For the most important election in the free world and we are asking if the world can come together to talk warming inequality globalizing counting the cost on aljazeera. Irans Top Army Commander is killed in a u. S. Airstrike in iraq to iran is warning of harsh revenge could cause some sort of manis assassination trigger a military confrontation and how would that affect the rest of the middle east this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program on Darren Jordan iran is vowing revenge on the u. S. For killing its top military commander qassam sort of money died when an american asteroid hit his convoy near the airport in baghdad the assassination ordered by President Trump marks a dangerous escalation in tensions between the u. S. And iran well Supreme Leader ayatollah ali harmony says the general was killed by the cruelest people on earth adding so lebanese martyrdom will make iran more decisive to resist americas expansionism and to defend our islamic values well its in amman
Against him. And other states of emergency in southeastern australia were kept a store fick bushfire conditions are back. One welcome to the Program Thousands of people are attending the funeral for those killed in the u. S. Airstrikes targeting Major General qassam salami on friday the formal funeral for the top iranian command as well us. On this you can see these pictures here from not jeff in iraq. The commander of 1 the iran backs Popular Mobilization forces its underway right now i will hondas will later be buried in najaf those are the pictures that you can see there and saw him on his body will be flown to iran well lets go live now to Simona Fulton whos in baghdad for us some more whats the atmosphere been like amongst those whove come out to pay their respects. So far the atmosphere has been largely peaceful were seeing huge crowds but for now theyre simply marching through an area of baghdad that is across the tigris river opposite from the green zone where the u. S. Embassy
Top Army Commander is killed in a u. S. Airstrike in iraq tehran is warning of harsh revenge. Assassination trigger a military confrontation and how would that affect the rest of the middle east this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program on Darren Jordan iran is vowing revenge on the u. S. For killing its top military commander got some sort of mani died when an american asteroid hit his convoy near the airport in baghdad the assassination ordered by President Trump marks a dangerous escalation in tensions between the u. S. And iran well Supreme Leader ayatollah ali hominidae says the general was killed by the cruelest people on earth adding so lebanese martyrdom will make iran more decisive to resist americas expansionism and to defend islamic values well said amman he was head of the powerful could force of irans revolutionary guard which conducts military operations abroad the u. S. Accuses him of creating instability in syria iraq and lebanon iranian leaders called his
Michael odonnell, who would missing in action during the vietnam war. Sunday night 8 00 eastern on cspans q a. The campaign played a major role in ensuring a u. S. Victory in the world war ii pacific theater. Next, to historians who are authors of books on the historic war give talks about two key events on the campaign. The battle of the Philippine Sea and the battle of saipan. This was part of the National World war ii museums annual conference. Some fantastic presentations for this afternoon. Beginning with our next panel, entitled, dominance, the mariana s campaign. Will hitchcock shared with us last night the reality that many different campaigns were going on in june 1944. Dday being primary amongst them. We are going to hear more later on and tomorrow morning in particular about the eastern fronts. As our next panelists will discuss, some of the most important actions of this global war were taking place in the pacific and in the marianas. By anext panel is led doctor who is the
Save homes and lives in australia the military is on standby as lightning starts even more bushfires. And stepping into a new decade across the world the year 20 twentieths pressured in with spectacular celebration. The u. S. Has flown marine reinforcements into its rocky embassy after angry protesters tried to storm the compound President Trump is blaming iran but its denied any part in whats been going on hundreds of people marched into the heavily fortified green zone in baghdad and besieged the Embassy Compound on Tuesday Morning they pelted the building smashed doors and set fires theyre angry at u. S. Air strikes carried out on iraqi soil and in syria targeting the hezbollah brigades an iranian backed group 27 people were killed in the strikes which of anger at the Iraqi Government to describe them as an attack on its sovereignty simona 14 begins our coverage with this report from baghdad screens. Oh angry and determined they marched across the river tigris through unmanned check