Good afternoon early in the new year but its turned into a busy news day january 3rd my names kevin though in this is live from h. Q. Im here with a half hour world news update hope you stick around to for the whole lot for the next 25 minutes or so so the big story in from the middle east let me tell you catching up the u. S. Secretary of state has defended americas assassination of irans top military commander cosimo seller money in a drone strike in Baghdad International airport early this morning my pompei a claim to the attack saved american lives and said that washington remains committed to deescalating tensions with tehran. That was the time to take this action so that we could disrupt this plot deter further aggression from chaos and salami in the Iranian Regime as well as to attempt to deescalate the situation the Early Morning raid also reportedly killed 9 others including influential iraqi and lebanese shia militias militia leaders that believed to have been leaving the poo
And i welcome so at the International Live from moscow im daniel. Thanks for joining us on the program a donald trump is warning iraq to brace itself a heavy sanctions if it expels american troops from the country iraqi m. P. s voted to kick out Foreign Forces in response to washingtons as a nation of irans most powerful general in an air strike at Baghdad International airport on friday we have a very extraordinarily expensive piece thats there it cost billions of dollars to build long before my time were not living unless they pay us back for it if they do ask us to leave if we dont do it in a very friendly basis will charge them sanctions like theyve never seen before avar. Iraqi lawmakers passed their resolution on sunday evening calling on u. S. Troops to leave the country and also asked the government to pull back from military assistance for the u. S. Led coalition and it pushes for a formal complaint against washington to be raised that the u. N. For violating iraqi sovereignty
Police people to avoid the area its about 4 miles from the center of paris in the. War that coming up our correspondents across. The Turkish Parliament decision to deploy troops to libya comes in for strong criticism today get reactions come into the last 24 hours israel greece and cyprus fearing its going to lead to a further escalation in the region. The 3rd is just turn to say 7 even here in moscow now money is kevin and he went out to h. Q. And the world news update if you stay with me so the big story this morning came in from the middle east let me brief you on the u. S. Secretary of state has defended americas assassination of irans top military commander. Money in a drone strike on Baghdad International airport on friday my pump claimed the attack saved american lives and further said that washington remains committed all that said to deescalating tensions with tehran. That was the time to take this action so that we could disrupt this plot deter further aggression from crossin
Evening busy news night is tell you about this january the 3rd one is kevin owen live here at r. T. H. Q. With the world news update if you stay with me for the next half hour or so so the big story into the middle east this morning the u. S. Secretary of state has defended americas assassination of irans top military commander same sum of money in a drone strike on Baghdad International airport on friday might claim the attacks saved american lives she said and further said that washington remains committed to deescalating tensions with tehran. That was the time to take this action so that we could disrupt this plot deter further aggression from chaos and salami in the Iranian Regime as well as to attempt to deescalate the situation. The Early Morning raid then also reportedly killed 9 others including influential iraqi and lebanese shia militia leaders there believed to be leaving the airport there in 2 vehicles when the strikes took place some sort of money let the powerful could fo
A christmas phone call. Rang me because he spend christmas with me and my family in 2010. He said to me but im slowly. Broadcasting live. This is R T International im john thomas really glad to have you with us as we recap the weeks top stories 1st lets start in iraq where 6 people have been reportedly wounded after several rockets hit in baghdad including an area near the u. S. Embassy the heavily fortified green zone which houses government buildings and Foreign Missions the developments follow the United States assassination of irans most powerful general in an air raid in Baghdad International airport on friday President Trump has tweeted that if iran strikes u. S. Military personnel or bases the response could come in a disproportionate manner. These media posts will serve as notification to the United States congress that should iran strike any u. S. Person or target the United States would quickly and fully strike back and perhaps in a disproportionate manner such legal notice i