article 26 of the jcpoa says extensions are introduced or reimposed against iran, iran will considert as it's right to cease performing its commitment to the jcpoa, in whole or part. iran is incrementing the same jcpoa signs with the powers. at the same time, iran is reducing commitment to the jcpoa , in order to be in a better negotiation -- negotiating position in the coming weeks. there is a political camp, comprising various lobbyist groups in the u.s. congress and the u.s. congress and biden administration, including the israeli lobby groups, that argue that simply u.s. return to the jcpoa is not enough. it is not a good idea. they argue -- >> one last question to hilary. the israelis and those supporting maximum pressure on iran think that is efficient. it has been biting into the economy and it will yield results. this is just going to drag the region into further instability and anarchy. you look at the key lesion of players. they are looking cautiously at what will happen in the near future. how do you see the future? will it be with triggered, reactivated, under the same sh

under the moment and some plan has been trying to plan a war against iran and iran knows well how to respond iran's has sufficient to terrence power to respond decisively alright to any to any israeli military aggression hellery one of the biggest concerns voiced by the israeli government and israeli officials over the last 2 years about the 2015 year clear deal. is basically the sunsets clauses concern that this is something that could be conducive once the deal is finalized to provide iran with a pathway to resume its nuclear capabilities and and one day with the bomb. well you know i've served i served in the united states government for a very long time i was in the 1st bush administration back in 1991 when israeli government officials including secretary at the time 1st started to raise what they call the threat of iran acquiring nuclear weapons and israelis have been raising it ever since before i 991 they didn't raise it because their concern was iraq and iraq's. path to a nuclear weapon but one where iraq was so soundly defeated in the after its invasion of kuwait that wasn't

israel has been planning to carry out a strike against iran for many as on the day of beggin doctoring that iran is is a big country and israel is not in a position to carry out such such an attack. that's exactly why they have failed so far to carry out they have threats because. iran's nuclear facilities are scattered all around the country they are buried on the mountains and iran has taken every measure necessary to protect its nuclear facilities at the same time it has increased its defense power and iran is a power to be reckoned with so above a certain time israel is threats by the same people really threat before i go before i go to you made your computer system and shuts down your country so you know it's nice to talk very big but you know do you think that israel has a right to exist only you think that israel has a right to exist or are you going to you're going to keep going with that genocide policy where do you stand on israel i know israel is not a threat you where do you stand on israel in the middle east does israel have a place in the middle east. israel is considered

us israel's most senior military commander has revealed the development of new offensive lines against iran and buys pressure on the new u.s. administration warning against closer ties with tehran the 10 in general says he's ordered his forces to step up preparations for possible military action in the coming year he's also urging president joe biden to step back from any return to the 2015 nuclear deal. i had instructed the army to prepare a number of operational plans to the existing ones we are taking care of these plans and developing that in the coming year those who decide on cutting them out of course but the political leaders but these plans have to be on the table and practice. tension between israel and iran has only been getting worse last january israel defended the us after it killed qassam slim ani the head of iran's elite could force the israeli military was then put on high alert after iran threatened revenge then in november iran's top nuclear scientists most in fact resigned he was killed in tehran iran blamed israel for the attack but it never issued a comment and just la

al-jazeera israel's most senior military commander has revealed the development of new offensive plans against iran and is fighting pressure on the new u.s. administration warning it against closer ties with tehran the 10 in general call coffee says he's ordered his forces to step up preparations for possible military action in the coming harry foster has more from way.

general aviv says he's ordered his forces to speed up preparations for possible military action against iran is all surging u.s. president joe biden against rejoining the iran nuclear deal. out instructor there are a.

officials here and military officials have said over the past few weeks and iran is ready willing and able to defend itself against all enemies at forward this nuclear deal believe it or from the ring foreign minister mohammad javad zarif who is in moscow on tuesday he tweeted saying that there is no reason for iran to show goodwill to return to the nuclear deal of 2015 to return to full compliance he said why should iran do anything further is the united states who looks to from the deal they are the ones that have to take the next step and that iran will respond there is a bill that was passed in parliament here in early december. i called a plant strategic plan to lift sanctions and that has forced the government to take certain measures when it comes to the country's nuclear program a plan that was passed that is now law has seen the country's enrichment capabilities increase again as of january 20 percent levels under the nuclear deal they were at 67 percent and the special here said that because the sanctions have been reposed on iran by the united states they are taking these measures to protect the u.s. to

crystals here and military officials have said over the house he leaks that iran is ready willing and able to defend itself against all enemies at courses nuclear deal and we heard from the ring foreign minister mohammad javad zarif who was in moscow on tuesday he tweeted saying that there is no reason for iran to show good will to return to the nuclear deal of other people to return to full compliance he said why should iran do anything further is the united states who looks drew from the deal they are the ones that have to take the next step and that iran will respond in terms of israel's part in all of this of course iran sees them as using this opportunity to pressure new administration to getting what they want but they've said there is absolutely no room for we negotiating or mending this nuclear deal it stands as is and iran the wait and see what the united states will do in the coming weeks and his alan fischer with the u.s. reaction. well it's clear that the by the administration has no intentions of being dragged into a fright with one of its closest allies in the early days of the administration a senio

against iran and against iran's potential for getting a nuclear weapon not just from here but also from the united states and this is a real sign as the chief foreign policy concern really israel at the moment very very sharp difference between the trunk administration which aligned itself so closely to israel's policy objectives and interests and it suspicion of the incoming by did ministrations global coronavirus and factions are now topped $100000000.00 scientists believe the real number is likely to be much higher due to a known levels of testing 2020 years and more than 100000 people in the u.k. have now died from it 19 is the highest death toll in europe britain's recorded around 3600000 infections and health officials are struggling to contain the outbreak u.s. senators have been sworn in as jurors in former president donald trump's 2nd impeachment trial he's accused of inciting supporters to riot in the capitol building on january 6th but early indicators show very little republican support for conviction the indian government has devoted more security personnel to the capital n

israel's military chief says preparations are being made for a possible offensive against iran it had been general. also urging u.s. president joe biden against rejoining the 2015 iran nuclear deal saying that it threatens israel the new u.s. administration is drafting its approach on dealing with their iran are a force that has moved from west to receive them. congratulations mr president. and it's up to joe biden was sworn in as u.s. president last week israel's prime minister released a congratulatory video. referencing a warm personal friendship and also his government's immediate priority for the new administration and to confront common challenges chief among them the threat posed by iran on tuesday israel's top general turned up the volume saying he was preparing new attack plans targeting iran. i have instructed the i.d.f. to prepare several operational plans in addition to existing ones which we would develop throughout the coming year the power to initiate them lies with the political echelon however they are friends of options need to be prepared ready and on the table the

military commander says he's ordered his forces to speed up preparations for possible military action against iran is also urging the u.s. president joe biden against rejoining the iran nuclear deal russia's a passive parliament has ratified an extension to the nuclear arms control pact with the us is the last remaining arms control agreement between the 2 countries after donald trump withdrew from 2 others during his term joe biden had proposed a 5 year extension the deal was to expire in about a week the indian government has tightened security in new delhi after an unprecedented day of protests by tens of thousands of farmers 2000 paramilitary soldiers have been deployed farmers been demonstrating for months against new laws they say will ruin their livelihoods those are your headlines the news continues after al-jazeera well i'll have more news on this channel in a little under 30 minutes hopefully we'll see you then bye for now. to. communicate with you. but i want you out of her. they're going to cut out that i was going to write about since they are. the mother of social and if you don't yo

israel's most senior military commander revealed the development of new offensive plans against iran,part pressure on the new u.s. administration, warning against closer ties with tehran. the lieutenant general says he ordered his forces to step up preparations for possible military action in the coming year. he is also urging president joe biden to step back to any return to the 2015 nuclear deal. >> i have instructed the army to prepare a number of operational plans. we are taking care of these plans and developing them in the coming year. these plans have to be on the table, ready and practiced. host: tension between israel and iran has only been getting worse. last january, israel defended the u.s. after it killed because some soleimani -- killed custom soleimani. in november, iran's top nuclear scientist was killed in tehran. iran blamed israel for the attack, but never issued a comment. last week israel launched an air attack after iranian linked targets in syria. israel was intensifying its air campaign there before president trump left office. correspondent: i don't think it s

against iran's potential getting a nuclear weapon not just from here but also from the united states and this is a real sign as the chief foreign policy concern really is israel at the moment very very sharp difference between the trunk administration which aligned itself so closely to israel's policy objectives and interests and it suspicion of the incoming by did ministration. global corona virus infections have now topped 100000000 scientists believe the real number of cases is likely to be higher due to low levels of testing early in 2020 and more than 100000 people in the u.k. have now died from coal that 19 britons recorded iran 3600000 infections and alpha officials are still struggling to contain the outbreak. dutch police are on high alert after a 4th night of on rice over a curfew enforced to curb the spread of culvert 19 officers used water cannon and tear gas to clear demonstrators some protesters threw fireworks looted supermarkets and smashed shop windows the u.s. senate testimony in $100.00 senators to act as jurors in the basement trial the 2nd impeachment trial of fo

israel says it's preparing for a possible offensive against iran creating a challenge in u.s. president joe biden. security remains toys in the indian capital a day after a major protest against new farming north we'll look at what options the government has now. and the tide is rising on the opinion around climate change a survey shows 2 styles of people around the world see it as a local merchants. the devastating effects of coven 19 are being laid back as nations around the world face economic crises the challenges of vaccinating entire communities and the struggle to control the spread of the disease the world has now surpassed 100000000 cases here's how it looks according to john hopkins university which has been tracking the virus throughout the pandemic. we begin in bangladesh where 8 year old nuss has become the 1st person to get the. campaign began in the capital dhaka with mass and occupation expected to begin next month bangladesh receive 3000000 doses of because the shield vaccine purchased from the serum institute of india and last thursday called 2000000 doses as

most senior military commander has revealed the development of new plans for a potential strike against iran left and general aviva harvey says he's older his forces to step up preparations for possible military action in the coming year it's also urging president joe biden not to rejoin the 2050 nuclear deal our aforesaid reports now from west jerusalem. congratulations mr president. and it's up to joe biden was sworn in as u.s. president last week israel's prime minister released a congratulatory video. referencing a warm personal friendship and also his government's immediate priority for the new administration and to confront common challenges chief among the threat posed by iran on tuesday israel's top general turned up the volume saying he was preparing new attack plans targeting iran. i have instructed the i.d.f. to prepare several operational plans in addition to existing records which we would develop throughout the coming year the power to initiate them lies with the political echelon however they are friends of options need to be prepared ready and on the table the general will th

against iran against iran's potential getting a nuclear weapon not just from here but also from the united states and this is a real sign as the chief foreign policy concern really is israel at the moment very very sharp difference between the trunk administration which aligned itself so closely to israel's policy objectives and interests and it suspicion of the incoming by did ministration. global corona virus infections have now topped 100000000 scientists believe the real number of cases is likely to be higher due to no levels of testing in 2020 and more than 100000 people in the u.k. have now died from cold it 19 is the highest death toll in europe britain's recorded around 3600000 infections and health officials are still struggling to contain the outbreak the u.s. senate has sworn in $100.00 senators to act as jurors in the 2nd impeachment trial of former president donald trump which starts next month trump is accused of inciting an insurrection for his speech to supporters before they stormed the capitol building 3 weeks ago an explosion in northern syria has killed 3 people and inj

watching all to 0 live from the also coming up israel warns of a possible offensive against iran creating a challenge for the new u.s. president joe biden tehran downplays the threat of psychological warfare. security remains tight in the indian capital a day off for a major protest against new farming laws as the government figures out its next move. and we'll tell you how horses are a source of wealth herdsman ignore them care to stop. ok we kick off in the u.k. where in the last 30 minutes or so the prime minister boris johnson has just announced tough new restrictions on people leaving and entering the u.k. because of new variants of coronavirus he has been under growing pressure as the number of infections and deaths of brought the country to a virtual crisis point chalons is our correspondent following rory spending the day at london's gatwick airport just all on the surface of it what's your reading of what mr johnson's just announced. what i think the prime minister one still has to come across as tough restrictions but they're not tough enough for many essentially what he has don

israel says it's preparing for a possible offensive against iran creating a challenge for the new u.s. president joe biden. security remains site in the indian capital a day after a major protest against you farming laws we'll look at what options the government has now. and the tide is rising on the opinion around climate change a new survey shows 2 thirds of people around the world do see it as a global emergency. and i found out how much with all the sport. back on top of the english premier league at west brom 5 nil. the devastating effects of covert 19 laid bare this year on the news are as nations around the world face economic crises the challenges of vaccinating entire communities and the struggle to control the spread of the disease the world has now surpassed 100000000 cases that's the number 100000000 296057 people according of course to the tracker at johns hopkins will focus on several countries here on the news which are across the spectrum of this global stories in a hotter is in tripoli lebanon where a strict lockdown has fueled protests people there are already dealin

and conducting a security measures against iran as well as the failure of the europeans in order to campus say that withdrawal of the you that that the states from that the. i think this this is happening in the framework of a low recently passed by iran in parliament i think iran is somehow using this as for a negotiating purpose and they are using that as it leveraging case that if upcoming president in the united states takes office they want to signal him that any pressure against iran will have its own costs so they want to somehow pressure the other sides in order to return into full compliance this can be somehow apparently this might seem. but i think the purpose of business to push start the size to return to diplomacy and i think this is some would say a negotiating leverage to run this using a guess the other side ok but that how much does it ratchet up the tensions between iran and the u.s. between iran and israel even between iran and the european signatories to the j c p a way. well it seems that the others parties like europeans or event the united states they migh

general of the the says he's ordered his forces to step up preparations for possible military action against iran is also urging the u.s. president joe biden against rejoining the iran nuclear deal. china is pushing to test 2000000 people in just 48 hours to contain a new code that 19 cluster in beijing people into downtown districts have been lining up for testing 19 new cases have been reported within the past 7 days. u.s. senators have been sworn in as jurors and former president donald trump 2nd senate impeachment trial he's accused of inciting violence the capital building earlier this month but as heidi castro reports says little republican support for trump's conviction. you know do impartial justice a court of the constitution and laws so help you god shortly after senators took oath to convene the court of impeachment against defendant donald trump accused of inciting an insurrection a test vote on how the chamber may decide the case in february it came at the request of republican senator rand paul a trump ally who argued the trial should and before it even begins because trump is no lo

in turn a general a cook harvey says that preparations are being made for a possible offensive against iran he's urging u.s. president joe biden not to rejoin the 2015 iran nuclear deal iran's presidential chief of staff described the comments psychological warfare. on you has they just dark they are leading a psychological warfare and have practically no plan no capacity and are not able to start a war our armed forces are trying to defend iran the different maneuvers that we have done are signs that we do not intend to attack nor go to war but that we are serious and defending our country. later this hour the new u.s. secretary of state will be sworn in at a ceremony by vice president. and the blinken was officially sworn into office on tuesday at the state department he's promised to rebuild relationships with america's allies and move it away from the america 1st policy which dominated president trumps of ministration for more on this let's go live to washington a white house correspondent kelly how good is that for a so what sort of difference will answer the blinken make particularly

that threat is now we know that president trump in recent weeks has been issuing his own threats against iran on twitter and in november he was talked out of issuing a preemptive military strike against iranian nuclear deal talked out of that by his aides what we know that since then he has fired his defense secretary and now the person act in the acting defense secretary chris miller is a person who does not have the same clout or experience as mark aspart who has departed and so the concern is that trump especially now dealing with his own political crisis domestically in the u.s. may be searching for a distraction. how does your castro there for us in washington d.c. . well amazon e is a senior research recent trying to have her at the center for middle eastern teaching studies and says iran is using uranium enrichment to bring all sides of nuclear deal back to the negotiating table this is happening in the framework of a low recently passed by iran in parliament i think iran is somehow using this as for a negotiating purpose and they are using that as it leveraging case that if upcoming p

general aviv says he's ordered his forces to speed up preparations for possible military action against iran is all surging u.s. president joe biden against rejoining the iran nuclear deal. had instructed the army to prepare a number of operational plans you've got this one to the existing ones we are taking care of these plans and developing that in the coming year those who decide on cutting them out of course by the political leaders but these plans have to be on the table regular unpracticed. iranian president hassan rouhani addressed a cabinet meeting a short while ago he didn't comment on the israeli plans and said it's up to the u.s. and the europeans to comply to the nuclear deal. yes one whole year we waited and listen the europeans made promises which they either couldn't or wouldn't deliver on we then began putting aside some of our commitments and if they rejoin the deal will do so was well and for an entire year we kept going forward this way but we've always said as soon as you return to the deal we'll return to full compliance the next hour. russia says the kremlin and washing

sow israel's most senior military commander has revealed the development of new offensive plans against iran left and general aviv harvey says he's ordered his forces to step up preparations for possible military action in the coming year is also urging president joe biden to step back from any return to the 2015 nuclear deal. instructed the army to prepare a number of operational plans to the existing ones we are taking care of these plans and there are people there in the coming year those who decide on carrying them out of course of the political leaders but these plans have to be on the table ready on practice. global corona virus infections have now topped 100000000 scientists believe the real number of cases is likely to be much higher due to low levels of testing earlier in the 20 to 20. more than 800000 people in the u.k. have now died from covert 9000 is the highest death toll in europe britain's recorded around 3600000 infections and health officials are still struggling to contain the outbreak. u.s. senators have been sworn in as jurors in former president donald trump 2nd impeach

says that preparations are being made for a possible offensive against iran he's urging u.s. president joe biden not to rejoin the 2015 iran nuclear deal iran's presidential chief of staff described the comments a psychological warfare as we said get out they just talk they are leading a psychological warfare and have practically no plan no capacity and are not able to stop the war our armed forces are trying to defend iran the different maneuvers that we have done are signs that we do not intend to attack nor go to war but that we are serious in defending our country. of a serious also has the latest on iran's reaction from tehran. president hassan rouhani did not directly respond to the threats made by the high ranking israeli official but during his weekly cabinet meeting on wednesday morning he did address the broader issue of where things stand with the remaining signatories of the nuclear agreement as well as the united states and he highlighted what iran hopes will happen in the coming weeks to make sure that this g. c.p.o. way is still functional and operational as an

israel warns of a possible offensive against iran creating a challenge for the new u.s. president joe biden tehran done plays the threat is psychological warfare. security remains tight in the indian capital a day after a major protest against new farming laws we'll look at what options the government has now and. i'm not in the french alps where workers in the resorts join as another. around town of commerce with all the sporting kidding manchester city are back on top of the english premier league after bashing at west brom 5 nil. welcome to the program the world has now surpassed 100000000 cases of cope with 19 the devastating effects of the virus are being laid to bear as nations around the world face economic crises the challenges of vaccinating entire communities and the struggle to control the spread of the disease nepal mian mar and bangladesh have now become the latest countries to launch mass immunization campaigns the south asian nations received astra zeneca has kovi shield doses from india in what's being called vaccine diplomacy in europe astra zeneca and th

al-jazeera israel's most senior military commander has revealed the development of new offensive plans against iran lieutenant general aviv says he's ordered his forces to step up preparations for possible military action in the coming year is also urging u.s. president joe biden to step back from any return to the 2015 nuclear deal global coronavirus infections have now topped 100000000 scientists believe the real number of cases is likely to be higher because of low levels of testing 2020 or the 100000 people in the u.k. have now died from covered 19 britain has recorded iran 3600000 infections and health officials us jails struggling to contain the outbreak on this day i should just really repeat that i am deeply sorry for every life that has been lost and of course as good as i was prime minister i take full responsibility for everything that the government has done what i can tell you is that we truly did everything we could and continue to do everything that we can to minimize loss of life and to minimize suffering in what has been a very very difficult. stage the very very difficult crisis f

present trump before he leaves office he may trigger or allow israel to trigger some kind of action against iran which will be of 1st no interest to anyone in this issue nobody is willing to confront iran in any form and as rami hoary was saying and here. in the news channel i think the. partnership that is developing quickly between the united arab emirates and israel may lead some to take some further good decisions in the election of confronting iran but we hoping that that is not going to be the case and that this is a genuine step towards rebuilding relations within the gulf which could then come in one voice and negotiate with iran and talk to iran directly about 3 ching security arrangement that is really run by those neighboring the gulf thank you very much indeed sultan back out there with you analysis thank you. now on to our other top story this hour and the u.k.'s prime minister is preparing to address the nation in less than an hour boris johnson is set to announce a new knockdown for england just hours after soaring infections forced scotland's leader to bring in emergency measures

something that we've heard in the past from the foreign minister in response to the accusations made against iran from washington i have to say this is quite a surprise the language that we heard from might come pale as this is really about the link between iran and. there is never a sense here and if you know i've been here many many years there's never a sense that there was ever any close ties at least on the surface. between the islamic republic officials and members there never publicly acknowledged any kind of a strong relationship or any relationship at all they condemn the very base acts ever carried out by al qaeda against u.s. forces anywhere in the world over the past few decades what is interesting is that this speech had a feel of what we heard in 2003 from colin powell before the united states went into iraq there is that sense that what the feeling behind the words that were used the language that was used is just as alan mentioned there is a possibility that this is setting the stage for any action president trump might be thinking about taking against iran in his final days in of

involved it's as much a move against iran as it is hurting themselves. certainly and of course this is not the 1st time we've seen this kind of move by the trumpet ministration you have to remember that the iranian revolutionary guard was designated a terrorist group back in april of 2019 and since then this maximum pressure campaign that this administration has forged ahead with has really seen many entities within iran being sanctioned but also their allies in the region from syria to iraq and now yemen being the latest one in the last few days of the trumpet ministration in office moments ago we heard from the foreign ministry spokesperson cited hardships out there who said that this is in line with this lame duck administration's policy to tarnish their reputation in the region and that these are desperate acts in the last few days that they have remaining in office the view here is seen that this is really not something that will affect the who thiis or iran in the long term the way an ambassador to yemen has also been sanctioned back in december fo

says he's ordered his force us to step up preparations for possible of pensive actions against iran warning new u.s. president joe biden that it would be wrong to return to the 2015 nuclear deal. i had instructed the army to prepare a number of operational plans to the existing ones we are taking care of these plants and the people that in the coming year does who decide on cutting them out of course but the political leaders of these plans have to be on the table and practiced. well as harry for citizen west jerusalem for us and joins us now via skype harry put this in the bit of context for us what else did he say. yes these comments came on an annual conference via israeli institute for national security studies. like some general javi speak every year and you're in this speech he said that he wants to make his position clear that even an improved deal iran nuclear deal the j. c.p.o. a that the joe biden may bring the united states back into iraq to be strong ministration pulled out of it in $2800.00 even improved deal he said would be a mistake that iran could be within months of breako

well i don't think the overall american policy may change against iran because you know we have always had an image between iran and the us true of the past at this for decades. probably reserved by those policy be easing sanctions against iran. because you know mr biden he was the guts father of the j.c. . and the way he wants the jessica to work. he is on the favor of those people who believe that the problems between iran and us could be sought through diplomacy and if not just if your face there would be no chance for promises so they will try i think they were destroyed several 100 is government the next couple of months of them someone has government and innocent by this government may try to. maybe. bring back the gist of your problem if the just only will. be successful then there may be a whole for other political solution is of the debates between iran and us but if they just appear face no chance for any future diplomatic negotiation between iran and us right when they get there i'm odd thank you so much for joining us from to her on ireland's government is to formally apolo

commandos says that he's ordered his forces to speed up preparations for possible military action against iran is also urging u.s. president joe biden against rejoining the iran nuclear deal india's government has tightened security in new delhi after an unprecedented day of protests by tens of thousands of followers police say that more than 200 people have been detained in connection with tuesday's violence pharmacist been demonstrating for months against new laws that they say will ruin their livelihoods. russia's lower house has ratified an extension to its nuclear arms control pact with the united states it's the last trading arms control agreement between the 2 nations after donald trump withdrew from 2 others during his term. later this hour the new u.s. secretary of state will be sworn in at a ceremony by vice president couple harris as the blinken was confirmed that officially sworn in the state department on tuesday he's promised to move the u.s. away from the america 1st policy which dominated the trumpet ministration spades government says that it's opened up opening up new camps o

against iran has a new president nationalist politician start their yeah or of was sworn into ceremony in the capital bishkek he was released from prison in october after having a kidnapping verdict quashed jumper off one close to 80 percent of the vote in a presidential election held this month. their team of experts from the world health organization have become know their research into the origins of covered 90 in the chinese city of woo after spending 2 weeks in quarantine the w.h.o. wants to investigate the earliest known cases in the city to better understand where the virus came from and try to prevent future outbreaks it's not yet clear what authorities will allow them to say. we'll get more from our correspondent mathias bullinger who joins us from beijing welcome mathias what was so will w.h.o. investigators be allowed to move freely. that's highly doubt what we've seen so far is that beijing is keeping a very tight lid on an investigation into the origins of the corona virus for 2 reasons one of them is it does not want to did the initial failures that the authorities have m

been sent to iran's maritime borders you have the boss of trump's pentagon making accusations against iran how would iran cope with us well me in the last days of a trump presidency. as i have noted over and over previously the united states major policies including the key issue of war are what the behind the scenes governing board decides and enforces and the presidents don't play determining role in them. not in fact from all the developments on folding and the news being broadcast that. it's my understanding that a new war is about to be imposed on the sensitive region of the middle east. therefore i wrote a letter to the leaders in the region. and asked them to avoid the consequences of such a war. i called on them to try and prevent it from happening. and warn them about the damage and toll of such a war. for all regional states. you know that when joe biden was vice president president obama bombed some say destroyed africa's richest capita country libya how will biden make any difference to iran u.s. relations he's of course a very good friend of israel i addressed that question ea

military commander says he's ordered his forces to speed up preparations for possible military action against iran is also edging u.s. president joe biden against rejoining the iran nuclear deal. russia's upper has a parliament has russified an extension to the nuclear arms control pact the u.s. it's the last remaining arms control agreement between the 2 nations after donald trump withdrew from 2 others during his term u.s. president joe biden had proposed a 5 year extension the deal was due to expire in about a week. the indian government has tightened security new delhi after an unprecedented day of protests by tens of thousands of film is 2000 paramilitary soldiers have been deployed farmers have been demonstrating for months against new law was they say will ruin livelihoods those are the headlines news continues here now because their options i'd stories stay with us. a strong man weakened by a virus protests his call for the impeachment of brazil's president over the covert 19 crisis will he survive and what does it mean for populism in the region this is inside story. hello and welcome to

israel's most senior military commander has revealed the development of a new offensive plans against iran better known general aviv says he's ordered his forces to step up preparations for possible military action in the coming year is also urging president biden to step back from any return to the 2015 nuclear deal. had instructed the army to prepare a number of operational plans to the existing ones we are taking care of these plans and there are people that are in the coming year those who decide on carrying them out of course but the political leaders but these plans have to be on the table ready on practice. global corona virus infections have now topped 100000000 scientists believe the real number is likely to be higher due to no levels of testing earlier in 2020 and more than 800000 people in the u.k. have now died from cope with 19 as the highest death toll in europe britain's recorded around 3600000 infections and health officials are still struggling to contain the outbreak u.s. senators have been sworn in as jurors in former president donald trump 2nd impeachment trial he's acc

key of coffee says he's ordered his forces to step up preparations for possible military action against iran. u.s. president joe biden against re joining the iran nuclear deal. in people just 48 hours to contain a new code in 1000 cluster and beijing people into downtown districts have been lining up for testing 90 new cases happened reported within the past 7 days. the indian government has tightened security in new delhi often unprecedented day a process by tens of thousands of farm as 2000 paramilitary soldiers have been deployed on tuesday farmers breached one of the capital's most prominent landmarks the red fort farmers have been demonstrating for months against need doors they say will ruin their livelihoods. in lebanon people a continuing protest against lockdown measures on the dire state of the economy that calls for more protests in the northern city of tripoli security forces have been deployed to protect government buildings. hundreds marched on to his years heavily barricaded parliament on tuesday it was the biggest rally since demonstrations against inequality and police abuse

israel's most senior military commander revealed the development of new offensive plans against iran. he says he ordered his forces to step up preparations for possible military action in the coming year. he is urging u.s. president joe biden to step back from any return to the 2015 nuclear deal. scientists believe the real number of coronavirus cases is likely to be higher because of low levels of testing in 2020. more than 100,000 people in the u.k. died of covid-19. britain recorded around 3.6 million infections. >> on this day i should repeat that i am deeply sorry for every life that has been lost and as prime minister i take full responsibility for everything the government has done. what i can tell you is we truly did everything we could and continue to do everything we can to minimize loss of life and minimize suffering in a very difficult stage in a difficult crisis for our country. host: the united states senate sworn in 100 senators to act as jurors in the second impeachment trial of donald trump, which starts next month. trump is accused of inciting an insurrection to his

use this as an excuse for some kind of military action against iran we have been hearing a lot of chatter over the past few weeks about the fact that trump is looked at those options prior to the end of his term this is they are the latest in an attempt to try and turn issue iran and its reputation when it comes to the international community and for the u.s. to really have more of an excuse to put more pressure on iran. indonesia has launched its coronavirus you know occupation drive one of the biggest in the world president djoko we don't know was the 1st person to be vaccinated and hundreds of suspected members of the in trying get crime syndicate are being put on trial in italy the charge sheet includes leder extortion money laundering and drug trafficking those are the headlines stary navigator will have a news hour for you in under 30 minutes coming up next to his it anyway stay with us. it's 10 years since the arab spring shook countries across the middle east a decade on from the 1st top rising we'll look at the legacy of a revolution. join us as we assess the changes in the polit

facing the region with respect to the stand against iran it is very significant for the region's country to have a clear uniform stand and the face of iran's threat not only through the nuclear program but the continued. enter vieni and meddling by iran in our domestic affairs that is. due to mental. stability specht of instability this will be the approach adopted truck. block member states and we will do our best in. every endevor whether it's through direct negotiations and the main effort. the main goal is to have our voice it heard by the international community and we will spare no effort not only in addressing the iran's threat. and as you mentioned not only through the program but also other threats direct and indicted by iran that are facing the entire region so i'm really controlling more generally my question is to the new secretary general what are the mechanisms and assurances. for the employment tension of the resolutions teached in this summit. prepared to answer on your behalf your ex and. i believe the biggest assurance is the political will of our leaders this agreement