deja news live from berlin iran rejects calls to release a british oil tanker it's seized in the gulf tehran puts a dramatic footage of its revolutionary guards dropping from a helicopter to take control of the ball carrier stay in peril germany is calling the capture a dangerous escalation in the middle east. german chancellor leeds tributes to the conspirators who tried to assassinate hitler and overthrow the nazi government 75 years ago today. and it's exactly 50 years since man 1st walked on the moon a decade sauna millions actually believe the moon landings were faked we'll look at the conspiracy theories doing the rounds on social media. i'm next by sir thanks for joining us iran is defying growing international pressure to release a british oil tanker it detained in the strait of hormuz the vital waterway carrying a 3rd of the world seaborne oil supplies to iran says the vessel was seized after it collided with a fishing boat the british government has called it a dangerous move and germany says it's an aggravation of an already tense situation . iran's revolutionary guard sport this.

the news live from berlin iran rejects calls to release a british oil tanker it's seized in the gulf tehran puts out dramatic footage of its revolutionary guards dropping from a helicopter to take control of the ball carrier staying in peril germany is calling the capture a dangerous escalation in the middle east. german chancellor and emasculate leads tributes to the conspirators tried to assassinate out all 50 and overthrow the nazi government 75 years ago today. it's exactly 50 years since man 1st walked on the moon but decades on millions actually believe the moon landings were faked. look at the conspiracy theories doing the rounds on social media. thanks for joining us iran is defying growing international pressure to release a british oil tanker it detained in the strait of hormuz the vital waterway carrying a 3rd of the world's seaborne oil supplies to iran says the vessel was seized after it collided with a fishing boat the british government has called it a dangerous move and germany says it's an aggravation of an already tense situation iran's revolutionary guard sport the stand

sanctions on iran after the seizure of a british flag oil tanker on friday as tensions escalate in the gulf tehran's foreign minister calls for prudence and foresight. can you crane's president cast his vote in the country's snap election. selenski needs his party to win a majority so he can make good on promises of reform. thanks for joining us we begin in hong kong where clashes have erupted between police and anti-government protesters tens of thousands of people took to the streets on sunday for 7th weekend in a row the march continued after nightfall police demonstrators who had defied orders to disperse and fire tear gas rallies were initially sparked by a controversial extradition bill though the bill has now been suspended the protestors are worried about an erosion of freedom chinese rule and want free elections our correspondent phebe call. is monitoring the situation and joins us now from hong kong phoebe hong kong is under high alert tens of thousands are back on the streets this 7th street week of protests what can you tell us about what's happening right now. yes you know. beyond. just

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security session today to discussed how to respond to the iranian seizure of a reddish tanker in the gulf. tehranaptured it days ago in the strait of hormuz. the seizure comes after months of mounting tensions between iran and the west that started with the u.s. imposing new, tougher sanctions. terrence garland has the details. uranian flag, flying crowd on top of a british oil tanker. the iranian revolutionary guard released the images on sunday after attaining it on friday. the u.k. labeleled it and illell hohostile act and insisted thatt be resolved by diplomatic means. upwe have seen a ratcheting of tensions in the straits of .ormuz and with iran as a whole we need to make sure that we go back to the bigger picture in iran and make sure that we protect our international shipping.. >> tamron detained the ship on clclms that itit was involved in an accident that written denies. in radio exchanges, and iranian vessel said they wanted to inspect it for security reasons. >> you are ordered to change your course to 360, 360 degrees immediately. if you obey, you will be safe. has called the seizure

the ships were trying to intercept an oil tanker in the gulf. tehrant — but it had threatened retaliation after one of its tankers was seized last week, by british forces off gibraltar. police there have arrested the captain and searched the ship. prosecutors in italy have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that the league party sought millions of dollars in illegalfunding from russia. the case centres on a chief adviser to matteo salvini, who's italy's deputy prime minister — and leader of the league — which is a populist right wing party. it's against the law for political parties in italy to accept large foreign donations. the un human rights council has voted to set up an investigation into alleged crimes committed during president rodrigo duterte's waron drugs campaign. it will focus on reports of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances. the philippines government strongly opposes the resolution. forecasters in the united states expect a hurricane to hit the coast of louisiana early on saturday. the regi

will be "serious consequences" if iran does not release a british—flagged tanker seized in the gulf. tehran hot weather has started to hit the united states, with temperatures of around 100 degrees fahrenheit expected at the weekend. the heatwave could affect about 200 million people in major cities like new york, washington, and boston. aid agencies are calling on the world to speed up its response to the ebola emergency in the democratic republic of the congo. more than 1600 people have already died there. the who has declared an international public health emergency.

will be "serious consequences" if iran does not release a british—flagged tanker seized in the gulf. tehranays the vessel was flouting maritime rules. the stena impero's owners say they have been unable to contact their vessel. a second british—operated ship has been released after it was briefly detained. extremely hot weather has started to hit the united states, with temperatures of around 100 degrees fahrenheit expected at the weekend. the heatwave could affect about 200 million people in major cities like new york, washington, and boston. aid agencies are calling on the world to speed up its response to the ebola emergency in the democratic republic of the congo. more than 1600 people have already died there. the who has declared an international public health emergency. 17 people were injured — two seriously — after two cars collided and then crashed into spectators at a charity motor event in stevenage last night. hertfordshire police say they've interviewed the drivers of both cars involved in the incident. sarah campbell reports. fast cars being driven at speed along public roads.

threatened sanctions on iran after the seizure of a british flag on friday as tensions escalate in the gulf tehran'sforeign minister calls for prudence and foresight.

of court as well coming in from the northwest and that will also go across parts of the gulf up here towards tehran though it is a little bit warmer a few at $42.00 degrees and then across the gulf the winds are still going to be a problem for us here and we do expect them to be even breezy or as we go towards tuesday for the forecast map $43.00 degrees here in doha very dry conditions as well over towards abu dhabi at $38.00 and a beautiful day as a law at $27.00 degrees with clouds stay well off the coast and then very quickly across parts of southern africa we are talking about some clouds along the cape those clouds are going to bring some winds as well as a storm system skirts the southern areas and makes its way towards the indian ocean so for cape town maybe some clouds in your forecast at 15 degrees but a warmer day here in durban tempters coming up if you were 28 degrees as the high and johannesburg it is going to be plenty of sun with a temperature of 17 degrees and heavy rain across much of central africa. discover new developments in surgery i'm going to have it up when i'm in hiroshima

gulf. mr hunt said tehran had assured him last week that it wanted to de—escalate tensions in the region but now doing the opposite. iran has released footage of the moment its troops seized the vessel. this is the moment iranian revolutionary guards took over the stena impero, descending from a helicopter onto the deck of the tanker, as fast boats circled nearby. iran says the ship had broken international regulations following an accident involving a fishing boat. the ships owners have not confirmed this and say it was obeying the law. it is now being held at the port of bandar abbas. we are calling on iran to reverse this illegal act. we are looking for ways to de—escalate the situation, but we are also very clear that we will do what it takes to ensure the safety and security of british and international shipping. the tanker was making its way through the busy strait of hormuz, in omani waters, when it was intercepted. it made a sharp turn north towards iran, a clear sign that something was wrong. the british warship hms montrose was alerted and raced to intervene, as it did successfully

since may of this year a number of tankers have suffered attacks in the persian gulf attacks washington blames on tehran in june the us came close to bombing iran after iran shot down an unarmed american drone. it was only at the last minute a trump called off the retaliatory attack then in early july after a broader the british seized in a rainy and tanker some see the recent seizure of a british ship in the persian gulf as an act of retaliation the viability of a security coalition is being tested in berlin germany social democrats are against engaging militarily but the center right christian democratic union has offered a mixed response this 50 feet there's a danger of miscalculation and miscommunication and we don't want europe to be dragged into a war against iran on the side of the us it's all male that's is and this is a maritime corridor with considerable economic importance and it's crucial for a well being we have to defend our interests as well as the law and our allies. the german left party says intervention isn't justified. securing access to resources by force no that's not a reason to d

gulf. mr hunt said tehran had assured him last week that it wanted to de—escalate tensions in the region, butng the opposite. iran has released footage of the moment its troops seized the vessel. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, has more. this is the moment iranian revolutionary guards took over the stena impero, descending from a helicopter onto the deck of the tanker, as fast boats circled nearby. iran says the ship had broken international regulations following an accident involving a fishing boat. the ship's owners have not confirmed this and say it was obeying the law. it's now being held at the iranian port of bandar abbas. we are calling on iran to reverse this illegal act. we're looking for ways to de—escalate the situation, but we're also very clear that we will do what it takes to ensure the safety and security of british and international shipping. the tanker was making its way through the busy strait of hormuz, in omani waters, when it was intercepted. it made a sharp turn north towards iran, a clear sign that something was wrong. a british warship, hms montrose, was aler

crucial shipping route near iran and yemen donald trump's administration blames tehran for recent talks on oil tankers in the gulf iran denies. that european powers meanwhile are focusing on saving the 2015 nuclear deal french president's top advisor is meeting with iranian officials urging tehran to stop pulling back from its commitments to that agreement president rouhani insists that its uranium enrichment is still within the framework of the deal all of this will be the focus of an emergency meeting of the international atomic energy agency in vienna later on wednesday we'll get more on the french envoys visit from our correspondent in tehran in just a few minutes 1st though john hendren has more on the planned military coalition. the united states is developing a military coalition to police the strait of hormuz general joseph dunford the highest ranking u.s. military official is the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says the u.s. is working with a number of nations to identify who has in his words the political will to join in this coalition and offer military forces for that operation president donald

off the coast of iran and yemen the trumpet ministration has blamed tehran and its proxies for several attacks on tankers in the gulf in the past few months earlier commander in iran's revolutionary guard issued new threats against u.s. military assets in the region french president. top diplomatic advisers in tehran the new countries that signed the 2015 nuclear agreement have called for a meeting about the terror around decision to breach the uranium enrichment limit allowed in the deal called on terror around to fully comply with the agreement. president donald trump has once again used twitter to attack the u.k.'s ambassador in washington and the british prime minister it comes days after diplomatic cables were leaked critical of trump's administration. internet access is being restored in sudan following a court ruling the military council cut the internet more than a month ago saying the blackout was needed to protect a transition deal with the opposition but protest leaders said the military was trying to hide evidence of a violent crackdown that killed more than 100. qatar has signed a deal with the united s

tehran bide by his terms u.s. vice president mike fact pen says his country will not waiver from its course of maximum pressure on terra oil tankers on fire in the gulf of oman a massive u.s. drone shot down by tehran the wreckage proudly displayed on iranian television. a seized a rainy an oil tanker suspected of violating sanctions. tensions were already sky high in the run up to iran announcing its latest move in violation of the 2015 nuclear agreement that was supposed to provide sanctions relief and exchange for restrictions on tehran's nuclear program but now iran says it's enriching uranium beyond the threshold allowed by the agreement and threatens more moves to come. running percent enrichment is an option even enrichment higher than that is an option as are all options but at the appropriate time. speaking via satellite israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said it's time for the world to get tough with tehran. the whole american drones the foreign missiles. their neighbors and it's important to respond to these arsons not by reducing the person but by increasing the person we should go to reward aggressor and. this latest escalation st

in tehran. the gulf coast is now bracing for barry. a tropical storm but there are hurricane warnings from up along the coast. barry presents a problem never seen before, the combination of heavy rain from the storm itself on top of extremely high water levels from record flooding already this year along the mississippi river. >> look, there are three ways louisiana floods, storm surge, high rivers and rain. we're going to have all three. >> the mississippi already so high around new orleans. heavy rain plus a storm surge could overwhelm its system. the result could be a repeat of wednesday's flash flood emergency. one resident who lived through katrina is concerned. >> this brings some unique elements. we've never had the river this high. you know, a storm come in, the leve's are saturated. i think after the katrina system we had gustav and they did a much better job of getting people up and out and securing the city. i'm concerned, however, that they've gotten complacent. >> already states of emergency have been declared in st. berna

secretary's comments come after iran seized a british—flagged tanker in the gulf, amid growing tensions between the west and tehranations. the eight eu countries have agreed to share the resettlement of migrants rescued in the mediterranean —

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to protect the crucial shipping route in iran and yemen ministration blames tehran for recent attacks on oil tankers and the gulf iran denies that european powers meanwhile are focusing on saving the 2015 nuclear deal the french president's top advisor is meeting with iranian officials urging tehran to stop pulling back from its commitments to the agreement all of this will be the focus of an emergency meeting and. international atomic energy agency in vienna later on wednesday we'll get more on the french envoys visit from our correspondent in tehran in a few minutes that bozza is standing by and moscow with russian reaction on tension in the region 1st though john hendren has more on the planned military coalition the united states is developing a military coalition to police the strait of hormuz general joseph dunford the highest ranking u.s. military official is the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says the u.s. is working with a number of nations to identify who has in his words the political will to join in this coalition and offer military forces for that operation president donald trump says the uni

. >>> for more than a year the gulf between washington and tehran over the deal has been widening leadersrying to bridge the gap and preserve the increasingly shaky agreement. now europe's efforts to hold it altogether seem to be stretched to the breaking point. frederick pleitgen is back from tehran. fred, good morning to you. if they're trying to keep europe on their side, they seem to be pushing them further away by all their aggressive tactics. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, they certainly are. good morning, dave. the iranians are saying, look, they're going to continue to take further steps in the uranium enrichment if they don't find a way to get around the american sanctions. one of the things we've been learning they could reach the level a lot quicker than people had originally thought. the iranians announce they're at 4.5% enrichment. the next step they take could be going up to 20% enrichment. dave, one of the things we've also learned is that the steps going from 0 to 20% is the hardest but going from 20 to 80, 90% enrichment is much quicker. the 80 and 90% is what one would

. >>> for more than a year the gulf between washington and tehran has been widening.s has been caught in the middle trying to increase the gap. now europe's efforts to hold it together has been stretched to the breaking point. nic robertson is in gibraltar where the british have detained an iranian oil tanker. nic, this should not help relations between the europeans and iran. >> reporter: it's a point of escalation right now. what we heard about the gibraltar authorities and backed by the british government is they've investigated the cargo on board this super tanker. they said it is crude oil that is filled up to the top with crude oil which reaffirms what they said all along. they believed it was on the way to a syrian oil refinery under e.u. sanctions. this dismisses what iran has been saying, that the ship wasn't going to an iranian oil refinery. while a tanker doesn't have many options or places to go. so that again is a point of escalation. we've also heard from one of the senior advisors to the supreme leader in iran. that advisor saying that the british deten

of court as well coming in from the northwest and that will also go across parts of the gulf up here towards tehran though it is a little bit warmer a few at $42.00 degrees and then across the gulf the winds are still going to be a problem for us here and we do expect them to be even breezy or as we go towards tuesday for the forecast map $43.00 degrees here in doha very dry conditions as well over towards abu dhabi at $38.00 and a beautiful day as a low at $27.00 degrees with clouds stay well off the coast and then very quickly across parts of southern africa we are talking about some clouds along the cape those clouds are going to bring some winds as well as a storm system skirts the southern areas and makes its way towards the indian ocean so for cape town maybe some clouds in your forecast at 15 degrees but a warmer day here in durban temperatures coming up if you were 28 degrees as the high and johannesburg it is going to be plenty of sun with a temperature of 17 degrees and heavy rain across much of central africa. traditional wrestling fan account has a village. now it's a national male and

administration blames tehran for recent attacks on oil tankers and the gulf . turkey's foreign ministry is rejecting statements by greek and european union officials who said turkish drilling for gas and oil around cyprus is illegitimate and the u.s. says turkey is bankrupt by sending 2 ships to explore off the coast of the politically divided island. an outbreak of measles and chad has caused a national emergency to be declared other african countries are also struggling to contain the preventable disease patient numbers have soared 700 percent and some places talk reports. it is so much it hurts. the fever would go down. and this baby's lungs are filled with. these are children on the brink of death because they were not vaccinated against measles we didn't know what it was we thought it was malaria it's only here that they told us she has measles you don't understand we are so scared of losing her they keep giving her injections but she isn't doing any better. this preventable disease has become an epidemic spreading faster than it can be contained. doctors

on iran after the seizure of the british flag oil tanker on friday as tensions escalate in the gulf tehran'sforeign minister calls for prudence and for such. pain ukraine's president cast his vote in the country step paula meant reelection a lot of his alleged scheme needs his party to win a majority so he can make good on promises of reform. it's good to have you with us in hong kong and the antigovernment protests have not let up tens of thousands of people took to the streets on sunday for a 7th weekend in a row the march continued after nightfall scuffles broke out when some demonstrators defied police orders and forced their way past the official finish point the rallies were initially sparked by a controversial extradition bill though the bill has now been suspended the protestors are worried about a new rosen of freedoms under chinese rule and want free elections. our correspondent phebe kong is monitoring the situation and joins us now from hong kong phoebe hong kong is under higher alert tens of thousands are back on the streets this 7th street week of protests what can you tell us

on iran after the seizure of the british flag oil tanker on friday as tensions escalate in the gulf tehran'sforeign minister calls for prudence and for such. pain ukraine's president cast his vote in the country staff call him entry election for a lot of his alleged scheme needs his party to win a majority so he can make good on promises of reform. it's good to have you with us in hong kong and the antigovernment protests have not let up tens of thousands of people took to the streets on sunday for a 7th weekend in a row the march continued after nightfall scuffles broke out when some demonstrators defied police orders and forced their way past the official finish point the rallies were initially sparked by a controversial extradition bill though the bill has now been suspended the protestors are worried about a new rosen of freedoms under chinese rule and want free elections. our correspondent phoebe kong is monitoring the situation and joins us now from hong kong phoebe hong kong is under higher alert tens of thousands are back on the streets this 7th street week of protests what can you t

to protect shipping off the coast of iran and yemen the white house blames tehran for several attacks on oil tankers in the gulf in the past few months one 5th of the world's oil is traded through that area earlier a commander in iran's revolutionary guard is shoot a new threat against u.s. bases and aircraft carriers stationed in the region saying they would be destroyed if they made a mistake john hendren from washington no. the united states is developing a military coalition to police the strait of hormuz general joseph dunford the highest ranking u.s. military official as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says the u.s. is working with a number of nations to identify who has in his words the political will to join in this coalition and offer a military forces.

shipping off the coasts of iran and yemen trumpet ministration has blamed tehran and its proxies for several attacks on tankers in the gulf in the past few months earlier a commander in iran's revolutionary guard issued new threats against u.s. military assets in the region on tuesday was john hendren has more from washington d.c. . the united states is developing a military coalition to police the strait of hormuz general joseph dunford the highest ranking u.s. military official is the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says the u.s. is working with a number of nations to identify who has in his words the political will to join in this coalition and offer military forces for that operation president donald trump says the united states should not pay for this that it should be an international military force but that does present the potential for conflict with iran after all it was only weeks ago when the united states almost launched an air strike on iran that's according to president trump who says we were within 10 minutes of a conflict in that region meanwhile brian hook the u.s. special representative for iran po

european led naval mission to ensure the safety of shipping in the gulf following the seizure of a u.k. tanker by iran diplomats from tehran a jew in vienna on sunday to discuss how to save the 2050 nuclear deal they're meeting representatives from britain china france germany and russia. russia says it carried out the 1st long range air patrol with china in the asia pacific region moscow says the exercise was aimed at increasing cooperation in the region and not directed at any 3rd country south korea earlier said it fired warning shots at russian military aircraft violated its airspace. kenya's finance minister has been given bail after pleading not guilty to allegations of corruption fraud and abuse of office following the unprecedented arrest of a government minister henry wrote as charged has been charged along with 26 senior officials out there connected to contracts worth around $600000000.00 for 2 hydroelectric dams which have yet to be built contracts were awarded to an italian company then his public prosecutor is seeking the extradition of its chief executive those are your headlines the news continues here afte

says iran must immediately release a vessel it seized in the gulf iran's revolutionary guard seized a foreign tanker along with its crew tehran says they were trying to smuggle oil the announcement was made several hours ago but the tanker was reportedly seized on sunday just south of loric island in the strait of hormuz the island is home to a guard base and is the closest in rain in territory to oman on this is how the tank a seizure was announced on state television already 102 a patrolling operation to find in-flight fuel smuggling of ships passing through the persian gulf on sunday revolutionary boats found a foreign ship carrying 1000000 liters of smuggled fuel and after quote. judicial authorities and 12 crew members correspondent also has more from tehran. the revolutionary guard able forces where on an anti smuggling mission in the waters of the strait of hormuz when they came across this vessel on sunday they said that it was suspicious the cargo on board so they decided to investigate further and after that they decided that they needed to pursue legal venues to seize this vessel and that is what they did on sunday

gulf. we'll go live to tehran for the latest.you what the secretary of state mike pompeo is saying now. a political crisis in puerto rico, mass demonstrations calling for the governor to resign. i'll talk to a journalist on the ground in san juan about the situation. we begin right here at high noon on the west coast, 3:00 here in the east, with president trump lashing out on twitter, even as he hits the links at his private gulf club in new jersey. he's defending himself against what many are considering racist chants. in a new tweet today, he's insisting he did nothing to lead people on after people started chanting, send her back at the rally. it all comes after his about face for praising the crowd. calling them unamerican less than an hour ago. aoc hit back. >> once you start telling american citizens to go back to your own countries. this tells you that this president's policies are not about immigration, it's about ethnicity and racism. in his biggest mistake is that he said the quiet part loud. >> joining us, natasha alfr

gulf after iran seizes a british oil tanker. the foreign secretary sends a stern warning to tehran.eagle has landed. events will take place around the world today to mark the 50th anniversary of when man first set foot on the moon. the mayor of new york declares a local emergency as two thirds

for everybody else that wants to use the straits of hormuz and the persian gulf to transport their oil. ali ar ouchlt zi tehran. >> the world famous architecture who design the salesforce tower died. he worked in san francisco 30 years. his 31 story high rise on mission street everyone knows what we are talking about, the salesforce tower is the san francisco tallest building. he died yesterday at 92. >>> still ahead on nbc bay area news at 5 a terrifying rescue in china. a little girl dangled by her neck from a 5-story window. the reason firefighters broke into. >> protesters in hawaii not backing down blocking road leading to a mountain. >> and we're enjoying a comfortably cool weekend around the bay area with low clouds returning to san francisco. but enjoy the smile mild weekend while it lasts changes ahead on the seven-day forecast when we come right back. >>> a daring rescue in china and this one is really really hard to watch. a 5-year-old girl trapped outside a fifth floor window. but she slips threw protective bars on the ledge and dangles from her neck. goes on for ten minutes. there she is right the

european led naval mission to ensure the safety of shipping in the gulf following the seizure of a u.k. tanker by iran diplomats from tehran in vienna on sunday to discuss how to save the 2050 nuclear deal they're meeting representatives from the u.k. china france germany and russia. russia says it's carried out his 1st long range air patrol with china in the asia pacific region moscow says the exercise was aimed at increasing cooperation in the region and not directed at any 3rd country south korea earlier said it fired warning shots of russian military aircraft that violated its airspace kenya's finance minister has been granted bail after an unprecedented court appearance in connection with the massive corruption scandal he's henry wrote it she pleaded not guilty to an abuse of power involving contracts for 2 hydroelectric dams which have yet to be built $26.00 senior officials are also facing charges and prosecutors are seeking the extradition of an italian construction company boss you are right up to speed with all the top stories so far today up next it's inside story we're back with the news hour in about 30 minute

routes off the coast of iran and yemen donald trump's administration blames tehran for recent attacks on oil tankers and the gulf. and sudan has begun to restore internet access to mobile phones allowing people to finally see what happened during that military crackdown last month services were cut after more than $100.00 people were killed by government forces during a peaceful sit in. turkey's foreign ministry is rejecting statements by greek and european officials who said turkish drilling for gas and oil around cyprus that is illegitimate and the u.s. state department says turkey is being provocative by sending 2 ships to explore off the coast of the politically divided island it says energy resources should be shared equally between turkey which controls the northern part of cyprus and the great cypriot administration in the south more on this dispute let's go live live now to send costello who joins us from istanbul so what's what's going on with this this back and forth center. richelle actually turkey is that fritz for exploring and drilling oil and gas in the eastern mediterranean have been on track for

tens of thousas of americ troops are stationed elsewhere in the gulf in kuwaiait qatatard the united arab emirates. tehran has criticized washington's military buildup in the region and at moments of high tension has threatened to close the strait of hormuz -- the analysts say that closing such a key shipping route would be near impossible under international law. united states s says itt i is removing its nato ally turkeyy fromom the f.. thirty five fighr jet program. washington has lonong threatened to this move ever sincee akharaa ordered in advance russianan missile defense system. the rio explalains why the u. s. made turkey choose sides. deliveries of the russian ass fourur hundred air defenense sym continued this thuhursday at ankara's's more ted air base. a day after the us remove turkey from the f. thirty five fighter jet program the stealth fighter jet developed d by nato. the us and other f. thirty five partners are aligned in n this decisision to suspend turkeyy fm the prprogram and initiate the process to formally remove turkey from the program. the us decision came after the first parts of t

tehran. tensions in the gulf have soared since last year when president trump withdrew the united states fromnt. more than a thousand people have been arrested at a protest in moscow, after some opposition candidates were barred from standing in local elections. the opposition say they were barred for political reasons. demonstrators were dragged away from the city hall as security forces used batons against the crowd. the eu foreign affairs spokesperson condemned the detentions. fresh protests are expected in hong kong today as the territory continues to be engulfed by huge anti—government demonstrations. in the latest confrontation police fired tear gas into crowds as tens of thousands marched to condemn an attack on pro—democracy campaigners by armed mask men last week. it's still unclear how china will react to the increasingly violent demonstrations. it's emerged that a uk soldier who died in syria fighting the islamic state group was killed by friendly fire. it was previously reported by us officials that sgt matt tonroe was killed by a roadside bomb in 2018. however, the ministry of de

since a tanker carrying iranian oil was seized off gibraltar, tehran repeatedly threatened to retaliate by seizing a british tanker in the gulfs a grave challenge for the world, but particularly for a new british prime minister. the uk changes leaders this week, with no sign of de—escalation at home either, as the brexit clock ticks down inexorably with no clear path out of crisis. my guests today, writer on arab affairs abdel bari atwan, michael goldfarb of the podcast frdh, stefanie bolzen of german newspaper die welt and political commentator yasmin alibhai brown. freedom of navigation is a fundamental principle of international law and no self—respecting government can ignore the seizure of its ships on the high seas. but us economic sanctions are choking iran, the nuclear deal

gulf. hello, and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week, in the fortnight since a tanker carrying iranian oil was seized off gibraltar, tehran repeatedly threatened to retaliate by seizing a british tanker in the gulf. and then it did exactly that. so much for british hopes of de—escalation. it's a grave challenge for the world, but particularly for a new british prime minister. the uk changes leaders this week, with no sign of de—escalation at home either, as the brexit clock ticks down inexorably with no the uk changes leaders this week, with no sign of de—escalation at home either, as the brexit clock ticks down inexorably with no clear path out of crisis. my guests today, writer on arab affairs abdel bari atwan, michael goldfarb of the podcast frdh, stefanie bolzen of german newspaper die welt and political commentator yasmin alibhai brown. freedom of navigation is a fundamental principle of international law and no self—respecting government can ignore the seizure of its ships on the high seas. but us economic sanctions are choking iran, the nuclear deal is in tatters, drones are shot down and commercial shipping targeted for sabo

for everybody else that wants to use the straits of hormuz and the persian gulf to transport their oil. ali arouzi, nbc news, tehran. >>> trying to find a peaceful way forward. that's what the mayor of hawaii's big island is trying to do. dozens of people are blocking a road that leads up to a mountain. 30 people were arrested earlier this week and a state of emergency was declared. now the mayor says the national guard will step down and police officers won't immediately use force to remove the't wt the $1.4 billion telescope built at the summit because considered to be sacred land to native hawaiians. but scientist will help explain how stars and galaxies formed and look for life outside our solar system. >>> a 5-year-old girl trapped outside a fifth floor window. she slipped through protective bars on the window lenl. she was dangling from her neck for ten minutes. firefighters get there, they break into the apartment. the door was locked. they had to kick it down. the rescuer was hoisted alongside the building to hold on to the little girl, all while a firefighter inside cut through the metal bars. you see the

tens of thousands of american troops are stationed elsewhere in the gulf in kuwait qatar and the united arab emirates. tehran has criticized washington's military buildup in the e region and at moments of high tension has threatened to close the strait of hormuz -- the analysts say that closing such a key shipping route would be near impossible under international law. we want to bring you some o othr world news at tonight on the program at the dutch supreme court has upheldd a r ruling tht the netherlanands wasas partly responsible. for the deaths of three hundred fifty muslim men during the nineteen ninety five separate it's a massacre. in the former yugoslavia dutch peacekeepers were guarding a u. n. safe because out at the time. with the details his come on one right. it's the end of a decade long legal battle the dutch supreme court says the netherlands was partly responsible for the deaths of three hundred and fifty men and boys. duringng the nineteen ninety fie srebrenica massacre. insisting it soldiers could have prevented the killings. diditch bat day dututch peacekes deprived these malale refugeess

shipping off the coast of iran and yemen the trumpet ministration is blamed tehran and its proxies for several attacks on tankers in the gulf in the past few months for the world's oil is traded through the only command in iran's revolutionary guard issued a new threat against u.s. assets stationed in the region saying they'd be destroyed if they made a mistake. when iraq's prime minister says any disruption to shipping in the strait of hormuz could hurt the country's economy the strait provides the only sea passage from the gulf to the rest of the world oil makes up 95 percent of iraq's exports most of which is shipped through the gulf baghdad has been investigating alternative routes in case tensions in the u.s. and iran lead to disruptions john hendren has more from washington. the united states is developing a military coalition to police the strait of hormuz general joseph dunford the highest ranking u.s. military official is the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says the u.s. is working with a number of nations to identify who has in his words the political will to join in this coalition and offer military forces