Iraq i would leave now if i was an american any part in southwest asia i would leave immediately thank you for that moment mom abroad is joining us there from tehran appreciate your analysis today mark kimmitt is the former assistant secretary of state for Political Military Affairs under president george w. Bush she was also diffuse director of plans and strategy at centcom and he joins us now from washington d. C. Good to have you with us so youre the perfect position to try to analyze where this may go with the strategic a military and security implications of this it seems to be very finely balanced at the moment iran is threatening to tell the i. C. Of the United States has carried out this strike and says it reserves the right for further action as will we in a rapidly escalating phases some have suggested today an open dick the russian of war whats your assessment. Well i think we are at a point of escalation right now and i would hope that both sides take a deep breath i dont t
Medical treatment. And mexico demands urgent talks after President Trump says hes working to designate mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups. I know a curfew has been imposed in the iraqi city of najaf off to Anti Government protests as the iranian consulate and set fire to the building was believed stuff at the consulate were evacuated before the incident meanwhile Iraqi Security forces have denied reports that 2 protests as were killed in baghdad often live ammunition was used to disperse demonstrations there. Joins us on the phone from baghdad so why would why would protest us target to the iranian comes consternation this way. We learned there is a great anger here in the by by these thousands and our government demonstrators d that that very dog is far too beholden to store and powers that among those foreign powers that are exerting too much influence the its country is the country which is their neighbor and that is the work extraordinary about what happened this evening is t
Loved ones and we are in a remote corner of the pacific where 75 years after world war 2 the search for Fallen Soldiers goes on. Thank you for joining us in a dramatic escalation of iraqs antigovernment protests crowds have torched the rainy and consulates in the holy city of najaf 100 surrounded the building lighting tires blankets and anything else they could find while chanting iran out they accuse tehran of propping up iraqs government which have been railing against for 2 months. Not earlier we spoke to our reporter mommy job until an on the phone from baghdad he explained more about how suspicion and im sure about iran has played into the post. Theres a good old eric here in the by by the thousands and our government demonstrators that. Is far too beholden to store in powers and among those foreign powers that are exerting too much influence in this country is the country which is their neighbor and that they will work extraordinary about what happened this evening is that the ir
Their 2nd general strike in a week accusing the president of failing to come up with concrete proposals to meet their demands. In a dramatic escalation of iraqs antigovernment protests crowds have torched the rainy and consummate he not java holy city for shia muslims hundreds surrounded the building lighting taia than anything else they could find while chanting iran out they accused tehran of propping iraqs government which they want replaced this is a 2nd time this month anyway and consulates has been targeted by protesters 3 weeks ago Security Forces defending at the site in karbala killed 4 demonstrators earlier we spoke to our reporter mama john john on the phone in baghdad he explained how suspicion and anger about iran have played into the protests. And there it here in the by by these thousands and our government demonstrators d that that area is far too beholden to store and powers and that among those foreign powers that are exerting too much influence in this country is the
About iran have played into the protests. There is a great boulder here in the. Bodies of thousands and our government demonstrators that that. Is far too beholden to store in powers and that among those foreign powers that are exerting too much influence in this country is the country which is their neighbor and that they will work extraordinary about what happened this evening is that the iranian consulate is the one just want to see. Shiite religious authority was attacked this is shia majority city and they didnt like government demonstrators there are you know. Showcasing their anger about the fact that they believe it is evolving with the dirty too much power in iraq by going in and storming the compound where the Iranian Embassy is house so this is a very big signal that all the government if there is a growing discontent that iran is far too much present in Iraq Internal Affairs now this again all playing out against that Antigovernment Movement that is growing you see several