Hello good morning just gone 10 oclock here in moscow you watching r. T. International. Has personally thank donald trump for a tipoff from u. S. Intelligence which helped fall a terrorist. Book with more details his saskia take. Russias federal Security Service that is the f. S. B. Announced on friday 2 russian citizens who were planning on committing terrorist attacks on home soil was arrested it is said that the incident was going to take place in St Petersburg wifey called the countrys 2nd capital to the finest of the north because of it now i mean it was going to take place which is of course now just one day away at this point in time we dont have anything to tell us on the individuals and it but what i can say of course is that hair in russia is one of the biggest holidays in the night of the. Tens if not hundreds of thousands of people in every single city stream out on to the streets meaning that if this had not been stopped the consequences could have been truly tragic now it is absolutely vital to know this attack was foiled in no small part thanks to a tip off from the American Intelligence Services marking a very positive very encouraging moment of cooperation between the u. S. And russia the kremlin in fact has released a statement confirming that the russian president spoke to his american counterpart donald trump over the phone on sunday and thanked him for passing on crucial information that led to these arrests jury not cool death in fact since july when they discussed the devastating fires in siberia both theaters also reiterated that commitment to the fight against terrorism and in this the 2 countries really have shown considerable cooperation for example strongly echoing these latest events back in december 27th teen washington warned moscow about an attack that was planned. Cathedral that tip off led to the arrest of 5 suspects simply as far back as 2011 a russian authorities told the f. B. I. About an individual who was later found partially responsible. For the Boston Marathon bombings now of course we know that terrorism has become one of the grave Global Threats that we face today in fact just within the past 24 hours a 45 year old who was suspected of being a propagandist and a recruiter for an International Terrorist organization was arrested in russia far east and just over a week ago on the day that is dedicated to the Security Services right here in Russia Vladimir Putin announced that 3 terrorist attacks have been foiled in russia and 29000 a loan and quite right he said that this was testament to the dedication and to the professionalism of the Counter Terrorism units in the country but with specific regards to this latest story it seems that thankfully the fight against terrorism continues tonight countries across the world even ones which sometimes struggle to find Common Ground and this school between president s putin and trump really going to show that when people are in danger when lives are at stake differences can very successfully be set aside. Saskatoon and there we spoke to Chris Phillips hes a former head of the counterterrorism Security Office he says the case does highlight the need for cross Border Intelligence sharing. But it does point out as well is that we live in such an interconnected world now that intelligence sources in the u. S. Of obviously gone are also dealing with people and that are running incidents in peterborough. And i think were going to see more of this because because of the use of its use telephones these interconnected groups able to strike anywhere across the world you can only hope countries Work Together not only against terrorism but the bigger thing actually possibly even bigger than terrorism is organized crime because organized criminals are wreaking havoc across the world at the moment weve seen people murdered in london or other countries recently a lot to do with drugs and of course this is this is a big problem for all countries. The u. S. Military has carried out air strikes in iraq and syria killing 25 people and injuring dozens american officials called it there were defensive operation against iran backed militant group. What we did was dick a decisive response that makes clear what the president wrote as that for months and months and months which is that we will stand for this long. To guarantee the full of american men in jeopardy i would add that in our discussion today with the president we discussed with the other options that are available and i would note also that we will take additional actions as necessary to ensure that we act in our own selfdefense and we deter further bad behavior from militia groups or from iran according to the u. S. The bombing raids were retaliate for fridays rocket strike on the base in iraq which killed one American Contractor no group has claimed responsibility for that attack but the pentagon has blamed as bella an armed group that emerged after the u. S. Invasion of iraq and has repeatedly targeted American Forces it is also one of the main shia forces fighting against islamic states in both iraq and syria. According to the Iraqi News Agency the countrys president has condemned the u. S. Strikes calling them harmful to iraq and the countrys Prime Minister to describe the operation as a violation of iraqi sovereignty and also a dangerous escalation for the region yes strikes come as china iran and russia held their joint drills think lead antiterrorism and antipiracy training and are being held in the northern part of the indian ocean and in the gulf of oman the region includes key shipping and Energy Supply routes and has been a source of tensions between iran and the u. S. This past year political analyst side. Believes that russia and chinas presence there has helped deescalate the situation in the rich. The u. S. Has been escalating the tensions its been increasing its military buildup in this part of the world it has been trying to you know even provoked iran few months ago. And intruding drome their. They also sent their vessels to the Borders International borders of iran in the persian gulf all in order to provoke tehran and escalate the tensions the presence of the russians as well as the cheneys is doing very much the escalating role as they are playing a balancing act against the u. S. And its socalled coalition of the sentinel this would all preempt the United States threat to the Islamic Republic of iran and to the free flow of you know shipping in the persian gulf it has been a brain for iran and the region as a whole by tough sanctions and the seizure of tankas looking back is to remind cost of. For terror on the year 2019 was thrilling to say the least it narrowly avoided an open military conflict with the United States got hammered by new stifling sanctions to port in a socalled oil tanker crisis and had to deal with the worst domestic protest in 40 years lets go through it one step at a time. Following its withdrawal from the Iranian Nuclear deal the us continued its sanctions against the Islamic Republic the countrys uncompromising stance swiftly led to an American Military buildup in the region the United States is deploying the u. S. S. Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike group and boma task force to the u. S. Central command region sent a clear and unmistakable message to the arabian regime that any attack on United States interests on those of our allies will be minutes with unrelenting force in may and june of 2019 some oil tankers were damaged and some caught fire in the gulf of oman washington immediately blamed terror on in may the rebels in yemen carried out multiple drone strikes on a Saudi Oil Pipeline the u. S. Again stated that it believes iran was behind the attack and continued deploying a different troops over the next 2 months the pentagon said the buildup was in response to heightened iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations these assets would join the u. S. S. Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike group and a u. S. Air force bomb a task force in the middle east region in response to indications of heightened iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations against u. S. Forces and our interests President Trump even said that should there be a conflict it will be the official and of iran washington saber rattling seemingly ended when trump approved the sale of 8000000000. 00 worth of weapons to saudi arabia but tensions reached a new high when a u. S. Surveillance drone was shot down by the Iranian Military trump had ordered arafat is very military. Strike on iran but withdrew his decision minutes before the operation began so avoid the loss of life. Pressure on terror on continued in early july when British Royal marines seize its super tanker off the coast of gibraltar iran responded by capturing british flag tanker that stand in peril as it passed through the strait of hormuz following usual accusations of piracy threats by iran to close the strait of hormuz and the ensuing panic in the oil markets all ended well as both tankers were eventually released. Despite irans resilience to the u. S. Sanctions their effect is taking its toll the last months of 2019 or more by protests across the country when gasoline prices skyrocketed due to the governments decision to cut fuel subsidies though the plan was to direct the additional funds to supporting over 60000000. 00 people in need crowds it still took to the streets it was initially a peaceful rally but it quickly turned violent in some places and resulted in several deaths including Law Enforcement officers how that story is hes even put the country on its old School Internet shut down to prevent the protests from spreading now lets guess who was the 1st to capitalize on irans civil unrest people enjoy a Better Future when their government begins to respect basic human rights abandons its revolutionary. Posture and its destabilizing Foreign Policy in the region and behave simply like a normal nation hes arabian can a poor jobs or eve dismiss that kind of support saying that it was the u. S. Sanctions that caused so much suffering to his people. A regime that bans food and medicine for ordinary people including elderly and sick iranians by economic terrorism can never show its disgraceful support for the iranian people despise and the other year under serious pressure life here in tehran continues the internet is back online with all Major Social Networks available and i checked that myself but hardly anyone in iran has any ads out with an adversary Like Washington they are in for still more thrilling moments in the coming year Ramon Koester of artsy terror on. The still ahead we will continue our review for the past year and look at some of the key events and plaguing the unrest in latin america thats to come off a little. The world is driven by a dream shaped by one person. Thinks. We dare to ask. Join me every 1st week on the alex simon shore and ill be speaking to us of the world of politics or business im show business ill see if. Theres a long held tradition on cross talk to take stock of the year that is about to pass we have a look at what moved us what changed and what gave us concern 2019 the good the bad and the. Welcome back now were 2020 just around the corner lets continue our look back at some of the key events of the past year. I. Will todays topics our streets of rage and also the mysterious entitle their mind games lets see what stories are included in the 1st of these well funded protests were prevalent the world over from the yellow vests in paris to the anti beijing rights in hong kong and of course in the last in america so lets focus on that the continent has had more than its fair share of turmoil in 2019 protests separate from venezuela and bolivia to chile and also ecuador. One quarter that it started as a spark the next thing you know the inferno of revolution is all around you and cant be extinguished that is the south america of 2019. Whats crucial if thats your aim is to find just the right moment to stir up the scent. Of venezuelas chaos was the epicenter right after the country reelected president Nicolas Maduro washington pounced challenging the governments legitimacy and trying to provoke a coup. By mike pence Nicolas Maduro is a dictator with no legitimate claim to power and it gracefully and doubt the legitimacy to run venezuela upon the leader of the opposition i think me i swear to formally assume the duties of the National Executive as president of venezuela President Trump officially recognize the president of the Venezuelan National assembly one going to do is the interim president of venezuela the time is now to support the venezuelan people to recognize the new democratic government led by interim president gore though the safety and security of president and his family are of great importance to the American People why dont tried hard to win over the military but when it became clear it stood behind a majority washington rolled out some empty threats are you hearing very well that is what i consider getting thing but all options are on the table all of these are all options are on the table all options are on the table it was. Not to the resolve of the United States and steamrolled the country with sanctions adding to the suffering of ordinary people already living through economic collapse but is it really democracy that washington and its allies were interested in or perhaps this has something more to do with black gold not at all what is Donald Trumps cases against venezuela the cases bella is the only live in his way now the riches of venezuela its gold gas diamonds iron water a material riches resource grabbing hasnt only been confined to venezuela in the region. Bolivia seen its own share of unrest this year but there are right wing coup was successful the elected president abel morales forced to step down and flee the country this is why am i resigning so that my opponents cannot continue to myself. Brothers its my duty as an indigenous president and the president of all believed in this to seek peace after morale has got the boot senator janine anya is proclaimed herself interim president not exactly a household name before that but whats more important is who had her back and he guesses we pledge our support to the believe in people and to the Transitional Government led by president janine and yes as they prepare for these elections. We support you need 9 years in bolivia as you would to ensure a peaceful democratic transition through free elections and just like in venezuela its ordinary people who are paying the price for regime change. Seeing the parallels heres another one lithium is in high demand in the United States and that valuable resource also happens to be in abundance in bolivia. Chile has also been no stranger to disorder where clashes have been deadly a times thousands have rallied since mid october demanding the president resign and the constitution be revised there have already been widespread reports of torture and unlawful killings following the militarys deployment. But on these protests the u. S. Has been silent maybe its because the president is Sebastian Pinera a harvard graduate whos free market policies have shown hes happy to do business with the u. S. The case is not so different from this next country. At last we have ecuador a country that became engulfed in protests after the government carried out i. M. F. Backed severe austerity policies. Yet again silence from the us and the reason is pretty much the same as with chile the us supported the governments newfound allegiance with the i. M. F. Washington might pick and choose the battles that benefit its interests the most but at the end of the day fire is fire it doesnt care who it burns and when a whole continent is set ablaze it becomes extremely difficult to extinguish. Ok well lets move to the other topic here at the bottom there is mind games this seems to be about controlling the way people think and we can start with the row of social media and facebook. Takes a look now at how its become the center in chief when it comes to what we can and come out tell you what having this job for 6 years is maybe report on censorship quite a few times look at this freshman giorno train co asking about facebook censorship at a press briefing hey young man you have no idea what awaits us 29. By the end of the decade look at it the evolution of Online Platforms has gone all the way towards 0 tolerance for offenders even though it all one started down there with pretty much 0 regulation but who decides what exactly makes someone an offender all right lets dig into the 2900 stage evolution look at these one by one and check out their censorship record. You true