Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah accuses saudi arabia of forcing the lebanese Prime Minister to resign. The Saudi Crown Prince consolidate his hold on power of the eleven princes and four ministers are arrested in a corruption crackdown. Syrians displaced by the fighting in a hit by a car bomb reported to have killed at least a hundred. And. Pushed a month and four other ministers turn themselves into Belgian Police. In doha with all the sports news including Shalane Flanagan becomes the fast American Woman in forty years to win the new york marathon ill have more on that story later. On now we begin in lebanon where the leader of the iran backed Hezbollah Movement says the surprise resignation of Prime Minister saad hariri on saturday was imposed by saudi Arabia Harry Reid announced he was stepping down from riyadh criticizing iran and saying he feared for his life but not question whether he had actually written the statement himself saying a hunter has the latest from beirut yet again lebanon is on the brink its Prime Minister has resigned a country not immune to political crises and its people know all too well what instability can bring. Weve lived through the civil war and we know a small incident can play or up a situation if its not resolved and there are no mature minds the country will fall apart and that is what were free will happen. So how did how did these announcement came as a shock from the saudi capital riyadh he cited concerns for his life and blamed iran and its lebanese ally hezbollah for meddling in arab affairs many interpreted the move as a declaration by saudi arabia of all out war against hezbollah but the group accused the saudi government of declaring war against lebanon and then listed the resignation was saudi this isnt dictated on saddle hariri and it was not willing to resign it is not his decision period and i think all the lebanese politicians and media people press people followers are accepting this Conclusion Even in the. Resignation was from there is why the man was allowed to come back to lebanon and the from lebanon the kind that his resignation. Hezbollah said it would avoid political escalation and deal with the situation calmly but the resignation is not isolated from the iranian saudi rivalry playing out across the region. The resignation is related to whats going on in the region there are two main powers vying for influence and lebanon is in the eye of the struggle this is not an internal lebanese matter. Irans ally the Lebanese Party has and its allies had a powerful role in government but hezbollah is not only a Political Party it has an armed wing that has helped keep syrian president Bashar Assads government in power irans influence has expanded across the middle east and saudi arabia the United States and israel have all made it clear they intend to take a more aggressive stance to curb irans power in lebanon now there is a dangerous political vacuum there cant be easily filled levanon it is a parliamentary democracy but in reality it is a consensual democracy the two rival political camps need to agree on a compromise candidate who will be able to put together a National Unity government that wont be easy and his allies refuse to share power with hezbollah and appointing a candidate close to hezbollah will risk isolating lebanon this isnt the first time political life in lebanon has come to an end and it isnt the first time the Saudi Arabian rivalry is to blame in the past the country has pulled back from the edge the question many ask is if it will be able to do so again so out of. Beirut well irans government has rejected allegations that its feeling tensions in the region aljazeera spoke to a member of Irans Parliament who also said it was clear the saudi government had orchestrated harry reids resignation strongly has more from tehran. Not having hussein is a member of the Iranian Parliament hes also the spokesman for the Parliamentary Commission on National Security and Foreign Policy he gave us his perspective on the events unfolding in saudi arabia over the last few days regarding the resignation of the lebanese Prime Minister he said theres no doubt in the iranian governments mind that saad hariri was pressured by the saudi government to step down and it was a court needed effort to distract from saudi arabias own internal political problems heres what he had to say. In the government of saudi arabia there has been a coup and saudi arabia tried to use the resignation of saad hariri to hide that tennille movements and thought the saudi government but the first headline is the resignation of saad hariri not incidents happening inside the government of saudi arabia so we believe that this is coordinated now he also said that irans government has information to suggest that hardline political groups are taking over Saudi Affairs but he took the opportunity to reach out to the saudi government. We believe if there is cooperation between saudi arabia and iran it is beneficial for the rage and it could bring calm to the region but they were alone america they rely on israel they think that with american weapons they can be a power in the region this is a wrong theory the government before the revolution in iran the shahs regime with totally saving america but americans abandoned him during the Islamic Revolution so instead of relying on american powers and foreign powers Pay Attention to the countries of the bridge and finally hussein he said that attacks by yemens hooty fighters on targets inside saudi arabia are in evitable he said that hundreds of yemenis are dying every day in saudi bombardment and that the people that theyre fighting can be expected to do nothing else and he said that yemen had become a quagmire for saudi arabia in the same way that vietnam had become a quagmire for the americans and he said that it was time for saudi arabia to stop the violence and negotiate their way out of the conflict because as he said the era of empires is over. Now theres been a major shake up in the top ranks of saudi arabias government and ruling family between saturday night and sunday morning eleven saudi princes forces in cabinet ministers and dozens of Foreign Ministers were arrested the government describes all this as the work of a new Anti Corruption committee which itself was also formed on saturday night among those detained is prince i know hes best known as a billionaire investor controlling major states in Companies Like twitter twenty First Century fox and citi group and previously listed in time magazines one hundred most influential peoples list the most significant internal move though involves prince met have been abdullah who was removed from his post as the head of the National Guard is the son of the late King Abdullah and was considered a contender for the throne also out is the minister of economy and planning one hundred faqih dismissals a widely seen as consolidating the power of the crown Prince Mohammed bin some money also known as m. B. s he was elevated to the position just four months ago displacing an older cousin well saudi arabias king salmon has discussed security and Economic Issues in a phone call with the u. S. President donald trump they dont appear to have discussed the major cabinet overhaul are going on reports on the implications of the shake up. Call it a surprise saturday night shake up saudi state t. V. Reported that eleven princes three current and dozens of former ministers have been detained as part of an inch i corrupted probe only hours after the formation of an Investigative Committee was announced its difficult to relate this to corruption since they didnt have enough time to make a prosecution to make investigations about them if there was something or some information collected previously widely and with. The case by case in different view this before about the not doing this overnight all these people together which is rather quick or suspicious. The saudi cabinet overhaul is viewed as a power play by king solomon analysts say its designed to ensure his son and heir to the throne crown Prince Mohammed bin solomon consolidates power and does so among their branch of the royal family hes making this Public Relations stance to get more public support and also to behave the way for his popularity one of the most high profile figures pushed out is the minister of the National Guard prince metabo bin of dollar he was the son of former king of dollar and once thought to be next in line to the throne he was the remaining member of the abdullah family in such a high level position. Also detained is prince will lead bin tell out hes one of the wealthiest men in the world and given his widespread investments is detainment could have an impact on global business. This shake up sends a message theres a new political order but only do we have a new chapter opening up in saudi arabia we have a whole new book a whole new political i submit if you will accept i mean with one exception thats still all done in secrecy. Its also a reminder that for months after the crown prince was named heir to the throne there can be no mistake mohammed bin selman is the future for saudi arabia natasha going to zero. Meanwhile in the saudi capital riyadh residents said they supported the arrests and they were justified. God willing everything happened yesterday is only the beginning of what is planned from christian mistakes correcting the ministries and correcting any injustices against the general population. And should have been fought a long time ago because its corruption that delay societies development. Is executive director of the arab center of washington joins me now via skype from Fairfax Virginia thank you very much for speaking to us so it was a night of drama and intrigue from led by a crown prince who had already been taking measures to strengthen his grip on the country but what was different about the arrest and detention of saudi princes and cabinet ministers last night. Definitely what we have witnessed last night is a measure shake up by any standard saudi or otherwise yes that consolidation of power process started though i am back with all kinds of dismissals engineer and. New crown prince. But the events of yesterday i think signal an escalation and that whole concept of the consolidation of power it and it had at least two or three dimensions i would say the first part was part and parcel of this going sort of consolidation process that we have witnessed before particularly with regards to getting rid of critics that might be a hindrance to implementation further steps the crown prince has in mind this includes particularly some of the well known critics like prince. As a businessman and as a member of the royal family who has been very outspoken in the past on changes in saudi arabia has been way ahead as a matter of fact of the crown prince in terms of changing things for the better in saudi arabia so i started think is part and parcel of that phase of the process however the arrest and dismissal of. As the minister of the National Guard and the son of former king this is i think a totally different ballgame this is more related to the earlier dismissal of muhammad bin nayef and its more related to it but i would describe it as a palace coup you know the dismissal of. A few months ago. Now of the second if you will internal competitor and im sorry to jump in there and interrupt you but to actually want to hear. From now from the Saudi Led Coalition speaking in riyadh its a big salute to the Civil Defense people who have done that again as the markets and. The statements. Made. Have been phased and some sharpness dropped in the eastern part of king international. And this has been done in smooth the way this grave escalation from the militant both is. Supported by the Iranian Regime in supporting both is with the lets stick mistrials. Riyadh has slept last night in comfort and. Way due to this day. Forces its. Now we will go together through. And. That will show you. The support given to the whole fits the militant fold that in order to spread chaos in the region and. To longer periods and to continue the struggle of the many people. We have technical things and we will show you evidence to prove what we are going to say we will talk about the capabilities of the whole earth is the iranian threats naval and aerial threats in the bathroom and them and at the same time i am we will deal with the. Irans weapons being smuggled here and you know one sun i phone in september the militant both is have gone troll into yemen and they have seized the Ballistic Missile. These militant poses have been supported by iranian experts. Iran provides. Both is and with militant experts and planners in collaboration and cooperation with that there are just going to zation of hezbollah in lebanon. Trying to control them and in as severe challenge to the Regional Peace and stability of the Naval Movement and the international trade. 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The how with is have been also provided by iran have been provided with some take the kill bill it is for example parts of the two against. Craft they call it and aramis side we have evidences and we will declare these villains in details when we finish our lab examinations the messiah. Has been directed towards the. Profile of the ballistics messiahs in order to be launched to about three hundred kilometers and that then dress development and this technique you can as you can see the pictures are about techniques. That the whole thing is have gained and octane. And through the support of the iranian experts they have. To be able to use the air to air missiles into land to a size and in fact this messiah has been just. This is sort of them has been used by the yemeni force. Theyve called it. And you can also see here military vehicle on the right that has. That is being used in the launch and the both the militants have been given this. And it has been destroyed. This. Was about to hit the city of the drawn and we have droid this is an Iranian Missile that has been given to the host is. Right so even if nato spokesman from the Saudi Led Coalition speaking in riyadh about the targeting of the airports in the saudi capital following the. Firing a long range Ballistic Missile that traveled over the border with saudi arabia which was intercepted by the saudis so our senior political analysts who are on bashar is standing by he joins us now from. And so marwan we heard him making the case that this specific type of missile could not have been obtained or used without help from the iranians essentially framing this as a direct attack by iran on saudi arabia. Yes i think the entire last twenty four hours from sudden harrys resignation from the lebanese government and on to well stick missiles being shot. Against saudi arabia is all being is being framed in terms of iran influence irans aggression iran hostility towards saudi arabia and its intervention in the arab world and various other conflicts i think theres one saudi message while they speak of