led mission and that it could become collateral damage and the same could apply to an e.u. naval mission as well and so that's something that germany's discussing at the moment but nothing has been moved off the table so far germany is in very close talks with the u.k. and with france right now as we saw there on a great crime karrenbauer the new defense minister was already meeting with french and and u.k. officials today to discuss exactly how a joint effort can be achieved and to move things forward and find out what's very important for germany here a difficult matic solution so not any kind of military action yet but beyond that still look you waters all around hell of what about. that international naval mission that the u.s. has been trying to put together in the strait of hormuz is there any movement on that. well there is some reason we don't know the full details and that we should point out is that talks were held today with military representatives from the united states from the u.k. in basque rain back rain of course is home to the 5th largest u.s. naval fleet in th

led mission and that it could become collateral damage in the same could apply to an e.u. naval mission as well so that's something that germany's discussing at the moment but nothing has been moved off the table so far germany is in very close talks with the u.k. and with france right now as we saw there on a great crime karrenbauer the new defense minister was already meeting with french and u.k. officials today to discuss exactly how a joint effort can be achieved and to move things forward and find out what's very important for germany here a difficult matic solution so not any kind of military action but beyond that still murky waters all around helen of what about. that international naval mission that the u.s. has been trying to put together in the strait of hormuz is there any movement on that. well there is some movement which yet know the full details and that what we should point out is that talks were held today with military representatives from the united states from the u.k. in back rain back rain of course is home to the 5th largest u.s. naval fleet in the wild s

led mission and that it could become collateral damage in the same could apply to an e.u. naval mission as well and so that's something that germany's discussing at the moment but nothing has been moved off the table so far germany's in very close talks with the u.k. and with france right now as we saw there on a great crime karrenbauer the new defense minister was already meeting with french and u.k. officials today to discuss exactly how joint effort can be achieved and to move things forward and find out what's very important for germany here a different matic solution so not any kind of military action but beyond that still murky waters all around helen of what about. that international naval mission that the u.s. has been trying to put together in the strait of hormuz is there any movement on that. well there is some reason we don't know the full details and the what we should point out is that talks were held today with military representatives from the united states from the u.k. in bahrain back rain of course is home to the 5th largest u.s. naval fleet in the wall so a s

e.u. to restart naval missions for rescue operations in the mediterranean following this i'm joined by hans froth from the political desk good morning what is the german government want to see to prevent these types of all to regular crisis situations the german government basically is pushing for an e.u. mission again to pick up people in the mediterranean who are in need we must remember there was a. european the until you have a c. until spring this year the mission called sophia which basically was canceled because of the italian government refused to participate in. any food off of this current italian government came into power and knowledge the german government is pushing for every new e.u. mission but i think what they are hoping for is. a number of states to participate possibly not the entire ok if italy continues to refuse to participate which nations can pick up the slack can't even work without a time forces attacking ports well the german the german foreign minister has been saying that there's a more than a dozen states that are possibly interested in participating that have

e.u. is considering sending a naval force to the persian gulf to protect merchant vessels so with iran support back. no way the islamic republic believes that it's. that is supposed to defend the strait of hormuz and make sure that shipping here is safe and so it's willing to build its own mission with neighboring countries like qatar the united arab emirates even the saudis. to make sure that shipment here is saved but. all other countries that have ships yes specifically warships are considered a threat to security of course especially the ones that are considered enemy countries like the u.s. like great britain and also israel but also the european union so iranians and the iranian government agree that all other ships except their own and other ships of this region would be a security threat to the persian gulf. so this has helped us speaking to us from iran thank you. and let's get some more analysis on the story with scott lucas he's a professor of international politics at the university of birmingham hi scott so what do you think of this move by the u.s. why has it applied to seize thi

let's bring in former naval intelligence officer don bramer. >> the e.u., france and their allies, they are look for a way to save this deal, and to try to be the king who put together all the king's horses. what i mean is lower medications and see how we can bring iran back to the global table. liz: switching gears. national security advisor john bolton is talking about u.s. sanctions on iran's nuclear programs. the u.s. will extend waivers. >> the 90-day sanctions are shorter than usual. but they allow china, russia and other members in the e.u. who continue to do business with iran to understand the united states is watching. we are being very aware of the type of transactions they are conducting. we have to sit down and figure out a way to put this together so we can lower tensions. liz: let's go on to north korea. it put its rock it launch system on display. a u.s. military base. here is president trump on that story. president trump these are short-range missiles. we never discuss that. what we discuss is nuclear. a lot of other countries test that sort of missile also. >> the pre

e.u. sanctions 2 weeks our vessel was impounded run seized a british flag tanker in the strait of hormuz claiming it had violated international the us then later announced its intention to create a naval coalition combat so no rain in aggression in the strait middle east analysts cover fresh air we spoke to us about it thinks the u.s. may have overplayed its hand with its british allies. very skeptical that the u.k. and gibraltar officials will heed the call by the u.s. car meant to continuing pounding the tank here and you know despite their legal fight thought it is a safe bet that given the fact that iran is also holding a british tank this is part of a quid pro quo whereby the release of the iranian tank it will be followed shortly immediate future by the release of the british tanker held by iran we know that. garmin and their boys john saw as well as those in gibraltar are. you know annoyed by this lingering crisis and they want to wash their hands of it and the u.s. is trying every trick in the book to lingard this crisis and to keep you as part of this so called my time. escort for the oil tankers passes through the strait of hormuz and they use those worries that once this cr

e.u. sanctions 2 weeks after the vessel was impounded iran sees the british flag tanker in the strait of hormuz claiming it violated international law the us then later announced its intention to create a naval coalition to combat so named iranian aggression in the strait but political analysts shabbir razvi toneless america's pressure campaign against iran is faltering. really it's very clear that. the policy that the hawks or what mr zarif calls the b. team appears to be losing on all fronts. recently wrote an op pad on the 8th of august saying that you know the extreme pressure that's being applied on iran economic warfare that is taking place is bearing fruit but the reality is that all of the 12 points that mr pompei listed in his speech earlier this year iran is not abiding by any of those and has no intention of really succumbing to the pressure from washington and it is continuing to operate quite effectively albeit with lots of pressure and the economic situation becoming very difficult in iran. ok later in the program we look at her advice of america's persian service and has been taking a holiday creasing the top of. the u.k.'s home office has launched a new initiative aimed at ti

e.u. sanctions 2 weeks after the vessel was impounded iran sees the british flag tanker in the strait of hormuz claiming it violated international law the us then later announced its intention to create a naval coalition to combat so named a rainy integration in the strait middle east oil is often a subbie thinks the u.s. may have overplayed its hand with its british ally. very skeptical the u.k. and gibraltar officials will heed the call by the u.s. car meant to continuing pounding the tank and you know this by the legal facade it is a safe bet that given the fact that iran is also holding a british bank this is part of a quid pro quo whereby the release of the iranian will be followed shortly in the immediate future by the release of the british tanker held by iran we know that the u.k. government and the boys johnson as well as those in gibraltar are rather annoyed by this lingering crisis and they want to wash their hands off of it and the u.s. is trying every trick in the book to linger describes this and to keep you as part of this so-called mara time. escort for the oil tankers passage in through the state of hormuz and the users worries that once this tanker crisis between iran and t

e.u. sanctions 2 weeks after the vessel was impounded iran seized a british flag tanker in the strait of hormuz claiming it had violated international law the us then later announced its intention to create a naval coalition to combat so-called iranian aggression in the strait. for more that's when i joined live by middle east analyst. as always thank you very much it's a pleasure to have you with us. so if we could talk about this directly the great one was seized by the u.k. last month on suspicion of violating e.u. sanctions by taking oil to syria this new seizure warrant is based on violations of u.s. federal law how do you expect iran to react in this case. well iran you know is not surprised by any act of bullying on the part of the trump administration and we shall see hard gibraltar our government and its judiciary react to this request by the u.s. government or a branch of it in the district of columbia but very skeptical that the u.k. and gibraltar officials will heed the call by the u.s. carmen to continuing pounding the rainy and tank here and you know this by the legal force art it is a safe bet that given the fact that iran is also holding a british bank. this is part of a quid pro

e.u.'s immigration policies declaring war on charity ships refusing to let them dock in italian ports. in june the german captain of a sea watch rescue ship was briefly detained for breaking an italian naval blockade trying to stop her bringing a group of migrants ashore. italy's one of the main mediterranean entry points for people fleeing conflict and poverty in the middle east and north africa the u.n. says more than 4000 people have landed in italy so far this year after the treacherous crossing of the u.s. the you've been funding the libyan coast guard to help them turn around migrant boats but the bombings of a migrant detained in santa in libya last month raised global concern. open arms sales the people it's rescuing tell stories of rape and other violence in libya for now they remain stuck at sea elixir iran al jazeera arlen's prime minister lee of arad says that britain will be in negotiations with the e.u. for years with or without a deal speaking in belfast for ad kept pointed out that in the event of a no deal the issues contained in the current withdrawal agreement would still need to be resolved post for exit the u.k. is expected to leave the e.u. on october 31st but the br

led mission and that it could become collateral damage and the same could apply to an e.u. naval mission as well so that's something that germany's discussing at the moment but nothing has been moved off the table so far germany is in very close talks with the u.k. and with france right now as we saw there and a great crime karrenbauer the new defense minister was already meeting with french and u.k. officials today to.