Flow there good afternoon youre watching international rushes federal Security Service has released a video showing the arrest of 2 terror suspects accused of plotting an attack. On new years eve they were seized after a tip off from u. S. Intelligence. Personally found. In a telephone call. This morning. From the. 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 conscious of how to actually work on this earth because of it and that was going to take place over. Which is of course now just one day away at this point in time we dont have anything details on the individuals apprehended but what i can say of course is that new hair in russia is one of the biggest holidays on the night of the descent this is tens if not hundreds of thousands of people in every single city stream out onto 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 during not cool death in fact since july when they discussed the devastating fires in siberia both and it is 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 some cathedral that tip off led to the arrest of 5 suspects simply as far back as 2011 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 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 33 terrorist attacks had been foiled in russia and 29000 a lone 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 to unite countries across the world even ones which sometimes struggle to find Common Ground and this call 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 so we spoke to Chris Phillips the former head of the u. K. Counterterrorism Security Office he says too that the Case Highlights the need for cross Border Intelligence sharing. But it does work that is really sad that we live in such an interconnected world that intelligence sources in the us evolve as you go also dealing with people that are running incidents in critical. And i think were going to see more of this because because of the use of its use telephones these interconnected groups. 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 their london and other countries recently a lot to do with drugs and of course this is this is a big problem for all countries. Irans foreign minister mohammed that ethan is currently in moscow at the moment hes just held a meeting with his russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov among the topics where the i. N. F. Nuclear arms treaty and also the situation in the persian gulf as both ministers are expected to brief the actual clean soon as they dig will go straight to it because it was a professional care of them part of the team that. For the meeting between the Foreign Ministers there does come as tensions rise between washington and tehran iran has branded deadly american air strikes in iraq and syria as an act of terrorism the raid that killed 25 people and injured dozens. U. S. Military aggression in iraq is a clear example of terrorism under strongly condemn 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 where u. S. Officials called it a defensive operation against the iranian backed militant Group Hezbollah according to the u. S. The bombing raids were a retaliation for fridays rocket strike base in iraq which killed one American Contractor no group has claimed responsibility for the attack but pentagon has blamed a type as butler an armed group that emerged after the u. S. Invasion of iraq and has recently been targeting American Forces it is also one of the main shia forces fighting against Islamic State 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 dangerous escalation for the region but in the meantime the airstrikes come as china iran and russia held their 1st joint drills they include antiterrorism and antipiracy training and are being held in the northern part of the indian ocean and also in the gulf of oman the region includes key shipping in Energy Supply routes and has been a source of tensions between iran and the u. S. This past year political analyst side mr africas chesham believes though that russia and chinas presence does actually help to reduce tensions in the region. The u. S. Has been escalating the tensions its been increasing its military buildup in this part of the world the presence of the russians as well as the chinese is doing very much the escalating role as they are playing a balancing act against the u. S. And its socalled d coalition of the center in all this would you know preempt the United States threat to the Islamic Republic of iran and to the free flow of you know shipping in the persian gulf but it has been a turbulent year for ran and the region as a whole to march by tough sanctions and also the seizure of tankers looking back his roman culture. 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 took 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 out 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 has taken 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 now the thory its easy 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 the iranian 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 r. T. Chair on. And still ahead here well continue our review of the past year and look at some of the key events including all the unrest in latin america thats still to come the stuff. The world is driven by a dream shaped by those great. Thinks. We dare to ask. A lot of here is economy where china has caught up or surpassed us you know the mobile Payments Market 50 times the size of the us or over here still writing checks our Banking System is not innovated 5 g. Weve kind of recently walking up the last couple years and go wow we dont even have a company that can make 5 g. Equipment its been a win win for china and its been a lose lose for the us. Again now with 2020 just around the corner lets continue our look back at some of the key events of the past year. Ok lets have a look at bennetts todays top the streets of rage and also the mysteriously titled mind games lets see what stories the 1st of these actually has to offer. Well violent protests were prevalent the world over from the yellow vests in paris to the and in beijing right in hong kong and of course in latin america so lets focus on that. The continent has had more than its fair share of to morrow in 2090 protests of range of rage 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. I. I. I. Whats crucial if thats your aim is to find just the right moment to stir up dissent. 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 to 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 try too 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 anything but all options are on the table all of these are open to all options are on the table all options are on the table because. Not to do this as a result 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 bellow 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 well he does either 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 believe in this to see 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 she 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. Theyre. 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 at 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 whose free market policies have shown hes happy to do business with the u. S. A case not so different from this next country. Had 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. Well tomorrow be looking back at some of the