new ground in the blame game between israel and iran tel aviv accuses tehran of orchestrating diplomats. on the interview show today on his guest reports on human rights abuses around the world issued by the russian foreign ministry. hello again a welcome to spotlight show. i'll be in our voting today my guest in the studio. the russian foreign ministry first have a report on injustice in other countries has called this third slammed the. human rights record during some fierce criticism mainly critics say the report is biased in just another round of the russian american battle yet the foreign ministry plans to publish such reports every year just like the u.s. department so can the russians human rights watch out for really become common practice and all of these kind of reports reliable source of information or a mere diplomatic trick for asking the foreign ministry's commissioner for human rights democracy the rule of law becomes. the world's most well known governmental human rights report is the us department of state it covers the record of the most united nations members except t

well a circle of tension is contracting around iran as tel aviv accuses it of orchestrating attacks on israeli diplomats it comes amid strained relations in the region with the west deeply concerned over tehran's controversial nuclear program for more on that are to talk to brian bakker a member of the answer antiwar coalition. thank you for joining us on r.t. thank you but does the united states want from tightening the sanctions. there it's even beyond tightening the sanctions now indeed it is the united states government has created an artificial crisis that's first and foremost it's a manufactured crisis iran is complying with the i.a.e.a. iran does not have a nuclear weapon iran is not threaten its neighbors iran has not started a war with any of its neighbors israel on the other hand has hundreds of nuclear weapons and unlike iran refuses to sign a nuclear nonproliferation treaty does not allow. inspectors into its country so there's not really a nuclear menace or a nuclear danger from iran and so what is the cause what's the cause of the crisis of the artificial crisis the real

foreign policy off its course and when it comes to israel's forecast for iran the storm clouds seem to be growing ever darker in tel aviv r.t. iran is holding or oil sales to britain and france in response to european union sanctions the e.u. agreed a ban on a rainy and cruel imports from july to pressure to iran to stop enriching uranium but historian webster tarpley says iran is sending a message that it won't be pushed around. economic sanctions are a game that two can play and turnabout is fair play in international affairs the european commission and the relevant powers have been making a big noise over the past couple of weeks about how they are going to embargo and boycott all iranian oil starting on july first well it's pretty obvious the iranians decided not to wait around until july first they decided to to impose their own embargo boycott on the offending powers and they're starting with the the two biggest imperialist bullies on the schoolyard the british and the french who are now so weak that they can only act together they are a kind of imperialist bicycle built for two they haven't had time to carefully

foreign policy off its course and when it comes to israel's forecast for iran the storm clouds seem to be growing ever darker in tel aviv r.t. . iran has halted oil sales to britain and france in response to e.u. sanctions on iranian crude imports set to start this july let's find out what impact that's had on the markets from our business desk. that's right oil prices reach a nine month high on monday after iran decided to halt exports to the countries you just mentioned meanwhile taronga also planning to stop using the euro and the dollar one paying for imported goods from its trading partners however experts don't really see this driving oil prices much higher why i find out in the business bulletin ten minutes. with pressure intensified on around find out all mine are to dot com how the islamic state is preparing for the worst by playing war. with iran holds military exercises with its alit forces simulating a defensive response to a foreign attack are. also on our website the next in line the euro zone's austerity drive hit spain as thousands of workers walk out to protest recently approved of labor reforms. greece

foreign policy off its course and when it comes to israel's forecast for iran this storm clouds seem to be growing every darker in tel aviv r.t. . iran has warned it may cut oil supplies to six more european countries after it stops selling crude to the u.k. and france on sunday in tehran is aiming to preempt to me go it's set to come into force in july well let's find out what impact that is having on the markets from our business desk. well over the past couple of sessions we have seen a spike in the oil price and doesn't look like oil is ready to come down brant is that one hundred twenty dollars per barrel light sweet at one hundred five and that's a nine month high and the experts now we've been talking to have said that these high levels are expected to stay the same until we see some kind of easing of the situation in iran but don't expect prices to go even further up because they say that the rain in fact has already been pretty much priced in france and the u.k. not that much dependent on radio and that saudi arabia could always compensate for all the oil that iran is not bring i'll tell you more about that. arou

foreign policy off its course and when it comes to israel's forecast for iran the storm clouds seem to be growing ever darker in tel aviv r.t. . iran has warned it may cut oil supplies to six more european countries after it stopped selling crude to the u.k. and france on sunday is aiming to preempt any e.u. embargo that's set to come into force in july let's find out what impact that's having on the markets from our business desk. over seeing right now is brant over one hundred twenty dollars per barrel lights we are one hundred five and that means we are seeing nine month highs for crude oil prices but analysts have been telling business r.t. they're not expecting further growth as iranian factor has already been priced in the the thing is that france and the u.k. are not that much dependent on the rain in exports while for iran the e.u. bloc is an extremely important partner so they're not expecting further countries to be added on to the list where iran will not be supplying oil and we have already heard statements from saudi arabia that it will be able to compensate from for all the oil that iran potentially will f

foreign policy off its course and when it comes to israel's forecast for iran this storm clouds seem to be growing every darker in tel aviv r.t. . iran has warned it may cut oil supplies to six more european countries after it stopped selling crude to the u.k. and france on sunday to iran is aiming to preempt any you in bargo that set to come into force in july let's find out what impact that's having on the markets from our business desk what we're seeing right now is brant around one hundred twenty dollars per barrel of west texas crude at one hundred five so there has been a spike this is a nine month high and analysts have been telling business out see that prices will remain at these kind of levels until we see some kind of easing of the situation but it's unlikely they will grow even further on as the ring in fact has been mostly priced in already france and the u.k. are not primarily dependent on oil and also we've heard statements from saudi arabia that it will be able to compensate for all the oil which potentially will fail to supply will have more on the. around ten minutes time an office was. led to mr putin h

foreign policy off its course and when it comes to israel's forecast for iran the storm clouds seem to be growing ever darker in tel aviv video r.t. . iran's hold on oil supplies to the u.k. and france has had an inevitable effect on prices to find out more business jets. that's right oil prices are surging to a nine month high on monday after iran decided to halt exports to the u.k. and some european countries find out if we should expect the price rally to continue in about twenty minutes. now with pressure or intensified in iran find out online at r.t. dot com how these lobby state is preparing for the worst by plane war iran holds no greater sizes whether it's elite forces simulating a defensive response to a foreign attack are. also on our website next in line to euro zone just air and drive it's spain as thousands of workers walk out to protest recently approved labor reforms. the u.s. and its allies are pushing syria into civil war by backing the armed opposition there that's a view put forward by china's top newspaper the article follows a visit by one of vision's top diplomats to damascus in the latest attempt

iran's nuclear facilities is likely within months. it's all adding to fears that the situation could spin out of control. our report tonight from chief foreign correspondent richard engel in tel aviv. >> reporter: from iran today, an unmistakable warning. the supreme leader ayatollah khamenei said his country would remove israel like a cancerous tomorrow, and the united states would pay ten-fold for any attack on iran. it's iran's response to a growing chorus of israeli officials who say iran's nuclear program must be stopped or else israel will attack it. >> we are determined to prevent iran from turning nuclear. >> reporter: it may be just saber-rattling, but defense secretary panetta doesn't think so, and reports that he believes israeli attack is likely, sending a public message to an ally washington is finding increasingly difficult to control. wait, it says, let sanctions take their course. israel says it will, but not forever. and israel says it can destroy even iran's most defended nuclear sites. >> i believe that the weight of the nuclear project in iran with all the protections and all the defensive measures, which has been made by human beings can be penetrated by human

to approach the iranian issue tel aviv upset by washington's opposition to launching strikes entourage's nuclear facilities now saying the position actually plays into iran's hands parties are in evolution over the us now from tel aviv with the details serina how serious is this rift between washington and the jewish state over possible strikes on iran. well it's hard to tell about the severity of the rift right now but it's definitely think there the israeli officials have made it obvious that they're not happy with the statements made by defense officials who say that israel should not carry out a strike on iran they warned them to give some time for the same to take place in the sentence have been tightened and israel is clearly not happy with the rhetoric that they have been hearing from washington d.c. and also from the top u.s. official who has been in television just over the weekend again calling on the israeli top brass to keep things down and allow iran some time before carry out any attack which could which could promote greater instability in the region in fact this also comes after a u.k. defense official have has also warned against carrying

really militarized rhetoric aggressive rhetoric towards iran all right well thank you very much for that our state solution go live there from tel aviv. well more on rhonda later this hour here on our team. in business we're looking at u.s. plans to remove iran from the world's financial clearing system known as swift and could this move backfire on americans themselves find out twenty minutes time. now the syrian opposition have accused the government of stepping up attacks on rebel held areas of the city of daraa the latest target meanwhile a high ranking religious leader was assassinated in the capital damascus reportedly for his political views now this comes after the president's announcement of a referendum on a new constitution which could create a multi-party system in the country but the proposal doesn't seem to have helped curb the violence but if an ocean of reports now from syria. so there's a damascus has started within you so this is the nation the shake of one of the mosques over done one of the districts of the capital was killed as far as local me days reported he was short a dad with five scholz this area may dawn i

foreign policy off its course and when it comes to israel's forecast for iran this storm clouds seem to be growing ever darker in tel aviv r.t. . and iran has decided to hit back at the international sanctions by stopping oil sales to the u.k. and france attack iran is aiming to preempt embargo on iranian crude and ports set to start this july let's find out what impact that's had on the markets from our business desk. well brown's oil is at one hundred one dollars per barrel light sweet one hundred five and that means this is a nine month high we're seeing for oil prices but analysts have already told business i'd say they're not expecting that much growth for in oil prices in the coming days because the factor of iran has already been priced in and england and france are not that much reliant on supplies and also we have heard statements from saudi arabia that it will be able to compensate for all the oil that potentially could fail to supply we'll have more on this in a round. up of. well as a matter portends. has pledged to make national security his key strategy strategy saying russia must be battle ready against an

the top stories are not cheap tantric prizes as tel aviv accuses iran of being behind the times targeting israeli embassies in georgia and india and people were injured in a car bomb blast in new delhi while it's been nice to see a device was discovered before it went off. russia has announced it regrets the arab league winding down its observers work in syria and stresses a proposed a peacekeeping mission can be deployed only once the government and opposition forces agree to a cease fire meanwhile the ground journal something members have met to discuss a non-binding resolution on syria aimed at overthrowing that assad regime. that fiery protests in athens followed by k.l. some looting as public outrage escalates after the greek parliament poses a real story bill to secure and not take into play into. the headlines up next. reveals the latest loads from the world of high finance because the report is coming your way. i am max kaiser this is the kaiser report oh what a week according to a court of the u.k. you can now refer to nate rothschild as a puppet master and it's not libelous but

foreign policy off its course and when it comes to israel's forecast for iran the storm clouds seem to be growing every darker in tel aviv r.t. . so there is a kind of professor of political science at the university of tehran told me earlier that he thinks israel's claims that iran is a threat are unfounded. iran. know what we can use i'm not told me i mean imagine that iran has a nuclear bomb what is the good of that what is the point of that which concrete can we contemplate that iran will use i told me why i am inspectors they have every corner of iran's nuclear facility is the point is that every now and then they say that we want to go there we want to go here and we want to strike that close and we want to integrate these places not the point is that those places are not within the jurisdiction of international atomic agency they are not part of. nuclear sites. iran is what it may cut oil supplies to six more european countries after it stops selling crude to the u.k. and france on sunday to run is aiming to preempt an e.u. embargo that set to come into force in july let's find out what impact that's having on the

the group wants benjamin netanyahu to delay any plans to attack iran until after the material girl's concert in tel aviv may 29th. there's been growing tension between israel and iran over that country's plans to develop nuclear weapons. the fans are concerned violence and unrest might force madonna to cancel her show. doug's here with a look at our weather and there's some cold sort of messy weather moving in, huh? >> you know what, this is going to be probably the -- i messed up this word last time i tried to use it, wintriest -- okay. >> is that right? >> don't push it. >> good. >> you got it out. >> it's probably going to be the weekend that has the most winter-like conditions we've seen all winter long. >> there you go. >> mrs. daniels out there in high school, not happy with me right now. this is the uptown theater in cleveland park -- is that a jedi right there? they might have "return of the jedi." you see that guy right there? >> that's definitely a jedi. >> 47 degrees. the high temperature for the record today. actually felt much more like winter than it's felt like over the past couple of day

terror run as russia's military predicts the west might decide on a strike against iran the source about this follows tel aviv sensations that this government state is behind monday's attacks targeting israeli embassies in india and georgia but several dreading the day. as adeline's and right now we all see a chance to learn more about the incredibly diverse spectrum of culture and religion in russia and today our special report comes from the republic of mari el where a community culture clash has been overcome through a shadow. this is how people of many ethnic groups prayed to ancient times. today this is the sort of worship but can only be found in this russian region. i'm. not allowed to worship in soviet times people like us who did were put on trial we hope to have prayer as floods quakes and manmade disasters or. services like the use a rooted in ancient history these words were first spoken nearly a thousand years ago but the worship is gathering here now a thought to be europe's lost pagans. and i don't want to. it's. i. i. i. these people spend. too much. to get away from. dozens of like minded fol

foreign policy off its course and when it comes to israel's forecast for iran the storm clouds seem to be growing every darker in tel aviv r.t. . well let's discuss this now with he's professor of political science university iran what are the chances that israel will defy washington and london and attack iran. well i personally believe that it is very unlikely because iran is not iraq iran is not has more like iran is not hamas and i don't think that. playing with fire would be something that israeli will be very serious about it because. a lot of letters conceived out that there is a military strike by tel aviv against iranian nuclear sites while do they expect that iran will sit back and say that why did you do that no i think i think the response from iran would be very powerful and very severe israel is being serious though with its rhetoric isn't it but there is actually no proof at the moment the iran is developing nuclear weapons so why is israel stepping up its threats. i don't know perhaps. partly. is roy he's trying to. trying to as he prevent iran from becoming a nuclear power perhaps it is right he thinks th

rises tel aviv accuses iran of being behind a tug strongest in israeli embassies in georgia and india when people were injured in a car bomb blast in new delhi while in tbilisi a device was discovered before which went all. the time have in our secret recipe our trade winding down its observers work in syria and transfers a proposed peacekeeping mission kind of a deployed only once the government and the opposition forces agree to a cease fire. and brussels and the greek parliament offices and you'll still receive bill demanded by you and secure another one hundred in search of britain despite serious public opposition and rioting but the relief is likely to be short lived does the your advice is continues with ratings agency moody's downgraded not even states. and that's the headlines for you up next tom hartman finds out who's gaining ground in the republican party's nomination baso as the twenty two of american presidential election campaign gets into full swing the big picture is coming your way.

negotiations could prompt iran to eventually agree not to pursue a weapons program but israel is not on the same page. today joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey who was in tel aviv last month called iran a rational actor but said israel does not accept that view and is not ready to trust diplomacy saying a strike would be destabilizing and not achieve israel's goal. tom don lynn is in israel and met with netanyahu, trying to persuade israel that iran does not yet have the technical capacity to build a bomb, hasn't decided to build a bomb and that sanctions can still work. >> andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom. thanks, and rea. >>> there was more bloodshed in syria today. activists say dozens of people were killed during the continued crackdown by government forces. meanwhile syrian state tv is reporting on the assassinations of a state prosecutor and a judge killed during an ambush near the border with turkey. >>> to presidential politics now and the continued rise of the culture wars on the campaign trail. tonight the obama campaign is lashing out at rick santorum over comments about the president that santorum says were misinterpreted. nbc's ron mott h

foreign policy off its course and when it comes to israel's forecast for iran the storm clouds seem to be growing ever darker in tel aviv it even goes r.t. iran has warned it may cut oil supplies to six more european countries after it stopped selling crude to the u.k. and france on sunday teheran is aiming to preempt an e.u. embargo that's set to come into force in july let's find out what impact that's having on the markets from our business desk. but we have been seeing a spike in oil prices over the past couple of sessions as tensions were rising between those two sides what we're seeing right now is one hundred twenty. of the one hundred five dollars per barrel and that's a nine month high but i tell business seeing that we're not expecting to see even higher oil prices as the rain in fact has been pretty much priced in already france and the u.k. are not so much dependent on iranian oil and saudi arabia has already claimed it will be able to compensate for all the oil that iran could potentially fail to supply will have more of this in around six minutes time for you in our business. law to make a portent pledge t

iran. >> this looks like iranian retaliation for killing of iranian scientists over the past two years. >> reporter: most experts believe were killed by israel despite denials. u.s. officials have been shuttling to tel aviv pleading with israel to not attack iran, even as american warships play cat-and-mouse in the strait of hormuz, the point for 1/5 of the world's oil. janet napolitano told congress that the u.s. knows of no specific or credible threat from iran against the u.s. homeland. at the same time, u.s. officials say if israel were to attack iran, they could retaliate around the world and that could drag the u.s. into the conflict. israel could decide to strike as soon as march or april. >> andrea mitchell starting us off in washington. thanks. that brings us to israel, where despite this u.s. assessment, there is real fear iran is making so much progress on the nuclear front that the next attack could hit home. nbc's stephanie gosk with us from tel aviv tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. people in this country feel that they have the most to fear from a nuclear attack, especially after repeated threats from iranian leaders. there is a heated debate right now over what to d

iran's nuclear program very, very closely. nbc bay area's stephanie gosk is monitoring the situation this morning from tel aviv. >> reporter: today israeli leaders responded to claims by iran that it has made significant development in its nuclear program. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said that sanctions, although important, were clearly not working and his defense minister ehud barack said that this was just a stunt on iran's part to convince the world that it had gone beyond the point of no return. he also said that these claims were exaggerations. >> oh, i see that the sanctions should be ratcheted up and made even more urgent. i think that for the first time we see signs of impact to the sanctions, but they might not be suffice. >> iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad unveiled what he said is a new generation of centrifuges to enrich uranium. he said his country iran is now capable of producing its own fuel rods. israel and the united states claim that iran is trying to develop a nuclear weapon. it's a charge that iran has denied. people in this country believe they have the most to fear from a nuclear-armed ira

and the steady drumbeat of war keeps coming from washington and tel aviv stirring up global concern that military action against iran will jeopardize the future of the entire region. but first transparent interactive and web savvy that's how prime minister vladimir putin described the future of russia's democracy in the latest article detailing his electorial program he says the country should no longer tolerate a quote political circus when the needs of the people are being put on the back burner going off has the details. well the main idea of the sort of go is that civil society in russia has grown and developed and become much more active most importantly compared to say ten years ago and what comes to the state well it's a lagging behind at the moment people do want to be more active and have more influence on the political life and one of the mechanisms providing them with these opportunities is the internet and this is not only about the tens of thousands of people who now take to the streets for this or that rally is about millions of internet users in russia who over the past few years have become very acti

rises as tel aviv accuses iran of being behind the times targeting israeli and this is in georgia in india four people were injured in a car bomb blast in new delhi while and police said device was discovered before it went all. russia has announced it regrets the arab league winding down its observers work in syria and stresses a proposed peacekeeping mission can be deployed only why is the government and opposition forces agree to a cease fire. on brussels as relieved as the greek parliament process and your story sybil demanded by the met to secure another one hundred said to them bailout despite serious public opposition rising but their relief is likely to be short lived as the euro crisis continues with racy ages images downgrading nine easy to stay it's up next also he spoke live with al gore know and today the focus on the report on human rights abuses around the world issued by the russian foreign ministry. in. oh yeah the welcome to spotlight brilliant to the show on our team album in our very in today my guest in the studio is constrained to go with. the russian foreign mi

iran's nuclear sites couple with accusations that the islamic republic is behind attacks on its diplomats abroad israel could already be committed to military action as artie's arena delusional reports from tel aviv. israel's leaders are actively drumming up the military rhetoric. iran is the biggest terror exporter in the world the israeli government and its security forces will continue to act forcefully systematically and calmly against international terrorism anything from iran. a potential israeli rocket clash looks more likely than ever there is speculation a preemptive strike against iran's nuclear sites could happen as early as spring or summer although that's not causing undue concern in israel i think possibly people you know they make their plans for a vacation you know past or vacation summer vacation possibly people are beginning to have wondered well is there going to be a war is something going to mess it up or i think they're probably going ahead with it with sort of a thought we're back tomorrow it would be nice if we could get a flight that we could cancel you know you know it's that sort of thing israel has previous experience when it comes to putting an end to nuclear ambition

foreign policy off its course and when it comes to israel's forecast for iran the storm clouds seem to be growing every darker in tel aviv r.t. . where u.n. nuclear agency criticised iran this week for not allowing its inspectors into a key military site at least consultant peter says iran doesn't have to bow to their demands. i don't think it's necessary for a country to be so cooperative to the powers that be that are against them i would ask the question why would israel subject itself to the same interrogation we already know the answer to that so what is the difference between the. status of israel compared to the status of iran as far as i'm concerned nuclear weapons are deterrence have never been used i don't think there is a threat by them to me iran should be capable of doing what it wants to do itself and for its own defense there is no risk whatsoever from iran or from the islamic movement i think the biggest issue what i see coming out of this is we have seen so many times it will be they just keep. and to presumably take up arms against the ram there is talk that israel could carried out the first strike mil

rise as tel aviv accuses iran of being behind the times targeting israeli embassies in georgia named yet the people were injured in a car bomb blasts in new delhi while they need to be nice said device was discounted this point when tall.

nuclear watchdog mission in tehran brought no results tel aviv suspects iran's atomic activities have military purposes repeatedly saying there is a need for a preemptive strike its western allies haven't backed the idea saying tough economic sanctions against the country need time to work but there are growing doubts over the effectiveness of the penalties artie's priya sridhar reports from new delhi. the message is clear if iran's intransigence continues it will face increasing pressure and isolation the west is of ramping up the pressure on new delhi to follow its lead in stopping imports of iranian oil and dealing with its central bank but india refuses to follow suit does not. produce. a requirement of their marketing a former us state department official said that india's failure to stand with the west on the oil embargo is a slap in the face for the united states and raises questions about india's ability to lead but despite all that indian officials won't budge on the issue india is there on the largest oil customer with an annual trade of twelve billion dollars officials here

could prompt iran to eventually agree not to pursue a weapons program, but israel is not on the same page. today america's top military official, general martin dempsey, who was in tel aviv last month, called iran rational, a rational actor, but said israel does not accept the u.s. view and is not ready to trust diplomacy. he spoke to fareed zakaria. >> a strike at this time would be destabilizing and wouldn't achieve their long-term objectives. but i also understand that israel has national interests that are unique to them. of course they consider iran to be an exotential threat. we are of the opinion that the iranian regime is a rational actor and that's why the current path we're on is the most prudent path at this point. >> reporter: tonight president obama's national security adviser is in israel and met with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, only the latest in a series of u.s. envoys trying to persuade israel that iran does not yet have the technical capacity to build a bomb, hasn't decided to build a weapons program and that sanctions could still work. >>> there was more blood shed in syria today. activists say dozens of people were killed during the c

iran. >> this looks like iranian retaliation for the killing of iranian scientists over the past two years. >> iranian scientists most experts believed were killed by israel despite denials. u.s. officials have been shuttle to tel aviv pleading not to attack iran as war ship play cat and mouse. the choke point for one fifth of the world's oil. >> andrea mitchell reporting. the threats of economic retaliation in europe helped pushed oil prices to the highest level in five weeks. >>> a new wave of attack on rebel fighters in syria as government forces open fire in the birth place of the uprising that began last march. the attacks come a day after syrian president assad ordered a new refer -- jake carney called it laughable and suggested it made a mockery of the syrian revolution. fierce fighting in homs, a pipeline erupted in flames. both sides blamed each other. in another troubling sign, u.s. officials say fighters linked to al qaeda are now carrying out attacks in syria in an effort to increase influence in the region. >>> terrible story out of honduras, president is asking for international help investigating a horrific prison fire that killed at least 358 people yesterday. it's the world's worst prison fire in a

the top stories are not seen tension or rises as tel aviv accuses iran of being behind the times targeting israeli embassies in georgia and india people were injured in a car bomb blast in new delhi while in tbilisi a device was discovered to fill it when. russia has announced its regrets the arab league winding down its observers work in syria and stresses a proposed peacekeeping mission can be deployed only once the government and opposition forces agreed to sit spine meanwhile the assembly members have met to discuss a non-binding resolution on syria and just told us ramming that assad regime. and fiery prize has set athens followed by looting public outrage escalates after the greek parliament passes a new austerity bill to secure enough if you bailout. as i see up next we travel to the republic of mario where a community culture clash has been overcome the third shadow. this is how people of many ethnic groups prayed to ancient times. today this is the sort of worship but can only be found in this russian region. we're not allowed to worship in soviet times people like us who deeds we

an interview with the former head of israel's intelligence service says tel aviv and western leaders are attempting to demonize iran in order to stoke panic and suspicion surrounding the islamic state. the leadership believes that in order to arouse international public opinion in order to mount pressure upon the reunions it's necessary to impress upon the world at large public opinion the national public opinion this is a serious international threat and i believe that in this context probably the leadership here believes that using the word existence will rings a bell which also brings you back to days gone by in the twentieth century. a rise of nazi germany the world war two and of course the holocaust and. these persians these. pictures these experiences recalled in order to impress upon the world that maximum pressure should be mounted on the run . well i fear is with this thing a growing outcry as the country's russian minority voices it saying are over escalating state level discrimination and now hoping that an upcoming referendum could see their language officially recognized the movies feared by many as t

iran have escalated in recent days. we want to get the latest from both countries tonight. our chief foreign correspond end richard engel is in tel aviv and one is in iran. what is the awareness about the tension, how heavily is it being reported in the press there? >> reporter: well, people are very aware of the tensions here, lester. i mean, it's not being reported that heavily in the press because that's carefully staged managed. but yesterday, iran's supreme leader the final authority in the country gave a live televised sermon during friday prayers but he kept saying that the enemy is at the gate. he has been warning the country and the threats from israel is at the gate. so the country is on high alert. he spoke for an hour and a half about the threats to the country from israel, and how iran would retaliate. that's a very jittery feeling on the streets today and over the past few weeks. >> i'll put the same question to richard. does it feel like a country on a war footing in fear of attack? >> reporter: it certainly does not. today's obviously a saturday and if you walk around tel aviv, you will see people at the beach, playing

next though tel aviv says deciding whether to strike iran is israel's decision alone dismissing international warnings that a military attack would be disastrous for the region israel strong rhetoric grew louder after the latest you and atomic watchdog mission to the islamic republic failed to ease some western concerns tel aviv accuses to ryan of trying to create nuclear weapons and aims to wipe out iran's atomic facilities before they could pose a threat to israel's security this is the u.s. and its allies stress that tough economic sanctions imposed on to rant need more time to work however. through the reports next there are many factors that could impede their progress the message is clear if iran's intransigence continues it will face increasing pressure and isolation the west is of ramping up the pressure on new delhi to follow its lead in stopping imports of iranian oil and dealing with its central bank but india refuses to follow suit it is not possible. in. you don. argue all the countries we can provide the required member of their marketing is a former u.s. state department offici

accuse israel of using the allegations to bolster support for military strike on iran's nuclear sites or reports from tel aviv. the statement means that they have. a looks into possibility or whether or not the iranian nationals which they have in custody right now whether or not they weren't is connected to what seemed to be for a while this extensive terror plot which sought of course to attack israeli diplomats abroad and according to police indeed the two iranian nationals who were arrested in bangkok just earlier this month are actually not connected to the terror plots in india and in georgia now the two men were arrested following a small explosion in a residential part of the city of bangkok they were apprehended and the in fact the iranian government has condemned the terror attacks but there are some with his which are saying that this was in fact in large part and the attempts by the israeli government to draw as much media attention as possible to the events in fact there was a media frenzy because the israeli government was going out of their way in order to make it look like all of their nationa

tel aviv . like the battle drones are growing louder and louder with israel continuing to issue all this really harsh rhetoric towards iranaccusing them essentially of terrorizing the entire world community just today there was a harsh statement from tel aviv which called to impose paralyzing sanctions on tehran all this while iran has just made it clear that they are indeed ready to sit down for talks to continue talks on its nuclear program but the prime minister of israel has made a statement saying that iranian aggression should be stopped so there of course that brings forth many theories that the military confrontation with iran is imminent and nowhere are these fears more prominent than in israel according to the latest polls less than fifty percent of the israelis support the idea of going to war with iran most of them believe that israel has enough problems of its own already already exists saying that you don't really need another confrontation with iran there is of course the issue of palestine which never really completely goes off the table then there is the rather strained relations with lebanon which some f