special operations and central command. o you say to the families of the men and women who work within those commands about how they should prepare themselves for what may come over the next year or two? >> secretary pompeo: the first thing i would do is say thank you to them for their service to the nation. i know many of these young men and women, they are talented, capable, aggressive, they have put us in the place where we have this opportunity to deter iran. what i would say to them is what i say to everyone who is engaged in this kind of service. america is deeply appreciative. we are providing them with the resources they need to be successful, to continue to engage in the activities in a way that will deliver good outcomes, and to thank them for their willingness to take this ultimate risk that every service member faces. i remind my diplomats all around the world, they too faced threats to themselves and their families. when i get a chance to talk to those diplomats i tell them the same thing i would like to share w

>> david: well it communicates that -- it reinforces exactly what the central command leadership is saying, that this aircraft was flying in international airspace and quite frankly as a military officer who's actually been involved in the operations on the, there's no reason to fly this aircraft over iranian airspace. in a couple hours, if not the matter of days, exact coordinates of where the aircraft was operating will be released. >> harris: we've just learned that there is a plan for the white house to brief on iran, bipartisan, bicameral congressional leaders in the situation room at 3:00 p.m. eastern, just to further the reporting here. canadian prime minister justin trudeau is now being pushed back, timing is unclear on that. this is not taking precedence it seems over everything else. what do you anticipate will be part of a briefing based on what we already know? >> david: harris, as you're well aware, the pentagon into central command are masters at putting together courses of action. i'm sure that was what was briefed during the 11:00 hour and it appears that the president is g

central command. what do you say to the families of men and women who work in those commands about how they should prepare themselves of what may come over the next year or two in. >> look, the first thing i'd say is thank you to them for their service to the nation. i know many of these young men and women are talented, capable, aggressive. what i say today is what i would say to anyone who's engaged in this kind of service. america is deeply appreciative. we are providing them with the resources they need to be successful, to continue to engage in the activities in a way that will deliver good outcomes and thank them for the willingness to take this ultimate risk that every service member faces. i remind my diplomats all around the world, they too face threats to themselves and to their families. and when i get a chance to talk to those officers at the state department, those diplomats i tell the same thing i'd like to share with their family, thank them for their professionalism, and willingness to

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air force central command. i am prepared to give a statement, but i won't be answering questions at this ti time. the u.s. navy on our recent mission in the vicinity of recent maritime attacks. when it was shot down. this was an unprovoked attack on the u.s. surveillance asset that had not violated iranian airspace at any time during its mission. this attack is an attempt to disrupt our ability to monitor the area, and the free flow of commerce. iranian reports that this aircraft was shot down over iran are categorically false. the aircraft was over the strait of hormuz and fell into international waters. at the time of the intercept, it was operating at high altitude, approximately 34 kilometers from the nearest point of landing on the iranian coast. this dangerous and escalatory attack was irresponsible and occurred and the vicinity of established recorders between dubai and muscat, possibly endangering innocent civilians. thank you. >> yeah, will have this available for download. >> why were there no questio

in the past hour or so the pentagon has released video which us central command says shows the crew ofn patrol boat removing an unexploded limpet mine from the hull of a japanese—owned tanker. and you can keep up to date with the latest on this story on our website. you'll also find a feature on the history of the tensions between the us and iran — that's all at bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. let's get some of the day's other news. the man accused of carrying out the terror attacks in christchurch, new zealand has pleaded not guilty to all 92 charges against him. brenton harrison tarrant appeared by video link at the high court. he's denied 51 charges of murder, a0 charges of attempted murder and one charge of terrorism. the ukrainian captain of the cruise ship that collided with a tourist boat on the river danube, killing 28 people, has been released from police custody. he paid $50,000 bail, and promised to remain in hungary until investigations are complete. the world health organization has called an emergency meeting in response to the news that ebola has spread to uga

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i tend to believe central command. but there is a very high threshold that the white house has to reach for the world to believe what they're saying. and right now, i think their comments have been met with disbelief, just because of their track record of not telling the truth. >> max boot, thank you. >>> also will us david sanger, for "the new york times" and national security analyst. i want to talk about messaging, david. let's start specifically with the president. yesterday, this is what he had to say in terms of iran. i want to play that moment. >> as you look at the geopolitical workup there, iran, russia, china, tell me your concerns. >> don't worry about a thing, everything is understand control. >> you say we'll never get nucleared? >> i would say, if i were you don't worry about a thing. >> don't worry about a thing, nothing to see here. almost blase. his tweet in response to the events overnight, changing his tone. what do you makes there based on what max just said in terms of what his words mean now? >> w

central command. flip side of this, what makes it rather amusing when it comes to what would you say reading the tea leaves coming out of tehran, they're using the same video on iranian state tv, but clipping the top of it where it shows the iranian revolutionary guard crew fiddling with the side of a ship when we talk about what happened to these two tankers in the last 24 hours, what we know is they're on their way to this port, docking here probably to see -- to have more investigations and more intelligence being shared with us later in the day, in the coming hours, as to what happened to them it seems as if this video released by u.s. central command shows iranians meddling with the side of those ships. >> hadley, thank you very much we're showing that video right now. what it appears to show and what the u.s. is saying it is is effectively an iranian small naval ship removing an unexploded mine from the water because they believe that at least one or both ships was hit with what they call a limp

central command says these photographs are of iranian revolutionary guards removing an unexploded mine from the side of a japanese tanker. plus pieces of the mine that was attached by nails and magnets, even hand prints they left behind iran denies it attacked the ships. >> we have confidence that iran instigated this attack i can't share any more of the intelligence, but i wouldn't have said it if the intelligence community hasn't become convinced this was the case. >> the pentagon's new evidence came just hours after iranian officials threatened to increase stock piles of low enriched uranium and potentially produce a more highly concentrated form of uranium, bringing iran closer to a nuclear weapon. both moves would violate key term of a nuclear agreement which president trump pulled out of last year iran accuses the trump administration in engaging in terrorism. >> richard joins us now. we've just received late word from the pentagon that more u.s. troops are headed to the region. what more do you know? >> yes, lester, acting defense secretary just announced he has approved central

central command and what they are saying is that this video came 10 hours after the navy 1st received those distress calls and 5 hours after the u.s.s. bainbridge the naval ship had recovered $21.00 sailors who fled from that japanese ship and the military at that time observed and recorded an iranian patrol boat approached the ship and removed as you said what it's just described as a limpet mine from the hole and aircraft also they say observed several iranian ships and patrol boats fast attack vehicles in the vicinity of the norwegian ship that was attacked 1st and earlier so wow secretary of state my pompei o did not give out a lot of evidence did not answer any questions we now have more information coming out that they say shows that iran was behind this attack again shows iran. what they say is an iranian. revolutionary guard boat approaching the whole of this ship and removing what they say is a mine and of course we know that the iranians have categorically denied this although they have not responded specifically to this video as of yet is the u.s. signaling the potential he

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central command. s of the men and women who work within those commands about how they should prepare themselves for what may come over the next year or two? >> the first thing i'd do is say thank you to them for their service to the nation. i know many of these young men and women, they are talented, capable, aggressive. they have put us in the place where we have this opportunity to deter iran. what i'd say to them is what i'd say to everyone who is engaged in this kind of service. america is deeply appreciative. we are providing them with the resources they need to be successful, to continue to engage in activities that will deliver good outcomes and to thank them for taking this ultimate risk that every service member faces. i remind my diplomats all around the world, they too face threats to themselves and to their families. when i get a chance to talk to those officers at the state department, those diplomats, i tell the same thing i'd like to share with the families, thank them for their amazing

central command released not just the video but also some stills and a timeline of events from the u.s. perspective in the hours after the attacks this video they say was taken some 10 hours after the initial distress calls came in from those 2 tankers and some 5 hours after a u.s. naval ship had picked up the 21 sailors who fled that japanese tanker at that time the u.s. says that the military observed and recorded an iranian revolutionary guard ship approaching the whole of the tanker and removing this mine from the tanker and to be clear it does not show what happened before the attacks occurred in iran has categorically denied the u.s. allegations that they are behind these attacks the u.s. for its part calls this a threat to international peace and security they say they do not want in the statement from central command they say they do not want to start a new conflict in the middle east however they will defend their interests and that includes the the right to international commerce and international navigation and there is a 2nd u.s. naval destroyer on route to the region yemen

the job of the secretary of state to sit down and confer with military officers and leaders of central commandnd special operations command. he's also going to go there. i was with john kerry for two years. the only military facility we went to was a naval base at norfolk was to look at the effects of of climate change. it's not his job and it's a sensitive time for him to be going down there. he's going down there without the acting defense secretary which says a lot about the dysfunction in this administration and it sends a message about the leadership at the pentagon. >> david, you heard fred report that iran feels like it has leverage right now and at the same time iran is raising or promising to raise its limits on how many nuclear fuel it is stockpile. sending a message it's moving on after a year of restraint. what is iran capable of doing now within potentially the next year? >> fred, before i get to that, one comment on something that john said. it would be hard to imagine under the previous defense secretary, jim mattis, a secretary of state going down without the secretary of defen

that the government forces have managed to take control of the whole city of that including the central command of have those forces that they were used to run the battle against the government forces in southern tripoli now have to his forces with the road to the town over and southern the west of the city now it's only one city in there west of libya supporting have to which is the city of atlanta who are in the south of tripoli the city of that he has been sending troops and munition to have to his forces in southern tripoli and now we're getting reports from military sources with the government in the city and saying that dozens of proof. have to the fighters were killed today in the battle for the u.n. on the other side the government of the government forces lost 8 fighters and were wanted in today's clashes listeners have been a situation has been going on for a long time now what's meant what's made the difference the government forces how they suddenly met managed to take it back. well because the fighting. in southern tripoli has taken longer about 3 months or since the have to a larg

central command says there was no drone over iranian territory but refused to say if an american drone had been shot down and the u.s. special envoy to iran is heading to the gulf region brian hook will hold meetings in several countries including saudi arabia the united arab emirates and kuwait he'll share intelligence on perceived threats from iran the u.s. government's already announced it's sending an extra $1000.00 troops to the middle east. venezuela's opposition leader is under growing scrutiny that some of his envoys on the colombian border facing corruption allegations they were accused of stealing funds meant to help military defectors living in colombia and asunder m.p.'s he reports from cocoa tongue in the venezuelan border but more than $1400.00 members of venezuela's armed forces have fled to colombia this year. heeding the call of opposition leader. to turn their backs on president nicolas maduro. at the time why dog praise their decision is now way those representatives are being accused of stealing funds intended to help them from crack as why they are called for an in

this technical responsibility would go to the central command, general mckenzie, who is central commander. he, i presume, has requested these troops as a defensive measure, deterrence measure. from what i'm hearing they are designed to protect our forces and provide defensive capabilities in the region. but it would be under general mckenzie that these troops would operate. paige: do you think the president should withdraw his nomination? jack: i think he hasn't made the nomination yet. we're waiting for the nomination. paige: do you think he should reconsider it? jack. again, he has not presented a nomination yet. it's difficult to reconsider a nomination that you have not made. his issue is, will he nominate mr. shanahan and if he does nominate mr. shanahan, then the senate will do our job. paige: given all this, do you think shanahan is the best candidate for the job? jack. i think that has to be an evaluation down on the record. what he's done as acting secretary. what he did previously as undersecretary. and any other factors pertinent to the role of secretary of defense. i think eve

central command beat any iranian patrol boat also racing to the scene to try to get there first. an iranian ship did recover 23 members of the other tanker that was attacked. the iranians later showing pictures of that crew watching tv in an iranian port city. the attacks occurred in the gulf of oman about 45 minutes apart, the same waterway where u.s. officials have also blamed iran for attacking four tankers last month. >> these are intended to disrupt, to drive up the price of oil and insurance rates which benefits iran. >> reporter: but this morning iran denying any involvement. the foreign minister tweeting in part, the u.s. immediately jumped to make allegations against iran without a shred of factual or circumstantial evidence. and there are new reports this morning that crew members on the japanese tanker saw flying objects just before the attack suggesting the ship wasn't damaged by mines which would contradict what the u.s. military has said. so still a lot of questions but the u.s. making it clear where they stand. kenneth. >> the back and forth continues. elizabeth hu

and we have not got a whole lot of answers yet. —— central command.nsible to speculate based on the information we have now and whether disconnect without significantly more information as to what exactly the crew saw when they were there. is there any video evidence, is itjust first person accounts to the president of the company? it is still too early to tell, definitively, based on the evidence that we have seen publicly, what exactly happens to that particular ship. thousands of venezuelans have rushed to cross into peru hours before the introduction of tougher migration laws. they'll need to produce a valid passport and a visa to be allowed into the country. numbers of migrants fleeing venezuela's crisis have now reached unprecedented levels, as andy beatt reports. these venezuelans with just hours before new immigration controls curb access to what has been one of the world's most welcoming countries. translation: i arrived here at dawn, around 4:30 am, a lot more are on their way, around 4—5000. more than 4 million people have fled venezuela si

central command released not just the video but also some stills and a timeline of events from the u.s. perspective in the hours after the attacks this video they say was taken some 10 hours after the initial distress calls came in from those 2 tankers and some 5 hours after a u.s. naval ship had picked up the 21 sailors who fled that japanese tanker at that time the u.s. says that the military observed and recorded an iranian revolutionary guard ship approaching the whole of the tanker and removing this mine from the tanker to be clear it does not show what happened before the attacks occurred in iran has categorically denied the u.s. allegations that they are behind these attacks the u.s. for its part calls this a threat to international peace and security they say they do not want in the statement from central command they say they do not want to start a new conflict in the middle east however they will defend their interests and that includes the right to international commerce and international navigation and there is a 2nd u.s. naval destroyer on route to the region one of the ot

central command released not just the video but also some stills and a timeline of events from the u.s. perspective in the hours after the attacks this video they say was taken some 10 hours after the initial distress calls came in from those 2 tankers and some 5 hours after a u.s. naval ship had picked up the $21.00 the sailors who fled that japanese tanker at that time the u.s. says that the military observed and recorded an iranian revolutionary guard ship approaching the whole of the tanker and removing this mine from the tanker to be clear it does not show what happened before the attacks occurred in iran has categorically denied the u.s. allegations that they are behind these attacks the u.s. for its part calls this a threat to international peace and security they say they do not want in the statement from central command they say they do not want to start a new conflict in the middle east however they will defend their interests and that includes the right to international commerce and international navigation and there is a 2nd u.s. naval destroyer on route to the region whate

central command releases new images it claims provide further evidence that iran was behind last week's attack on oil tankers in the gulf of oman. in the region rising iran declares a further rollback to its compliance with the landmark 2015 nuclear deal if steps are taken within the next 10 days to shield it from the effects of u.s. sanctions. a report about alleged u.s. cyber attacks on russian power grid raises questions about whether donald trump is being briefed by his intelligence services on their operation. and. to the international community for asylum after reportedly suffering years of abuse from their parents in the kingdom they join a growing number of women looking for a way out of the gulf monarchy. for broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow is international thomas. the pentagon has announced it is sending $1000.00 additional troops to the middle east citing the hostile iranian behavior in the region earlier on monday u.s. central command released new images purportedly showing iran removing an unexploded mine from a tanker that was a time last thursday in th

central command. what do you say of the families of the men and women who are within that demand about what may come over the next year or two? >> the first year i would do is say thank you to them for their service to the nation. many of these men and women are down to where they have put us in the place to where we have the opportunity to deter iran and what i say to them is what i say to everyone engaged in this kind of service. america is deeply a fresh tiff and we are providing them what they need to be successful and to engage them, and thank them for their willingness and them them for taking the risk that every service member faces and i remind our diplomats and they too face diplomats. when i speak to the dim mats i tell them the same thing i would like to share at centcom and thank them for their amazing professionalism and their work and their willingness to serve america in these challenging times. >> many secretarr. secretary, t has said that he would consider going to war over iran obtai

and we have not got a whole lot of answers yet. —— central command.based on the information we have now and whether disconnect without significantly more information as to what exactly the crew saw when they were there. is there any video evidence, is itjust first person accounts to the president of the company? it is still too early to tell, definitively, based on the evidence that we have seen publicly, what exactly happens to that particular ship. meanwhile, this shipping route is really crucial for ship. meanwhile, this shipping route is really crucialfor oil ship. meanwhile, this shipping route is really crucial for oil supplies. what happens now? how are tankers going to stay safe? how are you going to stay safe? how are you going to stay safe? how are you going to continue to get the oil supply moving? there is an option that the us navy has used as recently as 2015, to escort ships. in that case the irgcn had seized a us must ship calls the maersk tigress and held it for little over a week. —— merchant ship. it was really expensive, really cap

central command saying that this is an unprovoked attack on a u.s. surveillance asset in international airspace i reached out to the national security council to get its comments on what more there was in terms of response from the white house they would not answer directly only saying this that the national security advisor john bolton is set to travel to meet with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on june 23rd to discuss regional security certainly the white house trying to give the appearance of of war planning whether or not that is exactly the case because it is unclear given the president's statements in recent days well his tweet was very strong he's also in recent days downplayed the escalation or any sort of military response it's left many in the united states very confused added to that there is the question about the deployment of the troops that was announced just on monday the fact that the u.s. president sent such a small number just 1000 so many people would ask what impact that would have these are all questions that are

we're waiting for the lieutenant general from central command to brief. it will be an audio briefing, not a video briefing but we'll bring you the details live when it starts to happen. meanwhile let's discuss in the room here. joining me to share their reporting and insights, kylie atwood, phil mattingly, retired rear admiral john kirby and ileana johnson with politico. you've stood at that podium, you've been at the state department, put your pentagon hat on. if they have evidence that this drone was in international airspace, then it is an unprovoked attack over international airspace by iran. if you're sitting in a room and the president wants options, what would they be? >> from a military perspective, he would certainly be in his right, because this is a technically hostile act in international airspace, to invoke article 51 of the u.n. charter which is the right of self-defense. there's two things about that. it has to be of necessity, and i think they can prove the point there's a necessity for sel self-defense and it has to be proportional. that'

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members of that norwegian ship, those sailors are touching down in dubai, this comes as the us central command releases that video showing iran's revolutionary guard taking and unexploded mine off of one of those targeted ship settings to growing fears jillian: the trump administration is weighing its options against iran though the country's foreign minister is denying any involvement in those attacks. donald trump says he has no doubt that iran is to blame. >> iran did do it and you know they did it because one of the minds didn't explode and it got iran written all over it and it was them. they didn't want the evidence left behind. >> jennifer griffin following this from the dc bureau. >> new details of an incident we first reported about the us drone fired on by the iranian's on thursday. a senior us official tells me just minutes after the first distress call went out at 6:12 am local time the us military moved to an unmanned drone over the out tear. it arrived at 6:20 local time and at 6:45 local time prior to the second attack on the second tanker. a missile was fired at the us drone on

central command and is the springboard for u.s. operations in more than 20 countries including iraq and syria. when the u.s. sought to reduce its military involvement in afghanistan it turned to cutter to play a diplomatic role the capital doha hosting the 1st public direct talks between u.s. officials and the taleban ministration role. of qatar to many of its geo political strategic and military to military needs control and interest and objectives. the blockade though continues the us position that outside pressure on either side would not contribute to the parties resolving it themselves . but as us records up its military deployment to the middle east in response to a mounting crisis with iran qatar is once again playing a crucial role. with the knowledge if not at the request of the u.s. secretary of state cutter's foreign minister engaging in talks with irregular leaders in a bid to reduce the tension. and while the military benefits of the u.s. relationship with qatar are proven the full evidence of cutter's diplomatic worth

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central command says there was no drone over iranian territory but refused to say if an american dronehad been shot down. and the u.s. special envoy to iran is heading to the gulf region brian hook will hold meetings in several countries including saudi arabia the united arab emirates and kuwait president trump and secretary pompei i have expressed very clearly our willingness to negotiate with iran when the time is right no one should be uncertain about our desire for peace or our readiness to normalize relations should we reach a comprehensive deal we have put the possibility of a much brighter future on the table for the iranian people. thing has arrived in north korea the 1st visit by a chinese president in 14 is he will hold talks with kim jong un the leaders are expected to focus on denuclearization. brazil's justice minister has appeared before the senate to defend himself against accusations he acted unethically said to morrow is facing calls to resign after leaked messages allegedly showed him guiding prosecutors in a case against former president who is in the us you know not

air force central command commander griffin said very clearly that the united states considers this and unprovoked attack on a u.s. surveillance asset even laying out the permit parameter saying that this was surveillance that was conducted they believe the united states in international waters that the nearest point of land to iran was 34 kilometers away so the arguments being made by the united states is that this was unprovoked that they were acting in good faith within the parameters. of international operations the u.s. president there in the oval office now it appears almost playing both hands saying on the one hand that there is a very potential is great for some sort of response saying rather vaguely we will find out but at the same time leaving that space that this could have been an accident that this could have not been the iranian leadership the top commanders but in fact somebody lower down in the actual eyes that perhaps made a mistake in shooting down this drone. or kimberly thanks very much so do stay with us because we have some comments from the u.s. house speaker the

central command that released video of the incident. the u.s.s. mason, a second destroyer, has arrived on station to support the u.s.s. banbridge and help protect the japanese-owned tanker. the two tankers remain roughly ten miles apart in the gulf of oman. earlier today, u.s. officials told us four tugboats contracted to pull the norwegian-owned tanker, have been prevented from doing so but i rannian gun boats that have surrounded that striken tanker. at first, the iranians put out a press release saying they rescued all 44 of the sailors on the two disabled tankers. officials tell us one of the two tanker crews were in fact detained by the iranians thursday after being rescued by another merchant vessel. one of the crew spoke earlier today on iranian state t.v. >> i'm from russia. the service was excellent. they hosted us well. everything was fine. >> only 23 are present in this video. the navy said they rescued the other 21 from the oil tanker that was attacked. it's important to remember the 23 detained by iran have been held for two days agai

. >>> the news of shanahan's depart sure coming as mike pompeo is in central command. saying the president does not want war with iran. outgoing defense secretary patrick shanahan saying the troops will be in the region for defensive purposes to address air, naval and ground based threats. this is coming after that attack on two containers. hillary manlevert is an expert. why america must accept the islamic republic of iran. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> can we read anything more into the fact that pompeo was at central command today? >> i think we can, and i think the new appointment of mark esper is important in the trump dynamics related to iran. the acting secretary was seen as someone very close to john bolton whose i'd yo logically militaristic, wants to overthrow the iranian government, and shanahan was working closely with him. pompeo, secretary of state pompeo on the other hand has had a more new answered approach. he's left the door open for negotiations and he seems to pivot quite easily to wherever president trump wants to go on iran. the appointm

taken control of us throughout egypt luke asians in cite the city of libya and including the central command of have that as forces that has been used to run the battles in southern tripoli we know that the battle for tripoli the military campaign launched by have their forces to take control of the capital tripoli started from the city of mosul from the city of horner it seems to be a major setback for have to as forces as they now have only one city and the west of libya supporting them and the military campaign to take control of the capital tripoli meanwhile in southern to paly have to us forces have been losing strategic locations in civil axes including in active international airport and also in neighborhoods in the southern in the west and in the southern the western part of the capital and also in the eastern and southern part of the capital tripoli including a little bit journey hood's. jonathan winer is a scholar at the middle east institute any former u.s. special envoy to libya he says have ties not interests in a political settlement of the forces have been frozen in place with

central command. the military command, which operates in that region saying that the navy's uss bainbridge was the vessel that provided immediate assistance to the kokuka courageous, that was stricken here. 21 mariners, they say, from the kokuka courageous are currently aboard the uss brainbridge, having been rescued and providing support in the region according to the u.s. central command. that's about all we know as of right now, kelly we do understand that the secretary of state mike pompeo going to be giving remarks here in about the next half an hour or so. i am told by an official here at the white house that he may be offering a little bit more detail an what exactly the administration knows at this point about this apparent attack and what the administration's reaction to it will be so stand by for those comments meanwhile, anothersmaller business puzzle we're trying to solve here at the white house, kelly, is that tim cook was here the president announced that earlier today in an unrelated ev

central command adding the evidence also showed iran attempted to shoot down an american drone like this one monitoring one of the tankers on fire. pompeo spending the weekend calling his foreign counterparts to garner support. >> the world needs to unite against this attack from the islamic republic of iran. >> reporter: japan expressing skepticism while the german foreign minister saying it's not proof. >> this was taken from an american camera. this is the real data. >> reporter: uk officials say they completely back u.s. assessments. the pentagon is reportedly sending around 6,000 troops to the gulf region. over the weekend pompeo would only say all options will be looked at. >> we will always do the hard task it takes to protect american interests wherever they are. >> reporter: reggie and natasha, it's important to know iran's foreign minister denies all the allegations. saudi arabia says it agrees with u.s. intelligence and will not hesitate to deal with threats to their personal interests. reporting live in washington, mona koes rav difficult, abc 7 news. >> mona, thank you. >>>

central command which made the request and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. we should note that pompeo is scheduled to go to u.s. central command which oversees the military deployments in the middle east. >> thank you very much. let's go straight to tehran. how is iran responding tonight? >> reporter: hi, erin. the iranians are continues to say despite what the trump administration is putting out there that they were not behind the attacks on those tankers. at the same time a troubling development with a senior iranian official telling cnn that he believes iran and the united states are on a confrontation course and he believes it could have devastating consequences for the entire middle eastern region. the iranians are saying they are not going to back down. they don't believe president trump wants an escalation that could lead to a shooting war between the iranians and the united states but they believe there might be people in the administration that do kind of want to push the administration into that direction. so certainly an extremely dangerous situat

from this central command, from here,urces say they were running the battles in southern tripoli.y were sending troops and also weapons and ammunition to forces on the southern outskirts of the libyan capital. military forces say heavy fighting took place around this headquarters. fighters from all cities took part in the battle. they are all loyal to the army led by the u.n.-recognized president. we will not allow haftar's forces here again. correspondent: as government forces are in control of the city, haftar's forces retreated to a nearby town. we understand that in march when haftar's forces entered the city of gharyan, some forces from the city allied with haftar's forces. locals are worried warplanes could target the government forces locations around this area. >> european state television is reporting 250 people have been arrested in connection with saturday's failed rebellion. that includes 39 members of the ethnic political party. dozens of people were killed in the attack in the fighting that followed. thousands of mourners gathered for funerals of officials among the

they had a central command.ilitary sources with the government told al jazeera that government forces have managed to take control of the whole city of gharyan, including the 'sntral command of haftar forces. they were used to run the battles against the government in southern tripoli. a town forces will go to in the southwest of gharyan city. it is only one city in the west , inibya supporting haftar the south of tripoli. the city of gharyan has been sending troops and ammunition to haftar's forces, now we are getting reports from the government in gharyan saying dozens of pro-haftar fighters were killed today. on the others, the government forces lost eight fighters and 17 were wounded. >> this has been going on for a long time now. difference forhe the government forces? correspondent: because the fighting in southern tripoli has taken long, about three months since haftar launched his military campaign take the capital. factions has been able to take control of the southern suburbs of the capital. the govern

central command released footage it says shows an iranian patrol boat removing an unexploded mine from one of the vessels. iran has categorically denied the allegations. hadley joins us live and has been following the developments over the last 24 hours hadley, give us the latest from theground. >> no surprise, joumana, this is a major hot spot, not just, of course, for global shipping, but also for oil and frankly for geopolitics as well. just to mention it is over 40 degrees celsius here on the coast. this is one of the seven emirates of the united arab emirates and we're about 70 miles from where the two incidents took place early yesterday. let's listen in to what secretary of state mike pompeo had to say >> this assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise needed to execute the operation, recent similar iranian attacks on shipping and the fact that no proxy group operating in the area has the resources and proficiency to act with such a high degree of sophistication. this is only the latest in a series of attacks, instigated by the islamic republic

central command, travelltroops and see deterring iran. as enormousra carrier into also flying gl day as ssion. i seen ponents, and they the, >> rannians were close to nlaunching attacks early may but the u.s. presence could have deterred them, although iranian threats on land remain high, iran has pulled back some of its boats bringing down some ns at sea. we in. theth ve l,one. rule out asking for eykube, news, al udeid air base, qatar. >>> a tragic discovery in texas. re ri a lifeg trip two d officials >> reporter: a fishi nightmare this large boat came byocd her husb auies chris edith hep>> wteifeor near the texasity dike when their boat was hit by a large wake sending reed overboard friday afternoon without a life jacket.s hiife called 911 for help. >> water rescue, i'm responding. >> reporter: more than two dozen agencies searched high and low but 40 hours later, his body was pulled from the water, less f than a milem where he vanish. >> there's nothing to indicate anything other than a tragic accident. >> reporter: reed is an army v