Prime minister to think carefully about his response after israel vowed to exact a price from iran at a time of its choosing. There has been an Emergency Meeting of the Security Council where it was said that it is vital to avoid any action that could lead to Major Military confrontation on multiple fronts in the middle east. But israels ambassador rejected the call for the violence to stop saying this attack crossed every red line and israel reserves the legal right to retaliate. Irans ambassador said it was necessary and proportionate and carried out carefully to minimise the potential for escalation. They may try to overwhelm air defences with multiple ways of drones and missiles but the advance defence system destroyed most in the air with the help of allies. How is israel able to defend itself with the help of allies . First, they knew about the attack. It was telegraphed in advance. But the scale was significant with more than 300 weapons fired. Including more than 170 armed drones. 30 Cruise Missiles and 120 Ballistic Missiles which can travel twice the speed of sound. Most of those were fired from iran itself, the first time iran has directly attacked israel from its own territory. But the us says somewhere also launched from iraq, syria and yemen. , launched from iraq, syria and yemen. ,. , yemen. Iran has demonstrated it has an appetite yemen. Iran has demonstrated it has an appetite for yemen. Iran has demonstrated it has an appetite for risk yemen. Iran has demonstrated it has an appetite for risk but yemen. Iran has demonstrated it has an appetite for risk but it has an appetite for risk but it does not have an appetite for others. It wanted to impose a cost on the other side without triggering a broader escalation and all out confrontation. Haw and allout confrontation. How were they and allout confrontation. How were they stopped . And all out confrontation. How were they stopped . Both israel and the United States were warned and prepared. American destroyers positioned in the Eastern Mediterranean shot down several Ballistic Missiles. Raf Typhoons Flying from cyprus shot down a number of drones. As did usjets and fighters from jordan. Israel itself has some of the most advanced air defences providing layers of protection. Its missiles are capable of intercepting Ballistic Missiles from hundreds of miles away. Davids sling as the next area of defence and then there is a short range iron dome. These pictures from jerusalem show the orange dome in action. The last line of defence. Ultimately israel spent billions of dollars to be prepared for exactly this scenario with the help of its allies to neutralise what could have been a much more consequential attack. Israel sa s consequential attack. Israel says most consequential attack. Israel says most of consequential attack. Israel says most of what consequential attack. Israel says most of what iran consequential attack. Israelj says most of what iran fired was destroyed even before it reached its territory. Here is one that was shot down over iraqi. But there was one exception, anna rainey and missile did get through it defences and hit an air base. Confirmation that it was targeting military sites. But in this case it caused limited damage. This was a calculated attack by iran using just a fraction of its firepower. Enough to send a message but not enough to overwhelm israels air defences. For more israels air defences. For more i spoke to colin clark the director of research at a Global Intelligence and security consultancy. Firstly could i get your assessment of what we saw last night from iran and also the level of the weaponry used here . figs iran and also the level of the weaponry used here . Weaponry used here . As you mentioned weaponry used here . As you mentioned it weaponry used here . As you mentioned it was weaponry used here . As you mentioned it was a weaponry used here . As you mentioned it was a complexl mentioned it was a complex attack. 300 drones and missiles and a combination of cruise and Ballistic Missiles. The proxies also did their thing, the houthi and has full and Iraqi Militia groups. An impressive display of weaponry and an even more impressive Missal Defence displayed by israel and its allies. The region is on edge and we are in a dangerous time for the middle east and i think many are waiting to see What Happens Next. figs many are waiting to see What Happens Next happens next. As you say a tense time happens next. As you say a tense time for happens next. As you say a tense time for the happens next. As you say a tense time for the middle l happens next. As you say a i tense time for the middle east and for the world as well. What do you think we could potentially see in the coming days . I potentially see in the coming da s . ,. , � days . I hope that the Biden Administration days . I hope that the Biden Administration has days . I hope that the Biden Administration has talked. Days . I hope that the biden i administration has talked cool heads into prevailing within israel. Some reporting suggest that israelis want to immediately launch a Counter Attack which likely would have been devastating. We do not know what the targets were. Some suggested could be Iranian Nuclear sites on a rainy and soil. The administration, the Biden Administration, the Biden Administration was able to walk that back with the israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu that the israelis will respond and they will respond with force. It could be a combination combination of physical and kinetic attacks combined with Cyber Attacks as well. ~. ,. , combined with Cyber Attacks as well. ~. ,. ,. , ~ combined with Cyber Attacks as well. ~. ,. , ~. , well. What do you think that then means well. What do you think that then means for well. What do you think that then means for us well. What do you think that then means for us support i well. What do you think that then means for us support when we know there has been that warning from the white house saying that we will not be part of that reprisal . Of that reprisal . That is the message of that reprisal . That is the message the of that reprisal . That is the message the united of that reprisal . That is the message the United States| of that reprisal . That is the i message the United States is attempting to send. That we have your back but we are also putting parameters around What Happens Next. It is a Nightmare Scenario if this escalates into a broader regional conflagration. Forthe a broader regional conflagration. For the past few months i have said we are already in a low regional war and the temperature has been ratcheted up significantly in the last thing the Biden Administration wants is an all out war in the middle east during an election year. That would be a nightmare for biden and many people would die. Lets not lose track of the humanitarian piece of there. We also put gaza on the back burner where there is still a famine on the precipice and Tens Of Thousands of civilian casualties. Sojust Tens Of Thousands of civilian casualties. So just a total mess right now. By most measures, even by the standards of a fully volatile middle east, we are in a bad place right now. I east, we are in a bad place right nova right now. I wanted to ask about jordan right now. I wanted to ask about jordan in right now. I wanted to ask about jordan in regard right now. I wanted to ask about jordan in regard to l aboutjordan in regard to defence of israel. What you make of that . Defence of israel. What you make of that . The jordanians are in a very make of that . The jordanians are in a very difficult are in a very difficult position. Forthe are in a very difficult position. For the last six months since october seven they have said to their own population there is nothing we can do about palestinians, we are helpless and caught in the middle here. At the same time they were able to come to the defence of israel and i think they will have a lot of questions to answer from the so called arab street about why they were so quick to defend israelis but they have not been seen to be doing a lot for the palestinian population. Jordan are in a tough spot and probably will have to answer a lot of questions in the coming days and weeks. I lot of questions in the coming days and weeks. Lot of questions in the coming days and weeks. I also wanted to ask about days and weeks. I also wanted to ask about hezbollah days and weeks. I also wanted to ask about hezbollah and days and weeks. I also wanted | to ask about hezbollah and the houthis and if there is potential for involvement and also to help their own goals here as well. Is there potential for that . Here as well. Is there otential for that . ~ ,. , potential for that . Absolutely. I think the potential for that . Absolutely. I think the really potential for that . Absolutely. I think the really interesting i i think the really interesting part of this week ands attack was that the iranians had the proxies on sidelines. They wanted to show the israelis that this was an iranians attack from iranian soil which is largely unprecedented. However, if it was a more co ordinated attack with the houthis, with hezbollah and the sheer militia getting into the mix more forcefully it could have been far more devastating for the israelis. You also need to think about the telegraphing here. We were talking about an imminent attack for about a week. Israelis were well prepared, the allies were well prepared. What happens in the case of a Surprise Attack with the proxies involved as well . That 99 Interception Rate may not be that high and we could have seen a far more devastating situation and there it would have been very difficult for the Biden Administration to hold the israelis back from a full forced Counter Attack. For israelis back from a full forced counterattack. For the first time forced counterattack. For the first time in forced counterattack. For the first time in us forced counterattack. For the first time in us history forced counterattack. For the first time in us history A First Time In Us History a president will face a criminal trial and on monday the first four criminal trials against donald trump get under way in new york. Mondays trial will examine 3a counts of fraud, related to hush money payments he paid to an Adult Film Star before the 2016 election. Prosecutors say he arranged payments to Stormy Daniels in an effort to buy her silence in the run up to the 2016 president ial election and allege that he falsified Business Records in violation of Campaign Finance laws. First, Jury Selection will take place which could take days, or even weeks. Twelve chosen individuals will then consider what could be the only criminal case mr trump encounters before the 2024 us president ial election in november. Mr trump, who is the Presumptive Republican president ial nominee, has pleaded not guilty in the case. He argues that the allegations he faces are not criminal. Unlike previous civil cases hes encountered, mr trump is expected to attend almost every day of the court proceedings. That could disrupt his president ial campaign for the duration of the six to eight week trial. Speaking alongside us House Speaker mikejohnson on friday, the former us president said hes ready to testify on the stand. I testify and i will tell the truth and all i can do is tell the truth and the truth is they have no case, and again, you have to read the scholars, all of the legal scholars. I havent seen one legal scholar that says this is a case and even new people said it was too bad this is the first one. All of them are scams. They are all about election interference. It could be a tense trial. Mr trump has expressed his hatred for Manhattan Supreme Courtjusticejuan Merchan who is overseeing the trial. That resulted in a gag order against mr trump in late march, barring him from making public statements about court staff, jurors, witnesses and lawyers in the District Attorneys Office or their families. Yet, on saturday, donald trump attacked his former attorney, michael cohen. Mr cohen is expected to be the prosecutions star witness. Other key witnesses include former media executive, david pecker, who helped cover up the alleged affair he testified before a grand jury in 2023. Trumps Press Secretary during the 2020 president ial Campaign Hope hicks. She could shed light on what was happening inside the political operation in the final weeks before the 2016 election. Former playboy model Karen Mcdougal who told cnn she had an affair with the former president that began in 2006 which trump denies. Prosecutors in new york cited evidence of payments made to her by trump. And of course, the woman at the centre of the trial, Stormy Daniels. While no cameras will be allowed the courtroom, donald trump is expected to try to use the Media Attention to his advantage as he again eyes the white house. Earlier i spoke to a political investigations reporter at the guardian. Thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. Lets start with tomorrow. The Jury Selection. How difficult a task do you think that will be because they have to find people who are impartial in all of this and of course donald trump is a polarising figure. We start tomorrow with Jury Selection and it will be a task to find 12 people and six eltons to serve in the prosecution and defence will be looking at this from completely different angles. For the prosecution they want people who are more likely to look at the facts and make an impartial decision in theirfavour the facts and make an impartial decision in their favour and trumps team will be looking for thatjuror trumps team will be looking for that juror who trumps team will be looking for thatjuror who may trumps team will be looking for that juror who may hang thisjury for that juror who may hang this jury because they are not convinced about some of the evidence and may play into trumps hand so it will be a long process to whittle down groups of potentialjurors groups of potential jurors tomorrow groups of potentialjurors tomorrow with all sorts of questions to figure out how it may end. Questions to figure out how it ma end. �. , may end. And in the prosecution does have may end. And in the prosecution does have the may end. And in the prosecution does have the task may end. And in the prosecution does have the task of may end. And in the prosecution does have the task of trying may end. And in the prosecution does have the task of trying to i does have the task of trying to thread the needle here and make something that has to do with bookkeeping and show that link in regard to allegations with Campaign Financing law. Can you help us thread the needle and how that argument may be made . The argument to be made at trial is twofold. Number one that trump falsified his Business Records for the Trump Organisation to try and cover up organisation to try and cover up hush money payments that were recorded as Legal Expenses or retainers for michael cowan, his formerfixer and or retainers for michael cowan, his former fixer and lawyer who facilitated the payments to stormy daniel. Was acute as want to take that a step further. They want to say it is notjust further. They want to say it is not just about falsifying records it was falsifying his Nurse Records in furtherance of a second crime and if you can prove that in terms the crime into a felony in the crime they identified is a federal election state election Campaign Finance violations. Their argument is to say, effectively, donald trump will try to bury these negative stories about his affair and about his sexual encounters in the past because he realised they would damage his president ial campaign in 2016 and in doing so he impacted the outcome of the election. For his art outcome of the election. For his part we outcome of the election. For his part we know outcome of the election. For his part we know that donald trump denies this and calls it a witch hunt. How do you expect him to navigate this . Do you think it likely he take to the stand . ~ ,. ,. , stand . We will see. I do not hold my stand . 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