Warns a Measles Outbreak in the democratic republic of congo is the worlds fastest moving epidemic. Waste ever of its recycled, mexicos biggest city introduces a new plastic ban. Anchor washington has announced a new wave of economic sanctions on iran in retaliation for its missile attack on bases in iraq housing u. S. Troops. The sanction targets irans manufacturing and Mining Industries as well as eight senior officials. Iranian americans are under attack. Reporter tensions between the United States and iran still escalating. The u. S. Secretary of state and treasury secretary announced more sanctions against iran in retaliation for its attack on Iraqi Military bases used by u. S. Troops. The president has been very clear, we will continue to apply economic sanctions until iran stops its terrorist activities and commits that it will never have Nuclear Weapons. Reporter the sanctions target irans steel, iron, trade, construction, and textile industries. There are sanctions against eight Senior Iranian officials. The trouble Administration Says a response. Hovering over the top administration, questions about last weeks killing of custom an assassination the white house says was necessary to save american lives without offering proof the threat was imminent. This was going to happen. American lives were at risk. We would have been culpably negligent that we would have been had we not recommended that the president take this action. Reporter the sanctions come as the u. S. Is at odds with iran over the future of its soldiers in that country. Calls forg has fueled the americans to leave. 5000 troops remain as part of the Global Coalition to defeat a soul isil. Government says they want a u. S. Delegation to plan for a withdrawal. The u. S. Says its not pulling out. As times change and we get to a place where we can deliver on our right structure with fewer resources dedicated to that mission, we will do so. Reporter pompeo says any delegation sent to a rock be for the purpose of discussing Strategic Partnerships like increasing the role of nato in the region, an idea donald trump announced this week. A nato delegation visited the state department to discuss that prospect. Working to develop a plan which will get burden sharing throughout the region. Reporter this by calling middle obsolete, President Trump says it must be expanded to include middle east nations to reduce tensions and assist in the fight against isil . He insists it is an international problem. The eight iranian officials targeted are not likely to be affected by the new sanctions. We have been hearing from one of those people who has been thetioned who is part of Expediency Council of iran. Hes a former head of the revolutionary guard. He commented about being under u. S. Sanctions. He said this is more of a symbolic gesture. It is a point of pride for him to be sanctioned by the u. S. Government. That is how many see the sanctions. It is not something that affects them or the reality of their lives. They dont have any property in the United States. Haveanctions dont really tactical ramifications for them. They are seen as a symbolic gesture. He is one of the individuals who has been sanctioned. Another important figure is the secretary of the Supreme National security council, an organization headed by the president that is in charge of dealing with irans Foreign Policy under the supervision of the supreme leader. Bashis the latest passive batch of sanctions. They dont have any tangible effects. Furthere seen as a hostile act by the u. S. Government against iranian officials coming at the heel of the assassination of a general, seen as an act of war here. In the irans bring project director for the International Crisis group. He joins us from washington. Welcome back to the newshour. How much extra leverage does this give the Trump Administration in this crisis with iran . Almost none. The reality is, the Trump Administration is running out of things to target and sanction. They have already sanctioned and iranian individuals sectors of the economy that actually matter. From this point on, they are adding new layers which would make it more difficult in the future to remove the sanctions. In terms of their immediate economic impact, it is almost negligible. Anchor we heard from mr. Trump saying he wants to a tree achieve some sort of deal. This is part of maximum pressure. Do you get the feeling that behind the scenes anyone is talking to iran or working with iran to achieve a deal . Absolutely not. Generalssination of the has closed the door on any kind of direct diplomacy between iran and u. S. In the perceivable future. The political price of engaging the Trump Administration has significantly risen as a result of it. Companyity is, the ministrys and new sanctions today, demonstrated that it is so attached to its maximum pressure policy, it believes it is working, but the iranians would probably see no light at the end of the tunnel and would not trust to engage in an administration that has artie violated the only existing deal between iran and the u. S. In the last 40 years and assassinated an iranian official. Anchor what is the point of maximum pressure moving forward its maximum pressure isnt attached to the kind of diplomacy that you seem to be saying is an absolute requirement . Thats a good question. It pressure was used to advance diplomacy, one could make sense of it. It appears that pressure here is not just the means at the end for the coveted ministration. They believe that they have been able to put iran in a box and contain it. The reality is, if you look at what has happened in the region in the past few months, they have come to the brink of a military confrontation three times in the past seven months. Thathas been taking action it hasnt in the past 40 years, targeting u. S. Bases in the region and Oil Infrastructure in saudi arabia, shipping in the persian gulf. The more the situation continues, the more the risk of future confrontation could easily spiral out of control. The risk of miscalculation is increasing. They are extremely high in danger. Anchor we are in an Election Year in the United States. Could the next president , if it is not mr. Trump, or if it is, could they lift all or some of these sanctions if they felt iran was moving in the right direction, the direction they want . It would be a very heavy lift. It is not impossible. If it is President Trump, it would be quite difficult. He seems to be primarily. Nterested in the pageantry i dont think it is any longer possible. Whatevern official said with a president who ordered the killing of one of the most revered military figures inside iran. But if its the democratic president who promises to return to full compliance with the ,cpoa and tries to build on it i think there is some prospect for diplomacy. The question is, can the Nuclear Deal Survive between now and the u. S. President ial election . Can the two countries avert a full out conflict between now and then . It is only 10 months. It doesnt sound like a long time. Given the dynamic we have seen in the past few weeks and months, it is a particularly dangerous stretch of time. Anchor thank you very much. The u. S. State Department Says it will discuss troop withdrawal with the iraqi government. The Prime Minister as the u. S. Secretary of state to send a delegation to baghdad. His request follows the assassination of the iraqi politician and the iranian commander qasem soleimani. Iraqs parliament voted to expel all u. S. Troops from the country. Two iraqi journalists have been killed in southern iraq. Its a campaign by armed groups backed by iran to drive them out of the region. It comes as protests take place in several iraqi cities, a revival of antigovernment rallies which began in a october. Demonstrators chanted antiiranian slogans. That story from baghdad. A chorus against those who follow the United States or around. Is a 104 iraqs protist democracy demonstrators. They say their demands are simple. Give us rulers who have honor and hold early elections. Iraq is not a war ground. We want the government to leave. We want homes and dignity. We want an independent iraq with no external influence. The pressure has forced out the Prime Minister but weeks after his resignation, he is still in charge in a caretaker capacity. Iraqis are no closer to an interim government acceptable to all parties. We want to live in dignity. We need a United Country with sovereignty. We dont want others 20. This happened because of the weak leadership weve had since 2003. Reporter this is the largest crowd we have seen in baghdad in recent weeks. People have been coming here from all corners of the country. They are saying that they are against the influence of the united dates as well as iran. Atmosphere makes it difficult to imagine it is the same city which was on edge 48 hours ago. Missile warnings, helicopters in the air, and threats of a major conflict. A pressing issue in baghdads corridors of power. The iraqi pms request for the u. S. To send a mission has been ignored by the United States. Continue thepy to conversation with the iraqis about what the right structure is. Our mission set is very clear. Weve been there to perform a Training Mission to help the Iraqi Security forces the official and continue the campaign against isis. We have a nato team that is here at the state Department Working to develop a plan which will get burden sharing right in the region as well. Reporter since the assassination of custom soleimani, antiisil operations have been suspended. Some troops have been relocated for their safety. ,he government is questioning what is the point in keeping them in a rock . Iraq . Anchor with tensions high in the region, eu Foreign Ministers have met in brussels and repeated their support for the iran nuclear deal. The eu foreignpolicy chief said the deal is critical for regional stability. He says europe wants to maintain the deal but iran must uphold its obligations. The deal has survived for years but only just. They signed the agreement with world powers in 2015. It lifted sanctions on tehran and iran agreed to restrict its nuclear activities. Less than a year later, President Trump withdrew from the agreement. He said it was bad for america and reimpose sanctions. Other nations tried to keep the pack alive. Began rolling back its compliance. It increased its stockpile of enriched uranium. On sunday, tehran scrapped all limits on its nuclear program. It says it will continue to work with the u. N. Nuclear watchdog and allow inspectors into the country. We have more from brussels. The eu was looking to mediate the crisis. Reporter the eu foreignpolicy chief really came out and wrapped up that eu foreign meeting, an emergency meeting that was held to discuss the situation of crisis between u. S. And iran. He touched on a few main point. He said that whatever happens, the message from the eu is that they cannot afford another war. He said that all sides must he escalate tensions. Another war would risk unraveling the good work that had begun to try to stabilize iraq. The priority had to be to fight isil. Eusaid that the priority for Member States was to maintain the jcpoa. It was signed in 2015. Eu leaders have been battling to save it since 2018 when donald trump pulled the United States out of the deal, saying it was a bad deal. The eu has kept the line they have always maintained. That this deal is absolutely necessary for the stability of the region. He said that without this deal, it is likely that iran would have a Nuclear Weapon right now. He also said that iran must now try to fully comply with the deal. That comes after the fact that tehran said it was withdrawing from many of the key commitments that it made to that deal which would really see that deal on the brink of collapse. There, eu Member States want to save the jcpoa. We saw eu Foreign Ministers trying to maneuver the eu into a position where they could try to mediate in the crisis. We must move away from conflict and to try to find some form of political solution. Anchor plenty more still to come for you hear on the news hour. Political analysts list top global risks. Courtindias top describes the internet blackout as an abuse of power and orders a review. Spain with victory over belgium. The recent semifinals of they did become. The atp cup. Anchor ukraine says its investigators have been given access to the black box of the boeing 737 that wednesday. It insists the plane was not hit by a missile. The that is despite country saying that the crash was likely to have been caused by a mistake in tehrans air defenses. That assessment is also being backed by nato. We have no reason to not believe the reports we have seen from different nato allied capitals. They have expressed concern about information indicating that the plane may have been downed by iranian air defenses. Thats exactly why we need a full investigation. Thats why we need to establish all the facts. Wet is why it is important have full cooperation from the iranian side in such an investigation. Anchor they maintain it should carry out the investigation into the crass after several western countries offer to play a role. 30 hascivil aviation a talked about the inquiry. It is very obvious. When the plane took off from the airport after three minutes, it caught fire. The reason is not clear now. The pilot tried to return to the airport and change the root. It shows that he was aware than an accident had happened. It crashed on its way back. If the missile had hit it, it would have crashed in the original direction. The plaintiff not explode until it the ground. Anchor canadian government officials are traveling to deal with the aftermath of the crash which killed 63 canadians. People are holding vigils across the country. Reporter a vigil at Canadas Parliament joined by Prime Minister justin trudeau. He has made private visits to victim families. The countrys Iranian Community has been devastated by the tragedy in tehran. Claims denied by a run surfacetoair missile brought on the plane have only made things worse. The whole community is in shock right now. When you go online, using the name of your friends and family, the people you talk to the day before the event. It is too early for the community to do just that. Reporter ottawa wants to send investigators and is said to be concerned about reports that the crash site has been tempered with. By bulldozersris and possibly leaders. Canada is hoping to get diplomats and officials into a run, a country that its ever tied with in 2012. Beck obligates efforts to help families recover bodies and find out what happened to their loved ones. It is difficult in the best of circumstances, even if we had a diplomatic presence there. Its a very bureaucratic place, a hard place to maneuver. The fact that we are not there creates extra applications. 1985, an air canada flight from toronto to delhi was brought down by a bomb over the atlantic ocean. Nearly 300 canadians died. Governments failed to bring perpetrators to justice nor bring comfort to victims families. The response to events in tehran 35 years later has been much more timely and assertive. Canada is a g7 country. We have domestic leverage. We have allies. We are members of nato. It would be a huge mistake on the part of iran to easily dismiss canada as if we were some insignificant body. Reporter that may provide some comfort to those whose family members, friends, and colleagues have been lost, whatever the cause of the tragedy. Ottawa seems determined to press its case with tehran and find out why so Many Canadian lives were lost. The u. S. Navy says one of its warships has been aggressively approached by a russian n naval vessel in the north arabian sea. The destroyer sounded hisis horn five times, the e internationanl maritime signal warning of a danger of collisision. The ship c continued to o move closer. The Russian Defense ministry denied the allegation. Have also turkey called for a ceasefire in libya by sunday. That has been rejected by a warlord whose forces have been trying to seize tripoli from the u. N. Backed government. Fighting has escalated in recent weeks. Libyan warlord says the fighting will continue. A ceasefire called by russia and turkey has been reject it rejected. He bows to take over tripoli. Arab armed forces will continue to target the enemy by air and land, spreading its control of all areas from the capital to the outskirts of misrata. Reporter International Concern is growing across the region. They hope just or support from the European Union. There is russia and turkey which support rivals on the ground. Opera has begun deploying troops in support of the u. N. Recognized government. The warlord could be pushing away russia, one of his main allies. Between has escalated his forces and those loyal to the internationally recognized government in tripoli. Attempts to take control of the capital have fallen short but his forces have gained ground, especially in the coastal cities. Libya is a strategically important, it has the largest oil reserve in africa. The countrys location along the mediterranean coast has become a gateway for african mi