his trip to tehran was his only airplane flight ever. stalin refused, but they decided meeting stalin was worth it. november 27, 1943, date set. meanwhile, inside the third reich, a guy named walter schellenberg, the guy who ran the covert operations division of the ss, he got this idea that, maybe we should try to take them out. one room, three bullets. he cooked up this scheme to assassinate the big three. in fact, he had started to organize his hit teams. the problem was, he did not know where or when this would take place. the allies argued about it until six weeks before the conference. nobody knew where it would be. he certainly did not. one day, schellenberg got a phone call. from an albanian named alyssa bonds a. bazna. this guy said, i hate the british and i am for sale for the right price. schellenberg said, why should i listen to you? he said, because i got a job in the british embassy in ankara. that is where all the diplomatic cables are coming through and the ambassador, he is not a light sleeper. he has insomnia so he take

they sent queen to a tehran hospital. the doctors diagnosed his illness as multiple sclerosis, which is potentially life-threatening. >> i initially thought i was going back to the compound. i thought that was soon because i had my intravenous feeding tubes and so forth. he said no, you are going back home. he said the ayatollah has released you to your parents. they then turned on the radio and there it was. my farsi is not that good but certainly i can make out my name. on july 10, he was taken to the airport. i got on that plane and they put me on first class. they started wheeling out this giant breakfast, not for me, but for the first class passengers. i was starved and famished. i started eating anything and everything that came within grasp. >> in zurich, queen was taken to the hospital and his parents were flown in from the united states to meet him. >> i do remember mother coming in, tears in her eyes. things were blurry. >> a day later, queen's condition in hospital had dramatically improved, and he was flown ba

or from tehran? >> shayan: tehran. >> anthony: well, nice to meet you. >> shayan: nice to meet you too. ♪ ♪ i'm guessing from the décor this is a former wrestlers' hangout? ♪ ♪ tucked deep in the labyrinth of isfahan's bazaar, the smell of something very, very good. this shop has been here doing the same thing for a hundred years. and based on the line, it must be doing it right. i've had beryani in india. i've had it in uzbekistan. but, there's no question who invented beryani. >> farrokh: no. no way. >> anthony: beryani. maybe you know the word. though this doesn't look like any beryani i've ever had. minced lamb shoulder, onion, turmeric, cinnamon, mint, and of course, saffron. more valuable than gold by weight. this is delicious. >> farrokh: mmm! really good. >> anthony: isfahan today, the, one of the most visited areas by tourists? >> farrokh: yeah everybody you know, if you come to iran and you don't visit isfahan, you have wasted your time. >> anthony: the royal mosque sits astride im

embassy in tehran. next, the wilson center hosts a panel discussing how the iran hostage crisis has impacted u.s. foreign policy since then. >> good morning. welcome to the wilson center. my name is christian osterman. i have the privilege to direct the history and public policy program here at the center. thank you for joining us today for this panel discussion on the 40th anniversary of tehran hostage crisis. on november 4th, 1979, 52 american diplomats and citizens were taken hostage by a crowd

em bassy in tehran. next, the wilson center hosts a panel discussing how the iran hostage crisis has impacting u.s. foreign policy since then. >> welcome to the wilson center. my name is christian osterman. i have the il

there's a strong argument to be made that a group of these students from tehran, universities in tehran, decide to kind of emulate the african-american civil rights struggle. they're going to have a sit in at the u.s. embassy to demonstrate the illegitimacy of the american government's presence in their country. and kind of a witness against american power. when those iranian students decided to make their protest, to witness against power, to plausibly hold a sit in, i think all along there was some who knew they were going to go further. what happens is really a catastrophic affair from so many angles. there were thousands of people protesting outside the u.s. embassy. this one group decides, this group of students, to climb the fence to come into the u.s. embassy. maybe to hold a sit in, maybe to do more. and for the american government it wasn't clear what to do even at that moment of crisis. what's the job of the u.s. marine core who are supposed to secure the embassy? it's not to face off mobs of people. we know this, you have to count on local governments to protect the internati

there we re and we took off for tehran. there were members of the delegation from different parts of the country. they seemed to be of the same mind. they wanted to help. i felt very purposeful, very committed, focused oi'i purposeful, very committed, focused on my mission that i would employ every fibre of my being to make it successful, to reach out to the hostages, and to comfort them at a very difficult time. we landed at the airport. here was an airport withjust pictures of the airport. here was an airport with just pictures of the the airport. here was an airport withjust pictures of the revolution and ayatollah khomeini, and there we re and ayatollah khomeini, and there were men militants —— militants with machine guns. it was hard to be one—on—one with the iranian people. ijust remember one—on—one with the iranian people. i just remember empathising but really didn't have much interaction with the ordinary people, those in poverty. i remember being very intense in iran, like every moment of the day was p

obviously in tehran, they did not. the provisional governments, of which six months earlier had thrown out a group of invaders, by the way, who had absolutely left us unarmed, in this case was simply unable to respond. the only one who could have given the order was khomeini, and he was not going to do it. >> the political environment in the country where senator edward m. kennedy, was about to challenge president carter for the democratic nomination where were you involved in iran? >> i was very much involved. i was involved in trying to develop an energy policy that would avoid gas lines because of the cut off of iranian oil. it's very important to understand, the notion that we left the shah to his own devices is not true. we said, you have two options. a military government or a coalition government with the second international front. we backed every effort made to put down the demonstrations and we sent a three-star general two weeks before the shah left to buck up the military, to support his, the shah's, prime

we went together to visit a local factory in tehran. the workers there started speaking about the problems that they had during the shah's regime. the shah was always speaking about these doorways of civilisation, but these doorways were nowhere in sight for our workers, for the people who actually were suffering due to the severe poverty, the economic challenges that the country had at that time. we had a visit to the cemetery where thousands of martyrs of the revolution lie there. there is an opportunity to speak about the revolution itself. if we intend to confront violence, if we intend to confront war in today's world, if we intend to establish and restore a just world orderfor peace, forjustice, by the betterment of humanity, before all we need to engage in dialogue. and a dialogue that will promote a profound understanding between the east and the west. she went on to become a cabinet member and the iranian government. now, from the other side of the cultural divide, we hearfrom the rabbi who was a member of the us delegation tha

embassy in tehran taking 66 american hostages. next on american history tv author david farber talks about his book "taken hostage" which chronicles their ordeal and examines the u.s. government's first encounter with radical islam. >>> i think the 1979, 1980 hostage crisis between the united states and iran really set the tone probably for our relationship all the way through today. it was really a significant juncture point in how the united states's people thought about political islam, the nation of iran and lets be honest, how they think about us. there were two powerful movements in iran, both of which worried the united states but one more than the other. there was a come knit insurgentsy within iran, the soviet union was trying to foster a communist insurgents in iran. we thought about that and sided with the shah of iran in part because he crushed that communist dissent in iran. i don't think most person political elites thought too much about the islamic disdents in that state. it was just kind of off the radar. part of

obviously in tehran, they did not. the provisional governments, of which six months earlier had thrown out a group of invaders, by the way, who had absolutely left us unarmed, in this case was simply unable to respond. the only one who could have given the order was khomeini, and he was not going to do it. >> the political environment in the country where senator edward m. kennedy, was about to challenge president carter where were you involved in iran? >> i was very much involved. i was involved in trying to develop an energy policy because of the cut off of iranian oil. it's very important to understand, the notion that we left the shah to his own devices is not true. we said, you have two options. a military government or a coalition government with the second international front. we backed every effort made to put down the demonstrations and we sent a three-star general two weeks before the shah left to but got the military, to support his, the shah's, prime minister. we tried to get them to put down these demonstr

em bassy in tehran. next, the wilson center hosts a panel discussing how the iran hostage crisis has impacting u.s. foreign policy since then. >> welcome to the wilson center. my name is christian osterman. i have the privilege to direct the public policy program here at the center. thank you for joining us today for this panel discussion on the 40th anniversary of the iran hostage crisis. on november 4th, 1979, 52 american diplomats and citizens were taken hostage by a crowd of ukrainian studeniranian studentd the u.s. embassy in the wake of the iranian revolution in february of 1979. even though the crisis ended with the release of the hostages on january 20th, 1981, after an incredible ordeal that lasted some 440, some 444 days, it has had a lasting influence on the relationship between the two countries. images of students shoutinging anti-american slogans and tauntingly burning the american flag traumatized a nation and presidency. they live on in popular consciousness here with such movies as the 2

tehran. to another headline story russia's federal security service has released video showing the arrest of 2 terrorist suspects accused of plotting an attack and petersburg on new year's eve it receives the ultra temple from us in tel aviv or putin personally. or that in a telephone call or picks up the story. russia's federal security service that is the f.s.b. announced on friday 2 russian citizens who were planning on committing terrorist attacks on home soil was arrested it is said that the incident was going to take place in st petersburg widely called the country's 2nd capital often called the venice of the north because of it and it was going to take place which is of course now just one day away at this point in time we don't have any thought of the details on the individuals apprehended but what i can say of course is that new hair in russia is one of the biggest holidays on the night of the thought you have to sound this is tens if not hundreds of thousands of people in every sing

embassy in tehran. next, the wilson center hosts a panel discussing how the iran hostage crisis has impacted u.s. foreign policy since then. >> good morning. welcome to the wilson center. my name is christian osterman. i have the privilege to direct the history and public policy program here at the center. thank you for joining us today for this panel discussion on the 40th anniversary of tehran hostage crisis. on november 4th, 1979, 52 american diplomats and citizens were taken hostage by a crowd of iranian students who had stormed u.s. embassy, the combination of worsening relations between this country and iran and the wake of the iranian revolution in february 1979. even though the crisis ended with the release of the hostages on january 20th, 1981, after an incredible ordeal that lasted some 440 -- that lasted some 444 days, it has had a lasting influence on the relationship between the two countries. images of iranian students breaching the embassy shouting slogans, tauntingly burning the american

or professor said mohammad marandi from the university of tehran believes the drills are a message to washington that it can no longer dictate global terms unilaterally the united states see still sees itself as the had every minute of world. war wants to see itself as the head of the appalled world and the europeans of course are. will abide by the united states no matter who's in charge of the country whether it's who they most european this just like or anyone else but the reality is that we've moved beyond that stays the united states is on the relative decline countries like iran russia and china are on the rise of the united states is going to have to accept and recognize the new situation and i think that the fact that these 3 countries actually carried out these maneuvers together jointly of 3 together is a major significance and it sends a message to the united states that they can no longer dictate terms. well it has indeed been a turbulent year for iran in that region as a whole month by tough sanctions and the season of tankers looking back his roman costs are a. for terro

and, i guess, we were taken to kennedy airport and we took off to tehran. there were many members of the delegation from different parts of the country, but they seemed to be, you know, of the same mind. that they wanted to help. i felt very purposeful. very committed. very focused on my mission. that i would employ every fibre of my being to make it successful, to reach out to the hostages and to comfort them at a very difficult time. when we landed at the airport, here was an airport like a terminal atjfk, ripped off all the signs and just pictures of the revolution. —— there where militants. it was hard to be one—on—one with these people. i just remember empathising, but really not have much interaction with the ordinary people, the people in huts, the people in poverty. i remember it being very intense and iran, like every moment of the day was prayerful, it was dedicated, it was acutely alert, all of the senses. the day we saw the hostages, valentine's day, there was a knock on the door, then all of a sudden here we are, in front of the embassy

strikes was an iranian backed militia and according to washington the patience of donald trump regarding tehran and its activities in the region is starting to run out what we did was take a decisive response that makes clear what the president has said for months and months and months which is that we will stand for this long. because the put american men in jeopardy i would add that in our discussion today with the president we discussed with him other options that are available and i would note also that 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 now the air strikes according to u.s. officials are retaliation for a rocket attack incur a cook iraq against a u.s. base that killed an american contractor now in. no one has claimed responsibility for that attack however the pentagon has specifically singled out an iranian backed militia and blamed them for the incident and the death of this u.s. contractor now the group that was attacked is one of the main shia forces in iraq that wa

of us aside mohammad marandi from the university of tehran believes the drills are a message to washington it can no longer dictate global terms unilaterally. the united states. c. still sees itself as the head of a uniformed world and or wants to see itself as the head of the unipod world and the europeans of course are. will abide by the united states no matter who's in charge of the country whether it's trump who they most european leaders dislike or anyone else but the reality is that we've moved beyond that stays the united states is on the relative decline countries like iran russia and china are on the rise the united states is going to have to accept and recognize the new situation and i think that the fact that these 3 countries actually carried out these maneuvers together jointly all 3 together is of major significance and it sends a message to the united states that they can no longer dictate terms the turbulent year for iran and the region as a whole marked by tough sanctions and the seizure of tankers looking back his or mine cultural. for terror on the year 2019 was thrillin

sanctions that led to the unrest other countries now have also joined washington's pressure on tehran covering up this morning. the u.s. and its allies are unleashing a bashing from all quarters over how to run is dealing with unrest from diplomatic to economic it seems they will stop at nothing for instance israel has come up with this here's a crazy idea how broke every turkey in the world is really arabs iranians americans europeans and everyone else united for one purpose hope the long suffering a reading people gain open access to all social media a world wide. for freedom call out your most brilliant friends. call and call through the known to do possible and of that fails there's always plan b because how can you really go against the will of a disney princess with frozen to come out today it's a good time to remind people that the iranian regime has frozen 18000000 iranians from the internet for a whole week elva has a message for the regime in tehran let it go but for its critics iran's disobedience equals deviance the iranian people will enjoy a better future when their gove

strikes was an iranian backed militia and according to washington the patience of donald trump regarding tehran and its activities in the region is starting to run out what we did was take a decisive response that makes clear what the president has said for months and months and months which is that we will stand for this long. because the put american men in jeopardy i would add that in our discussion today with the president we discussed with him other options that are available and i would note also that 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 now the air strikes according to u.s. officials are retaliation for a rocket attack incur a cook iraq against a u.s. base that killed an american contractor. now no one has claimed responsibility for that attack however the pentagon has specifically singled out an iranian backed militia and blamed them for the incident and the death of this u.s. contractor now the group that was attacked is one of the main shia forces in iraq that was k

and, i guess, we were taken to kennedy airport and we took off to tehran. there were many members of the delegation from different parts of the country, but they seemed to be, you know, of the same mind. that they wanted to help. i felt very purposeful. very committed. very focused on my mission. that i would employ every fibre of my being to make it successful, to reach out to the hostages and to comfort them at a very difficult time. when we landed at the airport, here was an airport like a terminal atjfk, ripped off all the signs and just pictures of the revolution. there where militants with guns. it was hard to be one—on—one with these people. i just remember empathising, but really not have much interaction with the ordinary people, the people in huts, the people in poverty. i remember it being very intense and iran, like every moment of the day was prayerful, it was dedicated, it was acutely alert, all of the senses. the day we saw the hostages, valentine's day, there was a knock on the door, then all of a sudden here we are, in front of the emba

professor said mohammed him around the from the university of tehran believes the drills are a message to washington that it can no longer dictate global terms unilaterally. the united states c. still sees itself as the head of a uniform of world time and or wants to see itself as the head of the appalled world and the europeans of course are. will abide by the united states no matter who's in charge of the country whether it's who they are most european leaders dislike or anyone else but the reality is that we've moved beyond that stage the united states is on the relative decline countries like iran russia and china are on the rise and the united states is going to have to accept and recognize the new situation and i think that the fact that these 3 countries actually carried out these maneuvers together jointly all 3 together is of major significance and it sends a message to the united states that they can no longer dictate terms. while a has been a turbulent year for iran and that region as a whole marked by tough sanctions and the seizure of tank is looking back his room on close

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airirstrikes in iraq h have provoked anger and tehran. american warplanes hit targets belonging to a supported militia. 100,000 people have been urged to flee suburbs in melbourne as bushfires close in on australia's second-largest city. travelers for the east have been told it is now too dangerous to leave. coming up next on dw, a big picture look with global l 3000. i will be back. france twenty four france twenty four .com. u. s. carries out airstrikes in iraq and syria turning facilities it says are tied to o any ron backd militia. the first significant military retaliation against the shia militia. turkey advavances p plans to put troops into libya sending a motion to parliament for a vote. this as france and egypt urged restraint to avoid military escalation. and another firefighter killed as bushfires

the great tehran penitentiary, and garcark prison. we've decided these meet the criteria for gross violations and the state department is submitting to congress the names of these entities. the great tehran penitentiary is known for its inhumane living conditions which consist of unsanitary and crowded quarters, rodent infestations, insufficient food, water and medical care. they have seen reports that protesters have been subject to abuse and mistreatment during interrogations, arbitrary beatings, and rape. garchuck prison is iran's largest women's prison and also holds many members of religious minority communities. it too is known for unbearable conditions, including regular assaults and inappropriate behavior of guards toward women, chronic lack of water, unsanitary living spaces and an environment that enables rape and murder. the united states calls for the immediate release of all protesters detained in prison, as well as all the political prisoners currently held by the regime. now is the time for all nations to stand with the

tehran's influence in baghdad is significant. we understand that. the united states is going to continue to see this type of activity from iran. this is part of their play book. i would say the united states is clear within its rights, obviously, to respond, and you're going to continue to see the united states respond, and i think they'll be moderate in their response, although it's very, very clear that iran is behind these protests to explain the attribution back to tehran gets muddied. the border between iran and iraq is very porous. we understand that. the influence is incredible in terms of iran's influence in iraq. this will always be a challenge. the united states is going to expect this, does expect this, and is going to respond appropriately, but i would tell you it's going to be a moderate response in this particular case. we want to keep iraq as a good ally. they are an ally. we want to maintain that relationship, and we're going to maintain the ability to execute what's in our national interests in that part of the world. >> we should n

and then i could show you photographs i have of the president returning from tehran. and with this great moment of success. and the president surprises everybody by not appointing with the man everybody would assume command the d-da invasion george marshall. but appoints young general dwight eisenhower. and in retrospect what a point that was. because other presidents we could name believed in coalition. them believed you couldn't just when a modern war on your own. and that not only he saved the day but appoints the man who commanded and then and cairo and then to be nicknamed the sacred cow. [laughter] and then to see eisenhower in person and why he has chosen him. and then to face not only across the germans and those who is one of the great debaters i know. of all time so the president spend several days with eisenhower on board the sacred cow and flight to malta and then the distinguished general clerk for his bravery and then asks general george patton who was in disgrace for slapping to soldiers bases who were suffering from shellshocked. he thought that was th

his release part of a high-profile prisoner swap we have more from tehran >> reporter: this was the moment american xiyue wang became a free man, hugging a diplomat in switzerland after being held in an iranian prison since 2016 the chinese american had been charged espionage. his family said he was there for graduate studies work. on that same tarmac, the iranians got back a scientist, arrested in the u.s. last year, accused of violating u.s. sanctions by attempting to export biological materials from the u.s. to iran returning today to a hero's welcome. the exchange brokered by the swiss. in 2017, wang faced those espionage charges on iranian tv. his response delivered under apparent duress. >> the more knowledge the united states possessed about iran, the better for its policy toward iran >> reporter: today his family overjoyed, tweeting, "our family is complete once again our son and i have waited three long years for this day. at least four other americans remain detained or missing in iran some of their families today expressing extreme disappointment, but clinging on to hope that th

militias the iraqi militias that are loyal to them to the to tehran and i think that what part of what we see now with the american embassy or bug that is part of the iranian retaliation. you're only thanks very much for your time we're joined live by middle east expert jani ben many came thank you. well just on the topic he was explaining there igor is. a look at her iraq caught up in the standoff between the u.s. and russia. they come they see they leave a barren wasteland american air strikes on foreign soil have become a normality the whole world is the military's sandbox and this time they've been playing in iraq's corner where we did was take a decisive response that makes clear what the president has said for months and months and months which is that we stand for this long. to get the full of american men and women in jeopardy i would add that in our discussion today with the president we discussed with the other options that are available and i would note also that we will take additional actions as necessary to ensure that we act in our own self-defense and we deter further b

on may 3rd of 2003 the ambassador of switzerland to tehran delivers a letter from iran to the united states. in that letter the iranians essentially offer negotiations to open up the nuclear program for full transparency. the proposal came in i happened to see it's because it was also given to a member of congress that i worked for at the time. he sent it over to the white house and called rove called rove called back he said that he found the proposal intriguing he wanted to know if it was genuine were a promise to put it in front of the president i would call karl rove a dear friend. i've seen made a far sighted courage put america on a war footing. and protect us against a brutal enemy in a dangerous conflict that will shape this new century no formal response was given to the iranians at all i'm grateful to have been witness to history. and the argument was that whatever could come out of a negotiation with the iranians. even more could be achieved by simply removing the regime in iraq. in a way to sum up the arguments however the principle in the bush administration said that we

he is greeted as a conquering hero who had flown all the way to tehran to meet with stalin and decide how the war would be won. christmas, 1943, the president goes up to hyde park and celebrates christmas with his family and makes a wonderful broadcast to the nation and the world saying the supreme commander of the great attack would be general dwight eisenhower. then a few days later, he catches the flu and nobody thinks much of it. he normally would give his address to congress on the state of the nation in person in congress, but he didn't feel up to it and so it was recorded at the white house and it was broadcast with a wonderful speech outlining what he hoped would happen after the war, trying to encourage people to think beyond the war that was being fought. unfortunately, he never got better. and therefore, although the first half of the book is the story of a triumph that we should all know about and recognize and give credit to the president for, the second half of the book tells a sadder sto story, the story of how the president's medical team under his white house doctor w

a math anyhow would welcome to the program baghdad and tehran have condemned u.s. airstrikes against an iraqi militia supported by iran iraq says the strikes violate its sovereignty and could provoke more conflict in the region u.s. forces hit 5 targets belonging to a group called hezbollah as retaliation for a rocket attack that killed a u.s. civilian contractor at american it us. this has been near the border between iraq and syria was one of find targets of u.s. fighter jets they destroyed the iran backed militias weapons caches and. and control centers in iraq and syria the strengths are battalion ation for friday's killing of a u.s. civilian contractor near the northern iraqi city of kirkuk. iran's foreign minister condemned the u.s. airstrikes during a visit to moscow he said the targeted hezbollah was part of an alliance against the so-called islamic state terror group officially the iran backed militia is under the command of the iraqi army. the buffalo foam at the recent actions by americans in iraq are unacceptable while the u.s. does this iran and russia

baghdad and tehran have condemned u.s. airstrikes against an iraqi militia supported by iran iraq says the strikes fire lighted sovereignty and could provoke more conflict in the region u.s. forces hit 5 targets belonging to a group called hizbullah as retaliation for a rocket attack a killed a u.s. civilian contractor at an american advice. this has been based near the border between iraq and syria was one of find targets of u.s. fighter jets they destroyed the iran backed militias weapons caches and command and control centers in iraq and syria the strikes are but telling a nation for friday's killing of a u.s. civilian contractor near the northern iraqi city of kirkuk. iran's foreign minister condemned the u.s. airstrikes during a visit to moscow he said the targeted time hezbollah was part of an alliance against the so-called islamic state terror group officially the iran backed militia is under the command of the iraqi army. but hello from because at the recent actions by americans in iraq are unacceptable while the u

baghdad and tehran have condemned u.s. airstrikes against an iraqi militia supported by iran iraq says the strikes violate its sovereignty and could provoke more conflict in the region u.s. forces hit 5 targets belonging to a group called kut tied to hezbollah as for tell the ocean for a rocket attack that killed a u.s. civilian contractor at an american base. this hezbollah base near the border between iraq and syria was one of 5 targets of u.s. fighter jets they destroyed the iran backed militias weapons caches and command and control centers in iraq and syria the strikes are but telling ation for friday's killing of a u.s. civilian contractor near the northern iraqi city of kirkuk. iran's foreign minister condemned the u.s. airstrikes during a visit to moscow he said the targeted time hezbollah was part of an alliance against the so-called islamic state terror group officially the iran backed militia is under the command of the iraqi army. but hello from because at the recent actions by americans in iraq are unacceptabl

embassy in tehran some 40 years ago. to the attack and the killing of the u.s. ambassador in tripoli just a few years ago and in between of course there's been several attacks on u.s. installations including for example the attack on the us marines in lebanon by none other than the hezbollah in lebanon. so if you sitting anywhere and you have a memory of history of american experiences in the middle east you're probably looking at the scenes of angry protesters probably instigated by some political party or another to attack the u.s. embassy in iraq says almost what now 16 years after the u.s. invasion and occupation of iraq you probably have a lot of nightmares about what potentially this could lead and how embarrassing and how complicating for u.s. diplomacy in the middle east this could be if this continues to escalate and if there is a complicity between the attackers the demonstrators if you will and people in the higher echelon of power in baghdad and into her own and more when this of course comes amid whites or tensions of course in the in the region we

mohammad marandi from the university of tehran believes the drills are a message to washington that it can no longer dictate global terms unilaterally. the united states. still sees itself as the head of you know all of world. or wants to see itself as the head of the appalled world and the europeans of course are. will abide by the united states no matter who's in charge of the country whether it's who they most your uterus just like or anyone else but the reality is that we've moved beyond that stage the united states is on the relative decline countries like iran russia and china are on the rise. the united states is going to have to accept and recognize the new situation and i think that the fact that these 3 countries actually carried out these maneuvers together jointly all 3 together is a major significance and it sends a message to the united states that they can no longer dictate terms well it's been a turbulent year for iran and indeed the region as a whole mark by tough sanctions on the seizure of tankers looking back years from monocultural. for terror on the year 2019 was

the great tehran penitentiary and a guard shot prison. today the secretary determines d that the entities meet the criteria for human rights violations set up at the state department of submitting the names of these entities. the great penitentiary is known for its inhumane conditions that consist of unsanitary quarters, rodent infestations come insufficient food, water and medical care. protesters have been subject to abuse and mistreatment during interrogations. arbitrary beatings and rape. guard shot prison is the largest women's prison and also holds many members of religious minority communities. it also is known for unbearable conditions including regular assaults and inappropriate behavior of prison guards towards women. chronic lack of water, unsanitary living spaces and an environment that enables rape and murder. the united states calls for the immediate release of all protesters detained in prison as well as those currently held by the regime. now is the time for all nations to stand with the iranian people. diplomatically isol

news live from berlin usa strikes in iraq provoked angry reactions in baghdad and tehran american warplanes hit targets belonging to iran supported militia that was closely with iraqi forces but could things for tell a trained raids provoke more violence also on the program. spread is bush backcrosses worsens already has warned residents in some areas that it's too dangerous to flee advancing claims that as a magic emergency services struggle to contain blazes over the country. and libya's in battle government could soon see military help from turkey ankara is lining up support to send troops into the north african country despite warnings that such a move could further destabilize the breech. i'm anthony hello and welcome to the program baghdad and tehran have condemned usa strikes against an iraqi militia supported by iran iraq says the strikes violated sulfur n.t. and could provoke more conflict in the region u.s. forces hit 5 targets belonging to a group called hezbollah as for tell the for a rocket attack that killed a u.s. civilian contractor at. american airbus. this hezbollah base n

the government in iraq answers to tehran. the prime minister we now know from leaked intercepts is undertake ranunde under tehran's control, almost complete control. the only one who can defend our bases there is the iraqi government, but we cannot depend on its loyalties. this situation to me, and i always look at the worst possible scenario, is the logic of war here or the trump administration has to back down completely, which i don't see that happening, either. >> do you think the u.s. was ready for this? >> absolutely not. if we go to war, we're going to have to bring back the draft, we're going to have to send hundreds of thousands of troops to the area. bombing iran, bombing iraqi forces is not going to do it in a war. this is a worst-case scenario. and don't forget, it's probably very likely the iranians were responsible for the attack on upkake with saudi arabia. >> bob baer, thank you very much. we really appreciate that reality check. >>> ground searches for nazis with police, painting a disturbing picture of a man

nazenin can correct me, but in 2000 there were big protests at tehran university. the regime sent in the militia, and they were literally throwing kids out the window. several were killed. in 2009, you had the green revolution, now this. it seems like every ten years you get a new pressure point building up as people become young adults, a whole new generation, and it is the same repressive kind of religious totalitarian regime, although with more freedom than you might think. so, i don't want to say that this has much to do with this particular president or secretary of state — these pressures always exist. i think what is happening is that it is quite clear that the iranians regime has been trying to establish what we call in the west the shia sphere of influence. you have had the same kinds of rights in baghdad. again, we have to look internally, certainly in iraq, and this also goes back to iran. i think a lot of people in iran are fed up with the regime trying to control iraq rather than attending to its own domestic needs. in recent years, just one example,

airstrikes in iraq provoked angry reactions in baghdad and tehran american warplanes hit targets belonging to an iran supported militia that was closely with iraqi forces but could things for tell a trained raids provoke more violence also on the program. spreads bushfire crisis worsens all 31 residents in some areas that it's too dangerous to flee advancing claims that as a magic emergency services struggle to contain blazes over the country. and libya's in battle government could soon receive military help from turkey and curtis lining up support to send troops into the north african country despite warnings that such a move could further destabilize the breech. i'm anthony how would welcome to the program baghdad and tehran have condemned usa strikes against an iraqi militia supported by iran iraq says the strikes violate its sovereignty and could provoke more conflict in the region u.s. forces hit 5 targets belonging to a group called the team hezbollah as for tell the icing for a rocket attack that killed a u.s. civilian contractor at an. us. this has been based near the border betwee

as he made his way back to tehran, the us posted a photograph of the prisoner starting his own way home. the princeton university academic was charged with spying on iran more than three years ago and since then his family have made several public appeals for him to be allowed to return to his wife and son. he was barely three when my husband left home for his research. and he is now six. he missed him for half of his life already. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, tweeted that he would not rest until every american prisoner was back home. the exchange does mark a rare moment of anything of tensions between the countries. at one stage this year washington and tehran appeared on the verge of serious conflict following a tax on tankers in the gulf of hormuz and the shooting down of an american drone. now they have shown they can negotiate, but on more substantive issues, that doesn't mean the two sides are ready to talk. authorities in the us are investigating a shooting incident in which a saudi gunman killed three people at a military base in florida. the air force trainee was sho

and washington professor side randy from the university of tehran believes the drills are a message to washington that it can no longer dictate global unilaterally. the united states. still sees itself as the head of you know all of world and or wants to see itself as the head of the unipod world and the europeans of course are. will abide by the united states no matter who's in charge of the country whether it's who they most your leaders just like or anyone else but the reality is that we've moved beyond that stage the united states is on the relative decline countries like iran russia and china are on the rise and the united states is going to have to accept and recognize the new situation and i think that the fact that these 3 countries actually carried out these maneuvers together jointly all 3 together is of major significance and it sends a message to the united states that they can no longer dictate terms it's been a turbulent year for iran and that region as a whole by tough sanctions and the seizure of tankers with a look back his. for terror on the year 2019 was thrilling

the demonstrations in iran and you got to succeed so do you think this is a direct order from tehran designed to intimidate the protest is. of course it's alwayays exaggggerad to center iraq don't choose but there is certainly a veryy strorong degree of coordination. you remember that. day beginning of cd muster shirts you rack. earned your casterton sort of making a- the trip to baghdad and- g. the- got the monks to be very josh against the mustache. what has iran become so. it's very important for these very soon. yes please go on. search. no i think that you know the study group to break. israeli paul does or or one sitting which is. a shot for shot shows and it's our it's a guide the- sixers big sixers is their ways you have been the board to come towards the she our communities. for war lack. of square. do the comp towards arab all news it defends them of course it would serve as a teacher and she are good niches but this s is something whicich is a portable. is a bold. yet being the board to create. because she has a board enterprise yes can you- shows the legitimacy of the reg

artsy tehran. still ahead we continue our review off the past year look at some of the key events including the unrest in america about is after this short. what politicians do something to. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president i'm sure. some want to. let you go right to be close this is like the 43 in the morning can't be good. i'm interested always in the waters it may. seem wrong but. just don't call. me. to say proud. because that's ok and in. the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. and. hello again with 2020 just around the corner let's continue our look back at some of the key events of the past year. ok today's topics are. streets all of rage and they mysteriously titled my game so let's see what stories 1st 1st of all let's have a look at streets of rage violent protests were prevalent the world over from the yellow vests in part us to the anti beijing riots in hong kong and of course in la

she is in tehran. what reaction have you been hearing from toronto to the events which have been happening today because of course this does come in a wider context as you know what's the ongoing tensions in the region between not just these protesters and the u.s. but also iran is playing a part in this is it not. well there is been no official reaction just yet we are still witnessing these events unfold in the iraqi capital but the sentiments that we've seen being shared from here over the past 24 hours about those airstrikes have been quite severe the revolutionary guard issued a very solemn story today about new office on monday condemning the u.s. is actions out sorry to cut you off their door so we're just getting news in here at al-jazeera the u.s. embassy staff and the u.s. ambassador in baghdad have been evacuated that news is being attributed to 2 iraqi foreign ministry officials that is coming to us via the reuters news agency we understand that embassy staff and the u.s. ambassador in bagh

tehran has freed an american phd student zju—wey wong who was convicted of spying. he was swapped for an iranian scientist, massoud soleimani. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler has more. both iran and the us have made the most of this brief thought in their relationship. the foreign minister, even pictured himself. the professor on the right was arrested a year ago in chicago for allegedly violating trade sanctions. as he made his way back to tehran, the us posted a photograph of him starting his own journey home. the academic was charged with spying and iran more than three years ago. since then, his family have made several public appeals for them to be allowed to return to his wife and sun. he was barely three when my husband left home for his research. and he is now six. he missed him for half of his life already. the secretary of state tweeted that he would not rest until every american detained was back home. the prisoner exchange does mark a rare moment of an easing of tensions between the countries. washington and tehran appeared on the verge of ser

mohammad marandi from the university of tehran believes the drills are a message to washington no longer dictate global terms unilaterally the united states. still sees itself as the head of you know world and or wants to see itself as the head of the appalled world the europeans of course are. will abide by the united states no matter who's in charge of the country whether it's who they most your uterus just like or anyone else but the reality is that we've moved beyond that stage the united states is on the relative decline countries like iran russia and china are on the rise the united states is going to have to accept and recognize the new situation and i think that the fact that these 3 countries actually carried out these maneuvers together jointly all 3 together is a major significance and it's a message to the united states that they can no longer dictate terms it's been a turbulent year for iran and region as a whole mark by tough sanctions on the seizure of tankers looking blank. for terror on the year 2019 was thrilling to say the least it narrowly avoided an open military con