headline news an artsy iran plans a further boost of its uranium enrichment program potentially breaking the 2050 nuclear deal for a 2nd time and drawing condemnation from e.u. nations and the united states but the iranian foreign minister blames europe for failing to secure the agreements or stop washington's unilateral withdrawal. also among 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 tanks rolled through the streets of washington fighter jets zooming through the skies on july the 4th donald trump continues to come under fire for militarizing u.s. independence day celebrations.

from r.t. international and surely we'll be taking you through some of the biggest stories reported on right here over the past 7 days we've got the latest developments to get you up to speed 1st though president trump is warning iran to be careful after it announced plans to accelerate its uranium enrichment program and surpass the $3.00 percentage caps stipulated in the 2050 nuclear agreement it says for energy reasons. one. of her own is already considered to be in breach of the deal after it surpassed the 300 kilogram uranium stockpile limit officials there also recently ruled out further dialogue with washington unless sanctions get lifted and iran's deadline

for that has already passed with europe only able to provide unlimited relief from the effects of those severe financial penalties as part of the agreement was signed 4 years ago now iran curb its nuclear program in return for a number of sanctions being lifted but that of course being on the brink of collapse since the u.s. unilaterally withdrew from it last year and reimpose devastating penalties on tehran the escalating crisis has triggered serious concern in the region and in europe as well arty's donnel quarter 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 rare 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 jahvid zarif 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 if political systems to preserve the j c p o a and council the 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 isn't 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 know in richmond 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 accused is that 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 what planet do 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 a way very closely the main point 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 their excess enrich uranium so they couldn't sell it in the u.s. said ah ha you 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 pushing the same propaganda they pushed when they wanted their war with iraq. well the blow to the pact 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 it was traveling 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 or those of the european union in an extra territorial manner against the other countries this is the very bullying policy of the us to crawl to says the iranian tanker was carrying $2000000.00 barrels of oil a british overseas territories attorney general said on friday that the ship can be impounded for 14 days while its crew questioned the seizures being praised by washington which according to spain was behind the move. to tell others korean to stop we have been aware of the operation civil guard petrols have been watching the area but were investigating the circumstances and was under which the u.s. said this petition to the u.k. to excell news uki has detained the supertanker grace one laden with

a reigning oil ban for syria in violation of you sanctions american our allies will continue to prevent regimes in turan 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 marriage what gives the british the right to seize any iranian share based on european laws iran is not a member of the e.u. just a trump government decided to leave the nuclear accord the americans have been pressuring iran's 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 shore restraint forever and we knew such as this where iranian ships are being seized illegally and they cannot it actually want you all 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 here's what i've got to give. in the 1st of july deep below russia's barren see the unthinkable happened fire a russian scientific research vessel mapping the sea floor was suddenly a death trap alarms bled hatcher's 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 the list goes on and 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 it 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 the north the hardest place people afraid to ask the. difficulty of hardship so they're still surprised that it's actually decent when you do when you come up to this memorial dedicated cooled celia's parish that see during peacetime. the food. the cat see is earlier this week for 3 to see the movie it is. one of the crew is the blaze began. then

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 as all those who knew them attest that it will last the 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 saved someone's life political morning dmitri was a good man a good friend knowing him and his human qualities i see 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 heat condolences poured in from all over the world from the pope to britons 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 but you see of the $14.00 dead and 7 are top ranking captains 2 are 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. 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 our answers which the investigation should provide so that this never happens again. the united states celebrated independence day on thursday marking 243 here since it

cast off the yoke of british rule but with us continuing to struggle with deep divisions this year's 4th of july didn't pass without controversy. 6 i. they began with clashes in washington d.c. as left wing protesters faced off against the president's supporters ahead of his address to the nation donald trump's so-called salute to america then sort of show of military might in the u.s. capitol and all the former reality t.v. star called the show of a lifetime. many in the media or on the 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 overhead the best fighter jets in the world and other planes too and we could have some tanks stationed outside. the.

elite. queue to make it into what seems to be kind of put a combination trunk railway. storrow military parade of hardware and equip but. 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. the. sites he will. want to.

make sense. of it and. this is the marine main battle tank of combat. q. while many were upset about the tank right on independence day concerns about america's unparalleled military spending seem to be somewhat muted the u.s. has been involved in 7 conflicts since 2001 and has a job. bases in more than 30 countries right now last year alone the pentagon splurged a jaw dropping $649000000000.00 on its operations now despite washington's attempts to inspire patriotism particularly under this current administration it does seem

like a national pride is on the way according to recent gallup polls that's been the trend since 2003 as well 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 organise. everyone know this and live right and it's also casting in more than $800.00 u.s. military bases around the world outside that's where the country is one you have to go and me an artist cost more than 65 percent of all of all u.s. expenditures u.s. expenditures federal government low keyed the military machine i don't vary time went into structure health care education is all declining and when the gap between rich and or higher than at any time in u.s. history. this is our t.v. u.n.

security council has libya back on its agenda after a deadly as strike on a migrant detention center earlier this week the details on that when the weekly returns after the break. we have expectation that when we lift people out of poverty when we became richer then we'd become. and i think that is what a lot of people are 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.

in a world of big partisan a lot of things and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the back and shouting. it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for. the time is now we're watching closely watching the hawks. back the u.n. security council is 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 un's 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 of the air raid has led to protests over the conditions in libya's government run detention centers which has around 6000 people the shelters have been sharply criticized by rights groups in the past the refugees are also calling on the un to relocate them to safety of libya's un backed 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 warlord khalifa haftar the alan a says it's not to blame the un refugee agency meanwhile has said that it warned of the dangers to people how was it in that particular center. this is a tragedy that was very much preventable just a couple of months ago we called for the. 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 hit. and we also heard from a senior member of the un refugee rights office for libya who says the focus needs to now beyond those who remain in the centers we are deeply shocked by what happened satinder now the 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 retrieve trying to cross the desert to the mediterranean and then send back and then detain to stay magically you any opposes detention of refugees this is why it's important that we move fast that we that we find solutions and that we have the help of the international community to help us make this a reality to discuss and to find a way forward. not yet appointed but already in the firing line germany's ursula von the lady and is the nomination to become the next head of the u. but poles of her native country don't point to her being a popular choice for the powerful role going to john claude younker also says he regrets the way the block has selected his potential successor. bruce's look there were transcript. but the process which led to my nomination in 2014 was very principled because we had to look at the dates everyone knew what was

up if. the would be the strongest power to do up in poland its vision to come back to what unfortunately didn't become a tradition of the current german defense minister has at least got the backing of e.u. national leaders it seems but i should have on the law and still needs the approval of a hefty 376 any pains a little bit about the nomination he's known for being a federalist supports the creation of a single european sovereign nation and an e.q. army if elected she will become the 1st woman to head the commission which is also how to gain support but as mentioned not everyone is sold on her candidacy after the traditional nomination system was scrapped to push her closer to being the next evening chief. doesn't have the right to ignore all the candidates that have been voted for by european citizens the future of europe can no longer be decided behind closed doors but under lame is our weakest minister that's apparently enough to become commission president in the if wonderingly and fails to be elected as head

of the commission by the parliament europe risks a possible constitutional crisis so i find it a very charming idea to the face of europe it will be female in the future that's what i think we have to what problem democracy was. leading how did it. different our use or becoming the. most but what. the president was the european commission and not something obviously different came out of the. second thing is. all about. is quiet. and i thought more once there is the best deviation. on who are. you know. people from all sides of. political decisions can be regarded as. democratic if one of 2

conditions. is met the population has to be involved in the actual decision making in some meaningful way or 2nd. political decisions must reflect popular preferences now funded lines nomination doesn't need either cried personally to. say yes it's undemocratic by. standards. and so from a daniel hawkins has your next edition of the weekly of the worlds apart on the pursuit of happiness has next here on r.t. . my son doing drugs my nephews was still in drugs my sister just with doing drugs it

was like an epidemic of drug abuse america's public enemy number one in the united states is drug abuse we started going after the users in the prison population who are we started treating sick people people who are addicted to these drugs like criminals while i was on the hill i increasingly became convinced that the war on drugs was a mistake there are countless numbers of people who are in prison for. certain sins for minor minor offenders in the drug trade it's a lot watching your children grow up and miss you in waves and say bye daddy as you're walking out of a business it's just it doesn't get easier. 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 off and spearing dramatic development only personally i'm going to resist i

don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk. join me every thursday on the elec simon chill and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. well and welcome to worlds apart even though it happiness is one of the most funded subjects and philosophy of the current scientific consensus is not too far all from

the conclusions of the 1st western scholar happened as dimmick created us 2400 years ago pronounced it was a case of. it happened as is indeed in the eyes or rather in the mind of the beholder why are the governments around the world so preoccupied with it to discuss that i'm now joined by my viking see all of the happiness research institute and bestselling author mike it's good to talk to thank you very much for its time thanks for having now when the global interest in happened this week the few years ago with high level you are meeting on this subject it was presented as a new economic paradigm something that is more comprehensive than let's say g.d.p. you think the economic focus is really justified i think we should a new mission i mean g.d.p. per capita. wells which is an important indicator for progress but i think

a lot of people globally feeling that we have gotten richer societies without necessarily getting happier and we need additional new measures of progress and wellbeing happiness quality of life might be one of them now but government's main purpose by default is to make people's lives better the great is good for the greatest number so if they're doing their work correctly they would be taking care of all this institutional factors wellbeing why do you want them to be engaged in the subject if personal aspect of happiness. policies do influence people's lives i think policies the way we shape societies the way we build cities i think dose impact. well the quality of life and i think it's also why we see some of the patterns we see for example in the world happiness report that looks at life satisfaction for people around the world we see things like healthy life expectancy we see things like the level of corruption we

see things like freedom. social support or that does have an impact on both me and happiness so i think governments they have an ability to impact important aspects on our lives i heard you say in some of your paris inch of his that this interest institutional official interest in happiness was in part due to the realisation that while. convert into happiness in fact i would argue that they may be an opposite correlation because in some developed countries you see the increase in the levels of depression south farm suicide do we really understand that these point a relationship that they can all make wellbeing and people's happiness or unhappiness or matter i don't think we fully understands it and there's a lot of complexity in there but on average we see this group as groups the richer countries happier but there's a lot of variance with the in both the rich country group and the poor countries so

i think in the beginning it makes a lot of sense for governments to focus on reducing poverty and lifting people out of poverty i think once we get to a certain income level i think it makes better sense to focus on our other areas and in addition we can also see that. there are differences among countries. their ability to convert wealth into investing in the right seems that brings quality of life to people you mention that there is a variance between rich or poor countries but there's also a great deal of diversity when it comes to happen is right a moment the developed world and countries like your own country denmark or your neighbor is finland norway the consistently ranked higher than. other democratic western countries like for example the united states or south career for that matter and this is where i think gets a little bit ideological.