this hesitantly newsline from berlin pending response the u.s. calls on european allies to join a naval security mission in the persian gulf washington makes a formal request to germany france and britain to secure the strait of hormuz brillant as cautious saying international approach to solving the crisis is essential also coming up remembering the boy who died when he was pushed under a train in frankfurt authorities say the man suspected of the crime will be examined for mental health problems.

only lock it's great to have you along every one the u.s. says formally call to on germany france and britain to help provide security for shipping in the strait of hormuz while the street is a strategic route for about a 5th of the your world so oil relations between a tehran and the west have deteriorated significantly after the u.s. a last year pulled out of a landmark deal designed to a limit iran's nuclear program a recent series of a tit for tat to tanker seizures has ramped up tensions in the region and germany now says it favors a moment see national approach to protecting shipping in the straits of hormuz let's get you now the perspective from. germany and the view from washington and to

do that to help contextualize this u.s. request we've got to team coverage correspondents a kid at our parliamentary studio here in berlin and helena humphrey in washington a very good evening ladies great to have you here with us kate want to give you the 1st word if i may how does the german government view america's request to join a potential future naval security coalition well this request is being hell avail of hello the very much at the moment we've already heard from the head of germany's foreign affairs committee who's also from chancellor angela merkel's conservative c.d.u. policy and he basically ruled out any kind of robust hands on intervention in the region in any u.s. led mission so there's a big sense of reluctance here in berlin right now to join in any mission which

would involve some robust action from germany we also heard earlier today from olaf schultz he's the vice chancellor currently sittin in america or she's on vacation he said that the goal of responsible politicians right now is to approach and observe the situation with a sober and careful attitude so basically right now it's about making sure that they see these tensions that in the gulf do not escalate helen and now this comes after the u.s. so called on nato allies initially to form an international coalition to protect that strategic or strait of hormuz i demand that basically fell on deaf ears. death is perhaps a selective hearing i think it's fair to say now that demand came from moscow the

u.s. acting defense secretary it was essentially his 1st international outing as chief of the pentagon he was speaking there the nato headquarters to his european allies and he called on them 1st to publicly denounce what he called hostile actions from iran and then be part of this international operation to secure the strait of hormuz which of course is a strategic waterway for european allies as well but you know the message sent she from the european allies that immediately was deescalate tensions 1st through diplomatic allies then we can talk and they say that they would facilitate this process all of diplomatic talks where the u.s. to then to see that particular avenue because the main concern of course is that one errant move from the u.s. administration in particular from the u.s. president could see both sides essentially trip into a war which the region and indeed the world can ill afford particularly in light of

that inflammatory rhetoric which we have seen from the u.s. president who has said that he would quote obliterate parts of iran in the past now is to pour into kids is that one of the reasons why german officials might be reluctant to answer the u.s. this call to join that naval coalition. well that certainly is a constant here and it's also worth pointing out that it's very much the view here in berlin that it was the decision in washington to withdraw the u.s. from that iran nuclear deal which has led to the escalation in tensions which we're seeing right now so as far as germany's concerned it's very much working on the resulting issue through diplomatic means and we had again from all our shoulders the vice chancellor saying that he is germany is working very closely with the u.k. and friends to a very important signatories on that in that iran's nuclear deal to try and

resolve these tensions and deescalate deescalate sorry the the situation there right now it's very much about more talks and less action which has been suggested by the u.s. helena is this mission that is now being cobbled up by the trumpet ministration another attempt at this maximum pressure strategy that washington has implemented of iran or is there more to it. i mean i was very much the concern that that would be the optics that european allies would be that involved in a maximum pressure campaign which they have so fiercely criticized of course because you have to look at what that maximum pressure campaign is actually achieved which is not all that much the idea was to get your radians back to the negotiating table on the nuclear deal that hasn't happened so far it's just provoked the are all of iran of course they have breached the terms all of that new

kid deal in terms of the enrichment of uranium of course they've also been involved in those tit for tat moves in terms of the downing of drones a and the seizure of tankers so ultimately it hasn't been successful we've seen significant economic damage in that in terms of those u.s. sanctions on iran but at the end of the day some resolution is needed because of course this strait is of vital importance for well global supply of oil for example a 5th of global supply comes through this very narrow waterway as one as food security as well certainly very vital for food security that to our kids i want to give you the last word 20 seconds if you can can go allin refuse it's most important ally in principle. but it is also worth remembering that any kind of intervention or participation by german military or navy in any kind of

military mission would have to pass through the german bundestag the german parliament with a majority and at the moment there is simply no appetite for any robust activity and engagement in any mission in that region which is led by the us did britney reporting from our parliamentary studios and helen humphrey correspondent in washington d.c. thank you both for your continued coverage. all right want to bring up to speed now with some of the other stories making news around the world. police and protesters have clashed again in hong kong and the latest in a series of demonstrations sparked by the government's attempt to introduce a controversial extradition law protesters have been gathering at a police station where 44 demonstrators were charged with rioting earlier today. students in sudan have taken to the streets of the capital her 2 for a 2nd day after 4 high school students were shot dead during an opposition protest

on monday the country's military government has said the killings were unacceptable while this comes just weeks after the 2 sides agreed to an outline of a power sharing agreement. in syria opposition activists say an overnight airstrike on a market in the town of a really high has killed at least 4 people and injured 20 more opposition leaders have blamed the government for a series of deadly strikes over the past 3 days that have targeted the rebel held town. it's still latest clash in dubai royal family the wife of the ruling shaikh as apply for restraining orders in a london court prince says hey haven't seen her same reportedly fled the emirates earlier this year her husband's lawyers have demanded their return of their children to dubai immediately. here in germany

a memorial service has been held for the young boy who died when he was pushed in front of a train station in the frankfurt on monday prosecutors rather have charged the man with murder and they say he will also be examined by psychiatrist well the case has cost shock across the nation. grief and sympathy at frankfurt central rail station. an 8 year old boy died here after he and his mother were shoved in front of an oncoming train the mother managed to save herself just in time another woman was able to fend off the attacker. this is where the suspect will face the judge on one count of murder and 2 counts of attempted murder. the 40 year old man is himself the father of 3 children in 2006 he left eritrea 1st switzerland where he has an unrestricted residence permit. the german interior minister and heads

of security agencies in berlin gave more details they said the man was long seen as an example of successful integration in switzerland nothing is known yet about his motive the is said to have received psychiatric treatment in 2019 and then a few days ago this incident. according to the swiss police. suspect last raised the alarm on july 25th in switzerland when he threatened his neighbor with a knife but. he threatened to kill her. and he also strangled her and tried to learn he locked her in her apartment and fled from this west saw that as grounds to put out a nationwide arrest warrant for him to face. the suspect traveled from basle to frankfurt. after a series of violent offenses in recent weeks german interior minister horst as

a whole for wants more surveillance at train stations. is that the call for more police officers still does not mean there will be complete security. policy we urgently need increased police presence and i've been saying this since i took office we can't mere police presence. but 1st people in germany and the mourners here in frankfurt are waiting for an answer what motivated the perpetrator to commit such a horrific crime. it's the dispute over equal pay in u.s. soccer has taken a new twist after the national federation said it had found that players from the women's national team had been paid more than their male counterparts in recent years in march the women's team started legal action against the federation they've

described the findings as quote a ruse. the u.s. national team has dominated the women's game for decades a 4th world's high school proof of that but their success in france came amid a pay dispute with their own federation headed by this man carlos caldera even during homecoming celebrations earlier this month the calls for equal pay were never far away i the players assuming the federation i think gender and pay discrimination the federation having focused on supporting the team during the tournament has now responded in an open letter code terry said it's over an 8 year period the women were paid $34100000.00 compared to $26400000.00 for the men the reason unlike the men the women get a base salary of $100000.00 per year the men have to rely on bonuses alone their core dero admits these can be larger. the women's team has constantly been more

successful than the men who failed to even qualify for the last world cup they say their requests to have performance based pay the same as the man was refused in a statement their spokesperson said it was quote a sad attempt by the federation to quell the tide of supports the u.s. women's national team has received. this team has proved their win is on the pitch but to choose sides in the dispute now heading for mediation a big battle off it is looming large. and are running out of the top stories there we're tracking a for you this hour the united states has called on europe it's a help protect shipping in the straits of hormuz washington has made a formal request to germany france and britain to provide security berlin says an international approach to solving the crisis is essential plus of people have been

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