Good afternoon. Irans Supreme Leader has defended his Countrys Missile Attack on israel earlier this week as totally legitimate. Leading Friday Prayers in tehran for the first time in five years, Ayatollah Khamenei said it was the minimum Punishment Israel deserved. Overnight, there were more israeli Air Strikes on lebanon, including one near a Border Crossing which israel says targeted a tunnel used by hezbollah. Our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, has the latest. This was designed as a show of strength from a regime deeply humiliated by a series of devastating blows to its allies, hezbollah and hamas. Supporters commemorated Hassan Nasrallah killed in an israeli Air Strike a week aGo today. Free transport was offered to those who came. And then the Supreme Leader appeared. Those who came. And then the Supreme Leaderappeared. Last those who came. And then the Supreme Leader appeared. Last friday he was reported to have Gone into hiding. Today he came out in public to delive
As President Biden says hed think about how close are we to full blown regional war . That on of the day when the government commits billions to green energy, Car Manufacturers warn demand is waning. Is keir starmer s green Growth Push leaving the public behind . Welcome to newsnight, home to the best insight, analysis and interviews From home and abroad. Well come later to the governments green Growth Agenda and where public opinion lies, and were following up on Last Nights lively discussion about the Chagos Islands with a chagossian. But first, as thejewish holiday of rosh hashanah ends, the choices made by israeli Pm Benjamin Netanhayu on the nature of Israels Response to Irans Missile Barrage will start to become clear. We want to take stock of where this middle East Conflict is heading as we enter the weekend. On newsnight tonight, gabriel gatehouse, the award winning host of the coming storm podcast, afsin shahi, middle East Expert From the university of keele, and laura trevely
Message from Liz Cheney and a passionate plea to americans while standing with the democrats nominee in the birthplace of the Republican Party also tonight an old photo has surfaced of a republican member of congress in blackface. All dressed up up as Michael Jackson tonight. Congressman Mike Lawler will join me live to respond and trapped in the flooding to people are dead or more are still missing tonight. And Tennessee Factory is under investigation after workers say they werent allowed to leave to escape Hurricane Helene until it was too late. Im Kaitlan Collins and this is the source to overturn the last president ial election are front and center with only weeks to go before the next one. The fallout from the culmination of those efforts by Donald Trump January 6 is what pushed Liz Cheney to do something that would have been unthinkable for anyone in her family, just four years ago go the lifelong republican, sharing a Campaign Stage Today alongside the democratic president ial n