u.s. maximum pressure policy. so that's being interpreted as a further sign of a rift between the you kingdom and i have something el -- they think the iran deal within rehabilitated. >> matthew chance, thank you. >>> hundreds of thousands of protesters taking to the streets of puerto rico blocking a major expressway and launching an island wide strike to demand the resignation ever governor ricardo rossello. singer ricky martin is among the many celebrities fueling the demonstrations. a river of protestors flooding the streets near the governor's mansion. on sunday rossello said he will not step down and he will not run again. he's claiming he can regain the confidence of his people. >> there are folks that have supported me. >> who specifically is supporting you today? >> the role -- look, there are people. >> could you give me one name? >> there is a protest mp well, it's -- i've talked to -- >> just one name. >> -- people from different groups. a lot of people from the administration. >> governor, you're not a

u.s. maximum pressure what is the deprivation of iranian tankers freedom of navigation through the seizureof the tanker integral ties so this is a response to all of that i don't see the nutria solution around the corner but obviously these incidents or the tit for tat for instance a germ you hung who was alluding to is certainly dangerous and we don't need to be efforts meet to stop this but by trying to open the diplomatic game. well we've been saying this is not the 1st time that iran has seized an oil tanker in the strait of hormuz what kind of an impact is this going to have on global oil supplies. i am too ignorant of these of these links that what actually the impact movie immediately but obviously if you consider that freedom of navigation and does such an important route is now disrupted to the to the to the right intention tensions this is certainly creating costs and costs for everyone and i think this is generally iran's message that if you put us as iran under pressure we will not allow others to get away with it and where we will create costs will eat in terms of. lack of sec

u.s. maximum pressure policy on iran because we remain committed to preserving the iran nuclear agreement which. iran has connected the fate of the steamer in peril with that of another tanker the grace one it was seized by british special forces 2 weeks ago in gibraltar and was accused of carrying iranian oil to syria in violation of e.u. sanctions a charge tehran rejects. when you illegally seize a shipping and even a spanish believe that you have done this unfriendly and hostile act in their territory we don't deem it necessary to show tolerance. the united kingdom is now dispatching another warship to the region whether other european ships will join the mission remains unclear. earlier i spoke with our correspondent in london barbara biggs well i asked her if there is any more information on how exactly this mission is supposed to work that is the 1000000 pound all bank a 10000000 pound question that jeremy hunt and foreign secretary did secretary didn't answer in parliament today because there has so far not really been a lot of voluntary involvement from the side of the of the euro

u.s. maximum pressure approach has iran in a stranglehold and despite efforts by european nations the iran nuclear deal is by all accounts on life support if ever that are all taking into consideration soaring tensions between the west and iran is a military confrontation in your assessment inevitable or can a deal still be struck. i don't think it's inevitable i think that the scope for the bailout i think best scope for all sides to to deescalate things to find a way out but it takes willingness it takes creativity and it takes patience i don't think any of the parties involved want a direct military confrontation certainly not the iranians and i would argue certainly not the americans we know donald trump has said repeatedly he doesn't want to get drawn into another conflict in the middle east in spite of that he sent more ready more u.s. troops u.k. certainly doesn't want to get more and broiled in the us so i think given that given that none of these actors will really benefit from a conflict it's just a case of figuring out ways of getting out of this situation with all sites saving

u.s. maximum pressure policy on iran because we remain committed to preserving the iran nuclear agreement which. iran has connected the fate of the steamer imperio with that of another tanker the grace one it was seized by british special forces 2 weeks ago in gibraltar and was accused of carrying iranian oil to syria in violation of a use sanctions but charged tehran rejects. when you illegally seized a ship and even the spanish believe that you have done this unfriendly and hostile act in their territory we don't deem it necessary to show tolerance. the united kingdom is now dispatching another warship to the region whether other european ships will join the mission remains unclear. let's brief you know some of the other stories making the news at this hour a power cut as hit large parts of venezuela the social media indicating that 19 out of 24 states are affected the country's main airport lost power and the outage cause traffic jams in the capital caracas the government has said the blackout was caused by sabotage by electro magnetic attack. to wildfires that blaze through central po

u.s. maximum pressure policy on iran because we remain committed to preserving the iran nuclear agreement. iran has connected the fate of the steamer imperio with that of another tanker the grace one it was seized by british special forces 2 weeks ago in gibraltar and was accused of carrying iranian oil to syria in violation of a use sanctions a charge tehran rejects. when you illegally seize a ship and even the spanish believe that you have done this unfriendly and hostile act in their territory we don't deem it necessary to show tolerance. the united kingdom is now dispatching another warship to the region whether other european ships will join the mission remains unclear. let's preview now some of the other stories making the news today south korean fighter jets fired hundreds of warning shots after a russian military aircraft violated that country's airspace seoul says the russian planes flew over the doctorow islands also claimed by japan which calls them the talk she my lands. russia's defense ministry denies the accusations saying is bombers were carrying out drills over internation

u.s. maximum pressure policy on iran because we remain committed to preserving the iran nuclear agreement. but that's astounding what do you make of the u.k. announcing this maritime protection force in the strait of hormuz they wanted to be led by europe and not to be connected with a similar force led by the united states. and the political will behind this is quite clear i mean britain does as the of the europeans does not want to be drawn into this increasingly and village driven stance that washington shows to its around they don't want to be drawn into a possible military conflict in the region with which would be absolutely horrifying it is so they still trying to sort of keep diplomacy a life they still saying now we really did something for iran we sort of worked it was them for so many years now they should sort of be more conciliatory towards us they should sort of give something back we tried our best and. so they're still clinging to that but the situation objectively of course is dire and in the end they will have to come up with some sort of protection for tanking convoys in

u.s. maximum prpressure policy on ir. we remain committed to preserving the iran nuclear agreement. >> iran has connected the fate of the stealing with that of another tanker, the grace one. it was seized by british special forces in gibraltar. this is a charge that tehran rejects. >> when you illegally seize a a ship in gibraltar, we don't even necessary to show tolerance. the united kingdom is not dispatching another worship to the region. whether other european ships was on the mission remains unclear. >> let's go to london, her correspondent is on. the british are asking europe to help with this mission. the irony is not lost. doing out how this mission is supposed to work? >> absolutely not. that is the one million -- 10 million pound question that they did not answer in parliament. there has not really been a lot of voluntary involvement from the side of the other european. -- europeans. they don't want to be dragged into this conflict. two weeks ago, the british seized an iranian tanker. this is the whole back stor

u.s. maximum pressure policy on iran because we remain committed to preserve it iran nuclear agreement. iran has connected the fate of the steamer imperio with that of another tanker the grace one it was seized by british special forces 2 weeks ago in gibraltar and was accused of carrying iranian oil to syria in violation of a use sanctions a charge tehran rejects. when you illegally seize a shipping and even a spanish believe that you have done this unfriendly and hostile act in their territory we don't deem it necessary to show tolerance. the united kingdom is now dispatching another warship to the region whether other european ships will join the mission remains unclear. let's get the latest on this now from london with a lot of pots good morning for a lot of the british foreign minister there is calling for a joint european naval force patrol the gulf now how quickly can one be put together and what are london's plans to protect this shipping in the meantime. well at this point brian in 6 treme unclear how those european let protection force in the gulf would look like who is partic

u.s. maximum pressure policy. so the u.s. has to remain resolute.need to maintain the pressure on iran. this really shows the nature of the regime in that they're trying to scare america's allies or other business partners to put pressure on washington to come back to the table before it is viable way of doing it. we have to maintain pressure on tehran to get them to come back to the table in a meaningful way, to encompass more of the activities then that under the previous nuclear agreement. melissa: so interesting when you group the two stories together, obviously totally difficult approaches to each thing. it's a flip-flop from the last administration. we'll see if he makes progress or you know, things get better or worse. we are still awaiting all that evidence. bruce klingner, thanks for coming on? >> thank you. connell: the 2020 fund-raising race. how the field is cashing in. karl rove, former president bush senior advisor coming up on that next. ♪ this is the couple who wanted to get away who used expedia to book the vacation rental which led

u.s. maximum pressure policy on iran because we remain committed to preserving the iran nuclear agreement. iran has connected the fate of the steamer imperio with that of another tanker the grace one it was seized by british special forces 2 weeks ago in gibraltar and was accused of carrying iranian oil to syria in violation of a use sanctions a charge to iran rejects. when you illegally seize a shipping and even the spanish believe that you have done this unfriendly and hostile act in their territory we don't deem it necessary to show tolerance. the united kingdom is now dispatching another warship to the region whether other european ships will join the mission remains unclear let's go now to london our correspondent barbara is on the story for us tonight good evening to you barbara so the british asking europe to help with this mission and the irony of course is not lost today or do we know exactly how this mission is supposed to work. no absolutely not that is the 1000000 pound all make it 10000000 pound question that jeremy hunt and foreign secretary dick secretary didn't answer in pa

and it's primarily because, again, the europeans don't want to be seen as supporting the u.s.' maximum pressure campaign. this affects the diplomatic action, the military, the informational, and the specks and the military -- perspectives and the military power with iran. >> multi-fassited. iran denying that the u.s. shot down one of their drones, suggesting that maybe the u.s. shot down wouone of its own dro. >> that's silliness. that's crazy because we have films, i'm suggesting we will produce films that bring down. it was not technically a shoot-down. >> all right. lieutenant general mark hurtling. thank you so much. >> always, thank you. >>> the seizure of a british oil tanker is just the latest if a long list of maritime confrontations involving iran. a may 2nd, iran claimed saudi arabia took an iranian tanker and its crew hostage. may 12th, four commercial vessels south of the strait of hormuz were damaged by explosive devices attached to their hulls. last month, june 13th, norwegian and japanese tankers were attacked nor oman. six days later, july 10th, the united kingdom says

u.s. maximum pressure is working.esident from seemed to want to hear more. >> we want to help them, we will be good to them, we will work with them. we will help them in any way we can, but they can't have a nuclear weapon. >> but iran's willingness to put its ballistic missile program on the table comes with one condition: america stops arms sales to the middle east. the revelation made by prime minister during an interview with nbc news in new york city. more than 6,000 miles away, iran's supreme little, the ayatollah, spoke in tehran. he lashed out at the europeans, who he said have not held up their end of the bargain in the iran nuclear deal. iran is now violating the deal by surpassing the uranium enrichment and stockpile limits laid out in the agreements. >> you have commitments and you have fulfilled none. why do you manned us fulfill our schematics because they are now demanding europe find a way to relieve the economic pressure with a nuclear deal will be a thing of the past. during his confirmation hearing,

u.s. maximum pressure on iran's strategy worked out? it is a good question. it remains to be seen. is certain is the u.s. is stepping up. its vocal complaints against iran, and it is a volatile situation, and we had a situation weeks ago where the president was 10 minutes away from pulling the trigger on airstrikes on iran. it is volatile, iran feeling the pressure and that is why it is trying to get leverage back by increasing the enrichment levels. whether that will have its desired effect remains to be seen. a lot depends on whether europe decides to fall into line with the u.s. pressure and put a united pressure across iran which will focus mines in iran on what they are getting -- minds in iran on what they are getting. on the u.s. point of view, we will hear vocal pressure increased. trump has got united hawks in his ear telling him we need to keep this going. his handbe ultimately is forced if iran shows intransigence. shery: thank you so much, asia energy -- asia energy editor. joining with more on this issue is johns hopkins university school of advanced international stud

u.s. to pursue these maximum pressure tactics when someone is ill it's useless to ask someone else to take the medicine really the u.s. should show more sincerity in good faith when it comes to trade negotiations. the 2 sides positions appear to be hardening the white house is already imposed tariffs on half of chinese imports and has threatened to go further china has hit back with its own tariffs the result levies on 300 $60000000000.00 into a trade hitting the economies of both parties anyone who had hoped that the 2 sides who come together on wednesday was left disappointed when the doors reopened at a 4 hour is a quick photo opportunity was all that was left to do the american delegation departed for the airport with nothing more to say. and speaking of trade brazilian economic minister paolo geddes says his country has officially started negotiating a trade agreement with the united states get it says the deal will be compatible with a trade pact recently made with the european union the announcement was made as u.s. commerce secretary wilbur ross was in brasilia to commemorate 100 y

u.s. to pursue these maximum.

u.s. to pursue these maximum pressure tactics when someone is ill it's useless to ask someone else to take the medicine believe the us should show more sincerity in good faith when it comes to trade negotiations. the 2 sides positions appear to be hardening the white house has already impose tariffs on half of chinese imports and has threatened to go further china has hit back with its own tariffs the result levies on 300 $60000000000.00 into a trade hitting the economies of both parties. anyone who had hoped that the 2 sides who come together on wednesday was left disappointed when the doors were open data for hours a quick photo opportunity was all that was left to do the american delegation departed for the airport with nothing more to say. business consultant andrew day has been following the talks for us and the both sides are talking again we've got that and they're going to be talking again the month after next but really this whole dispute is deadlocked it is it is deadlocked you know i think it with the benefit of hindsight we can see this was never going to be easy you know we al

u.s. maximum pressure strategy.roach to dealing with iran to us, france and germany. we continue to support the iran nuclear deal. this is about safety and security of british and international shipping in one of the most important seaways in the world. and that is why we are calling on iran to reverse this illegal act. we're looking for ways to deescalate the situation, but we're also very clear that we will do what it takes to ensure the safety and security of british shipping. >> reporter: alex, there were some mixed reports of why the tanker seized authorities first. they said it collided with fishing boats and ignored their distress signal. but earlier today, senior officials said iran had taken reciprocal action because the u.k. had seized its super tanker illegally on the fourth of july in gibraltar. gibraltar authorities said they would impound the ship for another month, and then iran saw two ships, one of which was released. i don't think the timing is a coincidence. once the tanker was seized by the u.k.,

u.s. policy of maximum pressure now with britain now having changed course after changing prime minister and foreign minister there and looking much more close to the u.s. approach with seeing britain not just torn between the 2 sides we're seeing those european partners put into a diplomatically very difficult position when it gets to that key issue that sundanese all of this which is the u.s. basically having counseled its power. the patience of what's become known as the raw nuclear deal and iran now being on course of leaving that very deal which leaves the whole question of iran's nuclear program open it once again and the question of providing security in the strait of hormuz where did germans seem to stand on that well if i think it's safe to say that there's a growing recognition that germany can't just simply stand on the sidelines when it comes to key strategic issues like safe passage of international trade to germany largely relies on exports itself one 3rd of oil that is transported on the seas goes through that very crucial point at the same time there is simply no appetite in

u.s. calls its maximum pressure campaign has not abated by any stretch of the imagination and that's the view from washington thank you roslyn jordan. as you heard earlier terror on has defended its seizure of the vessel which had been transferred to iranian ports. has more on the reaction from terror. while this seizure apparently took place earlier on friday and there were a few events that led to the reign of revolutionary guard seizing this british vessel 1st the local officials in harmless gone province south of the country said that this vessel hit came in contact with a small fishing boat and that is when they tried to contact it and a few attempts were made but no response was received by the iranians and that's when the officials called the revolutionary guards to the scene and that's when the revolutionary guards said that the vessel was in a number of violations 1st that it was going in the wrong maritime direction 2nd that it had turned off all its tracking in g.p.s. devices and 3rd it was not responding to any of the warnings that was being issued that is when they decided to sei

u.s. strategy of maximum pressure now this notion of a of a european led military mission to the gulf was that discussed at that meeting this this past weekend in vienna well you and then spokes person in vienna say there were constructive talks in vienna regarding the iran nuclear deal and remaining participants to it now he made clear that everyone wants to save the day but he also links the current situation to a deal even a nuclear deal do you and say that the presence of foreign forces into state of home was would be hostile watts now germany has supported efforts to find a diplomatic solution to the current standoff between iran and the united states what exactly is being done diplomatically to avoid further escalation. well further talks germany wants to avoid any escalation they want to keep the channels of communication open and a dialogue on come on ruse and intervention take place open as well and for germany's new defense minister and a guy can go at this stage it is all about diplomacy it is about continuing talks while the danto taking a decision on a possible intervention i

u.s. in the maximum pressure campaign which they have been opposed to from the beginning i mean as we saw from the leaked cable by the british ambassador they were very critical of the way in which trump came to the various decisions he made on iran so . if there is some wiggle room britain will try to even expand that amount of wriggle room and on the one hand it needs the u.s. to protect its shipping on the other hand it wants to show the u.s. that games through diplomacy are better than games through military actions meanwhile irani could argue i would have options would you say in that step for the iranians is closing the straits of hormuz and what impact would that have. no they absolutely won't close the straits of hormuz for complex reasons i won't get into very much but part of it is that it's the straits of hormuz are mostly our money waters not iranian waters so that that would be a confrontation with oman which the iranians don't want is a monza quasi ally and it's been very interesting i took a hard look at oil price risk projections of before coming on air and oil prices are

u.s. government says its maximum pressure policy is aimed at getting iran back to the negotiating table.iran's highest authority made his position clear during a visit by japan's prime minister last month or year before david here said we believe no problem will be solved through negotiations with the us americans have adopted looks more hostility towards us and they are continuing to eat no liberated nation will accept to negotiate under pressure iran maintains the remaining signatories of the deal have yet to fulfill their end of the bargain due to pressure from the united states which forced president hassan rouhani to trigger a clause in the deal i mean that johnny or announcing the reduction of commitments not be trouble from meet iran is a standing a strong and even put differences aside against u.s. pressures we chose diplomacy over war again days later iran's atomic energy organization announced a 4 fold increase in production of low enriched uranium which meant iran's stockpile would soon exceed the 300 kilograms allowed under the nuclear deal high level diplomatic efforts fail

u.s. campaign of maximum pressure not allowing iran to export one drop of its oil and therefore iran saying well that it's going to it's going to obstruct the whole industry for the rest of the world as well no i don't think that this particular incident really happened and while there are cases where the iranian navy. may take action against particular ships or behave in a particular manner it's usually in a risk in response to what the saudis or their moralities or the americans do to iranian ships so this is something that's been happening for a long time but in this particular case if the iranians had decided to take an oil tanker they would have taken it and then the british cannot stop the iranians this is after all the persian gulf the iranians so many images on it it doesn't mean they are islands so is it just a matter of nuisance value then the iranian navy wanting to cause a bit of a headache and to create a bit of a problem for people then in the gulf. no i was they said this is something that the different sides do but on this particular occasion i think probably nothing happene

join along in this maximum pressure campaign a so it will be interesting to see in light of these breaking news developments whether or not there is going to be a further support of the u.s actions of this maximum pressure campaign but in terms of backing down it does not appear that the u.s. has shown any willingness to do that as of yet ok kimberly halakhah thank you for that update from washington meanwhile a quarter has extended the detention of an iranian oil tanker for another 30 days british royal marines assisted a authorities in seizing the vessel off they are suspecting it of carrying all to syria to ron had rejected the argues ations the government in damascus is under international sanctions. south africa's corruption watchdog has found that president cyril ramaphosa deliberately misled parliament when questions about a 27000 campaign donation. head said he knew nothing of the $35000.00 contribution but the public protector says he was lying for me that miller has more from pretoria. cyril ramaphosa came into office vowing to fight corruption we must fight corruption we must fight for order and. as well as in the private sector with the same pair pause and in

u.s. policy on iran which is that maximum pressure policy is on the flag of any kind of such mission there will be a lot less support in the german public that in recent years has become more open to the idea that germany has to take a stronger role for international security but any mission that involves the dumb bonus there beyond giving advice to local troops or something like that it requires a mandate from the blondest from the german parliament and with the current governing coalition looking increasingly divided on this the social democrat some voices ruling out a mission under the u.s. lead that could be much for robust and much more risky it's very unlikely that we'll see a german involvement beyond maximum diplomacy what germany is calling for for the time being the deputy political editor of the thank you. police in hong kong are to charge 44 pro-democracy protesters with rioting hundreds of demonstrators disrupted train services earlier today by blocking the doors of commuter trains it's part of their campaign to pressure the hong kong government into meeting their demands for

u.s. campaign of maximum pressure. jeremy hunt might be out of a job tomorrow.ee that what he said today will hold. iran said we don't need foreigners in your waters. straight away he will face problems right away. it will expose the differences. >> we will get to the reaction in just a moment. ambassador, the u.s. announced it wants to form an alliance to make the strait of hormuz a little bit safer. is there a message for the u.s. in that move that some of the european countries are trying to forge their own path in terms of maritime security? >> european countries don't want to be closely associated with the united states right now vis-a-vis iran. we left the deal. britain, france, and germany are still in the deal. lots of people in europe believe the trump administration is looking for a fight with iran. i don't think that's true. i don't think president trump is itching to go to war. but you can see the divisiveness between europe and the united states. so they will form their own naval convoys to protect european flag ships. the united states will do the

u.s. government says its maximum pressure policy is aimed at getting iran back to the negotiating table. iran's highest authority made his position clear during a visit by japan's prime minister last year but. we believe no problem will be solved through negotiations with the us americans have adopted look similar hostility towards us and they are continuing no liberated nation will accept to negotiate under pressure iran maintains the remaining signatories of the deal have yet to fulfill their end of the bargain due to pressure from the united states which forced president hassan rouhani to trigger a clause in the deal. saying the reduction of commitments not be trouble from meet iran is a standing as strong and they will put differences aside against u.s. pressures we chose diplomacy over war again. days later iran's atomic energy organization announced a 4 fold increase in production of low enriched uranium for which meant iran's stockpile would soon exceed the 300 kilograms allowed under the nuclear deal high level diplomatic efforts fail including a meeting in vienna where iran's de

moment and is expected to be next prime minister of brittain said it is not going to be part of the maximum u.s. policy. that's been interpreted as the differences towards iran. both the united states and united kingdom and the allies have. now with a situation developing in the united kingdom, with a new prime minister set to take office, there's a possibility that could change. it's surprising given the fact that brittain is engaged in this escalating conflict with iran over the seizure of this british flagged oil tanker. brittain has already seized iranian oil and an oil tanker which it ran. >> boy, we'll have it gone. blocking a major expressway. demanding the resignation of the governor, ricardo rossello. singer ricky martin among the celebrities. there he is, fueling these demonstrations. just a river of protestors in the street near the governor's mansion. on sunday rossello said he won't run again but he won't step down. claiming he can regain the confidence of his people. >> governor, who's come forward to support you? >> there are folks that have supported me. >> who specifically is s

u.s. government says its maximum pressure policy is aimed at getting iran back to the negotiating table. iran's highest authority made his position clear during a visit by japan's prime minister last year but. yesterday we believe no problem will be solved through negotiations with the us americans have adopted luxembourg hostility towards us and they are continuing no liberated nation will accept to negotiate under pressure iran maintains the remaining signatories of the deal have yet to fulfill their end of the bargain due to pressure from the united states which forced president hassan rouhani to trigger a clause in the deal i mean johnny or announcing the reduction of our commitments not be trouble from meet iran is a standing as strong differences aside against us pressures we chose diplomacy over war again. days later iran's atomic energy organization announced a 4 fold increase in production of low enriched uranium for which meant iran's stockpile would soon exceed the 300 kilograms allowed under the nuclear deal high level diplomatic efforts fail including a meeting in vienna whe

u.s. government says its maximum pressure policy is aimed at getting iran back to the negotiate. iran's highest authority made his position clear during a visit by japan's prime minister last year but. we believe no problem will be solved through negotiations with the us americans have adopted look similar hostility towards us and they are continuing no liberated nation will accept to negotiate under pressure iran maintains the remaining signatories of the deal have yet to fulfill their end of the bargain due to pressure from the united states which forced president hassan rouhani to trigger a clause in the deal. saying the reduction of our commitments not be trouble from meet iran is a standing as strong and we will put differences aside against us pressures we chose diplomacy over war again. days later iran's atomic energy organization announced a 4 fold increase in production of low enriched uranium which meant iran's stockpile would soon exceed the 300 kilograms allowed under the nuclear deal high level diplomatic efforts fail including a meeting in vienna where iran's deputy

u.s. is applying what it calls maximum pressure on iran to try to force a renegotiation of the 2050 nuclear the european union those trying hard to support iran's economy against that u.s. pressure however this oil shipment was heading to syria which the e.u. definitely does have sanctions against iran being under pressure and the united states believe it's trying to use the arm of of iraq of course the army and try to find a way that means to bypass it and export their oid and the fact that they did not go through so as cairo and went around from africa around the good hope south of africa coming back it may be just guessing it way to avoid being tracked iran has reacted angrily to the seizure summoning the british ambassador to the foreign ministry in tehran and stuck in the middle of all of this is the grace want paul brennan al-jazeera. now new details have emerged about the attack on a migrant detention center in libya the u.n. now says it was hit by 2 airstrikes and there are reports that guards shots at people who were trying to escape the bombing over that account has been disputed

u.s. has launched as part of its "maximum pressure strategy"? >> this is multipronged d as we. one of the t things that we know journalists have been reporting on within the past month and a half is the u.s. state department has been funding social media campaigns that have been targeting american journalists, scholars, for those against the trump administration's iran policy. those e have beeeen smear campa, trolling campaigns, letter sent to employers of these journalists and editors and scholars, and then on the -- within iran, there is been a lot of money given by the u.s. state department as wellll as otheher enentities to promote either trl firms to promote specifically iranian -- persian language iranian satellite stations are broadcast to iran. if you began to trace t the differences in the guest t they have been invitingng in the past year, the kind of analysis being provided by some of these different stations like voice of saudi-funded -- all of these different satellite stations are embroiled in this maximum pressure campaign which is geared toward creating as much e

u.s. would impose maximum pressure on a ran.comes after i ran announce new breaches on the limits of iran emmett iranian enrichment they were allowed under the nuclear deal. this brings iran one step closer to developing a nuclear welcome. >> reporter: washington's reaction to news of iran's plan is breaking down along partisan lines today. republicans are insisting the trump team got everything under control. >> they've been enriching uranium. donald trump has been consistent in saying stop the spread of terrorism and make certain iran does not have a nuclear weapon and that is the goal and we are going to continue to support that. >> reporter: democrats are putting the blame squarely on president trump's soldiers. >> with donald trump became president, i ran was no longer 2 to 3 your from breaking out to a double s months, they were more than a year from being able to break out to nuclear weapons based on our intel, based on what the israelis said. now they are enriching again. >> reporter: the trump national security team say

u.s. is applying what it calls maximum pressure on iran to try to force a renegotiation of the 2050 nuclear to european union those trying hard to support iran's economy against that u.s. pressure however this oil shipment was heading to syria which the e.u. definitely does have sanctions against iran being under pressure and on the united states believe it's trying to twist the arm of of iraq of course the army and try to find a way that means to bypass it and export their oil and the fact that they did not go through so as cut all and went around from africa around. the good hope south of africa coming back it may be i'm just guessing it way to avoid being tracked iran has reacted angrily to the seizure summoning the british ambassador to the foreign ministry in tehran and stuck in the middle of all of this is the grace want paul brennan al-jazeera. now here the rebels in yemen say they have again carried out drone attacks on. airports in saudi arabia the rebel group says all flights have been halted a saudi m.r.c. coalition spokesman says their forces intercepted and shot down a drone at

u.s. is applying what it calls maximum pressure on iran to try to force a renegotiation of the 2050 nuclear to european union those trying hard to support iran's economy against that u.s. pressure however this oil shipment was heading to syria which the e.u. definitely does have sanctions against iran being under pressure and on the united states believe it's trying to use that are more of iraq of course the army and try to find a way that means to bypass it and export their oil and the fact that they did not go through suez canal and went around from africa around the whole the good hope south of africa and coming back it may be i'm just guessing it way to avoid being tracked iran has reacted angrily to the seizure summoning the british ambassador to the foreign ministry in tehran and stuck in the middle of all of this is the grace want paul brennan al-jazeera. by brings us the reaction now from to run. a strange and destructive acts that is how the reigning foreign ministry spokesperson up us mousavi is describing the events that took place on thursday morning in the strait of gibraltar t

u.s. is applying what it calls maximum pressure on iran to try to force a renegotiation of the 2050 nuclear to european union those trying hard to support iran's economy against that u.s. pressure however this oil shipment was heading to syria which the e.u. definitely does have sanctions against iran being under pressure and the united states believes it's trying to twist that the arm of of iraq of course the army and try to find a way that means to bypass it and export their oil and the fact that they did not go through so as cairo and went around from africa around the good hope south of africa coming back it may be just guessing it way to avoid being tracked iran has reacted angrily to the seizure summoning the british ambassador to the foreign ministry in tehran and stuck in the middle of all of this is the grace want paul brennan al-jazeera. has more from tehran. the struct of any legal that's how the ukrainian foreign ministry is describing the incident that took place on thursday morning the iranians say that the seizure of this vessel is in the illegal act and that they want it bac

u.s. is applying what it calls maximum pressure on iran to try to force a renegotiation of the 2050 nuclear deal the european union those trying hard to support iran's economy against that u.s. pressure however this oil shipment was heading to syria which the e.u. definitely does have sanctions against iran being under pressure and the united states believes it's trying to twist that the are more popular are of course the army and try to find a way that means to bypass it and export their oil and the fact that they did not go through. his car all around from africa around the good hope south of africa coming back it may be just guessing it was to avoid being tracked iran has reacted angrily to the seizure summoning the british ambassador to the foreign ministry in tehran and stuck in the middle of all of this is the great swan paul brennan al-jazeera. who the rebels in yemen say they've carried out a drone drone attacks on jews and airports in saudi arabia the rebel group says all flights have been halted a saudi m.r. 1 articulations spokesman says their forces intercepted and shot down a d

u.s. campaign of maximum pressure not allowing iran to export one drop of its oil and therefore iran saying well that it's going to it's going to obstruct the whole industry for the rest of the world as well. no i don't think that this particular incident really happened and while there are cases where the iranian navy. may take action against particular ships or behave in a particular manner it's usually in a risk in response to what the saudis or their moralities or the americans do to iranian ships so this is something that's been happening for a long time but in this particular case if the iranians had decided to take an oil tanker they would have taken it and then the british cannot stop the iranians this is after all the persian gulf the iranians so many years on is it just a islands so is it just a matter of nuisance value then the iranian navy wanting to cause a bit of a headache and to create a bit of a problem for people then in the gulf. no i was they said this is something that the different sides do but on this particular occasion i think probably nothing happened in what reall

u.s. vice president mike fact pen says his country will not waiver from its course of maximum pressure on terra oil tankers on fire in the gulf of oman a massive u.s. drone shot down by tehran the wreckage proudly displayed on iranian television. a seized a rainy an oil tanker suspected of violating sanctions. tensions were already sky high in the run up to iran announcing its latest move in violation of the 2015 nuclear agreement that was supposed to provide sanctions relief and exchange for restrictions on tehran's nuclear program but now iran says it's enriching uranium beyond the threshold allowed by the agreement and threatens more moves to come. running percent enrichment is an option even enrichment higher than that is an option as are all options but at the appropriate time. speaking via satellite israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said it's time for the world to get tough with tehran. the whole american drones the foreign missiles. their neighbors and it's important to respond to these arsons not by reducing the person but by increasing the person we should go to reward agg

u.s. is just getting started with its campaign of maximum pressure. >> the president's goal is to get a new deal that would be negotiated in the best interest of the united states. >> that goal is not possible according to iran after the u.s. and cosanctions on the supreme leader and foreign >> we have no hope or trust on any country, but the door of diplomacy is open. >> if europe does not help iran circumvent these u.s. sanctions, iran says it'll keep violating the deal terms every 60 days. shannon? >> shannon: kristin fisher with the very latest tonight. thank you so much. the attorney general says he sees a legal path for adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. despite that the supreme court blocked its inclusion. bill barr did not go into detail, only telling the associated press that the administration will take action in the coming days. house speaker nancy pelosi says the administration is trying to suppress the hispanic vote. >> this is about keeping -- you know what should be on the hat? make america white again. they want to make sure that certain people are counted. it