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broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our national. with a recap for week's top stories. a furious raw erupted between the united states and iran this week after washington accused tehran of attacking 2 oil tankers in the gulf of oman secretary of state said washington's assessment was based on intelligence and that no one else in the region had the capacity to carry out such an attack. it is the assessment of the united states government that the islamic republic of iran is responsible for the attacks that occurred in the gulf of oman today these unprovoked attacks present a clear threat to international peace and security a blatant assault on the freedom of navigation and an unacceptable campaign of escalating tension by iran the us immediately jumped to make allegations against iran without a shred of factual circumstantial evidence only makes it abundantly clear that the b. team is moving to a plan b.

sabotage diplomacy. after the iranian foreign minister's statement to the u.s. central command released a grainy video which it claims shows iranian special forces removing an unexploded mind from one of the vessels the owner of the tanker though says the caribbean of being hit by flying projectiles. 2 vessels caught the fire in one of the world's key oil routes close to the strait of hormuz it is the only way in and out of the persian gulf and the incident drew 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 as artie's came up. so there were 2 oil tankers that we're. probably going to back. down if you're.

going to. promise to get a phone call to your. home i don't want to i'm going to run don't you get a room i'm going to be on board ok i went oh i am sure but i don't want company. to go and you've been to quite a bit. but but it will do the. so this minute it will. not spoil and they can 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 19 $180.00 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 side in 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 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 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 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 hale bopp and r.t. new york amid fears of a military confrontation between iran and the u.s. we asked our guests for their views on the standoff. 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 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 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 advisor 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 preconditions. londoners held a silent march on saturday marking 2 years since the grunfeld tower fire which killed 72 people it comes after 3 u.s. firms which produced materials used in the building face

a lawsuit from hundreds of survivors and relatives of the victims some of those products are banned from use in u.s. skyscrapers prompting accusations of double standards. come sent the message that foreign law of the west 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. well the lawsuit names that cladding producer are comic who's come product is by the company's own admission flammable it also names whirlpool the maker of the refrigerator that is believed to have caused the fire and insulation made by cielo texas is said to have released cyanide gas leading to further avoidable fatalities.

all 3 companies expressed their sympathies with the victims whirlpool also noted the 2 separate probes failed to find fault with its refrigerator seal attacks said its insulation was just one element of the cladding system used on the tower while star conic said it would respond in court. we spoke to peter herbert co-founder of b m e a lawyers for granville he says the 3 companies must be held to account. the united states turns out a very good friend culture whereby if a multinational national company hires guilty often selling product or bridge

failed product without sufficient safeguards then they will permit those previously been cases in the united states where a building collapse has resulted in damages of around about $230000000000.00 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 before 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 grants won't stop that so much going to get you to real benefits for those of their families who have been bereaved of people who are often the breadwinners and therefore if that is right then that must be part of me just. the death of a syrian rebel drew widespread media attention this week prompting a debate about his legacy. is believed to have been killed in clashes with

government forces in hama province a former goalkeeper for syria's you've seen the 27 year old shanter prominence in the early years of the uprising singing at street protests against the country's president bashar al assad why they 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 a number of some roots songs and statements became increasingly extreme parties down the quarter takes a closer look and we should warn you that his report 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 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 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 know more about and. 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 abdul basset route not inspire off 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. western operations it becomes important to maintain this sense of plausible deniability it's clearly being useful for the us and the us media to maintain. this 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. india is imposing trade tariffs on $28.00 classes of u.s. goods in a tit for tat measure this follows donald trump's decision to withdraw new delhi's a preferential trade status for goods including steel the us president accused new delhi of failing to give washington equitable access to its market so in retaliation import taxes as high as 70 percent have been placed on u.s. products such as all men's and apples we spoke to the editorial advisor from india's republic t.v.

who believes there is nothing equitable in global trade. it's not a train well it's a john think that's watch john 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 no more than there is anything equitable in foreign policy the big guys do what they want ok this only set interest the end tire trade the trade on is never been at the top of them you cannot compare a country of the american economy size the indian economy we are going all the countries the need each other trade means trading with each other this is business as usual. in the latest episode of our tos in case you missed it paulie boy go gives her take on washington's controversial trade policies and those countries blacklisted by terms. how do you launch a war without needing to fight a war in case you missed it the economy stupid.

international access to the us 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 their time for those u.s. markets on now and 11 and still deny well that the downwind 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 levels the cost of whatever country you are 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 seeing 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 one stipulated i.c.b.m.'s will work for decades with absolutely no effort from you just keep it fueled with a strong dollar to the countries that you're giving china to you because you're dishonest 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. use them against the good guys which is why i don't move from said ministration has repackaged sanctions he calls them. 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 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. the community has hit out at the vatican for saying in a recent report there are 2 genders male and female it was meant to tackle what the catholic church calls an educational crisis sounds good taylor delves into the reason for the sudden outrage over a stance the vatican well has always 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 a standing in faith the vatican remains in the dark ages for most in a false teaching that 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 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 the 2 pennies worth met the by. as huge as one bishop in rhode island planned when he decided to chat his view on pride month a reminder that catholics should not support or attend q pride month of vance held

in june they promote a culture and encouraging 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 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 habit pun

intended. more than 170000 people have signed a petition demanding that italy drop criminal proceedings against a german boat captain captain charged with assisting illegal immigration 35 year old. could face up to 20 years in prison for her involvement in rescuing more than $1000.00 asylum seekers they were at risk of drowning as they attempted to cross the mediterranean in unsafe and save dinghies hoping to make it to europe or to use my financial reports. this is a 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 piers a lawyer now says she may face up to 20 years in prison and horrendous fines but no

matter what appears status is unwavering i wouldn't sign it 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 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 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 of italians acted without probable cause there is much truth through 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 do not want any more sheen able 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 see it undecided on whether to assist or hinder the flow of migrants into europe captain pierre clem could be losing her battle at sea and entre. refinish nazi reporting from germany.

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. little while control to part it's hard to believe now but there was a time when western economists genuinely believed that the soviet union would almost inevitably overtake the united states as the world's leading economy and it wasn't just fear speaking they had graphs and calculations to prove but decades later it is now china that's projected onto the thrall and kids benefit and has learned a lot from the soviet failure is that enough though to win and hold onto it cannot make primacy well to discuss that i'm now joined by james robinson prominent

political scientist and also rolf why in nations fail is a robinson it's good to talk to you thank you very much for your time but pleasure now you published the book back in 2012 when the world felt like a totally different place it was before the economy became political again before this wave of populism rolled over a number of western societies if you were writing you today do you think it would have changed anything it. well not really i mean our focus is very much on the long run you could say. you know we're trying to figure out you know why does the world look the way it does you know in terms of these big patterns of economic prosperity and poverty and that's a sort of deeply historical process so you don't change your views over a few years and i would also say that you know in terms of populism i mean you're right that in a sense the world looks a lot different but but but not that different i mean there's lots of populism

historically and for somebody like me who studies latin america a lot you know very used to populism you know the.