Speaker who we aree so honored o have with us, senator tammy duckworth. Senator duckworth probably needs no introduction to most of you watching. She is an iraq war veteran, a purple heart recipient, former assistant secretary of the u. S. Department of Veterans Affairs and napa yes, senator for the state of illinois. For both of us working in our security, certainly for those of us who are women in National Security, when you think about people who are breaking down barriers ahead of you, store duckworth is the top of the list when the first handful of women in the army to fly combat missions during Operation Iraqi freedom cup first u. S. Senator to give birth while in office, and particularly relevant to todays event the firsts member of congress was born in thailand and the first asianamerican who was elected to congress from the state of illinois. In addition to the work shes done of defense and Veterans Affairs, senator duckworth spent a lot of time thinking about the military cha
And we are pleased to have with us senator tammy duckworth. Needs nouckworth introduction. She is an iraq war veteran, former assistant secretary at the department of Veterans Affairs and now u. S. Senator for the state of illinois. Illinois. And i think for those of us working and National Security, certainly for those of us who are women and National Security. We think about people are breaking down barriers, et cetera duckworth is at the top of the list. One of the first handful of women in the army to fly combat missions during Operation Iraqi freedom. First u. S. Energy given birth while in office. And particularly in todays event the first member of congress he was born in thailand in the first asianamerican he was elected to congress and the state of illinois. So in addition to the work shes done on defense and Veterans Affairs, et cetera duckworths spent a lot of time thinking about the military challenges we face in the pacific. She has really been an advocate for the alliance
Assistance also a former trump advisor steve bannon pleads not guilty to defrauding supporters of a campaign to help build the wall along the mexico border. And malis military promises a quick transition of power the United Nations condemns tuesdays. So the United States is demanding u. N. Sanctions be reimposed on iran saying teheran has violated the 2015 nuclear deal the request to the Security Council begins a 30 day process that could cause a socalled snap back of sanctions u. S. Secretary of state might pompei as the sanctions would stop iran from enriching uranium or to purchase weaponry. Our message is very very simple the United States will never allow the Worlds Largest state sponsor of terrorism to freely buy and sell planes tanks missiles and other kinds of conventional weapons the u. N. Sanctions will continue the arms embargo. Im pleased to say to that these restored sanctions will also reimpose accountability for other forms of iranian line activity that the authors of th
Tanks missiles and other kinds of conventional weapons these u. N. Sanctions will continue the arms embargo. Im pleased to say to that these restored sanctions will also reimpose accountability for other forms of iranian aligned activity that the authors of the nuclear deal foolishly downplayed iran will again be prohibited from Ballistic Missile testing. Iran will be back under sanctions for Ongoing Nuclear activities such as the enrichment of Nuclear Material that could be applied to a Nuclear Weapons program because the u. S. Would journey from the nuclear deal 2 years ago when irans Ambassador Says because of that the americans have no legal right to reimpose sanctions according to conclusively not fact the u. S. Is not a participant. And has no right to trigger the so called a snap back make an ism and its arbitrary interpretation of resolution 2231 can not change history and thus we are of the Firm Conviction that the letter sent by the us today to the Security Council president
And come all santamaria here in doha with the world news from aljazeera russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny is in a coma after an apparent poisoning fronts germany have offered medical assistance also former trump advisor steve bannon pleads not guilty to defrauding supporters of the campaign to help build the wall along the mexico border and mollies that military is promising a quick transition of power as the United Nations condemns tuesdays can. The u. S. Has made a demand to the United Nations that all sanctions on iran be reimposed it says to iran has violated the 2015 nuclear deal that requests to the Security Council begins a 30 day process now u. S. Secretary of state might come post as the sanctions would stop iran from enriching uranium and purchasing weapons. Our message is very very simple the United States will never allow the Worlds Largest state sponsor of terrorism to freely buy and sell planes tanks missiles and other kinds of conventional weapons the u. N. Sancti