Transcripts For ALJAZ NEWSHOUR 20240714

Already at flood stage and its been that way for a record 260. 00 days they stopped all traffic its a major thoroughfare for boats and barges and things like that it shut down so nobody going back and forth on the river as you come back across so you can see some of the lights in the power poles here in this area thats normally an area where kids play where they host little concerts and things like that completely underwater when you talk to people in this area a lot and we just talked to a woman who says shes never seen the water this high and here and now were going to add the effects of barry on top of that still a Tropical Storm right now will likely be a category one hurricane when it does make landfall. Still ahead on the bulletin of people in yemen crain protests as they demand an end to sound the imposed fuel restrictions plus. This is pakistans largest open pit coal mine i was on a big job in the car desert and ill tell you why bergers here claim that this could be pakistan solution to its and if you crisis for 100 years to come. Hello there role in ensuring satellite picture you can see across europe these Central Regions are where were seeing most of the weather the out of coals in terms of rain so i would have an east west mess across the much of europe in the last few hours and that is certainly where the bulk of the rains will be stretching all the way really from denmark right the way down to western portions of the balkans and has even a few showers again into central and southern areas of italy pretty good ahead of all that system youve seen the rain head across a way through turkey there are some all the way and then youll notice weve got some rain pushing into the portugal and spain as we head through saturday pretty good though to the west of all that rain 27 in paris 24 degrees in london feeling quite he with that with that cloud and that rain so close by and then on sunday it does really care as it dries out the rain showers pushing into the northeast of spain and then we will see im afraid some more rain pushing into the southeast of europe so again another west end to the weekend for you that goes until the rains youve seen so recently it is dry it is clear across much of Northern Africa 38 in tunis on saturday 37 in cairo and really not a great deal of change that anything on sunday it still feel quite a bit nicer with a high there 34 degrees in tunis and about 38 celsius across in cairo. You have. To start has the potential to be biased in a number of different ways. For the computer. Is wrong to be saying that your son is wrong to. Kill becoming a suspect before the actual crime and then depth examination into preventative policing precrime on aljazeera. Its good to have you with us on aljazeera these are our top stories the u. S. House of representatives has voted to stop the sale of some ops to saudi arabia and the United Arab Emirates for one year the bill is aimed at limiting the flow of american weapons being used in the war in yemen but it still has to pass the senate and be signed off by the president the edges of Tropical Storm barry lashing the u. S. State of louisiana as it moves closer to land states of emergency has been declared in several areas with the dangerous storm surges heavy rain and high winds predicted and turkey has just received a 2nd shipment and the delivery of the russian s 400 Missile Defense system the controversial deal has angered the United States with washington threatening to impose sanctions. Now hundreds of yemenis have been protesting outside the u. N. Office in the capital demanding action against fuel restrictions imposed by saudi arabia the shortages of forcing some people to choose between buying fuel and food. Because they cannot afford both Mohamed El Al has more from. Fridays a day of prayers for much of the islamic world for these people in yemens capital sanaa they are praying in front of the u. S. Office as a sign of protest they want saudi arabia to lift its sections of fuel. Weve been protesting outside the u. S. Office for nearly 100 days to put more pressure on the world body to uphold its main responsibility and allow fuel shipments to enter as they have even been sold from countries involved in the war. Officers from an oil company here see the saudi. Is preventing 6 oil tankers from docking of the southern port city of. Well i think what the head of the. Saudi restrictions on fuel continues to increase the burden on yemeni civilians 6 or oil tankers have been checked and given permits by the u. N. But 120000 tons of fuel have been prevented from entering her data support that could have helped the company ease the suffering of civilians and reduce the severe shortages of fuel. Most of the protesters being outside the office for 100. 00 days now they say they dont want any saudi restrictions on fuel and thousands more are lining up outside the gas stations for hours hoping to get through all. This is the result of the fuel shortages in the city and the miscues of car. Drives a taxi tells us he spends a lot of his time at gas stations and. I spend most of my own ings at gas stations and on full most of the time my family does not have enough. Gas station owners say they are also struggling from the lack of fuel in the city. We suffer a lot from restrictions on the flow of fuel into the market but i have a big responsibility towards my staff my rent and many other financial commitments. This gas station has been set up for women but some say it is not enough. That. We suffer a lot from severe fuel shortages sometimes are forced to leave my car on the road and we travel long distances to this womans gas station. Fuel me because for millions of people here on approved but despite the war and with the continuing crisis in yemen many turned up for this exhibit in the capital voting the benefits of clean energy. And. Somehow. To hong kong now with more protests are expected at this time targeting shoppers from Mainland China who cross the border to buy tax Free Products demonstrators the gehring gathering at the sec where a market area just a short distance from the border with the chinese mainland it follows weeks of protests triggered by failed attempts to push through a bill allowing suspects to be sent to Mainland China for trial well correspondent. Dan is joining us live from this to talk us through where you are whats happening there because this is not an area where the main protests took place. Well exactly elizabeth this is the year the border from Mainland China and essentially this protest is about basically the hong kong people demanding for more restrictions and regulations of the arrival of traders and by years from Mainland China what were seeing here basically are issues that are becoming more and more localized from an issue of i mean extradition bill which carrier has already said is dead refusing to be accepted by the Hong Hong Kong people here protesters here to other issues that have been bottled up according to. Them and although this protest is not expected to be as big as the one a week ago what weve seen over the last few days here elizabeth are pockets of resistance and protests in many areas a few days ago we were at some areas near in a place called type hall where lenin walls have sprung up where people have written notes of support for protestors and messages of discontent of the government so there are many many forms and many other avenues of resistance at this point last night at well at the same time at Hong Kong University students have demanded for their vice chancellor to speak up and explain the statement hes issued basically condemning the violence as that has happened at the Legislative Council here this afternoon hundreds are expected more to arrive before they march to the station and the mind for more restrictions and regulations for traders coming from Mainland China and as you say not the only protests taking place there are about other issues too including remembering the chinese Nobel Laureates new szabo other issues but they do all somehow relate back to the discontent with Mainland China. Exactly and there seems to be no sign of the protests just basically slowing down what were seeing like i said are different pockets of resistance mean more e. O. s different groups organizing their own localized protests in many many other areas here in particular its become a labor issue yesterday it was a student rights issue and the other day it was a member and memorial for those who have died last week around for hong kong people have died already since this protest flared out almost a month ago so it remains to be seen elizabeth how this will pan out and what sort of solution can the government of hong kong offer that will appease protesters here at this point they say its about time they speak up about so many other issues that have been bottled up over the last few years and that i mean thank you very much for that german and began monitoring todays protest in hong kong for us. Now police in paris have removed hundreds of undocumented migrants protesting outside the cities and in. The demonstrators who call themselves the black best barricaded themselves inside the building for several hours and videos on facebook demanding their residency papers be processed and a meeting the Prime Minister. Natasha has moved from paris where hundreds of Asylum Seekers oaky by the policy on central paris just after lunch time a local time here in paris is an Historic Building in the heart of the french capital that is where famous french women and men are buried its a symbol of the french republic a not symbolism has not been lost on those who have chosen this venue for their protests now the Asylum Seekers are saying that many of them have been here for years they have the right to ask for asylum they have papers showing that the french state approves the sign of request but what they are saying is that they havent had those papers changed into the sort of papers and permits them to work legally in this country therefore many of them are working illegally many of them do not have access to housing and theyre saying thats simply unfair what they are demanding is to see the Prime Minister it was felipe they want to have the legal right to stay in front they say it is right there was a promise to says im some of them have been here for a decade without the white papers. Freedom is to have our papers to work we are here for violent trouble here for our right to lose working illegally to slavery. So we did it shameful to see this in front of the country of human rights. Thats why were demanding papers for everyone 2018 different government passed a new Immigration Law perfect president came out on marcos said it was all about cracking down on illegal immigration brought through think the situation for people applying for asylum but thanks here disagree. Own is a new zealand have started handing in newly semi automatic weapons following the mosque attacks earlier this year which killed 51. 00 people the government has set aside almost 140000000. 00 to buy back thousands of weapons in the coming months the guns were banned shortly after a selfproclaimed white supremacist attacked 2 christchurch mosques in march now today power at least 17 people have been killed and 6 more missing after heavy monsoon rains caused floods and landslides the river overflowed its banks destroying void ways and flooding towns police have evacuated to homes in the capital. The rains are expected to continue for 2 more days. Now indian authorities have transported more than 2 and a half 1000000 liters of water to chennai the city is struggling with months long shortages people in what the outskirts of the city have been blocking roads and holding up trucks carrying water over fears that reservoirs are being prioritise for businesses and Luxury Hotels groundwater levels in the city and surrounding regions have been declining due to a lack of rainfall and poor management. Now while europes coal power plants are being shut down pakistans 1st power plant fueled by local coal is now operational it is one of multiple projects being set up under the china Pakistan Economic corridor or it is creating jobs reducing fuel imports and providing much needed an atrocity but it also has an Environmental Impact a solid reports from the 3rd coal mine in parker pakistan this Small Community in a remote part of pakistan is changing. Replacing traditional hundreds. Of oil lamps and theres a new temple and a mosque. Christian kamalas family is happy to move in their new home and like the old hut it has electricity and Running Water there among the 350 families who have received compensation for the land many residents are getting training for new jobs after the discovery an extraction of pakistans largest coal reserves company i n n n n when this company got operational many people from other areas arrived here for jobs or youth were also inspired to get educated and good for jobs themselves the development of this place should be owned by us rather than others. This is pakistans 1st open pit coal mine which could be dion said to prolonged power cuts under the china Pakistan Economic corridor or china is investing in 21 Energy Projects many of these are called powered while other plants include hydro wind and solar power as well the Company Running the coal plant expects more than 1000000000. 00 yearly savings in Foreign Exchange wanted preaches full capacity for its mining coal plants there are 3 issues in the country the 1st issue is the supply and demand ok the 2nd issue is Expensive Energy and the 3rd issue is in 4 to 4 and the answer to all these 3 questions is just one solution and that solution is relying on an indigenous field. The Power Company says all the call plans or the ones that have lived their useful life spans are being shut down internationally with an estimated 2000000000 tonnes of energy rich reserves called from per parker could be pakistans Indigenous Solutions to provide electricity for 100 years but with call power being replaced by eco friendly plants all over the world environmentalist here have also got some concerts called Environmental Impact include air pollution by burning sulfur in nitrogen particles in the air in very high extraction of water from the actor for. Manner and ground game lamentation implementation and monitoring of the environmental plans is where the problem lies most plans include the environmental and social impact but unless its executed properly the people suffer nothing can remove the negative impact of using coal but you can minimize it. Plantation drive and renewable Energy Projects are being set up to offset the Carbon Footprint the company insists its complying with all regulated requirements and following International Standards the Environmental Impact from the pool their 3rd think youre offered and you are very very within the limits. By the regulatory authorities. Pakistan must reduce its imports to stabilize the economy and it also needs energy those running the new called project see it to be a win win situation if they can fulfill these requirements while minimizing the damage to the environment and bringing positive social change. Some of the job a down to 0 protocol mine that barker. Now again on is a prominent of the headlines on ellen as they are on the u. S. House of representatives has voted to stop the sale of some ons to saudi arabia and the United Arab Emirates for one year the bill is aimed at limiting the flow of american weapons being used in the war in yemen but it still has to pass the senate and of a signed off by the president this war has caused the worlds worst humanitarian crisis more than 200000 civilians have been killed or died of starvation while the who these are to blame for much of this saudi and u. A. E. Airstrikes are responsible for 2 thirds of yemeni civilian casualties there was a strike on a funeral more than 150 civilians killed a strike on a school bus that killed 40 kids on a save the Children Hospital on a wedding these were not mistakes these were deliberate and precise attacks and everybody in yemen knows that the bombs causing the suffering are made in the United States. Security forces in somalia say theyre in control of a hotel in the port city of because meyer after it was attacked by gunmen of the night the russians News Agency Says at least 13 people were killed including 2 journalists the Armed Group Alshabaab says that carried out the attack turkey has just received a 2nd shipment in the delivery of the russian s. 400 Missile Defense system the controversial deal has angered the United States with washington threatening to impose sanctions police in gibraltar have released all 4 crewmembers of an Iranian Oil Tanker seized last week the ship was detained by British Forces on suspicion of taking all to syria in breach of e. U. Sanctions. More protests are expected in hong kong this time targeting shoppers from Mainland China who cross the border to buy tax Free Products them and state street demonstrators are gathering in the shang shui district just a short distance from the border with the chinese mainland it follows weeks of protests triggered by failed attempts to push through a bill allowing suspects to be sent to Mainland China for trial the edges of Tropical Storm barry lashing the u. S. State of louisiana as it moves closer to land a state of emergency has been declared in several areas with a dangerous storm surges heavy rain and high winds predicted. Well those are the headlines on their do stay with us inside story is coming up next thank you for watching. In australia a battle rages over the countrys bomb and with activists inviting far stealing livestock and intimidation from one when they are has these trucks going on too far on aljazeera iran accuses britain of being a servant of the United States as it demands a return of a seized on oil tanker and the u. K. Is considering boosting its military presence after a Close Encounter in the gulf with tensions rising by the day whats the likelihood of open conflict this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im Martin Dennis now the United States the u. K. And iran they all agree on one thing they dont want war but the situation is becoming dangerous as the u. S. Turns the screw further on irans already faltering economy and britain finds itself in an awkward position on the one hand its working with europe to try to save the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal which the u. S. Has abandoned on the other britain needs to maintain close ties with washington as it seeks to leave the European Union its been suggested that the seizure of the rainy and oil tanker off gibraltar last week was done at the behest of the United States and thats infuriated iran with the foreign minister demanding britain return the ship or face what he called consequences. European union sanctions are meant to stop europe from buying syrias oil not about another country selling oil to syria so this is a very childish a ridiculous excuse why the british they should officially say west servants of america and act on behalf of America America has returned the paper by insulting their ambassador and the Prime Minister but gibraltars chief minister says there was no foreign interference. Its all rather decisions in respect of this matter whats taken as a direct result of the government of trouble to have a reasonable grounds to believe that the vessel was acting in breach of established sanctions against syria there has been no political requested any time from any government but the travolta government should act on not act on one basis or another so we have to remember of course a gibraltar is a british territory and theres been incremental ratcheting up of tension within the past week in the gulf British Royal marines seize that Iranian Oil Tanker off the coast of gibraltar as weve mentioned because of the suspicion of it violating sanctions against syria a former commander of irans revolutionary guard suggested a british wrestle should be taken in retaliation on tuesday the u. K. Raised the threat to british shipping in the gulf to its highest level and the following day the u. K. Warship says it stopped Iranian Military boats from impeding a british or tanker in the strait of hormuz iran though denies this incident ever happened its. Time to introduce our guest now on skype in london we have a nice a best siri to breezy who is Research Fellow at russi thats the role United Services institute in tehran we have Mohammad Marandi head of American Studies Department at the university of tehran also in london we have phil dyer cone who is managing director of dryad global thats a Maritime Security Risk Management Company Welcome to you warm phil can i start with you and just ask you to give us a very general. Assessment of what the Maritime Security situation in the gulf currently is with we understand a british the british sending another warship to the region and ratcheting up its security alert level. So the increase in the security level that was announced yesterday for british interest vessels is is as you say the highest level security that can be applied to a vessel what effectively means is that you are stripping the movement of personal on the vessel and on and off the vessel also along with the industry best management practice thats the b. M. P. 5 along with that with which might imply physical security measures what youre doing is youre providing the the Biggest Barriers to boarding allowing people to interfere with your vessel but in essence thats as far as it goes so in terms of the security raised in the area and the british ability to influence that or we had to go on on tuesday was effectively what the iranians have been doing for quite some time now and we have to put this into context our clients have been reporting this of activity for many years now where the iranian guard operating their vessels will try and steer vessels away from their course and 20 courage them into areas where they have more direct influence i reign in total waters where they can perhaps take steps further and pursue their own agenda what would that be i mean whats your understanding from what youre hearing from your clients your customers in the region what is the objective what are the these arabians seeking to achieve so that her recent activity that we talked with that weve seen here and this the allegedly to it took place 2 days ago with the british vessel now remember the british vessel the thing to know that is that it might be under a red and sign which comes under the sort of british flags of convenience but actually that vessel has many interested parties in it so it there were e. U. Interests there were chinese interests there were dutch interests of the chinese interests so most vessels that pass through those areas have interests from many nations unlike the grace one which was a single currency or cargo which was a rainy and cargo and it was headed towards syria as interfering is as their end would say with that vessel is does. We have the same impact all right lets go to mohammed now and ill see what he thinks is the scenario in the gulf right now is it a case of of this u. S. Campaign of maximum pressure not allowing iran to export one drop of its oil and therefore iran saying well that its going to its going to obstruct the whole industry for the rest of the world as well no i dont 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 its usually in a risk in response to what the saudis or their moralities or the americans do to iranian ships so this is something thats 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 so many islands so is it just a matter of 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 really happened was that the americans immediately after they want to be they called for this stablish ment of a Naval Task Force that would be obviously hostile towards iran and work alongside the iranian coast this socalled incident happened and we had different. War it was reported in different ways by the americans the americans initially said there were 5 boats the british sense that there were 3 boats in the americans who said there were 5 points they were military officials so even the story itself it was inconsistent the iranians said Nothing Happened as i said if the iranians wanted to take both theres nothing that the british could have done the iranians have a very strong presence in the persian gulf and so i think that its basically the british appeasing the americans and even the oil tanker not not that the iranians may not take a ship later on but when they do seek a ship they will take it in that will probably be in retaliation to the fact that the british hijacked an iranian ship and the iranian ship was taken at the behest of the americans although the prata government says otherwise but apparently the Spanish Foreign minister didnt receive the memo he said specifically that the americans asked for this shia taken over right now coming to you and he say in london i suppose a starting point needs to be the seizure of this Iranian Oil Tanker in the strait of gibraltar obviously gibraltar being a british territory and the sequence of events starting from that point to where we are now do you think that it was a calculated. Action taken by british authorities to seize this ship even though it was apparently in contravention of sanctions against syria but was it a calculated action taken by the British Government which you think. I think obviously at the moment the stakes are really high for book side to saw what we are seeing it is still was describing some additional for instance is that where already berea taken plays an incident where already taken place but that are placed in a very different context in which the stakes are higher and the 2 sides are taking a much stronger position we are seeing especially in order to foster nuns and translation from a stronger rhetoric or to stronger actions in practice both from the iranian side and european side so i dont know what is specifically asked these instance on whether it was in retaliation for and rainy and for instance reprising or their Nuclear Activities or whether it was a decision from the u. K. To try to basically take a stance which is closer today you asked but we are seeing and growing tendency by both sides to or toughening up their rhetoric but also to take harsher measures which were not taken before and staying with you and he said because the u. K. Is finding itself isnt it as mohamed has pointed out finding itself in a very awkward position its about to leave the European Union we expect of therefore is vulnerable as he put it all in even more greater need if you like of of u. S. Patronage and certainly in the form of a of a big fat trade deal so theyre prepared to do what it takes to keep that relationship going would you agree with that. Just to or some extent i think the expectation was the same would regard to the nuclear deal when for instance that their us president and decided 1st to decertify the us and then to withdraw the us from didnt care there was the expectation that the u. K. Might break ranks with the rest of the e. U. And the position itself closer to the u. S. But that did not happen we have seen actually a closing out of the rancid between the u. K. And under the tree france and germany in particular so it really depends on the front which we are talking about i think under no hurry issue as correctly or already had to be guinea the u. K. Has been still 19 in its position. Of defending the new ground by funding up until recently i answer of iran with its nuclear obligation and doing everything it could really to look. For debian to survive right in the region our front however a story coming out in the u. K. Has taken us closer. To him and. We are seeing. Coming back to the situation on the ground all i should say on the war so i really so the situation is very tense indeed weve got the highest level of alert when it comes to british Maritime Forces have you ever seen a situation as tense as this before in your experience and obviously many people will be thinking back to the late 1980 s. And what was known as the time to war. I mean historically these these events have occurred or see through time the that we mustnt forget that it seems like ages ago now but you know 2007 the incident with the h. M. S. Cornwall where 15 members of the wrong navy were arrested by the iranian guards with small boats you know that incident occurred and that led to a rise in tensions and increase in security levels but that you know it was only 2007 but yet that seems like a long time ago and i think we do need to think its very interesting timing from the british to take the grace from the iranian tanker to rest it off gibraltar because they would have known that that would have led to consequences that were were starting to see here and also the the american attempt to start creating a coalition to support vessels going through the straits of hormuz weve seen this sort of thing before in fact we see it going on currently but in a different environment in the gulf of aden where weve got 4 fatalities or are there weve got a convoy escort that go through the gulf of aden which was set up in against piracy threat at the time and thats still going on although the parser is diminished but the biggest difference is a potential for escalation in that environment is so much less than is in the gulf of them moves right so any coalition that is built has to go into account now mohamed given given this kind of exceedingly tense environment i would imagine theres very little chance for dialogue but how much hope is there in tehran being invested in the europeans and their and their ability to come up with this alternative system instead this is the way its being it is what its being called to to try to mitigate if you like the effects of these harsh american sanctions. Well we have to keep in mind that the only side that has been abiding by the nuclear deal over the last 14 months is iran and this is something that the western media and the western think tanks really rarely say there are people who point this out but its its not really known by the western public that iran has been faithfully abiding by the deal and even now that its beginning to reduce its commitments its only doing so to force the europeans to take a stand because the europeans have all sorts of commitments they have been violating all of them because of bullying from washington and so the iranians are saying look we cannot continue like this iranian public will not accept it the iranian public is becoming increasingly frustrated and they expect the government to take action and so the government is becoming more forceful in its attitude in its position towards the i dont im not very optimistic about the e. U. But i do think that its in the interests of the you to change its policy into stand up to the United States it has an economy that by some calculations is larger than the United States and it has of the population thats larger than the United States and the russians and the chinese are resisting the United States so theres no reason why the e. U. Especially in coordination with the russians and the chinese cannot do a lot more than what its doing now but ultimately if the u. Doesnt take a stance then we may move towards greater escalation in that thats what the americans are pushing for when trump speaks about obliterating iran he said that a number of times already which is basically a threat of holocausts hes hes threatening iran with nuclear strikes but we dont see any european leader or any major media outlet showing shock or condemning such language on the other hand he is trump himself says that hes carrying out Economic Warfare and hes building other countries not to do trade with iran you cannot purchase medicine through the Banking Sector and iran and right now there are examples of people whove gone without their. Medicine. For counselor because its so expensive they dont want their family to live in destitute so they choose to die as a result this guy a policy that the europeans in their right are pursuing me say so mohamed is suggesting that the europeans could actually do a great deal more in terms of of of helping irans economy out of this this tight squeeze thats been placed upon it by the American Campaign do you think the europeans do have that latitude if so if they do have it or theyre not actually exercising it whats holding them back look i think. Mania and have rightfully expectation that the europeans would do more in terms of their way down to describe it compensate for the u. S. Would draw from this was very much the expectation since the last year or since may 2018 and it tore across from the iranian side where very much clearer seems than meaning the connection to the financial global system and a continuation of its ability to export oil we have to instruct mckinneys them obviously europeans invested very much on to Financial Connections side however and that is very limited its also 1st of all use not really ongoing at the moment despite operationalization and its very limited on the humanitarian goods armley and we have seen the continuation of irans inability to sell its all oil to the priest actions level so its clear that the rate of expectation has not met in terms of the european cup abilities obviously what we have seen so far has been very limited compared to day rate and expectations but has also been unprecedented compared to easter a story to. Stand up to the u. S. In terms of fun and institutionalizing i try not to make any of them and introduce yet blocking regulation and so on and support if we were talking back in later. It doesnt 17 there was no expectation whatsoever that this was going to happen obviously much more could be done but i think it requires time and time is really not anyones friend and a moment right mohamed so you took a little bit earlier about the possibility of iran escalating if you like its noncompliance with the terms of the what remains of the j c p o a is a rum prepared to go so far as to render it completely obsolete tear it up and walk away is iran prepared for that yes i think that iran ultimately is willing to do that because if the europeans do not take steps to abide by their commitments then there is no reason for iran to stay there but the reason why the iranians are gradually reducing their commitments is to give the europeans an opportunity to do something i mean what the europeans have done so far as is really nothing instax maybe a political statement but it is it is an empty vessel it doesnt do anything there has to be money in it European Companies are afraid to Purchase Iranian Oil well if theyre afraid that europe the european governments can purchase oil are they that afraid of the United States the the the right now the chinese are purchasing iranian oil increasingly as we speak the russians are cooperating with iran so if the iranians simply dont buy it that the europeans cant do anything and if they really cant do anything when the europeans should not be sitting at the negotiating table they should step aside because theyre not of significance but the iranians i think what is even more important is that the iranians are more than prepared to defend themselves and this escalation that the americans are pursuing is a very dangerous this is not 1988 where the americans can down an iranian airliner killing 200. 00 in 1000. 00 people and nothing happens this is an iran today which yeah shoots down a 200000000. 00 american drone with a 20000. 00 iranian may draw right. Has underground installations from the iraqi border alongside the persian gulf to the strait of hormuz to pakistan with tens of thousands of precision guided missiles and iran has allies across the region indeed in 1980 ryan was isolated and surrounded ok a very different time today phil coming back to you im just wondering a little bit more about the situation in the gulf itself how how easy would it be if you like would it be for there to be. An unintentional ratcheting up of of tensions which could lead to direct conflict im particularly referring to britain at the moment because thats where our focus is today how likely is it that it could just unintentionally spiral out of control. I think youve hit the nail on the head there with the unintentional side of it i think everyones aware of the implicit dangers of putting military assets into an area such as this i mean one of the biggest dangers is the unintentional event that leads on to escalation don trump has been pushing for the u. S. To lead a coalition but doesnt want to be doing it on their own so trying to build a coalition because as you rightly point out most of the oil that goes through there and our customers are the ones who are transporting this oil through the straits most of that oil is going out to china and japan india america will be a net exporter of energy by next year so actually its requirements to keep the lanes open its a purely for the for the flow of oil for example is much less than other nations hence they need to build a coalition because they dont want to pay for it and that suits trumps agenda you know so hes saying that if i see america 1st and able to. Build the coalition but the thing that coalitions and this goes right back to your point is that when you build a coalition you all the operators will operate under their own National Rules of engagement and their ways of operating when youve got that situation you could have situations develop where an event occurs that is not necessarily supported or would be followed in the same way by another nation so coalitions in that sense in this tinderbox environment they will be thinking very carefully about committing to this area are not occurring but your point about the british. Now im sorry go no please please finish but be quick if you will because we are running out of time for please no one of us or no us actually saw the brit the british involvement in the area because we have british interests in the area the british will of course do what they can but in terms of the effectiveness of all those vessels going through the air it is an enormous challenge to have a full policing effective policing effort to prevent things like this happening if youve got arms in an area like this theres always escalation potential right and any say looking at the british the british position right now it seems as though theyre increasingly in this all is a vice like situation how how desirable or otherwise is it for the u. K. To be seen to be viewed by others as a proxy for the United States and i have to ask you to be brief please i think the u. K. Is really willing to be somewhere between the e. U. And the u. S. And to comment i dont even want to be perceived as a proxy after us i dont think it wants to fully ally in or to the u. S. Policy on iran because there is so much disagreement internationally to worse the u. S. Policy on iran about the closer detentions gets between the u. S. And iran did more to provoke ation from the iranian side or did measures taken by the iranian side to which the u. K. Needs to respond the more likely it is that the u. K. Was shift towards the u. S. Thank you all very much indeed a nice a best theory to brissie Mohammad Marandi and phil darkened thank you all very much indeed really interesting conversation and as ever thank you for watching the program you can see it again anytime like by going to the web site aljazeera dot com if you want to continue with this conversation go to our Facebook Page facebook dot com for slash a. J. Inside story and you can also join the conversation on twitter our handle is at a. J. 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And the threat to tunis he has coastline we have the details in a few minutes. Crowds of protesters again in hong kong this time turning their attention to trade us and shop us from Mainland China theyve gathered in the market. Strict of shang shway when they say chinese shop us of pushed up prices fueling inflation is the latest in a series of demonstrations in the former british colony protesters turned out in force to get a controversial extradition bills suspended would have allowed criminal suspects to be sent to Mainland China for trial lets go National Correspondent john allen though gunshy is joining us live from those protests taking place there so talk us through exactly where you are jamila and whats happening there this is not an area where the main protests took place and whats happening there very specific complaints. While elisabeth this time protesters are venting their ire again against the government about what they call are parallel traders coming from Mainland China who are ordering items to be brought back to Mainland China from hong kong they are demanding for more regulations are inspiring see and accountability basically from the government they say they would like these parallel traders to go back to china so in order to protect basically the trading that has the kind of training that has been in practice here for so long what we can see elizabeth over the past month is that issues are becoming more and more localized from the controversial extradition bill over the past few days were seeing different sectors of Civil Societies here coming out and speaking about many issues elizabeth here they are marching towards the shank you station basically demanding for Transparency Regulation from the government they are shouting for Caroline Caroline to resign they would like her to step down from office they believe that shes no longer capable of running the government with transparency they say that it seems as though her focus and her loyalty are actually with the government of beijing basically and that what they would like is for caroline to step down what were going to see in the next coming hours would be them stopping at the show. Station and basically least being there for a few more hours elizabeth and carol now in the car is the one calling can expect more pressure today because there are other protests planned about other issues all related though to discontent with china. Yes definitely and over a month since this protest broke out there has been those shortage of video or anger from protesters particularly those who are quite young you know our just basically children when the handover happened many of the protesters here were hoping to over the last few days tell us that the hong kong rule of law and the way of life are being threatened and this is exactly what they would like to protest over the past weeks weve seen them of course run Police Barricades and despite efforts by the government to pacify them they refuse to stop their protests and what weve been seeing over the last few days are pockets of protests and resistance in many many parts of the phone call that jim and i thank you very much for that for now that is genuinely the live in hong kong monitoring those protests for us. Lets move on to other news now and turkey has just received a 2nd shipment in the controversial delivery of a russian Missile Defense system the 1st shipment arrived in the capital on friday says hes expecting more parts for the s. 400 system to be delivered over the next few days the deal has angered the United States with washington threatening to impose sanctions lets go to our correspondent sit him cos you are shes joining us live from istanbul and weve heard from turkish authorities the Turkish Defense minister says i am talking about this deal and how it doesnt theyre not deviating from any understanding they have with their nato allies like the United States who is so against it and are saying that theyre ready to impose sanctions over turkey acquiring the russian Missile Defense system. Wellness and is about in turkey repeats actually a highlights that it is it is a nato member and it is committed to the principles of nato and committed to its western allies however since the failed coup in 2016 in turkey theres a perception that. The coup plotters were actually supported by nato and the americans thats why on one hand when you look at the headlines today you see that there are also headlines that say that the purchase of s. 400 is kind of a blow to the United States and nato but of course the military says that it turkey is still it is not it doesnt mean any change of Strategic Partnership and Turkish Defense minister highlighted that the equation of those 400 was not a choice but the nesa city which was also highlighted by presence add on prague earlier also the u. S. President donald trump said the same thing during the g 20 summit in japan last fall hes sad that it was the Obama Administration that didnt and that refused to deliver sell as for the past american patrie to air Defense Systems to turkey so he said that how turkey has been treated because of this 400 acquisition it was unfair so we see that turkeys also trying to not to close the door they are saying that they are still assessing a bit. To acquire an American Patriot Missile Systems to the liberty of those 400. 00 still continue the politicians are quiet it seems like. The there is going to be a delegation in the turkish capital next week it is stated that theyre going to be discussing a safe zone in syria but of course it is expected that this 400. 00 and the partnership will also be on the table but current there the perception in turkey is that since. Present trump and presents are don discussed many things during g 20 summit last month and japan. There will be no sanctions despite the us Congress Claims that turkey should be sanctioned but of course for now this is the 1st steps in but the coming days will show us how things are going to shape out some and thank you for that for them coursera are live with the latest and a stumble. Now the u. S. House of representatives has voted to stop the sale of some moms to sell the arabia and the United Arab Emirates for one here the bill is aimed at limiting the flow of american weapons being used in the war in yemen but as gabriel and his owner of reports from washington it still has to pass the senate and a signed off by president. In an effort to send a message and stop the killing in yemen the u. S. House of representatives voted friday to prohibit the sale of air to ground munitions to saudi arabia and United Arab Emirates for one year they have been used in the war in yemen the amendment to a u. S. Defense authorization bill was sponsored by congressman tom aoun now ski and passed 236 to 182 mostly along party lines but 5 republicans also voted in favor of it breaking party ranks all it will do is stop something that is categorically harmful to our National Interests the provision of all offensive weapons that enable saudi arabia to keep defying our advice by bombing yemen and prolonging the war there. More than 200000 yemenis have been killed or died of starvation in the saudi and u. A. E. Led war now in its 4th year the United Nations estimates more than 22000000 people or 3 quarters of the population need humanitarian aid and protection before being elected to Congress Last year now and housekeeper was an undersecretary of state for democracy and human rights and on the house floor he said saudi arabia indiscriminately wages the war in yemen under both the obama and trumpet ministrations we have given the saudis specific lists of targets not to strike we have told them do not hit this specific hospital or this port facility or that bridge and then repeatedly they have gone ahead and hit the precise coordinates on our no strike lists and then we just keep on selling them the bombs what does that say to the people of yemen what does it say to the leadership of saudi arabia as part of the same Defense Authorization bill the house also voted to require President Donald Trump to get congressional permission before he launches any attack on iran the senate rejected a similar measure last month. The 251 to 170 vote was unusually bipartisan with 27 republicans joining all but a handful of democrats in support on both of the amendments iran and the saudi u. A. E. Arms sales negotiations now are between the senate and house on which of those amendments might make it into the compromise final defense bill gabriels on doe aljazeera washington. Now President Trump says raids aimed to deport undocumented immigrants will begin and 10 cities this weekend he is coming under a new tack on the has immigration policies with some democrats accusing him of cruelty because of conditions and Detention Centers on the border like hanna reports from washington d. C. The trumpet ministration is trying to change the narrative of 2 weeks of negative attention Vice President mike pence to it a migrant detention facility along the Us Mexico Border different from what we hear from many of the critics. I couldnt be more impressed with the compassionate work that our cause and the Border Protection to doing here at this facility on capitol hill the House Oversight Committee Heard a different version of conditions inside the sentences and what was worst about this mr chairman was the fact that there were American Flags hanging all over the facilities that seals are being separated from their parents in front of an American Flag that women were being called these names under an American Flag. We cannot allow for this as we have seen this current strategy unfold intentional in cruelly created by the Trump Administration dead set on sending a hate filled message that those seeking refuge are not welcome in america in our america President Trump has dismissed the claims of mistreatment they are phony sources that even have sources they write whatever they want but the scrimmage he made clear it considered the details of maltreatment fully substantiated a report considered by the committee was based on data provided by President Trumps own Administration Officials under subpoena among the facts