listening to mohammed of it's a very fair and circa a laugh are off the foreign ministers of iran and russia respectively sharing a handshake and some warm words 5 of quite a wide ranging press conference as well several topics covered but quite significantly the iran nuclear deal came in for quite a lot of discussion as well as we were touching on there on the situation in libya as well let's get more from this from moscow alexandra story on the village is with us now xandra just give us a sense of the main takeaways from your perspective where that's why it's a take away from that that wide ranging press. well what this press conference showed the yet again is that both russia and iran they have a lot of common ground and they agree on this basic issues they talked about because what we heard is indeed and nothing very much new but it shows that both sides think the same about the main issues they talked about and that is the joint comprehensive plan of action they talked about how to regulate the situation in syria of which they're both very strong allies as well as on the escalating tens

that we've moved beyond that stage the united states is on the relative decline countries like iran russia and china are on the rise. the united states is going to have to accept and recognize the new situation and i think that the fact that these 3 countries actually carried out these maneuvers together jointly all 3 together is a major significance and it sends a message to the united states that they can no longer dictate terms well it's been a turbulent year for iran and indeed the region as a whole mark by tough sanctions on the seizure of tankers looking back years from monocultural. for terror on the year 2019 was thrilling to say the least it narrowly avoided an open military conflict with the united states got hammered by new stifling sanctions took part in a so-called oil tanker crisis and had to deal with the worst domestic processed in 40 years let's go through it one step at a time. following its withdrawal from the iranian nuclear deal the us continued its sanctions against the islamic republic the country's uncompromising stance swiftly led to an american military buildup in

pressure that's the message from iran and russia whose top diplomats have held talks in moscow. and that wiki leaks founder julian assange claims he's dying in a q.k. prison plied with sedatives and subjected to 23 hours of solitary confinement a day we hear from a songes friend who was told the chilling details in a call from the jailed publisher on christmas eve. and rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 while on bail work time ago you sounded bored when you said to me but i'm slowly dying. from moscow where it's just past 2 in the morning you're watching r.t. international welcome to the program and baghdad says it is summoning the u.s. ambassador over the latest strikes on iraq in syria that killed 25 people the u.s. special representative for iran brian hook has defended those attacks insisting that they were to terence against a rein in aggression artie's caleb maupin has more. the u.s. state department has defended the decision to conduct air strikes in iraq and syria saying that this was done to deter the influence of iran in the region now 25

pressure that's the message from iran and russia whose top diplomats have held talks in moscow. and the weekly leaks founder julian assange claims he's dying in the u.k. prison piled with certitudes and subjected to 22 hours of solitary confinement a day we hear from a soldier's friend who was told the chilling details in a call from the jailed publisher on christmas eve. rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 while on bail one time ago you sounded awful and he said to me but i'm slowly dying. life from moscow where it's just past 4 in the morning you're watching r.t. international welcome to the program. baghdad says it is summoning the u.s. ambassador over the latest airstrikes on iraq and syria that killed 25 people iraq officials say they were not able to prevent the attack with their objections being ignored by washington. i said this was a very dangerous matter and asked to discuss it face to face with the responsible parties not only by phone he said the decision has been made and i am informing you of this well after the attack hundreds of prote

pressure that's the message from iran and russia whose top diplomats of talks in moscow. and wiki leaks founder julian assange claims he's dying in a u.k. prison plied with sedatives and subjected to 23 hours of solitary confinement a day we hear from the sounds his friend who is told the chilling details in a call from the jail publisher on christmas eve. julian rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2011 on bail what time it sounded awful and he said to me but i'm slowly dying. giving thanks for joining us here on r.t. international. the u.s. special representative for iran has defended sunday's airstrikes on iraq and syria that killed 25 people insists that the attacks are a deterrent against iranian aggression and reports new york. the u.s. state department has defended the decision to conduct air strikes in iraq and syria saying that this was done to deter the influence of iran in the region now 25 people were killed in the raids and dozens were injured one of the things we want to emphasize is that this was a defensive action that was designed t

and i think these just a blatant show that iran has communication with china and russia. h, i was going to ask you about the sanctions reimposed on iran after the u.s. quit the nuclear deal last year. here we are with this new situation at hand. >> absolutely. i think that, you know, one of the biggest criticisms president trump is taking right now even from john bolton is perhaps he isn't applying enough pressure to north korea. but in that same token, north korea hasn't launched a long-range missile test for, i think, over a year. so are we seeing the same kind of i don't want to say movement, but at least a holding in iran with the sanctions that we are imposing there? i think the problem is that china and russia are bigger players than iran or north korea will ever be. so much like the proxy wars we fought in indochina with vietnam and korea, are we seeing something similar to really are our struggle is with china and russia. you know, i'm going to speak as an american voter, not necessarily a foreign policy expert because my foreign policy starts and stops with two de

what's your assessment of iran russia relations given all this background. countries enjoy very good relationships russia is a strategic partner this is confirmed both by the supreme leader and president rouhani in iran and by president putin. our relations are very dynamic and developing is a bilateral regional and international partnership. with this kind of relationship between 2 countries is rare and should be treasured. by the senior adviser to the supreme leader in its national affairs dr valley and sequel thank you very much for talking to us today. i'd also like to thank our viewers if you have been back then as you come. by there's. no rule out of. the drawl more than i was for this to die in prison by the explosion of my life. case to grab some media attention and. in a 16 year old's 16th birthday party. so i think the place has held a lot of pressure channel closed the case. for years i mean just done it's like unbelievable i was hired. long enough to find the draw more than the shorter one basically with the stage and all of the issues because i

what is your assessment of iran russia relations given all this back. country some very very good relationships russia is a strategic partner this is confirmed both by the supreme leader and president rouhani in iran and by president putin. our relations are very dynamic and developing is a bilateral regional and international partnership. with this kind of relationship between 2 countries is rare and should be treasured. by the senior adviser to the supreme leader in its national affairs dr kelly on sequel thank you very much for talking to us today. i'd also like to thank our viewers if you have. them as you come. to washington consensus led by the united states so as the liberal world order must be defended at almost all costs said differently the foreign policy blog demands the post cold war you know polar moment to be preserved but alas it would seem multi-polar world has already arrived. this is a sticker from the water bottle phone in the stomach of a fish the brand is part of the coca-cola company which sells millions of bottles of soda every da

pressure that's a message from iran and russia in stop the talks in moscow also to come this hour. as the edge also a close we begin our review of the key events that shaped 2019 including violent street protests that seem to grip practically every corner of the globe. if you wonder where you are this is r.t. international thanks for joining us. joining us ours claims that he is slowly dying in the u.k. and jailed as he's regularly tranquilized in solitary confinement 23 hours a day in a phone call with his friend smith on christmas eve that wiki leaks co-founder made these disturbing revelations. julian rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 while on bail what time ago i think he simply wanted a few minutes of skate and to talk to us because of the memories he had about happy memories he was slurring his speech was slurred he was speaking slowly now julian is a highly after kulaks very clear person when he speaks and he sounded awful and it was very upsetting to hear him the idea of him being sedated has come from several people who visited him who clearl

talks also coming as i've just been going through russia iran and china holding joint drills should all this make the u.s. and the e.u. nervous. under normal circumstances it shouldn't make any one nervous but the problem is that the united states sea still sees itself as the head of a you know polar world and or wants to see itself as the head of the unocal world and the europeans of course are. will abide by the united states no matter who's in charge of the country whether it's trump who they most european this leaders dislikes or anyone else but the reality is that we've moved beyond that stage the united states is on the relative decline countries like iran russia and china are on the rise and the united states is going to have to accept and recognize the new situation and i think that the fact that these 3 countries actually carried out these maneuvers together jointly all 3 together is of major significance and it sends a message to the united states that they can no longer dictate terms how do you expect the west to react to the old. well the united states and the europeans act

pressure that's the message from iran and russia. held talks today. a german politician hence the scottish re entry to the e.u. after breaks it would be easier than thought the u.k. prefers to quit the european bloc next month we've got a live guest the also ahead. as the year draws to a close we begin a review of the key events that shape 2019 including the violent street protests that seem to be every corner of the globe. live from moscow this is our team international i mean i know neal and 30 minutes of news and views start. we begin in moscow where iran's foreign minister zarif is on a working visit he earlier met russian counterpart sergei lavrov who stated that the west must return to compliance with the iranian nuclear to. signal the start of the us is forcing of the countries not to fulfill their obligations despite iran's compliance with the reached agreements we demanded that the us and the e.u. both return to full implementation with the obligations voluntarily and then iran would do the same but if our western partners do not want to conf

so, yes, iran and russia, be it naval, or in othersectors. n other sectors. so, yes, it could be the start of something broader than just these manoeuvres. we are going to sierra leone now, where more than 80% of girls and women have undergone female genital mutilation. that's according to a united nations estimate. while there are some in the country who support the practice, seeing it is a way of preserving their culture, others are now successfully challenging it for the first time. umaru fofana sent us this report. an atmosphere of celebration is in the air. young and old come to market the tradition of adolescence to adulthood. this two week long process , to adulthood. this two week long process, used to include the widespread practice of female genital mutilation, this is a partial or total removal of the external female genitalia. partial or total removal of the externalfemale genitalia. for partial or total removal of the external female genitalia. for the first time ever, it's been excluded from the process. an alternative rite of pa

development between russia and iran and other neighbors of iran to your region economic. union and other regional partners about us from russia and iran and azerbaijan cooperate in an r g we transit energy. i mean a and b. if you're. wrong there's a big giant have transportation orders about electronic multilateral relations with our neighbors very good. a happy to be able to say this today really new russian relations. are. important and historic perspective as to the regional agenda as my counterpart said just now. we have achieved good cooperation and to really trying to put an end to the suffering of the syrian people through. these a times. leds so the creation of the as to now for months a very successful 4 months to. bring stability to this country and this and. these here we have launched the constitutional committee it was a very successful effort and we out that the palace if i decide this committee will be able to achieve great success in russia and other partners in turkey have done a lot to promote this initiative as to it later i would like to say the situati

region and that it wants to have a say in what is happening there russia just a few days ago conducted joint military drills with iran and china and now the talks in the moscow ministers appeared to have talked about the situation in iraq and also about the iranian nuclear deal that the u.s. has withdrawn from and russia has condemned you as strikes in iraq as saying they were unacceptable and counterproductive i also talked to state department official officials about those talks in moscow and they told me that they would expect any nation to try to isolate iran not to support the regime in tehran because any support of the regime is against the iranian people. in washington thank you. we'll take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world the islamist militant group al-shabaab says it was responsible for a deadly bombing in the somali capital mogadishu at least 90 people were killed in the explosion at a busy intersection believe the attackers were held by an as yet unnamed foreign country. india is experiencing what's being called a cold wave on monday the capital it's chilly day 120 years

does this iran and russia are making efforts to establish peace both in syria and in iraq i mean it will check it but the u.s. defense secretary views the operation as a success and hopes to discourage further attacks but i would note also that we will take additional actions as necessary to ensure that we act in our own self-defense and we deter further bad behavior from militia groups or from iran. u.s. soldiers and pro iranian fighters are in close proximity and politically unstable iraq there are reported to be about $150000.00 pro iranian militia men in iraq. the u.s. has about 5000 soldiers deployed in the country. the iraqi prime minister has warned that a dangerous escalation could follow the most. reprisal the time militia has bound to retaliate. straight to washington then we'll rejoin the job of washington bureau chief. welcome. so how is the u.s. strike likely then to affect the regional security. well 1st of all i think we have to say that a u.s. response to an attack that killed or wounded americans it's not unusual however. sunday's retaliation involves direct strike on th

what's your assessment of iran russia relations given all this back to our future and. our countries and trade very good relationships russia is our strategic partner this is confirmed both by the supreme leader and president rouhani in iran and by president putin. our relations are very dynamic and developing is a bilateral regional and international partnership. with this kind of relationship between 2 countries is rare and should be treasured. by the senior adviser to the supreme leader in its national affairs dr kelly on sequel thank you very much for talking to us today. i'd also like to thank our viewers if you have a. brother . raul more than i was 1st to die in prison by the explosion of my life. case to grab some media attention and it's a 16 year old 16 birthday party. the place was. closed. corneas i mean just don't it's like i couldn't believe that was. me out testify that stronger than the shooter one basically with just that all of this shooter because i was standing right next to. me for is because you've got to keep in mind one thing doing this 1617 zone

agreed with the russian counterpart adding that both iran and russia hold the same position regarding this agreement now he called iran nuclear deal a balanced international initiative but said that the u.s. pretty much trying to sabotage the fruits made by other countries to same. this deal and also trying to impose their own version onto the decisions of the other countries. to be the united states is trying to impose its will in other countries and make them violate international norms and standards as for the european position on the. politically they support it but in part this they do not do enough to counter the us function we think the europeans should stick to their commitments . the iran nuclear deal or please true strictures on the iranian nuclear program in exchange for lifting international sanctions on iran and also allowed for the nation's nuclear sites to be inspected by the international it's make energy agency now the us love imposed several batches of these the sanctions back onto iran now this decision made by washington was how badly criticized by the e.u. china a

does this iran and russia are making efforts to establish peace both in syria and in iraq i mean it could but the u.s. defense secretary views the operation as a success and hopes to discourage further attacks but i would note also that we will take additional actions as necessary to ensure that we act in our own self-defense and we deter further bad behavior from militia groups or from the wrong. us soldiers and pro iranian fighters are in close proximity and politically unstable iraq there are reported to be about $150000.00 pro iranian militia men in iraq ready. the u.s. has about 5000 soldiers deployed in the country. the iraqi prime minister has warned that a dangerous escalation could follow the most recent reprisal the could tie of hezbollah militia has volunteered retaliate. the u.s. has accused the iraqi authorities of failing to protect u.s. bases in the country with a view from washington his data correspondent alexandra phenomena. a you ass response to an antec that kills or wounds americans it's not unusual but sunday's would tell the asians in the vault strikes on iranian pr

up for a year of tension with the united states allies iran russia and china joined at the territorials in the gulf of oman. while parts of sub-saharan africa suffer from a chronic shortage of prescription pain killers look at how an ambitious project in rwanda just turning the situation around.

that will come as china iran and russia conduct their 1st joint drills include antiterrorism an anti piracy training and being held in the northern part of the indian ocean as well as in the gulf of oman the region includes key shipping in energy supply routes and is a source of tension between tehran and washington. professor side mohammad marandi from the university of tehran believes the drills are a message to washington it can no longer dictate global terms unilaterally the united states. still sees itself as the head of a uniform of world and or wants to see itself as the head of the appalled world and the europeans of course are. will abide by the united states no matter who's in charge of the country whether it's who they are most european this uterus just like or anyone else and the reality is that we've moved beyond that stage the united states is on the relative decline in countries like iran russia and china are on the rise the united states is going to have to accept and recognize the new situation and i think that the fact that these 3 countries actually carried out the

iran china and russia rid you to start doing to naval exercises this friday in the indian ocean and the gulf of amman however with the location being a flashpoint between iran and the united states in the past some believe the move to the drills the. coming. deepening exchange and corporation among the movies of the 3 countries and displays the 3 sides strong will and capabilities to jointly maintain world peace and maritime security while actively building a maritime community with a shared future. this isn't just a military exercise it's a it's a political statement. the strait of hormuz is the world's most important oil 3 a 5th of odd daily oil flows through it 21 percent of global supply every day it's a crazy amount and as with oil the strait is highly flammable we begin with a schematic escalation of tension between iran and the west or serious provocation tonight in the strait of hormuz after iran seized a british tanker iran seizing control of a british oil tanker u.k. is accusing iranian boats of trying to intercept a british oil tanker and they seem to be no end to this escala

that we've moved beyond that stage the united states is on the relative decline countries like iran russia and china are on the rise the united states is going to have to accept and recognize the new situation and i think that the fact that these 3 countries actually carried out these maneuvers together jointly all 3 together is a major significance and it sends a message to the united states that they can no longer dictate terms. to lead we continue our review of the past year and look at some of the kid living unrest in latin america that's after this short break. join me every thursday on the alex simon chill and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics. i'm showbusiness i'll see if there. is a long held tradition on cross talk to take stock of the year that is about to pass we have a look at what moved us what changed and what gave us concern us 2019 the good the bad and the up. a lot of it here is economy where china has caught up or surpassed us you know the mobile payments market 50 times the size of the u.s. or over here still writing checks our banking system is not inno

give attention to the united states allies iran russia and china joined. rights activists are calling on the british defense ministry to compensate service personnel for the military because of this. good morning from moscow it's friday the 27th of december. international with the world news we're going to start with breaking news from kazakhstan in central asia 1st though a passenger plane has crashed shortly after taking off from port killing at least 15 people dozens more seriously injured including 9 children across this force is our correspondent. welcome back. to you know if you i was on from when this crash happened. one called what a tragedy just a few days before new year's eve but if there can be a case in which the words good news are appropriate after a plane crash well this is the one because it's been confirmed by doctors that the majority of the passengers on that. which apparently means that this can't have been. a high altitude so what happened was at about 20 minutes past 7 local it was still dark and that's the biggest city in kazakstan

russia doesn't have access to warm water ports. it does if it has a connection with iran. three of them together marry up russia's military capabilities, iran's location and oil, and china's wealth and technological advantage. it's an absolute unmitigated nightmare disaster for us if those three countries ever decide to have a military alliance. ashley: how much do you think the democrats and nancy pelosis of the world have played into this allowing our foes to see us as weak as our leader is under attack in this country. >> i lay it at their door. i was in china last month. what i heard from many officials, we think donald trump is going to be removed from office. or we are sure he won't be re-elected. it gives them leverage. they don't think they have to do what he wants them to do. the united states is in a position economically particularly that we haven't been in in decades. we have a record stock market. it's historic job creation. iran's economy is imploding. russia's economy is limping along. we should be in a position to have maximum leverage over all three of thes

company wsp global were among the names listed in this particular lawsuit. >>> and between iran, china and russiaour-day joint naval drill in the indian ocean. lucas tomlinson is at the pentagon with the latest. >> reporter: it's the first time iran, china and russia have come together for joint military exercises especially with the navy. and now early this month the u.s. navy's top admiral called china the biggest threat of the three. >> the ranges of the missiles continue to grow, and they run a very steep trajectory in terms of capabilities and numbers. >> reporter: the joint military exercises are kicking off in the iran port city in the gulf of o man, and over the summer and the attacks on commercial oil tankers and iran forces shot down that $100 million american drone. u.s. officials say iran, russian s and chinese don't trust each other very much and will also not be alone, and the u.s. navy aircraft carrier harry true man just arrived on station with dozens of striker aircraft which carries hundreds of tomahawk cruise missiles and in a statement the pentagon don't appear concerned about

sanctions so they haven't taken any steps to implement their own commitments so iran and russia agree that the europeans should fulfill their obligations under the nuclear deal soaring temperatures in southern australia are again creating catastrophic bushfire conditions extreme fire warnings have been issued in the states of victoria south australia and new south wales many have been told it's too late to leave their homes as fires get near and drew crisp victoria's emergency management commission on the says the fires including one do the princes highway in particular are displaying extreme behavior within about $44.00 and a half hours that 5 travelled by the case so that 24 kilometers he put up a column punching into the atmosphere 14 kilometers hawick. we just recently looked at the columns and they're generating their own way that there is not need coming out of these homes. it is unpredictable it's dangerous out there and people need to stay tuned to their local conditions and stay across that good information so that i can make good decisions. libya's un recognized government h

also a very clever move by iran pressured and threatened as it is by america the ron decided to cool who has some friends apparently for a friendly sail together china and russia 2nd and 3rd most powerful militaries in the world as i said pretty clever. when in a wide ranging interview with r.t. iran's chief foreign policy adviser spoke to finally about how his country was bearing up under u.s. sanctions and on cooperation with moscow it's on in full later this hour. russia is our strategic partner our relations are very dynamic your developing is a bilateral breach the international partnership you are currently no relation is messing around in the way as iran's representatives are not engaging with the americans that until the us rejoins the p 5. we've been living under u.s. sanctions for 40 years now from time to time they would ease the sanctions then crank them again however iran has learned to adopt to get around the sanctions so you'll need more than just sanctions it is a big and powerful nation as iran has sea and land borders of the total length more than 8000 kilometers and it borders on 15 a country we have already experienced all kinds of sanction

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calling the strikes unacceptable , especially he says when iran and russia arere trying to establish peace in syria and iraq. what's your take on that? >> the u.s. has aggressive policies in both iraq and syria, especially since trump took office. what iran and say russia did in syria has nothing to do with peace. they are forces of occupation, not a protected regime. , the ones that they mobilized as well as russian troops are also accususd of w war crimes. and what they did is one of the most brutatal occupupations andt brutal interventions thahat we have seen. so definitely the s statement by rurussia and i iran a about international relations now and they have to say that to justify their crimes and their supporort of criminal regime.e. >> thanks for taking the time to speak with us. the death toll from a massive car bomb in the somali capital has risen to 81. rescue workers are continuing to search for the missing. the bombing in mogadishu was one of the deadliest in two years. no one has claimed responsibility yet but the president is blaming the islamist militant group al-shaba

the recent development of cooperative limit exercise between iran, russia and china, we all know theres a republic of korea, the north korean component. what message does that send? >> in recent months when iran would conduct an aggressive action against us. ment in region said why aren't you taking' action. why are all these militias moving and you are not retaliating unless and until they kill one of our citizens. iran is not alone. if you want to engage the iranians, you have to be conscious they are back bid russia and china. this latest development of joint exercise in the indian ocean closer to iran and oman is a serious message to the united states and our local allies. it says iran is under our umbrella. so our strategy has to be very cautious about how to engage the iranians. "quick one for you. the president clearly identified the indopacific region as an area. not just china and the south china sea. the president led on that issue of detailing the next potential conflict. >> the indopart of the indopacific is iran. and the pacific, we are talking about china. so this is a sh

after a year of tension with the united states allies iran russia and china joined drills in the gulf. and rights activists are calling on the british defense ministry to compensate service personnel who were expelled from the military because of their sexuality we hear reaction. think we need to recognize the real pain suffering. was subjected to these men we hear this all the time from various groups that we should treat people in the past as idiots because they were.

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still come on tshour: iran cracks down on protests, as it deepens military ties with china and russiae indian government shuts down the internet in resprose to a contrsial citizenship law. how two life skills programs are helping kids in the dallas juvenile justice system. and, much more >> nawaz: for the first time, iran, russia and china are engaged in joint naval exercises in the indian ocean and the gulf of oman. they are taking place as the united states contins its maximum pressure campaign against iran. the secretary of the u.s. navy told reuters that he was on alert for what he called "provocative actions."ag nst this backdrop, protests inside iran are growing. to discuss how all these events are connected, i'm joined by m ariatabatabai. she's a political scientist at the rand corpor co-author of "triple axis: w iran's relatioh russia and china." shariane, welcome to the nr. >> thank you for having me. >> nawaz: so we should point ouariane has done ills with russia and china before. this is the first time all three countries are working together. why are we seeing these now? >

the president or a silicon audience correspondent in iran the muzzle of the ground he's a musician tell me what he joins know what would we have russia and iran to be implemented is a paper the preservation of opposition agreement they can talk about positional guy states that's not what contradicts the normal international law. i would start we in russia at least we are convinced. that in order. to clarify all the situation to sort out the situation. as you said completely that the actions of united states. think about the ways of international law the rules of the national law as well as as there are a dozen and a consensus agreement was improved to but the illusion of the security council which was a pass or 2 it will feel that to withdraw from this agreement is a very fragment by aleisha all the thinkable and thinks about all norms and principles approves of them. also a lot of states as you know force also are not to implement what they assume to do in response to the observation by one of their chief agreements and from iran's they demand to observe agreements 100 percent in violation of the of the conditions themselves on the

and, much more. >> nawaz: for the first time, iran, russia and china are engaged in joint naval exercisesthe indian ocean and the gulf of oman. they are taking place as the united states continues itssu maximum pr campaign against iran. the secretary of the u.s. navy told reuters that he was on alert for what he called "provocative actions." against this backdrop, protestse inran are growing. to discuss how all these events are connected, i'm joined by ariane m. tabatabai.e' a political scientist at the rand corporation, and co-author of "triple axis: iran's relations with russia and china." ariane, welcome to the newshour. .>> thank you for having >> nawaz: so we should point out ariane has done drills withc russia ana before. this is the first time all three countries are working together. why are we seeing these now? >> well, there are a number of reasons. from iran's perspective, as you mentioned inhe bginning, the united states has been imposing this maximum pressure campaign, a policy that is centered ound sanctions and trying to isolate iran. so whatoran is trying achieve here is a

iran. what does china's involvement mean for all of this? >> china and russiatelling us that were not going to allow you to disease and control this area and isolate iran. this is very serious. that statement is very serious. it could be that they are willing, china and russia, to send some of their fleets or ships into that area which would complicate things. this reminds me of something else. our problem with korea is very peril. we think we are only dealing with korea. it's much more of an international coalition business that were dealing with. >> shifting to syria we know that russia and the assad regime are working together at this point in time it's created a humanitarian crisis. there been renewed air strikes in the aim is to get this northern part of syria that is still considered a rebel stronghold for the assad regime to regain this ground. the president has issued a warning it. president trump to eating less. russia, syria, iran are on their way to killing thousands of innocent civilians in the province. turkey is working hard to stop the carnage. s