Leadership and standing with us. Leadership and standing with us,. , leadership and standing with us. ,. ,. , us. Significant elements of these talks us. Significant elements of these talks in us. Significant elements of these talks in the us. Significant elements of. These talks in the deployment of these long range missiles. The uk already supplies Storm Shadows to ukraine but only for use within ukraine. In the coming weeks, we could see that change and allow them to be fired into russia, posing one big question, with what consequence . Fora big question, with what consequence . For a start, big question, with what consequence . Fora start, how about Vladimir Putin responding, the russian president hosting a Meeting Today as his ambassadors to the United Nations made this threat. Ii United Nations made this threat. ,. ,. , threat. If the decision to lift restrictions threat. If the decision to lift restrictions is threat. If the decision to lift restrictions is really threat. If the decision to lift restrictions is really taken, | restrictions is really taken, from restrictions is really taken, from that moment, nato countries are conducting direct war with countries are conducting direct war with russia. Countries are conducting direct warwith russia. In countries are conducting direct war with russia. In this case, we will war with russia. In this case, we will have to take the relative we will have to take the relative didnt relevant decisions with all the consequences for this but the western consequences for this but the Western Aggressors will face. But there Western Aggressors will face. But there are consequences to not acting too. President zelensky of ukraine is, as ever, desperate for more help. 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Russia choosing today to announce it kicked out six british diplomats last month, their pictures all over russian television, the Foreign Office has told us not to identify them but insisted moscows claims that they were spies were baseless. This is the reality of the war grinding on, the sunni region on, the region sumi this around the latest that will be more to come. A white House Readout of the bilateral meeting said the two leaders expressed cncern about Iran And North korea providing wapons to russia amid the ongoing war. So lets talk more about this with our guest. With me is behnam ben taleblu, a seniorfellow at the foundation for defense of democracis. What do we know about the missiles that iran is delivering to russia . Its, delivering to russia . Pleasure to be with you in the Islamic Republic is providing russia with a close range ballistic missile these are projectiles that fly well under 300 km and these are variants of iran possible is most precise solid fuel ballistic missiles, more mobile, technically very useful and depending on the quantity and the size of the warhead, it is too early to save will be a Game Changer militarily but these are designed to conserve his long Range Strike systems and keep them in the game longer. And keep them in the game loner. � ,. , longer. Any evidence that they have been longer. Any evidence that they have been used longer. Any evidence that they have been used yet . Longer. Any evidence that they have been used yet . Based i longer. Any evidence that they have been used yet . Based on the battlefield, have been used yet . Based on the battlefield, no have been used yet . Based on the battlefield, no but have been used yet . Based on the battlefield, no but i have been used yet . Based on the battlefield, no but i think. The battlefield, no but i Think Its only a matter of time. The secretary its only a matter of time. The secretary said its only a matter of time. The secretary said that its only a matter of time. The secretary said that the fact that these weapons are being delivered to russia was meant to change in the conversation about restrictions being lifted on how Nato Member weapons given to ukraine can be used. Leaving those change the conversation . Leaving those change the conversation . ,. , conversation . Does change the Conversation Conversation . Does change the Conversation But Conversation . Does change the conversation but for conversation . Does change the conversation but for the conversation but for the support of ukraine but for the conversation further than that. But Nato Member countries as well as the eu, uk and us and other countries need to evaluate their larger policy towards the Islamic Republic and these are the furthest ever ballistic missile preparations and Islamic Republic and is the first ever ballistic missiles by this into europe. And given the fact that iran had first given drones to russia to use against ukraine about two years ago, i think the Western International Community that they had two years to Build A better deterrent against iran if they match to change iran risk reward calculator, they may not have given these weapons to russia was my bike in the international community do . There about two pathways, militarily and this is a nice add on, they had to make sure Ukraines Habit they needed to defend themselves to counter these weapons as more Air And Missile defences and to offset these weapons on the battlefield, longer Range Strike systems, Attack And Storm shadow without a political threshold for where and when they can be used. And then the political and legal side, there is a mechanism that would restore international legal multilateral penalties are prohibited this kind of transferring of missiles by the Islamic Republic and that is causing snapback and i will expire next october of the un is imperative to Build A legal case for that in economic and military deterrence on the ground where they will be used in ukraine. Ground where they will be used in ukraine in ukraine. Talking about the military deterrent, in ukraine. Talking about the military deterrent, that in ukraine. Talking about the military deterrent, that is military deterrent, that is what Keir Starmer and Joe Biden have been discussing in the White House and we do not know if theyve come up with any firm decision on that but from what youre saying there, do you think those restrictions should be lifted was make the calculation is always been the risk of retaliation from Vladimir Putin. I risk of retaliation from Vladimir Putin. Risk of retaliation from Vladimir Putin. I think they should be Vladimir Putin. I think they should be lifted Vladimir Putin. I think they should be lifted by Vladimir Putin. I think they should be lifted by Think IVladimir Putin. I think they l should be lifted by think the way in which the west has engaged with ukraine under the larger policy of supporting ukraine in defending ukraine in helping ukraine to defend their territory, that needs to be revised and its to be revised because of changing domestic politics here and most importantly, needs to be revised to make sure ukrainians have the need to defend themselves and when. You cannot say that the provision of a certain system would be destabilising and on friday, Change Of Position and say actually, we can give you that. The us is done that with M 16s in the past and i Think In the case of these delayed restrictions on the longer range striking capabilities, longerrange striking capabilities, longerrange striking caabilities,. , capabilities, what is your assessment capabilities, what is your assessment of capabilities, what is your assessment of the capabilities, what is your assessment of the risk. Capabilities, what is your| assessment of the risk of retaliation, especially given they have this close relationship between the two . This will deepen but he would deeper not because what the west and what washington Or London will be doing for ukraine, be deepening because iran, for many years was a Junior Partner politically and militarily to russia and a Junior Partner economically to china. Theres this new authoritarian Axis Farming and iran is quite keen on moving from Junior Partner to mid Level Partner and it would do what it wants to try to Create Favour with putin as well is xi jinping, Create Favour with putin as well is xijinping, so Create Favour with putin as well is xi jinping, so we Create Favour with putin as well is xijinping, so we have to be much more realistic and not try to placate them with these half measures and really counter them,. With the news today, theyre trying to socialise a bunch of the messaging about israel which we know is larger anti israel and anti semitic messaging that they have threatened the police. Theyre trying to socialise much of that with their patrons trying to get the chinese to call for the Cease Fire using the same language as the iranians and trying to get the russians to be more divided from the israelis, particularly in some places like syria and they have felt this far but theyre hoping to change that. In general, theyre looking to take advantage of the past 11 months of the Middle East mayhem, particularly as we go to the october seven anniversary invited to take a step back, unfortunately the Islamic Republic has been winning in the Middle East is been winning with great Power Cover but due to missteps by washington and other actors in the region and they have been able to threaten a wider War And Use that to divide America And Use that to divide America And Israel which ultimately renounces the regimes favour. Thank you indeed. Meanwhile in kyiv, former british prime Minister Borisjohnson says its vital ukraine is allowed to use missiles within russian territory. Mrjohnson� s comments come after a meeting with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. On x, the ukrainian leader addressed the dispute over lifting weapons restrictions, writing, its difficult to hear, � we are working on this,� while putin continues to burn down our cities and villags. He doesnt need anyones approval. At least 11 civilians were killed in the last 2a hours from russian strikes including in ukraines sumy region. Our Ukraine CorrespondentJames Waterhouse has the latest from kyiv. Ukraine its only been able to use targets inside russia which are close to the border which is involved in its full Scale Invasion and what ukraine is desperately been wanting to do is strike deep inside russia on military Air Basis to fight those Fighter Bombers and at the moment, ukraine says it is fighting effectively with one hand behind its back any of these Fighter Jets the Take Hand behind its back any of these fighterjets The Take Off and they drop Glide Bombs and hundred kilometres or so from the border with Ukraine And Ukraine can do very little to stop them and should there be any kind of lifting of restrictions, this would be a silver bullet, you win suddenly see a sizeable significant changing of the tide in fighting but it would help ukraine better defend itself, i think and lets be frank, ukraine is facing a Mountain Pile of difficulties at the moment and its troops are going backwards in eastern ukraine, across and coming under a very perilous Threat And Javid struggling to keep order of russian territories it seized last month and it is struggling to mobilise enough men to sustain its fight. 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