and the. headline news from r.t. iran plans to further boost its uranium enrichment program potentially breaking the 2015 nuclear deal for a 2nd time and drawing condemnation from nations and the united states but the iranian foreign minister blames europe for failing to secure the agreement of all stop washington's unilateral withdrawal. also on the stories that shape the week russia pays tribute to the 14 sailors who were killed in a fire on a nuclear submarine in the barents sea on monday. and as fighter jets zoom through the skies of washington and tanks rolled through the streets on july the 4th donald trump continues to come under fire for militarizing u.s. independence day celebrations.

to the way in a few moments we'll take you through some of the biggest stories covered here over the past 7 days with the weekend developments to bring you up to speed 1st on focusing on iran which has announced plans to accelerate its uranium enrichment program and surpass the $3.00 percentage cap stipulated in the 2015 nuclear agreement it says it's for energy reasons already considered to be a breach of the deal after it surpassed the 300 kilogram uranium stockpile limit officials there have also recently ruled out further dialogue with washington unless sanctions get lifted and iran's deadline for that has now passed with europe able to provide limited relief from the effects of those severe financial penalties part of that agreement signed 4 years ago now iran curb its nuclear program in return for a number of sanctions being removed but that accord has been on the brink of collapse since the united states unilaterally withdrew from it last year and

reimposed devastating penalties on tehran the escalating crisis has triggered serious concern in the region and in europe as well arty's donal court has been following the reaction force in berlin. eva's leaders are not exactly happy about iran's new plans for uranium enrichment germany's foreign ministry has already urged the islamic republic to stop any actions that might lead it into a violation of the nuclear deal germany like her a 3 in new partners is extremely concerned by the rance announcement that it has begun enriching uranium beyond the concentration of 3.67 percent we have repeatedly called on rand not to take further measures that further undermine the nuclear deal now berlin's already said that it's also been in close contact with other parties involved in the agreement and that they're discussing the possibility of a joint meeting as a step forward in ensuring compliance with the nuclear deal now other states have also reacted as well the u.k. foreign office called on iran to immediately stop what it was doing excusing them

of being in violation of the treaty across the channel you have french president emanuel macron who warned of consequences that would come out of the potential weakening of the nuclear deal and on the flip side iran's foreign minister mohammad is saying that iran is pursuing these further enrichment plans within the confines of the nuclear deal and that they would reverse this decision if the e.u. holds up its end of the bargain having failed to implement their obligations under the j c p o a including after the u.s. withdrawal the e.u. and a 3 should at the very minimum politically support iran's remedial measures on the paragraph $36.00 including the i.a.e.a. the ether we have no pretext to avoid a firm political systems to preserve the j c p o a and council us you know naturalism nazareth also sent a letter to the e.u.'s foreign policy chief outlining the steps iran has already

taken and the foreign ministry is in to supporting meetings with european powers to take place later this month so if it looks at least like the e.u. and iran are open to see. some sort of resolution to this issue israel on the other hand has had some pretty inflammatory words iran is violated solemn promise under the un security council not to enrich uranium beyond a certain level the enrichment of uranium is made for one reason and one reason only it's for the creation of atomic bombs. the leaders of the p 5 plus one promised and committed themselves to snap back sanctions the minute iran did it just did where you are and who is staying out of the negotiations well that's the u.s. of course with washington still withdrawn iran's latest expansion of its nuclear program will lead to further isolation and sanctions nations should restore the longstanding standard of no enrichment for iran's nuclear program iran's regime

armed with nuclear weapons would pose an even greater danger to the world was pretty amazing when you pull out of the deal when you break a deal and you accuse the side that remains in the deal of breaking the deal it was the west to broker a deal by unilaterally pulling out last year and on the planet you get to continue taking the terms of the deal that you've already broken out of the fact of the matter is if you do study the j.c. p.o. way very closely the main import foreign minister is right there is article 36 which says if the other signatories to the deal do not fulfill their obligations under the deal and they have it neither side have neither the us know the europeans then iran can't take certain measures within the deal remaining in the deal so the reporting that iran has broken the deal is just not accurate the whole idea when when iran exceeded the 300 kilograms they exceeded that because the us on may 6th suspended the waivers allowing them to sell her excess enrich uranium so they

couldn't sell it then you had said aha you've got too much of it so the whole thing is rigged the neo calls around trump one of war they're pushing it forward to pushing it further and the pushed. same propaganda they pushed when they wanted their war with iraq. the blow to the pad comes as tensions also continue to rise between iran and the u.k. their latest dispute was triggered when british royal marines seized an iranian super tanker off the coast of gibraltar on thursday britain believes the vessel was transporting oil to syria in violation of e.u. sanctions iran in turn claims the vessel did not enter the u.k.'s territorial waters and that was travelling to a permitted destination it's demanding the vessels immediate release an iranian foreign ministry official described the u.k. move was unacceptable and called for the immediate release of the oil tanker given that has been seized at the request of the u.s. the u.k. navy's measure is tantamount to maritime piracy britain has no right to impose its own unilateral sanctions all those of the european union in an extra territorial

manner against the other countries this is the very bullying policy of the u.s. gibraltar says the iranian tanker was carrying 2000000 barrels of oil the british overseas territories attorney general said on friday that the ship could be unfounded for 14 days while its crew a question the seizure has been praised by washington which according to spain was behind the move. in to stop we have been aware of the operation civil guard petrols have been watching the area but we are investigating the circumstances under which the u.s. and its petition to the you kate. excell news uki has a team this supertanker greece one laden with the reigning oil bomb for syria in violation of you sanctions american our allies will continue to prevent regimes into ran in damascus from profiting off the illicit trade every few weeks we are seeing major provocations by the americans but they're sending drones or warship towards iran and now this incident where the british are actually acting on behalf

of the americans what gives the british the right to seize any iranian shit based on european laws iran is not a member of the e.u. it's the trump government decided to lead the nuclear accord the americans have been pressuring iran putting significant pressure on iran and iran has actually been acting in a very relatively cautious manner and we have to understand that you want to not sure we strain forever and we knew such as this where you raining ships are being seized illegally and they cannot it actually want you want to do nothing in return if you want does nothing in return then they will put more pressure and more pressure. russia has been remembering the 14 sailors who were killed in a fire on a research submarine in the barents sea on monday 7 of the victims were high ranking navy officers to have been posthumously decorated with the country's highest honor the hero of the russian federation with

a closer look at the tragedy has more on. on the 1st of july deep below russia's barren see the unthinkable happened 5 a russian scientific research vessel mapping the sea floor was suddenly a death trap alarms bled hatches was shut and locked and the crew in the burning compartments sacrificed their lives to put out the blaze they succeeded the vessel and their colleagues were saved but 14 men all decorated veterans suffocated and they did more than save the submersible you know there's a coastal town on the nuclear power unit on this vessel is completely isolated now and no people are being allowed there plus the crew implemented all necessary activities to protect this unit is in full working order the investigation stablish ing what happened how it happened is being led by russia's navy head with the

president personally being kept informed the dead will all be on a post you mostly ignored these harsh place people afraid to ask the news to the difficulty of hardship so just to suppose that it's tradition here when you do it when you come up to this memorial dedicated cooled celia's parish that see during peacetime. the food. of the gods is early this week for 3 duty to be a good day one of the crew as the blaze began i should a civilian through an open hatch shutting it behind him to prevent the inferno from spreading that was the caliber of men abroad that vessel was all those who knew them attest knew that it will play with the cost of coaching for 10 years we were studying in the same school with dimitri he was an example of a true friend

a classmate he was self-motivated. always in the thick of events that's how we will remember him and even his final act characterized just who he was me and my classmates were not surprised he didn't hesitate for a moment he did everything possible and save someone's life thing as dimitri was a good man a good friend knowing him and his human qualities i think he would never have acted differently he simply couldn't. he as he was a very responsible person so it was no surprise for us that he too the. condolences poured in from all over the world from the pope to britain's theresa may russians in the thousands lit candles and held commemorative ceremonies the government has done its duty the widows and families of those killed will be compensated not that money could replace their loss students did but you see of the 14 dead and 7 are

top ranking captains to our heroes of russia this is a big loss for the fleet i offer sincere condolences to the families of the deceased everything must be done to help and support them and the good men perished on that day veterans courageous and noble the best of the best as they say in the navy and there must be justice the public wants answers which the investigation should provide so that this never happens again. the united states celebrated independence day on thursday marking 243 years since it cast off the yoke of british rule but with the u.s. continuing to struggle with think divisions this year's 4th of july didn't pass without controversy. 6 i. the day began with clashes in washington d.c.

is left when protesters faced off against the president's supporters ahead of his address to the nation donald trump's so-called salute to america vents or show of military might in the u.s. capital in the form a reality t.v. star called the show from lifetime. so many in the media or other political world condemned the decision to involve tanks and jets in the annual celebrations they accused mr trump of wasting huge amounts of money and using the event for political gain ahead of next year's election. we're going to have planes going over is the best fighter jets in the world and other planes too and we're going to have some time stationed outside. q. illyria. q. to make it into what seems to be kind of for a combination from corelli. storrow

a military parade of hardware and of course but it's just obscene. c.n.n. has learned that some military chiefs have expressed reservations about politicizing the july 4th celebration concerned about the tanks and armored vehicles on displaying. sites will. want to. make sense. of it.

this is the marine main battle tank it's a combat. q. well many were upset about the tank parade on independence day concerns about america's unparalleled military spending seem to be somewhat more muted the us has been involved in the 7 conflicts since 2001 and has. army bases in more than 30 countries right now and last year alone the pentagon splurged a jaw dropping $649000000000.00 on its operations but despite some washington's attempts its feelings of poetry it isn't the thinking of the current administration it seems that national pride is on the decrease according to recent gallup polls that's been the trend since 2003 this year the number of people who say they're proud to be american dropped to 70 percent sara flounders who's head of the antiwar international action center says the theme of this year's parade reflects washington's hawkishness. everyone know this and fly right

and it is also. more than $800.00 u.s. military bases around the world outside that's right the country has one yesterday and the and largest cost more than 65 percent of all knowledge of all u.s. expenditures u.s. expenditures the federal government low keyed the military machine i don't very time went into structure else care education is all declining and when the gap between rich or just fired at any time in us history. this is r.t. international the conflict in libya is back under the un security council's microscope following a deadly airstrike on a detention center it's among all stories still ahead in the weekly in a few moments.

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again the u.n. security council has called for a cease fire in libya following a deadly airstrike on a migrant detention center near the capital tripoli on tuesday night the attack which the u.n. envoy to libya has said may amount to a war crime killed 53 people including 6 children 130 others were wounded compounding the devastation some reports also suggest the guards of the facility opened fire on the surviving migrants and refugees as they fled at the time of the assault some 600 people were being held in the facility the u.n. has called for an independent investigation into the incident and the air raid has led to protests over the conditions in libya's government run detention centers

which house around 6000 people the shelters have been sharply criticized by rights groups the refugees are also calling on the un to relocate them to safety. libya's government which is based in tripoli has blamed the attack on forces loyal to the self-styled libyan national army which is commanded by the ward khalifa haftar denied any responsibility the un's refugee agency meanwhile has said that it had warned of the dangers to people housed in that particular center. this is a tragedy that was very much preventable just a couple of months ago we called for the creation of people from this specific detention center after a similar strike to the people inside. the no action was taken in that regard people have tragically paid the consequence with their lives today prudence of this detention center. both sides a of the conflict. but there were 600 people living inside so there can be no excuse for this having been

here. we also heard from a senior member of the un's refugee rights office for libya who says the focus needs to now be on those who remain in the centers we are deeply shocked by what happened saddened and now the priority is to actually take the people who remain in this tension center to a safer location as the other 3800 refugees and migrants who are men trapped in this area refugees are coming from conflict from countries in conflict they have suffered in their home countries they have traveled through the desert under the sun and they have been in the hands of smugglers tortured abuse along the journey then trying to return to trying to cross the desert to the mediterranean and then send back and ended tainted schematically you any opposes the attention of refugees this is why it's important that we move fast that we that we find solutions and

then we have the help of the international community to help us make this a reality to discuss and to find a way forward. there's no he has announced that it's live action remake of the children's classic the little mermaid will star black actress halle bailey in the lead role but that casting has sparked big debate. after an extensive search it was abundantly clear that halle possesses that rare combination of spirit heart youth innocence and substance plus a glorious singing voice all intrinsic qualities necessary to play this iconic role in 989 disney released its animated out of taishan of the famous fairy tale written by danish author whose christian allison and that version ariel was blue eyed redhead and white some argue that the new version should stay true to the 85 film but others say having a black lead is a win for diversity. the actress cast is areal can sing act dance and is beautiful but racists yes that extreme irritation you feel is racism or like

mermaids can be black wool crabs can talk so we're all stretching here shut up fat box the little mermaid lives on a tropical coral reef with a calypso signal with a strong jamaican accent when you think about it it's bizarre she was white the fust time around there goes my favorite princess can't believe the just 3 my favorite princess she has a beautiful voice but if she's playing ariel i'm going to be she doesn't fit the look at all could you imagine the uproar of the cast a white actress to play and that in the live action remake i just don't understand why is this necessary we got opposing opinion on whether modern diversity should trump original cinema when it comes to rice. well that what people are trying to do is trying to bring people back to a certain kind of reality that we live in a very diverse society and to try and present if you like to try and normalize 1st because what happened before was that we had a society which those people were excluded or as they were presented they were

presented as before they were prevented in of course in the translation that which was derogatory to them we bring race to the forefront and make it an issue when it really isn't an issue i think it's a very dangerous precedent and i think it is think it really is not i think it's really not about the inclusive it is that your other guest discussed discusses i think it's really a leftist agenda to divide us and keep us from working together and i think the people who are over concerned about his presentation are trying to as they said they want something they're used to but in the challenge i challenge is if you challenge is what i think in there i don't think they think they should be like a princess can be black and what we want to do weird is rather line out that so every every single hollywood movie made from now on must have a gay person a jewish person a black person a hispanic person and all we probably better represent all that population so let's say a puerto rican person a cuban person and i don't know there are people here from from our other countries

too should we should we just make sure now that every single movie has every single race religion color size socio economic level where do you draw the lying if you look at the history of hollywood birth of a nation it started off really badly with the original 1st feature film been a racist film which used skin color in a negative way of course they should be a good story line but also a film can do multi faceted things and i think we have to move beyond being obsessed by the fact that we live in a society that is proud to support diversity we do live in a society that does have problems around racism in american society has that and i think that the people who are denying. that people were not willing to begin to really talk about challenging it we had some be called building roofs to walk into a block short of a body i'm sorry there's been a number of shootings in on the boy says these are tragic tragic things we had black president black billionaires all over the place all sorts of hispanic people

and in positions of power i would hope that no one would not like this character based on that they might not like the idea of it being imposed they might feel that it's a little bit racist to say oh well we have to have a princess be a certain color i don't think that makes them a racist i think that makes them somebody that just wants the best person for the job to be chosen whether it's a movie or a corporate venture i think the best person should always be chosen regardless of their skin color or anything else. your next weekly for me in the moscow news team is in just over half an hour tackling the planet's plastic problem next though including a firm that produces thousands of bottles every 2nd and that's next on r.t. international. we have the expectation that when we lifted people out of poverty when we became

richer then we'd become. and i think valerie's what a lot of people ah struggling with now they expected that once they reached a certain level of income then they would be happy. and yet we create new size we create new things we want and i think sometimes we run out of explanations for why we feel unhappy. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy on sunday shouldn't let it be an arms race is all off and spearing dramatic development only really and going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk.

in front of the cameras coca-cola c.e.o. promises a world without waste outside our objective. but behind the scenes the american company is doing everything in its power to eschew any alternatives to plastic like the return bottle i think obviously the shelf. after months of negotiations with the american multinational we have a meeting at the headquarters of coca-cola france for an interview on. a message of the not so well. when i did it to see. how polite and welcome. and affection were you know this who could walk through them but it seems we have not yet won that trust. question moon was a short little nervous baldwin. backup ixia for children.

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