>> senator, those that have not had the a chance to look at the straits of hormuz, it's a very tight area that is located there, and it is under law of the seas. there is an international passageway that is allowed so that ships can carry oil through the straits. and it is -- it gives us the argument that we absolutely have to have the, which is that we need, in order to protect the world's oil supply, which goes through the straits of hormuz, we have to do it based on the international rules provided through the law of the seas that allows for transit in that area. and if iran were to engage in efforts to block the straits of hormuz, that's the very reason we have made clear that that is a red line that we would not tolerate. we have to keep those straits open. >> thank you. >> thank you very much, senator boxer. as i recognize senator inhofe may i just say, mention to senator ritsch. we want to work closely with senators inhofe and other whose may have questions or reserveations about this, to specifically adopt in the resolution of ratification appropriate reservations and/or under

also the united arab emirates has completed a new pipeline so pump oil bypassing the corniest strait of hormuz the new routes will be able to supply around two thirds of the country screwed out currently almost all of the oil at twenty percent of global deliveries transported through the straits of hormuz which is of course controlled by iran and earlier the country is right since a blockade as a reaction to sanctions from western countries over its nuclear program. all of that's what i have for you this hour back to you know many thanks indeed for that tom de marina and in a few minutes we'll explore the whole its possible the russian capital and moscow that's after a lot of headlines stay with us. leaves keep this inside to greed the room. to feel. civilization notice their absence. but this is their life don't sign civilization possible. join me on a journey to the heart of the place is hidden from the tourists you got to meet some real credible insiders although they may not be the usual news makers you see on t.v. . you . wealthy british style it's time to. market. find out what's really

the united arab emirates has completed a new pipelines of pumping oil bypassing the straits of hormuz the new routes will be able to supply around two thirds of the country's food outlets and the currently almost all of the u.a.e. or oil and twenty percent of global deliveries are transported through the straits of hormuz which is of course controlled by ever on and earlier the constant presence of blogs it's as a reaction see sanctions from western countries over its nuclear program. of course as they do for the prize the life blood of me upwards and sake solver and everyone is already talking about the new members of the government prize than the current prize the move to madrid it has already set out some of the goals you'd like to achieve and his new role as prime minister and we spoke to the head of the russian economic school and he told us what needs to be done to make sure his promises are fulfilled the recent speech agreement was a lady quite specific instead of saying that we will be doing member musician or innovation this is how many jobs you want to create this is called

is or oil and twenty percent of global deliveries are transported through the straits of hormuz which is of course controlled by iran and earlier the country threats and to block it as a reaction to sanctions from western countries over its nuclear program. well as a sea of red here you see you heard a good many bang thing deeded by that time date marina and in just a few minutes we set food in the very heart of power in russia the kremlin but looking at it from a rather different time go but before that time how to recap our top stories. join me on a journey to the heart of the kremlin to a place is hidden from the terrorist you're going to meet some real credible insiders although they may not be the usual news makers you see on t.v. . recently. i am. i have. come up. sleeping. at least some. slippages slugs. come up. the abyss . the abyss. keep. there hasn't been anything good on t.v. . it is to get the maximum political impact. before the source material is worth soaps journalism on this week. we wanted to present. something you know. welcome back this is a check of the headlines

strait of hormuz the new routes will be able to supply around two thirds of the country's crude outlets and of course currently almost all of the u.a.e. soil and twenty percent of global deliveries are transported through the straits of hormuz which is controlled by iran or any other country through absence of blockage as a reaction to sanctions from western countries over its nuclear program while back to russia for hours just days of course before president elect glad the upwards and takes over and there's already talk about who will be the new members of the government the current president of course for his in the has already set out his goals for his new role as prime minister and the we spoke to the russian economy school had sygate gritty of and he outlined what's been done in order to make sure that president medvedev this promises are achieved the recent speech by me was already quite specific instead of saying that we will be doing member musician or innovation this is how many jobs we want to create this is called being the middle class should be the high the life expectancy

is or oil and twenty percent of global deliveries transported through the straits of hormuz which is of course controlled by iran earlier the country threatened to block it as a reaction to the sanctions from western countries over its nuclear program. now going back to russia itself course as days before president like bottom your friends in takes over and there's been a lot of talk already about the new members of the government the current prize than we did in that video has already spoken of the goals you would like to see achieved and his new role as foreign minister and we spoke to the head of the russian school of economics and he outlined what should be done in order to make sure that those goals are fulfilled the recent speech by me was already quite specific instead of saying that we will be doing member musician or innovation this is how many jobs we want to create this is called being the middle class should be the high the life expectancy should be this is how much we want to grow the productivity of russian companies so he gave numbers but then the next question the is w

attempts to close the strait of hormuz or attacks u.s. ships in the persian gulf but analysts say it's the kind of planning that drives the tensions to off whole new level. now it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that iran is encircled militarily here is the iran and here are the countries in red where the us has military presence we try to put on the map those us bases which have been reported about flashing blue here here you have the friendly arab countries right next to qatar bahrain which hosts the u.s. fifth fleet that's forty ships sixteen thousand personnel two huge aircraft carriers kuwait which right after the drawdown in iraq the u.s. there has increased the size of standby combat force america's air force army navy and marines are boldly positioned in all modern and united arab emirates the sounds of the iran. in turkey and israel to the west and afghanistan and pakistan in the east most recently the u.s. air force has this patch the number of f. twenty two raptor strike fighters to a base in the united arab emirat

south china sea, rising powers in the pacific, with north korea, with iran, with transit in the straits of hormuz, with turmoil in the middle east, with a whole series of challenges, not to mention war, not to mention terrorism. all of those are the threats that we confront. and the reality is that we are now in a world in which, frankly, in order to be able to deal with that myriad of challenges, it isn't enough for the united states navy to go wandering around the world, asserting its strength as a way to solve that myriad of problems and threats i just defined. the only way we're going to do that in this world is to have alliances with our countries and deal with another approach so that other countries, as well, understand the threats they confront and deal with those threats. that's the kind of world we're part of. that's the kind of world we live in. it's for that reason that the law of the seas becomes important, because it is one of those vehicles in which to engage the world. if 160 nations have ack seeded to it, and we say to hell with them, then 160 nations are going to determine what

they had threatened to close the strait of hormuz. oil and gas supplies are at their highest level sense 199 -- since 1990. in the u.s. you're seeing the mow men testimony for the -- mow men testimony for the economy slowing down. at least 12 countries in europe are falling into a recession. what you see is a tradeoff, lower gas prices for a weaker economy. reporting from new york. >>> well, the number of motorcycle deaths has not dropped according to the past year. there were 4500 motorcycle deaths in the u.s. last year brkts same has last -- about the same as last year. fewer states have helmet laws, alcohol use and speeding. >>> if you want your child to get good grades in school, try some exercise. we'll tell you more on abc2 news at 6:00 with jamie costello which starts right now. >>> every flag honors every faissments -- face, the lives we remember. >>> a howard county man was killed trying to cross coastal highway. >>> and why would scammers try to hit our military families. let's see, how is it going on the highway. kelly show

in recent months we have heard karen threatened to close the straits of hormuz and the europeans sanctioned beyond our own ability to respond in the national interest and security of the united states, which the administration made very clear at that time but that threat to place, my understanding of the treaty is that such an action would violate to guarantee the right of innocent passage even in a nation that territorial waters and u.s. military vehicles -- vessels, is that a correct statement? >> that is a correct statement. >> the other thing i focused a great deal on in our subcommittee wrote his proliferation of narcotics trafficking and my concern about proliferation of mass destruction. what benefits would the u.s. derived from joining the treaty with respect to countering and intricate teen narcotics and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to and from states and nonstate actors of proliferation concern such as iran and syria. for example, joining the treaty advanced interdiction efforts under the proliferation security initiative such as providing a basis for taking ac

miscalculation multiplier for lots of flash points whether we're talking about naval confrontation in the strait of hormuz, iran has expressed rising uncertainness in the area in last years, talking about the skirmishes with the u.s. navy back in 2008. we can imagine how difficult this would be for the policy process if we had to add this kind of element of a nuclear iran. other flash point where conflict escalation, the escalation matters are blurred. is the flash point of a new is railly conflict. what would be the kind of escalation, military escalation that we can imagine under these circumstances. but more over in these two cases, i think one thing nato should consider is the nuclear capacity. we usually end up on this conversation saying deterrence should work because it had been working in other regions, so why it shd not be working here. the problem in the middle east is if iran is likely to get nuclear weapons, we can imagine that it could not be fully declaring its capabilities and implementing a doctrine with these arsenal. and we have in that situation a kind of nuclear capacity where you have

the peaceful resolution of maritime and territorial disputes in the south china sea, in the straits of hormuz and elsewhere. how can we argue, how can we argue that other nations must an beside by international rules when we haven't joined the very treaty that codifies those rules? we would also help strengthen worldwide transit passage rights under international law, and we would further isolate iran as one of the few remaining nonparties to the detention. these are the key reasons from a national security point of view for accession. reasons that are critical to our sovereignty, critical to our national security. he again, as the secretary pointed out, i understand the arguments that have been made on the other side, but at the same time, i don't understand the logic of those arguments. the myth that somehow this would surrender u.s. sovereignty, nothing could be further from the truth. not since we acquired the lance of the american west and alaska have we had such opportunity to expand u.s. sovereignty. the estimated continental shelf is said to encompass at least 385,000 square miles. 38

in recent months we've heard iran threaten to close the strait of hormuz in response to u.s. and european sanctions. beyond our own ability to respond in the national interest and security of the united states, which the administration made very clear at that time when that threat took place, my understanding of the treaty, that such an action by iran would violate the treaty because of the treaty's guarantee of the right of innocent passage, even for u.s. vessels. is that a correct statement? >> that is a correct statement. >> the other thing that i focus a great deal on in our subcommittee role is proliferation of narcotics trafficking. certainly my concern about proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. what benefits would the u.s. derive from joining the treaty with respect to countering and interdicting narcotics and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to and from states and nonstate actors of proliferation concerns, such as iran and syria? for example, would joining the treaty advance interdiction efforts under the proliferations security initiative, suc

no fly zone over tel aviv what the intervention is is going to help the americans to keep the straits of hormuz open so there's two things going on here the rhetoric which is still warlike and belligerent towards iran and these discussions in baghdad which on the surface seem to be going quite well. this is a story we're asking for your opinion on tonight your opinions about it to us tell us what you think at r.t. dot com this poll now asking what you think the nuclear deal between iran and the west means was we've been telling us this. go that's the result so far over half of the sixty three percent well over half believe it means nothing you think it won't prevent a strike against iran. twenty two percent say it's the last chance to stop war the middle east ten percent of you think it means around. it's pretty nice all sanctions to be lifted and the minority get five percent instead of that block of our i think this is a trick by to round to proceed with making a bomb plenty of time let's have your thoughts about r.t. dot com while you there as well if you get a moment you might be interested

early last year iran was threatening to close the strait of hormuz. that is the main supply route for 20 percent of the world's wealth. also, supplies are more funds for. oil and gas supplies are at their highest levels since 1990 in the freezing you're seeing gas prices lower is because of the economy. in the u.s. you are saying momentum for the job all covered slowdown and also the economic growth in the u.s. is also expected to slow down as well. it is not as here in the u.s.. it is overseas. in europe, at least 12 countries are falling into a recession. what you see is a trade-off. lower gas prices for a weaker economy during i'm more of an absentee plant parent. [ cellphone rings ] tuscaloosa? schenectady? des moines? okay. okay. okay. i can't always be there to weed my petunias. so now we use miracle gro shake 'n feed plus weed preventer. it feeds plants and prevents weeds for up to three months. so my plants grow bigger, more beautiful, without all the weeds -- guaranteed. [ cellphone rings ] with miracle gro shake 'n feed, anyone can have a gre

. >> there are ghost ships that are lurking on either side of the strait of hormuz laidened with millionse give you a map so you can know exactly what i'm talking about. this is a very cool real time look at the vessels in the crowded, busy waterways. the green shows the cargo ships. and believe it or not, the fuchsia are pleasure yachts. but what you don't see, iranian oil tankers loaded with crude that have set their gps to the off position, which pretty much means that ear s they're invis especially at night. cnn is our executive editor. i guess the first question would be why are the iranians putting giant ships filled with oil out in the dark in a busy passage and shutting off the gps. >> they can't sell it because of sanctions being led by the united states. what's their option? they filled up their land-based oil terminals. so now they're stacking the oil in very large cruel car yorriec. >> so they literally have nowhere else to put their massive oil supply. they can't sell it so they're just hiding it out there somewhere? >> most is off their main oil terminal and it's just sittin

fly zone over tel aviv the what the intervention is is going to help the americans to keep the straits of hormuz open so this. two things going on here the rhetoric which is still warlike and belligerent towards iran and these discussions in baghdad which on the surface seem to be going quite well you say the sanctions are biting much of course the new law to come in in july and the u.s. said it's backed sanctions on iran is that is that all they can do to try and force around their. no they're also trying to have a military build up in the persian gulf where we're seeing a growing numbers of american warships and growing numbers of american personnel brits and french tag along behind as usual iran is of course virtually surrounded by american american bases not just the american presence in afghanistan afghanistan so they're ratcheting up the military pressure in there oh it's associated as well with the tensions over syria and as we were hearing in a previous just in lebanon so there is a of again going on here which is a very dangerous game the military build up in the gulf it's particularly

they become the dominant country that 80s on the strait of hormuz. ould be the country that controls the strait of hormuz. nobody would mess with them. they know they are so close to getting it there is very little to stop them. we have sanctions and they hurt and bite but they don't convince the iranian leadership and the mullah's that it's worth giving up their nuclear program. i think the iranian regime has to understand it's their necks or their noose and if not their necks they will keep going until they have nukes. megyn: what needs to be done to get iran to dismantle this program. center few american diplomats believe it's for peaceful purposes. what they say we need is crippling sanctions. get them from every way we can economically from the banks, money from their diplomats, no oil purchases. and leaning on our allies. fire all guns. what's happening now -- what happened today and yesterday in baghdad is iran went in there and demand greater sanctions relief. we offered a little if they would concede. and they said, that not acceptable and no

guys sort of shrug it off, maybe fire a few missiles and complain a lot but don't close the strait of hormuz and send the price of oil to $200 a barrel. don't launch attacks against the oil facilities of other countries in the gulf. don't launch terrorist attacks against us and our friends across the middle east and perhaps even here at home. and don't get even more involved in iraq or and afghanistan. so that's one option, the military option. the other option is allowing iran to go forward with their nuclear program and facing the reality that a nuclear armed iran probably would ignite a nuclear arms race in the most volatile region of the world. you can have a nuclear armed iran with missiles that can already each israel and could probably within two or three years reach europe and an iran emboldened to behave even more aggressively around the region. >> rose: so you're suggesting containment is not an alternative? >> well, i'm saying containment has huge risks associated with it, just like a military attack does. the third option is... and the only good option is putting enough pressure

in the recent months we have heard iran and threatened to close the strait of hormuz in response to u.s. and european union sanctions. beyond our own ability to respond in the interest of the security of the united states which the ministry should made very clear at that time when that threat took place, my understanding of the treaty is such an action by iran would violate the treaty because of the treaties treaty's guarantee of the right of passage, even in a nation's territorial waters and even for the u.s. military vehicles. is that a correct statement? >> that is a correct statement. >> the other thing that i focused a great deal on in our subcommittee role is proliferation of narcotics trafficking and certainly my concern about proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. what benefits with the u.s. device from joining the treaty with respect to countering and interdicting narcotics and the proliferation of weapons of math destruction to state and nonstate actors such as iran and syria? for example with joining the treaty at vance interdiction efforts under the proliferation secu