a much younger life. more than twenty years of intelligence service profits of the soviet union. feel these choices on forty. the headlines for you now i hear about britain and america's leaders get together to discuss getting out of afghanistan to hit the basketball court first london has been washington's main ally in the conflict midst of a turnaround says people want an end game. and iran brushes off claims by the u.n. nuclear watchdog it's trying to raise evidence of explosives testing to keep the site israel's threats of attack. criticism from eastern citizens.

the new rules against overspenders takes effect hungary getting its funding slashed although some leeway is given to spain but the region's followers say they're the ones getting the force of the overzealous take. the next we hear why sanctions and threats of military action don't work when it comes to solving the radian nuclear dispute. i'm joined by john baron a british member of parliament and the only member of the conservative party to vote against taking military action in libya john thanks as being to r.t. you now you recently put forward a motion to the house of parliament urging the government to rule out military action in iran and you say that move would be counterproductive why is that but i think it would it's not only naive but it's illogical it's naive because the policy of force has clearly failed the policy of saber rattling and sanctions has not

worked they are yesterday's promises iran is not going to be deterred from pursuing its nuclear program but it's also in logical because we're keeping an option on the table which clearly inflames the situation people know that it's would be a disaster if we pursue that option of force it's not working the iranians have turned our mind against it but at the same time it's an option that actually as they say inflame the situation and makes peaceful outcome less likely your motion though was almost unanimously rejected clearly people feel iran may strike first in a region why should we believe that well i don't know whether they think iran could strike first but they feel that they're not should be kept on the table because that you you know it is i suppose in there if you sensible the options are left on the table that you don't narrow your options when it comes to negotiations but i

take a different view i think by taking the option off the table we in the short term reduce tensions which is what we want there's already talk of you know perhaps over the next few months that israel is considering a military strike it reduces the option short on the chance and short of a potential accident inflaming a conflict like for example how the shooting down of the river on their six five. but longer term by taking that option off the table it i think increases the chance of a peaceful outcome and perhaps gives us time to reflect on what is desperately needed here which is a fresh approach or it isn't britain justified in keeping this option on the table and given iran's defiance and aggressive rhetoric well the forget there's been if you like defiance by both sides i mean both sides of this and i'm talking about the international community here generally both sides of missed opportunities to better relations between the two one can think of for example immediately after nine

eleven iran was one of the first to actually strove solidarity with the us in contrast to many in the middle east st also in the early stages of the afghan war iran made approaches what was their reward to be classed as part of the axis of evil by president bush and that led to very directly to the removal of the reformist and moderate president khatami so i think it's fair to say there's been a pushing just missed both sides and that is why no one is calling for a more balanced approach to this because of the movement of iran have simply been painted as a sort of illegitimate. difficult country to deal with when as i say there's been optioned dismissed on both sides is an element of truth and now they happen quite the belligerent they've had the chance to come to the negotiating table and they haven't and yes i would agree with that i think they were wrong for example to. turn their back on president obama's initial overtures if you like and i don't deny

that i think you know let's be absolutely clear about this i'm not an apologist for iran's human rights record for their sponsoring of state terrorism overseas for many other aspects of the regime the point i'm making is that we've got to view and judge this in a balanced way and there have been opportunities as they must by both sides. what has happened and was developed is this. almost game of brinksmanship threats and camp threats so if and the west does take this option military action off the table would that not be giving iran the upper hand it oh let's let's look at the facts the policy of saber rattling and sanctions have clearly failed i mean if you want one example of that iran is now toying with what is actually bringing forward the all liberal that was imposed by the e.u. certainly bringing it forward when it comes to france and the u.k. and i think we've got to be we've got to look back and realize that. the nuclear program has been a stated objective of the iranian state for quite

a while and we're going back decades they see it as a means of expressing their power within the region state this is important in the region we underestimate the importance of status in the region the reason saddam hussein for example is that did not deny the existence of the is because it was in his in his interest not to do so so i think you have to be realistic the present policy is a failed a present policy is a heightening tensions what we want is now to pull back from any chance of military conflict and take a fresh look at the situation and adopt a fresh approach which i think should include an implicit recognition or at least the offer of an oppressive recognition of iran's status as a regional superpower iran's preemption of that oil embargo and the sanctions does that mean they have backfired some are britain and france i'm not sure that backfired you don't impose sanctions unless you know that you can see it through i think what they do show there is is that iran is absolutely intent on her nuclear

program and her bringing these sanctions or the deadlines forward i think is a clear example of that you know i think i think we've got to be very clear. sanctions saber rattling failed i think we all know that a military strike was about israel or anybody else would be a disaster for the region if you might iran and fury it would not be. even the u.s. defense secretary of state it may delay matters for a year may you know if iran has her heart set on a nuclear program she will not be deterred she hasn't been a military strike will encourage her to do so for all those reasons it would be disaster therefore let's be realistic as to the option off the table try to foster better relations better engage with iran and do what nixon did to the try and he is basically in six years and some of it is i'm not deny the reality of iran's power and what you know accept the argument that if iran is allowed to continue with its

nuclear program i'm touched to uninhibited then it will promote some kind of nuclear arms race in that region i think you've got to first of all look at the evidence the latest a report that there is in my view new smoking gun there is new clear substantial evidence of a nuclear weapons program over a decision to pursue one so after iraq i think we've got to be very very careful circumstantial evidence i'm afraid is not good enough and we went to war in iraq on a false premise as it turned out before we even think about going down this road we want to see substantial evidence on it and secondly even if you accept that they're developing a nuclear weapons program i for one do not buy the argument that it's going to lead to some sort of nuclear arms race in the region there is no evidence to suggest that iran is any more irrational than any other member of the existing nuclear club

the fear about their rhetoric and the loss of course lives have rhetoric president bush's axis of evil for example is rhetoric russia has come out with rhetoric many other countries have come out with rhetoric what is important is actions not words and you know there is no evidence suggest that the theory of nuclear deterrent should not end there to this region as it does to other parts of the world after all india in practice. have been a war the show restraint i'm afraid there's only one country in the world there's actually used nuclear weapons and israel's recent rhetoric around the option of military action has been at least if not more aggressive than iran and so why are they allowed to do it if iran is not well i you know i happen to believe and i and i don't believe in the way we should balance in the region but i do believe you know you can understand the really and for you that there is sort of double standards to a certain extent israel has developed nuclear weapons so we are so we understand it

is not a signature of the n.p.t. iran is a signature of the n.p.t. and yet is going through this very very intense scrutiny with implied threats as well and i think there's a we've got to be very careful to show a balance in our approach which comes back to the original discussion we're having about the need for that balance when discussion discussing the issue of germany is it really balance though to allow iran to arm itself nuclear weapons well as i said we come back to the evidence business let's examine the evidence so you point me to the substantive evidence of that i have failed to see it our former directors and director generals of the i have said they cannot see this stance of evidence so i think we have to be very very careful here we do not want to make the same mistake we made in iraq where on the basis of secret intelligence and circumstantial evidence we basically went to war in a false premise or could we see a rerun of that i think there is

a danger of war you know the rhetoric is building up i mean there is you know the annual condemnation of iraq is is you get used to it after a while but this time around you certainly seem to be ratcheting up the rhetoric and that where is mary and you know we're now talking about the human rights records of iran and the sponsoring a state terrorism overseas i mean this is the this is very bad august. but is not the reason for it cannot justify war it cannot justify military intervention so we've got to make sure we keep a check on this certainly given what happened in iraq and how it was shown to be founded on a false premise and why our british m.p.'s so keen to keep this option of military action with iran on the table i think that the vast majority of m.p.'s here don't want to make the same mistake twice but. i personally think that they are wrong for the view that you keep an option on the table which in my view only heightens the tensions and is having no effect whatsoever and i think that what should

happen that all because we need to look forward and it is noble just taking an option on the table i think that's the solution i think what we need to do is what . the u.s. did in the sixty's and seventy's with china in the one nine hundred sixty years of u.s. influence in asia was on the brain china was beginning to flex her muscles and president nixon did not deny the reality of chinese power in gauge the visit took everybody by surprise but it was the right decision at the time it was at the finding of movement and what the u.s. must do it was put behind it and that is the towards iran which sort of. but defines this crisis. try to better engage and realize and offer implicit recognition of iran's status as a regional super power and the reason why the u.s. is the elephant in the room here in my view is that israel will not strike us which washington. agrees. for a whole host of reasons including the fact that there is

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free risk free stews tied free. phone free blogs can plug in video for your media projects and free media. time. serious turmoil has been a bear on our t.v. screen. mostly yeah but it's claimed some networks are twisting events stand out of syria t.v. charm is accused of staging shots to shape the opinions they're often. written on america's leaders get together to discuss getting out of afghanistan to hit the possible cold first london has been washington's may now live in the conflict prime minister david cameron says people want an end game. and iran brushes off claims by the u.n. nuclear watchdog that it's trying to raise evidence of explosives testing i think

the military side of israel's threats are trying to still stand it's quite loud criticism from its own citizens. will set out with all the sport. well i won't come along much of the world of sports here's what we've got coming up the. seventh heaven by munich sets a champions league record as they beat after st paul's all seven mil on their way to the quarter finals of europe's premie a competition. a tough challenge to moscow also look to reach the last eight as a name and since these men travel to spanish giants royal madrid with the tie perfectly poised to run one. easy does its maria sharapova sweep since of the last eight of the indian wells open and then he drops three games in the process and now faces compassionate maria kirilenko in the course of finals. who

starts with a champions league and it's turning out to be a record breaking year for the competition on tuesday german club prague munich and last say from france both took their place in the quarterfinals well a week after barcelona hit seven passed by leverkusen a win this link aside handed out a crushing of their eyes while i was having a one nil deficit against swiss side f.c. and in some style striker mario gomez scored four times not quite matching really in a lesson five goals of six days ago the seven they'll win seven one an aggregate is the biggest ever single victory in the knockout stages in the competitions history well despite the victory dutchman r. and robin who opened the scoring doesn't believe his side should now be favorites to lift the trophy. and i wouldn't go so far as to say we're favorites to win the champions league title and some good seems next and we'll face a strong opponent in the quarter final against france to wait for the draw the last

two games have boosted our confidence and we'll have to build on that. on meanwhile there was late drama in italy where truth. thousand and ten when is into milan have been knocked out on away goals by french club marsay the italians were also looking to overturn a one nil deficit from the past leg and levelled the tie in the seventy fifth minute free diego of brazilian striker brandow scored the right away goal in injury time there was still enough left on the clock for enter to level the tie or not who gets it was too little too late as ross a reached the last day for the first time in nineteen years. meanwhile it tonight in the competition says carr moscow will be looking to cause an upset when they travel to the spanish capital to take on the lead the giants are nine times european cup winners round with red the russian premier league side travel to the ground about level at one one after punters run bloom's injury time equaliser in moscow three weeks ago that after cristiana rinaldo had to chose

a ring as man one up on the night warmed up for this match with a one one draw with the now moscow at the weekend a game in which say you don't be a scored his twenty fifth goal of the season manager he won't be able to call on the injured martins are laced japanese matilda kazuki honda could be available again after a thigh injury. claims three. skinny sister please a very experienced with a gold league meeting which is at different levels much so our main goal is to reach the last eight stage of chilcot sleek cannot figure out the result was no local interest. in the kitchen. meanwhile english premier league side chelsea have it all to do in their time with napoli at stamford bridge they trailed three one heading into the second leg since the defeat in italy they've sacked manager andre glasgow us meaning this is reportedly retired first taste of champions league football as a manager. i think we will in the. gratefulness and tonight

we will leave a little flock as well because in the cup competition. you need it you need to just surf the little bit of luck that makes you go through. personally will be a problem moment but more than anything we just want to do well for the flop and no support to stand and want team to show a very passionate performance and try to turn this around the street around well elsewhere in england the merseyside bragging rights have gone to liverpool after they won the darby with rivals level ten by three goals to nil thanks to steven gerrard patrick the reds captain led by example scored once in the first half and twice in the second it's not for us and as the side dobby they have tricks and in rush back in one thousand nine hundred eighty two it was the perfect response from little both who lost their last three going into the guy they remain seventh or the result ensure there was no happy anniversary for everton boss david moyes it was celebrating ten years in charge of a tough race. now in tennis russia. has breezed into the course of arnold of the

indian wells open in california she beat her italian opponent roberta vinci in straight sets six two six one it was a straightforward victory for the number two seed who now meets compadre maria kirilenko in the last eight days south carolina being another russian driver on the day reports claimed that a tribe or as of now she applied for u.s. citizenship the twenty nine year old who was born in moscow has settled in florida and described it described it is the perfect place to play tennis. meanwhile in the men's draw rafael nadal and roger federer a close second for into the quarterfinals of dalby patrick marcel two dollars six one six four places in prayer alexander told a poll over the next round all third seed federer came from a sec down to be canadian. close the cones asked six seven six two six four

the final one sixteen time grand slam winner now makes thomas baluchi ligi had a rule carved right off the russian nicholai president pulled out for illness. now in the n.b.a. the houston rockets have claimed a narrow one hundred four one hundred three away victory and i call home reese hope the home a city thunder trip to the fourth quarter well oklahoma where one hundred two ninety one ahead with just three minutes to go for the hosts managed to squander their eleven points advantage over the visitors eventually took it really with a three pointer from courtney a one hundred full one hundred three with the second remaining moments later kevin durant's can lead the thunder with twenty eight points did have the chance to save the day and steal the win but missed a jump shot in the closing seconds the rockets one one hundred four one hundred three that was in their second victory in the last eight games. let's move it to the ice now when the playoffs regular season a run is up scar have taken

a one nil lead in the quarter final series against that lantz this impinges black team one game one confident fashion as they school for unanswered goals against them moscow region rivals going to take place on thursday also in some places but will demand the moscow also want to laugh in their best of seven series against h.c. torpedo all legs and all the x. men one thanks to a solitary goal from star guy soaring. in the meantime the eastern conference semifinals get underway later on wednesday where double guarin top job. series on telly having games regular season winners trapped all in the other encounter i would guard not be the rules gets almost. now finally after game week thirty four in the russian premier li it's as you were in the championship group was all four matches and in a draw the top eight teams i knew managed to score goals between them going on we're all scored in the relegation group and here they all lost sit back and enjoy

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