This is bbc news. Im lukwesa burak. The headlines at 4 hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets in iran to mourn the assassinated military leader general soleimani. President trump warns that the us has a list of 52 targets that will be hit very hard if iran decides to retaliate. Iraqi mps pass a resolution calling for foreign troops to leave the country. Royal Navy Warships are ordered to escort british flagged vessels in the persian gulf as the Prime Minister returns to the uk from his caribbean holiday. The australian Prime Minister warns that the bushfire emergency could last for months and announces the creation of a Recovery Agency to help those whove lost homes. I didnt see any flame. I saw this great white ball of fire. That is all i can describe it as, just this white hot ball of fire. The costs of h52 are out of control and its benefits overstated, according to the deputy chair of its review panel. Hollywood prepares for the Golden Globes ceremony as the awards sea
This is bbc news. Im lukwesa burak. The headlines at 2 hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets in iran to mourn the assassinated military leader general soleimani. President trump warns the us has a list of 52 targets that will be hit very hard if iran decides to retaliate. The Iraqi Government has summoned the Us Ambassador over the airstrike which killed the general. Royal Navy Warships are ordered to escort british flagged vessels in the persian gulf and the Prime Minister is returning to the uk from his caribbean holiday. The australian Prime Minister warns that the bushfire emergency could last for months. 2a people have now died since the crisis began. Thousands since the crisis began. Have lost their homes. I did thousands have lost their homes. I did not see any flames, i saw this great white ball of fire. That is all i can describe it as, white hot, all i can describe it as, white hot, a ball of fire. The costs of h52 are out of control and its benefits overstated,
The u. K. Is accusing iran of illegal interference when it seized a flagged oil tanker. The u. K. Says the tanker was in omani waters when irans military captured it. The u. K. Says theres no doubt its retaliation. But britains foreign secretary says iran is flatwrong. They see this as a tit for tat situation of grace one in gibraltar. It was legally x lly carrying o. It was seized in omani waters in clear contradiction of law. It was forced to sail into iran. This is totally and unacceptable. It raises serious questions about the security of british shipping and International Shipping in the straits of hormuz. And this tweet from irans ambassador just a short time ago, warning the British Government against escalating tensions, calling it dangerous and unwise. Na nato, france and germany have contempted the action. But tehran does not appear willing to change its course. To date, we have seen no indications that the iranians are prepared to change the direction of their nation, to do
America. Supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini prayed over soleimanis body in the wake of his death. Iran said it will abandon the limitations on enriching uranium in the 2015 nuclear deal. Teheran will continue to cooperate with the u. N. Nuclear watch dog. And in iraq, parliament there calling on u. S. Troops and foreign troops to get out, to leave the country, underscoring the growing concerns of a regional war. And u. S. President donald trump responded by threatening sanctions on iraq if u. S. Troops are expelled. He also reiterated his threat to target iranian cultural sites if iran retaliates. Cnn brings you depth and perspective with our correspondents around the world. Senior correspondent ted pleitkin. Jumanna karachi in baghdad. And Nick Payton Walsh following the story in beruit. All right. So, lets go to fred pleitkin in teheran, as we said. So, fred, youre covering soleimanis funeral. Youre right in the midst of the mourners there. What is happening this hour . And what are t
Good afternoon. President trump says the United States has a list of 52 iranian sites, which will be hit very hard and very fast if theres retaliation for the killing of Qasem Soleimani. Irans most senior military commander was killed on thursday in a us air strike in the iraqi capital, baghdad. Well have a full round up of this story when viewers on bbc one join us shortly, but first ive speaking to the former uk ambassador to iran, sir richard dalton. First, we should remind ourselves that assassinations have a record in starting wars, and a very poor record in changing the policies of the government of the person assassinated. Secondly, it is law and International Institutions that stand between us and anarchy, and the United States is not allowed to make the law and to set International Institutions at nought. It would be wise for the British Government to retain some distance from the United States, if it wishes to play an effective role in the diplomacy which britain is calling f