secretary of state mike pompei oh called the strikes a decisive response to threats by iranian backed forces against u.s. personnel it's warned of further action to protect them if necessary. we'll be live in washington in a moment but 1st to mona fulton begins our coverage from iraq's anbar province where some u.s. troops are based. an unprecedented confrontation between the u.s.

secretary of state mike pompei on the issue of alleged selection meddling was raised but the meeting wasn't all about u.s. russia disagreements as he goes on off explains. from the outset it became clear how much room for improvement there is in the relations between russia and the united states for instance one of the cases election meddling the secretary of state mike pompei was being very adamant that any interference in america's relations is unacceptable by a foreign power to which russia's foreign minister. this circular lab are of stress that all such accusations still exist in the realm of speculation initially when you finish it now as for meddling or not you suggested simply to read the mulla report we did and in it there is no proof of any collusion sergey lavrov also has repeatedly said that russia is ready to release full transcripts as to what was said by the russians and by the members of the trump team via a special communication channel that had been established back in 2618 but according to the russian foreign minister those attempts to make those transcripts see th

secretary of state mike pompei o has announced new sanctions on iran but says he is open to more dialogue with pedaling to free american president is the latest sanctions target one of the country's largest airlines mahaan air and an iranian shipping network the u.s. says has been used to send weapons to help the rebels in yemen payors has washington won't deviate from its campaign of targeting iran's economy through sanctions as long as its malign behavior continues so will our campaign of maximum pressure today i'm announcing designation of 3 iranian transportation companies that have to run import items for its weapons of mass destruction programs these programs involved siphoning the funds away from the oppressed iranian people and they are going to regimes campaign of terror and intimidation homan throughout the world. shares in saudi arabia state trying or giant iran could have officially begun trading on riyadh stock exchange opening 10 percent higher than the initial public offering price it is now the world's most valuable listed company they can engage reports. all the bells and

secretary of state mike pompei accused iran of pushing its iraqi allies to strike american targets in the country because you're sure you've really behind those incidents because this president. the u.s. secretary of state as well as president trump making groundless accusations here still mr pompei doesn't even bother backing up his words with any other and he insists that we make u.s. interests and military bases in iraq our target is this is not true we respect every decision of the iraqi people and to against the american troops in iraq the u.s. built its military bases there without considering the opinion of the iraqi regime we hope to see the day when the americans leave and stop meddling in its internal friends with. as for the strikes on the u.s. military bases in iraq for these incidents reflect the people's opinion towards the u.s. presence in the country rocket attacks on the u.s. military bases and nothing out of the citizens are not happy with the american military bases in that region which is to be expected since the presence of u.s. troops is a negative things here so

secretary of state mike pompei accused iran of pushing its iraqi allies to strike american targets in the country because we've really behind those incidents because this president. the u.s. secretary of state as well as president trump making groundless accusations here still mr pompei doesn't even bother backing up his words with any other of the he insists that we make u.s. interests and military bases in iraq our target is this is not true we respect every decision of the iraqi people and to against the american troops in iraq the u.s. built its military bases there without considering the opinion of the iraqi people we hope to see the day when the americans leave and stop meddling in its internal affairs what. you asked for the strikes on the u.s. military bases in iraq these incidents reflect the people's opinion towards the u.s. presence in the country rocket attacks on the u.s. military bases and nothing out of the citizens are not happy with the american military bases in that region which is to be expected since the presence of u.s. troops is a negative things here so what d

against iran for its alleged the arming of militant groups in syria and yemen secretary of state mike pompei i made the announcement on wednesday but like to turn to the some of the public of iran as long as it's malign behavior continues so will our campaign of maximum pressure today i'm announcing designation of 3 iranian transportation companies that helped iran import items for its weapons of mass destruction programs. well affirms targeted by the sanctions including iran's biggest shipping company along with a subsidiary of based in china the nation's flagship ak area is also on the list washington has already imposed numerous functions on iran accusing it of pursuing a covert nuclear weapons program but members of congress have questions the entire strategy the goal is to limit their nuclear weapons capability and iran is now advancing their nuclear weapons capability they're much farther they're much closer to having a nuclear bomb than they were under the deal ministration want to talk about the mashing pressure campaign and all the ways it's hurting their economy and everything but

not just when it's really a master why you're talking about the office loo agreement obviously mike pompei o the us secretary of state has said that he'll recognize israeli illegal settlements even quoting ronald reagan even though of course ronald reagan said these illegal colonial settlements are ill advised and represent an obstacle to peace there is no all agreement at all now well the oslo actually did not deal at all with the settlements i think it should be discussed and i think in all the agreements so far it should be discussed between the 2 parties and it is true that . has not. actually come up with this idea. originally basically very consistent with the letter of george w. bush 2004 april 2004 when he wrote a letter to then prime minister ariel sharon saying that realities on the ground. actually recognition of what we call here are the major blocks well as i said 1st could you draw an old reagan of course the oslo accords were in the context of u.n. security council resolution 446 about settlements surely even the u.s. peace negotiator martin indyk has called the troop decisi

secretary of state mike pompei o the issue of alleged election meddling was raised at the meeting wasn't all about us russia disagreements as it goes down and explains. from the outset it became clear how much room for improvement there is in the relations between russia and the united states one of the cases is election meddling the secretary of state my campaign has been very adamant that any interference is unacceptable by a foreign power to which russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov stressed that all such accusations still exist in the realm of speculation but we put it you suggested simply to read the model report we did and in it there is no proof of any collusion. also has repeatedly said that russia is ready to release full transcripts as to what was said by the russians and by the members of the trump team. we suggested to our colleagues that in order to dispel all the basis suspicions let us publish this close channel of correspondence starting from october 26th in until november 27th seen so that everything would become very clear to people unfortunately the current adminis

russian foreign minister sergey lavrov has held talks with president trump and secretary of state mike pompei or so will trump described the talks is very good and said he wants more dialogue with russia. just had a very good meeting with foreign minister sergey lavrov and representatives of russia discussed many items including trade iran north korea i n f treaty nuclear arms control and election meddling look forward to continuing the dialogue in the near future from the outset it became clear how much room for improvement there is in the relations between russia and the united states for instance one of the cases election meddling the secretary of state might pompei as being very adamant that any interference in america's relations is unacceptable by a foreign power to which russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov stressed that all such accusations still exist in the realm of speculation. it was for meddling or not is suggested to simply read the movie report we read it there is no proof of any collusion. also has repeatedly said that russia is ready to release whole transcript as to what

secretary of state mike pompei accused iran of pushing its iraqi allies to strike american targets inthe country because you're sure you've really behind those incidents because this president. the u.s. secretary of state as well as president trump making a groundless accusations here still mr pompei doesn't even bother backing up his words with any other because he insists that we make u.s. interests and military bases in iraq our target is this is not true we respect every decision of the iraqi people and to against the american troops in iraq the u.s. built its military bases there without considering the opinion of the iraqi people we hope to see the day when the americans leave and stop meddling in its internal friends would. ask for the strikes on the u.s. military bases in iraq these incidents reflect the people's opinion towards the u.s. presence in the country rocket attacks on the u.s. military bases and nothing out of the citizens are not happy with the american military bases in the region which is to be expected or since the presence of u.s. troops is a negative things he

secretary of state mike pompei or says that sunday's strikes were in response to threats by iranian backed forces against u.s. personnel simona 14 reports now from iraq's anbar province where some u.s. troops are based. and unprecedented confrontation between the u.s. and iran on iraqi soil for the 1st time u.s. airstrikes targeting the bases of an iranian backed armed group killing and injuring dozens the operation in response to a series of rockets that struck military bases where u.s. personnel are stationed a u.s. contractor was killed in the most recent attack in care cook what we did was take a decisive response that makes clear what president trump has said for months and months and months which is that we will not stand for the islamic republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy a type hezbollah is part of the popular mobilization forces a paramilitary group set up to fight. its integrated into iraq's armed forces to us has accused some factions in the of taking orders from to have. until recently the us and the pm fought side by side against isiah

personnel now of course secretary of state mike pompei or has said before that any such attack that harm u.s. troops or their allies would be met with decisive force so this strike is basically a response to that now it does present a departure from the previous stance of the u.s. when it basically tried to urge the iraqi government to rein in groups like a type and hezbollah reminding the government that it is responsible for the safety of u.s. troops because of course they are here at the invitation of the government so this is these strikes represent a departure from the policy in a sign that the u.s. is now taking matters into its own hands or u.s. secretary of state blames iran's their tanks on americans inside iraq. what we did was take a decisive response that makes clear what president trump has said for months and months and months which is that we will not stand for the islamic republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy we will always honor that commitment to take decisive wreck action and that takes place and we continue to demand that the isl

secretary of state mike pompei o says that sunday's strikes were in response to threats by iranian backed forces against u.s. personnel meanwhile iraqis in the city of kirkuk and for a protest against the u.s. operation demonstrators held up pictures of those killed in the airstrikes calling the strikes a violation of their sovereignty to have an update from washington in a moment but 1st al-jazeera some out of 14 reports from iraq's anbar province where some u.s. troops troops are based. on precedented confrontation between the u.s. and iran on iraqi soil for the 1st time u.s. airstrikes targeting the bases of an iranian backed armed group killing and injuring dozens the operation in response to a series of rockets that struck military bases where u.s. personnel are stationed a u.s. contractor was killed in the most recent attack in care cook what we did was take a decisive response that makes clear what president trump has said for months and months and months which is that we will not stand for the islamic republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy a t

secretary of state mike pompei o says it's unjustified both israelis and palestinians face the possibility of having charges filed against them those are your headlines so far up next is counting the cost the reigns here with the news are from tenshi by phone or. in 2008 al-jazeera documented a groundbreaking skiing. preparing some of india's poorest children for entry into its toughest universities. we return to see how the students and the scheme and helping change the face of india. superthin. announces iraq. and i'm adrian for the game this is counting the cost on al-jazeera a weekly look at the world of business and economics this week a special program for you from the doha forum here in castle will discuss the future of investments in emerging markets since the rising ninety's globalization has given the impression that emerging markets were and could converge with developed nations the brics and next 11 became the latest investment craze hundreds of millions were.

secretary of state mike pompei oh taught openly about iran regime change with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu who has his own domestic political issues these days meanwhile united states navy carrier abraham lincoln has moved into the persian gulf and economic sanctions threaten to fray u.s. alliances north korea north pole cryptic kim jong un warns president trump of what he calls a christmas gift and why is china buying up the u.s. a shick an industry what in the world is going on let's welcome back our contributor and former pentagon official michael maloof and john said lisa geo political strategist with trilogy advisors here in washington he is a consultant to the u.s. state department michael you are in touch this week with contacts in the region and you're told that things are quiet now in iran a little too quiet i think it's a low before the storm the but what we saw activists burning down burning down banks and and tearing up the place and but you also have peaceful demonstrations. though those demonstrations the violent demonstrations have ceased you still are hav

secretary of state mike pompei o says it's unjustified both israelis and palestinians face the possibility of having charges filed against them. the u.s. president donald trump has signed into law sanctions which could affect the construction of a russian gas pipeline to europe the legislation targets companies involved in building the north stream to pipeline the project would allow russia to bypass ukraine and deliver gas to germany under the baltic mr trump says the pipeline would give russia too much influence in europe. those are your headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story i will see you very soon but. with every. catastrophic bushfires in australia reaganite the debate over climate change with the government accused of not doing enough why was 20191 of the worst years on record if you know when the 4 winds phys ed is there the political will to find a solution this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. bushfire is a common during the summer in australia but firefighters are calling this year's conditions catastrophic.

interests of the american people that is why we must take this that today you know secretary state mike pompei o has warned russia's foreign minister of retaliation if moscow interferes in next year's u.s. presidential election cycle of office and washington for talks and his 1st visit to the u.s. since 2007 tane lavrov says claims of russian interference in the 2016 election are baseless and moscow wants to normalize relations with the pentagon a suspended more than 850 saudi arabian military students in the u.s. at polls an attack at an air base and florida last week where 3 people were killed and the f.b.i. believes saudi arabian officer mohammad saeed acted alone when he carried out the attack. myanmar's later on she has appeared at the international court of justice to defend her country against allegations of genocide the accusations stem from the 2017 military crackdown against her henschel muslims which forced millions of people to flee to neighboring bangladesh argentina's new president alberto fernandez has promised his government will prioritize economic growth before paying its deb

secretary of state mike pompei grow said those were false charges and in a statement he says, quote:thank the swiss government for facilitating the return of mr. wang and are pleased that tehran has been constructive in this matter. we continue to call for the release of all u.s. citizens unjustly detained in iran. in zurich the administration swapped wage for sulemani, an iranian doctor arrested in chicago for violating iranian sanctions. he was expected to appear in court next week and be released soon under a plea agreement. senior administration officials defended the swap saying the u.s. paid no money for wang, and the u.s. sanctions campaign against the iranian regime continues. the official says negotiations intensified over this over the last 3-4 weeks and that the president would welcome wage and his family here to the white house, though they've not scheduled anything yet. president trump scheduled to leave for florida in just a few minutes, give a couple of speeches, attend a fundraiser before returning. back to you guys. kristin: rich edson, thanks. and wage's release is

secretary of state mike pompei oh says it's an unjustified inquiry that i'm fairly targets israel largecrowds of india have again defied a ban on public gatherings to continue their protests against a new citizenship law they're being values in new delhi and elsewhere with demonstrators saying the law is anti muslim thousands of people have been rallying in lebanon's capital beirut against the nomination of the next prime minister lebanese troops fired tear gas at demonstrators who are talented by throwing fireworks and rocks prime minister designate house and the obvious promising to form a technocratic government of experts within 6 weeks to solve the country's economic crisis. well those are the headlines on al-jazeera do stay with us jerusalem a rock and a hard place continues next thank you for watching. when you see the plan the purpose of the is connecting to a settlement with the city going through the city and neighborhoods have confiscated most of the palestinian roads most of the palestinian land for the purpose of making life easier for settlers this regarding the benefits o

personnel now of course secretary of state mike pompei or has said before that any such attack that harm u.s. troops or their allies would be met with decisive force so this strike is basically a response to that now it does present a departure from the previous stance of the u.s. when it basically tried to urge the iraqi government to rein in groups like hezbollah reminding the government that it is responsible for the safety of u.s. troops because of course they are here at the invitation of the government so this is these strikes represent a departure from the policy in a sign that the u.s. is now taking matters into its own hands residents of several towns in the australian cities of victoria been told it's now too late to leave as bush fires burn nearby temperatures climbed over 40 degrees celsius and winds of up to 100 kilometers an hour forecast for the hours ahead around 40000 people were ordered to evacuate on sunday what we've up until today 70 new force in the station. more than 20 of those are going for at the moment. we're. a long way to go we're only part way through the da

secretary of state mike pompei oh called the strikes a decisive response to threats by iranian backed forces against u.s. personnel it's warned of further action to protect them if necessary. we'll be live in washington in a moment but 1st to mona fulton begins our coverage from iraq's anbar province where some u.s. troops are based. an unprecedented confrontation between the u.s. and iran on iraqi soil for the 1st time u.s. airstrikes targeting the bases of an iranian backed armed group killing and injuring dozens the operation in response to a series of rockets that struck military bases where u.s. personnel are stationed a u.s. contractor was killed in the most recent attack in care koch what we did was take a decisive response that makes clear what president trump has said for months and months and months which is that we will not stand for this law of the republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy the type hezbollah is part of the popular mobilization forces a paramilitary group set up to fight eisel it's integrated into iraq's armed forces the u

secretary of state mike pompei on ukraine syria and arms control are expected to top the agenda and it is the 1st official visit by lavrov to the white house since may 2017 so let's get more on it a correspondent patty culhane is joining us live from washington d.c. it is interesting timing patty for the russian foreign minister's visit given what's happening and inquiry over on capitol hill. and it's not just the impeachment inquiry me think about it was less than 24 hours ago that the inspector general released a report into the origins of that investigation into whether or not the trump campaign colluded with russia. scuse me and it completely debunked what the president often says is that there were spies in his campaign in the deep state was trying to conduct a coup the inspector general said there was no bad intent and there was a very legitimate reason to conduct that investigation and let's think about the timing as well when the last time i met with the boy president at the white house didn't go well for the president he allegedly gave the russians some classified information

secretary of state mike pompei let's listen in to what they have to say. now turning to our meeting that are less made president from last may at president trump's request i made a trip to russia to meet with president putin and foreign minister lavrov the reason was pretty straightforward we should have a better relationship the united states and russia than we've had in the last few years and we've been working on that since that moment. our our bilateral ties are of course complicated we cooperate in some areas and other places we compete. over the course of my visit for mr labora lavrov and i agreed to continue the hard work the diplomats in gauge and we're agreed to keep our lines of communications open and keep our conversations candid as well. are talks today continued that we touched on counterterrorism counternarcotics our intelligence law enforcement professionals cooperate in these areas on a daily basis and will keep doing so and lame to make that cooperation even more refined and better on syria we are committed to working through u.n. securit

secretary of state mike pompei you says sunday strikes were a response to threats by iranian backed forces against u.s. personnel iraqis in the cities of kirkuk and bars for a protested at the u.s. operation demonstrators held up pictures of those killed in the airstrikes calling it a violation of their sovereignty and we'll get more from washington on the story in a moment but 1st simona fulton is in iraq's anbar province there are some u.s. troops are based. an unprecedented confrontation between the u.s. and iran on iraqi soil for the 1st time u.s. airstrikes targeting the bases of an iranian backed armed group killing and injuring dozens the operation in response to a series of rockets that struck military bases where u.s. personnel are stationed a u.s. contractor was killed in the most recent attack in care coq what we did was take a decisive response that makes clear what president trump has said for months and months and months which is that we will not stand for this law of the republic of iran to take actions to put american men and women in jeopardy the type hezbollah is part of

national security adviser to the former national security advisor john bolton secretary of state mike pompei would they have a better chance of talking to these people if they didn't send the articles of impeachment to a republican dominated senate which sets the rules for a trial based on what. well based on what we've experienced thus far unless they go to court and which is a long drawn out process issue subpoenas go to go to court to have them in force even if you prevail in the district court you then get an appeal. all of that takes a lot of time in court the court process does not move quickly generally. and so i don't see that as a really viable alternative but someone who might have a change of heart so money might decide to defy the president some of them have already the witnesses who already testified but if i had to put money on it if the thing goes into trial i think it's going to be quick. you know give him a fair trial and let's get on with the other business at hand you know the republicans are not going to let this thing expand into areas that they were they really don't wa

meeting and the military aide along ambassador sunline wrote an e-mail to secretary pompei oh on august 22nd he wrote mike should we block time in warsaw for a short pull aside for potest to meet selenski i would ask selenski to look him in the eye and tell him that once ukraine's new justice folks are in place parentheses mid september see president selenski should be able to move forward publicly and with confidence on those issues of importance to post this and to the us hopefully that will break the logjam. ambassador someone testified that this was a reference to the political investigations that president trump discussed on the july 25th call which secretary pompei 0 ultimately admitted to that he listen to in real time ambassador sonly in hopes that this would help lift the log jam which he meant to hold on critical security assistance to ukraine and the white house meeting and what was secretary pump ale's response 3 minutes later yes after the hold on military assistance became public on august 28th senior ukrainian officials expressed grave concern deeply worried of course about the practical im