flagged shipping through the straits of hormuz how significant is that. well it's important because the strait of hormuz has been very much a point of contention between iran and regional powers as well as the international community there was a british flagship 10 kurdistan impera that was seized by the revolutionary guards for violating maritime law in the strait of hormuz that it was held for over a month the iranians have said that they will go on protecting the strait of hormuz and there was a lot of discussion from the western powers that they wanted to have some kind of a coalition to safeguard the passage of their ships through this and see way and the iranians are not having any of that they've said the security is of the strait of hormuz is in their hands this latest development from the u.k. government shows that there is some lawlor in the tensions in the strait of hormuz for now also thanks very much. well just a short time ago the u.s. secretary of state might give his reaction to iran's latest steps on twitter he said iran's plans to increas

offered itself and their regional players there that the gulf region the strait of hormuz can be only made secure by the countries in that region and merica really shouldn't be there they should be looking after the gulf of mexico why are they in the persian gulf. great to speak thanks for coming on r.t. my guest this hour political analyst and managing director of international finance solutions associates shabbir razvi thank you. because oxford brookes university is cancelled a talk by a feminist artist after it's all g b t q plus society accused of having trance phobic views rachel is a trans exclusionary radical feminist who frequently shows transphobia discourse on her social media while the speaker may be invited under the pretense of academic freedom we firmly believe that inviting such speakers infringes upon academic freedom brooks i don't believe i'm transferring because i don't believe i said anything trying to transfer a bit i mean we're having a discussion based on no facts and you know that's quite worrying and we should be dealing with facts ok i mean you'd be intereste

saudi assets in the areas particularly in the sudden red sea now we've seen it play out in the straits of hormuz all who is as well and more recently of course the drone attack on the saudi on thirty's all of the time when aramco is of course looking to float so this is this is prime time to get that attention and it's look at the wider context of what's going on with potential peace negotiations yet the hooty are letting us all know that they are still a player. i want to go through some of those things but the who things are also general cording to our reporter there expressing surprise that there should be any outrage or any outcry about this legally how is this seen under maritime law. well anything that is in international waters is of course if you interfere with that then you are going against effectively a sovereign asset so it is an illegal act as there were a lot of this just think back to you on the straits of hormuz there are lots of ways of trying to present a situation as being illegal are all that conducting an illegal activities and they are actually conducting illegal ones but r

strategic choke points and circled the middle east right so we have the persian gulf with the straits of hormuz we have the bubble monday straight so we have the persian gulf but the straits of hormuz we have the bubble monday between yemen and djibouti with the chinese now have a brand new military base and we have the suicide between yemen. and you bootie with the chinese now have a brand new military base and we have the suez canal that links up all of the shipping lanes between asia the indian ocean and europe and now that links up all of the shipping lanes between asia the indian ocean and europe so much of the world's economy depends on strict strategic sub so much of the world's economy depends on strict strategic security and stability in that part of the world and the asian economies in the european acuity instability in that part of the world and the asian economies in the european economies are still completely dependent on the middle east for oil and for natural gas the economies are still completely dependent on the middle east for oil and for natural gas the united states is not w

agree with people in the angela merkel see the use say there is a moral duty to be there in the straits of hormuz to protect shipping from iran and i think we're there's a moral duty to deescalate in the region at the present persian gulf because at the moment a station as very explosive and we have to. we have to make more pressure that all the military ships will go out of the region why do you think britain was so quick to offer support to the united states and donald trump over iran while it's not a secret that great britain. even in the past is very often. very unconditionally on the side of the u.s. . regarding war policies in the region and for middle east for example war against iraq and so we have a saying in germany as well that tony blair the former prime minister in great britain was the portal of george w. bush in us and it seems that johnson as the new pool of u.s. president donald trump do you think your views a shared obviously by dealing the group of the link your buddies but is it shared by other elements of. the political system here in germany well the majority of the people i

led maritime coalition in the strait of hormuz to protect shipping routes and oil supplies john when you look at historical things like that does that not make some counter argument to the suggestion you're making of us had to moan and say well there's plenty of times where the europeans have reached out to the americans in military operations to it's not always you know one way street. i'm simply referring to the basic fact which is that the american defense budget is if i'm not mistaken superior to the next 7 countries added together in other words superior to russia plus china plus britain plus france plus i don't know which other countries we are in the situation of gigantic germany and all this talk about a european pillar and greater european contribution is for the birds because none of it can come anywhere close to what america is spending on its military but here's let me let me let you know how full i'll go and how i go there with me let me make the counter-argument there would be those in you who would argue that the reason they need an alliance with a power with so much or

rebels in the south a self-inflicted crisis with qatar in the east and brewing tensions in the strait of hormuz no one expected. or any other non-state actors could be so successful and. disrupting the oil production that also had its impact on the lower. investors also have to consider the your peak anticorruption drive which was seen as a shakedown of the saudis and the public relations disaster journalist jamal to shuggie as gruesome killing which was linked directly to the crown prince saudi arabia has tried to lure investors from asia to europe and from russia to the united states there are reports that saudi arabia is still holding government to government meetings to attract investment from sovereign funds. industry experts believe much of the investment from the riyadh listing will come from wealthy saudi families not foreign investors it's curious timing for the i.p.o. with a weak outlook for oil prices a sluggish global economy an increased environmental awareness against the use of fossil fuels osama bin job it is there. in other world news lebanon's president michel aoun has address

abraham lincoln a sail through the strategic strait of hormuz amid rising tensions between the u.s. and iran after spending 6 months nearby near a b. and c. the aircraft carrier strike group has now entered the potion gulf the area is a geopolitical hotspot as 20 percent of global oil production pulses through the. mera straight the move which was confirmed by u.s. navy officials is the latest development in the deepening rift between washington and tehran donald trump also confirmed on tuesday the u.s. will be sending $3000.00 troops to its gulf allies saudi arabia citing hostile action by iran and its proxy forces in the region the right amount of uranium enrichment for the world's largest state sponsor of terror is 0 the world's watching. the iranian people enjoy a better future when their government begins to respect. basic human rights abandons its revolutionary. posture and its destabilizing foreign policy in the region and behave simply like a normal nation but. it is strange that the united states and its officials who committed the greatest of crimes by imposing much more p

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rebels in the south a self-inflicted crisis with qatar in the east and growing tension in the strait of hormuz no one expected that or any other non-state actors could be so successful. in disrupting the oil production that also had its impact on the lower. investors also have to consider the anti corruption drive which was seen as a shakedown of wealthy saudi and the public relations disaster of journalist jamal khashoggi is gruesome killing which was linked directly to the crown prince this talk of an international offering after the initial listing in saudi arabia the saudi crown prince wants to press ahead with privatizing 5 percent of the kingdom's most valuable company. saudi arabia has tried to lead investors from asia to europe and from russia to the united states there are reports that saudi arabia still holding government to government meetings to attract investment from sovereign wealth funds industry experts believe much of the investment from the riyadh listing will come from wealthy saudi families not foreign investors it's curious timing for the i.p.o. with a weak outlook for oi

you're talking about the attacks in saudi arabia, attacks on tankers in the strait of hormuz.t takes you outside what the broader indices are doing or following equity markets in general, but today was an exception. we saw the oil price moving in line with stocks. romaine mentioned whipsawed earlier. at one price, that at one point, we oil price was down, but ended the day unchanged. romaine: joe likes to talk grain, so i want to talk grain for a second. when the report came out eventually after it was delayed for a little bit, we got some data on corn and one thing i thought was interesting, and this ties into the trade war, is it seemed to so -- to show a shift in some of the demand, supply, going to brazil, russia, and away from the u.s. >> we had a six-minute delay, which is eternity for markets to sit and wait for these numbers. when we eventually got the numbers and actually even before we got the numbers, you started to see corn markets moving up in anticipation of some good news, and what we got out of the report was the news that the u.s. stockpile was down but global

drone over the straits of hormuz, u.s. says that drone was an international airspace tehran disbeauties that incident caused heightened tensions between u.s. and iran iran is blaming u.s. and ua allies in the region for stirring up unrest and inciting violent protesters in the country, jon? kitty "logan", thank you. >> meanwhile, american reporter held in iran 544 days is awarded 180-million-dollar, "washington post" journalist jason was held captive tortured by regime until release in 2016 ud district court ruled in his favor frye, iran has not responded. considering the country'ss revolutionary guard a defendant unclear how money would be paid if at all. emerge crisis for farmers in midwest, days away from busiest travel day on calendar how forecast will impact travelers making their way home for thanksgiving. ♪ homeward bound, i wish upper homeward bound ♪ ♪ i'll get that later. dylan! but the one thing we could both agree on was getting geico to help with homeowners insurance. what? switching and saving was really easy

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that china has outside of mainland china are in pakistan, which cords the -- which guards the strait of hormuz, and djibouti in africa. they understand their security survivalmic depends on access to the waterways. can i say, their own no chinese military forces -- >> they are in djibouti. they certainly have the capability of using military. they are gingerly moving into some of these more aggressive positions. you are absolutely right that what they want to do is they want us to take the headache, than they will take the money. >> i do think what you are seeing is overall, less stable world. i agree with my colleague, the gulf states are less secure in their relationship with us. they are therefore looking elsewhere and particularly to russia. , they are looking at their own defenses and building them. these are policies they feel they are forced to, because they can't rely on the relationship they had with us. if they are not able to supplant that relationship, the russians will sell them bombs but will not come to their defense. their capabilities for the equipment remain weak. you have a

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two naval facilities that china has china are mainland gartar and pakistan which guards the strait of hormuz and in africa. they understand their security and economic survival depends on access through those waterways also theergy and export markets. >> can i say, there are no military forces there. >> there are in djibouti. and gadar has the capability. they certainly have the capability of using it for military. they are gingerly moving into some of these more aggressive positions. but you are absolutely right that what they want to do is they want us to take the headache, and they will take the money. >> i do think what you are seeing is overall a less stable world. i agree with my colleagues that the gulf states are less secure in their relationship with us. and they are therefore looking elsewhere, and particularly to russia. the problem is, they are looking to their own defenses and building them. these are policies which they feel they are forced to, because they can't rely on the relationship they had with us. not able to supplant that relationship. sell them armsll but the russians

abraham lincoln carrier strike group completed transit through the strait of the shore mus for the -- through the strait of the hormuzhe u.s. deploying additional forces to the middle east including bombers and air defense personnel to act as a deterrent against further provocative conducts of its forces. joining me is the secretary of the navy. i want to start with the strike force going into the middle east. in response to specifically iran. >> lou: great to be here. the aid has been on station in the fifth fleet since april. what you see your navy doing is the forward deployed away game. we are always maneuvering. we call it dynamic force deployment. you will see our carrier strike groups on the moved to keep the maritimes open for the global trade. lou: the secretary of defense saying it's not the united states who wants a cold war with china, but china continues to be threatening in its rhetoric and expansive to say the least aggressive in the south china sea. is it your judgment at this point that they wanted a cold war themselves, the chinese? >> lou, i always say there is a place for china at the global table

drone over the straits of hormuz u.s. military said it was in international airspace iran disputed, that alone has caused heightened tensions between u.s. and iran now iran is blaming the u.s. other u.s. allies in the region this violence in the country u.s. has into evidence pretty tough sanctions, that is putting economic pressure on the government in tehran too that is maybe forced some prices up. >> more on this thank you. arthel: meanwhile, voters in hong kong a few hours away from going to the polls, for elections there, in area gripped by pro-democracy protesters for months, chief are correspondent jonathan tent live in tent city preparing to vote. reporter: arthel pro-democracy protesters already very concerned at decision by hong kong authorities to station riot police at or near polling stations, today, they will be even more concerned now with the emergence of video appears to show chinese troops in hong kong practicing for riot control the video was obtained by rioters shows chinese at barack in a courtyard of