in the stories that shaped the week the u.s. accuses iran of attacking to oil tankers in the gulf of oman they claim that iran has denied an described target diplomacy. survivors of london's grand our fire launch a legal battle against a trio of u.s. companies whose products allegedly all attributed to the tragedy. and the ante in another u.s. trade battle retaliating with hefty tariffs on dozens of american goods halted all child with special trade status.

is that we clear a lot international with mean india today and i'm proud to top stories from the last 7 days and latest update news and welcome to the program. saud between the united states and iran this week after washington accused iran of attacking 2 all time because 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 iranian 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 is 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 his caliber open. so there were 2 or oil tankers that were hit. so put your fire probably got a fair bit of background so hold your horses back your boat for all we're. going to be free. from off from poker you. want but. don't you get a brand you dream i'm going to be on board before i went so far i'm sure but i've been on one company at the moment is going to bump it quite a bit. but by the will do the civil.

says when the did it will get on or not supposed to and when 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 and. fact iran has been rather nice to the united states in the last few days a u.s. resident who was 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 means aris is describing these events as suspicious reports of the tax on japan related to tankers 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 torpedo 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 with the regional tensions threatening to spill over into conflict we asked a number of guests assessment of the situation. washington with mr pomp and mr of bolton are really trying to. escalate the situation so that they have an opportunity and an excuse to attack iran when they commit that 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 radiance i'm not going to torpedo is sheep which will lead to the americans to attack them and it's going to give the american an excuse to attack. 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. 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 iraq to get killed the american people are not ready for that he just want to score a political win and get the uranian to come and discuss on the table with him in the usa once 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 removed all 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 discuss with the iranians and even my computer the secretary of state was the hottest and who was go to war all the time he said the 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 grenfell tower tragedy it comes after 3 u.s. firms which produced materials used at the block of flats facing lawsuit from hundreds of survivors and relatives of the victims it claimed and they facilitated the spread of the devastating fire which saw 72 people in these 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. the lawsuit names a cladding producer all conic whose product is by the company's own admission flammable it also names will pool the maker of the refrigerator that's believed to have caused the fire and insulation made by salad tax is said to release cyanide gas leading to further avoidable fatalities. the owner of the of. the eve of the of. the earth.

old 3 companies expressed their sympathies for the victims will pull also notes of the 2 separate probes fail to find fault with its refrigerator seal attack said it's insulation was just one element of the cladding system used on the tower whilst all conic said it would respond in court we spoke to peter herbert co-founder of b.m.a. lawyers for grand fall who says these multinational companies must face up to the little. the united states does have a very little good our friendly culture whereby if a multinational national company hires guilty often selling negative product or rich trail product without sufficient safeguards then they will perish because previously big cases in the united states where a building collapse has resulted in damages of around about $230000000000.00 to be distributed to the victims residents and that tragedy i believe there's a 2 year limitation period in the united states that action must be tremendous the

fall 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 the ground so stop that so much goes against 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. death of a syrian rebel icon drew widespread media attention this week prompting impassioned debate about his legacy according to the opposition group has been fighting with abdel baset health or it's a candle in the month 2 rooms it sustained during clashes with government forces in hama province a former goalkeeper to syria's youth team the 27 year old shot prominence in the early years of the uprising saying that street protests against the country's

president bashar al assad widely referred to as the 19 gal 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 a grueling sectarian conflict a number theory of solace and statements became increasingly extreme parties double quarter takes a closer look at the controversy and the warning in support contains images of an execution. he became the poster boy of the syrian uprising or shall we say the voice ringback. and his death in battle against government forces apparently made him a fallen hero in the eyes of the media syrian football and sing 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 its 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 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 i'm back in a couple of minutes after this break. i think you know humans all over the world. all very similar you know west the west in those did not invent democracy you know google does democracy everywhere in world history in india in china if you go far enough back creating inclusion in soviet union though 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. what

holds it you should. put themselves on the line. they get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be present. if you want to be clear this is what the. real people are. interested always in the water. they should. welcome back to the program it seems the us is heading into another international trade standoff after india's announcement that it will be imposing tyrus on 20 a.t.m.'s goods the rich how to treat masha. withdrawing the preferential trade deal

status for the asian nation for goods such as steel and the us president accused delhi of not giving washington equitable access to the indian market tyrus as high as 70 percent have not been put on u.s. goods such as omens and apples u.s. secretary of state says america is open to continue with india and with trying to meet indian prime minister narendra modi at the g 20 summit later this month we spoke to the editorial advisor for menus for public t.v. and believes there's nothing i. quotable in real trade it's not a train well it's a john think that's what sean does i mean he needs to make these noises you used every country is constantly constantly saying i'm going to do this and we'll do of at the end there is 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 the 2 of them 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 polly boyko takes a sideways busy 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 vogue was not easy or cheap but in the end it was worth their time for those u.s. markets are now 11 and stood in a well lit amsterdam 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 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 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 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 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. traditionally because it

was. sanctions 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 equals. tiris allow you to target friends like mexico europe. 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 as 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.

community has had time to vatican full reiterating in the recent report that there are 2 genders male and female it was meant to tackle what the catholic church calls an educational crisis socketed it delves into the reason for the sudden outrage over stalls 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 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 anything 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 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 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 the 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 vance 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 i know jesus would be attending that pride parade with her 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 pun intended. a small town in east germany is in the media spotlight this sunday after a closely fought in its local election the exit polls indicate that gurlitz will not become the country's 1st place to vote in an alternative for germany and it is . during maze of 1st round election the f.t.'s sebastian with came out on top but in this final runoff that result has been flipped and the ruling christian

democratic union party member looks set to win with 55 percent of the vote so far earlier we asked locals how they felt about a potential air 15 man. does if there's a resident of gurlitz i'm ashamed of the air of d. candidate had such a good chance of winning i think it would be a disaster flows germany and europe i'm also concerned about what would happen here in gurlitz under such a government it's simply a chilling sign that we're not that open here in the east i'm most concerned by the f d a racist ideas i want my child to grow up in an environment that values equality and not racism kwan that welcomes everyone here in gurlitz the oh yeah if t. is always made out to look worse than it really is gurlitz will definitely remain open that's what everyone wants it's not about closing the borders but about immigration this is what the a.f.p. wants to keep in check to better coordinate criminal immigrants need to be deported more quickly germany social system shouldn't be put under strain by immigrants i

don't think it's bad to say that. their weekly i'll be back at the top of the hour with more global updates so stay with us. manufacture consent to instant of public wealth. when the ruling classes protect themselves. with the financial merry go round lifts only the one percent. doing all middle of the room sick. i mean real news.

came here where did you work before you came here when you live. in many us 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 somebody 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. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race is on offense very dramatic development only closely i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk.

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