for the "pbs news hour," i'm reza sayah in tehran.esident biden met israeli president isaac herzog and reaffirmed his, quote, "ironclad commitment" to israel. much of the administration's focus now is about humanitarian aid in gaza. but they also discussed the israeli hostages still held by hamas. nick schifrin is back with more. nick: it has been 403 days since october 7, 2023, when more than 250 men, women and children were abducted from israel and taken to gaza. the israeli government says hamas is holding 101 hostages in gaza. and, today, herzog says, while the day after the war was important, the war would continue until the hostages return home. isaac herzog, israeli president: clearly, you're thinking and working about the day after as well, which perhaps should be a trajectory of hope to the people of the region and the ability to have our neighbors, as well as us, live in security and peace. but, first and foremost, we have to get the hostages back home. pres. biden: i agree. nick: one of the most devastated communities on oc

but i 'ust want instructions from tehran. but i just want to — instructions from tehran.structions from tehran. but i just want to ask you _ instructions from tehran. but i just want to ask you further, . just want to ask you further, ambassador, if there is text around that in the ceasefire deal, would israel for example be open to limits to the use of force included in that? because of course, the concern would be there is the risk of fighting, fighting restarting again. that is not our interest _ fighting restarting again. twat is not our interest and i want to remind that on october the 8th, it was hezbollah who decided to attack israel because they wanted to show solidarity with hamas. we will enforce only if we have no other options. but at the same time, we learned the lesson from 2006. we will not close our eyes and we will pay attention to everything which is happening in that region. you mentioned that the cabinet will be meeting tomorrow to discuss this. early today, israeli national security minister itamar ben—gvir wrote that the agreement with lebanon is a b

massoumeh ebtekar, in tehran, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. madam ebtekar, as a former vice president for women in iran, are you ashamed of what the iranian 00:00:57,229 --> 2147483051:37:13,329 state is doing to your 2147483051:37:13,329 --> 4294966103:13:29,429 country's women today? welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. both in its role as regional power confronting israel, and in terms of its internal stability. in the confrontation between the iranian internal security apparatus, and those women in the country demanding life and freedom, and an end to what some un officials have termed "gender apartheid". my guest today is massoumeh ebtekar, a former vice leadership in danger of losing its grip? in many different areas. yeah, you say things are changing and giving me the positive case — but surely, if you are particularly a young iranian woman today, you are in grave danger of falling foul of the extremely heavy—handed morality police. let us look at one particular case from just a few days ago, that of ahoo daryaei. now she, as you kn

reporter: mehrab kaboli is ceo of a tehran-based engineering firm. he was pulling for kamala harris, and what he viewed as the democrats softer stance on iran. >> right now, we expect things to get worse because it was during trump's last term when iran couldn't sell oil. during biden's presidency, the restrictions were mewhat eased. that made circumstances more tolerable. reporter: last month, a u.s. government report showed iran's oil sales, its leading export, topped $50 billion in 2023. an almost three-fold increase from trump's last year in office. in his first term, mr. trump made it clear, he was cracking down on iran oil exports. and he did. it was a key objective in his so-called maxium pressure campaign, a strategy designed to use aggressive sanctions to rein in iran's nuclear program and support for its regional proxies like hamas and hezbollah. critics say the strategy failed. iran continued to fund its proxies and expanded its nuclear program after trump pulled out of the iran nuclear deal in 2018. many iranians say it is the people who

massoumeh ebtekar, in tehran, welcome to hardtalk. thank you.am ebtekar, as a former vice president for women in iran, are you ashamed of what the iranian state is doing to your country's women today? well, first of all, you painted a very grim picture of my country, as many western media — they've been doing that for years and years now about iran. we do have challenges, and we had a major challenge, in terms of dealing with our young people and particularly our women a couple of years ago. and that was due to the issue of the hijab, and the fact that our younger generation has questions about their lifestyle, about their independence, about their freedom to choose their lifestyle. but things are improving. we've had a presidential election, and president pezeshkian, who is an academician, he's a surgeon, he's a very forward—looking person, he's been elected. and he has promised to bring about change in many different areas. yeah, you say things are changing and giving me the positive case — but surely, if you are particularly a young iranian w

to the tehran—allied yemeni houthis, lebanon's his brother and the palestinian group hamas.oups, (box thus limiting the likelihood of further israeli attacks on iran itself. israel's strikes last saturday were in response to iran's multi—missile attack on tehran a month ago. meanwhile the prospects of a ceasefire between israel and hamas in gaza, and between israel and his brother in lebanon , are fading. israel's emergency services said 11 people were injured in the central town of tira by rockets launched inside lebanon — israeli strikes killed at least 52 people in the east of the country. lebanese officials said israel didn't issue evacuation warnings before the attacks. inside gaza — the health ministry says two israeli attacks on residential buildings in the north of the strip on friday killed more than 80 people. after weeks of intensive israeli military attacks, and the lack of aid getting into gaza, leaders of 15 un agencies have described conditions there as "apocalyptic". amin saikal, is emeritus professor of middle eastern, central asian and islamic studies at th

will continue to apply against tehran and elsewhere. and iran, it's not surprising at all. they can reduce the amount of effort they, the israelis, can reduce the amount of effort that they're going to apply in southern lebanon and elsewhere in lebanon and in gaza, and they can focus more. um, i think strategically against tehran both diplomatically and militarily. >> all right major general spider marks, thanks as always. we appreciate it. >> thank you. jim happy thanksgiving brother happy thanksgiving to you too. >> happy holidays. coming up, ohio's governor signs off on legislation to put to limit which bathrooms transgender students can use. we'll talk to a state lawmaker who sponsored a house version of the measure that's coming up cnn heroes, an all star tribute meet and celebrate the honorees then find out who will be hero of the year. >> plus, a special tribute to michael j. fox, cnn heroes, an all star tribute sunday december 8th at eight. >> if you're on medicare, remember the annual enrollment period is here. the time to choo

you know i fly into tehran. we all fly out together as a film crew and so that was the genesis of this exfiltration idea. >> they were a film crew based in canada, and they were looking for a place to film this scenario. >> i thought was brilliant. who better than hollywood people to show up in the middle of a revolution and try to shoot a movie? >> it was a compelling thought. everybody knows that people from hollywood are a little eccentric so the idea was set up, a movie company and come up with a movie that would make sense to send a location crew to tehran during this time period. >> it's going to be a middle eastern sci fi thriller. >> fade in on a starship landing an exotic middle eastern vibe. women gather offering ecstatic libations to the sky. gods. argo science fantasy adventure they found a script. >> they named it after a kind of foul language. knock knock joke that we used to tell. >> what does argo mean? >> argo was a short way of saying, oh, go yourself. >> it means argo yourself. >> we started p

tehran says the former president should face trial or face revenge for ordering the assassination of general qasem soleimani. two assassination attempts on my life that we know - of, and they may or may not i involve, but possibly do, iran. the first, a narrow miss. the bulletjust grazing mr trump's ear. just over two months later, a man with a rifle found at his golf course in florida. mr trump's communications director says the president is aware of the most recent plot, but nothing will deter him. so, celebrations continue for mr trump for both surviving and winning this election. the first, a narrow miss. the bulletjust grazing mr trump's ear. just over two months later, a man with a rifle found at his golf course in florida. mr trump's communications director says the president is aware of the most recent plot, but nothing will deter him. so, celebrations continue for mr trump for both surviving and winning this election. samir hussein, bbc news, washington. our correspondent helena humphrey who's in mar—a—lago — florida — told us more about what is known about the alleged plot

embassy in tehran in november of 1979, they took the embassy staff hostage and held them for 444 days. only a handful managed to in iran until the cia came up with a daring plan to bring them home. the top secret mission was the subject of the academy award winning film argo. here's how it really happened our three local employees had decided to go buy some cookies as a snack for everybody, and all of a sudden the two came back. >> they were out of breath. they were visibly upset. something was wrong our embassy. >> the american embassy thousands of people and the demonstration got greater and greater as time went by i could hear the demonstrating, getting closer and closer and louder and louder. >> and here are these people are chanting death to america. and all of a sudden they've gotten in they're coming over the walls. >> they're coming over the walls. the place was just overrun with people we were over in the the marine house, and they came in and started kicking doors down and we could see them taking other state department and defense attache people out and lead them across the

tehran has 13 proxies in the area.trump administration will use a hole of a government response. that means using human intelligence operations, offenses cyber operations. military strikes on strategic targets. as well as diplomacy in terms of diplomatic isolation, sanctions, everything that we can throw it tehran. i also think we should remember that back in the reagan era the day that ronald reagan came into office tehran released our hostages. on that is typical of how iran behaves. i think there is one other really important element to this. for income incoming president trump it is personal. just today the news is full of the news iran tried to assassinate president trump. this is not simply a strategic issue. you cannot tolerate a foreign hostile government trying to assassinate the u.s. president. eric: the arrest of this alleged plot that among others, what you do when you're the president of the united states, donald trump, they want to kill me. what is his reaction question what they want to kill him. >> exac

social media footage shows the woman at tehran university walking around in her underwear as onlookersjab rules. i guess this is yet more evidence that the expectation that reforms might come in iran have not been met. : , , . met. absolutely. the current president _ met. absolutely. the current president promised - met. absolutely. the current president promised all- met. absolutely. the current president promised all sorts| met. absolutely. the current i president promised all sorts of things that he was going to listen to the people, that he was going to bring about change. and as you pointed out rightly, the mandatory veil is a an issue that is despised by the young demographic. and years into this presidency nothing's happened. here is the irony, as the country is preparing for war against israel or the united states, you would think they would do things at home to endear themselves to the reigning public, but they are doing the opposite. they are staying the course, cracking down, enforcing very repressive, unpopular policies like this mandatory veil and the case of the lady that

told to expect a long sentence for collecting information on uk special forces, and passing it to tehran. new figures show uk net migration hit record numbers in the 12 months tojune 2023. the difference between the number of people leaving and arriving was 906,000, according to revised figures from the office for national statistics. tv host gregg wallace is to step away from presenting masterchef while allegations of historical misconduct are investigated. civilians shelter in ukraine — hundreds of thousands are without electricity after a russian attack on energy infrastructure. we'll be live in kyiv. a world—first social media ban for under 165 has been passed by the australian senate. told to expect a long sentence for collecting information on uk special forces, and passing it to tehran. new figures show uk net migration hit record numbers in the 12 months tojune 2023. the difference between the number of people leaving and arriving was 906,000, according to revised figures from the office for national statistics. tv host gregg wallace is to step away from presenting masterchef whi

by israel's air defenses in iran, a senior adviser to supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei says tehran is preparing to respond to recent strikes by israel. last month, israel hit military targets inside iran in retaliatory strikes after iran launched a missile attack on october 1st. the senior adviser says iran's response would be aimed at, quote, restoring deterrence. and cnn's paula hancocks is following these developments for us from abu dhabi. she joins us now live. good to see you, paula. so what more are you learning about these preparations by iran to retaliate against israel from the supreme leader previously that that the response to israel's attacks last month was going to be teeth breaking now, we are hearing in this interview that the the purpose of this retaliation by tehran will be to try and create or reestablish deterrence. >> we heard in the interview that the military officials are being given the time to come up with a there's very little detail, as you might imagine, as to to what that retaliation could look like or even what a time frame could be but it is in retal

now, in that response from israel which was a retaliation to an october first strike by tehran, we did see israel targeting the aerial defense systems in iran. we also saw missile manufacturing sites being struck and the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu later admitted that a component of the nuclear program was also taken out, but not giving any more details than that. so this is what we are expecting at this point. there was no details. understandably on on timing or exactly what that retaliation would look like but that is something that we are hearing once again, tehran saying there will be a response to israel. max. >> paula, thank you so much for that. now the white house is condemning the killing of an israeli rabbi in the united arab emirates, calling it an horrific crime against those who stand for peace, tolerance and coexistence. authorities in the uae have arrested three people in connection with the death of rabbi zvi kogan, who had been filmed by a friend days before his murder. kogan had been missing since thursday and on sunday, the uae interior ministry confir

she gave her analysis of how the incident is being viewed outside tehran.clear and a lot of rumours are going around on social media. but one thing that is clear is how this woman's protest has been received by large parts of the iranian society. many believe that this is a very brave act of protest against compulsory hijab. there are reports on social media that suggests that this woman was harassed by the so—called security officers, orforces at the university, or a member of basij, the militia, because she wasn't wearing a headscarf when she was entering the university, and as a result of that encounter, the member of the basij tore that woman's clothes and in protest, she has taken it off. and that doesn't come as a surprise, because the iranian regime for decades have been suppressing iranian women and has imposed compulsory hijab on them. and, in 2022, we saw a peak of it when a woman was killed while in the custody of the morality police and this oppression has continued. this is a show of frustration, a show that the islamic republic of iran is refu

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the signs in tehran are that the hardliners are pushing for another round of missile attacks. how big a role has disinformation played in the us presidential campaign? you know, they're almost going toe to toe with one another and resorting to the same kinds of methods. this is all part of what they see as fair game in the social media battle. and will a rape trial in provence change french society? recently, we have seen . an op—ed by men, saying, "we need to fight - against male domination". i think this trial is _ interrogating french society. iran's theocratic revolution has managed to survive for an extraordinary 45 years, and yet, it's never really seemed particularly strong or well—based. since the revolution... there have been several times — in 2009, particularly — when big street demonstrations looked as though they might actually bring the regime down. but in each case, the regime's defenders used such violence that it never happened. now, iran has linked up with russia, china and north korea in an openly anti—western alliance and, at the same time, iran has involve

massoumeh ebtekar, in tehran, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. country's women today?

it is not excludable five guys, he is in tehran, allegedly, and sharing these revealing conversations directly with the fbi. >> this gazing around talking to the fbi on the phone. >> that is correct but these are telephonic interviews that took place over several weeks, presumably, while he was in tehran. so, there are a lot of questions there as to what would have been his motivation to engage directly with the fbi , and to reveal all these very intimidating facts. it is also clear from the affidavit , the agent specifies that on a number of facts, he lied to them . he lied about some things, try to correct things later, he didn't correct everything, so, his credibility is definitely questionable. now, the statements that he makes about targeting president-elect trump, the very end of the affidavit, it is to very brief progress, there is no clear evidence that action was taken . so, you really have to kind of -- i'm not trying to minimize this in any way, it is incredibly serious, and if he's telling the truth it indicates that iran has a persistent interest in trying to kill preside

this as a globalisation of the war, because now you have this axis of autocrats in pyongyang and tehrantogether. and imagine if these troops to survive and go back to north korea and start using these skills they gained in these territories, so it needs to be taken seriously, a lot more seriously than the rhetoric coming out of nato leaders. we the rhetoric coming out of nato leaders. ~ ~' ., the rhetoric coming out of nato leaders. ~ ~ ., ~ ., ., , the rhetoric coming out of nato leaders. ~ ~ ., ~ ., ., leaders. we know the ukrainians and president zelensky _ leaders. we know the ukrainians and president zelensky have _ leaders. we know the ukrainians and president zelensky have said - leaders. we know the ukrainians and president zelensky have said for- president zelensky have said for months they need the ability to strike deeper into russian territory with western weapons. they have not gotten any real not yet, is there any sense they believe hd’fe koreans? these troops don't have battle experience, _ koreans? these troops don't have battle experience, they _ koreans? these troops d

. >> and it all starts in tehran, it all starts in the empire, where in tehran, with its proxies, theyre doing whatever they can to derail stability and security and peace, calling for the violation of the state of israel and seeking nuclear weapons. mr. president, this has to be a major objective all throughout your term and the next term of the next president because we have to make sure that they cannot fulfill their evil intentions. they are also a major engine of anti-semitism. and i know how much you focus on combating anti-semitism. but most importantly, i am here on behalf of the nation of israel to say to you, mr. president, thank you very much, as we say in hebrew, [ speaking in a global language ]. you've been an incredible friend of israel and the jewish people for decades and we will never forget, ever, in history, how you stood up with us in our darkest hour which became our finest hour, how you came to israel two days after the attack in october, how you helped us and supported us with words and deeds and i want to express our heartfelt thanks to you, mr. president, whic

now, andrea, maybe you want to book writer's block event in tehran. think that would probably be yeah let's do it. paris okay. the fair enough. who's this gentleman? this is one of my favorite characters in the whole book. this a man called pixie trevor locke, who is the british policeman guarding the front door of the embassy. when the iranian gunmen attacked guardian is a slight guarding is a slightly energetic word for what trevor was doing. trevor was standing around having a cup of coffee inside. he's a wonderful character. he's sort of straight out of central casting because he joined the diplomatic group, which is the part of the metropolitan that guards embassies. he joined it because it was boring. he was one of those policemen that really he standing around on the front step. that's what he wanted to do. and he once to me, he said, i only joined the police because i wanted to be a sort of local bobby. i wanted to be the the person who helped old ladies across the road. he was the last person to to be a hero, a situation like this. and yet he

. >> the doj says the plan was for the suspect to kill trump before the election or after when tehranassumed he would be defeated. how much of a threat is there around the former president now president-elect? >> i think the threat is significant . let's look at the history. there is art elegy here and going back to 79, the iranian regime approved by the supreme leader has been assassinating people , terrorist attacks and i investigated the assassination of the prime minister in lebanon and the evidence was clear it was iranian back. they do not believe the iranians. now the question is, what are their capabilities in the united states? there are has below sleeper cells which answer to iran, which people are afraid could be activated. you know, whether they are capable of a major attack, i don't know. but there are cells here, and if the iranians got serious about it and ordered them to act , they would probably try to kill the president. >> in september intelligence agencies warned of these threats against trump's life that they say were made by iran and he responded saying that if t

american b, 52 bombers have arrived in the middle east as a warning to iraq and its regional proxies. tehran has vowed retaliation after israel targeted ronnie and military infrastructure in the latest round of tit for tat strikes. the pentagon says it will take every measure to defend, the american personnel is attacked. polls have closed in moldova as presidential run of vote, overshadowed by allegations of russian meddling. the pro western incumbents milestone do one the 1st round font without an outright majority. her rival alexanders to a noble promises closer ties with russian. moscow has denied e u allegations that a try to undermine the election to hold the race for the white house has reached the home stretch on the last weekend before tuesday's presidential election. the 2 candidates have been making their last appeals to voters. they're focusing on the swing states that could determine who will become the next president of the united states. vice president and democratic candidate comma le harris was in georgia and north carolina. before speaking, edit church service in detroit po

again tehran has some influence on what's going on in gaza. the tragedy with the world central kitchen is is a downstream effect of the ongoing fighting and as you said, they do such great work. >> um, horrible for that tragedy for that organization just eight months after the first one, major general james spider marks, thanks so much and still, to come, the ongoing gender controversy surrounding a san jose state university women's volleyball player and why some teams boycotted and forfeited matches rather than play there are amazing things that are happening all over the world, things that can make our lives better. >> that's the goal of my podcast to try and find the secrets to a longer and happier and healthier life, and then we bring those secrets to you. listen to chasing life wherever you get your podcast you're unique. >> that's why your mattress should be made to fit how you sleep. go to helix sleep dot com. take our two minute sleep quiz and we'll use your answers to match you to the perfect helix mattress i use beetlejuice. >> don't

is tehran still seeking to use al qaeda going forward? brett: i will defer to a classified setting >> what was the last part? >> al qaeda still has leaders in iran right now -- how to roll in may seek -- what tehran may seek. they provide and i want -- he is the defective leader. >> do speak to the relations between terrorists and organize crime? how has the relationship evolved? >> you know, the iranian linked terror plot against -- as below has used these types of criminal networks in the past to conceal and hide activity and thanks to the incredible work of the fbi they have worked with the intel community, covering iranian efforts, they have not succeeded but we know they are relentless and determined to avenge killings. hezbollah has been up for and then -- hezbollah has done that before and then criminal networks with their own operations. >> last question for the swifties, there is a concern about threats to the homeland. and in vienna broadly speaking it was a serious plot. >> in paris and in manchester, the concert outside the ve

nyahu says benjamin netanyahu says last month�*s attack on iran damaged a specific component in the tehran the start of the covid pandemic. hello and welcome to bbc news. leaders of the world�*s 20 most powerful nations have gathered in brazilfor a summit dominated by the conficts in ukraine and the middle east, and the imminent return to the white house of donald trump. brazil�*s president has welcomed the us and chinese presidents along with the leaders of britain, australia, france, germany, india, japan, saudi arabia and other countries. joe biden�*s decision to give kyiv, the green light to use us long range missiles, to strike inside russia the news welcomed by some western leaders and alarmed others and it has been called an unprecedented escalation of tensions in hungary called the move

not forget that they do have a lot of help from what i call the axis of autocrats, the leaders in tehranin extent china. so whatever assistance, heightened assistance comes in at this late stage in the game, i don't know it will make that big of a difference. i think we are all help —— hoping some type of diplomatic means will bring an end to this. but i think it will require massive intervention from third parties, maybe it is turkey, saudi arabia or qatar or maybe even china to bring the parties together. because there is very little meeting points between the two sides at the moment. michael bociurkiw, thank you for talking to us and bbc news once again from the atlantic council. ., ., once again from the atlantic council. ., ,, , ., prosecutors in new york say they're open to delaying sentencing in donald trump's hush—money case until after he completes his upcoming presidential term. prosecutors did, however, object to his criminal conviction being dismissed. mr trump was found guilty in may of falsifying business records to cover up payments to the porn actress stormy daniels. the

we knew. the deal had a green light from hezbollah, but it also have support from tehran, and why wouldey were told it was contingent on an end to the conflict in gaza please? exactly, and we heard from sources saying both iran and hezbollah have given the green light. hezbollah has been extremely weekend after weeks of intense israeli air strikes. it is now diminished here in lebanon, and obviously, iran knows that it is in a very difficult situation because it is seeing proxies across the region being targeted not only here in lebanon, but also in syria, in yemen as well. all these groups supported by iran, backed by iran have been carrying out attacks against israel. i think there is also obviously the big question about hezbollah's future. it is now diminished and it is still extreme the powerful because of the support that it has especially among the shia muslims in the country. but there is fear that the next chapter in this country could include more internal violence. we've seen those reports suggesting that hezbollah has agreed to withdraw its positions from the south of the co

and some of the martin was killed is basically based in tehran, iran ok or a or assemble in turkey as another place. that would be sympathetic perhaps to them . but compared to say, 10 years ago where there were more places where it's momma center groups to go. uh there's, there's quite a lot less than that. you know, egypt used to, for a brief period, be controlled by the most of brotherhood. that's not an option, right? now, so there's, there's not many places to go. and i think again, this is probably a consequence of the fracturing of a movement that's seen in tents military pressure from israel. finally brought back to me reading nice teammates again, they todd to ignore the prospect of donald trump. and he's effect on these negotiations between hamas and israel. what do you think will change from january under the new president, donald trump? or that's the big question i was asking here. because trump quite often would say 2 different things at the same time on the same issue on iran, for instance, he would say that he would have a better deal and even bring them into the ever h

think at this point hezbollah is looking at all this and would never have agreed to the ceasefire if tehran. it signals weakness and re—evaluation across the region. weakness and re-evaluation across the region.— weakness and re-evaluation across the region. you think it is a durable _ across the region. you think it is a durable deal? _ across the region. you think it is a durable deal? we - across the region. you think it is a durable deal? we know. is a durable deal? we know israel retains the right to go backinif israel retains the right to go back in if they detect that hezbollah is rearming itself. is that something where we could see that happen and then temperature simply begin to rise again?— rise again? yes. i think so. what we — rise again? yes. i think so. what we know— rise again? yes. i think so. what we know right - rise again? yes. i think so. what we know right now i rise again? yes. i think so. what we know right now is| rise again? yes. i think so. i what we know right now is that the ceasefire will go into effect in a few hours but what will happen over the next 60 daysi

he's in tehran, allegedly. conducting these revealing conversations directly with the fbi. >> so this guy is in iran talking to the fbi on the phone? >> yeah. these are telephonic interviews that took place over presumably sever weeks while he was in tehran. so there's a lot of questions there as to what would have been his motivation to ingauge directly with the fbi and reveal these incriminating facts. it's also clear from the affidavit the agent specifies on a number of facts he lied to them. he lied about some things. tried to correct things later. didn't correct everything. so his credibility is definitely questionable. now the statements he makes about targeting president-elect trump come at the end of the affidavit. it's two very brief paragraphs. there's no clear evidence that action was taken. so you really kind of have to, i'm not trying to minimize this, it's incrediblably serious. if he's telling the truth is indicates iran has a persistent interest in trying to kill president trump. that's a terrib

lives in tehran. he said he was tasked by the irgc to find ways to kill donald trump. that's on october 7th. just weeks before the u.s. presidential election. he said he didn't have enough time to come up with a plot according to his own conversations he had voluntarily with the fbi over a last few weeks. according to the fbi, this is a plot that spans, it's much bigger than just donald trump. the top victim they had in mind and who he recruited people to try to assassinate was a journalist you've spoken to. she's been the target for iranian for a number of years. they've tried to kill her before and according to prosecutors and the fbi, shekari reached out to a couple of people he served time with in u.s. prison before being deported back to iran. he worked with them to come up with this idea of surveilling her. going to speeches where she was speaking at fairfield university in connecticut. there are pictures of her front door that day took. we also see in these, in the court documents, you'll see pictures of some of the firearms that they had. these are images recov

she was seen in social media walking around in underwear outside tehran university.test. china says a 3—person crew has returned to earth after more than six months on a space station. they completed the longest space work for china totalling eight hours and bashing has put billions of dollars into the space programme over the past decade in an effort to catch up with the us and europe. here in the uk, queen camilla is to feature in a new documentary, highlighting the plight of domestic and sexual abuse survivors. the programme, which is due to air on itv next week, follows her majesty as she continues to raise awareness about the issue she's been campaigning on for more than a decade. our culture reporter noor nanji reports. i'm going to introducel you to the service user that i've been working with. her name is natalie. the queen meeting natalie, a victim of domestic abuse. it's part of an itv documentary focusing on an issue the queen is known to want to highlight — domestic abuse. i don't know where you'd like to begin your story. we see her talking candidly to p

they know if you do that, it will result in, you know come the end of the regime perhaps in tehran. it is something that iranians are very mindful of. they do not necessarily want a direct conflict with the united states. perhaps that changes their calculus and perhaps they will focus on some of the other people. they have other people on the target list that we have known about for a number of years. >> bob, we are learning iranian journalists -- they were also targeted by iran as part of this plot. she has been targeted before. she has escaped harm. narrowly. what does that tell you? what are you expecting? >> well, i expected more people will be hit. they are easy targets. we cannot protect them all. on the other hand, my opinion about the iranian regime and i have studied it for many years -- in order to go after these targets, you need a fatwa from the supreme leader. i have two on me. i do not think they were serious, but in order to kill an american, any foreigner, they need a fatwa . you know, it is a fairly disciplined organization, the irgc. there are rogue elements, but i

or whether the focus on the threat from tehran and nuclear threshold and await the imminent return ofsident trump and more favorable lessees. it is important to remember that hamas and hezbollah initiated a wart on october the 7th and october the 8th, and they are paying the price for it. >> john: let me get into the iranian peace and justice second. for folks who might not know the region or remember what happened almost 20 years ago back in 2006, hezbollah agreed through a u.n. brokered peace agreement after the war with israel that it would move its forces north of the latonya river. he runs basically northeast on southwest anchors directly across lebanon into the mediterranean sea. that would get hezbollah off the border and allow israel to return all of the residents that have been displaced because of the cross-border fighting. this is what hezbollah was supposed to do according to the 2006 agreement but never did. >> they are not going to do it again. it was created to enforce the u.n. security council resolution from 2006. the river itself is a convenient demarcation. most of

if tehran or beijing concluded made a good show for two or three years and lost interest or band ukraineo affect the perception of the american will to defend our core interest will increase the likelihood will see aggression elsewhere. including in the taiwan strait i think we will deeply regret that. so what happens in creating matters for europe and american interests but also matters elsewhere. and so i think we have a vital interest we are spending less than 3% in securities to help ukraine compared to what was spent on the pentagon over the same time. and that is a bargain. on this year in jerusalem, it's been a little bit interesting foray me for those who have concerns about israel moving its capitol to jerusalem for juice first made their home or what we now call the state of israel 3005 years t ago. they're not interlopers here. and so i think that was the right move. and anyone who suggests otherwisey may be need to go bk and look at the history books. >> first of all happy birthday. i'm going to disagree a little here with what brad said. israel has claimed the capitol since

iran has too much money because the biden administration did not enforce the trump era sanctions in tehranoney to hamas, hezbollah, and houthis in yemen. griff: lucas live for us. thank you. anita: thanks, griff. for more on president-elect's trump to the white house, steve cortez. welcome to the show, great to see you. >> thank you, anita, great to see you. anita: so it's an exciting time in washington. everybody jockeying for a position in this new administration. a number of people being considered. but president trump's first pick is a historic one. the first woman, susie wiles, to take on the chief of staff role. i did have some interaction with her when i was a local reporter in florida years ago. everybody knew her to be a straight shooter and a g gatekeeper at that time for the mayor of jacksonville. what do you expect her to bring to this role in the white house? >> let me first say that susie wiles has more than earned this incredible opportunity because of what she did as the architect and strategist behind the biggest republican win since the 1980's and i would add not just thi

he's in tehran talking to federal agents in new york.o them five times, including yesterday according to the criminal complaint and their allegations. what he was trying to do is he had somebody else he knew in prison in the united states. he thought if he cooperated he could get a better prison sentence or reduced prison sentence for somebody he knew. >> it wasn't just the president-elect, also a journalist. what should we know about that? >> it's only the third time she's been targeted for a murder for hire plot by the iranians. she's an iranian/american journalist. we're looking at a video she shot. she's in europe and she put out a statement. she's been very outspoken against the iranians. three separate instances where the iranians have tried in some way, shape or form to kill her. she's included in this document, along with several other victims. there's a reference to a recent sri lanka plot against israeli citizens. this is something the fbi has been tracking for a while. >> tom winter, thank you so much. >>> president-elect dona

. >> it starts in tehran. it starts in the emperor of evil, where in tehran, with its proxies, they are doing whatever they can to derail stability and security and peace, calling for the annihilation of the state of israel, and seeking nuclear weapons. mr. president, this has to be a major objective all throughout your term and the next term of the next president. we have to make sure they cannot fulfill their evil intentions. there also a major engine of anti-semitism, mr. president. i know how much you put a focus on fighting and committing against anti-semitism. most important way, i'm here on behalf of the people of israel and the nation of israel and the state of israel. mr. president, thank you very much. you have been an incredible friend. we will never forget ever in history how you stood up with us in our darkest hour. a few days after -- how you helped and supported us with words. i want to express heartfelt thanks to you, mr. president, a legacy where he stood up with the jewish people in israel --

in the latest sign of improved relations between riyadh and tehran, the crown prince said that israelnot launch attacks on iranian soil. spain's prime minister, pedro sanchez, has announced another $4 billion—worth of aid for areas hit by the recent deadly floods. last week, he signed off an initial package of $11 billion. more than 220 people died in the flash floods that hit valencia and nearby areas nearly two weeks ago. sir keir starmer has met french president emmanuel macron in paris to discuss ukraine — amid deep uncertainty about whether the united states will continue to support it after donald trump's election victory. it's the first time since 19114 that a british prime minister has stood alongside his french counterpart in paris on armistice day. mr starmer and emmanuel macron stood side by side at the tomb of the unknown soldier under the arc de triomphe, before meeting veterans. as well as reflecting on the past, they discussed the future of the conflict in ukraine after mr trump's return to the white house. the us president—elect has said he could end ukraine's war with