what. is the big stories that showed the week from us a play in game flares the u.s. accuses the rand of attacking 2 oil tankers in the gulf while to round bran's the accusations to sabotage diplomacy. why wasn't london scramble fire started legal action against u.s. companies whose products it is claimed contributed to the tragedy. more than 170000 people signed a petition to the italy drops criminal proceedings against a ship's captain who rescued more than a 1000 jews from the mediterranean sea. hello

this is art international is just one midday here in moscow this sunday this is a weekly program around the for the top stories of the last 7 days with me kevin owen here in the hot seat today the top story then the united states and iran are stepping up the blame game after washington accused iran of attacking 2 or oil tankers in the wake in the gulf of a man this is on thursday saying that no one else in the region have the capacity to carry out the attack u.s. central command presented a video it claim shows a radians removing an unexploded mine from one of the vessels the tankers own of those says the crew reported being hit by flying projectiles 2 rounds in turn branded america's claims sabotage diplomacy accusing the u.s. of destabilizing peace and security of the middle east the 2 vessels called foreign one of the world's key oil routes near the strait of hormuz it's the only way in and out of the gulf the instant immediately caused worldwide reaction as well as a surgeon or prices to with more caleb maupin. so there were 2 or oil tankers that

were hit. but you're. probably. back horse back your boat for all went. from us to get it from tokyo you. bought a home. from don't do you got a brand you dream i'm going to be on board don't fly with the program here but i don't want company. to go in. the boat but it will do the civil the business so when the did it will get on the not supposed. the let's go over the facts now the 1st one belongs to john fredrickson he's

a long time norwegian trading partner of iran his relationship with iran goes back to the 1980 s. one biography even refers to him as the ayatollah as lifeline so at a time when washington is using all kinds of pressure to try and stop or running an oil exports it really doesn't make sense for iran to then lash out and attack one of its oldest friends now the 2nd oil tanker to be hit is even more interesting this is a japanese owned chemical tanker and it was hit at the same time that japan's prime minister shinzo abbay was in tehran meeting with iran's supreme leader is that. iran from the ancient times of the persian empire into the present day has been the great country of the middle east and will remain so i mean the future so we're to believe that at the time that iran was making nice with japan while japan was helping them to find ways to help their oil exports keep flowing despite u.s. sanctions that iran then turns around and decides to bomb a japanese vessel. in fact iran has been rather nice to the united states in the

last few days a us resident who is charged with espionage was just released as a gesture of good will so why would they then choose this moment to fire tar paedos in the gulf of oman the iranian foreign minister juggins aris is describing these events as suspicious reports of the tanks on japan related to tank use occurred while pm was meeting with ayatollah for extensive and friendly talks suspicious doesn't begin to describe what likely transpired this morning while iran is struggling to keep its nuclear deal intact and keep its economy afloat by selling its most prized resources on the international market like bomb peo would have us believe they then flipped out and torpedoed their 2 key business partners now why exactly would iran do that well because they're the bad guys of course don't ask too many questions caleb mop and r.t. new york so what's really going on here now to you we discussed who could have been

behind the latest incidents. washington with mr palm piro and mr bolton are really trying to. escalate the situation so that they have an opportunity and an excuse to attack iran when a crime is committed you have to know to whom this crime is beneficial so as all we can discuss and we can see the geopolitical situation of iran and the united states in the persian gulf we can say that the iranians are not going to torpedo is ship which will lead to the americans who attack them and it's going to give the american an excuse to attack that. they ran their country of iraq there are other interested parties who could very easily been walled in this particular act which took place in the last 24 hours could be saudi arabia could be washington itself with this fleet in the gulf region the americans not because the americans despite

what donald trump always says he doesn't want to go to war he doesn't want to put boots on the ground he doesn't want to to send his troops to iran to get killed the american people are not ready for that he just want to score a political win and get the uranium to come and discuss on the table with him in the usa wants to remove the current government in tehran mr bolton has clearly been rubbing his hands with glee over the last decade when he wasn't a security adviser that he wants removal of the regime in tehran so it's only john bolton who wants to go to war but even the president recently said that he's ready to go to the to discuss with the iranians and even my computer the secretary of state with the hotkeys and who was go to war all the time he said recently that the united states is ready to negotiate with iran without any precondition. early

$250.00 survivors and relatives of the victims of the grenfell tower tragedy in london suing 3 u.s. firms that made materials used at a block of flats it claimed they facilitated the spread of the devastating fire in 2070 some of the products a banned from use on u.s. skyscrapers prompting accusations that of double standards. are comics and the message that foreign line of the worth less than american lives and that it is acceptable to expose people outside the united states to dangerous to which people in the united states would not be exposed to lawsuit names cladding producer or comic whose product is by the company's own admission flammable it also names whirlpool the maker of the refrigerator that's played for caused the fire and insulation made by seller techs is said to have released cyanide gas leading to further voidable fatalities and. i i.

all 3 companies expressed their sympathies with the victims whirlpool also noted that 2 separate probes failed to find fault with its refrigerator sela take said it's insulation was just one element of the clotting system used on the tower conic said it would respond in court he spoke to peter herbert co-founder of b m e lawyers for graham fuller who told us that these multinationals will have to face up to the law. the united states does have a very good

a friendly culture whereby if a multinational national company has been guilty often selling negative product or a bridge failed product without sufficient safeguards then they will perish because previously been cases in the united states where a building collapse has resulted in damages of around about $230000000.00 being distributed to the victims and residents and that tragedy i believe there's a 2 year limitation period in the united states that action must be commence the floor 2 years expires otherwise the limitation act would rule any action outside of their limited jurisdiction of the u.s. so it is a necessity to safeguard their legal position and at the end of the day the question is are the individuals in grant's own stuff and so much going to get anybody real benefits for those of their families who have been bereaved people who are after the breadwinners and therefore if that is right then that must be part of

a just settlement now that is in the way more than $170000.00 people signed a petition demanding that italy drop criminal proceedings against a german boat captain and kids of abetting illegal immigration 35 year olds could face up to 20 years in prison after she personally assisted in the rescue of more than $1000.00 migrants they're at risk of drowning in unsafe dennys as they attempted across the mediterranean to reach europe with a national reported. this is the case of peer clem a german boat captain and hero to some criminal to others she was at the helm of the event of boat in august 2017 when it entered the port of lumpy do was it located on an island between malta and the coast of tunisia the rescue vessel was detained and appears a lawyer now says she may face up to 20 years in prison and horrendous fines but no matter what appears stance is unwavering get out food have witness to what women and children have to face if they are denied safe travel by ignoring the submarine

boats of european warships and expelling libyan militias from brutal people who shelter refugees from unsuitable overcrowded scraps and beat them up sometimes too late italian investigators have accused her crew of colluding with smugglers with photos leaked to the media alleged in the bodes returning to libya's coast on purpose to be used again by smugglers a date hasn't been set yet for with klemp has dubbed her show trial and many agree tens of thousands of people are back in her in a petition calling for italy to drop the charges this however falls under matteo salvini is crackdown they tell an interior minister and deputy prime minister is known for his open and strong until migrant to stop rescue ships that are carrying migrants from docking on italian shores and allowing refugees to disembark it's what he's been after since his appointment last year and he has supporters too it's

not as though the italians are to do with our probable cause there is much truth for reporting that every year of investigation preceded the arrest including videos witness statements don't develop the picture mrs rescuing people from drowning is b.s. propaganda rescue them and take them to germany it is quite convenient to rescue people and leave them initially greece cetera we have enough migrants we do. not once anymore cian able the trafficking of people that's illegal she's responsible for the so-called refugee crisis there is a clear split within the e.u. over how to tackle the migrant crisis and while they seat undecided on whether to assist or hinder the flow of migrants into europe captain clem could be losing her battle at sea and entre. marie for nationality reporting from germany. bugs the mainstream media focus of the week on the death of a controversial syrian rebel like on. the route died in

a battle against syrian government forces according to the opposition faction they belong to a goalkeeper for syria's youth team the 27 year old can problems for staging street protests against the country's president bashar assad and has even become the subject of an award winning documentary film he was also widely known as a singer of the revolution with some of his songs seemingly supporting values that go against those of western countries fighting islamic state in syria artie's donald quarter explain more in the week but 1st a warning his reporter's contain scenes of an execution became the poster boy of the syrian uprising or shall we say the voice ringback. oh my. god. and his death in battle against government forces apparently made him a fallen hero in the eyes of the media syrian footballer and singer of revolution

killed in conflict syrian soccer goalie who became rebel i can dies in battle. syrian soccer star symbol of free vault dies after battle. that also roots was a former syrian footballer who turned rebel fighter and not just any rebel fighter oh no he became an icon of the fight against bashar al assad so he wasn't shying away from speaking the truth here's one of the so-called singer of the revolutions greatest hits judge for yourself. and. perhaps the lyrics don't exactly communicate the artist's intended message that's all right though also it was much

more articulate about his political beliefs in this 2014 interview about the vision of what we do blame islamic state. but that blame comes with love because we know that these 2 groups not politicized and have the same goals as us they are working for god and they care about islam and muslims no you didn't hear that wrong the same goals as islamic state and apparently 911 was a great accomplishment to. i. was good you did you know. there are those in the media who acknowledge it's problematic characteristics but for them a little elbow rubbing with terrorist groups shouldn't stand between him and his rightful page in the history books. some individuals celebrated as heroes make you doubt all stories of heroes in history books others like abdel baset also root not

inspire of but despite his flaws make those stories highly plausible he's a true legend and his story is well documented may his soul rest in peace so if these guys got an oscar. abdul deserves a grammy no less as in other. western operations it becomes important to maintain this sense of plausible deniability it's clearly being useful for for the us and the us media to maintain. this whole idea of there being moderate democratic forces among the rebels in syria but clearly most of the groups fighting the government were

really extreme islamist groups that's the reality and these were the groups that the cia and and its allies its british and french and saudi and qatari and turkish allies were supporting and arming from the very early stages of this conflict just after midnight eastern moscow time coming up after the break here russian authorities probe the arrest move west of the journalist yvonne going off on trumped up drug charges he speaks exclusively to us.

in a world in which there are the americans that the chinese the indians the russians except for europeans can only really be a player at that global top table by standing united and we are already united on the economic front and we increasingly understand that we have to do so also on the defense front.

i go there's outrage here in russia after an investigative journalist was arrested on drug charges which later turned out to be false the case is attracted broad public attention here and authorities have launched a probe let's go through it in some more detail. but the last. massive story in the wake will are to go to exclusive interview with him after his

release on tuesday. when i was detained the 1st thing i wanted to do was get my lawyer i was focused on that so i didn't have emotions like anger or fear i think all of this my work as a journalist because drugs for me just ridiculous i never had anything to do with them if there had been more plausible accusation i might have had some emotions it's probably either because of the notes that are just being released or the ones that are about to be released i saw and heard people giving the support when i was in courts in that cage i could hear people shouting through the closed windows that was moving i am deeply grateful to everyone who supported me it seems like this is not about me but about the general outrage the people feel some my situation became symbolic for them i couldn't believe it when the newspapers are printing my name i can remember such a thing happening 3 of the country's main newspapers all taking a common stance in the front pages now i have an urge to turn back the clock and

pretend nothing happened so i can ride the metro piece and do the job that i love. this made headlines to britain's national broadcaster the b.b.c. is facing a backlash from u.k. pensioners they're angry after it was announced it was scrapping free t.v. licenses for the over 70 five's a senior correspondent has more respecting and honoring our elders looking out for them is one thing but money's money if a 75 year old can watch t.v. they sure as heck can pay for it says the b.b.c. currently all households with people over 75 are entitled to a free t.v. license that government funded scheme which is expected to cost $745000000.00 pounds by 2021 slash $22.00 comes to an end in 2023 tele's over the grandpas and grandmas time to cough up insured millions of

pensioners many of the disabled and living on very modest incomes are going to have to sponsor the b.b. she because the corporation doesn't feel like shutting some of it's hugely expensive projects the b.b.c. did the math right what they got wrong was the public reaction outrage boycott the b.b.c. they are in disgrace money grabbing all sound a 5 year old should be exempt from pains a license fee. so over 70 five's have served their country and worked for decades to make our country a better place will not be church $154.00 pounds for a t.v. license a week after d.-day commemorations shima new b.b.c. petitions popping up left and right anger frustration a feeling of injustice why of those who worked serve the nation for decades being put in the same level as everyone outs where are your manners

even government ministers party leaders are upset pensioners have spent their lives contributing to our society providing over 74 hours with free t.v. license is not too much to ask here is the kicker the b.b.c. plans to make an additional 500000000 pounds by making the seniors pay for comparison that's roughly the cost of $5.00 f. $35.00 fighter jets which the u.k. is buying $140.00 of talk about priorities some are angry about the t.v. license cost say the b.b.c. of today the quality of their programmes don't justify the billions that go into it with the latest public hits show hosted by a cartoon vladimir putin who has what appears to be a middle eastern accent. you

see now why the b.b.c. needs more money the poor fellows can't even afford a russian voice actor public patience is wearing thin for those that are getting tired of the scandals of the scandal coming out of the b.b.c. the ridiculous salaries for the top guys or lack of objectivity so many british people are asking openly why are they still paying to. these in the age of the internet almost certainly this idea of a t.v. being a separate box that different to your computer will completely disappear. from many many households and then the question do you have a t.v. will become a weird question to ask by the way the b.b.c. is still 250000000 pounds short of keeping the all of its stuff on there so if you have any ideas of who else to squeeze for

a few more quid immigrants centenarians don't hesitate get in touch i'll appreciate it. if they will the channels decision comes after the u.k. government passed the cost of funding licenses over to the broadcaster itself the b.b.c. says maintaining the free licenses would affect the quality of programming if it continued to do it adding that those least able to pay will still be entitled to a fee waiver author and journalist might yardley says people are losing patience with the institution which was once factually known as m t b. there is a tremendous amount of anger in the country about the b.b.c. there is this feeling that the b.b.c. no longer represents the voice of ordinary british people and it is of course a state broadcaster and t.v. licensing is a brand of the b.b.c. and it is extraordinary the 10 percent of the people who go to court in britain are going to court about t.v.

licensing issues and that most of those people are little old ladies and some of them may even end up in prison for not paying a t.v. license i think there is an argument that people are deeply concerned about the elitist liberal direction of the b.b.c. they're concerned because it pursues certain agendas for example it's very positive on global warming this is a major issue for the b.b.c. it doesn't like mr trump it doesn't like bracks it and a lot of people feel there's been a huge political bias not just in b.b.c. news programs but in b.b.c. comedy and in other output i mean this is a very big issue. i was one of the big stories of the week that's the wrap up of some of our headlines for the last 7 days if want to get more check out our tea dot com always the latest breaking news there as well for you 24770 in enjoy the rest of us that thing.

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