Debut as a director and he also wrote the story the film is set in 1979 and tells the story of the married couple beotch and shes a chemist and east germany hes an iranian dissident who fled to east berlin back you know under that current gunfire. When the shah leaves iran they decide to move back to only its homeland along with their daughter sara. But the in this show euphoria is soon turns into disillusionment as radical clerics gain political power and finally turn iran into an Islamic Republic. That development has dramatic consequences for the family. Same per se fi and his family fled the Islamic Republic when he was 9 years old and settled and west germany his childhood memories have influenced the movie which is also based on a true story. For the director. The film is also a call for freedom and human rights 40 years after the reigning revolution thats a message that couldnt be more topical. And the director and roger feel safer joins me now thank you very much could be mole
Mr. May welcome. I am fdds president , founder, cliff may. I know most of you. I have met a lot of you. I am glad you are here. Todays event marks the release of a major new fdd report. Maximum pressure 2. 0 a plan for north korea. The report offers an actionable and multifaceted plan focused on the denuclearization of north korea. Today in north korea, we have a young mercurial, brutal, and ruthless despot, kim jongun, armed with Nuclear Weapons, and Ballistic Missiles, using both to threaten america and americas allies. You may have seen reports earlier in the week in the Washington Times that a highlevel defector from north korea sent a letter to President Trump. The defector warned the administration that kim jongun is unlikely to give up his Nuclear Weapons absent significant pressure. Consistent with the recommendations and fdds new report, which will be discussed today, the defector urges allout sanctions, what our authors Call Information and influence operations. While we unde
Us. Today session is an opportunity to speak on the deterrents and signaling effect of financial sanctions, well and as many of you know well, economic u. S. Sanctions and economic tools which in general terms to those, named people or entities that should have access to the u. S. Financial system of those new people are entities to pose a threat to u. S. National security and the use of sanctions has become central to the exercise of u. S. Foreign policy and National Security over the last decade and in fact i would say, sanctions are a favorite policy tool of this administration in particular the top. The topic for todays session is also the subject of a report and i got jordan good to my left and i cowrote and we are releasing today, those of you here joining us in person will have seen that when you came in. Do not forget to take a copy, of the report includes findings of hours that came out no workshop and signaling and deterrence of sanctions and put it by the Franco Family Found
Election they say was a farce. And find out if theyll be any economic cheer for china now it signed a tentative deal to ease its trade war with the u. S. Us democrats have taken another major step in the impeachment process thats divided congress and the nation panels approved 2 charges against President Donald Trump and the house of representatives is set to vote in favor of impeachment next week White House Correspondent Kimberly Holcomb to ports from washington. Another forward visit to the white house overshadowed by domestic politics as the president of paraquat i sat comfortably in the oval office u. S. President donald trump railed against the democrats push to impeach him in congress for his dealings with ukraines president its a witch hunt its a sham its a hoax nothing was done wrong 0 was done wrong its a scam its something that shouldnt be allowed and its a very bad thing for a country and youre trivializing impeachment and i tell you what someday there will be a democrat pr
Of a major new fdd report. Maximum pressure 2. 0 a plan for north korea. The report offers an actionable and multifaceted plan focused on the denuclearization of north korea. Today in north korea, we have a young mercurial, brutal, and ruthless despot, kim jongun, armed with Nuclear Weapons, and Ballistic Missiles, using both to threaten america and americas allies. You may have seen reports earlier in the week in the Washington Times that a highlevel defector from north korea sent a letter to President Trump. The defector warned the administration that kim jongun is unlikely to give up his Nuclear Weapons absent significant pressure. Consistent with the recommendations and fdds new report, which will be discussed today, the defector urges allout sanctions, what our authors Call Information and influence operations. While we understand people of good faith may disagree in the path forward, it is clear that u. S. Policy, over decades, by republican and democratic administrations alike,