now, iran co is digging itself further into serious debt through bond issuance. a simply to pay for the huge dividend payments promised by m.p.'s that were absolutely required to persuade anyone to buy into the, on the toxic i.p.o. at this rate. the debt taken on by around co and other saudi bond offerings to pay for the dividends will be far more than the amount of money raised in the i.p.o. . right? so as you point out, this financialization has its limits. the accounting fix of stock buybacks and money printing have their limits in saudi arabia. we see a brilliant example of what happens when a country decides to go into financialization, instead of what say diversifying into actual productive economic activities. so what the oil price down as it has been saudi aramco society do know, we don't want to accept the lower yields from our oil revenue. instead, we're going to take this whole thing, public and parasols, a dividend. and that dividend will be better than the cheaply sourced revenues from our oil business, because the oil business is not for inviting th

co." >> iran buries its top nuclear scientists. was his killing meant to that to a bomb or diplomacy?> well, i know biden, president-elect joe biden has ig a very str supporter of nato. >> amid worries a second term trump might have pulled out of nato altogether. secretary general jens stoltenberg welcomes biden's nt commito the alliance. >> then -- >> son? >> ughter. >> brothers. >> i'm telling you. >> your 15th year. >> there is no uplifting way to say this. >> one must be

instermind of iran's nuclear weapons program, mohsen fakhrizadeh, was buried with full military honors today. he was ambushed with a hemote-controlled machine gun mounted on a car that later cow up, according to iranian media reports. iran's president blamed israel israehe killing on saturday and vowed retribution in due time. vowed retribution in due it's just one of the problems that president-elect biden will inherit in this unstable part of the world. this month, the pentagon announced that u.s. troops in iraq would be cut by 500, just before biden takes office, a move critics say could give a boost to militia groups backed by iran that have fired scores of rockets at u.s. targets this year alone. of rockets at u.s. targets this at this command center for air strikes in baghdad, a place the u.s. military calls the "shark shark tanneral ryn rideout told us that constant surveillance is also needed to stop isis from regrouping. >> if you stop-- stop patrolling, stop going out-- you potentially could have a comeback. couleporter: its thought that thousands of the extremists are still at large. in neighboring syria, we went on patrol with the 82nd airborne division. ai they'

iran. yem's prime minister condemning what he called a co he ensured you manysew the n government -- he ensuredeniv that theernment would not be scared away. gethe b losers here, the long-suffering yemenis, in a blighted land on the brink of famine. bbc news. >> 10 people injured, one critically, in a landslide that buried houses in the norwegian -- norwegian village of gjerdrum. 11eople who live in the area are still unaccounted for. around 700 people have been evacuated. thisprime mr said emergency workers are still unable to reach the center of the crater because the mud is too unstable. let's get the latest from the head of naonal pparedness at the norwegian red crosor thank you joining us. can you bring us up-to-date with the number of people still who are injured or coping, how they are? >> still 11 people are unaccounted for, just following a press brief with the police recently, and they also proclaim that they have reason to believe that there are pple in the landslide. unfortunately, it seems like some of these people are actually in the landsli the numbers he been increasing althroug

are against iran should know that the path of the country's development the path of the country's research will continue rapidly terrorists murdered an eminent iranian scientist today this co-exists with serious indications of israeli role shows desperate woman gring of perpetrators iran calls on international community and especially e.u. to end their shameful double standards and condemn this act of state terror. live to terror on an iranian american academic um political analyst professor side mohammad marandi always good to have he one now i want to 1st off ask you if the scientist was attacked with the help of a satellite controlled weapon is that enough evidence to stop less who is behind the assassination. i think it's pretty clear anyway because it follows a an old pattern about a decade ago this reign these and the americans with the help of the m e k terrorist organization it's a cult which killed 17000 iranians and fought for saddam hussein and now works under the supervision of the united states they have a their main offices are in paris and they have a major base in albania and trump's retreat the information that the new york times has given with regards the

those sanctions at least not to a level that iran was satisfied with and to add insult to injury there's been 2 assassinations this year the 1st of general cos and for the money carried out by the united states in iraq and at the end of last month iran's leading scientist most in fact result there was assassinated on iranian soil that the conservatives say enough is enough iran needs to be defined and needs to act and that's why this law has passed but what it does do is put the ball in the united states court when president elect joe biden comes into office does he want to be blind to iran's nuclear program. specters blocked or does he rejoined the united states to that deal and lift off sanctions and iran says it will return to all his commitments in accordance with the 2015 nuclear deal. reporting live from tehran assad many thanks ethiopia's government says that is so chasing fighters from the tigre a people's liberation front that it describes us under faeces federal troops captured the region's capital kelly last week but hundreds of people are still being forced to leave homes agencies say the area is too volatile to distribute humani

co-morbidities they want. your. washington is actively attempting to prevent iran from buying any coronavirus fact scenes that is the claim being made by the chief of iran central bank echoing earlier remarks by officials in tehran. 1000 vaccines have to be purchased through the official channels of the world health organization but opium and methods have been blocked by the inhumane embargo of the u.s. government. let's give you a sense of the figures here over 50 fellows in their remains have died during the pandemic with over a 1000000 confirmed infections it is the worst hit country in the middle east let's take a look at how those sanctions we've been speaking about might be having an impact on iran the struggle against the virus the trump administration has imposed restrictions on the country's financial system as part of its maximum pressure campaign now of a target to remain individuals and banks as well as foreign entities working with iran's central bank transactions for medical supplies they can be exempted but still need the approval of the u.s. treasury well we heard from an iran based political scienti

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iran paramilitaries. they released a statement calling on all iraqis working with coalition forces to co—operate with themwent into lockdown. the coalition gave a list of the interpreters‘ names and id numbers to the iraqi security forces. this was supposed to help them pass through government checkpoints. but some armed groups linked to iran are also part of the iraqi security forces. the groups, which had already threatened the interpreters, now knew their names. i raised their case with the coalition. we protect their personal data, we do not pass that to checkpoints, we do not pass that to other organisations, including the iraqi security forces or government services. but the document i have seen is coming from the us embassy. it looks genuine, i checked. then i would have to look into that further. in a statement, the british ministry of defence said it takes any breach of personal security extremely seriously and it is investigating the allegations. western troops, including the british army, then began leaving iraq. the interpreters were left, unemployed and unprotected. the last time the british

iran paramilitaries. they released a statement calling on all iraqis working with coalition forces to co—operate with themperate with us, we will consider you an enemy " as coronavirus hit iraq, the country went into lockdown. the coalition gave a list of the interpreters' names and id numbers to the iraqi security forces. this was supposed to help them pass through government checkpoints. but some armed groups linked to iran are also part of the iraqi security forces. the groups, which had already threatened the interpreters, now knew their names. i raised their case with the coalition. we protect their personal data, we do not pass that to checkpoints, we do not pass that to other organisations, including the iraqi security forces or government services. but the document i have seen is coming from the us embassy. it looks genuine, i checked. then i would have to look into that further. in a statement, the british ministry of defence said it takes any breach of personal security extremely seriously and it is investigating the allegations. western troops, including the british army, then began leaving ira

new chief of tehran's elite quids force part of iran islamic revolutionary guards corps on a recent visit to their own capital is my if on the replaced cos and so they money who was assassinated in a u.s. drone strike in january the white house is now concerned about what iranian backed forces in their up might do ahead of the anniversary of solar mani's death will discuss this shortly with our guests but 1st let's take a closer look at the main iran backed militias in there and up the popular mobilization forces was formed in 2014 after a call from leading shiite cleric ali assistant for at all please to join the fighting us eisel its members are mostly shiite muslims and many of them are supported by you dons government of hezbollah was set up in 2003 just before the invasion of it up by the u.s. and its allies during the war it carried out many attacks against american and coalition forces and has longstanding ties with iran. who is on the u.s. terror list heads the iranian backed shiite militia as it helped his forces fought in syria alongside president bashar assad's troops. all right let's bring in our guests michael prejudgment is

iran to fund its ambitious power -- its ambitions to become a nuclear power. nfortunately, bad actors work hard to get around united states sanctions. t's why i co-introduced the preventing illicit financing act. this bill supports our maximum campaign and creates a public-private group to limit the abuse of the financial actors, like iran. my bill strengthens the united tates' ability to enforce financial sanctions against iran, russia, and other adversaries. is maximum pressure campaign working. we cannot turn a blind eye to aggressions in pursuit of terrorism. iran must be held accountable. strengthening our sanctions enforcement and maintaining our ough approach, we can prevent iran from becoming a nuclear power. i yield back. tempore: r pro pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the c you have to offer alternatives. you have to go into the community. ou have to establish state presence. you have to provide the roads, titling mentioned, land so there will be financial inclusion. you have to supply these ingredients for legal crops. and most of the people we spoke with, we met with some they'd much , rather not be producing coca. risk.on't like t

away from iran, and it is the militias that have kadhimi so afraid that he releases them after he captures them. there is too much control. members of parliament are in militia hands. the core is tied to a maliki. it is militias in suits deciding , when the population wants a different outcome. the iraqi people have to help themselves. the biden administration will not. >> we have run out of time. we will have to lead the conversation there. thanks to our guests. and thank you for watching. you can see the program again any time by visiting our website and for further discussion, go to our facebook page. you can join the conversation on twitter. for the whole team, goodbye for now. ♪ tataptúñai>úog brandon: my experience is so different than a mainland chinese, it wouldn't be authentic for me to try to cook food for mainland china because that's not me, and that's not my audience. my audience is san francisco, and these cross-cultural exchanges are the basi for how food evolves. i feel like what we're seeing in this next wave of this generation of american cooks is this newfound confidence in

co wany." here'st's coming up. >>> nasiriyah was again arrested, tried and convicted in absentia. >> a new documentary secretly lmed in iranlls the heroic story of the human rights lawyer imprisoned for her brave and tireless work. then -- >>> it is, in fact, a very special moment forer m and the hundreds of people that have been working internally and throughout our partnerships to geto this point. >> the new light at the end of the covid tunnel with a second vaccine on the brink of u.s. our walter isaacson speaks to the

co-exist. i think this is about persian identity and who feels this belongs to them so i think that's the main challenge. david: so what do you think that iran's biggest concern is with israel? >> well, they want to export their revolution that began in 1979 and they vowed, as i said before, to destroy israel. and they're also trying through their proxy forces to undermine stability or to take over countries throughout the region. in iraq, in syria, lebanon through hezbollah, in yemen through the houthis. iran is the greatest sponsor of terrorism in the world and they have this fanatic ideology that they seek to export and they've been doing it until recently in the last two or three years where essentially sanctions have been put back on iran. the president withdrew from the nuclear deal which i think was very important for the region and made the region much safer, because it took a power that had a tailwind in iran and then turned it into a headwind and it's become much more difficult to export their ideology. i will tell you, david, what's important for me, the most important thing is to understand why did we achieve this success? what was