and right now iran is holding a massive military exercise in the persian gulf. what has the u.s. concerned about the show of force? we are live in the strait of hormuz. >>> the nation's top security officials coming together to warn americans russia is still trying to interfere with your elections. then hours later president trump weakening the message and talking about what he calls the russian hoax at a campaign rally. let's discuss with our senior political analyst ron brown, political analyst molly ball. we know there's a disconnect. it's not new but to see it play out where you have five top officials in the white house briefing room and then hours later we're hearing a different message from the president, ron, this continued disconnect, these confusing mixed messages for folks is there a chance to see an end to it or is this the reality for the foreseeable future? >> i think this is the reality because the president has shown himself incapable of separating the national security threat to the u.s. from the questions about his own ledgitimacylegiti. it's more than just cogn

from the persian gulf. the larger extent of that is that iran is getting ready for some kind of operation in the region if the time comes that they follow the threats they have made in the past few weeks. you have on one hand, the economic problems and unrest in iran. you have another front in the persian gulf and in yemen that might open up. those two could very well limit iran's desire to stay in syria permanently, and could be the factor that can push iran to come to some kind of copper mines in syria. -- some kind of compromise in syria. i will get to that in a second. staying in syria permanently, all israeliser to intentions. it is very clear that israel did not want to have any iranian military formations permanently stationed in syria. they has said so publicly. they rejected the russians offer of 100 kilometers and a buffer between iranian forces and the forces under the command of iran including hezbollah, and the borders of israel. not that they don't want to have that, but from the israeli point

or the persian gulf, and we tended military circles, we collect the arabian gulfith the college. really, what this is as the iranians saber rattling and diverting the domestic attention to the united states because it is so bad internally right now in iran. president trump rightly withdrew from the iran deal, reimpose distinctions because he knows, john bolton knows, and others knows, pompeo knows, the achilles' heel achilles' heel of iran as its its crumbling economy. the currency is really tanking, inflation is spiking, the regime is in real trouble. the president of iran has been called after the carpets now i'm just not being able to provide basic services to its people, and i applaud president trump for kind of putting his foot on the neck of the iranian economy and the regime, which has lined his pockets with the billions is received under the iran deal from the obama administration. >> shannon: we know the people are the ones who will make a difference, and they are increasingly speaking out. we'll watch that closely, as we know you are. colonel, thank you

. >>> iran, this is a big market story, threatening, saying it has full control of both the persian gulf and the strait of hormuz but does it? what exactly is going on inside of iran? we'll bring you the details. >>> twitter see joe jack dorsey will testify on capitol hill next week. he will say twitter does not shadow ban or censor conservatives. twitter is denying all that. we have a special guest. wait a second, twitter, you censored me for my conservative views. thank you for joining us. thank you for watching. money, politics. we have the debate behind tomorrow's headlines. i'm elizabeth macdonald. "the evening edit" starts right now. ♪ liz: welcome to the show. we like to call this the rodney dangerfield bull market. not getting any respect. even though it is hitting new record highs and it is climbing higher in dramatically deep and wide move. look at this! this is about the breadth of the market move. it is stunning. even the large indices, not just s&p 500. the s&p 600 up double digits. not just the russell 2000. the russell 3,000 up double digits year-to-date, all moving higher

for the persian gulf. ry circles, the arabian gulf because our allies, the saudi's and others is what they call it but what this is is the uranium's saber rattling and diverging attention to the united states because it is so bad internally right now in iran. donald trump rightly withdrew from the iran deal, reimposed sanctions because he knows, john bolton knows and others know the achilles' heel of iran is the economy. the currency is tanking, inflation is spiking, the regime is in real trouble. the president of iran has been called to the carpet on not being able to find basic services to his people and i applaud donald trump for putting his foot on the neck of the iran he and economy and the regime which mind it's pocket with what he received. shannon: the people will make the difference and they are speaking out. we will watch closely. the trump administration kicks another obama era regulation to the curb. a number of left leaning, we will see you in court next. from any one else. why accept it from y

strait of hormuz is the crucial conduit for global energy supplies and the narrow passage in the persian gulf to senator ted the movement of some thirty to thirty five percent of the world's maritime all trade so now the conflict around iran has gained momentum after the reimpose sanctions so charmed by enzo on emo thera choosing a very strong and bold way you have very strong gestures and that could definitely lead to an escalation and u.s. officials said the u.s. assesses that the exercise in the strait as part of me being held in response to rising restoring from the u.s. so some do saying this is wrong targeting the united states as an answer to these new imposed sanctions and terrorists as you said they've made the threat before it's a very strong bargaining chip that they do have but what's the likelihood that they'll use it. well that it's hard to say from here and in the moment it's certainly the ball fads and as you mentioned before they have only talked the talk so far it was more about psychology how it seemed so it is a familiar refrain the tough rhetorical is more than likely to

slowly we once slid into korea and now the persian gulf beckons. jimmy carter's week leadership has shown. he still does not know that it takes strong leadership to take these. week leadership will lose it.>> of all the objectives we seek, first and foremost is world peace. we know it comes when they are weak when the tyrants are tempted. four times america has gone to war.>> the message he carried is one of strength. >> economic, military and strategic.>> the hostage crisis, the invasion were damaging to carter's standing. carter tried to negotiate an end to the hostage crisis and he would but he would not do it until after the election was over. after looking at the plummeting poll numbers they reported the hostage crisis symbolizes our -- talk started to support reagan picked the carter campaign could not meet the challenge and behind the scenes there was not enough progress to deliver before the election. >> the center of the policy with the election was a defining moment in the history of american conservative -- conservatism. moderation in bo

. >>> iran launching a military exercise in the persian gulf. likely to shutdown the oil movement through the strait of hormuz. we have nic robertson joining us near the strait. nic, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. it is causing concern because, of course, 20% of the oil supply goes through the strait of hormuz. that is 20 to 30 miles north of here. we are at the gulf of oman. iranian military exercises are taking place in the gulf of orman and the straits of hormuz. one reason why the oil facility here has been developed. the oil facility here actually is at the end of the pipeline that bypasses the strait of hormuz. 1.5 million barrels a day. these are piped out to sea safely here. the concern regionally and in washington is the rhetoric coming from tehran saying that if they are not allowed to sell their oil, no one will be able to pass the oil through the strait of hormuz. this is causing concern in washington with the military exercises. they describe them as involving dozens of small boats. it is not clear if this is to put

we once slid into korea and slowly into vietnam and now the persian gulf beckons. jimmy carter still doesn't know that it takes strong leadership to keep the peace. weak leadership will lose it. >> of all the objectives we seek first and foremost is the establishment of lasting world peace. we know only too well that war comes not when the forces of freedom are strong. it is when they are weak that tyrants are tempted. four times in my lifetime america has gone to war -- >> the message ronald reagan carried to america is one of strength. >> peace is made by the fact of strength. economic, military, and strategic. >> the hostage crisis, the invasion were damaging to president carter's standing. carter desperately tried to negotiate an end to iranian hostage crisis and he would. he wouldn't do it until after the election was over. after looking at plummeting poll numbers, the pollster reported, "the hostage crisis symbolizes our impotence. ronald reagan message is elect me and you don't have to take that anymore." hawkish republicans and neoconservative democrats sta

iran launching a major military exercise in the persian gulf. hormuz to oil production movement. we have nic robertson live in the strait of hormuz. nic, what is the broader implication? >> reporter: that is cutting off the 20% of the oil supply for the world. that is what iran's major military exercise is under way right now play be the ability to signal that. we are told they have dozens of smaller vessels involved in this at the beginning of the military exercise. it is watched closely in the region. nothing officially from the iranians about the military exercise. nothing officially from let's say the emirates here who is close to the straits of hormuz. they have assets in place. the port facility can pump oil to bypass the straits of hormuz. that is how critical the oil route is to the world. there is spare capacity to get oil flowing through to the international markets. what are the iranians trying to do at the moment? signal displeasure with washington over the sanctions. what the iranians have said coming from the supreme leader and com

and now, the persian gulf. jimmy carter's weekend and decisive leadership [ inaudible ]. jimmy carter's still doesn't know it takes a strong leadership to keep the peace. week leadership will lose it. >> -- first and foremost is the establishment of lasting world peace. we know only too well that -- not when the forces of freedom [ inaudible ]. it is when they are weak [ inaudible ]. four times in my lifetime, america has gone to war. >> the message ronald reagan carried to america is one of strength. >> pieces made by the fact that strength, economic, military, and strategic. >> the hostage crisis, the invasion, were damaging to president carter's standing. carter desperately try to negotiate, and -- and into the iranian hostage crisis. but they waited until after the election was over. looking at his poll numbers, -- reported, the hostage crisis symbolizes our impotence. ronald reagan's message is simple. elect me and you don't have to take that anymore. hawkish republicans and neoconservative democrats started to support reagan. the carter campaigns could not meet --.

on the european continent and in the middle east as well as a return to naval harassment in the persian gulf these are all options but all these options will be responded to and i think tehran understands that and i'm ben taleb the new housing us to put it all into perspective thank you so much. now let's get a quick check of some other stories making news around the world turkish president richard type and want is to make a two day visit to germany at the end of september he will meet with chancellor angela merkel and germany's president after being received with military honors german turkish relations have reached a new low in recent years over human rights and other issues. i missed the international has called for an investigation into civilian deaths caused by u.s. led forces in the battle for the syrian city of raka last year the coalition has admitted killing seventy eight more civilians than earlier reported amnesty says that is just the tip of the iceberg rocko was the de facto capital of the so-called islamic state. the united nations calls it the worst humanitarian crisis in yeme

this as the iranian military claimed monday that they had gained full control of the persian gulf and strait of hor -- come november u.s. sanctions on iran will prevent the iranian government from exporting any oil and the strait is a strategic location when it comes to exporting oil. so they're looking to basically leverage this conversation and obviously this location when it comes to negotiations in the future. >> dana: thank you. a brand-new twist in the trade talks with canada. prime minister trudeau speaking moments ago as he faces a friday deadline. the florida race for governor. can the younger generation move the needle in a tight political battle? to most, he's phil mickelson, pro golfer. to me, he's, well, dad. so when his joint pain from psoriatic arthritis got really bad, it scared me. and what could that pain mean? joint pain could mean joint damage. enbrel helps relieve joint pain, helps stop irreversible joint damage, and helps skin get clearer. enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lympho

zzzquil pure zzzs. >>> we turn to the persian gulf now where the u.s.se eye on iran's military exercises. there is concern tehran is using a show of force to demonstrate it can shut down the strait of hormuz, a critical passage for global oil supplies, our nic robertson is following this story for us from abu dhabi. the question is, what is behind iran to do this? >> it does seem to center on the issue of upcoming sanctions on tehran. of course, these are come nook play now after president trump pulled the united states unilaterally out of that multi-national jcpoa the nuclear deal with eastern. so iran is worried, it seems that there is going to be a knock on economic impact. indeed, that's already happening. what we've heard from the commander of the forces who we understand from u.s. defense officials is leading these naval exercises. he has said if iran is unable eggs port i'll through the strait of hormuz, that one else will. that has been echoed by the supreme leader. that's the concern here because it looks like this military exercise as these pe

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the straight is a crucial conduit or global energies across and the narrow passage in the persian gulfilitates the movement of 30 to 35% of maritime trade. the conflict around ran has -- around airan. president trump and rouhani are choosing very bold decisions. it could trigger an escalation. the exercise is in response to rhetoric from the u.s. so some say this is rouhani targeting the united states with the newly imposed sanctions and tariffs. >> they have made the threat before. it is a strong bargaining chip that they do have. what is the likelihood they will use it? sophie: that is hard to say from here and at the moment, it certainly is a bold threat. as we mentioned before, they have only talked the talk so far. it was more about psychology how it seems spirit it is a familiar refrain. the tough rhetoric if more than likely to be followed up by more mild retaliation attempts, maybe such as harassment in the straight. olli rehn has made the threat before, it has never followed through since shutting down the straight would be a drastic move. if investors believe it poses a real

the solomons was deployed to the persian gulf and according to the russian defense ministry this is a destroyer class ship armed with cruise missiles and the ministry also claims that the u.s. the u.k. and france might be prepared for a strike there now it profitless what is the situation that at the moment who controls well it's the last terrorist stronghold in syria after the syrian government's victory in and around damascus they cut a peace deal where saving thousands of civilian lives but the tradeoff was safe passage for the remaining terrorists in the area they were sent in buses to adlib now for terrorist groups now control that area the most. powerful being. formally known as ties to al-qaeda and the others are jaish al islam and. now they're not exactly unified they started warring putting thousands of civilians in danger there's already reports regularly coming out of the area of beheadings caging people and even using people as human shields and other reports are suggesting that some of these groups are gathering for a final push against government areas hoping to stage bo

republicans haven't been that supportive of a president since george herbert walker bush after the persian gulf war. as far as republicans are concerned, he is hitting a home run. >> okay, let's stick with your baseball analogy. >> okay. >> what do you think of his line-up? the folks that he has working for him, the issues that he's stressing. >> i'm real happy with pompeo. i'm happy with his chief of staff. i'm happy with moore as his economic advisor. i think sarah sanders is doing a good job against a pretty ornery press, ornery for legitimate reasons, don't get me wrong. i'm pleased. it is early. this guy has never run for office, never held office, never been president of course. so it is going to take a while. but his turmoil is not all that unusual compared to other presidents around the same stage. let's remember that barack obama had i think four press secretaries, had four secretaries of defense, and i think he had three or four chief of staffs. so it is not uncommon. >> were you one of those republicans who held your nose, or were you a supporter at the beginning? >> i was a supporte

the solomons was deployed to the persian gulf and according to the russian defense ministry this is a destroyer class ship armed with cruise missiles and the ministry also claims that the u.s. the u.k. and france might be prepared for a strike there now it providence what is the situation that at the moment who controls well it's the last terrorist stronghold in syria after the syrian government's victory in and around damascus they cut a peace deal where saving thousands of civilian lives but the tradeoff was safe passage for the remaining terrorists in the area they were sent in buses to adlib now for terrorist groups now control that area the most power. are full being. formerly known as ties to al-qaeda and the others are jaish al islam and. now they're not exactly unified they started warring putting thousands of civilians in danger there's already reports regularly coming out of the area of beheadings caging people and even using people as human shields and other reports are suggesting that some of these groups are gathering for a final push against government areas hoping to st

middle mediterranean off the coast of syria the united states has been stationed in ships in the persian gulf as well as an air base isn't on the arab peninsula arabian peninsula and you know it's this sort of escalation is incredibly dangerous. the u.s. continues to expand its presence of cruise missile carriers in the middle east which is connected to the preparations for another false flag incident allegedly involving chemical weapons russian reports of u.s. military buildup in the eastern med and nothing more than propaganda it's not true that does not mean however that we are prepared to respond should the president direct such an action the united states for its part denies that it is intentionally building up forces in the area but says that doesn't mean it isn't prepared to strike could syria if there are reports of a chemical incident. on the bright side the two sides russia and the united states have opened up a channel of communication they're talking about averting the potential chemical attack that may happen in syria but the danger here the danger remains the danger of a wider i

that's precisely the answer they advocate in the persian gulf states. >> let's not forget president trump loves cc. >> he feels warmly about trump as well. >> look at libya and syria. equal hopes in those countries that they would also have their arab spring and a hot bed of the worst kind of violence and terrorism. and. >> to my mind it's telling both countries really headed south after the coo in egypt. it really sent a message around the region that as you say your choices here are extremist or aauthoritarian. the possible of a third way of a democratic future that we both felt in the square was crushed that day. >> indeed some egyptians or many say we were better off under mu bar rack. >> they look at the last years as the glory days. it was the apex of freedom in egypt and prosperity. there's no way to sugar coat it. it's heartbreaking. >> david kirkpatrick. thank you. >> pleasure. >> now from the middle east to europe to asia. my next guests have covered it all. james and deborah fallows spent their married life chasing a world in constant motion. james a journalist and deborah a li

and we defined the region that extends from the persian gulf to south asia and into eastern china, including the impacts of climate change, combined with impacts of irrigation, will result in deadly heatwaves that will touch on the limit of survivability of human beings. why would this region specifically as opposed to elsewhere, we are seeing this, as i mentioned, in other places. several factors have combined to produce these very severe climate conditions, including the low—lying lands, the low topography, the extensive irrigation that's been developed in the 20th century in this region, and the geographical location. they all combined to define conditions that would be conducive for severe heatwaves that could happen, especially under the business as usual scenario of global emissions of greenhouse gases. and as i mentioned earlier, this is one of the china's most densely populated places. it's also one of the places where most of the food is grown. so what will this mean for the country and its agriculture? this is a quite a significant projection and could limit many of the human activ

the sullivan was deployed to the persian gulf now this is a destroyer class ship with with armed with cruise missiles actually and according to the russian defense ministry they claim that the u.s. u.k. and france are preparing for a strike. now if profit is what is the actual situation there right now who controls that province well it's the last terrorist stronghold in syria basically after the syrian government's victory in and around damascus they cut a peace deal with the terrorists saving thousands of civilian lives but all and the basically the the tradeoff was that the remaining terrorists would be sent in buses to the province of it live and now we have four terrorist groups in power there the most powerful of which is called. and they were formerly known as al nusra now the others that are left are called. a shell islam and now are. now they're not really exactly unified they've already started warring with each other they put been putting thousands of civilian lives in danger there are plenty of reports of beheadings going on caging civilians use of human shields these are

at his workplace in the persian gulf it's risky in light of years of economic sanctions helicopter. than airplanes are more prone to crash. the u.s. policies are hitting iran's oil production particularly hard although iran was able to improve its sales over the past years their refineries are in a disastrous state they're in urgent need of foreign investment. traces of the iraqi bombing campaign from the one nine hundred eighty s. can still be seen today will the trumpet administration start the bombing again can the e.u. do anything better than just wait and see. the wealthy move us aren't as affected by international pressure. it hurts simple iranians like him on judge i.e. much more it's gotten harder and harder for him to plan his future his country has been in a state of emergency since his birth. i doubt either probably i probably. have a problem on. our current front. but you have. yet to let it go. that far i. think. many and iran are proud that differing opinions can still be published in their country but freedom of the press isn't that well protected throughout europe an

and we define the region that extends from the persian gulf to south asia and into it in china, includinghange, combined with impacts of irrigation, would result in deadly heatwaves that will touch on the survival of human beings. why would this region opposed to elsewhere — we seeing this as where, in other places? are several factors that combined to produce this very severe crime at condition, including the low—lying lands, delayed topography, extensive irrigation that has developed during the 20th century, and the geographical location. the combined to define conditions that would be conducive toa conditions that would be conducive to a severe delays that can happen, especially under the business as usual scenario of global emissions of greenhouse gases. as mentioned earlier, this is one of the most densely populated areas of china. it is also one of the places were most of the food is grown. will this mean their country and its agriculture? that this meant that the country. this is a difficult projection and could limit many activities that would require people to be outlaws, and tha

operation desert shield began in the persian gulf. ter 9-11, operation desert freedom and operation iraqi freedom that our forces were involved in as well. i think it is really important that no one really thinks about, in the early 1990's, the navy really got involved in humanitarian efforts. they are not doing anything related to war, fighting. they are out there for humanitarian relief. anything that has happened in the pacific fleet in that region and based on any type of natural disasters, evacuating personnel. helping in any way they can. in some cases the united states navy has been the first on scene. areas like bangladesh, any sia, vietnam, japan, natural disaster in the past couple of decades, the navy has been there. with that, that is kind of the introduction to program. we're going to have now i'm going to introduce our speakers and let them each talk about their areas of the rule of law in the pacific fleet. we're first going to talk about the challenges and training and equipping of the fleet. we're going to hear from a

the solomons was deployed to the persian gulf and according to the russian defense ministry this is a destroyer class ship armed with cruise missiles and the ministry also claims that the u.s. the u.k. and france might be prepared for a strike there now it profitless what is the situation there at the moment who controls was well it's the last terrorist stronghold in syria after the syrian government's victory in and around damascus they cut a peace deal where saving thousands of civilian lives but the tradeoff was safe passage for the remaining terrorists in the area. they were sent in buses to live now for terrorist groups now control that area the most powerful being. formerly known as ties to al qaeda and the others are jaish al islam and. now they're not exactly unified they started warring putting thousands of civilians in danger there's already reports regularly coming out of the area of beheadings caging people and even using people as human shields and other reports are suggesting that some of these groups are gathering for a final push against government areas hoping to stag

the sullivans was deployed to the persian gulf and according to the russian defense ministry this is a destroyer class ship armed with cruise missiles and the ministry is also saying that the u.s. u.k. and france are preparing for a strike in the area. what is the exact situation in it province right now who's control of what well it's the last terrorist stronghold located in syria after the syrian government's victory in and around damascus they cut a peace deal and the they saved thousands of civilian lives but the tradeoff was in buses to problems now for terrorist groups are now in power they're the most powerful being. and that's formally formerly known as al nusra with others being. islam and now are all but they're not exactly unified now they've started warring in the area putting thousands of civilian lives at risk so reports of beheadings caging people even using human shields are already commonplace there and reports are also suggesting that some of these groups are preparing a final push against government areas in syria hoping to stage a chemical attack that they would b

that's not a winning strategy for the united states to rest its entire security architecture in the persian gulf on so there are many and watch. inten think tanks who like to talk about this there are some in the pentagon as well in the defense department who see it as a last ditch attempt by the united states to be able to continue to sell the hundreds of billions of dollars in hardware and our missile defense systems particularly in light of the recent competition we're facing from russia in its s four hundred defense system but those those pieces are not i think they're not going to come together with any kind of real summit or real organization for an arab nato that is focused on saudi arabia in the united arab emirates flight how does iran view the creation or the possible creation of this alliance is iran view this as a pretext by the u.s. to take military action against iran. foreign policy. american foreign policy magazine. piece few weeks ago trying to answer this question that the united states takes many military action against iran and the answer to that that i don't assess how and i

the sullivans was deployed to the persian gulf now according to the russian defense ministry this is a destroyer class ship armed with cruise missiles and the ministry also says that the u.s. u.k. and france are most likely preparing for a strike now give me an overall sense of what the situation is in a province at the moment who controls walt well it's the last terrorist stronghold left in syria and after the syrian government's victory in and around damascus they cut a peace deal saving thousands of civilian lives but the trade off was safe passage for many of the remaining terrorists and they were sent to back to live on buses and now the situation is basically governed by four terrorist groups the most powerful being one called. and it's formally known as al nusra the others are called. islam and now are al din. but they're not exactly unified actually they started warring when they got to that area and they've been putting thousands of civilian lives in danger reports are saying that the headings caging people and even using human shields are commonplace there right now so repo

central command confirmed seeing an increase in iranian naval activity over the past week in the persian gulf and extending to the strait of hormuz, a strategic passage for many oil shipments. the iraniadrn navals usually occur later in the year. israeli pre nister benjamin netanyahu defended controversial new lonegislahat declares israel as the nation-state of the jewish people, and downgrades arabic from an official to "special" language. last night, tens of thousands of opponents marched in tel aviv, lzeed by members of the d community, an arabic-eaking minority. thefruze and other opponents the new law say it relegates non-jewish citizens to second class status. calls to the national suicide prevention lifeline are on the rise. hear from the counselors on the front lines at s.org/newshour. >> thompson: in the history of american environmental crises, several names stand the test of time: exxon valdez, deepwater horizon, three mile island, and of course, love canal. it was 40 years ago this week that president jimmy carter declared a national health emergency in the small community in niag

iran today wrapped up two days th naval exercises in the persian gulf, a show of force aimed at the u.sst as the trump administration is ngimposing sanctions. s the same time, protests are popping up in cities all over iran. here is roxana saberi. >> reporter: the protests are largely fueled by frustration with a failing economy. the size of the crowds on social media videos is hard to confirm, but their chants are clear. in this clip, demonstrators in esfahan shout, "death to the dictator," daring to openly defy supreme leader ayatollah ali reamenei. tey appear to set fire to police cars and throw rocks. the rallies follow larger ones that started last december and flared up again in june when detesters demonstrated outside parliament and shut down tehran's grand bazaar. iranians are grappling with rising inflation. the country's currency has collapsed, losing nearly half nds value since april. ind uncertainty is growing as u.s. sanctions are set to started again on monday, three months after president trump withdrew from a nuclear deal gith tehran. >> they're having a lot of difficult

we are also a country that we have the united states surrounding us, you have us troops in the persian gulffghanistan, you have the united states constantly threatening the country, you have western countries funding groups carrying out psychological warfare, if you have thousands of mek, former terrorists, you know them very well yourself, i'm sure, who fought for saddam hussein, many of them are in albania, they're paid trolls, they are constantly carrying out, through multiple online personas and different accounts, psychological warfare against iran. and then, when the united states indicts 13 russians for, what was it, creating political discord in the united states before the presidential elections because of a few facebook ads? this is double standards. the reality on the ground is that iran, despite the antagonism, and despite the hostility that's coming from western powers, is much more free than any of the us allies in this part of the world. all right. mohammad marandi, i thank you very much forjoining me from tehran. hello there. the weather pattern for the rest of this week and

the solomons was deployed to the persian gulf and according to the russian defense ministry this is a destroyer class ship armed with cruise missiles and the ministry also claims that the u.s. the u.k. and france might be prepared for a strike there now it profitless what is the situation that at the moment who controls well it's the last terrorist stronghold in syria after the syrian government's victory in and around damascus they cut a peace deal where saving thousands of civilian lives but the trade off was safe passage for the remaining terrorists in the area they were sent in buses to live now for terrorist groups now control that area the most. powerful being. formally known as ties to al-qaeda and the others are jaish al islam and now are al-din now they're not exactly unified they started warring putting thousands of civilians in danger there's already reports regularly coming out of the area of beheadings caging people and even using people as human shields and other reports are suggesting that some of these groups are gathering for a final push against government areas hopi

on the european continent and in the middle east as well as a return to naval harassment in the persian gulf these are all options but all these options will be responded to and i think understands that ben and ben helping us to put it all into perspective thank you so much my pleasure. now ben physical and is here and he's talking about the challenges when it comes to doing business with iran it just got a whole lot more complicated and it showed it's very you got that right washington's new sanctions do however indirectly affect european companies many of the multinationals to do business with iran also do business with the u.s. but president or trump says it's either one of the. three mm has spent the last two years trying to build up trade ties with iran his family owned company produces measuring devices that can be used to detect leaks in water and gas pipelines three hundred people depend on its worldwide exports including to iran it's something sieving does not want to give up he would like to continue trading with both the u.s. and iran. that is always what we are worried that our a

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strait of hormuz is the crucial conduit for global energy supplies and a narrow passage in the persian gulf to send its head the movement of some thirty to thirty five percent of the world maritime all three so now the conflict around iran has gained momentum after the reimposed tension fell. through on the most of our choosing a very strong and bold way here very strong gestures and that could definitely lead to an escalation and u.s. officials say that the u.s. assesses that the exercise and the strait as partly being held in response to rising with henri crumby way so some do saying this is wrong targeting the united states as an answer to these new imposed sanctions and terrorists well as you said they've made the threat before it's a very strong bargaining chip that they do have but what's the likelihood that they'll use it. well that is hard to say from here and in the moment is certainly the ball bats and as i mentioned before they have only talked the talk so far it was more about psychology at how it seemed so it is a familiar refrain that tougher tory is more than likely to be fol