air strike of kassam sort of money is just basically increases the stakes by a lot and we can expect that there will be a response the question is how iraqis be affected by that response and also learning anything more about what customs of the money was doing inside iraq there's been some speculation that he might have been there during this political vacuum as iran has has nominated or or a candidate has been nominated for prime minister who since very close to iran. well castle in money has been a frequent visitor to the iraqi capital and especially of late since these anti-government protests began on october 1st he's basically been in close consultations with both the political and military side of iraqi institutions to really craft a response to what has been an unprecedented protest movement here in iraq since the 2003 american invasion basically challenging the entire political order a political order in which iran has a lot of stake to maintain the status quo so he is seen as somebody who has been very instrumental in basically you know leading the response pressuring the ir

the president trusts decision to remove kassam so the body from the battlefield saved american lives there's no doubt about that we made the right decision to take out this terrorist american people should know the present terrible never shy away from protecting and defending america is what we've done over these past weeks president made the decision this was the time to stop this reign of terror from this guy who was the globe it certainly wasn't the longest of press conferences from u.n. stoltenberg the nato secretary general in brussels didn't seem comfortable taking too many questions from journalists on the subject wanted to get out there was soon as possible deescalation the watchword throughout his press conference but he was also very keen to stress that the targeting of saddam ali was a u.s. decision not a nato decision well meanwhile in iran millions of mourners are turning out for the funeral of kassam soldier money there's been a huge outpouring of grief across the middle east and beyond in iran supremely the only aware as he said prayers over the slain commanders coffin

well we'll talk more about the implications of kassam solomon he's killing in just a moment but 1st let's take a closer look at his significance as commander of the elite force of iran's revolutionary guard because the money was iran's top general he was also its most recognizable and popular military commander supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei once called him a living merger of the revolution. so he joined iran's revolutionary guard after the iranian revolution in 1979 he saw action in the 8 year iran iraq war. in 1908 he became commander of the kids force that conducts iran's clandestine and foreign military operations the us considered him a terrorist and blamed his kids force for the deaths of hundreds of american soldiers so the money was especially active in the iranian operations against rebel groups in syria against the so-called islamic state and supporting shiite militias in iraq over the years he survived a number of scrapes with death including an airplane crash in 2006 and a bombing in damascus in 2012 he was 62 years old when an american missile killed him and. well back

is full of —— and the world is a safer place without kassam is full of -- qasem soleimani.f that attack and any real justification for the big question, why now? he was also trying to do damage control after donald trump tweeted that any retaliation from iran would be met with a response, even holding out the possibility of targeting sites that had of cultural importance to iran. targeting cultural heritage sites is at war crime under international law. mike pompeo was saying that the us is not contemplating anything illegal and that anything it it would be within the parameters of the law. tell us about the democrats' response because of some politicians there are suggesting that this has been irresponsible and brings greater risk to the united states. irresponsible and brings greater risk to the united stateslj irresponsible and brings greater risk to the united states. i don't think they are suggesting, they are saying it is highly irresponsible and the president's actions have brought the country closer to open war with iran brought the country closer to open warwith ir

many —— iranian military general, kassam slimani. many -- qasem soleimani.to hear what he says about geopolitics. could there be more discussion with regard to that? he has lots of one—on—one meetings with heads of state. there are 52 other heads of state here for this 50th meeting and he will be meeting, i would imagine of all the meetings he has, the most controversial is with the president of iraq, because of course iraq were not happy at all about the actions of the united states that happened just in iraq as qasem soleimani was heading out of iraq. he has arrived, so we shall join you later with more. this is the big day at the world economic forum in davos. it is chopped's day, is it worth. it looks very chilly. for now, thank you very much indeed. let's stay with the ambition for all the companies at this 50th annual meeting for net zero carbon emissions by the year 2050. joining us now is madeleine cuff, deputy editor at businessgreen. a lot of countries have signed up to that. how important is it for davos to be doing this? all the attendees of davo

president cited as his justification for killing iranian general kassam so the money the assassination on january 3rd cause a spike in tensions between washington and tehran trumps defense secretary mock esp a says he hasn't seen specific evidence that iran was about to attack 4 u.s. embassies alan fisher has a details. the killing of kassam solo money and its consequences continues to reverberate around the american political scene president donald trump claimed in a televised interview on friday for u.s. embassies when it imminent risk of a rainin attack that he said justified the operation but u.s. defense secretary marc esper was far less certain there was one piece of intelligence that pointed in that direction i didn't see one with regard to 4 embassies what i'm saying is i share the president's view that probably my expectation was they're going to go after our embassies embassies the most prominent display of american presence in a country one of the embassies at risk believed to be the one in baghdad the president's national security adviser insists the threat to 4 was real th

i am you are this is the hometown of kassam slim i 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 am the 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. i mean they're all men all those involved in this crime who are with the pentagon and the u.s. military are counted as terrorists who 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 say the letter was a draft and a mistake and there was no decision to leave the country. the white house says that in life so my knee was considered a danger to america.

general and an iraqi militia leader and baghdad on sunday large crowds in iran mourned the death of kassam soleimani at a funeral procession. grief and outrage as tens of thousands in the iranian city of mashad a company in the body of general cause some sort of money to a shrine a popular hero and close ally of the country's supreme leader. or. his assassination is considered a declaration of war by many iranians. in the parliament cries of death to america in support of his rational the 7 action that the us president is considered a military active terrorist. group only you watch you know the disadvantage will have painful consequences for you which minimal ripple effects are being felt already the parliament in neighboring iraq has voted to end the u.s. military presence in the country some 5000 u.s. troops are stationed there on the streets of baghdad fears that instability will only get worse. it is a horrific act miss fear they want us to live in chaos worse than what we live in now there will be more killings and the fight will move to iraq. and in lebanon be around back hezbollah m

if they feel that they have been the target of discrimination the case involves a londoner jordi kassam in china who claims that he was fired from his job at a charity because of his strict adherence to a vegan lifestyle rejecting all consumption of animal products now the charity denied this saying he was fired for gross misconduct the case is still pending but the judges recognition of the can isn't as a protected belief is a 1st under british rule. 'd a good way to where in the wake of that american asteroid the u.s. men's soccer team has pulled out of a training visit to cata the gulf state has close ties with neighboring iran and the team had planned a 20 day when to training camp in doha to get ready for this year's state of matches but said in a statement that quote the developing situation in the region has led to a postponement of their plans. you are just reminded that an off the top story that we all following for you tens of thousands of people are taking part in a funeral procession procession in baghdad a raid it general thrust him aside and money who was killed in an amer

live pictures from iran where huge crowds of mourners are gathering for the funeral of kassam full of money iran's most powerful commander killed in a u.s. air strike in iraq meanwhile u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi and now says a resolution to curb donald trump ability to attack the ran over her work restriction was stripped from a defense bill passed by congress just last month. plus as we enter 2020 the hangover of political correctness still haunts us notably over a new gangster film gentleman who put the issue up for debate. the most foul and. racist language this was a movie avoid gangsters.

to iran to pull out of that dangerous iran deal to confront confront is not the word to eliminate kassam stolen money. to support and encourage unbelievable cooperation between israel and the united states in the military in strategic and intelligence fields all this bear testament to the friendship and depth of your leadership and commitment to israel from our very 1st meeting here in the white house 3 years ago you repeatedly made clear your commitment to help israel achieve peace with the palestinians and peace with the rest of the world mr president i share that commitment and i look forward to working with you to achieve a peace that will protect israel's security provide the palestinians with dignity and their own national life and improve israel's relations with the arab world your peace plan advances all these goals 1st it addresses the root cause of the conflict. the end it by insisting that the palestinians will finally have to recognize israel as the jewish state thank you 2nd it stipulates that israel will retain security control in the entire area west of the jordan river th

response to the pentagon's killing of terrans top commander huge crowds gathered for the funeral of kassam son the man in. the u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi meanwhile announces a resolution to curb gone with trump's ability to attack iran however similar stritch more straight from the defense bill passed by congress just last month on the russian president vladimir putin has held talks with his syrian counterpart bashar assad in damascus amid the rising tensions in the middle east also it's coming as we enter the new year the hangover of political correctness continues in scenes notably over the gangster film the gentleman we put the issue of predict.

with the united states in its just struggle for peace security and sober thank you and well under kassam cinnamon is leadership iran's could force has been instrumental in building a network of proxy groups across the middle east the string of non-state alliances began with hezbollah in lebanon after the overthrow of saddam hussein iran was able to become a dominant force in iraq and trained the paramilitary groups who made up the popular mobilization units iran has provided significant support for syria during its civil war that includes training and intelligence services iran's influence extends to the southern tip of the arabian peninsula where it's accused of even backing the who sees in the conflict in yemen from tehran dosage party explains now the significance of kassam so the money and the impact of his death on iran. in his hometown of care mon in central iran thousands gathered to say goodbye to a man many saw as more than just the head of iran's elite courts force. major general essential imani came into the role more than 20 years ago and had been one of the masterminds of ir

yes president donald trump has tweeted that kassam salomone was responsible for the tatts of millions of people and section of state might pump a 0 told us media the strike was justified and legal. and lebanon has been as a leader has fights punish those behind someone on his assassination but his foreign ministry has also condemned the killing and asked for the country to be spared any repercussions. as are the prime minister binyamin netanyahu has cut short his trip to greece this is what he had to say from athens just as israel has the right of self-defense the united states is exactly the same right cousin suliman is responsible for the deaths of american citizens and many other innocent people he was planning more such attacks president wrote deserves all the credit for acting swiftly forcefully decisively israel stands with the united states in its just struggle force peace security and so the firms thank you. my cousin solomonic played a pivotal role in coordinating iran's military operations across the middle east at times his aims quins coincided with those of the us such as

more still to come for you here on the news hour including we'll have more on the assassination of kassam cinema with an in-depth look at his role in spreading iran's influence across the middle east. $100.00 babies dead in one month we look at the reasons behind the unusually high child mortality rate at a public hospital in india plus we've got the most toxic air in the world well it's pretty sad. here just. for. australia sports stars play on with victims of the bushfires in mind. however the rain has been falling steadily and quite heavily in the east southeast and states of the u.s. district here here's what's bringing that rain is moving east has now or should be the daylight hours on saturday will see just drifting slowly or should still there in florida but this left places to the west so any potential flooding at least the potential has gone is cold and sunny for most other states not particularly cold at minus 3 is a high of minneapolis minus 5 when you pick from much colder not a month ago on the pacific coast latest storm system is winding down towards california it's not part

influence here so at 1st the news was met with euphoria with people basically celebrating the deaths of kassam sulaimani and the hundreds but on the broader spectrum there is a lot of concern here about what will happen next about whether any military escalation going forward will happen on iraqi soil and whether it could claim iraq in lives now of course iraq is a country that has been embroiled in turmoil for much of the past 16 years since the u.s. led invasion in 2003 and it has only just come out of some of these wars especially the latest for against isis it was officially territorially defeated in 2017 and since then we've seen a rare period of the village until anti-government protests began 3 months ago but of course now there is great concern that there could be a military escalation between the iranian backed popular mobilization of forces on the ground and the u.s. forces that are based here and some other of course as you're speaking to us we're getting information coming in and out of here i want to just bring this to you and then we'll go back to you for a response these are som

just admit my composure said the kassam so the money was in baghdad the plan further attacks that he said could lead to the death of many more americans he told reporters at a press conference that if iran made any bad choices president trump would respond in a decisive manner meanwhile u.s. defense secretary mark esper says this country is not looking for a war with iran and insists that iran needed to deescalate the situation to enable a diplomatic solution he also said that there were no plans for american troops to leave iraq despite confusion over a letter received by the iraqi government suggesting forces were to be evacuated. those are the top stories stay with us life apps a mobile harvest is next with an app that could transform the life of india's poorest farmers more news at half an hour away. taiwan's president seeks a 2nd time facing concrete you know advocates restoring closer ties with china will this election move beyond in closer to the mainland who continue to resist beijing's push the unification taiwan's 20 trying to presidential election on al-jazeera. it's a mob

been some concern on capitol hill about the quality of the intelligence that led to the attack and kassam cilla money and many people were concerned about the briefing they said it wasn't complete it was a bit patchy and they don't believe they got the full information it wasn't held by donald trump doing an interview on friday and giving some information that the senators had never had before well it was up to senior figures in the trumpet ministration to go on the sunday talk programs and try and defend the president. the killing of kassam solo money and its consequences continues to reverberate around the american political scene president donald trump claimed in a televised interview on friday for u.s. embassies when it imminent risk of a rainin attack that he said justified the operation but u.s. defense secretary marc esper was far less certain there was one piece of intelligence that pointed in that direction i didn't see one with regard to 4 embassies what i'm saying is i share the president's view that probably my expectation was they're going to go after our embassies embassies

she heard her facebook account suspended after posting an article about the slain aronian general kassam salami here so yulia using the scribe what happened. i received a notification which said that my post violated facebook's community standards that was it initially i didn't actually understand that my account had even been suspended and it was only when i tried to do something on facebook that a message popped up notifying me of an account suspension for 60 days it's worth noting that i can't typically get suspended for a shorter period of time usually a month my post was meant as a presentation of my article that had been published on marty's website in it so i try to give the readers an idea of what the role of general samani played in iran and what consequences his death could bring about i made a point of stating that i didn't support the iranian regime i myself was arrested in to iran in early october last year as a zionist spy so i have no reason whatsoever to like this regime but this general was a big figure he was very influential in iran maybe even the most influential pers

live pictures from iran where huge crowds of mourners are gathering for the funeral of kassam full of money iran's most powerful commander killed in a u.s. air strike in iraq meanwhile u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi and now says a resolution to curb donald trump the right tack he ran over the war restriction was stripped from a defense bill passed by congress just last month. plus as we enter 2020 the hangover of political correctness still haunts us notably over a new gangster film gentleman who put the issue up for debate. can tell you some of the most foul and disgusting racist language this was a movie avoid gangsters and guess what police gangsters don't speak in politically correct balanced way. a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our church here in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. the body of iranian general has arrived in his hometown care mon where he will be buried huge crowds of mourners are gathering to pay their respects to the country's most powerful commander killed in a u.s. air strike and baghdad international airport on friday you can no

this is the hometown of kassam soliman e. 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. 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. when. we will give our lives for general solomonic and we will avenge him. you feel me. anguish for a man they considered a motsa. 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. as strike. was 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 all men all knowing jol those involved in this crime who are with the pentagon and the u.s. militar

troops and was previously targeted following washington's assassination of the iranian general kassam solem ali well for more i'm joined by donal quarter what more are we learning just recap what news is coming in well you know this is this is a really breaking news story so we've got some conflicting reports one says that 7 mortar bombs hit the base another says 8 rockets hit the base but we don't know for sure yet now reuters is reporting that that the 4 iraqi soldiers were injured who were on the base and although there were u.s. soldiers housed there there have been no reports of injuries or deaths with respect to that they were to be moved weren't they grudgingly from based on what was being talking about whether or not there were still people remaining there we're not exactly clear is that right yeah absolutely and that begs the question as to who launched these strikes as of as of now we don't know there's no confirmation but. we do know that on monday we saw iranian military strikes at u.s. air bases in retaliation for the u.s. air strike that killed their high ranking include

this is the hometown of kassam still in mind the general killed by a u.s. military drone last friday. after a 3 day state funeral procession he's journey has come to an end. but for iranians the anger over the killing of the national hero lives on. the shouting death to america iranian lawmaker has have been quick to pass a law declaring those involved in selling my niece death as terrorists. 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 the ready to make another bad choice that the president will respond in a way that if he did last week which was decisive serious and message 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 appear to

not a nato decision i mean all in iran the millions of mourners are turning out for the funeral of kassam so money there's been a huge outpouring of grief across the middle east and beyond iran's supreme leader earlier wept as he said prayers over the slain commanders coffin into iran some mourners current red flags associated with unjust bloodshed and revenge while iran's foreign minister stated the u.s. cannot break the will of his nation. have you ever seen such a sea of humanity in your life donald trump do you still want to listen to the clowns advising you want to our region do you still imagine you can break the will of this great nation and its people and of malign u.s. presence in west asia has begun well the u.s. strike also killed abu mahdi on 100 it's he was the diet deputy commander of the rocks popular mobilization forces and one of the most important military figures in the country r.t. spoke to mohandas back in 2017 and here's what he had to say. this is curious here for ages countries is a unified system and it is in our interests that iran remains safe that iraq remains

content deemed undesirable again taking down posts sympathetic to the assassinated iranian general kassam so i'm on the one of those affected is viral content agency in the now whose own videos on solomonic have been deleted here's the sort of thing facebook's been getting rid of. that iran and its allies sent. packing us could assassinates all of money and nothing would stop with iran believes that western media outlets to speak of. changing their tune the u.s. government in uganda. the social media giant has admitted to taking down proselyte money posts across its platforms including targeting dozens of a rainy and journalists and influencers some of that i can't swear even deleted the tech giant says it's simply complying with u.s. sanctions laws following the u.s. strike on the late general early this month hundreds of a radiant iranians flooded their social media accounts with tributes to solomon. well earlier i spoke to the hosts of him an hour soapbox rania undone cohen about why their content has been targeted by facebook. i think facebook took down my video basically because it e

and finally back to where we started the assassination of kassam soleimani and the media aftermath. at times like these analyzing web searches can tell us more than what people are looking for what they're out to learn they also offer a window on our fears and in the hours after killing the use of the search term world war 3 shot up by a factor of 100 so we know what you're thinking out there but desperate times call for dark humor and there are memes for that in the u.s. many of those memes focused on the possible resumption of the draft the conscription of civilians to fight in a possible war with iran and who knows who else will leave you now with examples of some online humor that's really coping strategy in disguise and we'll see next time they're listening post. today. he's notorious for creating fake passports that full authority of the year is one of many links them to forge. as he reveals the secrets of the strike on al-jazeera . winning best to katyn crime an admission of guilt is the ultimate corroboration. or is it the or tactics that can be used to get innocent people t

they didn't beat newcastle, but the goalless draw means they will now get a lucrative replay at the kassamen's fa cup fourth round weekend too. 15 ties today. the one yesterday saw holders manchester city progress at the expense of local rivals manchester united. england forward ellen white scored either side of half—time in 3—2 win. she said they made hard work of it, but are pleased to be in the draw for the last 16. chelsea is hoping its latest attempt to tackle anti—semitism will change behaviour as the uk marks holocaust memorial day tomorrow. anti—semitic songs and chants aimed at rivals tottenham hotspur have been heard repeatedly from some chelsea followers and condemned by the club. now, three of football's own victims of nazi persecution are being depicted on the side of chelsea's stadium. our correspondentjoe wilson's been to see it. at chelsea, the reality of football's connections to the holocaust. this man, killed in auschwitz. this man, killed at auschwitz. this man, killed at auschwitz. welshman ronjones, the goalkeeper of auschwitz, survived appalling conditions. the burea

and finally back to where we started the assassination of kassam soleimani and the media aftermath at times like these analyzing web searches can tell us more than what people are looking for what they're out to learn they also offer a window on our fears. in the hours after killing the use of the search term world war 3 shot up by a factor of $100.00 so we know what you're thinking out there but desperate times call for dark humor and there are memes for that in the u.s. many of those memes focused on the possible resumption of the draft the conscription of civilians to fight in a possible war with iran and who knows who else will leave you now with examples of some online humor that's really coping strategy in disguise and we'll see next time you're there listening. to. 'd the foot of the burning inspired you to dreams of peace and democracy but how many came to pass they transformed from the social democrats but it was a fake democracy people in power travels through the former eastern bloc to ask why post cold war optimism has succumbed to darker more authoritarian realities the p

well right now in iran millions of mourners have turned out for the funeral of kassam salmoni the country's most powerful general was assassinated in a us or a raid on its side by god or a port in iraq on friday a huge i pouring of grief right across the middle east and beyond and date iran's supreme leader earlier wept as he said prayers over the slain commanders call for some mourners red flags associated with on just bloodshed and revenge one of the 1st repercussions for the united states came from iraq in peace who voted on sunday to expel foreign forces from their country for conducting the killing on their soil but all trump then warned iraq to brace itself for heavy sanctions if it takes american troops. we have a very extraordinary leeks pensive ear piece that's there it caused billions of dollars to build long before my time we're not leaving unless they pay as back for it they do ask us to leave if we don't do it in a very friendly basis will charge them sanctions like they've never seen before and for. the iraqi lawmakers resolution not only calls on u.s. troops to leave the coun

secretary of state house painted the assassination of iran's top general kassam salomone as part of a bigger campaign deterrence he say's it will also be applied to russia and china. more in this case we had been hearing the term imminent attack in the aftermath of general. assassination there seems to be a new buzzword. indeed mike pompei o the u.s. secretary of state seems to be highlighting the term deterrence as the new buzz word defining u.s. foreign policy take a listen to what he said reestablishing deterrence real deterrence military deterrence deterrence is hard to establish an easy to lose. now the killing of a top foreign general by the united states in a different country is considered now to be an act of deterrence intended to deter behavior on the part of the country or entity that was attacked take a listen there's no terrorists except osama bin laden who has more american blood on his hands than did customs of the money but i want to lay this out in context of what we've been trying to do there's a bigger strategy a strategy to this we have reestablished deterrence but

kassam solmonese body has been repatriated to iran where he'll be buried on shoes they these are live pictures right now live from tehran 135 at night in the early morning now you can see the throngs of cried really a huge i pouring of prefer in the country what you're looking at here really boxes covered with various flying just really trying to give a sense of the dark grief the thought if not hundreds of thousands throughout the country of mourners are paying tribute to the slaying commander of their is the top general in the country yet they rockey capital as well on saturday for a funeral procession was similar to scenes like this around this responded with fury to friday's deadly us valuing to solomon's death. donald trump in a tweet threaten to target dozens of locations in iran including some quotes important to really in culture if those were actual cultural heritage sites he was speaking about it legal experts say it would amount to a war crime. there this serves as a warning that if you are on strike so many americans or american assets we have targeted 52 iranian sides som

killing of terror on the top commander at this huge crowds of mourners gathered for the funeral of kassam saw a man which you can see here. in all u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi and now there's a resolution to curb donald trump's ability to attack you ran over a similar restriction was stripped from a defense bill passed by congress just last month. also this hour as we enter 20 twentieth's the hangover of political correctness still haunts us notably over a new big star film the gentleman but the issues up for debate. can tell you some of the most foul and disgusting racist language this was a movie of both gangsters guess what billy gangsters don't speak in politically correct balanced way. you're watching r t international bring you your line news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. and the rapid escalation of the conflict iran has officially designated the u.s. armed forces as a terrorist organization that's according to local media parlance a boat comes in response to the killing of the country's most powerful general and then the us air raid at iraq's bagh

the body of iranian general kassam salmoni has arrived in his hometown care mamma where he is being buried huge crowds of mourners are gathering to pay their respects to the country's most powerful commander killed in a u.s. air strike at baghdad international airport on friday there's been a huge outpouring of grief with millions flooding the streets of tehran on monday tensions across the middle east have soared as it remains demand retaliation. that he would strike more than 50 iranian targets including cultural sites if you brand x. out the threat to hit back one of the 1st repercussions for washington has come from iraqi m.p.'s who voted on sunday to expel foreign forces from their country for conducting their the killing on their soil. and after that there was complete confusion at the pentagon a letter from a top u.s. general to the iraqi defense ministry suggested that american troops were pulling out of baghdad after nearly 17 years their pentagon chiefs later dismissed the letter as a poorly written draft there's been no decision whatsoever to leave iraq there's no decision to le

killing of the iranian general kassam solomonic. europe's main security will go a see dystonia to refrain from preventing foreign media from operating in the country at the talent forced employees that are anti sr around the sputnik resign. good afternoon welcome this is. the united states has passed quote important data to ukraine's president over the passenger plane crash in iran on wednesday the u.s. canada and the u.k. will claim that they have evidence suggesting a rocket from iran itself brought down the ukrainian international airlines jet all 176 people on board lost their lives when the boeing 737 crashed shortly after takeoff from an airport in turn around iran denies that any missile was involved and as invited international experts to monitor its investigation echoing an earlier call by the president of ukraine. considering the latest press statements by heads of state we are asking all international partners primarily the governments of the us canada and the u.k. to supply information and evidence pertaining to this pla

had been approved by lawmakers last week the move comes in response to america's killing of general kassam so a money which infuriated the islamic republic's leadership. let's go live no 2 political analyst here for his take good to see you on the program. should be what does a runs the station mean in practical terms. in practical terms i think nothing really changes it just clarifies want america want to iran and the iranian people and i hasten to say. you know when you said that the killing of general causing so many infuriated the government of iran i think it infuriated the people of iran significantly more you had close to 5 to 7000000 i've heard varying figures just into. so it infuriated all of iran all of the resistance axis and want to this law does by designating the u.s. and they're gone and sent home and the u.s. military as a terrorist organization is essentially make it very clear to the entire world what has been being said by the leaders of iran and of the resistance axis for quite for a long time since the beginning that the problem is not the people of america or the peo

powerful general and a us air raid at iraq's baghdad airport on friday iran views the killing of kassam samani as an act of state sponsored terrorism the body of the iranian general has arrived in his hometown hermano where he is being buried you can see live pictures now on your screen of that city huge crowds of mourners are gathering for the funeral there reportedly 35. people have died and 40 more $48.00 more injured after being crushed in the crowd there's been an outpouring of grief with millions flooding the streets of tehran on monday as well tensions across the middle east have soared as a radiance a man retaliation for the killing one of the 1st proper questions for washington has come from iraqi m.p.'s who voted on sunday to expel foreign forces from the country conducting the killing on their soil. meanwhile there has been chaos at the pentagon and letter from a top u.s. general to the iraqi defense ministry suggested that american troops were pulling out of baghdad after nearly 17 years there earlier donald trump rejected the withdrawal and warn iraq to brace itself for hea

and finally back to where we started the assassination of kassam soleimani and the media aftermath. at times like these analyzing web searches can tell us more than what people are looking for what they're out to learn they also offer a window on our fears and in the hours after soleimani is killing the use of the search term world war 3 shot up by a factor of 100 so we know what you're thinking out there but desperate times call for dark humor and there are memes for that in the u.s. many of those memes focus on the possible resumption of the draft the conscription of civilians to fight in a possible war with iran and who knows who else will leave you now with examples of some online humor that's really coping strategy in disguise and we'll see next time they're listening post. 50. 1000. dollars loss of you out on the streets protesting whether on line you feel the weight of the system when you walk through each and every level or layer further and further into the jail or if you join us on say entry has to start from day one whether again you and attention or your own parcels this

regrouping here one carried out into have remount is near kirkuk days before the s.s. a nation of kassam soliman the forces under his command have also played a key role in the fight against isis sincerely manny's death the fight against eisel continues but at a slower pace kurds and those living in places like chalk and behold fear that i still could take advantage to strengthen its foothold on the area once again that that has me in northern iraq an american man who'd been held in an egyptian jail for 6 years has died the u.s. government says that mustafa customs death was needless in the voidable 54 year old egyptian us citizen was arrested in car in 2013 during a crackdown on protests against president off until sisi some heard along insisted he was falsely charged and had no links to any opposition groups an autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death. they drug administration has announced that 21 saudi military trainees in the united states will be sent back to the kingdom it follows an investigation by the attorney general and the f.b.i. into december a shooting by a

assassination of top iranian commander kassam saloon money that last week the pentagon said 34 people had been injured in that some still receiving treatment all right you're up to date those are the latest headlines from us here at al-jazeera coming up next it's the bottom line. the prime minister's. mission is to do the procedure and leave this country the greatest place. followed the final run into the u.k.'s departure from the e.u. on al-jazeera. hi i'm steve clements and i have a question will trump's deal of the century actually bring peace to the middle east or will it bring the exact opposite let's get to the bottom line. so what do we know about the so-called ultimate deal between palestinians and israelis for starters palestinians weren't part of it the leaders who made it u.s. president donald trump and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu are both facing legal troubles and they're both in the middle of election campaigns instead of trying to find common ground between the 2 parties it sounds more like a series of take it or leave it suggestions so is the deal of the c