the previous administration appeased the islamic republic of iran, so we are pushing back, and when you push back, tension does increase. >> well, there you have it.

iran. i think that's probably on the high end of any kind of commitment. look, we've been in military conflict with the islamic republic before when they tried to shut down the persian gulf in the late 1980s. that was not the kind of combat that we've seen in iraq or afghanistan where we toppled the government and tried to -- and stayed there for more than a decade. i don't know exactly what iran might try to do if they struck against the united states, but i would say we'd strike back ferociously. that doesn't mean we'd try to overturn their government or try to govern 80 million iranians. we want 80 million iranians to be able to govern themselves, but what we will not tolerate is a radical theocratic revolution like the islamic republic of iran striking against the united states or our interests and allies in the middle east. >> finally, senator, a larger question and it has to do with what we're witnessing now. are you going to be okay with history's judgment, whatever it is, on the senate republicans that you're a member of under mitch mcconnell and the time of trump. are you going to be okay explaining tariffs to

the islamic republic of iran. nto just three days or five days or seven days, takes out of context the threat and the desires of the islamic republic of iran. the things you see us do to achieve derear evens of republic. iran is a direct response to eight years of an administration that allowed the terror regime to expand. all of these things iran did happened because the previous administration appeased the islamic republic. of iran. we are pushing back and when you push back the evening does increase. >> congressional leaders in the so-called gang of eight received a classified briefing yesterday. three sources telling nbc news there will be an all senators classified briefing next tuesday led by general joseph dunford, mike pompeo and patrick shanahan. a classified briefing for the full house of representatives is also expected. >>> still ahead, everybody, a rare look into president trump's wealth. new financial disclosure firms offer a peek. >> how 2018 compared to the revenue he previously raked in. bill karin

administration that never wanted this kind of deal they don't want a deal that legitimizes the islamic republic of iran within the international system so iran's compliance with the deal is really irrelevant to the trump administration they don't like the deal no matter what because it legitimizes the islamic republic of iran within the international system so what exactly is the u.s. administration trying to achieve right now they've moved to cut off iran's oil revenues they have designated the revolutionary guards a terrorist group they have deployed an aircraft carrier to the gulf region is some kind of military confrontation the next step now john bolton we know has made the case in the past for military action against iran is that where we're headed. national security advisor bolton has certainly made the case for military action against iran i worked in the bush administration with national security adviser bolton and he has always wanted to overthrow militarily see the overthrow of the government in iran so that would not be a new policy for him however it would be a new policy for president tru

iran now only 12 percent of the u.s. public would favor a 1st strike against iran while overall 60 percent say the usa should not start a new war against the islamic republic of iran so many watching the situation in the middle east watching the situation in washington d.c. and on capitol hill and at the white house very nervous about how things could ask a late in the coming days and weeks it will bring is the line from new york thank you. turkey's refusing to back down over its decision to buy the russian made s. $400.00 missile defense system the spot washington threatening its nato ally with sanctions if it follows through with the multibillion dollar deal made back in 2017 . we've sent personnel to russia for 400 training that will begin in the coming days and will spend the month. of the news of turkey reaffirming its commitment to the deal comes after the u.s. reportedly issued an ultimatum saying ankara must back on the f. 400 by june in favor of a u.s. made alternative they want to would otherwise face repercussions from nato so the 1st time washington sold to pressure its ally over the agreement with russia turkey must choose its potential acquis

response was cautious but we're looking for iran to be of like a normal country and that's our ask and we have applied pressure to the leadership of the islamic republic of iran to achieve that we we fundamentally do not see a war with iran but we've also made clear to the radio. that if american interests are attacked. we will certainly respond in appropriate fashion. around history reacted to that statement by saying that they will not be at the wall between them and the united states and i've been speaking with these correspondents in moscow me a truck saw it and i asked him how the u.s. and russia are planning to improve relations. well phil bumpier and lover of said that small steps are necessary to improve the relationship lara said it's time to work together constructively whatever that means and on feel on so that we are committed to improve the relationship with russia but what does it mean in practical terms of president trump maybe committed to improve the relationship with mr putin but what about democrats in congress who are not and will not lift sanctions against russia and below mentioned that during the press conference when we talk ab

to what he said but we're looking for iran to be of like a normal country and that's our ask and we have applied pressure to the leadership of the islamic republic of iran to achieve that we we fundamentally do not see a war with iran but we've also made clear to the iranians that if american interests are attacked. we will both certainly respond in appropriate. so when we're dealing with iran another case the u.s. and russia are on opposite sides they are right. not regarding the ultimate goal both sides want to prevent a uranian nuclear program but the strategy in achieving that is totally different while russia still see. rainy and deal like the e.u. as worth it and they want to uphold it yes quit the deal last year and won it wants to put more pressure on iran to to to get another deal and is it possible to say that the us is actually pushing tehran and moscow into each other's arms because of what has happened with the iran nuclear deal because tehran you could argue that they are closer than they've ever been. yes for example in economic terms as we have u.s. sanctions again of course tehran turns to moscow because they are one of their re

is preparing for war we're looking for iran to be a book a normal country and that's our ask and we have applied pressure to the leadership of the islamic republic of iran to achieve that we we fundamentally do not see a war with iran iran's leadership also denies it's heading for conflict now pump a.o. has returned to washington on his european tour allies and rivals alike warned him against war. but let's get some analysis now as sasha loman america expert at the german institute for international security affairs welcome to the show thanks for joining us having is this the start of a deescalation in the gulf well i feel no these processes hardly controllable and it's a huge potential for missed perceptions so steps on both sides are perceived to be offensive even if they essentially meant to be defensive do you think it's reassuring tehran nonetheless that butt out there talking to people talking to russia talking to the e.u. well i think it's kind of reassuring that he's so far unsuccessful unsuccessful to garner support for the so-called my small precious strategy but at the same time the u.s. is deploying new military assets in the region

i think the islamic republic of iran has had a hard time reading the trump administration, which is whyarly in 2017 you saw iran pull back from some of its most provocative activities, be it medium-range ballistic missile tests or in fact harass theme ment of naval vessels in the persian gulf. however, once president trump restored the sanctions on iran on may 8th, 2018 during that first year of max pressure, quote unquote, iran's policy was patience in the face of pressure. under year two of max pressure iran is engaging in graduated escalation, trying find out that is this just tough rhetoric from washington or is there something behind this rhetoric? will this be enough just to deter iran or is the administration looking to do something else? >> and max pressure is continuing. as we know, the u.s. is sending an aircraft carrier and patriot missiles to the region. what does iran think when it sees this extra american firepower headed its way? >> well, hopefully iran thinks the truth, which is most of this is a course correction. it would be good to note that for most of 2018 during th

united nations and the european union and the russians and the chinese they all said that the islamic republic of iran did their side of the deal did not a big their side of the so the only side interests world who has a good relationship is there but on washington is the european union and they're going to do their best because the end canonical interests for european union to do business deals with your opinions it's a huge numbers we're talking about billions of dollars between the two sides and european union does not want to lose that chance just because the united states they want to pull out just to please the. israeli prime minister. ok in another big story of the week in the wake of shoreline devastating easter sunday bombings the government has expelled around six hundred foreign nationals including two hundred muslim clerics following to have overstayed their visas the country's home affairs minister says it comes as part of a broader push to tighten immigration control. considering the current situation in the country we have reviewed the visa system and taken a decision to tighten visa re

diplomat and co-author of the bill going to tehran why america must accept the islamic republic of iran she says while the u.s. national security advisor john bolton has always wanted the military to overthrow the iranian government president has until now taken a different approach. is different it is to weaken iran within the middle east to continue america's dominant role there its dominance in the middle east and as well and this is critically important for president trump it is to weaken the relations of other countries with iran and and and amongst themselves so for example it was important for secretary of state pompei o two miss to just not go to his scheduled meeting with the german chancellor merkel and instead demonstrate the trauma administrations and had in his and toward iran the trunk of ministration wants to lower its relations cause more tension in its relations with economic powerhouses like germany like china and one of the ways to do so is by as collating the pressure on iran to put more attention in america's relations with other countries like china like germany fr

american people to see how they feel about the danger and possibility of an escalation with the islamic republic of iran now the poll showed that more than half of americans do believe that in the coming years there will be a war between the usa and iran however only 12 percent favored a 1st strike favored the usa launching this war while over 60 percent were adamant that the usa should not launch such a conflict should not take action to spark a conflict between the 2 countries so at this point as many are nervous about the apparent escalation about the talk of us troops on their way to the region many people are keeping their eye not only on the middle east but also on capitol hill and on the white house wondering what will happen next. for more than hoffa russian activists have been battling with what's been a whale illegally court is being held and time is underway but despite international outrage over the conditions the animals are being kept and he's refusing to release them. if you want to know what it's up to do with your miracles visit a mosque have been kept in the will breeze and for 8 month

when he's unscripted actually search shows seems to show the possibility of a strategic instinct to deal with iran the islamic republic of iran as it is that's an important strategic impulse and for whatever problems we have with president trump we should encourage that. i want to show you guests this because i'm just wondering this some key dates between a poor and now west things have seemed to escalate and i want you to sort of look at each of the dates and say ok that was bad that was really no no that's just rhetoric so something here we've got a statement this is a statement from the president on the designation revolutionary guard corps as a foreign terrorist organization that's what it looks like and have a look at a timeline in the graphic here how bad is that. that's pretty about that was one of that was the script a moment that's one part of the policy that maximum pressure came in part of the official military government good or bad i don't want to exonerate the revolutionary guards and everything they're doing but they designated them as a terrorist organization that was a bad strategic move and i think i

we struck a terrible agreement with the islamic republic of iran to put the regime's campaigns of terrorismas its military build—up continues, the pentagon claims iran was preparing to stage attacks against us forces or interests. that is dismissed as fake intelligence by tehran. it says whatever the pressure it will not be intimidated by psychological warfare. more than a0 states in the us have filed a lawsuit against 20 pharmaceutical companies. they are accusing them of price—fixing and conspiring to reduce competition. this follows a five—year investigation into why prices have sometimes suddenly increased and in some cases by over iooo%. our washington correspondent chris buckler explained more. according to that investigation, at times they seem to be doubling, tripling or rising by more than iooo%, sometimes with no explanation whatsoever. that is why the states have been looking into this and have brought the lawsuit. they are suggesting 20 of these companies, along with 15 individuals, have been involved in some kind of conspiracy, essentially to try and manipulate and inflate pric

we struck a terrible agreement with the islamic republic of iran that put the regime's campaigns of terrorisms on steroids. as its military build—up continues, the pentagon claims iran was preparing to stage attacks against us forces or interests. that is dismissed as fake intelligence by tehran. it says whatever the pressure it will not be intimidated by psychological warfare. the un secretary—general has warned that politicians are not doing enough to tackle climate change. speaking in new zealand ahead of a tour of the pacific islands, antonio guterres warned that the world was "not on track" to limiting global temperature rises. sunita jaswal reports. it was a warm welcome to new zealand for antonio guterres, but his message was direct. the world is facing a climate emergency. there's also another reason why he's there. he's coincided his three—day visit to meet leaders and show solidarity during the muslim holy month of ramadan, just less than two months after 50 muslims were killed in a terror attack on two mosques in christchurch. the visit will include travelling to the islands in the

of state mike pump ale. we're looking for iran to be of like a normal country and that's our ask and we have applied pressure to the leadership of the islamic republic of iran to achieve that we we fundamentally do not see a war with iran now mode neither nor are we seeking war nor is it to their benefit to go after a war they know that we never start a war and there is not going to be a war this is a confrontation of will. power is stronger the mayors. of the euro those more on the story we have fashioned loman with us he's a foreign policy expert at the german institute for international and security affairs here in berlin sasha thank you for joining us we hear both sides here saying we do not want war what do you make of that does that mean that there will be no war when i think it's true that nobody actually wants war and the question is is this process we're in or at least we're getting in is that controllable and the truth is it hardly is because both sides are operating increasingly on worst case sometimes and scenarios and they in this situation will not be able to kind of perceive signals being sent from either side as intended so for examp

america not to talk to iran from the position of war because a war with it with ron practically speaking won't have any winners these 3rd parties have told americans that the islamic republic of iran can handle wartime challenges very well so they cannot confront iran in this way now mr full of pieces seemingly contradictory comments come just a day after the supreme leader said that iran's establishment iran's government speaks in one voice with regards to talks with the united states. there is consensus among executive officials that negotiating with the united states is absolutely not advised not just negotiating with the current government the obama administration was not fundamentally different from the current government it had a different appearance but the same nature we won't be deceived by u.s. tricks. now even though mr fatherhood bush's comments have been received in tehran as possibly somewhat controversial the fact is that iran's leaders all of them across the board are on the same page when it comes to the big issues they all agree that the united states and america's maximum pressure campaign needs to be resisted it needs to have a full front of the iran es

we laid them out in may of last year we're looking for iran to be a book a normal country and that's our ask and we have applied pressure to the leadership of the islamic republic of iran to achieve that we we fundamentally do not see a war with iran we're looking for the. regime to simply stop conducting assassination campaigns throughout europe to cease their support of has bought the threatens interests all across the middle east their support for the who these that are launching missiles into areas where there are russians and americans traveling these missiles could easily kill a russian or an american. we laid them out in some detail our position hasn't changed and the movement of troops that you described to leap to the par with defense but we've also made clear to the iranians that if american interests are attack. we will most certainly respond in an appropriate fashion. and shunting and then they have. great thank you thanks for your time i want to follow up on a couple of statements you said 1st for for mr lavrov you mentioned that split the disagreements with iran that there is a possibility of a certain agreements on iran going forward could explai

bahrain and the united arab emirates who seek to have a more hardline policy toward the islamic republic of iran and then be also have countries like that that like kuwait like home on and definitely doc iraq and lebanon who do not want to see a confrontation between the u.s. and iran and who believe in a more conciliatory posture toward the islamic republic now the proposal by iran for non aggression treaty is a good idea but really it's not realistic for 2 reasons number one as long as iran does not that for us it's a problem with the united states it cannot have a normal relations with the major countries in the region that is a fact that iran should be there in india is 2nd to me but perhaps even more important the threat perceptions that the rania's have is very different than the threat perceptions that the near the arab countries in the region especially hard on your sat for you on the real threat comes from the united states and the perception that the u.s. is really after regime change now for the arab countries a real threat is what iran is actually doing in the region the formation of

hands middle east stability and help these nations to deter and defend themselves from the islamic republic of iran. next and weapon sales came hot on the heels of president china's announcement on friday that additional u.s. troops would be sent to the middle east their official purpose is to maintain the status quo in the region oddly only the day before he had said there was no need for boosting the u.s. troop presence that though the actual number now being sent is significantly lower than previous reports had suggested. we want to have protection in the middle east we're going to be sending a relatively small number of troops a boastfully project to. some very talented people are going to the middle east right now we'll see how and we'll see what happens. it'll be about 1500 people we have seen reports in recent days that the united states was preparing to increase its troop presence in the middle east was some reports claiming that national security advisor john bolton was pushing for at least 120000 troops to be sent to the middle east to prepare for a possible war with iran there are report

american people to see how they feel about the danger and possibility of an escalation with the islamic republic of iran now the poll showed that more than half of americans do believe that in the coming years there will be a war between the usa and iran however only 12 percent favored a 1st strike favored the usa launching this war while over 60 percent were adamant that the usa should not launch such a conflict should not take action to spark a conflict between the 2 countries so at this point as many are nervous about the apparent escalation about the talk of u.s. troops on their way to the region many people are keeping their eye not only on the middle east but also on capitol hill and on the white house wondering what will happen next that's 10 years from now i'll be back around 30 minutes time with more playable updates but to stay with us now cross talk which is up next on international and. after the previous stage of my career was over everyone wondered what i was going to do next the book the book different clips on one hand it is logical to sort of go from fields where everything is familiar

american people to see how they feel about the danger and possibility of an escalation with the islamic republic of iran now the poll showed that more than half of americans do believe that in the coming years there will be a war between the usa and iran however only 12 percent favored a 1st strike favored the usa launching this war well over 60 percent were adamant that the usa should not launch such a conflict should not take action to spark a conflict between the 2 countries so at this point as many are nervous about the apparent escalation about the talk of u.s. troops on their way to the region many people are keeping their eye not only on the middle east but also on capitol hill and on the white house wondering what will happen next. to a key is refusing to back down over his decision to buy the russian made s. $400.00 missile defense system despite washington threatening its nato ally with sanctions if it follows through with the boat $1000000000.00 deal made back in 2070 . we've sent personnel to russia for 400 training that will begin in the coming days and will spend the 4 months the news of t

diego garcia and our shared security interests we also had a forthright conversation on the islamic republic of iranand as germany said we share the same perception of the iranian threat and we are together trying to find new ways to work closely to combat that threat finally and following up on the round table discussion that we had with faith leaders this morning for a second i discussed the importance of religious freedom this is just one example of the commitment to shared values on which this is stuart relationship depends we will continue to cooperate to protect the god given right of human beings in all parts of the world to believe what they want to believe we look forward to seeing the u.k. the second and him and your minister all to advance religious freedom which i'll host in july thank you again secretary foreign secretary hunt for your hospitality and i look forward to continuing to meet the challenges of our time together. if you show questions fs change the now from the b.b.c. . a good afternoon foreign second count the iran nuclear deals. what are you prepared to do to keep the iran

not to talk to iran from the position of war because a war with it with teheran practically speaking won't have any winners these 3rd parties have told americans that the islamic republic of iran can handle wartime challenges very well so they cannot confront iran in this way now mr full of peace is seemingly contradictory comments come just a day after the supreme leader said that iran's establishment iran's government speaks in one voice with regards to talks with the united states. there is consensus among executive officials that negotiating with the united states is absolutely not advised not just negotiating with the current government the obama administration was not fundamentally different from the current government it had a different appearance but the same nature we won't be deceived by u.s. tricks. now even though mr fuller comments have been received in teheran is possibly somewhat controversial the fact is that iran's leaders all of them across the board who are on the same page when it comes to the big issues they all agree that the united states and america's maximum pressure campaign needs to be resisted it needs to have a full front of the iran establ

but we're looking for iran to be a book a normal country and that's our ask and we have applied pressure to the leadership of the islamic republic of iran to achieve that we we fundamentally do not see a war with iran we're looking for the. regime to simply stop conducting assassination campaigns throughout europe to cease their support of hezbollah that threatens interests all across the middle east their support for the good deeds that are launching missiles. into areas where there are russians and americans traveling these missiles could easily kill a russian or an american. but we laid them out in some detail our position hasn't changed and the movement of troops that you described to lead to the part of the fence but we've also made clear to the iranians that if american interests are attacked. we will most certainly respond in an appropriate fashion. all right that was the u.s. secretary of state. speaking there to talk about the situation russia the u.s. and iran i'm joined tonight by dalia kid is director of the center for middle east public policy at the rand corporation in santa monica california that's where she joins

the other great threat which is the islamic republic of iran which remains the largest sponsor of terror is suitable for the pentagon trump got quieter about their burgers numbers the total number of bombings officially reported for the nine months prior was. thirty nine thousand four hundred ten for an average of one hundred forty four per day hey paul burrell i think we found the largest funds are of terror does anyone have a mirror they can show. the truth is this country is run by very unknown volved humans they are operating at a chimpanzee level of breaking things and jumping up and down that they broke it the rest of us must continue to evolve we must seek a higher plane of human behavior one where we respect the rights of others to decide their own fate pompei o dalton abrams trump and all the democrats who agree with them they are antiquated outdated pieces. and they. mean. i don't know if a piece can be outdated like that that would imply there's like a new better model of a piece. like tim cook comes out of bales apple piece of. wood which would be weird but whatever the ninet

the foreign minister of the islamic republic of iran thank you very much for talking to others there. and the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world. al-jazeera. israel's prime minister vows to continue massive strikes against palestinian groups in the gaza strip after air strikes and walk attacks. this is. also coming up north korea releases new images showing kim jong un overseeing tests of suspected weapons. an influential brother of all genie is out of president does a rest as protesters keep up the pressure to get rid of the old guard. facing major challenges the south africa's ruling a.n.c. party rallies the votes ahead of next week's election. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has instructed his army to continue its attack on gaza a day and night of israeli airstrikes and palestinian rocket attacks have left seven people dead this is the scene in gaza city after israeli warplanes attacked several areas with more than two hundred airstrikes on saturday evening six palestinians were killed in gaza within twenty four hours including a pregnant mothe

secretary of state my pompei oh insisted that america does not want to war with iran. the islamic republic of iran has engaged in an escalating series of threatening actions and statements in recent weeks the response of the united states and our partners and allies has been clear we do not seek war. meanwhile tehran has refused to negotiate with the united states and says it does not believe washington will strike that came a day after u.s. president called for talks with iran policy director at just foreign policy robert naiman thinks that it is america which is escalating the tensions. policing the missile is going. to worry more. and that's how i would explain the timing of this. is that it's intended to ramp up and course this is something we've seen before. that they put. on further and they don't want. to you know the ideal company for the military would be to have a military confrontation with iran and inflame it on iraq. so this is why it is a denial that they are seeking war even is ready to move to escalate the often they're constantly. in the desert from back with more news at

secretary of state mike bump aoe insisted that america does not want a war with iran. the islamic republic of iran has engaged in an escalating series of threatening actions and statements in recent weeks the response of the united states and our partners and allies has been clear we do not seek war meanwhile tehran has refused to negotiate with of the united states and says it does not believe washington will strike that came a day after u.s. president called for talks with iran policy director ad just foreign policy robert naiman thinks that it is america which is escalating the tensions. policing a missile is an escort already. and that's how i would blame i mean. that. ramp. course this is something we've seen before you know i think that they would send conflict enough. on purpose and they don't want. you know the ideal company for the military she would be having military confrontation with iran inflaming on iraq. so this is why i say they're not they are seeking war even if they move to escalate. their. i just for me i'm back with headlines about 35 minutes you're watching. after th

we struck a terrible agreement with the islamic republic of iran that put the regime's campaigns of terrorisms on steroids. as its military build—up continues, the pentagon claims iran was preparing to stage attacks against us forces or interests. that is dismissed as fake intelligence by tehran. it says whatever the pressure it will not be intimidated by psychological warfare. the headlines on bbc news. a cabinet minister describes the european elections as the ultimate protest vote and predicts they will be "difficult" for the conservatives. three people have been rescued from a light aircraft after it crash landed on a dual carriageway in south wales. as america flexes its military might and renews sanctions against iran its president issues a stark warning about difficult times ahead to his country. still playing in the matters that may decide the premier league. lizzie is at the sports centre. you've been watching but you have to talk to us! difficult to watch two matches at once. not an afternoon for anyone with high blood pressure. as it stands manchester city will be champions. that's

is preparing for war we're looking for iran to be able to normal country and that's our ask and we have applied pressure to the leadership of the islamic republic of iran to achieve that we we fundamentally do not see a war with iran iran's leadership also denies it's heading for conflict now pump a 0 has returned to washington on his european tour allies and rivals alike warned him against war. and let's get more on this from the cold reading that there is an associate fellow at the german the council on foreign relations well from sioux d.w. how much influence does europe have on the trumpet illustration unfortunately very very little because the deal between iran and the united states and europe is basically debt and that seems not to be the case that the european voice counted a lot in keeping the deal as it is off further developing it so the influence of europe is very limited on the tram administration at this point ok so america's not listening to europe does that mean the deal is necessarily dad at this stage where the end of the day the deal is about iran and the united states and if the united states says the deal is off that it's of