Against the killing of a Top Nuclear Scientist gunned down near tehran on friday. Thousands of farmers protest in and around indias capital for a 3rd day fearing new laws would leave them at the mercy of big corporations. And rare protests in cubas capital, dozens of artists joining a demonstration, calling for the release of a jailed robber. Im joining us roscoe with the sports as boxers, mike tyson and roy jones jr. Weigh in for the heavyweight exhibition. Finds in los angeles. Thank you for joining us. Ethiopias government has begun what its calling its final assault on the regional capital of t. Grey. Local leaders heading the rebellion, say the city of mckenna is being hit by heavy weapons and artillery. The United Nations has appealed for access to the area as concern grows about civilians and thousands of refugees from eritrea who live in tikrit in neighboring sudan. Meanwhile, authorities are struggling to help more than 43000 refugees who fled the fighting and up to 200000 more i expected in the coming days. Lets go live to monitor and out mens from nairobi, kenya malcolm 1st. What more are you hearing about these reports of heavy bombardment in tikrit . What governments say multiple sources have said that fighting and bombardment has begun on the kelly. Thats the regional capital of to grace, city of about half a 1000000 people in grey and Peoples Liberation from the t. P. I. Left. Their leadership described this as a heavy bombardment the reports of explosions in the northern part of the city ethiopias government. Those disputed this description. It says its continuing with its rule of law operation said that as of last night it controlled towns on the outskirts of the city and it was continuing with its operation from there. But it said that its operations wouldnt include any kind of blanket bombardment and said it was taking great care to protect civilians. However, in recent days and weeks diplomats and Rights Groups have expressed great concern about the possibility of an assault on me. Kelly, because its so densely populated, some Rights Groups have even said that shelling the city itself could constitute a war crime. Weve heard reports of rockets landing in or near every tree at what is eritreas position. As the fighting in tikrit escalates Peoples Liberation front has accused eritreas military of being involved. And right now theyre saying the eritrean soldiers are inside ethiopia, raiding refugee camps, and forcing eritrea and refugees who live in those comes to go home. There are nearly 100000 refugees living in camps in the grey region. We just spoke into the uns Refugee Agency a short while ago, who said that these reports would be deeply worrying if they were confirmed. But theyre not able to confirm them because theyre not able to access those comes for the border area between ethiopia and eritrea at the moment. But ethiopias government has consistently denied these reports and allegations that the military is involved in the conflict on the side of the Ethiopian Government. Markham webb in nairobi, thank you there for bringing us the latest on whats happening in to graeme. As we mentioned, there is concern for the thousands of people who fled the fighting in recent weeks. Morgan is in the iraq campaign, gadkari sudan, where many of the refugees are being shouted. Refugee camp here in sudans got out of state has expanded since it was 1st opened just over 2 weeks ago. Now when it was 1st, open it hosted about 200 if european refugees fleeing from the conflict in the region. Now the camp hosts more than 7000, if european refugees and this place is becoming sort of a permanent shelter for them until things ease back home and they say its safe for them to return. Now this is the only formal refugee camp here in the bar of state, despite sudan hosting more than 43000, if you can, the 3 trees over the past 3 weeks escaping from the conflict. In the tigre region, the other centers Reception Center in neighboring states and look to hear. A lot of state are all just Reception Centers, including village aid, which is about 30 kilometers from the sudan. If youre a border that hosts more than 15000, if european refugees now most of them here stand under the scorching sun waiting for food aid and waiting for food distribution. But they say that this is much better than being back home, not knowing what they could have phrased many families speak of, leaving their loved ones behind of witnessing people being slaughtered of atrocities. They say that forced them to flee and come here to sudan seeking refuge, but able organizations say that they need help in terms of responding to the influx of refugees. They say that in the coming 6 months, they expect up to 200000. If european refugees to come here to sudan seeking refuge from the to great region because of the conflict, should the fighting continue. They say that they need Financial Assistance or funding for the programs to be able to respond to this refugee crisis that is unfolding. Because sudan as a government, despite hosting them already hosts nearly 1000000 other refugees in various other states and therefore will not be able to cope with this crisis on its own. So while the aid organizations are sounding the alarm and calling for support to be able to respond to this current unfolding refugee crisis, people here say theyll wait to hear until things are safe before they go back home and to a region. And if youre grandy, whos the United Nations high commissioner for refugees, and he was also at the campaign sudan. He says, the refugees need more support. I want to join those who are calling even more urgently for mediation and end of conflict. Because this is what these people around me are fleeing and theyre still fleeing. The numbers have decreased the numbers of our rivals, but still theyre in their hundreds for a day yesterday, i was at the border and i met people just arriving more than 500 arrived yesterday through the various crossing points. I want to be on record to praise. For having kept its borders open, sudan already has a 1000000, refugees, countless displaced people, and yet it kept its borders open. It provided the 1st assistance, and now im here to coordinate and boost International Support to sudan and mobilize resources for this response to be effective. You any response or was a little made . Many reporters were on the ground before your own teams, including our own reporters. Why is that . Why was it difficult for you to get this operation under way . I think we actually moved quite quickly. Its a very remote area, as your correspondents know, all the logistics is difficult, so we have to gear up. But i think that now the response is, is functioning. We have some challenges. People are arriving at the border in various points. We have to transport them to sites like this one where i am. Its an 8 hour drive through difficult, broads, on flimsy buses. Its not easy to do all this. It takes a bit of time, but i had meetings with the authorities here in the region today. And i think we are beefing up by the way. Im returning to her to him tonight. And i am going to appeal on behalf of all humanitarian agencies for 150000000. 00, for the next 6 months. We need to be ready for a few months of assistance hoping that they eventually people can go back and, but many of the refugees arent using official Border Crossings. From what we understand, so how is the u. N. H. C. R. Able to ascertain the number and the current needs . Well, the Sudanese Government is receiving them all. So a ton of fish will board their points wherever they have access and then they transport them to the official. Once were screening occurs registration 1st assistance, and then for those who want transport to a more stable places, many people dont want to move from the border. Theyre watching what the situation, how the situation develops seem to agree region of if your people and making a decision, whether they want to go back or stay in sudan for another while its complex. Filippo grandi, the un high commissioner for refugees, said theres lots more ahead on this aljazeera news hour, including the 6 goals. 6 more on the u. S. Oil executives convicted of corruption in venezuela. The u. S. Justice department revises how death sentences can be carried out as it tries to rush through more executions before joe biden takes office. And Egyptian Army crowned African Champions after beating their bits of cairo rivals. Thats coming up in sports. Scripture to irans Supreme Leader says the country will retaliate against the killing of a Top Nuclear Scientists. When the u. S. And israel are accused of masterminding, a secret weapons from iran, gunmen ambushed a vehicle carrying most in fact residing in his bodyguards. He had a capitol on friday, president Hassan Rouhani says, the killing will not slow tehrans Nuclear Program. That he says this peaceful report from tehran, the aftermath of the killing bullet holes in a car and blood on the floor injured in the attack must in fact there was taken to hospital, but later died. He had been one of irans most senior Nuclear Scientists. And had already survived a previous assassination attempt based on the report made by the gods 1st, they opened fire to scoff, and after 10 to 15 seconds, a truck carrying explosive materials exploded in a car. Fire continued after the explosion. Officials admit his death is a blow to the countrys defense program. Im a man, only iran. All of irans enemies should well know the people of iran and those in charge of this nation are braver than to let this criminal action go without a response. In the right time, a response to this crime will be given and likewise, the people of iran are wiser than to fall in the trap of the zionist conspiracy. This radio Prime Minister had named factories out in 2018 as the director of Irans Nuclear weapons program. A key part of the plan was to form new organizations to continue the work. This is how dr. Morse, in fact, is the head of project about put it, remember the name for his that. So heres his director right here. And he says, the general aim is to announce the closure project, but then he adds special activities. You know what that is . A special activity will be carried out under the title of scientific know how developments previous assassinations of 4 ring and scientists between 2012012 have also been blamed on israel with u. S. Officials briefing the press about his rating involvement. So based on the background briefings to the press, there is, there is strong reason 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 trying to ministration in the beginning. About in ministration to do whatever they can to punish iran and to set. d irans progress in the Nuclear Field and other fields as well. Fuckers are they had been under a u. N. Security council list of sanctioned individuals. Iran had never allowed him to be interviewed by the International Atomic agency. His whereabouts were also kept secret. The killing will also raise questions about the countrys internal security, and joins us now live from tehran assad, irans president pointing the finger of blame at israel. Theres obviously a lot of anger after this assassination. But is it clear how iran is going to retaliate . Well, not at the moment, we know that the Supreme Leader of the how many has issued a brief statement now hes asked for 2 things. One is for the incident to be investigated and the perpetrators to be firmly prosecuted. And the 2nd thing is asked for is for the work of a result there to continue in both the fields of science and technology. President , Hassan Rouhani has blamed israel, but has said that iran will not fall into a trap. This is like this, a nation that took place earlier this year against general carson for the money. That was a military strike on iran responded militarily. But there are differences within the political factions inside iran, about what their response should be. Now conservatives in the country are calling for iran to leave the 2015 nuclear deal, and all thats really left of that deal is the inspections from by the i. A. E. A. In fact, theres a conservative parliamentarian that will issue a statement tomorrow in parliament, calling on the government to stop i. A. E. A. Inspectors. Theres also been protesters outside parliament calling for the very same thing that president Hassan Rouhani and his reformist, well, they will want to show some restraint and wait until president elect. Joe biden comes into office in the hope that the United States will rejoin that 2015 nuclear deal and lift sanctions and across. Theyre concerned that is a victory for iran. But theres also others in iran that feel that iran has been too restrained. And in fact, being restrained allows irans enemies to be more brazen and carry out incidents like this. Now there is a view of iran in the west that many people think that the country is belligerent, but the reality is on iran is calculated, it is restrained and wise in its decision making. But what we do know is that the Supreme Leader has asked for a response, and there will probably be one just right now, we dont know when that would happen, how it will happen, or where it will happen in tehran. Sorry i spoke to carry crown, who is a Nuclear Nonproliferation expert and a former head of the verification and Security Policy coordination at the International Atomic energy agency. And i began by asking him about factors that is a fascination and who he was in fact is not a is the 1st iranian Nuclear Scientist to be assassinated. The 1st one was in 20072 of them were blown up in 2010. And another one was shot in 2011. And so now the latest one, this was the packers, are they . He was perhaps one of the most instrumental Nuclear Scientists in the Iranian Nuclear program. And its report november 2011, in which the i outlined what they called possible military dimension, which is work to a Nuclear Weapon program. Professor most and pastors are very, was identified as the head of my project, which was a project of the ministry of Defense Forces logistics for the phils whose mandate was to develop various components which could lead to a nuclear bomb. So do you think his death is a big setback for Irans Nuclear capabilities . Well, his death critically is a major setback symbolically the head of an important part of the Iranian Nuclear program. But generally speaking Nuclear Program of many Nuclear Scientists. So his death, i think, is more symbolic in terms of its effect than damage. Rather than slowing down the program, which i think was one part of their intention to assassinate him. Iran seemed to express openness to, to post negotiations on myside as and other matters. How much do you think this will harden their position . Now . Could they actually pull out of the nuclear deal altogether . As a result, always a too much at stake. I put it fairly doubt that iran would abandon joint thumper, have a plan of action. Now, since we only have about a month and a half president elect biden will kick off. The biden has indicated that he wants to return the United States to the j. P. P, o a, but make it different the hill between the positions of mr. Biden and iran. I have seen some reports of iran willing to discuss matters beyond the j. C. B. 08, but i would be very surprised if iran agreed to limits on its missile program. So, but iran is currently under pressure to respond or respond one when another to this assassination. And as weve heard from our correspondent, one of the options that they have now is perhaps to limit the access that nuclear inspectors have to its nuclear facilities. We know that the u. S. And israel accuse you ron, of having a secret weapons program, which they deny, of course. But we also know that iran recently increased its stockpile of enrich uranium since that time. But this ration pulled out of the nuclear deal. Od they at all close to a develops bomb program as the americans and israeli suspect they are. I think that is a significant exaggeration. What is correct is that since 2019, a year after the trumpet, ministration flows out of the j. C. , feo way. Iran has taken 6 steps, all of which they announced in advance to the i. A. E. A. Made available to inspectors to check. And so since then, they have increased the limit of their low enriched uranium could barely 2000 plus kilogram. But this is a low enriched uranium. It potentially could be further enrich to make a Nuclear Weapon, but a Nuclear Weapon is not just enriched uranium by the number of other components. So most informed people do not accept the scenarios put forward by some that iran would risk to a bomb in a year or so it would take them quite a bit longer. Try crow speaking to us and now to india, where hundreds of police and paramilitary fresnel have been deployed to control protesters in around the capital. Thousands of farmers have refused to move to a designated area and are blocking roads and Border Crossings around new delhi. Theyre angry about new laws, they say coul