our mission, ah, to analyze the fight for market dominance. east versus with business beyond ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin could german may time soon be on their way to ukraine. poland says it is prepared to send the leopard 2 times to the front line, even without berlin's permission. and germany's foreign minister says berlin words stand in its way, but that still no word from the chancellor. also coming up

e foreign ministers meet to discuss further sanctions on iran. them, it pulls to brand iran, revolutionary gods, a terrorist organization. and in the bundis league, or if adult men thrill the home fans as they return from the wind of britain to break. so when a 7 go match with ah, i manuscripts, mccann, and welcome to the program. we begin with signs of movement on the issue of where the ukraine will receive german made battle tanks. germany's foreign minister on alina bab bulk says berlin won't stand in the way of poland. sending its leopard 2 tanks to keep a ukraine has long requested the tanks to bolster its defenses against russia's assault. many has so saw held back from supplying the tanks and his even blocks

other allies from doing so. 3rd, countries need berlin's approval to export these tanks. that poland is indicating that it is prepared to send them even if there is no agreement with germany. i'm from or we can speak to the italian political correspondent, thomas sparrow. thomas, it seems, germany's foreign minister and its chancellor may have conflict. conflicting a views regarding tank deliveries to ukraine and that is not necessarily unusual in a 3 party coalition. when it comes to deciding on very important issues, like allowing those tanks to be sent to ukraine. but it is a sign undoubtedly of the fact that there is a big discussion within the german government, within german government officials as to what the best way forward is. it is also at the same time what we've just heard from the foreign minister there,

that there is a sign that it's moving in the right direction. as far as germany's allies are concerned, when it comes to that delivery, or at least when it comes to germany, accepting that 3rd country such as poland, consent those tanks to ukraine. now we still haven't heard from the german chancellor as such, there is a lot of criticism against the german chancellor. but we can, we can say from these latest statements that we've heard is on the one hand that the debate is a very big one in the german government. on the other hand, that there are some signs that germany is indeed moving towards accepting those tanks to be delivered to ukraine. ok, so there isn't, isn't it? but can you explain to us why there is this reluctance to send these tanks? well, there it is, difficult sometimes to understand what the german chancellor in particular believes or how he acts. and that's one of the reasons, by the way, why some of germany's allies are concerned have been critical of germany stands. you can understand this on the one hand,

by germany's longstanding reluctance to send tanks and other weapons to was owens a reluctance by the way, started to change after the beginning of the war in ukraine. but that is a change that has only been moving slowly, that is a difficult change to make here in germany. on the other hand, german officials have stressed on various occasions. they also stress that by the way, last week, during a meeting with their allies, that they would 1st like to coordinate with the ally that they need more information that they want to have basically, all elements on the table before making a decision. those who view that positively say that germany is really being careful with decisions. those who are critical of the way the german government has been acting say that basically the german government. and in particular, the german chancellor being very reluctant at a time when they should be showing more leadership when it comes to sending those tanks to ukraine. so you've talked about the pressure that charlotte says under the criticism that is being directed his way. is this drawn out debates seriously

affecting germany standing among its allies? it is indeed affecting germany's standing, especially among those who are very critical of the way germany has managed this situation about the lack of communication when it comes to the chancellor about these differing opinions when it comes to officials about the fact that germany has not been really quick when it comes to making decisions. by the way, this is not something new. we've had a similar debate in the past with other deliveries to ukraine. and that's the reason why germany's allies, poland, especially now, but also other allies, are really looking very closely, very carefully at how germany will act when it comes to authorizing these deliveries. we're talking not only about the tanks that germany has in its own stocks. so the times the germany could deliver directly, but also the fact that germany has to authorized 3rd countries like poland, if they want to send their own tanks, because essentially this tanks are german mate. thomas, thanks so much for that. let's d w political correspondent,

thomas spera reporting there. now e u foreign ministers are meeting in brussels to discuss further aid for ukraine and fresh sanctions against russia. the foreign affairs ministers meeting comes against the backdrop of the possible western tank deliveries to ukraine. the ministers will also be discussing punitive measures against the iranian regime. it's brutal cracked down on and see government protested. and for more on that we can speak to d. w. special correspondent abraham, who is in brussels and following the meeting of the e foreign ministers for us. i have, we can talk 1st about the, the ukraine conflict, which is dominating these talks in brussels. what, what can we expect from the meeting today? absolutely. at the ukraine war is the absolute dominant topic on the agenda. we're expecting that the ukranian foreign minister will be joining the meeting via

satellite connection where he will update the foreign ministers on the situation on the ground in ukraine, which has, you know, it's been brutal since the beginning of the war. but in the past weeks we've seen devastating images coming out of towns like denise pro. and so he will be updating the foreign ministers on the situation on the ground. there will also, we're expecting a discussion on president link zalinski 10 point piece plan, which includes the proposals lake are creating a special tribunal for russia to, to be prosecuted for alleged war crimes, but also the securing of nuclear facilities. we're also going to, obviously be, you know, the, the discussion on tank delivery that thomas just mentioned will also be present on the agenda. of course, the decision has to come from the german chancellor, but as a german foreign minister and alina burbock has signaled that germany will not be

sending in the way of other countries. for example, like poland to deliver these, these tanks, that there might be a discussion on the delivery or further weapons to ukraine. we're seeing germany here at this meeting under quite a lot of pressure. for example, this morning, the estonian foreign minister, seeing that germany is the engine of, of europe. and as such, under many germany carries a very special responsibility to move forward and not to not to not to stall on this issue if you will. ok, so you kind domination the meeting, but of course also on the foreign ministers agenda are a fresh round of sanctions against the iranian regime. just last week the european parliament called on e u. member states to label iran's revolutionary gods as a terrorist group. so we're going to take a closer look at this branch of the iranian armed forces. now, and i will come back to you in just a moment. the home of the founder of modern day iran and its religious government

in flames. youth versus old age. and the people versus the state that state is made up of the elite revolutionary guards who control most of the economy and security. and the clerics lead by supreme leader, ayatollah hammond nay, who make the rules. the regime has long blamed the west for its troubles, including the latest round of protests. kiddo guzman, why did the enemies, why did america and the zionist regime, conspire against our nation, our country, and our revolution? and create these riots? as the supreme leader said, our country is advancing and the enemies don't want our country to make progress. oh, the protesters don't seem to be buying it. the brutality of the security services, the corruption of the revolutionary guards,

the decline in living standards as the country strains under sanctions. all feed into a rejection of the ruling classes. and the authorities seem split on what to do about it. there were announcements that the dreaded morality police would be shut down. and the law requiring women to wear had job be relaxed. but it's unclear if either has happened. meanwhile, the executions of protesters have spurred fresh outrage. death to the dictator, the crowd shouts, not death to america as the regime would prefer. and it's not just young women and students getting involved. these auto workers walked off the job to support the demonstrations. no one knows if or when a reckoning is coming for the guards and the clerics, but the states brutality has guaranteed that the divisions will not go away any

time soon. so i can you tell us more about the iran sanctions that the e ministers will be discussing today? what we know that it's it will be focused on, on individuals and entities. we're hearing that some 3030 or more individual entities. and individuals and entities will be added to the list of sanctions. but really, we're looking still in the area of sanctions, not a classification of the revolutionary guard corps as a terrorist organization, as the european parliament has, has voted a in strasburg last week before there were thousands who had come to the parliament to protest in support of the iranian people, what you really the sense that you get here is that i'm the, the, the foreign ministers want to support some of the iranian people to show a,

to show a message of support. but they're not quite ready to for the classification of a terrorist organization. we heard the for it french foreign minister saying that the iranian regime is holding its people hostage. and that there has to be a stance taken against that. and of course, there are continuous concerns about it runs support of russia in its aggression on ukraine. laura, i think he does need a lease special correspondent, i abraham in brussels. ok, we can take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the well today in pakistan, tens of millions of people were left without electricity, often nationwide power outages. early on monday, officials blamed a quote, major breakdown of the national grid. power is back on in some parts of the country, but the energy minister said it could take at least 12 hours to restore supply to the whole country. turkish president,

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now endorsement, escape this roller coaster ride of 7 goals. on top is a fair reminder of our top story today. poland says it will ask the german government for approval to send its jasmine made battle thanks to ukraine, but as it is prepared to ship the latter 2 tanks without permission. so far, germany is held back from sending them authorizing other nato countries to do the same so we have time for chris cobra. has your business news up next. american mckennan. thank you for watching a lot of contrast of ambitions of inequality. 75 years ago. mahatma gandhi peacefully led the country to independence.