Preparing for a possible iranian attack, israels Defence Minister meets the command of us forces in the region with a warning of the potential threat from tehran is real and viable. Irate potential threat from tehran is real and viable. Potential threat from tehran is real and viable. We are devoted to the defendant real and viable. We are devoted to the defendant of real and viable. We are devoted to the defendant of israel, to the defendant of israel, will support is help defend israel and iran will not succeed, thank you very much. This is the reason for the escalating tensions and an extra at the start of a month on an iranian Diplomat Building in the syrian capital damascus. It killed a number of Senior Iranian generals. Israel has not admitted it carried out the attack but it is widely considered to have been behind it. Getting around the one israel will be punished. Un backs, smack as the war between ands. The one also supports has full. Last night they lodged dozens of rockets
To retaliate for a strike on one of its diplomatic compounds. The Kingsmills Massacre an inquest finds the shooting of ten protestant men in Northern Ireland nearly 50 years ago was a planned ira attack. And, in augusta, tiger woods sets a new record by reaching the weekend of the masters for the 24th consecutive year. On newsnight at 1030 the shadow deputy Prime Minister says she will resign if found to have broken the law after police start to investigate her former living arrangements. What exactly she accused of . What exactly is she accused of . Good evening. Labours deputy leader Angela Rayner has promised to step down if she is found to have committed a crime. Shes being investigated by Greater Manchester police about claims she may have broken electoral law, following a complaint by the conservatives deputy chair; Angela Rayner has been accused of failing to disclose her Main Residence in official documents. She said again tonight that she was completely confident she had follo
As concerns mount, joe biden is speaking out take a listen. No, we are devoted to the defense of israel. We will support israel. We will defend help defend israel and iran will not succeed. Thank you. So why is the us putting out such strong warnings about a possible attack . And how are those warnings being felt in israel . James landale has this analysis, from jerusalem. President biden has said that he expects an attack against israel from iran sooner rather than later and unnamed us officials are saying that attack could involve hundreds of drones and missiles against military targets here in israel. Now, that may be a prediction of the future based on hard intelligence. But it may also be the United States trying to deter iran to try and minimise any kind of response by talking up the threat right now. It also could be an attempt to try and shape expectations so that if and when iran does respond, its seen as less escalatory. Now, from irans point of view, it has promised that it
captions by vitac www.vitac.com hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me this sunday. i m fredricka whitfield. and we re following several big stories at this hour overseas and right here in the u.s. u.s. secretary of state tony blinken continues his high takes meetings in the middle east. today he made an unannounced visit to iraq, as he tries to bridge the divide with america s arab partners in the region over the israel-hamas war. it comes as israel is resisting u.s. pressure for humanitarian pauses in the war and defending its air strikes against hamas and gaza, despite the mounting casualties. and all of this happening as former president donald trump prepares to take the stand tomorrow in his civil fraud trial that threatens his business empire in new york. and new polling numbers are also giving us a snapshot into a hypothetical matchup between trump and president biden, exactly one year before the 2024 presidential election. cnn s priscilla al