new elections in the next few weeks well then he would be in prime position to win those and find himself in the bizarre position of having perhaps to come back to this parliament with a new mandate and to seek a coalition with one or other of the parties is just voted him out and the greek prime minister alexis tsipras has called a snap general election after resigning defeat in the european parliament his left wing party ended well behind the center right new democracy party so a person has been damaged by his failure to end austerity policies and the unpopular name change deal with neighboring north macedonia. the rest of the day's news is still ahead right here on al-jazeera and why it's getting tougher to earn a u.s. citizenship in the armed forces. i'm a blessing in benny and i'll be reporting on this country's efforts to get that precious stone artifacts taken in the colonial era.

will find the weather already heating up over the next couple of days across much of the middle east a little bit of cloud just skirting through iran could catch one or 2 showers particular program the caspian towards just linking its way down into the heart of the country there's a hot air coming in behind 42 celsius for baghdad well the more pleasant 27th the beirut summit attempts at the fortress the mystic i wanted to way to stay by that could heat up a touch further could touch 43 at this stage washing off a couple of about 31 cells just as of 35 therefore crouchie just now she says shell is still continuing there just around northern parts of iran still want to see showers into the southwest of saudi arabian sea the area just around the southwest of the country western parts of yemen in the summer we have had some flooding recently courtesy of these big downpours still the chance of one of 2 shells

lingering on as we go on into the next couple of days actually further north up here 40 celsius and maybe a 41 day generally looking at temperatures into the low forty's across a good part of the region not quite as hot as that's across southern africa we have got some clouds moving through the fos out of south africa which should be most welcome this week. in the philippines the black market for gold is with hundreds of media. but not everyone is reaping the rewards of ultimate prize when i want to investigate why people like dying for gold on al-jazeera cricket's biggest total it has come to england. 6 weeks tell me tell you 11 venues. will a good. spy with al-jazeera for all the lights on the 20 cricket wild

card. hello again the top stories on al-jazeera voters across europe have dealt a blow to traditional politicians in parliament elections populist far right saw surgeons at the liberals on the greens also added more seats. kurds lost a vote of no confidence opposition parties joined forces to remove him from office over a corruption scandal that brought down his right wing government. greece is headed for a snap elections after the ruling party suffered major losses in the european parliament votes prime minister alexis tsipras says he made the decision as

a gesture of respect and that he has received the message of fatigue from voters. donald trump says the united states is not looking for regime change in iran the u.s. president made the comments during his 4 day trip to japan when he reports from tokyo . with a handshake donald trump received a historic honor in the imperial palace in tokyo the u.s. president became the 1st foreign leader to meet japan's new emperor. was seen as a symbol of the strong relations between the 2. countries after a bilateral meeting with japan's prime minister shinzo up their attention turned from an ally to a foe with the u.s. president saying he's not seeking regime change in iran and i'm not looking that hurt iran at all i'm looking to have iran say no nuclear weapons we have enough problems in this world right now with nuclear weapons no nuclear weapons for and i

think will make a deal i think iran again i think iran has tremendous economic potential it was a softer tone from trump after weeks of increasing tension following the reimposition of sanctions on iran because of its nuclear development. pains prime minister is considering a trip to tehran next month and has offered to mediate in the dispute donald trump didn't publicly respond to that offer specifically but supports the idea of going to iran pushing this visit has been all about relationship building but given that donald trump can sometimes be an unpredictable president he may well be nervous that a lot of his hard work could be easily undone particularly on the key issues of trade and security. with no significant announcement on trade there will inevitably be more tension over the large trade deficit the united states has with japan and the 2 leaders have different opinions on north korea's 2 missile tests earlier this month donald trump says he wasn't concerned by them while shinzo are best says they

violated united nations security council resolutions. but they agreed to work together on the issue of japanese people abducted by north korea in the 1970 s. and eighty's as they met their relatives there are many still unaccounted for and prime minister said getting them back is a priority. but the had always trump brought up the up took issue with north korean leader kim and told him my thoughts president trump is making diplomatic efforts in line with your own. wants to be directly involved in their diplomacy by meeting the north korean leader donald trump says he supports the initiative wayne hay al-jazeera tokyo the united arab emirates is showing its support for the head of sudan's military council. visited crown prince mohammed bin. followed a meeting with egypt's president on saturday that angered protesters. who are

worried about foreign interference in the transition to civilian rule 4 years of war in yemen has forced millions to the brink of famine and their crisis is becoming increasingly desperate victoria gate and b. reports. this yemeni mother has 10 children to feed and this is where they live in a makeshift camp for internally displaced people in the room 8 had to provence in northern yemen all i guess i look at that we're living under a tree and we don't have anything there are snakes which we're scared of yesterday we had to kill one back got too close i struggle for my children i back so that i can actually. fighting between pro who the forces and fighters backed by the saudi u.a.e. coalition has intensified in the province in the past 2 months around 420000 yemenis forced from their homes living in hundreds of makeshift settlements such as

this. and the numbers keep rising on this campus in a very bad condition some people have received food aid packages and others of not some people have received tents and others still have to live under the trees the situation is similar to that of homeless people who don't have any found. aid is trickling in through her data port the gateway for 80 percent of yemen's food and humanitarian assistance but hope generated by the huge the withdrawal from the city earlier this month is fading. this fighting on the outskirts raising concerns of the deepening humanitarian crisis growing even worse the war isn't tense acquiring in many parts of the country where every day we have stories of people. from airstrikes shelling gladwyne they tell us that they're hungry and they're worried. things won't get any better they're being different as bad as they've ever had it

in families such as your feet because a struggling to survive and the chances of aid agencies reaching their remote mountain camps appeared to be fading victoria gate and be there are thousands of passengers are missing or feared drowned after a crowded boat sank in the democratic republic of congo oakley's for. 5 people died in lake. around 180 survived the disaster on saturday night the mayor says the vessel should have only been carrying 100 passengers but it's thought it was actually ferrying as many as 400 some were teachers travelling to collect their salaries fighting between prisoners in brazil has killed at least 15 inmates some were stabbed others were strangled during visiting hours at the jail near. at least 56 prisoners were killed during a rebellion in the same jail amazonas state 2 years ago. says it's working with france to bring home precious artifacts during the colonial era but there are

concerns about what will happen to the items once they arrive. reports from. this is what remains of the palace of what was once the most powerful kingdom in french speaking africa we were given rare access to the album a palace of 48 hector maze of compounds rich in history and culture dating back hundreds of years. our guide is himself a prince mature who is explaining how the apple makings conquered their enemies sold their people to slavery and took hundreds of wives. then in his asking france to return thousands of artifacts looted from the country during the colonial wars many of them thought to be from the kingdom of apple me these stars represent the spirits of the other making and they date back to the 1600s the obama people considered reason out of stolen artifacts to be at the heart of their culture and that's why they want them back. the current king holds

a position still steeped in ceremony we have to kneel while he grants us an audience and gives his view on the issue. of these objects are back we will perform ceremonies to recover their powers this will allow peace to reign in our country we've suffered so much since the reign of my father started but you will have only seen pictures today i am king and if they carry past. it would be a great joy for us. in december 28th in france as president announced the return of just 26 pieces but that hasn't happened yet because been in is not ready to receive them the government admits it needs resources and expertise we have in where you. ministry of culture in france for training health professionals here the curator is. fair in their. sights and museums

and the professional courses has already started here in been in the french institute in order to have a really nice exhibitions we have to modernize. i. have a new thing and we're working on that the french side the capacity to preserve the country's culture and history is a challenge that extends beyond me and the capital city of port and over the best museum in town is also in need of support along with iconic buildings such as the central mosque built in the early 1900. 70 the matter of the preservation of his people's past is his passion but it's going to take time before you look at the chance to see his kingdom's artifacts back on home soil i'm aborting al-jazeera appel me. it's a moral day in the united states when americans on are the military service men and women killed on duty but not all those who serve in the u.s. military are american born around $40000.00 immigrants in military service hope to

earn a u.s. citizenship the government program is being scaled back highways are castro explains why from washington ok you. know every year thousands of immigrants pledge their allegiance to the united states to become new americans. it's a moment bob a cane longs for he left senegal 10 years ago to study computer science in virginia after earning several degrees he decided to enlist in the army in 2016 through a program called magdy that allows non u.s. citizens for in the country illegally to join the military and immediately apply for citizenship it has always been like a dream of mine for me to. serve this country. but i figured this was the best opportunity for me to do that the army was looking for french speakers

from africa at a time when terrorism threats were growing in the region kane says he can fill that role but it's been 3 years since he enlisted and he's still waiting to ship to basic training. the pentagon in 2017 announced major changes to the way non-citizens are recruited and leading to long delays there's concern that mommy recruits may be certain. are you a national security risk i could say no i don't think so i don't think that i have a national security of this i don't have any problems i don't have any. issues with the law or anything. retired major general paul eaton led the u.s. army effort to train the iraqi military in the early 2000 he says at a time when the u.s. . military is struggling to meet recruitment goals welcoming immigrants to serve is essential they tend to be very high performers they tend to be. language

important they tend to be ambassadors from. their birth country and all that weaves into a picture of a young man or young woman who is who has a lot to contribute to the armed forces of the united states but a growing number of immigrants soldiers are denied citizenship even after reporting for duty it's become harder and harder for foreign born u.s. military recruits to become citizens of the country they now serve in fact recent government figures show that 16 per cent of immigrant soldiers are denied a u.s. citizenship that is higher than the 11 percent denial rate for immigrant civilians kane says he wants to be a u.s. citizen but he chose joining the military over sponsorship through work because he wants to give something back to the country he hopes to one day call his own he

doesn't know if that day will ever come. heidi joe castro al-jazeera washington. the cricket world cup starts in london on thursday with emerging teams such as afghanistan aiming to knock other teams for a 6 while the afghans are looking to cause upsets just getting to the tournaments is a victory and itself only welling's reports. when cricket was banned under the taliban afghanistan being one of the elite 10 teams to contest a world cup would have been unthinkable but there rise over the past decade has been extraordinary 2 years ago afghanistan was awarded a test match status one of only 12 teams to play the most prestigious and respected form of cricket but it's in the shorter forms of the gang they're most dangerous and this team has a genuine chance of upsetting bigot's aims in this 50 over poseidon world cup

several of these players have lucrative indian premier league and australia big bash contracts and play county cricket in england but the star is the man considered the world's best one day bowler spin of rashid can you must be so excited about this world cup you're one of the superstars of the game now definitely very excited are we in the world cup squad in the biz and in my country especially in my 1st 50 or you go you have the turn you have the skill you just need to utilize that in hopefully the guys are good one of them is working hard and live in italy it won't be too far that one is i will be in top ranks. coaches phil simmons who has plenty of world cup experience playing for the west indies the players are having to cope with the top of. the training hard all of their opponents in the tour but a part of the world's elite sport. has to get to have the last. for the country as. things in the mine that i'm fasting on now do you know you have

enough energy to have enough to eat after after after. you can disco in a day and. there are pretty much ground in bristol against defending champions australia a difficult start but they'll have plenty of support the tournament organizers have restricted the amount of teams in the tournament to just 10 which excludes many of the developing nations the big nations in laker to choose afghanistan still manage to be going to to qualify and now. on this world cup. bristol. hello again the headlines on al-jazeera voters across europe have dealt a blow to centrist politicians in parliamentary elections populist far right surge and support but the liberals on the greens also added more seats in france one of

the best known faces of the anti immigrant contingent came out just ahead of president. party. group prime minister alex it's a process called early elections there and after a heavy defeat for his party in the european votes it's finished well behind the center right new democracy party separate his leadership has been damaged by austerity policies and an unpopular name deal with neighboring north macedonia. austria's chancellor sebastian curt's has been forced out of office after losing a no confidence vote in parliament. opposition parties rather joined forces to remove him over a corruption scandal that brought down his right wing government the president has now appointed chancellor to form a government that can get parliament support until the next election expected in september. donald trump says he's not seeking regime change in iran on the 3rd day of his visit to japan the u.s. presidents reiterated his willingness for talks with iranian leaders and make

a deal on nuclear weapons and i'm not looking that hurt iran at all i'm looking to have iran say no nuclear weapons we have enough problems in this world right now with nuclear weapons no nuclear weapons for and i think will make a deal i think a ran again i think iran has tremendous economic potential and i look forward to letting them get back to the stage where they can show that i think iran i know so many people from iran these are great people it has a chance to be a great country with the same leadership we're not looking for regime change i just want to make that clear dozens of passengers are missing or feared drowned after a crowded boat sank in lake mind. and the democratic republic of congo at least 45 people died 180 survived the disaster on saturday nights it's thought the boat was carrying as many as 400 passengers some were teachers travelling to collect their

salaries inside story coming up next on al-jazeera. an investigation into the real powers that control the world health organization their obligation to their shareholders completely overwhelms any consideration of public health can they be trusted with building a healthier future if their loyalty becomes questionable reason the people that are robbed of the h one n one push isn't getting much if they can thank you now they w h o has this cast who says don't you trust that you trust on al-jazeera. could iraq be pulled into a conflict between the united states and iran iraq it is

a call to the middle of the us where its battery what's needed to reduce the tension and prevent war this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. the united states is bracing the stakes i guess what it calls threats from iran president donald trump is sending an extra $1500.00 troops to the middle east and he's bypassing congress to sell billions of dollars of weapons to iran's rivals saudi arabia and the united arab emirates iran's neighbor iraq is vowing support and offering to mediate but the same time iraq is wary of straining relations with the americans rob muscle reports from both that.

if mama jeffords early for came to baghdad to clarify where iraq stands in the ongoing tension between the u.s. and iran iraq's foreign minister seems to have given him an answer and. against the unilateral measures taken by the us we are standing by iran in its position and god willing we can play an intermediary role between the parties if necessary. iran's foreign minister has proposed signing a non-aggression pact with gulf neighbors but iran says it will take action if necessary. comes i'm on we will defend ourselves against any efforts for a war with iran whether it is a military or economic one that would victimize the iranian people we will face it with strength and resistance iran and iraq have close ties to trade culture and religion but iraq relies on u.s. and foreign troops to combat the threat of eisel and it needs foreign investment especially to develop its oil fields iraq has been doing

a diplomatic balancing act for years and some say that puts it in a perfect position to be able to mediate between the united states and iran but to do it successfully like most negotiations it has to be seen not to take sides they're also fears that some of shia armed groups in iraq who are allied to iran might decide to upset that balance they might decide to take their own action their own initiative against u.s. assets in iraq. iraqis filled tahrir square in the heart of baghdad on friday demanding that their government put iraq's safety 1st and that their country should be at the center for talks to find a solution. to let up at the however the legitimacy on iraq has become a bridge where meetings have been held at the iranian embassy with european diplomatic missions and it's taken the decision to start talks with moderate countries and affected by the situation to lobby the united states. and iran to try

to extinguish the fires of war when the iraqis may need more evidence to convince them that they won't be dragged into an unwanted conflict rob matheson al-jazeera baghdad. let's bring in our guests here in the studio is andreea scrag assistant professor of the defense that is department at king's college london in beirut sami now the director of the levant in 6 years for strategic affairs and also. robert goshi associate professor at lancaster university has edited and written books on the u.s. politics including the trump presidency journalism and democracy welcome to your under this is the military build up a sign of an imminent war is it just a classic example of gunboat diplomacy yes or no i think it's part of the trump weird maximum pressure policy which is about you know which is what how he's driven

any of his business strategies before becoming president which is basically putting maximum pressure on clients and then forcing them to basically give up and then come to the negotiation table that might work in the business fear i'm not sure but it definite doesn't work in international relations and when we see what's happening here with iran is that you know there is it's all about narrative here it's about building up a narrative of a posture signaling strength power and a and a somewhat an escalation of tension if you will be always sending more troops in ascending and making it look as if there was a buildup in reality i think it's not a buildup it's all of this is within the realm of normal operations but it is how this has been framed i think it has been framed by the media in the particular way has been framed by the u.s. government in that way to make it look as if the u.s. is ready to go to war i think we're still hopefully quite far away from a military escalation samuel with the u.s. accusing iran of the expresses of planning attacks on american forces how do you see this crisis contained and at what price. i mean. here with

that is a point that. iraq in particular has no interest to to be dragged into such a conflict now the american are putting pressure they are building up militarily but i don't think that they have an interest in waging a military action why because economic sanctions are doing well and they are putting enough pressure on iran and the military buildup in my view is i mean and that them to deceive 8 any at 10 to from iran to not to wage a war but to resort to a military action in order to change the balance of power in the ija and to try to achieve a breakthrough in any leak in this sanctions that are

putting a lot of pressure on iran economically and socially. vobis not to try to depict as most likely going to be an easy of white for the united states of america but we're talking about syria iran a country with a huge influence in the region operate it mitzvot capabilities particularly comes to its ballistic system and the other when you need them most in places like iraq afghanistan and syria so how do you see the potential for any mythical front taishan well i mean part of this you know this is a history of how the presidents of the u.s. have treated the middle east as being its own playground for military testing as telling of goods and really creating another that does she but your 1st guest had a narrative of us versus them you know donald trump's quite frankly i think we're

interested in how this plays out in the media spotlight what the images look like and what his rhetoric is that probably creates some chuckles back in the united states for for his supporters he's more interested in and the 2020 presidential election and bringing that shoot to his side which is probably a great likelihood here then he is about altering any of the past procedures and processes of the u.s. government which has been to maintain tension in the middle east so i don't see this going to a massive war because of somebody making a mistake and on the ground here of the high tensions but i do see it possibly happening based on the rhetoric that's being thrown back and forth across the oceans under us common sense says that there's no indication of a massive in a cycle for patients but you know mistakes happen you know it's when an incident can trigger. a massive confrontation yes and i think that's where that and we are

in the era of weaponized narratives so narratives are not just in the information space it creates real tensions and it is actually a matched up with action as well as we see with you know the deployment of particular component of the u.s. military into the gulf and the same time the other side the reins are responding when there it is but they are also you know playing with fire there are men taining one of the biggest networks or the biggest network of surrogates across the middle east many of these are gets in as very important to highlight here are not part of the command control system of the iranians they act on their own they're almost autonomy as the who these for example receive massive support from iran but still an independent actor and they they they might play the role of a spoiler so we've got these tensions we've got 2 relatively rational state actors here iran and the united states not willing to escalate not wanting a war and then you have a lot of gray area operations particular by iranian sorry gets across the region

which might we wanting to test the resolve of the u.s. government and trying to escalate and in this kind of you know there in this kind of space a lot of there's a lot of room for error which might just blow the entire. powder keg open some you've mentioned earlier. iraq its role in mediating in the choir what can iran achieve in this particular crisis. i mean. here i mean iran is trying through mr zarif visit today to lever to and in iraq because iran succeeded at least since 2008 up to 2 selves in 15 to exert control inside iraq plus it develop and it's supported some proxies some many shop proxies.

has been law or had a cat has been. bad to the brigade there are afforded me shows that are under iranian control however that is it change in the iraqi society and it was the big sign of this was that the most efficient that took place yesterday today that is a big loss of the iraqi population that. that refused. meddling of iran in their affairs and they want peace and they want to distance shape themselves. from not on you from iran but from washington as well then leader of this protest of yesterday his a staunch enemy of washington wish. to the southern so that is a good all wind a movement inside a growing mood inside the iraqi population that they have paid enough the price of

other is ok and they want peace and they want to distance themselves from this conflict taking place between town and washington which brings me to ask this question about the irony of suddenly having iraq bussy all messages back and forth between the u.s. and iran what can the iran iraq is achieve when they are partly beholding politically to the americans about the same time beholden to the iranians. well it is quite ironic when the u.s. government came out and said that non-essential u.s. . military should should leave as though the country of iraq was not safe for americans anymore it was a bit of an irony after everything that the u.s. government did to say that it was that it was safe i mean iraq is in a is in a tough spot here but to be to be completely clear that the u.s.

is using kind of there the idea that iraqis don't want quote unquote freedom or quote unquote democracy which they may or may not want to do using that as a scapegoat for allowing you know iraq to to be into these these tight spots where they don't necessarily know who's we know which side to go and it's. it's a tough call here to try and play this middle man with with particularly with donald trump on the on the u.s. side in so that this tension and if this fails and if iraq is unable to perform as some sort of mediator well enough to make the united states happy anyway then you know the white house is just going to sit back on its heels and say well you know we tried to do everything we could for this nation and it's just not working out without taking the responsibility for u.s. intervention in societies other than their own particularly in the in the middle east and yes you have said earlier that both parties are exaggerating their capabilities all trying to use it in

a way to frame the own narrative we've seen the iranians at the same time saying that any warship that goes into the area could be sunk by sick with weapons iranian secret weapons we've heard also how to feel to the idea of triggering a referendum on the nuclear agreement how genuine is this from the. from the iranian government i think you want to talk about the referendum the brics it vote has shown actually how about referendums work and some such delicate issues and i think the iranians are just this is again posturing trying to maybe find an attempt to politically justify why they stick or don't stick. with a deal i wouldn't take that too seriously when it comes to the capability question here the iranians obviously have that surrogate network of which they control some more than others but they also do have hard conventional capability particular in the realm of ballistic missiles and i think this is where you know much much of the concern is here in the gulf you know in the arab g.c.c. countries in terms of the capability that iran can bring to bear they have an

absolute overload of ballistic missiles of different ranges that the air defense systems on the gulf side of the arab gulf states could not be dealing with the americans know that they would be overwhelmed completely and they have capability to strike as they said u.s. warships not really with secret weapons here and the we know that how these weapons operate they're caught relatively sophisticated but they're you know u.s. infrastructure is definitely very vulnerable to this and i think what is key here now is to understand that the goal of dozens of one none not saudi not the countries not them or ati's want a major combat operation because there would be the 1st ones to suffer from the backlash and retaliation from iran sami we've heard also the iranians say that they have quadrupled the iranian enrichment to 3.6567 percent which was within the limits of the 2015 year clear agreement but is this an indication that the iranians are saying that other same time they are also ready to pull the plug on the deal if the situation gets worse. yeah but i don't know how smart is the

move because sticking to the nuclear deal had them to create and to deepen the divide between america online side and europe on the other side and this was very helpful to it on a on the last decision and this will. help or will push push them to more isolation i think that iran doesn't have an interest in a classical type of forward just to build up on your last question with the guest i think that iran has developed smart be. some very efficient military assets one is called the proxies the 2nd is by mistake and putting them back but it's the hand of that who see and do training. as in

iraq and lebanon that could at any point threaten american interests but without bidding any responsibility this was part of iran strategy and that each and so i won't be surprised if iran if it wants to retaliate if it has no other choice it's so much under economic plans it has to be 10 year it will use one of these proxies at their command robust between how the supreme leader. saying delivering a bad review to rouhani and say blaming them for some of the blunders on the nuclear the nuclear deal saying that it's whittled with ambiguity is he trying to say that if i decide to step in it is day to be a really tough action for my part. well you know i do. these deals are often struck

with very fine lines between them and there's always a hedging a bet. when you go into these types of negotiations it seems in the sense that we expect the other party to to constantly perform as it always said it would and that there's an expectation that i would perform the way that i said that i would but times times change in the sense of how these negotiations go on and how they end and how you feel at the end of those those negotiations particularly when you have you know pressures from outside the region pushing one way or the other so we have to we have to be cautious in the west particularly on how we talk about war and how we talk about striking another nation because these lines are always moving and there's always a lot of there's always a lot of tension one rung one wrong move from the white house in particular can

really get these these these parties to to jockey. a very tense situation that they're also already bouncing under yes to what extent is john bolton the national security adviser. is the key player in shipping this whole policy against iran. well i wouldn't call him a policymaker because there is no real strategy or policy i think it's pure ideology and you know the funny thing is that someone i bowled in would always go and say the mullahs the deep state of the mullahs in iran they're all ideological player the players that you know the irrational if you look at bolton he is on that same level he's an extremist idealogue obviously not an islamist one but on the other on the other end of that spectrum and he is driving the narrative and he has for years been trying to frame iran as the menace in the region the biggest threat to national security without any substantiated evidence so everything he does is he was framing that securitisation effort which is basic rating

a threat out of nothing trying to look for pretext is that he can then use and blame on the on the iranians and i think him and pompei or in particular are also the ones who are framing the white house who are pushing the white as to say look you know if you need to do something about iran despite the fact that donald trump himself doesn't want to war and ease run on a ticket in 282016 saying you know i don't want another war in the middle east why would he escalate with iran of all players where the u.s. has stands the least chance of actually coming out with a victory sami many have been saying that the iranians reaction to the american move has been blown out of proportion but i mean for any iranian military strategist if you have someone like bolton all the other side of the atlantic pushing for an agenda saying in the past that he thinks iran should be bombed to set back the clock on its nuclear program don't you think that the iranians should be really genuinely concerned about what's happening on the ground. i think there

are concern and i do believe that they want to negotiate but there are still waiting for november 2020 because they prefer to negotiate with someone different than tom that is always the most nostalgia. in iran and among iranians so good to the obama era and this we're not eternal and that is some kind of. of to then to put all the blame on the hoax and the american administration and that out hoax and like mr bayle and mr. dunne however this is this doesn't i mean justify uranian behavior on the ground the fact is doing that that last year the war on terror eclipsed. the problem was it on now that the war on terror

is over or that law it's had on it any and behavior that's creating problem among the arab region among what are you going on with this is that i we even we stood that is a member of a stand not how that means that is something. something in behavior that needs to be addressed order to find a peaceful settlement but i see your point but i think this is going to be my question to brothers but that is the issues also should be addressed with the trump administration because i mean common sense we're talking about one of the most volatile dangerous areas in the world beset by conflicts in i've got a son in syria and iraq in different parts of the region of a suddenly trying to create conflict that could degenerate into a truck got to minister confrontation how do you see it's a robert well the really scary part years if this is. donald trump play at the

short game in the sense that a republican candidate would do much better as a wartime president certainly. donald trump has said he hasn't wanted to have a war across the seas but we are seeing an escalation of the military's ation of the southern border of the united states and using tear gas on children militarization of that southern border so you know it at the same time he says he wants to have some sort of peace and certainly doesn't mean everywhere but you know he's so so the short term here would be that there is some sort of military escalation or he can fly across i meet with troops secure that part of his vote. and not really thinking about the long game i mean i think it's pretty pretty likely we have a 2nd term for him and if this is how he's playing the short term it's kind of scary how he would play out the long term if there were an escalation how does that stretch out over years this is interesting times in a way andrus in the us i mean if you compare tom to bush bush had

a global coalition and he had the backing of the congress. doesn't seem to have neither when it comes to the war or the push against the iranians i mean isn't this likely to be doomed to failure absolutely and that's why i'm saying we have we're still a pretty very far away from a military escalation here because none of the components that the bush administration could rely on in 2003 are given we don't have the pretext of 911 that could be blamed on the iranians we having smaller pretext is now here in the region that are still not conclusively attributed attributable to the iranians. and the problem is that even the the entire administration trump is not behind this move is not like they speak with one voice the american people in majority against this military escalation this is just people on the fringes extreme fringes in washington that are pushing that line and i don't think that they have the kind of leverage to push and present like donald trump into into the war zone if he refuses

to do so unfortunately we're running out of time by would be interesting to see how this crisis unfolds in the coming days and reus critics i mean as a roberts thank you very much indeed for you contribute to the program and thank you too for watching you can see the program again and it's by visiting our website al-jazeera dot com for further discussion go to our facebook page that's facebook dot com forward slash a.j. inside saudi you can also join the conversation on twitter 180 inside story from me and the whole team here bye for now. an investigation into the real powers that control the world health organization their obligation to their shareholders completely overwhelms any consideration of public health can they be trusted with building a healthier future if their loyalty becomes questionable reason

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a pro breakfast policy comes out on top of the brewing conservative suffer the worst results in our electoral history. and i'm sorry and i will data and the rest of the global news headlines including. we're not. looking for regime change i just want to make that clear donald trump strikes a conciliatory tone on iran after weeks of rising tension and military deployments . plus fighting off hunger and snakes while living under a tree with her 10 children a mother's cry for help in yemen. and arpita stamped with all your sports aston villa are on their way back to the english premier league office during promotion earlier and in paris defending french open champion rattle no doubt is off to a winning start and go.

however there is a new political landscape in europe where results so far from the blocks election showed doses of punish the traditional centrist policies that have been big gains for the green party and liberals was alarming pro e.u. support this is the success of the far right a nationalist parties even if that swing to the rice wasn't as great as had been predicted as it was natasha reports from paris. the face of europe's parliament is changing the traditional power blocs of the center right and center left that have dominated for decades lost seats as populous greens and liberal surged for the 1st time in 40 yes since the 1st elections in 1979 of the european parliament due to classical party's socialist and conservatives will no longer have a majority. nationalism and fears over immigration fuelled gains for populist

parties in france hungry and italy where matteo sell vinnie's far right policy one more than 30 percent of the vote. in in not only is the league the 1st party in italy but marine le pen is the 1st party in france in the u.k. knowledge of the rajah's 1st so is city france england it's the sign of a europe that is changing green parties in several countries celebrated their best e.u. election results highlighting concern among some voters and the climate change after ending the use of by people all across europe want to form a peaceful europe together we haven't just got a great result in germany but as it stands in ireland and the netherlands in austria all across europe the greens are strong. the election results reflect a growing political trend in the east 28 member states people are increasingly rejecting establishment traditional mainstream parties and supporting alternatives and voting for causes the center right european people's party remains the largest

bloc in the e.u. parliament but with no majority it'll be forced to seek support to form a pro e.u. coalition the center right and center left parties have scored badly they have both lost. they have both lost votes but we see a 3rd party emerging which is the liberals at the moment so the liberal party if one includes the votes from across is likely to become ticket king made. in the next european parliament. the european project was created after world war 2 to ensure the rivalries between countries would never again result in conflict while these elections show that politically europe is more fragmented than ever pro e.u. parties still retain a majority suggesting that although some voters may be questioning the european union most still believe in it natasha butler al-jazeera paris or some of the most dramatic results came in the united kingdom where the traditional big 2 parties

both suffered massive losses there is a maze of ruling conservatives could only manage 5th place and the left wing opposition labor fared little better it is inevitably all down to bracks it as lawrence leigh now explains. the ukase voting in the european elections was unlike that of any other e.u. country as it was widely seen as a proxy 2nd vote on whether or not people still want to leave the e.u. under the terms of brics it's well according to the results of all 33 percent of people do and they want to leave with no deal at all that's the return for the newly formed brics it party launched by the arch euro skeptic nigel farage out on just under 2 percent for the far right u.k. independence party and the total for those who want to so-called hard bricks it comes to just under 35 percent inevitably farage was claiming victory is a vote that says put no deal breaks it back on the table make it part of our to go

see asians because without that you've got no chance of getting a sensible free trade deal but i want us as the brics that party to be engaged in that but it's also a vote that says the 31st of october is that but there really big day in this process if we don't leave on that day then you can expect the brics that party to repeat this kind of surprise. and what about those parties whose positions are not to leave the e.u. or at least to have another referendum well very votes misplace across 5 different parties the liberal democrats will a surge back into 2nd place with almost 21 percent out on 3 percent for change u.k. 12 and a half for the greens and the tallies of the 2 nationalist parties in scotland and in wales and you get a total of just over 40 percent so those parties are claiming victory as well in number of votes the fact that more people have supported remain parties if you

count us as the lead remaining party and then greens and change u.k. add those votes together more people have supported us and supported the bracks it party the government has to listen so where does all that leave the so-called major parties while the conservatives bled vote. to the brits it party had an absolute nightmare coming in 5th just over 9 percent their worst showing in an election in 200 years they'll now be under enormous pressure to tack to the same position as the bracks it party former prime minister to resign may's half in half out deal is now dead labor had a terrible time to polling just above the greens on 14 and a half percent it lost votes to the remaining parties as traditional labor supporters were infuriated that the party leadership couldn't say clearly whether it's support staying in or leaving the e.u. labor leader jeremy corbyn is now under enormous pressure to back the remaining parties and demonstrates

a majority for no bricks it's it all adds up to more bricks it fatigue no clear path forward for the u.k. and growing calls for electoral reform so the views of all these parties could be properly represented in national elections which may now have to happen to resolve the country's breck's it nightmare let's take you live now to al-jazeera for chalons who's at westminster for so horrendous result for the ruling conservative party rory which of course is about to relax its new leader what does all this mean for that leadership election. well the tories have been so comprehensively schooled by the brics a party they've haemorrhage so many votes to the insurgent nigel faraj that i think it is difficult to see the next leader of the conservative party and the next prime minister of the country as being anything other than a hard brecht's it's the membership of the conservative party 120000 people around the country are by and large more right wing than the parliamentary party and

they're more productive than the parliamentary party it's unlikely that they will accept anyone other than a committed someone like boris johnson who has said that he would go for a no deal bracks it of course there are voices of moderation still within the party particularly the parliamentary party people like. philip hammond so who's the shadow who's the chancellor have said he said that he would consider bringing down the government or voting to bring down the government if he thought they were heading for a no deal brett said but that just shows you that this is going to be the next stage in civil war over europe something that david cameron thought that he was putting to bed when he called 2016 referendum that obviously never happened certainly did main opposition labor party or did badly in this election was going

to be moving forward do you think. well there are all calls from senior members of the labor party members of the shadow cabinet people like emily formery and john mcdonald to finally get off the fence to finally put their concerted weight behind having another referendum to basically come out as a room main party and they are trying to convince their leader jeremy corbyn that that is the only course of action now joe mcdonald said he thought jeremy corbyn was you know on more on board with this but we heard from him not too long ago in a written statement basically saying that he still thinks that the people should choose in a general election and perhaps also in a 2nd referendum so he still hasn't quite got off the fence yet seems to be needing

more convincing that that is the right thing to do during the latest from westminster thank you. well austria is now without a leader of the sébastien kurtz was forced to step down as chancellor following of votes of no confidence opposition parties joined forces to remove him from office over a corruption scandal that brought down his right wing governments but cuts as people's party still still did well in the european elections and is expected to perform well in some national elections in september john mccain has more from vienna. sebastian cordes might well be thinking what a difference a day makes on sunday he was a vote winner leading his party to its best performance in european elections for 20 years on monday he was here in the austrian parliament losing a vote of confidence and out of the job that he has held for the past 2 years his former coalition partners the freedom party the far right freedom party voting with the opponents of the social democrats to remove him and his party from office

remember that the far right freedom party themselves were. forced from office just over a week ago following the scandal that ensued from the revelation that several of its leading members had been speaking to a russian lady recorded on video from 2 years ago on the spanish land of it before in which they spoke about how the russian federation government could improve its influence in austrian politics the fallout from that precipitated their from office today they got their revenge in forcing the courts from office but he may have the last laugh his party won the european elections in austria on sunday and they are far ahead in the polls if there is if there is to be new elections in the next few weeks well then he would be in prime position to win those and find himself in the bizarre position of having perhaps to come back to this parliament with a new mandate and to seek a coalition with one or other of the parties is just voted him out you know that he is french police have arrested 4 suspects and.