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the top stories from the past 7 days right up to the moment developments as well this is the weekly an r t international a little welcome to. the united states and iran are stepping up the blame game after washington accused tehran of attacking 2 oil tankers in the gulf. thursday saying no one else in the region possibly to carry out the well u.s. central command presented a video it claims shows. moving. loaded from one of the vessels they. say the crew reported being hit by flying projectiles. in turn his claim sabotage diplomacy accusing the u.s. of the stabilizing peace and security in the middle east. well the 2 vessels

caught fire in one of the world's key oil routes near the strait of hormuz it's the only way in and out of the gulf now the incident immediately calls a worldwide reaction as well as a surge in oil prices with the kremlin saying the situation may pose a potential threat to the world economy with more on what we know at this stage here. so there were 2 or oil tankers that were hit. probably. for over. from last year from tokyo you. don't know you got a brand you're going to groom i'm going to be on board don't fly with no i don't

care but i don't want company. to go in. the boat but it will do the civil the bid in the system in the did it will it on the not supposed to be 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 ave 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 and. 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 goodwill so why would they then choose this moment to fire tar paedos in the gulf of oman the iranian foreign minister just means 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 hale bopp and r.t. new york. going through a lot of issues there so what is really going on here in r t 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 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 its ship

which will lead to the americans to attack them and it's going to give the american an excuse to attack that. they ran the 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 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 security adviser that he once removal of the regime in tehran so it's only john bolton who wants to go to war but even the president from 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 hotties and who was go to war all the time he said recently that the united states is ready to negotiate with iran without any preconditions. lived. thousands took part in a silent march in london on saturday to mark the 2 year anniversary of the grenfell tower treachery it comes as 3 u.s. firms whose products were used up the block of flats faced a lawsuit from survivors and relatives of the victims it's claimed they facilitated the spread of the devastating fire in 2017 some of the materials are banned from use on u.s. tar blocks prompting accusations of double standards are comics and the message that foreign lives are worth less than american lives and that it is acceptable to

expose people outside the united states to dangers to which people in the united states would not be exposed to a lawsuit names clubbing producer are comic whose product is by the company's own admission flammable it also names whirlpool the maker of the refrigerator that's believed to have caused the fire and insulation made by c.l.o. texas is said to have released cyanide gas leading to further avoidable fatalities .

anees expressed their sympathies with the victims whirlpool also noted the 2 separate probes fail to find full with its refrigerator c. low tech said its insulation was just one element of the clubbing system used on the tower while star comics said it would respond in court when we spoke to peter herbert co-founder of b.m.a. lawyers for grand feel they say 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 hires guilty often selling magazine product or bridge failed product without sufficient safeguards then they will pay those 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 to you but serial benefits for those of their families who have been bereaved people who are often the breadwinners and therefore if that is right then that must be part of a just settlement. more than 870000 people have signed a petition demanding that italy drop criminal proceedings against a german boat captain accused of abetting illegal immigration 35 year old pirate klemp could face up to 20 years in prison that's after she personally assisted in

the rescue of more than a 1000 migrants they're at risk of drowning in unsafe they are tempted across the mediterranean to reach europe here re a financial. 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 lump it was a 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 status is unwavering get off we have witnessed 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 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 boat 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 cracked down the towel in interior minister and deputy prime minister is known for his open and strong until migrant views to stop rescue ships that are carrying migrants from docking on it telling 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 without probable cause there is much truth reporting that every year of investigation preceded the arrest including video use 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 don't. once anymore sheen 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 seek undecided on whether to assist or hinder the flow of migrants into europe captain clam could be losing her battle at sea and. money for nationality reporting from germany. parts of the mainstream media have been focused on the death of a controversial syrian rebel i told this week abdel baset also root died in a battle against syrian government forces according to the opposition faction he belonged to a goalkeeper for a serious youth team the 27 year old gained prominence for staging street protests against the country's president bashar al assad 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 the islamic state in syria are teams that don't quarter explains the warning his report contains scenes of an execution he became the poster boy of the syrian uprising or shall we say the voice. ringback showing. and his death in battle against government forces apparently made him a fallen hero in the eyes of the media syrian football 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. to also route 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 that our 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. god i. was good 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. and.

abdul deserves a grammy no less as in other. codes are western operations that it becomes important to to maintain this sense of plausible deniability it's clearly being useful for for the us and the us media to maintain the whole idea of there being moderate democratic forces and 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 all right russian off dorothy's proby arrest of investigative journalist even going off on trumped up drug charges he speaks exclusively to this journal after the break. starting really in the 1980s under reagan at that turn deregulation you had the fed takeover and their sole purpose of that point was to try to squeeze workers completely out of the global economy so wages never went up real terms sense that but stock markets keep going up and the reason to justify this is that the fed will say we need to try to take care of deflation even though that they are causing to

function in an environment where their money printing is increasing the debt. would. put themselves on the line. to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president and you. want to be. actually going to be pros which is what the before 3 in the morning can't be good. i'm interested in the waters of. course. there is art rage in russia after an investigative journalist was arrested on drug charges which later turned out to be false the case has attracted broad public

attention. he's launched a probe let's go through what happened. i . just. lartigue out on the exclusive interview with him after his release on tuesday. the law 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 link all of this to

my work as a journalist because drugs for me are 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 had just been released or the ones that were about to be released i saw and heard people giving this support when i was in court 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 that people feel so my situation became symbolic for them i couldn't believe it when the newspapers are printing my name i can't 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. the community has hit out at the vatican for its latest guidance that questions the

existing principles of gender identity it was meant to tackle what the catholic church calls an educational crisis chiller delves into the reason for the sudden light range over a stance the vatican has constantly hill. now you'd be forgiven for thinking the catholic church doesn't really know what turns the public on and you'd be right in fact it's just dealt a master class and turning people off the vatican has released a paper which says there are only 2 genders male and female and it's called male and female he created them just so that was no misunderstanding if we wish to take an approach to the question of gender theory that is based on the path of dialogue it is vital to bear in mind the distinction between the ideology of gender on the one hand and the whole field of research. on gender that human sciences of one's taken on the other so according to the catholics men are men and women are women

and anyone who sees themselves otherwise is provocative and poses a threat to the institution of marriage and seeks to overthrow nature itself unsurprisingly it's head up you know note amongst those who are outraged to find that any if you want gender theory other than that of course exists by refusing to engage in dialogue with people about their lived experiences or so from a standing in faith the vatican remains in the dark ages for most in a false teaching the law is a myth rumor and false hoods so the paper is not popular partly because it sounds like it's from the time before christ which it is it's filled with quotes from the bible after all and because it was released during pride month the 30 days every year the world celebrates the l g b t community quit but wait no where in the paper does it say being gay is sinful and in fact it condemns any discrimination and violence against people the number of men and women who have deep seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible they must be accepted with respect compassion and

sensitivity every sign off and just as true a nation in their regard should be avoided now it's surely not news to outrage friends that the church struggles with accepting homosexuality and transgenderism and when they do throw in the 2 pennies worth met the backlash is huge as one bishop in rhode island planned when he decided his view on pride month a reminder that catholics should not support or attend a pride month of vents held in june they promote a culture and encourage activities that are contrary to catholic faith and morals. it seems the people who replied must of left the christian value of kindness out the door we woke up this morning and we saw the bishops tweet and we were honestly flabbergasted he is like the don't trump of the catholic church goes on twitter and . and hate my catholic children will be attending pride events as this.

you know i always taught me what would jesus do yeah i know jesus would be attending that pride parade with also with pride and i also know that god is love and jesus is love and love is love the bishop apologized and decided to spread the love but the question begging to be asked is why the surprise kids the church isn't known for being big on reform is it really shocking it's not breaking it's happened it's a pun intended now a question do you ever see someone walking a dog that looks suspiciously like a wolf well in our documentary starting in moments it's most certainly the real thing.

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