what works in the cultural context. in the story where we. describe. also ahead of. our fire. the trio of u.s. companies whose products allegedly contributed to the tragedy. more than 170000 people signed a petition demanding it criminal proceedings against the ship's captain who rescued more than a 1000 migrants and. the

top stories from the past 7 days and right after the moment. this is a weekly on our team international hello and welcome to our top story tensions between the united states and iran this week after washington accused tehran of attacking 2 oil tankers in the gulf. the u.s. claims no one else in the region have the capacity to carry out u.s. central command. which it claims shows a reunion special forces removing an exploded mine from one of the vessels though the owner of the tanker say yes the crew reported being hit by flying projectiles iran for its part has accused the u.s. of attempting to undermine peace and stability in the region and say its rival is engaging in quote sabotage the. caught fire in

one of the world's key oil routes that's close to the strait of hormuz it's the only way in and of the persian gulf now the incident immediately elicited worldwide reaction in fact triggering a surge in oil prices too with russia saying the situation could pose a threat to the global economy let's delve deeper into this killer parkins got it. so there were 2 or oil tankers that were hit. but you're. probably. right your boat for all we're. going to be free. from after a year from tokyo you. want but i. don't know 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 by the pulled the civil the building the system in the did it will get on or not supposed they can 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. 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 just zarif 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 you know i'm opening up the situation well with regional tensions threatening to spill over into conflict we asked the number of guests for their assessment of what is happening. 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 torpedo its ship

which will lead to the americans to attack them and it's going to give the american an excuse to attack. 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 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 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 precondition. right let's bring you to london now where thousands of people took part in a silent march on saturday to mark the 2 year anniversary of the gren fell tara tragedy it comes after 3 u.s. firms which produced materials used up the block of flats face a lawsuit from hundreds of survivors and relatives of the victims it's claimed they facilitated the spread of the devastating fire which saw 72 people lose their lives some of the products are banned from by the way u.s.

a scrip or a used thought has prompted as you might expect 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 dangerous to which people in the united states would not be exposed. the lawsuit names flooding producer are conic product is by the company's own admission flammable it also names whirlpool they maker of the refrigerator it's believed to call this the fire an insulation made by cielo texas set to release cyanide gas leading to further avoidable fatalities.

yeah i want to add that all 3 companies have expressed their sympathies with the victims whirlpool also noted 2 separate probes fail to find fault with its refrigerator and see low tech said its insulation was just one element off the clotting system used on the tower while star conic said its would respond in court we spoke to peter herbert co-founder of b m e lawyers for a grand fellow they say is these multinational companies must face up to the law. the united states does have a very good friendly culture whereby if a multinational national company hires guilty often selling product or

a rich trail 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 not tragedy i believe there's a 2 year limitation period in the united states that action must be commenced 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 to know 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 me just such a lot. that the death of a syrian so named rebel i call them drew widespread media attention this week prompting impassioned debate about his legacy according to the opposition group

he'd been fighting with abdel a bus and celebrate succumbed earlier in the month to wounds he sustained during clashes with government forces a former goalkeeper for syria's youth team the 27 year old shot the prominence in the early years of the uprising singing street protests against the country's president bashar al assad widely referred to as the nightingale of the revolution he was even the subject of an award winning 2013 documentary but in the years that followed as the country slid deeper into gruelling sectarian conflict a number of our roots songs and statements became extremely increasingly extreme well r.t. still court has been taking a closer look at the controversy and a warning for report contains images of an execution. he 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 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 all know 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 and 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. was good yet. 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. kovar 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 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 they're 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 quarter of an hour into the program we're back in moments talking no longer a preferred trade partner in the eyes of donald trump india is stepping up the trade war against washington details live reaction as well right after this.

what politicians do. they put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. or somehow want to be rich. but you do like to be crooks that's what before 3 in the morning can't be good. i'm interested always in the water how. things should. i think you know cubans all over the world you know all all very similar you know west the west in those did not invent democracy you know. everywhere in world history in india in china if you go far enough back creating inclusion in some of the union the you know after 990 was not a matter of adopting the u.s.

constitution it was a matter of finding what works in that cultural context. it appears the u.s. is heading into another international trade standoff after india's announcement that it will be imposing tariffs on $28.00 u.s. goods the retaliatory measure follows donald trump withdrawing the preferential trade deal status for the asian nation for goods such as steel and all the many. well the u.s. president accused delhi of not giving washington equitable access to the indian market part of says i is 70 per cent have not been putting us groups such as a woman's on the boards u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo sees america is open to continued trade dialogue

with india dollars with mr trump set to meet indian prime minister narendra modi not the g 20 summit later this month yet interesting development let's get into some of the finer details now where to try submarine e m editorial advisor at india's republic t.v. at welcome indians generally being the preferred partner of the u.s. in this region could this do damage that what in fact hotel watching the both countries' economies what a trade war be here chitra. i thank you for having me on your show jimmy it's not a train well it's of john think that's what actually does i mean he needs to meet these noises you used you know he turns every country is going to be on simply saying i'm going to do this and we'll do the anti it's ok we get to the end of this i mean this is not a trade war this is what happens in trade nominally and you know it's important

that the media dibley up its grip on the weekend i don't think it's a big thing except something and it can get sorted out david gold wouldn't be able to maybe have to be our enemy don't know but it's a big thing but then it's also important to you know duggie against the indian press really that says india has raised that down it's sat back in the interest not in public interest is not asked by big interest on public interest would be silly stuff but it's in the interest of the country so yeah it's not going to be a paid walker i think it is what it is according to the indian government economic growth has slowed to its lowest rate in 5 years on employment at its highest i believe in over 4 decades now given those figures why is india pressing ahead with taurus and u.s. goods. yeah just a comment on that to questions you know my best unit is on the economic looks we expect think of me to even as we speak you know they have been seen as the down by the farmer by people who say it was it was warm side of the others are seeing last

7 percent of that is under debate yes what we can say that it's slowing down but that doesn't mean that the economy's in dalton's can buy and implement that's a very important point you made and i think then that isn't what the government does it is is that it be aware that it needs to create 1000000 jobs every month and i think it's just been in power for less than less than one month so let's give them some time. as you know this is not a standoff i mean this is what happens this is what happened this is business as usual i'm going to stop at each other and there's no need to anyway this is the level of a trade war because it isn't one right but those donald trump have a point here the white house says that india has not guaranteed reasonable equitable access to its markets what do you think he actually means by that and is it for assessment. there's nothing there's nothing equitable in trade nor more than there is anything equitable in foreign policy the big guys do what they want ok

this only sound interests the end tired trade the pay platform has never been at the top of them you cannot compare a country of the american economy size the indian economy are doing all the countries the need each other to trade means trading with each other you know we need the world's biggest strongest not get the strongest not get nice the world's largest market so that is that i think it's good to believe i mean yes maybe you know. advantages given to india and they have been pulled back but india also has a rise to. a right to question them so the blind up to me this is business as usual all right thank you very much for your time this hour chitra summery me i'm editorial advisor public t.v. money and remarking thank you and liz the episode of artes in case you missed it polly boko takes us sideways look at washington's controversial trade policies on those countries blacklisted by taras less of a look at the. how do you launch

a war without needing to fight a war in case you missed it the economy stupid. international access to the u.s. market used to be a bit like dating the rich girl next door when you were a vogue was not easy or cheap but in the end it was worth their time for those u.s. markets are now and 11 and stood in a well lit window access is now expensive and even if it was worth it you know it's going to hurt some people we all know that america has the biggest military in the world just levels the cost of whatever country you're in there's a good chance that there is a u.s. aircraft carrier staring right back at you so now the u.s. is a weapon raising its economy in order to fight international disputes and dominating the market is i.c.b.m.'s. teetered you saying the

intercontinental ballistic sanction ready to be deployed anywhere you need it advantages of the i.c.b.m.'s include causing misery to in time populations in countries you don't like without firing a single shot collapse the economies of your opponents and then blame the attack countries without actually having to deploy a single soldier and then accuse them of aggression and remember once deployed i.c.b.m.'s will work for decades with absolutely no effort from you just keep it fueled with a strong dollar you're going to leave the country very. traditionalist because it was. sanctions are great to use against the likes of cuba venezuela north korea iran russia you know the bad guys the problem is you can't use them against the good guys which is why i don't know the difference administration has repackaged sanctions he calls. taric

allow you to target friends like mexico europe canada and especially your buddies in beijing because while sanctions are used as punishment tyrants are just a normal part of global trade right the way the us has been using them is no different china has started fighting back though apparently they've started to prevent the release of american films this might be without. moving more than 170000 people have signed a petition demanding not to drop criminal proceedings against a german boat captain charged with assisting illegal immigration 35 year old clem could face up to 20 years in prison for heard involvement in rescuing over a 1000 asylum seekers they were at risk of drawing as they attempted to cross the

mediterranean and. hoping to make it to europe ri if an option was more. 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 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 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 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 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 through 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 want any more 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 see it undecided on whether to assist or hinder the flow of migrants into europe captain clem could be losing her battle at sea and on. refinish nazi reporting from germany. and india is here and 30 with more of the stories that shape their week and please do enjoy the rest of your weekend i'll see you soon this is r.t. international. with nor make this manufacture consent to stick to the public well. when the

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