this is t w news live from berlin the u.s. and iran trade verbal blows at the munich security conference draws to a close to iran's foreign minister mohammad jobs or if condemns u.s. policy on iran accusing washington of ignoring his country's right to self-determination they're soft u.s. vice president mike pence demands a tough a stance on iran from europe will be live in munich also coming up the most senior top flight cleric to be defrocked in modern times for the better than expelled a former u.s. cardinal from the priesthood of

a sexual crimes against adults and children. plus the golden bear goes to israel director and i badly need wins the top prize at the but an international film festival that has drama synonyms about leaving one's homeland we'll bring you all the above and on the highlights. i-man europe's mackinnon thank you so much for joining us it's the final day of the munich security conference and today's focus is the middle east a clash between the u.s. and its european allies over iran was already in evidence on saturday u.s. vice president mike pence called on the e.u. to follow washington's lead and pull out of the twenty fifteen iran nuclear deal accusing europeans of undermining u.s. sanctions and then a growing divide between the u.s. and germany chancellor i know a man. of the fender iran agreement as

a key channel to terror on and stressed the need for international diplomacy. iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif took to the podium a short while ago and to live at best response right here in munich. mr pence repeated the spars when he are against the demand that europe must join the united states in undermining its own security and breaking its obligations. his hateful accusations against iran. including his ignorant allegation of anti semitism against years of a man described as messiah. in the holy prophet. it's most ridiculous but at the same time very very dangerous. let's bring in chief political correspondent melinda crane his at the security

conference in munich for us melinda very strong words there from iran's minister of foreign affairs how was his criticism received by the audience in munich. there was no direct indication on the points that we just heard there in the sound bite but he did get significantly resoundingly applause at the end of an interview that he then sat down for after that speech he sat down with the b.b.c.'s leading middle east correspondent lisa to set and answered some very tough questions from her she really pushed him hard and he retained his composure he also had some very strong things to say among others that the u.s. knows nothing but regime change and that israel clearly wants war against his country but he did engage in dialogue and bearing in mind the opening words of this conference from conference host wolfgang ischinger who said far too many people

come here to talk at each other rather than with each other i think there was significant and certainly i think this probably largely european audience had some sympathy with with iran's very strong argument that that agreement that has been made and sanctioned by and supported by the united nations security council must remain in effect. now zarif today to what u.s. vice president mike pence said yesterday at the secret security conference i got a quick reminder of what it was the pence said. the time has come for our european partners to stop undermining u.s. sanctions against its murderous revolutionary regime the time has come for our european partners to stand with us and with the iranian people our allies and friends in the region the time has come for our european partners to withdraw from

the around the nuclear deal not mincing his what's at all very confrontational could cause an air of a couple split in the u.s. in your relations. it's a very big burden on transatlantic relations there is no doubt about it and the way that vice president pence delivered that message was undiplomatic to put it mildly he really lashed out at at the europeans see also in a different part of the speech of lashed out at germany for its natural gas deal on a pipeline that would bring russian gas to to germany in both cases really astonishing degree of change stylizing from the u.s. but will it lead will the words that we just heard there lead to the european countries to abandon the iran nuclear deal no they have made it very clear they're not leaving it leaving the deal in fact at the end of january and this is what the

vice president was referencing they set up a new payment system called in steps to try to help european companies that trade with iran on certain kinds of products and services to not have to go through u.s. payment entities and thereby avoid u.s. sanctions on trade with iran the u.s. is very angry about this the europeans have made it clear they plan to stick to their guns but the big question and this was raised by the iranian foreign minister is whether that will overcome european companies uncertainty about whether to invest in iran they have been holding back many of them would like to continue trading with iran but are very. and that they could become liable to sanctions whether instax is enough to keep them or make them want to invest is the big open question if they don't do so iran may come under increasing pressure to leave the deal itself as economic hardship for its people makes it very hard to defend

staying in that deal with europe even though the us is leaving in a crane at the security conference in munich thank you so much. lawmakers in berlin are bracing for washington to classify car imports as a national security threat that's according to a german business newspaper the hundreds blood is reporting that u.s. president donald trump will decide on the matter soon which could place tariffs ranging from ten to twenty five percent on imported cars could make do with vehicles from the european union exempt from the levies an option expected to be discussed in trade negotiations with the bloc. pope francis has expelled for my u.s. cardinal theodore mccarrick from the priesthood the move came after vatican officials found him guilty of sexual abuse against both adults and minus a characters the highest ranking catholic cleric to receive the sanction in modern

times in ounce when it was made just days before the pope hosts a church summit on preventing child abuse. the punishment handed down to this american cleric is unprecedented the former archbishop of washington theodore mccarrick soliciting sex from aspiring priests and abused at least two minors between one nine hundred seventy and one nine hundred ninety. he had already been stripped of his status as a cardinal last july in itself a bombshell for the church father bad hard and caught the vatican you say the move is a good thing. is that there are search law is quite clear in this regard the problem in the past was that it wasn't applied the issue was covered up people look the other way now it's simply gone through official channels with a very prominent figure it's not a papal decision but it really should be. the. last summer pope francis ordered an investigation into mccarrick the vatican reached its verdict on january eleventh

mccarrick subpoenas were rejected beginning this thursday leaders of bishops conferences from around the world will meet with pope francis for four days in rome on the agenda abuse in the catholic church and how to protect children critics accuse the pope of doing too little too late in dealing with allegations of abuse victims of charge the vatican with not paying enough attention to their claims. well of the international film festival rounded out yesterday evening with a hollywood style gala ceremony the top prize the golden bear was awarded to the israeli director not have left paid for his film about leaving home. the golden bear for best film goes to seen any number i had that i have. seen and then was directed by peter tells the story of an israeli man who moves to paris to escape the politics of his home country and discovers a whole new world of trouble for la pierre the film is

a personal project. the silver bear for best director went to germany's angela shannon that for i was at home but about the return of a prodigal teenager. best male lead and best female lead went to wang jing han and young made the stars of so long my son a chinese film that was also a favorite for the golden bear but controversy over another chinese film had threatened to overshadow the festival. we as members of the international jury at the very early regret that we were not able to consider one of the film selected to compete this year. that film is one second one second deals with the chinese cultural revolution it was pulled from competition officially due to technical difficulties but many suspected fell foul of chinese government censors d w's charlotte shell some pill and scott roxboro have been following the festival

the bell i know it's made its name as the most political of the festivals this year the jury went as far as to say they were looking for in these where the personal collides with the political and that was in evidence with all the films that won this year and i think it's a real tribute to director peter costello who said his goal in running this festival was to make the berlin carpet a place for political statements not for taking selfies the jury had a fond farewell for cos look who's directed the belinelli for eighteen years. we have a new surprise for you. thank you thank you. and then as the festival wrapped up it was time for khosla to join the winners one last time. ok time for a look at saturday's bundesliga action now and start off having

a dreadful things on the step down the bottom and dull end of points but again stop for sidelights it was not meant to be even though that was a new face on the bench to help save the saints. stuttgart were hoping that new sporting director thomas hitzlsperger would be the lucky charm against light sake but the home fans were disappointed just six minutes in use of poulsen scoring his eleventh of the season with a whole lot of help from a calamitous took up defense. but in contrast to last weekend's three nil loss they showed fight to get back into the game a careless handball from video bomb spotted by the v.a.r. gave stevens the chance to convert from the spot. his first goal since joining on loan in january. at the break hitzlsperger had reason to be hopeful effort and passion were clearly on display in the second half they had the first big chance

some giago ask us about thwarted by an excellent paper goulash he saved. instead it was like sick with the luck paulsen pulled his opponent down but was awarded a foul in his favor the resulting free kick converted accidently by muscles of its two one like sick with a big helping hand from the referee. around fifteen minutes from full time leipsic sealed the away when you sort of pulse and scoring his fifth brace of the campaign to make it three one it's the fiftieth goal still got sleep the defense has conceded this season. and some gusts the boys showed fine and disciplined but that was a mission to keep us shake and they did that for most of the game but in possession they moved the ball up the pitch quickly and so lots of positives today isn't a bad it seems for now coach michael finds hill will remain in his job alongside his suspect despite

a run of six losses in seven games. a funeral for many honest a footballer who died in a plane crash over the english channel was held in his hometown of progress i can tina. friends and family bit farewell to solid before his body was taken to be cremated the plane carrying the twenty eight year old from france to his new club cardiff city banished over the sea in late january the body was recovered following a two week search so far no trace of the other person on the plane that they have in bits and has been found. it watching the news live from berlin don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website that's d.w. dot com coming up next on news world stories a closer look some of this week's key headlines thank you so much for watching.

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