Economy our infrastructure we need to rid corruption out of our government which is all the things that the protesters are protesting for but if iraq is truly going to be what the americans have wanted to be since 2003 a strong stable and independent country then we cant turn this into a battleground between the United States and iran and thats why the greatest fear. As we say in sports or take this off the field and work it out somewhere else because i think right now iraq is that a very very tenuous position and what were doing right now between the United States and iran especially with this talk of revenge and we will go after you wherever you are its simply destabilizing a country such as destabilizing the country of iraq which is only going to add the instability throughout the region much of it we do appreciate you being with us today and providing your analysis were going to stay in the United States and. Hes in washington d. C. Where hes been following the rules of the reactio
Navys ferrying hundreds to safety thousands more hit the roads the hot dry conditions are expected to worsen. And flashpoint latin america uncertainty and popular demands for change drift this region we look at the way forward for the const. I have brian thomas great to have you with us irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that harsh retaliation is waiting for the u. S. That after a u. S. Airstrike on Baghdad Airport killed the iranian general kasam so the money the head of rands elite quds force commenee is also the clare 3 days of National Mourning for the general staff it was considered the architect of tehrans military operations in the middle east. The u. S. Asked came in the middle of the night later the pentagon tweeted this strike was aimed at deterring future iranian attack plans done trump usually very active on twitter tweeted only this image long as that 100 Iranian State t. V. Confirmed the death of gentle customer. Irans top security body called an urgen
Strike tweeted this simply no words just a large picture of the american fly well it wasnt just sort of money who was killed the u. S. Forces of also killed the Deputy Commander of iranian backed coalition of armed groups in iraq. This from the Popular Mobilisation forces was killed when the air strike targeted his vehicle on the road to baghdads airport. Well the Supreme Leader of iran ayatollah seyyed callup many has said those who killed custom sort of and he should await a quote tough revenge in a statement these were his words so all the friends and foes must know that the path of jihad of the resistance will continue with double motivation and a definite victory awaits those who fight in this auspicious demise of our selfless in general is bitter but the continued fight and achievement of the final victory will make life more bitter for the murderers and criminals well iraqs Prime Minister is warning the u. S. Strike will quote spark a devastating war in iraq addle abdul mahdi ca
A catalyst will this be a trigger for a bigger confrontation between on the or on the on since the threats from the highest ranking senator on Foreign Affairs saying d if you do anything we want at that field refineries for example that is you know quiet and an open threat and i think iran would probably be thinking twice and 3 times if it was going to do anything because the americans while they dont have Popular Support in iraq for their presence they have the most sophisticated military in the world and are capable of hurting iran iran is capable of hurting the United States in various ways in the region attacking embassies and what have you but the United States has the capacity to retaliate and to hurt iran so if you want to have won today and if youre washington you are going through the list of scenarios what could be and what is my best options just as it or around assassinations as we did before is it called for operations is it low intensity warfare or is it the right out con
How many warned of quote hosh revenge and said the incident double irans resolve to resist the United States same has more in the early hours of friday shortly after arriving at Baghdad International airport Major General qassam solo money an iranian war hero who led the charge against isis in iraq and syria was killed in a u. S. Airstrike. His close ally the deputy head of hush those xabi an iranian backed Iraqi Militia the omo hundreds was also killed along with other members of his group u. S. Missiles hit their convoy as they left the airport. So the money was commander of the quds force a unit of irans revolutionary guard responsible for foreign operations for irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei so the money was a trusted confidant a member of his inner circle his killing in a targeted u. S. Strike is the most extreme escalation in tensions between to her own in washington in recent years how many warned there will be retaliation. The cruelest people on earth assassinated