A worldwide ceasefire. Why was there this barash of aerial bombardment from the Israeli Air Force on damascus . And this happening as we hear netanyahu going to saudi arabia denied by the saudis, and to the blinken. This old obama era official being selected by joe biden to be the next secretary of state. So what i think 1st of all the main aim and at the moment, and the main aim that netanyahu, how deicing to saudi arabia could meet m. B. s, the crown prince. The 1st priority for relief for israel is to get iran put at the top of the agenda for the administration. The same coming administration will have many other domestic issues to deal with. Its not clear whether they will control the senate or not. Its not clear theyll get their agenda through and he wants to put iran really sort of front and center. So this is a way of calling attention to it. Calling attention to iran, if you like, what he would term adverse regional role. And i think the other aspect of whats going on is to sor
For israel is to get iran put at the top of the agenda for the administration. The same coming administration will have many other domestic issues to deal with. Its not clear whether they will control the senate or not. Its not clear theyll get their agenda through and he wants to put iran really sort of front and center. So this is a way of calling attention to it. Calling attention to iran, if you like, what he would term adverse regional role. And i think the other aspect of whats going on is to sort of heighten the tensions because the railroad was the main reason i think for the visit to saudi arabia was to agree a few reichen agenda with the saudis, about iraq. Where are we going to stand in iraq . I mean, i think, i mean, this isnt this character tony blinken has previously said about, talked about regime change in syria and the renewal of that. But as you expect, this is very much because of lincoln and bidens support for the j. C. P. O, a Nuclear Agreement with iran, some type
A secular nation hours before he died. Warplanes from israel by britain, even nations, and the us a bomb, the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world, damascus. Joining me now from room is the conflict forums, alister crook, who cut his teeth at m i. 6, and since the siege of bethlehem has dedicated his life to deescalating violence. Alastair, thanks so much for coming on going underground. I think its a 1st time, although you dont choose the wine before. Just how do you explain the fact that during a pandemic we know antonio good terrorism. He wanted a worldwide ceasefire. Why was there this barrier arch of aerial bombardment from the Israeli Air Force on damascus . And this happening as we hear of netanyahu going to saudi arabia denied by the saudis, and to the blinken. This old obama era official being selected by joe biden to be the next secretary of state. What i think 1st of all the main aim, and at the moment the main aim that netanyahu had icing, with his visit to saud
Saying hes been terminated. Drug giant pfizer says its covert 19 vaccine looks to be 90 percent effective sparking hope that the global outbreak can be brought under control. President elect joe biden is still warning of a dog when to head off to the u. S. Infection count pos its 10000000. We begin with breaking news in the conflict between azerbaijan and armenia in the disputed region of the going to cut back on me as Prime Minister has announced just in the last hour or so he signed a deal with azerbaijan and russia to end the war nicole delivered the news via a statement on his Facebook Page saying the agreement would come into force on cheese day. He described the decision as unbelievably painful but one which had to be made her Armenian Forces had just lost control of a major city in a going to come back not far from the regional capital. Lets go to a binge of aid who is in the capital of the by john who bring us up to date what is the latest that youre hearing. Well weve just hea
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