you mentioned the uae. how much would they intervene? obviously, tururkey is notot hig it. how about that? the uae have been supporting haftatar's war from e beginning with combat drones and with russian-p-produced airr defense syststems. deploying ints tripoli from september of last ar onward.d. this wasas important in turningg the balalance of power in haft's fafavor back thehen. a month ago, russia deployed support haftar. it has not used them extensively yet, but they are there. there in central libya. and the efforts play an absolutely decisive role. , theut their support defense in terms of libya would fall immediately. haftarr: do you think still has a chance? people say he did not succeed militarily, so there is no way for him to stay in power in hihs eastern stronghold. i think what we're seeing rightht now is thth on bh sides of this conflicict, we had alliliances o of convenience, a coalalition of forces. we are seeing now tensions alliances onthese both sides. in the east, i wouldld expect tt a frozen conflict that continues at a low level, with a continuing thr

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but the paper putting out the same uae has stayed ahead of the curve in terms of its testing programmeterms of the lockdown as well. also pointing out dubai conducts more than 612,000 tests without let's look at something a little different now. just to end with before we go, come backin just to end with before we go, come back in about a0 minutes' time. the japan rushing the uk over its first brexit trade deal with a six week timetable. which it would appear sebastian, will severely hamper those trusses ambitions for a pretty comprehensive trade deal to sort of set the ball rolling for, when we actually carry out brexit. indeed, the uk is obviously formally left the uk is obviously formally left the eu and started trade negotiations with his closest partners, with the us, australia, new zealand, south korea and of course japan as well. they have hailed these talks is historic moments one of the first trade talks to get going. but in our interview with the japanese trade minister today he's warned that in fact there is only really six weeks to do a deal because scotland passed by the n

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we have seseen efforts at normalization of his government, whereactors coming in, the uae started uprade talks. what are the repercussions likely to be in lebanon? issuesr: one of the main ezbollah, which have been the foot soldiers on the ground in syria, based in lebanonon, we have seen the u.s. trying to sanction actors like them. this works for them. and facingsanctions problems, many of their sources , we have seen many countries in europe and north america being sanctionened for their involvement. one of the key issues is the border between lebanon and syria. lebanon has strong links to syria. there's a lot of smuggling and legal trade. the u.s. is trying to firm up the border. that will make things increasingly difficult to get weapons across the board, which is so important for operations in syria. toy don't want sanctions affect legitimate farmers and trade. the israeli border to the south is closed. they want to make sure it does not affect civilians. that here.ncern over claire: thank y you. covid has leded beijining to raise i its ememery levels. hundreds of fligights can

the ftc originally supported the saudi it we test uae coalition -- saudi uae coalition against rebelsled on the coalition to end the fighting and restore order on the island. one of india's biggest trading associations is calling for a boycott of chinese product. there comes amid heightened tensions after 20 indian soldiers were killed in clashes on the border with china earlier this week. as elizabeth reports from new delhi, people have been burning chinese product and flags. reporter: gathering the chinese products from their homes and setting them on fire, burning effigies of resident xi jinping, along with the chinese -- president xi jinping, along with the chinese flag. people protested across india, calling for military and economic action after 20 indian soldiers were killed on the border with china for the first time in 45 years. >> where china is doing at the border is very unfortunate. if the country is going to treat india like an enemy, we should treat them the same. we should not have any relations with china. reporter: it is a sentiment shared by many, including an influ

but that s no uae scale. temperatures are still in the 80s inland. it is 89 in concord. 79 oakland. 71 in san francisco. plenty of sunshine overhead for everybody. temperatures tonight are going to drop off because of the clear skies overhead. but we will be slightly above average this time of year. ending in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. santa rosa, you always co a more efficientl use e coweel week. the warmth will stick around into the weekend. and the first half of next week. low to mid 80s . even around the bay. san francisco will threaten the warmest day of the year. making it up to above 80-degree and right along the coast, temperatures should climb into the low 70s before the breeze drops you back into the 60s . we are talking low to mid 90s and the hot spots in the map reaching to the upper cords isa for e middleof right now. but they will die down as we head into early tomorrow morning. talk about wind speeds pretty close to calm to start the day thursday, and they will not pick up a lot. it will be an offshore freeze. napa county. sol

the uae does not have formal diplomatic relations with israel. largest outbreak on record is over after nearly two years and 2000 deaths. the epidemic burst out -- broke out of the democratic republic of congo in 2018. antiviral -- and antiviral ebola patients will be used in europe to treat covid-19. the air. -- approvedcy has remdesivir for adults under 12 that require oxygen support. it is on track to become the first therapy for coronavirus on the continent. russians are heading to the polls and a weeklong vote that is expected to pave the way for vladimir putin to remain in charge until 2036. this will be the largest constitutional overhaul. day, --: during the works for a question if i did state institution but her free time is now spent protesting against the states recent attempt to prevent britain's power for another two terms. stickers are the only way to voice her anger. it was not our management initiative. they received the orders from above and it must have been done to make sure people do not participate in exit polls and there are

reporter: he is backed by the uae, egypt, and russia.e than a year after he launched his unsuccessful campaign to take control of tripoli from the internationally recognized government, his backers are seeping to keep them involved through diplomacy. now emboldened with turkish support and gaining territory rapidly, government forces and officials say they will not negotiate with him nor accept a cease-fire. will and this. it is not a battle for cities. it's a fight for libya, for freedom and democracy. we will continue east until we liberate all of libya from the war criminal. reporter: european leaders have called for a cease-fire with the german ambassador visiting eastern libya on wednesday and tripoli the day after. >> unfortunately, the international community -- the feeling in libyans is that they no longer trust the international community. companies -- they can't be trusted. reporter: the when support mission in libya has said that the dna and military delegations are fully engaged in a third round of talks. with both sides sett

there's a blockade around the whole country supported by saudi arabia and the uae and the houthis in all around, it is a terrible situation and what is needed tright now is diplomacy to try and open up the whole country to try to get aid to people who need it most. this is a proxy war between saudi arabia and iran. do those two countries show any desire of ending their regional dispute which affects the country of yemen? unfortunately, no. there was a brief moment of optimism when we saw earlier this year saudi arabia announce a unilateral ceasefire but during that time the airstrikes just continued and continued on and the fighting has raged on. so unfortunately, yeah, this proxy war has just continued and what's needed is the international community to put pressure on the various players on the ground and on the united states‘ part, we provide logistical support and weapon sales to the coalition. from our position, that is what we‘re trying to do, put pressure on the coalition so they stop their campaign and put an end the violence. there‘s more about yemen on our website, includin

of its flights to a few destinations, but that's more to get the residents who are stuck outside the uae tourists, visas are not issued, then the situation might last longer than many would want it to because, as you know, dubai relies on tourism a lot. so run me through some of the details out there in dubai, on your restrictions. what's open, and what can you and can't you do? well, the good news is that dubai has actually opened up to a great extent. there are very few places where you can't go or you can't visit. over the last three or four weeks, you have seen the malls opening up to full capacity, the beach has opened up, the parks have opened up, the museums have opened up. all the famous tourism attractions in dubai, whether it's the burj khalifa, all that is open now. it's just that wherever you go, you have to make sure you're wearing the mask and you're maintaining social distancing — these are the two key things which the authorities want, and if you don't do that, you are at risk of getting fined, and it's happened. last two weeks ago, a lot of people on the beach were witho

too a few destinations, but that's more to get the residents who are stuck outside the uae to bring themf the flights don't open up, visas are not issued, the situation might last longer than many would want it to because as you know, dubai relies on tourism a lot. take me through some of the details out there in dubai. the restrictions. what is open, what can you and can't you do? the good news is dubai has opened up to a great extent. there are very few places where you can't go you can't visit. over the last three or four weeks, we have seen the malls opening up to full capacity, the beaches open up, the parks of "the museums have opened up, all the famous tourism attractions, whether it is the burj al—khalifa, but wherever you go, you must maintain wearing a mask and social distancing. these are the key things. you don't do that, you are at risk of getting fined and it's happened. the last two weeks ago, many people were on the beach were without masks and they were not, they were sitting close to each other and authorities came and started finding people and the fine is steep, it's

the other major foreign backers, egypt and the uae have said the time has come for peace talks.avirus lockdown restrictions in parts of europe. religious services were allowed to resume in belgium for the first time in months, and ireland relaxed its rules too after accelerating plans to open up the country. reged ahmad reports. the pews are gone in this brussels church as worshippers sit on individual chairs spaced 1.5m apart, masks on as they attend mass. religious services have finally resumed in belgium nearly three months after the coronavirus lockdown began. the country, home to eu and nato headquarters, has one of the worst per—capita death tolls. but cafes and restaurants have now thrown their doors open, socially distancing customers and keeping people to small groups. for ireland, it was a key moment too. the country is seen as a success story in tackling covid—19, with a relatively low death rate. shops have sprung back to life as many restrictions were eased ahead of schedule, and some finally emerged from a strict lockdown. feels grand, getting back to a bit of norm

general haftar has substantial military support from egypt, russia and the uae, to name a few, whilert of turkey, qatar and italy. now, the egyptian president speaking from cairo alongside his ally, general haftar, has unveiled fresh peace proposals. translation: it is our honour that the declaration comes from egypt. we want a peaceful solution to this crisis that includes the unity and safety of national institutions. earlier, the un—backed government, also known as the government of national accord, said that it intended to push even deeper to territory held by general haftar, so perhaps the timing of this plan comes as no surprise. translation: we appreciate what you are doing to help the libyan army in the fight against terrorism. we urge you to do more to stop turkey bringing weapons and mercenaries to libya. libya has been torn by violence since the overthrow of colonel muammar gaddafi in 2011 by nato—backed forces. since then, there has been a cycle of political talks, fresh alliances between armed groups, and then more fighting. what many will be asking now is whether this i

of its flights to a few destinations, but that's more to get the residents who are stuck outside the uaelights don't open up for tourists, visas are not issued, then the situation might last longer than many would want it to because, as you know, dubai relies on tourism a lot. so run me through some of the details out there in dubai, on your restrictions. what's open, and what can you and can't you do? well, the good news is that dubai has actually opened up to a great extent. there are very few places where you can't go or you can't visit. over the last three or four weeks, you have seen the malls opening up to full capacity, the beach has opened up, the parks have opened up, the museums have opened up. all the famous tourism attractions in dubai, whether it is the burj khalifa, all that is open now. it's just that wherever you go, you have to make sure you're wearing the mask and you're maintaining social distancing — these are the two key things which the authorities want. and if you don't do that, you are at risk of getting fined, and it's happened. last two weeks ago, a lot of peopl

there is a blockade round the country, supported by the saudi arabia and uae and the houthis are also is needed right now is the policy to try and open up the country to try and open up the country to get critical assistance to the people who need it most. this is of course a proxy conflict between saudi arabia and iran. do those two countries show any willingness to end this? unfortunately, no. there was a brief moment of optimism when we sold earlier this year saudi arabia announcing a unilateral ceasefire but, during that time, the airstrikes just continued and continued on and the fighting has raged on so, u nfortu nately, the fighting has raged on so, unfortunately, this proxy war has just continued and what is needed is the international community to put pressure on the various players on the ground and on the united states was make part, we provide logistical support and weapons sale to the coalition so, as my position as a lobbyist, that is what we're trying to do, put pressure on the coalition so they stop their air campaign and putan they stop their air campaign and put an e

has divided regional backing, the general has substantial military support from egypt, russia and the uaet of turkey, qatar and italy. government interest the support of turkey, qatarand italy. now, government interest the support of turkey, qatar and italy. now, the egyptian president speak from cairo alongside his ally has unveiled fresh peace proposals. it is our honour that the declaration comes from egypt, we want a peaceful solution to this crisis that includes the unity and safety of national institutions. earlier, the un backed government also known as the government of national accord said it intends to go deeper into territory held in perhaps this timing of the plan comes as no surprise that. be appreciate what you're doing to help the libyan army in the fight against terrorism. we urge you to do more to stop turkey bringing weapons and mercenaries in the fight against terrorism. we urge you to do more to stop turkey bringing weapons and mercenaries into libya. after the overthrowing of gadhafi by nato backed forces. there's been a cycle of political talks, fresh alliance betwee

the general has substantial military support from egypt, russia and the uae, while the un backed government qatar and italy. now the egyptian president speaking from cairo alongside his la has unveiled fresh peace proposals. translation: it is our honour that the declaration comes from egypt. we want a peaceful solution to this crisis that includes the unity and safety of national institutions. earlier, the un backed government, also known as the government, also known as the government of national accord, said that it intended to push even deeper to territory held by the general, so perhaps the timing of this plan comes as no surprise. translation:. we appreciate what you do, we ask you to do more to stop mercenary and weapons coming into libya. there has been a cycle of political talks, fresh alliances between armed groups, and then more fighting. what many will be asking now is whether this initiative will succeed in restoring any sort of stability in libya where other plans have failed. i'm lewis vaughan jones. you're watching bbc news, these are the latest headlines. tens of thousands

major middle eastern producers such as saudi arabia, uae, quite and oman, have voluntarily pledged ton extra one point two my and barrels a day in the past. kuwait and oman. will endbia said it these voluntary cuts this month, because they have served their purpose and they are moving on. so although the deep output cuts will continue for another month of july, the end of voluntary cuts indicate some production can be coming back to the market in the months ahead. so there are some bearishness in the market today. sharon, oil has had a pretty good rally leading up to this opec plus meeting. now they announced the output curbs. what are you hearing from the analysts now? is the market near a rebalancing or has the rallying been to excessive? >> you are right. brett has been up 60% since late april. it went to $41 from $20 per barrel. many analysts including goldman sachs a great the rally has been and goldman says it sees brent crude slipping back down in the short-term at ubs says the rally may prove self-defeating. they agree global consumption is recovering, but it is still doing so

. >> we invite all those who share our values to consider the uae your home for sustainable and long-term investment >> i wanted to ask you when you think about what is going to happen over the next 12 to 18 months, what do you see as the greatest challenge to the markets? are we talking geopoll sicks, the u.s./china trade spat? >> we will continue to stay laser focused on the demand profill and we'll continue to stay focused on the markets opening up and tightening and will continue to build bridges with companies and governments around the world whereby we continue to play our responsible road as reliable and for the supplier of energy >> coming up, apple says goodbye to intel as it decides to put its own chips within the core of his machines the latest when we retn.ur the tempur-pedic breeze° makes sleep...feel...cool. because the tempur-breeze° transfers heat away from your body. so you feel cool... night after night. during the tempur-pedic summer of sleep, save $500 on all tempur-breeze mattresses. during the tempur-pedic summer of sleep, bbut what if you couldg do better than that?

the decision follows a recent move by the uae to ease travel restrictions. >> the biggest back to back job losses on record amid restrictions to stem the pandemic. losses were felt keenly in the tourism sector. 20,000 jobs. our next guest says it's been an impossible few months for the sector. tourism and transport forum, ceo joining us now. great to have you with us. it has been painful. it looks like that is not likely to lessen anytime soon with international borders likely to stay closed until next year. absolutely not going to lessen anytime soon, unfortunately. the issue for the industry is like any other. the issue around borders and the fact that state and international borders have been closed means the institution is in a unique position. we had devastating bushfires beforehand. the industry has been subject to a terrible double whammy. how does it survive? it's a dire tone in this conversation. they talk about a travel bubble. new zealand is the obvious this -- obvious one. we will see a lot more interest -- interest really and travel. that will not be enough to make up for

i do not see that manus: what about saudi arabia, kuwait, and the uae?s to be a little bit pressure on the market. is that more pressure on nigeria to comply? >> not really. we are going to comply. i do not think it is a challenge for us. i hear you when you say you are trying to make the business more efficient. can you sustain this year without job cuts at nnpc? >> what is informing that more than the cost is actually the issue of efficiency. conversationive with the managing director of the nigeria national petroleum corporation. it is a pretty magnificent turnaround. back to $40. he talks about the risk in the back half of getting back to normalized level of man's. -- of demand. >> i think what we have to anticipate is that the only time we can get that, we know that is not likely anytime soon. there is goingt to be a household portion. withfinances and also regards to concerns about the virus. there are going to be industries that struggle. demand for oil, i think where the prices are make sense. until demand is ok. i lost you there for a moment. un

the existing deal called -- the nigeria and the uae said that they will increase production month.arrel prices are below what most countries need for government spending. wuhan may have eradicated the coronavirus. officials found no asymptomatic cases for the first time in nearly two months. wuhan is a testing its entire population for the virus. those who show no signs of being sick can still infect others. new york city will not recover from they coronavirus for six years according to a new study that ranks new york implement markets. new york has lost 8% of its finance jobs so far. there were more violent protests across the u.s.. thousands took to the streets in peaceful demonstrations against the killing of george floyd by police in minneapolis. that was overshadowed by violence from new york to los angeles. several thousand national guard troops have been deployed to help local police. powered byrs a day, journalists and analysts in more than 100 countries, this is bloomberg. alix: thanks. ways i had ae front row seat to those protests. we wanted to get into more about how th

saidia and the uae already they are increasing production.esting in the city wuhan may have eradicated the coronavirus. authorities in the chinese city say they found no a symptomatically said for the first time in two months. wuhan is testing its entire population of 11 million for the virus. infected people who show no signs of being sick can still infect others. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. . am ritika gupta this is bloomberg. ♪ >> we need to stand up as a nation with the black community, with all minority communities and come together as one america. that is the challenge we face. the very soul of america is at stake. we must commit as a nation to justice. jonathan: former vice president joe biden on a sensitive time in united states of america. alongside tom keene, i'm jonathan ferro together with lisa abramowicz. this is "bloomberg surveillance" on bloomberg radio and tv. opening bell 42 minutes away. equities down six poi

uae have already said they are increasing production next month.are narrower on $35 a barrel, below what most countries need for government spending. mass testing in the city of wuhan may have eradicated the coronavirus. authorities in the city say they found no a some thematic cases for the first time -- no a y -- nowtic -- no asu asymptomatic cases for the first time. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> second-quarter numbers are going to be very negative numbers. we know that. we know that that was the height of the shutdown when there was no activity. in the third quarter and fourth quarter, we will see activity begin to emerge. jonathan: cleveland fed president loretta mester. the next meeting, june 10 of the federal reserve. it comes up later next week. look out for full coverage here on bloomberg tv and bloomberg radio. alongside tom keene, i'm jonathan ferro, together with lisa abramowicz. ab

nigeria and the uae have already said they are increasing production next month.e now around $35 a barrel, below what most countries need for government spending. mass testing in the city of wuhan may have eradicated the coronavirus. authorities in the chinese city say they have found no asymptomatic cases for the first time in two months. wuhan is testing its entire population of 11 million for the virus. infected people whose show no signs of being sick can still infect others. the finance industry in new york city will not recover from the coronavirus for six years. that is according to a new study from a software firm, which ranks u.s. employment market. the new york area has lost about 8% of its finance jobs this year. it hit a peak of more than 800,000 last august. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. crumpton. this is bloomberg. back to you in london. guy: thanks for much, indeed. european markets are shut for the day. a quiet session in terms of volume. t

for now, all foreign citizens are still banned from entering the uae itself. let's look at markets. futures sitting in positive territory. this as we saw the rally hit pause, perhaps investors starting to look at this dislocation that we see between valuations on the market and the dismal eco-data that continues to flow through. still, potential for an upside from some of the people we've spoken to. when it comes to japanese futures, downside as well. australian futures, sitting lower. this despite stocks in this part of the world trading at the highest since early march. we are seeing a number of indicators looking like we are entering overheated territory. new zealand has now flipped into positive territory, set for gains for a fifth straight day. we will get more on the markets across the next hour, where george from an asset management will be joining us. he says the recent rally is "the most frustrating by far." he is looking for a correction. the outlook pretension -- potentials between beijing and washington, claire reid will join us from washington with her thoughts in the n

here in the uae, particularly dubai, they're going to start welcoming international visitors from julyirates airline and etihad really expand their operations and lay out clear rules for what it's like for visitors to come into the country, but very importantly, residents and visa-holders and emirati citizens. destinations they can now go to which are rated by the government here in a three-tier system. so a lot more clarity than we had just one week ago, and the markets seem to be pretty even keeled about it, michael. no panic whatsoever yet. >> all right. that's good. john, always a pleasure. good to see you, my friend. john defterios in abu dhabi. >> thanks. >> and thank you for watching "cnn newsroom." i'm michael holmes. don't go anywhere. the news continues after the break with anna corinne. a lotta folks are asking me lately how to get their dishes as clean as possible. i tell them, you should try cascade platinum plus the power of oxi. cascade platinum + oxi penetrates and breaks down food soils some detergents can leave behind, washing away even the smallest food residue, so i

it will add 20 cities by do , they are for now banned from entering the uae. service.consumers largely stuck at home by the coronavirus. boosting the area of operation. to the are pointing open. we have this exclusive interview with one of asia's biggest apparel makers. sixroduces one out of every men's address shirts. the market opens across the region and it is time for some tennessee. not the booze. -- hennessey. not the booze. that is all coming up, next, plus the open. this is bloomberg. ♪ [no audio] >> welcome back. let's have a look at market. 20 minutes into the session. out it isre pointing not the greatest start to the week. about 4% measured from friday. a good two week stretch for equities. look what it has done to japanese equities. what it has done. we should be getting it back any moment to get a look at that. things like the forward multiple. at 16 timesrading earnings. everything is expensive anyways. relative to peers. let's get more analysis on this , the headin our guest portfolio manager there. a pleasure to have you on the program. >> we are doing

this past saturday 45 caregivers flew to the united arab emirates to help combat a pandemic in the uae. there is a lot of solidarity and effort and i think it is inspirational for those of us who had a chance to participate. >> inspirational undoubtedly, excuse me, but i assume at some point in the next year there will be a number of reports with films with recommendations about what the federal government ought to do differently in preparation for future pandemic. what recommendations would you add to that list? >> there are several. one is that we have to have a greater reliance in domestic production of critical equipment for healthcare delivery. in this case it is personal protective equipment. we should never be in a position again when this safety of our citizens is dependent upon availability of a relatively simple, low-cost items that we know how to produce, such as gowns, gloves and face shields. that production will have to be home and we have a strategic reserve. the coordination of the efforts in detection as well as in treatment has to be greater and lastly, i would say th

the decision follows a recent move by the uae to ease travel restrictions.s check in on asian markets on this final friday trading session. we are looking like a pretty mixed and muted start. after a largely unmotivated session in the u.s. overnight. kiwi stocks off the session lows, down .4% said they futures in positive territory despite state-actor cyberattack on australian institutions. more on the market analysis in the next hour of "daybreak: asia," with chris weston. that evening from bloomberg's global headquarters in new york. i'm shery ahn. >> asia's major markets have just opened for trade. welcome to "daybreak: asia." >> asian stocks face struggles -- weeklyly gam gains. the coronavirus continues to with new infection records and global debts up to 100 50,000. china says the beijing outbreak is now contained. protest than the pandemic. the outlook for commercial rents amid warnings that sector may go bust. >> in japan, we are seeing gains for japanese stocks. the nikkei 225 added 7/10 of 1% after a two-day decline. a little reaction to the inflat

interestingly, it is the markets that have experienced the toughest lockdowns, like the u.k., spain and uaee greatest improvements and a lot of the trends. news.not all bad that has been really positive. is,aad: the other thing thinking about always on, these days you use your phone, always in contact with the office. in times of working from home that is probably even more the case. tell us about how that has played into this. dawn: we have been doing this survey for over six years now. , this always on culture has been there. with flexible working situations becoming more prevalent, people are reporting flexible working doesn't necessarily mean less working. most of them are look -- working longer hours than they would if they were in the office. the good news is, because we are now better able to manage our , how weis more flexible want to plan it. people are reporting beverage -- better job sectors faction -- satisfaction. reasons include the ability to be home and look after their partners and families, but also improved communications with colleagues, whether remotely or on videoconfe

it was off limits to the uae axe axe -- iaea inspectors for a long time, we really don't know what's >> right, we don't. but you can tell just from the size of that complex and how long it's been around that it was set up to do exactly this kind of highly dangerous test where you either are testing an engine on a test stand, you're trying a different fuel mix, you may be trying something with the warheads. and the reason they've set it up this way is partly for safety on the ground and then also mainly to prevent other countries from seeing what they're doing. other countries do weapons tests, they just go out and do that in a desert area, for example. but iran's mode of operation is to be sneaky about it, and that's what we see going on at a parchin. so, of course, they're denying anything. but we know, for example, they had a failed test back in august of last year on the pad. we know that they are trying to do these long-range missile tests. they want a long-range missile that can reach more of europe, reach nato allies, maybe even reach the u.s. x that's what they're working on.

. >> he was reportedly detained in iran, he was on his way back to the uae in the summer of 2018. been held, and they want something in return for holding him. the state department conducted behind the scenes quiet negotiations and never really one of our citizens behind. we saw that michael white was transferred to the swiss embassy in mid-may and separations might be in order for him to leave iran. most recently, that would be violating sanctions. the painstaking diplomatic negotiations, kudos to secretary of state pompeo. >> ed: getting american prisoners and hostages released. what are your thoughts? the temperature has been pretty hot between the u.s. and iran. particularly in recent months. what are the chances that this opens a whole to some kind of diplomatic opening? >> i've always felt like our relationship, particularly with rope leaderships, it's been sort of a venn diagram. and that's a ballistic missile program, it supports terrorism all over the world but especially the middle east. we need to continue to mount that maximum pressure campaign but that doesn't mean we