assassinates iran's top military come out of washington says he told of the drone strike against general kasem solemn body to prevent a future iranian attack the killing mocks a dangerous escalation in the arrangements the world braces for iran's retaliation .

if they feel that they have been the target of discrimination now the case involves a londoner jodi kasem a china who claims that he was fired from his job at a charity because of his strict adherence to a vegan lifestyle rejecting all consumption of animal related products now the charity deny this saying that he was fired for gross misconduct instead the case is still pending but the judge is recognition of the could as soon as a protective belief is a 1st under british rule. all right sports now a focus on 2 female athletes who hit new heights last year meghan it rough and over that the united states to the world cup title while another american samoa biles broke the record for the most world championship medals in gymnastics now for both biles and repeat no sporting success has become a platform to raise awareness of social issues. i think. she was the star of the show at the women's world cup and i can repeat no claim to her 2nd title and during the celebrations all eyes were on her repeating no use the publicity to spread her message. it's our responsibility to make this world a bet

people stretches as far as the eye can see mourners paying their respects to their fallen hero general kasem soleimani. soleimani was the mastermind behind iran's clandestine military operations in the middle east and a close ally of iran's supreme leader his assassination is considered a declaration of war by many iranians both ordinary citizens and those in power. in tehran lawmakers chanted death to america and the iranian parliament speaker condemned the u.s. for committing what he called a big crime so probably right the 7 action of the u.s. president is considered a military act of terrorism and the only thing you want to know that this aventure will have painful consequences for you. in washington the saber rattling has been just as intense with the u.s. president donald trump threatening on twitter to hit tehran hard and fast in the event of any iranian retaliation if iran strikes any americans or american assets he tweeted we have targeted 52 iranian sites representing the 52 american hostages taken by iran many years ago. deal a reference to the hostage crisis at the american embas

hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered to pay their respects to general kasem sulaimani killed in a u.s. drone strike in iraq on friday. i mean if you have bombed on a couch than a piece his assassination is considered a tickle aeration of war by many iranians. speaking at her father's funeral the general's own daughter has promised were prizes positive margin high in 5 other i'd already quite that i don't know the families of american soldiers in western asia have witnessed america's humiliation in syria iraq on in lebanon afghanistan yemen and palestine not yet they will spend their days waiting for the death of the children. and the anger is spreading across borders in lebanon the iran backed hezbollah militia has threatened to hit american forces in the region here. meanwhile the iraqi parliament has voted to end the u.s. military presence in the country some 5000 u.s. troops are there officially to help defeat so-called islamic state u.s. president donald trump has already warned that it could be hit by tough sanctions if it follows through with his threat. but it's iran's pr

president says his country was acting in self-defense when it carried out the drone strike against general kasem soleimani in baghdad the killing marks a dangerous escalation of tensions between the 2 countries and in the region. also on the program devastating wildfires force one of them largest evacuations in australia's history tens of thousands flee the flames by land and sea forecasters warn that hot weather and strong winds could lead to catastrophic conditions this weekend. i'm phil gale welcome to the program we begin with fresh fears of another war in the middle east after a u.s. drone strike killed a top iranian general a while ago u.s. president donald trump defended the attack at baghdad airport in iraq that killed a general customer something not something monny he was the head of iran's elite force and was seen as the architect of tear france military operations in the middle east the strike also killed 3 album handiest on the iraqi paramilitary group leader with close ties to iran iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali common i.e. has warned the united states that it faces retaliatio

the iraqi capital as tensions in the region soar and iran is vowing revenge for the death of general kasem soleimani. also on the program australia calls up 3000 army reservists to help deal with devastating wildfires as smoke turns day into night and the death toll rises forecasters warn of more scorching temperatures and high winds that could push the inferno closer to populated areas. thanks for joining us the american airstrike that killed iran's top military commander and iraqi militia leader has sparked rage in baghdad thousands of people shouted death to america as they marched in a funeral procession to show their grief the region is now on edge and iran says it will retaliate. thousands of mourners filled the streets in baghdad iraq is the 1st to hold funeral processions for the 5 iraqis and 5 iranians killed by a u.s. airstrike on friday many are dressed in black waving iraqi flags and militia members are out in force showing their loyalty to the 2 key figures killed in friday's attack iraq's. deputy commander of an iran backed coalition of militias and general qassam soleimani t

hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered to pay their respects to general kasem salim money killed in a u.s. drone strike in iraq on friday. while balika. his assassination is considered a declaration of war by many iranians. speaking at her father's funeral the general's own daughter has promised reprisals part ever the higher than army quite that either of our families of american soldiers in western asia have witnessed america's humiliation and syria iraq levanon afghanistan yemen and palestine they will spend their days waiting for the death of their children. in the parliament there also being cries of death to america. all move rational the subjection of the u.s. president is considered a military of terrorism. the only thing you want to know the disadvantage will have painful consequences for you. and the anger is spreading across borders in lebanon the ran back to hezbollah militia has threatened to hit american forces in the region meanwhile the iraqi parliament has voted to end the u.s. military presence in the country some 5000 u.s. troops are there officially to help de

employers if they feel they have been the target of discrimination now the case involves a londoner jordi kasem a china who claims that he was fired from his job at a charity because of his strict adherence to a league and lifestyle rejecting all consumption of animal products the charity denied this saying he was fired for gross most misconduct the case is still pending but the judges recognition of the can isn't as a protected belief is a 1st under british rule. because of the way till. now in the wake of that american air strike the u.s. men's soccer team has pulled out of a training visit to counter the gulf state has close ties with neighboring iran the team had planned a 20 day winter training camp in doha to get ready for this he is slate's of matches but said in a statement that the developing situation in the region has led to a postponement of their plans. well sticking with sports and a focus now on 2 female athletes who hit new heights last year megan rapinoe let the united states to the world cup title while american samoa biles broke the record for the most well championships meda

grief and outrage as tens of thousands in the iranian city of mashad accompanied the body of general kasem soleimani to a shrine a popular hero and close ally of the country's supreme leader. his assassination is considered a declaration of war by many iranians. in the parliament cries of death to america in support of his rationale the 7 action of the u.s. president is considered a military act of terrorism. you want to know the dissent then sure will have painful consequences for you bush and the ripple effects are being felt already the parliament in neighboring iraq has voted to end the u.s. military presence in the country some $5000.00 u.s. troops are stationed there on the streets of baghdad fears that instability will only get worse. and why has he said to be livid at the market is a horrific act miss fear they want us to live in chaos worse than what we live in now there will be more killings and the fight will move to iraq. and in lebanon the around backs hezbollah militia threaten to hit american forces in the region a lot of the last kellyanne emily kiya american army bases bat

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we have now seen iran's retaliation for the killing of general kasem soleimani.pened overnight? firstly, it is the response ability at the british government to make sure that any britons are safe, and it is good to hear the ministry of defence confirmed that is the case. but we also heard from doctor zarif, the foreign minister and even the president of the united states, trying to draw a line under ratcheting up of the hostilities. i think the world will have a collective sigh of relief to see things de—escalate. unfortunately, that isn't the case with the supreme leader, who has underlined the fact that iranians geopolitical intentions have not changed. they will continue to fund, to arm and to traina will continue to fund, to arm and to train a paramilitary terrorist operations across the middle east. so whilst we can, i think, be pleased, cautiously and welcome the events this morning, following the inevitable retaliation, they world remains a very dangerous place. are you surprised by the iranians response, in that the airbases were already on high alert an

hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered to pay their respects to general kasem soleimani, killed any.s. drone strike in iraq on friday. his assassination is considered a declaration of war by many iranians. speaking at her father's funeral, the general's own daughter has promised reprisals. >> families of american soldiers in western asia have witnessed america's humiliation in syria, iraq, lebanon, afghanistan, yemen, and palestine. they will spend their days waiting for the death of their children. >> the anger is spreading across borders. in lebanon, the hezbollah-backed militia has threatened to hit american forces in the region. meanwhile, the iraqi parliament has voted to end the u.s. military presence in the country. 5000 u.s. troops are there supposedly to help defeat islamic state. president trump has warned baghdad it could be hit by tough sanctions if it follows through with a threat. but it is iran's promise of revenge that is focusing minds. tehran has promised it will no longer abide by the 2015 nuclear deal. raising the stakes even further. brent: this is a very fluid

hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered to pay their respects to general kasem sulaimani killed in a u.s. drone strike in iraq on friday. i mean if you have bombed on a couch then at least his assassination is considered a declaration of war by many iranians. speaking at her father's funeral the general's own daughter has promised reprisals positive are the higher that mother had already quite that i have all the families of american soldiers in western asia have witnessed america's humiliation in syria iraq iran is levanon afghanistan yemen and palestine to get people spend their days waiting for the death of the children how do you call hans and the anger is spreading across borders in lebanon the iran backed hezbollah militia has threatened to hit american forces in the region. meanwhile the iraqi parliament has voted to end the u.s. military presence in the country some 5000 u.s. troops are there officially to help defeat so-called islamic state u.s. president donald trump has already warned that it could be hit by tough sanctions if it follows through with his threat but it's

president privately told republican donors on friday that kasem samani saying bad things about america however that justification is far weaker and legally questionable than the official white house version that's all money was planning imminent attacks on january the 3rd during a visit to baghdad foam on it was killed by a u.s. drone strike that unleashed a storm of tit for tat actions tehran launched retard terry airstrikes on u.s. bases in iraq injuring a live and pentagon servicemen u.s. defense secretary marc esper said that trump had not presented him with any evidence of the attack supposedly planned the beisel money president didn't say where there was a tangible he didn't cite a specific piece of evidence what he says he probably he believes are you saying that it wasn't one i didn't see one with regard to 4 embassies the fake news media and the democrat partners are working hard to determine whether or not the future touched by terrorists or money was imminent was my team in agreement the answer to both is a strong yes but it doesn't really matter because of his horrible past

military bases in iraq iranian military is calling the move a revenge for the death of its top general kasem salmoni was killed in a u.s. drone strike last week. for the latest on those missile strikes across live to our middle east correspondent paula slayer does it seem that the u.s. and iran are on the brink of war. well it certainly does and i must tell you that the news we perceived in the last few moments is alarming but we haven't had a moment to verify it we are hearing that the revolutionary guards have said that this morning's air strikes on an american base in iraq have seen some 80 people killed and some 200 people injured now we have no more information at that at this point as i say we've just received information we need to verify it no information if it's accurate and b. if indeed soldiers have been killed i'll be talking here about iraqis. soldiers or are we talking about american soldiers earlier we did receive however comments from the pentagon saying that no american soldiers had been killed but there was some kind of conflicting reports over whether or not iraqis had bee

forces in iraq the iranian military is calling it a revenge operation for the death of major general kasem so the money who was killed in a u.s. air strike last week the pentagon has confirmed that the. base in western iraq and the herbal base in northern iraq have been hit those 2 facilities house us and. coalition forces alongside iraq he forces and there are now reports of iraqi casualties in those strikes and this does of course follow iran's warning that they would hit us targets in response to the death of its top general on january 3rd they were any minute she has named the operation marty a solid mani and warn the dick could launch strikes inside the u.s. in america retaliates top u.s. democrats are already questioning donald trump strategy against iran presidential candidate joe biden said trump is quote bringing us dangerously close to starting another war and house speaker nancy pelosi warned against needless provocations from the u.s. administration since news of the attack broke there has been a 4 percent spike in the global oil price and the u.s. a federal aviation agency has

forces in iraq the iranian military is calling it a revenge operation for the death of major general kasem so their money who was killed in a u.s. airstrike last week the pentagon has confirmed that the base in western iraq and the herbal base in northern iraq have both been hit these 2 facilities do house u.s. and coalition forces alongside iraqi forces and there are now reports of a rocket casualties in those strikes according to a lebanese news report a plane was destroyed on the runway at the base as well and this follows iran's warning that it would hit us targets in response to the death of its top gent. on january 3rd the iranian military has named the operation martir salomone and warned that further strikes are to come since news of the attack broke there has been a 4 percent spike in the global all price in the us a federal aviation agency has bad all flights over the persian gulf for security reasons meanwhile u.s. defense secretary mark asper and secretary of state my pompei have arrived at the white house and the white house says consultations are ongoing. we are aware of the

a political and economic campaign to force its rival into submission what is our strategy pose the kasem so the money killing and post the ballistic missile attack on the united states this is our strategy we are diplomatically and economically isolating there were a shimon in or rhyme intil they behave like a normal nation washington has charted these waters through and through and it's not afraid to get creative and putting a run under pressure after admitting to accidently downing ukrainian jet liner with more than 80 170 people on board to iran has seen a fresh outbreak in antigovernment protests and demonstrators they haven't suffered from any lack of support from the u.s. with donald trump even taking a crash course in persian to rate this tweet to the brave long suffering people of iran i've stood with you since the beginning of my presidency and my administration will continue to stand with you we are following your protests closely and are inspired by your courage. translated no obstacles and no language barriers can stand in the way of democracy and to make sure that nothing is

strike killed a top of rain in general the attack at baghdad airport today in iraq killed general kasem selling monny the head of iran's elite quds force was seen as the architect of military operations in the middle east the strike also killed the hondas and the iraqi paramilitary group leader with close ties to iran iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has warned the united states that it faces harsh retaliation the u.s. has ordered its citizens to leave iraq and is sending thousands of extra troops to the region. of the iranians took to the streets of their capital on friday in the 10s of thousands. of the they chanted no compromise no surrender fight the u.s. the news of general solomon is killing sparked fury among the protesters who directed their anger at the west. miami carty have all the same thing they did to us should be done to them and their leaders should be killed all of them should be killed. military officials also spoke of revenge for the killing of the man who was widely seen as the 2nd most powerful figure in iran. and we know your way out the americans shoul

forces in iraq the iranian military is calling it a revenge operation for the death of major general kasem saw the man who was killed in a u.s. air strike last week well for more on this we can now across like to live in new york and paula slee here in tel aviv paula let's come to you 1st could you talk us through what's been happening and how is this all being viewed in israel where you currently are. well there's been 2 'd waves of a strikes target. 2 major iraqi bases where american troops are concentrated one of the bases is just outside baghdad the capital of iraq and the other one is in the north of the country in a deal the question that still needs to be answered is whether or not there were any injuries on those bases and initial reports suggest yes although we've just heard from an american official say that there are very few casualties if any the question of course is whether the casualties are on the iraqi side or the americans it seems as if it's on the iraqi side but of course we're still waiting to receive confirmation of that now as i mentioned more than a dozen ballistic

thousands pay homage to the iranian military commander kasem solomonic his funeral procession is taking place in baghdad. his reign of terror is over. donald trump says he acted to stop a war with iran not to start one by ordering the airstrike that killed so the mahdi . hello there i'm jim mcdonald this is a live from doha also coming up rise up against a foreign occupation warlord half stars called the libyans as turkish troops prepare to join the war. now the state of emergency declared in south eastern australia where cancer struck the bushfire conditions are bad. that's why mining for cobalt in the democratic republic of congo comes at a high human cost. a very warm welcome to the program we begin in baghdad where thousands of people are attending the funeral procession for those killed in the u.s. air strike targeting major general kassab solomonic on friday the formal funeral for the top arabian commander as well as the our 100 s. the deputy commander of the iran backed popular mobilization forces is a bomb to get under way beyond this will later be buried not from saddam on his

take military action against iran but house speaker nancy pelosi said the assassination of general kasem solomonic was quote provocative and disproportionate to russia and turkey have an unsafe ceasefire in it lives the country's last rebel held stronghold hundreds of people have been killed there in the past year. u.s. president all from gz talks to supporters in ohio soon he's holding a keep america great rally in toledo ahead of the election later this year my colleague john hendren is there so john what do we think his central message will be. well i think the president is going to argue. under attack in his mind that even in the mom pushing number that was my comment on me just talking about it right here in the high was. that he did it by. reading the margin here in these down to. the actual. clinton. the president. being relative. that it's just a little under what he would like to. have a. rally for changing lay in the spine news day the swing states in the midwest states like ohio response in michigan pennsylvania being lazy. to get down 2020. or doing. nothing at the impeachmen

of the capital there were no words to retaliate to the assassination of iranian military commander kasem somaly in a u.s. strike the u.s. says 11 soldiers have been treated for concussion and q 8 of germany. china's economic growth has slowed to an almost 3 decade low is g.d.p. grew by just 6 point one percent in $2900.00 s. the lowest since 1900 but within the government's target the world's 2nd biggest economy has been stifled by the ongoing trade war with the us. china's president is making his 1st visit to myanmar and she's in pings expected to sign a $1300000000.00 deal to build a port in rakhine state that's where me and miles military is but of carrying out a genocidal campaign against the wrecking the force more than 700000 people to flee to bangladesh in 2017 struggled to attract foreign investment because of its human rights record iran's supreme leader is delivering on friday for the 1st time in 8 years thousands are attending in tehran how many began the service by paying tribute to the money that was killed by the u.s. more than 2 weeks ago he also called for unity in the fa

despite the fact that kasem solimanny has been killed, a towering figure we've been reporting about for years, he said the iranian foreign operations, a successor for qasem soleimani and they had all the resources when he was still alive. i asked whether there was a chance to talk to the trump administration or some sort of negotiations, he said at this point in time, absolutely not, wolf. >> we will get back to you. fred is in tyrann. as these threats escalate, president trump seemed to notify congress about a future strike on iran if there are retaliations. the president said these media posts will serve as notification to the united states congress if iran should strike any u.s. person or target the united states will quickly and fully strike back. under the war act, the president is required to notify congress and at a time no one could envision twitter. and at a time no one knows if that is covers it. >>> the president is facing a pending senate impeachment trial. you have new reporting on the preparing. tell us what you're learning. >> reporter: the president is coming to the whit

thousands pay homage to the iranian military commander kasem soloman a history and all perception is taking place in baghdad. his reign of terror is over. donald trump says he acted to stop a war with iran not just start by ordering the airstrike that killed so the mahdi. hello there i'm jim mcdonald this is live from doha also coming up rise up against a foreign occupation warlord half stars called the libyans as turkish troops prepare to join the war. now the state of emergency declared in south eastern ist.

the upper ranks of the iranian military at the official announcement of the death of major general kasem so in money the commander of iran's courts force the revolutionary guard unit responsible for foreign operations so the money was killed in a u.s. drone strike in baghdad. and a spontaneous outbreak of joy in iraqi cities over the passing of a man many see as the embodiment of iran's meddling here i sure wish i did and. i feel happy about killing salomone the reason is because of peace foreign interference in iraq would you accept that idea intervening in other families issues everything has been trees. in the early hours of friday morning shortly after arriving at baghdad international airport a u.s. strike targeted a convoy of sulaimani and his close ally hondas the deputy head of the iraqi popular mobilization forces an iranian backed part military group other members of the group were also killed for iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali common a solemn mani was a trusted confidant a member of his inner circle and he warned there will be revenge the cruelest people on earth assassin

. >> casey kasem has since passed away. he was an iconic voice of radio. the film came out in 1970. the organizers sold 185,000 tickets. what were the prices? what did they do win half a million showed up? when half a million showed up? >> that's one of the most important things to ponder. it was just supposed to be a music concert. i think it was $18 if you wanted to attend all three days. the audience came from new york in the mid-atlantic area. what the promoters didn't expect was another 300,000 people showing up. the promoters weren't prepared for those numbers because of the last-minute preparations. they didn't have fencing and ticket booths you would see in a music festival today. people came from all directions. the promoters just didn't even try to collect fees. they announced from the stage that this would be a free concert. there had never been a free concert of this scale. it was this transition from a commercial for-profit concert to a free event where hundreds of thousands of people showed up and had to take care of themselves, that's when woodstock became woodstock.

ayatollah ali khamenei has about quote harsh revenge over the assassination of the military commander kasem solomonic so the money was killed by u.s. airstrike in the iraqi capital baghdad. donald trump says he ordered the strike on so the money to stop a war not to start what he says to the man he was planning imminent attacks on american diplomats and military personnel. and a gallagher has more now from miami where donald trump held a rally today for his evangelical christian supporters. well made no mistake president all trump is in full campaign mode here in florida he did mention very briefly the drone strike on friday but then very quickly moved on to the subjects that evangelicals really care about it's important to know that evangelicals back in 201680 percent of them voted for president trump and he really wants to solidify his base with those evangelicals with a particular focus here in florida on black and hispanic voters this is of course a very important state in the 2020 election we did speak to some of the supporters here they just backed up all the actions that president tr

strike that killed kasem so the money as well as hundreds the 2nd in charge of the popular mobilization forces to see whether his condemnations are even handed in the wake of this u.s. strikes we've seen very strong reactions from the government calling these strikes and aggression against iraq he stays and subsequent to subsequently we've seen the prime minister give a speech in front of parliament demanding the withdrawal of foreign troops from iraq so some people feel that his response to this latest strike was not as strong especially from the sunni parliamentarians who feel that the government's response to this overall crisis has been very weak and that in fact it cannot prevent this crisis from playing out on iraqi soil and that's exactly what many ordinary iraqis fear and they feel that they will be caught up in a conflict that they did not choose and they feel that if this escalates further it could become the collateral damage if these tips for taxed for tat strikes continue similar dude iraq give us advance warning of strikes and who. iran says. well currently we have no clai

let's return now to our top story the funeral of the iranian military commander kasem sum of money and the fallout of his killing by u.s. forces mostafa question is editor in chief of the finest hughes agency he joins us now live from tehran good to have you with us sir the last u.s. secretary of state. has been speaking he said that his administration's policy to confront and constrain iran of force it to may have like a normal state we hope iranians won't make a bad decision to kill an american again he said and he insisted that general sort of money was not in baghdad on a diplomatic mission what do you make of it. hello and thanks for having me well disciplined always not a complicated man you know a couple of years ago when he had at the cia he sent a letter to me in syria and. never opened the letter and returned it. that despite the insistence of the person who brought this letter. to leak to the media and. was really beaten by that i mean. he has personal issues and he had personal issues with. me and he was no shy of revealing that whenever he speaks of. me if you just take a

the events in iran and iraq that have followed the assassination of general kasem and amani have beenzaghari—ratcliffe especially for nazanin zaghari— ratcliffe and our other dual nationals are languishing in iranian jails today. i hope the foreign secretary can comment on their current health and safety unlike him,| current health and safety unlike him, iwill current health and safety unlike him, i will be raising those concerns when i read the iranian ambassador to london tomorrow. the question we must all ask and which ask the foreign secretary today is where do we go from here? ever since donald trump started to walk away from the iranian nuclear deal, we have been on a path to this point. with the strategy of engagement from the so—called moderates in iran now discredited and abundant, and with the hardliners firmly back in charge in tehran and an equally unpredictable trigger— happy president in the white house, we are just one more mistake or miscalculation before brinkmanship tips over into war. may ask the foreign secretary what action he is taken to ensure a permanent de—esc