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Transcripts For ALJAZ NEWSHOUR 20240713

In lebanon. And on time hamas now have all the days sport including iraqi. Tanks from entering to leave the box to win over the scandal both all the n. B. A. Action coming up later in the program. We begin with breaking news from iraq where members of an iranian backed the group and their supporters have surrounded the u. S. Embassy in baghdad the iraqi Prime Minister matti has warned against any aggression aimed at foreign embassies and he asked the protesters to leave now most of members of the iranian backed Popular Mobilisation forces some are reported to have pushed down the door and broken into the compound some areas were set on fire and Iraqi Security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades to try to disperse the crowds. The demonstrations follow u. S. Is strikes on sunday on bases belonging to the iranian backed shia militia hizbollah brigades in iraq at least 27. 00 people were killed well the embassy is the United States largest diplomatic post in the world and also the most expensive to build it sits within the heavily fortified green zone which houses Iraqi Government buildings and foreign embassies in the citys center were covering the iraqi protests from all angles dorsett will be live for us in tehran mike hanna is standing by in washington d. C. For reaction out of the u. S. 1st that will go to some other faltering live in central baghdad and those protests continuing. Well im currently standing in front of the entrance to the green zone which leads to wars the Hanging Bridge and this was the entrance that was used earlier today by this funeral procession as they marched on the green zone as you can see the situation has calmed down since most of the demonstrators have left the green zone and the area surrounding the u. S. Embassy again but were also hearing reports that many of the p. M. S. Fighters who took part in this rally were injured as a result of tear gas and stun grenades being fired and our understanding is that its not the Iraqi Security forces who deployed tear gas and stun grenades but the actual guards that are guarding the u. S. Embassy from what we could see when we were next to the u. S. Embassy earlier today was that the Iraqi Security forces were mostly standing by there lets the crowds possibly reach the outer gates of the embassy and they basically did not intervene even when these crowds were throwing stones and when they were beginning to burn some parts of the outer compound now it appears that the situation situation has stabilized now Prime Minister atal of the math he has called on these crowds to withdraw again but this was of course this came hours after they had actually marched on the green so the question is why were they allowed to enter in the 1st place and why was there no effort whatsoever on the part of the Iraqi Government to stop that and just on the question what were Security Forces doing you know as a 2nd part of the question have we heard anything about how people were reacting inside the embassy. Well ive been in touch with some people who are inside the embassy they were basically watching what was unfolding outside their gates on the local media which were streaming live many of the m. F. s own channels had set up cindy trucks right outside the gates of the embassy to basically broadcast what is of course an intentionally public show of rejection of the u. S. Presence here and you could see people basically wearing you know body armor and being ready to be evacuated but as as i understand from one of the spokesperson of the u. S. Embassy there was actually no evacuation that took place today some of the thank you smyrna 14 they were going to go to montana now in washington d. C. And President Trumps already been tweeting about this mark has. He has indeed while those demonstrations are going on president trying to force out and tweeting and he says that iran is orchestrating this attack on the u. S. Embassy iran will be held fully a possible fully responsible and in addition president continues we expect iraq to use forces to protect the embassy concluding and so notify the veiled threat there at the end of that particular tweet but certainly the question about what the role of the iraqi forces in during this demonstration is already being asked within the u. S. Former u. S. Ambassador dennis ross has issued a tweet saying there must have been acquiescence from the Iraqi Security forces to allow the protesters to penetrate that outer cordon of the green zone now the u. S. Embassy itself is right in the middle of a massive green zone essentially a perimeter area which is very difficult to get in in the 1st place the fact that protesters got to the walls of the u. S. Embassy very much quicker a question that will be asked by the u. S. Administration in the hours to come but certainly President Trump already tweeting there had been warnings earlier that the u. S. Strikes would lead to some kind of action and now we are seeing that happen but in relations with iraq now frayed and certainly the u. S. Continues to place it in a context of its ongoing conflict with iran and to mark thank you for that mark hanna live there now among the group of people at the u. S. Embassy is hard hes in the iraqi politician closely linked to tehran the man next to him wearing a white turban his political leader ties cazale who was recently placed under u. S. Sanctions. Other than the part of the dharma that are this embassy has proved its conspires against iraq this is the embassy where they spy on iraq and where they lead to destruction of iraq this is where the saboteurs are supported lets go live now to Dorset Jabari in the iranian capital tehran and also can you tell us more about marie and his ali and their links to iran. Certainly hadia is a very well known figure within the establishment in iran he fought on the iranian side during the iran iraq war between 1980 in 1980 s. Pledge his allegiances not only to the Islamic Republic and the ideologies of this country but also to the Supreme Leader as well as the head of the revolutionary guard spots force us and soleimani he doesnt make it a hidden fact that thats where his allegiances lie he is now head of the Better Organization which is part of the largest Ruling Coalition within the Iraqi Parliament al banal group as is the man we just heard from he is the head of the puzzle the network these are groups that came to be following the fall of Saddam Hussein and their various groups that were fighting amongst each other and also fighting against the u. S. Forces that were occupying iraq at that time they now are part of the government this is where the dichotomy lies within iraq their relationship with iran is something that has been ongoing for years and now that theyre officially part of the government that is something the United States cannot tolerate theyve said that this is part of irans quote to malign behavior its something really that dates back a long time it is not a recent development the relationship between these sides so for this event today its very important to note that these leaders were there as a sign as a gesture it wasnt an accident that they were present at this event outside the u. S. Embassy its a message to the americans that not only do we not want you here but that we have the full support and cooperation of the iranians behind us and that is something that the americans are trying to get around and trying to eliminate in iraq and that is the problem that lies for the iraqi officials at the moment theyve had this issue in the past where. Where their relationship with the americans and the iranians the very hard act to balance and were seeing this difficulty playing out on the streets of baghdad and is really bringing together so many things he adores the reason that its the ongoing tension between iran and the United States that also touches on things such as the nuclear deal and now of course the tensions inside iraq themselves and the strikes that weve seen from the u. S. In recent days against these militia how is this going to play out of the is there any indication from iran about how they see this and how any retaliation or any escalation that much take place. Well its very difficult but the position for iran is that these kinds of actions against these groups in iraq is not something that they can tolerate even these there that weve had a Statement Issued from the revolutionary guards on monday saying that iraq the iraqi people have a right to retaliate and that they see this as their right and that its their sovereignty theyre trying to defend so anything that they can do to weed out the u. S. Forces from iraq is something iran will welcome now we know that the Popular Mobilisation fronts that is the umbrella that is the main group that has all these various and militias under it is not part of the official government as of last year and weve we know that the head of irans quds force us until the money has said in the past that iran is providing training and arms to these groups that is not a secret so these groups are being fueled and theyre being strengthened by iran and that is because irans position is that u. S. Presence troops in this region is a hostile act and they will do everything they can to try and get them out of this area and these events that weve seen unfold over the past 48 hours in iraq certainly add to the tensions here not only have we seen an increased tensions in the strait of hormuz over the past few months but also now were seeing these tensions increase in iraq and this is as a result of what many here believe to be the crumbling nuclear deal of 2015 since the United States withdrew from it many analysts here say that the result of the United States withdrawal is a return to instability and insecurity in the region do so thank you for that were going to discuss iran and the u. S. A little bit more now with the stuff of course chesham hes a political analyst and editor in chief for fox news agency and joins us by skype from tehran its good to have you with us im just wondering now after what weve seen take place this week in the protests that weve seen today getting so close to the American Embassy what does this mean for the ongoing tensions between iraq between iran rather and the United States and the possibility of iraq becoming a sort of a proxy war between these 2 about. Thanks for having me well as a matter of fact were on has been with the ratings that it doesnt want to see paranoia and ability and security in iraq one reason of course is that its been proved time and again and in any kind of instability you would usually to feel older to the country in the region especially those countries that share a border with the country thats in turmoil both iraq links iran to syria and lebanon as a chain of paul major and center the component of the resistance from the what i call iran doesnt want any kind of instability in there but at the same time iran doesnt want to see the people in iraq being insulted by the u. S. Iran has. Had with aerated that you would not get involved in any kind of you know. A lot of with us or with not you know getting gays in to make you know iraq battlefield because its a friendly man and nobody won their mission is a war or off at all or any kind of friendly land that all you know there is the electoral damage damage for the credit of any country that does that that might be the case iran might want to see instability and more conflict inside iraq but the fact of the matter is there is instability and conflict there now the United States did carry out those drives the United States accuses iran of supporting those militia who have been attacking the u. S. Interests there it might not want to see it but that is the reality on the ground is not. Thats true as a matter of fact ever since 2007 standby just below the pentagon that named the persian gulf as well as the pattern Border Crossing in southwestern iraq and southeast and the area has 2 major points that the u. S. Needs to remember it is presence and military buildup it was perceived and it was foreseen that the tensions with escalate because the you with allegedly intends to cut off this chorizo or that they call them as if there are any and chorizo or in southwestern iraq so they have been increasing the number of their troops in there and they have also been manipulating the alleged them as economic grievances of the people in iraq in the last several months in order to escalate the just in that and the super pac into riot police then you know often attacks suspicious off in the back uranium consulate and other missions in iraq many believe that the these have been a group that has been there im sure and backed off by the saudis and American Auto the americans that never substantiate that their claim that theyre won based as well as the bases that come under attack by the actual shall be or the popular or they have been raising the claim and in return theyve been violating the sovereignty of iraq as an Occupying Force not as a partner in the bath wishing security and fighting the medicine but they have been bombing and killing the only one group that have perspective iraq against the eye so minute that. But missed off of her just quickly ask you one more question President Trump has tweeted he is directly blaming iran for this the not just such as already said it reserves the right to carry out follow up attacks after the strikes it might be this way what would a rons response to that but well thats exactly what the one they apparently want to escalate the pensions against iran in iraq in order to you know playing iran or instability in the region especially in iraq and to portray iran as a major source of instability to the iraqis hoping that the iraqis would be a man and every thought sion and shrinking of iraq employed in iraq thats the way they think i mean the plan goals or incarcerating and painting iran power and you will and and neighboring iraq thats why the escalate tensions i dont see really a chance for any. Or all you know any further action by the United States because the u. S. Is very much a wall interval and thats not the target the target you know containing iran and you know clamping down on the shiite groups especially the popular. In iraq and then if that pushing their military presence in there in order to push their wrong back and then it would spread before the borders with iran thats the plan or not the stuff or question thank you so much for joining us appreciate that. Thank you theres plenty more ahead on the news hour including from impeachment to immigration we take a look at the issues dividing americans months before they decide where the President Trump should get a 2nd term. Could north korea be shifting strategy of historic denuclearization talks speculation grows ahead of kim jong uns new year address. And knighted for services to saka sana has more information goes from 7 portugals highest on. The its off to midnight in sydney these are the latest pictures of the fireworks over sydney harbor bridge celebrating the new year but many cities cancelled this celebrations because of the bushfires that have dominated the news for weeks now parts of eastern australia are on the orange and red hayess as the fires right out of control they are now burning in every state in the country you look at this map you can see conditions getting more dangerous easy fireworks were called off in the Capital Canberra and other cities the state of victoria is the among the hardest hit more than 260. 00 new fires have been counted in just 36 hours including me of the terrorist town of melaka as more. As a Massive Wildfire rolled towards the town of mello cusa 4000. 00 people fled towards the beach those with boats went one step further is now the 5 fronts come through. The front sight sound its got to get out of the dogs up to that supplies and there is a the market. The fire was burning across 730 square kilometers is the day began it encircled resistance and 10 day tonight this video was recorded at 9 am but just getting the same invisible and i have a new side i reckon that they say. That its the. Its the north east at the moment and it started in the town of military to get me a military there is currently under attack at the moment theres another house we believe was lost in and around that community weve got 3 straw tames sitting in with the community literally standing sort of us all with our community at the beachfront victorias premier looked towards the straining Defense Force for help while fire bosses tried to calm residents not just in malibu to get across the state but a number of communities are actually isolated and again this was a scenario that we forecast a number of days ago so our focus today is very much about how we can get in how we can support those 1000 packed communities. In the neighboring state of New South Wales scenes repeated the community of burma gooey kempt at the local surf club with the ocean is the excess and this wasnt bateson back during the new years holiday coastal towns a popular vacation spots with already said verge tens of thousands of holiday make is to go or harm or cancel their plans because the pavement for evacuation center. Work is really bad its hard being. A popular pick this is the middle of a very. Major cities have not escaped the choking smoke and flames on monday 100000 people were urged to evacuate from 5 melbourne suburbs this was filmed in whist in sydney on tuesday. A strain is wildfire season is breaking records. The 1

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