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the top stories from the past 7 days on right up to the moment developments well this is the weekly r t international hello and welcome to our top story the united states are stepping up the blame game after washington accused tehran of attacking 2 or oil tankers in the gulf of oman on thursday saying no one else in the region have the capacity to attack the u.s. central command presented a video it claim shows are removing an exploded mine from one of the vessels the tankers owner though sees the crew reported being hit by flying projectiles to run the house and turn brendan america's sabotage diplomacy. destabilizing security in the mideast. 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 of the gulf now the incident immediately caused 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 here's killam up and. so there were 2 or oil tankers that were hit. pretty good. probably. for all winter all. from us from tokyo you. want but i. don't know you got a. lot of real being on board no fly went so far i'm sure but i don't know what

company. it is going to be on. the boat but it will do the civil of the business so that's when the did it will get on the not supposedly. the but 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 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 job and zarif is describing these events as suspicious reports of the tax 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 lots of interesting aspects that are being brought up by caleb so what is actually going on well here in r t we've got a number of guests and experts the gather to respond. 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 true political situation of iran and the united states in the persian gulf we can say that the iranians are not going to talk. which will

lead to the americans to 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 say 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 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 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 precondition. all right let's turn attention to the british capital now worth since took part in a silent march in london on saturday to mark the 2 year anniversary of the grand fell tower truncheon it comes as 3 u.s. firms whose products were used at the block of flats faced a lawsuit from survivors on relatives of the victims it is claimed they facilitated the spread of the devastating fire in 2017 also should be pointed out some of the materials are banned from use on u.s.

tarbox of course that has prompted 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. so the lawsuit names clouding producer are comic whose product is by the company's own admission flammable it's also names whirlpool the maker of the refrigerator that's believed to have caused the fire and insulation made by cielo texas said to have released cyanide gas leading to further avoidable fatalities.

all 3 companies have expressed their sympathies with the victims whirlpool also noted 2 separate probes fail to find fault with its refrigerator c. low tech said its insulation was just one element of the cloud exists and used on the tower while our comics said it would respond in court but we spoke to peter herbert co-founder of b m e lawyers for grenfell who sais that these multinationals will have to face all to the law. the united states does have a very good friendly culture whereby if a multinational national company has been guilty often selling magazine product or a trail product without sufficient safeguards then they will apparently 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 that grants loans started so much going to get you to real 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. of an update on a story that's going to a lot of people talking more than 170000 people have signed a petition demanding that italy drop criminal proceedings against

a german boat camping 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 their rescue of more than a 1000 migrants they were at risk of drowning in unsafe dinghies as they attempted to cross the mediterranean to reach europe here's artie's maria finished. 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 e.u. vented 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 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 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 talent 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 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 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 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 seat undecided on whether to assist or whom day the flow of migrants into europe captain clam could be losing her battle at sea and. me for nationality reporting from germany. no parts of the mainstream media have been focused on the death of a controversial syrian rebel i call them this week adel busted also root died in

a battle against syrian government forces according to the opposition faction he belonged to a goalkeeper for syria's youth team the $27.00 you'll gain prominence for staging street protests against the country's president bashar al assad has even become the subject of an award winning documentary film it 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 well double quarter can bring us more under warning his report contains scenes of an execution he became the poster boy of the syrian uprising or shall we say the voice ringback . oh yes. it is. 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. that 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. 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 and not politicized and have the same goals as us they are working for gold 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 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. 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 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 are 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. so the russian authorities probe the arrest of an investigative journalist going off on dar brogues georgists he speaks exclusively to this channel right after the break.

i think you know cubans all over the world. all very similar you know west to the west in those did not invent democracy you know this democracy everywhere in world history in india in china if you go far enough back creating inclusion in some of the union after 990 was not a matter of adopting the u.s. constitution it was a matter of finding what works in the cultural context. what politicians do. put themselves on the line they get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. or somehow want to. have to go right to the press it's like the 3 of them all can't be good. i'm interested always in the waters of the how. things should be.

20 minutes past 3 pm here in moscow welcome back there is outrage 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 here and authorities have launched a probe let's go through what occurred. thank . you all.

well artie got an exclusive interview with yvonne 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 are just being released or the ones that are about to be released i saw and heard people giving their 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. l g b t community has hit out at the vatican for insulators guidance that questions the existing principles of gender identity it was meant to tackle what the catholic church calls an educational crisis saskia taylor delves into the reason for the sudden night rage over a stance the vatican has constantly held. 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 out a mosque a 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 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 the 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 of 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 of your false teaching the law is a myth rumor unfolds 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 destroy 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 that 2 pennies worth met the by. as huge as one bishop in rhode island planned when he decided to check his view on pride month a reminder that catholics should not support or attend l.g.b. t.q. pride month of vance 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 values 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 spews out hate my catholic children will be attending pride events as this. guy 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 happen it's a pun intended. for more of the stories that ship this past week join me in 30 but

right now we're taking a look at when sanctions don't always have the desired effect this is a martini or national that's coming up and all. of the believe. what is do before you came here where did you work before you came here when you live well death row in many u.s. states capital punishment is still practiced convicted prisoners can spend years waiting for execution but most of the time the victims' families they are very much in favor the death penalty there are some people because of what they did have given up the right to live among us some might even proven innocent after years on

death row and how many more exonerations is it going to take before we as a society realize that this is not working and we actually do something about. in a world in which there are the americans that the chinese the indians the russians etc europeans can only 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 in the defense from.

the shift of battle for the good of our stuff you know stick even to look we have been your. most exquisite children could have been trying to go for that much emotion it. is possible for about the cost of course you know you will feed off is key because the length of political means not of the. start of a joke to me. that will pursue some commotion but more you will culture bush and i will just some of the confusion from bush the great and i thank him for because. he has chosen a. job well that's a. good

. just it was all the force of the. still out there. it will be was it was. that sort of peach to be drinking. in sort of which. the food import ban put in place by russia in august 24th team was a response to several political and economic sanctions imposed by the us and the european union. to tretton to push

a huge number of firms to the brink of ruin and that urge people to take to the streets of european cities. they don't want to. ok want to. talk. but if you see any of the politicos. affect all of us. for. america all. around his neck i'm going to start. pulling over the. other to call a deal. to go even look in the morning when i go back there even there you know. that's pretty much. the point out of the us. a lot of money out. there and so much to look about on the people.