israel has a clear policy to advance ties and normalization with arab gulf states. we have no conflict with the gulf states, and we have common interests in the field of security against iranian threats as well as in developing many joint civilian initiatives. israel has a lot of capabilities in many areas, including high-tech, innovation, agriculture, and water technology, which can help the gulf states, and the gulf states have a lot of capabilities that can help israel as well. i hope that this cooperation will lead to the signing of peace agreements between our countries, as we did with egypt and jordan. allow me to conclude with the words of the prophet isaiah, who thousands of years ago invited all the nations of the world to come to pray in jerusalem. [speaking hebrew] i will bring them to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer with offerings, and sacrifices shall be accepted upon my altar, for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all people. as we are about to celebrate the jewish new year, i would like to close with a traditio

hassan rouhani says iran will present a plan to the united nations which is designed to secure the gulf without the need for foreign intervention ronnie's said a planned american men task force only threatens to reaching. a protest in a shopping center in hong kong has turned into a confrontation between police and demonstrators of trying to get into a nearby metro station the riot officers have shut off the stations trying to prevent transport destruction. and protests have taken place in egypt for a 2nd night demanding the resignation of president abdel fatah security forces fired tear gas at protesters in the streets of some ways and gaza dozens of people were arrested after a much larger rallies on friday. now police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets untied government protesters in nicaragua injuring 2 people the demonstrators are demanding present daniel ortega stand down and call on you. action hundreds of have been killed jailed or forced into exile since protests against ortega began in april last year again or below the at the one of the senior commanders grabbed one of th

security and peace in the persian gulf, sea of oman, and the strait of hormuz, could be provided with the countries of the region, and the free flow of oil and other energy resources could be guaranteed, provided that we consider security as an umbrella in all areas for all of the countries. upon the historical responsibility of my country in maintaining security, peace, stability, and progress in the persian gulf region and strait of hormuz, i should like to invite all the countries directly affected by the developments in the persian gulf and the strait of hormuz to the coalition of hope, meaning hormuz peace endeavor. the goal of the coalition for hope is to promote peace, stability, progress, and welfare for all of the residents of the strait of hormuz region, and enhance mutual understanding and peaceful and friendly relations amongst them. this initiative includes various venues for cooperation such as the collective supply of energy security, freedom of navigation, and free transfer of oil and other resources to and from the strait of hormuz, and beyond. the coalition for hope

a 2018 study by the gulf restoration network describes the continual spills in the gulf. the taylor energy leak, for example, has released approximately one million gallons of oil over the last 14 years. even shell, which is a good operator, had a spill from a jumper pipeline in 2016 that dumped 1,900 barrels of oil into the gulf. the following year, llog had a similar leak that dumped as much as 9,350 barrels into the gulf. as long as humans and complex pipeline and well bore connections are involved, there will be significant environmental risk. these undersea connections are and icult to maintain examine. additionally, as documented in a study by the pew research institute, large quantities are released into the water while drilling. my colleagues have raised concerns about energy security and energy independence. that's an important thing. we is import chart shows, are energy independence and have become net energy exporters. it was radically different. 10 years ago these big lines were coming that way. now it's coming that way. the exploitation -- let's put this on t

as he warns foreign forces to stay out of the gulf. as rails president begins consultations to decide who should lead the new government. and hong kong's unrest continues with barricades tear gas and street battle. and on people's terms with all of sports sebastian vettel has won the singapore grand prix and at the ready will go up it's a bonus point win for oil and in the key poll match with scott. now u.s. secretary of state mike compares says the trumpet ministrations policy on iran is to avoid war. and that u.s. forces are in the region for defense the u.s. has been pointing the finger at iran after the recent attacks on saudi's oil facilities it's also stepping up its military presence saying it's a means of deterrence this year has seen continuing tension between the u.s. and iran following u.s. president donald trump abandonment of a deal and limiting around nuclear activities and return for the easing of sanctions 40 years of terror from this nation and they conduct is an attack on the oil fields one of the largest attacks on t

wants to avoid war with iran and sending additional troops to the gulf is for defense and deterrence already vibrant. ones bad from the u.s. the indian prime minister narendra modi takes center stage in texas if you received a warm welcome from president donald trump. on a potential holiday from hell hundreds of thousands of people risk being stranded abroad at the world's oldest travel company goes bust. the u.n. is warning world leaders attending its climate change summit in new york that the effects of global warming are speeding up the world meteorological organization says the average global temperature for 2015 to 29000 is on track to be the hottest of any 5 year period that's because carbon emissions have hit new highs the amount of greenhouse gases going into the atmosphere in that time has increased by 20 percent compared to the previous 5 years and sea levels have risen by 5 millimeters a year that's due to the increased rate of ocean warming and the melting of the greenland and west antarctica ice sheets. terry tell us is the secretary general at the world meteorological o

iran's president has told western powers to leave the security of the persian gulf to regional nations led by terror on has a rouhani made the comments while watching parades showcasing his country's military also not he also promised to unveil a regional peace plan at the united nations next week to secure the gulf region without the need for foreign intervention tensions are high after a series of attacks including a missile a drone strike on saudi oil facilities he has more from tehran. against the backdrop of a military parade iran's president proposed a new security plan for gulf waterways show your job we're going to present a plan at the u.n. so that iran in collaboration with regional states is able to maintain security in the persian gulf the strait of hormuz and the sea of oman to the world that the presence of foreign forces can cause insecurity for international waterways maritime movements and energy security our approach will create solidarity unity and coordination with the countries of the region. iran's peace plan comes at a critical time pushing a message of peace and

security and peace in the persian gulf, sea of oman, and strait of hormuz, could be provided with the countries of the region, and the free flow of oil and other energy resources could be guaranteed, provided hat we consider security as an umbrella in all areas for all of the countries. upon the historical responsibility of my country in aintaining security, peace, maintaining security, peace, stability, and progress in the persian gulf region and strait of hormuz, i should like to invite all the countries directly affected by the developments in the persian gulf nd strait of hormuz to the coalition of hope, meaning hormuz peace endeavor. the goal of the coalition for hope is to promote peace, stability, progress, and welfare for all of the residents of the strait of hormuz region, and enhance mutual understanding and peaceful and friendly relations amongst them. this initiative includes various venues for cooperation such as the collective supply of energy security, freedom of navigation, and free transfer of oil and ther resources to and from the strait of hormuz, and eyond. the coa

what do you think about this initiative well the persian gulf and straight a whole most narrow bodies of water increasing military presence in in this narrow body of water will not increase its security if anything it will increase in security iran has 1500 miles of coastline on the persian gulf about the same in the sea obama and controls the northern part of strait of hormuz so without iran you cannot have security and certainly you will have tension if you bring naval particulars to the persian gulf in order to attack iran or in order to threaten iran with use of force this will increase in security freedom of navigation like any other issue of international law and international relations is a plausible commodity you cannot have freedom of navigation in the strait a would most and not freedom of navigation in the swiss canal or the strait of gibraltar all of this together and the danger beat us wide asians of international law is that it's destroying international law in general. all the countries that have so far subscribed to this initiative are close u.s. allies there are some

toael has a clear policy advance ties and normalization with arab gulf states. we have no conflict with the gulf states, and we have common interests in the field of security against iranian threats as well as in developing many joint civilian initiatives. israel has a lot of capabilities in many areas, including high-tech, innovation, agriculture, and water technology, which can help the gulf states, and the gulf states have a lot of capabilities that can help israel as well. i hope that this cooperation will lead to the signing of peace agreements between our countries, as we did with egypt and jordan. with me to conclude the words of the prophet isaiah, who thousands of years ago invited all the nations of the pray in come to jerusalem. [speaking hebrew] i will bring them to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer with , and sacrifices shall be accepted upon my altar, for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all people. as we are about to celebrate the jewish new year, i would like to close with a traditional jewish blessing. for

in the tion for peace peninsula, security in he persian gulf, and stability in the middle east should be sought inside the region rather outside of it. he issues of the region are bigger and more important than he united states is able to resolve. the united states has failed to esolve the issue in fghanistan, iraq, and syria, and has been the supporter of talibanism, and -- ism. such a government is clearly unable to resolve more issues of today. istinguished colleagues, our region is on the edge of and a single blunder can fuel a big fire. the all not tolerate rovocative intervention of foreigners. we shall respond decisively and any sort of ransgression to and in violation of our security and territorial integrity. however the alternative and popular solution for us to to consolidation among all the nations with common in the persian gulf hormuz region. this is the message of the nation. let's invest on hope towards a rather than in war violence. to s return to justice, peace. to law. commitment and promise and to the negotiating table. y'all for your attention. [applause] >> join

what do you think about this initiative well the persian gulf and straight a whole most narrow bodies of water increasing military presence in in this narrow body of water will not increase its security if anything it will increase in security iran has 1500 miles of coastline on the persian gulf about the same in the sea obama and controls the northern part of strait of hormuz so without iran you cannot have security and certainly you will have tension if you bring naval for tellers to the persian gulf in order to attack iran or in order to threaten iran reduce a force this will increase in security freedom of navigation like any other issue of international law and international relations. is a plausible commodity you cannot have freedom of navigation in the strait a would move and not freedom of navigation in the suez canal or the strait of gibraltar all of this are together and the danger with us why the asians the international law is that it's destroying international law in general. all the countries that have so far subscribed to this initiative are close u.s. allies there are

iran's president has told western powers to leave the security of the persian gulf to reshow nations led by terror all as a rouhani made the comments while watching parades showcasing his country's military arsenal he also promised to unveil a regional peace plan at the united nations next week to secure the gulf region without the need for foreign intervention tensions are high after a series of attacks including a missile and drone strike on saudi oil facilities he has more now from terre. against the backdrop of a military parade iran's president proposed a new security plan for gulf waterways show your job we're going to presume to plan at the u.n. so that iran in collaboration with regional states is able to maintain security in the persian gulf the strait of hormuz and the sea of oman to the world that the presence of foreign forces can cause insecurity for international waterways maritime movements in energy security our approach will create solidarity unity and coordination with the countries of the region. iran's peace plan comes at a critical time. pushing a message of peac

not be achieved at the expense of china as the stability and security in the persian gulf and c.e.o. woman cannot be achieved at the expense of iraq i sense some equivocation in your response minister and yet as he just sat freedom of navigation is a global come on to commodity i'm sure you genuinely believe that after your interactions unpleasant maritime interactions with a with the brits do you take those few incidents with the seizure of oil tankers as a sort of i won off. event or do you think that perhaps is there is a new trend in global trade no unfortunately i see that as a u.s. attempt to make freedom navigation a one sided commodity and to deprive iran of that i see i see the seizure of our ship in gibraltar as a clear case of piracy because it was quite clearly and quickly resolved. it was resolved through a great deal of diplomatic efforts and other efforts we've made it clear that if the united states. uses its economic influence with other countries to deprive iran of sending gifts or officially and transparently reviews all other methods to sell our oil because the un

or came from the north of the persian gulf all the way down. across of passing by u.s. military bases. mabel ships and the huge military presence the western countries have across the persian gulf region and then the saudis with hundreds of billions of dollars of american weapons base of all over the place and all of them directed modern most of them directed towards iran because that's how the saudis have spent their money over the last few decades yet none of these drones were detected none of these missiles were detected i don't think anyone here takes that very seriously when the americans sent a 200000000 dollar drone into iranian air space as a few months ago minutes after it entered the iranian airspace it was downed by an iranian made surface to air missile so perhaps the saudis should buy iranian made products instead of american made products and then there is the other argument that until now whenever drone strikes were carried out by the yemeni resistance and the m. in the armed forces them western pundits would say that these weapo

is building a coalition in the gulf right now it has 20 warships 20000. soldiers and sailors in the region 103 strike aircraft and it's been asking germany to participate in the military coalition to protect the oil that also fuels the german industry do you see germany at some point. contributing a military component to help out with the efforts in the gulf at the end of the day they might go with that at the same time i'm sure that the most of the germans are not happy if it's not under the flag of you and the united nations are actually pretty much the only the only body that would accept right now there's so little sympathy for the strategy from which comes from the u.s. that because it's so unpredictable and people really don't don't buy it it's every day they wake up and they have another strategy from from from mr trump. so they would certainly prefer if this would be under the umbrella of the united nations but we are allies and if it's not really the 1st step of a new escalation that they might go with it ok rick you mentioned saudi arabia and 2

sent an aircraft carrier strike group to the gulf to this latest incident the u.s. was quick to announce another military deployment the president has approved the deployment of u.s. forces which will be defensive in nature and primarily focused on air and missile defense we will also work to accelerate the delivery of military equipment to the kingdom of saudi arabia and the u.a.e. to enhance their ability to defend themselves many see some historical deja vu in this latest move dating back 3 decades at my direction elements of the 82nd airborne division as well as key units of the united states air force are arriving today to take up defensive positions in saudi arabia i took this action to assist the saudi arabian government in the defense of its homeland operation desert shield back then protecting these 3 brilliancy of the region and the world's oil markets and supply lines was one key factor behind the intervention but much has changed in 3 decades the us is now the world's biggest oil producer protecting gulf oil exports just isn't a priority anymore neither

what do you think about this initiative well the persian gulf and straight to will most not all bodies of water increasing military presence in in this narrow body of water will not increase its security if anything it will increase in security iran has 1500 miles of coastline on the persian gulf about the same in the sea obama and controls the northern part of strait of hormuz so without iran you cannot have security and certain be you will have tension if you bring mabel 30 dollars to the persian gulf in order to attack iran or in order to threaten iran reduce of course this will increase in security freedom of navigation like any other issue of international law and international relations. is a global commodity you cannot have freedom of navigation in the strait a would most and not freedom of navigation in the suez canal or the strait of gibraltar all of this together and the danger be us wide ations of international law is that it's destroying international law in general. all the countries that have so far subscribed to this initiative are close u.s. allies there are some report

secure the gulf region. the u.k. is attributing responsibility with a very high degree of probability to iran for the aramco attacks we think it's very likely indeed that iran was indeed responsible clearly if we are asked either by the saudis or by the americans to have a role then we will consider in what way we could be useful the british prime minister johnson seemingly getting on board with the accusations made by the u.s. and also by the saudis and the iranians if they weren't responsible for that attack particularly the saudis saying that the components that they found were rainy and made in terms of who took part in that attack on the saudi oil facilities and boris johnson there say that it was very likely to have been iran pointing to what he said were cruise missiles and drones and other technology that could have possibly been used in the attack now he said that the u.k. wants to deescalate the situation but would also be willing to commit u.k. military resources and personnel to a possible u.s. led action

security and peace in the persian gulf, sea of oman, and strait of hormuz, could be provided with the countries of the region, and the free flow of oil and other energy resources could be guaranteed, provided that we consider security as an umbrella in all areas for all of the countries. upon the historical responsibility of my country in maintaining security, peace, stability, and progress in the persian gulf region and strait of hormuz, i should like to invite all the countries directly affected by the developments in the persian gulf and strait of hormuz to the coalition of hope, meaning hormuz peace endeavor. the goal of the coalition for hope is to promote peace, stability, progress, and welfare for all of the residents of the strait of hormuz region, and enhance mutual understanding and peaceful and friendly relations amongst them. this initiative includes various venues for cooperation such as the collective supply of energy security, freedom of navigation, and free transfer of oil and other resources to and from the strait of hormuz, and beyond. the coalition for hope is based

sent an aircraft carrier strike group to the gulf to this latest incident the u.s. was quick to announce another military deployment the president has approved the deployment of u.s. forces which will be defensive in nature and primarily focused on air and missile defense we will also work to accelerate the delivery of military equipment to the kingdom of saudi arabia and the u.a.e. to enhance their ability to defend themselves many see some historical deja vu in this latest move dating back 3 decades at my direction elements of the 82nd airborne division as well as key units of the united states air force are arriving today to take up defensive positions in saudi arabia i took this action to assist the saudi arabian government in the defense of its homeland operation desert shield back then protecting these 3 brilliancy of the region and the world's oil markets and supply lines was one key for. active behind the intervention but much has changed in 3 decades the us is now the world's biggest oil producer protecting gulf oil exports just isn't the priority anymore n

in addition to the need to make the moratorium permanent, the eastern good gulf is home to the gulf test range, a military testing range that stretches from the florida panhandle to the keys. this is unimpeded training and testing area and crucial to national security and cannot be carried out anywhere else in the united states. vast size allows the testing of weapons, combat maneuvers and drone testing and will need space for testing. the majority of this activity is ight along the area -- ms. lesko: another 30 seconds. mr. rooney: the majority of the activity is east of the military longitude 86, 41 minutes, which we can see right here. this blue line is the military mission line. as we can see the military forecast, the majority of testing to take place adjacent to the east of this line. not out of here but right in here. and i circled all the p major bases. so i urge all my colleagues to protect florida and this military mission line and our tourist-based line by voting yes on the rule. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida yields back. the gentlewoman

responsibility of my country in maintaining security, peace, stability, and progress in the persian gulf region and strait of hormuz, i should like to invite all the countries directly affected by the developments in the persian gulf and strait of hormuz to the coalition of hope, meaning hormuz peace endeavor. the goal of the coalition for hope is to promote peace, stability, progress, and welfare for all of the residents of the strait of hormuz region, and enhance mutual understanding and peaceful and friendly relations amongst them. this initiative includes various venues for cooperation such as the collective supply of energy security, freedom of navigation, and free transfer of oil and other resources to and from the strait of hormuz, and beyond. the coalition for hope is based on important principles such as compliance with the goals and principles of the united nations, mutual respect, equal footing, dialogue, and understanding, respect for territorial sovereignty, inviolability of international borders, peaceful settlement of all differences, and, more importantly, two fundamental

i'm not be achieved at the expense of china as the stability and security in the persian gulf and see a woman cannot be achieved at the expense of iraq i sense some equivocation in your response minister and yet as he just sat freedom of navigation is a global come on to commodity i'm sure you genuinely believe that after your interactions unpleasant maritime interactions with day with the brits do you take those few incidents with the seizure of oil tankers as a sort of i want off. event or do you think that perhaps is there is a new trend in global trade no unfortunately i see that as a u.s. attempt to make don't buy big ation a one sided commodity and to deprive iran of that i see i see the seizure of our ship in gibraltar as a clear case of piracy because it was quite clearly and quickly resolved. it was resolved through a great deal of diplomatic efforts and other efforts we've made it clear if the united states. uses its economic influence with other countries to deprive iran of selling goods or officially and transparently we will use all other methods to sell our oil because t

is building a coalition in the gulf right now it has 20 warships 20000. soldiers and sailors in the region 103 strike aircraft and it's been asking germany to participate in the military coalition to protect the oil that also fuels german industry do you see germany at some point. contributing a military component to help out with the efforts in the gulf at the end of the day that might go with that at the same time i'm sure that the most of the germans are not happy if it's not under the flag of you and the united nations are actually pretty much the only the only body that would accept right now there's so little sympathy for the strategy from which comes from the u.s. that because it's so unpredictable and people really don't don't buy it it's every day they wake up and they have another strategy from from from mr trump. so they would suddenly this would be under the umbrella of the united nations but we are allies and if it's not really the 1st step of a new escalation that they might go with it ok rick you mentioned saudi arabia and 2 thirds of ameri

iranian president will unveil his plans for peace in the gulf at the u.n. as the u.s. sends extra forces to the region cambus americans about another possible intervention in the middle east. we think iraq was bad iran would be $100000.00 times worse i just think we should be less involved in other world affairs no desire for conflict with iran. become us democrats say they may again try to impeach president donald trump for alleged collusion with another foreign power but seem less concerned by accusations of corruption against their 2020 hopeful joe biden. been very reluctant to go down the path of impeachment but that may be the only remedy by failing to act congress is complicit in trump's latest attempt to solicit foreign interference to a.t.m. in the us elections do your constitutional duty and impeach the president. marty visits an afghan refugee camp in pakistan where people that desperate to return home get the prospects for peace after nearly 2 decades of war as u.s. peace talks with the taliban again hello. hello there just 11 in the morning here in moscow y

athink they're sendi message to the gulf countries, we could attack you, and they know the gulf countries can't retalie because they don't have the means to do so and, second of allthey're e the fact that the u.s. is not going to come to their defense, i could see that argumenth the other ing they're going to do is sending the message they're not passive recipients of economic pressure ich they consider as economic war fair. they consider this just another means of war which is .rangulating their econo they will react and there will be a price to pay, they won't be the only ones payi arice, saudi arabia, the u.s. and others w wll. if yt this to stop, there's a way back but it means taking our interest into account. >> reporter: how likely ahead of the 2020 elections it is thao think president tru will be wanting to get into a conflict with iran, given the t tensiot might create? >> i don't think he does want a conflict with iran. that seeolms absely manifest. he's made very clear there havet been two ices, one where a u.s. drone was shot down and now a direct attack on saudi arabia. peopl

the headlines is that the iranian president will unveil his plans for peace in the gulf at the u.n. as the u.s. sends extra forces to the region we canvassed americans about their thoughts on another possible intervention in the middle east. we think iraq was bad or rather be a 100000 times worse i just think we should be less involved in other world affairs no desire for profit with. us democrats say they may try to impeach president donald trump amid allegations he pressured his ukrainian counterpart to find 2020 hopeful joe biden and are saying is it's enough can refugee camp in pakistan where people are desperate to return home the prospect of maybe 2 decades 2 decades of war ending darkened u.s. peace talks with the taliban again. we want peace in afghanistan we would be very happy to be able to return to our country we came here to work because the situation in afghanistan is too difficult to live. there good morning just gone 9 o'clock here in moscow you're watching international our top story this hour the iranian president says he will unveil a plan for security in the gulf

is building a coalition in the gulf right now it has 20 warships 20000. soldiers and sailors in the region 103 strike aircraft and it's been asking germany to participate in the military coalition to protect the oil that also fuels german industry do you see germany at some point. contributing a military component to help out with the efforts in the gulf at the end of the day that might go with that at the same time i'm sure that the most of the germans are not happy if it's not under the flag of you and the united nations are actually pretty much the only the only body that would accept right now there's so little sympathy for the strategy from which comes from the u.s. that because it's so unpredictable and people really don't don't buy it it's every day they wake up and they have another strategy from from from mr trump. so they would suddenly prefer if this would be under the umbrella of the united nations but we are allies and if it's not really the 1st step of a new escalation that they might go with it ok rick you mentioned saudi arabia and 2 third

is building a coalition in the gulf right now it has 20 warships 20000. soldiers and sailors in the region 103 strike aircraft and it's been asking germany to participate in the military coalition to protect the oil that also fuels the german industry do you see germany at some point. contributing a military component to help out with the efforts in the gulf at the end of the day they might go with that at the same time i'm sure that the most of the germans are not happy if it's not under the flag of you and the united nations are actually pretty much the only the only body that would accept it right now there is so little sympathy for the strategy from which comes from the u.s. that because it's so unpredictable and people really don't buy it it's every day they wake up and they have another strategy from from from mr trump. so they would suddenly prefer this would be under the umbrella of the united nations but we are allies and if it's not really the 1st step of a new escalation that they might go with it ok rick you mentioned saudi arabia and 2 thirds

is building a coalition in the gulf right now it has 20 warships 20000. soldiers and sailors in the region 103 strike aircraft and it's been asking germany to participate in the military coalition to protect the oil that also fuels the german industry do you see germany at some point contributing a military component to help out with the efforts in the gulf at the end of the day they might go with that at the same time i'm sure that the most of the germans are not happy if it's not under the flag of you and the united nations are actually pretty much the only the only body that would accept right now there's so little sympathy for the strategy from which comes from the u.s. that because it's so unpredictable and people really don't don't buy it it's every day they wake up and they have another strategy from from from mr trump. so they would suddenly this would be under the umbrella of the united nations but we are allies and if it's not really the 1st step of a new escalation that they might go with it ok rick you mentioned saudi arabia and 2 thirds of am

next week to secure the gulf region without the need for foreign intervention tensions are high after a series of attacks including a missile and drone strike on saudi oil facilities he has more now from tehran. against the backdrop of a military parade iran's president proposed a new security plan for gulf waterways show your job we're going to present a plan at the u.n. so that iran in collaboration with regional states is able to maintain security in the persian gulf the strait of hormuz and the sea of oman to the world that the presence of foreign forces can cause insecurity for international waterways maritime movements and energy security our approach will create solidarity unity and coordination with the countries of the region. iran's peace plan comes at a critical time pushing a message of peace and hope in her moves at the u.n. general assembly in new york rouhani will be trying to sink the latest american backed international coalition being formed in the middle east this time to patrol international shipping lanes in the gulf. the u.s. floated the idea of a maritime coalit

iranian president will unveil his plans for pace in the gulf at the u.n. the u.s. and 6 for forces to the region we canvassed americans about another possible intervention in the middle. we think iraq iran the be $100000.00 times worse i just think we should be less involved in other world affairs partners are for profit with us say they may again try to impeach president donald trump for alleged collusion with another foreign power the same less concerned by a sheet of corruption against their 2020 hopeful joe biden. been very reluctant to go down the path of impeachment but that may be the only remedy by failing to act congress is complicit in trump's latest attempt to solicit foreign interference to aid the us elections do your constitutional duty and impeach the president. and r.t. visits an afghan refugee camp in pakistan where people are desperate to return the prospects of pace after nearly 2 decades of war fade as u.s. peace talks with the taliban. alone i welcome his midday here in moscow you're watching international the iranian president says he will unv

secure the gulf region and a with the fate of u.s. iran relations hanging in the balance is daniel hawkins looked into how the standoff could play out. iran and the united states go way back a relationship that seeing a coup terrorism sanctions even direct confrontation for over half a century it's hard to find enemies more bitter could we see all out war the question today on the minds of many listening to recent rhetoric you'd certainly think that possibility is growing that if any country wants to attack iran it will seize territory turn into the conflicts main battlefield will never let any war be dragged into iran we will continue until the end we will continue until the full destruction of any aggressor and we will leave no safe place for enemies and that was a very large attack. and it could be met with an attack many many times larger very easily by our country but the saudis have called for u.s. help after those attacks on its old refineries it seems all those billions spent on u.s. military gadgets weren't enough to keep the

minister zarif said that's because they wouldn't call it the persian gulf initiative because no one we can even agree on the name of that area of water because of course arab countries call it the arabian gulf so who moves is a name they can agree on he says it would consist of all the countries that are there in the gulf region under a u.n. umbrella who would meet to try and deal with some of the issues like navigation in the gulf of shipping and other issues of tension in the region so what he's saying here is that this is a very sensible proposal and really how could anyone object to it of course the objection i think is going to come from the u.s. we know that russia has supported similar ideas when they've been floated in the past and i've even heard that the u.k. is quite in favor of these sort of ideas that actually build on the very old security council resolution from the time of the iran iraq war resolution 598 but i think the u.s. isn't going to like this for one reason the iranian proposal has all the regional countries that the u.s. doesn't get a seat at the table marty al

not be achieved at the expense of china as the stability and security in the persian gulf and c.e.o. woman cannot be achieved at the expense of iraq i sense some equivocation in your response minister and yet as he just sad freedom of navigation is a global come on to commodity i'm sure you genuinely believe that after your interactions unpleasant maritime interactions with a with the brits do you take those few incidents with the seizure of oil tankers as a sort of i won off. event or do you think that perhaps is there is a new trend in global trade no unfortunately i see that as a us attempt to make don't buy big ation a one sided commodity and to deprive iran of that i see i see the seizure of our ship in gibraltar as a clear case of piracy because it was quite clearly and quickly resolved. it was resolved through a great deal of diplomatic effort in other efforts we've made it clear if the united states. uses its economic influence with other countries to deprive iran of selling goods or officially and transparently we will use all other methods to sell our oil because the united

secure the gulf region. the u.k. is attributing responsibility with a very high degree of probability to run for the aramco attacks we think it's very likely indeed that ron was indeed responsible we will be working with our american friends and european friends to construct a response that tries to deescalate tensions in the gulf region clearly if we are asked either by the saudis or by the americans to have a role then we will consider in what way we could be useful. because live now to our correspondent who is in london boris johnson looking fully committed to the transatlantic partnership there. absolutely the british prime minister boris johnson seemingly getting on board with the accusations made by the u.s. and also by the saudis the iranians if they was responsible for that attack particularly the saudis saying that the components that they found was rainy and made in terms of who took part in that attack on the saudi oil facilities and boris johnson there say that it was very likely to have been iran pointin

the iranian president will unveil his plans for peace in the gulf at the u.n. has the u.s. sends extra forces to the region americans about another possible intervention in the middle. we think iraq iran would be 1000 times worse i just think we should be less involved in other world affairs. or top if you run. us democrats say they may again try to impeach president refresh allegations of collusion but they seem less concerned by russian against 2020. r.t. visits an afghan refugee camp in pakistan where people are desperate to return the prospects for peace after nearly 2 decades of war as u.s. peace talks with the taliban again. we want peace in afghanistan and we would be very happy to be able to return to our country to work because the situation in afghanistan is too bad and it's too difficult to live there. so good morning welcome just on 10 here in moscow you're watching international the reigning president says he will unveil a plan for security in the gulf at the u.n. rouhani also warned against foreign powers meddling in the region amid escalating tensions. if for

there and put on a show of force warning foreign powers to stay away tensions are mounting in the gulf region as saudi arabia threatens to retaliate if it finds iran responsible for bombing is oil facilities also coming out. barring munich continue their revival in the bundesliga the defending champions took on cologne with their sights set on the top of the table variance just couldn't stop scoring. spicer welcome to the program. protesters in hong kong are back out in force today as the territory braces for more possible violence earlier crowds took over a hong kong shopping mall where they trampled on the chinese flag in a clear provocation and in beijing the protesters are calling for more democracy in criticizing what they say is police brutality they've also tried to disrupt the travel to hong kong's busy international airport the 2 sides have been facing off every weekend for almost 4 months now. let's cross now to correspondent ts building there who is on the ground to tell us what's going on where you're at if you would . yeah as you can see here nothing is going on not much c

so that iran in collaboration with regional states is able to maintain security in the persian gulf the strait of hormuz and the sea of oman to the world that the presence of foreign forces can cause insecurity for international maritime movements and energy security and our approach will create solidarity unity and coordination with the countries of the region. iran's peace plan comes at a critical time pushing a message of peace and hope in her moves at the un general assembly in new york rouhani will be trying to sink the latest american backed international coalition being formed in the middle east this time to patrol international shipping lanes in the gulf. the u.s. floated the idea of a maritime coalition after attacks on oil tankers earlier this year america and gulf allies blamed iran for the explosions investigators said they found no conclusive evidence to say who carried out the attacks countries that have joined the maritime patrol missions so far britain bahrain saudi arabia more recently australia and the united arab emirates following attacks on saudi oil plants last wee

wants to avoid war with iran and sending additional troops to the gulf is for defense and the turns already have. one span from the u.s. indian prime minister narendra modi receives a warm welcome from president donald trump. hello the winter weather warning has been lifted from montana without an indication of how cold the air was at least a tide but the cold and warm junction a frontal system if you like is still there and that's a line of potentially heavy rains but asunder mixed in trusting slowly east was such that by the time dawn breaks on monday the stay be a lot of showers back through tuck texas and across the border into mexico and then fading off into the distance but his principle point is to reduce the temp is ahead of it as it goes through the ahead of it it's 33 in washington if you don't get forward a day or 2 or down to about 26 choose to study huge change just enough to produce rain on its way through at the same time we've got more rain showing up in northern mexico in sonora desert and in places like arizona evidence of the southwest monsoon in the u.s. very active weat

wants to avoid war with iran and sending additional troops to the gulf is for defense and deterrence. hello i'm the star of the attack and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up palestinian israeli policies recommended benny gantz for the prime minister's job and a break with precedent. scientists sound the alarm a new climate report lays bare some startling findings on global temperature and rising sea levels. and hong kong is on rest continues with barricades tear gas and street battles. now u.s. secretary of state mike pompei or says the tongue the administration's policy on iran is to avoid war and that u.s. forces are in the region for the defense the u.s. has been pointing the finger at iran after the recent attacks on saudi oil facilities it's also stepping up its military presence saying it's a means of deterrence this year has seen continuing tension between the u.s. and iran following u.s. president donald trump's abandonment of a deal aimed at limiting iran's nuclear activities in return for the easing of sanctions. friday we tighten sanctions on the regime which

about how does that suck in the gulf? because you've got the gulf, so gulf? because you've got the gulf, so you've got kuwait, qatar, bahrain and then the united arab emirates with dubai and abu dhabi, you've got that, and on the other side of the gulf is iran, and on the side of the gulf is iran, and on the side of the gulf behind them is saudi arabia. so you suck in the most tremendous influence on the world if you start being bellicose about this, and as they come out with their oil, they go through that very narrow bit called the straits of hamas, which iran could basically close if it wa nted iran could basically close if it wanted to. the world holds its breath culturally all over the world, but there is another big one here which is of course that, daisy refer to it and she is absolutely right, in all the markets of the world, saudi is the big boy of all production. although america is not reliant on the oil, is it? not any more, its shale gas production means it is self—sufficient. it does take it is self—sufficient. it does take it from saudi but

he warns foreign forces to stay out of the gulf. palestinian israeli party has recommended benny gantz for the prime minister's job in a break with precedent. and scientists sounded the alarm a new climate report lays bare some startling findings on global temperatures and rising sea levels. with the laces from europe including breaks it continues to divide britain's main opposition. leader jeremy coburn coming under pressure at labor's the annual conference. sports sebastian vettel is one the singapore grand prix of the road we will come up with a bonus point win for oil and in the key pool match with scotland. now u.s. secretary of state mike payors says the tunk administration's policy on iran is to avoid war and that u.s. forces are in the region for defense the u.s. has been pointing the finger asser run after the recent attacks on saudi oil facilities it's also stepping up its military presence saying it's a means of deterrence this year has seen continuing tension between the u.s. and iran following u.s. president donald trum

or came from the north of the persian gulf all the way down. across of passing by u.s. military bases. mabel ships and the huge military presence the western countries have across the persian gulf region and then the saudis with hundreds of billions of dollars of american weapons base of all over the place and all of them directed more most of them directed towards iran because that's what how the saudis have spent their money over the last few decades yet none of these drones were detected none of these missiles were detected i don't think anyone here takes that very seriously when the americans sent a $200000000.00 drone into iranian air space as a few months ago minutes after it entered the iranian airspace it was downed by an iranian made surface to air missile so perhaps the saudis should buy iranian made products instead of american made products and then there is the other argument that until now whenever drone strikes were carried out by the yemeni resistance and the i mean the armed forces them western pundits would say that these weap

al-qaeda and i don't buy this story how well it will missiles came from iran yeah over the persian gulf without the americans and being able to say you know it's not it's really a it's really amazing from the americans that any military is rubbish it's remains just when you need to see something they don't have eyes in the sky apparently that's a topic for. another program here welcome and let me go to you how do you react to what mohamed had to say isn't it time because a war is a failure is only misery and destruction isn't it time for saudi arabia to end its conflict in yemen and withdraw and maybe even pay reparations go ahead in riyadh. i really don't understand why a persian is talking about another arab country what do we have with the with the yemen it's basically we have borders and we when we are in yemen based on the government request in order to sustain the country on the south of saudi arabia to have a sea of. sale arabia it's been about i don't have that but it's been a failure let's listen we don't we don't know yet vietnam how many years it took iraq and iran how so let

secure the gulf region. the u.k. is attributing responsibility with a very high degree of probability to iran for the aramco attacks we think it's very likely indeed that iran was indeed responsible clearly if we are asked either by the saudis or by the americans to have a role then we will consider in what way we could be useful the british prime minister johnson seemingly getting on board with the accusations made by the u.s. and also by the saudis that the iranians if they weren't responsible for that attack particularly the saudis saying that the components that they found were iranian made in terms of who took part in that attack on the saudi oil facilities and boris johnson there say that it was very likely to have been iran pointing to what he said were cruise missiles and drones and other technology that could have possibly been used in the attack now he said that the u.k. wants to deescalate the situation but would also be willing to commit u.k. military resources and personnel to a possible u.s. led action

will came from iran yeah over the persian gulf without the americans being able to. say it's really and it's really amazing and the american military is rubbish it's really amazing just when you need to see something they don't have eyes in the sky apparently that's a topic for another program here documented let me go to you how do you react to what mohamed had to say isn't it time because a war is a failure is only misery and destruction isn't it time for saudi arabia to end its conflict in yemen and withdraw and maybe even pay reparations go ahead in riyadh. i really don't understand why a persian is talking about another arab country what do we have with the with yemen is basically we have borders and we when we are and yemen based on the government request in order to sustain the country on the south of saudi arabia to have a see an example an expensive sale arabia it's been about i don't have that but it's been a failure let's listen we don't we don't know yet vietnam how many years it took iraq and iran how so let's not shift shift the subject from iran attack

iran puts on a show of force warning foreign powers to stay away tensions are mounting in the gulf region as saudi arabia threatens to retaliate if it finds a red responsible for bombing its oil facilities. also coming up byron munich continue their revival in the bundesliga the defending champions took on cologne with their sights set on the top of the table and the bavarians just couldn't stop scoring. a mixed vice are welcome to the program protesters in hong kong are out again today as the territory braces for more fiery clashes earlier crowds took over a hong kong shopping mall where they trampled on the chinese flag and actually likely to be seen as a provocation by beijing the protesters are calling for more democracy and criticizing what they call police brutality the 2 sides have been facing off every weekend for almost 4 months now. corresponding mathias building there has been covering the unrest in a hong kong force he spoke to us about sunday's protests in and around the mall clashes have ended here behind me what you see there is the remains of a barricade that was earlier o