Lawmakers standing and shouting death to america. Iran announced it will abandon another key commitment under its International Nuclear deal, meantime neighboring iraq, Parliament Members there holding a vote today, urging the government to end u. S. Troop presence in the country in the wake of soleimanis killing. U. S. Secretary of state delivering a message to people who are not convinced that soleimani posed an urgent and imminent danger. Mike pompeo saying it was the right move. Theres no need to guess about what soleimani would have been up to the day after, the day after, the day after. This was a bad guy. We took the right action. President trump will never shy away from that. Fred pleitgen, you actually sat down with a military adviser to the supreme leader. Tell our viewers what he said. He is part of the processes that go on here with the leadership in tehran. He told me three key things. First of all, there will be a response by the iranians, a military response against mili
Chair of its review panel. And we follow one woman as she meets the half siblings she never knew she had. Thats in my extended family in half an hour. Hello. A very good morning to you. President trump says the United States has a list of 52 iranian sites which will be hit very hard and very fast if there is retaliation for the killing of Qasem Soleimani. Irans most senior military commander was assassinated on thursday in baghdad in an american air strike. Mr trump said the targets were high level, and important to iranian culture. The British Government has announced two Royal Navy Warships will escort uk shipping in the persian gulf, and the foreign secretary dominic raab will travel to washington for talks later this week. Greg mckenzie has this report. As britain ramps up its security in the middle east, donald trump has threatened to hit 52 iranian targets should iran strike any american or us assets in retaliation for the killing of its revered general Qasem Soleimani, whose dea
And both the situation in iran and the australian bushfires are among the topics i discuss with a panel of foreign and british journalists thats in dateline london in half an hour. President trump says the United States has a list of 52 iranian sites which will be hit very hard and very fast if there is retaliation for the killing of Qasem Soleimani. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of iran to mourn the countrys most senior military commander who was assassinated on thursday in baghdad in an american air strike. Mr trump said the targets were high level, with some important to iranian culture. The British Government has announced two Royal Navy Warships will escort uk shipping in the persian gulf, and the foreign secretary dominic raab will travel to washington for talks later this week. Greg mckenzie has this report. As britain ramps up its security in the middle east, donald trump has threatened to hit 52 iranian targets should iran strike any american or us assets in re
Burial is expected tuesday in his hometown in the southeastern part of the country. Meanwhi meanwhile, tehran is threatening harsh revenge that prompted a warning from the u. S. President who said the u. S. Has identified 52 iranian sites it could hit if iran retaliated for soleimanis death. Privately, the u. S. Administration is telling congress it fears a reprisal from iran could come within weeks. Back in baghdad where fridays strike took place, the Iraqi Parliament is expected to convene an emergency session in about an hours time. An awful lot to talk about and cnn correspondents fanened out across the region standing by with the very latest. Jamana is in baghdad and Nic Robertson is in baghdad and Matthew Chance joining us for perspective from moscow. Just how concerned are people there that any escalation between the u. S. And iran will end up with iraq and the iraqi people in the middle of all of this . You know, this is the biggest concern, becky. You speak to so many people h
That is all i can describe it as, just this white hot ball of fire. The argument about leave or remain is over, says keir starmer, as hejoins the race to be the next labour leader. The first big event of the awards season the Golden Globes takes place tonight in hollywood. And we ll be taking another look at the papers with our reviewers journalist and broadcaster caroline frost and the parliamentary journalist tony grew. Good evening. The Prime Minister borisjohnson has said he will not lament the death of the top iranian general, killed by a us missile strike in baghdad. But he called for a de escalation of the situation on all sides. But President Trump has threatened to strike back and perhaps in a disproportionate manner if iran attacks an american citizen or target. Meanwhile, nato says it will hold an urgent meeting tomorrow after iraqi mps passed a resolution calling for foreign troops to leave the country. And in iran, huge crowds have turned out to mourn general solaimanis de