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with coming to live from the russian capital, this is our t international. i'm rachel levitz here with the top stories of the hour. welcome to the program. the leadership of iran and saudi arabia have agreed to resume diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies. the statement comes after top. officials from both countries held talks in beijing. now the states foreign ministers will meet to implement the decision and make the necessary arrangements and assign their ambassadors. here's archie contributor use of jo ali with more on the development. great news for the middle east and the whole world as iran and a saudi arabia finally decided to break the ice and resumed their diplomatic ties. after several years after 7 years of frosty relations,

while the agreement came on friday and it was reached and b chinese capital beijing . after several days of intensive negotiations between our secretary of iran's supreme national security council and he shavani and his mom, saudi counterpart, and the chinese capital beijing, of course, on saudi arabia, severed his diplomatic ties with iran back in january 2016 after angry iranian protesters toward the saudi embassy into iran in following the rio's execution of tub, shia cleric nibbler boggart and member. and that led to the end of the diplomatic ties between saudi arabia and iran. were the 2 sides closed there. embassies in the 2 countries or of course. so now this new development is very promising is a promising step towards ensuring stability and security and peace in the middle east. as the 2 sides have been always at loggerheads when it comes to many regional

issues. after the rise and the emergence of dash terrorists, isis terrorists in the region, and the chaos that took place inside syria and iraq, are the 2 sides have been on different fronts, of course. and when it comes to these sony war on yemen, the wrong backs the. com. yeah, and he and sarah la movement and a ron bax, political resolution to the, you have any conflict while the saudi arabia has been attacking yemen. so all of those issues will be resolved, following the new agreement between we off and to hans. so this very great step and we heard that the 2 sides decided to reopen their embassies. within the next 2 months, the director of the institute for goals, affairs, ali, all and that, but feels that the u. s. is losing its influence in the middle east and hasn't learned from its own mistakes. so there may be out when it will gain eh, this to air. they the fact that it does not need

a medicare to say will protect you from iraq. because now, after restoring the relations with iran, death threat, that the united states has always used to kind of create an extort in may, in many ways, saudi arabia and other countries are using the iranian threats or collectively it on is gone. so this, the americans have less to offer up to saudi. this is one of the biggest fan. yeah . of the american policy in the region. it china does not have a single soldier in the middle east, but they have business and they're making a lot of money. saudi arabia's largest trading partner is china to the not the united states. so and like they and i to the states, they did not focus and sending arms and selling bombs. they focus on actually support and countries building hospitals, rosa schools, and so on and construction and infrastructure. and that's why china now is more

respected and more i will come to the agent if you open any so do newspaper. over the past few years, you will not find a single article. a criticizing china, for example, but you will find many articles criticising a biden and the united states. and that tells you how they was, is not doing well in terms of its policy hinder aged. and i don't see that united states learning from this mistake. ah, chinese president champagne makes history as the country's 1st leader to be elected for a 3rd consecutive term. it was the unanimous decision. i the national parliament in beijing president. she was already served in the post for a decade, is now set for another 5 year term and also secured his position as the head of china's central military commission following the election. you confirm his oath of

allegiance to the country and it's people in my, me working, i pledge to be a legion to the constitution of the people's republic of china safeguard the constitution's authority. fulfill my legal obligations be loyal to the country and the people be committed and honest in my duty except the people supervision and work for a great modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful. i jean ping. take this oath. i was, are right at the great hall of the people this morning to with this of this historic moment. and i talked to some, some of the deputy there. and many of them said that they are very so excited to witness this moment. especially those from the grassroots, such as those from the remote villages or

a mountainous areas because they are among those who care really feel the changes of the chinese society better than most talking about priorities. i think definitely to boost economy would definitely be one of his priorities ahead. but also i think like other top is a green economy green development ah, in like science and technology development are also mama onto the top of jen, of the central government under present. she's gotten talking about china, russia, ties and made is sweeping western sanctions imposed on russia. china has actually relatively accurate exports of energy products, including like natural gas oil and coal, to china as well as it's agricultural products. and also, as we know that in 2019 china and russia jointly set the goal of their ballot or trade reaching $200000000000.00 us dollars by 2024. so a lot to expect. of course,

at the same time, china is also using, you know, increasingly strong are rhetoric when it comes to china, us relations, you know, it's, it's worth noting that the foreign minister jean gall directly warned designer us relations are in a very difficult situation during the pressure of a few days ago and says firmly that if the religions keep going down in his path and that the u. s. doesn't hit the breaks, there would definitely be quick confrontation and conflict. and that vision would nod, remain silent if the u. s. landlord or attack could so very strong, worse, but on the other hand, like what has mentioned by foreign ministers in gal, it's also very important to forward. so that is a strong ties where the, the, to the words to larger economies. russian president vladimir putin has congratulated his chinese counterpart, adding that last out values his contribution towards strengthening the relationship

between the 2 countries. according to russia's deputy foreign minister, those bilateral ties are driving washington and others around the world crazy. he made those comments in an exclusive interview here on r t a g 90 guns of this book would. obviously americans are concerned that are comprehensive partnership and the whole complex of our ties. multi faceted and deep have received an additional impetus and continued to develop despite all our enemies attempts to upset them and damage our relations. the american seem to understand that the russia, china nexus is one of the pivotal elements in the formation of a new multi polar world order. and it is, if you like, an antidote to the american dick tie an american hedge morning. we work with the people's republic of china, hand in hand, standing shoulder to shoulder, resisting the onslaughts of our enemies. we have a lot of projects and we have the groundwork for our work with china. we have no hidden agendas. we are driven by the desire to ensure a stable development in

a prosperous future for our states in our peoples. and that just seems to drive our enemies crazy in washington and some other capitals. their nervous reaction to what is happening is further confirmation that the course we have chosen with beijing is the right one. m. the u, as house of representatives says targeting iran for regime change. any resolution to daniel clara is the nation indoors by a bipartisan majority of members. the aree regime must be taken out no more evil tyrants, whether it's the shaw or the leader. the u. s. resolution supporting regime changes the latest series of tensions between the 2 countries. relation sharply deteriorated over issues with the 2019 nuclear deal, and us state department spokesperson. net price has condemned the presence of iranian ships in the western hemisphere. washington is also preparing new sanctions

against a ron over russia, military assistance, according to the state department. so to go further in depth on this, let's cross live now to university of iran. professor i kima maria professor. it's great to have you on the program today. now what is your reaction to this recent resolution calling for regime change, which was actively supported by the majority of members in the us house of representatives. thank you for having me. yes, i was not surprised. and let me put it in contact. i think we should put us foreign policy in perspective as the title of the book by professor. so gone on, professor majesty u. s. foreign policy in perspective clients and i need to empire is the reality of us. the basically look back. it's been 3. you see

that the united relations with the rest of the world has been filled with these kind of this kind of mentality that take out the government that they have problem with. and of course they put it in person human supporting their rights to the people. but what is missing is exactly that. taking that, you know, the interest of the iranian people in my, us government was, you know, having iranian people right in mind they shouldn't have sanctioned the wrong people for over the years putting lives in danger. and of course, as i said, if you put us both being perspective, you look back in at least 100 years as dr. phil von inducted. my just did, did that book. i recommend your view it to go this book and find out what

it talks about. you see that the united states basically has a dual vision that looks at other countries client or as enemies and definition on enemies, the country that is, you know, systematically in dependent on major domestic or foreign policy. that is the definition of any course. it's on the public has had that label from the beginning, from the time that we should have gone to 979. was the story as you see, that the 1st president makes the regime change. you know, the, the mark marking of bar codes in iran and mr. carter. and then the documents that have been out

a couple of years now that you see that in a special presidential finding, he ordered the cia to remove the public with any possible. and the 1st thing that he mentioned is propaganda. so, as i said, is no surprise that you see that the u. s. congress are still operating investments out. yeah, that's a really good point in history. certainly teaches us a lot when it comes to us foreign policy. now, us representatives say that they, that iran cannot possess nuclear weapons and they express support for the use of military force to achieve this goal. what is your take on a statement like that coming from the united states right now? yes. if you look at the tools that are at the who the government for a moving and in the state of the use of force has been always one of them. but this is actually iran,

you have always had that sort of talk from us officials over maybe a couple of decades. as you know, the issue of the nuclear program has been re, but i would say that that is not the claim by the us government because and i one of the previous officials of the us government, mackenzie, one of the reported in the worker article last year iran has reached hurry, math, which is a capability that makes a heart or another regime, including the united states who man it let alone the military. so i think that is part of the now or you have to have the option on the table and you have to make it credible. but i don't think that there is as much

to it as it talk. yeah. there's certainly as a lot of daycare and will continue to follow all the latest professor. how came up . thank you so much for your time and insight. thank you for having the indian and chinese company have been importing record amounts of russian crude oil. that's a mid sharp increase of the consumption of oil products in both asian countries are chief correspondent in new delhi. runjun sharma has more details on india's appetite for russia. black gold. he was a modern india. how hit an all time high, higher than $24.00 yells, all of this and the bad job, or even the bind discounted russian or for the last one year or so. and then the india has been despite western sanctions scooping up on discounted oil. now that

has led to industry 2 of these in india being boosted when we're talking about arrive and consumption. it has risen by almost 5 percent in the last month. that is nearly $4820000.00 barrels per day. when you talk about the entire month collectively, and that is 18500000. so that's the a tragic tree in the consumption group thought as far as fuel is concerned. also, this is data will be compiled by the indian oil ministry. and even though we follow the government is anticipating that the conduction of fuel in india will rise. it has, in fact, realized the estimates we talking about fuel, diesel cooking gas as well as the views and fuel. we got to give you an example of the fuel estimate was for $22029.00 be done. that has been revised

$233800000.00 the ation fuel, the jet fuel have been released from $7400000.00. still 8600000. all exports favor this highlights, combination of fact tell them profit, civil refining, rushing crude, enforce from last month being an important one. now trade between the oil trade between the 2 countries, russia and india, has seen yet another record last month in february, new delhi to the 1600000 barrels of russian crude or date. and that is more than what it is bought. it combined from saudi arabia and iraq member goes to war in the dominant conditional voice suppliers. now as far as washing kudos and in india and for basket strong maybe one percent in february last year or before the conflict before the subsequent western sciences to now dr. 5, a share

a little more towards the 5 percent. and all of this is also led to another aspect, remember, which is now india is treating you know, in other other than dollars. well, let's see. that's really the start to a dollar. i decided western pressures to sell from moscow. you daddy house continued to boast. it's bilateral ties, as well as they continue to buy oil from school, define the saxons to find the price cabinet, generally being very local about how and going to choose to do what suits india, the best ration veneration, financial university, and national security. find the expert eager, huge costs says that india and china are being attracted to russia and crude exports as moscow rebuilds as energy approach. let's get on when you are in

2021 india. i didn't actually receive russian oil imports yet in 2022. the country was the largest them quarter by sea of russian crude oil, 2nd only to china. we'll keep china has laid in russian oil imports for many years . masses of oil, a transfer there through the siberia, pacific ocean oil pipeline. there is a branch of it that transfers 13000000 tons quite a significant number. this another route for russian oil exports. voc has ext on that can deliver tenant 1000000 tons mole lion's share of oil that goes through the east side. barry, a pacific ocean pipeline is loaded on tank is in transferred china. so china has always been elidah in terms of countries buying russian oil imports. due to this oil of east side, barry origin. markets have been rebounding lately. russia stopped exporting all to europe in early december, and now goes to the asian market. media has reached the record high in its domestic oil consumption. now, there old products are sold at low prices. this is because some of the russian oil that's being refined and consume was previously imported at

a discount. russia also to live as a ready made oil products to india. his allowed a dia to negotiate more favourable prices from countries that sold them oil in the past. when india was unable to buy crude from its former supplies and tends to buy more from russia. if moscow were to decrease their discount india would be the major bias of russian oil, and it's an arrogant, treacherous mendacious, an interventionist attitude. that's our mexican president manual. lopez over door reacted after us. senator lindsey graham express his readiness to introduce legislation allowing washington to invade mexico on the pretext of fighting drug dealers. i'm gonna introduce legislation jesse to make certain mexican drug cartels foreign terrorist organizations under u. s. law and set the stage to use military force if necessary to protect america from being pause and buy things coming out of mexico. so what would lindsey graham

do? i would tell mexican government if you don't clean up your act. we're gonna clean it up for you, but article, but in addition to being responsible, it's an offense to the people of mexico. mexico doesn't take orders from any one. we're not going to permit any form government to intervene in our territory, much less foreign governments armed forces. colon republican senator lindsey graham promised to quote a leash, the theory, and might of the united states on mexican drug cartels out a press conference. earlier this week, for senator says, he would designate the cartels as foreign terrorist organizations allowing washington to take military action on mexican soil. he also accused the mexican government of quote, giving cover to drug dealers, making it an enemy of the u. s. senator graham recalled the clinton administration's intervention and columbia as an inspiration for his plan. this

comes as for americans were abducted in mexico earlier this month. they had travel to an area which the u. s. state department had warned about rampant crime there once across the border. the group was attacked and captured by mass gunmen. the ordeal ended with 2 americans dead, while 2 others are undergoing medical treatment in the u. s. hospital. latin american studies professor daniel daniel shaw believes that the current mexican president has a historic chance to and us had gemini in the region. the mexican people can see that its united states is invaded more than 200 times since the monroe doctrine, in 18. 24 was adopted. how many invasions of nic and i were under a suit, panama grenade, of the dominican republic of puerto rico. how many u. s. military bases in panama, under, as in pedro in columbia encircling any country who strives to be. busy self

determining such as venezuela nic and i will cuba or bolivia, the united states has no moral standing to try to dictate to the mexican people how they go about solving their own internal issues. whether it has to do with their economy or with this serious problem with the drug cartels. united states is long, had a neo colonial relationship with their neighbors to the south. mexico lopez over though arrives at a historical moment when south america and the caribbean in the 3rd world. and the non aligned countries are standing up forging more unity in integration against. busy use hedge a monic unit holder designs, and this is what strikes fear into the biden's, the tramps in the lindsey graham's ah, to the ukranian conflict. and now where, according to russia's defense ministry over the last day,

9 americans applied high mars rocket launchers have been hit, and multiple ukrainian military vehicles destroyed or not is in the don bass as intense fighting is wage on the front lines and brings us this report tulips, corn flowers, carnations hyacinths, delicate symbols of affection and normal life. here these names are harbingers of death. ah, windshield gun was an innocent ne hyacinth packs a monstrous punch. if you've run out of luck and been designated as its target, you better run fast and far. the intensity of the work depends on the situation on the front work both day and night. there are no fixed hours here. it takes about

a minute and a half to side. the target open fire, and eliminated this detachment is part of russia's airborne troops. the hunt down their prey from up to 30 kilometers away. convoys command h q's, and enemies own big guns top their target list. if you open fire with the fragmentation effect, the shrapnel spreads over 200 to 300 meters. this gun is very powerful and accurate has been able to take out the lead vehicle in a convoy a tank was the 1st shot. they cover infantry advance in the criminal forest. their ukraine's ranks have grown thinner, partly due to heavy casualties. partly because keith command had to transfer some troops to the south, where the back moved,

battle rages on that the wagner company is gradually shutting down the last lifeline that still available for ukrainian troops. they've been reduced to one road and it's already almost a bog. vehicles have to slow to cruel and become an easy targets for high since like this one ah catch 22 for the generals and key if back move has become too symbolic to just pull

out yet saving it means exposing other parts of the front. i'm it rushes relentless push. i'm a get done of reporting from the dumbass. that's all for now. be sure to check out our t v dot com for all the latest breaking news and updates was the right back here at the top of the hour. ah . at this hour, american and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm iraq, to free its people, and to defend the world from great pain whose

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