has been claiming iran since the 1st attacks a month ago today they've released images which they say show iranian special forces removing an unexploded mine from the site of one of this week's damaged tankers but as the u.s. and iran trade insults and accusations the rest of the world is reduced to watching and calling for calm i'm phil go this is the day. the united states assesses that iran is responsible for these attacks. china is worried and concerned about the continued right intentions in the gulf. i think it's important that we gather information we have reason to believe the american assessment of our instinct is to believe the facts must be established and responsibilities glad if. they feel it is some. measure.

to go to iran however as a weapon yesterday the requisite intelligence. nobody wants to see war in the gulf that's not in anyone's interest. also on the day the rapturous toronto raptors become the 1st known u.s. team to win basketball's n.b.a. championship. this is the space i can't say. i'm from go welcome to the program to get attacked this week in the gulf. why should you care well setting aside the fact that 4 others were attacked in this area about a month ago you. need to understand what happens here in the strait of hormuz so

let's start with oil 30 percent of the world's seaborne oil passes through that narrow channel about 21 miles across at its narrowest stretch but soil leaving kuwait iraq and other gulf countries going out into the indian ocean and on to world markets remember oil prices jumped as much as 4 percent within hours of thursday's attacks then just look at the geography iran to the north facing off against saudi arabia qatar the united emirates and oman the strait sort of vast geo political significance any state carrying out attacks against shipping would be in violation of u.n. rules and could face a massive and military response so who's behind the explosions the u.n. has called for an investigation united states has already made its mind up here as u.s. acting ambassador to the u.n. jonathan cohen the united states assesses that iran is responsible for these

attacks. no proxy group in the area has the resources or skill to act with this level of sophistication. iran however has the weapons the expertise and the requisite intelligence information to pull this off secretary pump aoe outlined a litany of incidents which i also shared with the council that demonstrate the clear threat that iran poses to international peace and security united states will continue its diplomatic and economic efforts to bring iran to the negotiating table and iran should meet us with diplomacy not with terror attacks on ships infrastructure and diplomatic facilities now robin wright is a foreign affairs analyst and writes about the tank attacks this week for the new yorker magazine she's based in washington welcome to day w a day ability of the united states has proved that iran is behind these attacks. i think there are still quite a few questions about what happened who did it the evidence and usually is very

damning but it's not accepted by much of the world and so i think there will be an ongoing investigation that a lot of countries will be interested in in seeing further details if you run was behind these attacks why would they why wouldn't they say so. well iran has often engaged in attacks with plausible deniability that was true and some of the attacks by its proxy forces whether in iraq or lebanon or afghanistan they're one big question of course is why would this have happened against a japanese tanker at the very day that the japanese prime minister made his 1st trip to iran in 40 years since the revolution and he was meeting with iran's supreme leader an act by iranian revolutionary guards for example could have been very embarrassing for the supreme leader particularly because the japanese target

was involved this is one of the many questions about the timing of this which is as the iranians claim somewhat suspicious. of the united states pulled out it's a very very iran nuclear deal that the confrontation between the 2 countries has become increasingly a fractious what is washington want does washington really wants a new deal or does it want regime change. that's a very good question i think it probably difference depending on who you ask within the administration president trump has said repeatedly that he wants to do a deal he has said he is willing to meet with even the supreme leader of iran when he was at the united nations last fall with meeting at the same time that the iranian president was in new york president trump even said that president rouhani was probably a wonderful guy. there are bigger questions about what his national security can't

advise or john bolton wants bolton has repeatedly said before taking his current job that he wanted regime change and he was a paid spokesman for the leading arraigning an opposition group in exile so they're probably a little bit different views on how much change. the u.s. wants in iran is it a change of behavior or is a change of the regime if it came to a military conflict which is what everybody fears and is doing their best to avoid if it came to a military conflict do you think donald trump would take america into this alone or would he be able to build another coalition of the willing. i really believe that donald trump does not want a war yet another war in the middle east for him the goal is to pull out troops whether it's from iraq or afghanistan or syria the idea of going to war is in many ways a contradiction to everything that he has said he wants in u.s.

foreign policy at the same time it is clear that it ministration doesn't have much of a plan in terms of what happens next it is in some ways yeah even yesterday ruled out diplomacy when. he said in a tweet that iran does not appear to be ready and neither is the united states so the question is what happens next and i think the world is is deeply worried about that whether it's the idea of does the united states and perhaps joined by some of its allies reflag the ships or provide military protection for tankers in the gulf to ensure their crieff lot of energy to the outside world. does it deploy does the u.s. deploy more ships around the persian gulf to try to intimidate or send a stronger signal to iran you know this is where that particularly with the divide

between the united states and its closest allies in europe and as well as both russia and china who are also signatories to the nuclear deal in 2013 it's very hard to see how the international community speaks 11 with one voice when it comes to iran and that i think will complicate policy and what happens next for washington and for everybody else you mentioned the flagging of ships america this is when we have been here before haven't we on the regular ministration. indeed and fact i covered in the 1980 s. during the 8 year iran iraq war in 1904 saddam hussein started targeting iranian oil vessels and its oil terminal and car guyland and the iranians responded by attacking ships ferrying iraqi oil through the gulf it became very nasty and 1970 united states started reflag ships and for the next 15 months if there were a number of confrontations between iran and the united states the us targeted

arraigning ships and at one point believing that iranian plane was flying overhead shot down an arabian passenger aircraft that killed all $290.00 people on board so the dangers of a reef lagging or a u.s. military intervention on behalf of tankers could well get far more complicated conflicts have a way of doing that that they have unintended consequences these are worrying times robin writes from the new yorker magazine thank you so much for joining they'd only thank you. for the world health organization is calling on the international community to step up funding to fight they abode epidemic in the democratic republic of congo this week that is a spread across the border to uganda leading to the death of a 5 year old boy and his grandmother this is the 2nd deadliest abode outbreak in history more than 1400 people have died but the w.h.o.

has decided not to declare an international emergency. in the back of this pickup truck you had body of the polish 2nd victim in uganda at ms embalm who was 50 she passed away hours after her 5 year old grandson he was the 1st to die the family was exposed to a boda while on a visit to neighboring congo i says to myself this was my teeth in a 3rd and in the 3rd. of my 5th year my kids as with shirts c.d.'s is that i'm supposed to go their birth and then death to wear holes in the earth this will fall in the hearth laying on a baby in the woods this is the 2nd deadliest outbreak of ebola in history but this is the 1st time in this outbreak that the virus has crossed borders since

broke out in the democratic republic of congo last august the world health organization says it is not declaring an international emergency. at all. it was the view of the committee that the outbreak is a health emergency in the democratic republic of congo. and the region but it does not meet all the 3 criteria for a public health emergency of international concern. under the i.h.r. under the international health regulations more than 1400 people have died since this outbreak was declared 8 months ago. german marrow elections don't use their track the world's attention but the eastern city of goods suddenly found itself in the intense scrutiny city of the border with poland it's a popular tourist destination it was attracting particular interest and so for the

1st time in germany a candidate representing the far right a.f.d. party is front runner to become men other political parties and toward forces to try and prevent that. sebastian vettel a former police officer and member of the far right populist party a lefty he is running for mayor of gurlitz he's well liked around town and has already won the 1st round of voting that got a lot of people worried. the kind i'm some of you don't have to be scared of you. just look around at the people here at the stairs you can talk to anyone we're not vigilantes we're just regular conservative citizens council moloch on the what if we were but many gurlitz residents disagree they're worried about their city's reputation gurlitz with its beautiful old town attracts many tourists it also has attracted hollywood directors some movies have even been filmed here hotel oh no

martin feeds is worried about how his city will be to see an s a c.h. and of tourist businesses has written an open letter expressing its concern over the a if the candidate although they didn't explicitly name him or his party. buf illusion shorn. we're worried that visitors may be scared off if certain parties get the upper hand when. we feel this way because we've been listening to how visitors are reacting to the current elections it to include a small. businesses think that if the a 15 moves into the town hall the number of tourists may fall at the moment 300000 visitors a year stop by gurlitz. for the 1st time in a if tea party member could become mayor of a german city that could send a powerful message to the rest of the country that's why political parties here in

gurlitz are working together trying to prevent that. the man who has profited most from the current political unrest or supposing candidate octavian or so of the c.d.u. has lived in gurlitz for 30 years nevertheless his opponents accuse the native remaining in of not being a true gurlitt are but now the left and greens are also supporting him with either shown of goodness what is good many we all are looking to gurlitz as a guide for how to deal with the future should we remain open or. proposes. there's more at stake here than just who wins the mayoral election has become a symbol of whether or not the far right is translating its popularity into political power not just in this city but across eastern germany. says if nearly 20 millions primarily by just under 4000 buses and 373

kilometers of metro rail this is delhi and taking public transport there is a challenge it's one that's particularly hard for women with safety and increasing concern delis government has proposed making travel by buses and free for women now this is coming for criticism from some quarters but for the city's working class women it's good news. ready for a day of work. and ronnie dunn owns a living as a cook and indeed in a private home in central debbie. she has to ensure she leaves home on time every morning. a commute involves a 10 minute walk. navigating traffic. in order to catch a bus. she only just makes it today. it's not an easy right. the

bus is absolutely packed there's no air conditioning despite the blistering summer heat. granny is lucky today she actually gets a seat she spends the equivalent of about $15.00 to $17.00 u.s. dollars a month on the tickets it's a hefty sum for her. but randy says the worst part of a daily 45 minute commute is facing rampant had a cement and bully. me. here you face so much sexual harassment men deliberately press up against you the shameless often you don't get a seat male passengers occupy the sates reserved for women and they refuse to budge you have to fight to get it then there are pickpockets there are just so many hassles but i have no choice i have to get to work. but there may actually be a choice women like rani in future. the delhi government says it plans to make all

publicly funded buses as well as the metro free for women. delhi's metro network is often hailed as a game changer in the city's bid to expand public transport. it's a far cry from the bumpy buses on the city's streets. there's even a dedicated compartment for women. it's widely considered the safest mode of transport. but tickets on cheap following fare hikes last year authorities say women now make up just 30 percent of metro commuters that could change if the free rides become a reality the delhi government says its proposal to make public transport free for women would go a long way towards improving their safety in the city the argument is that accessible modes of transport will encourage more women to join the workforce and also allow them access to public spaces dominated by men. but on the streets of

delhi opinions a shop be divided over the move. though you may like it i think it's a good move for women right now so many working women have to pay so much on just commuting. i would really hate i don't believe this is a great decision that is totally arises if you should install c.c.t.v. cameras and stuff like that if it filling please a woman safety nor does making transport free of cost. think it's unfair for men because. they will have to pay more because that woman travelling free for women like rani whether free public transport could be empowering. the 40 year old has never ridden on the metro but she says she would consider joy right. when i get it it's a free of course i'd love to try it it would certainly be the just thing on the bus never having. ronnie's convinced that free rights we definitely get more

women like her out of the home adding to an enhanced sense of safety in numbers. now it may not match the headlines or the levels of gang violence the drug cartels of latin america but it's still the biggest meth production in the world southeast asia is notorious golden triangle this is a region between thailand laos and me and the drugs manufactured in minbari used to be smuggled along the quickest route south but the military crackdown in times nor the jungles block that drugs gangs are turning to alternative route via laos. it's being called a national threat and so time maybe units are out scouring the mekong river for illegal meth transports on their way from my own mom via laos. but the border here is a long one and hard to police often the drugs are smuggled across by poor fisherman

keen to make ends meet and drug gangs are resorting to new ways of evading bianculli. dollars on what they would pay use drones to inspect the area the advancement of technology means drug sellers could inspect the border area to see whether there are soldiers or security forces so they can bring in the drugs. on the land border to last a major security operation is in place. checkpoints where fishes try to hinder the trade in meth destined not only for the club floors of southeast asia's tourist centers but also much closer to home cheap drugs are destroying lives in many rural communities here this man in a remote village near the border says his addiction to pills cost him his money his friends and his health so we have people. i use drugs for around 10 years or you. know and i wanted to quit because i felt so

exhausted and tired but it is so why did you live. and despite intense international anti drug efforts tons of highly addictive crystal meth millions of methamphetamine pills is still making it beyond thailand to other foreign markets. in early june australian officials seized the nation's largest pool of methamphetamine almost 1.8 tons of drugs hidden in stereo speakers and chinese team iraq has all shipped from bangkok. back on the banks of the mekong between thailand and laos. rangers head out to patrol again in another effort to stem the flow of miami meth supply through the golden triangle. this is the route to rob erupted into wild celebrations the whole basketball team

raptors became u.s. team to win the championship he said the champions the golden state warriors in game 6 in california. to series where they're also the 1st canadian team to win a major north american sports title since the toronto blue jays baseball world series . 93. bottom chevy is a rupture of the raptors found lucky she's made it made time to be with us tonight since she was up all night watching the game improve the. d. w. so well to talia for those of us in school and congratulations s'posed for those of us in school and schooled in the ways of the n.b.a. why was this such a big deal well this is a really huge deal for toronto and for canada i mean as someone who was born and

bred in toronto this is a huge deal for us all of my friends back home are going crazy the whole city is just partying they're so excited and it's the 1st time that a non american team has actually won the n.b.a. championship so this is a really big deal for tronto they've only been around or the team rather the raptors only been around for 24 years and they're 21 when you get so it's quite a long time well it's a long time but compared to some of the other teams it's not that time and in this time period they've never come this close to actually winning the close as they ever came was in 2016 when they played the cavaliers and le bron james destroyed them in the eastern conference final so that was the only time they came less. closest and this year was absolutely exceptional. considering that they beat the golden state warriors the golden state warriors are a team who have 6 championships under their belt so considering that they've they've beat steve curry thompson who has sadly injured and in last night's game

and also kevin durant who is on the guns that were is the team this is just something that was unprecedented and i don't think anybody could have predicted that trauma would be. so what was different about this year well i think there are a few things i learned is probably the most important factor and helping them when i mean he was very instrumental in there when he played for senator spurs last year and he was only able to play 9 games due to several really bad injuries that he had so this year the coach of the trainer raptors nick nurse he made sure that collar leonard's time on the court was managed properly so that he wouldn't get any additional repetitive stress injuries and i think the fact that he would only play one game on one game off and he wouldn't play every night of the week was really instrumental in him actually being such a great player this year and delivering and he also had really really great chemistry with some of the other players on tron i mean it's not just how eyeliner

that makes up the trauma rockers you also have kyle lowry you have freddie van vliet you have a cameroon player pascal siac and i think all together as a team they really made it and. thank you so much for talking us through that to get a for me i get a decent night's sleep now thank you thank you for having me. i'm out so was the day as ever the conversation will continue online to find us on twitter at steve w. news at gail don't forget to use the hash tag the day at the shoulder back on monday i'll leave you now with more images of toronto raptors from celebrating the 1st canadian team to win the n.b.a. championship.

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