u.s. secretary of state might pay you accuses iran of launching an unprecedented attack on saudi arabia comes in the wake of a large scale drone attack targets in saudi oil facilities. a cost of line between the u.s. and israel could be on the cards as donald trump announces the 2 nations are ready to move from the defense treaty we have what it could mean for the rest of the middle east. chinese telecom giant huawei says it's ready to sell the element of its high speed mobile internet 5 g. to cannot achieve with a view to addressing concern for the equipment poses a security risk also at.

a peaceful picnic protest in france over declining living standards descends into violence with demonstrators damaging property and riot police deploying take us. it's 3 am in the russian capital i'm sauce potato with the name international. u.s. secretary of state mike compare how has accused iran of launching a quote unprecedented assault on the wild energy supply saying that terror on is behind attacks on saudi arabia's oil production. we call on all nations to publicly unequivocally condemn iran's attacks the united states will work with our partners and allies to ensure that energy markets remain well supplied and iran

is held accountable for its aggression or oil production in saudi arabia has now been halt as a result of fires at 2 major state run oil facilities i went to says a video on twitter capturing a huge blaze and gunshots in the background. yemen's who think rebels claimed responsibility for deploying nearly a dozen drones to attack a saudi oil processing facility and a major oil field they say the strikes were in response to the saudi led war in yemen and to mond an end to riyadh's a 4 year long intervention in the country backed by the us washington has also previously charged iran with lending support to the new thiis how much mousavi a professor of political science at the university of tehran believes the u.s. accusations are most likely baseless. how one might compare has a very bank history of making accusations without providing any actual evidence as you mentioned there who deserve already claimed responsibility for these attacks

and although the scale of these attacks are on precedented we have to remember that the t.'s have launched drone attacks deep inside saudi arabia for months now so i think there's no surprise there and the u.s. has accused iran of sending weaponry to the who tease but we also have to remember that yemen has been under a very severe military blockade by the saudis with the help actually of the americans for over 4 years now making it very difficult to even send food lead to loan weaponry so i think he's just trying to come up with excuses to charge iran of crimes that you want is actually not committed. israel and the u.s. are seemingly looking to cement the longstanding friendship father with donald trump announcing the 2 nations are paving the way for a new significant treaty. i had

a call today with prime minister netanyahu to discuss the possibility of moving forward with a mutual defense treaty between the united states and israel that would further anchor the tremendous alliance between our 2 countries that comes just days before parliament chill actions in israel with trump openly voicing his support for current prime minister benjamin netanyahu is wrong has a long been a major non nato ally for washington but there has never been a fully fledged military alliance in place before we spoke to former pentagon security analyst michael maloof who believes the pact would allow the u.s. to be more involved and middle eastern affairs. in one sense it will commit states to israel's defense even if israel decides it wants to say for example iran then we would be committed to back them up. without any hesitation even without a piece of paper the united states probably would come to israel's assistance if it

was physically it. if it was just invaded for example or certainly would. state certainly return to their assistance regardless because of the existing commitments we already have. but i'm concerned. that from the sort of like netanyahu they were actually committed more to. go into a conflict there he may drag us into. chinese telecom giant qual way says it's prepared to sell the core code of its 5 g. technology to any prospective western boy or farms or data nations could that reconfigure it and prevent any possibility of a security breach the news comes amid continued claims by washington that way isn't so with the chinese government and that it's a quick when it could be used to spy on its users daniel hoare can stakes

a closer look at the company's office. it's one of this year's biggest spy scandals hallway the chinese telecoms giant accused of using cutting edge 5 g. technology not for the good of humanity but for spying for beijing the united states has also been very clear with our security partners on the threat posed by way as chinese law requires them to provide beijing's vast security apparatus with access to any data that touches their network or equipment so grave was the threat so real apparently the risk that american citizens privacy could be in danger the president trump declared a national emergency then like wildfire concerns spread around the world courtesy of u.s. officials that any country cooperating with huawei on building phone or computer networks would jeopardize their security so how real is this danger not at all who always c.e.o. shore's us but he would say that right well here's the deal the company has come up

with an unexpected offer to reassure its western clients when we transfer the tac they can modify codes on top of my tech once that's through it's not only shielded from me it's shielded from everybody else in the world u.s. 5 g. will be their own thing there is no security concern the concern will only be the u.s. keeping the american companies who bought it in check so what does it all mean well who are we would sell its blueprints codes peyton's everything needed for the client to rewrite the code and thus prevent anyone being able to get back to or access keyword anyone once you open the source code you can actually make changes to it that are actually going to keep you with and make sure that even if there were that tools it would be very difficult for anyone to persist with this the absolute there is that they exist and i think what we're going to see is continue to catch up with all the abilities that will be people continually seeking. to take

it on to. but if they don't go. they're going to be the hackers they're going to get a massive disadvantage to them about so if that's not enough always chairman even offered to sign a no surveillance pact with the countries in which the company operates no spying no back doors so with this unprecedented offer of compromise from the telecoms giant while the panic and harsh rhetoric well remember when we said anyone spying one act as the source codes will hamper beijing spying it will be an equal blow for other countries as well the united states for example who are really who are going to go for and whoever's taking all do their license and who are the source. you need to be able to trust the organization and there are any number of the actual result there or networking gear at this moment in time all of them have had vulnerabilities in the glass that existed and they've been patched to different islands many of them still how google is out there that they haven't touched yet

and possibly haven't been discovered but the question is are they actively government entities that have engineered that goes into this equipment will remember all those times washington got caught in the act by whistleblower edward snowden revealed years of interceptions by the national security agency of servers routers and other network equipment made by cisco things were so out of control the company's management even went to the u.s. president to complain we simply cannot operate this way our customers trust us to be able to deliver to their doorsteps products that meet the highest standards of integrity and security so it always seems to have made an offer that's hard to refuse you know spying full control for the companies involved and seemingly no more security concerns the ball is now firmly in their critics court. what started as a peaceful picnic protest in the french city of nantes quickly switched to chaos

saturday with yellow fast protesters turning violent and smashing shop windows police used tear gas to disperse the crowds. hundreds of people joined in the planned demonstration against president and. his government against what they describe as poor living standards according to authorities 5 people have been changed so far the other fast movement started in november against a hike in fuel tanks has since become much against 6 the front stops and it's the food to food to consecutive kind of protests in the country demonstrations have been taking place just outside the french capital willie international airport doubts over the possible privatization of 2 athletes in paris an official online referendum could walk the set of rules. with opposition lawmakers needing 4700000

signatures to prevent the deals going through carney it's reported over 700000 people have given us support to the petition. the british army is mulling replacing its fossil fuel guzzling equipment with eco friendly according to the country's chief of general staff. planes that has a wider trend of western armies trying to attract minority and green conscious new recruits to. they might be in the business of killing but they don't want to kill the environment while they're at it the british army is going green general so mark colton smith has said that british forces are going to be phasing out the use of thirsty gas guzzling military vehicles and equipment in favor of plugging in take cleaner technologies it's all in a bid to attract younger and more environmentally conscious recruits not only

will that give his considerable operational benefits reducing logistic drag but it will also get the army on the right side of the environmental argument especially in the eyes of our next generation of recruits who increasingly make career decisions based on a prospective employers environmental credentials. earlier this year the british army launched a new recruitment drive targeted at young people the campaign emphasise that the army could use the compassion of snowflakes the self belief of millennial zz the confidence of selfie take is and the focus of phone zombies and the push for a greener and more inclusive army isn't limited to the u.k. if us democratic party presidential candidate elizabeth warren gets her way the american army will be adding fighting climate change to its to do list we don't

have to choose between a green military and in a fact a one my plan prove all servicemembers readiness and safety and the chief cost savings for american taxpayers together we can fight climate change and doing military exercises are notoriously bad for the environment munitions can take hundreds of years to degrade and toxic materials like lead can spill out and pollute groundwater back in 2017 the u.s. government put out a request for the development of environmentally friendly training bullets both the u.s. and u.k. militaries seem determined to put the eco into warrior and recruit some of them at the same time that's great brilliant good for them i don't know if that's necessarily a thing that's going to attract young people necessarily i think. i did i maybe we

were some people. i was. sure would be better for some people. i've never thought about. but i don't consider that likely but i think to be a need for seems to be door but. what do. i know well going green should go to. young people at the end of it do you want to be put in a foreign mine and get killed you know it doesn't matter what you drink or what you does this money go out of. eco friendly ending to the scene of a lot of that the parents knew the the facts of during the army doesn't kind of speak to me in theory it sounds like a good idea about whether it would actually work or not renewed money and who's going to go. and that's what we need to know. not where you have

a cold. still to come on the program in japan and south korea crossing swords for a flag to be used at the 2020 lympics which critics say it hopes memories of crimes . after this break. you know world a big part of the law and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that made history media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smart we need to stop slamming the door. and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now we're watching closely watching the hawks.

the world is driven by dreamers shaped by the one percent of those great. dares thinks. we dare to ask. them back the trump administration has announced the repeal of the clean will to little regulations that control the use of chemicals no will to sources the idea is to ease the bureaucratic fum spot it's also brought to the surface fears that u.s.

want security could be coped wised. like most of us donald trump enjoys the occasional refreshing glass of clean water. but he doesn't seem as keen to keep the water clean as his predecessor trap has recently lifted obama era restrictions and regulations on the spraying of chemicals and pesticides near streams wetlands and other bodies of water in new wood is definition to provide hardworking americans the ring the tories certainly the need to invest and develop and build new projects that improve lives in the environment so what has changed well during the obama era if you wanted to use certain chemical pesticides and sprays in your body of water you need a permit now you don't there's certainly going to be a lot of rejoicing about this from certain sectors many american farmers and

manufacturers felt that they were being crushed by the obama era regulations intended to curb water pollution it would be great if farmers didn't have to hire an army of consultants and lawyers just to be able to farm now the new rules are being criticized as overly vague with the decision about what bodies of water get protected being decided on a case by case basis now the farmers are overjoyed but that feeling is not being shared by people in communities that depend on streams and rivers many seats in town sell even with unsafe. and it's very important to us that now it's not the time to cut back on clean water protections that the american farmers haven't been too keen on donald trump lately due to his trade war with china so perhaps rolling back these clean water regulations will help when i'm some point with the agricultural sector regardless environmentalists are up in arms but as many gamblers have said before you can't win them all up and r.t. new york. south korea has filed

a complaint with the internet. olympic committee over japan's plan to use a miniature flag during next year's games in tokyo seoul insists the rising sun emblem is no better than the nazi swastika and represents japanese colonial rule and atrocities associated with it but tokyo's top official in charge of the 2020 lympics sees no problem with flying the imperial colors he takes a look now at the long running feud between south korea and japan. this flag is the thing setting apart south korea and japan for almost the whole past decade you might not see anything wrong with it but for more than a 1000000000 korean and chinese people it's no different to a swastika during the 2nd world war the japanese empire made this image of the banner for atrocities which rival the darkest crimes of adult hitler.

the row over the flag largely dates back to 2011 when the nation's football teams met on the pitch to witness the image being literally waved in their faces and since then so has repeatedly asked tokyo to abandon the symbol the latest being their request for the 2020 olympics which japan rubbished the flag itself is not considered to be a political statement so it is not viewed as a prohibited item so now so has reached out to the international olympic committee directly we emphasized that the use of the rising sun flag during the tokyo lympics would be a direct violation of the olympic spirit promoting world peace and love for humanity

and that the international olympic committee should have the tokyo organizing committee prepare strict measures to prevent it from being brought to stadiums just last week tokyo snubbed an international fleet review in south korea over the demands to abandon any hoisting of the controversial image symbols of nazi germany have been outlawed and to this day on solemn occasions berlin speaks of its continued repent at the same time the japanese flag over. korean and chinese rooms repeatedly according to a lesser by south korea. and

plenty of south koreans agree with the official line one of the reason for doing olympics is he's so if you or anyone of his use of the news the pledge. to save or whatever doesn't like it i think they. stayed on the want to rebuild the relationship because they deny or recast i suppose the. government's opinion by so for. news is that. you know little or other are. inferior out there to feel heard. the only one to receive a call if they should all pull does the sincerely to not only koreans but. to. the countries. which they affect or come close

i think 1st of all a job when these people have to know about the history and the abbott government that made their forwards. and maybe we can. get better relations that's it from me for now back at huff now with more global updates don't go father because up next it's a documentary shot at wild. join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see if. this is is a stick from the water bottle phone in the stomach of

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equality of dialogue of peace we think that we are ready to contribute. to this new europe but as part of the euro me the european community you can see what's the big deal what's the problem why can't we accept that possibility in the 20 percent. on may 3rd of 2003 the ambassador of switzerland to tehran delivers a letter from iran to the united states. in that letter the iranians essentially offer negotiations to open up the nuclear program for full transparency. the proposal came in i happened to see it's because it was also given to a member of congress that i worked for at the time. he sent it over to the white

house and called rove called rove called back he said that he found the proposal intriguing he wanted to know if it was genuine were a promise to put it in front of the president i would call karl rove a dear friend. i've seen him a to far sighted courage put america on a war footing. and protect us against a brutal enemy in a dangerous conflict that will shape this new century no formal response was given to the iranians at all i'm grateful to have been witness to history. and the argument was that whatever could come out of a negotiation with the iranians. even more could be achieved by simply removing the regime in iraq. in a way to sum up the arguments however a principle in the bush administration said that we simply do not talk to evil. and as tony zinni said former central command commander if you like the rock you'll

love iraq. that is a 10 to 14 year 3 to $4.00 trillion dollar invasion at the end of which the world western asia will look not much different than it does right now it'll still be in turmoil and still be in chaos and 70 plus 1000000 iranians will hate living. in the pentagon and i wanted to see undersecretary difference the idea is that wolfowitz shared with me in charge or cheney in 911000. one to the white house people like president america needs a new strategy of force. for this idea springs back. i went through the pentagon in november of 2001 and one of the general said sure i got this memo on it's. going to go after 7 countries in 5 years.

i said is that a classified memo to. start with iraq and then we're going to move to syria lebanon libya somalia sudan and iran. i think it's highly probable the administration has already made the decision to go to war against iran there are already u.s. troops inside iran want to repeat that there are already u.s. troops inside iran the u.s. has long had its eyes set on trying to impact regime change in iran and much of what you've seen the u.s. doing with regards to iran has been on a covert level we've seen a report in new yorker by seymour hersh that a u.s. source told him that u.s. marines were operating in the blue key missouri and kurdish regions of iran have you ever heard of that report i've never heard of the report and never read the

article nor do i intend to do you have any. as to whether or not as the u.s. ambassador i don't have any interest as to whether or not u.s. marines are actually operating in iran right now and i said i had not heard of the report and i didn't intend to read the article in the new yorker if i gave you this article right now walked it over would you look at it i don't think so honestly congressman because i don't i don't have time to read much fiction. we have teams inside iran and these include joint special operation forces most elite commando unit it has been given executive authority by the president as many as 12 countries to go in and kill we're talking about high value targets. they're operating now and they go into countries outside of the war zone side of afghanistan and outside of iraq without telling the american cia station chief for the american ambassador they go in sterile and they kill people. we have to work

sort of the dark side if you will spend time in the shadows. a lot of what needs to be done here will have to be done quietly without any discussion using sources and methods that are available to our intelligence agencies. the doctrine that has endured from bush to obama is that the world is a battlefield and that the united states has the right to go into any country around the world to conduct what they call kinetic operations lethal operations regardless of what international law says. what is president obama's response to that how is he going to deal with he embraced the very covert shadow forces that a decade earlier had only been talked about in hushed tones in the past.