flagged or otherwise are able to use international waters in the in the persian gulf. with the with perfect security and of course. right to be elected i would be taking immediate advice about what extra steps we might need to protect u.k. vessels the extra steps so what is he trying to signal here are we looking at britain's next prime minister saying he's ready to escalate the situation with iran dumping thought he might be considering measures like protecting by international falls of tank of and best hopes and john. role in the persian gulf as with hundreds of the us war exactly as we have seen in the 970980 s. during the iraq iran war which was pretty effective it cost a lot of money it costs them own effort however it was. very effective tool to protect international malta ways but it would go run counter to the us interests in the persian persian gulf because you the current president has rung and complain. arguing that he would withdraw all of this right the united states in the teeth in military terms from the arab persian gulf when you look at the u.k. it is

it's cold the persian gulf for a reason. we haveis the persian gulf for a reason.he persian gulf —— called, we are protecting our territorial waters and if this drone had been shot in international waters, over international waters, over international airspace, why do we have to pick up the pieces? as i told you, the americans and supported by president macron, it happened over international waters. were they there? that's what we told them, were you there? we were there. tensions in the gulf, we've seen recent tensions about the norwegian and japanese registered oil tankers which you have said iran had nothing to do with, the attacks on those tankers. but the suspicion is by the united states and united kingdom and others that iran was involved stop we've also seen the recent tensions between britain and iran over the seizure of grace one, your vessel, what do you think the possibility of you stumbling into an accidental war in the gulf are? again, it's the power is engulfed because it is next to our borders —— it's the persian gulf, iran has protected, iran has m

new trouble if the persian gulf. apparently involving iran. let's go to barbara starr. what are you learning, barbara. >> fweeng, cnn learned in about the last seven hours iran made of an up successful attempt to seize a british oil tanker trying to move through the strait of hormuz in the persian gulf region. this is a british oil tanker that was surrounded essentially by five iranian revolutionary guard mall boats, armed iranian boats that tried to make the tanker shift course and go into iranian territorial waters. there was a british warship nearby escorting. it moved into position. we are told that montrose trains guns on the iranian ships and gave them a verbal warning to back off. montrose especially equipped with large canons on the deck to drive off small boats. the iranians had been threatening itting to seize an

withdraw the united states at least in military terms from the arab persian gulf.rent: when you look at the u.k., it seems to be stuck in a very uncomfortable position. the tensions right now over these tankers with iran, at the same time it's a member of, it's one of the signatories to the nuclear deal with iran and is trying to save that deal with iran. how much longer do you think london can afford to play both sides? >> i don't think that it can afford any longer to play both sides. i mean, we have seen iran sending signals to the west and maybe this has been another signal from the united kingdom to iran. iran has been trying to put pressure on the remaining signatories, in particular, the three remaining european signatories, u.k., france and germany and now it runs exactly the opposite and the interesting thing is if it works, but to be honest, i really hate to say that i think the deal is more or less dead. brent: we appreciate you coming in and giving us your insights. thank you. >> thank you. brent: in greece, at least seven people have died after a power

boxer entered the persian gulf, carrying a crew of 2000 u.s. marines and meant to serve as a deterrent to iranian forces. according to the president, they engaged a drone. the u.s. military is trying to set up a maritime surveillance group to operate in the gulf to prevent attacks by iran or proxies against oil tankers. the pentagon clarified the group is not being considered yet a coalition. for now, the u.s. is taking steps after the iranians announced that they have seized a tanker with 12 crew accused of smuggling 220,000 gallons of fuel. >> our mission does not change, to promote security in the region, assure allies and certainly ensure the free flow of commerce throughout the straits. >> these preparations by u.s. forces certainly timely. today the head of iran's revolutionary guard that if any mistakes were made, his forces would go from defense to offense. shep? >> shepard: can you tell us about the tanker seized by iran this week? >> iranian state television made the announcement today saying that a tanker was seized in the persian gu

led mission to protect shipping in the persian gulf well the u.s. has asked allies to help protect vessels as they pass through the street over bruce because of heightened tensions with iran germany had already expressed skepticism about the proposal saying that priority should be given to diplomatic efforts to deescalate tensions foreign minister heikal mas had this to say while on a visit to. and. for. the german government will not participate in the sea mission proposed and planned by the united states we are in close agreement with our french partners in this regard we think the strategy of maximum pressure is wrong we do not want to military escalation we will continue to work with diplomacy more to set the foreign minister speaking there are shorter time ago well let's get your reaction now do you will use kid brady is on the story a for you kid germany's foreign minister heiko most unequivocal is saying germany won't join a u.s. led naval mission in the persian gulf there yeah exactly some straight talking there from the german foreign minis

as the tensions in the persian gulf region, these tensions in the u.s. and iran get to new heights it seems every day. dave? >> that latest reporting would be a massive escalation. matthew chance live for us near the strait of hormuz. >>> for democrats who want to launch impeachment proceedings against the president, this could be a make or break week. robert mueller testifies before congress on wednesday. they're using his report to make our case. charging president trump was never an option he could consider but he refused to exonerate him. >> if we had evidence that he did not commit a crime, we would have said so. >> here's what the two chair men are hoping to achieve. >> the report presents very substantial evidence that the president is guilty of high crimes and miss dean meaner. since we haven't had the opportunity to read that dry we want bob mueller to bring them to life. we want the people to hear it directly from him, not filtered through bill barr who had his own miss con leading -- >> half of registered voters say forget the hearings and let

and iran wants to change the game in the persian gulf. seems -- that is the reason of the major confrontation in the persian gulf that we are getting nearer and nearer to them. >> okay, our justice department -- there are 23 people on board, according to the owner of the ship. thank you for your reporting, we appreciate you joining us. >>> just days before their blockbuster hearing, democrats are plotting an aggressive strategy to question robert mueller. the former special council will have the details. 3,000 prisoners will be released starting today under the president's criminal reform act. hear where they're going. because it's my vision, my morning walk, my sunday drive, my grandson's beautiful face. only preservision areds 2 contains the exact nutrient formula recommended by the national eye institute to help reduce the risk of moderate to advanced amd progression. because it's my sunset, it's how i see my life. it's my vision. preservision but allstate actually helps you drive safely... with drivewise. it lets you know when you go

we still do have those heightened tensions in the persian gulf.'s check in on the markets in asia with juliette saly in singapore. good to see you. >> a lot brighter here in asia than it was yesterday, although very thin volumes. japanese stocks leading the gains, the nikkei up over 1% in late trade, chipmakers getting a boost after morgan stanley upgraded that, though hallway suppliers also doing very well despite that view. it is worthflat but noting that exuberance you saw yesterday, china's nasdaq has come off a little today after rallying yesterday, only four of the 25 stocks are moving higher today. it is leading declines in g10 currencies after they said they are going to revisit policy markety, which has the suggesting rates could remain lower for longer. let's also have a look at my chart, showing the moves this year, despite all the implications you have seen the about 3%, rise by certainly underperforming the gains in the asia-pacific index. but amidst these trade headwinds, we have different calls. goldman seeing the worst behind korea

the incident occured in the strait of hormuz, a stretch of water between the persian gulf and the gulfrdered by iran and the united arab emirates. joining us now for more on this is our north america correspondent peter bowes. i know that details are limited, no comment at the moment from the british mystery of defence, what are you hearing and tell something more about the background of this very tense time in that region. you're right, and is extremely tense. these potentially five iranians boats approach the british heritage as it was moving out of the persian gulf is crossing into the strait of hormuz. under the tango, is crossing into the strait of hormuz. underthe tango, itself is crossing into the strait of hormuz. under the tango, itself was being escorted by a frigate and it was the guns on that frigate that we re was the guns on that frigate that were trained at the tabernacle were given a warning to back off and no shots were fired, they did a golf in the tanker was allowed on its way. the background to this is that about a week ago, a iranian supertanker was intercepted and

five armed boats trying to seize a british tanker in the persian gulf unsuccessful. good morning, welcome to "early start." i'm boris sanchez . >> i'm christine romans. nationwide raids to round up undocumented immigrants three days away. the raids are scheduled to begin sunday. that's according to one former and two current homeland security officials. the final details of the operation in flux. the "times" reports the raids will include so-called clalt deportations, detaining immigrants who happen to be on the scene even though they were not the original target. family members arrested together will be held in family detention centers when possible. on wednesday a top immigration official suggested the raids were imminent. >> they're absolutely going to happen. there's approximately a million people in this country with removal orders and of course that isn't what i.c.e. will go after in this, but that's the pool of people who have been all the way through the due process chain. >> you might recall president trump threatened to execute the raids last month, but aft

by over one percent in the past hour the market is reacting to the worsening situation in the persian gulf brant crude prices climbed $0.88 to just over $63.00 u.s. dollars concerns that iran's seizure of a british tanker last week may lead to supply disruptions british government will discuss countermeasures on monday solution is not yet in science. corresponded to delaying the end frank oil is up would you call it that but rise dramatically. so while prices are up today as you said it's about 2 percent for the day and they also rose on friday about one percent but there is a lot of concern there's a lot of questions about why the reaction hasn't been more dramatic a lot of analysts are a bit surprised that we haven't seen a bigger and create. this place where the seizures have been happening where this conflict with iran is happening the strait of hormuz is extremely important for the global oil market where about 20 percent of oil shipments come through and so that is could be a huge disruption if iran follows through on its threats to close off. the strait and you know that's where mos

sanctions since may of this year a number of tankers have suffered attacks in the persian gulf attacks washington blames on tehran. in june the us came close to bombing iran after iran shot down an unarmed american drone it was only at the last minute a trump called off the retaliatory attack then in early july after brother the british seized in a rainy and tanker some see the recent seizure of a british ship in the persian gulf as an act of retaliation the viability of a security coalition is being tested in berlin germany social democrats are against engaging militarily but the center right christian democratic union has offered a mixed response this 50 feet there's a danger of miscalculation and miscommunication and we don't want europe to be dragged into a war against iran on the side of the u.s. it's all mail that's is and this is a maritime corridor with considerable economic importance and it's crucial for a well being we have to defend our interests as well as the law and our allies. the german left party says intervention isn't justified. securing access to resources by force

proposal for european led task force to escort takers in a busy shipping lane in the persian gulf the u.k. suggested the move after iran's seized one of its tankers in the strait of hormuz reactions to repose will here in germany are mixed. it may have been one step too far on july 19th the arabian revolutionary guard seized a british tanker in the strait of hormuz the united kingdom is now calling for a common european defense mission to secure that important trade route. german chairman of the munich security conference 4th king ischinger has thrown his weight behind the proposal writing germany cannot watch from the sidelines if any new maritime defense mission in the gulf is now being discussed how did it get to this point in 2018 u.s. president donald trump announced his country's withdrawal from the nuclear accord with iran the consequence new u.s. sanctions since may of this year a number of tankers have suffered attacks in the persian gulf attacks washington blames on tehran in june the us came close to bombing iran after iran shot down an unarmed american drone. it was only a

oil is not out correctly pricing the barometer of risk in the persian gulf.rie: we are seeing an escalation of tensions, up 1% on brent. it is higher. to not where was five years 10 years ago, given what is going on in the strait of hormuz. it is leading losses lower, singapore. hong kong as well down more than .7%. to ownf a cautious starting monday morning. the japanese yet it down .3%. the swiss franc is down, manus, and a lot of this has to do -- these are two big of the world's most sought after havens. in commodities, besides oil, iron ore down 1.9%. citigroup sees prices falling with the steel slowdown looming in china. their price target is for $95 for the fourth quarter and you can see we are trading about $1.14 a ton. the chart has to be oil given what is going on in the geopolitical sense and supply-side of the market. i am looking at the bullish bets, seeing the highest net longs since may. we did see these spikes and oil on friday as well, but still, it ended down for the week about 6% lower. it will be interesting to see how much we see moving i

so that is also rachetting up tensions here in the persian gulf regions.hat standoff with brittain over the seizure on friday of a u.s. -- sorry, of a british flanked oil tanker just a few miles where i'm speaking to you now over there in the gulf of oman and that busy shipping strait of hormuz. dramatic video of the iranian special forces from the revolutionary guard. a helicopter is here. the intersected radio broadcasts as well between the british and the iranian navy. the british navy couldn't get there in time but it did issue a verbal confrontation with the iranian navy but it wasn't able to stop the tanker being seized. the british are absolutely furious. they say there are going to be robust measures put in place in response to this. what exactly they are we don't know yet. british officials are working to discuss what ways they can take forward. a possibility of more sanctions and international cop voi to protect shipping in the gateway and they want this a diplomatic one not a military one. matthew chance live for us along the strait. thank you.

and we do all know that tensions in the persian gulf would mean higher energy prices for the whole war especially the consumer countries and then this means that consumers like even the great britain they are all they have to pay the costs of the united states foreign policy that that's for sure an escalation of tension that would leave a great impact negative impact on c.p.o. way and it would make iran much more resolved to continue its present strategy that they call active resistance or reciprocal costs for all actors apparently we are moving from a win win situation that was supposed to happen on their nuclear deal to situation where we would all lose it would be a lose lose situation for everyone and that's because of the united states you know being adamant to irrational calls for diplomacy and for getting back to the nuclear deal don't leave it there for now thanks so much for now this is on that satan stuff host. thank you both still ahead on the news hour including a fight for a dignified existence how iraq's poorest are struggling for basic amenities and digging in we mee

in in operations at sea starting with the 6 nonlethal incidents in the straits of hormuz in the persian gulf and the gulf of oman and it is been expanding and expanding rapidly and the danger is to international oil transport merchant shipping of all nature and air transport particularly passenger air transport it's time that people stopped took a breath and decided what is the true facts and iran has a major responsibility having engaged in 6 or 7 incidents that are known in the last couple of months this. it has to be somewhat of a tangled web around the ship it seems that the seizure was to enforce the sanctions not us sanctions sanctions on against syria but not us sanctions on iran could you explain our help clear up exactly what the grounds are for holding the ship. as far as i know from public statements not from primary sources you are correct that the oil was banned for syria and that transferring the oil at this time would be a violation of the new sanctions. there also could be a basis for violation of u.s. sanctions and that seems to be consistent with the reports again reports n

this comes as tensionsns in the persian gulf continued to mount over the weekend following iran's seizure of a british oil tanker and its 23 crew friday. iran said it seized the tanker and ritually nation -- in retaliation. the iranian national guard released video sunday showing the vessel flying an iranian flag. brititain says iran forced thehe stena impero out of international waters and rerouted the tanker into iranian territory. audio released sunday appears to show an iranian official directing the vessel to change course. to 360.e your course degrees in italy. amy: britain classified iran's capture of the tanker as a hostile act. today, prime minister theresa may, who is expected to leave office on wednesday, is holding emergency cabinet meetings. this comes as iran continues to deny president trump's claim that the u.s. military shot down an iranian drone in the strait of hormuz. iranian foreign n minister mohad javad zarif spoke out again -- against the harsh u.s. sanctions while at a meeting of the non-aligned movement in caracas, venezuela, sunday, calling them "economic terror

is sending more troops to the persian gulf.i asked general frank mckenzie, the top commander for the middle east about that today, he refused to comment. >> we can't comment onion going rp deployments in the central command. >> reporter: according to the report, u.s. troops would go into prince sultan air base in the middle of saudi arabia. all the other bases in the region where u.s. aircraft are currently located are along the rim of the persian gulf, making them easier targets for iran. the saudi base has a 10,000-foot runway, long enough to handle any american warplane, and plenty of room to park them. in 1990, on the eve of the first gulf war, american warplanes were lined up wing tip to wing tip at prince sultan. but in 2003 the saudis kicked the u.s. out because they didn't want any part in the invasion of iraq. in fact, you could say they are already at war with iran. we were taken today to see the wreckage of iranian-made missiles that have been fired at royal palaces and airports inside saudi arabia by iranian-backed

has beefed up its military in the persian gulf region as a provocation against them. but i think one of the things we always have to factor into all of this, we've been seeing a lot of instability occurring in the persian gulf region over the past couple of weeks, the past couple of months, is that the fundamental issue between the u.s. and iran is not out of the way, it's still there. it's something that is going to continue to linger. that's the fact that the u.s. has left the nuclear agreement. that the u.s. has put these massive sanctions on the iranians and that right now there are no talks on the horizon between these two nations. as long as that's the case, there does certainly stand to be more provocation and more instability in the persian gulf region because, quite frankly, the iranians are saying they're not just going to stand by and allow that to happen. so whether or not there's going to be a larger conflict is something that is obviously very much in the air. the threat is there. both sides say that's not something they want to happen, but certainly if

. >>> we are monitoring developments in the persian gulf as well as tensions are soaring between iran and the west. britain is warning that there will be, quote, serious consequences after iran captured a british flagged oil tanker in the critical shipping area of the strait of hormuz. there you see new video of the moment the tanker was seized by iran's navy. earlier this month britain took part of an iranian super tanker off its territory of gibraltar saying it was suspected of smuggling oil to syria. and then just days ago the u.s. claimed it had destroyed an iranian drone in the same area, a claim refuted by iranian officials. senior international correspondent matthew chance is in abu dhabi. what does iran hope to get out of seizing this ship? >> reporter: first of all i think it is an act of retaliation to the seizure of that iranian super tanker by the british authorities earlier this month. they've vowed to retaliate and have done that and made a big show of it as well by releasing those images on iranian state television showing the fast attack craft, the revolutionary guard

armed boats trying to seegs that oil tanker in the persian gulf.te foreign relations committee about his reaction to all of that next. that's a blazer? that's a chevy blazer? aww, this is dope. this thing is beautiful. i love the lights. oh man, it's got a mean face on it. it looks like a piece of candy. look at the interior. this is nice. this is my sexy mom car. i would feel like a cool dad. it's just really chic. i love this thing. it's gorgeous. i would pull up in this in a heartbeat. i want one of these. that is sharp. the all-new chevy blazer. speaks for itself. i don't know who they got to design this but give them a cookie and a star. booking.com offers free so bookers can book now... and ask their boss later. [do you want breakfast or no?] free cancellations! [definitely breakfast.] how good is that? be a booker at booking.com. car vending machines and buying a car 100% online.vented now we've created a brand new way for you to sell your car. whether it's a year old or a few years old, we want to buy your car. so go to carvana and enter yo

has a large military presence in the persian gulf. and very few u.s. tankers at home.e said iran faces a choice. to change its behavior, or things can get a lot worse. >> iran is showing their colors, working out very nicely. they are in big trouble right now. their economy is crashing. it is coming to a crash. they are trying to bring soldiers back home because i cannot pay them. a lot of things are happening to them. and it is very easy to straighten it out or make it worse. >> also weighing in on his feud with the four congresswomen of "the squad." the political outrage over chance of send her back still swirling, the president said that there should be outrage over their policies. speak of the things that they have said about our country are terrible. what they have said about israel are just terrible. omar put in yesterday a sanctions bill against israel. >> members of the squad are not backing down. arriving in minnesota for a four day weekend, ilhan omar promised to continue to be a thorn in the president side. >> when i said the eye was the president's nightmar

about 50 tankers pass by here every day going in and out of the persian gulf and every one of them is a potential target for iran. >> all right. incredible reporting, david martin, from oman. thank you. >>> more than a few politicians have promised us the moon, but john f. kennedy delivered. and though he did not live to see the success of apollo 11, this launch complex here in florida is named in his honor. mark strassmann tells us the future of space includes possibly as early as 2024, on the way to mars. >> reporter: this is the orrion. neil armstrong wouldn't recognize what's inside. >> come on down into the step. >> reporter: nasa's orion program manager showed us there's room for four not three. >> three identical displays you can put any display on any one of the panels. >> reporter: nasa wants an sls rocket, the most powerful ever, to launch orion to the moon. but orion and sls are years behind schedule and billions over budget. michael collins rode to the moon on apollo 11. >> we should now be planning for a visit to mars, a trip to mars makes apollo look lik habitat s long-t

you join me on the gulf of oman, just a few miles from the exact point in the persian gulf region, where that ship was intercepted a couple of days ago. it's a point of the latest point of conflict. the two childrountries have bee trading comments. the british calling the seizure unacceptable. the iranians putting across comments saying the british should reign in those that should stoke tensions. this is more than a bilateral dispute of britain and iran. you have to set it against the backdrop of the tensions in the region, particularly between the united states and iran, which has seen allegations about iran in the persian gulf region. it's been a buildup of military forces in the region, as well. it's easy to see, even though the british say they want this to be resolved diplomatically, it's easy to see how an incident like this could escalate until a broader, wider kind of problem and even ignite a hot conflict in this persian gulf region. >> absolutely, matthew. has there been anything coming from iran, in response to what britain is saying, where it needs to be released or there wi

center fell in, this is -- which is -- sentinel, which is aimed at increasing security in the persian gulff mexico but as far as seeing for -- more aggressive steps entry the u.s. navy in the region. i doubt we'll see more of that. president trump's line is whether it impacts u.s. assets or individuals. it would be a totally different story if it was a u.s. flagship or who whether there were americans aboard the ship. i do it we're going to see a very significant response to this. >> henry rome, thank you. >> thank you, my pleasure. >> coming up, after a slow start to 2019, the market gets its first taste. this is bloomberg. ♪ romine: chewy coming back down to earth after opening 49% above its opening price. the better than expected forecast not enough to shake valuation concerns but the c.e.o. insisted there was plenty of opportunities for growth in our interview earlier here on bloomberg. >> we are earlier days in our growth. combine that with the fact that' we're trying to create a one-stop sweat shop, which hasn't been done before. romine: this the same day as medallia opened 62% befor

navy warship in the persian gulf. >> reporter: the uss boxer at sea in the 90-degree waters of the persianulf. nearly a week after the amphibious salt ship brought down an iranian drone, cbs news went aboard with general frank mckenzie, the top u.s. commander for the middle east, who told us it now looks like the "boxer" took down two drones. >> as always, it was a complex tactical picture. we believe two drones. we believe two drones were successfully engaged. we believe there might have been more but we're not i a wear of. there may have been more. >> reporter: so you actually brought down two drones? >> we're confident we brought down one drone. well may have brought down a sect drown. >> reporter: before the boat showed up, the drones buzzed around the ship as it passed through the strait of hormuz at the mouth of the persian gulf. lieutenant commander mark gackowski was on the flight deck. >> fast boats, they were all over the place. some were iranians. maybe some weren't, but there were fast boats out there. >> reporter: captain ronald dowdell, the commander of the ship, was on the b

growing fears in the persian gulf after iran seizes a british tanker. the dramatic moments unfold in realtime with newly released audio. we'll have that update next. [ dogs barking ] what about him? let's do it. [ sniffing ] come on. this summer, add a new member to the family. hurry into the mercedes-benz summer event today for exceptional offers. lease the glc 300 suv for just $419 a month at the mercedes-benz summer event. going on now. so are the traits you love about your breed, but behind them are health needs you may not see. royal canin believes in tailored nutrition, to ensure his long back and playful spirit get the joint support they need. or to help this gentle giant keep her heart going strong. we've developed over 200 formulas to support the magnificence that makes them, them. find the right formula for your pet at royalcanin.com. you ever wish you weren't a motaur? sure. sometimes i wish i had legs like you. yeah, like a regular person. no. still half bike/half man, just the opposite. oh, so the legs on the bottom and motorcycle on the to

larger american project yesterday the americans who said they want to build a coalition in the persian gulf region and all the way to the red sea and to vary. the timing is of of course excellent for the british to come up with this story anyone who looks at the persian gulf map they can see that iranian bases it's iran's home turf if they wanted to take a tanker they would take that tanker and there's nothing that the british could do about it while they do run. around they say last week that they want to take a british oil tanker if it's detained warship wasn't released yet do you think that the british are fabricating this because of american pressure. absolutely the iranians if the british failed to release the iranian tanker because they it's an act of piracy it is illegal even if the even if it was oil that was going to that particular refinery which is for the concert which would be consumption for ordinary syrians even if that was the case there was they have no right to detain tankers owned by other countries but it wasn't for that refinery wasn't even for syria and they had no rig

of the persian gulf. wanted to take an oil tanker, they wanted to take an oil tanker, they would have taken it. whether it was american or british or anyone else, i think that's clear as day. the tension between iran and the west isn'tjust playing out in the strait of hormuz. last week royal marines boarded an iranian oil tanker off the coast of gibraltar, which is a british territory in the mediterranean. the ship was believed to be heading for a syria. specifically a refinery owned by the syrian government, which would be a breach of eu sanctions because of the civil war there. today the captain and first officer were arrested by gibraltar police. but here's bbc persian on why we can't be certain where the tanker was actually going. many ma ny a nalysts many analysts believe that that cargo, the oil tanker that was seized in gibraltar, was not bound for syria although its documents state that it was. many are saying now iran is using and the pink are going to art training at gps sending out oil to refin

growing tensions in the persian gulf.n royal marines helped officials in gibraltar seize an iranian supertanker last week, tehran said it was a form of piracy and that a british oil tanker should be seized if the iranian ship is not released. it was suspected of carrying oil from iran to syria, in breach of eu sanctions. "you will realise the consequences", said president hassan rouhani. translation: you, britain, are the initiator of insecurity and you will realise the consequences later. now you are so hopeless that when one of your tankers wants to move in the region, you have to bring your frigates to escort it, because you are scared. less than a week later, there's been a confrontation in the persian gulf that looks like retaliation. five armed iranian boats attempted to seize a british tanker before backing off when confronted by a warship. no shots were fired. in a statement, the us defence department said it was aware of reports of "harassment and attempts to interfere with the passage of the uk—flagged merchant

. >> we are in the persian gulf, we have 1500 miles of coastline with the persian gulf.ntrol the strait of hormuz, it is -- i mean, these waters are a lifeline. so their security is of paramount borns for iran. but throughout history, iran has provided security in these waters. the united states is intervening in order to make these waters insecure for iran. you cannot make these waters insecure for one country and security for others. >> do you believe whoever is to blame, you could have an escalation that would result in a military incident? >> in a small body of water, if you have so many foreign vessels, you -- i mean, accidents will happen, you remember 1988 when a u.s. warship in these waters shot down and iranian civil airliner killing 290 passengers? so accident, even catastrophes can happen under these circumstances. >> do you think that with tensions being as high as they are, there is a possibility of war? >> you cannot simply disregard a possibility of a disaster. but we all need to work in order to avoid one. there is a war going on right now, it's an econom

iran seizes a british oil tanker and stops another ship in the persian gulf a serious new provocation. one day after the u.s. destroys an iranian drone. president trump saying iran is nothing but trouble. growing concern tonight in a volatile region. >>> heat emergency it's dangerously hot and humid in two-thirds of the country 190 million people now facing scorching heat major events put on hold and for some the worst is yet to come. al roker will have a look at >>> thsurprising increase in marijuana use by pregnant women. relieving symptoms like morning sickness, migraines, and stress. >> i decided to consume cannabis, and within 30 minutes, i did feel better. >> but is it safe? >>> and back on the team why the nfl decided not to suspend rising nfl star tyreek hill after accusations of child abuse raising new questions about the league's policies. >>> plus, outrage over lunch shaming after parents get a letter warning their children could be placed in foster care if they don't pay their school lunch bills. why is the district going to such extremes? >> this is "nbc nightly news" wit

we begin with breaking news out of the persian gulf. allison barber has details about the latest provocation. >> reporter: according to us officials this all happened 10 hours ago. a senior us defense official says iran's islamic revolutionary guard tried to seize a british oil tanker in the persian gulf. the official says there were 5 uranian boats, british warships 5 miles behind a british tanker and the warship is said to be iranian boat leveling its guns and threatening to open fire. fox news told they left the area after that. a manned us reconnaissance aircraft was flying ahead as well. the iranian president warned the british government they would face repercussions through seizure of iranian oil tanker. >> reporter: your action is very preposterous and a mistake and will harm you. the british started this. they will be directly accountable. >> reporter: gibraltar seized the oil tanker with the help of the british royal marine class. they took -- they had reason to believe the tanker was carrying oil to a syrian refinery in viola

we have that going on at the same time we have thw tensions in the persian gulf. nada: can i just ask, how is this playing out in iran? barbara: well, iranians are in a terrible situation. their economy is in very poorca shape e of the sanctions, because of other things that have gone on in at country in terms of mismanagement. now they have to worry about threats of war. people are very much on edge. the last thing they want is open ndhostilities between iranhe united states or western countries. on the other hand, they also feel that iran has been very poorly treated. after all, the united states withdrew from the nuclear deal ed reimposed sanctions wh iran was in full cpliance, and we were not seeing these sorts of incidents on the persian gulf. nada: barbara slavin, thank you so much for joining us. barbara: you're welcome. for months, president trump has been fighting to get a contentious citizenship question added to the 2020 census. but after legal setbacks, he may be ready to back down. but he wl take executive action to get the information by othemeans. t

both ships hijacked in the persian gulf by members of iran's revolutionary guard. it happened just after president trump boasted of the u.s. navy firepower and that his redline is the loss of an american life. >> we hope for their sake they don't do anything foolish. if they do, they will pay a price like no one has ever paid a price. >> we believe that is an international responsibility, not a un states y a rt ofthe solution. >>> 50 years ago today apollo 11 reached the moon. the crew safely entered into an lunar orbit. two of the astronauts on board met with the president today. after landing on the moon and the apollo crew splashed down into the pacific ocean, and were picked up by the crew of the uss hornet. the aircraft is not permanently docked in alameda as a floating museum. you can be a part of the splashdown 50 celebration tomorrow from 10 a.m.-4:00 p.m. we have a special section on our website dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 mission, just go to kpix.com/apollo . >>> get this, tomorrow in washington, d.c., where you factor in humidity,

. >> reporter: general frank mckenzie boarded his plane for a trip to the persian gulf, just as news breaking that iran had seized an oil tanker. the ship, called the "riah," is reportedly owned by the united arab emirates and was seen being escorted by iranian naval vessels. at last report it was at anchor off an iranian island. >> i've got nothing more than just the initial reports on that. obviously we would take that very seriously. >> reporter: mckenzie stopped today in oman, whose territorial waters extend into the strait of hormuz. he is counting on u.s. shows of force like the aircraft carrier "lincoln" and b-52 bombers to keep iran from bringing the boat into the strait. >> our ability to bring forces into the theater, it's an act to deter them. we're in a period where they're recalculating and sort of trying to gauge our intent. >> reporter: this latest incident came ten days after british royal marines seized an iranian tanker that was about to enter the mediterranean in what officials believe was an attempt to smuggle oil to syria. iran vowed to retaliate and, last week,

-flagged tankers through the persian gulf, particularly through the strait of hormuz. again, it that choke point there. remember, this is part of a pattern of behavior and attacks in recent days and weeks. of course you had iran, they shot down a $110 million u.s. drone a couple of weeks ago. prior to that they were also attacking other tankers with explosive devices according to u.s. intelligence. and now you have this. earlier today i had the opportunity to speak to the director of the defense intelligence agency. this is the intelligence agency that monitors intelligence around the world, supplies that intelligence to the u.s. military. i spoke to the director general ashley, and he told me that in his view iran's activity now is at an inflection point. have a listen to what he said. >> they're going into recession, and the glide path that they're on is more of the same. so what is it they have to do to kind of change the status quo, which was to ramp up the level of activity. and we saw this coming a couple weeks out before it happened. >> the strategy here perhaps

and we do all know that tensions in the persian gulf would mean higher energy prices for the whole war specially consumer countries and then this means that consumers like even the great britain they are all peons they have to pay the costs of the united states foreign policy that that's for sure an escalation of tension would leave a great impact negative impact on the way and it would make iran much more resolve to continue its present strategy that they called active resistance or reciprocal costs for all actors apparently we are moving from a win win situation that was supposed to happen under the nuclear deal to situation where we would all lose it would be a lose lose situation for everyone and that's because of the united states you know being adamant to irrational calls for diplomacy and for getting back to the nuclear deal and in another development around his own is trends have returned to their base dismissing washington's claim that it destroyed one of them president has said it was ship the u.s.s. boxer downed in a rainy and drain in the strait of hormuz in this the pr

boxer an assault ship sent to the persian gulf just over a month ago u.s. president donald trump said a drone had come within a 1000 yards of the u.s.s. boxer and ignored calls to stand down. this is the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by iran against vessels operating in international waters the united states reserves the right to defend our personnel our facilities i think trysts and calls upon all nations to condemn iran's attempts to disrupt freedom of navigation. and global commerce. iranian foreign minister mohamad jobs are if there was a new york for u.n. meetings said he could not confirm the possible downing of a drone. to the group. that's what i said you know. how do you make too much you know senator paul this is the latest scrape between the 2 countries over who is provoking whom in the strait of hormuz. on june 20th iran shot down a u.s. drone it said had violated its airspace just days ago the iranian military seized a foreign tanker in this strategic strait saying the ship was smuggling oil they released this footage allegedly

germany will not join a naval mission in the persian gulf.nd we have to clarify, saying it will not join a u.s.-led naval mission, right? kate: exactly. some straight talking from the german foreign minister, reiterating again what we already heard yesterday after that request came from washington to germany to join that u.s.-led mission. right now germany is very much set on trying to find a diplomatic solution, and above all, trying to make sure that the situation does not escalate further. at the same time however, it is worth pointing out that just on the others of europe today in brussels, the new german defense minister, annegret kramp-karrenbauer, or akk as she is known here, was meeting with nato allies including the u.k. and france, who are also very important signatories on that rather fragile iran nuclear deal right now. and her answer to the press was not quite as direct and clear-cut as heiko maas's. we can have a listenen to what e had to say now. >> we are considering this request in close consultation with the united kingdom a