Months and months which is that we will not stand for the Islamic Republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy. We will always honor that commitment to take decisive rep action and that takes place and we continue to demand that the Islamic Republic around to act in a way that is consistent with what i laid back out back in may of 2018 for what it is that we expect iran to do so that it can rejoin the community of nations well Simona Fulton is in baghdad she explains why these targeted airstrikes appear to be an important shift in u. S. Action in iraq. Well there are quite significant because this is actually the 1st time that the u. S. Actually strikes a target on iraq his soil lets remember not until too long ago the u. S. And the p. M. S. Were fighting against isis on the same side but of course since then the tensions between the u. S. And these iranian backed groups have played a quite a bit in this particular ad attack were hearing from a source in
The nature of the situation is that we want to bring to a very attention how important the issue is for us as a nation. Joins us now live from tehran and also just take us or what else that had to say. Well he said that iran has written to the United Nations Security Council and the secretary general of voicing their condemnation thats what has happened the assassination of general costs and so the money also summoned the swiss charles defense now the United States does have a presence is so the swiss act as a go between that theyve been summoned 3 times in 3 days 1st over the assassination 2nd over the response to iran its a response to donald trump and now again responding to Donald Trumps treat saying that 52 locations in iran had been. Highlighted including cultural sites he said that no one can tell iran how to act or what not to do but iran does not want war prepared for any anything that the United States may put towards a target iran with no emotions here are still very very hi
The torturing and killing of protesters. Also fire in New South Wales and tens of thousands urged to leave their homes in victoria as australias bushfires worse. Also ahead allegations of torture we speak to ethnic kazakhs who were detained alongside weaker muslims in china. A powerful shia group is vowing retaliation for u. S. Airstrikes on its camps in iraq and syria hezbollah has promised revenge for what it calls the aggression of evil american ravens sundays bombings targeting 3 of its bases in iraq and 2 in syria at least 27 fighters were killed and 51 were injured thats right. We are warning the United States as we warned before that there are legal presence means there is standing against the iraqi people and the iraqi people. The right to confront them with all types of resistance. Well the strike sparked protests in kirkuk and and iraqs National Security council says its reconsidering its relationship with the u. S. Led coalition against eisel the u. S. Secretary of state mik
Gave an interview tuesday evening to c. B. S. News new United States he basically called the protests outside the embassy a very serious situation but said at no time was the u. S. Ever considering evacuating the embassy in his words he said that iran was directly responsible he said again in his words this is all for stems from irans state sponsored terrorism that according to the secretary of state and if thats not enough tuesday evening as well the president of the United States donald trump sent out a tweet where he again pointed the finger directly at iran i want to read you exactly what the president said in a tweet tweet he said iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost or damage incurred at any of our facilities they will pay a very big price this is not a warning this is a threat before finishing the tweet with happy new year so what youre hearing here is basically pompei on one side saying our embassy is now safe its under control but on another hand potentially more
The u. S. Marine reinforcements into its Iraqi Embassy off to angry protesters tried to storm the compound President Donald Trump is blaming iran but its denied any positives theres widespread anger over u. S. Airstrikes in iraq and in iraq and syria targeting the hizbullah brigades an iranian backed group zerosum of fulton begins our coverage with this report from iraqs capital. Angry and determined they marched across the river tigris through unmanned checkpoints into the heart of the fortified green zone thousands of members of the iranian backed Popular Mobilization forces and their supporters surrounded the compound of the u. S. Embassy to deliver a stern warning to get out its not a. Defense them. Message to trump and to the American Embassy and consulate in baghdad. Watch out you have touched our soldiers and our brothers they set fires at the outer gates as they tried to get inside the Embassy Grounds the situation appears to be escalating now with hundreds perhaps thousands of