hopefully as a result of what has happened in the past 2 weeks the wiser heads are prevailing in tehran and washington and there seems to be some the escalation of tensions between the 2 countries if the united states ready to use the troops aid has needed it on or are they there just to provide psychological pressure on tehran. my take and based on what i have seen so far and decision ration in the middle east right now is very fluid extremely fluid so i might have to change money views 5 days from now but based on everything i have seen so far this is more of a psychological war for intense psychological warfare is going on between the 2 countries there is no question about this but at the same time the us is not taking life the possibility of some sort of a confrontation be the iran if you look at the operations of the iranian the past 40 years they have made a huge important strategic decision never to come from the us directly and during the. occupation of iraq by the us iran provided supports to. militias but iranian forces to my knowledge never confronted the us directly on a ver

plans a response tehran claims the u.s. violated its airspace washington maintains the drone was in international airspace and denounces the incident as an unprovoked attack on a comes at a time of heightening tensions between washington and tehran. funding the republicans like the shooting down of the u.s. drone was announced on iranian state television. they did not immediately broadcast any pictures of the attack but showed instead a file image of the type of drone they said had been hit by an unmanned surveillance aircraft he used the gathering imagery of large areas of land in all weathers the commander of iran's elite revolutionary guard said they had destroyed the drug because they wanted to send a strong message to the us. i don't know those who defend the border of the islamic nation of iran will react in a total and decisive way to any intrusion by foreign elements on our land he would offer only. my our borders how are our red line an enemy that violates our borders and will not return and will be destroyed he go

arriving in tehran to push for deescalation facing. swer multiple entangled crises all centering on iran economic sanctions a nuclear deal in disarray and rising tensions with the u.s. has welcomed by iran's foreign minister mohammad serif talks went over time afterwards spoke repeatedly of war. even new tension in our region as a result of the economic war the united states declared against iran. that the only way to decrease tensions in the region is to stop the economic war. one cannot expect an economic war to continue against the iranian people and but those waging this war and those supporting it remain say. responded continuing the references to war week there is war in syria and in yemen fortunately not here. and i want to do everything we can to keep it that way but nevertheless the tensions here in the region are worrying what a contrast to the optimism of 2015 when iran agreed to limit its nuclear ambitions in the lead mark deal in return international sanctions on iran would be lifted i'll put under president donald trump t

recently announced it wants to renegotiate with iran but tehran says the u.s. has not shown good faith. whenever they stop cruelty against their own nation put aside the cruel sanctions fulfill their commitments and return to the negotiating table which they themselves left the road is not closed for them. the road is open how much. does president trump has made clear over the past year the u.s. is unlikely to agree to any of that and trust among the parties is in short supply . so that's the overview in the middle of all that we've got the german foreign minister flying into tire on trying to trying to do something what can possibly achieve here simon with his visit to tehran what's at stake for germany and the other signatories to the around their clear deal yeah hi kimo says he believes in the power of just diplomacy he's talking about dialogue and deescalation just keeping the talking going he immediately said that the notion of less for less is not acceptable in other words no watering down of the deal go to keep it going as best they can he said there sho

of political science at the university of tehran from oxford in the u.k. helen latimer a research associate at the school the oriental and african studies and from kuwait city a. professor of political science at kuwait university welcome to you all. interior on where does all this leave us relations with its key allies across the region. well i think. the u.s. allies in the region are basically pushing the united states into a sort of military control confrontation with iran which is basically based on the premise that any conflict with iran would set it back for years or decades and i think that is really a miscalculation that can lead to a regional conflict that can destabilize the entire region they are not basically taken into account iran's you know traditional strategic behavior in the region they want to act alone it will act within a. within an alliance and it won't go for war or conflict all alone i think it has a a coalition of state and non-state actors that can you know trigger a regional conflict so i think this premise that our saudis israel

actually moss' path goes through tehran that's where his trip ends and where he's looking to keep iran on track with the deal and away from a nuclear weapon. so a foolish edgel there for hike on mars in on his middle east trip but possibly the most delicate part of the trip will be his visit to iran to talk more about that in more detail i'm joined by about the by is an expert on iran and heads germany's capos center thanks for joining me how much influence can german foreign minister have in tehran with the nuclear deal now on shaky ground. i think we have to be realistic here germany germany's position itself might not be so fissions to really influence the situation in a way that is that we can safeguard the agreement but i think if the foreign minister who must speak on behalf of these 3 and conveys a strong political message from the 3 from the european countries france germany and great britain to teheran and that can be important and that will be an important signal to try and see what can be done to save the cure agreement the u.s. has impose new sanctions on iran yesterday and

correspondent amir kasi in tehran. well state 3 of the women's world cup in press and joining me to talk about the action is pablo foley ileus from d.w. sports public australia took on italy in yesterday's 1st match in its present well it was well quite a huge shock for a stray terry and everyone thought that they'd. it's me and they'd have absolutely no problem considering as well that they have superstar striker sam occur among their ranks but it wasn't to be but i don't want to give away all the details so we should do is actually take a look at the report. australia were awarded an early penalty and a chance for a dream start captain samantha current took responsibility fluffing her lines at 1st the full slotting home the rebound was a heavy touch from defending clint poking home allowed its release but i've been in a run i'm told in the 55th minute i was the strike is staying cool to draw her side level. with the game well into injury time it's only one of free kick. i've been in see i was under it's again to scho

recently announced it wants to renegotiate with iran but tehran says the u.s. has not shown good faith. whenever they stop cruelty against a nation that put aside the cruel sanctions fulfill their commitments and return to the negotiating table which they themselves left the road is not closed for them. the road is open how much. does president trump has made clear over the past year the u.s. is unlikely to agree to any of that and trust among the parties is in short supply . i'm doing now here at the big table by daniel girl like he's editor in chief of the magazine that's in the pen the publication here in germany for posting on the arab and islamic world it's good to see you again. if anyone thinks that these talks are only about a nuclear program they should listen to what the iranian foreign minister had to say today the call list. my and asked for problem for our region is that the united states under the euphemism of the deal of the century has committed a new crime by forcibly walking over the rights of the palestinian people. it is this that has brough

news agency in tehran thank you so much for joining us. now the deal was struck in 2015 between iran france germany britain russia china and the us it was meant to restrict iran's ability to make nuclear weapons in exchange for relief from economic sanctions but since donald trump told the u.s. out of the deal there's been rising tension between washington and tehran. the iran nuclear deal requires tarantella limit its atomic enrichment in verifiable ways so that it cannot make weapons and requires it to submit to international inspections in return tehran is supposed to get relief from sanctions and gain access to frozen assets but the u.s. has pulled out unilaterally and really imposed sanctions president obama made a deal the iran nuclear deal which was a terrible deal because it was a short term deal didn't do the trick and i was very much against it i was very much against the deal i terminated the deal and iran is a much different country today the u.s. has also sent additional warships to the middle east as part of a pressure campai

or from tehran?>> man: welcome to iran. i'm guessing from the décor this is a former wrestlers' hangout? ♪ tucked deep in the labyrinth of isfahan's bazaar, the smell of something very, very good. this shop has been here doing the same thing for a hundred years. and based on the line, it must be doing it right. i've had beryani in india. i've had it in uzbekistan. but, there's no question who invented beryani. >> farrokh: no. no way. [ laughter ] >> anthony: beryani. maybe you know the word. though this doesn't look like any beryani i've ever had. minced lamb shoulder, onion, turmeric, cinnamon, mint, and of course, saffron. more valuable than gold by weight. this is delicious. >> farrokh: mmm! really good. >> anthony: isfahan today, the, one of the most visited areas by tourists? >> farrokh: yeah everybody you know, if you come to iran and you don't visit isfahan, you have wasted your time. >> anthony: the royal mosque sits astride imam square, the second-largest square in the world, behind tiananme

of political science at the university of tehran from oxford in the u.k. helen latimer a research associate at the school the oriental and african studies and from kuwait city a. professor of political science at kuwait university welcome to you all have an interior and where does all this leave us relations with its key allies across the region. well i think. the u.s. allies in the region are basically pushing the united states into a sort of military concert confrontation with iran which is basically based on the premise that any conflict with iran would set it back for years or decades and i think that is really a miscalculation that can lead to a regional conflict that can destabilize the entire region they are not basically taken into account iran's you know traditional strategic behavior in the region they want to act alone it will act within a. within an alliance and it won't go for war or conflict all alone i think it has a a coalition of state and non-state actors that can you know trigger a regional conflict so i think this premise that our saudi

iran's ultimatum comes amid rising tensions between tehran and the white house the u.s. accused iran of attacking 2 oil tankers which iran denies and downing a u.s. drone which iran says had invaded its airspace. u.s. president donald trump threaten to obliterate iran while claiming his ultimate goal is to renegotiate a nuclear deal tehran's response that door has closed. well for more on this story i'm joined now by our iran correspondent teresa tropper teresa good to have you in the studio one year after the u.s. told of the iran nuclear deal to iran is now bumping up its uranium stockpile what message is tehran sending with this move well as you've said it's been years and pulled out of the nuclear agreement and so far iran has complied with it even though it didn't get any benefits from that and the economic sanctions that were imposed in the past year have really. had dramatic effect on the country's economy and also on the people's lives there so that's why officials in tehran calling it economic warfare and since the other countries that signed the deal so the eur

city protests against the wall turned violent also coming up germany's foreign minister applies to tehran to try to save the iran's nuclear deal we find out how our brains are managing to get by as u.s. sanctions by. turkey that's supposed to be lost forever beneath the waters of a 12000 years of human civilization before to provide electricity. plus we look back on the dramatic day in the women's world cup one which brought joy pain for scotland and of course included it should controversy. well i'm terry martin good to have you with us tensions remain high in hong kong after a massive protest against a planned extradition law turned violent police clashed with protesters after hundreds of thousands had marched peacefully against the proposed wall they're angry about a bill that would allow hong kong to send suspects to mainland china to face trial critics say that would give beijing free rein to pursue political opponents in hong kong which has kept its own justice system after returning to chinese rule in 1997 . the territory's probation leader has vowed to press on with the bill sayin

the jailed british iranian woman nazanin zaghari—radcliffe begins a new hunger strike, as tehran formallytests about british claims that iran was behind attacks on two oil tankers. hundreds of people in lincolnshire are still unable to go back to their homes because of flooding —descibed by the environment agency as "unprecedented". president trump again denounces london's mayor, sadiq khan, over a series of violent deaths in the capital. britain's tyson fury defeats tom schwarz in las vegas, in the second round. fury is now promising to "hunt down" the wbc champion, deontay wilder. with the cricket world cup in full swing — we meet the ‘kings of kabul‘ — the afghan team transforming their lives through sport. that's in half an hour, on bbc news. tens of thousands of peope are protesting on the streets of hong kong over a controversial extradition bill, despite a government climb—down. hong kong's chief executive announced the plans had been suspended — but demonstrators are demanding it be completely scrapped. large crowds have gathered in the city's victoria square. tens of thousands of

but i don't think it is going to change tehran's calculations.aura: is there any chance of tehran coming to the table for talks? guest: historically, in the few instances in which the u.s. has had successful diplomacy with iran, it has always been a combination of coercion, pressure, and diplomacy. at the moment, the trump administration's approach isnc ons and pressure. but apart from president trump saying he wants to talk, tre hasn't been an engagement strategy. laura: iran's foreign ministerat tweeted today he trump team despises diplomacy and thirsts for war. does iran really want to avoid conflict? guest: i think both president trump and the adership in iran want to avoid war. at the same ti, iran's leadership has long wanted america as an adversary becausel thisre of death to america has become central to the identity of the islamic republic. iw we've entered this escalatory cycle ais going to be difficult to prevent conflict givensthe level of st and anger and there is a sense in both capitals tt if we don't react to the latest provocatio

we'll go live to tehran. >>> and this. fight breaks out between parents at a little league baseball game in colorado. what set them off. good morning and welcome to "early start," everyone. i'm christine romans. >> good to have you back. zploed. >> what are they doing in colorado? dave briggs from colorado. defend your state. >> i will shortly. i will attempt to. i'm dave briggs. it's thursday, june 20th. we'll get to that little league brawl. 4 a.m. in the east. 2020. no apology from joe biden. biden saying during a tuesday fund-raiser, quote, he never called me boy. he always called me son. at least there was some civility. we got things done. we didn't agree on much of anything. we got things done. 2020 democrats quickly seizing on the former vice president's comments, some calling on him to apologize. >> i think to be singing the praises of people who were vicious segregationists is not something that anybody should be doing. >> it's never okay to celebrate segregationists, never. >> to coddle the reputations of segreg

reports from the main capital tehran. in his 1st public appearance since iran shot down a u.s. surveillance drone last week president hassan rouhani did not hold back he said the latest sanctions targeting iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei are the irrational actions of a confused government didn't know it they are suffering from mental disability the

and russia and others they would leave tehran alone basically. chinese officials declared last week that it's time for iran china and russia to develop a strategic buns especially that was true when the russians demand that the same thing. very interesting to to tina's and i thank you very much. there are a lot more to come on this out of the reviews are including a quest for justice saudi journalist jamal khashoggi fiance appeals for an international investigation into his murder and why the u.n. says climate change will be particularly bad for poor communities around the world . and in sport the we'll hear from the winners at the n.b.a. basketball awards including one very emotional acceptance speech. right to bahrain now where an economic meeting to discuss u.s. plans for palestine and the broader region is under way it's an initiative that is led by the white house senior adviser jared kirshner he's behind what president calls the deal of the century the economic part of the plan proposes $50000000000.00 worth of investment in palestine over

iran's ultimatum comes amid rising tensions between tehran and the white house the u.s. accused iran of attacking 2 oil tankers which iran denies and downing a u.s. drone which iran says had invaded its airspace. u.s. president donald trump threaten to obliterate iran while claiming his ultimate goal is to renegotiate a nuclear deal tehran's response that door has closed. for more now we're joined here in the studio by our iran correspondent teresa trial for one year ago the u.s. pulled out of the iran nuclear deal now iran has started bumping up its nuclear stockpile it's at least reaching its uranium stockpile what message is iran's sending with this move well as you said it's been a year that. withdrew from the nuclear deal and so far to iran is still complied with it even though it hasn't had any benefits from that but the sanctions imposed in the past year have really taken a toll on the country's economy and its people so to iran officials have now started calling it economic warfare and now they're trying to pressure the other countries that signed the deal to pro

said the drone was over international waters a claim disputed by tehran. donald trump says while 3 sites had been identified for the strikes he cancelled the operation they came in they censor were ready to go we'd like a decision i said i want to know something before you go how many people will be killed. in this case or rainy and i said how many people are going to be killed. sir i'd like to get back to you on that great people these generals they said they came back said sir approximately 150 and i thought about it for a sec and i said you know what they shut down on manned. drone plane whatever you want to call it and here we are sitting with $150.00 dead people and that would have taken place probably within a half an hour after i said go ahead and i didn't like it i didn't think it was i didn't think it was proportionate in toronto the revolutionary guard put on a display of what it said was wreckage from the u.s. drone recovered in a really intended trick the head of its space division claims a manned u.s. spy plane near detroit was not targeted th

news longer from berlin germany and iran moving to salvage the 2015 iran nuclear deal tehran's foreign minister telling his german counterpart we will cooperate with the european union to save the agreement but can it be rescued in the face of us opposition also coming up the race to replace theresa may 10th british conservatives kick off a contest to become prime minister and to take over the efforts to deliver the rights it plus. fighting for higher wages in cambodia garment workers sing and dance to call attention to poor working conditions in the country's essential textiles industry. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us iran's top diplomat has vowed to work with the european union to preserve the iran nuclear deal and that despite opposition from washington he spoke today after meeting his german counterpart in tehran for talks aimed at salvaging the landmark 2015 deal but german foreign minister who must see indicated the difficulties all sides are now facing saying that germany is working to prevent the deal's complete fail. arriving in tehran to push for deescalation fac

aisles and then we'll you can talk about that is the escalation not a seasonal one ok has sent in tehran let's stay with that idea of wriggle room here is there a little bit of breathing space and i mean this in a positive sense for the government in tehran innes much is what we're talking about here is 6 monarchies all of whom all those royal households have worries about tehran but they're not on the same page the g.c.c. has been split for the best part of 2 years now. of course they are not on the same page on iran i mean on mon oncle way and especially nowadays they are no different than the hawks in the g.c.c. and i think the hocks are the ones who are trying so i agree with abdullah that they are they can't win the said the agenda for the us administration but they are trying to do that i think they are pushing the trump administration along with the you know hawks in washington to climb but tree that he eventually can come down from so he would be you know in a in a situation in which a war with iran would would diminish his chances for a 2nd term and. you know silence visa be the

and chants death to america in tehran. mr. hook, can you explain thor strategic benefits in goals that the u.s. saudi relationship and neglect difference ativlecative that relationship? >> i think you see our foreign policy emerging quite clearly in riyadh. the president's first trip overseas was to saudi arabia. they had wrought together i want to say 55 arab muslim nankstion. the president spoke, king salman spoke and we talked about the need to confront extremism and to counter extremism. and we also want to as part of burden sharing, america -- the experiences that you describe, there are so many people who can talk about that in our military. and we are doing everything that we can to expand burden sharing. and that requires improving the capabilities of our regional partners so that they can be a counterweight to iran. and that reduces the burden on us to employ tprovide the levele done historically. so whether saudi arabia or uae, jordan, israel, a number of countries in the region, we very much want to see them in a po

tehran thank you very much. as i mentioned a moment ago iranians have turned out in force across the country to march or a sunday demonstrations are also being held across the region in a show of support for the palestinian cause the marchers are just weeks from the white house presenting its economic part of its long awaited peace plan in bahrain . mama jam jam reports 8. into iran tens of thousands of people came out the occasion and could state also known as jerusalem day iran's annual display of solidarity with palestinians which it has marked since the start of its 1979 revolution the islamic republic once again made clear its stance toward u.s. president donald trump's plan for peace in the mideast hayom it was it was seen as the message of jerusalem day is that palestine will live forever and jerusalem belongs to all muslims and over the past 2 years none of the plots of the enemies of his slouch against jerusalem has been successfully 1st they tried making jerusalem the capital of the egresses we saw tha

but the incident comes at a time of rising tension between tehran and washington which began when the us abandoned the international nuclear deal last year. after the us ratcheted up sanctions on iran this week announced it would no longer abide by the terms of the agreement and could soon restart its nuclear activity. the recent attack on to oil tankers in the gulf of oman adds to the tension over by on wednesday the u.s. military presented more evidence that it said links tehran to the incident this time iran denied its involvement so far the u.s. has not reacted to what it sees as iranian provocations despite such restraint the fear is that an ever escalating standoff could result in war. our sources now are the borg of the u.s. have beaten sweden to no to become the last of 5 teams to advance into the knockout stages with a perfect record of 3 wins out of 3 the game was just minutes old when leave lindsay horan reacted quicker than the swedish defense the pope this newspoll into the net in the 2nd half this would still be clear their lines was more giving toby his chance to make i

counts of the strike that he was present reveals he's putting both slow and rapid new sanctions on tehran. said i want to know something before you go how many people will be killed came back. approximately 150 and i didn't like it. and f.b.i. agent accidentally reveals his social media posts promoting and toothbrushing conspiracy theories to rest the case into a synagogue shooting. little so to come a lesson in life a scottish student claims that he was booted out of class for arguing there are only 2 genders. what you think and. thanks for your point if you want to see a. very clear discrimination on the video you can discrimination action pushing the . good evening and welcome to international. donald trump says he called off a strike against iran with just 10 minutes to spare the attack was meant to be in retaliation for tehran downing a pentagon surveillance drone over the gulf region strait of hormuz the u.s. president will however put fresh sanctions on tehran some of them slowly and some quote very rapidly. they came in they said sure we're ready to go we'd like a decision i said

military presented more evidence it said linked tehran to the incidents. iran for its part denies involvement. the united states has also said it has no interest in fueling the dispute with iran but the fear is a military confrontation could happen not by design but by accident. let's get more now on these the growing tensions with the perspective from washington debbie is all over salad is standing by all over both sides confirmed that the drone was shot out of the sky by tehran but there are conflicting accounts over the circumstances has the u.s. presented proof that the drone was flying in international space. other than a picture showing the shop drone we don't have exact prove where the drone was flying and that is essentially the important and the crucial point to your iran arguing that the drone entered iranian airspace the united states saying the drone was in international airspace and the problem here is that we might not even know which of the versions is the correct one just a week ago when 2 oil tankers were attacked in the strait of hormuz t

minister flies to tehran to try to save the iran's nuclear deal we find out how radians are managing to get by as u.s. sanctions by. hello i'm terry martin thanks for joining us organizers of massive protests in hong kong say they will hold a new rally on wednesday opposition leaders say more than a 1000000 people turned out to protest against a planned extradition lol at the weekend that would allow hong kong to send suspects to mainland china to face trial police clashed with protesters on sunday critics say the law would give beijing free rein to pursue political opponents in hong kong which has kept its own justice system since returning to chinese rule in 1900. i the territory's probation leader has vowed to press on with the bill saying it's crucial for hong kong's future this is a very important piece of legislation that will have to uphold justice and also ensure that hong kong will fulfill the international obligation in terms of cross boundaries and transnational crimes. but the organizers of the protest say as many as a 1000000 people took to the streets on sunday they had

ambassador said the atmosphere was not right for dialogue to happen between tehran and washington you cannot start a dialogue with somebody who is threatening you who is intimidating you today do you just witness that the united states employs another sets a set of sanctions against iran how tenuous sought a dialogue is somebody who is trying maybe she occupation. is to put more sanctions on iran soledad the atmosphere of such a dire does is not ready. well iran has been on a collision course with the u.s. since president unilaterally terminated the iran nuclear deal nonetheless national security advisor john bolton said washington was willing to enter into talks with tehran as i indicated on sunday mr prime minister president trump yesterday imposed significant new sanctions on iran's supreme leader and other top leadership individuals and entities at the same time the president has held the door open to real negotiations to completely and verifiably eliminated iran's nuclear weapons program its pursuit of ballistic missile delivery systems its support for international terrorism and

by the 2015 nuclear accord it would be the 1st breach of the deal which is aimed at restricting tehran's nuclear ambitions in exchange for an easing of international sanctions it comes after the u.s. abandon the deal last year and impose new sanctions now iran says it sees no reason to comply unless britain france and germany stuff into hell. a deal isn't a deal if only one side has to honor it that was the iranian ambassador his message to the un the 2050 nuclear deal also known as a j c p o a is all burden and no benefit. in practical terms it has become an agreement which is being respected only by one party it on has done a lot and much more than its fair share to preserve the nuclear the it on a lawn chair not shall not do not take on all of the burdens any more to preserve it is if you really. but the grievance also came with an ultimatum to the european signatories stand up to us aggression or along with us accept your food responsibility for any possible consequences one potential consequence an iran with weapons grade enrich uranium with tehran recently quadrupling its productio

washington targeting ayatollah ali how many and other top iranian officials with financial sanctions tehran says it will continue plans to scale down its commitments to the 2015 new radio man any gun bomb was ok if you're being honest and want to negotiate why simle tediously do you want to impose sanctions on the foreign minister so it is clear that you were lying you'd be better off waiting a little so the world would think that you're saying the right thing immediately you proved you were lying you were not after negotiation if you're after negotiation well we were doing it in the past didn't say raef negotiate with terrorists in a new york didn't we meet each other in the j.c. a joint commission as you yourself didn't want to negotiate. the inside story is coming up next. idiotic and dangerous iran mocks the u.s. for imposing sanctions on its supreme leader and says hopes for diplomacy have gone do sanctions work and what's needed to break this cycle of escalating rhetoric between washington and tehran this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm adrian finnegan the white hous

tehran has warned the us against aggression.ghts to georgia, following clashes in the capital, tbilisi, sparked by a speech in parliament by a russian politician. president putin signed the decree in response to what the kremlin called anti—russian provocations. thousands of protesters have gathered outside the georgian parliament, for a second night. a mass protest outside hong kong's police headquarters has ended in the past few hours. plans to introduce a contentious extradition bill had seen thousands take to the streets and sparked the territory's worst political crisis in decades. police have now cleared the area. the foreign office minister, mark field, has been suspended

to salvage it but he leaves tehran talking about the difficulties on all songs. from a tourist boat sank in budapest the accident at the end of may was the worst disaster on the river danube in. plus day 4 of the women's world cup fans 1st look at the united states team after neighboring and neighbors and rivals 10 of the survivors stare from cameroon to get their tournament all fueled breeding stock. well i'm terry martin's good to have you with us the international labor organization the ilo is celebrating its 100th birthday and it was set up to promote fair working conditions by establishing international labor standards current transformations in the world of work are being compare. the industrial revolution globalization and technology are creating new opportunities but also disrupting existing work patterns the ilo says that climate change shifting demographics and migration will affect the work environment in every society around the world automation will make many jobs obsolete but the ilo has identified key sectors that are likely to generate the jobs of

in tehran. we begin with breaking news. the president stepping back from the brink. "the new york times" reporting that president trump authorized military strikes against iran, then abruptly called them off. the strikes were in retaliation for iran shooting down a u.s. military drone. the "times" reporting there were ships in position and planes in the air when the president walked the whole thing back. it was not clear whether he simply changed his mind or whether logistics or strategy caused the pull back. it's also unknown whether the attacks may still occur, but what is clear, the president's public response haase sawed since the drone shootdown. thursday morning mr. trump seemed inclined to give iran the benefit of the doubt and leave open the possibility of war. >> find it hard to believe it was intentional if you want to know the truth. i think it could be someone who was loose and stupid that did it, but we'll find be able to report back and you'll understand exactly what happened. it was a very foolish move. how will you respond? you'll find out. >> for the

that has resulted in a mixed message being sent to tehran.mes, the trump administration appears to be tentatively offering a hand of friendship, even as it shakes its fist. we are prepared to negotiate with no preconditions. they know precisely how to find us and i'm confident that at the very moment they're ready to truly engage with us, we will be able to begin these conversations. the us secretary of state is now on his way to the middle east in an attempt to calm waters in the gulf. but with concerns of further attacks following explosions on tankers and iran threatening to breach the terms of its internationally agreed nuclear deal, relationships between tehran and washington will be tested, if any exist at all. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. chris also gave us this analysis from ossington. i think has this week against is a real sense that the international community is concerned about what is going to happen next. there has been prays in some quarters for president trump for showing restraint are not going ahead with that militar