Practically every one of the. Every year churning in from this hour welcome to moscow and to our to international my names union oneill. We begin in moscow were browns foreign minister zarif is on a working visit hes just met russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov who noted that the west must return to compliance with the Iranian Nuclear deal. Soonish thats because its the us is forcing of the countries not to fulfill their obligations despite irans compliance with the reached agreements we demand that the us and the e. U. Both return to full implementation with the obligations voluntarily and then iran would do the same but if our western partners do not want to confirm their respect for International Law then the. Must be recognized as dead or to be the United States is trying to impose its will on other countries and make them violate International Norms and standards as for the european position on the. Politically supportive but in practice they do not do enough to counter the u. S. Sanctions we think the europeans should stick to their commitments. Apart from discussing the prospects for the nuclear deal the top diplomats touched on bilateral relations with irans foreign minister stating there is storage highpoint serif will later visit china is significant because china iran and russia are currently conducting their 1st joint drills they include Anti Terrorism piracy training and are being held in the northern part of the indian ocean as well as in the gulf of the region includes key shipping and Energy Supply routes and is a source of tensions between tehran and washington. Happy to say we can bring in friend of the Program Professor aside Mohammad Marandi from the university of tehran for his take side so there weve heard today. Talks also coming as ive just been going through russia iran and China Holding joint drills should all this make the u. S. And the e. U. Nervous. Under normal circumstances it shouldnt make any one nervous but the problem is that the United States sea still sees itself as the head of a you know polar world and or wants to see itself as the head of the unocal world and the europeans of course are. Will abide by the United States no matter whos in charge of the country whether its trump who they most european this leaders dislikes or anyone else but the reality is that weve 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 how do you expect the west to react to the old. Well the United States and the europeans act with arrogance of with regard to all global issues the United States just yesterday bombed iraq ie troops that had been fighting isis there on along side the iraq in syria and the iraqi Syrian Border they bombed them and murdered 30203040 people they attack with impunity they violate the sovereignty of Different Countries and they think that because of their acts they believe themselves to be exceptional and they. View the world from a euro centric or western centric perspective they feel that they have exceptional rights so the United States can impose sanctions on russia and demand other countries abide by those sanctions they could do the same with iran ok so the response is obvious nay obviously negative but i think that as time goes by their influence gradually declines and they will not be able to control events can we just touch upon the at the talks as well between the 2 Foreign Ministers some pretty direct language use circular for off call in the west to respect International Law or comply with the around deal otherwise it will be as good as dead is he right. Yes absolutely but the problem is that western countries demand other countries to abide by International Law whenever they want they can violate International Law they destroy libya through violating International Law theyve created a failed state but they do not express any shame or remorse nor do they compensate for all the death and destruction they destroyed iraq afghanistan they supported extremists and continue to support extremists in syria is support the saudi destruction of yemen and the massacre of hundreds of thousands of yemenis through through war of through starvation yet they show no risk remorse no shame whatsoever so that the problem is that they if they have double standards at all levels. The right now that you ronnie and over the over over the last 2 years its been the iranians who abiding by the nuclear deal yet western countries have been in complete violation when the iranians begin to decrease their commitments in order to pressure western countries to start abiding by their commitments they become outraged and say that iran must abide by its commitments so they dont abide by their commitments that they expect the other side to do so the same is true with russia with china and with all other countries that are independent of western head germany bishan take of professor side mohamed on the speaking to us from tehran thank you. Well its been determined here for iran that region really as a whole mark by tough sanctions the seizure of tankers if you remember just a few months ago looking back at all voght. 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 took part in a socalled oil tanker crisis and had to deal with the worst domestic protest in 40 years lets 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 countrys 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 damaged and some caught fire in the gulf of oman washington immediately blamed terror on in may the rebels in yemen carried out multiple drone strikes on a Saudi Oil Pipeline the u. S. Again stated that it believes iran was behind the attack and continued deploying a different troops over the next 2 months the pentagon said the buildup was in response to heightened iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations these assets would join the u. S. S. Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike group and a u. S. Air force bomb a task force in the middle east region in response to indications of heightened iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations against u. S. Forces and our interests President Trump even said that should there be a conflict it will be the official and of iran washington saber rattling seemingly ended when trump approved the sale of 8000000000. 00 worth of weapons to saudi arabia but tensions reached a new high when a u. S. Surveillance drone was shot down by the Iranian Military trump had ordered arafat is very military strike on iran but withdrew his decision minutes before the operation began so avoid the loss of life. Pressure on terror on continued in early july when British Royal marines seize its super tanker off the coast of gibraltar iran responded by capturing british flag tanker that stand in peril as it passed through the strait of hormuz following usual accusations of piracy threats by iran to close the strait of hormuz and the ensuing panic in the oil markets all ended well as both tankers were eventually released. Despite irans resilience to the u. S. Sanctions their effect has taken its toll the last months of 2019 or more by protests across the country when gasoline prices skyrocketed due to the governments decision to cut fuel subsidies so the plan was to direct the additional funds to supporting over 60000000. 00 people in need crowds it still took to the streets it was initially a peaceful rally but it quickly turned violent in some places and resulted in several deaths including Law Enforcement officers now that story its easy even put the country on its old School Internet shut down to prevent the protests from spreading now lets guess who was the 1st to capitalize on irans civil unrest people enjoy a Better Future when their government begins to respect basic human rights abandons its revolutionary. Posture and its destabilizing Foreign Policy in the region and behave simply like a normal nation hes arraigned encounter porridge of odds are he dismissed that kind of support saying that it was the u. S. Sanctions that caused so much suffering to his people. A regime that bans food and medicine for ordinary people including elderly and sick iranians by economic terrorism can never show its disgraceful support for the iranian people despise and the other year under serious pressure life here in tehran continues the internet is back online with all Major Social Networks available and i checked out myself but hardly anyone in iran has any ads out with an adversary Like Washington theyre in for still more thrilling moments in the coming year. R. T. Tehran. To another headline story Russias Federal Security Service has released video showing the arrest of 2 terrorist suspects accused of plotting an attack and petersburg on new years 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. Russias 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 countrys 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 dont 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 single city stream out onto the streets meaning that if this had not been stopped the consequences could have been truly tragic now it is absolutely vital to know this attack was foiled in no small part thanks to a tip off from the American Intelligence Services marking a very positive very encouraging moment of cooperation between the u. S. And russia the kremlin in fact has released a statement confirming that the russian president spoke to his american counterpart donald trump over the phone on sunday and thanked him for passing on crucial information that led to these arrests jury not cool death in fact since july when they discussed the devastating fires in siberia both theaters also reiterated that commitment to the fight against terrorism and in this the 2 countries really have shown. Considerable cooperation for example strongly echoing these latest events back in december 27th teen washington warned moscow about an attack that was planned on some pizza bugs Central Cathedral that tipoff led to the arrest of 5 suspects simply as far back as 2011 a russian authorities told the f. B. I. About an individual who was later found partially responsible for the Boston Marathon bombings and now of course we know that terrorism has become one of the grave 1st Global Threats that we face today in fact just within the past 24 hours a 45 year old who was suspected of being a propagandist and a recruiter for an International Terrorist organization was arrested in russias far east and just over a week ago on the day that is dedicated to the Security Services right here in Russia Vladimir Putin announced that 33 terrorist attacks had been foiled in russia in 2019 a loan and quite right he said that this was a testament to the dedication and to the professionalism of the Counter Terrorism units in the country but with specific regards to this latest story it seems that thankfully the fight against terrorism continues tonight countries across the world even ones which sometimes struggle to find a Common Ground and this call between president s putin and trump really going to show that when people are in danger when lives are at stake differences can very successfully be set aside. With 2020 just around the corner lets continue our look at some of the kir friends from the your. Ok todays topics are. Streets of rage and the mysteriously titled mind games so lets see what stories the 1st all of these for us violent protests were prevalent the world over from the yellow vests in part to the anti beijing riots in hong kong and of course in latin america so lets focus on that the continent has had more than its fair share of turmoil in 29. 00 the protests rage from venice whale and bolivia to chile and ecuador r. T. L. Of quarter breaks it all down for us. It started as a spark the next thing you know the inferno of revolution is all around you and cant be extinguished that is the south america of 2019. Whats crucial if thats your aim is to find just the right moment to stir up the scent. Of venezuelas chaos was the epicenter right after the country reelected president Nicolas Maduro washington pounced challenging the governments legitimacy and trying to provoke a coup. Im mike pence Nicolas Maduro is a dictator with no legitimate claim to power and it gracefully in doubt the legitimacy to run venezuela upon the leader of the opposition to me i swear its a formally seen the duties of the National Executive as president of venezuela President Trump officially recognize the president of the Venezuelan National assembly one going to do is the interim president of venezuela the time is now to support the venezuelan people to recognize the new democratic government led by interim president gore though the safety and security of president and his family are of great importance to the American People why dont tried hard to win over the military but when it became clear it stood behind a majority washington rolled out some empty threats are you hearing very well that is what i consider getting thing but all options are on the table all of these are all options are on the table all options are on the table it was. Not to test the resolve of the United States and steamrolled the country with sanctions adding to the suffering of ordinary people already living through economic collapse but is it really democracy that washington and its allies were interested in or perhaps this has something more to do with black gold not that what is Donald Trumps case is battling against venezuela the cases bella is the only live in his way now the riches of venezuela its gold gas diamonds iron water a material riches resource grabbing hasnt only been confined to venezuela in the region. Bolivia seen its own share of unrest this year but there are right wing coup was successful the elected president abel morales forced to step down and flee the country well he does either why am i resigning so that my opponents cannot continue to persecute my social. Brothers its my duty as an indigenous president and the president of all believe in this to seek peace after morale has got the boot senator janine anya is proclaimed herself interim president not exactly a household name before that but whats more important is who had her back and he guesses we pledge our support to the believe in people and to the Transitional Government led by president janine and yes as they prepare for these elections. We support you need 9 years in bolivia as she would to ensure a peaceful democratic transition through free elections and just like in venezuela its ordinary people who are paying the price for regime change. They. Are. Seeing the parallels heres another one lithium is in high demand in the United States and that valuable resource also happens to be in abundance in bolivia. Chile has also been no stranger to disorder where clashes have been deadly at times thousands have rallied since mid october demanding the president resign and the constitution be revised there have already been widespread reports of torture and unlawful killings following the militarys deployment. But on these protests the u. S. Has been silent maybe its because the president is Sebastian Pinera a harvard graduate whos free market policies have shown hes happy to do business with the u. S. A case not so different from this next country. At last we have ecuador a country that became engulfed in protests after the government carried out i. M. F. Backed severe austerity policies. Yet again silence from the us and the reason is pretty much the same as with chile the us supported the governments newfound allegiance with the i. M. F. Washington might pick and choose the battles that benefit its interests the most but at the end of the day fire is fire it doesnt care who it burns and when a whole continent is set ablaze it becomes extremely difficult to extinguish. And then 2019 left in america was not the only continent that went through a period well bring you another recap of this years protests on tuesday. And tuesday will be looking back at some of the other protests that left their mark on 2019 for another though lets move to a nother topic. Of mind games take a look at this were delving into the issue of controlling the way people think and the role of social media in the particularly facebook arties has been taking a look at how the tech behemoths has become the center in chief when it comes to what we can and what we cant say. Ill tell you what having this job for 6 years has made me report on censorship quite a few times look at this freshman giorno trying co asking about facebook censorship at a press briefing hey young man you have no idea what awaits you in 29. 00 by the end of the decade look at it the evolution of Online Platforms has gone all the way towards 0 tolerance for offenders even though it all one started down there with pretty much 0 regulation but who decides what exactly makes someone an offender all right lets dig into the 2900 stage of evolution look at these one by one and check out their censorship record. You true work hard on reading their platform of harassment see the latest update to their harassment policy came out in december go on read into it youll fly words like veiled threats plod threats right there warning that whatever thats supposed to mean will be punished and youll find 0 examples and no proper details. It was always in force these policies seemingly random or not at all so why should i trust them to do it now im skeptical why are the late night hosts allowed to roast people on you tube pick on peoples physical appearance but other you tube is current so you should press put out its new guidelines they dont set lines and they dont guide. The latest in a series of policy updates after the previous ones you tube didnt hesitate to take action the result record breaking numbers of accounts and videos taken down. In 29. 00 taking facebook really took us all by surprise by showing what it takes to put on a new face not that it looked like they were keen to do it but someone just happened to notice that while trying to dodge a defamation lawsuit facebook prefer to itself as a publisher look at this mature c. E. O. Telling congress his network is a tech company not a media one well that happened before 2019 and the new f. B. I. Gave itself the green light to censor just about anything which theyve been up to quite strenuously although in march when the new zealand shooter live streamed a massacre of 50 people everyone was like where the hell were the moderators or censors were anyone to stop this another thing i wont call anyone out for consistency but in a recent interview Mr Zuckerberg said no to censoring political ads even if they contain lies in what i believe is that in a democracy its really important that people can see for themselves what politicians are saying its that they can make their own judgments and i dont think that a private company should be censoring politicians or news this tech giants however have been blamed for screwing up a bit of campaigning like when gabbert for instance challenged google for taking down her ads this alarming trend has been growing with tech giants continuing to silence voices and restrict access to information this concentration of power and influence is a direct threat to our democracy by the way did you know about this side to it 29000 saw the list. Facebook moderators claiming to have p. T. S. D. Growing with a former employee suing the social media giant even though the company said it was offering all the required support. Well no point in digging too deep if the storys repeating itself twitter has mastered the art of new era suspensions and bans to the vagueness of the rules probably isnt so much to worry about so you can get in trouble for it can be many things from supporting join a songe to pulling a prank on the fans of the cats movie but just keep in mind what kind of folks you may find among twitters staff a british army psyops soldier war saudi arabia is tasked with digging into the counts of the kingdoms critics well well keep using all of them anyway right lets wish the industry pioneers well in wherever the volution takes them in the new year. Some of the big stories there from the year was live from moscow this is are to international more great programs right ahead and ill see you in just over 30. 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Im Afshin Rattansi welcome to going underground we will be back with a brand new season starting on january the 8th but until then we will be showing some of your favorite shows from the last season of the decade coming up in this show a legacy of the brutal british back to provide good strokin to shape we talked to one of the most popular politicians in south americas richest country chile for geo jackson about overthrowing governments in latin america allied to washington london and brussels and Award Winning journalist greg palast explains our new liberalism born of western Business Schools has led to revolution wherever the people of latin america have sought freedom and justice plus the director of moscow winning film still alice wash west with a class faultlines at the core of his new film for netflix. Only small coming up in todays going on the ground 0 1st it was 49 years ago this month that Salvador Allende was inaugurated as president of chile the latin American Country today is not only in the midst of an uprising against the liberal president Sebastian Pinera but witnessing solidarity protests for palestine after more u. K. Armed violence in the middle east involving serial u. N