Actually a popular in paris where a shocking video is fueling debate about Police Violence. So we begin with that breaking news from iran, and its scientists believed to be at the very heart of the countrys Nuclear Program has been killed in an attack east of the capital, tehran motion factories that it was with the Iranian Revolutionary guard corps was sanctioned by the United States in 2008, the Iranian Foreign minister jevons every 1st describe the killing as murder and said terrorists are responsible. He says there are indications of israel playing a role. Although he did not provide evidence. Israel has refused comment. Go straight to us, had begun in tehran, and i said this killing has predictably elicited a great deal of anger in iran. Absolutely, weve had foreign minister jihads reef response, respond pointing the finger at israel. Weve had the head of the armed forces, Mohamed Barghouti say that elements linked to the zionist regime are responsible, and weve had the advisor Defense Advisor to the supreme leader, Ayatollah Khomeini promised that there will be an attack on those perpetrators. The words assassinated around 230. 00. We are told today and it was there was a explosion in those exchange of gunfire between his guards and these unnamed assailants. He was injured in the explosion and gunfire. We understand. He was flown to a hospital on helicopter. Medics tried to save him, were unable to do so. The Defense Ministry said that he was the head of research and development at the ministry. And they gave their condolences to the supreme leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, and the nation. Now he had had previous assassination attempts on him before at the height of assassinations of Nuclear Scientists in the country. But when the news came through, this will be a shock for the area. This is one of the most senior Nuclear Scientists and individuals that was a part of the missile program. And presumably thats why he has been targeted because he was so deeply involved in this absolutely. As i said that there had been previous attempts on his life before. In fact, israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu in 2018 had named him as the director of Irans Nuclear missile program. And he had, hes movements had been secret. He had gods, we understand that he had guards on the in Intelligence Ministry has said that theyve launched an investigation. Now were also hearing in hearing that 3. 00 to 4. 00, of those assailants were killed in that exchange of fire. But yet we are hearing from officials, theyre all saying that there will be a response. But the context of all this is that in the context of the 2015 nuclear deal, President Donald Trump pulled out of that deal imposed sanctions on iran. And iran has slowly been reducing its commitments to that deal. Now iranian officials saying the government, the reformists have been looking forward to the United States under president elect joe biden, to return to that deal. Now. 6 this could be seen as by some officials here are seeing this as an attempt to damage that although no evidence has been presented in terms of who they, who is behind this. But fingers are already being pointed by the iranian officials here and there pointing their fingers at israel. All right. Thanks very much indeed. Reporter there from terror on. Well, between 20120122 iran accuse israel and the United States of carrying out targeted killings of 4 iranian scientists. Physicists, most sood was killed when a remote controlled bomb went off outside his home in january, 2010, to 24 year old iranian, for the killing, accusing him of be an Israeli Intelligence agent. In november of that year, Nuclear Scientist and engineer riri was attacked and killed attackers on motorbikes to touch bombs to his car as he drove to work. In july 2011, the Nuclear Scientist resigned the jihad was killed in front. In the couple thats off the 2 gunmen on motorcycles there. And in january of 2012 stuff i was killed after a bomb was attached to his car. He supervised the department to the next hunts uranium enrichment facility levert, whos the c. E. O. Of the Political Risk consultancy strategic she previously served in the Us National Security council and state department and joins us live via skype from mclean. Va jimmy, very welcome to the program. So of course, tensions between iran and the United States were already high. This will run further with the yes, i think it will. Its perhaps not quite as shocking as the killing generals of the money almost a year ago last the last year, early, early last january. But it is, it is very disturbing. Its one of the most high level assassinations that weve seen in iran, certainly in the past year. And i think it is intended to stoke tensions, particularly in this interim period between the end of the trumpet ministration. The beginning of the administration trying to ministration officials have said quite openly that they will do all they can to exert what they call maximum pressure in its most maximum essence, between now and when they have to leave office on january 20th. So you would concur with the Iranian Foreign minister who points a finger at it, israel, although he has no direct evidence in the course of what israel does, would have the u. S. Would know about well, we have is, you know, background to these types of incidents before so between 20102012, the israelis and u. S. Intelligence officials, background in the press quite openly that there, that they knew that israeli officials assassinated these, these 4 iranian Nuclear Scientists between 2012012 at the time the u. S. Intelligence agency was not happy about that. And thats why they, they talk to the press about it because they were supporting president obamas efforts to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Nuclear Dispute between iran and the United States. So at the time, u. S. Officials openly intelligence agencies, officials openly spoke about this. So we know, based on that, that there is a background of killing for Iranian Nuclear physicists. Previously, we also have strong suspicions that the israelis were behind the explosions at the Natanz Nuclear facility in iran. This past july, again we had intelligence officials, both in the United States and in israel. Background in the press about this. So based on the those cut those, those background briefings to the press. There is, there is strong reason to, to suspect both israeli, and possibly even u. S. Involvement. Given the very public pronouncements of u. S. Officials that they will use this time between the end of the trunk administration in the beginning and about in ministration to do whatever they can to to punish iran and to set. d irans progress in the Nuclear Field and other fields as well. Ok. What do we know the status of the Irans Nuclear capabilities . Since that will trump abound in the Nuclear Agreement in 2015 . And what will factors are these deaths due to change those missions . Well, i think 1st and foremost fact is that his death will not do anything to change those ambitions, unfortunately, and may spur the iranians to move further and faster and more intensely towards pursuing their nuclear ambitions. So i think its counterproductive just in that, in that respect. But irans Nuclear Program has been fully inspected by the International AtomicEnergy Agency for years. The head of the a, the Atomic Energy agency was just in iran a couple of weeks ago. So its a fully inspected program. Theres no need for this kind of subterfuge. And looking around and suspecting and taking the law into our own hands or into the israelis own hands, theres an International Inspections regime for this program. And at this point, the i. A. E. A. Sees no reason to believe that irans program is going on a weapons path. They have increased their production and stockpile the low enriched uranium, beyond which they agreed to, to cap it under the iran nuclear core, back in 2015. But that is reversible and that uranium is not highly enriched, which is what it would need to be in order to be converted to weapons grade and for use in a weapons program. Good to get your perspective a depreciate, very much leverage. Thank you. Thank you very much on to where the government has denied claims. The Prime Minister is rejecting talks with a grin. The does that since visiting peace envoy to push for a resolution to the weeks long conflict in the northern region, 3 African Union, special envoys. But the Prime Minister meant he told them hed only speak to representatives operating illegally in the region. A day ago, the army was ordered to carry out the final phase of its offensive and move in on to graze regional capital. Well, earlier my colleague are fully back to both spoke to the Prime Minister spokeswoman brylin saying i think its a widely understood the concept with regard to the strong words with rejection, particularly because the Prime Minister has no rejected talking to anybody from thats a grey region impact the provision administration. There have been threats of constitutionally by the half a federation is an amalgamation, or a composition of various to great Political Parties that are active in the progressive region. So there is no rejection on his part because this provision of the new thracian is comprised of Representative Court speaking on behalf of the people of the grand land. But up one point with regard to your question of mediation at this point. And this has been very serious and several times avoid that. One of the key point of all of those measures being undertaken is because, according to the laws of the land in the constitution and the criminal code of the federal democratic republic repeat a copy in your own. National Defense Force is a credit, is a criminal act in this considered a treasonous act of one. So, part of the country in the right to hold in the country. My thought for you in the service to holding the country together, the action was taken to ensure that the rule of law is being enforced and in place in the region of a growing mediating with a criminal group. The fact that the treasonous act is not something thats on the table right now, but i see human origins, this conflict right now. This offensive by the government has led to thousands of ethiopians fleeing to neighboring sudan. So you can understand the concern of neighboring countries when the conflict is now spreading into their territory. So why once again reject mediation that may come from sudan and other countries when theyre being directly impacted by whats happening in the tigray region. The folly, the federal government is in command of the areas within the to grow region. All of the places that were under occupation are now under federal command and are returning back to learn when in fact the Prime Minister has made a clear call for all of those that have fled to come back because their areas and their homes are being protected but do you think its time for the citizens to return, as you say, when the Prime Minister announced yesterday that the final offensive on macand, the regional capital to gray had begun half a 1000000 people live in that area. What is the government going to do to protect those civilians living there . The government is going to continue and continue doing what it has been doing throughout this operation and matters most protection for civilians. One thing that we have to understand and has not been well understood by the International Community and International Media is that one of the reasons that it has taken a little bit longer for all of these various to be occupied is because the national Defense Forces is not having any military confrontations, the p. L. F. Militia in cities and towns that have been a part of its strategic operation of voiding cities and towns and taking terrain in order to get to these areas where a lot of p. L. F. Operatives are. So there is one ethics of ensuring that citizens are protected. Secondly, that engagement going to be happening in michaela is not something construed by, t. P. M. The propaganda. This is something with due cause for an end to military attention and strategic and Tactical Operations that is going to be targeted towards the p. P. L. Of click element where their hideouts are also clearly known. Thousands of farmers have gathered in indias capital to demand. The government scrapped new market friendly laws, which they say damage their livelihoods, greece, ireland, protesters to gather in the city off to initially trying to hold off the crowds for most of cross entire states to fight the changes they face barricades, water cannon, tear gas as police try to stop their advance has withdrawn and has more now from new delhi, there is a Huge Police Presence here. In fact, so far there are still more Police Officers here than there are farmers and testers. There are a large number of police buses here to take anyone away for a cause any trouble. And just as importantly, there are Police Barricades surrounding this area to stop pharmacy come from going beyond this point into central delhi, which is where they wanted to go. But they were denied permission police citing the record high number of coronavirus cases. Nigellas Police Commissioner is appealing to farmers to protest peacefully to maintain order that is after nearly 3 days of tens of thousands of farmers making their way to delhi from neighboring states. Breaking through Police Barricades and as they faced will to canada and tear gas. So this is a concession by delhi police. Were not sure if its going to be enough because while were hearing that a lot of farmers are on their way here. And we can see the preparations for that here and others saying that this is not good enough. Still ahead here on aljazeera, 45000 refugees and counting, were in sedona where people fleeing the conflict and to struggling to get medical help. Hospitals under pressure, mexico is seeing a rapid rise in cases of crude 90 the recent very obvious change of season levant on recently the Arabian Peninsula is left this sort of zigs, northwestern syria, typical refugee camp, which of course, wet and red mud underfoot in saudi arabia has flash floods from sunday storms. Just one example is jetta from yesterday. This is typical of most cities in the Arabian Peninsula where you get a big downpour briefly. Flash floods that eventually clears away. But the concentration of the heavy in the more persistent rain is usually somewhere in iraq. All the western side of iran with the land starts to get hard. Of course, of course, at heart you tend to get snow of it. Now even during saturday you got that potential line of thunderstorms across saudi down towards the red sea coast across into djibouti. Want to show even show up to the south of that back. Rain or qatar for example. But lets take a couple of forecast baghdad, showers on saturday, very little wind drives in through the northwest. It picks up on sunday for a fun day. You got right to showers all monday, q 8. Likewise, such, it looks shower in there, but was here on monday. As the wind just turns around to a lightish northwesterly for the rest of us well, to the west, its fine again. The sun is art. Its quite warm by day, but theres still showers in bahrain kuwait. From the out. London broke out, then tack to special guest, encumber, thanks. And when you say a lie a 1000000 times, that becomes the fact. You then can create whatever narrative you want, unprompted uninterrupted, and i realized i was working for tony. No evil, you know, being a part of that recreating at maria. Let them eat, christopher. Why . 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