but they were forced to surrender after years of rule the syrian democratic forces a kurdish led to group backed by the us celebrate their hard won victory. i don't be should go today that syrian democratic forces officially announced the end of all battles and the victory against the group calling itself the islamic state that name is now wiped off the map here in northeastern syria. the so-called islamic states territory one stretched across parts of iraq and syria years of military effort by iraqi and syrian fighters backed by the u.s. force the caliphate to retreat was its last stronghold the syrian democratic forces have called this the end of the caliphate at least in its physical form but stressed to so-called islamic state remains an insurgency threats in both iraq and syria a message echoed by u.s. allies to our mission. there as if you go to work to make sure that the roads islamic terrorism doesn't continue to grow thank you all very much i mean it's just take me seriously in bangor whose syrian fighters have searched the u.s. to keep troops in syria they warn if it pulls out n

after years of war the syrian democratic forces a kurdish led to group backed by the us celebrate their hard won victory. today the syrian democratic forces officially announced the end of all battles and a victory against the group calling itself islamic state that name is now wiped off the map here in northeastern syria. the so-called islamic states territory one stretched across vast parts of iraq and syria years of military efforts by iraqi and syrian fighters backed by the u.s. force to caliphates retreat by guus was its last stronghold the syrian democratic forces have called this the end of the caliphate at least in its physical form but stressed the so-called to some extent remains an insurgent threat in both syria and iraq a message echoed by u.s. allies. our mission the mission there hasn't changed we go to work with you to make sure that the rights of the only theory doesn't continue to grow thank you all very much i mean it's just take me seriously. i mean the celebrations in by guus syrian fighters have urged the u.s. to keep troops in syria at least for now they warn if th

we did hear from a spokesman for the syrian democratic forces that isis, the so-called caliphate has en eliminated. certainly, it was a rough, long war against isis going back at least five years. yes, for the syrian democratic forces and the u.s.-backed international coalition against isis, this is a significant day. it was a long and difficult struggle. yes, it is significant and it's quite an experience to actually see all of this around me. >> that was ben wedeman filing a report an hour ago marking the defeat of isis. >>> joining on the line to talk more about this is lena. she is the head of the houses middle east and north africa program joining us now from london. good to have you with us. >> good morning. >> let's talk about the simple significance of this moment. isis no longer holding territory in that region after years and years of bloody war. >> this is a very significant moment. having territory and having a so-called caliphate was a very big component of isis propaganda that it used to draw supporters from around the world. it went ahead, in terms of what they have sai

the battle for bugs is over after years of war in syria democratic forces celebrate their hard won victory . today the syrian democratic forces officially announced the end of all battles and a victory against the group calling itself islamic state that name is now wiped off the map here in northeastern syria. despite vowing to fight to the end thousands of isis members have surrendered. among the unrepentant wives of the jihad. hundreds were killed amid a relentless campaign and the ground the sold by u.s. backed forces. remains an insurgent threat in both iraq and syria but its territory once stretched across vast swathes of both countries have been whittled down to but. when the guns fell silent here the caliphate declared almost five years ago by its leader like daddy and muslims and we must become history. victorious kurdish forces have called on the us to keep troops in syria if the us pulls out their war it is only a matter of time until the ice menace grows again. let's bring in ben to shela middle east analyst based in beirut lebanon welcome. this fight against has been going on for years how big a

it is the syrian democratic forces who raise their flag, it is the syrian democratic forces who raise final slither of territory we captured from the islamic state group. undoubtedly it moment of triumph for the local forces who have sacrificed so the local forces who have sacrificed so much in the fight. translation: we are gathered here sons of this great country, to confirm our total victory over the islamic state group and their fault. but throughout while marking the significance of the achievements have been the voices of caution. we still have much work to do to achieve an enduring defeat of isis. we have been clear that the campaign is not over isis remains a significant threat in the region. in the united states and our partners and allies. but the land has been one back after a major offensive earlier this week whether syrian forces advancing on the ground backed by air strikes by the us led coalition. in the end of this is what these so—called caliphate was reduced to, and used a suicide vests, crumpled likes and the squalid remains of a pitiful camp. there have been parade

we know that it has been a long and really hard battle, led by the kurdish forces of the syrian democratic forces that there are still thousands of iis fighters, some surrendered to the syrian democratic forces, and waiting for trial, waiting to be exported back to their countries, depending on the countries, depending on the countries they are coming from, but there are still thousands who are in and because they had the power and the weapons, they had the tactics that they were trained on, they managed to suppress and control large swathes of territory and suppress the people by imposing their extremist islamic ideologies. we talk a lot in are reporting about the foreign fighters who are attracted by the ideologies and then travel to the region to fight with a group that calls itself examining state. what about local support? what extent was there any genuine enthusiasm for islamic state? there was definitely genuine support from some syrians on the ground, who joined the group, although they were neverin joined the group, although they were never in the higher ranking positions in the group. t

four hundred american troops that will stay in the area and airpower this will help the syrian democratic forcesthat's the kurdish led forces in the north of syria keep some autonomy majority of it's time to be from the syrian government and to avoid a turkish invasion and this is going to then implant the u.s. and perhaps french and british coalition forces in northern syria for the the forseeable future and that's going to cause a really a very different security structure and the you the kurds are going to hope that this will give them really a quasi independent state in the north of syria. and then we come come back to this idea of though that the war and the and the i had ideology that they you can defeat i saw on the battlefield but defeating eisel as an idea how how hard is that going to be it's going to be very hard if this was tremendously exciting for for many muslims particularly young muslims the idea that there would be an independent state led by a kaela if and that it would defy the west it would defy local governments like the syrian government and the iraqi government both of wh

now the baby of a british teenager who went to syria to join eisel has died according to syrian democratic forces the infant died at a camp for internally displaced people in northeast in syria she gave birth to the child last month and also to return to london the government had stripped her citizenship for joining the armed group when yemen's warring sides agreed to stop fighting and withdraw their troops from a crucial port city there was hope that more food and medicine would soon flow in but with sporadic fighting still going on there is growing despair for nineteen million yemenis suffering malnutrition and illness a warning viewers may find some images and osama bin report distressing. even the screams have become new to. the game and he told hasn't had enough to eat for most of her life. is now twenty four months old she's suffering from acute meant as a result of it's very difficult to get the required food supplements we're doing all we can to save her life her condition has become acute and will probably become another statistic without proper treatment yemeni see they're tired of bury

the baby of a british teenager who went to syria to join i still has died according to the syrian democratic forces the infant died at a camp for the internally displaced in northeastern syria sameem a bag and gave birth to the child last month and it asked to return to london the government had stripped of his citizenship for joining the armed group the new york times is reporting that one of the largest u.s. talent agencies has returned a four hundred million dollar investment to saudi arabia over the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi it says the endeavor company is terminating its agreement with riyadh the deal struck in april last year was set to boost business for the kingdom's entertainment industry tension escalated between india and pakistan last month after a suicide bomber killed more than forty indian troops the alleged attacker was a man from indian administered kashmir and activists say young people from the valley are joining armed groups in large numbers as peaceful demonstrations are met with the security crackdown reports. among the trees and fields of this village an indian adm

assault on pockets of territory if no more civilians come out by saturday afternoon the syrian democratic forces have slowed their offensive on but who is to allow thousands of people to leave the u.n. says more than sixty thousand people who have fled the area and now crammed into a nearby camp and now the baby of a british teenager who went to syria to join a so has died according to syrian democratic forces the infant died at a camp for the internally displaced in northeastern syria show me a bag and gave birth to the child last month and all story turned to london the government had stripped citizenship for joining the armed group and in neighboring iraq people are living with fear and stigma because of their alleged ties to eisele that's actually going to end spoke to some of them in a camp east of mosul. thousands of iraqi children are paying for the sins of their eisel fathers many have never met or can't remember. miriam was a child bride she says her son was born after his turkish father died fighting for i saw the three year old boy is essentially stateless and recognized by the govern

the men of the syrian democratic forces wait for the final assault.

backed syrian democratic forces say heavy fighting is continuing around the village of the last bits of territory in the country and fish airports. to choose from as supporters donald trump arrived in florida and proclaimed i still had no been driven out of syria i says sort of election day. here's a says right now you left. so there's ice. and that's what we have right now. as of last night just two days ago at the white house he predicted the end of the self-proclaimed caliphate by the end of the day. he had already announced the end of eisel back in february but the group still had at least one stronghold in syria at one point i still controlled a huge territory in syria and iraq an area roughly the size of mainland britain. donald trump has wanted to end u.s. operations in syria for a while then in december he suddenly announced he would withdraw two thousand

syrian democratic forces had besieged the town for weeks whilst planes conducted airstrikes. sands of people were forced to flee. aleem maqbool sent this report from northeastern syria. it is the syrian democratic forces who raise their flag over baghuz today. the final slither of territory recaptured from the islamic state group. undoubtedly a moment of triumph for the local forces, who have sacrificed so much in the fight. "we are gathered here, sons of this great country," says this man from the sdf, "to confirm our total victory over the islamic state group and their fall." but, throughout, while marking the significance of the achievement, have been the voices of caution. we still have much work to do to achieve an enduring defeat of isis. we have been clear that the campaign is not over. isis or daesh remains a significant threat in the region, the united states, and our partners and allies. but the land has been won back, after a major offensive earlier this week, with syrian forces advancing on the ground, backed by air strikes from the us—led coalition. in the end, th

forces in the syrian village of ghouls are meeting fierce resistance from so-called islamic state militants or trying to stave off defeat of the last patch of land they control the kurds. syrian democratic forces and u.s. warplanes have counted islamic state targets with artillery fire and occasional airstrikes the offensive against i asked to recapture the village resumed on friday after a two week pause to evacuate civilians. the u.s. backed fighters might be close to defeating the insurgents but they still have a long way to go to capture the hearts and minds of those who still believe in the islamic caliphate. the said truth of the war in syria is that when liberating areas you're often also destroying in the syrian town of bargains for conny near the iraqi border is no exception after syrian democratic forces mainly kurds supported by the us military beat the bull work of the so-called islamic state they have now begun what many believe to be the decisive offensive they think it'll take about another week and then the caliphate will be no more in syria. not at all comical mani think of us all going to expecting brutal resistance from the terrorists they'll fight with everything the

backed forces in the syrian village of goods are meeting fierce resistance from so-called islamic state fighters or trying to stave off defeat and the last patch of land they control the syrian democratic forces might be close to capturing but from islamic state but they still have a long way to go to capture the hearts and minds of those who still believe in the caliph it. the said truth of the war in syria is that when liberating areas you're often also destroying in the syrian town of bargains for conny near the iraqi border is no exception after syrian democratic forces mainly kurds supported by the us military beat the bull work of the so-called islamic state they have now begun what many believe to be the decisive offensive they think it'll take about another week and then the caliphate will be no more in syria. and then it will come a call monny some of us don't endure expecting brutal resistance from the terrorists they'll fight with everything they've got we'll call in airstrikes and artillery barrages and move in with ground troops and no doubt that the player on the tyan helen well i think she got a lot of i think. thousands of i guess supporters have been fleeing during a c

self-proclaimed caliphate from the last bit of territory controlled in syria rebels from the syrian democratic forces group a raise their flag over broncos after announcing the defeat of i.a.s. this followed weeks of fighting over the village on the iraqi border i asked a clarinets caliphate and two thousand and fourteen and went on to control bast areas of syria and iraq. were. to washington now at the moment voters around the country have been bracing for yesterday special counsel robert morris of minute has reported to the u.s. justice department lawyer spent almost two years investigating russian interference and the twenty sixteen presidential election and possible collusion with president donald trump's campaign team it's unclear how much of any of the confidential report will be released to the public but u.s. media are reporting the special counsel does not recommend further charges and the document president trump has repeatedly condemned them are pro as a baseless witch hunt there was no collusion no there's no collusion no callers there are a good girl mojo the question was played to a tru

the official declaration finally came from the syrian democratic forces, that the so—called caliphate congratulate the syrian people, but particularly the syrian democratic forces on the destruction of isis's fraudulent caliphate, and for the liberation of isis's remaining territory in eastern syria. it followed a massive offensive earlier this week on the last stronghold of the islamic state group in the town of baghuz. local forces have since been involved in mopping up operations, fighting militants who were hidden in tunnels, clearing unexploded ordinance and booby—trapped devices and also, it appears, removing what are estimated to have been many hundreds of bodies. while people in this region have been celebrating the territorial defeat of is, there is clear recognition that this is by no means an end to the threat posed by the group and the fight against it will go on. well, this has been a huge achievement that has taken a great deal of sacrifice but people here are very mindful of calling this just a territorial victory against the islamic state group, knowing that the fight

syrian democratic forces had besieged the town for weeks while planes conducted airstrikes. eople were forced to flee. aleem maqbool sent this report from northeastern syria. it is the syrian democratic forces who raise their flag over baghuz today — the final slither of territory recaptured from the islamic state group. undoubtedly a moment of triumph for the local forces who have sacrificed so much in the fight. "we are gathered here, sons of this great country," says kino gabriel from the sdf, "to confirm our total victory over the islamic state group and their fall." but throughout, while marking the significance of the achievement, have been the voices of caution. we still have much work to do for an enduring defeat of isis. we have been clear that the campaign is not over. isis or daesh remains a significant threat in the region. the united states, our partners, and oui’ the united states, our partners, and our allies. the land has been won back after a major offensive earlier this week with syrian forces advancing on the ground backed by air strikes from the us—led coa

hour you are now seeing live pictures from the center of bugaboos where the kurdish led syrian democratic forces have raised their flag there's been intense fighting over the past few weeks and just moments ago the press office of the syrian democratic forces tweeted syrian democratic forces declare a total elimination of so-called caliphate and one hundred percent territorial defeat of eisel on this unique day we commemorate thousands of martyrs whose efforts made the victory possible while our correspondent is in beirut and joins us now from there jamal there have been several declarations of victory in various forms before is the final battle now over. it would seem that this is probably the more convincing on this stuff in the sense that obviously this comes out of the back of the statements from the white house doesn't twenty four hours ago which had declared total defeat on the ground this is maybe more backs up the concerns of. this is it demonstrates that the kurdish fighters that have been essentially the forefront of some of those battles with the help of the u.s. obviously being able

self-proclaimed caliph it from the last bit of territory a controlled in syria rebels from the syrian democratic forces group raised their flag over booze after announcing they had to feed it i guess this followed a weeks of fighting over the village on the iraqi border i asked a clear it's caliphate and twenty fourteen and went on to control vast areas of syria and iraq. let's bring in vladimir from vogue and borg our correspondent in syria he's currently and rocca lied to me or what are you hearing about the situation in bugaboos. finally if you know that i was going to feed them bottles and there as you have forces are also asking for more support to continue to fight also against isis sleeper cells because there's also a predator. and also there are two possibly about turkey and damascus the battle for gas has been going on for weeks why hasn't taken the syrian defense forces so long to drive out i guess. inter-married a lot of the battle be over soon but there was an unexpected among the civilians still involved and in the refugee camp of all there is now around sixty dozen people and most of them

bottle full but it was over fifty years of war a searing democratic forces celebrate their hard won victory. today that syrian democratic forces officially announced the end of all battles and a victory against the group calling itself islamic state that name is now wiped off the map here in northeastern syria. despite vowing to fight to the end thousands of . young repentant wives of the jihad. hundreds were killed amid a relentless campaign and the ground assault by u.s. backed forces. remains an insurgent threat in both iraq and syria but its territory once stretched across countries have been whittled down to. when the guns fell silent here the caliphate declared almost five years ago. and. became history. victorious kurdish forces have called on the u.s. to keep troops in syria if the u.s. pulls out their war there is only a matter of time until the menace grows again. to washington now where house democrats are awaiting details from the justice department of what special counsel has found in his probe into russian interference in the twenty sixth presidential election spent almost two years investigatin

the mainly kurdish fighters of the syrian democratic forces the s.d.f. say only those they call terrorists remain there now as fifteen thousand troops advance on the town and incendiary munitions rained down from the sky. we do not know what the clashes will lead to but the military operation will continue to eliminate terrorists inside of if we notice any civilians we will try to avoid them and evacuate them during the ongoing military operation as the s.d.f. advance on five fronts they face more than a thousand hardened fighters difficult terrain suicide bombers mines and a large tunnel network but even once bug falls and i still suffer what some are calling a final territorial defeat the group and its members will remain a serious threat this is not and of isis at all and we have seen. this kind of similar terrorist group autonomic thriving in africa and i won't be surprised if these same groups when taught to get. the video they would have managed to operate. inside you would order the united states of america because all the grudges and. political c

ruled by the syrian democratic forces but this is just a label in reality it is under the white p.g. branch of the p.k. k. to give themselves a better image they associate with christian in arabic militias who fought against islamic states and created the syrian democratic forces but in reality everything is controlled by the why p.g. why p.g. has no support it is alone and incapable of resisting the syrian army so will there be a conflict between them i don't think so the north of syria would like to have control over some economic areas so i believe there will be a negotiated solution the question is how much of an ontology the syrian government will be ready to give to the northern part of syria there's the headlines this hour join us again and thirty minutes for the latest global news update. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race is often spearing dramatic developing. and going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk. i think the numbers mean some

appealing for an international tribunal to prosecute islamic state of members after the syrian democratic forces which is largely made up of kurdish fighters declared the terror groups final enclave had fallen on saturday more than five thousand militants are reportedly being held in kurdish detention centers while their relatives have been sent to a separate refugee camp many of the suspected fighters and their families are of foreign origin we spoke to a journalist who has visited syria a number of times during the conflict about the crossroads facing the kurdish minority. would you like. the syrian government has regained all its territories except in a globe is a matter of months before the government takes back control of the province now the kurdish issue in northeast syria is also on the table the kurds want the creation of kurdistan but it hasn't been a good start after a series of offensives which weaken the kurds and gave him control of the region in syria there is a kurdish controlled area ridge of are ruled by the syrian democratic forces but this is just a label in reality it is und

killed thirty eight deisel finds is in their final assault on the armed groups lost on live syrian democratic forces have been bombarding boys for three days where a number of eyes of fighters remain the operation intensified after a brief pause to allow civilians to leave yes the f. says three of its fighters were killed during the latest operation what are the. syrian border. this is the third night running the bubbles is coming under intense shelling and airstrikes there had been a lull last week allowing fighters to surrender and civilians to be evacuated but earlier in the day spokesperson for the syrian democratic forces that's the kurdish forces on the ground leading this battle have said that the battle for bubbles is coming and then that's probably why we see this intensification of strikes and shelling now in the air strikes also stream important simply because on the ground the kurdish forces have been advancing very slowly they are trying to minimize their loss which could be a cure because of the fire or indeed the land mines and booby traps left behind by the i still fight as they retr

kurdish led forces in syria say thousands of feisal fighters have surrendered and by goods syrian democratic forces have been bombarding the armed groups final play for several days now the operation intensified after a brief pause to a lot of civilians to leave. our correspondent hard that abdel-hamid joins us live from gaza on top that's near the turkish syrian border are there what more can you tell us about what's happening in vogue. but certainly the fighting has been intensifying every day move forward. since sunday i would say at night being they have years bombardment strikes but also during the day the kurdish forces on the ground the syrian democratic forces are keeping the pressure now as you said about three thousand five hundred people have come out of over the last twenty four hours that according just folks president of the and among them there would be about two thousand fighters that surrendered and we are told that also a good chunk of these two thousand foreign fighters you do get really the impression that. the caliphates. last throes good news is tightening certainly the pressu

ruled by the syrian democratic forces but this is just a label in reality it is under the y.p. g. branch of the p.k. k. to give themselves a better image they associate with christian and arabic militias who fought against islamic states and created the syrian democratic forces but in reality everything is controlled by the y.p. gee why p.g. has no support it is alone and incapable of resisting the syrian army so will there be a conflict between them i don't think so the north the syria would like to have control over some economic areas so i believe there will be a negotiated solution the question is how much of an ontology the syrian government will be ready to give to the northern part of syria. ok that's the news from moscow for now your next update from ina team is in just over half an hour after watching the hawks. join me every thursday on the alex salmond short and i'll be speaking to guests of the world of politics sport that's less i'm show business i'll see of that. but the thing the numbers mean something they matter to us is over one trillion dollars in debt more than

the syrian democratic forces have been holding a press conference and in the last few minutes, williamhad this to say. we congratulate the syrian people, and particularly the syrian democratic forces, on the destruction of isis's fraudulent caliphate, and for the liberation of isis's remaining territory in eastern syria. this critical milestone in the fight against isis delivers a crushing, strategic blow and underscores the unwavering commitment of our local partners in the global coalition to defeat isis. others the adviser to international forces operating in syria. the prime minister has also been talking about this today. she has issued a statement in which she says, "the liberation of the last daesh—held territory wouldn't have been possible without the immense courage of uk military and our allies." of course, daesh is another name used for islamic state. we will continue to do what is necessary to protect the british people, our allies and partners from the threat daesh poses. tens of thousands of people are marching through london to demand another referendum on leaving the eu

the syrian democratic forces have been holding a press conference during which william roebuk, a us statehis to say. we congratulate the syrian people, and particularly the syrian democratic forces, on the destruction of isis's fraudulent caliphate, and for the liberation of isis's remaining territory in eastern syria. this critical milestone in the fight against isis delivers a crushing, strategic blow and underscores the unwavering commitment of our local partners in the global coalition to defeat isis. the prime minister has also been talking about this today. she has issued a statement in which she says... a teenager has been stabbed and killed in west london. scotland yard say the victim, believed to be a 17—year—old boy, was found seriously injured after reports of a fight outside a block of flats in union lane, isleworth. 0ur news correspondent jane—frances kelly is at the scene. update us with the latest. a crime scene tent is still behind me, that is where the teenager was found last night. officers were called at about 10:35pm after reports of a fight. they found a 17—year—old b

last pocket of territory if no further civilians come out of it by saturday afternoon the syrian democratic forces in s.d.f. a slowed its offensive on the village of bugaboos to allow thousands of people to leave the un says that more than sixty thousand people fled the area crammed into a nearby camp. thousands more children separated from their families of the us mexico border could soon be reunited with their parents after a judge expanded a reunification ruling initially the judge's order allowed nearly three thousand children to be handed back to their parents but the families who've been split up since july twenty seven teen will also be included the u.s. government those as it doesn't know the exact number of kids affected rights groups are criticizing the u.s. government for storing a database of journalists who are covering the migrant caravan from central america leaks documents show that customs and border protection compiled a list of dozens of people to be screened more thoroughly at the us mexico border rob reynolds reports from los angeles. the until now secret list of fifty nine im

against islamic states and created the syrian democratic forces but in reality everything is controlled by the y p g y p g has no support it is alone and incapable of resisting the syrian army so will there be a conflict between them i don't think so the north the syria would like to have control over some economic areas so i believe there will be a negotiated solution like the question is how much of an insult to me the syrian government will be ready to give to the northern part of syria just over thirty five minutes from now after the kaiser report. breaks it killed joan. seems to do crack when i was a low kid my dad he was like a bust at the sonar guy like what i needed when i was a baby boy i had a bad childhood. there's always been single mothers in african-american community service and slavery. i think it's more in chinese teenagers having kids then you can expect a fourteen or fifteen year old first daughter now order for an employer farther and he's a check out. we actually lost our place in october my car end up breaking down and i was unable to get to work on time so they le

the syrian democratic forces said they'd taken full control of the village of baghouz and declared the of islamic state. let's just take a look at how their territory has diminished. back in january 2015 the areas marked in red were under the control of the group. but since then it has slowly declined as islamic state were pushed back and over the course of the last four years their control has dwindled. and by the start of this year they only held a few small areas of territory. recent fighting has focused on the area near the city of baghuz and today us—backed forces in syria say they have taken back that final strip of land. our correspondent aleem maqbool is in northern syria — a short time ago he gave us this update. we have been in baghouz over the last couple of weeks also, last week we we re last couple of weeks also, last week we were told there were 5000 people potentially inside that area, that last on clave of the islamic state group. earlier this week we saw with oui’ group. earlier this week we saw with our own eyes a terrible onslaught, a huge offensive against that fina

the syrian democratic forces but in reality everything is controlled by the y p g y p g has no support it is alone and incapable of resisting the syrian army so will there be a conflict between them i don't think so the north of syria would like to have control over some economic areas so i believe there will be a negotiated solution the question is how much of an internal me the syrian government will be ready to give to the northern part of syria. a court in luxembourg has denied a us request to seize iranian assets held in the european nation as a way of compensating the victims of the nine eleven attacks tehran's assets have been frozen in luxembourg for seven years as part of international sanctions after a new york judge found evidence that pointed to iran helping al qaeda conduct the terror attacks rocked new york and washington in two thousand and one there are still firmly denies any involvement however the court said there were no grounds to uphold the u.s. decision as international law and the iranian foreign ministry praised the decision . the ear of totalitarian and bullin