in the stories that shaped the week the u.s. accuses iran of attacking 2 oil tankers in the gulf of oman a claim that toronto has denied and described as a target diplomacy. survivors of london's underground. launch a legal battle against the tree of u.s. companies whose products and allegedly contribution to the tragedy. and a small german town could be set off to see an a.f.d. candidate when its 1st election in a 1st for the country. this

is the week here on r.t. international with me. time for our top stories from the last 7 days and latest up to date news welcome to the program attention sawed between the united states and iran this week after washington cues to tehran of attacking 2 or oil tankers in the gulf of oman on thursday the u.s. claims no one else in the region had the capacity to carry out the act. u.s. central command released a grainy video which it claims shows a rainy and special forces removing an unexploded mine from one of the vessels the owner of the tanker though says 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 says its rival is engaging in quote sabotage diplomacy. the 2 vessels caught fire in one of the world's key oil routes close to the strait of hormuz it's the only way in and out of the persian gulf the incident immediately elicited worldwide

reaction and triggered a surge in oil prices with russia saying the situation could pose a threat to the global economy with more on the story is caleb morgan. so there were 2 or oil tankers that were hit. so put your fire probably. back so hold your horses back your. foot all went. from us to get it 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 well no i don't care but i don't want company. to go and you've been pretty quiet about. the boat but it will do the good is still the business says when the did it will

get on the not supposed to be the let's go over the facts now the 1st one belongs to john frederick so he is 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 decile 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 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 hale bopp and r.t. new york where the regional tension threatening to spill over into conflict we often number of guests that assessment of the situation. 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 iran 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 to the to discuss with the iranians and even my

computer the secretary of state who is 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. thousands of people took part in a silent march in london on saturday to mark the 2 year anniversary of the grand fell tower tragedy it comes after 3 u.s. firms which produced materials used in the block of flats faced 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 use on u.s. skyscrapers 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 dangerous to which people in the united states would not be exposed to lawsuit names cladding producer ironic whose product

is by the company's own admission flammable it also names that whirlpool the make of the refrigerator that's believed to have caused the fire and insulation made by its sello texas is said to have released cyanide gas leading to further avoidable fatalities. over 3 company thinks press had their sympathies and with the victims well paul

also noted that 2 separate probes fail to find fault with reference writer said tag says that the installation was just one element of the counting system used on the tower. konica thought it would respond in court we spoke to pizza hut that co-founder of no use for crying foul he says he's not a national company lest i step to the level the united states does have a very limited aphrodite culture whereby if a multinational national company has a guilty often selling magazine product or a child product without sufficient safeguards then they will pay those previously been cases in the united states where the building collapses resulted in damages of around about $230000000.00 to be distributed to the victims and residents and not tragedy i believe there's a 2 year limitation period in the united states that acts and must be tremendous the full 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 the legal position and at the end of the day the question is are the individuals the grand soldiers stuff that so much goes against even serial benefits. all those of the. people who are after the break. that is right that must be possibly just subtle but. the death of a syrian rebel icon drew widespread media attention this week prompting impassioned debate about his legacy according to the opposition group he'd been fighting with abdel baset also rude succumbed earlier in the month to wounds he to stain during clashes with government forces in hama province a former goalkeeper for syria's youth team the 27 year old shot to prominence in the early years of the uprising sing it street protests against the country's president bashar 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 there followed as the country slid deeper into gruelling sectarian conflict a number of siren songs and statements became increasingly strain artie's donal quarter takes a closer look now at the controversy and a warning his report contains images of an execution he became the poster boy of the syrian uprising or shall we say the voice ringback. oh. 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 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 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 abdul basset 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 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 back in a couple of minutes after this break. in

a world in which there are the americans that the chinese and the indians the russians and said europeans can only really be a player about 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. welcome back to the weekly the l g b t community has had out of the vatican a phone reiterating in a recent report that there are 2 genders male and female it was meant to tackle what the catholic church calls an educational crisis saskia taylor delves into the reason for the sudden outrage over

a stance the vatican has consistently 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 dealt 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 there 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 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 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 the standing in faith the vatican remains in the dark ages for most in a 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 to resign often 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 learned when he decided to share his view on pride month a reminder that catholics should not support a. month of verne's held in june they promote a culture and encourages that are contrary to catholic priests 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 spews out hate my catholic children will be attending pride events as this. always taught me what would jesus do yeah those 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 pun intended. it seems the u.s. is heading into another international trade standoff that's after india's announcement that it will be imposing tariffs on $28.00 u.s. goods the return true measure follows donald trump withdrawing the preferential trade deal status for the asian nation for goods such as steel and aluminum the u.s. president accused of not giving a washington equitable access to the indian market tariffs as high as 70 percent have now been put on u.s. goods such as almonds and apples u.s. secretary of state says america is open to continue trade dialogue with india that sit with trump said to meet engine prime minister narendra modi at the g 20 summit

later this month we spoke to the editorial advisor from india's republic t.v. who believes there's nothing equitable in real trade. it's not a train what it's a john think that's what shawn does i mean he needs to make these noises he's used every country has constantly constantly saying i'm going to do this and we'll do of at the end there's nothing equitable in trade nor more than there is anything critical in foreign policy the big guys do what they want ok this only set interest the end tire trade the trade is never be neck but at the end you cannot compare a country of the american economy size the indian economy we are going on in the country is the need each other trade means trading with each other this is business as usual in the latest episode of artes in case you missed it part of our code takes a sideways look at washington's controversial trade policies and those countries blacklisted by terrorists. 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 voter was not easy or cheap but in the end it was worth a 100 of those u.s. markets are now 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 so we all know that america has the biggest military in the world just level 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 away from raising its economy in order to fight international disputes and dominating the market is i.c.b.m.'s. teetered you saying these intercontinental ballistic sanction ready to be deployed anywhere you need it

advantages of the i.c.b.m.'s include causing misery to entire 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 to pull oid i.c.b.m.'s will work for decades with absolutely no effort from you just keep it fueled with a strong dollar going to the country very. traditionally because it was. running sands are great to use against the likes of cuba venezuela last 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. tiris allow you to target

friends like mexico and europe. and especially your buddies in beijing because while sanctions are used as punishment tar acts 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 all have a hollywood ending after all. more than 170000 people have signed a petition demanding that it a 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 her involvement in rescuing over a files and asylum seekers they were at risk of drowning as they attempted to cross the mediterranean and unsafe drinking is hoping to make it to europe maria reports

this is the case of pierre clem a german boat captain and he wrote to some criminal to others she was at the helm of the vent about it was 2017 when it and to do was a located on an island between malta and the coast of tunisia the rescue vessel was detained and piers lawyer now says she may face up to 20 years in prison and horrendous fines but no matter what piers stance is unwavering we have witnessed toward women and children have to face if they are denied safe travel by ignoring the submarine boats of european warships and expelling libyan militias. 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. lead 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 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 acted 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 she mable the trafficking of people that's illegal she is 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 fear klemp could be losing her battle at sea and on for more if national are to reporting from germany . the way back at the top of the hour with more global updates so stay with us. we had one man 3540 years old. it lost his trials in the water.

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on our journey to the moon from the genesis block we've just passed an all time high in bitcoin it's at nearly one trillion dollars in market cap it's nearly $20000.00 as we begin 2018 it is the when lambeau crowd who shows up they've seen people handed 10 x. 5 x. 20 x. returns across 2017 and again cryptocurrency not big coin necessarily looks like magic internet money that makes you wealthy and when lambeau lot of people all over the world were descending on a trip to conferences conferences particularly ones that when we 1st started going in 2011 alive $1020.00 people at a copper tariff 400-5000 people are showing up at these mega conferences and people

are coming up on stage and pitching i c.e.o.'s you know dozens of them onstage one after another like bitcoin miami which is held in january 28th there were a lamp post parked out front and people assumed you just had to pay the $2000.00 show up at the big conference and when my lambo come that's all you have to do there's no hard work there's no proof of work there's no need to go through all the trial and ship relations and understand big coin it is literally just buy whatever i.c.a.o. is being offered and you to become rich when lambeau sorry when lambeau. ok also above when. lambo. i think there's always going to be silly people around think there's anything to do anything i think you always have silly people i think some of this stuff which when lamb bows obvious of this stuff are parts of all world that will die away too so as we draw.