Cases are now in the americas. In the in and russias president overseas moscows delayed victory day parade on the eve of a vote that could extend his rule until 2036. Hello thank you for joining us a watershed moment that will cause a most serious violation of International Law thats the u. N. Secretary general antonio good head asias described israels plans to an expired its of the occupied west bank members of the Un Security Council and the arab league have been meeting to discuss israels move which could be put in motion as soon as next week most of them were united in their opposition with warnings that israels unilateral action could trigger a major escalation in the region well its not yet been made clear along what lines the annexation plan will take for there are currently about 250 israeli settlements dotted across the west bank in violation of International Law and the Jordan Valley which is the most fertile land in the west bank is home to about 60000 palestinians but most
And see thats wrong it doesnt matter for to policeman another man but this keeps happening over and over again and this culture has got to stop c. N. N. Likes to make a lot of stuff i really dont think the russians would be down here doing all this its maybe the writers and their completely different groups from the protest yes but you know Everybody Loves a conspiracy is. I mean while c. N. N. Has published an apparent response to the criticism saying not every bad actor on social media is personally sent there by russian president vladimir putin. And just before we go there can be you some more live pictures from washington d. C. Where protests started peacefully early on sunday but have now turned violent we showed you some pictures earlier just before this from Lafayette Square off course very close to the white house people ignoring the orders from police to to stay within those hours of the curfew to keep those coronavirus of churches as well to stay at. Not go out on the streets
Baker. He is chief correspondent for the New York Times. Impeachment in american history. We appreciate you being with us. Guest happy new year. Host i want to begin with david sangers peace. He retweeted yesterday, the news over the last couple of days ending his story available at nytimes. Com, the headline, for the president of risky gamble to deter iran. He says the calculus was straightforward, washington had to show the iranian leadership that missiles firing ships in the persian gulf and at Oil Facilities in saudi arabia along with attacks inside iran the cost the life of American Contractor would not go without response. While Senior America officials have no doubt the iranians will respond, they do not know how quickly or how furiously. Guest there has been a feeling in the white house, the president s decisions not to pull the trigger in the past over the last year, had given the wrong impression, that they could get away with a lot of things about the president responding as
Countries and its leaders. What happens next . Is our line for democrats. 202 7488001 for republicans. If you are an independent, 202 7488002. Join us on social media. We will read your tweets. Send us a text message. That phone number is 202 7488003. Tell us your first name and where you are texting from. We are also on facebook. Good sunday morning. A lot to talk about. Front page of the Washington Post a president vowing reprisal if iran hits u. S. Assets. This story from Bloomberg News the headline fear hits tehran over what comes next. Here are some of the details. Supreme leader promised revenge and thousands gathered in tehran to watch american flags burn. Many show defiance after the assassination of their most prominent military man. In the, the strike that took out Qasem Soleimani capping a year that has been dominated by turmoil and fear. Entail is unclear. U. S. Sanctions efforts the economy and any form of war with the u. S. Would likely be unsustainable for the Islamic Re
Headline, for the president of risky gamble to deter iran. He says the calculus was straightforward, washington had to show the iranian leadership that missiles firing ships in the persian gulf and at Oil Facilities in saudi arabia along with attacks inside iran the cost the life of American Contractor would not go without response. While Senior America officials have no doubt the iranians will respond, they do not know how quickly or how furiously. Guest there has been a feeling in the white house, the president s decisions not to pull the trigger in the past over the last year, had given the wrong impression, that they could get away with a lot of things about the president responding as the president has promised not to engage us in endless wars in the middle east. The argument in the white house was lets not give them the wrong message. This is a way of giving them reestablishing deterrence. Had, theer he president authorized airstrikes against iran in response to one of the provoc