Venezuelas opposition denounces what its calling a parliamentary crude after leader one fido is physically blocked from attending. Cooler weather and some welcome rain off oh bushfire rest fight in a strain but nowhere near enough to end the unprecedented disaster. The us President Donald Trump is threatening sanctions against iraq he says american troops will not slieve the country unless baghdad pays for what hes calling an expensive u. S. Air base there the warning comes after a rocky politicians voted to expel all foreign troops in response to americas assassination of iranian come and across and so the money on friday and on binding move is backed by iraqs outgoing Prime Minister abdul maki iran says it will no longer abide by any. Limits to uranium enrichment under the 2015 nuclear deal germany france and the u. K. Urging it to reconsider meanwhile in lebanon the leader of iran backed hezbollah says all the u. S. Bases warships and soldiers are now targets and calls for revenge are growing louder especially among the hundreds of thousands of people mourning costs and so the money in iran will begin with aljazeera is osama bin surveyed in baghdad. And to us in iran in the Iraqi Parliament elected representatives came together for an extraordinary session the iraqi pm laid out his preferred option after the assassination of patents in the money by american missiles well in the larger the who what 1st ending the presence of Foreign Forces as an emergency measure and making arrangements for that secondly to go back to the draft decision that was put forward to the parliament before the current government took office. But all kurdish representatives boycotted the session and most of the sunni m. P. s were in there the emergency session of parliament is a reminder of the deep ethnic and sectarian divisions in iraq between sunnis shias and kurds at least one commander of the. Group has said that if the Parliament Fails to cause a decisive resolution against the u. S. Presence in iraq on sunday all future sessions will be worthless. A powerful cleric who heads one of the leading blocs in parliament criticized the decision as a weak one so theyre called for the shutting down of the us embassy on socalled resistance groups inside and outside iraq to form urgency the tally and similar sentiments were echoed by other shia majority political blocs. This is a real test for loyalty and patriotism we dont want to disappoint iraqis as their elected representatives if this council cannot protect sovereignty its useless. Not everyone agrees with a quick pullout of correlation troops and these protesters carried out an end to the clash with pro iran supporters a similar sentiment runs through anticorruption protesters who forced out of the as the Prime Minister the iraqi pm says legal procedures will begin to fulfill the parliament nonbinding resolution but he leads an interim government with limited powers who. Its a resolution not a law if its really binding iraq will be exposed in front of vice all americans helped iraq there are a lot of problems for the economy as well. Even if lawmakers could all come together and vote to end the u. S. Presence in iraq immediately that process would take more than a few months to implement on the ground time with groups out for revenge do not want to give u. S. Forces solid job a down to 0 back that. Ok now lets go to washington where john hendren is monitoring the u. S. Reaction to the Iraqi Parliament votes to expel thought on forces whats being that reaction john what is dont trump been saying about all of this well president left his mara lago golf resort earlier and arrived at the white house without commenting to reporters on camera but he did issue this tweet threatening iran before leaving there he said these media Postal Service notification to the United States congress that should iran strike any u. S. Person or target the United States will quickly and fully strike back and perhaps in a disproportionate manner that is probably the 1st time a u. S. President has ever notified congress of an impending military strike by twitter that prompted the House Foreign Affairs committee which is run by democrats to post this tweet in response saying this media post will serve as a reminder that the powers reside in the congress under the United States constitution and that you should read the war powers act and that youre not a dictator that is an act in 1903 that was passed in response to some actions that the president Richard Nixon took unilaterally during the vietnam war it wasnt just threatening iran he also threatened iraq after iraq passed that resolution which sought to kick u. S. Soldiers out of iraq he said if they do that that the u. S. Will not leave until iraq pays for the u. S. Airbase it belonged that it cost billions of dollars to the u. S. And he went on to say that he would levy sanctions against iraq. Sanctions that would pale that would make the iranian sanctions pale in comparison to many double down on saying that he would attack iranian cultural sites if iran retaliated for that assassination he said theyre allowed to kill our people theyre allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people this is what he told reporters on his plane on the way home he said and were not allowed to touch their cultural site it doesnt work that way well in fact it does work that way according to the 1954 Hague Convention for the protection of Cultural Property in the event of Armed Conflict that is a treaty the u. S. Signed and that makes attacking cultural sites a war crimes john tell us more about some stories that were beginning to hear from the United States about a rainy ends being detained as theyre trying to enter the u. S. What more do we know about that and why weve had reports of as many as 60 or more a rainy ends or iranian americans have been stopped at the border between canada and Washington State a group called the center for American Islamic relations issued a news release saying that was happening saying that passports were confiscated people were questioned about their political views and alliance as well that prompted the customs and Border Patrol to issue a statement of their own saying social media posts that c. B. P. Is detaining a rainy americans and refusing their entry into the u. S. Because of their country of origin or falls. They went on to say that in fact theyre not detaining people because of their country of origin but they note that noted that the agency is under an enhanced posture and that means delays the average time through that port is now 2 hours some people they say have been held for 4 hours nevertheless iranian americans say that they have been particularly targeted at that and other sites john thanks very much indeed. Talk ran i said big reports on the massive numbers of people who filled the streets for some sort of moneys funeral procession. To. A sea of mourners millions across the country came out onto the streets nothing like this has been witness in iran since the funeral of the founder of the Islamic Republic at a loss how many 30 years ago the assassination of qassam so the money has united a country and its different political factions donald trump street threatening to targeted rein in cultural sites has encouraged even more defiance but also more if we sacrifice our life for him if we sacrifice our blood for him it is still not enough and. Yes you did you kill. Them or their parents or children or family. Gets ready to love. The money get ready for a big brother when khaleel. With you on the streets of iran the event has reshaped the political dynamic. In november there were antigovernment protests across the country but now the government and political establishment here have unprecedented support i mean just of general for the money put up across the country and a port named after him even streets named in his honor everyone is being reminded of his contribution to iran and whats seen as his ultimate sacrifice. So the monies daughter has asked to bring in president has done rouhani and the need to of lebanons hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah to avenge her fathers death desination has now resulted in iran announcing it has no limits to its Nuclear Activities including uranium enrichment its stockpiles and research and development the deal is now old but. Iran says no one can dictate what kind of response it will give to america no need in marjah dont do enough to know that its a big. Has painful repercussions for you mr trump dont frighten the iranian nation with your ignorance you put the lives of americans in this vast region at risk you better pack up and escape from the region. Recently countries and the rest of the world wait nervously as the fear of a new conflict grows the killing of one man that is now threatening to reshape the face of the middle east. Aljazeera the iran while in lebanon. Has almost they warned that u. S. Forces will pay the price or so the moneys killing so hard a is in beirut. His images were put up across beiruts Southern Suburbs qassam so they many is being mourned in hezbollah stronghold for the iranian backed group and its mainly shia are supporters the late head of the elite could this force the revolutionary guards external wing was their commander the public face symbol and architect of the Islamic Republics influence across the region was killed in a u. S. Drone strike in baghdad on friday since then iran and its regional allies have been promising revenge i feel. Ill be clear their response is to target their merican military presence in the region their American Military bases their vessels every american officer and soldier in our region and our countries on our soul. Many was not only irans concern but the entire socalled axis of resistance a term used to refer to groups in iraq syria lebanon yemen and the palestinian territories he said it was up to those groups to decide if and how they would retaliate but the hezbollah leader hinted lebanon will not necessarily be an arena. Lebanon is not a front line of americas and irans rivalry there is a us embassy in a few soldiers who trained on me by hezbollah has a presence in the region i can take part in any outside the country. It now seems clear what the retaliation may involve Iranian Military commanders made the same threat and irans allies in iraq have already singled out u. S. Bases as targets and the u. S. Presence in the region is in a strong those words fair punishment for all or has repeatedly threatened a regional war if iran is attacked by the United States iran will not stand alone is what hes promised it is an expected statement of support from an ally which has grown into a Regional Force photos are emerging of the struggle with solem many who the hezbollah leader called a brother he confirmed the late military commander was in lebanon before heading to baghdad via damascus while hezbollah doesnt hide its links with iran it is the strongest political player in lebanon its careful to protect that power at a time of increasing pressure is the condition for success for retaliation out of there because of the Economic Situation because that kind of cannot sustain what sort of a. Likeable to in 2006 thats really called so many assassination a turning point and a new phase the message here may be one of defiance but in reality the u. S. Maximum Pressure Campaign on iran and its allies seems to be already in a new phase. Beirut. The hunch emmys the director of the center for middle east studies at the university of denver hes joining us now on skype from toronto thank you very much indeed for being with us weve heard the threats of course from the hezbollah leaders saying that the u. S. Forces will pay the price weve also seen in the last few hours rocket attacks on targets in baghdad how concerned would you be that iran may not have the level of control over its vapor various proxy groups to avoid an accidental escalation of this crisis im not very concerned if you know anything about irans Regional Policy in iraq and in lebanon in particular there is a very tight control over or over its its allies and its militia forces theres always the problem of you know some rogue elements taking. Their own initiatives that could trigger a much wider conflict but you know were talking about a country a Regional Power that has invested quite heavily in its its allies in its military reach throughout the middle east so if anything happens militarily in terms of that tacking american targets most likely it has some approval from the Senior Leadership in tehran given the fact that as you say that it intends to have one would guess some form of its an asymmetric response to the attacks from the u. S. The fact that irans economy has been hit so hard by sanctions is iran actually in a position to be able to respond in retaliate in a way that it would deem fit. I think they are because the asymmetrical you know warfare that iran has perfected does not require a lot of you know heavy expenditures they have enough in their reserves theyve set aside i think enough resources to be able to have that type of asymmetrical military response and outreach if needed so i dont think the the this state of the iranian economy as you rightly state is is going to be an inhibiting factor that would prevent them from trying to seek revenge for you know the recent assassination of awesome soleimani and the tough talk that were hearing from washington these days let me ask you about the tough talk which is from coming from donald trump at the moment and directed towards iraq hes threatening sanctions against iraq hes saying that if the u. S. And on Foreign Forces are to leave iraq then iraq should pay for the american base that they are presumably the one allowed how significant what should we read into these comments do you think he is actually serious so is this more part of a a wider plan if you like. Well i dont think its part of a wider plan because that presupposes some foresight some thinking some planning in that is not what donald trump is known for you very much as in is impulsive hes you radek so i think these threats that hes making that are you know borderline insane you know think hes going to put sanctions on iraq and force them you know to pay you know huge amounts of expenditure from there are from their oil revenues is cause for concern i mean this is someone whos completely surrounded by war hawks and hes you know driven by his ego and hes in a Reelection Campaign and i think hes being hes calculating that this type of tough rhetoric plays very good with his domestic base so this is you know cause for a lot of concern and m. R. O. You know were all were all on tenterhooks to see what happens in the next coming days and weeks let me ask you specifically about the situation in iraq were dealing with a country that has a fractured government that doesnt yet have a replacement Prime Minister and also it appears that elements of the military are beginning to to to fracture as well as parts of the Popular Mobilization forces themselves how concerned are you that this a vacuum could be formed in iraq into which we may see Additional Forces such as for example i saw. Well im very worried i think iraq in many ways is the big victim here in this conflict between the United States and iran i mean this unfortunately rock is the battleground where these 2 countries are fighting over and one of the biggest casualties is going to be you know Iraqi Society iraqi stability which as your viewers know is ready at a very fragile state so this is you know a cause for deep concern and of course as you mention any sort of fracturing or further destabilization of iraq provides an opportunity for eisel to reemerge reassert itself and just sort of add to the mayhem and the violence that you know iraqi civilians have been suffering for you know roughly 20 years now the hashimi thank you we appreciate your time thank you. But more ahead on the news hour including libyas u. N. Backed government vies revenge after an airstrike kills dozens of students at a military academy. And dozens of students and teachers a big thing now but a Prestigious University in new delhi. And the new year in italian football begins with another incident of racism peter has the details. Turkeys president has announced that turkish soldiers are in the process of being deployed to libya to aid in the fighting against warlord holly for huffed our it comes as libyas u. N. Backed government declared 3 days of mourning for the victims of saturdays air strike on a military academy in tripoli carried out by forces loyal to huffed on at least 30 students were killed and dozens more were wounded mahmud of the war had reports from tripoli. Funerals for the younger military students killed in an air strike in tripoli. And libyas you and you could need a government in no doubt ho to blame for the attack one of the countrys backing warlords honey for have to wonder are. We pledged to take revenge on the United Arab Emirates that states have been conspiring against us since the beginning of the 17th of february evolution in 2011 a spokesman for half the denied his forces were responsible saying the incident would be investigated the investigation is also required now from the un mission to send Fact Finding Committee to the l