u.k. says iran has seized to all tankers in the strait of hormuz one british flag the other british oh and to iran says the 2nd vessel has now been allowed to leave its waters this is iranian state television as footage it says disproves donald trump's claim that a u.s. warship destroyed an iranian drone. by mariam the mozzie in london you are with al jazeera also coming up on the program he's on a drive to clean up politics but south africa's corruption watchdog says president run the post a misled parliament over a campaign donation and the netherlands highest court rules that dutch peacekeepers were 10 percent liable for $350.00 deaths and bosnia's represents a massacre. welcome to the program al top story the u.k. says that iran has seized 2 oil tankers one british flag the on the british owned in the strait of hormuz to iran says the 2nd vessel has been allowed to leave its waters earlier iran's revolutionary guard said they captured a british flag stina impera because it was not complying with international maritime laws the company that manages it said it had been unable to contact

u.k. saying two vessels have been seized by iran in the gulf. iranian revolutionary guard say they captured the british-flagged vessel because it was not complying with maritime law. the second vessel, though, has been allowed to leave iranian waters after being given a warning. there has been further reaction from the british government with foreign secretary jeremy hunt speaking out. be aid if there would u.k. response, it would be robust but also considered. he says tehran would be the biggest loser if freedom of navigation is restricted. there are concerns about the safety of oil tankers passing through this very delicate region, the strait of hormuz. jeremy hunt also says he has spoken to the u.s. secretary of state, mike pompeo, and that he will also have a discussion with the iranian foreign minister. but very significant way, and, of course, no surprise, hunter said that military options are absolutely not on the table, that is not what's being considered, and the best way to resolve the situation is through diplomatic means. we are going

u.k. says iran has seized 2 oil tankers in the straits of hormuz one british flag the other british and this is iranian state television as footage it says disproves donald trump's claim that a u.s. warship destroyed an iranian drone. also coming up on the program he's on a drive to clean up politics but south africa's proper unwashed as president on the pose a misled parliament over a campaign donation. and the netherlands highest court rules that dashed peacekeepers with 10 percent liable for $350.00 deaths and business trip or not so massacre. i don't peter symonds overall with your school embitter all scenes of jubilation in algeria i think of a lone goal of the cynical enough to whom the old jew reinstates sick of africa cup of nations truckers in. the u.k. says iran has seized 2 or oil tankers one british flag the british own in the straits of hormuz iran's revolutionary guard said they had captured the british flag stana and pair o. because it was not complying with international maritime laws the company that manages the vessel said it had been unable to contact the vessel and it was

u.k. and its european allies to encourage the u.s. to ease off iran barca al-jazeera london. well you know lawrence is a professor at the elliott school of international affairs at george washington university he says the u.k. response needs to be measured in order to avoid escalating the crisis the u.k. is about to announce action sanctions either sunday or monday. briefing the parliament on the situation and it's possible that they were put in place the same sanctions that they imposed on iran prior to the iran nuclear deal and if they go that far if the sanctions are that severe we could create another reason for rand to to continue to violate the terms of the nuclear agreement and increase its richmond over uranium etc etc so it's very much in britain's interests right now to disconnect as much as possible the sanctions from the iran nuclear situation and from the us maximum pressure campaign and to just connect it which was the reason this was done to the of course the seizing of the iranian tanker in gibraltar and then it will be interesting to see going forward whether the the british can can can open up lines of diplomacy that can deescalate further by making concessions to iran right now o

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 to iran says the vessel was violating maritime rules we've barkha reports. this is the moment the british tunku was seized by iran's revolutionary guard in the strait of hormuz. special forces dropped down on to the deck of the speeding bessel forcing it into iranian waters the 30000 ton stana imperio was on its way to saudi arabia nothing's been heard from have 23 crew since the revolutionary guard who released these images say the tanker was being escorted by a british warship that tried to stop the seizure britain's ministry of defense declined to comment on the claim the detained tank is now at the center of a diplomatic storm these images were released by news agency linked to the iranian governmen

u.k. and its european allies to encourage the u.s. to ease off iran barker al-jazeera london when you lawrence is a professor at the elliott school of international affairs at george washington university he says the u.k. response needs to be measured in order to avoid escalating the crisis. the u.k. is about to announce action sanctions either sunday or monday. briefing the parliament on the situation and it's possible that they will put in place the same sanctions that they imposed on iran prior to the iran nuclear deal and if they go that far if the sanctions are that severe we could create another reason for rand to to continue to violate the terms of the nuclear agreement and increase its and richmond over uranium etc etc so it's very much in britain's interests right now to disconnect as much as possible the sentients from the iran nuclear situation and from the us maximum pressure campaign and to just connect it which was the reason this was done to the of course the seizing of the iranian tanker in gibraltar and then it will be interesting to see going forward whether the the british can can can open up lines of diplomacy that can deescalate further by making concessions to iran right

u.k. says iran has tried to justify it as a tit for tat response after the earlier capture of the rainy and tanker in gibraltar france and germany have condemned the iranian action while u.s. central command has stepped up patrols over the strait iran though says the british flag tanker was involved in an accident with a fishing boat that does open an investigation into whether it broke the law we've barca has more from london. this is the moment the british tanker was seized by iran's revolutionary guard in the strait of homos. special forces dropped down on to the back of the speeding bessel forcing it into iranian waters the 30000 ton stana imperio was on its way to saudi arabia nothing's been heard from her 23 crew since the revolutionary guard who released these images say the tanker was being escorted by a privilege warship that tried to stop the seizure britain's ministry of defense declined to comment on the claim but detain tank is now at the center of a diplomatic storm these images were released by news agency linked to the iranian government iran says the ship breached maritime

u.k. says iran has trying to justify this as a take for tat response after their capture of a rainy and tanker in gibraltar and i france and germany have condemns the or. in action while u.s. central command to set up air patrols over the straits iran though says the british flag tanker was involved in an accident swith a fishing boat sent as opens an investigation into whether it broke the law barker has more now from london. this is the moment the british tanker was seized by iran's revolutionary guard in the strait of homos. special forces dropped down on to the deck of the speeding bessel forcing it into iranian waters the 30000 ton stana imperio was on its way to saudi arabia nothing's been heard from her 23 crew since the revolutionary guard who released these images say the tanker was being escorted by a privilege warship that tried to stop the seizure britain's ministry of defense declined to comment on the claim but detain tank is now at the center of a diplomatic storm these images were released by news agency linked to the iranian government iran says the ship breached maritime rule

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 its 2nd emergency national security meeting in less than 24 hours over the incident on friday a cargo vessel was making its way through the straits of hormuz on route to saudi arabia when it was surrounded by 4 iranian vessels and a helicopter to her and says the vessel was violating maritime rules leave baka reports. this is the moment the british tanker was seized by iran's revolutionary guard in the strait of hormuz special forces dropped down on to the deck of the speeding bessel forcing it into iranian waters the 30000 ton stana imperio was on its way to saudi arabia nothing's been heard from her 23 crew since the revolutionary guard who released these images say the tanker was being escorted by a british warship that tried to stop the seizure britain's ministry of defense declined to comment on the claim but detain tank is now at the center of a diplomatic storm these images were released by news agency linked to the iranian government

u.k. says iran has seized two oil tankers in the strait of hormuz, one british flag, the other british ownedan disputes donald trump's claim that a u.s. warship destroyed an iranian drone. corruptrica's

u.k. and its european allies to encourage the u.s. to ease off iran barkha al jazeera london. william lawrence is a professor at the elliott school of international affairs at george washington university he says the u.k. response needs to be measured in order to avoid escalating the crisis. the u.k. is about to announce sanctions either sunday or monday. briefing to parliament on the situation and it's possible that they were put in place the same sanctions that they imposed on iran prior to the iran nuclear deal and if they go that far if the sanctions are that severe we could create another reason for rand to to continue to violate the terms of the nuclear agreement and increase its richmond over uranium etc etc so it's very much in britain's interests right now to disconnect as much as possible the sink sions from the iran nuclear situation and from the us maximum pressure campaign and to just connect it which was the reason this was done to the of course the seizing of the iranian tanker in gibraltar and then it will be interesting to see going forward whether the the british can can can open up lines of diplomacy that can deescalate further by making concessions to iran right now of cour

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 surrounded by 4 iranian vessels and a helicopter to harangue says the vessel was violating maritime rules need barkha reports. this is the moment the british tanker was seized by iran's revolutionary guard in the strait of hormuz. special forces dropped down on to the back of the speeding bessel forcing it into iranian waters the 30000 ton stana imperio was on its way to saudi arabia nothing's been heard from her 23 crew since the revolutionary guard who released these images say the tanker was being escorted by a privilege warship that tried to stop the seizure britain's ministry of defense declined to comment on the claim the detained tank is now at the center of a diplomatic storm these images were released by news agency linked to the iranian government iran says t

u.k. is accusing iran of illegal interference when it seized a flagged oil tanker. the u.k. says the tanker was in omani waters when iran's military captured it. the u.k. says there's no doubt it's retaliation. but britain's foreign secretary says iran is flat-wrong. >> they see this as a tit for tat situation of grace one in gibraltar. it was legally x lly carrying o. it was seized in omani waters in clear contradiction of law. it was forced to sail into iran. this is totally and unacceptable. it raises serious questions about the security of british shipping and international shipping in the straits of hormuz. >> and this tweet from iran's ambassador just a short time ago, warning the british government against escalating tensions, calling it dangerous and unwise. na nato, france and germany have contempted the action. but tehran does not appear willing to change its course. >> to date, we have seen no indications that the iranians are prepared to change the direction of their nation, to do the things we asked them to do on their nuclear program, their missile program, the mali

warships in the region iran denies these claims of an experienced iran's revolutionary guard sees the u.k. flights stana and para saying it violated maritime mauls will simon mabon is a senior lecturer in international studies at lancaster university he says putting u.s. tensions aside the u.k. has its own complicated history with iran. the idea that u.k.'s waning power doing the bidding of the united states is one that is routinely routinely thrown a london and to an extent i can understand why it is but i think recently what we've seen is that the british tensions with iran independent of the united states really really escalated following the seizure of the tankers that your package earlier was talking about and that draws on longstanding tensions between the u.k. and iran that are that are independent of the united states dating back to the time of persia or an oil in persia so there's a complex there's a complexity to all of this historical complexity and a more contemporary complexity independent of the united states meanwhile around foreign minister has been speaking that's missing of the nonaligned movement in

the nuclear accord with iran and they say this is what really has lead to the position we're in right now. >> and then there is lzind of a direct tension between iran and the u.k iran says it is retaliatory action and the u.k. is going through a transition of power very soon. >> oh yes, the next leader of the u.k. which should be decided this week is hawkk head-long-- walking head long into this crisis. they are going to he to deal with this, absolutely. part of the problem too is that iran says this was a retaliatory action for a tanker that british forces seized in gill bral tar earlier-- earlier this month, and what happened on friday the gilbratlatr curt decided to extend the-- of that tanker and all of a sudden a few hours later the iranians have taken a british tanker which seems like a tit-for-tat, which could keep contiuing if this goes on. >> in the context of this can i plom see you have ark ark saying-- ahmadinejad says let'sr direct talks with the united states and see how to move forward on this, it kind of cameueut of the >> and zarif, the iranian foreign minister, when he was in itw york last week he met western journalists and was kind of dangl

vessel in the strait of hormuz iran's revolutionary guard says it didn't happen tehran had earlier threatened to retaliate after its tank it was seized in gibraltar the u.k. says it's wants to know a tensions with iran but at the same time it's raise a security threat to its highest level for british ships operating near iranian waters where each allan's has more from london. british shipping in the gulf is now on its highest possible alerts the u.k. moved to maritime security level 3 after its government said this ship the b.p. oil tanker british heritage was approached by 3 iranian vessels london says h.m.s. montrose a warship moved in to warn the iranians away well we're very concerned this is a very serious escalation of the situation and you know we are proud that the royal navy was there to protect the heritage tanka but we are monitoring the situation very closely we don't want to escalate tensions we want tensions to come down iran has denied the incident took place with the foreign minister mohammad javad zarif saying the british had made the claims to create tension but iran had borne the u.k. they would be reprisals for the seizure of an irani

iran has condemned the u.k. for seizing one of its oil tankers in waters off gibraltar to iran says the move is illegal the u.k. suspects the iranian ship was trying to deliver oil to syria in breach of e.u. sanctions. new details have emerged about an attack on a migrant detention center in libya the u.n. says it was hit by 2 airstrikes and there are reports that guard shot at refugees and migrants who were trying to escape the bombing the ministry of justice in tripoli says 60 people are confirmed dead in tuesday's strikes with 77 injured the u.n. recognize governments as warlord holy for have terrorist forces are to blame. rejects those allegations. well those are the headlines we'll have more news a complete news hour after a witness. let's . let. the. cut. cut. cut cut. cut cut cut. cut cut. cut cut. really not only a. little. i. think. we don't want to go. oh. come on the old. almost. all over the old. movie. you know. it's. if. you saw the look of the premier will lose him. and. then the murdoch if you. have with you. if i don't get. out of. these out after. these out. for i love. we found out oh yes giv

u.k. says it's gently seeking information about a british flag tanker which iran says it's seized in the strait of hormuz u.k. foreign secretary jeremy hunt says the seizure is unacceptable he's warning of serious consequences unless the situation is quickly resolved iran's revolutionary guard says it captured the ship because it was violating maritime regulations another tank of a stopped earlier but has since been released the u.s. says it's developing a multinational task force to increase surveillance and security in the region's waters on thursday president trump said american forces shot down and iranian drawn meanwhile an iranian oil tanker remains impounded in gibraltar a court there has extended its detention for another 30 days we begin our coverage with this report from patty culhane in washington. this british tanker and presumably its crew is now in iranian custody as announced on state t.v. . a british oil tanker called stana imperio was stopped while passing through the strait of hormuz because of failing to observe international maritime regulations at the request of ports and n

westminster jenna thank you well as i was saying there one of the key challenges facing the new u.k. prime minister is to contain the ongoing tensions with iran and those bars jonson's tipped to be the new prime minister tehran says it doesn't want confrontation with the u.k. over the seizure of a british flag oil tanker in the gulf last week i think it is very important to go to drums and ask. 10 downing street who understand that you know on does not seek confrontation in iran who. normally. based on mutual respect. well the u.k. is calling for a stronger western led military presence in the gulf the u.k.'s foreign secretary hunt says he wants a european led naval mission to ensure shipping through the strait of hormuz and that's where iran sees the british flying all the time go on friday claiming it was violating international maritime law the u.k. is calling it an act of state piracy lansley has more now from london this emergency couldn't have come as a worse time for the u.k. and the ministers who left the crisis meeting all know it's apart from anything else they'll be a new prime minister this week probably with a different take on t

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the british vessel in the strait of hormuz iran's revolutionary guard say it didn't happen tehran had threatened to retaliate after its tonka was seized in. the u.k. says it wants to know what tensions with iran but at the same time as raise a security threat to its highest level for british ships operating near iranian waters where we challenge has more from london. british shipping in the gulf is now on its highest possible alerts the u.k. moved to maritime security level 3 after its government said this ship the b.p. oil tanker british heritage was approached by 3 iranian vessels london says h.m.s. montrose a warship moved in to warn the iranians away well we're very concerned this is a very serious escalation of the situation and you know we are proud that the royal navy was there to protect the heritage tanka but we are monitoring the situation very closely we don't want to escalate tensions we want tensions to come down iran has denied the incident took place with the foreign minister mohammad javad zarif saying the british had made the case to create tension but iran had warned the u.k. there would be reprisals for the seizure of an irania

iran's envoy to the u.k. and its foreign secretary says he's worried iran may be going down a dangerous path need baka has more from london. britain has said that there will be a considered and rebuffed response to the seizure of a british tanker in the strait of homo's busy if according to jeremy hunt britain's foreign secretary the tanker isn't released soon there will be serious consequences the foreign secretary tweeted on saturday morning calling the seizure of the tanker illegal in sharp contrast to what he said was the legal detention over the rainy and vessel the beginning of july off the coast of gibraltar that vessel is accused of carrying oil to syria in breach of the sanctions and on friday the authorities in gibraltar determined that vessel should be detained for a further 30 days this is very much being seen in the u.k. as the tit for tat seizure but as we know that the grace one vessel of gibraltar is going through some sort of legal process it's not as simple as simply allowing the grace want to go free and hoping that the iranians will follow suit as well when it comes to the strait of hormuz

u.k. says it's seeking information about a british flag tanko which iran says it's based in the strait of hormuz u.k. foreign secretary jeremy hunt says a seizure as unacceptable is warning of serious consequences unless the situation is resolved quickly iran's revolutionary guard says it captured the ship because it was violating maritime vacations another tank of a stopped early it has since been released the u.s. says it's developing a multinational task force to increase surveillance and security in the region's watches on thursday president trump said american forces shot down an iranian drawn meanwhile and iranian oil tanker remains impounded and gibraltar a court there extended its detention for another 30 days we begin our coverage with this report from patty call hain and washington. this british tanker and presumably its crew is now in iranian custody as announced on state t.v. . a british oil tanker called stana imperial was stopped while passing through the strait of hormuz because of failing to observe international maritime regulations at the request of ports and navigation a

and the united kingdom is accusing iran of illegal interference when it sees the british flag oil tanker. the u.k. says the oil tanker was in omani waters when iran's military captured it friday. the u.k. says, no doubt, it is a move of retaliation because britain seized an arriranian oi tanker in gibraltar. >> they see this as a tit for tat situation. grace one was defitained legall because it was carrying oil to syria. it was forced to sail into iran. this is totally and utterly unacceptable. it raises very serious questions about the security of british shipping and, indeed, international shipping in the straits of hormuz. >> nato, france and germany have condemned the action. but the united states secretary of state says tehran does not seem like it wants to change its behavior. >> we've seen no indication that the iranians are prepared to fundamentally changed their direction. they do the things around the world. you can watch their actions. these are actions that threaten. we saw the statements of the foreign minister. i spoke to him yesterday. these are not the actions of a country that looks li

u.k. says it's urgently seeking information about a british flags tanker which iran says it seized in the strait of hormuz u.k. foreign secretary jeremy hunt says the seizure is unacceptable he's warning of serious consequences unless the situation is quickly resolved iran's revolutionary guard says that captured the ship because it was violating maritime regulations another tanker was stopped earlier but has since been released the u.s. says it's developing a multinational task force to increase surveillance and security in the region's waters on thursday president donald trump said american forces shot down an iranian drawn meanwhile an iranian oil tank of remains impounded in gibraltar a court there has now extended its detention for another 30 days we begin our coverage with this report from patty culhane in washington. this british tanker and presumably its crew is now in iranian custody as announced on state t.v. . a british oil tanker called stana imperio was stopped while passing through the strait of hormuz because of failing to observe international maritime regulations at the re

good to have you with us on al-jazeera these are our top stories iran says it's looking at legal measures to free it all tags seized by the u.k. gibraltar version says it will be willing to release the ship with iran and valentino that it won't deliver or to syria and breach of the e.u. sanctions. police on protesters in hong kong have been in another standoff as demonstrators vent their anger about what they say is beijing's own political influence in the territories affairs only a offices used pepper spray on the crowd of chelton district. now tens of thousands of people have demonstrated across the dawn marking 40 days since a violent crackdown by security forces they calling for a full investigation into the deaths of more than 100 protesters on june. meanwhile the political transition deal between saddam's military junta and a pro-democracy coalition has been a wait and principle but as yet to be signed him morgan has more from addison ababa . there the same chance which were heard at the sitting at army headquarters in her home last month 40 days after the military attack on the sit in the chants are being repeated nati

u.k. is saying iran seizure of a british flag tanker raises serious questions about the security of shipping in the gulf a british government has held that 2nd emergency national security meeting in less than 24 hours over the incident the fox reports. this is the moment the british tanker was seized by iran's revolutionary guard in the strait of hormuz. special forces dropped down on to the back of the speeding bessel forcing it into iranian waters the 30000 ton stana imperio was on its way to saudi arabia nothing's been heard from her 23 crew since the revolutionary guard who released these images say the tanker was being escorted by a british warship that tried to stop the seizure britain's ministry of defense declined to comment on the claim the detained tank is now at the center of a diplomatic storm these images were released by news agency linked to the iranian government iran says the ship breached maritime rules when it collided with a fishing boat and has been taken to the nearby port of panda for investigation. a british flag tanker was involved in an accident with an iranian fish

return to logic we already know this comes as tehran says it's exploring legal options to force the u.k. to release an oil tanker seized off gibraltar iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif made the comment during a phone call with the british foreign minister jeremy hunt the u.k. says it would be willing to allow the ship to leave if iran guarantees it will not deliver oil to syria in breach of e.u. sanctions there have been violent clashes between police and protesters at a hong kong shopping mall police beat protesters and were interned attacked with umbrellas. during a variety in the shati in placer it's the latest in a series of protests to hit the territory in recent months triggered by an extradition bill which would allow people to be sent to china for trial. in sudan the opposition sudanese congress party says government forces have opened fire on protesters in the southeastern town of and suki this video put out by the party shows a gunfire attack by security forces in the town the sudanese congress party is a member of the forces of the baker ration of freedom and change which is in the process of finalizing a deal that pr

u.k. territory of gibraltar say they've arrested the captain and chief officer of that iranian tanker that was seized by the u.k. last week how is this incidence going down in iran. well during the events that you just spoke about these latest lines of about the arrests of the senior officers of the grace one the iranian oil tanker really the events that have played out in the last 24 hours and the events that have been playing out over the last few weeks and months illustrate the fact that the relations between iran on one side and the u.s. and the u.k. on the other are really in a valley and they haven't hit bottom yet now iranian officials have yet to react officially to these latest arrests of the captain the chief officer of the grace won but what we're likely to see here from to her on is the same strong language the same anger that leaders voiced when the u.k. royal marines last week seized control of this oil tanker now iranian officials at the time including the president himself recently in a cabinet meeting just yesterday said that this was akin to piracy that this was something that violated international law and iran's government has accused at the

to pause and consider the possible consequences of their actions meanwhile iran says it's exploring legal options to force the u.k. to release an oil tanker seized off gibraltar britain says it would allow it would be willing to allow the ship to leave if iran guarantees that it will not deliver oil to syria in breach of sanctions dorsett job ari has more now from tehran. for the 1st time since this incident happened on july 4th the rains are hopeful that the british government will soon release this vessel it's carrying 2000000 barrels of crude oil arabian oil and it's worth over 200 $1000000.00 now the iranians say that it is an act of piracy what the british have done and they are demanding that this bessel grace one be released as soon as possible we've been hearing from the iranian government spokesperson earlier today in the capital this is what he had to say and it's almost. as to what we have adopted in a series judicial process in regards with the old tankers used by the british military forces and we think courts in gibraltar are influenced by the policies of britain we're chasing up our legal measures

well all this comes as tehran says it's exploring legal options to force the u.k. to release an oil tanker seized off gibraltar iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif made the comment during a phone call with british foreign minister jeremy hunt the u.k. says it would be willing to allow the ship to leave if iran guarantees it will not deliver oil to syria in breach of e.u. sanctions iran has vowed that it will continue exporting oil under any conditions they have been violent clashes between police and protesters at a home shopping mall police beat protesters and were in turn attacked with umbrellas during a riot in the shouting plaza earlier officers used pepper spray on the crowd this is the latest in a series of protests to hit the territory in recent months triggered by an extradition bill which would allow people to be sent to china for trial in sudan the opposition sudanese congress party says government forces have opened fire on protesters in the southern eastern town of and suki this video put out by the party shows a gunfire attack by security forces in the town the sudanese congress party is a membe

accused the breaching a new sanctions on syria iran has been demanding the tankers release since it was seized last week. meanwhile the u.k. government says a british warship has intervened after a rain in boats tried to obstruct a british oil tanker in the strait of hormuz on wednesday the u.k. says it wants to lower tensions with iran but at the same time it's raised the security threat level on british ships in iranian waters to its highest level well we're very concerned this is a very serious escalation of the situation. you know we are proud that the royal navy was there to protect the heritage but we are monitoring the situation very closely we don't want to escalate tensions we want tensions to come down but u.s. congressional committee has voted to authorize subpoenas for a dozen current and former trump aides including senior white house advisor jared christner these subpoenas would be for an obstruction of justice investigation house panel also taking aim at the president's immigration policy it's looking to subpoena documents and some in testimony is related to trump 0 tolerance policy which led to the separation of children f

now iran says it doesn't want to see a confrontation with the u.k. over the seizure of a british flag oil tanker but the u.k. is demanding the vessel and its crew be released and once european led naval mission to ensure safe shipping through the strait of hormuz the stand off will be a priority for the incoming u.k. prime minister this week state to be boris johnson. i think it is very important from. iran who. normally. respond. but the u.k.'s foreign minister jeremy hunt says the tank a seizure is an act of state piracy that must be met with an international response and aren't lee has more from london. this emergency couldn't have come as a worse time for the u.k. and the ministers who left the crisis meeting all know it's apart from anything else they'll be a new prime minister this week probably with a different take on the situation. still the u.k. can do nothing in the face of what it regards as a provocation by iran the way in which the capture of the u.k. flag tanker was filmed by the commandos who took control of its refusal to obey the de

iran says it's looking at legal measures to free an oil tanker seized by the u.k. of gibraltar britain says it would be willing to release a ship if iran can guarantee it won't deliver on oil to syria in breach of e.u. sanctions. now iran's 2050 nuclear deal with world powers well the controversy surrounding it is adding to the pressure. on the u.k. special relationship with the u.s. it's been a rather difficult week of the leaks messages from britain's ambassador to washington published now another batch of leaked diplomatic cables critical of president trump that be made public for each other and has more from london. so here we have the latest blockbuster in the mail on sunday's series on the leaked diplomatic cables coming from the former ambassador of the united kingdom to the united states or kim darrick and this one reads trump acts the iran deal to spite a bomber now what's kim derek wrote back to london is that he thought that donald trump hated the iran deal mainly because he hated barack obama and that's why he walked away from it and so can barack descri

u.k. is saying that iran has ceased to oil tankers one british flag the other british owned in the strait of hormuz tehran is now said the 2nd vessel has been allowed to leave its waters but earlier iran's revolutionary guard said they captured the british flag stina and para because it was not complying with international maritime rules the company that manages it said it had been unable to contact the crew and it was heading north towards iran the u.k. foreign secretary has described the seizures as an acceptable we will respond in a way that is considered robust and we are absolutely clear that if the situation is not resolved quickly it will be serious cuts since it comes on the same day as a court granted the british territory of gibraltar the right to detain an iranian tank a suspected of smuggling oil to syria for another 30 days and iranian state t.v. is at footage it says was filmed by a drone the u.s. claims to have shot down iran's revolutionary guard says the video proves the at crawford turn to its base contradicting u.s. president donald trump's claim which was made on thurs

hello iran says it stepping up legal action and forcing the u.k. to release an oil tanker seized off gibraltar britain says it would be willing to allow the ship to leave if iran guarantees it won't deliver oil to syria in breach of e.u. sanctions iran insists the vessel was never heading for syria in the 1st place job ari has more from to run. for the 1st time since this incident happened on july 4th the rains are hopeful that the british government will soon release this vessel it's carrying 2000000 barrels of crude oil radian oil and it's worth over 200 $1000000.00 now the iranians say that it is an act of piracy what the british have done and they are demanding that this vessel grace one be released as soon as possible we've been hearing from the iranian government spokesperson earlier today in the capital this is what he had to say it was almost. as to what we have adopted in a series judicial process in regards with the old tankers used by the british military forces and we think courts in gibraltar are influenced by to policies of britain we'

u.k. out of the e.u. by the end of october. iran's deputy foreign minister says tehran will secure the straits of hormuz and not allow any disturbance to the shipping where iran sees the u.k. flag the oil tanker friday. and south korea's claiming russian officials have privately expressed regret for flying into south korean airspace on tuesday russia and china carried out their 1st ever joined the air patrol south korea says the planes crossed into its territory. and away and the view from beijing on the. there was no reaction on tuesday when this incident allegedly occurred with russian and chinese jets violating south korean airspace but failing their latest white paper on defense in beijing on wednesday morning the chinese defense ministry did respond to a question about this the spokesman saying that they strictly observed international law referring specifically to this incident saying the exercises with russia do not target any 3rd party and these joint patrols between china and russia in the area will continue remembering this was the 1st time that this ha

u.k. out of the e.u. by the end of october. iran's deputy foreign minister says terran will secure the straits of hormuz and not allow any disturbance to the shipping where iran sees the u.k. flagged oil tanker on friday it's only denmark and the netherlands and france are backing britain's proposal for a european led naval mission. south korea's defense ministry says russia has privately expressed regret for flying into south korean airspace on tuesday russia and china carried out their 1st ever joint air patrols south korea says the planes crossed into its territory former u.s. special counsel robert mueller will go before congress on wednesday over his investigation into russian interference in the 2016 presidential election democrats are likely to push miller on whether the president obstructed justice joining the investigation she ever johns reports from washington. for almost 2 years some opponents of president trump reached a frenzy as they speculated about what special counsel robert muller might uncover as he investigated allegations of khushwant between

iran seizure of a u.k. flagged oil tanker more than a week ago and iran's nuclear negotiator says an emergency meeting in vienna over the fate of the iran nuclear deal has been constructive but bars arace says tehran will continue to reduce its nuclear commitments if europe fails to salvage the pact the vienna meeting between the remaining signatories of the deal was called as tensions between iran and the west the european parties have been trying to keep the deal alive after the u.s. withdrew from it last year. after the meeting iran accused britain of breaching the nuclear deal by seizing one of its oil tankers off gibraltar earlier this month to her and says under the agreement it's entitle to export oil without any impediment but britain says the iranian tanker was in breach of e.u. sanctions against syria a british tanker was impounded by iran in the strait of hormuz more than a week ago in apparent retaliatory move and staying in the middle east crowds in bahrain have taken to the streets once again to protest the execution of 2 men they were killed by firing squad on saturday after being convicted of te

iran seized a u.k. flagged oil tanker on friday but iran's deputy foreign minister says it will secure the strays and not allow any disturbance to shipping dosage of ari has more from the iranian capital. iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif for is the 1st official to comment on the latest developments out of london the foreign minister tweeted that the may government seizure of iranian oil at behest of the us is piracy pure and simple i congratulate my former counterpart boris johnson becoming u.k.'s prime minister iran does not seek confrontation we have 1500 miles of persian gulf coast line these are our waters and we will protect them his sentiments are shared by other high ranking officials in iran we've heard from the 1st vice president who also said that the suggestion of a coalition force to patrol the waters of the strait of hormuz and guarded the ships that pass through it is absolutely not necessary and that iran is capable of providing security to the ships in the strait of hormuz and it is up to iran and the regional countries to ensure the safety of their waters meanwhile we've unde

now iran says it doesn't want confrontation with the u.k. over the seizure of a british flag oil tanker the u.k. is demanding that the vessel and its crew be released and once a european led naval mission to ensure safe shipping through the strait of hormuz the stand off will be a priority for the incoming british prime minister this week tipped to be johnson. starting a conflict may be easy ending it. would be impossible. who ever starts a conflict ever starts tensions ever starts a war may not be the one who ends. i think it is very important for boris johnson as he enters. 10 downing street to understand that iran does not seek confrontation iran wants to have normal relations based on mutual respect but the u.k. is fine mr jeremy hunt says the tank is seizure is an act of state piracy that must be met with an international response how correspondent lawrence lee has more from london. this emergency couldn't have come at a worse time for the u.k. and the ministers who left the crisis meeting all know it's apart from anything else they'll

iran nuclear deal. so we're going to be speaking with the u.k. and this is only goes to show what i'm saying about iran. through. nothing but trouble. remember this is the agreement the ridiculous agreement made by president obama expires in a very short. term agreement. where you're dealing you have to deal with 50 years in a 100 years you know deal and that you're. always a ridiculous agreement. now iran has released a video it says discredits u.s. claims that it shot down one of its drawings the revolutionary guard says this video was shot by the draw and proves that it returned to base safely. the netherlands has accepted that it is partially responsible for the deaths of $350.00 bosnian muslims in the 1995 minutes a massacre the supreme court said dodge peacekeeping forces could have allowed the men to remain at a un safe haven during the war. regional elections are being held in pakistan's northern tribal region 1st vote there in decades the territory was merged with khyber poke them car province last year and borders of guns the tribal region is home to 6000000 people and has until no

u.k. has been the target of violence by the regime. the tanker is heading to iran and gone dark according to shipping officials that say they have lost contact with the ship, which was in the persian gulf passing through the strait of for muscle. the u.k. security council is holding an emergency meeting to decide how to respond. we received this statement from the ship's owners. >> yesterday the iranian ney individual said they captured a united emirates tanker last weekend. president trump addressed the rising tensions moments ago. >> we hope for their sake, they don't do anything foolish. if they do, they will pay a price like nobody has ever paid a price. >> he spoke in the oval office not long ago. trace? >> jennifer, what about the denials by the iranians that the u.s. did not bring down their drone? >> u.s. defense officials say there's clear evidence that the u.s. shot down an iranian drone. the top officials for iran deny it. this video released by the iranians to prove the u.s. navy did not shoot down the iranian drone appears to prove the opposite. an iranian drone was above a u.s. navy vessel for hours. the tape stopped. marines o

on tehran iran now says it is no longer bound by the agreement and will breach impose limits on uranium stockpiles to iran as that's because other signatories including france germany and the u.k. haven't done enough to keep that deal live for it is a professor at the university of tehran faculty of world studies says following trump's requests will be disastrous for the u.k. . this policy towards iran is fading and it's quite surprising that the u.k. is actually following trump's orders which is going to be a disaster for the british people this is part of a long. of poking. practices that the u.s. government has engaged in this practice of talking iran. basis i think it will have severe limitations i think iranian leaders are tired of this type of policies and i think they will respond the response is going to be not something that is going to be good for both sides i think still to come in the program a young girl who did impressions of a u.s. congresswoman has deleted her social media accounts after reportedly receiving death threats that story and more after this short break. a new foreign policy think tank will start a business challenging foreign policy orthodoxies it i

say what we want. reporter: what do you mean one or two tankers? pres. trump: we are going to be speaking with the u.k. this only goes to show what i am saying about iran. trouble, nothing but trouble. the ridiculous agreement made by president obama expires in a short time. it was a short-term agreement. when you are dealing in countries, you have to deal in 50 years and 100 years. you don't deal in the short term. that was a ridiculous agreement. it goes to show you i was right it goes to show you i was right about iran. let's see what happens. it is not american ships, it is u.k.. it can be one or two. we will be speaking to them. they have a new prime minister coming soon. that's good for the u.k. saidter: in the past, you america is a laughingstock in the world, you don't believe american exceptionalism. why is it ok for you to criticize america? pres. trump: i believe everyone is great, but i love our country, and i'm representing our country. people cannot go around speaking about our country and saying garbage. this is the greatest country in the world. we have the strongest military by far. we had a depleted military when i took over. year,nt

donald trump has warned iran that it will never have a nuclear weapon after decided to enrich uranium to levels grice and that equate as part of the 2015 u.k. a deal to iran says it will continue to reduce its compliance every 60 days unless an agreement is reached to stop u.s. sanctions same bus. it is the boldest step iran has taken so far in its choreographed campaign to reduce compliance with a 2015 nuclear deal on sunday morning it announced it would start enriching uranium to higher levels than allowed under the joint comprehensive plan of action. in a few hours the technical process will come to an end and enrichment above 3.67 percent will begin tomorrow when they. take the sample the level will be higher. iranian leaders warned for months if the international community did not help their country reap the benefits guaranteed in the way it will no longer honor its commitments the level of enrichment is unclear but senior leaders have suggested it could be as high as 5 even 20 percent still far from the 90 percent needed for weapons grade uranium there has been a flurry of diplomatic activity in recent weeks with meetings of the united nations security c

iran's foreign minister has demanded the immediate release of the oil tanker following retaliate 3 threats from ted on russian says iranian boats approached one of its oil tankers on thursday prompting a u.k. warship to intervene iran has denied the encounter now the u.s. 5th fleet says it's working closely with the british navy to defend the free flow of commerce and freedom of navigation through the region same bus ravi has been monitoring reaction in the iranian capital. diplomatic relations between iran and the united kingdom have been suffering for many months now and the events of the last 24 hours will not help that situation and the arrest of senior officers of the grace of one the oil tanker that was detained last week off the coast of gibraltar by the u.k. royal marines that is likely to bring the same level of anger from leaders here into iran that the detention of the vessel the seizure of the vessel the oil tanker brought from the senior most levels of government last week iran's president and other senior leaders calling it a violation of the sanctity of international waterway something that was creating insecurity many senior iranian leaders also called the u.k. move but th