Pakistan had played at double game for years the u. S. Pulls millions of dollars of aid to pakistan accusing it of not doing enough to fight terrorism. South korea seizes kim jong uns olive branch proposing to meet its neighbor next tuesday for talks and theres hundreds of boko haram hostages escaping me to form a captive of the armed group. The u. S. Has called for an emergency session of the u. N. Security council to discuss the protests in iran the Supreme Leader of iran has blamed his countrys enemies for six days of violence which has not claimed the lives of twenty one protesters and one policeman riot police are now out in force in several cities across the country mike hanna has the latest from un headquarters in new york. Ambassador nikki haley called a briefing to outline u. S. Priorities at the United Nations in this new year and top of her list the situation in iran if the arraign in dictatorships history is any guide we can expect more outrageous abuses in the days to come the un must speak out in the days ahead we will be calling for an emergency session both here in new york and at the Human Rights Council in geneva we must not be silent the people of iran are crying out for freedom all freedom loving people must stand with their cause this echoing sentiments expressed by President Trump early earth who said in a tweet the people of iran are finally acting against the brutal and corrupt or a new regime all of the money that president obama so foolishly gave them went into terrorism and into their pockets the people have little food big inflation and no human rights the u. S. Is watching. This little evidence in the streets of tehran of the turmoil evident in some other parts of the country but there are deep concerns expressed about the rise in food prices and drop in employment. To join the cause im working but in this society im always stressed about the possibility of getting fired the next day always being worried about my job my family the security of my family the main problems people are grappling with are their security the economy and their livelihood ammonia das and there are some who are poor and cannot make ends meet what should they do life is really difficult we have tenants i have a daughter and son both at school the high prices really put me under pressure at home irans Supreme Leader has broken his silence on the protests accusing irans enemies of responsibility montazeri if the enemy is waiting for an opportunity for a crack three which it can infiltrate because the recent events. All those who are at odds with the Islamic Republic have used various means including money weapons politics and intelligence apparatus to create problems for the islamic system the Islamic Republic and the islamic revolution. News agency footage reveals ongoing protest in a number of regions hundreds are reported to be the arrested and demonstrate just continued to defy and attempted government blackout of social media that at the United Nations the new president of the Security Council has confirmed the u. S. Has been in contact and discussions are ongoing but its not clear at this stage whether the u. S. Appetite for a formal meeting is shared by the wrist of Security Council members some may be reluctant to intervene in what they would regard as an internal domestic dispute my kind of syria United Nations irans foreign minister has hit back at President Trumps remarks telling the u. S. To stay out of irans affairs jeavons a rift tweeted Iran Security and stability depend on its own people who unlike the peoples of trumps regional b f fs or best friends for ever have the right to vote and to protest hard and rights will be protected and infiltrators will not be allowed to sabotage them through violence and destruction frances president emanuel macron is calling on president rouhani to show restraint the two spoke by phone mccrone expressed concern about the number of People Killed during the protests a visit by his foreign minister to teheran planned for later this week has been postponed every ground of his a. F. P. Medias Deputy Bureau chief is currently working in tehran he says the source of the protests is long running discontent. Well for now it seems relatively calm but i have to say that its very difficult for us to report from aaron i mean there are very tight restrictions on what the media can do and surround we know theres a heavy Police Presence but around is actually not in the focus of much of the rest unlike the last major demonstrations in two thousand and nine its mostly been out in the provinces weve had only scattered protests the last few nights and it does you slightly come as far as we can talk now as much as people want to see this revolution and some of the slogan certainly happened revolutionary in terms of attacking the islamic rebels regime and. These have been driven by economic grievances bread and butter issues such as high unemployment soaring prices things that have been bubbling away in Iranian Society program. And people are simply fed up with the fact they tried reformists they tried moderates they tried hardliners and conservatives and none of them have been able to deliver on what really matters to people which is jobs and the future that youre yes plans to withhold more than two hundred fifty Million Dollars of aid to pakistan the decision comes after President Trump again accuse the country of being a safe haven for terrorists doesnt jordan is in washington d. C. The u. S. President doll trump used his first tweet of two thousand and eighteen to attack the pakistani government accuse the pakistanis of not doing enough to crack down on groups such as the head khan the network or the talabani say these groups are destabilizing not just pockets but also afghanistan to the west on tuesday the u. S. Ambassador to the United Nations nikki haley made it plain that the u. S. President simply wasnt tweeting elder to her in her words nikki haley said there are real concerns with what is law is doing to fight but the u. S. Calls terrorism pakistan had played a double game for years they work with us at times and they also harbor the cherished that attack our troops in afghanistan that game is not acceptable to this administration we expect far more cooperation from pakistan in the fight against terrorism in addition the state Department SpokespersonHeather Nauert told reporters on tuesday that pakistan knows what it needs to do in order to make the region safer and she said without going into too many details that it definitely means trying to crack down on these groups that are doing stabilizing the region and she said that islam abides complaints simply arent going anywhere pakistan plans to take control of charities and Financial Assets linked to half a side too many believe was behind the two thousand and eight mumbai attacks the traffic a name has more on that. Theres a ten Million Dollar reward for any information leading to the conviction of hof is sight yet piri is at a rally last week protesting u. S. President Donald Trumps recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel. The United States believes saeed is the mastermind of the two thousand and eight attacks in mumbai over the course of four days attackers used automatic weapons and grenades to kill more than one hundred sixty people say he has denied involvement in the attacks at a court in pakistan found there was insufficient evidence to convict him and twenty seventeen he was put under house arrest for violating antiterrorism laws made his release prompted outrage from pakistanis and the u. S. Government which is long been critical of pakistan when it comes to clamping down on terrorism the pakistani government has targeted saeeds assets and charities they include three hundred schools hospitals Ambulance Services and a Publishing House the government is blocking fund raising and there are plans to assume control of them the un Security Council has also banned two of sedes organizations pakistan is under pressure and their fire this new decision. Has come after the british by the americans by you and by india. This is a challenging time in pakistan u. S. Relations we must see Decisive Action against terrorist groups parading on their territory and we make massive payments every year to pakistan they have to help pakistan says moving in on saeeds groups isnt bowing to u. S. Pressure its intended to fulfil its International Obligations reuters reports that pakistan was worried it would face un sanctions for failing to crack down on terrorist groups later this month a un Security Council team will visit to check on its progress natasha going to aim. Pakistan calls times accusations in comprehensible and even summoned the American Ambassador to discuss the issue. Is the director of pakistan studies at the middle east institute is also an analyst on pakistan and afghanistan at the u. S. State Department Joins us on skype from washington d. C. Very good to see you thank you for joining us what do you make of this move by the u. S. Why theyre doing it well i think what were seeing here is frustration with pakistan i think the question here is will this tweet which seems to frame where our Foreign Policy is toward pakistan at the moment whether this will be constructive will not use some reason to believe that the character of the lie that President Trump used will have will backfire on this is going to be very difficult for pakistan now to make further concessions if you will to the United States on terrorists and terrorism issue also i would add that so much of this is predicated on the fact that pakistan holds the key to the ending of the or at least the peace possibilities for peace in afghanistan i think thats over stated pakistan has certain leverage over the taliban but cannot dictate to them is do you think it is exaggerated do you think the u. S. Has exaggerated the sort of impact that pakistan has over the taliban and what it can do about reining it in. Well you can see the poppy stone in a way has spoiled little power it has the capacity to to throw out a Monkey Wrench as we say into the works of thought any kind of outcome in afghanistan that it feels would not be in its interest but thats different than being able to dictate an outcome in afghanistan it has never really been able to get the taliban to do anything they didnt want to do so i think we have to understand the nature of the influence that they have ok you say thats my to pakistan slightly hostile towards the us what sort of impact would withholding this nonchalant of aid from pakistan have on the country itself i think and if it is ten hostile against the us. What sort of impact would it have on the us presence there and in afghanistan yes the financial squeeze here its been going on for years for actually for some time its been in the method of far in which the United States has been ratcheting up its pressure on pakistan i dont think Financial Issues are going to play a very large role here what really is important is is the United States prepared to follow up if in fact pakistan is not doing enough willian ited states now you know a lot of really trying to do so in that might involve a greater use of yes even military options this could be i think are ultimately very confrontational making pakistan are conceivably down the road here or road here an adversary weve got to be very careful about because pakistan still whatever else they are it can be no real stability in the region without caucus time so its getting up just on to share our basic interests here because they recognize that its in their interest that will really work and i had not been one bond thank you. Pinto ahead on the news im kidding well tell you about a new israeli know that the palestinian president says is equivalent to a declaration of war. And in sports andy murray became the latest becomes the latest top tennis star to suffer an injury setback the head of the Australian Open. South korea has accepted the norths offer of talks proposing that the two sides meet next tuesday seoul said they would mainly focus on north koreas participation in the upcoming Winter Olympics which are being held in the south and its with reports. That in the freezing environment of the Winter Olympics there might be a chance for a Foreign Relations between south and north korea hopes are being raised following the new year address by kim jong un north koreas leader suggested sending a team to the winter games starting in south korea next month government leaders in seoul were quick to seize the opportunity. The government proposes to hold high level talks with north korea on january ninth at the peace house in panmunjom true spillage to discuss north koreas participation in the pyongyang Winter Olympics. South koreas president favors talks with the north as a way of managing pyongyangs nuclear and missile threats. The improvement of relations between north and south korea cannot go separately with the resolving north Koreas Nuclear program so the Foreign Ministry should coordinate closely with allies and the International Community regarding this the chinese say theyve noted what they call positive signals from both sides of the border. Woman. China welcomes it supports north and south korea taking earnest if its to treat this is an opportunity to improve mutual relations promote the alleviation of the situation on the Korean Peninsula and realize denuclearization on the peninsula. Would you have something while offering to send a team of athletes to the olympics came. The Nuclear Button is always on the desk of my office a north Korean Nuclear bomb test last year as well as the firing of more than twenty missiles continue to defy the world u. S. President donald trump wants to toughen sanctions further as pyongyang continues to develop Nuclear Missiles it says it will be capable of hitting the continental United States if negotiators do meet next week ahead of the Winter Olympics theyll be the first formal talks in two years burnet smith aljazeera the u. S. State department is skeptical about kim jong uns sincerity about holding talks with south korea you know if if the two countries decide that they want to have talks that would be certainly their choice we have a very strong relationship with the republic of korea as we do with japan we have had a Strong Alliance with them for many many decades that hasnt changed kim jong un may be trying to drive a wedge of some sort between the two nations between our nation and the republic of korea i can assure you that that will not happen that will not occur we are very skeptical of kim jong uns sincerity and sitting down and having talks our policy hasnt changed the South Koreans policy has not changed that we both support a denuclearized Korean Peninsula. Direct diplomacy between the two koreas has happened before but with mixed results the first into korean summit was held in two thousand and declaration was signed allowing separated families from the north and the south to have meetings in pyongyang and soul seven years later leaders at the last into korean summit called for International Mediation to replace agreements that ended the korean war diplomacy has fizzled since then the last government to government talks happened in december two thousand and fifteen and ended in failure and in february two thousand and sixteen and have a very full agenda the South Koreans would like family or unions thats a very emotional issue in south korea the South Koreans are really concerned about Nuclear Security right where the North Koreans going to do with their Nuclear Weapons how many they have what kind of maintenance and safety protocols they have theres concern about your noble style incident on the peninsula so the South Koreans on a full agenda my guess is the North Koreans going to play that and say you know if you want to talk about all these things you want some kind of concessions we want aid we want cash and so on i would imagine the North Koreans will treat this is a way to get s