrambled to escort

a passenger plane with 190 people on board. after a bomb alert, the ryan air flight from the polish city of kutrovitch in eventually landed at an isolated area. athens airport. passengers and crew were inspected by police. now to the us were police say, the suspect and a mass shooting near los angeles has been found dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound. he's thought to have killed at least 10 people and wounded 10 others during a shooting at a ballroom dance club where people were celebrating the chinese lunar new year. this is where the manhunt came to an end. security forces surrounded a white van in torrance, california, 45 kilometers from the side of the mass, shooting authority, say the suspect had already shot himself before the swat team approached the vehicle. he was named as who can trans 72 years

old police say he entered a 2nd club in a neighboring city but was disarmed by 2 citizens. the manhunt extended across the los angeles area i, when i got here and i saw, and i told you this morning, the look in the eyes of the homicide investigators and all of their staff. you could just tell their we're gonna get this guy. we still are not clear on the motive, the investigation continues, and that is something we are all extremely what we want to know. we want to know how something like this something this awful can happen in monterey park, residents are dismayed by the violence that broke out at this ballroom dance studio

. during lunar new year celebrations. i cannot believe it. i'm starting to and shocked that this could happen here in our peaceful community. this is a community where my kids cook art lessons. we come down here for food all the time . we see holders walking around all the time. it's been a safe neighborhood for them to walk around and have community, historic taiwanese, the chinese community. so to see this happen in this place, the shattering it just feels very gloomy. it, i'm pretty sure all our hearts are heavy and i am very happy to see the community come together. it was the 1st time celebrations for the lunar new year have been allowed in public since the pandemic authorities have set up a crisis center for those affected by the shooting sports now. and in the

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a mass shooting near los angeles has been found dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound, aisd thought to have killed at least 10 people and wounded 10 others during the shooting at a ballroom dance club work, people were celebrating the chinese lunar new up. next we've got a documentary film for you and an in depth look at the democracy in taiwan. i'm terry martin. thanks for watching. ah, leonardo da vinci's, mysterious masterpiece. that is perhaps the greatest leonardo masterpiece in the collection of the louvre. it is the virgin of the rocks was there another symbol.