bowing out bring you these live pictures from the state funeral of major general kasim sullivan the end it is happening in his hometown of command he was assassinated in 1000 u.s. drone strike in baghdad on january 3rd and that strike was all did by president trump and has been branded as an act of war by iran for 2 decades this command of iran's could force which is the external wing of the islamic revolutionary guard he played a crucial role in iran's military decision making process and helped expand the rounds role in the middle east he was also a leading figure in the fight against islamic state terrorists. earlier i spoke to artie's polis leah in tel aviv and caleb maupin in new york about the iranian missile strikes and the situation now unfolding in the middle east. paula let's start with you could you talk us through what's been happening and how all this is being viewed in israel where you are right now. well as you correctly say we know that more than a dozen ballistic missiles were fired by iraqi bases that howells u.s. troops one of them is not far from baghdad and the othe

welcome to the program the assassinated a rainy and military commander kasim silliman he has been buried but later than planned after a stampede broke out as the ceremony began at least $56.00 people were killed and nearly 200 injured in the crush as the funeral procession started in this whole pound of caroline meanwhile iran has continued to talk of revenge with the head of the revolutionary guard to telling the crowds of the funeral that u.s. allies would be set ablaze iran's foreign minister divides the reef says retaliation of a silver mine is death will bring an end to the american presence in the middle east u.s. president donald trump's assume the money had been planning a big attack on americans and more details will be revealed to congress on wednesday. we had tremendous information we've been following him for a long time and we followed his path for those 3 days and they were not good stuff like where he was stopping they were not good stops we saved a lot of lives he's been called a monster and he was a monster and he's no longer a monster he's dead and that's a good thing f

iran is calling it a revenge operation for the death of major general kasim saw in money the missile strikes happened at exactly the same time of night as the assassination of sana money 5 days earlier and the secretary of iran's supremum national security council tweeted this image of the iranian flag and that's an apparent reference to trump's tweet of the u.s. flag just after the drone strike that killed syrian money earlier i talked to our teams paula slayer in tel aviv and caleb morgan in new york about the iranian missile strikes and the situation now unfolding in the middle east. paula let's come to you 1st could you talk us through what's been happening and how is this all being viewed in israel where you currently are all there's been 2 waves of air strikes targeting 2 major iraqi bases where american troops are concentrated one of the bases is just outside baghdad the capital of iraq and the other one is in the north of the country in a deal the question that still needs to be answered is whether or not there were any injuries on those bases and initial reports suggest yes

where we can now and show you these live pictures from the state funeral of major general kasim sultan money is happening in his hometown of command he was assassinated in a u.s. drone strike in baghdad on january 3rd in that strike was all did by president trump and has been branded as an act of war by iran for 2 decades money served as the commander of iran's forces which is the external wing of the islamic revolutionary guard he played a crucial role in iran's military decision making process and helped expand iran's role in the middle east he was also a leading figure in the fight against islamic state terrorists. well for a bit more analysis on this we can now bring in live political scientist dr kevin f.s.e. abhi don't cover thanks for joining us luke iran is threatening to launch strikes inside america if the u.s. retaliates and yet donald trump has just tweeted quote all is well missiles launched from iraq that 2 military bases located in iraq assessment of casualties and damage is taking place now so far so good does it have got to ask you what do you make of that. well i'm no

response to the killing of tehran's top commander that as huge crowds gathered for the funeral of kasim soleimani meanwhile u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi announces a resolution to curb donald trump's ability to attack a broad even though similar restriction was removed from the defense bill passed by congress last month. that made putin meets the syrian president in damascus and the middle east braces for further instability. and a new gangster film the gentleman father of debate over racism and censorship give us their views. could tell you some of the most foul and disgusting racist language this was a movie about gangsters and it guess what really gangsters don't speak in politically correct balanced way is. 9 from moscow news headquarters where it's just past 2 in the morning you're watching r t international welcome to the program. the president trump has backed down on a threat to destroy iran's cultural sites the u.s. leader caused global alarm with a series of tweets on saturday which he said key iranian land boss could be targeted if the country 6 revenge for the assassinatio

hundreds of thousands of mourners witnessed the return of general kasim salim mani's body to his hometown of kemah. after a 3 day state funeral procession across the country this is where his journey ends . soliman he was killed in a u.s. drone strike in neighboring iraq on friday his death has not only provoked an outpouring of grief across the country but also anger. shouting death to america iranian lawmakers have been quick to pass a law condemning those involved in solemn on these deaths as terrorists all those who ordered this crime and who are with the pentagon and u.s. military are counted as terrorists. the u.s. is already bracing itself for retaliation paratroopers from the u.s. 82nd airborne division are on their way to the middle east they'll make up part of the $3000.00 additional troops being sent to the region but tensions with iran have also thrown the u.s. military presence in iraq into question there was confusion after a leaked a letter from the u.s. defense department appeared to suggest an imminent withdrawal of american troops from iraq the pentagon says the letter w

filled the streets of cities across iran for the funeral procession of the country's slain general kasim saw them on. hand moscow's christ the savior of the joys thronged with worshippers as eastern orthodox christians around the world celebrate christmas has been following the service. last year we saw several thousands of people attend the services here on christmas eve this year it might be even more it is fairly mild this time of the year old although i have to say i'm fairly sure least on the outside here. so you're watching the enter national i'm rise on a low could thank you for joining us. now the head of nato says the alliance was not informed of u.s. plans to assassinate iran's most powerful general kasim soleimani he installed him back says it was a unilateral act by america but he stopped short of criticizing washington for the killing. it is not a decision taken by neither do global coalition nor nato but all allies are concerned about iran's destabilizing activities in the region iran support 2 different terrorist groups a un stoltenberg didn't have too much time to talk to

strike killed a senior commander of iran's revolutionary guards major general kasim.

landmarks could be targeted if the country seeks revenge for the assassination of its top general kasim silly money bars on tuesday trouble said washington will abate international law. we are according to various laws supposed to be very careful with their cultural heritage and you know why if that's what the law is i like to obey the law i mean while the iranian parliament has unanimously passed a bill that ignites new u.s. armed forces as a terrorist organization. was . full those who ordered this is well as the perpetrators of this crime the killing of general kassim son the money to go with the pentagon and their military i counted as terrorists hamas and earlier the body of major general so he was taken back to his home town for burial and it's reported dozens of people were crushed to death in a huge crash i gather that with hundreds injured. meanwhile the iranian foreign minister has accused washington of violating u.n. agreements after he was denied a u.s. visa which means he cannot address the u.n. later this week and the democrats are still angry with donald trump for failing

do marty in iran hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in the city of mashad to welcome home kasim saleman his body it's now arrived in the capital tehran before the final burial in cameron on tuesday well this comes as iran announced it's further rolling back on its commitments to the 2050 nuclear deal saying they'll be no limits on its uranium enrichment capacity meanwhile in lebanon hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah has warned the us military will pay the price for silliman his death saying it marks a new phase in the history of the middle east so a binge of aid has more from baghdad where the security situation is tense. we've heard at least 3 explosions here close to the outskirts of the fortified green zone iraqi security forces saying there were 6 in number and landed in around the green zone in baghdad central area where the u.s. embassy and other important buildings are located we were there throughout the day with the iraqi parliament when the proceedings were happening now this attack comes . second night in a row where these projectiles are being fired so far we haven't

iranian landmarks could be targeted at the country 6 revenge for the assassination of its top general kasim sulaimani but on tuesday trump said washington will obey international law we are according to various laws supposed to be very careful with their cultural heritage and you know what if that's what the law is i like your baby the law well meanwhile the iranian parliament has unanimously passed a bill designating the u.s. armed forces as a terrorist organization. well those who did this is well as the perpetrators of this crime the killing of general kassim son the money with the pentagon and then military counted as terrorists. earlier the body of major general salim money was taken back to his hometown for burial and it's reported dozens of people were crushed to death in a huge crowd of there with hundreds injured. meanwhile the iranian foreign minister has accused washington of violating u.n. agreements after he was denied a u.s. visa which means he cannot address the u.n. later this week and the democrats are still angry with donald trump for failing to seek congressional approval

iran vows severe revenge is a more top military commander kasim so the money who was killed by a u.s. airstrike in baghdad the u.s. secretary of state says the money was planning an imminent attack and his desk has made the world a much safer place with. hello i'm barbara starr you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up on the program navy ships rescues thousands stranded on beaches by australia's bushfires ahead of weather conditions the scribed is catastrophic. hello thank you for joining us iran has vowed to retaliate after the u.s. assassinated its top military commander leaving the middle east on a knife edge custom so the money who was regarded as the 2nd most powerful figure in iran died in an airstrike near baghdad airport a top iraqi paramilitary commander on the on the hunt this was also killed iraq's prime minister says the act will light the fuse of a destructive war well in iraq and angry crowds protested after friday prayers condemning the assassination and chanting death to america and supreme leader ali khamenei who had a close relationship with so many

her yard this is the home town of kasim selema any the general killed by a u.s. military drone last friday. after a 3 day state funeral procession he's jannie has come to an end but for iranians their anger over the killing of the national hero lives on. was shouting death to america iranian lawmaker has have been quick to pass a law declaring those involved in selling my niece death as terrorists. i mean all men all those involved in this crime who are with the pentagon and the u.s. military are counted as terrorists however in washington there was no backing down in the event the race make another bad choice that the president will respond in a way that if he did last week which was decisive serious and message to iran about the constraints that we are going to place on that regime so that it doesn't continue to put american lives at risk more u.s. troops already on their way to the middle east but tensions with iran have also thrown the u.s. military presence in iraq into question there was confusion after a leaked letter from the u.s. defense department appea

iran's foreign minister says the killing of kasim sulaimani will end america's presence in the middle east. hello i'm barbara starr you're watching out jazeera live from london also coming out 4 men are sentenced to death for the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student that sparked outrage across india. and after another battle to get into congress venezuelan opposition leader one way though is sworn in as the national assembly president. hello thank you for joining us be assassinated iranian military commander kasim silly money has been buried but later than planned after a stampede broke out as the ceremony began more than 50 people were killed and nearly 200 injured in the crush as the funeral procession started in his hometown of kant much iran has continued to talk of revenge with the head of the revolutionary guard to telling the crowds of the funeral that u.s. allies would be quote set ablaze iran's foreign minister jevons $85.00 says retaliation over silliman his death will bring an end to the american presence in the middle east meanwhile in washington secretary of state might

mourning the a massive display of mourning and outrage thousands gathered in karbala to pay tribute to kasim salaam money and the hundreds it was the 2nd procession of the day to grieve the military leaders. earlier on saturday massive crowds turned out in the capital baghdad to pay their respects. to pairs assassination at the hands of the u.s. is fueling fears of war on the streets of tehran iranians demanded vengeance for the killing of their powerful and popular commander. we love them george generals death he was not just an individual but a whole country they did not just kill one person they killed the country. and only during his love to him he lost the general of our hearts i haven't been feeling well since yesterday it's like a lost my own father the pain a few won't be gone and so we take revenge. on a big. money was the mastermind behind iran's military engagement in the middle east for the last 2 decades and a close ally of iran supreme leader. u.s. president trump said his killing was necessary to protect american lives so many was plotting. imminent and cities terror attacks o

deputy commander of an iran backed coalition of militias and general kasim soleimani the head of iran's elite military unit and the country's most important military commander. and president hassan rouhani visited the family of seoul model chris daughter asked the president to avenge her father. mr rouhani when the blood of my father's friends were said he would take revenge for them now who is going to take revenge for my father's blood. they will everyone will get revenge for the martyrs blood don't you worry about that. keeps all the money was the mastermind behind iran's military engagement in the middle east for the last 2 decades and a close ally of iran supreme leader. u.s. president donald trump says the strike was necessary to prevent what he called imminent and sinister attacks on americans we took action less like to stop a war we did not take action to start a war i have deep respect for the iranian people they are a remarkable people with an incredible heritage an unlimited potential. we do not seek regime change however the iranian regime's aggression in the region includi

yard this is the home town of kasim saloon my any the general killed by a u.s. military drone last friday. after a 3 day state funeral procession his journey has come to an end i am was following the stampede iran's later smarter is being buried. but for iranians their anger over the killing of their national hero lives on. was shouting death to america iranian lawmakers have been quick to pass a law declaring those involved insulin my niece death as terrorists. are almost all those involved in this crime who are with the pentagon and the u.s. military are counted as terrorists shot more u.s. troops already on their way to the middle east but tensions with iran have also thrown the u.s. military presence in iraq into question. there was confusion after a leaked letter from the u.s. defense department appear to suggest an imminent withdrawal of american troops from iraq. the pentagon says the unsigned letter was a draft and a mistake and there was no decision to leave the country. the white house says that in life so let mind he was considered a danger to america

the attack was an act of revenge for the killing of top military commander general kasim solomon any the move has been widely welcomed across iran. crowds chanting death to america as iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali how many tell them their message has been delivered. odd. a slice was delivered last night but what is important is that the seditious presence of america. in the region should be and it. was the country's foreign minister also spoke out. the. we've said very clearly that if the united states takes any further action respond accordingly and we will respond in a very harsh way but proportionately the united stunnel trump and did promise further action but in form of economic sanctions military confrontation it appears has been averted for now. let's bring in our washington correspondent. been following that story for us although we heard president in that address there definitely a change in tone. for sure saying the u.s. is ready to embrace peace now is this then the end of the immediate conflict that we're seeing between the u.s. and iran. if you are right there karl

iran val's severe revenge is it more top military commander kasim soon the money who was killed by a u.s. airstrike in baghdad the u.s. secretary of state says so the money was planning an imminent attack and his death has made the world a much safer place. alone barbara starr you're watching out there a live from london also coming up on the program navy ships rescue thousands strand .

casualties or injuries in the attack which was in retaliation for the killing of the rain in general kasim solo money. u.s. president donald trump is bringing in some legal heavyweights to defend him in his senate impeachment trial is added former independent counsel ken starr paved the way for bill clinton's impeachment and i load alan dershowitz who is known for defending sex offender jeffrey epstein. china's birth rate has fallen to its lowest level since 1949 fueling fears within china of a demographic crisis there was some 14600000 births in 2919 half a 1000000 fewer than the previous year the drop occurred despite the government relaxing its one child policy in recent years. to a stranger and now which is seeing some relief after months of drought rain lots of it is falling on bushfires in the east of the country for a 2nd day in a row wet weather is giving firefighters a big boost in their battle against blazes that have been fuelled by the drought and made worse by climate change the heavy rain is expected to continue throughout the weekend in new south wales and neighboring victor

this is the home town of kasim celing money the general killed by a u.s. military drone last friday he's funeral procession soon turned tragic as dozens were trampled to death. these mourners never expected the nation's loss to be overridden by their own. at a hospital a desperate search for missing relatives feared trapped in the stampede. same with. we were at the ceremony and people rushed towards us so that i had to run away but then a bike went over my foot breaking it. just shows. what. we will give our lives for general solomonic and we will eventually. anguish for a man they considered a martyr. anger towards the killers of a national hero. thousands also turned out in neighboring iraq at the funeral of. hundreds and ally of iran who was killed in the same u.s. airstrike. the shouting death to america iranian lawmaker has have been quick to pass a law declaring those involved insulin my niece death as terrorists. i mean they're all mad all those involved in this crime who are with the pentagon and the u.s. military are counted as terrorists however

missiles that iraqi bases holding american troops retaliation iran said for the killing of general kasim sold the money but the situation now appears to be easing iran has indicated its satisfied for now and the u.s. president is shying away from more military action as we continue to evaluate options in response to a really an aggression the united states will immediately impose additional punishing economic sanctions on the iranian regime these powerful saying will remain until around changes its behavior as both sides soften their rhetoric religious and world leaders are calling for diplomacy you know. i renewed my appeal. the interested parties avoid an escalation of a conflict. and keep the flame of dialogue and so free strained and. though there are signs of deescalation on solve problems like the iran nuclear deal remain iran to you has made it clear that it's determined to drive u.s. forces out of the region. are the check now of some of the other stories making headlines around the world military officials in mali say 25 soldiers were killed when heavily armed assailants attacke

the attack was an act of revenge for the killing of top military commander general kasim any the move has been widely welcomed across iran. crowds chanting death to america as iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali how many tell them their message has been delivered. od. a sledder force delivered last night but what is important is that the seditious presence of america. in the region should be and it. was the country's foreign minister also spoke out. said very clearly that if the united states takes any further action respond accordingly and we will respond in a very harsh way but proportionately united stunnel trump and did promise further action but in form of economic sanctions military confrontation it appears has been averted for now. and for more on that i'm joined tonight by hussein but now he's an assistant professor of international studies at the university of indiana he's also a middle east analyst it's good to see you again professor so today we saw the u.s. president donald trump in obvious deescalation mode is that the how tehran is perceiving it do you think and if they

you can't because tensions in the region are wrong and has vowed revenge for the death of general kasim selenite who said coming up australia calls up 3000 military reservists to help deal with the devastating wildfires as the blaze is light up the sky forecasters would have moved scorching temperatures reaching $45.00 degrees celsius and high winds that could push the inferno closer to populated areas. was. the am. i'm helena humphrey thanks for joining us the american as strike that killed a wrong top military commander and an iraqi militia leader has fox a storm of rage in baghdad thousands of people have been chanting slogans including death to america as they marched in a funeral procession for the victims of the attack or the region is now on edge and iran says that it will retaliate. thousands of mourners filled the street in baghdad iraqis the 1st to hold funeral possessions for the 5 iraqis and 5 iranians killed by a u.s. air strike on friday many are dressed in black waving iraqi flags and militia members are out in force showing their loyalty to the 2 key figures killed in fr

and every american soldier in our region countries and in our lands i mean the american army killed kasim solo money and the others and it is the americans who will pay the price so be it that they're not we're not well let me say a tall sum and there's been no backing down on the american side in washington u.s. president donald trump threaten to hit tehran hard and fast if iran strikes he tweeted we have targeted 52 iranian sites representing the 52 american hostages taken by iran many years ago. that's a reference to the hospital crisis at the american embassy the fall of the 1979 iranian revolution a key event in the long running conflict between washington and tehran. the latest developments have inspired protests in several american cities. it's a provocation toward this is fairly dangerous and anybody who wants peace has this been say no at this time but the widespread outrage in iran over solomonic assassination may leave the leadership little room to maneuver putting the country on a collision course with the u.s. . and for more insight on this we're joined in the studio by middl

baghdad international airport killing 7 people including a top iranian general among the dead is general kasim sala money one of the most powerful men in iran so the money was head of iran's a likud force and had a key role in fighting in syria and iraq also killed was the deputy leader of iraqi militia group xabi a militia backed by iran the incident occurred amid tensions with the u.s. after a rocky protesters and members of hotshot be attacked the u.s. embassy in baghdad. well the news of the monies death has sent shock waves across the world a w reporter i mean to see if is with me to discuss those reaction. price and condemnation what are they saying the u.s. officials at this stage where there are divisions within the u.s. even among the government sent. chris murphy he's a democrat from connecticut he's also on the senate committee for foreign relations he was one of the 1st u.s. officials to respond to this and we can take a look at what he said not nice words for what happened here he said he was an enemy of the united states that's not a question the question is this as reports sugge

assassination of a top military leader iran is holding a series of funeral processions for general kasim selim money today sanjay us as strike killed him in baghdad want to wrong known as the rest of the world waits to see how the islamic republic might seek revenge. and the toll from australia's bushfires keeps on rising as does criticism of the government's handling of the crisis at least 24 people have died in the fires and there's no way inside. the at. 500 humphrey welcome to the program u.s. presidents donald trump has won the his country is targeting a 52 radians sites and will strike very hard on a false if it is attacked now iran has vowed revenge for a u.s. drone strike that killed its top military commander on friday mourners have filled the streets of the southwestern arabian city of avast where the remains of come on the qassam so the body has been returned from iraq meanwhile more u.s. troops are. added to the region soldiers and equipment left north carolina a key weight adding to the hundreds who left earlier this week and in iraq shiite muslims have marched in funeral fo

from the streets of cities are told to run for the funeral procession of the country slain general kasim solar. also ahead in the program moscow's christ the savior cathedral is strong but worshippers eastern orthodox christians are on the world celebrate christmas day live pictures right now live from the service party we'll be following it for its. cost it we still see.

in iran hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in the city of mashad to welcome home kasim solomon his body will be taken to the capital tehran before the final burial in care man on tuesday becomes as iran announced its further rolling back on its commitments to the 2050 nuclear deal saying they'll be no limits on its uranium enrichment capacity in ma in lebanon hizbollah leader hassan nasrallah has warned the us military will pay the price for silly monies death saying it marks a new phase in the history of the middle east. let's go now to joins us from tehran so the iran has already said that it's going to reduce its commitments to the nuclear deal what was the significance of that. well the significance is that they are now saying that the only limits to the nuclear activities which include nuclear enrichment uranium enrichment percentage the stockpiles the number of centrifuges they can use and also research and development now they have said that this move is reversible if the other parties return to the agreement but essentially the deal is all but dead that's because it is

assassination of the iranian commander kasim sort of money. his reign of terror is over. donald trump says he acted to stop a war with iran not start one by ordering the strike that killed. iran's supreme leader has delivered his condolences to the family and warned a severe revenge awaits those responsible. iraq's prime minister is the fuse of a destructive conflict has now been linked. also ahead yet another state of emergency declared in southeastern australia for catastrophic bushfire conditions. there have been more a strikes in iraq which we understand have targeted the iran backed popular mobilization forces it happened near a camp in taji north of baghdad at the reuters news agency is reporting 2 vehicles were hit 6 people were killed speaking only on the phone also see those of some a binge of aid said the popular mobilization forces saying the convoy was full of medics not fighters but according to popular mobilization forces the kind of military wing of the iraqi government to be heard that active and you know could you care. about a lot of different forces. in

this is the hometown of kasim soli money the general killed by a us military drone last friday his funeral procession soon turned tragic as dozens were trampled to death. these mourners never expected the nation's loss to be overridden by their own. at a hospital a desperate search for missing relatives feared trapped in the stampede. we were at the ceremony and people rushed towards us so that i had to run away but then a bike went over my foot breaking it. just shows. what. we will give our lives for general solomonic and we will avenge him. anguish for a man they considered a mata. anger towards the killers of a national hero. thousands also turned out in neighboring iraq at the funeral of. hundreds and ally of iran who was killed in the same u.s. airstrike. the shouting death to america the iranian lawmakers have been quick to pass a law declaring those involved in selling my niece death as terrorists. i mean almost all of those involved in this crime who are with the pentagon and the u.s. military are counted as terrorists however in washington there was no backing down in the event t

up continuing coverage of reaction to the assassination of the top iranian commander major general kasim money. his reign of terror is over. donald trump says he acted to stop a war with iran not start one by ordering the airstrike that killed so the money. iran's supreme leader has delivered his condolences to sit in on his family and warned severe revenge awaits those responsible. while iraq's prime minister fears the fuse of a destructive war has now been leaked. also ahead yet another state of emergency declared in southeastern australia but catastrophic bush fire conditions are back. u.s. president donald trump says his forces acted to stop a war with iran not start one by assassinating major general kassim so the money he added that the u.s. is prepared for any reprisals so the money lead iran's early could forces died in an air strike in baghdad alongside a commander of iraq's popular mobilisation forces the recent attacks on u.s. targets in iraq it looting rocket strikes that killed an american and injured 4 american servicemen very badly. as well as a violent assault on our emba

the attack was an act of revenge for the killing of top military commander general kasim still a mining the move has been widely welcomed across iran. crowds chanting death to america as iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali how many tell them their message has been delivered. was. a slender force delivered last night but what is important is that considerations presence of america. in the region should be and it. was the country's foreign minister also spoke out. said very clearly that if the united states takes any further action iran be respond accordingly and we will respond in a very harsh way but proportionately united stunnel trump and did promise further action but in form of economic sanctions military confrontation it appears has been averted for now. and for more now we want to bring in the german parliamentarian the european heart he is also the foreign policy spokesman for the c.d.u. that the conservative party for the german chancellor angela merkel has started going to have you on the program today i want to get your read on what we have heard today from the u.s. president

hundreds of thousands of mourners witnessed the return of general kasim sala moneys body to his hometown of kemah on after a 3 day state funeral procession across the country this is where his journey ends . saw him money was killed in a u.s. drone strike in neighboring iraq on friday his death is not only provoked an outpouring of grief across the region but also anger. and we repeat once again all will power is from we tell our enemies that we will retaliate. but if they take another action we will set ablaze the places that they like and feel passionate about artistry. the u.s. is already bracing itself for retaliation paratroopers from the u.s. 82nd airborne division are on their way to the middle east they'll make up part of the $3000.00 additional troops being sent to the region. but tensions with iran have also throwing the u.s. military presence in iraq into question there was confusion after a leach letter from the u.s. defense department appeared to suggest an imminent withdrawal of american troops from iraq it bore the name of u.s. marine general william c. lee but it wasn't s

the attack was an act of revenge for the killing of top military commander general kasim any the move has been widely welcomed across iran. crowds chanting death to america as iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali how many told them their message has been delivered. ah i. knew. a sled it was delivered last night. but what is important is that the seditious presence of america. in the region should be and it fits betting on because they remember they want the evolution of. the country's foreign minister also spoke out. that we've said very clearly that if the united states takes any further action it on beautifully spawned accordingly and we would respond in a very harsh way but proportionately united stunnel trump and did promise further action but in form of economic sanctions military confrontation it appears has been a vet said for now well for the perspective from tehran let's cross over to journalist raise a cost they joined us from tehran president donald trump says iran appears to be standing down in its conflict with the u.s. is that the case. well he just backed off from earlie

assassination of senior iranian commander kasim cinema any is causing major reverberations across the region with every passing hour iraq's thought a moment has just passed a resolution telling the government to expel foreign troops early a rock scare take a prime minister action from parliament no no you do the allergic be. no foreign troops are to do military actions in iraq eisel has been defeated and now the government of iraq must make a timetable to schedule the withdrawal of foreign troops for the sake of our national sovereignty as iraqi prime minister was speaking in baghdad in lebanon scampered obey route has the as leader was warning that the us military across the middle east is now a fair target for retaliation. also said president donald trump committed a crime by assassinating cinema. and. many are debating how the just punishment should be how can we avenge for the death of sulaimani and one is should we talk at a big figure as important as silly money like to us shiva staff the secretary of defense there's nobody as important as solo money and i'm 100 his shoe alone i

states on the whole of the middle east is kelly people feeling humiliated me when the american city kasim soloman me the 2nd strongest now and our so i think middle east actually is facing. a limit now we'll let america exist when they actually will. go ahead with his plan to bomb. the middle east and how we'll be that that as a whole lot and i'm sad a lot of young men. and against any american at that i believe you know america will increase that you won't challenge now. but it isn't done i just want to briefly get your thoughts all of us i made right yeah just i'll not think the us allied forces response to the vote we know that nato tomorrow i believe monday morning will convene an emergency meeting of its churches what do you expect to come from that well i believe later will be divided because european countries we have not beat with this blunder they feel that you know he did not consult with them not consult with anybody except the israelis so it means you know that little vienna will say listen we are not going to but this is peak and you walk in there but if you study we tried an