oh you know. stuart september 18th on d w. this is deja news live from berlin u.s. president donald trump tweets that the u.s. is locked and loaded after drone strikes damaged major oil facilities in saudi arabia american officials blame iran even though who feel rebels in yemen claim responsibility for oil prices jumped 19 percent at market opening before dropping later also on the show. a landmark election in tunisia counting is underway after

voters went to the polls in snap presidential elections the vote is seen as a potential model of peaceful political transition in the north african country. and if we look at how hong kong ex-pats living here in berlin are showing solidarity with the protest movement gripping their hometown. unexposed or welcome to the program oil prices briefly surged a whopping 19 percent as asian markets opened after weekend attacks on saudi arabia's oil infrastructure twin drone strikes cut the kingdom's output by a half earlier u.s. president donald trump hinted at a potential military response to the attacks. tweeted there is reason to believe that we know the culprit we are locked and loaded depending on verification but are

waiting to hear from the kingdom. but somebody has already claimed responsibility to the rebels based in yemen however the u.s. claims there is no evidence that the attack was launched there and instead blames iran for his part iran's president hassan rouhani suggested the u.s. was being hypocritical your vision for the usual match americans instead of confessing that they have presence in the region or. in syria in yemen and other areas has been problematic. they accuse the countries of the region. and for more on this story we're joined by adnan tablets or by a middle east analyst based in dusseldorf and thanks for joining us who's the rebels in yemen say they did it but the u.s. accuses iran but it denies any role what's the american motivation here

just the messaging coming from d.c. is the continuation of the maximum pressure complete which isn't essence says that iran is responsible for literally all the ills in the region but obviously also security in the region so that is i think 1st and foremost the motivation behind well the secretary of state might when he leaned you are right after. looking forward who think rebels threatened more attacks can saudi arabia protect itself. well i think this is a behind indelicate situation for the kingdom that it felt it was safe under the u.s. and brother patrick missile systems for these it has to be carried out regardless and in its scope and magnitude i think these attacks happen unprecedented so it's going to be very difficult and delicate indeed for the for the kingdom to also think about how to respond how to prevent further such attacks and i think the u.s.

will have to in fact ensure to protect the kingdom more effectively the u.s. has not ruled out a strike against iran's oil field what do you think the risk of a regional conflict is with washington playing a big military role or. i guess what we have been seeing particularly since may this year in iran started to in fact have some deniable action here and there i think both the u.s. and iran will continue. operations that are not necessarily attributable easily so i don't see a major escalation between iran and us going into open conflict but events like this where in fact that with these have been behind it but iran might have been supportive of it and similar attacks in retaliation be it in syria or in iraq in lebanon great iranian as it's our it these things will probably continue to happen

and that makes it dangerous because the entire region will be affected ok middle east analyst atlanta have a tough guy thanks for that. pleasure w.'s washington correspondent all over salat says the presidential tweet has not in fact made trump's policy objectives any clearer. president trump's twitter threat is causing confusion the pentagon reportedly urging restraint and observers actually believe the firing of hawkish security advisor john bolton would pave the way for a more conciliatory tone president trump's tweet retching tensions with iran once again his plans of negotiating with iran's president rouhani are becoming more realistic while a new war is clearly not in the president's interest it also becomes obvious that the u.s. is lacking a strategy on the middle east and that puts both countries in a dangerous position due to abuse oversell in washington and now to some of the

other stories making news around the world turkish president air to one is preparing to host the leaders of russia and iran for talks on syria ankara wants to prevent any escalation of fighting in neighboring syria which could lead to more refugees entering turkey the e.u. is concerned that a new wave of refugees could prompt turkey to scrap a fragile migration. nearly $50000.00 workers for the u.s. auto giant general motors are set to go on strike monday union leaders say the industrial action will go ahead even as more wage talks are planned it's expected to be the 1st nationwide strike in the auto industry in more than a decade. it's widely viewed as a test of one of the world's youngest democracies accounting is under way in the 1st round of tunisia's presidential election the country was the birthplace of the arab spring and this is the 2nd time voters have had a chance to choose their leader in free and fair elections but the country's

electoral commission says turnout was low at just 45 percent. $26.00 names are on the ballot paper though only $24.00 candidates are standing to withdrew from the race just days ago to support a former rival ahead of the poll there was no clear front runner among the most prominent of the hopefuls usef shahad who served as prime minister since 2016 are. media mogul now bill patrie who is in prison on suspicion of tax evasion and money laundering before official results are out currently spokesman already said he'd made it through to the 2nd round. as has come he said he did conservative law professor told to his he and radio that an exit poll showed he had made it to the 2nd round whatever the eventual outcome this election has huge symbolic value is the only country that emerged from the arab

spring uprisings at the beginning of the 2010s with a peaceful transition to democracy high unemployment and inflation have left many voters frustrated that polling stations many voters said preserving this democracy was their top concern. for 81 years old and this is my 1st time. did they really have i am very happy to take part in this free election that we could not have imagined happening in the 1950 s. sixty's seventy's or even in the 1980 s. . it is a nightmare my daughter must learn in her youth the importance of voting so that when she grows up she will have pride in her country and love her country what's to come will be better god willing. from them but. this election is important because we are now in a different phase one we've been dreaming of for years so this is very important we

hope whoever is elected will be up to the challenge. if there is no one out right when our voters will decide who will be tunis he is next president in the 2nd round of elections probably to be held next month. pro-democracy demonstrators in hong kong have defied a police baton and taken to the streets again riot police fired tear gas and used water cannon to disperse the crowds the protest descended into violence when some hard core activists tried to attack the city's main government place. meanwhile hong kong and germany are calling on people to support the movement there collecting people's stories and sharing them with people here in berlin. reporter hanks when we went to listening. we were retreating. but i looked back again and i saw the officers are ready willing hit their patents on him. his head

was covered in blood it was that it yes they cost here tension leading to diarrhea . these are not their own stories nor is this hong kong living in berlin these hong kong as a sharing was purchased as from 8000 kilometers away i have experienced in 1st person the call themselves storyteller as their aim to share the more personal side of the demonstrations. what are you offering and international media have been reporting on the protests a lot. but they don't cover the individual stories behind the masks of the protestors. but these tales draws closer to home home home home our car that's why we want to share them with foreigners. 20 to 4500 by kate hire quantum's on the stories least based on news articles interviews and popular posts on forums organizers say it is impossible to do fact checking for all

the stories that many of their relatives have shared very similar experiences in my life i know i get all worried every time i see the clashes happening instead of just watching the clips holeman crying i think it's better to come out and do whatever we can approach. after listening to the stories so many all the ins say they are moved by the protests to scurry each. it's a terrible story for their kids to be caught up in something so wrong. with so much violence but i think it's important. that everybody's participating when you live in europe and the european press u.s. kind of stuff you often forget about the rest of the world so it's i'm always interested to hear about what happens in other parts of the world with purchase just in hong kong vowing to continue their fight for democracy these experts say

they will also keep standing while sitting in solidarity with bear hometown. alexander von humboldt was an explore a scientist and ecological visionary and german polymath made a lasting mark in latin america he was the 1st european to explore and describe the geography and the biodiversity of the region now. the 250th anniversary of his birth is being celebrated by international artists at the humboldt forum in berlin . alexander von humboldt is celebrated in a projection on the facade of berlin tumbled from the universal genius traveled around the globe most famously to latin america his discoveries more than 200 years ago are still important and science politics and art today including for this colombian performance group alexander for whom gold.

alexander from home made a great contribution to human knowledge and to the geography of the americas. because the scientific vision that he defended has become universal knowledge. into. humboldt was a supreme that worker who felt at home in many branches of the arts and sciences from biology to physics and from botany to politics and he was always interested in exploring new cultures and fresh ways of looking at the world. we all learned that we as humans are more connected to each other then we are separated and if that message can be communicated up to home bought for him it's because home what was the pioneer who taught people that even centuries ago. a group of artists and computer programmers from peru use virtual reality to experience home both obsession with measuring everything and then attempt to find out everything without

missing a thing. it all doesn't look a start up but i think that approach impacts us nowadays with phenomena like globalization and the internet which connects us all. something that is related to the holistic nature of humboldt's philosophy. on the phone. live discussion between navas of best and berlin allows participants to exchange the different points of view across borders and international exchange which would have loved the conversation centers on how to continue humboldt's legacy today everything is interaction was humbled central statement about nature and the world i created that couldn't be more topical today and which was still a hot topic for the many people who attended tumbles 250th birthday and belin. and coming up after the break it's the bundesliga with max marrow match day 4 is in the can in freiburg managed to stay in the mix at the top when they battled

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