for the fact that there hasn't been follow on challenges to iranian behavior in and around the strait of hormuz also in jordan with the latest from washington thank you. jabari has the view from tara on seizing on the seizing of that tanker in the strait of harm us. the revolutionary guard able forces where on an anti smuggling mission in the waters of the strait of hormuz when they came across this vessel on sunday they said that it was suspicious the cargo on board so they decided to investigate further and after that they decided that they needed to pursue legal venues to seize this vessel and that is what they did on sunday the revolutionary guard statement says that the vessel was seized near island in the strait of hormuz with 12 crew members on board apparently this vessel had fueled up from iranian dows where it was heading further south in the strait of hormuz to sell the fuel that it had on board that is when the iranians decided to carry out an operation and seize this ship of course this all comes at a time where tensions are very high in the strait of hormuz a number of incidents h

has more from terror on the seizing of the tanker in the straits of hormuz. the revolutionary guard able forces where on an anti smuggling mission in the waters of the strait of hormuz when they came across this vessel on sunday they said that it was suspicious the cargo on board so they decided to investigate further and after that they decided that they needed to pursue legal venues to seize this vessel and that is what they did on sunday the revolutionary guard statement says that the vessel was seized near island in the strait of hormuz with 12 crew members on board apparently this vessel had fueled up from iranian dows where it was heading further south in the strait of hormuz to sell the fuel that it had on board that is when the iranians decided to carry out an operation and seize this ship of course this all comes at a time where tensions are very high in the strait of hormuz a number of incidents have taken place here and also noteworthy is the seizure of a new raney an oil tanker in the strait of gibraltar on july 4th where it caused major incident b

lack of security in the strait of hormuz in that important road but also with regards to the global oil market so i think this is runs calculation here well it's now one of corus that iran has numerous proxies in the region just what else could the government in tehran do to increase pressure on the u.s. and allies do you see other players getting involved. i think here you have the whole range of ambiguous all of them do you a situation you have this is the fact that different groups aligned with the states or acting on their own can in fact operate by attacking u.s. military bases by attacking the united arab emirates saudi oil fields we've we've seen that before we we see the reach that iran can have to harm the interests of the u.s. and its allies in the region and i have to say i think we're just at the beginning of it there's obviously much more that can be done but i think the incidents that we are seeing basically the increase of numbers of these incidents happening is the escalation that we can see i don't see a full fledged war coming up but again there needs to be a diplomati

flagged ship in the strait of hormuz on friday the u.k. has warned all its ships to avoid the strait for now. meanwhile they want has released this footage of the actual moment the british ship was seems to tehran has opened an investigation into alleged maritime law violations by the vessel. and the 2 main suspects behind the murder of a turkish diplomat in northern iraq have been arrested ankara accuses a muslim dog on mohamed bess a search of killing the region's deputy consul general and 2 other people on wednesday. thousands of people are marching to the u.k.'s parliament hoping to persuade the next prime minister to stay in the e.u. organizers of the march for change say they want to send a probe europe message to boris johnson the man tipped to become the next prime minister and stop chaos. this update from the march in central london. this protest wasn't as large as the previous demonstration in london but there are a number of groups and people have trouble from all over the country saying that they're determined still to stop it b

had already been detained in british territory what are you hearing about developments in the strait of hormuz today. well merriam the revolutionary guard has released a statement saying that they have seized this british vessel because of a number of issues that came up in the strait of hormuz according to local officials in hormuz gone province that is south of the country this vessel apparently hit a small fishing boat that's when they gave this vessel a number of warnings and then there was no response there were 3 violations according to the statement released by the revolutionary guards the 1st being that this british tanker was traveling in the wrong maritime direction the 2nd that it had turned off all its navigational and tracking systems and 3rd that it was not responding to any of the calls or warnings that was being sent out by the revolutionary guards in that area that is why they say they seized it and $23.00 crew members on board and it is now in the port city of bam there are a bus where the revolutionary guards say they will continue their investigation and release more inform

last week iran seized a british tanker near the strait of hormuz london accused tehran of state piracy on the high seas and it asked its european allies for assistance a week has passed and the british government and its call for help well they've both changed now london says it needs washington's help to which it will get but the u.s. wants germany on board as well tonight a formal request has gone out from washington to berlin so far the only response sign i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. this is for you but. this is part of you told me threat in the straits of hormuz is to own international shipping this is kind of target and there is no question that the e.u. operation must all save be in step with what the americans have doing in my economy car. the team this shouldn't be some sort of political e.u. that sees us. tussle for the time to prepare it. for you know what corker that this is about international and the rules of the international legal system being upheld drawing up their rights to my own proof. also coming up and today is a world day against human trafficking mor

has formally called on germany france and britain to help provide security for shipping in the strait of hormuz while the strait is a strategic route for about a 5th of the world's oil of relations we do know tehran and the west have deteriorated after the u.s. last year pulled out of a landmark deal designed to limit iran's nuclear program well as recent series of tit for tat tanker seizures has ramped up but tensions right there you see behind me in the strait of hormuz germy says that it favors a multinational approach to protecting shipping we've got lots to unpack for you let's get you the perspective from germany and the view from a wash. and for that of course we've got team coverage for you to help contextualize this u.s. request i've got to the chief political editor mikaela shiffrin are here with me on the set and we're joined by correspondent elaine humphrey in washington for the view from there thank you so much to you both want to give you the 1st word michela if i can now do you think that the german government is looking favorably at this request from the u.s. to join this naval

meanwhile, more from tehran on the seizure of the oil tanker in the strait of hormuz. >> the revolutionary guard naval forces were on an anti-smuggling mission in the strait of hormuz when they came across this vessel. they said it was suspiciously cargo on board, so they decided to investigate and decided they needed to pursue legal avenues to see if this vessel. that is what they did. this vessel. that is what they did. it was seized in the strait of hormuz with 12 crew members on board. iran, iteled up from was heading further south to sell the fuel it how on board. that is when the iranians decided to carry out an operation and sees the ship. this all comes at a time when tensions are very high in the strait of hormuz. a number of incidents have taken place. also noteworthy is the seizure of the iranian oil tanker in the strait of gibraltar on july 4 where it caused a major incident between the iranian government and the british government. carrying 2 million barrels of iranian crude oil. iranians have said that was not the destination of that vessel and they are demanding it to be ret

formally call to on germany france and britain to help provide security for shipping in the strait of hormuz while the street is a strategic route for about a 5th of the your world so oil relations between a tehran and the west have deteriorated significantly after the u.s. a last year pulled out of a landmark deal designed to a limit iran's nuclear program a recent series of a tit for tat to tanker seizures has ramped up tensions in the region and germany now says it favors a moment see national approach to protecting shipping in the straits of hormuz let's get you now the perspective from. germany and the view from washington and to do that to help contextualize this u.s. request we've got to team coverage correspondents a kid at our parliamentary studio here in berlin and helena humphrey in washington a very good evening ladies great to have you here with us kate want to give you the 1st word if i may how does the german government view america's request to join a potential future naval security coalition well this request is being hell avail of hello the very much at the moment we've alr

warship shot down the drone in the strait of hormuz now trump has also said that the action was defensive because the drone came within 100 meters of the vessel and ignored calls to stand down. well in a few moments we'll get more on these developers from our correspondent standing by in teheran and washington 1st let's look at what the u.k. government is saying about the british tanker with them haywood to joins me in the studio now obviously authorities will be working very hard to make contact with those on board but do we have any further information or clarification from the government and i think they're very concerned tonight the u.k. ministry of defense saying it is urgently seeking further information about reports that this tank has been seized in the straits of hormuz the company which owns the ship has also issued a statement it's called stunna balkan or the memory management saying that 1500 g.m.t. the vessel the stern in paris was approached by a number of on identify crafts and a helicopter during travels through the straits of hormuz they have now lost contact with them cr

therefore if you are well if you bought it if you sold off he threads in the straits of hormuz it is to all international shipping is kind of target us there is no question that the e.u. operation must all save be in step with what the americans have doing in my economy you are of course not there you see this shouldn't be some sort of geopolitical e.u. that sees us. tussle but they're trying to get very very. under my car that this is about international rules and the rules of the international legal system being upheld drawn up there. by operators. also coming up and today is a world day against human trafficking more and more people are being displaced and forced to migrate these are boom times for the criminals dealing in desperate soul . left unchecked transnational organized crime can undermine governments address disrupt markets drain national assets inhibit the development of stable societies and endanger our citizens generally. and to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin today with a u.s. request in germany that may be falling o

has formally asked germany to join a european led force to protect shipping in the strait of hormuz just off the coast of iran now this request apparently was sent out days ago getting no reaction from the german government or making the request formal it will not make it any easier for germany to offer a reply germany is one of the european countries still committed to saving the iran nuclear deal now that deal has been put into question since the u.s. withdrew from it last year tensions between iran and the u.s. have increased ever since germany's foreign minister has repeatedly stated that deescalation and diplomacy must remain top priority some lawmakers here have said publicly that joining the mission in the strait of hormuz to protect shipping would mean suddenly siding with the americans in a war with iran or iran has made it clear it is against any international force moving into waters off of it sure is saying the greater the military presence the greater the risk of a military confrontation iran makes constant efforts to ensure the sea of oman the persian gulf and the strait of

again shown that it is capable of carrying out the measures needed to secure the waters of the strait of hormuz and they have in fact said in the past that this is their number one priority the revolutionary guard me will forces are concerned with the security of the strait of hormuz and they will do everything in their power to make sure that their area remains stable. so ron's announcement of the ship seizure coincided with a visit by the u.s. central command general kenneth mckenzie to saudi arabia him at the saudi general in charge of the coalition fighting the rebels they discuss the situation in the gulf and how to ensure safe passage for chip ships off the coasts of yemen and iran . an emergency meeting of the u.s. capitol police has been called because of heightened threats against 4 democrat congress women who come under attack by donald trump the u.s. president is now trying to distance himself from his supporters particle hane reports from washington. his campaign is known for controversial chants but this was a new one i the crowd at wednesday's rally chanting center back they were

again shown that it is capable of carrying out the measures needed to secure the waters of the strait of hormuz and they have in fact said in the past that this is their number one priority the revolutionary guard me will forces are concerned with the security of the strait of hormuz and they will do everything in their power to make sure that their area remains stable when i spoke to mohammad marandi who is a political analyst also in tehran he gave me his perspective on how iran's are viewing this whole situation. i think that expect a sions among many in iran is that if you run is to retaliate it has to go after a far bigger target or numerous targets because a many people in iran feel that. it is time for you iran to push back and when the british carry out what the iranians consider an act of piracy and impede iranian tankers then the iranians which have much many more. many more tankers available for them to retaliate against i think iranians have they expect the government to do something on the other hand that the iranian in iran there is a people people's patience is. is growing thin w

want to go free and hoping that the iranians will will follow suit as well when it comes to the strait of hormuz well it is hugely important strategically politically and economically 18 and a half 1000000 barrels of oil a day flow through the strait in comparison to 5000000 that goes through the suez canal it's hugely important for crude oil producing countries in the region when it comes to allowing their goods to go to global markets as well this will undoubtedly and will have a political and economic impact not only in the region but globally as well this is the parker for inside story. well there's been a series of incidents around the strait of hormuz since president trump all the u.s. out of the 2050 nuclear deal and impose new sanctions on iran in may the united arab emirates said 4 of its oil tankers were targeted off its coast and saudi arabia reported 2 of its ships were attacked last month 2 vessels now we can end up an easel and were hit by blasts that cause major fires in the gulf of oman in june iran said it shot down a u.s. drone which violated its as space this month july 4th br

again shown that it is capable of carrying out the measures needed to secure the waters of the strait of hormuz and they have in fact said in the past that this is their number one priority the revolutionary guard me will forces are concerned with the security of the strait of hormuz and they will do everything in their power to make sure that their area remains stable. well the announcement of the ship seizure was made as u.s. central command general kenneth mackenzie was in saudi arabia he met the saudi general in charge of the coalition fighting yemen's heathy rebels the to discuss the situation in the gulf and house when short safe passage for ships off the coast of yemen and iran let me just emphasize that we don't believe war with iran is another bubble and we don't seek war with a room. what we seek is to deter iran from destabilizing and malign activities across the region and we believe the recent adjustments that we've made to our force posture have had some effect toward that im i still acknowledge that attacks by iranian proxies are occurring against the king or saudi arabia from ye

grace want to go free and hoping that the iranians will follow suit as well when it comes to the strait of hormuz well it is hugely important strategically politically and economically 18 and a half 1000000 barrels of oil a day flow through the strait in comparison to 5000000 that goes through the suez canal it's hugely important for crude oil producing countries in the region when it comes to allowing their goods to go to global markets as well this will undoubtedly and will have a political and economic impact not only in the region but globally as well this is the parker for inside story. well there's been a series of incidents around the strait of hormuz since president trump or the us out of the 2050 nuclear deal and impose new sanctions on iran in may the united arab emirates said 4 of its oil tankers were targeted off its coast and saudi arabia reported 2 of its ships were attacked last month 2 vessels know we can end up an easel and where hits by blasts that cause major fires in the gulf of oman in june iran said it shot down a u.s. drone which violated its as space this month july 4th br

kind when pensions are very very high in the strait of hormuz and again you have had a very serious diplomatic dispute with the british government over the seizure of the iranian oil tanker rates one in the strait of gibraltar on july 4th and on siding with the court there was the really the it's easier for another 30 days and the iranians are really hoping that that would not be the case but all this has come at a very very critical time being in such tide that there would be repercussions that they will not stand for the seizure of their oil tanker and today apparently this incident to further escalate the tensions that exist between the iranians and the british government in the trade of hormuz i know this is a very much a breaking news story and a developing story right now door some but are you getting a sense at all that this could really escalate much further. of all that would depend on the response from the british government back for the evening in paris with something that is not. the most for the people in the country ok really defense minister the foreign minister the president an

about the tanker war and i say what its primary purpose was to keep oil flowing through the straits of hormuz since that time though we've got a lot more commercial traffic going through the straits but in any case i think you're seeing our department of defense trying to put together a coalition of nations to do what was done during the tanker war protect the freedom of navigation protect the movement of strategic materials in and out of the region and prevent protect all of the sailors and those assets from. attacks by nations inside the region. now the actions we've seen from both the u.s. and tear on and now the british seizing detaining ships shooting down of drones are maybe not shooting down of drones where do you think this is all leading to. but i think what we're seeing is a precursor to diplomacy i know that sounds all odds but as you can hear from secretary of state my pump aoe today he is still reaching out to the iranians saying let's sit down and negotiate i think we're fairly close to that i think the major danger however is that there is a misstep or a miscalculation or an ac

again shown that it is capable of carrying out the measures needed to secure the waters of the strait of hormuz and they have in fact said in the past that this is their number one priority the revolutionary guard me will forces are concerned with the security of the strait of hormuz and they will do everything in their power to make sure that their area remains stable let's move on to other news now and one of for us congresswoman at the center of a racism rally involving donald trump has had back saying she. don't be intimidated by the president and hanuman's comments come a day after trump supporters chanted send her back during a campaign rally she's just returned to her constituency in minnesota where wish where she received a warm welcome roslyn jordan reports was was u.s. congresswoman ileana omar arrived in her hometown airport on thursday to a wave of support it's been nearly a week since president donald trump started attacking her and 3 other nonwhite legislators as un-american in every possible way perhaps the worst moment trump's campaign rally on wednesday where he smiled as his s

not forget that there are a multitude of international shipping companies that use this all important strait britain of course a huge user of the strait of hormuz undoubtedly there will be some economic impact and clearly it's not going to be a decision taken lightly following this cobra meeting to make this call but given the ongoing threat to british vessels in the area given the fact that the british authorities have already raised the threat level to critical this appears to be the logical next step for them to hold shipping temporarily alright thank you for that need parker our correspondent in london with the very latest from there would have to be going live to tehran in a short while as well to get the view from there but in the meantime let's look at some other news in there been explosions across yemen's rebel held capital sana'a after a string of saudi u.s. led airstrikes saudi media says coalition jet fighters targeted military camps across the city destroying air defenses and missile storage sites there's been no reports of casualties so far but it comes after a series of drone attacks from yemen to the rebels targeting airports in

thank you meanwhile for suggest ari has more from tehran on the seizure of the oil tanker in the strait of hormuz. the revolutionary guard able forces where on an anti smuggling mission in the waters of the strait of hormuz when they came across this vessel on sunday they said that it was suspicious 3 cargo on board so they decided to investigate further and after about they decided that they needed to pursue legal venues to seize this vessel and that is what they did on sunday the revolutionary guard statement says that the vessel was seized near island in the strait of hormuz with 12 crew members on board apparently this vessel had fueled up from iranian dows where it was heading further south in the strait of hormuz to sell the fuel that it had on board that is when the iranians decided to carry out an operation and seize this ship of course this all comes at a time where tensions are very high in the strait of hormuz a number of incidents have taken place here and also noteworthy is the seizure of a new raney an oil tanker in the strait of gibraltar on july 4th where it caused major incident

now rests at its narrowest point andrea if the brakes are temporarily holding shipping in the strait of hormuz this is a vital international shipping route how can freedom of navigation be maintained now. very difficult as i said before the iranians are not working in a conventional space of form of from a maritime point of view they're not using merit and conventional maritime power so by just putting and i think it's important 1st step that the united states already suggested i think britain will be on board as well is creating a multilateral maritime mission in the region to to basically create a deterrent regime against the r.g.c. as unconventional as symmetric methods and strategies in place but that on its own as i said is not going to be enough because you know if you use if you look at what how the iranians operate look using smaller skiffs smaller boats smaller vessels to harass a much bigger. tankers and then looking at the limited number of capacity that the us britain and also the g.c.c. states have in terms of naval capacity and we need more than just having warships in the region

one, the straits of hormuz is the single most important artery for the world's oil supply and the most narrow point, the strait is only 21 miles wide with shipping lanes of two miles in either direction. that is how precise you have to be. it is bordered to the north by iran and on the south by the uae in oman. that skinny piece there. that connects all of the oil-rich gulf states to the indian ocean. because of the president's pro energy policies as he mentioned today, we are now less reliant on middle eastern oil than at any time in modern history. let me add this. this has been the straits of hormuz, the most strategically important venue for the free-flow of oil at market prices. of course, oil represents the life blood of every economy. since donald trump has been president for the first time in 75 years, america is energy independent. we're now officially a net exporter of energy. it is less strategically important those straits than ever before. nearly 20% today of the world's oil supply is shipped through those narrow straits of hormuz. any disruption has a district impact on t

is defying growing international pressure to release a british oil tanker it detained in the strait of hormuz the vital waterway carrying a 3rd of the world's seaborne oil supply iran's revolutionary guards have released footage of its troops boarding a tanker they say they seized the vessel after it collided with a fishing boat the british government has called it a dangerous move germany's says it's an aggravation of an already tense situation. the stana imperio seen here before its capture by iranian naval forces is now a pawn in a game of high stakes. the seizure comes after never raney an old tanker is being held in custody for a further 30 days in gibraltar on suspicion of heading for syria in breach of sanctions. british foreign secretary jeremy hunt said the tit for tat would not spiral out of control. we're not looking at military options we're looking at a diplomatic way to resolve the situation. but we are very clear that it must be resolved freedom of navigation in the gulf is absolutely essential if that freedom of navigation is restricted iran is the biggest loser but navigating

want to go free and hoping that the iranians will will follow suit as well when it comes to the strait of hormuz well it is hugely important strategically politically and economically 18 and a half 1000000 barrels of oil a day flow through the strait in comparison to 5000000 that goes through the suez canal it's hugely important for crude oil producing countries in the region when it comes to allowing their goods to go to global markets as well this will undoubtedly and will have a political and economic impact not only in the region but globally as well this is the parker for inside story. well there's been a series of incidents around the strait of hormuz since president trample the us out of the 2050 nuclear deal and impose new sanctions on iran in may the united arab emirates said 4 of its oil tankers were targeted off its coals and saudi arabia reported 2 of its ships were attacked last month 2 vessels know each in n. japanese owned were hits by blasts that cause major fires in the gulf of oman in june iran said it shot down a u.s. drone which violated this as space this month july 4th brit

a threat to international waterways iran being the problem in terms of shipping lanes in the strait of hormuz you know again this is another competing narrative iranian officials that we've spoken to about this in the past have told us that iran has been responsible and a caretaker of the strait of hormuz of those international shipping lanes in its territorial waterways since before the united states was a country many of the iranian government officials we've spoken to hark back to the time of the persian empire when they fought a war in the 1500s with the portuguese navy and they say ever since then it's been an international fact that iran is in control and is the guardian of the strait of hormuz and as such it is not just there to protect its own territorial waters but also those shipping lanes on the ships that pass through having said that in recent weeks and months of iran's government has said that if it is not allowed to sell its oil busy through that waterway if it's not allowed to mitigate u.s. sanctions unilateral u.s. sanctions that will put pressure on that strait of hormuz whi

boxer downed an iranian drone in the strait of hormuz trump called a defensive action because it came within 900 metres of the vessel and ignored multiple calls to stand committee halkett is in washington d.c. for reaction from there but 1st we'll cross over to dorsey jabari joining us from the iranian capital tehran to tell us what we should make of that video just released by iranian state television. well there and this is what the iranian revolutionary guards aerospace division is calling hard evidence that what the u.s. president this claim happened did not in fact take place the footage appears to show this drone in the strait of hormuz they say the revolutionary guard says that once the u.s.s. boxer entered the strait of hormuz along with 5 smaller ships accompanying it this standard procedure for them to send their drones to monitor the movements of any ships that enter and that is exactly what took place on thursday morning they sent the surveillance drone to take footage of the u.s.s. boxer for 3 hours they monitored this ship and they surveyed what was on board that we can

has formally called on germany france and britain to help provide security for shipping in the strait of hormuz and the street is a strategic route for about 5th a 5th of the world's oil and you see it's a very narrow passage their relations between tehran and the west have deteriorated ever since the u.s. last year pulled out of that landmark deal which was designed to limit iran's nuclear program a recent series of tit for tat tanker seizures has only ramped up tensions further and germany's official line remains that it favors a multinational approach to protecting shipping there. well we have coverage tonight from here in germany and from the washington d.c. for more we want to go to our correspondent here in berlin kate brady she's at our parliamentary studio and in washington helen the humphrey's on the story for us to both of you good evening kate let me start with you the u.s. has made a formal request germany has germany offered a reply well so far brown we don't have an official reply but we did hear in an interview earlier today from all of shelties the vice chancellor here in german

collided with a fishing boat it's the latest in a series of incidents threatening shipping in the strait of hormuz the export route for the bulk of the oil from the gulf region. imperio seen here before its capture by iranian naval forces is now a pawn in a game of high stakes. the seizure comes after now. raney an old tanker is being held in custody for a further 30 days in gibraltar on suspicion of heading for syria in breach of sanctions. british foreign secretary jeremy hunt said the tit for tat would not spiral out of control. we're not looking at military options we're looking at a diplomatic way to resolve the situation. but we are very clear that it must be resolved freedom of navigation in the gulf is absolutely essential if that freedom of navigation is restricted iran is the biggest loser but navigating the waterway crucial for global oil supply has become a risky business just days ago iran sees the united arab emirates oil tanker in the strait of hormuz iran is also blamed by the u.s. for attacks on 6 tigers in and around the strait tehran has resorted to disrupting shipping through t

for the global economy for global oil supplies we know that the world's oil goes through the straits of hormuz on a daily basis so this is going to cause a great deal of concern a potentially great deal of disruption of talk because we're going to be targets it could quite easily push up oil prices which will have a potentially incredibly serious response and impact on the world economy. no less because iran has a lot of proxies in the region as you well know what else could tehran do to increase the pressure on the u.s. and its allies. well i think what we're seeing is presents a relatively restrained response as essentially a tit for tat response to british and american actions we've seen the tankers being seized we're not necessarily see in iran mobilizing its proxies across the region the likes of his a lot or perhaps the who can in yemen now that would be the next big stage if iran wants it's a really righteous oppression to some really cold concern amongst not only western powers but also powers in the region like saudi arabia and israel that would be a serious escalation if it said to i

a british flag the oil tanker is seized by iran in the strait of hormuz the u.k. warns of serious consequences it raises very serious questions about the security of british shipping and indeed international shipping in the straits of hormuz. hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're with al-jazeera also coming up on the program 2 suspects believed to be behind the murder of a turkish diplomat in northern iraq have been arrested protesters in hong kong show their support for the beijing government after weeks of pro-democracy demonstrations. a core of. our cooperation. and marking 50 years since u.s. astronauts neil armstrong and buzz aldrin took their 1st historic steps on the surface of the moon. welcome to the program our top story the u.k. is saying iran seizure of a british flag tanker raises serious questions about the security of shipping in the gulf the british government has held its 2nd emergency national security meeting in less than 24 hours on friday a cargo vessel was making its way through the strait of hormuz on route to saudi arabia when it was sur

vessels to stay away from the straits of hormuz. this is totally a possibility of acceptable it raises very serious questions about the security of shipping and indeed international shipping in the straits of hormuz of the 2 main suspects behind the murder of a turkish diplomat in northern iraq have been arrested and accuses them of killing the region's deputy consul general and 2 others on wednesday it's believed the pair of members of the kurdistan workers party also known as the p.k. k. which is classified as a terrorist organization by turkey and the united states saudi arabian media is reporting that coalition jet fighters have destroyed a number of air defenses and missile storage sites in the yemeni capital sana no no no reports of casualties at this stage but it comes after a series of drone attacks from yemen's who the rebels targeting airports in southern saudi arabia voting has ended in pakistan's northwest and tribal areas following the 1st election in the region's history a tribal region until now had been ruled by counc

a british flag the oil tanker is seized by iran in the strait of hormuz the u.k. warns of grave consequences. it raises very serious questions about the security of british shipping and indeed international shipping in the straits of hormuz. hello i'm with al jazeera live from london also coming up on the program. 2 suspects believed to be behind the murder of a turkish diplomat in northern iraq have been arrested. protesters in hong kong show their support for the beijing government after weeks of pro-democracy demonstrations. across. america. for. and marking 50 years since u.s. astronauts neil armstrong and buzz aldrin took their historic steps on the surface of the moon. the u.k. says iran's seizure of a british flag tanker raises serious questions about the security of shipping in the gulf the british government has held that 2nd emergency national security meeting in less than 24 hours over the incident on friday a cargo vessel is making its way through the strait of hormuz on route to saudi arabia when it was surrounded by 4 iranian vessels and a helicopter

a radio exchange apparently detailing what happened in the strait of hormuz on friday a british navy officer from the frigate h.m.s. montrose tells the crew of the oil tanker stener him piro that it's in a recognized international strait and must not be impeded he then urges the iranian navy patrol boat which ordered the tanker to change course not to intervene. through. the end of the senate. but iran's revolutionary guard soon arrived by helicopter and seized the tanker iranian maritime officers said on sunday the vessel and its crew of 23 from india latvia the philippines and russia a safe in the port of bandar about us we've already announced that if the ship or the crew members if they have any needs we are ready to meet them however there are some regulations and we should conduct a casualty investigation with regards to the vessel the u.k. has written to the united nations security council insisting the stand imperio had been in the territorial waters of oman and saying iran had violated international law the british government is calling it a hostile act but it's wary of escal

said that it will put together a naval protection mission in the strait of hormuz to be led by europe and not connected in any way with a similar alliance that the u.s. is struggling to create because freedom of navigation is a vital interest of every nation we will now seek to. together a european led maritime protection mission to support the safe passage of both crew and conquer in this final region we've had constructive discussions with a number of countries in the last us and we will discuss later this week the best way to complement this with the recent u.s. proposals in this area or that was the u.k. foreign minister there jeremy hunt let's take this story now to london i'm joined by our correspondent barbara vague good evening to you barbara there is another important part of this story tomorrow we expect to find out who the new u.k. prime minister will be either jeremy hunt who we just saw or boris johnson i mean would you agree that this has to be the worst timing possible. we also know french that is the most likely candidate to step into downing street 10 downing street o

a radio exchange apparently detailing what happened in the strait of hormuz on friday a british navy officer from the frigate h.m.s. montrose tells the crew of the oil tanker stener in piro that it's in a recognized international strait and must not be impeded he then urges the iranian navy patrol boat which ordered the tanker to change course not to intervene. late international. troops at the end of the senate. but iran's revolutionary guard soon arrived by helicopter and seized the tanker iranian maritime officers said on sunday the vessel and its crew of 23 from india latvia the philippines and russia a safe in the port of bandar about us we've already announced that if the ship or the crew members if they have any needs we are ready to meet them however there are some regulations and we should conduct a casualty investigation with regards to the vessel the u.k. has written to the united nations security council insisting the stand imperio had been in the territorial waters of oman and saying iran had violated international law the british government is calling it a hostile act bu

time that there is a threat of interruptions but we do not think that iran is going to use this strait of hormuzt might be the last card to use but it seems that now it started to flex its muscles and use the tensions that have been created as a message to the world that things could get worse if it is not able to easily have its oil tankers and oil pass through the international waters. now the uk as of this evening has warned other british tankers to avoid the area, are there alternative routes other than the strait of hormuz so that british tankers and other tankers can travel and transport the oil in a safe manner? yes, there are other alternative routes but there is a significant capacity that is passing through the strait of hormuz. it is very hard to imagine bypassing all of this capacity. but it is very normal and followed by british tankers and british ships, there might be many international ships and tankers that might feel the same or get the same warning and it's very important to consider that in the past few weeks, the insurance premium for the tankers and ships that are going and

i want to put the map back up on the strait of hormuz. we're talking about this. important to know that is a very narrow strait and 60% of the world's oil comes through that strait. that's why it is such a critical waterway. to set you back up to what we know today, the breaking news is that a short time ago, a couple hours, we know the iranian revolutionary guard has admitted that they seized a british tanker with 23 crew aboard. the british government has not been able to contact that tanker. they have had no contact at all with the crew. they're concerned about their safety. we're hearing reports that tanker has turned and now heading to the coast of iran. on top of that, a second tanker, a liberian-flagged tanker operated by a british company has also been seized by the iranian revolutionary guard. we will effort that and continuing coverage of the breaking news, the escalation between iran and the west as "shepard smith reporting" continues. with all that usaa offers why go with anybody else? we know their rates are good, we know that they're always going to t

12 member crew the vessel was reportedly seized on sunday just south of ladakh island and the strait of hormuz iran accuses that of smuggling fuel has more. the revolutionary guard able forces where on an anti smuggling mission in the waters of the strait of hormuz when they came across this vessel on sunday they said that it was suspicious the cargo on board so they decided to investigate further and after that they decided that they needed to pursue legal venues to seize this vessel and that is what they did on sunday the revolutionary guard statement says that the vessel was seized near island in the strait of hormuz with 12 crew members on board apparently this vessel had fueled up from iranian dows where it was heading further south in the strait of hormuz to sell the fuel that it had on board that is when the iranians decided to carry out an operation and seize this ship of course this all comes at a time where tensions are very high in the strait of hormuz a number of incidents have taken place here and also noteworthy is the seizure of a new raney an oil tanker in the strait of gibralt