Republic. Demonstrators who had been marched against the u. S. Calling for death to america have changed course. Now they are protesting against their own government. After tyrone admitted late last week that its own missile shot down the ukrainian passenger plane by mistake. Causing the death of 176 people including dozens of armenians. The shifting sentiment could impose validation for President Trump who is facing a lot of criticism on the justification on the attack on Qassem Soleimani. Mr. Trump went on twitter to pray for demonstrators and told iran not to kill their protesters because the world is watching, more importantly the usa is watching. Information inside iran is hard to get, the riot police have been out in force to control the marches. Many of them are demanding more from the president resigned over the plane crash. Adding to the leadership trouble as european nations are still party to the 2015 are run nuclear deal, which of course the United States has suspended its
Foreign affairs committee, ted yoho and Gregory Meeks. Later we will hear from the director of iranian studies at Stanford University. At Stanford University. [video clip] our Great American forces are prepared for anything. Appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world. Host from yesterday on u. S. Action toward iran. He discussed the killing of the iranian general and announced sanctions and vowed iran would never possess a nuclear weapon. This is the washington journal for january 9. Our first hour dedicated to your trumpts about president the administrations actions. If you support it, 2027488000 is the number to call and tell us why. If you oppose, you can do so at 2027488001. Perhaps you are not sure at this point, 2027488002 is the number to call. You can text us your thoughts at 2027488003. And you can cspanwj post on our Facebook Page at facebook. Com cspan. A 10 minute speech about yesterday from the white hou
And codirector of the iran america project. The country that was friendly to the United States. The leadership in around feels rather strengthened by the show even though some of it was clearly orchestrated either regime. It was fueled and fanned by the shown but people have remarkable grief in favor of this general. People in syria and lebanon he may have been the institute grade or of a lot of instigator of a lot of mayhem. The regime feels strengthened. The iranian opponents of this regime , its probably the biggest demonstration against this regime ever in 40 years. The regime had to kill upwards of 1000 people, 10,000 people. They felt very threatened. Now i think they feel strengthened by this show of the now that the democrats have pulled their punch. My sense is that the demonstrations will come back, they are the results of rather remarkably bad economic situations, corruption, and cronyism. But so far right now, the regime is more powerful than it was 10 days ago. That mean,
Hes the iranian studies director from the university and serves as the iran democracy codirector at Stanford University Hoover Institution. Thank you for joining us. What is the best way to view iran after the last couple of days . I think iran as having a second person in the country for structure. The leadership and iran is strengthened by the show of emotion. Grief five people of iran. So the people in the United States and syria and lebanon might have been the instigator of a lot of mayhem. Democrats fighting this industry a few days before this, two months before this month that would be the biggest demonstration against this regime ever in the 40 years the regime how do terrible thousands of people. They felt they threatened, they feel that strengthened to the punch. The demonstrations welcome back because the results rather in the situation. Does that mean for the u. S. . What i think it means is that the decision for money, natural pecans offenses but aside from the ramificatio
Republic. Demonstrators who had been marched against the u. S. Calling for death to america have changed course. Now they are protesting against their own government. After tyrone admitted late last week that its own missile shot down the ukrainian passenger plane by mistake. Causing the death of 176 people including dozens of armenians. The shifting sentiment could impose validation for President Trump who is facing a lot of criticism on the justification on the attack on Qassem Soleimani. Mr. Trump went on twitter to pray for demonstrators and told iran not to kill their protesters because the world is watching, more importantly the usa is watching. Information inside iran is hard to get, the riot police have been out in force to control the marches. Many of them are demanding more from the president resigned over the plane crash. Adding to the leadership trouble as european nations are still party to the 2015 are run nuclear deal, which of course the United States has suspended its