it's a proud moment for iran's revolutionary guards. the group suffered a major setback to its reputation after the accidental shoot down in january of ukraine international airlines flight 752 all 176 people on board were killed since the beginning of the 21st century iran despite diplomatic and economic isolation has managed to develop the technology necessary to elbow its way into an elite club along with rivals like the united states and israel as well as allies like russia china india iran is one of only a dozen countries in the world with the homegrown rocket technology to launch its own satellites into space. for us secretary of state. condemned the revolutionary guards launch as we mentioned hillary mann leverett is a former us white house official and state department official she says not everyone shares my stance on iran. he has long argued for military strikes and confrontation against iran he was a leading advocate within the top administration to call for the killing of iran's generals on the money back in january the dece

iran's revolutionary guard says it has successfully launched the country's 1st military satellite. organon peter dhabi you're watching al-jazeera live from doha also coming up more heavy rain and flash flooding turn the southern yemeni city of aden into a disaster area. south africa poisoned 90 percent of its army to enforce coronavirus lockdown measures. also ahead serious warnings from mexico's government and it concerns the peak is just weeks away. iran's revolutionary guard says the country is now able to monitor the world from space after successfully launching its 1st military satellite into orbit the u.s. has accused iran in the past of using its space program as a cover for missile development allegations iran denies israel has condemned the latest launch without addressing the launch director the us president donald trump has gone on twitter saying he has a warning about iran how are seeing american ships at sea is what the head of the revolutionary guard said about the launch. it is a necessity for such powerful defense forces like the revolutionary guard to have access t

it's a proud moment for iran's revolutionary guards. the group suffered a major setback to its reputation after the accidental shoot down in january of ukraine international airlines flight 752 all 176 people on board were killed. since the beginning of the 21st century iran despite diplomatic and economic isolation has managed to develop the technology necessary to elbow its way into an elite club along with rivals like the united states and israel as well as allies like russia china india iran is one of only a dozen countries in the world with the homegrown rocket technology to launch its own satellites into space seen basra be all jazeera to iran. white house correspondent kelly holocaust president trump for the white house press briefing about to launch the u.s. president issuing a stern warning to iran if in any way u.s. naval ships are harassed in the persian gulf by iranian fast boats in the words of the u.s. president he will make sure they are shot out of the water if they get close to our both the u.s. president saying that th

it's a proud moment for iran's revolutionary guards. the group suffered a major setback to its reputation after the accidental shoot down in january of ukraine international airlines flight 752 all 176 people on board were killed. since the beginning of the 21st century iran despite diplomatic and economic isolation has managed to develop the technology necessary to elbow its way into an elite club along with rivals like the united states and israel as well as allies like russia china india iran is one of only a dozen countries in the world with the homegrown rocket technology to launch its own satellites into space seen by the old 0 to run. has bring in our white house correspondent kimberly how come for more on mike compiles comments as well as of course those tweets from the u.s. president from threats to to hit iranian boats to punish iran for launching a satellite sounds like we're heading for another major deterioration well there's no question that this is an escalation and the department of defense has also been briefing in the

it's a proud moment for iran's revolutionary guards. the group suffered a major setback to its reputation after the accidental shoot down in january of ukraine international airlines flight 752 all 176 people on board were killed since the beginning of the 21st century iran despite diplomatic and economic isolation has managed to develop the technology ness. serry to elbow its way into an elite club along with rivals like the united states and israel as well as allies like russia china india iran is one of only a dozen countries in the world with the home grown rocket technology to launch its own satellites into space seen basra the old 0 to one well u.s. secretary of state mike pompei was calling on the united nations to say if the want to violated any security council resolutions a designated terrorist organization or launched a missile today and leave to the part of defense to talk about the details about that but when you talk about the u.n. security council resolution 2231 i think every nation has an obligation to go to the united

it's a proud moment for iran's revolutionary guards. the group suffered a major setback to its reputation after the accidental shoot down in january of ukraine international airlines flight 752 all 176 people on board were killed since the beginning of the 21st century iran despite diplomatic and economic isolation has managed to develop the technology necessary to elbow its way into an elite club along with rivals like the united states and israel as well as allies like russia china india iran is one of only a dozen countries in the world with the homegrown rocket technology to launch its own satellites into space. to iran well the u.s. secretary of state has commented on israeli plans to annex the occupied west bank mike says the move is that this is one for the new government in israel to make that the palestinian authority says it will strongly defend any annexation attempts . did there would be yellow money yeah we told all concerned at the national parties including the u.s. administration and the israeli government that we want t

it's a proud moment for iran's revolutionary guards. the group suffered a major setback to its reputation after the accidental shoot down in january of ukraine international airlines flight 752 all 176 people on board were killed since the beginning of the 21st century iran despite diplomatic and economic isolation has managed to develop the technology nesa. serry to elbow its way into an elite club along with rivals like the united states and israel as well as allies like russia china india iran is one of only a dozen countries in the world with the homegrown rocket technology to launch its own satellites into space seen bus robbi old 0 to one and the u.s. president has been talking about iran satellite norms just this past hour during his daily briefing our white house correspondent kelly halkett was there kimberly i see you managed to get in a question about the launch yeah the u.s. president was asked 1st of all about his tweet early on wednesday with regard to what prompted it and if he had a warning for rod the president doubled d

it's a proud moment for iran's revolutionary guards. the group suffered a major setback to its reputation after the accidental shoot down in january of ukraine international airlines flight 752 all 176 people on board were killed since the beginning of the 21st century iran despite diplomatic and economic isolation has managed to develop the technology ness. to elbow its way into an elite club along with rivals like the united states and israel as well as allies like russia china india iran is one of only a dozen countries in the world with the whole growing rocket technology to launch its own satellites into space. to her own u.s. secretary of state my pump ai has reacted to the launch calling for iran to be held accountable a designated terrorist organization or launched a missile today and leave to the point of defense to talk about the details about that but when you talk about the un security council resolution 2231 i think every nation has an obligation to go to the united nations and evaluate whether this missile launch was consi

ok let's get going iran's revolutionary guard says the country is now able to quote monitor the world from space after successfully launching its 1st military satellite into orbit the u.s. has accused iran in the past of using its space program as a cover for missile development allegations iran denies president donald trump in washington while not addressing the launch directly did tweet a warning about iran harris saying american ships at sea here's what the head of the revolutionary guard said about the launch. well connected. it is a necessity for such powerful defense forces like the revolutionary guard to have access to advanced capabilities today the powerful armies of the world have no comprehensive defense plan if they don't have a place in space or that today we can monitor the world from space and it means boosting strategic data for the i r g c or putting the satellite into orbit gives us the technological advantage of that and it's also a powerful asset in the intelligence warning that you well iran has spent a decade trying to improve its rocket technology it fired its 1

it's a proud moment for iran's revolutionary guards. the group suffered a major setback to its reputation after the accidental shoot down in january of ukraine international airlines flight 752 all 176 people on board were killed since the beginning of the 21st century iran despite diplomatic and economic isolation has managed to develop the technology necessary to elbow its way into an elite club along with rivals like the united states and israel as well as allies like russia china india iran is one of only a dozen countries in the world with the home grown rocket technology to launch its own satellites into space. well the u.s. secretary of state my pompei or has reacted to the launch calling for iran to be held accountable a designated terrorist organization launched a missile today and leave to the part of defense to talk about the details about that but when you talk about the u.n. security council resolution 2231 i think every nation has an obligation to go to the united nations and evaluate whether this missile launch was consis

it's a proud moment for iran's revolutionary guards. the group suffered a major setback to its reputation after the accidental shoot down in january of ukraine international airlines flight 752 all 176 people on board were killed since the beginning of the 21st century iran despite diplomatic and economic isolation has managed to develop the technology necessary to elbow its way into an elite club along with rivals like the united states and israel as well as allies like russia china india iran is one of only a dozen countries in the world with the homegrown rocket technology to launch its own satellites into space. to iran. let's go to our white house correspondent kimberly how let's start 1st of all kimberly with the u.s. president's threat to start shooting at a rainy and boats what is the u.s. navy saying about that will they now escalate any difficult situations straight through the use of deadly force. well we're watching for that very carefully we know that there will be some podium briefings by both the state department and the

it's a proud moment for iran's revolutionary guards. the group suffered a major setback to its reputation after the accidental shoot down in january of ukraine international airlines flight 752 all 176 people on board were killed since the beginning of the 21st century iran despite diplomatic and economic isolation has managed to develop the technology necessary to elbow its way into an elite club along with rivals like the united states and israel as well as allies like russia china india iran is one of only a dozen countries in the world with the homegrown rocket technology to launch its own satellites into space seen basra the old a 0 to one. let's bring in our white house correspondent kimberly how for more on pumpin those comments how the big question of course is how does the u.s. plan to hold iran accountable for launching a satellite yeah and so far the department of defense has not offered any specifics even though that is what the secretary of state promised however i can tell you that just the last hour or so kellyanne conway

. >> it is a necessity for such powerful defense forces like the revolutionary guard to have access to advanced capability. today, the powerful armies of the world have no comprehensive defense plan if they do not have a place in space. today, we can monitor the world from space, boosting strategic data for the irgc. putting the satellite into orbit gives us a powerful asset in the intelligence world. >> iran has put satellites in space before, but the success comes after several failures in recent years. it is expected to be used for intelligence gathering, secure military communications, navigation, and reconnaissance. to supportaders need military assets on earth. the difference between this satellite and previous ones is the proportion of liquid field. only a few super fibers have -- superpowers have this capability and technology. >> it is a proud moment for iran's revolutionary guards, who suffered a major setback after the accidental shoot down in january of ukraine international airlines flight 752. all people on board were killed. since the beginning of the 21st century, iran,

what we know is that this is what the revolutionary guard the r.g.c. say is their 1st military satellite being launched into space they call it the newer one and it is orbiting in the thermosphere at around 425 kilometers up that's about half the distance of the 1st satellite ever launched into space by soviet russia sputnik of course now we do know what that iran has for the 1st several years for the 1st decade of this century they've been developing the kind of rockets required to achieve orbital launch they achieved that in 2009 and since then they've launched a number of satellites. the u.s. senate has passed a nearly $500000000000.00 relief package to help out small businesses it will also provide more funds for hospitals and for corona virus testing the bill now goes to the house of representatives for a vote meanwhile donald trump's promising to help the u.s. oil sector as prices fall because of anxiety over the economic damage from coronavirus brant crude at the international benchmark for oil is hovering around $17.00 a barrel its lowest point

welcome all we know is that this is what the revolutionary guard the r.g.c. say is their 1st military satellite being launched into space they call it the newer one and it is orbiting in the thermosphere at around 425 kilometers up that's about half the distance of the 1st satellite ever launched into space by soviet russia sputnik of course now we do know what that iran has for the 1st several years for the 1st decade of this century they've been developing the kind of rockets required to achieve orbital launch they achieved that in 2009 and since then they've launched a number of satellites about half a dozen or so primarily for communication purposes front primarily under the auspices of the defensemen the defense ministry but this is the 1st time we're seeing the i.r.g.c. specifically taking credit for launching what they're calling a military satellite into orbit to tell me more about what's and i think government is saying about the use of this satellite. well generally we see satellites used primarily for telecommunications communications different kin

donald trump was asked about iran successfully launching its 1st military satellite iran's revolutionary guard says it will allow them to monitor the world from space a satellite was launched from iran's market on wednesday the u.s. has in the past said that the space rogue program is a cover for missile development which iran's leaders deny a white house correspondent kimberly helicopters at that briefing. the u.s. president issuing a stern warning to iran if in any way u.s. naval ships are harassed in the persian gulf by iranian fast boats in the words of the u.s. president he will make sure they are shot out of the water if they get close to our both the u.s. president saying that the u.s. navy is 100 percent prepared for any sort of engagement i also had the opportunity in the white house briefing to ask the u.s. president for his reaction to the launch of that military satellite by the i.r.g.c. mr going to launch a military satellite firebomb when you get a response that you see this is a fancy missile program well they say no ok they say also say it was for television does anybody really

we know is that this is what the revolutionary guard. is their 1st military satellite being launched into space they call it the newer one and it is orbiting in the thermosphere at around 425 kilometers up that's about half the distance of the 1st satellite ever launched into space by soviet russia sputnik of course now we do know what that iran has for the 1st several years for the 1st decade of this century they've been developing the kind of rockets required to achieve orbital launch they achieve that in 2009 and since then they've launched a number of satellites a disaster areas been declared in yemen's southern port city of aden after it was hit by flash flooding the prime minister is asking for foreign help 8 people including children were killed when heavy rain inundated streets and homes. that is coronavirus news in the u.s. senate's pasta nearly $500000000000.00 relief package to help small businesses it will also provide more funds for hospitals and corona virus testing bill now goes to the house of representatives for a vote d

the nur over 400 kilometers into earth's thermosphere now any time the country the country's revolutionary guard do something like this every time the country's military flexes it is generally to project some strength and more likely than not it's safe to assume that the united states is the target audience for that flexing in the immediate immediately following the successful launch of the satellite into orbit we heard from the commander of the revolutionary guard corps major general hussein salami and he made a couple of very very specific points he said that it's necessary for a powerful military like the r.g.c. to possess specifically military use satellite technology he also said that no armies defense plans are complete without the strategic advantage that satellites can provide and i'll read you a direct quote from a statement he said today we can monitor the world from space and it means a boost for the strategic data that the i.r.g.c. has access to putting the satellite in orbit is a technological advantage for battlefield intelligence so a clear clear message from the commander of the

showing revolutionary guards for successful launch after a month of failure. withdrawal from the nuclear deal and the u.s. drone strike that killed the top iranian general in iraq. >>> new this morning, i suspect, who barricaded himself inside san francisco's--is now in custody. this is, police announced the suspect was peacefully taken into custody. the man is accused of pointing a knife at someone earlier yesterday morning in the city's tenderloin district. police responded. during the confrontation, and officer opened fire. they prompted the standoff. authorities have not revealed what led to the shooting or whether the suspect was wounded . >>> a man, who lost his job because of the 22nd, decided he would try to make some money driving for are each. that was until a few stories suv. what happened last friday about 2:00 p.m. in san francisco. yusuf soylemez was delivering food to someone who was waiting outside a building on mission near 14th street. he left his keys in the ignition because he thought it would be a quick drop off . video shows a man wearing

watching the news live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes iran's revolutionary guard says it has successfully launched the country's 1st military satellite. more heavy rain and flash flooding turns the southern yemeni city of aden into a disaster area. spain's parliament prepares to extend its nationwide lockdown but the prime minister says an end is in sight. so if africa deploys 90 percent of its army to enforce coronavirus lockdown measures. and it's for one of the premier league's main broadcast partners wants to block the saudi takeover of newcastle united cats as the saudi government and illegal channels are still games and it's threatening the league's financial future. iran says it's launched its 1st military satellite into orbit it is likely to increase tensions with the u.s. in the past washington has blamed iran of using its space program as a cover for missile development iranian leaders deny that iran has spent a decade trying to improve its rocket technology it fired its 1st successful satellite into orbit in 2009 but in recent months it's had several failed lau

part of the islamic revolutionary guard that puts force -- named after the mosque in jerusalem, named after the arabic words, named after jerusalem, arabic words for jerusalem i'm getting tingled up in my languages. the force is iran's expeditionary expansionist military force around the region headed until very recently by soleimani, i'm sure you know that name by now he was killed in a drone strike of january of this year on the orders of president trump. it was meant to liberate jerusalem for the palestinians in the muslim nation except that soleimani thought the road through jerusalem went from beirut with untold devastation for people along the way. so the fear -- the reason why saudi arabia fears its expansionist policies is because it appeals to a lot of people in ways saudi arabia does not because it firmly in the american camp while they were on is the anti-imperialist camp. i think both of these countries at this point need each other as well, i think to some extent the saudis need or benefit from seeing iran continue to be a negative player and that means saudi arabia conti

wednesday morning the world able to news of a secret operation carried out by the islamic revolutionary guards from a launch site in iran central desert as it successfully used a 2 stage rocket to put its 1st military satellite in space you called.

military says 11 vessels from iran's elite revolutionary guard came close to its ships in the gulf the u.s. called the move provocative in response iran has stepped up the guard's patrols in the region. a growing number of private clinics and laboratories in france offering coronavirus tests but public hospitals are a long way from offering widespread screening that could delay government plans to loosen the lockdown in the middle of next month the battle has more. in the northern french city of this private part 3 tests for corona virus using blood samples the equivalent of $30.00 people without a prescription can find out within a week if they are or have been infected the test measures antibodies that a created to help the immune system fight infection or be detected the body is in a phase of active infection which means the virus is present and antibodies are developing if the test is negative the person is either not infected or they're in the incubation period so it's too early to see the antibodies the test can also show if you came into contact with the virus a few weeks ago be

military says 11 vessels from iran's elite revolutionary guard came close to its ships in the gulf the u.s. called the moves provocative in response iran has stepped up the guards patrols in the region. they arrested 15 of hong kong's most prominent democracy activists has drawn international condemnation they've been released on bail and face charges in connection with last year's mass protests the u.s. says beijing is betraying commitments it made ahead of hong kong's transfer of sovereignty to china in 1997 by the u.k. says the right to peaceful protest must be respected china is hit by the same foreign countries have no right to interfere those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the listening post good buy. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the land. so no matter how many new seeds al-jazeera will bring you the news and current affairs that matter. how does iraq. and the terrible. having our objective is to kill a black plague the finding of the birth of the now been all. they got called they've taken the right approach ano

accountable after test run successfully launched its 1st military satellite on wednesday the revolutionary guard says it will allow them to monitor the world from space and the u.n. security council's meeting on thursday to discuss plans by israel to an expanse of the occupied west bank the u.s. secretary of state says that should be left to be used governance hated always got the news hour in 25 minutes time hours next. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the wound. center magellanic or hand out to xerox who bring you the news and current of fans that matter to. al-jazeera. desperate for oppressive laws millions of people have sought refuge in europe sometimes their dreams of sanctuary and welcome realized sometimes disenchantment twister let's eat dry food. in the 1st of 2 films on these conflicting experiences people in power the screams of the german searching their generosity and open hearts just have been making my good to great way.

lou: iran's revolutionary guard says it launched an anti-in the satellite into orbit.p the likely failed because the secretary of state says they are not detecting any new sat light? orbit. the president is ordering the u. navy to shoot and destroy any iranian gun boats that harass ny ships. the iranian naval versus elves nearly collide with a navy shipn the persian gulf. we'll be taking that up with for deputi' national security advice yiewrnd trump, kt mcfarland. the white house today is pushing back only reports in the left wg national media that centers for disease control director dr. rot redfield suggests there will bea major resurgence of the wuhan vs over the winter. saying there is a possibility te assault of the virus on our natn next winter will be more diffict than the one we just went throu. when i said this to others theyt their head back and they don't understand what i mean. we'll have the flu epidemic ande very the -- and the coronavirusc at the same time' as the seasonl flu kicks in. >> let me address that comment y the cdc director robert redfiel. th

. >>> me this morning, the revolutionary guard is launched a military satellite into orbit amid widerons with the u.s.. >> this is video from iranian television showing the craft taking off with the revolutionary guards for successful launch after months of failures but the lunches latest development following the u.s. withdrawal from the ironic video in the u.s. drone strike for a top or any in general interact >>> also new this morning, suspect he barricaded himself inside of sentences as glide memorial church has been arrested just before midnight, police announced that the suspect was peacefully taken into custody the man is accused of pointing a fit someone early yesterday morning in the city's tenderloin district. lease responded and during the confrontation, one officer opened fire in the suspect and ran into glide, prompting the standoff authorities have not revealed what led up to the shooting or whether or not the suspect was wounded . >> a man who lost his job due to coronavirus shelter in place decided to make some money driving for liberates. last friday at 2 pm in san fr

the revolutionary guard's first successful launch after months of failures, the latest signs of tensionween the u.s. and iran following the u.s. drone strike that killed an iranian general. >>> across the u.s., several state officials are planning the gradual reopening of their economies as concerns grow over a possible second coronavirus wave. >> reporter: there are more than 800,000 coronavirus cases in the u.s., making it the hardest hit country worldwide. even as cases increase, there are calls for an end to stay-at- home policies. several states have plans for a gradual reopening in the coming days, including georgia and tennessee. >> there are a lot of civil repercussions of that. >> reporter: governors on the west and east coast are coordinating with surrounding states but southern states are mostly going it alone when deciding whether to reopen. new developments like a recently approved at-home diagnostic test could make testing more widely available. >> a person at home does the swab in the nose, puts it in salt water, then overnights it back to the lab for the results, for the

in other news iran's revolutionary guard says they've successfully launched a military satellite into orbit for the 1st time the u.s. says iran's space program is a cover for missile development and u.s. secretary of state mike pompei is as alex in parts of the occupied west bank is a decision for israel's new government to make. well those are the headlines to join me for more news here to part 2 of al-jazeera wild to stay with us. thank. you. all. just. what is in the game and i'll be there going into what i've been to now but almost all the 20 perhaps are young and if you all. think you meant to name the body cannot humble as it. was. oh my i thought i. should have been to get your commendation to do it i think it was the fact that alex said that i thought my cap office might become a problem although. actually that what i thought the who or how they got an extra 105 percent i bet i'm not the 1st i think you. know my. mom. my mom. was. i. i. that oh yeah you're going to see it all off. the cuff you can tell my head to. head. off. to see the silent city bomb and after the charge as

. >> the morning came after this revolutionary guard saying it had launched the first military satelliteo orbit and video shows the craft taking off is the revolutionary guards for successful launch after a month of lawyers. this launches the latest development following the u.s. withdrawal and the drone strike that killed a topper any in general in iraq. >>> the los angeles area had a magnitude three-point seven earthquake just after midnight according to the usgs. it was centered near inglewood and will people up as far away as the san fernando valley in the san gabriel valley. at this point there's no word of any damage . >>> at least 10 nurses who were suspended from working at a southern california hospital are going to be back on duty this week the nurses at providence st. john's hospital in santa monica say they will put on administrative leave after they demanded that the hospital provide and 95 masks wally work with patients who have covid-19. the hospital reportedly told the nurses that the masks were not necessary. the hospital is now providing the masks. >>> there's a very po

streets there are more than 3600 cases of the virus in south africa 65 people have died iran's revolutionary guard says that it successfully launched a military satellite into orbit for the 1st time the u.s. says that iran's space program is a cover for missile development. u.s. secretary of state mike compares says that alex in parts of the occupied west bank is a decision for israel's new government the palestinian authority says that if those plans go through they'll cancel any existing agreements with america and israel. there's the headlines these continues on a 0 after the politics of population control next. this is a film about women who had to abort their daughters. about men who can no longer find a wife. about girls were kidnapped for that reason. and about desperate parents. on the tire i don't own the kids. i eat only. was. one she is a province in southern china pang don't envy my shan or parents who are searching for their daughter 3 year old pan shooting disappeared a month ago without a trace. at 1st nobody believed that something terrible could have occurred in this peaceful vill

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it follows an incident on wednesday when the us military says 11 vessels from iran's elite revolutionary guard came close to its ships in the gulf the u.s. called the moves provocative voters in mali are casting their ballots in the 2nd round of legislative elections despite threats of violence and pandemic the government went ahead with the vote despite the kidnapping of an opposition leader and threats from fighters linked to al qaida libya's even recognise government forces say they've resumed their military operation towards to huna after successfully completing stage one they're battling to recapture the stronghold of warlord khalifa haftar those were the headlines and back with more news in half an hour here on al-jazeera next it's what i want east me and maher on trial do stay with us for. villages but into the ground. hundreds of thousands displaced. mass murder. that is compelling evidence of genocide and genocide and get. the gambia has taken to the international court of justice accusing its government of orchestrating a campaign of destruction against the rocking of people there wi

the head of iran's revolutionary guard says he has commanded his naval forces to destroy any americanat threatens iranian ships. the threat comes a day after president donald trump said he ordered the u.s. navy to destroy iranian boats that harass american ships in the gulf. at least seven people have been killed after storms and tornadoes ripped through the southern u.s. some of the worst damage was reported in southern oklahoma and eastern texas. this term has knocked out power in several residential areas and

and they have an outfit, part of the islamic revolutionary guard, it's named after jerusalem. and it's named after bruce lum, the arabic word -- sorry and getting tangled up in my languages. i runs expeditionary expansionist paramilitary force around the region until very recently, i'm sure most of you know soleimani by now he was killed in a u.s. drone strike in january of this year on the orders of president trump, it was meant to liberate jerusalem for the palestinians in the nation except that people from soleimani from tehran to jerusalem to beirut with untold devastation for people along the way. the fear and the reason why they fear i wrong is because of its expansion policies it's because it appeals to a lot of people in ways that it is not an american camp while i wrong is in the anti-materialist camp. i will say one thing, both of these countries at this point somehow need each other, i think some extent, the saudis needonts best friend in the region. >> so you mentioned soleimani's name, i want to raise that is not in iraq because i happen after it was published. >>

follows an incident on weapons date from the us military says 11 vessels from iran's elite revolutionary guard came close to its ships in the gulf the u.s. called the moves provocative in response iran has stepped up the guards patrols in the region. the arrest of 15 of hong kong's most prominent democracy activists has drawn international condemnation they've been released on bail and face charges in connection with last year's mass protests the u.s. says beijing is betraying commitments it made ahead of hong kong's transfer of sovereignty to china in 1997 by the u.k. says the right to peaceful protest must be respected china's hit by saying foreign countries have no right to interfere those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the listening post good bye. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the land. said no matter what you see how does iraq bring you the needs and current affairs that matter t.f. . outta zinger. i know terrible . having our objective is to kill a black. if i'm in the right now. because they got caught and they've taken

iran says it has successfully launched the country's 1st ever military satellite the revolutionary guards say the satellite lifted off from a central desert region and reached an obit more than 400 kilometers above the earth they reported launch follows months of failed attempts and comes amid tensions with the united states. netflix's $16000000.00 more people signed up for its services during the 1st 3 months of this year is the streaming platforms fastest ever rate of user growth and it's largely because of coronavirus lockdowns netflix now has more than 180000000 subscribers worldwide one of its biggest hits of the past few months tiger has been watched in more than 60000000 households globally. business reporter rob watts is with me in the studio to break this down further for us rob welcome our viewers really surprised by these numbers well i don't think anyone is surprised to hear that this is really of boom time for streaming services they've got a captive market at the moment almost literally with lockdowns around the world you know there's only so many ways you can get it to tame

watching the news live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes iran's revolutionary guard says ithas successfully launched the country's 1st military satellite. more heavy rain and flash flooding turns the southern yemeni city of aden into a disaster area. spain's parliament prepares to extend its nationwide.

see his warning follows an incident last week in which the us claims 11 vessels from iran's revolutionary guard came within 10 yards of u.s. navy and coast guard ships in the gulf near kuwait while the navy released footage calling the incident dangerous and provocative iran also released footage and a statement in which it accused the us of presenting a false and agenda filled narrative of the encounter the i.r.g.c. claims the u.s. walked the path of one of their ships on april 6th and ignored warnings as a result they said they increased maritime patrols in the region which is what led to the confrontation with the u.s. navy in response to trump's latest comments a spokesperson for iran's armed forces said quote today instead of pulling others the americans should put all their efforts toward saving those members their forces who are infected with corona virus the confrontation also comes as iran releases but it's showing the launch of its 1st military satellite the news is increased fears over whether iran has the technology to create ballistic missiles as one of the countries that scrambled

that continue to push both countries closer to war general hussein salmi commander of iran's revolutionary guard said iran would target any u.s. ships that jeopardize iranian commercial or combat vessels he went on to blame the u.s. navy for what he called disorderliness and messiness in naval units of the us that probably reflected the american struggles with the coronavirus at home that may be a stretch but some are concerned that what may not be a stretch is history repeating itself during george w. bush's 1st and only term in office the us invaded iraq in 1991 right in the midst of the us savings and loan crisis and later during the clinton administration when the monica lewinsky scandal broke america intervene in the war in kosovo whether or not the u.s. and iran are heading for a crash course remains to be seen there are already insults and threats well before anyone had ever heard of covert 19 but as far as the course president trump is sitting through these troubled waters in troubled times perhaps we need to look no further than his own tweets for some answers like this one there has ne