Insurgentsy within iran, the soviet union was trying to foster a communist insurgents in iran. We thought about that and sided with the shah of iran in part because he crushed that communist dissent in iran. I dont think most person political elites thought too much about the islamic disdents in that state. It was just kind of off the radar. Part of the reason i wrote the book i did was i was really trying to get across how reasonably so but nair rowly americans looked at alliances in that part of the world. We didnt think of islam as a political force. We feared communism. We cheered on what we thought as capitalist developed. We hoped for Democratic Development we didnt see the islamic, the green revolution that was coming. The United States and iran have had a complicated fraught relationship a long time. Really since the 1950s. Up until the 1950ss iran was a client state of great britain. But when wourmd ended and britain moved back to the colonial periphery. United states stepped
I am fdds president , founder, cliff may. I know most of you. I have met a lot of you. I am glad you are here. Todays event marks the release of a major new fdd report. Maximum pressure 2. 0 a plan for north korea. The report offers an actionable and multifaceted plan focused on the denuclearization of north korea. Today in north korea, we have a young mercurial, brutal, and ruthless despot, kim jongun, armed with Nuclear Weapons, and Ballistic Missiles, using both to threaten america and americas allies. Ot, kim jongun, armed with Nuclear Weapons, and Ballistic Missiles, using both to threaten america and americas allies. You may have seen reports earlier in the week in the Washington Times that a highlevel defector from north korea sent a letter to President Trump. The defector warned the administration that kim jongun is unlikely to give up his Nuclear Weapons absent significant pressure. Consistent with the recommendations and fdds new report, which will be discussed today, the def
That would be boycott. This is crazy. Stuff thats called. The man who inspired the ice bucket challenge that went global and raised hundreds of millions of dollars for medical research has died. But 1st new ripples coming from the usa the democrats in the lower house of congress have decided to present articles of impeachment in their bid to remove President Trump from office and this follows what was expected to be the last public hearing before the articles are announced and go live to mike hanna now our correspondent whos in washington so we understand them from these reports mike that there are 2 separate articles in of impeachment that the democrats feel will lead to my success. Indeed yes so whats happened is that a nancy pelosi the speaker of the house has met with the Committee Chairman from the house in the course of the evening it has been decided that there will be a formal announcement as to what the impact articles of impeachment are in coming hours however you Washington
A cease fire and an effort to end a conflict that has claimed 14000. 00 lives. Syrian on the Russian Forces pound the rebel held province of idlib with air strikes killing dozens of people and displacing thousands. And we could keep the noise on the lot. No hope of finding any more survivors on new zealands white island after a volcano erupts killing 5 people 8 more are still missing. We start in the u. S. Where the House Judiciary Committee has held another hearing in the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump attorneys for both parties presented arguments for and against impeaching trump hes accused of pressuring ukraine to investigate his political rival joe biden is there was how does your castro has more. Fireworks inside of mondays impeachment he. Likely the last before the House Judiciary Committee draft articles of impeachment came not just from protesters but also republican members committed to showing that they believe the proceedings against trump are a sham
Argentina ahead of the official return of the peronist. Breaking news from new zealand within the past hour or so weve learned that police there are launching a criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of several people in a volcanic eruption at least 5 people were killed 8 others still missing are presumed dead whilst on white Island Police have suggested its unlikely that theyll be any more survivors 31 people are injured and some of those have got severe. We can never say 100 percent but i would strongly suggest that there is no one that has survived on the island so well look into. It if theres anyone criminally responsible for the deaths and injuries its an its early days yet so weve just kind of to work through the evidence talk to people and conduct the investigation. And jessica washington is our correspondent in all cleansed with more on what could amount to a criminal investigation. The information about this criminal investigation is still unclear