military drone was shot down america's federal of aviation administration has banned all u.s. registered passenger jets from passing through iranian controlled parts of the gulf of oman and the strait of hormuz other carriers are also taking action. a global hawk drone like this one has a wing span greater than a boeing 737 after one was downed over the strait of hormuz the u.s. federal aviation administration began to fear an actual commercial jetliner could be next the f.a.a. says the nearest civil aircraft was around 80 kilometers away when the strike happened in the busy section of sky he clearly thinks that's too close for comfort and is banned u.s. registered planes from flying over rainy administered waters in the persian gulf and go for them on warning they could be mistakenly attacked that warning has been heeded by other carriers around the world malaysia airlines is rerouting flights that would normally pass through the area including its service between london and kuala lumpur. other airlines feeling sufficiently alarmed to follow suit c. includes germany's loved au

of hormuz the u.s. federal aviation administration began to fear an actual commercial jetliner could be next the f.a.a. says the nearest civil aircraft was around 80 kilometers away when the strike happened in the busy section of sky the clearly things that's too close for comfort and is banned u.s. registered planes from flying over. any administered waters in the persian gulf and gulf of oman warning they could be mistakenly attacked that warning has been heeded by other carriers around the world malaysia airlines is rerouting flights that would normally pass through the area including its service between london and kuala lumpur. other airlines feeling sufficiently alarmed to follow suit includes germany's australia's quantas of the netherlands and british airways they all say they'll divert around the area affecting some long haul flights between western europe and parts of asia and australia at the same time united airlines has canceled all flights between new york among by until further notice the us media reports the president trump ordered military strikes against iran on thursday before changing

of iranian airspace after a u.s. military drone was shot down america's federal aviation administration has banned all u.s. registered passenger jets from passing through iranian controlled parts of the gulf of oman and the strait of hormuz other areas are also taking action. a global hawk drone like this one has a wingspan greater than a boeing 737 after one was downed over the strait of hormuz the u.s. federal aviation administration began to fear an actual commercial jetliner could be next.

of. problem the federal aviation administration says that the cracks in the wing slats on result of quote improper manufacturing process but then again alternately it puts boeing again into a questionable position if so how serious that is this latest problem i mean the passengers not going to be worried about whether who the supplier is the passenger was no is their braids right i mean the f.a.a. says that a complete failure of a leading edge would not result in the loss of the aircraft ultimately the plane going down bought because of this one particular issue nevertheless the risk remains that a failed part of his he could lead to damage of the aircraft in flight. it is an issue that from from a carrier's perspective you do want to take care of but then it is an issue that i think can be a result of the question remains when will boeing's grounded 737 max fleet be able to take off again your guess is as good as mine brant or for that matter as good as the boeing c.e.o.'s gets dull and then says he's certain that the 737 max will fly again this year he just doesn't know when i mean ther

of hormuz and the u.s. federal aviation administration has banned american aircraft from flying over parts of iranian controlled airspace mike hanna has more from washington d.c. . grainy footage released by the u.s. department of defense shows the moment when the drone was shot down. earlier to release these pictures of a similar class drone argue for global hawk which costs over $100000000000.00. rainy and chris t.v. released the sportage of the attack saying it had been obtained from the iran revolutionary guard corps tehran contended the drone penetrated the ring in a space not so and so as the u.s. military 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 senior members of the u.s. congress have been briefed on the situation the high kanchan wires are up in the region for a lot of different reasons some bilateral region some multilateral some religious tension one. 3rd we must act in a way that does not that does deescalate and does not escalate the tensions and the situation here the president m

rise in tension in the region has led a number of international airlines to cancel or divert flights away from the area america's federal aviation administration says in a statement because of heightened military activity it is banning all u.s. carriers from operating in the gulf region a situation it says it's keeping under review alan fischer al-jazeera washington meanwhile the reuters news agency is reporting the hundreds of u.s. contractors will be evacuated from iraqi military bases of a potential security threats evacuation from iraq's base will take place in 2 stages nearly 400 contractors are said to be getting ready to leave imminently let's get more from john hendren in washington do we know any more about the nature of these threats why this evacuation is taking place. well we're only told that it has to do with security threats there could be 2 reasons for that one can be a potential imminent u.s. action but they would be very unlikely to telegraph that in an incident like this the other would be threats from iranian linked militias or other groups in that area might have nothing to do with iran it might simply be an internal iraq

rise in tension in the region has led a number of international airlines to cancel or divert flights away from the area america's federal aviation administration says in the statement because of heightened military activity it is banning all u.s. carriers from operating in the gulf region a situation it says it's keeping under review alan fischer washington those are your bari has been following developments in tehran we heard from the head of iran's revolutionary guard aerospace division who put on this play bits and pieces that were found there retrieved after this phone went down and they put this these pieces on this play for the needy and this is where this military ever revolutionary guard commander said that they actually had a 2nd plane within the iranian air space that had 35 people on board but it was a military plane and that the iranians gave warning so that plane and that plane did listen to those warnings and turned around and left the iranian airspace there is a lot more detail that has unfolded as has come out today let's get more on this now with patty call hane who is at the pentagon and patty of when you learn any more about

rise in tension in the region has led a number of international airlines to cancel or divert flights away from the area america's federal aviation administration says in the statement because of heightened military activity it is banning all u.s. carriers from operating in the gulf region a situation it says it's keeping under review alan fischer al-jazeera washington of the reuters news agency is reporting hundreds of u.s. contractors will be evacuated from an iraqi military base over potential security threats it says the evacuation from the balad base will take place in 2 stages it was hit by a mortar attack last week but no one was injured iran has warned both u.s. ships and bases are within range of their missiles hillary mann leverett is a former white house official she says by canceling the attack president trump is trying to send a message to iran. i think the president's 1st choice is to have a dialogue that would lead to a bigger better deal and i think that the launching of an attack or ordering the launching of an attack and then ordering it to stop is a message to the iranians i'm not sure that they will get it it may not be all

rise in tension in the region has led a number of international airlines to cancel or divert flights away from the area america's federal aviation administration says in the statement because of heightened military activity it is banning all u.s. carriers from operating in the gulf region a situation it says it's keeping under review alan fischer al-jazeera washington meanwhile the road turns news agency is reporting that hundreds of u.s. contractors will be evacuated from an iraqi military base over how to ensure security threats it says the evacuation from the balad base will take place in 2 stages hundreds of military contractors work there it was hit by a mortar attack last week but no one was injured john hendren has more from washington d.c. . what happens now in the standoff between the united states and iran could depend on 2 things number one whom president trump is listening to and number 2 whether there are further provocations now the president of the united states was elected on a campaign saying he would pull the u.s. military out of iraq and afghanistan and another divisive and potentially unpopular conflict with iran could spli

rise in tension in the region has led a number of international airlines to cancel or divert flights away from the area america's federal aviation administration says in a statement because of heightened military activity it is banning all u.s. carriers from operating in the gulf region a situation it says it's keeping under review alan fischer al-jazeera washington also the bari has more on how the shooting down of the u.s. drones being perceived in tehran. the foreign ministry spokesperson abbas mousavi has been speaking to a local media and he says that iran is ready to guard its borders and any action by the united states will be seen as a red line and any aggression taken by the americans the iranians will respond accordingly but i wanted to look at some of the headlines that have been printed this morning of the newspapers it's the 1st day that we've seen the papers since the downing of the u.s. drone the 1st paper is the news paper and it is the most conservative newspaper in iran its headline reads the destroyed super advanced american spy drone a sharp slap to the united states and we have more from saudi arabia and the u.a.e. to the

rise in tension in the region has led a number of international airlines to cancel or divert flights away from the area america's federal aviation administration says in the statement because of heightened military activity it is banning all u.s. carriers from operating in the gulf region a situation it says it's keeping under review alan fischer al-jazeera washington meanwhile the reuters news agency is reporting that hundreds of u.s. contractures will be evacuated from an iraqi military base over a potential security threats it says the evacuation from the balad base will take place in 2 stages hundreds of military contractors work there it was hit by a mortar attack last week no one was injured john hendren has more from washington d.c. . what happens now in the standoff between the united states and iran could depend on 2 things number one whom president trump is listening to and number 2 whether there are further provocations now the president of the united states was elected on a campaign saying he would pull the u.s. military out of iraq and afghanistan and another divisive and potentially unpopular conflict with iran could split the ba

rise in tension in the region has led a number of international airlines to cancel or divert flights away from the area america's federal aviation administration says in a statement because of heightened military activity it is banning all u.s. carriers from operating in the gulf region a situation it says it's keeping under review alan fischer al-jazeera washington the world food program has suspended some operations in yemen after failing to reach an agreement with her 3 rebels on distributing food supplies that decisions are expected to affect around 850000 people in the who think controlled capital. venezuela's president says that he will take recommendations made by the un human rights chief seriously nicolas maduro made the pledge after meeting michel bash away police in the u.k. say they'll take no further action after being called to the home of boris johnson a leading candidate for prime minister and his partner had been reports of a domestic incident johnson will become the next british prime minister if he wins a runoff vote against foreign secretary jeremy hunt next month he would replace to resume a who resigned of the failing to

rise in tension in the region has led a number of international airlines to cancel or divert flights away from the area america's federal aviation administration says in a statement because of heightened military activity it is banning all u.s. carriers from operating in the gulf region a situation it says it's keeping under review alan fischer al-jazeera washington well we have hydrogen castro standing by in washington d.c. door such a bari is in the iranian capital tehran but 1st let's get more now from more a challenge in london on those diplomatic efforts from the u.k. government rory so britain's middle east ministers to visit iran for what's being billed as a frank and constructive talk what more do we know. well he's a relatively mid-level minister not the foreign secretary who's going to foreign secretary jeremy hunt says kerry locked in a battle to be the next prime minister of the country so andrew moore assen is going to be heading out to iran as you said a frank discussion is what he's heading out there to do he will call for urgent deescalation in the region and raise u.k. and international concerns about iran's regional conducts

rise in tension in the region has led a number of international airlines to cancel or divert flights away from the area america's federal aviation administration says in the statement because of heightened military activity it is banning all u.s. carriers from operating in the gulf region a situation it says it's keeping under review alan fischer al-jazeera washington the reuters news agency is reporting hundreds of u.s. military contractors will be evacuated from an iraqi base over potential security threats it says evacuation from the balad base will take place in 2 stages it was hit by a mortar attack last week but no one was injured iran has warned both u.s. ships and bases are within range of their missiles earlier my colleague gary nabel heda spoke to retired u.s. army major my clients he says trump is showing restraint despite pressure from within his administration to attack iran. he also gave the iranians and out right away when he was 1st told of it many claim that it could have been a mistake on their side and so i think he's going to try to dial down his rhetoric normally he's pretty bellicose in what he says and what he puts out o

don't forget the federal aviation administration, the federal aviation administration, the us regulator, has been coming underan the us regulator, has been coming under an enormous amount ofand did not deal in the process of certifying the 737 max in the first place. it has been accused of being too close to boeing, allowing them to mark their own homework. in these circumstances, they have to do the right thing and it also has to be seen right thing and it also has to be seen to do the right thing. if there is the slightest question over the validity of the aircraft, the slightest potential problem, it has to react. i am sure boeing has been factoring latin. the latest on boeing. ——i factoring latin. the latest on boeing. —— i am sure boeing has been factoring that in. reports we have been hearing about the trade talks between president xi and president trump, different news sources saying there is some deal in play, waiting for confirmation. president trump was on fox business tv last night in an interview when he said he was ready with a plan b and ready to slap tariffs on chinese goods going into the us if he does not get the deal he wants, let us not get the deal he

rise in tension in the region has led a number of international airlines to cancel or divert flights away from the area america's federal aviation administration says in the statement because of heightened military activity it is banning all u.s. carriers from operating in the gulf region a situation it says it's keeping under review alan fischer al jazeera washington meanwhile the reuters news agency is reporting that hundreds of u.s. contractors will be evacuated from an iraqi military base over her attention as security threats it says the evacuation from the balad base will take place in 2 stages hundreds of military contractors work there it was hit by a mortar attack last week but no one was injured let's talk to john hendren he's joining us from washington d.c. to 1st tell us if we're getting any more information about these reported evacuations off american contractors at iraq's balad air base. well what we know daryn is that about half of the 800 contractors at that base are being evacuated starting now over the next 10 days we're talking about 400 people who work for 2 different companies lockheed martin and sally port lockheed marti

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to the shores of sustainability a crucial company tries to cut down on plastic waste but it's not enough. this is the w business i'm. the us federal aviation administration has issued an emergency order prohibiting u.s. operators from flying in parts of iranian airspace the regulator put the ban in place and response to heightened tensions after iran shot down a high altitude american surveillance drone that prevents u.s. civil aircraft from fly over the strait of hormuz and gulf of oman united airlines said that following a safety review it had suspended flights between new jersey's newark airport and the indian financial capital of by the root causes directly over the gulf of oman. our markets correspondent joins us now now daniel it's not just u.s. operators that have been avoiding parts of iranian airspace since that announcement was made we've heard from some others. yeah exactly we're getting reactions also from other carriers as well malaysian airlines the australian airline quanta as a single poor airlines and also carol am of the neverland saying they were rerouting flights to avoid the area all of this was happening as you mentioned when that u

rise in tension in the region has led a number of international airlines to cancel or divert flights away from the area america's federal aviation administration says in a statement because of heightened military activity it is banning all u.s. carriers from operating in the gulf region a situation it says it's keeping under review alan fischer al jazeera washington meanwhile the reuters news agency is reporting that hundreds of u.s. contractors will be vacuuming today from an iraqi military base over potential security threats u.s. companies lockheed martin and sally port global both have operations there the balad base which is north of baghdad was hit by 3 mortar shells last week no one was injured and 2 other iraqi bases hosting u.s. forces have been hit by rockets in the past week local officials blamed iran backed shia militias for an attack on wednesday ambassador tehran has denied well we have mama jan german baghdad on the pullout of u.s. contractors but 1st let's go to door such a bari in the iranian capital tehran just bring us up to date with the latest reactions in iran and what's being said about trump calling off the attacks. we

the federal aviation administration has banned u.s. flightsoff parts of the persian gulf and the gulf of oman and the united arab emirates is ordering the country's airlines to avoid braoperating in danger areas all together. anna stewart has more on that. >> reporter: an increasing number say they are diverting flights away from the air space. united airlines suspended its service to mumbai on thursday. the area in question is a narrow strip of air space hugging the iranian coastline over the persian gulf and gulf of oman. and looking at flight data friday, very few airlines could be seen flying over it. only iranian really and guitarry operators. and this adds to the complex nature of aviation. already airlines fly over countries in conflict and country disputes factor in. qatari operator cannot fly over the air space so that leads to costly diversions. and that is the problem for airlines here. diversions can be very expensive, more time in the air means more fuel and other operational costs. of course these airlines just don't know how long tensions b

of its. 7 aircraft u.s. aviation make it a to say some of them may have 14 wing policy will have to be replaced the statement from the federal aviation administration applies to the energy and max models betting is still working to get his head injuries have not things back into service often they have a grounded following 2 fatal crashes cobain is a pilot and a former f.a.a. safety team representative he thinks it's good the problem has been identified only . this is the sled assembly on the aircraft which basically gives the aircraft increased lift during takeoff and landing. the good news here is that they've actually caught the problem before the incident so i would assume that these airplanes will be thoroughly inspected prior to the air the aircraft flying again to ensure that these parts in the assembly it was assembled in the proper manner if if it really was an imperative problem where the f.a.a. thought that it was that a catastrophe you know was imminent or could happen as a result of the assembly of the parts they would not allow the airplanes to fly until that action is taken now if there very well could be a time for it involved where

the intended targets of the morning raid were radar missile batteries it's not clear if the planned attacks may still happen well separately the u.s. federal aviation administration has banned american aircraft from flying into parts of a rainy and controlled airspace and at least 2 commercial airlines quantas and k l m rerouting flights away from the strait. in the media reports come as senate leaders urged president trump to act with caution democratic leaders are insisting on congressional approval before the launch of any military operation michaela has more now from washington d.c. grainy footage released by the u.s. department of defense shows the moment when the drone was shot down. earlier to release these pictures of a similar class drone argue for global hawk which costs over $100000000000.00. rainy and chris t.v. released the sportage of the attack saying it had been obtained from the iran revolutionary guard corps tehran contended the drone penetrated the range in a space not so u.s. military 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

of the u.s. drone, the federal aviation administration has now barred american-aircraft from flying over iranian-administered airspace in the persian gulf and the gulf of oman. other airlines have also changed the routing of their planes. all of this comes after trump pulled the united states out of the 2015 nuclear pact with iran last year and has imposed economic sanctions on iran. on tuesday, the u.s. announced it was sending 1000 more troops to the region. in may, it also announced a 1500-troop increase after attacks on two oil tankers in the gulf of oman. iran has denied being involved in the attacks and has repeatedly said it is not seeking war with the united states. meanwhile, secretary of state mike pompeo and other top trump officials have reportedly been linking iran to al-qaeda and the taliban during closed-door briefings with congressional lawmakers, in what democrats fear could be part of a plan to invoke the 2001 authorization for the use of military force to attack iran. for more, we are going to tehran where we're joined via democracy now! video stream by mohammad marandi, professor of engli

rise in tension in the region has led a number of international airlines to cancel or divert flights away from the area america's federal aviation administration says in a statement because of heightened military activity it is banning all u.s. carriers from operating in the gulf region a situation it says it's keeping under review alan fischer al-jazeera washington let's get more now from john hendren also in washington and john any further information on whether or not the u.s. might still proceed with some sort of response to the drone sure thing. well mary i'm the president has said he's in no hurry find those planes there are reports that he initially put those planes on standby for 24 hours that time has passed so for now we appear to be out of the dangerous stage but it's really unclear if there were any other provocative action exactly what would happen but by any account the u.s. was very close to actually striking the president says initially there was a they were within 10 minutes then he said they were within 30 minutes and it's not clear why he had to ask for potential casualties having covered the pentagon for several years and h

rise in tension in the region has led a number of international airlines to cancel or divert flights away from the area america's federal aviation administration says in a statement because of heightened military activity it is banning all u.s. carriers from operating in the gulf region a situation it says it's keeping under review alan fischer al-jazeera washington other reuters news agency is reporting hundreds of u.s. contractors will be evacuated from an iraqi military base over potential security threats it says evacuation from the balad base will take place in 2 stages u.s. companies lockheed martin and sally port global have operations there the base was hit by a mortar attack last week but no one was injured let's speak now to new channel is a car he's an assistant professor of gulf politics at qatar university and joins us now via skype from brussels thanks very much for being with us so if we just take a step back from all of this for a moment is there is there. a kind of is there a part of a negotiated solution to all of this what is what is the end game what is the u.s. endgame in all of this. well actually it's very difficult to k

rise in tension in the region has led a number of international airlines to cancel or divert flights away from the area america's federal aviation administration says in a statement because of heightened military activity it is banning all u.s. carriers from operating in the gulf region a situation it says it's keeping under review alan fischer al-jazeera washington. in our other top stories the head of the world food programme has appealed to yemen's who sees to allow the delivery of more aid the agency has partially suspended its operations in yemen off to failing to reach an agreement with the group on how to stop food being diverted from the people who need it the russian president vladimir putin has ordered a temporary ban on all flights from russia to georgia after violent protests broke out in the georgian capital over a visit by a russian politician demonstrations have been taking place outside the parliament in the capital tbilisi since that day governor of gave a speech there on thursday in russian tensions remain high between georgia and russia 11 years after they fought a war over the breakaway region of south ossetia and chechen h

america's federal aviation administration says in a heightenedecause of military activity, it is banningngarriers from in the gulf region, a situation keepingit's underreview. al jazeera, washington. more now from john, also in washington. and john, any further information on whether or not proceed might still with a response to the drone shooting? >> well, the president has said hurry, but there are reports he initially put those planes on standby for 24 hours. has passed. theor now, we are out of dangerous stage, but it is really unclear, if there were provocative action what would happen, but by any account, the u.s. was very close to actually striking. the president says initially they were within 10 minutes and then 30 minutes. had to had to ask he potential casualties, having covered the pentagon for several years and having spoken to a general this afternoon. anyn tell you that contingency plan would have included the number of potential casualties. been looking for more granularity there or seeingy he didn't recall the numbers, but whatever the issue is there, normally, he have h

version of the map saying that the drone was intercepted after it violated iranian airspace british airways quantas and rerouted flight paths in the gulf after the u.s. federal aviation administration all ordered all u.s. operators to do the same dosage of aria standing by for us in turn but 1st let's go straight to our white house correspondent kimberly how could in washington kimberly what response if any has there been from the white house to these this dramatic new york times report the donald trump all the rise to airstrikes on iran and then canceled it as the planes were in the air. yeah the white house is still not responding to direct e-mail inquiries into what exactly happened why the president had the planes in the air and then seemed to abruptly change his mind was this a change of heart was this a shift in strategy even the pentagon not clarifying that so this is something that will have to be provided in the coming hours even days but it's very clear from all of this adrian that what the president does want from this and we've seen the signals leading up to this latest revelation of the planes in the air but then being diverted is that the president is looking for talk

model could have to fecht of parts boeing says up to $148.00 parts could be faulty including wing components which enable pilots to reduce speed . to federal aviation administration has given the company 10 days to replace suspicious parts while boeing says the risk of a cross hasn't risen the latest revelation has dealt a further blow to its reputation. with an increasing number of customers losing confidence in the boeing brand the aviation giant is likely to face more turbulent times. a debate is raging in venice where the big ships would be a lot so close to the city's fragile canals and it comes after a cruise liner lost control and crashed into a pier and a tourist boat at the weekend injuring several feet to. the huge cruise ship home but it was too late for the much smaller tourist vessel to get out of the way the 13 deck opera with some 2 and a half 1000 passengers on board hit the river countess. and then pushed past it crashing into the dock. i heard this deafening noise coming closer it was the sound of the horn we were lucky because it could have been much worse i thought the ship would reach my house . the less it was a everybody carried out that th

model could have to fecht of parts boeing says up to $148.00 parts could be faulty including wing components which enable pilots to reduce speed . the federal aviation administration has given the company 10 days to replace suspicious parts while boeing says the risk of a crash hasn't risen the latest revelation has dealt a further blow to its reputation as a ready having major economic consequences many airlines are already mulling canceling their orders that puts billions of dollars on the line. prior to the concerns over the 737 boeing listed 4636 orders i figure that could face a steep drop. potentially enabling european competitor airbus to profit its a 320 neo both similar features and had clocked 3605 orders with an increasing number of customers losing confidence in the boeing brand the aviation giant is likely to face more turbulent times. today is wild bicycle day a survey by a german insurance company has named the dutch city of you cherished as the most cycle friendly in the world polities there introduced a range of measures to encourage be fit to ride bikes some are quite surprising and as we report you tryst as or has been known for its clean air an

of parts boeing says up to $148.00 parts could be full t. including wing components which enable pilots to reduce speed. the federal aviation administration has given the company 10 days to replace suspicious parts while boeing says the risk of a crash hasn't risen the latest revelation has dealt a further blow to its reputation and that's a ready having major economic consequences many airlines are already mulling counseling their orders that puts billions of dollars on the line. prior to the concerns over the 737 boeing listed 4636 orders a figure that could face a steep drop. potentially enabling european competitor airbus to profit its a 320 neo both similar features and had clocked 3605 orders with an increasing number of customers losing confidence in the boeing brand the aviation giant is likely to face more turbulent times. now a debate is raging in the city of venice over whether big ships should be allowed so close to the city's fragile canal it comes after a cruise liner lost control and crashed into a pier and a tourist boat at the weekend injuring several people. the huge cruise ship bled its home but it was too late for the

of parts boeing says up to $148.00 parts could be full t. including wing components which enable pilots to reduce speed. the federal aviation administration has given the company 10 days to replace suspicious parts while boeing says the risk of a crash hasn't risen the latest revelation has dealt a further blow to its reputation. with an increasing number of customers losing confidence in the boeing brand the aviation giant is likely to face more turbulent times. today is world bicycle day a survey by a german insurance company has named the dutch city of to death as the most bicycle friendly in the world well authorities there have introduced a range of measures to encourage people to ride bikes in summer. quite surprising and as we reported was not always known for its clean air and exercise. and australian kylie found dummy could not imagine life without a car in her homeland but since moving to the dutch city. she almost always rides a bike for transport that took some getting used to i'd never cycle that i tried to cycle once i didn't know what i was doing was dangerous it was 35 degrees serving named as one of the best cities in the

rise in tension in the region has led a number of international airlines to cancel or divert flights away from the area america's federal aviation administration says in a statement because of heightened military activity it is banning all u.s. carriers from operating in the gulf region a situation it says it's keeping under review alan fischer al-jazeera washington iraq's government is annoying reports from reuters news agency that hundreds of u.s. contractors will be evacuated from an iraqi military base of a potential security threats u.s. companies lockheed martin and sally port global have operations there a ballad base north of baghdad was hit by 3 mortar shells last week no one was injured 2 other iraqi bases hosting u.s. forces have been hit by rockets in the past week local officials blamed iran backed shia militias for an attack on weapons today and bastra which has denied. we have al jazeera correspondents mohamed jump june standing by in baghdad on the pullout of u.s. contractors in the iranian capital but 1st let's get more from rory chalons in london on those diplomatic efforts from the u.k. government rory britain's middle east

rise in tension in the region has led a number of international airlines to cancel or divert flights away from the area america's federal aviation administration says in a statement because of heightened military activity it is banning all u.s. carriers from operating in the gulf region a situation it says it's keeping under review alan fischer al-jazeera washington. meanwhile the reuters news agency is reporting that hundreds of u.s. contractors will be evacuated from an iraqi military base of a potential security threats u.s. companies lockheed martin and sally port global both of operations that the ballot based which is north of baghdad was hit by 3 mortar shells last week but no one was injured 2 other iraqi bases hosting u.s. forces have been hit by rockets in the past week local officials blamed iran backed shia militias for an attack on wednesday in which teheran denied well mama june joins us live now from the iraqi capital mohammed so what more details are emerging about why these u.s. contractors will be leaving iraq. well there an iraqi officials we've been speaking with still neither willing to confirm or officially deny this reut

the chairman of standard chartered bank ‘s speaking to my colleague mariko 0i. the us federal aviation administrationst address on its 737 max. the issue was discovered during a similar test last week and it means that boeing will not conduct a certification test flight until eightjuly at the earliest. approval of the 737 max had been expected as early as the end of this month. meanwhile, united airlines has said it will remove the boeing 737 max from its flying schedule until september three. that isa schedule until september three. that is a month longer than planned, and will lead to almost 2000 flight cancellations in the month of august. and before we go, here is a quick recap of our lead story at this hour. the us treasury secretary has said washington and beijing are close to a trade arrangement, with 90% of the work to secure agreement already complete. steven mnuchin also said he is optimistic progress can be made during talks between donald trump and xijinping at can be made during talks between donald trump and xi jinping at this week's 620 summit injapan, and that dispute is basically the

let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. the us federal aviation administratione boeing 737 max and ng aeroplanes may have faulty parts that need replacing. the faa says over 300 aircraft could be affected. the 737 max was grounded globally in march after two crashes led to concerns over its new anti—stall software. the israeli defence forces has released a video that purports —— the italian transport minister has said the government is ready to ban large cruise ships entering the venice lagoon. it comes after a giant cruise liner lost control and crashed into a pier in the giudecca canal, hitting a smaller sightseeing boat. the waves the liners cause have been blamed for eroding the foundations of the city. an official in the us city of virginia beach, where 12 people were shot dead on friday, says the suspected gunman resigned from the city's public utilities department that morning. allegedly, dewayne craddock, the suspect, had not been sacked or disciplined and had worked for the city for about 15 years. all but one of those killed were city employees. so, le