iran, while already existing domestic politics had a lot to do with iran s shift in government, many experts say that trump s pressure campaign hoisted the hard-liners to the front and the top of the iranian regime. so, when president biden came into power, negotiated with iran was nearly impossible. it wasn t for lack of trying. for the first year of biden s presidency, his administration attempted a resurrect the 2015 nuclear deal, but tehran refused to engage directly with u.s. diplomats. talk about stop and go for several years, then, something happened in 2022, which made matters even worse. the war in ukraine. you see, the original nuclear deal depended on cooperation between the west and russia. but once russia invaded ukraine, any collaboration with moscow was off the table, and now, iran is helping russia in its war. iran s attack drones are a common feature in russia s campaign against ukraine. the 2015 iran nuclear deal built at least a little good faith between ir
centers, weapons storage sites, and supply chain facilities. sites two u.s. officials tell nbc news are directly linked to the drone attack in jordan. this will also not be a one-day affair. the u.s. says the response will be phased in a campaign that could last for weeks. quote, this is the start of these actions. they will unfold at times and places of our choosing, said secretary of defense austin in a statement. the question now is not only, how does iran respond, but how do our allies react? the president and his administration have said they don t want a war with iran and they adopt want to be dragged into a broader middle east conflict. iran was already angry about last week with a spokesperson for the iraqi prime minister calling it a violation of sovereignty that undermines years of cooperation. what do the iraqis say now? and why does the u.s. still have such a large presence there in the first place? we should also note the timing. these strikes were launched les
breaking news this hour, the u.s. ant britain going after militants backed and funded by iran. not long ago, iran condemned the strikes calling them a violation of international law. and russia has requested an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council later today. the coalition strikes are a direct response to the worsening surge of attacks on ships in the red sea from houthi. many of the houthi launches have been intercepted by the u.s. led coalition that had been playing defense until now. american fighter jets have been taking off from the uss dwight d eisenhower aircraft carrier to carry out their mission. the u.s. president issued this statement. these targeted strikes are a clear message that the united states will not allow attacks on ore personnel or imperil freedom of navigation. i will not hesitate to take further measures to protect our people and the free flow of international commerce as necessary. we are also hearing from the pentagon. we reserve the rig
forecasters say will increase before it gets better. air quality reaching hazardous levels in new jersey, washington, d.c. new yorkers were faced with the worst air quality in the city s history, yesterday. the smog, the smell. i feel i am getting a headache. feel it in my eyes. my must is more compromised than i am. asthma. when i got back from school my head was hurting. i was having bad headaches and my nose started bleeding. gillian: look at the time lapse that shows how bad things really got in the big apple yesterday. over the course of just a few hours, you can see the world trade center disappearing into an orange haze. winds are pushing that toxic cloud that was over new york further south where it will smother even more states. all that smoke is affecting major league sports. the yankees and phillies postponed their games last night. wnba scrapped the liberty s indoor game because of poor air quality. the new york post cover with the old joke today bla
This is bbc news. The headlines. Three people have been arrested in connection with the deaths of five migrants in the English Channel on tuesday. In a world of rising new threats the uk and germany announce stronger Defence Cooperation to counter the threat from russia. President biden confirms that more Military Assistance will be sent to ukraine within days after the Us Senate Approves a long awaited aid bill. Canada is hosting talks aimed at reaching global deal to end plastics pollution. It is time for a reaching global deal to end plastics pollution. It is time for a round up of all the sports news. Lets go over to the sports centre. Hello from the bbc sport centre. Liverpool could have found their man to replacejurgen klopp. The club are set to open talks with feyenoord over their manager arne slot. Klopp announced injanuary he would leave anfield at the end of the season and slot, who led feyenoord to the eredivisie title last season, has emerged as a candidate who fits liverp