headline stories the united states. military commander in an early morning. provoking threats of retaliation from tehran. is we've got live reaction coming up. people in the french capital police the french couple should dead knife wielding. person to death. to others. on the turkish parliament decision to deploy troops to libya comes in for strong criticism greece and cyprus fear it will lead to a further escalation in the region.

247 years live from moscow this is r.t. international good to have your company as always i mean and. the u.s. secretary of state defended america's assassination of iran's top military commander. money in a drone strike in iraq on friday mike pompei oh he said the attack at baghdad international airport saved american lives and was designed to send a strong message to tehran. i think the arabian leadership understands that president trump will take action we made very clear that these responses would be swift and decisive i hope that the iranian leadership will see that we'll see american resolve and that their decision will be to deescalate the early morning air raid also reportedly killed 9 others including influential iraqi and lebanese shia militia they are believed to be leaving the airport into vehicles in the strikes that place. the lead the powerful could force branch of the iranian

revolutionary guard corps charged with spearheading foreign operations the units has been heavily involved in the conflicts in iraq and in syria and was instrumental in the territorial defeat of isel artie's keep up and has more now on the drone strike the kind of reaction it's triggered in the us. we've got the u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o making his rounds on american media and trying to make the case that somehow this effort by the united states in this recent killing is an effort to deescalate the situation with iran the u.s. remains committed to deescalation that was the time to take this action so that we could disrupt this deter further aggression from qassam so the bombing of the iranian regime as well as to tempt to deescalate the situation now qassam solomonic is often described as the 2nd most powerful person in the islamic republic of iran

he was many believed in line to be the next supreme leader of iran as a possible successor to ayatollah calm and they furthermore he was very very key in the defeat of the ice will terrorists throughout the region however as we hear from the u.s. department of defense this was a defensive measure that at the direction of the president the u.s. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect u.s. personnel abroad by killing costume so in money this strike was aimed at deterring future iranian attack plans the united states will continue to take all necessary action to protect our people and our interests wherever they are around the world now it certainly has been a dramatic week for the united states in the middle east and the pentagon seems to believe that qassam solid money was himself responsible for what has taken place in the last few days let's review.

draw some indications that they may be planning that dissimilar tax if that happens and by the way. we get word to the taxes some type of indication will take preemptive action was world to protect american forces to protect american lives. 'd now iran's national security council held its meeting and said that at the emergency meeting that was convened they made quote the necessary decisions and that there is going to be some retaliation at the right time and place for what they say was the us is biggest strategic mistake in the west asia region now the iranian side is basically completely unified in saying

there will be a retaliatory move from the islamic republic for this killing the us an act of international terrorism targeting and assassinating general saloon money the most effective force fighting done shy he says. kind and oh he's extremely dangerous and a foolish escalation the u.s. bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism now how the islamic republic will respond is not yet clear now it is important to note that the us state department and u.s. media seem to be echoing very loudly that qassam solomonic is somehow responsible for the death of thousands of americans and that is somehow a very bad guy they echo these allegations though there have been strong criticisms of of donald trump from the democratic side has the administration has conducted tonight strike on iraq talk getting high level iranian military officials and killing iranian quds force commander quote some silly money without

a new through zation for use of military force against iran for this action was taken without become full titian of the congress now as he is known for donald trump has not been shy on social media defending his decision to take out qassam solomonic however it's important to note that in his responses donald trump has actually said. said that solomon is should have been killed many years ago now what is interesting many critics are now wondering if the timing of the killing of a solid mani is in fact suspicious people wonder if trump did this for political reasons as an attempt to frame himself in a good light as kind of a war hero for the upcoming 2020 reelection campaign. for the welcome to the program done in the cabins domingo is executive director at the ron paul institute's good to see you the assassination done and was supposed to save us life

is what we're hearing coming from the trumpet ministration but judging by reaction to this but even more american lives on the line. there's no question that it will and in fact we've been lied to for how many years since 1990 about iraq and iran the babies thrown from incubators the mobile weapons labs so the neo cons have a long history of lying about u.s. policy toward iraq iran and this is yet another example if this action this assassination this drive by shooting in gangland style makes americans safer then why was the 1st thing the state department said is for all americans to get out of iraq as quick as you can you know so obviously it's not making us safer the assassination of as your reporter pointed out the 2nd highest ranking 2nd most powerful person in iran can you imagine if the shoe were on the other foot and the iranians took out mike pence for example of course there would be talk retaliation who already would have seen retaliation so the idea that now pompei would say oh we

need to do deescalate we don't want war well you've already made an act of war on iran and over one is there a risk of this going beyond a regional conflict potentially putting more nations against each other having to choose sides. well there is a risk and part of that is because of u.s. policy the reins are forced into the arms of the chinese and russia that has had a naval exercise with the 2 however i don't foresee the iranians making a rash choice because they understand the neo cons who are behind policy and trump himself on iran they don't want anything more than to have iran do a very who high profile strike back the us propaganda machine is in high gear demonizing solem on who 99.9 percent of americans had never heard of 2 days ago. worse than hitler killing americans left and right none of this is true none of this is supported by facts but the propaganda machine is on high high high alert

and americans are being prepared for another war so i don't see the iranians taking the bait we're into another year and of course this is the year of the election in the us we've already here heard a lot of contrasting views from both the democrats and republicans are the rivaling camps in washington trying to use the situation to to their advantage almost you know using it as a football to kick around and say look how patriotic we are. yeah that's a key point you're making because the 2 sides in reality are identical when it comes to iran and when it comes to war in general the republican democrats love war if the democrats and i would say the exception is to see gavel which the democrats are doing their best to destroy and to ignore but other than her i would say the democrats love this just as much as the republicans read the statements of warren and biden oh this guy was

a horrible monster worse than hitler so good that he's dead or trump didn't do it the way we think you should do it come on this is a joke an extra 3000 u.s. troops down there are reportedly being deployed to the region in the wake of the saloon a killing but where are they going to be stationed if dad doesn't want to take them we should point out again it's maybe not as clear in some of the news articles i've read this was an iranian commander killed in a 3rd country in iraq. and there was also an iraqi commander killed in baghdad the country we are supposed to be friendly with having our troops stationed in a friendly way and that's why the acting prime minister said you are absolutely violating the agreement of having american troops here so the idea that america is going to send 3000 troops there and be invited i think is a fantasy they'll be sent to kuwait if trump does try to put them in forcibly well he's got iraq war 3.0 so he'll have iraq war 3.0 and

a whole new iran war on his plate as he goes into the elections the neo cons don't care of trump sinks or swims they're just as happy to see him go what they want what they desire more than anything is a war on iran and they're closer than ever to getting it does this harm the washington baghdad alliance whatever it is at the moment. well certainly and i think everything rests now on what. does because he controls i think 59 or so seats in parliament if he goes along with the move to request that the u.s. depart in iraq that will be enough votes to pass a resolution saying hey you got to get out of here then what do you do we don't want you here you go to leave and if that happens of course the u.s. troops in syria will be in an extraordinarily difficult position because they will lose their supply lines so that maybe iran secret weapon just sit back and let everything implode and explode that's how iran to go over iraq 'd in the 1st place just finally some american media i've seen are portraying sell the money as

washington's arch enemy. leader back in 2001 except what about his role in country and international terrorism and you know that's not being pointed out at all even for balance it seems. and his codes forces were ones allied with the u.s. they were supportive of the us taking out saddam and they were supportive of the us taking out the taliban though a once an ally but the fact of the matter as your reporter also pointed out he is the architect he's the mastermind of the proper play and the strategy to defeat isis and al-qaeda in syria he went to russia in 2015 with this plan and met with putin saying this is about to fall a series about the fall we've got to do something about it his plan was successful they eliminated isis now god so every american should ask themselves why only on the side of al-qaeda rather than the guy who defeated al qaida just finally finally there's something that. we're in journalism school done even if you follow the

money. the trail back in $27.00 as you well know donald trump did a deal worth $350000000000.00 over dollars over 10 years with saudi arabia saudi arabia of course the arch enemy of iran and has been for millenia. do you foresee this as an extra almost something that can go to saudi arabia and say look we did this let's get more arms. well interestingly the saudis and the israelis have been very quietly in fact it's been reported that netanyahu has told the israelis did not say a word about this they'd rather sit back and let americans take all the do all the fighting and dying for them spend all their money for them but if you do look at the stock exchange today you'll find it's been reported that lockheed martin and the other war machine stocks are going up so everyone's going to make money off of

war except the poor of working americans who are losing money the middle class who's dying the working class who's losing money and they're having to pay for these absurd wars that enrich the elites and influence your time this are always good to have you on the program donna mclachlan is executive director at the ron paul in stage it's. just some of the reaction we're going through with danny lehrer in iran where a sum of money was widely revered the assassination has triggered an eye for a refund anger at 3 days of mourning. really ends up turned out in cities across the country to honor the general. by the way u.s. secretary of state. discussed the fence at russia's foreign minister in the phone conversation sergei lavrov accused his counterpart of violating international law and urged washington to abandon the use of force to achieve political goals with more reaction from across the globe. world has been responding with the number one concern being the issue that this will escalate tensions here in the middle east now we have heard from the band that it won't retaliate iran's national security

council calling this america's biggest security mistake its biggest strategic mistake which is have echoed by. the american actions will destabilize syria says that the americans are feeling the tensions we've heard from. his the. ghost in lebanon. and he has urged the world's resistance to get together and exact revenge at the same time from moscow it's also the see spectrum from gaza has expressed its condolences. not in iraq where the killing actually took place condemned what are called and aggression that it said would lead to a devastating war the assassination of an iraqi military commander is an aggression on iraq as a state government and people it's a flagrant violation of iraq's sovereignty and dangerous escalation that triggers a destructive war in iraq the region and the world it violates the conditions

authorizing the presence of u.s. troops on iraqi soil. cowardly u.s. aggression will only strengthen determination to follow in the path of the resistance is my leaders now this way the prime minister benjamin netanyahu earlier cut short a trip to greece to return home an emergency meeting was held here in tel aviv between the military and intelligence chiefs to assess the situation all israeli institutions around the world have gone on high alert while on the northern and southern borders here in israel the army too has become more vigilant this is what netanyahu in praising the attack had to say the president wrote deserves all the credit for acting swiftly forcefully decisively israel stands with the united states in its just struggle for spruce security and so the birds the american action was a reaction to a series of military provocations for which iran is responsible we also see with great concern to around 60 of it is in the region was done before dangerous

escalation now the european response has been somewhat moderate although there has been concern expressed that this will lead to a deescalation it doesn't seem of this anyone is brave enough to come out and strongly and openly criticize the american president donald trump nato says it is monitoring the situation particularly keeping an eye on its training forces in iraq also monitoring the situation is the egyptian government and they have called for a normalization to prevent a new escalation but at the same time we're hearing from the united kingdom it says want to reckon. is that crazy that sort of man pose it is urgent for a deescalation earlier there was a phone conversation between the russian president vladimir putin and his french counterpart emmanuel micron and both leaders agreed that the american strike would lead to a deterioration and we hearing from france urging iran not to take steps that would lead to that deterioration we've also heard from the un secretary general he has

urged maximum restraint saying that the last thing the world can afford is another war in the gulf. french police say one person has been killed and 2 others wounded in a knife attack in a suburb several kilometers south of paris officers are shot dead the assailants who reportedly attacked passers by at random ortiz fronts correspondent charles dubinsky reports. shock and horror in paris is yet another knife attack has taken place in the city this one to the south of paris in an area called view juhi if we understand that one person has been killed as a result of that attack and 2 others have been injured they're currently receiving treatment full those injuries no details on exactly how badly wounded they all now i witness is say that the man who carried out this attack was wearing a traditional arabic costume and screamed out the woods. as he tried to stop those

individuals some details coming through about the individual who is dead as a result of that attack french media saying that he was a local man in his fifty's he was actually a man with the area and they've named him has been found the. people saying that he actually died while trying to protect his wife that attack and now we know that following that attack as the man fled this seems chased down by the police shot up 3 times and has been neutralized i.e. he is dead now i know all the camera and say here we suggest that this was an attack the police are investigating to see if he had any accomplices and to make sure that the area is clear nothing else will happen tonight now the minister for the secretary of state for the interior ministry nor knew his visited at the scene not long after that neutralize ation over the attack and this is what he had to say . i would like to commend the swift reaction of the police who intervened quickly

to neutralize the salient and his murderous rampage it was a very brave act mark as news of that attack spread supermarkets batten down the hatches closing down they do was to ensure that they customers remain safe inside some of those customers waiting for several hours to be given the all clear. the police movement that many will see is being a good step to try and protect customers. from pages in the past have expanded into other areas. living on several countries have condemned the turkish parliament decision to send troops to libya israel greece and cyprus are voice their concern over a possible escalation of the conflict in the region they've called chris plans reckless. it took his decision to deploy troops in libya presents a dangerous threat to regional stability the repercussions of such reckless moves

will be dire for the stability and peace of the entire region. in a phone call with the turkish leader of the us president also raised concerns that foreign interference could further complicate the situation in libya though the 2 did agree to maintain their diplomatic corp almost all forces have been vying for power in libya since the ousting of longtime leader miramar get duffy 2011 are un by a government of national accord controls the calcutta tripoli and also some coastal areas in the west of the country its rival the self-styled libyan national army headed by journal huffed or holds a large swathe in this red area here lots of oil and gas well i 3rd region in the green here is controlled by local tribes and militias well the un government formally requested military aid from turkey last month in the face of an onslaught

by huff tars forces meanwhile libya's neighbors have voiced major reservations over on chorus troop deployment plans with egypt calling on the international community to respond urgently we've been hearing from the us has from turkey and beyond on cruise move beyond its possible repercussions. we see a very soft announcement by the arab league we could see that they're unified only by name we're seeing turkey become more and more now the major player in not only libya in north africa and the east and the middle east turkey is showing that it's not going to shy away and president add one is willing to use his military muscle to get the results he wants at the diplomatic table as well. made the very important. move. greeks. egyptians. of course i'm very disappointed by did decision. turkey's

strategic move will. give some. advantages strategic advantages for turkey we will see the method the manner of how turkey is going with this problem and challenges in the coming days if turkey sent more troops then general haftar will also look at more support from the governments he's already there are already back including and especially egypt and the united arab emirates they will send their own proxies or troops or more weapons so in that sense the situation could definitely escalate in a military sense. ethical veganism is a philosophical belief not protected by law 'd in the u.k. after an employment tribunals ruling no less a lot more case comes after a vegan monkey and he was sacked for his animal welfare beliefs we already cast a me and ses he was 'd fired after accusing his former employer the league against

cruel sports of investing in alamo testing with its pension fund something it the night before challenging his dismissal he took legal action to try and prove that ethical beacon is a philosophical belief which the british court house not ruled in favor of means similar to religion it's protected from discrimination under the ukase equality act the man at the center of the cases it's a big step forward for all. it will help the promotion of veganism as a lifestyle because begins you might be afraid about talking about their belief there might be feeling that they're not welcome they will feel empowered now. well just to break this down an ethical vegan is defined by not just excluding element products from meals but also by choosing a particular lifestyle a avoid all 'd things that lead to animal suffering well a lawyer for mr customer is former employee says he was fired for gross misconduct in principle the company was not i guess the ethical veganism becoming an official

at least. in view of its animal welfare value luke did not contest the issue of whether. so should be a protected belief with the ludeman turning back to the relevant to the cool reason for the dismissal well i discussed how far legal protection should extend to with a representative from britain's vegan society and political commentator andrea walker. i would like to say my pen should be a damaged and undermined by somebody who insists that you call impacts in war normal to compensate we should not be the lowest common denominator if something is ridiculous we should be allowed to call it ridiculous if we want to criticize something we should be able to criticize it as an instrumental instance and aren't have a choice to invest in ethical action and he's not saying everybody he's just saying he's working for and i don't raise our ancient i think the consent and the very

real health dangers of if he can die when you are a child. it will only just a nice status in clinic in bags children pregnant and breastfeeding women for their people as well but doesn't want to do it because under this in the future i'm going to put on mars for the planet for help so it's something all of us can do to help combat climate change and to be kinder into the animals that we should spend this because this is the very socratic problem is that because obviously there is no financial motive and this is we're going to step on the support for the climate change are in my view effectively taken religions they have their it i'm jealous of people who want to demonize you for being evil can find go and get a job and they are example require me to wear leather shoes and i have a choice to wear not look but what if i go into work and say that is my plate but i shouldn't look search i'm praying every day but by the way i'm extremely chain sounds fairly state lobster in shanghai and every day i have a moral and philosophical belief that my lifestyle will be back so i think that

this boils down to is that i have a certain amount of respect your view your life sounds you have no respect for my fil it state lobster and champagne lifestyle and your you were shopping malls protected in law and you wish to observe you don't wish for example in iraq which i think is really the problem it's about trying to do your best to avoid an expression you can compare to some ridiculous thing that this is an ethical. money to the hilt and for many people that dictates how they meet i genuinely do not see why just because you refuse to eat the sense you create you should have the right. to your own eyes you are still killing a charity just as you're killing a rabbit and that's all it would cost to in march you say that if you have no right to kill i don't think i know then why would you also write something i don't know if. you want to as i would tell them all the elements. everybody knows

that don't have a sanction that was not so easy and you want to embarrass. your life we got no right to take away their lives on a reason. to want to keep attention in britain because a senior police chief in the u.k. say's years of a stir it is a major factor in putting child exploitation back to levels not seen in more than 100 years she kosovo sean sawyer sees drug gangs all the driving force behind the rise and abuse. for these children they almost back to victorian times and to being criminally exploited these kids are looking for family and security for understandable reasons most state youth services have been vacated this gap for youth provision between the school and family is the void of the exploited feeling . thora they say there were 19000 just close to suspected child victims over the past 2 years 29000 in fact so

a staggering 74 percent increase in comparison with the year before that that equates to $726.00 more victims the devon and cornwall chief constable also highlighted higher government cuts were partly responsible for the situation well short of phoenix from the discrimination group the black child agenda say's it's almost impossible for children to escape the vicious circle of exploitation once they get in. these children a lot of people fail to see them as the victims of what's going on and then they become criminalized and once you become criminalized at such a young age it's almost impossible to get yourself back on track a lot of these young people that we find as part of these drug gangs as they're called have been permanently excluded have been rejected from society so i think we need to go back a few steps and even jilt deal with our young people from a primary age level because as they get into secondary school which i can guarantee when they go back next week my phone will be ringing in constantly with children being kicked out of school for have a natural hair not having the right tie on or maybe their shoes so if we start stop

doing this you know sledgehammer approach to what we are talking about as children then they wouldn't find themselves in these gangs in the 1st place but no one's actually listening or doing any think about the exclusion matter and the high rates and the issues that we have with young people in the care system as well who if there was another study done you'd actually find the majority of these children have come through the care system are actually being exploited also in the sexual airiness in areas as well as just being on gangs and you know getting involved in county lines which a lot of them don't actually know what they're doing so it is a much bigger picture it's not as simple as what's been said more views on the particular story can be found on our website or t. dot com always worth some of your scrolling and there are. a lot or lots for this news or a time in moments for some more great programs on our to international.