this is 40 years of the islamic republic of iran engaged. we came in when the previous administration provided lots of money that was used for that nuclear program, lots of money that had been used for terror all around the world to develop their missile program. we put real pressure on the islamic republic of iran. we will continue to hold the islamic republic of iran accountable wherever we find their malign activity and we will make sure we have the resources to do so. >> michael: is that likely to be more ships in the region? >> i'll leave to the department of defense to talk about the specifics. it's to make sure we have all that we need to perform the missions that he set before us. >> michael: what's your assessment of the iraqi government's response to what we saw the embassy today. >> we worked alongside them, earlier this morning i spoke with the prime minister, later in the day some of my officials spoke as your piece reported, we were urging them to continue to fulfill their responsibility. we were happy to see them deploy forces

we will not stand for the islamic republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy. hello i'm adrian for the given this is al-jazeera live from doha also coming up. get out now tens of thousands of australians told to leave their homes as bush fires flare and another state. finally home ukraine a pro russian separatists complete a full prisoner swap after 5 years of war. busking for a living venezuelans who escaped the country's economic crisis struggle to build new lives abroad. the u.s. defense secretary is not ruling out further action after airstrikes on a shia armed group in iraq and syria iraq's prime minister has labeled them a breach of sovereignty 3 camps of the table hizbollah were hit in iraq one of them their al qaim and 2 more inside syria at least 19 people were killed the pentagon says it's in response to rocket attacks on iraqi bases the worst recent killing an american civilian contractor last week zero-sum out a full team is in baghdad and says the strikes mark a shift in u.s. strategy. well there are quite significant because this is actu

we will not stand for the islamic republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy. hello i'm adrian figure this is live from doha also coming up stop the crimes against humanity libya's u.n. backed government calls on the international community to act against. up to. get out now tens of thousands of australians told to leave homes as bush. states plus. the developing world with the pledge to relinquish. power but for those who live in the so-called sacrifice. is too long to wait for. the u.s. defense secretary ruling out further action after airstrikes on a shia armed group in iraq and syria iraq's prime minister has labeled them a breach of sovereignty 3 camps of cuts were hit in iraq one of them their al qaim and 2 more inside syria at least $25.00 people were killed the pentagon says that it's in response to rocket attacks on iraqi bases the most recent of which killed an american civilian contractor last week serious about a full team is in baghdad and says the strikes marcus' shift in u.s. strategy. well there are quite significant because this is ac

we will not stand for the islamic republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy. hello i'm adrian finnegan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up too late to leave bush files cut off towns and this trail is state of victoria as temperatures soar. it is unpredictable it's dangerous out there. finally home ukraine and pro russian separatists complete a prisoner swap after 5 years of war plus. busking for a living venezuelans who escaped their country's economic crisis struggle to build new lives abroad. the u.s. defense secretary says that he's not ruling out further action off the s. trikes were carried out on a shia armed group in iraq and syria the iraqi prime minister has called them a breach of sovereignty 3 of hezbollah's camps were hit in iraq one of them near al qaim and 2 inside syria at least 25 people were killed the pentagon says it's a response to rocket attacks on iraqi bases some of the 14 is in baghdad and says the strikes mark a shift in u.s. strategy. well there are quite significant because this is actually the 1st time that th

lebanon or speaker of parliament or any member of parliament as the islamic republic of iran will respect the will of the lebanese people the way and some believe that our side of the obvious iran's appointee in lebanon and agents of hezbollah and ally of tehran on a person close to the lebanese forces friendly to iran is not true. but you don't let's look at it this way mr has some good times with the lebanese ruling iran is also in good times and the lebanese released so he said mr house is close to wrong because iran has good relations with lebanon in the us and they want to need this closeness is not limited to iran we wish the lebanese people and the lebanese government all the best mr diablo's managed to secure the support lebanese parliament and it didn't lead to tensions or protests in the street. where we were spec that decision made by the lebanese parliament was beyond our relations with lebanon are comprehensive and based on the principles that were neutral respects or the quality and noninterference in respect to mr bush we will treat any elected lebanese leader with respect

right now, iran is facing its worst financial crisis in its 40 year history as the islamic republic of iran. in less iran starts behaving like a normal nation, you will see plenty more sanctions. we have put in place pressure. they are deep into a recession. we have collapsed their oil exports, we have collapsed all of the foreign direct investment into iran. we will continue to drive the pressure on the regime. >> more sanctions would still happen. brian: very likely. >> meanwhile, there are protests throughout the region. however they been influencing in the as a proxy force region. brian: you have seen protests in iran, iraq, and lebanon at the same time. in all three countries, the consistent thread is opposition to the iranian regime. the people in all of these countries are tired of iran's model of corruption and sectarian violence, and also terrible economic conditions. this is a regime that prioritizes ideology over the well-being of their own people. whenever they going to countries like lebanon or iraq, it makes things worse for the people of those countries. pompeoetary of s

the first leader of the islamic republic of iran and i'm going to show you an example of these people values in this book. i'm going to describe the ideology of the islamic republic of it ran by way of example. please read this line. >> which part do you want me to read ? >> i think that's a little graphic so maybe not. it's graphic, let's justput it that way. it's not polite. my mother might be watching, i can't . >> come here, please. >> is this allowed in the state department? it's graphic content so if you want to just closeyour ears . okay. should i read it? okay. i'm glad that the state department is r-rated. >> we don't talk about that inpublic . this is the book of supreme leader of iran. this is one of many books that the irani and government used for islamic growth, who are these people? what is their plan for us? i'm talking to you, to policymakers, topoliticians , to both leaders, you can trust thisgovernment . you can negotiate with them. but these people do not have the minimum of morality for negotiation and they are -- [applause]. thank you. and they are a danger for c

lebanon or speaker of parliament or any member of parliament of the islamic republic of iran will respect the will of the lebanese people or the way and some believe that our side of the obvious iran's appointee in lebanon an agent of hezbollah an ally of tehran and a person close to the lebanese troops or forces friendly to iran is not true the. guwahati came but you know let's look at it this way mr has some good times the lebanese ruling iran is also in good times and the lebanese release so here is the mr has done is close to wrong because iran has good relations with lebanon in the us and they want to need this closeness is not limited to ron we wish the lebanese people and the lebanese government all the best mr diablo's managed to secure the support of the majority of the lebanese parliament and it didn't lead to tensions or protests in the streets. where we were spec that decision made by the lebanese parliament was our relations with lebanon our comprehensive and based on the principles that we need to respect for the quality and noninterference in respect to mr bush we will trea

lebanon or speaker of parliament or any member of parliament of the islamic republic of iran will respect the will of the lebanese people or the way and some believe that our side of the obvious iran's appointee in lebanon and agents of hezbollah and ally of tehran on a person close to the lebanese over forces friendly to iran is not true the. group but you don't let's look at it this way mr has some good times with the lebanese ruling over the iran is also in good times and the lebanese release so here is the mr has done is close to wrong because iran has good relations with lebanon in the us and they want to need this closeness is not limited to iran we wish the lebanese people and the lebanese government all the best mr diaz has managed to secure the support lebanese parliament and it didn't lead to tensions or process in the street . where we were spec that decision made by the lebanese parliament was beyond our relations with lebanon our comprehensive and based on the principle of it were neutral respects or the quality and noninterference in respect to mr bush we will treat any elec

lebanon or speaker of parliament or any member of parliament of the islamic republic of iran will respect the will of the lebanese people. some believe that our side of the obvious iran's appointee in lebanon and agents of hezbollah and ally of tehran on a person close to the lebanese to its own forces friendly to iran is not true the. but you don't let's look at it this way mr has some good times the lebanese ruling over the iran is also in good times the lebanese released so here's the mr has done is close to wrong because iran has good relations with lebanon in the us and they want to need this closeness is not limited to iran we wish the lebanese people and the lebanese government all the best mr diablo's managed to secure the support lebanese parliament and it didn't lead to tensions or process in the street. where we were spec that decision made by the lebanese parliament was beyond our relations with lebanon our comprehensive and based on the principles that were neutral respects or the quality and noninterference in respect to mr bush we will treat any elected lebanese leader with

lebanon or speaker of parliament or any member of parliament of the islamic republic of iran will respect the will of the lebanese people. where some believe that our side of the obvious iran's appointee in lebanon and agents of hezbollah and ally of tehran on a person close to the lebanese to its own forces friendly to iran is not true the. group but you don't let's look at it this way mr has some good times with the lebanese ruling of the iran is also in good times and the lebanese release so here is the mr has done is close to wrong because iran has good relations with lebanon in the us and they want to need this closeness is not limited to ron we wish the lebanese people and the lebanese government all the best mr diaz has managed to secure the support charities lebanese parliament and it didn't meet attentions of protests in the streets. alone where we were spec the decision made by the lebanese parliament was beyond our relations with lebanon our comprehensive and based on the principle of it were neutral respects or the quality of a noninterference in respect to mr bush we will tre

lebanon or speaker of parliament or any member of parliament as the islamic republic of iran will respect the will of the lebanese people will walk away and some believe that our side of the obvious iran's appointee in lebanon an agent of hezbollah and ally of tehran on a person close to the lebanese to its own forces friendly to iran is not true the. guwahati came but you don't let's look at it this way mr has some good times the lebanese ruling iran is also in good times and the lebanese release so here they say mr house is close to wrong because iran has good relations with lebanon in the us and they want to need this closeness is not limited to iran we wish the lebanese people and the lebanese government all the best mr diablo's managed to secure the support lebanese parliament and it didn't lead to tensions or protests in the street. where we were spec the decision made by the lebanese parliament was beyond our relations with lebanon our comprehensive and based on the principle of it were neutral respects or the quality of a non interference in respect to mr bush we will treat any el

republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy. we will always honour that commitment to take decisive action when that takes place and we continue to demand the islamic republic of iran will act in a way that is consistent with what i laid out, back in may of 2018, for what it is that we expect iran to do so that it can rejoin the community of nations. let's get some of the day's other news: the russian intelligence agency says a tip—off from the us has helped foil what it called new year terror attacks in st petersburg. the kremlin said president putin had thanked donald trump in a phone call, for passing on us intelligence. it said this had led to the recent arrest of two russians alleged to be planning to attack large crowds of people. the authorities in the philippines say 41 people are now known to have died as typhoon phanfone devastated several islands. tens of thousands of residents are still sheltering in evacuation centres where many celebrated christmas. a dozen people are missing. votes are being counted in the presi

republic of iran to take actions that put for american men and women in jeopardy. we will always honour that commitment to take decisive action when that takes place and we continue to demand the islamic republic of iran act in a way that is consistent with what i laid out, back in may of 2018, for what it is that we expect iran to do so that it can rejoin the community of nations. parts of australia are facing another testing day as bushfires intensify. at least 15 fighters have reportedly been killed. officials are warning of extreme danger caused by temperatures of a0 celsius or above, combined with thunderstorms and changing wind directions. phil mercer's report contains flashing images from the start. it's arguably the world's most dazzling fireworks display but but thousands of people want sydney to scrap its new year's eve spectacular. they say it would be an insult and could traumatise some of those affected by the bushfires crisis. the city's lord mayor, clover moore, said she shared the deep sympathies of those who've signed the petition but stressed that

republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women injeopardy. we will always honour that commitment to take decisive action when that takes place, and we continue to demand that the islamic republic of iran act in a way that is consistent with what i laid out back in may of 2018 for what it is that we expect iran to do, so that it can rejoin the community of nations. let's get some of the day's other news: the russian intelligence agency says a tip—off from the us has helped foil what it called new year terror attacks in st petersburg. the kremlin said president putin had thanked donald trump in a phone call, for passing on us intelligence. it said this had led to the recent arrest of two russians alleged to be planning to attack large crowds of people. the authorities in the philippines say 41 people are now known to have died as typhoon phanfone devastated several islands. tens of thousands of residents are still sheltering in evacuation centres where many celebrated christmas. a dozen people are missing. votes are being counted in the presi

of our policy with respect to the islamic republic of iran. the attacks that took place against an iraqi facility threatened american forces. this has been going on now for weeks and weeks and weeks. this wasn't the first set of attacks against this particular iraqi facility and others where there are american lives at risk. and today what we did was take a decisive response. it makes clear what president trump has said for months and months and months. which is that we will not stand for the islamic republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy. we will always honor that commitment to take decisive action when that takes place, and we continue to demand that the islamic republic of iran act in a way that is consistent with what i laid-back out in may of 2018 for what it is we expect iran to do so that it can rejoin the community of nations, and with that i'll turn it over to the secretary of defense. >> thank you. as we reported earlier today the department of defense took offensive actions in defense of our per

the islamic republic of iran so any type of you know decision on who will be the next prime minister who form the next government is deeply dependent on what the islamic republic of iran wants to do and this just complicates you know the political. debate inside iraq today. this plenty more on the news hour including benjamin netanyahu holds on to the likud party's leadership ahead of israel's 3rd party mention election in less than a year peace in india accused of using excessive force against people protesting against a new citizenship law. and sport 13 points clear liverpool lay down a bit more curry in the title premier league race of people will have the details. the un has condemned an artillery attack on a market in northern yemen near the border with saudi arabia 17 people were killed including 12 ethiopian migrants who the say the market in sabah province has been targeted 3 times just one month the side of you a coalition fighting in yemen says it will investigate that attack us president dollars from possessed syrian government and its russian and it rainy and allies to st

the islamic republic of iran so any type of you know decision on who will be the next prime minister who form the next government is deeply dependent on what the islamic republic of iran wants to do and this just complicates you know the political. debate inside iraq today. and this or prime minister benjamin netanyahu has fended off an internal leadership challenge that could get inside i had hoped to convince members that it was time for change but they chose netanyahu despite him being the 1st sitting prime minister to be indicted for corruption and us and sasha going to name reports from west to slim he'll continue to face challenges heading into the national elections in march. for the 1st time in 5 years likud members had the chance to elect someone other than benjamin netanyahu as their leader a thursday they chose him again solidifying his nickname as the magician because of his ability to pull off victory after victory netanyahu campaigned heavily to beat his challenger former interior and education minister gideon sar i know who are going to be brought about great things to

the islamic republic of iran has always listened with open is. to peaceful protests. authorities must respond to the people's rightful dimond's. but naturally. when there are disturbances vandalism attacks against government centers. and the destruction of people's property. it is the duty of security forces and police to take action and naturally during these operations it is popossible thahat incidents can happen or call one tonight at thee falll cambios. there are many critics outside of iran who point to these protestst and say this is why we believe that the islamamic repepublic is an authoritarian regime was the amount of force that was used necessary almost us of honor tienen wanted out for unfortunately the analysis that takes place outside of it on mall is not always the correct analysis. we don't have a good experience and i'll people don't have good memories from an analysis that has taken place outside of our country. but the islamic republic of iran as always been ready to provide documents and proof and- whenever it's been necessary. we supported our peo

the islamic republic of iran so any type of you know decision on who will be the next prime minister who form the next government is deeply dependent on what the islamic republic of iran wants to do and this just complicates you know the political. debate inside iraq today so now we have a situation where as that of the palm it will say what the palmach does with this nomination ongoing protests as well warnings from president saleh of potential bloodshed here how does this play out well it's unknown i think it's really anyone's guess but i think in many ways this issue highlights the core problem at the heart of iraqi politics today you have people on the street who are demanding an independent prime minister and fundamental political reform and a change in the political status quo while on the other side you've got to stablish political parties that are monumentally corrupt that want to nominate a new prime minister from their own corrupted group and they refuse to you know compromise so many ways we have almost 2 parallel universes here that are lost in battle and barham saleh try

republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy. we will always honor that commitment to take decisive wreck action and that takes place and we continue to demand that the islamic republic of iran act in a way that is consistent with what i laid back out back in may of 2018 for what it is that we expect iran to do so that it can rejoin the community of nations i was here as some out of 14 is in baghdad and says the strikes marcus shift in u.s. strategy. well there are quite significant because this is actually the 1st time that the u.s. actually strikes a target on iraq his soil let's remember not until too long ago the u.s. and the p.m.s. were fighting against isis on the same side but of course since then the tensions between the u.s. and iranian backed groups have played a quite a bit in this particular ad attack we're hearing from a source inside the p.m.s. has claimed as many as 10 lives with dozens of people injured and of course this particular strike comes at the back of a series of rocket attacks that were aimed at military

republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy. we will always honor that commitment to take decisive wreck action and that takes place and we continue to demand that the islamic republic of iran act in a way that is consistent with what i laid back out back in may of 2018 for what it is that we expect iran to do so that it can rejoin the community of nations was she had written explains from washington d.c. the u.s. wants ahead with the strikes despite iraq nazi. this u.s. action happened against the wishes of the iraqi government itself a half an hour before the attacks the defense secretary the u.s. defense secretary mark esper calls iraqi prime minister in forms of them of the imminent attacks the prime minister says no call these attacks off this is against . iraqi sovereignty yet the u.s. does it anyway so that's one point secondly since july this may have been. may be shia militia and so on but they have been part of the pm after. the popular mission falls which is successfully fought against the islamic state and since july

republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy. we will always honor that commitment to take decisive wreck action and that takes place and we continue to demand that the islamic republic of iran act in a way that is consistent with what i laid back out back in may of 2018 for what it is that we expect iran to do so that it can rejoin the community of nations well the difficulty for iraq because that could have hizbollah is part of a group that helps the government defeat eisel it's being brought into a state sanctioned group of militias known as the popeil or mobilization forces many of them are backed by iran has ballers leader. with a honda says one of iraq's most powerful men and has in the past 40 u.s. forces the u.s. state department says he advises iran's revolutionary guards well we'll get the latest out of iran with a side begun to our own shortly but 1st let's go live to baghdad. some more not full teen simona was the go for iraqi government reaction been so far what does this say about the state of u.s. in iraq relations

republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women injeopardy. we will always honour that commitment to take decisive action when that takes place, and we continue to demand that the islamic republic of iran act in a way that is consistent with what i laid out back in may of 2018 for what it is that we expect iran to do, so that it can rejoin the community of nations. let's get some of the day's other news. the russian intelligence agency says a tip—off from the us has helped foil what it called new year terror attacks in st petersburg. the kremlin said president putin had thanked donald trump in a phone call for passing on us intelligence. it said this had led to the recent arrest of two russians alleged to be planning to attack large crowds of people. the authorities in the philippines say 41 people are now known to have died as typhoon phanfone devastated several islands. tens of thousands of residents are still sheltering in evacuation centres, where many celebrated christmas. a dozen people are missing. votes are being counted in the presi

republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy. we will always honor that commitment to take decisive rep action and that takes place and we continue to demand that the islamic republic around to act in a way that is consistent with what i laid back out back in may of 2018 for what it is that we expect iran to do so that it can rejoin the community of nations well simona fulton is in baghdad she explains why these targeted airstrikes appear to be an important shift in u.s. action in iraq. well there are quite significant because this is actually the 1st time that the u.s. actually strikes a target on iraq his soil let's remember not until too long ago the u.s. and the p.m.s. were fighting against isis on the same side but of course since then the tensions between the u.s. and these iranian backed groups have played a quite a bit in this particular ad attack we're hearing from a source inside of p.m.s. has claimed as many as 10 lives with dozens of people injured and of course this particular strike comes at the back of a series of

we will not stand for the islamic republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy. hello i'm adrian forgetting this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. get out now tens of thousands of australians sold to leave their homes as bush fires flare at another state.

republic of iran to take actions to put american men and women in jeopardy. they receive aid and support from iran. troops to fight the islamic state group but the u.s. incncasingly coconsiders in ckcked militias a more significant threat. iraq is close to both the u.s. and iran and isis increasinglgly caught in the middle of tensnsions. the iraqi prime minister made no public comment on the attack. but did cocondemned the u.s. retaliatory strike. calling it a dangerous escalation that threatens the security of iraq and the region. >> let's bring in middle east specialist, thanksks for taking the timeme to speak to us. do you think these u.s. strikes will truly deterer other attttas against u.u.s. forces s like the we saw on friday? >> this is very possible. iran and the u.s. are sending messages through these kind of attacks. except that the u.s. air raid or the drone attack recently on the iraqi militia positions was an important one strategically speaking. those borders are for -- are extremely important. they connenect iran with the mediterranean. so the

article xiv of the same constitution says the government of the islamic republic of iran are duty bound to treat non-muslims in conformity with ethical norms and to respect their human rights. the christians and all legally recognize iran and tonight their full freedoms to do with christmas just a week away i can't help think of victor. a christian pastor whose home was raided during a christmas celebration almost five years ago. he and his wife and his son are all on bail appealing. thank you for being with us. [applause] and we recall the cries of where is my vote? those protesters were met with more bloodshed to be served out in places like prison. it's the same story today. the regime has killed hundreds and hundreds of protesters in mid-november possibly more than a thousand. the regime cut off the internet basic communication tool to try to stop the world to see the horrors taking place inside of their country. i can't imagine that the regime really thinks that this is what leads to prosperity and strength? i think they know differently. we asked the thames question on iran's infi

we will not stand for the islamic republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy. >> all right. let's bring in cnn's arwa damon, live in istanbul. tensions are high. there's fear of escalation. and there's questions about iraq's stability, as well. >> reporter: it is a very messy and complicated situation, layla. and the spokesman for iran's foreign ministry just came out and issued a statement, warning the u.s. of, quote, consequences. this is the first time that the u.s. has carried out such attacks in response to perceived aggression by iran. the u.s. came very close to a similar retaliation but pulled back over the summer, following numerous attacks against oil tankers in the persian gulf. as you remember, the iranians shooting down a u.s. drone they said violated their airspace. this specific attack targeting three sites inside iraq, two in syria, belonging to the irani iranian-backed militia group, comes after the u.s. blamed the group for a series of attacks, a more recent one happening on friday, against u.s. military locations. that friday attack

of iran. we expect to get thousands and thousands more in the coming days. there is the capacity for iranians to communicate outside of the country. the second piece should not surprise anyone. when you turn your internet off, the little bit of commercial activity taking place inside iran is diminished. lots of commerce takes place around the world through electronic commerce and the inability to speak there will further decrease the iranian economy which will further deny them the resources to conduct terror campaigns around the world. the first question was about iraq. >> lebanon. sec. pompeo: i don't have anything to say on the lebanon funding issue today. as for iraq, we have been in contact with all the various elements inside of iraq that we deal with and our mission there is largely counterterrorism. that's what our troops are on the ground for, an effort to help the people stand up a free and independent, sovereign iraq. that is what the vice president what therefore. we are prepared t

we will not stand for the islamic republic of iran to take actions to put american men and women in jeopardy . hello i'm adrian for the game this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up stop the crimes against humanity libya's u.n. backed government calls on the international community to act against people of color for up top.

republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy. we will always honor that commitment to take decisive wreck action and that takes place and we continue to demand that the islamic republic of iran act in a way that is consistent with what i laid back out back in may of 2018 for what it is that we expect iran to do so that it can rejoin the community of nations well a pentagon official says that the strikes were directed at weapons storage facilities he says as well as command and control centers significantly the secretary of defense says that further strikes could be in the offing. mark thank you for that let's get now more now from our senior political analyst who joins us now in doha and just on the course to moan about what happens next does the united states follow up does iran through its militia proxies also retaliate and how do you see it playing out. how look it's been going on for 40 years since $979.00 and clearly it's going to continue to go on in different versions in different situations and it's also clear that iran i

islamic republic of iran and to the free flow of you know shipping in the persian gulf. been a turbaned here for a region really as a whole marked by tough sanctions on the seizure of tigers looking back at one culture of. for terror on the year 2019 was thrilling to say the least it narrowly avoided an open military conflict with the united states got hammered by new stifling sanctions to port in a so-called oil tanker crisis and had to deal with the worst domestic protest in 40 years let's go through it one step at a time. following its withdrawal from the iranian nuclear deal the us continued its sanctions against the islamic republic the country's uncompromising stance swiftly led to an american military buildup in the region the united states is deploying the u.s.s. abraham lincoln carrier strike group and bomber task force to the u.s. central command region sent a clear and unmistakable message to the arabian regime that any attack on united states interests on those of our allies will be minutes with unrelenting force in may and june of 2019 some oil tankers were

all preempt the united states threat to the islamic republic of iran and to the free full of shipping in the persian gulf. has been a turbulent year for around the region really as a whole mark by tough sanctions on the seizure of tigers looking back here. for terror on the year 2019 was thrilling to say the least it narrowly avoided an open military conflict with the united states got hammered by new stifling sanctions to port in a so-called oil tanker crisis and had to deal with the worst domestic protest in 40 years let's go through it one step at a time. following its withdrawal from the iranian nuclear deal the us continued its sanctions against the islamic republic the country's uncompromising stance swiftly led to an american military buildup in the region the united states is deploying the u.s.s. abraham lincoln carrier strike group and bomber task force to the u.s. central command region sent a clear and unmistakable message to the arabian regime that any attack on united states interests on those of our allies will be minutes with unrelenting force in may and june of 2019 so

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islamic republic is dead and that the supreme leader of iran, his reign is ill la jit mat. they are trying to crush people's protest on one hand, and on the other hand, people are facing a new reality. they knew the regime was brutal. they knew that the regime was violent. but in the last two weeks they've seen it with their own eyes. and many people in iran, it's difficult to say how many, what's the percentage. many people in iran, they want a regime change. >> as you say, it isn't clear what that would mean, because there isn't a clear opposition in 1979 they said death to the shaw, long live -- today if they say death to this regime, death even to the leader, who are they saying long live? >> some people say long live the -- >> the son of the shaw. my sense is that's a minority. >> we don't know. it's difficult to report in iran. it's difficult for the reporters who live in iran to report on the streets. all foreign media, they've been banned from reporting in the streets. they've shot down the internet, of course, some cities still don't have internet. it's very diffic

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. >> we will not stand for the islamic republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy. >> reporter: the iraqi government calling the strikes a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty. while defense secretary mark esper warns there could be more to come. >> we will take additional actions as necessary to ensure that we act in our own self-defense and we deter further bad behavior from militia groups or from iran. >> reporter: a senior administration official telling me, as for more air strikes, president trump has the, quote, space to make more decisions. but there is concern we could see an escalation of violence. meanwhile, an iraqi military spokesman tonight calling the strikes a treacherous stab in the back. whit? >> kyra phillips reporting from west palm beach. thank you. >>> tonight, from across the country and both sides of the aisle, messages of support are pouring in for congressman john lewis, after he revealed he's being treated for stage four pancreatic cancer. the civil rights pioneer who spent his entire life fighting for justice, for human rig

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. >> we will not stand for the islamic republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy. >> reporter: the iraqi government calling the strikes a flagrant violation of its sovereignty. while defense secretary mark esper warns there could be more to come. >> we will take additional actions as necessary to ensure that we act in our own self-defense and we deter further bad behavior from militia groups or from iran. >> reporter: a senior administration official telling me, as for more air strikes, president trump has the, quote, space to make more decisions. but there is concern we could see an escalation of violence. meanwhile, an iraqi military spokesman tonight calling the strikes a treacherous stab in the back. whit? >> kyra phillips reporting from west palm beach. thank you. >>> tonight, from across the country and both sides of the aisle, messages of support are pouring in for congressman john lewis, after he revealed he's being treated for stage four pancreatic cancer. the civil rights pioneer who says he spent his entire life fighting for justice, for hum

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