Major. Life from our International News center this is our to your room welcome to the program my names you know. Our top story violence is ramping up in iraq where several rocket attacks taken place including in close vicinity to the American Embassy in baghdad a military base near the capital and also reports of a strike on a base in the Northern City of mosul he gave me the details a little earlier. Well something is definitely in the air and we do not know for sure exactly what have been the targets what exactly those mortar strikes targeted but we do know the approximate locations and well within with all the context around that people can draw conclusions out of the situations so far 3 confirmed strikes in the vicinity of baghdad the iraqi capital some mortar shells landed 2 not far from a base where american troops are stationed outside of the iraqi capital and some shells landed within the vicinity of the green zone of the green of the socalled green zone areas indeed yes it is it is like a city within a city ive got the general baghdad and then theres a very. Very aware not all people are being let in that is heavily guarded apparently towards targeted as well as some mortar shells landed not far from an American Embassy there which is located there some unconfirmed reports of airstrikes not far from the city of mosul of an iraqi Regional Army base where apparently american troops are stationed as well now as im saying this is not clear whether or not they were targeted and again we do not know were those strikes originated from so still we still have to look into that now all of that comes again it comes against the backdrop of the killing of the reigning in general in iraq seems to be money he was the 2nd most powerful figure in iran and in so top a top general also hezbollah in iraq a militant group that has enjoyed support of iran it has warned the rocky government that they that their people that the rockies should probably stay away from any bases where american troops are located where american troops are stationed his ball has said that his ball in a. That. Everyone should stay away from it least one kilometer away from those from those places so a lot of tension in the you know world war 3 has been trending in the past in the past few days and in general this whole conflict between iran and the United States and with the escalation that they got by the killing by killing this top general my colleague. Hes been looking into that and hes has were told. The u. S. Leadership has been saying on almost every platform they can find that they are working to deescalate tensions with the Islamic Republic of iran that was the time to take this action so that we could disrupt this plot deter further aggression from crossing still a mommy in the Iranian Regime as well as to attempt to deescalate the situation its not an easy case to make killing the countrys 2nd most powerful person most well known military leader and commander of the elite could force of the revolutionary guards doesnt look like deescalation however washington insists its actions were a defensive measure at the direction of the president the u. S. Military has taken decisive defensive action to protect u. S. Personnel abroad by killing costumes still in money this strike was aimed at deterring future iranian attack plans the iranians are already promising revenge the Supreme NationalSecurity Council of iran held an emergency meeting on friday and announced that they had made difficult decisions at the right time and place then jenns will be extracted of aggression by the u. S. I mean they should they should expect anything as it is a lot of this this aggression the International Community is now gripped by fear that we could be on the brink of war there is no justification under International Law and moral law our constitution is just aggravation and the fact that were there in a. Way as a guest and have an embassy there wed never had been given any authority to do what we did i think its morally wrong and if theyre doing this to make us safer they said that we had they had to do this to make american safe complete nonsense i feel less safe because there will be retaliation and expansion and who knows what is going to lead to. Washington says its an ally of the Iraqi Government and its working in iraqs best interest however baghdad is completely unhappy with this move the assassination of an Iraqi Military commander is an aggression on iraq as a State Government and people its a flagrant violation of iraqs sovereignty and dangerous escalation that triggers a destructive war in iraq the region and the world it violates the conditions authorizing the presence of u. S. Troops on iraqi soil the iraqis dont consider this to be a particularly friendly gesture what does he want to restart the su war again among the shia who dont want this to happen what has happened is a blatant violation of iraqi sovereignty the fact that hes a high state official in a government that were not at war with weve crossed the rubicon not only in tehran but in moscow beijing pyongyang caracas they all have to sit there and say to themselves all right the americans now feel entitled to kill anybody and our government because of what disagreements over syria or whatever else. The International Response has been vocal china says it is concerned turkey is angry and syria accuse the United States of spreading instability its a pity to see. The great bubble of the United States used. Look at somebody. The way gangs do it but not everyone agrees though israel says Job Well Done president wrote deserves all the credit for acting swiftly forcefully decisively busy with the United States in this just struggle force Peace Security and so firms americas nato allies are not thrilled at all we have woken up to more dangerous world the us action did not make it any easier to reduce tensions parties to deescalate for the conflict is in none of our interests. They didnt exactly go over well at home either American Media has echoed all sorts of allegations about solid money most americans had never heard of before saying he is the new face of terrorism and evil but democrats say that trump is rushing the country to war without congressional approval the risk of a much longer military engagement in the middle east is acute and immediately. This action may well have brought our nation closer to another endless war exactly the kind of endless war the president promised he would not drag us into now donald trump is defending is he says he saved lives and that hes protecting the country however in some of his responses hes actually said that solomonic should have been killed years ago so why now is perhaps donald trump trying to play the card of being a National Savior in the lead up to an election i dont foresee the iranians making a rash choice because they understand the neo cons who are behind shawns policy and trump him so funny iran they dont want anything more than to have iran do a very who are high profile strike back the us Propaganda Machine is in high gear demonizing stolen money who 99. 9 percent of americans had never heard of 2 days ago. Is worse than hitler killing americans left and right none of this is true none of this is supported by facts but the Propaganda Machine is on high high high alert and americans are being prepared for another war so i dont see the iranians taking the bait. Well on saturday Iranian Military warned that it howlers dozens of potential targets for reprisal attacks. The street of hormuz is a vital point for the west and a large number of american destroyers and warships cross their crucial american targets in the region have been identified by iran some 35 u. S. Targets in the region as well as tell of eve are within our reach iran is in the same position perhaps that the u. S. Going of course and after that of only American Drones in the gulf and after that attack on kerry one base near where an American Contractor and some american soldiers were wounded that im doing a lot of pressure to react and so therefore i think that iran has been warning if you run this name through the supreme guide of the standard republic up with this military officials its president that they will take Decisive Action so there will likely to be action otherwise this will undermine their credibility after the recent events that have taken place it was decided that the work of u. S. Forces in iraq will be restricted they can act only with iraqi consent but after such a stab in the back we will of course limit their activities what will the u. S. Through when they want us assuming the parliament the government called for the withdrawal of u. S. Forces will they rise will drop as what a former senior official well the. Intelligence agency of the pentagon colonel lang and it was a middle east expert who said if we dont grow up that were going to be seen as imperialist hypocrites and if we call this law also influence and impact the u. S. Position although he said that President Trump has always wanted to get out of iraq so this may be a chance if that happens for him to withdraw. Meanwhile protesters are marching in iran 70 American Cities with one of the biggest rallies currently taking place in new yorks times square several 100 people are waving a really influx on holding portraits of general soul of money theyre also urging the u. S. To leave the middle east activists from groups veterans for peace the Antiwar Coalition another pos a fist organizations are there to earlier hundreds gathered some of Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumers apartment block shouting no war with iran. Paper rolling in the iraqi city of in a just where they coffins of general has seen the money the deputy leader of Iraqs Popular Mobilization forces muhammad ali but he may have a rived earlier in the capital where the assassination took place thousands of militiamen and supporters chanted america is the great satan during a funeral procession so the moneys body is jus to be returned to iran on sunday. Lets focus on irans capital now where thousands turned out to mourn the death of their top general demonstrators could be seen chanting antiamerican slogans on burning u. S. Flags in tehran reporting r. T. R. Of a correspondent omar how wash. Now many. People into iran and other iranian cities are protesting against the assassination of general qassam solely money here in the center of tehran and palestine square we see that this mass protest has turned into a funeral procession american and israeli flags have just been burned here the protesters are demanding that iran responds to the act of terror by the u. S. They say that the response should be urgent shattering and destructive towards the u. S. And those who help them with the preparations for the killing president Haasan Rouhani has stated that the consequences of tsunamis death are going to last for years iran wont forget this appalling crime many iranian officials are also discussing the possible response speaking at a demonstration at the university of tehran the Islamic Revolutionary guard corps Deputy Commander general ali davi announced that the response would not just come from iran its going to involve all the territories where the axis of resistance exists. To more world news the number of dead caused by bush fires in a stray or has risen to 236 people. So still missing in 2 states New South Wales and victoria the nations largest warship is being sent to help with if i can ration from the fire hit areas 3000 reserve troops been called up on saturday hundreds of fires broke. And cutting off electricity skies turned red in the southeast of the country after wildfires intensified because of strong winds they 1st started back in september amidst record temperatures so far around 1500. 00 homes have been destroyed. A scandal in armenia a criminal network has been uncovered there which for over 20 years force mothers to give up their newborns against their will so that they could be sold for adoption abroad but the story arties read from the national. This is a story with many children involved but it is not one of these typical happy ending tales a team might expect to hear during Holiday Season and investigation is on to go in now in armenia into an alleged black market Adoption Network believed to have been operating for years to citizens of the republic of armenia using their contacts in one of the republican obstetrical institutions organized the adoption of more than 3 dozen children more than 30 babies to italy and there were also cases of adoption by u. S. Couples one of the victims has been trying to achieve justice for almost 2 decades already her name is susanna she says 20 years ago doctors pressured her to give up her daughter stella threatening to report her case of a 16 year old mother to police and her father she signed papers refusing her rights. Because i held my baby in my arms after he was born i stayed in the hospital for another 2 days or so but i didnt see him ever again they told me that he was born prematurely and didnt survive i was given some people to sign but it was too weak to understand what i was signing in december they are mean and authorities detained the countrys chief ops attrition who sits on the accuses of threatening her and other officials as part of the probe it does make a better man was released several days later due to lack of evidence it sparked public outrage. A lawyer who has represented susanna since 2013 has his explanation for 7 long years we were shouting about it at every corner this is the mafia that is stronger and more powerful than the one controlling drug traffic i can say there were relatives of the rulers involved in 2017 Human Rights Watch released 102 page report titled when will i get to go home documenting thousands of cases of children. In armenia needlessly often forcefully isolated separated from their families and placed to institutions more than 90 percent of them have at least one living parent and said they International Ngo then tried to draw attention to disturb in inaction by authorities the government of armenia has made some both commitments to reduce the number of children in institutions but needs to make sure those promises backed by serious sustained action 2 years later last september the authorities notice that 4 times as many children went to foreigners rather than to locals and started investigation all adoptions have since been suspended in armenia which might be a good news though changes little for those who believe their kids were wrongfully given away years ago and then there must be a legal solution so that we could do validate the dont should of the child its about selling children i will do everything i will not back down there must be a fair trial. On the way rewarded for pushing painful reforms why theres anger in france over awarding a top gong to an american boss linked to the countrys the voice of Pension Changes thats a longer story still. This idea as you point out the anecdotally cheney fired all the cia agents in the field because they were too sympathetic to the locals and he felt that was a liability in the major media spheres of washington d. C. They dont want those reporters those stars to rub elbows in the great unwashed of the flyover states because they may become sympathetic to the working class they may become sympathetic to the disenfranchised. What holds in. They put themselves on the line they did accept the reject. So when you want to be president and you. Want to. Have to go right to be 1st thats what before 3 of them all cant be good. Because they always in the water. Fish should. Hello again huge discontent over Pension Reforms in france are drawing followers and so into the alpha news on the boulevards of parlous once again this weekend place out in force to using tear gas to disperse the crowds. I. I i yellow press protesters have joined the call to the changes which would see the retirement age for many had increased transport Service Workers doctors teachers among those who turned out in the capital protests are also occurring in other cities including more say in strong support the meeting between the government and the unions a schedule for choose me with hopes that it made the fuse the situation. Staying in front of the country has revealed the nominees where its a state award the legion of honor but some of the names are causing more than a little consternation including the head of the French Branch all the American AssetManagement Company linked to the countrys controversial pension reform law is one of the Worlds LargestAsset Management firms now has operated in france since 2006 last summer in a partly pushed for privatizing part of the french Pension System with a us style format its accused of trying to take advantage of the countrys deeply divisive refer. Wh