The top stories from the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments as well this is the weekly on our to International Hello welcome to our top story tensions soared between the United States this week after washington accused tehran by talking to oil tankers in the gulf thursday the u. S. Claims no one else in the region have the capacity to carry out the act u. S. Central command released greeny video which it claims shows a reunion special forces removing an exploded mine from one of the vessels the owner of the tanker those ses the crew reported being hit by flying projectiles iran for its part has accused the us some attempting to undermine peace and stability in the region. Its rival is engaging in quote sabotage diplomacy. Also caught fire in one of the worlds key oil routes close to the strait of hormuz its the only way. Of the persian gulf on the incident immediately elicited worldwide reaction triggering a surge as well in oil prices with russia saying the situation could pose a threat to the Global Economy with more on the story your scale of my. So they were to oil tankers that were hit. Probably. Horses. For all winter oh. Youre from tokyo you. Bought a home. From dont do you got a brand youre going to groom im going to be on board ok i went oh sure but i dont want company. To go in. The boat but it will do the. Business so this mean that it will. Not supposed they can the lets go over the facts now the 1st one belongs to John Fredrickson hes a long time norwegian trading partner of iran his relationship with iran goes back to the 1980 s. One biography even refers to him as the ayatollah as lifeline so at a time when washington is using all kinds of pressure to try and stop or running an oil exports it really doesnt make sense for iran to then lash out and attack one of its oldest friends now the 2nd oil tanker to be hit is even more interesting this is a japanese owned chemical tanker and it was hit at the same time that japans Prime Minister shinzo abbay was in tehran meeting with irans Supreme Leader is that. Iran from the ancient times of the persian empire into the present day has been the great country of the middle east and will remain so i mean the future so were to believe that at the time that iran was making nice with japan while japan was helping them to find ways to help their oil busy exports keep flowing despite u. S. Sanctions that iran then turns around and decides to bomb a japanese vessel in. Fact iran has been rather nice to the United States in the last few days a us resident who is charged with espionage was just released as a gesture of goodwill so why would they then choose this moment to fire tar paedos in the gulf of oman the Iranian Foreign minister job and zarif is describing these events as suspicious reports of the tanks on japan related to tank use occurred while pm was meeting with ayatollah for extensive and friendly talks suspicious doesnt begin to describe what likely transpired this morning while iran is struggling to keep its nuclear deal intact and keep its economy afloat by selling its most prized resources on the International Market like bomb peo would have us believe they then flipped out and torpedoed their 2 key Business Partners now why exactly would iran do that well because theyre the bad guys of course dont ask too many questions caleb mop and r. T. New york yeah skill has been pointing out there with regional tensions threatening to spill over into conflict we asked a number of guests for their assessment of the situation. Washington with mr palm piro and mr bolton are really trying to. Escalate the situation so that they have an opportunity and an excuse to attack iran when a crime is committed you have to know to whom this crime is beneficial so as all we can discuss and we can see the true political situation of iran and the United States in the persian gulf we can say that the iranians are not going to talk. Which will lead to the americans to attack them and its going to give the american an excuse to attack that. They ran the country of iraq there are other interested parties who could very easily been walled in this particular act which took place in the last 24 hours could be saudi arabia could be washington itself with this fleet in the gulf region the americans not because the americans despite what donald trump always say he doesnt want to go to war he doesnt want to put boots on the ground he doesnt want to to send his troops to iran to get killed the American People are not ready for that he just want to score a political win and get the uranium to come and discuss on the table with him in the usa wants to remove the current government in tehran mr bolton has clearly been rubbing his hands with glee over the last decade when he wasnt a security adviser that he wants removal of the regime in tehran so its only john bolton who wants to go to war but even the president from recently said that hes ready to go to the to discuss with the iranians and even my computer the secretary of state with the hotties and who was go to war all the time he said recently that the United States is ready to negotiate with iran without any precondition. All right moving the program on i thought essence of people took part in a silent march in london on sunday to mark the 2 Year Anniversary of the grand felt tower tragedy it comes after 3 u. S. Firms which produced materials used at the block off last night face a lawsuit from hundreds of survivors and relatives of the victims its claimed they facilitated the spread of the devastating fire which saw 72 people lose their lives some of the products are bombed from use by the way on u. S. Skyscrapers prompting as you might expect i could say sions of double standards are comics and the message that foreign lives are worth less than american lives and that it is acceptable to expose people outside the United States to dangerous to which people in the United States would not be exposed yet the lawsuit names clouding producer are comic there who is product is by the companys own admission flammable it also names whirlpool the maker of the refrigerator thats believed to have caused the fire and insulation made by cielo techs is said to have really cyanide gas leading to further avoidable they tell a tease. Well all 3 companies expressed their sympathies with the victims whirlpool also noted the 2 separate probes failed to find fault with its refrigerator cielo tech said its insulation was just one element of the clotting system used on the tower whilst our comic was more direct saying it would respond in court we spoke to Peter Herbert cofounder of b. M. A. Lawyers for grandfather who say the Multinational Companies must face up to the law. The United States does have a very good friendly culture whereby if a Multinational NationalCompany Hires guilty often selling negative product or bridge trail product without sufficient safeguards then they will carry those previously been cases in the United States where a Building Collapse has resulted in damages of around about 230000000000. 00 being distributed to the victims residents and not tragically i believe theres a 2 year limitation period in the United States that action must be commenced the floor 2 years expires otherwise the limitation act would rule any action outside of their limited jurisdiction of the u. S. So it is a necessity to safeguard their legal position and at the end of the day the question is are the individuals who grants loans started so much going to get you to real benefits for those of their families who have been bereaved and people who are often the breadwinners and therefore if that is right or not must be part of me just subtle not. The death of a sunni and syrian rebel i combed through widespread Media Attention this week prompting impassioned debates about his legacy according to the Opposition Group hed been fighting with adela busted alsa roots succumbed earlier in the month to wounds he had sustained during clashes with Government Forces a former goalkeeper for syrias youth team the 27 year old shot to prominence in the early years of the uprising singing at street protests against the countrys president Bashar Al Assad why do you refer to as the nightingale of the revolution he was even the subject of an Award Winning 2013 documentary but in the years that followed as the country slid deeper into a grueling sectarian conflict a number of songs on statements became increasingly extremist parties donal quarter takes a closer look now at the controversy a warning his report contains images of an execution. He became the poster boy of the syrian uprising or shall we say the voice ringback. And his death in battle against Government Forces apparently made him a fallen hero in the eyes of the media syrian football and sing of revolution killed in conflict syrian soccer goalie who became rebel i can dies in battle. Syrian soccer star symbol of free vault dies after battle. To also route was a former syrian footballer who turned rebel fighter and not just any rebel fighter oh no he became an icon of the fight against Bashar Al Assad so he wasnt shying away from speaking the truth heres one of the socalled singer of the revolutions greatest hits judge for yourself. Perhaps the lyrics dont exactly communicate the artists intended message thats all right though also it was much more articulate about his political beliefs in this 2014 interview about the vision of what we do blame Islamic State. But that blame comes with love because we know that these 2 groups and not politicized and have the same goals as us they are working for gold and they care about islam and muslims no you didnt hear that wrong the same goals as Islamic State and apparently 911 was a great accomplishment to. Was good you. Know. There are those in the media who acknowledge its problematic characteristics but for them a little elbow rubbing with terrorist groups shouldnt stand between him and his rightful page in the history books. Some individuals celebrated as heroes make you doubt all stories of heroes in history books others like abdel baset also root not inspire of but despite his flaws make those stories highly plausible hes a true legend and his story is well documented may his soul rest in peace so if these guys got an oscar. Abdul deserves a grammy no less as in our. Cove our western operations it becomes important to maintain this sense of plausible deniability its clearly being useful for for the us and the us media to maintain the whole idea of there being moderate Democratic Forces and among the rebels in syria but clearly most of the groups fighting the government were really extreme Islamist Groups thats the reality and these are the groups that the cia and and its allies its british and french and saudi and qatari and turkish allies were supporting and arming from the very early stages of this conflict a german boat captains illegal humanitarian efforts in the mediterranean leave her facing possible prison time well have that story right after the break. I would hope to change to. Put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. So when you want to be president. Some who want to be rich. Have to want to be pros which is what before 3 in the morning cant be good. Im interested always in the waters in the house. Which should. Starting really in the 1980s under reagan at that turn deregulation you had the fed takeover and their sole purpose at that point was to try to squeeze workers completely out of the Global Economy so wages never went up real terms sons that but stock markets keep going up and the reason to justify this is that the fed will say we need to try to take care of deflation even though that they are causing to you placing them in an environment where their money printing is increasing the debt. 17 minutes into the Program Welcome back there was ought to rage in russia this week over the false arrest of an investigative journalist on drug charges that attracted broad public attention authorities are now looking further into the case expect on what happened. And i. Thought. It was cool. And marty got an exclusive interview with yvonne goal in the fall for his release on tuesday. Law when i was detained the 1st thing i wanted to do was get my lawyer i was focused on that so i didnt have emotions like anger or fear i link all of this to my work as a journalist because drugs for me are just ridiculous i never had anything to do with them and if there had been more plausible accusation i might have had some emotions its probably either because of the notes that had just been released or the ones that were about to be released i saw and heard people giving this support when i was in court in that cage i could hear people shouting through the closed windows that was moving i am deeply grateful to everyone who supported me it seems like this is not about me but about the general outrage that people feel so my situation became symbolic for them i couldnt believe it when the newspapers are printing my name i cant remember such a thing happening 3 of the countrys main newspapers all taking a common stance in the front pages now i have an urge to turn back the clock and pretend Nothing Happened so i can ride the metro piece and do the job that i love. Ok moving on now more than 170000 people have signed a petition demanding that italy drop criminal proceedings against a german boat captain charged with assisting illegal immigration 35 year old pierre klemp could face up to 2 decades in prison for her involvement in rescuing over a 1000 Asylum Seekers they were risk of drowning as they attempted to cross the mediterranean in dinghies hoping to make it to europe ria financial reports. This is the case of peer clem a german boat captain and hero to some criminal to others she was at the helm of the events of boat in august 2017 when it entered the port of lumpy do was it located on an island between malta and the coast of tunisia the rescue vessel was detained and appears lawyer now says she may face up to 20 years in prison and horrendous fines but no matter what appears stance is unwavering get out food have witness to what women and children have to face if they are denied state travel ignore your votes if european warships and expel in libyan militias people who shelter refugees from unsuitable overcrowded scraps and beat them up sometimes too late italian investigators have accused her crew of colluding with smugglers with Photos Leaked to the media alleged in the bodes returning to libyas coast on purpose to be used again by smugglers a date hasnt been set yet for with klemp has dubbed her show trial and many agree tens of thousands of people are back in her in a petition calling for italy to drop the charges this however falls under Matteo Salvini is cracked down they tell interior minister and deputy Prime Minister is known for his open and strong until migrant to stop rescue ships that are carrying migrants from docking on intel and shores and allowing refugees to disembark its what hes been after since his appointment last year and he has supporters too its not as though the italians are to do without probable cause there is much truth reporting that every year of investigation preceded the arrest including videos witness statements dont develop the picture mrs rescuing people from drowning is b. S. Propaganda rescue them and take them to germany it is quite convenient to rescue people and leave them initially greece cetera we have enough migrants we didnt. Once anymore sheen able the trafficking of people thats illegal shes responsible for the socalled refugee crisis there is a clear split within the e. U. Over how to tackle the migrant crisis and while they seat undecided on whether to assist or hinder the flow of migrants into europe captain clem could be losing her battle at sea and on. Money for nationality reporting from germany. The l g b t community has hit out at the vatican for reiterating in a recent report that there are 2 genders it was meant to tackle what the Catholic Church calls an educational crisis Saskia Taylor delves into the reason for the sudden are over a stance the vatican and many others have consistently will. Now youd be forgiven for thinking the Catholic Church doesnt really know what turns the public on and youd be right in fact its just dealt a mosque a class and turning people off the vatican has released a paper which says there are only 2 genders male and female and its called male and female he created them just so that was no misunderstanding if we wish to take an approach to the question of gender theory that is based on the path of dialogue it is vital to bear in mind the distinction between the ideology of gender on the one hand and the whole field of research on gender that the Human Sciences of ones taken on the other so according to the catholics men are men and women are women and anyone who sees themselves otherwise is provocative and poses a threat to the institution of marriage and seeks to overthrow nature itself unsurprisingly its head up you know note amongst those who are outraged to find that any of you want gender theory other than that of course exists by refusing to engage in dialogue with people about their lived experiences or so from a standing in faith the vatican remains in the dark ages for most of your false teaching the law is a myth rumor unfolds so the paper is not popular partly because it sounds like its from the time before christ which it is its filled with quotes from the bible after all and because it was released during pride month the 30 days every year the world celebrates the l g b t community quit but wait no where in the paper does it say being gay is sinful and in fact it condemns any discrimination on file and against people the number of men and women who have deep seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible they must be accepted with respect compassion and sensitivity every sign off and just destroy a nation in their regard should be avoided now its surely not news to outrage friends that the church struggles with accepting homosexuality and transgenderism and when they do throw in that 2 pennies worth met the by. As huge as one bishop in rhode island planned when he decided to chat his view on pride month a reminder that catholics should not support or attend a pride month of vents held in june they promote a culture and encourage activities that are contrary to catholic faith and morals. It seems the people who replied must of left the christian values of kindness out the door we woke up this morning and we saw the bishop tweet and we were honestly flabbergasted he is like the dont trump of the Catholic Church goes on twitter and spews out hate my catholic children will be attending pride events as this have. You know i am always taught me what would jesus do yes i know jesus would be attending that pride parade with pride also with pride and i also know that god is love and jesus is love and love is love the bishop apologized and decided to spread the love but the question begging to be asked is why the surprise kids the church isnt known for being big on reform is it really shocking its not breaking its happened its pun intended or inner city violence in focus next them particularly last summers riots stateside youre watching 24 sevenths r. T. If you where did you work before you came here where you live well. In many u. S. States Capital Punishment is still practiced convicted prisoners can spend years waiting for execute. But most of the time the victims families they are very much in favor the Death Penalty there are some people because of what they did they have given up the right to live among us somebody even proven innocent after years on death row and how many more exonerations is it going to take before we as a society realize that this is not working and we actually do something about. It when the lawmakers manufacture them sentenced to public wealth. When the ruling classes protect themselves. When the fine and merry go round lifts only the one percent. To ignore middle of the room sick. I mean real news is really. Hard. Everyones story different are honest path is different you dont know whats actually going to hit you. And i was pretty comfortable in my life before this happened. Certainly dobbs ferry. Had me into this. You know i was a middle child. Contrary he was the day. This is some day he was doing to just you know make sure he can money in his pocket. It was like we had to look out for we can let nothing happen to to the bait. I just hope that people can understand that it was a person who didnt deserve to die who didnt deserve to be shot 14 times. Already it. Led to radio park. The car me and i was like oh so about trey where u. S. Marines i come at the park he sounded really eddie you know not really our ordinary you know. What he looked like to me that day was just a student during the end of the semester and which is a you know in the park taking a break a waltz right across the street here came up this way and im sure was laying right here like a little better roll in a backpack his head was here and this feet pointing west the person i was working with that day called the police because they were concerned about him being so close to business. The 1st stop a serious approach jan they said. They talked to him and then they left my coworkers time out how they were going to call again and i said you know if he was doing something illegal they wouldnt have just walked away and left him there. A 2nd call was made anyhow. And the officers actually came back up to us and they said hey theres nothing to enforce hes not protect the law please stop calling. And honestly i even forgot