how do you know that he was part of daesh. he was part of daesh?astern syria. with a rule of terror for three young years. —— three long yea rs. three young years. —— three long years. killing opponents and enforcing the strictest form of islam. the syrian capital was seen as countless crimes. this is the notorious black stadium, under is, it was routinely used for educations —— executions and torture. in 2019, as a leader of her party, hevrin hosted a celebration. ferhad remadan was there as well. just a few weeks later, they were both killed. but the victory over isa by a majority kurdish force also sowed seeds of resentment among the population in the traditional arab lands where is had ruled. hevrin‘s party sought to defuse this resentment, by reaching out to the arab population. it wasn'tjust hevrin‘s party, that was what washington was trying to do as well, and they were keen to find allies. i have come to meet hevrin‘s colleagues. arabs, and christians together. do you think one of the consequences of the american withdrawal was hevrin black

the only group or players that would benefit from that would be the terrorists and daesh.r's shadow foreign secretary said she shed no tears for general soleimani, he had the blood of many people on his hands. however, to take him out at this stage, when there has been escalating tensions, seems to me to not be making the world safer, actually. we are taking a major lurch towards war. in the iraqi capital, baghdad, where the general was killed in the american strike, iraq's parliament has expressed its outrage, voting for the removal of all foreign forces from the country, although the decision is not necessarily binding. america is busy sending reinforcements to the wider region. in practice, around 5,000 us forces in iraq are unlikely to leave soon, but the us—led coalition has announced a pause in training of iraqi forces and operations against is or daesh. the whole focus now will be on protecting its bases. james robbins, bbc news. we have just heard some breaking news from the reuters news agency as saying that three rockets have fallen inside baghdad's heavily forti

daesh has been a threat in afghanistan.itted some... a lot of brutal acts against our people. et we are glad to report that we have managed minate their sanctuaries in afghanistan. i can't say that their ideoly is completely eliminated, but they don't have a territorial control in any parof theor country an >> narrator: but the next day, najibullah gets word that an isis cell is wling to meet him. he is told to head north. ♪ he flies into the city of mazar-i-sharif. a go-between will take him to isis. >> when you go somewhere, you are in the hands of somebodyan else, theyo whatever they want to. ry why do it, then? >>ell, is vemportant to find out, because the government always denies. sometimethey say, "yeah, isis is big threat." isis is gone from afghanistan., i really wanted to know either they're really gone from afghanistan, or they're really here.ba this evening, sically, a guy came from inside them to take me tomorrow down there, so you're going to go with me. he's very positive, hes don't be scared, nothing will hap

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i was on the battlefield a few days ago, daesh is coming back.urkey, they are supported by forces in the area, and because we are withdrawing. number two, we have the same friend. the friend is the stability of the kurds. the kurds are in this area the most reliable, loyal, proud and valiant. if i did these movies, which are now a retrospective, it's because i like the americans, french, and kurds battling shoulder to shoulder against the same enemy, which is isis supported by iran. these are our enemies and in this fight, we must not be making mistakes. american and french, we had brothers in arms. a few days ago, a screening of my film in the compound of the green zone, american green zone. special forces. there were french also, french and americans. it was a great moment for me to see that. >> bret: bernard, thank you very much for your time. house democrats limit president trump warmaking authority as they say iranians shot down a ukrainian passenger jet by mistake. we will get more reaction from the panel after this. make my own insulin. an

the only group or players that would benefit from that would be the terrorists and daesh.our's shadow foreign secretary said she shed no tears for general soleimani. he had the blood of many people on his hands. however, to take him out at this stage, when there has been escalating tensions, seems to me to not be making the world safer, actually we are taking a major lurch towards war. in tehran, iran's parliament has ta ken up the chant of "death to america". it's been familiar for many years, but it's now being shouted in very changed circumstances, as american reinforcements are sent to the region and both countries exchange threats of more violence to come. james robbins, bbc news. sir richard dalton used to be britain's ambassador in tehran. he said london should retain some distance from washington if there's to be effective diplomacy in diffusing tensions. first, we should remind ourselves that assassinations have a record in starting wars, and a very poor record in changing the policies of the government of the person assassinated. secondly, it is law and internati

troops stationed in iraq who have been there helping with the fight against so—called islamic state or daeshuk shipping in that area and uk nationals in the gulf. but there is a sense that while the government is extremely concerned, they are not in the position to be the ones to make a dramatic difference to the outcome of this out —— unfolding crisis. pressing for peace, worried and concerned, but the decision—makers about what is next, not this time. laura kuenssberg in westminster, thank you. the time is 6:16pm. our top story this evening... britain's most prolific rapist — convicted of 159 sex offences — has been sentenced to at least 30 years in prison. still to come... comedian and golden globes host ricky gervais tells the hollywood stars, "no political speeches." you know nothing about the real world. most of you spent less time in school than greta thunberg. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, this man stole the show last time round, but who will be the hero for arsenal tonight as they take on leeds united in the third round of the fa cup? australia's prime minister, scott morrison

the us—led coalition has announced a pause in training of iraqi forces and operations against is, or daeshe whole focus now will be on protecting its bases. tonight, in iran's holy city of mashhad, many thousands more iranians have turned out to mourn as the remains of general soleimani continue a nationwide journey ahead of his burial on tuesday. fears are growing that a ratcheting up of violence in the region seems far more likely than the emergence of a new path away from violence. james robbins, bbc news. murtaza hussain is national security journalist at the intercept, and he joins us from new york. first of all, let's talk about iraqi, because iraq has been put in a pretty difficult position right now in terms of the feeling it has at its own sovereignty has been put at its own sovereignty has been put at risk here. however, it also has to think about the us and its position there as well. iraqis in a difficult position because it has become effectively a proxy battleground for the conflict between iran and the united states. it is not dissimilar to the position it was in after the 2

the us—led coalition has announced a pause in training of iraqi forces and operations against is, or daeshe whole focus now will be on protecting its bases. tonight, in iran's holy city of mashhad, many thousands more iranians have turned out to mourn as the remains of general soleimani continue a nationwide journey ahead of his burial on tuesday. fears are growing that a ratcheting up of violence in the region seems far more likely than the emergence of a new path away from violence. james robbins, bbc news. soolomay anderson is a journalist and author. she joins me from new york. first of all, let me ask you, why do you think the us targeted general soleimani in the way that they did? he has been a target for sometimes. 0bviously he has been a target for sometimes. obviously an extremely high level figure in iran and iranian military. he has consistently worked against us interests, he has been responsible for the deaths us military members, he was very much a thorn in america's side. so it is not a question of why he was on target —— click on the target list, it is just target —— click

the us—led coalition has announced a pause in training of iraqi forces and operations against is, or daeshe focus now will be on protecting its bases. tonight, in iran's holy city of mashhad, many thousands more iranians have turned out to mourn as the remains of general soleimani continue a nationwide journey ahead of his burial on tuesday. fears are growing that a ratcheting up of violence in the region seems far more likely than the emergence of a new path away from violence. james robbins, bbc news. with the repercussions of the us action being felt across the region, our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is with us from afghanistan. de—escalation is what the uk and others are calling for but any sign of it? so much is unravelling now across the region and so fast. we have had reports that more rockets have had reports that more rockets have been fired in the direction of the us embassy in baghdad and we have been reporting how iran has taken have been reporting how iran has ta ken another step away have been reporting how iran has taken another step away from the nuclear d

if you remember what they had done in the context of war, even qassem suleimani was fighting daesh ind to be the good guys and working to see the world more say. that is why i think they will focus on the region and one or two places, iraq and lebanon. and i remember what happened to the marines in the 1980s when basically what happened in lebanon was the americans were forced to leave lebanon at the time. the emergency services fighting to contain bushfires in south eastern australia are warning that worse conditions are yet to come. firefighters have been withdrawn from some areas where large fires had generated their own thunderstorms. officials say sydney has recorded its highest ever temperature of 48.9 celsius. shaimaa khalil, has spent the day in ulladulla in new south wales, one of the areas under threat. the wind picked up quite strongly here in the town of ulladulla and that brought a huge plume of smoke over. you could also feel ash in the air as well. some people in this holiday park have abandoned their cabins and told me they are also responding to messages from the poli

the only group or players that would benefit from that would be the terrorists and daesh.our's shadow foreign secretary said she shed no tears for general soleimani. he had the blood of many people on his hands. however, to take him out at this stage, when there has been escalating tensions, seems to me to not be making the world safer, actually we are taking a major lurch towards war. in tehran, iran's parliament has ta ken up the chant of "death to america". it's been familiar for many years, but it's now being shouted in very changed circumstances, as american reinforcements are sent to the region and both countries exchange threats of more violence to come. james robbins, bbc news. professor mohammad marandi is an iranian—american academic and political analyst at tehran university. speaking to my colleague shaun ley, he accused america of "arrogantly using its power" and said it will pay a heavy price for taking out general soleimani. —— for killing. if a foreign country was to assassinate a high—ranking british military official, what would the response in britain be

the us—led coalition has announced a pause in training of iraqi forces and operations against is, or daeshcus now will be on protecting its bases. james robbins, bbc news. also making news today... a masked mob has injured several students at one of india's most prestigious universities. the students have been admitted to hospitals. it is unclear who the attackers at the jawa harlal nehru university campus were. students there have been in the headlines in the past few weeks for protesting against a controversial new citizenship law. the us military says three of its personnel were killed during the pre—dawn attack by al shabab on a military base on the kenyan coast. a statement says one service member and two defence contractors were killed at the base in manda bay, close to the tourist destination of lamu island. it says kenyan and us troops repelled the attack. china has said that an outbreak of an unknown viral pneumonia is not the respiratory disease sars, that previously killed hundreds of people. the confirmation came from the health authorities in the city of wuhan, where there hav

the us—led coalition has announced a pause in training of iraqi forces and operations against is or daeshwhole focus now will be on protecting its bases. james robbins, bbc news. lyse doucet is our chief international correspondent. shejoins us now from kabul. welcome. iran has said it will roll back on any nuclear deal commitments. we know that donald trump walked away from this deal in 2018 so what do you think iran means by this? it is not as dramatic as it was first reported. it seemed to apply -- it first reported. it seemed to apply —— it seemed to imply that iran was com pletely —— it seemed to imply that iran was completely abandoning the 2015 nuclear deal but the detail say something else. this is the fifth step that iran has taken to play kids —— break its commitments under the deal. the foreign minister said this was the last step. the bargain in the deal was that iran would limit its enrichment of uranium under its nuclear programme in exchange for the lifting of sanctions, many of them by the us. now it has said there are no limits to oururanium now it has said there are no l

partners, or the iranian government is not to allow the hard—fought gains and hard—won gains against daeshmunities and local government questions of the new parliament and the new year. —— monday saw the first housing communities and ministers faced a barrage of questions. with local government in crisis, according to the tory—lead lga, children care up 20%, child protection plans up to 53%, and a staggering 139% increase in serious cases. with a funding gap growing to {3.1 billion by 2025, sticking plasters will not do. this is the best settlement for almost ten years. there's a {2.9 billion increase in local government spending. we will propose to allow increases of up to 2% of adult social care. this a positive set up, which i hope you will support in the weeks ahead. labour also went on the offensive on the issue of planning. the loophole lets developers sidestep building roads and modern—day slum housing. it has been in place forfour years now, so can the secretary of state say whether the number of new affordable homes being built has gone up or down? permitted development rights are

the us—led coalition has announced a pause in training of iraqi forces and operations against is, or daeshnow will be on protecting its bases. james robbins, bbc news. also making news today: the us military says three of its personnel were killed during the pre—dawn jihadist attack on a military base on the kenyan coast. a statement says one service member and two defence contractors were killed at the base in manda bay, close to the tourist destination of lamu island. it says kenyan and us troops repelled the al—shabaab attack. flooding in the indonesian capital jakarta has now killed 60 people and displaced thousands of others. the country has seen its most intense rainfall for almost a quarter of a century. environmental groups are calling for action, saying it should be a wake—up call to climate change in one of the world's biggest carbon emitters. china has said that an outbreak of an unknown viral pneumonia is not the respiratory disease sars that previously killed hundreds of people. the confirmation came from the health authorities in the city of wuhan where there have been 59 cas

active international terrorism targeting and assassinating the host effective force fighting daesh calledl nusrah alibi da aanusrah, al qaeda and others is extremely dangerous and foolish escalation. let's bring in our journalist, live from tehran for us in iran. speak more to the iranian reaction as expected. fairly strong words there from the foreign minister. tell us more. >> it depends whom you talk. the media class people are already showing their concern that unless this assassination of soleimani leads to a war with america and that's the least things they wish to happen and that's the main concern for the media class in the cities but proruling establishment, ruling are calling for retaliation and revenge and from now on, from today on ward, there are three options open to iranian society and iranian ruling establishment. one is starting all out face-to-face war with iran and america at any cost or escalating the proxy war and attacking american bases in b bahrain, qatar, anywhere else in the world or just culvert and secret negotiation to be resumed somewhere in the world between

the counter daesh campaign. we'll continue that mission. as times change and we get to a place where we can deliver up on what i believe and the president believes it our right structure, with fewer resources dedicated to that mission, we will do so. we also have today nato team that is here at the state department, working to develop a plan which will get burden sharing right in the region as well so we can continue the important missions, to protect and defend and keep the american people safe, while reducing our cost, our resources and our burden and the risk to our soldiers and sailors who are in the region. >> secretary pompeo, if i can, here you said the imminent threat was a threat to u.s. embassies. didn't know precisely when or where. last night the president said threat to embassies including to our baghdad embassy. why can you say that at a rally in toledo, but nobody said it to lawmakers behind closed doors in a classified setting as multiple senators have since said. >> we did. >> the senators are lying when they say that -- >>

people and many inside iraq as a result of the swift and decisive action he took following the rise of daesh, the islamic state it was the iranians and iranian backed militias in the early days to beat them back, so to speak. this is a person who for decades served to really carry the torch, if you will, of the islamic revolution abroad because it wasn't about taking on countries directly. it was about being able to infiltrate various countries around the region, syria, lebanon or elsewhere this was the person who was taking the islamic revolution to the streets of arab countries. and i think what's going to be really interesting over the next several days is to watch what we see in terms of the retaliatory measures it's not a question of if. we know it's a question of when and how the retaliation from tehran regime will take place. the americans, however, standing very, very firm, at least the trump administration in terms of the decision to assassinate soleimani. let's listen in to what the secretary of state had to say yesterday. >> we would have been culpably negligent if we didn't take

leave is irresponsible, because iraq requires military support from particularly with the presence of daesh and their activities there. inh regard to the yazidis iraq, the situation is difficult. are they going to be turned to iraq or be able to return to iraq? what will happen to the minorities there? we have to adhere to the various resolutions that we have voted. otherwise our behavior in this particular fashion is quite irresponsible. thet now, unfortunately, european union is very far away from the development. >> one minute. >> thank you. donald trump frightens people .nd frightens the citizens trendworldwar has been a for days. and you cannot even condemn the actions of the american president. i don't understand that. countrieshat european in syria, afghanistan, the middle east, see what a disaster wha that was. you want more disasters? want to reassure let's turncitizens, to -- against nato which is dragging us into war. let's respect the decision of the iraqi parliament that has asked for foreign troops to be and stop sanctions against iran, which is destroying the country. thank y

. >> he said counter daesh campaign. that's a name for isis. joining us is two guests. the deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development, former. also with us former commandant of the army war college and board of advisers to the task force which is developing, recommending and implementing ways to ensure that squads outmatch any potential adversary so you two are the experts on this. professor carlin, let me start with you. i want to quote from a "the washington post" piece that quotes you about the decision making process that leads to the type of decision that was taken to assassinate qassem soleimani. such moments are usually proceeded by hundreds of people building powerpoint slides and asking lawyers questions. these individuals create the parameters of the decisionmakers to consider. they identify the possible options and vetting the effects. that work enable it is commander in chief to make decisions about his military operations wisely. that's interesting, professor, and that's what i've heard from a number of other experts except we

international terrorism targeting and assassinating general soleimani, the most effective force fighting daesh is extremely dangerous and a foolish escalation. the u.s. bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism. this an official response from iran here. >> i think the attack also killed the head of khatib hizbollah who is an iraqi in charge of the militia that stormed the embassy the other day. so you have a u.s. air strike killing the most prominent iranian in the region, which has incredible influence on iraqi military and politics as well as the head of a very large militia in iraq on iraqi soil. almost certainly without the clearance of iraqi political leadership. it's -- you know, it's an act of war. there is no other way to look at it. >> to take a step back here and put this in context of the u.s. relationship with iran and the trajectory that has been on the last three years, the trump presidency, you think back to what trump inherited there was that iranian nuclear deal that the obama administration had worked out. that was in place when trump came in. three y

we're the first ones in when we saw the rise of the islamic state, of daesh several years ago.t this country could actually look like as a result of that. all eyes will be on what happens next over the next 24 hours, frankly. not just in iraq but also in iran do am. >> there's a complex web of relations in the middle east, and that's putting it mildly let's talk about saudi arabia's role in this whole thing speaking of countries that have had an antagonistic relationship with iran, saudi arabia is one of them. saudi aramco facilities were bombed by iran and oil markets were in turmoil because of it. how about saudi aramco what is the status of that state-owned oil prize entity and what exactly is the reaction from them going to be if the further iran tensions lead to spikes in prices >> this is going to be a fascinating conversation as we move through the nextfew weeks what we've seen, of course, is the stock has shed something like 11% of its value off its high when they ipo'd initially i think the high was on wednesday following that listing. to date aramco has shed over 200

what which need to do is leave on our terms, we need to leave in a fashion in which isis, daesh, is hasn fully eliminated. we took care of the physical caliphate and we're working very hard to mop up the rest of isis. we saw that with the raid that took out al-baghdadi. we made tremendous progress. we'll work with iraqis. we look forward to doing so. we talk with them every day, counterparts there. we come up with a resolution. a team from nato this week. you well see far nor nato involvement in iraq. chris: you said leap on our terms. they're a sovereign country, if they tell us to leave you say we'll leave on our terms? >> we'll work with the iraqis. we look forward to leaving iraq that is safe and secure and independent. that is what the iraqis want as well. we'll continue to work with all our partners in iraq. chris: i have run out of time. i have a couple quick questions. there is a report today that the u.s. is expelling saudi servicemen who have been training at u.s. military service bases. this after the terrible shooting in pensacola. do we have indications more of these saudi

that coexistence, did not only, from both having a shared enemy, buth is isis or daesh, these were theules of the game in which qassim suleimani could travel openly and iraq. remember, qassim suleimani arrived in baghdad airport. qassim suleimani could travel openly in iraq. people took his pictures. that did not happen in secret. he was now baghdadi hiding in a cave. this movements -- all of happened because there was an understanding between the americans and the iranians. americans wanted to keep the bases in iraq, they would have the freedom to move. with the killing of suleimani, the rules of the game have totally changed. now i think the first victim of the assassination will be the american bases in iraq. i don't see anyway way where the americans can keep their presence as they did before the assassination of suleimani. the people in the streets, even the people who war, oppose the irani militias in power and politics, the correction of these pro iranian parties, even those people would lolook at the american bases now as not as a force that came to help them fight against isis

help the iraqi security forces be successful, and to ntinue the campaign against isis, the counter-daeshpaign.go we'rg to continue that mission. >> schifrin: for more on all of this, m joined by retired brigadier general mark kimmitt. he served as assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs during the george w. bush administration. and, thabit abdullah, a ofessor of middle east history at york university in toronto, canada. thank you very much, welcome both of you to the " swshour". let rt with you, thabit and larks the iraqi prime minister says he wants u.s. forces out. thejority of parliament says that they want u.s. forces out. does t it mean theraqi government and the iraqi people want u.s. portions out of iraq? >> in the long run, for sure, the freedom movement in iraq, the one that has been ongoing since october 1, for the past 100 days, has raised the issue of sovereignty as being one of the most important that it fights for. no iraqi wantsomplete isolation from either its neighbors or internationally, but there is widespread indignat strike and american practices

are stationed in iraq who have been there helping with the fight against so—called islamic state, or daesht is externally concerned, they are not in a position to be the ones who make a dramatic difference to the outcome of this unfolding crisis. pressing for peace, worried, and concerned — but the decision—makers about what's next? not this time. how is around viewing what is left of this deal? you like it is interesting because they've now taken the fifth and final step, but they are still in the deal. they ask why they are still in the deal if they are no longer committed to it, but it seems they are still hoping that diplomacy would work with europe, but whether europe will be able to do anything, we will find out later. but there's lots of approved the micro pressure from hard—liners in the country on the leadership that they should just leave the deal altogether. the leadership that they should just leave the deal altogetherlj the leadership that they should just leave the deal altogether. i want to understand the best case diplomatic scenario here, that they apply pressure to the eu

de—escalation is a priority more than ever" — stressing "the importance of continuing the fight against daeshnistration. and he‘s warned israel will become involved if need be. translation: we stand strong against those who seek our souls. we stand with determination and strength. whoever tries to attack us will receive a resounding blow. and we have this this from the european union. the crisis not only deeply affects the region but it affects all of us. and the use of weapons must stop now to get space to dialogue. market reaction to iran us tensions. samira hussain is in new york. is it possible to describe a pattern of behaviour for the markets as this played out? what you lack us financial markets because just a little while ago and we see that actually, one of the indices has reached a record high. part of the investor confidence has to do with the earlier speech made by us president donald trump. it really went to sort of calm some of the fears about any more escalation. investors are taking back your heart. you see that reaction when it comes to financial markets. they have really bee

very much outside the country and trying to defend iranian borders from daesh, the extreme muslims inand syria. so he was perceived as a national hero, even by many iranians who do not necessarily support the islamic regime. and in terms of iran's options now, what's your assessment of how iran might respond? well, on the one hand it's very difficult to see what militarily iran can do against the massive power of, the military power of the united states. 0n the other hand, one after the other, iranian leaders have actually said categorically that revenge, retaliation, that we are going to teach a lesson to the united states that it will not forget. and that actually has created a problem i believe for iranian leaders because they have used the language that they have used the language that they cannot back down. we have to leave it there. good to talk to you. thanks for your time. you're welcome. and we'll find out how these stories and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:a0pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are the deputy edit

he even cooperated with american forces against daesh, isis or al-qaeda in iraq and syria, and look whatgerous situation throughout the middle east. this is uncharted territory. many people loved this man for what he did for this country, for our allies in the region. many people i have spoken to, i have talked to more than 100 ordinary iranians and they are all talking about retaliation. they say he didn't deserve to die and america has to be held responsible for this attack not against general soleimani, but against the national security of this country. why do you think the trump administration chose to ta ke think the trump administration chose to take this action where other administrations may have thought about it but didn't carry anything out? i don't think iran is an angel and didn't make mistakes. iran has made mistakes because we are not living in a perfect world. we make mistakes. the iranian government has made mistakes in dealing with the united states. but at the same time, we should keep in mind that president trump and his administration is under immense pressure right n

the only group or players that would benefit from that would be the terrorists and daesh.s shadow foreign secretary said she shed no tears for general soleimani. he had the blood of many people on his hands. however, to take him out at this stage, when there has been escalating tensions, seems to me to not be making the world safer, actually we are taking a major lurch towards war. in tehran, iran's parliament has taken up the chant of "death to america". it's been familiar for many years, but it's now being shouted in very changed circumstances, as american reinforcements are sent to the region and both countries exchange threats of more violence to come. let's ta ke let's take your life to iran where mourners have been paying their last respects to qasem soleimani. this is the town of mashhad where many mourners have been gathering on the streets. from here, the remains of the general will then move to tehran. his remains will be prayed over at the university of tehran. many people have been sharing pictures on the screen of the late general but chants of "death to ameri

destroyed the physical caliphate and working with the iraqis so they can defend themselves against daesh but maintain a sovereign country vis-a-vis iran. >> are you concerned in the four years president trump has been in office we've sent more troops to the middle east than we've removed? >> i think our goal is to have a middle east that's stable, secure, with independent countries that their sovereignty is respected and americans can come home to the extent possible and that's what we're working on. by the way, curtailing iran's terrorist activities and proxy activities around the region will allow us to bring more troops home from all of those countries. >> ambassador robert o'brien, good to see you. thank you for coming on and sharing your views. i appreciate it. >> great to be with you. >>> joining me now from bowling green, kentucky, is senator rand paul. senator paul, welcome back to "meet the press," sir. >> good morning. >> let me start with what you have heard from the administration. you heard from the ambassador, i think, just now. you've had other briefings. do you feel as if

also these three countries are reaffirming their commitment to find the fight against daesh.ou this story. wherever you see the market reaction, gold trading close to a seven-year high, oil continuing to gain and dollar-yen hanging onto the strength ever since the attack in the killing of the general. we will bring you more details and market reaction's shortly. this is bloomberg. ♪ is is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: you are watching daybreak asia. emergency crews in australia are battling 200 fires after one of the worst weekends in the bushfire crisis. hundreds of robberies have been destroyed, searing temperatures and strong winds continuing to fan the flames. let's go to our opinion columnist. not unusual in australia. you are seeing various politicians saying it happens every year. the robin higher casualty numbers in the past. in 2008.ering it but it is different. we have seen heavy criticism of the way this leadership has dealt with it. what have we seen and what is seeing seen globally? >> there are a number of things that are different. but really the first time the scale and

.: what we ought to remember is the purpose of the presence inlition's ,raq is to counter daesh countert continues to operate in iraq and syria, so to effectively counter them there has to be that coalition presence on the ground. the backbone of that presence is the united states. without it, the rest of the coalition would find it difficult to operate. and is going to need help who could they get that help from? they will get it from a ron, and iran -- iran, and iran has been helping them throughout the campaign, but they may have to go to russia. it would be a curious response russia iraq and iran to if that is the way america chooses to do it. tom: thomas beckett. we will continue with ambassador hormats, chris rupkey with us. a little bit of lift in the markets. proxy withlar-yen, a a nice lift to the market. yen has been at a very nice 108 level. we have not seen that safe haven move of stronger yen. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ bloomberg "surveillance," the news flow extraordinary since friday. we are following this as we go to the president's comments. robert hormats and christopher r

that one open, simply saying that britain would work to ensure the security of people in iraq against daeshanswer, the door stay shut because there was a referendum in 2014. that was a once ina a referendum in 2014. that was a once in a generation decision. there isn't going to be another one anytime soon. thank you, norman. now it's time for a look at the thank you, norman. weather with helen willetts. good afternoon. a slightly quieter weather day today. it is much colder across scotland, northern ireland and northern england, but there is some sunshine afforded between the showers. still quite lively winds here. whilst further south, yes, it has been dry and bright to start, but rain is creeping back in and the milder air is still close by to southern parts. and that is giving us a bit of a headache on the detail. the next area of low pressure is arriving as we go through this evening and overnight, pushing its rains northwards. the area of low pressure, if it does deepen more, could potentially bring some very windy weather, so we are keeping an eye on that. and as it comes into the col

that, if we see a full—blown war, it will be very damaging, and actually the terror and particularly daeshking with our us partners, our eu partners, which as i am travelling to brussels today, to make sure we send a clear and consistent message on the need for de—escalation to find a diplomatic route through. the headlines on bbc news — a british teenager is given a four—month suspended sentence after being found guilty of lying about gang—rape in cyprus. her lawyer says she'll appeal the conviction. dozens of people are killed in a stampede in the huge crowd attending the funeral of iranian military commander qasem soleimani. an 18—year—old man admits the manslaughter of pc andrew harper — who was dragged along the road by a van in berkshire last year — but denies murder. and in sport... england have got a couple of wickets as they try to win the second test against south africa. england now need six wickets today to win just their fifth test match in a year. arsenal legend ian wright says he's encouraged by what he's seen from the club's new manager mikel arteta. his side beat leeds uni

he even cooperated with american forces to defeat daesh, isis or al-qaeda in iraq and syria, and looky dangerous situation throughout the middle east. this is uncharted territory. many people loved this man for what he did for this country, for our allies in the region. many people i have spoken to, i have talked to more than 100 ordinary iranians and they are all talking about retaliation. they say he didn't deserve to die and america has to be held responsible for this attack notjust against general soleimani, but against the national security of this country. why do you think the trump administration chose to take this action where other administrations may have thought about it but didn't carry anything out? i don't think iran is an angel and didn't make mistakes. iran has made mistakes, because we are not living in a perfect world. we make mistakes. the iranian government has made mistakes in dealing with the united states. but at the same time, we should keep in mind that president trump and his administration is under immense pressure right now. they did this because they wante

has been fighting isis in the region, he went to iraq to help the iraqi government to fight against daeshr deal and this was opposed by many countries in the world. do you think there is a possibility that, to a certain extent, with iranian support or iranian backed forces, miscalculated in iraq when the american contractor was killed a week ago and then earlier this week when the us embassy was attacked by protesters and some parts of it set on fire, was that a miscalculation which those involved might now regret. american forces as a result of the invasion and sanctions on the country and what has happened... citizens in the region are hailing the united states and so these kind of reactions are somehow normal if you are in the region against the american forces, but what the american forces, but what the american administration did by attacking a base in iraq was disproportionate even to assume it was revenge from the american forces, they violated the iraqi sovereignty according to the security agreement between iraq and the united states, they can only provide some equipment, but a m