thanks. the week's top stories here on our team international the u.s. accuses iran of attacking to oil in the gulf a claim that tehran denies calling it sabotage diplomacy. survivors. launch a legal battle against 3 u.s. companies whose products allegedly contributed to the tragedy. and india slaps on american imports withdraws the country's special trade. cry broadcasting live from our studios in moscow. certainly glad to have you with

us. furious around our 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 have 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 mine from one of the vessels the owner of the tanker though says the crew reported being hit by flying projectiles. now the 2 vessels caught 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 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 here's our chief came up and . so there were 2 oil tankers that were hit. probably.

from tokyo you. bought a home. from don't you got a brand you're going to groom i'm going to be on board ok i went oh i don't care but i don't want company. to go into. the boat but it will do the. business so this minute it will. 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 said at the same time that japan's prime minister shinzo ave was in tehran meeting with iran's supreme leader did that shit on. iran. in the ancient times of the persian empire into the present day has been the great country of the middle east and will remain sorry 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 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 will need fears of a military confrontation between iran and the u.s. we asked our guests for their views on the stand oh. 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 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 preconditions. all right londoners held a silent march on saturday marking 2 years since the grunfeld tower fire which killed 72 people and 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 the

products are banned from use in u.s. skyscrapers prompting accusations of double standards. conic sent the message that foreign law of the 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. by the lawsuit names cladding producer are conic who's a 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 seal attacks is said to have released cyanide gas leading to further avoidable fatalities.

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

a 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 $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 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 stop that so much going to get 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. the death of a syrian rebel drew widespread media attention this week prompting

a debate about his legacy delap set. is believed to have been killed in clashes with government forces in harmer province now former goalkeeper for syria's youth team the 27 year old child to prominence in the early years of the uprising singing ad 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 2003 documentary but in the years that followed a number of separate songs and statements became increasingly extreme artie's donald quarter comments now and a bit of a warning his report does contain images of an execution which could be disturbed. 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 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.

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 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. cofer 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 it's 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 and they took for measure as follows donald trump's decision to withdraw new delhi's preferential trade status for goods including steel u.s. 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 editor of from news

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 what sean does i mean he needs to make these noises he's used you know he turns 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 is an interest at the end tire 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 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 artes in case you missed it polly boy go gives her take on washington's controversial trade policies and those countries blacklisted by terror. 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 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 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. because republicans are dishonest 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. our it

tiris allow you to target friends like mexico europe. and especially your buddies in beijing because while solutions 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 how they really would. be to community has hit out at the vatican for saying 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 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 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 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 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 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 vents 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 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 pride 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 habits pun intended. more than 170000 people have signed a petition demanding that italy drop criminal proceedings against a german boat captain charged with assisting illegal immigration 35 year old pierre klemp could face up to 20 years imprisonment for her involvement in rescuing more than 1000 asylum seekers they were at risk of drowning as they attempted to cross the mediterranean in unsafe dinghies hoping to make it to europe parties were in financial reports. 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 event of boat in august 2017 when it entered the port of lumpy do is it 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 a phone have witnessed 200 women and children have to face if they're denied safe travel. loads of european warships and expelling libyan militias from 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 cracked down 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 the 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 don't. wants 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 hinder the flow of migrants into europe captain clem could be losing her battle at sea and on. raif nationality reporting from germany.

there's a female be back in 34 minutes with another look at her weekly stay with us. in a well good which there are the americans that the chinese the indians the russians excedrin europeans can only read to 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 on the defense front. what do you do before you came here where you were before you came here when you live well death row 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 joe you say that brings this to the end of the series if we could just let josie marino walk away and say we decided to treat uk stuff post to a very special farewell party and by guys. we walk along an interesting path as a team but this time to go back to the punchline and thanks for putting on sr it bought it. we were. the only thing that i didn't enjoy was my then sink. in moscow my.

well actually we nailed it literally there we go. alone and welcome to crossfire we're all things are considered i'm peter lavelle the trumpet ministration again obsessed with the rand without evidence or facts a rant is simply to blame for everything under the sun and then there is john

bolton or his days at the national security council numbered. cross-cutting some real news i'm joined by my guest here in moscow dimitri bobbitt she's a political analyst and editor at interest me internet media project and in london we crossed to charles bridge he is a security analyst and a former u.k. army and counter terrorism intelligence officer or a gentleman cross-like rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate i'm going to charles 1st and in london let's talk about mike pompei or he officially his title is secretary of state but isn't he really turning into the minister of mis and disempower mation this whole approach to the media explaining what happened in the gulf of oman. the attack on 2 or oil tankers both actually going to japan wow remarkably there you chad vinnie's

prime minister was meeting with. iranian leadership and this is what my poem peo had to say to the media this is settlement is based on intelligence the weapons used the level of expertise needed to execute the operation recent similar iranian attacks on shipping and the fact that no proxy group operating in the area has the resources and the proficiency to act with such a high degree of sophistication he further on further on he said taken as a whole these unprovoked attacks unprovoked underline present a clear threat to international peace and security then charles he left and didn't answer a question from the media no facts no forensic evidence whatsoever he's sure. and the media for the most part is following his lead your reaction charles yes i mean we've seen this playbook before have multiple occasions and will continue to do so. we're seeing a situation here where.