Instead of diplomacy. And this statement, we must ensure the safety military members. America and the world cannot afford war. Very intense in the nations capitol. Reporter good evening. Iran has kept its word. U. S. Officials confirming to abc news tonight that iran has launched more than a dozen ballistic mefl missiles, base that hosts american and coalition forces. This is video just in from Iranian State tv. You can see missiles striking across the night sky. The targeted air base had already been on high alert, given irans vow to retaliate for the killing of casem soleimani. The u. S. Would pay for the quote, act of war, they said. Mark esper said the u. S. Did not want to start a war with iran but the u. S. Is prepared to finish one. The president in the oval office today also reiterated a similar message, that the airstrike was a retaliatory move against iran. Iran claims soleimani was on a diplomatic peace magnificent diplomatic Peace Mission when iraq when he was killed. We ha
Rape gets a suspended sentence for making false claims. Also ahead venezuelan Opposition Leader upon by those allowed into parliament to offer a standoff with security tried to block it. And in sport africa gets ready does celebrated best footballers and all 3 nominees for the continents football or the year award played in the english premier league. We begin this news with developments in iran on the day of the burial of the top iranian commander the u. S. Is defending its action to kill him u. S. Secretary of state michael peo says that washington acted because of an imminent threat to the u. S. From iran and that they got it right the secretary of state has also refuted claims that customs on the money was in baghdad on a Diplomatic Mission for pay or says irans heritage and culture is under threat from its own leaders let me tell you whos done damage to the persian culture. Its not the United States of america its the ayatollah if you want to look at who has denied religious freed
A british woman found guilty of lying that she was raped by israeli teenagers in cyprus. And a possible showdown in venezuela the Opposition Leader is determined to return to parliament after being barred from congress. And in Sports Events a strike a christian or an elder has hit another korea landmark 5 ton wall the player of the year stone his 1st hat trick in italys top division. Or the burial of a top iranian general assassinated by the us has now been postponed after a deadly stampede steering his hometown funeral more than 40 people have been killed across happens as huge crowds gathered in the. City of command to bid farewell to carson saw the money he was killed in a u. S. Airstrike on friday in iraq where in response to the killing Irans Parliament has designated the us army and the pence again as terrorist organizations address and crowds solomon his funeral the leader of irans revolutionary guards has value and revenge. Our revenge will be harsh and tough be certain because
Hane reports from washington. A few subpoenas landed at the u. S. State Department Late friday evening Congress Demanding documents and testimony from 5 of their officials in the coming days including the u. S. Special envoy to Ukraine Ambassador kurt volker soon after volcker quit his state Department Job this comes just after he and other Top Administration officials were named by a whistleblower in the complaint he alleges the president cut off foreign aid to ukraine and days later in a phone call asked the ukrainian president for a favor a promise to investigate trumps potential rival former Vice President joe biden and his son hunter who once had a seat on the Ukrainian Company board now the u. S. President is trying to turn the tables releasing this ad accusing biden of being in the wrong brush clearing out fire. Trump is accusing biden of getting a ukrainian prosecutor fired for investigating his son when in fact the prosecutor was fired for not going after Corruption Cases look
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