right now will is ok we have the only superpower the united state is a lang itself with the united arab emirates who are the saudis so it is part of the problem rather than being part of the solution. and for the united nations to work independently without the backing of the united states i think it's not going to be effective and this has been actually happening in different areas of the world so we need like the big countries the great poles to be on board on this issue and until this moment i think many countries value the link with the saudis with the united arab emirates more than they value the link with humanitarian issues or cetera so they just talk to the talk they need to walk their talk and we have to probably wait for such a thing to happen but i just want to add 11 point here that is very important without understanding the the broader context of the war in yemen there is no way that the international system would come and step in or the international community step in and do something or you know make a difference there is an iranian aspect of it is saudi. rivalry. with you seen a

has announced it's sending more troops to saudi arabia and the united arab emirates to bolster defensive capabilities in the face of what it calls a rainy and aggression the deployment follows a drone a missile attack on key oil facilities in saudi arabia like canada has more. it was a hastily arranged news conference at the pentagon following a meeting of the national security council the secretary of defense announce the further deployment of u.s. forces to the middle east the intention he said to bolster the defense systems of saudi arabia and the united arab emirates the president has approved the deployment of u.s. forces which will be defensive in nature and primarily focused on air and missile defense we will also work to accelerate the delivery of military equipment to the kingdom of saudi arabia and the u.a.e. to enhance their ability to defend themselves it's not clear how many troops the u.s. will provide but the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff emphasize this was a defensive deployment and indicated the u.s. would ask its allies to offer this support we're contributing t

had received help from the united arab emirates and saudi arabia still had to go to the i.m.f. . and. are already being ferried on the ground by the 4. because the local population may feed their did a neighbor deliver on their. own is going through a major crisis and. they didn't. even hire. you. 1000000 said they would go but only a few dozen alien enthusiasts ended up gathering at the gates of a top secret u.s. military base in nevada the event started as an online store on the gates of area 51 but it quickly went viral conspiracy theorists believe there were most nevada air force base houses aliens our correspondent. has more. there was a loosely coordinated effort to so-called storm the base last night at 3 am local time in the middle of the night and there were people who got out of their tents here at base camp and went down the chew lane highway to the front gate of area 51 that's it though some 50 kilometers from where we are now but by design this is a place that's very well guarded very remote and so the access is narrow down and not many people got through or they had

the pentagon has just announced it will send hundreds if extra troops to saudi arabia the united arab emirates to help defend its allies in the wake of last weekend's attack on saudi oil facilities the u.s. says this deployment comes after requests from the 2 countries washington has blamed iran for last weekend's attacks to prevent further escalation saudi arabia requested international support to help protect the kingdom's critical infrastructure the united arab emirates has also requested assistance and response to the caymans request the president has approved the deployment of u.s. forces which will be defensive in nature and primarily focused on air and missile defense. particle hey now joins us from washington d.c. patty can you give us some more details on this. sure you know. the press about 6 pm local time that the secretary of defense the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff the highest man in uniform they were going to come out and talk to the press of course there was a lot of speculation because for days people have been wondering how would the u.s. respond to those attacks thos

right now will is ok we have the only superpower the united state is alang itself with the united arab emirates who are the saudis so it is part of the problem rather than being part of the salute. and for the united nations to work independently without the backing of the united states i think it's not going to be effective and this has been actually happening in different areas of the world so we need like the big countries the great poles to be on board in this issue and until this moment i think many countries value the link with the saudis with the united arab emirates more than they value the link with humanitarian issues or cetera so they just talk to talk they need to walk their talk and we have to probably wait for such a thing to happen but i just want to add 11 point here that is very important without understanding the the broader context of the war in yemen there is no way that the international system would come and step in or the international community step in and do something or you know make a difference there is an iranian aspect of it is saudi. rivalry. with you seen as kind

states will send what the pentagon says is a "modest" number of troops to saudi arabia and the united arab emirates, sot is not planning a military strike on iran.ry at a news conference late yesterday, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general josephet dunford and sey of defense mark esper told reporters the

mean been hammered fanny spoke about the blockade imposed on qatar by of saudi arabia the united arab emirates and egypt saying that continues for the 3rd year saying it's unjust and springs from the desire of some countries the reference designs arabia for example to impose domination in the region saying the blockade what instability in the region has completely paralyzed the g.c.c. the gulf cooperation council that was supposed to referee any spat or disagreement among the members of the of the g.c.c. and he said that his country is committed to dialogue however he made it quite clear that any dialogue should be unconditional and that the sanctions should be lifted before it goes and talks politically with the countries about a way out to the crisis and that's interesting because later today in about 3 hours from now secretary of state my company is going to meet with foreign ministers to talk about iran and also about the need to bring about a united stance to tackle regional issues but it remains to be seen how the americans would be able to bring all those countries together when they re

are facing difficulties in the united arab emirates and saudi arabia respectively so cc's closest allies those who have supported him provided him with much needed money and diplomatic support are all sort of in trouble and so this is a very precarious time at the c.c. given that situation there's no incentive for him is that it sent back to injury it makes sense for him strategically to double down on this and we could be getting towards more of a crisis when he's facing forward that's certainly possible i mean he's certainly not going to go he's not going to go easily into the night and as i said earlier it will take a repeat of the 2 $1011.00 scenario to bring him down there will have to be large and sustained protests until such time as the rest of the power structure believes it's time to sacrifice sisi ok will certainly want to watch very closely it's great to get your analysis that mohamed el masry thanks very much indeed as we were saying we are bringing you the latest pictures there from egypt of demonstrations taking place this friday where u.s. democratic senator says congress

has announced it's sending more troops to saudi arabia and the united arab emirates to bolster defensive capabilities in the face of what it calls iranian aggression the deployment follows a drone a missile attack on key oil facilities in saudi arabia mike hanna reports. it was a hastily arranged news conference at the pentagon following a meeting of the national security council the secretary of defense announced the further deployment of u.s. forces to the middle east the intention he said to bolster the defense systems of saudi arabia and the united arab emirates the president has approved the deployment of u.s. forces which will be defensive in nature and primarily focused on air and missile defense we will also work to accelerate the delivery of military equipment to the kingdom of saudi arabia and the u.a.e. to enhance their ability to defend themselves it's not clear how many troops the u.s. will provide but the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff emphasize this was a defensive deployment and indicated the u.s. would ask its allies to offer their support were contributing to sau

iran's foreign minister meanwhile has said saudi arabia and the united states a united arab emirates want to fight to the last american his comments came in response to the visit by u.s. secretary of state's my compare to the gulf region zain bazarov he has more from tehran finally granted a visa iran's foreign minister took off for the us friday morning to attend this year's united nations general assembly already underway at its headquarters in new york as he flew so did the tweets responding to his american counterpart u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o who during a visit to the middle east a day earlier accused iran of war mongering it's not iran that wishes to fight to the last american rather he's be t.v. hosts who seem to wish to fight iran to the last american the team host a reference to crown prince muhammad and saw him on the line suggesting saudi arabia wants americans to fight its war with iran that's in a direct quote from a secret 2010 state department memo released by wiki leaks in it former u.s. secretary of state robert gates made critical comments about his coun

had received help from the united arab emirates and saudi arabia still had to go to the i.m.f. under conditions. that are already being felt on the ground by the 4. because the local population may feed their day in the neighborhood or deliver on their. own is going through a major crisis and. they did it. right now even higher than died of you. at least 2 people have died and hundreds forced to leave their homes after torrential rain drenched parts of the u.s. state of texas people were evacuated from a hospital in the town of winnie in houston thousands of people cannot by floodwaters were rescued by boat forecasters are warning further rain could bring catastrophic flooding as tropical storm imelda lashes the area the united states is exposed to cuban diplomats for what it calls influence operations efficiently as opposed to the huge at the cuban mission to the u.n. in new york the state department has no deal any details about the accusations or release their names travel to other officials at the mission has been restricted now in the u.s. state of nevada police are prepar

has announced it's sending more troops to saudi arabia and the united arab emirates to bolster defensive capabilities in the face of what it calls iranian aggression the deployment follows a drone and missile attack on key oil facilities in saudi arabia mike hanna has this report. it was a hastily arranged news conference at the pentagon following a meeting of the national security council the secretary of defense announced the further deployment of u.s. forces to the middle east the intention he said to bolster the defense systems of saudi arabia and the united arab emirates the president has approved the deployment of u.s. forces which will be defensive in nature and primarily focused on air and missile defense we will also work to accelerate the delivery of military equipment to the kingdom of saudi arabia and the u.a.e. to enhance their ability to defend themselves it's not clear how many troops the u.s. will provide but the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff emphasize this was a defensive deployment and indicated the u.s. would ask its allies to offer their support we're contribu

spawn accounts being used to target a coordinated campaign they were operating out of the united arab emirates and egypt and use fake profiles to push content critical of qatar while promoting saudi arabia's government. to it is also suspended the accounts of former saudi royal court advisor tani he's a blockade in the murder of washington post journalist jamal khashoggi. millions across the globe have taken part in the biggest climate change protest on record young people took the lead to minding governments to do more to curb emissions the week long campaign aims to step up the pressure on world leaders gathering in new york the united nations general assembly carol is on the reports. the young people are fed up and took to the streets of new york to say it's time for adults i don't need to acknowledge climate change but instead to do something about it you're only 17 years old why is it important for you to be here today this will be movement is youth lad and we're the ones who are going to be affected the most by climate change because we have the longest time ahead of us and we are the on

troops reinforcements as well as anti missile defense systems to both saudi arabia and the united arab emirates iran's foreign minister sounds pessimistic i'm not confident that we can avoid a war. i'm confident that we would not stalked war but i'm confident that whoever starts one with not be the one who finishes it so this standoff continues which both sides say they want to end with words not weapons john hendren al-jazeera washington. earlier president told western powers to leave security in the gulf region all nations tensions are high after a series of attacks including a missile and drone strike on saudi oil facilities being blamed on iran same as romney has more on this from tehran. against the backdrop of a military parade iran's president proposed a new security plan for gulf waterways sure. we're going to present a plan at the u.n. so that iran in collaboration with regional states is able to maintain security in the persian gulf the strait of hormuz and the sea of oman to the world that the presence of foreign forces can cause insecurity for international waterways maritime moveme

the middle east the intention he said to bolster the defense systems of saudi arabia and the united arab emirates the president has approved the deployment of u.s. forces which will be defensive in nature and primarily focused on air and missile defense we will also work to accelerate the delivery of military equipment to the kingdom of saudi arabia and the u.a.e. to enhance their ability to defend themselves it's not clear how many troops the u.s. will provide but the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff emphasize this was a defensive deployment and indicated the u.s. would ask its allies to offer this support we're contributing to saudi arabia's defense we would be looking as the secretary said for other international partners to also contribute to shoni arabia's defense. the secretary of defense continued to insist iran was responsible for the attacks on saudi oil installations last weekend brushing off repeated iranian denials of involvement but at the same time confirming that the u.s. forensic team working with saudi experts had still not concluded its investigation . news of the deploymen

coalition support of the coalition for its backing of yemen forces but he also talked about the united arab emirates involvement so this is where we bring in rosalind jordan who is at the united nations draws roslan tell us more about what he said and about all the countries that are involved in this conflict. well the foreign minister was quite adamant that iran is behind the more than 4 year long civil war which has really ripped yemen apart has led to one of the very worst humanitarian crises in the world with the spread of cholera with widespread malnutrition with cholera with other illnesses that have really decimated the yemeni population and has also led to incredible internal displacement of yemeni civilians it's also a lead to the fear that this country which was a unified back in 1990 might yet split because the rebels who are supported by the government in terre han do have control of the northern part of the country and so the foreign minister mr howe tommy was quite adamant and quite explicit in blaming iran for his country as well as he did give a lot of congratulations to the saudi go

troops and missile defense systems of being sent to saudi arabia and the united arab emirates to defend against what the u.s. calls iranian aggression iran denies american allegations of involvement in the attacks on saudi oil facilities last week and police in hong kong have fired tear gas to try to disperse protesters in the 16th weekend of on thai government demonstrations in the territory. breaching supporters told on pollsters known as lenin walls calling for political reform in hong kong. the u.s. president does describing the latest allegations of his abuse of power as a quote political hot job donald trump is being accused of asking the president of ukraine to obtain damaging information about his potential white house while former vice president joe biden his own white house correspondent kimberly hocket with a story. a state visit between the leaders of the united states and australia overshadowed by questions of political impropriety by u.s. president donald trump i've had conversations with many leaders that are always appropriate for the oval office trump defended and downp

the united arab emirates has also requested assistance.esponse to the kingdom's request, the president has approved the deployment of u.s. forces, which will be defensive in nature, and primarily focused on air and missile defense. we will also work to accelerate the delivery of military equipment to the kingdom of saudi arabia and the uae to enhance their ability to defend themselves. the purpose of the additional defensive support we will provide is as follows. first, to send a clear message that the united states supports our partners in the region. second, to ensure the free flow of resources necessary to support the global economy. and third, to demonstrate our commitment to upholding the international rules-based order that have we long called on iran to obey. as the president has made clear, the united states does not seek conflict with iran. that said, we have many other military options available should they be necessary. we urge the iranian leadership to cease their destructive and destabilizing activities and to move forward on

from the united arab emirates he made history by becoming the 1st arab astronaut on the i s s. this is the news for you can always find the latest headlines a d.-w. dot com or you can follow us on twitter now i have some breaking news for you coming in former french president jacques chirac has died he was 86 chirac led france for to turn 395 to 2007 he took prance through adoption of the euro and was known for his opposition to the u.s. led war in iraq his later years were plagued by scandal and he was found guilty of corruption after leaving office. you're watching the news coming to you live from but end remember there's lots more on our website the dot com you can also follow us on twitter as well as on facebook but do stay with us now from business news which is coming up with my colleague and 1st i'm to catch enough i see at the top of the hour look forward to it. of borderless europe. northern ireland. frontier caught. family. conflicts in border regions and how people deal with an. hour special you're a supporter. in 60 minutes on d w. small to klinsmann to be changed t

months away from the united arab emirates not this you want has drawn in a bigger crowd than usual y. while full military pilot tons of snow elements where he will become the fust amorality and indeed the 1st arab to ever set foot on the international space station what are they going to do once the up that while they're due to come down in march 2020 and they have got lots to get on with not only have they got to conduct over $300.00 experiments with a focus on astronauts health flight companies with decision that also have several planned spacewalks and this is really all in petri. a contribution to the future planned missions well both to the moon and 2024 but after that potentially to mas so that we have that the 100 and 44th launch of the so i use rocket into space expedition 61 on the way to its new home that i assess 400 kilometer says above the sky joining a long and prestigious history and space exploration it's been almost 60 years since cosmonaut yuri gagarin of course became the fast man to fly in space and here we are decades on still exploring still innovating and still

iran's foreign minister says sadly arabia and the united arab emirates want to fight iran to the last american. was responding to the us secretary of state who accused iran of threatening all out war in the gulf and attacks against americans.

the best today that's why they came to yemen they didn't come to fight iran iran is in the united arab emirates that are flights going from there so they should focus on iran i live yemen simon saudi arabia is broke down in this conflict in yemen which has turned out to be a total embarrassment do you think that of this particular states are they going to be engaged in any confrontation with the iranians or they are just in one position where they have to sort of swallow their pride. i think that this saudi iranian rivalry is long and it's complex and it transcends the yemen conflict and i think we must we must put it into context here we must say that this rivalry well it has taken on and it de tional meaning after the revolution of 1979 it has its roots far earlier than that and it's about a struggle for regional supremacy it's a struggle for regional order and we see that continuing to play out albeit with the sort of the finale error of religion in the years after the 1979 and that's where we can see it playing out in yemen of course as a struggle to to exert its influence and to preserve p

and the final qualifiers for the t 20 world cup they're defining game was against the united arab emirates one more win in a world cup place would be there as. the high stakes were reflected in some visibly nervy performances. the u.a.e. scored just 100 runs in that 20 overs. afghanistan who chased far bigger schools all over the. world but never with so much riding on the outcome. it was now that all their hard earned experience of life and cricket came together they held their collective nerve and the winning runs were scored with just 3 fourths to spare. afghanistan were on their way to the world cup. the kept a no rules mungle told me that you should scratch me that i'm dreaming or know if you qualify for the world cup. so i said the rules mungo you qualify for the work i mean when you play in the work of. scientists is getting ready to go to the t 20 world cup in the west indies afghanistan ranked as one of the 12 best sides in the world but i draw well that could hardly be toughened up against it 6007 world champions india and one of the favorites to win the tournament south africa i

david mack is a former us ambassador to the united arab emirates and is a scholar at the middle east now. david, at the moment, is thisjust and hejoins me now. david, at the moment, is this just a war of words? no one really wants direct military combat here, do they?” no one really wants direct military combat here, do they? i don't believe so. i think in both riyadh and washington and certainly in tehran, there is not a desire for conflict for various reasons, which we can go into. but we are really, i'm most interested in the policy dilemma for the united states, which is one that president trump has created for himself. is this because he's obviously said that they are locked and loaded a week ago, and now they are talking about sending troops in, and backed himself into an aggressive corner? well the background was when he withdrew from the nuclear agreement that had been negotiated with iran, painstakingly by the previous administration, along with all of the other members of the security council and the international atomic energy agency. and then the united states imposed eco

be in international waters shortly if it isn't already there and it is heading towards the united arab emirates there was also a signal from the owner of the vessel that they do have a well prepared security plan in place once the ship is in international waters certainly a sign that many countries are still concerned that iran does not have the best interests at heart of several international shipping vessels that pass through in and around the waters around the south coast of the country and saying the iranian president has returned from the u.n. in new york and made a statement what else has he had to say. exactly unless this is coincidence really the coordination seems to be in place the optics could not be any better iranian president hassan rouhani returning from the un in new york after what is arguably been a very successful trip for him and at the same time as he's lending we see the stem pair o. impounded by iran's military 1st for over 2 months making its way into international waters president hassan rouhani addressed a number of issues much of what he addressed at the u.n. as well

troops and missile defense systems are being sent to saudi arabia and the united arab emirates is their true friend against what it calls a rainy and aggression iran denies american allegations that it's responsible for attacks on saudi oil pipeline plants a week ago the head of iran's revolutionary guards is warning any country that launches an attack will become a battlefield same as ravi has more from a new museum exhibition which is showcasing it rainin military might. 2 of the senior most figures in the islamic revolutionary guard corps were in attendance at a new military exhibit at the horizons war museum the head of the i.r.g.c. hussein salami and the head of the aerospace division they're both on hand to unveil an exhibit titled hunting vultures the vultures american drones hunting them a not so subtle point that iran is no longer on the defensive when it comes to securing its own strategic interests in the region and calling up a victim are yet to the bitter reality is there is american aggression into our land but the sweet reality is that there drones have been taken down th

off from the baikonur space center in kazakhstan among the new crew is hasa sori from the united arab emirates is made history by becoming the 1st arab astronaut on the i assess. well earlier this month the u.n. high commission for refugees issued a plea for countries worldwide to take in refugees stuck in libya the agency described its migrant center in tripoli is severely overcrowded but it's not the only camp libya is one of the most important transit point for migrants who want to cross the mediterranean to europe many holding camps are run by smugglers you have you caught up with survivors who escaped and you share libya's southern neighbor this video contains an advisory some viewers may find it images distressing. these images were recorded by refugees in different camps in libya they show appalling conditions human rights activists say the images are credible we came into direct contact with 2 refugees i am messaging services they've been interred in a libyan migrant camp for 2 years they talk to us by voice message we change their voices for their own protection. we've been tortured w

troops reinforcements as well as anti missile defense systems to both saudi arabia and the united arab emirates iran's foreign minister sounds pessimistic i'm not confident that we can avoid a war. i'm confident that we would not stalked one. but i'm confident that whoever starts one rig not be the one who finishes it so this standoff continues both sides say they want to end with words not weapons john hendren al-jazeera washington hong kong police have clashed with protesters outside a shopping mall which was vandalized along with a metro station the demonstrators trampled on a chinese flag and lit fires as they targeted stores links to china it is the 16th straight weekend of anti-government protests circle reports from hong kong. they arrived in the hundreds taking over some of the city's largest shopping malls at the time plaza and shot teen they converged on every floor shops like to buy land with a target this time some stopped on china's national flag before ripping it out of the for hours they sang and.

request for troops and anti missile systems to bolster the defense is a saudi arabia and the united arab emirates and this all comes after washington slapped sanctions on iran's central bank accusing the country of bombing saudi oil infrastructure a week ago iran denies any involvement in the incident and has warned that a military strike on its territory would lead to an all out war. well that's your news update will be back a few minutes time with more headlines from around the world see that. in the very pain years since crosstalk started 10 years i think it's time to shake things up maybe change the branding maybe the format here is what i've been thinking about next season related episodes filmed on an island 10 experts cited out for a trophy what do you think ok a more affordable option 25 text for. one red rose another suggestion. jeopardy parody no political cookout we will literally wrote the elites. late night show it's a rare form of these days and it's cheap all you need is an old microphone in a printed banner but to leave me with one of my girls i can do this campbell after politics

on a regional visit to saudi arabia and the united arab emirates said he is sure iran was responsible secretary do you gather any new evidence that shows who is behind the attacks and do you think it is a slam dunk case to bring to the u.n. next week. i think it's abundantly clear and there is an enormous consensus in the region that we know precisely who conducted these attacks was iran i didn't hear anybody in the region who doubted there were a single mom so it seems there is no hard evidence and rather than waiting for the u.n. team to come to a conclusion after investigating it seems the united states has responded by taking these actions against iran and imposing these new sanctions despite the fact that no hard evidence seems to be presented and that the u.n. team has not concluded its investigation and has not reached any conclusions about who is responsible now it's also important to point out that iran has reacted saying that it will offer a response to the u.s. plots while the head of the iranian central bank has responded saying washington has now run out of any leverage o

months away from the united arab emirates not this you want has drawn in a bigger crowd than usual y. while full military pilot tons of elements where he will become the fust amorality and indeed the 1st arab to ever set foot on the international space station so obviously a very exciting passing voyage but also an important day and a day of national pride. and even though of course he is undoubtedly under great pressure on this historic day for his country he still managed with his back up at the press conference on tuesday to recall some of the like to moments during that training. in the final stage for training we had to. mock up the isis mock up and. we were doing. that simulating that's what you are going to do in board the station and i was a little bit alerts because they know ideas would be up emergencies you know you so i caught that 1st and i just. got up to my command that i don't have pledge our pledge which is reply and russian. and he does the he said just mug it has a m t just to ask between us and it was like fast reaction and. i think we did that time. now he's only

troop reinforcements as well as anti missile defense systems to both saudi arabia and the united arab emirates iran's foreign minister sounds pessimistic i'm not confident that we can avoid a war we i'm confident that we would not stalked one but i'm confident that starts with not be the one who finishes it so this standoff continues which both sides say they want to end with words not weapons john hendren al-jazeera washington. to hong kong where police have clashed with protesters outside a shopping mall which was vandalized along with a metro station the demonstrators trampled on a chinese flag and it fires as they target stores linked to china it is the 16th straight weekend of anti-government protests as our clock reports from hong kong. they arrived in the hundreds taking over some of the city's largest shopping malls but the new town planners are in shuttin they converged on every floor shops like to buy land with a target this time some stopped on china's national flag before ripping up. the browers they sang and yelled abuse at store owners suspected of being pro beijing pro hong kong

continues i think yes we will see more strikes where they would be against saudi arabia or the united arab emirates the statements which were just showing and by the spokesman i think showed very clearly that the attack which was launched against the saudi oil facilities was an attempt by the who are these to force its enemies or its main enemy saudi arabia to put a stop to this war i mean this is something which is not getting our enough attention i think in the international media and you know yemen has been the subject all out onslaught ever since 2015 more than 4 years it was march 2015 and so i think what the horses are trying to do as i said trying to force the enemies to back down and put an end you know there's been numerous attempts they've been u.n. mediations there's been other diplomatic initiatives all of it has failed the other states the trump administration has in fact doubled down on its support for the war on the yemen so i think that the many who are thieves were given no choice but to escalate attacks with the of forcing the enemy to bell down and to put a stop to this war and t

ambassador nominees for the united arab emirates and sweden. later this afternoon, they'll work on several treasury and state nominations and today senators will adjourn for their weekly caucus meetings. now to live coverage here on c-span2. the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. almighty god, our fortress and might. deliver us from clouds of pessimism and fear. lead

in other world news tonight is faces sending more troops in saudi arabia and united arab emirates to boost defenses against what it calls iranian aggression the deployment follows the attack on saudi oil facilities like hannah reports from washington. it was a hastily arranged news conference at the pentagon following a meeting of the national security council the secretary of defense announced the further deployment of u.s. forces to the middle east the intention he said to bolster the defense systems of saudi arabia and the united arab emirates the president has approved the deployment of u.s. forces which will be defensive in nature and primarily focused on air and missile defense we will also work to accelerate the delivery of military equipment to the kingdom of saudi arabia and the u.a.e. to enhance their ability to defend themselves it's not clear how many troops the u.s. will provide but the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff emphasize this was a defensive deployment and indicated the u.s. would ask its allies to offer this support we're contributing to saudi arabia as the

united arab emirates has also requested assistance. in response to the requests, the president approved the deployment of u.s. forces, which will be defensive in nature and primarily focused on missile and air defense. excel delivery to the kingdom of saudi arabia and the uae to enhance their ability to defend themselves. the purpose of the defense of support we will provide is as follows. first, to send a clear message that the note states supports our partners in the regions. second, to ensure the flow of resources necessary to support the global economy. and third, to demonstrate our commitment to upholding the international rules-based as the president has made clear, the united states does not see consequent iran. other optionshave available should they be necessary. we urge the iranian leadership their activities and move forward on a diplomatic path. general dunford and i will take your questions. >> mr. secretary, thank you. you said errant missile defense is primarily. are you talking about patriot missiles? what number of tro

they also said it was on route to the united arab emirates and that they had a well prepared security plan in place for when the vessel reaches international waters and saying how might this affect tensions in the region. well certainly this was one of the main issues hanging over the heads of iranian officials that were part of the delegation to the u.n. general assembly earlier this week now ahead of president hassan rouhani strip to the u.n. we're no doubt world leaders we're going to grill him about this the remote opal statements by the government by the foreign ministry by the president's office by even the ambassador to the united kingdom the center imperio is of course a british flag vessel and in those statements they also the same thing the legal procedures had been finished the ban the detention of this vessel had been lifted and it was free to go now it's taken a few days to complete the process present hasan rouhani is expected back in the country later today and the timing is likely not a coincidence that the ship is being released as the president returns and the foreig

spawn accounts being used to target in a coordinated campaign they were operating out of the united arab emirates and egypt and used a fake profiles to push content critical of qatar while promoting saudi arabia's government to it is also suspended the account of former saudi royal court advisor . tunney he's implicated in the murder of washington post journalist jamal khashoggi. the u.k. minister in charge of brics it says he's optimistic following a meeting with the european union's chief negotiator stephen barclay says there is a common purpose between the u.k. and the the talks focused on the contentious irish border issue negotiations are set to continue on monday that's when britain's prime minister boyce johnson meets e.u. council president donald tusk in new york for the u.n. general assembly. well we had serious detailed discussions today with the ship on any steve common purpose we both want to see deal have a clear message has been given both by president younker and the prime minister who want to see the teams reach a deal the meeting actually over iran which signals the fact that we

had received help from the united arab emirates and saudi arabia still had to go to the i.m.f. under conditions. that are already being felt on the ground by the. for the government to learn to trade because the local population may feed their data in the neighborhood or deliver on their promise. dan is going through a major crisis and people are saying they did it. frighted are now even higher than died of a few. bierria has observed a day of mourning for 27 people killed in a fire it's an islamic school near the capital most of the victims were students they were sleeping when the blaze broke out at night at a boarding school near monrovia it's believed the fire was caused by an electrical fault. the number of u.s. soldiers in somalia has increased and the president donald trump one of their jobs involves training a local group to become an elite force to take on and find says our correspondent got a firsthand look at the so-called lightning force in training. these are the new frontlines in the fight against al shabaab in somalia. and these are the men taking that fight to t

troop reinforcements as well as anti missile defense systems to both saudi arabia and the united arab emirates iran's foreign minister sounds pessimistic i'm not confident that we can avoid a war. i'm confident that we would not stalked one. but i'm confident that starts with not be the one who finishes so this standoff continues both sides say they want to end with words not weapons john hendren al-jazeera washington well there's plenty more ahead this news hour including the desperate journeys that are dividing europe nations seek a solution to the mediterranean michael crisis. donald trump's claims over joe biden be the start of an impeachment process. and it was a controversial victory at the singapore grand prix we'll have the details later in our sports roundup. tens of thousands of indian americans packed into texas stadium for an unusual joint rally between the indian prime minister narendra modi and the u.s. president donald trump the events in houston dubbed how the modi was a rare mass show of support for a foreign leader on u.s. soil our white house correspondent kimberly was there

it's a moment as occasion for the united arab emirates as its 1st ever astronaut as one of their new crew alongside counterparts from the u.s. and russia sounds good so what's the north in kazakhstan. and we can see that the engine has ignited. and the next go far. just so you can understand what it feels like to be standing where i am i'm around 2 kilometers away from the launch pad known as the garden start on the ground underneath me can hear the people call to the ground underneath me is just read about the rating this is not a trauma but the shaking from that last all it's going through my whole body combined not of course with the deafening roar as those engines kicked into action imagine the power that is needed in order to propel that 15 me to tool $310.00 ton rocket into the ad and then of course you have that beautiful the mesmerizing flame of the fuel that ignited it really is almost indescribably dramatic not flying today of russian cosmonaut script which got american just a command and. months away from the united arab emirates now this you want has drawn in a bigger cro