thanks for being with us of past the hour here's a quick recap of your headlines syria's turmoil has been laid bare on our t.v. screens for more than a year but it's claimed some networks are twisting events their guitars al-jazeera t.v. channel is accused of staging shots to shape the opinions thereafter. and america's leaders get together to discuss a getting out of afghanistan but hit the basketball court first london has been washington's main ally in the conflict but prime minister david cameron says people

now want and again. and iran brushes off claims on the un nuclear launch that it's trying to erase evidence of explosives testing at a key terrorist cyc by israel's threats of a challenge i still stand in this fight loud criticism from its own citizens and next up we hear why sanctions and threats of military action don't work when it comes to solving the iranian 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 for speaking to r.t. you know you recently put forward a motion to the house of parliament urging the government to rule out military action in iran you say that move will 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 policy of saber rattling and sanctions has not worked they are yesterday's partner says 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 influenced 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 i say it inflames 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 shouldn't we believe that well i don't know where 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 their view sensible that at 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 our chances short of a potential accident inflaming a conflict like for example another shooting down of a river on their six five four. i 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 but isn't britain justified in keeping this option on the table given iran's defiance and aggressive rhetoric well difficult there's been if you like defiance by both sides i mean both sides have missed and i'm talking about the international community here generally both sides have 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 show 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 across and qatar so i think it's fair to say there's been a pushing just missed both sides and that is by no one is calling for a more balanced approach to this because of the movement with iran or simply being painted as a sort of illegitimate. difficult country to deal with and as i say there's been an option does mr on both sides is a number an element of truth in that although they have been quite the polluter and 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 or for state terrorism overseas or for many other aspects of the regime the point i'm making is that we've got to view and judge this in the balance where in there have been opportunities as they describe both sides. what has happened was developed is this. almost game of brinkmanship threats and camp threats so if and the west does take this action military action off the table would that not be giving iran the upper hand it well 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 it or it is actually bringing forward the all in pocket 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 that we're going back decades they see it as a means of expressing their power within the regional states as is important in the region we underestimate the importance of status in the region the reason saddam hussein for example is to not deny the existence of the un d. 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 the 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 appropriate recognition of iran's status as a regional superpower iran's preemption of that oil embargo and the sanctions does that mean they've backfired somewhat 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 that is is that iran is absolutely intent on her nuclear program and her bringing these sanctions all 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 is about israel or anybody else would be a disaster for the region if we can unite iran and fury it would not. even the us defense secretary said 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 and 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 chinese basically in sixes and sevens there isn't

a not deny the reality of iran's power in washington seventy argument that if iran is allowed to continue with its nuclear program and touch to uninhibited then it will promote some kind of nuclear arms race in that region i think we've got to first of all look at the evidence and the latest i am a report there is in my view new smoke and there is new clear some stand to everton it's a nuclear weapons program or 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 i mean 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. 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 of our rhetoric and the loss of close allies 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 terrorism should not end there to this region as it does to other parts of the world after all india impacted. in a war machine nuclear 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 why they allowed to do if iran is not well you know i happen to believe and i and i . believe in the you know we should balance in the region but i do believe you know you couldn't understand the reasoning and for you that there is sort of double standards to a certain extent over israel have 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 got to be very careful to show a balance in our approach which comes back to the original question we were having about the need for that balance when discussion discussing the issue in general is it really balance those who allow iran to arm itself with nuclear weapons well as i said we come back to the evidence business and let's examine the evidence that you point to me the substantive evidence of that i have failed to see it our former directors and director generals of the i a e a have said they cannot see this and stand through the 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 promise could we see a rerun of that i think there is a danger of what you know the rhetoric is building up i mean there is you know the annual condemn nation 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 it's me and you know we're now talking about the human rights records of iran and the sponsoring of state terror state terrorism overseas i mean this is this is very bad over. it is not a reason for it cannot justify war it cannot justify military intervention so we've got to make sure we keep a check on the survey given what happened in iraq and how it was shown to be founded on a false premise why are 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 from 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 there are because we need to look forward to use nope i'm just taking an option on the table if we can 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 is u.s. influence in asia was on the wane china was beginning to flex muscles president nixon did not deny the reality of chinese power in gauge the visit took everybody by surprise because it was the right decision at the time it was a defining moment and what the u.s. must do it was put behind it and it is them towards iran which sort of. 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 and

which of washington. agrees on for a whole host of reasons including the fact that there is a question mark over the military capability of israel to finish the job of a start john baron thank you. the if. if. you. feel. the unlimited.

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a key military site but israel's threats of attack is still standard despite loud criticism from its own citizens about next it's all the latest sports news with paul. hello welcome to the school's headlines here's what we've got coming up a seventh heaven by munich set a champions league record as they beat f.c. basel seven mill on their way to the quarterfinals of europe's premier competition . a tough challenge says carr moscow also look to reach the last eight as late slutsky as men travel to spanish giants royal madrid with the tie perfectly poised at one one. and easy does it up of a sweeps into the last eight of the indian wells open i'm only drops three games in the process she now faces the pattern of maria kirilenko in the course of finals.

where we start with the champions league and it's turning out to be a record breaking year for the competition on tuesday german club in munich i must say from france both took that place in the quarter finals well a week after barcelona had seven passed by leverkusen up windows made a side highly doubt a thrashing of their own by an overtime in a one nil deficit against swiss side f.c. basel and in some style a seven mil win seven one all i get is the biggest ever single victory in the knockout stages of the competition. and now i wouldn't go so far as to say where favorites to win the champions league title there are some good seems next and they will face a strong opponent in the. years who have to wait for the draw the last two games are going to last and we'll have to build on that. meanwhile there was late drama in a chile is two thousand and ten winners interval and we're not out on away goals by french club marsay the italians were also looking to overturn

a one real deficit from the first leg and levelled the tie in the seventy fifth minute for the girl into the resilience striker brandow school the vital away goal in injury time penalty on. that was no more than a consolation as not saving the last day for the first time in nineteen years. meanwhile the two nights in the competition says carr moscow will be looking to cause an upset when they travel to the spanish capital to take on the legal giants and nine times european cup when israel madrid the russian premier league so i travel to the about about level one one out of punters one injury time equaliser in moscow three weeks ago that are to christiane over now they're judging rainier's men one out on the night their scar warmed up for this match with a one one draw with them out of moscow at the weekend again which say to be a scored his twenty fifth goal of the season the manager leonids whisking won't be able to call on the injured mark of a japanese midfielder case you can conduct could be available again after

a thigh injury. in ukraine's. system plays a very experienced little played million which is a different levels so our main goal is to reach the last eight stage of the chill beautifully and not think it will result in or a goal with your skill and you can. meanwhile english premier league side chelsea have it all today when they're tried with natalee at stamford bridge they trail three one heading into the second leg since the defeat in italy they have such manager andre last meaning this is roberto di matteo his first taste of champions league football as a manager. i think we were in a. great performance and tonight we will need a little bit of luck as well because in a cup competition. you need that you need to be certainly in the flock and that makes you go through. personally will be a problem moment but you know more than anything we just want to do well for the club and no supporters and we want to show

a very passionate performance and try to turn this around the streets around well elsewhere in england the merseyside bragging rights have gone to liverpool after they were. the dobie with rivals everton by three goes to miliband failed and so was steven gerrard hattrick the reds caps in lead by example scoring runs in the first half and twice in the second as the first was inside a hat trick since a and rushed back in one thousand nine hundred two and it will remain in seventh place while the results and showed there was no happy anniversary of evident boss david moyes it was celebrating ten years in charge of the talkies. now in tennis russia's maria sharapova has breezed into the course of finals of the indian wells open in california she beat her italian opponent risk of injury in straight sets six two six one it was a straightforward victory for the number two stage who now meets compadres here olenka in the last eight days after caroline could beat another russian and not be a patrol on the day that reports claim detroit has announced that she'll apply for

u.s. citizenship the twenty nine year old born in moscow a settled in florida describes it as the perfect place to play tennis. meanwhile in the men's draw rafael nadal added roger federer safely through to the quarterfinals of the dalby compactly at them also going all the six one six four and now faces ukrainian alexander told a poll of in the next round while thirteen federer came from a set down to be canadian middle in a much closer contest six seven six two six four the final score was the sixteen time grand slam winner now means thomas baluchi ligi had a real rock the russian nicholai dollar then pulled out from illness. now in the n.b.a. the houston rockets have claimed a narrow one hundred four one hundred three away victory at oklahoma city thunder well in the fourth quarter oklahoma one hundred two ninety one the head with just

three minutes to go but the hosts managed to squander their leverage point advantage of the visit is eventually certainly with a three pointer from courtney late a single point advantage. with fifteen seconds remaining. moments later kevin durant's who led the thunder with twenty eight points did have the chance to save the guy and steal the victory but he 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. now let's reach the ice wearing the k.h. l. playoffs regular season the runners up scott have taken a one no lead in that quarter final series of things that lands they simply seeing one of game running cold for the fashion as they score for an ounce of goals against them lost their legion rivals going to take place on thursday also wins in the faintest gold in a moscow also one of the up in that best of seven series against eight c. torpedo all legs no dogs men one thanks to

a solitary goal from soaring. in the meantime the eastern conference semifinals gets underway later on wednesday where double the guarin cup champions at the false start their series in chile are banks against regular season with a structure all the other accounts are in god psychometric magnitude of course. and finally off the game with thirty four in the russian premier league it's as you were in the championship group as all four much is ended in a draw the top eight teams only manage to school four goals between them they have an eye goal scored in the relegation group and here they will also sit back and enjoy goals go lower. al. al

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