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assassinated the iranian general qassam somali he was killed in a drone strike near baghdad airport iran and the u.s. accused each other of the escalating tensions in the run up to the anniversary earlier this week the u.s. conducted b. 52 bomber fly overs in the gulf and also sent a nuclear submarine to the region. an artillery strike has killed at least 5 people at a wedding in the yemeni city of data the show landed in front of a hole where people were celebrating the saudi led coalition and who the rebels are accusing each other of being responsible for india's drug regulators set to approve the country's 1st coronavirus vaccine for emergency use now the 2nd highest number of cases behind the u.s. on saturday healthcare workers took part in a drill to test the delivery of that seems the u.k.'s had yet another record jump in new infections announcing more than $57000.00 south of aids adding to the urgency of vaccine rollouts hospitals have been getting their 1st doses of the one developed by oxford university and astra zeneca is the 2nd to be approved along with pfizer biotech so thos

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the us assassinated iranian general kassam sala money he was killed by a drone strike near baghdad airport iran and the u.s. accuse each other of escalating tensions in the run up to the anniversary earlier this week the u.s. conducted b. 52 bomber flyovers in the gulf and also sent a nuclear submarine to the region well rainy and leaders syncrude in the head of the revolutionary guards say they'll act if provokes. we would respond with a reciprocal decisive and strong blow to whatever action the enemy would take against us and this has been proven time and again. health care workers in india have taken part in a drill to test the delivery of fact scenes india's drug regulator is a step closer to approving the country's 1st coronavirus vaccines for a martian cus the world's 2nd most populous nation has the highest number of cases behind the united states and reports. gearing up for the world's largest immunization campaign these health care workers are taking part in a nationwide drill to test the delivery of vaccines 300000000 indians are due to receive injections in the 1st half of this year

baghdad to mark one year since the u.s. assassination of iran's top general hossam supermodel was killed by a drone strike near baghdad international airport. india's drug regulator has approved 2 coronavirus vaccines for emergency use one is the oxford astra zeneca jab and the other is produced by indian drug maker bots biotech the world health organization says it's an important breakthrough. u.k. prime minister promised johnson expects tens of millions will be vaccinated in the next 3 months he says over half a 1000000 doses of the oxford astra zeneca vaccine will be ready by monday. well than 70 people have been killed and 2 attacks on villages in western asia that happened in the 2 the barrier region and unstable area in neighboring mali became a fossil and been named fighters from armed groups links to al qaida and eisel cross in and out via the porous borders. the attack comes just after the 1st round of presidential election which is now going into a runoff between the top 2 candidates as it just reports from the army with already that determined not to let the violence threaten the vote. i think mission i've seen worse attacks bef

baghdad to mark a year since the u.s. assassination of iran's top general custom solomonic these are live pictures from tahrir square solomon he was killed by a drone strike baghdad's international airport but just as a demanding that the u.s. forces withdraw from iraq iranian leaders of retaliation and tension between turmoil in washington as escalate as the lead up to the anniversary here's a closer look at saudi's legacy he joined the revolutionary guard in the 1980 s. and force on the frontlines of the iran iraq war in the late 1990 s. he was appointed head of the could force running iran's foreign military and planned. stine operations off the $911.00 he delegated iranian and american diplomats to meets they briefly works together against the taliban before the relationship to tear erase it in iraq saudi helped iran back faces during the fight against eisel though many people in iraq are also angered by iran's influence and blame teheran for political instability and sectarian divisions during the war in the iraq war the u.s. says that iran through the could force and shia militias killed more than 600 american soldiers in syria some of money lead fighters backing president bashar

baghdad to mark one year since the u.s. assassination of iran's top general sort of money he was killed by a drone strike near baghdad's international airport protest as a demanding u.s. forces withdraw from iraq charles stratford has more from baghdad they are demanding a complete and full withdrawal of u.s. personnel from this country but of course they have also been. very very much of the assassination of coffins. a spokesperson for one of the leading groups very foreign language saying we're very unusual problem. is still. an indication yet again of increasing pressure on the prime minister of this country and the government of this country and indeed the u.s. india's drug regulator has approved 2 coronavirus vaccines for emergency use one is the oxford astra zeneca jav and the other it's produced by indian drug maker biotech the world health organization says it's an important breakthrough. the u.s. has surpassed more than 350000 covert 19 deaths since the pandemic began a further 270000 people tested positive for the virus and new day the record takes the total number of cases in the united states to more than 20000000 u.k. prime min

baghdad to mark one year since the u.s. assassination of iran's top general consumption of money he was killed by a drone strike near baghdad's international airport charles stratford is there thousands of people have gathered here in tahrir square in central baghdad a square that has seen so many protests over the last year the message though today very clear. these people are demanding the fast withdrawal of all remaining u.s. military personnel from this country. and very of them are still demanding revenge for the assassination of course of soleimani that happened close to the border that you wish drone strike a year ago. many of them very angry not only with the u.s. but they're angry with the leader of this country. india's drug regulator has approved 2 crowd of ours vaccines for emergency use one is the oxford astra zeneca jab and the other is produced by indian drug maker biotech the world health organization says it's an important breakthrough the u.s. has surpassed more than 350000 covert 19 deaths since the pandemic began a further 270000 people tested positive for the virus a new daily record takes the total number of cases in the unit

baghdad to mark one years since the u.s. assassination of iran's top general some sort of money it was killed by a drone strike near baghdad's international airport. india's drug regulator has approved to grow out of ours that seems from urgency use the oxford astra zeneca jab and another produced by indian drug maker bot biotech the world health organization says it's important breakthrough. u.k. prime minister cross johnson says over half a 1000000 oxford astra zeneca vaccines will be ready to administer by monday it follows another record jump of new infections announcing more than 57700 on saturday. more than 70 people have been killed in 2 attacks on villages in western asia it happened in the to bury region an unstable area neighboring mali and the need fighters from armed groups linked to al qaida and i saw across that in l.t. the porous borders let's talk to armitage racin the shias capital the army what more do we know about these latest attacks. well an official confirmed yesterday that the number of people killed in one particular village is more than 50 and already the defense minister is on his way to the region to assess the situati

drone strike killed a top iranian general at the baghdad airport, thousands gathering this weekend to protest as irania says tehran minister of defense is threatening defense. trey yingst explains from jerusalem. >> good evening, the middle east is on edge fearing an attack by ron, today marks the one-year anniversary of iranian and general soleimani being killed in the u.s. drone strike and iraq. thousands gathered in baghdad square to protest. many of the people there were members of and iranian and backed militia. they burned american flags and held signs saying hey u.s., get out for my rock, they will impart get there which later this month with the americans formally withdraw hundreds of troops who were to help with the fight against isis, this weekend the death of soleimani was member it as mourners lined up at his gravesite, his replacement spoke at a ceremony seeing american activity in the region will deter iran from his plans. the judiciary chief spoke threatening retaliation for the drone strike last year. >> if they were in the position under no circumstances would it mean that they can e

gathered in the center of baghdad to mark a year since the assassination of iran's top general custom solemn oddie he was killed by a u.s. drone strike near baghdad's international airport for testers are demanding that u.s. forces withdraw from iraq charles stretford reports from baghdad. demanding a complete and full withdrawal of all remaining u.s. personnel from this country and of course have also been more calls for revenge revenge of the assassination of coffins. a spokesperson for one of the leading groups very fiery language saying revenge will come to our blood is still boiling. an indication yet again of increasing pressure on the prime minister of this country on the government of this country and indeed on the u.s. india strug regulator has approved 2 coronavirus vaccines for emergency use one is the oxford astra zeneca jab and the other is produced by indian drug maker but a biotech the world health organization says that it's an important breakthrough india is hoping to vaccinate 300000000 people in the next 6 to 8 months. the u.s. a supposed more than 350000 covert 19 deaths since the pandemic began a further 270000 people tested positive for the virus t

baghdad's airport road. soleimani ran much of shia iran's military operations in the region, as head of the elite quds force.iled as a terrorist by the a u. many in the region, he was celebrated in equal measure by others. riding with him that night was abu mahdi al muhandis, the deputy leader of iraq's popular mobilisation forces, a paramilitaries, many with strong ties to iran. the p.m.f. were instrumental in the fight against the sunni extremists of isis, and for p.m.f. suppoers like hussein i, the killings are a point of great bitterness. >>an ated ): we offer our >> ( translated ): and after this achievement and the iraqi victory over isis, america came to killel these twers. >> reporter: the u.s. kept troops in-country following the 2018 de estruction of is caliphate inside iraq to press the offensive against remnants of the group. of equal importance, though: using iraq as a strategic base agnst iran. rocket attacks against u.s.-staffed installations began to increase. very few people want to take responsibility for the rocket attacks against the american embassy, but as you can e from the pblic opini

hossam soleimani people in iran have been paying their respects at his burial place in quetta man city so the money was killed in a u.s. drone strike near the baghdad airport last year washington and tehran have been accusing each other of escalating military tension the head of iran's revolutionary guards is vowing to retaliate if provoked. we would respond with a reciprocal decisive and strong blurry to whatever action the enemy would take against us and this has been proven time and again one year on the also takes a look back at the assassination. in the early hours of january 3rd 2020 shortly after arriving at baghdad international airport major general hossam so in money was killed in a u.s. drone strike his close ally the deputy head of iraq's popular mobilisation forces. also died along with 8 others missiles from the us drone hit their convoy as it left the airport so the money was the commander of the court's force a unit of iran's revolutionary guard responsible for foreign operations and he was also considered to be the 2nd most powerful man in iran behind the country supreme leader ayatollah ali how many of those whom i know know all by know i

gathering in the center of baghdad to mark one year since the us assassination of iran's top general cut some sort of money he was killed by a drone strike at baghdad's international airport. india's drug regulator has approved 2 coronavirus vaccines for emergency use one is the oxford astra zeneca jab and the other is produced by indian drug mica biotech the world health organization says it's an important break. u.k. prime minister abbas johnson expects tens of millions will be vaccinated in the next 3 months he says over half a 1000000 doses of the oxford astra zeneca vaccine will be ready by monday. in the u.s. congress is set for some new faces with a new sessions that set to start later today democrats kept control of the house of representatives in november the balance of power in the senate is set to be decided by runoff elections in georgia on tuesday and joining me now to talk about this is scott lucas he's in birmingham he is a professor at the university of birmingham and co-founder of america unfiltered it's in news and analysis sites on american politics and foreign policy thank you for your time as always mr lucas so this is largely ceremonial right everyth

baghdad. u.s. president-elect joe biden hopes to engage with iran after he's inaugurated. arwa damon on what could happen in the final days of the trump administration. >> reporter: there are commemorations along baghdad's airportd at the exact location where a u.s. strike hit the vehicle carrying hop iranian general qassem soleimani, killing him alongside a key iraqi paramilitary leader. since then, tensions between the u.s. and iran have only been escalating, with some u.s. officials saying that at this point, the threat being posed by iran is the most significant it has been since soleimani's killing, pointing to what they claim is intelligence that says that iran has been moving short-range ballistic missiles into iraq. this is where it gets confusing. other senior u.s. officials are saying there is no actual evidence to corroborate this claim of a greater threat. either way, president trump is not shying from warning iran that if one american is killed, he would be holding iran responsible. there still continues to be on a fairly regular basis mortars and rockets that fall inside the heavily fortified green zone. on december 21st a number of them landing inside the u.s. embassy compound itself. all of this

is assassination people in iran have been paying their respects at his burial place in quetta man city so the man he was killed in a u.s. drone strike near the baghdad airport last year washington and tehran have been accusing each other of escalating military tensions iran's revolutionary guards is vowing to retaliate if provoked. we would respond with a reciprocal decisive and strong blurry to whatever action the enemy would take against us and this has been proven time and again. one year on the also jabari takes a look back at the assassination in the early hours of january 3rd 2020 shortly after arriving at baghdad international airport major general asked himself was killed in a u.s. drone strike his close ally the deputy head of iraq's popular mobilisation forces. mohandas also died along with 8 others missiles from the us drone hit their convoy as it left the airport. so the money was the commander of the courts force a unit of iran's revolutionary guard responsible for foreign operations and he was also considered to be the 2nd most powerful man in iran behind the country's supreme leader ayatollah ali how many of whom i know you know all i know in

drone strike near baghdad airport last year washington and tehran have been accusing each other of escalating military tensions ahead of iran's revolutionary guards is vowing to retaliate if provoked inside story now. quelling dissent in hong kong china faces an increasingly angry but popular movement in this former british colony from attempting to impose firm security laws to cracking down on activists preaching his old that silence those who dissent so how will the turmoil in hong kong play out in 2021 this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program today from doha i'm peter it's a movement that swelled into the millions when the backing of both leaders and the public around the world has been championed as one of the 21st century's most important social movements but in 2021 the hong kong democratic movement is a far cry from what it was in its heyday key figures are behind bars or they're facing charges pro-democracy politicians either walked out or they were kicked out of the legislature new strict security laws are being used to shut down beijing's critics thanks in part to the pandemic massmart she's on a few a

assassinated iran's top military general custom so the money he was killed by a drone strike near baghdad airport mourners gathered at the size of the attack on saturday teheran and washington have accused each other of escalating tension in the run up to the anniversary earlier this week the u.s. flew b. 52 oma fly over us in the gulf intending to caution against any attack or a spokesman of an iraqi militia with close ties to iran has demanded the removal of american troops. but the presence of these american horses who kill the leaders of victory is illegal in iraq they are not welcomed in iraq god willing the investigative committee and the iraqi judiciary will continue to investigate this crime and will work hard to prosecute everyone who helped. well here's a closer look at solomon his legacy he joined the revolutionary guard in the 1980 s. and 4 from the frontlines of the iran iraq war in the late 1990 s. he was appointed head of the could force running iran's foreign military and clandestine operations after $911.00 he delegated iranian and american diplomats to meets they briefly worked

capital to market here since the us assassination of iran's top general qassam sort about me he was killed by a drone strike there baghdad's international airport the protesters are demanding the expulsion of u.s. troops. now more than 70 people have been killed in 2 attacks on villages in western asia where it happened in the tele barre region unstable area neighboring mali became a fire so and then in fighters from groups linked to al qaida and i saw a cross in an out of the porous border where the attack comes just after the 1st round of news shares presidential election which is now going into a runoff between the top 2 candidates have an increase explains from the army dozens of people have been taken to hospitals because of their injuries and one of the one of the villages that was attacked in fact was closer or 20 kilometers away from a big military base in that area we understand that in the general should of course the subject of patrols and most secure to that area to contain the situation to library is an area that has been targeted by armed groups across the border in britain if i so and mali now whether or not this will impact the

eric: well, it's been one year to the day since iran's top general, qassem soleimani, was killed in a u.s. drone strike at the baghdad airporttoday tens of thousands of people in iraq are marking the anniversary of his death by holding a massive protest march, chanting anti-american slogans, this as the tehran regime vows revenge for the targeted killing. iran even threatening the life of president trump. daniel hoffman joins us, served in russia, iraq and pakistan also a fox news contributor. dan, realistically what type of action do you think iran could take against us to exact their revenge against the assassination? >> well, i think the protests were the first reaction from iran that we saw. that's their effort, a pretty blatant effort, to get their supporters on the streets to try to influence political discourse in iraq. that's nothing new. i think as long as the brutal iranian dictatorship continues, we have to be on the watch to detect threats to our national security and preempt them before they materialize, that could be locally in the middle east where iran uses their proxy militias, whether in iraq or in lebanon

united states and iran remain high on the eve of the one year anniversary of iranian general hassam sort of miley's assassination he was killed in a u.s. drone strike near baghdad airport last year in the coming hours a protest is being held at the side where he and several top iraqi figures died in the attack washington into haranath been accusing each other vascular dating military tensions and the rainy and leaders including the head of the revolutionary guards of valor into active provoked. we would respond with a reciprocal decisive and strong blurry to whatever action the enemy would take against us and this has been proven time and again i mean but there are possible signs of a deescalation you see the pentagon announced this week the u.s.s. nimitz would be leaving gulf waters that's been patrolling since november american media reporting u.s. officials saying it's a signal to tehran to try and avoid any conflict. those and take a look back at the assassination just over a year ago in the early hours of january 3rd 2020 shortly after arriving at baghdad international airport major general hossam saw him and he was killed in a u.s. drone strike his close ally the

thousands of iraqis gathered in baghdad central square today to mark one year since the death of iran's top general. qassem soleimani was killed with nine others, near the airport. it increased tension, and brought the united states and iran to the brink of war. and iranian officials are still threatening retaliation. >> the middle east is on edge, fearing an attack by iran, after the anniversary of qassem soleimani being killed in a drone strike. thousands gathered to protest. many of them were members of iranian back militia, they burned american flags, and held signs that said "hey, us, get out of iraq" hundreds of troops were in iraq to help fight against isis, and this week the death of qassem soleimani was remembered as supporters gathered. his replacement spoke at a ceremony, sing american activities will not deter iran from plans. the remaining chief spoke and threatened retaliation for the drone strike. [ speaking foreign language ] >> under no subconsultants is what it means that they can escape law and justice, or that they are safely situated in heaven after this assassination and crime. none of them are safe in this planet. this is definite. >> the

to marcie years since the us assassination of iran's top general are some sort of money he was killed by a drone strike near baghdad's international airport the protesters demanded the expulsion of u.s. troops. now if you have any bitcoin you're certainly having a good year so far at least the crypto currency is value continues to reach all time highs after passing $20000.00 u.s. dollars for the 1st time in december then $30000.00 on saturday it was the world's best performing asset last year it rose more than 300 percent more and more investors now consider it to be a safe bet as a reserve asset or even a future replacement for gold well there are more than 18 and a half 1000000 bitcoins out there collectively they're worth more than $600000000000.00 and rising. glen goodman is a u.k. based financial investor who specializes in crypto currency and is the author of the crypto trader who joins us by skype from london good to have you with us you know whenever we talk about crypto currency is the question that you often get from people is it is a simple one i wonder if you can attempt to answer it and clarify in very simple terms what is a

concerns iran may be planning an attack on the anniversary also to bari takes a look back at the assassination. in the early hours of january 3rd 2020 shortly after arriving at baghdad international airport major general hossam so in mind he was killed in a u.s. drone strike his close ally the deputy head of iraq's popular mobilisation forces. mohandas also died along with 8 others missiles from the us drone hit their convoy as it left the airport so the money was the commander of the court's force a unit of iran's revolutionary guard responsible for foreign operations and he was also considered to be the 2nd most powerful man in iran behind the country's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. and ordered all by knowing the news of his death made official by iran's state t.v. . a 3 day mourning period was announced and iran vowed revenge as u.s. president donald trump stood by his decision with this claim last night at my direction the united states military executed a flawless strike that terminated the terrors ringleader responsible for gravely wounded and further in thousands and thousands of people and hundreds and hundreds at least of americans. shola money has been killed and his b

holding a mock funeral procession for iran's top general, qassem soleimani, who was killed by american drone strike one year ago today. he was targeted at baghdad's airports where those people that you see there have been marching. this comes days after increased tensions between tehran and washington, with u.s. intelligence warning the iranian military could be planning an attack against american forces in the region, which they have called retaliatory. we will be monitoring that story throughout the day. we will bring you updates as we get them. >>> with only 17 days until the inauguration, an increasing number of republican lawmakers are trying to prevent biden from taking on his role as president. biden's campaign team is now hitting back, slamming the 12 republican senators who say they will object to wednesday's electoral college vote. his campaign calling it a stunt. meanwhile, there are reports that the pentagon will resume briefings for biden's transition team after being left in the dark on important intelligence, according to his incoming national security adviser. msnbc reporter mariano sotomayor is in delaware with the latest. good morning,

iran, one year after an american drone strike killed its top general, qasem soleimani. thousands marched in iraq today, holding a mock funeral procession on the highway that leads to baghdad's airported last year. this just days after u.s. intelligence warned tehran could be planning an attack against american forces in the region. msnbc correspondent ali arouzi is in tehran for us with the latest. ali? >> good morning, cory. today marks the first anniversary of that drone strike that killed iran's top general, soleimani, and washington has been bracing itself for a possible retaliation by tehran. and for the last year, iran has been talking about retribution, what they call hard revenge. not just for soleimani, but also for the iraqi militia leader killed alongside him, and for iran's top nuclear scientist that was assassinated last month. now, a u.s. official has told nbc news that there are indications of planning for a potential attack by iran, on u.s. interests in the region. and in response, they've beefed up their military hardware in the region. amongst other things, they've conducted b-52 bombers, flyovers over the region. a nuclear powered submarine was dispatched. howeve

united states and iran remain high on the eve of the one year anniversary of iranian general hossam so their man is assassination he was killed in a u.s. drone strike attack near baghdad airport last year in the coming hours a protest is being held at the site where he and several top iraqi figures died in that attack washington and tehran have been accusing each other of escalating military tensions and iranian leaders including the head of the revolutionary guards a valiant to act if provoked. we would respond with a reciprocal decisive and strong blow to whatever action the enemy would take against us and it has been proven time and again. there are possible signs of a deescalation the pentagon announced this week the u.s.s. nimitz would be leaving gulf waters which it has been patrolling since november american media reporting u.s. officials say it's a signal to tehran to try and avoid any conflict get reaction from the u.s. when we talk to gabriel elizondo in washington d.c. in just a moment but 1st let's go over live to daughter jabari in the iranian capital tehran so daughter how is this anniversary being marked there in iran. well we've seen a series of events which b