Following the Senate Foreign hearing, committee befor witnesses and director m. Night joined the witnesses at a press conference. [indiscernible conversations] all, for being here and for your interest. I am the executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task force. We are an organization that does humanitarian work, political work and legal work. Ourre proud to have organization an amazing family and m. Night shyamalan, caesar and omar, who play an Important Role in the work that we are doing. Kikoler is at the center for prevention event prevention of genocide at the u. S. Holocaust museum. The museum has been an amazing resource and ally to innocent civilians in syria, taking trips to the region and back to shine a light on atrocities. Left is the cohead of the m. Night shyamalan foundation. They have visited the borders and met with victims, medical workers, detainees, chemical weapons survivors. Their foundation has played a key role in helping evacuate a Womens Center and a schoo
A truly breathtaking action play on account of Political Institution masquerading as a legal body. U. S. Secretary of state slams the International Criminal court to stop the agreements to take up a case surrounding alleged atrocities in afghanistan. The president of turkey and russia are meeting in moscow to diffuse the escalating tensions in syria president Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences for the deaths of turkish troops killed there last week and said the Syrian Government was not aware of their location the 2 countries that backed opposing sides in the conflict and recently came close to a direct confrontation and in a province in Northern Syria turkey is trying to push back Government Forces who are supported by russia. Well inside it live witnesses have told al jazeera that russian air strikes have killed at least 15 people in farms sheltering displaced say civilians many more are injured. Will go in a bit to talk about the situation on the ground in the turkish view of
We are down across the board these would be losses for the week that will end four weeks of gain weve seen up to this point. Does this count as the first week of 2020, even though it is only two days . We could look at the fiveday thing and if it is up, we could say that is the first week this is up as we see crude oil prices jumping we see that wti is up 4. 1 the gain to 63. 72 a barrel ice brent up by 4. 3 Natural Gas Prices up. Crude is the real focus as tensions are on the rise in the middle east. The market is up 30 from last year that is a place for people to look this year as for gains. We are moving crude from 60. We are not moving from 62 but based on the tensions rising you think about the heighten tensions and what this will mean for the potential repercussions in the middle east the idea of additional strikes of any ships going through the straits of hormuz, people will be watching that closely theyve been blessing with the Oil Production for months. We always look forward
Statement. Thank you, secretary shenker and assistant administrator harvey for testifying today. Nearly three years into the Trump Administration, the United States faces a multitude of challenges in the middle east. While the administration touts its maximum pressure policy, iran continues to destaiblize countries. Despite President Trumps bella koes rhetoric, tehran has bnl able to launch attacks. Undermining u. S. Deterrence and credibility. The Iranian Nuclear program is more advanced today. And the International Community is more guided in con froonting it. Iran continues to unjustly imprison americans and violate the human rights of its own people. Iran also continues to support bashar alla sawed and inside syria and in neighboring countries. This conflict in the humanitarian crisis will reshape the middle east for decades to come but our policy in syria remains ambiguous at best. President trump has now twice announced the rapid and complete withdrawal from troops from syria wit
Today to hear testimony on the Trump Administrations budgetary and policy priorities in the middle east for fiscal year 2020. We look forward to hearing from witnesses about the fy 20 budgets for the department of state Near Eastern Affairs bureau as well usaid bureau for the middle east. Thank the witnesses for appearing today. I recognize myself for purposes of making an opening statement. Thank you assistant ebt secretary shanker and administrator harvey for testifying today. Nearly three years in the Trump Administration, the United States face as multitude of challenges in the middle east. While the administration touts maximum pressure policy, iran continues to detablize countries from iraq yemen and leb ondespite President Trumps rhetoric tehran that is laufrmd attacks on International Shipping and regional states. Undermining u. S. Deterrence and credibility in the process. The Iranian Nuclear program is more advanced today than the day that President Trump took office. And the