In november 29th seen hundreds of thousands of people spontaneously took to the streets in irans not just cities men and women blocks traffic and trampled on poor traits of the countrys leaders. The crowds were upset about a huge increase in gasoline prices following months of fuel rationing. Since 2018 iran has been hit by new u. S. Economic sanctions on the government has taken a hard line against the protests. After the 1st demonstrations the blocks Internet Access nationwide for several days to keep people from post. Reports about the protests several 100 people were killed in the clashes and at least 7000 were arrested. I irans leaders blamed the demonstrations on its enemies. I mean. This your narky. You. Have just read the book. And as youve been seeing. Fick i think if youre looking for. You know having to go to the see the matter dont. Know. That. The u. S. Has applied maximum economic and political pressure on iran to try to get the countrys leaders to approve a new agreement
Talked about u. S. Military strength in a discussion at the Heritage Foundation. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Heritage Foundation. Welcome all of you here in the auditorium and everyone online, as well. Its a great pleasure for us to be back in the building of the Heritage Foundation. Weve been away for some type teleworking. But this is my first day back for a while. Im very pleased to be back here today for this very important hl Heritage Foundation. Weve been away for sometime teleworking but this is my first day back for a while but im very pleased to be back here today for this very important event. Of launching the Heritage Foundations 2021 index of military strength. Now this is the seventh addition of the index. And the index has become one of Heritage Foundations flagship publications. Our goal is unchanged from the very first issue. Its to provide both the leaders of this country, and also the American Public a premier open source and authoritative assessment of Ame
The infection rate is too high to consider lifting the lockdown of the restrictions will stay in place until january 2000. And a dial warning for up. Hes waging war on nature easy sweet. Natured always strikes back and hes already doing so with going forth and future un chief until a new terrorist urges World Leaders to make 2021 the year they commit to fighting Climate Change. Im told me a lot of the its good to have you with us the u. K. Has become the 1st country in the world to approve a covert 1000 vaccine jointly produced by the German Company biotech and u. S. Drugmaker fires a british Prime Minister boris john. Has hailed the authorization as fantastic news saying it will allow the british people to reclaim their lives the vaccine got the green light after just 10 months of Fast Track Research and development and is also awaiting approval in many other countries. But trial participant is given the biotech finds a coded 19 vaccine in the german city of minds hes just one of thou
Know what are they supposed to do now youre up all those countries have caved in to the United States that have been well us cause the turn and everybody follows and ive got the france germany back to britain why is that dont they have any compassion for sick people no more want to know anybody. Iran has its own pharmaceutical industry but complex drug city used to treat cancer or Rare Diseases are only produced abroad. This is my Heart Hospital in tehran the facility specializes in treating children who suffer from cancer its an ongoing struggle for the staff to find the medicine that their patients need. The hospital is affiliated with a Charitable Organization and is funded exclusively by donations. Children from low income families are treated free of charge to my heart facility opened in 2003 right now the hospital is desperately short of foreign medicine. And we regularly ask people who travel overseas to buy medicine for us. As a. Return of thanks to that kind of support none of
And his people could never have gone as far as they did in the negotiations come in they hadnt given them the green light and as we know hes not exactly a moderate like the money were dealing. Among the 1st and to the new market to a big era pay in companies that build aircraft and automobiles or develop oil and gas Fields Company executives signed contracts with Senior Iranian officials tehran hoped that these agreements would help to boost the economy. In 2017 to topple frances Largest Energy company agreed to buy 150000 barrels of oil per day from iran and to develop a huge natural gas fields in the persian gulf. Would probably be free to. The reformers in iran had very concrete expectations johnstones the europeans and americans did. I hope so that iran could rebuild its economy and that this would lead to a more open society iran renounce the use of Nuclear Weapons and expected economic benefits in return they needed Foreign Investment to help them improve living standards. You kn