speaks to iran's foreign minister javad zarif on hardtalk. there welcome to hardtalk, with me zeinab badawi in new york. my guest in this rare interview is the foreign ministerfor in this rare interview is the foreign minister for iran, javad zarif, who is here on a visit. tensions between iran and the us are ona tensions between iran and the us are on a historic high. trump said he was ten minutes away from war with iran following tensions in the gulf. can they save the historic nuclear deal after president trump unilaterally withdrew from it?

well, iran's foreign minister, mohammad javad zarif, has been speaking to bbc hardtalk‘s zeinab badawibout the tensions in the region. he warns there's a risk his country could stumble into war. of course there is a possibility of accident, but we cannot leave our own neighbourhood. those who have come from outside have to decide why are they in that neighbourhood, and whether their presence in that neighbourhood is helping stability and security in that neighbourhood. how high do you think the possibility is of accidental war? as donald trump has said, we were ten minutes away from war because had they taken measures against iran, donald trump had been told that iran would be taking measures in self defence. what kind of measures would you have taken? i'm not a military man, so i'll leave that to the military. iran's foreign minister mahaffey javid to —— mohammed javad zarif speaking to hardtalk‘s they know

it was in this highly-charged atmosphere that the foreign minister javad zarif arrived last sunday for u.n. meetings. last week the u.n. mission and zarif were put under severe movement restrictions by the united states government. he is not allowed to come to cnn studios, so we met on wednesday before the latest news at the iranian ambassador's residence. >> foreign minister zarif, pleasure to have you on good. >> good to be back. >> you know a lot of people think that the iranian government is trying to raise tensions in the persian gulf by taking tankers and in a sense signaling that it could in various ways block the flow of oil from the strait of hormuz. >> we are in the persian gulf and we have 1,500 miles of coast line. we control the state of hormuz. these waters are our lifeline. so their security is of paramount importance for iran. but throughout history, iran has provided security in these waters. the united states is intervening in order to make these waters insecure for iran. you cannot make these quarters insecure for one country and secure for others. >> do you believe

i would love to see the secretary put that on paper, bring it to the un, bring it to javad zarif and start engaging. right now we're not doing that. it is a lot of messaging at the media level but not a lot of action. that is where the diplomats really what they need to be doing now. eric: we keep hearing that the people, so many young people in iran is really the regime, it is the behavior of this dictatorship regime , a murderous regime that is the issue, not the people. >> yet and the regime is keeping down the people of iran. i want to be very clear in that, this is, the idea of negotiating and dealing with iran is not about somehow supporting theregime. it's about ensuring they do not do the worst things possible which is building a nuclear weapon . that is the key goal here. the people of iran have been suffering under this regime for years, decades. that is all we had to be very careful. realtor action will do nothing but unite the people and the regime against us. we have to be very sensitive to that dynamic as well. eric: array recall them for canning death to america could

iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif who was in new york for u.n. meetings said he could not confirm the possible downing of a drone for a week out of the woodwork and about to get broken through false we don't know if. you got it yet and that's what i said we have no. doubt having broke have you met her with me to have you know senator cohen this is the latest scrape between the 2 countries over who is provoking whom in the strait of hormuz. on june 20th iran shot down a u.s. drone it said had violated its airspace just days ago the iranian military seized a foreign tanker in this strategic strait saying the ship was smuggling oil and they released this footage allegedly showing the incident the united nations has urged restraint on all sides to avoid an open conflict. let's speak to adnan tab a top by he's a middle east analyst based in germany and he joins us from dissatisfied not good morning good to see you thank you for joining us what do we know about what actually happened here or do we only have a donald trump's account. so far it seems yes

to iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif who said he's not looking to escalate the situation. the us house of representatives has voted for a 12 month freeze on weapon sales to saudi arabia and the united arab emirates but the. stopping the killing in yemen still needs the approval of both the senate and president donald trump. reports from washington. in an effort to send a message and stop the killing in yemen the u.s. house of representatives voted friday to prohibit the sale of air to ground munitions to saudi arabia and united arab emirates for one year they have been used in the war in yemen the amendment to a u.s. defense authorization bill was sponsored by congressman tom aoun now ski and passed 236 to 182 mostly along party lines but 5 republicans also voted in favor of it breaking party ranks all it will do is stop something that is categorically harmful to our national interests the provision of all offensive weapons that enable saudi arabia to keep defying our advice by bombing yemen and prolonging the war there. more than 200000 yemenis have been killed or died of

now on bbc news, zeinab badawi speaks to iran's foreign minister javad zarif on hardtalk.here welcome to hardtalk, with me zeinab badawi in new york. my guest in this rare interview is the foreign ministerfor in this rare interview is the foreign minister for iran, javad zarif, who is here on a visit. tensions between iran and the us are ona tensions between iran and the us are on a historic high. trump said he was ten minutes away from war with iran following tensions in the gulf. can they save the historic nuclear deal after president trump unilaterally withdrew from it? foreign ministerjavad zarif, welcome to hardtalk. the british foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, says there is a small but closing window to save the nuclear deal agreed in 2015 between iran and the world powers. is he right? i think he is right, but there is committed determination on all sides to save this deal, iran has done its part of the deal and it is necessary for the rest of the world, and the europeans to also take action. they've made very nice state and is, but state m e nts very nice state and

flag to tanker in the strait over the weekend now iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif told reporters that he had quote no information about losing a drone about a quarter of the world's crude oil is shipped through the hormone strait let's speak to. the middle east analyst based in germany and he joins us from a good morning good to see you thank you for joining us what do we know about what actually happened here or do we only have donald trump's account. so far it seems yes we heard the foreign minister i was only speaking yesterday denying this and this morning that if you do foreign minister she is also tweeted that there is that iran hasn't lost any drone and he was basically also mocking the u.s. president placing the navy the u.s. has down to $200.00 so so far it's basically the u.s. claiming the iranian didn't know and yet we're seeing another escalation between the u.s. and iran how serious is this. i think the situation is extremely dangerous we see both sides trying to get the other to a point where. the face saving exit is needed the u.s. is that up to its necks

we'll hear from iran's foreign minister mohammed javad zarif, right after the news summary.e president trump is now defending his supporters who rgeted democratic congresswoman ilhan omar this week. they cnted "send her back" at a trump campaign rally in north carolina.na omar came to the u.s. fr somalia as a child, and is now a u.s. citizen. yesterday, mr. trump sad he was not happy with the chants. a today, "apollo 11" anniversary event in the oval office, he wenafter omar again, and rejected criticism of the crowd. >> those are incredible people, those are incredible patriots,t 'm unhappy when a congresswoman goes and says, "i'm going to be the president's nightmare."gh she's going to be the president's nightmare. e she's lucky to be where , let me tell you. and the things that she has said are a disgrace to our country. >> woodruff: yesterday,mar said she believes the president is a fascist, and that theti confron has become a fight over "what this country truly should be". three more white supremacists were sentenced today for attacking counter-protesters at a 2017 rally in charlo

yes certainly so how the foreign minister mohammad javad zarif said that iran will continue to scale back its commitment because europe has not been up holding its end of the deal he also said that the european signatories left in the 2015 nuclear agreement their expectations are not proportionate to what they've actually been able to do on their disagreements he's referring to the fact that of course since the united states withdrew from this deal last year and imposed a series of sanctions on iran's oil and banking sector european countries have been hesitant to invest in iran's economy this is something that was a big bonus under the nuclear agreement the reason iran signed this agreement in the 1st place was that the sanctions that were in place under the european union and the united nations sanctions would have been that would be lifted and the economy the country's economy would be opened up to the international community now since the united states withdrew from this deal iran says that the europeans are too afraid to invest in the country and iran has decided that they reall

iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif who was a new york for u.n. meetings said he could not confirm the possible downing of a drone can we get out of the way of the content of what he could produce a false reading i think. that's what i said we have no if i don't have a tough road have you met her with me to let you know senator paul this is the latest scrape between the 2 countries over who is provoking whom in the strait of hormuz. on june 20th iran shot down a u.s. drone and said had violated its airspace just days ago the iranian military seized a foreign tanker in this strategic strait saying the ship was smuggling oil and they released this footage allegedly showing the incident the united nations has urged restraint on all sides to avoid an open conflict. and in the u.s. science at present trump thinks he might have gone too far he's told reporters that he disagrees with the center back chance that erupted at a campaign rally in north carolina where the testing began after trump repeated his attack on a group of democratic congresswoman who

so iran limited which meant in exchange for sanctions relief iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif acknowledged that he's country has now surpassed their grade limits despite warnings from the european time signature is to stick with the deal united states left the accord unilaterally last year and has reimposed sanctions against iran which does or says iran's moves are necessary to defend the countries or farsi. but it's only by illustrating authority that we can put the us in their place during negotiations if such talks are needed. because we will never accept yielding to pressure. but if someone respects us they will have our respect in return the world must talk to us with respect and not threaten iranians who have more on this now with. to raise the trouble who's been following the story closely for us she said before to extensively from iran welcome stories of how significant is this breach well it's a clear violation of the agreement iran signed back in 2015 an agreement that was designed to prevent iran from building a nuclear weapon so this is now the 1st step in the proc

nuclear deal this is tehran's 1st major departure from the deal iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif has claimed that breaking the deal through limit is justified and he's accused the co signatories of failing to uphold their part of the pact the united states abandoned the agreement last year and has since reimposed sanctions on iran zarif says that tehran's moves are about defending the country's authority. but it's only by illustrating authority that we can put the us in their place during negotiations if such talks are needed. because we will never accept yielding to pressure but if someone respects us they will have our respect in return the world must talk to us with respect and not threaten iranians. are and i'm joined now by natasha she is a political scientist at the university of essex professor it's good to have you on the show so what we're looking at today a breach of the nuclear deal is this a dangerous development. what's definitely a dangerous development and i think it's something that european countries in particular the european union that had worked so hard to try

iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif is the 1st official to comment on the latest developments out of london the foreign minister tweeted that the may government seizure of iranian oil at behest of the us is piracy pure and simple i congratulate my former counterpart boris johnson becoming u.k.'s prime minister iran does not seek confrontation we have 1500 miles of persian gulf coast line these are our waters and we will protect them his sentiments are shared by other high ranking officials in iran we've heard from the 1st vice president who also said that the suggestion of a coalition force to patrol the waters of the strait of hormuz and guarded the ships that pass through it is absolutely not necessary and that iran is capable of providing security to the ships in the strait of hormuz and it is up to iran and the regional countries to ensure the safety of their waters meanwhile we've understood that there has been the extraordinary meeting called in vienna for sunday july 28th between the remaining signatories of the j c p oh wait that's a 2015 uclear agreement the iranians

meanwhile, iranian foreign minister javad zarif accused the u.s. of engaging in economic terrorism with its sanctions. which have devastated iran since president trump's 2018 decision to withdraw from the iranian nuclear deal. >> this is economic terrorism, pure and simple. we need to repeat it again and again. we do not negotitiate wiwith terrorists. they do not negotiate with terrorists. we do not negotiate with terrorists because this is economic tererrorism what thth'e dog. amy: amimid the heightened tensions with iran over the safety of shipping lanes in the gulf, the pentagon has said u.s. troops are beingng deployed to saudi ararabia to dedefend amern interests from so-called emergent credible threats. saudi arabia confirmed that king salman had approved the move to -- and the kingdom has not hosted u.s. combat forces since 2003 when donald rumsfeld announced their withdrawal. meanwhile, u.s. national security adviser john bolton is in tokyo, reportedly to meet with japanese officials about a u.s.-led military coalition to safeguard shipping

for syria and bridges sanctions have been in place since 2030 in iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif denies the tanker was bound for syria and is the managing its immediate release. talks between the taliban and afghan leaders have ended here in doha with a promise to reduce civilian casualties in afghanistan to 0 the 2 day event is expected to lead to more formal binding discussions between the 2 sides the un's human rights too says she's appalled by the conditions migrants and refugees face in u.s. detention facilities near its southern border michelle bachelet says children stop by border agents should never be held in detention centers or be separated from their families 5 children have died in border patrol custody since december she has made it very clear that several un human rights bodies are found that the detention of migrant children may constitute cruel inhuman or degrading treatment that's prohibited by international law and she also made it clear that any deprivation of liberty of adult migrants and refugees should be a measure of last resort president to tell to his ad

iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif is the 1st official to comment on the latest developments out of london the foreign minister tweeted that the may government seizure of iranian oil at behest of the us is piracy pure and simple i congratulate my former counterpart boris johnson becoming u.k.'s prime minister iran does not seek confrontation we have 1500 miles of persian gulf coast line these are our waters and we will protect them his sentiments are shared by other high ranking officials in iran we've heard from the 1st vice president who also said that the suggestion of a coalition force to patrol the waters of the strait of hormuz and guarded the ships that pass through it is absolutely not necessary and that iran is capable of providing security to the ships in the strait of hormuz and it is up to iran and the regional countries to ensure the safety of their waters meanwhile we've understood that there has been the extraordinary meeting called in vienna for sunday july 28th between the remaining signatories of the j c p oh wait that's a 2015 nuclear agreement the iranians

javad zarif spoke to reporters on sunday. here's what he had to say. >> the trump administration issis latis i isolated into the global communities. we've seen that. all of them called by the united states. all of them ended up condemning the policies, unilateral policies of the united states. so it is time for the united states to begin to return to the international consensus that we can only reach our goals through multip multilateralism. >> zarif is now in new york for a u.n. meeting this week after having his visa personally approved by secretary of state mike pompeo as tensions between the two countries just seem to be getting worse. >> earlier on sunday, president hassan rouhani said he's willing to hold talks with the united states, but there is one big condition. listen. >> translator: we are always ready for negotiations. this very -- in this very hour at this moment, we are ready for talks, provided that you stop your act of aggression, stop your sanctions, and return to the negotiation table and return to logic. >

tensions to come down iran has denied the incident took place with the foreign minister mohammad javad zarif saying the british had made the claims to create tension but iran had borne the u.k. they would be reprisals for the seizure of an iranian tanker by british marines off the coast of to brawl to last week on thursday gibraltar police arrested the tankers captain and chief officer and have seized documents and electronic devices to ship. is accused of breaking e.u. sanctions by taking all to syria the u.k. finds itself in a difficult position with iran like the e.u. it wants to keep tensions low and save the iranian nuclear deal the j c p o 8 but it also wants to keep its close alliance with the u.s. which has walked away from the deal and has hit iran with tough economic sanctions the u.s. department of defense believes the british tank incident reinforces its argument for an international naval task force in the gulf to protect commercial shipping threats to international freedom of navigation require an international solution says a statement from u.s. central command tensions in one

javad zarif told the bbc if that were to happen, he didn't think anyone would be safe in the region. in the same interview, he ruled out the possibility of renegotiating the nuclear deal which the trump administration abandoned last year. mr. zarif: if you allow a bully to bully you into accepting one rage him toenc bully you in accepting other things. we negotiated this deal. we did what we were supposed to do. the u.s. did not do what it was supposed to do. the united states is working on the policy line that what is mine imine, what is yours is negotiable. laura: as the bad feeling between washington and tehran intensies, the bbc has gained rare access to iran. here is our correspondent martin patience. tionalism, pride, and resistance it is religion that fuels iran's politics. but now the choreographed chants of "death to our enemies" are growing louder this religious city is where clerics have kept the revolutionary flame alive for 40 years. it is where resistance to america is strongest. >> dond trump is a liar, you know. is an unpredictable person. he is not represe satan.of h

the ship and crew towed in an interview with lester holt, javad zarif said iran is the biggest power in the persian gulf. >> nobody can maintain security in those waters without iran. >> reporter: with tensions high in the region, commercial satellite imagery shows u.s. troops began deploying to prince sultan air base in saudi arabia in june. the first time u.s. troops have been there in more than 15 years. photos show what appear to be a u.s. military construction unit expanding a runway and building temporary housing. >> there is another site at the south end of the air base where there is ground clearing going on we think it might be for patriots or other missile defenses. >> reporter: so far no comment from the pentagon on the deployment nbc news. >>> here in new york a federal judge denied bail today for wealthy financier jeffery epstein accused of sexually abusing dozens of young girls. the judge called him a flight risk and danger to his accusers and prospective victims. stephanie gosk has the latest. >> reporter: jeffery epstein is not going back to his $77 million mansion, a

increasing its uranium enrichment beyond the previous limits, not enough for a nuclear weapon muhammad javad zarif was one of the architects of the original deal are you afraid that you're playing with fire here >> i think the united states is playing with fire. we have an agreement, and that agreement includes remedies once one side of the agreement starts violating it e agyoe tohose circumstances start partial implementation >> can you reverse this? >> of course it can be reversed within hours we are not about to develop nuclear weapons. had we wanted to develop nuclear weapons, we would have been able to do it long time ago >> push nearly came to shove last month after the iranian shoot-down of an american drone that the pentagon claims was in international airspace the iranians say it was in theirs and then there were those mysterious attacks on petroleum tankers near the strait of hormuz the u.s. ordered video that points to iran do you maintain your denial that iran was involved? >> obviously we would not be targeting a japanese tanker while the japanese prime minister was meeting with our l

the united states on wednesday imposed sanctions on iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif. a wildlife story now, and unfortunately not a good one. this is the vaquita porpoise, and scientists are warning it is heading towards extinction. it primarily lives here, in the gulf of mexico, and the main reason for its decline are these, illegalfishing nets called gillnets. it's so bad that scientists writing in the royal society open science journal say "we estimate fewer than 19 vaquitas remained as of summer 2018". now — as you can imagine with so few of them left, the animals are difficult and expensive to survey visually, but luckily they make echo—location clicks like this almost constantly. clicking. i've been speaking to our reporter beth simms, about the story the bbc‘s beth timms who says the animals are known as the "senoritas of the sea". here's what else shes been telling me. one of the researchers i spoke today said they could be extinct within a year. and that's only since 2011 that such a short space of time for such a catastrophic definition of the population. yes

it's top diplomat, javad zarif, took to twitter to accuse britain of colluding in what he calls the u.s.'s enomic terrorism, a reference to the crippling sanctions. today in tehran,n iranian spokesman had a clear message. >> to all countries calling on iran to release the tanker, we ask them to tell britain the same thing. lyse: this crisis is bigger than boats. >> there is nothing with providing better security for shipping, but that does not get to the issue at hand. i think iran is feeling cornered and they are doing everythingsh they can to ut without provoking enough that it causes a military response.se it is hard to say what's next. ayitain's new prime minister art a different course in these waters, moving closer to the u.s. there will need to be a deal to free the ship and its crew and edeveryone agrees there neo be wider talks. but iran says it will not be on board until sanctions are lifted and it can move oil in its own backyard. lyse doucet, bbc news. laa: president trump talked about iran in the oval office today. sitting with the visiting prime minister of pakistan, he de

uphold their and the bargain now we've also been hearing from the iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif who is in new york at the moment he is due to meet the united nations secretary general antonio could terrorists during his 6 day visit to new york now the foreign minister has said that really iran is out of patience they want the europeans to stop issuing statements and start upholding their end of the deal they want to see action words are no longer enough for the iranians we've also heard from iranian president hassan rouhani who said on sunday marking the 4 year anniversary of the signing of this nuclear agreement thanking the iranian foreign minister and his team who worked so diligently to bring this deal together which saw the abolishment of 6 united nations security council resolutions against iran and the iranian president said that the rain ians are meeting violations with violations and implementation with implementation and that the iranians will no longer say in this deal by themselves they need to see some concrete action from the remaining signatories of the nuclear de

tensions to come down iran has denied the incident took place with the foreign minister mohammad javad zarif saying the british had made the case to create tension but iran had warned the u.k. there would be reprisals for the seizure of an iranian tanker by british marines off the coast of to brawl to last week on thursday gibraltar police arrested the tankers captain and chief officer and have seized documents in electronic devices the ship is accused of breaking e.u. sanctions by taking to syria the u.k. finds itself in a difficult position with iran like the e.u. it wants to keep tensions low and save the iranian nuclear deal the j c p o 8 but it also wants to keep its close alliance with the u.s. which has walked away from the deal and has hit iran with tough economic sanctions the u.s. department of defense believes the british tank incident reinforces its argument for an international naval task force in the gulf to protect commercial shipping the threats to international freedom of navigation require an international solutions as a statement from u.s. central command tensions in one o

iran has been piling pressure on the country's still party to the deal foreign minister mohammad javad zarif warned europe in particular to deliver on a promise to help to iran circumvent u.s. sanctions or face consequences. the europeans have failed to fulfill their promises of protecting iran's interests under the deal. that are mad about the next step will be enriching uranium beyond the 3.67 percent allowed under the deal. such a move would be a step toward amassing the highly refined material needed for a nuclear bomb. it would also raise the possibility of the e.u. taking punitive action. europe has fought to keep iran in the 2050 nuclear deal but britain france and germany have promised a strong diplomatic response in the event of a fundamental breach by tehran. if e.u. officials can't get iran to reverse course in the coming days u.n. sanctions could be reimposed in 2 months time. scientists in hungary are accusing authoritarian prime minister viktor orban of trying to seize political control of their research the country's parliament has just passed a law aimed at restructuring the

in which the uranium stockpile a set by the 2050 nuclear deal iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif known as the country's 1st major departure from the agreement after the united states withdraw unilaterally from the deal a year ago this announcement means that iran has defied warnings from european coast signatories to stick with the deal despite reimposed u.s. sanctions but a foreign ministry spokesman said iran's steps to reduce its commitments to the nuclear deal were reversible. more more on this now with. theresa tropper who's been following the story closely for us she said before it extensively from iran welcome series how significant is this breach well it's a clear violation of the agreement iran signed back in 2015 an agreement that was designed to prevent iran from building a nuclear weapon so this is now the 1st step in a process that could eventually lead to iran being able to amass enough and rich to reigne to build a nuclear weapon this means that the time this letter of the public would need to do so would shrink from about a year to less than that but we have to ke

uphold their and the bargain now we've also been hearing from the iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif who is in new york at the moment he is due to meet the united nations secretary general antonio terrorists during his 6 day visit to new york now the foreign minister has said that really iran is out of patience they want the europeans to stop issuing statements and start upholding their end of the deal they want to see action words are no longer enough for the iranians we've also heard from your a new president hassan rouhani who said on sunday marking the 4 year anniversary of the signing of this nuclear agreement thanking the iranian foreign minister and his team who worked so diligently to bring this deal together which saw the abolishment of 6 united nations security council resolutions against iran and the iranian president said that the rain ians are meeting violations with violations and implementation with implementation and that the iranians will no longer say in this deal by themselves they need to see some concrete action from the remaining signatories of the nuclear deal

mohammad javad zarif says that tehran's movies about defending the country's authority. >> it's onlyy illustrating authority that we can put th ee. u.s. in their place duriring negotiations, because we will never accept yielding to pressure. but if someone respects us, they will have our respect in return. the world must talk to us with respect and not threaten iran ians. brent: i am joined by natasha lindstaedt, a political science at the university of essex. what we are looking at today, a breach of the nuclear deal, is this a dangerous devevelopment? natasha: what's definitelely a dangerouous development. and i ththink it is something tt european countries in particular , the europeanan union, that had worked so harard to o try to gee 2015 d deal in place was hoping would not happen. i think they were working hard behind the scenes to t try to create somome sort of ordering syststem that -- bartering systm that would enable countries to trade with iran but it was onlyy seset up to d deal with humanann goods and supppplies. and, whenever ththey try to put together thehe last minute

tensions to come down iran has denied the incident took place with the foreign minister mohammad javad zarif saying the british had made the car used to create tension but iran had warned the u.k. there would be reprisals for the seizure of an iranian tanker by british marines off the coast of to brawl to last week on thursday gibraltar police arrested the tankers captain and chief officer and have seized documents and electronic devices the ship is accused of breaking e.u. sanctions by taking to syria the u.k. finds itself in a difficult position with iran like the e.u. it wants to keep tensions low and save the iranian nuclear deal the j c p o 8 but it also wants to keep its close alliance with the u.s. which has walked away from the deal and has hit iran with tough economic sanctions the u.s. department of defense believes the british tank incident reinforces its argument for an international naval task force in the gulf to protect commercial she. threats to international freedom of navigation require an international solutions as a statement from u.s. central command tensions in one of t

want tensions to come down iran has denied the incident took place with foreign minister mohammad javad zarif saying the british had made the claims to create tension but iran had warned the u.k. they would be reprisals for the seizure of an iranian tanker by british marines off the coast of to brought her last week on thursday gibraltar police arrested the tankers captain and chief officer and have seized documents and electronic devices the ship is accused of breaking e.u. sanctions by taking to syria the u.k. finds itself in a difficult position with iran like the e.u. it wants to keep tensions low and save the iranian nuclear deal the j c p o 8 but it also wants to keep its close alliance with the u.s. which has walked away from the deal and has hit iran with tough economic sanctions the u.s. department of defense believes the british tank incident reinforces its argument for an international naval task force in the gulf to protect commercial shipping the threats to international freedom of navigation require an international solutions as a statement from u.s. central command tensions in

he says that javad zarif told him a week ago that iran wanted to de—escalate the situation, but that opposite. the stena impero and its multinational crew, which does not include any britons, are now prisoners of iran's revolutionary guard, hostages in a deepening geopolitical row. paul adams, bbc news. abbas milani, director of iranian studies at stanford university says the release of the seizure video wasn't necessarily aimed at an international audience. i think part of the reason was for domestic reasons. this was very much a theatrical performance, showing iran iranian commandos can take over and an armed vessel. but there are very real consequences to what everyone has done. how do you think the uk can get out of this without getting into an armed conflict? i think the way the uk has managed so far as the most prudent way, that is to recognise the theatrical aspect and recognise the tit—for—tat aspect. but also to recognise that iran is not in a position to engage in a full frontal military conflict with the uk or the united states. in this situation, acting prudently but lett

when reporting for us in moscow thank you emily that iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif is due to speak at a united nations conference in new york today as a heightened tensions are there between tehran and washington relations plummeted last year after president trump quit the iranian nuclear deal and last month the series of incidents in the gulf region engaged the 2 nations in a volatile standoff here's a look at a relationship in crisis. this was a rainy and president has sent rouhani telling his audience just a few days ago that he's ready to hold talks with the united states but only if sanctions are lifted and the u.s. returns to the nuclear deal equips last year. relations between the 2 countries have deteriorated since the u.s. military claims that one if it surveillance drones had been shot down by iran last month. while all. this iranian broadcast purports to show a missile from the islamic republic targeting that drone and bringing it down. and this was the wreckage the u.s. president trump said he was considering air strikes which called them off at the very la

he says that javad zarif told him a week ago that iran wanted to de—escalate the situation, but thatpposite. the stena impero and its multinational crew, which does not include any britons, are now prisoners of iran's revolutionary guard, hostages in a deepening geopolitical row. paul adams, bbc news. our correspondent tom bateman is in the port of fujairah on the strait of hormuz. there are 23 people on this tanker, do we know anything about how they are? well, it was in these waters just off the coast of fujairah here that the stena impero was living as anchor on what should have been a routine void west of here to saudi arabia. instead, tonight, there's 23 crew find themselves in the opposite direction off the coast of iran and out of contact with their families and with the glasgow—based firm that was managing the technical elements of this ship. i have been speaking with the ship has mac owners through the day to day and they have expressed anxiety for the crew. but they have said that tonight, via their insurance firm, speaking to a port manager in iran, that they know the crew

to release an oil tanker seized off gibraltar iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif made the comment during a phone call with the british foreign minister jeremy hunt the u.k. says it would be willing to allow the ship to leave if iran guarantees it will not deliver oil to syria in breach of e.u. sanctions there have been violent clashes between police and protesters at a hong kong shopping mall police beat protesters and were interned attacked with umbrellas. during a variety in the shati in placer it's the latest in a series of protests to hit the territory in recent months triggered by an extradition bill which would allow people to be sent to china for trial. in sudan the opposition sudanese congress party says government forces have opened fire on protesters in the southeastern town of and suki this video put out by the party shows a gunfire attack by security forces in the town the sudanese congress party is a member of the forces of the baker ration of freedom and change which is in the process of finalizing a deal that promises to eventually return the country to civilian rul

he says that javad zarif told him a week ago that iran wanted to de—escalate the situation, but thatd done the opposite. the stena impero and its multinational crew, which does not include any britons, are now prisoners of iran's revolutionary guard, hostages in a deepening geopolitical row. paul adams, bbc news. british airways says it's cancelling flights to cairo for the next seven days, amid security concerns. the german carrier, lufthansa, is also suspending its flights to the egyptian capital until sunday. the bbc‘s matt cole reports. for some cairo—bound passengers, the first sign of trouble was when their boarding passes failed at check—in. others have told of confusion from ba ground staff as news filtered through that all the airline's flights to and from egypt's capital were being suspended. at one stage, the met police were called to deal with agitated would—be travellers. it is very disappointing and frustrating, especially to my kids and family. we have a big family over there waiting to see the children. there was no information, there was no help, there was no advice

my guest in this rare interview is the foreign ministerfor iran, javad zarif, who's on a visit here.ensions between iran and the us have been on a historic high. president trump said he was ten minutes away from war with iran following tensions in the gulf. can they save the historic nuclear deal after president trump unilaterally withdrew from it? foreign ministerjavad zarif, welcome to hardtalk. the british foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, says there is a small but closing window to save the nuclear deal agreed in 2015 between iran and the world powers. is he right? i think he is right, but it requires committed determination on all sides to save this deal. iran has done its part of the deal and it is necessary for the rest of the world, and the europeans to also take action. they've made very nice statements, but statements do not provide economic benefits for iran. let's me just tell you what leaked documents tell us about at least the uk's position about withdrawal from the deal last year, so kim darroch, who stepped down as ambassador to washington, said donald trump has an inco