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the day the revolution became victorious, khomeini had headquarters in a school., lots of things were happening. so i'm just around there, and suddenly i see a mullah in a car with a gun in his hand. and i thought it really said it all. people say, "ok, you were a prophet." no, but i wasn't... maybe i was a prophet, but i didn't have any merit, you know. having covered the iranians revolution for two years, i could see that the wave of religious passion raised by khomeini within iran was not going to stop at the border of iran. it spread in the muslim world. and it did spread in the muslim world, and now it spread all over the world. abbas, a photographer who sees himself as a journalist, a historian of the present. mark power stumbled upon one of the defining moments of the 20th century when he was an accidental witness to the fall of the berlin wall. the british photographer captured the joy and confusion of people caught up in that extraordinary event of november 1989. photographs are so powerful that they become the memories in themselves. so, you know, my mem
the day the revolution became victorious, khomeini had headquarters in a school., lots of things were happening. so i'm just around there, and suddenly i see a mullah in a car with a gun in his hand. and i thought it really said it all. people say, "ok, you were a prophet." no, but i wasn't... maybe i was a prophet, but i didn't have any merit, you know. having covered the iranians revolution for two years, i could see that the wave of religious passion raised by khomeini within iran...
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khomeini had not arrived yet.was a demonstration in favour of bakhtiar, and, of course, of the shah. militants gathered around the stadium and started beating up the people coming out. and really stoning them, beating them hard. suddenly i see this woman running towards me and being lynched, you know, by the mob. and of course, again, in a time like this you don't think, you just shoot. so i was running back, shooting. and somebody would say, don't take pictures, you know. i would always answer in farsi, you know, this is for history. as a photographer, you shoot. but the problem was, should i show this picture then? because in the evening, i'd get together with my friends and they said, abbas, you can't show this picture because it shows the dark side of the revolution. i said, i'm sorry, this might be my country, my people and my revolution, but i'm also a journalist, which means a historian of the present, so i have to show this picture now. and in retrospect, i think i was right. because if you look at the fac
khomeini had not arrived yet.was a demonstration in favour of bakhtiar, and, of course, of the shah. militants gathered around the stadium and started beating up the people coming out. and really stoning them, beating them hard. suddenly i see this woman running towards me and being lynched, you know, by the mob. and of course, again, in a time like this you don't think, you just shoot. so i was running back, shooting. and somebody would say, don't take pictures, you know. i would always answer...
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. >> ayatollah khomeini, the rebel priest, was called on to depose the shah. >> khomeini called on anependent on the west. >> i don't think the united states as a secular country understood that islam could oust a monarchy that prevailed for a system of government. >> we support the shah. >> we did put the shah in but you are saying we can't keep him in? >> i think that's a decision to be made by the people of that country. >> good evening, the shah of iran is in egypt tonight. his countrymen are deliriously rejoicing at his departure. and all around the world, government leaders are trying to come to grips with the fall of the man known as the king of kings. >> the old chant of "death to the shah" replaced by a new one, "death to carter." >> jimmy carter knows we want freedom. we don't want his human rights anymore. >> the source of energy was a core question. the iranian revolution is drying up our energy supply. we are literally running out of gas. >> can i have your attention, please. there has been a state of emergency declared on three mile island. >> a nuclear power plant near
. >> ayatollah khomeini, the rebel priest, was called on to depose the shah. >> khomeini called on anependent on the west. >> i don't think the united states as a secular country understood that islam could oust a monarchy that prevailed for a system of government. >> we support the shah. >> we did put the shah in but you are saying we can't keep him in? >> i think that's a decision to be made by the people of that country. >> good evening, the shah of...
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. >> ayatollah khomeini became the enemy of the united states the minute he replaced the shah.a series of sermons that condemned the loss of iranian sovereignty. >> when khomeini saw large groups supporting in front of the embassy, he made the decision, i'm not going to stand against this wave. i'm going to ride it. >> there has been a persistent belief in many quarters here in iran that the united states government was plotting to restore the shah to power here. >> from the iranian standpoint, it wasn't terrorism. they looked at the embassy as an occupying force. the embassy was actually the agent for controlling iranian politics. >> khomeini issued a new warning. he said if the americans try military force to rescue the hostages, the students will kill them all and blow up the embassy. >> because of the distance from tehran to the arabian sea, a raid to rescue the american hostages is considered unlikely. >> how much longer can you go on doing this? >> we are ready to go on until martyrdom. martyrs are alive in islam. martyrs do not die. martyrs are not destroyed. >> so the b
. >> ayatollah khomeini became the enemy of the united states the minute he replaced the shah.a series of sermons that condemned the loss of iranian sovereignty. >> when khomeini saw large groups supporting in front of the embassy, he made the decision, i'm not going to stand against this wave. i'm going to ride it. >> there has been a persistent belief in many quarters here in iran that the united states government was plotting to restore the shah to power here. >> from...
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damn khomeini you have to make the gulf media in general did we not at any point concede that there are certain regions differences sectarian differences between shiite twelve areas and between the holy cities and americans went from very early on skeptical about the claims of media about the stronger relationship on alliances between the iranian government and the claim that the hoti is are a proxy of iran and yemen is ludicrous and most knowledgeable observers of the middle east don't take it very seriously and this is a real problem because if suddenly the saudis and the iranians enter into negotiations which will happen eventually it has to be arab media that is close to saudi arabia or funded by is suddenly going to turn on a dime and they're going to suddenly talk about iran as a strategic partner and a good neighbor and we live together and respect peace so the credibility of the media has. been terribly terribly damaged. all across the world when the saudis and others use it to push a propagandist case. the saudis have also pushed their case in the international media through a
damn khomeini you have to make the gulf media in general did we not at any point concede that there are certain regions differences sectarian differences between shiite twelve areas and between the holy cities and americans went from very early on skeptical about the claims of media about the stronger relationship on alliances between the iranian government and the claim that the hoti is are a proxy of iran and yemen is ludicrous and most knowledgeable observers of the middle east don't take it...
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. >> i to peninsula khomeini -- the ayatollah khomeini.defines is almost unheard of in iran and it could be growing. the opposition group tells fox news there have been demonstrations in at least 31 cities calling for death to khomeini and rouhani. how far can this go? rebecca, we haven't witnessed this type of anti-regime anger since 2009. does it possibly potentially threaten the power grip the mullahs have on that nation? >> there is great discontent among the iranian people. this has been brewing and it continues to pop up. but there is a pro-democracy movement that existed there. it's against the mullahs. this is a government that jails protesters. this is a government that has morality police that has thrown acrid in the face of women who don't cover their heads properly according to the drelings codes. they are tired of this regime that has used such an iron 50s with its people. eric: among them is the leader of the national resistance of iran. she gave a videotaped statement praising the brave actions of the demonstrate towards. he
. >> i to peninsula khomeini -- the ayatollah khomeini.defines is almost unheard of in iran and it could be growing. the opposition group tells fox news there have been demonstrations in at least 31 cities calling for death to khomeini and rouhani. how far can this go? rebecca, we haven't witnessed this type of anti-regime anger since 2009. does it possibly potentially threaten the power grip the mullahs have on that nation? >> there is great discontent among the iranian people....
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they were tearing down a banner of the supreme leader ayatollah khomeini's photo. they are calling for quote the. will this be a tipping point that could lead to its downfall? with us, john bolton, former ambassador to the united nations. fox news contributor and chairman of the gates stone. what more can the government do, can he do to encourage and help the iranian people? >> it's important to understand that these demonstrations are very different than the demonstrations that took place in the summer of 2009 after ahmadinejad stole the election. those oppositions were run by members of the government. but they were not protesting the regime itself. some people were. but that's why the demonstrations started. these demonstrations are very different. we have seen from the limited press coverage out there that these people are calling for the ends of the islamic revolution, and their economic complaints are not new. these are gone back for a long time. i think it shows the regime is in trouble. that's why i think the united states can play an important role here. s
they were tearing down a banner of the supreme leader ayatollah khomeini's photo. they are calling for quote the. will this be a tipping point that could lead to its downfall? with us, john bolton, former ambassador to the united nations. fox news contributor and chairman of the gates stone. what more can the government do, can he do to encourage and help the iranian people? >> it's important to understand that these demonstrations are very different than the demonstrations that took...
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but here's the thing let me ask this to richard why aren't we doing an investigation into james khomeini's at mit and leaking when he gave testimony during the senate judiciary committee why aren't we now also looking into tarmac gate in which you know loretta lynch is talking to bill clinton and then the next thing you know we've got hillary clinton exonerated because it's carelessness and not gross negligence which would have been a crime why aren't we investigating susan rice's unmasking why aren't we investigating barack obama spying and using loretta lynch as as a as a hit person if you will to go in and do all those things that have been done where are those investigations how can we sit here with a straight face and say that there's russian collusion when we have all of these other things including uranium one and. everything else that is going on so twenty johnson. richard about ten things let him get started on some of them go ahead richard yes please james komi testified that he spoke with donald trump nine different times ok and trump did not once asked what did the russians do
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khrushchev of the seven and the ayatollah khomeini in one nine hundred seventy nine so it's not always like good people or people who think but this is a person who is not the prince is not prince is not a moderate his not awoke salmon as he was just reportedly taking a billion dollar bribe to let corruptors go free so i don't know how i should feel that the voters picked on the women. yeah it is shocking it is pretty girls i. think it's a very odd behavior every year will get them all right yes that's true maybe they can do better. let's listen oh say one thing for sure and since this a professor of history at yale had written a really great washington post piece and she made this point about why this whole thing why you know the princes it is a little odd even in those western governments and media outlets sing his praises the young crown prince is viewed domestically as in comp as an incompetent and corrupt ruler who hides behind liberalism tolerance and anti-corruption rhetoric so . far i don't know as we go to break card watchers told her good to let us know what you think about t
khrushchev of the seven and the ayatollah khomeini in one nine hundred seventy nine so it's not always like good people or people who think but this is a person who is not the prince is not prince is not a moderate his not awoke salmon as he was just reportedly taking a billion dollar bribe to let corruptors go free so i don't know how i should feel that the voters picked on the women. yeah it is shocking it is pretty girls i. think it's a very odd behavior every year will get them all right...
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but here's the thing let me ask this to richard why aren't we doing an investigation into james khomeini's at mit and leaking when he gave testimony during the senate judiciary committee why aren't we now also looking into tarmac gate in which you know loretta lynch is talking to bill clinton and then the next thing you know we've got hillary clinton exonerated because it's carelessness and not gross negligence which would have been a crime why aren't we investigating susan rice's unmasking why aren't we investigating barack obama spying and using loretta lynch as as a as a hit person if you will to go in and do all those things that have been done where are those investigations how can we sit here with a straight face and say that there's russian collusion when we have all of these other things including uranium one and. everything else that is going on so twenty johnson. richard about ten things let him get started on some of them go ahead richard yes please james komi testified that he spoke with donald trump nine different times ok and trump did not once asked what did the russians do
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but here's the thing let me ask this to richard why aren't we doing an investigation into james khomeini's at mit and leaking when he gave testimony during the senate judiciary committee why aren't we now also looking into tarmac gate in which you know loretta lynch is talking to bill clinton and then the next thing you know we've got hillary clinton exonerated because it's carelessness and not gross negligence which would have been a crime why aren't we investigating susan rice's unmasking why aren't we investigating barack obama spying and using loretta lynch as as a as a hit person if you will to go in and do all those things that have been done where are those investigations how can we sit here with a straight face and say that there's russian collusion when we have all of these other things including uranium one and. everything else that is going on so twenty johnson. years and richard about ten things let him get started on some of them go ahead richard yes please james comey testified that he spoke with donald trump nine different times ok and trump did not once asked what did the r
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iran's nine hundred seventy nine islamic revolution and the installment of the anti western ruhollah khomeini supreme leader more than fifty americans were held hostage for more than a year the countries have been at loggerheads ever since in twenty fifteen troubling u.s. led sanctions against iran were lifted in return for limitations to its nuclear energy program the deal was the signature foreign policy achievement of barack obama's presidency but since coming to power donald trump has slapped unilateral sanctions on iran and the president could pull the u.s. out of the deal altogether in january now dramatic video has emerged from syria showing children being rescued from rebel held parts of damascus following government airstrikes these pictures of a child being pulled from the rubble are said to be from the damascus suburb of harassed or at least and at least thirteen people including five children are believed to be killed in the bombardment rescuers are also seen carrying two babies from a ruined building aid agencies say the siege by government forces has caused a humanitarian emerge
iran's nine hundred seventy nine islamic revolution and the installment of the anti western ruhollah khomeini supreme leader more than fifty americans were held hostage for more than a year the countries have been at loggerheads ever since in twenty fifteen troubling u.s. led sanctions against iran were lifted in return for limitations to its nuclear energy program the deal was the signature foreign policy achievement of barack obama's presidency but since coming to power donald trump has...
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thousands have gathered to celebrate the supreme leader ayatollah khomeini. and many reports of iranian citizens fed up with the regime's corruption and its squandering of the nation's wealth to fund terrorism abroad. the iranian government should respect their people's rights including the right to protect themselves. the world is watching" says president trump. let's bring in steven erlanger to help unpackage it. always a pleasure to have you, steven. >> thank you, george. happy new year to you, by the way. >> we're getting close, happy new year to you my friend as well. let's talk about the u.s. president here. he mass made his dislike of iran and the nuclear deal clear. he has shown ties to israel and to saudi arabia. what effect is this having across the middle east as a whole? >> well, it's destabilizing things to be honest his support for the young saudi prince is shaking things up there. some ways liberalizing, letting women drive, opening cinemas. but acting in an aggressive way in terms of foreign policy in terms of its war in yemen. and its kidnapp
thousands have gathered to celebrate the supreme leader ayatollah khomeini. and many reports of iranian citizens fed up with the regime's corruption and its squandering of the nation's wealth to fund terrorism abroad. the iranian government should respect their people's rights including the right to protect themselves. the world is watching" says president trump. let's bring in steven erlanger to help unpackage it. always a pleasure to have you, steven. >> thank you, george. happy...
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telegraph is reporting in 1979 ayatollah khomeini was then negotiations of the idea to never talk to the united states in its convenient for laughable. the iranian regime were iranian regime were sold this to the iranian people in the hard-liners to say we are going to get economic relief for the people of iran. the also lots of communications behind the scenes that we are never going to abandon nuclear program. there's two problems here. they had no intentions of ever helping people overcome the abject poverty they are stuck in because they join the regime. they never had intentions of abandoning their nuclear ambitions and those are not peaceful nuclear ambitions. they openly said they want to wipe off the face of the earth. south carolina when your neighbor threatens to kill you, you don't get time to get a gun. you find a way to stop the weapons programs and this is the time. gillian: gentlemen, we've got to leave it there. hopefully we will bring it back to weigh in with maybe some positive developments. >> thank you. happy new year. gillian: not sway fox news alert. president t
telegraph is reporting in 1979 ayatollah khomeini was then negotiations of the idea to never talk to the united states in its convenient for laughable. the iranian regime were iranian regime were sold this to the iranian people in the hard-liners to say we are going to get economic relief for the people of iran. the also lots of communications behind the scenes that we are never going to abandon nuclear program. there's two problems here. they had no intentions of ever helping people overcome...
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when it morphs into calls for an end to the supreme leader, khomei khomeini, this is new ground. of course those protests in 2009 went on for months and months and months. this is just three days of protests. it's impossible to know at the moment with a lack of information, clarity that we just lack at the moment, it's impossible to know how much longer they'll run, what they may come to. >> yes, we will certainly keep our eyes on the situation in ir iran. nic robertson, thank you. >>> from rooftop snipers to hostage rescue teams, major cities are pulling out all the stops to ensure that americans stay safe tomorrow night. we'll talk new year's eve security right after a quick break. ♪ (news anchor) downtown traffic is still bad. expect massive delays. (news anchor 2) all lanes on highway 50 remain closed at this hour. (news anchor 3) the stats are in and this city leads with some of the worst traffic, with the average driver sitting in gridlock the equivalent of three days a year. for every hour that you're idling in your car, you're sending about half a gallon of gasoline up in
when it morphs into calls for an end to the supreme leader, khomei khomeini, this is new ground. of course those protests in 2009 went on for months and months and months. this is just three days of protests. it's impossible to know at the moment with a lack of information, clarity that we just lack at the moment, it's impossible to know how much longer they'll run, what they may come to. >> yes, we will certainly keep our eyes on the situation in ir iran. nic robertson, thank you....
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what is not a common occurrence, also going as far as high of criticizing the highest, ayatollah khomeini. we did see protests in support of the government. and the government also saying that opposition members should be careful. they do view these demonstrations, since they've not been issued an official permane permit, the anti-government ones that is, is being very closely watched on a national and right n al level as well. >> errol, the president calling it opportunistic expressions. why are we hearing from the president on this but not about the demonstrations in other countries, let's say, turkey. demonstrations in philippines, and some of the issues in saudi arabia. why this one, why now? >> sure. well, this is the sound of the other shoe dropping. when the president announced that the -- that the theory, the philosop philosophy, the foreign rights policy would be one of principal realism, well, there was a lot of reaction from human rights and pro democracy movements around the world saying what about us? and just as you say, the president has gone to the philippines, he was part
what is not a common occurrence, also going as far as high of criticizing the highest, ayatollah khomeini. we did see protests in support of the government. and the government also saying that opposition members should be careful. they do view these demonstrations, since they've not been issued an official permane permit, the anti-government ones that is, is being very closely watched on a national and right n al level as well. >> errol, the president calling it opportunistic expressions....
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. >> reporter: that's information rivals might not have about vladimir putin or ayatollah khomeini ofhey're so secretive. a former cia director says those adversaries might be eager to exploit president trump's tweets. >> if i'm the head of a hostile or even friendly intelligence service, i've got a new office over here. follow that account. tell me what this man is saying. it's tremendously revealing. >> reporter: february 24th, president trump tweets, the fbi is totally unable to stop the national security leakers that have permeated our government for a long time. they can't even find the leakers within the fbi itself. >> i would take finite resources if i were a foreign intelligence service and i would push it toward the fbi. try to recruit as many fbi special agents as possible, because, they're willing to talk. >> now, the white house has not responded to the most recent criticism of the president's tweets and the possible damage to national security, but a source close to the white house recently told cnn, the president's aides have given up on the idea of stopping him, from ma
. >> reporter: that's information rivals might not have about vladimir putin or ayatollah khomeini ofhey're so secretive. a former cia director says those adversaries might be eager to exploit president trump's tweets. >> if i'm the head of a hostile or even friendly intelligence service, i've got a new office over here. follow that account. tell me what this man is saying. it's tremendously revealing. >> reporter: february 24th, president trump tweets, the fbi is totally...
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protesters are openly calling for the overthrow of iran's supreme leader, ayatollah k khomeini. earlier today, president trump warned that they are watching. in paris and berlin, it is already 2018. here in the u.s., new year's eve is almost upon us. we will take you to key west, music city, the las vegas strip, and, of course, times square. that's where we find our richard quest. happy new year! >> six hours until midnight! making sure every extremity is covered. when we come back after the break, times square, the ball is there and we'll talk to the people and how long they've been waiting. ♪ ♪ give a little bit ♪ ♪ give a little bit... -hello. ♪ give a little bit... ♪ ... of your love to me oh, haha. ♪ there's so much that we need to share ♪ ♪ so send a smile and show that you care ♪ ♪ i'll give a little bit of my love to you ♪ i had this chest cold, but my medicine kept wearing off. (coughsah! hey, chad! i missed you. ah! i was in the tree watching you, and then i fell. i'm not eating pizza from the trash. then i discovered mucinex. huge difference. one pill lasts 12 hours,
protesters are openly calling for the overthrow of iran's supreme leader, ayatollah k khomeini. earlier today, president trump warned that they are watching. in paris and berlin, it is already 2018. here in the u.s., new year's eve is almost upon us. we will take you to key west, music city, the las vegas strip, and, of course, times square. that's where we find our richard quest. happy new year! >> six hours until midnight! making sure every extremity is covered. when we come back after...
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be responsible for. 9 toughest comments from iran's supreme leader, ultimate skinmaker, ayatollah khomeini, he warned that the u.s. and israel and their affiliates, reference to saudi arabia, plotting a new war in the region, and it's a plan that's being hatched by the u.s. in order to secure israeli interests, and he says that trump's decision is a sign of his incompetence and failure to achieve his goals in the region. i'm sure in the coming days here in tehran we're going to see anti-israeli and u.s. demonstrations, as you well know, ali. iran says that israel is an illegitimate state and hence has no diplomatic ties with what iran refers to as the zionist regime and they never refer to israel as israel. always call it the zionist regime and i think we'll see an uptick -- >> all right. we may have just lost, frozen, ali arouzi in time. he's a good guy. all right to freeze him in time. he'll be back. thanks to all of you. >>> let me go over here. the beginning of our current climate in the middle east goes back 100 years to the collapse of the ottoman every pempire ne end of the first wo
be responsible for. 9 toughest comments from iran's supreme leader, ultimate skinmaker, ayatollah khomeini, he warned that the u.s. and israel and their affiliates, reference to saudi arabia, plotting a new war in the region, and it's a plan that's being hatched by the u.s. in order to secure israeli interests, and he says that trump's decision is a sign of his incompetence and failure to achieve his goals in the region. i'm sure in the coming days here in tehran we're going to see anti-israeli...
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something that is fairly rare, it must be said, discontent being expressed directly towards ayatollah khomeini. there's also this underlining sense amongst some individuals in the population that the government is simply too focused on its foreign policy. it's too focused on supporting militarily and economically its proxies in countries like iraq, syria, yemen and lebanon, and not focusing enough on the well being of its own population, boris. >> arwa damon, thank you so much for that reporting. joining us now to discuss iran and much more, cnn political analyst julian seleter and patrick healy. gentlem gentlemen, thank you for joining us. protesters have been chanting death to the ayatollah, death to rouhani, the president of iran. if the white house's agenda for this part of the world specifically plays into limiting iran's reach as a regional power, how does the white house capitalize on a moment like this? >> well, it's important actually that they don't do too much. historically when there are revolutions and when there are moments of protests in other countries, u.s. presidents sometime
something that is fairly rare, it must be said, discontent being expressed directly towards ayatollah khomeini. there's also this underlining sense amongst some individuals in the population that the government is simply too focused on its foreign policy. it's too focused on supporting militarily and economically its proxies in countries like iraq, syria, yemen and lebanon, and not focusing enough on the well being of its own population, boris. >> arwa damon, thank you so much for that...
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toughest comments have come from iran's supreme leader, the ultimate decision maker here, ayatollah khomeini, a staunch supporter, has warned the u.s. and israel and affiliates, which is a reference to saudi arabia, are plotting a new war in the region. it's a plan hatched by america in order to secure israeli interests. he also says president trump's decision is a sign of incompetence and failure of all of his policies in this region and he's doing this out of desperation because they can't reach their goals. he's mentioned america and the u.s. and what he refers to israel as zionist region who are making nefarious schemes with each other. >> i think -- >> reporter: iran -- about this sort of american/israeli/arab access against iran. >> ali in tehran. some technical problems there toward the end but we got the gist of that report. thank you. ron, thank you. a big thanks to all of our panel there. >>> senator gillibrand and other prominent female senators have now called for senator al franken to resign. to resign amid the widening sexual harassment allegations against him. he is expected t
toughest comments have come from iran's supreme leader, the ultimate decision maker here, ayatollah khomeini, a staunch supporter, has warned the u.s. and israel and affiliates, which is a reference to saudi arabia, are plotting a new war in the region. it's a plan hatched by america in order to secure israeli interests. he also says president trump's decision is a sign of incompetence and failure of all of his policies in this region and he's doing this out of desperation because they can't...
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: there was his famous encounter during the iranian hostage crisis of 1979 with iran's ayatollah khomeini: president sadat of egypt calls you, imam-- forgive me, his words, not mine-- a >> kroft: mike remembered getting a non-answer and icy stares from the other iranians in the room. >> wallace: well, the guy that was translating, he looked over at me and said, "you're the lunatic, if you think i'm going to translate that question to the ayatollah." he did, and it got the ayatollah's attention for the first time. can i take you back to november 22, 1963? >> kroft: one of mike's finest hours came 42 years ago, talking to clint hill, one of the secret service agents protecting john kennedy in dallas the day the president was shot. >> wallace: was there anything that the secret service, or that clint hill, could have done to keep that from happening? >> clint hill: clint hill, yes. >> kroft: hill was on the running board of the car just behind the president. >> hill: if i had reacted about maybe a second faster, i wouldn't be here today. >> wallace: you mean, you would have gotten there and
: there was his famous encounter during the iranian hostage crisis of 1979 with iran's ayatollah khomeini: president sadat of egypt calls you, imam-- forgive me, his words, not mine-- a >> kroft: mike remembered getting a non-answer and icy stares from the other iranians in the room. >> wallace: well, the guy that was translating, he looked over at me and said, "you're the lunatic, if you think i'm going to translate that question to the ayatollah." he did, and it got the...
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of world studies at the university of tehran and the spirit the supreme leader of iran ayatollah khomeini has said that u.s. hands are tied on the issue of palestine i'm wondering what does he mean. but i think in iran the feeling is that in a sort of strange way this is a positive development because the hypocrisy has been set aside by the united states previous administrations have basically been very one completely one sided in their dealings with the palestinian issue and. the two state solution has been dead for a very long time the american administrations previous have always allowed the israeli regime to build new settlements in the west bank and right now there is really no way that there can be any sort of palestinian state in the west bank i think that so what trump has done is basically he has revealed he's come out in the open things are clear cut those regimes in the region who are very close to the united states like saudi arabia the united arab emirates and others have revealed themselves to have no influence over the country i think people know where things stand now and
of world studies at the university of tehran and the spirit the supreme leader of iran ayatollah khomeini has said that u.s. hands are tied on the issue of palestine i'm wondering what does he mean. but i think in iran the feeling is that in a sort of strange way this is a positive development because the hypocrisy has been set aside by the united states previous administrations have basically been very one completely one sided in their dealings with the palestinian issue and. the two state...
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arabia and particularly that there is a very clear plot by the iranian government no not every damn khomeini you have to meet the gulf media in general did we not at any point concede that there are certain regions differences sectarian differences between shiite twelve areas and between the proces and the americans went from very early on skeptical about the claims of media about the stronger relationship on alliances between the union government and the claim that the hoti is are a proxy of iran and yemen is ludicrous and most knowledgeable observers of the middle east don't take it very seriously and this is a real problem because if suddenly the saudis on the iranians enter into negotiations which will happen eventually it has to be arab media that is close to saudi arabia or funded by is suddenly going to turn on a dime and they're going to suddenly talk about iran as a strategic partner and a good neighbor and we live together and respect and peace so the credibility of the media has been terribly terribly damaged. all across the world when the saudis and others use it to push a propag
arabia and particularly that there is a very clear plot by the iranian government no not every damn khomeini you have to meet the gulf media in general did we not at any point concede that there are certain regions differences sectarian differences between shiite twelve areas and between the proces and the americans went from very early on skeptical about the claims of media about the stronger relationship on alliances between the union government and the claim that the hoti is are a proxy of...
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images of iran's supreme leader and the late imam khomeini, the leader of iran's islamic revolution,mon sights. so are posters of the iranian- backed militia that played a key role in fighting isis in iraq. the sheer number of iranians here creates the impression that iran, its government and its leadership has huge influence in iraq, and perhaps even intervening in iraqi affairs-- something that has very much alarmed washington. but during our visit here, we learned that iran's influence is not as clear-cut, not as simple, and not as extensive as many in washington describe. there are powerful barriers to iran's influence in iraq. among them is iranian-born cleric, grand ayatollah ali sistani. sistani is iraq's highest religious authority. his roughly 20 million shia followers say he strives to keep religion separate from politics and supports an inclusive iraqi democracy. he's increasingly viewed as a rival to iran's top religious authority-- the anti-u.s. supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. ahmad lashkari is a senior cleric within the sistani movement. lashkari says the movemen
images of iran's supreme leader and the late imam khomeini, the leader of iran's islamic revolution,mon sights. so are posters of the iranian- backed militia that played a key role in fighting isis in iraq. the sheer number of iranians here creates the impression that iran, its government and its leadership has huge influence in iraq, and perhaps even intervening in iraqi affairs-- something that has very much alarmed washington. but during our visit here, we learned that iran's influence is...
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khomeini said this regime has no cure but to be annihilated and we could go on. the intent of the destruction of israel is nearly endless. the commander of iran's revolutionary guards offered to support palestinians if they choose to stage an uprising to take by force israel's newly recognized capital jerusalem. any leaders who take an official position that the nation of israel should be eliminated from the earth are and always must be sworn enemy of the united states. but it's not just israel. other middle east allies and the united states have been the tats of iran's hostility, saudi arabia has been increasing threaten about by the iranian reeg em. in 2011, f.b.i. agents disrupted a plot by iran to assassinate the saudi arabia ambassador to the u.s. here in washington, d.c.,. the plot included bombing a restaurant which the ambassador was planning to eat. the bombing would have certainly killed innocent americans as well. the list could go on. unress in the ed middle east and supplied the sirian regime. has supported hezbollah and hamas, has disregarded intern
khomeini said this regime has no cure but to be annihilated and we could go on. the intent of the destruction of israel is nearly endless. the commander of iran's revolutionary guards offered to support palestinians if they choose to stage an uprising to take by force israel's newly recognized capital jerusalem. any leaders who take an official position that the nation of israel should be eliminated from the earth are and always must be sworn enemy of the united states. but it's not just...
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. >> you think gorbachev is tough, think of this character khomeini.e something nobody's ever seen. >> mrs. trump, deep down, do you think that your husband would like to be president? >> i don't think for now, at least not in the near future. he's going to be doing the same. he's going to be a 51-year-old man. how many buildings and how many casinos can you own. and he's going to be looking for another business or another thing for him to do. >> you don't want to be president you say. people are talking about young donald trump for president and you say not now. >> that's correct. >> if you could be appointed president and didn't have to run, would you like to be president? >> wouldn't that be an interesting concept? i mean, wouldn't that be nice if you didn't have to run, i think a lot of people would like that. >> would you? >> would i like it? >> yeah. >> i don't now, interestingly. part of the enjoyment of something and part of the whole thing is the battle. if you could be appointed, i'm not sure that would be the same. it's the quest that really
. >> you think gorbachev is tough, think of this character khomeini.e something nobody's ever seen. >> mrs. trump, deep down, do you think that your husband would like to be president? >> i don't think for now, at least not in the near future. he's going to be doing the same. he's going to be a 51-year-old man. how many buildings and how many casinos can you own. and he's going to be looking for another business or another thing for him to do. >> you don't want to be...
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simon khomeini saying that he was hoping for a way forward.wanted to work with theresa may, not against her. progress onen some the irish border. according to u.k. and eu officials, the issue of the order justice has come forward as one of the most difficult humbly blocks. ,hatever theresa may offers on or offer that these of report voluntarily refers some cases to the court of justice, might not be enough. if they manage to make an agreement by december 14, that's all good. both would like talks to go to trade but there's a risk negotiations could collapse and you could -- the u.k. could crash out of the eu. how is all of the uncertainty playing on the market? joining me are burkhard varnholt devin. will the markets tank? oryza price then? -- or is it priced in? think a lot of it is priced in. we have several clients looking to save this rally. let's be clear on what sterling is rising out. it has been pricing out the acrimonious with a brexit that is come from failing to agreed -- failing to agree. if back comes back onto the table,'s ruling
simon khomeini saying that he was hoping for a way forward.wanted to work with theresa may, not against her. progress onen some the irish border. according to u.k. and eu officials, the issue of the order justice has come forward as one of the most difficult humbly blocks. ,hatever theresa may offers on or offer that these of report voluntarily refers some cases to the court of justice, might not be enough. if they manage to make an agreement by december 14, that's all good. both would like...
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here's what's happening at this hour iranian leader ayatollah khomeini commanding an decision from trumpould recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. he warned serious repercussions awaited the united states and the muslim world would not remain silent. >> in brussels, rex tillerson says the trump administration continues to believe there's a good opportunity to achieve peace in the middle east >> the president's very committed to the middle east peace process. he has a team he put in place almost immediately upon entering the white house. that team has been working very diligently on new approaches to the peace process. they have been engaged in a quiet way with many in the region around that process >> here at home, the thomas fire in southern california continues to grow. now reaching the pacific ocean overnight. and a new fire erupting in los angeles before dawn, flames exploding down the sepulveda pass in the mountains which caused parts of heavily traveled interstate 405 to be closed. that is the news update this hour going to send it over to dominic chu with the eia inventory repo
here's what's happening at this hour iranian leader ayatollah khomeini commanding an decision from trumpould recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. he warned serious repercussions awaited the united states and the muslim world would not remain silent. >> in brussels, rex tillerson says the trump administration continues to believe there's a good opportunity to achieve peace in the middle east >> the president's very committed to the middle east peace process. he has a team he put...
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missouri and he was select did in the statewide vote, but at this point, i believe the number whereas khomeini could produce about 70,000 fraudulent ghosts to vote and then he gives an election that is time. this is a sheer number of votes that he could produce out of kansas city that would be tallied and they were official whether they were real or not. he had the power to do this and he had plenty. affiliates could win elections come at even without stuffing ballot boxes. they give people jobs. they build infrastructure throughout the city. they had rowed. if you walk around the city today, you can see the courthouse there. municipal auditorium, 31932, on top of the world, sending delegates to the democratic national convention, senator is, governor of missouri, and pendergast and self-guided gambling addiction, specifically horse racing. so at some point he racked up several hundred thousand dollars and that's the great depression era dollars. several hundred thousand dollars of gambling that and he needed to raise even more money than his corrupt machine could raise to pay off these gambli
missouri and he was select did in the statewide vote, but at this point, i believe the number whereas khomeini could produce about 70,000 fraudulent ghosts to vote and then he gives an election that is time. this is a sheer number of votes that he could produce out of kansas city that would be tallied and they were official whether they were real or not. he had the power to do this and he had plenty. affiliates could win elections come at even without stuffing ballot boxes. they give people...