Government says spans a new arms sales to saudi arabia after the court of appeals ruled the previous exports and broke the law represents a significant victory for peace activists who say that riyadh is using weapons to devastating effect in yemen. Government protesters attempt to stall nepal them and building in the georgian capital tbilisi. 1 oclock here in moscow and youre watching altie International Live with me and welcome to the program. The u. S. President has spoken out on irans a shooting down of an american drone over the straits of hormuz on thursday saying to wrong has made a major miscalculation meanwhile Iranian State t. V. Is a video that allegedly kept as the moment the u. S. Drone was shot down. You know i made a big mistake. This drone was in International Waters clearly we have it all documented its documented scientifically not just words and emitted a very bad mistake. Im sure youll find out and maybe youll find out youll find. Obviously obviously you know were not going to be talking too much about it youre going to find out they made a very big mistake weve heard trump indicating that not only did iran make a mistake but also hinting that this could have been some kind of human error we have him saying i would imagine it was a general or somebody that made a mistake in shooting that drone down now at this point weve got iranian officials saying that they intend to take this to the United Nations to show that indeed this drone did violate their territory and the southern part of their country it violated their airspace and it was not in International Waters the u. S. Wages economic terrorism on iran has conducted covert action against those and now encroaches on our territory we dont seek war we zealously defend our sky land and water has we take this new aggression to the u. N. And show you that the u. S. Is lying about International Waters now at this point weve got the u. N. Secretary general Antonio Gutierrez saying that hes calling for all parties to exercise maximum restraint now many observers have noticed that it seems like the white houses policy toward iran has zigzagged and been rather inconsistent lets review some of what has been said from the Trump White House toward the Islamic Republic of iran if american citizens or facilities are threatened or attacked that there will be a very strong response taking all the appropriate actions both from a security perspective and well as. Our ability to make sure that the present has a wide range of options in. But the something should actually take place they should call and if they do were open to talk to we have no secrets and they could be very very strong financially they have Great Potential now tensions between washington and tehran have been rising over the last few months we saw the United States sending a 1000 more troops to the middle east region citing a supposed threat from iran is the reason for escalating their military presence 6 weve also seen the United States blame iran for the attacks on 2 oil tankers that recently took place now we have iranian officials coming forward saying that they absolutely did not attack those oil tankers and that in fact it was iranian ships that rescued the sailors and was able to get them medical assistance and relief but at this point people are watching the situation to see what will happen next trump says there will be some kind of response did not indicate what it would be saying essentially wait and see and that iran made a mistake we got a ryan official saying that this drone did indeed violate their territory in their airspace and that they intend to prove this at the International Body the United Nations so all eyes on this situation weve got eyes on washington seeing what might come next from them weve got our eyes on iran and their response weve got our eyes on the United Nations to see how this plays out in the International Arena many many questions about what could come next as this situation develops meanwhile europe has stepped up efforts to preserve the 2015 of a new deal the u. K. France and germany are looking to reunite in a diplomatic push to persuade iran not to pull out of the arrangement pulis there as well. Of a 2nd is an effort by these European Countries to try and salvage what they can intensely to take house or 15 to a deal that the United States with crew from last year also stepping up efforts to try and escalate the recent tensions that weve witnessed in the gulf region japanee. Yes Prime Minister was in the ring in capital recently for talks as was the German Foreign minister in france has announced that it is sitting high level delegation because they marketed to on the one hand trying to preserve the deal but on the other hand also trying to reach as the european leaders have said some kind of peaceful solution to prevent the situation in the gulf region from completely deescalating we want to unify efforts so a process of deescalation starts theres still time and we hope all the actors will show more restraint theres still time but only little time you think youll be the most important mediator for the jews like. You are trying to do do what we can to defuse tensions open channels of communication to make sure. This commission is avoidance but the fact is that time is running out and one cannot discount the possibility of war breaking out. Were joined now by raina roth 1st your political analyst and consultant thanks for coming into the Program Arena now what do you make of trumps remarks. Well i think its alarming the escalation that the conflict has taken in the past. One or 2 we. And there is basic communication problem in the whole discussion about the backing off the us from the iran deal because we see that the basis for the u. S. Backing out is not really made clear its not really made tangible to all of the partners off the u. S. European partners all the east 3 for example see that the iran deal did make sense that was closed under Obama Administration and the escalation that we have seen now is owed to it is the lack of really making clear what would need to be renegotiated to find a better way tool pave a way out of this conflict between you ass and iran over the threat that iran could possibly build their own nuclear. Is in your opinion how likely is it in the us is actually preparing for military action. Well in the recent incident. That tankers that have been attacked. That has been shot down out shows that there is a real risk of escalation in this conflict and therefore it has to be taken very serious that threat but the question remains open who has attacked those tankers because in a situation where or could break out the question always has to be 1st who has an interest in escalating the conflict do the iraq iranians have an interest in escalating the conflict do that does the u. S. Side have an interest in escalating the conflict because it has not been proven that iran was behind the attack on the tankers it could possibly also be a false flag attack if the u. S. Has an interest in its collating the conflict too could more pressure on iran so this has to be. Figured out 1st before any. Hasty conclusions are made and a conflict. Really. Wrist or ok their Office Political analyst and consult for whatever on the program to discuss this further. Thank you. Russian president has finished his marathon q. And a with the general public after 4 hours that the mayor put into questions on various subjects including relations between the u. S. And iran. Believe id like to say straight away that a military conflict between the u. S. And iran would be a disaster at least for the region it would be an outburst of violence with terrible consequences its very hard to predict what would happen in the case of military force being used the president in the stop that as he met with foreign and russian journalist ico shit on the interests. Almost like answering questions for hours here in this hole behind me was not enough for him but well one of the 1st things he was asked as he will showed up for a Media Conference was the 17 and the question was whether or not russia is ready to accept responsibility to bear the brunt of the blame for the tragedy that happened in 2014 well the question on this response came a day after the joint Investigation Team of the International Dutch led investigation presented their new report naming the 4 suspects for the 1st time giving names and photographs of people they believe responsible for giving the order to down the malaysian boeing heres what Vladimir Putin had to say about that everything weve seen presented as evidence that russia is responsible for everything doesnt suit us we think its insufficient evidence it doesnt say anything weve presented our version of the events but unfortunately no one wants to hear it until there is proper dialogue here we wont find any answers to the questions about the plane crash and the deaths of the people on board which remain open really people from all sides of the societal spectrum of view of the broad of the of russia have had a chance to ask their questions weve had questions from ordinary people from journalists from celebrities from bloggers from influences and while the focus was mostly on the internal affairs of russia which is quite expected Something Like russias relation with the United States people couldnt help but mention it heres how glad im a putin commented on the current state of relations between moscow and washington when these but i think if the american side shows interest we are always ready for dialogue we see what is happening in us domestic politics the president will always look back on the race hes in right now some in the american establishment are speculating about our countrys relationship trying to find problems and telling lies. Well when it comes to other instances other subjects it wasnt all. Heavy hearted there were more like notes to it there were some jokes a bit of humor for instance there was a question as to whether or not Vladimir Putin was an alien to which he said no and that was one of the one of the final questions in that q. And a now this was one of the major one of the 3 major president ial level events here on par with putins address to the federal assembly and the annual also q. And a with journalists that happens late in the air so i mean were still early in this race and the were still there are still plenty of time and there will be plenty of opportunity to ask more questions to Vladimir Putin what i get from the prison putin is a desire for the International System to function as its supposed to a desire for dialogue primarily with his American Partners as he calls them a dialogue for things to function according to rules of the world order busy as theyve been established for a considerable period i also detect a slight disappointment that actually a lot of that is not happening precisely because of the attitude of his u. S. Partners in washington who seem to prefer to seem to view agreements between contracting parties as much of an inconvenience to be abandoned as soon as another plan comes along and foster instability in the global order as a result so i i detect a slight pessimism about the chances of this thing changing anytime soon certainly on the basis of the current crises in the world which mostly seem to be being created by the unwillingness of his American Partners to engage in dialogue. Its quite realistic to suppose that instability is the new stability. Government protests have rocked the capital of the country of georgia more on that story after this break. 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Government approached the law by authorizing weapon sales to santa arabia the judgement comes in response to a legal challenge by Peace Campaign is to claim that the on supply to riyadh have been used against civilians in yemen the British Government has suspended licenses but says it intends to appeal that decision with more on the story. Well a significant victory for cats here at the kuta the field after its ruled the u. K. All the sales to saudi arabia that could be used in the war in yemen are a move for lot follows the quashing no. Previous decision by the High Court Back in 2017 but those sales would norful the court of appeal specifically the one element where it said that if you take up with romney in them in a significant way and the judge went on to say that thats because the u. K. Government made that move concluded assessment of whether the saudis that coalition had committed violations of International Humanitarian rule in yemen in the past and had made no attempts to do so this was the reaction following that judgment this goes to the very top of the conservative party we now need a judicial review in the whole licensing system parliament has been shown to be totally broken we had 4 years to sort this out and the committee failed to meet the 2 years we now need a Public Inquiry on this matter the government should not waste time in appealing this judgment the government should fix our system all im saying to saudi arabia by the u. K. Government are significant amounting to around 4700000000 pounds since 2015 and the u. K. Is the 2nd biggest exporter of all to riyadhs south to the United States it exports for nates poems and missiles well weve been speaking to cat 2 brought this case against the government and also to its solicitor whos told us that they will review now not just the u. K. Government home steels but also on the seals to saudi arabia from other countries this has been a brutal call damnation of u. K. Foreign policy business been a very strong judgment against it we were. And to see action from the government the court has done its job its time for the government to do its job the decisions that took in relation to existing licenses and make the decisions they took to continue to grant licenses those decisions are unlawful and they have to go back and reconsider well in regards to the war in yemen its estimated that the death toll direct deaths attributed to the war is now closing in on the 100000 people meanwhile half of the countrys 22000000 strong population is said to be in Food Insecurity lets have a look now at the conflict of the last few years and the impact its having on the crowds. Well in the coalmines following that who decision we heard from the secretary of state for International Trade liam fox who has said that the government will now review its licenses to sell all of this to saudi arabia but the u. K. Secretary of trade did also decide the federal government previous occasions to hold those arms contracts not about could have the government has made the right or wrong decisions about granting export licenses but concerns the rationality of the process used to reach decisions as i said earlier we disagree with the judgment and the secret mission to appeal this judgment wont immediately stop the holds the export of sales to saudi arabia but it is a landmark case and for fact its a big. The day of the big result and they say that they will continue the fight to stop any further on the sales to saudi arabia. Over 50 people have been injured during an antigovernment protest in the georgian capital of tbilisi the police using rubber bullets and Water Cannons and tear gas against a massive crowd. The journalists working for all media agencies. When it protestors attempted to storm the georgian polman building in the countrys capital tbilisi an estimated 5000. 00 demonstrators have rallied to oppose the participation of a brush and delegation at a palm tree session promotional photos christianity during the event one of the visiting dr sacks in the chair of the speaker of the Georgian Parliament im going protestors children authorities have called on the demonstrators to refrain from any actions and to point to the area i spent talk or spondon among customer after about the unmasked. Sirrah gas and rubber bullets have been used against the protesters on the street so its been easier right outside the parliament of the country. The police riot police when the once they use that they push the crowd back and im going to warn you the video that were about to show you some of the pictures may be disturbing c. Were going to. Some of the i. Believe. The only. One just to let you know we have sources on the ground who let us know that once that the situation calms down just a little bit the police started to give people water they started tending to people trying to help them out and we have the ministry of health of georgia there saying that more than 50 people have been taken to hospitals on thursday night most of those people are from a Law Enforcement well get some more figures but. We do have people. Who are injured everyones alive as far as we know but to get back to what had actually happened say you told us about it in your lead in but there was more provocation even before the russian delegate came to this assembly for those countries local opposition Opposition Forces they claimed. In the local conflicts with a positive sign what it did happen and theyre saying that he killed georgians all this the the russian delegates he said that this is absolutely fake news he had never taken part in any conflict like that and actually we have already an apology from one of the deputies all the georgian Political Party one of the organizers of the event who admitted that this particular event should have been take should have taken place in a different setting but the opposition a radical position as we had seen they stormed the building they had sacked the russian delegation with the water they tried to take away their documents and basically shouting obscenities at them in russian and asking them to leave the country soon as possible so the obviously the event was said disrupted and the president saw the chairman of the event he was a from greece he could not continue so that by the way there were 20 that a geisha is from a Different Countries present at the time russians are on the way back meanwhile we see that the pictures in georgia of the protests are that soldier about those people who were injured injured already but at the moment it seems like there are only hundreds near the parliament and the police pushed people back with the tear gas and a rubber bullets and then they tended to those people who were hurt our we have a people working on the ground and there are same people covering their faces with basque or with anything they can protect themselves against. Syria. And once again it all began once a Russian Deputy not willingly but his sat in the place of the speaker of the parliament and. Nobody paid any attention to that except for activists from the opposition and this is where it all began at the moment. Whats driving them theyre asking for the Prime Minister to step down they are asking for the interior Ministry Minister to step down and. The inter minister said if that least be done to keep the peace hes willing to do that but it looks like the situation is resolving by itself and moment is getting pretty late in the n. B. C. On thursday nights and hopefully the situation would have come down by the time this morning authorities nick aaron will take over the top reality show dont go away. Welcome to the alex salmond show from the historic and beautiful english city of buff why am i here in this lovely so i did well to interview scotlands most controversial and was successful political blogger before still with the 1000 studio. Our subject to d. Is one of the u. K. s top 10 Political Bloggers who electrifies scottish politics from the deuce and peaceful surroundings of the english city of. Ive been in independence guy all my life my dad used to work for billy wolfe the former leader of the s. N. P. In bathgate because i want to make a contribution obviously i couldnt go knocking on doors and stuff so i decided to do it online and take a close look at best with a visitor who is listening into the conversation of which much more later in the last week show our top 20 tipster peter oborne forecasts that Boris Johnson would be a runaway favorite for the leadership race and was best placed to reach the finishing line at number 10 downing street however peter also cause something of a feud already by speculating that for johnson becoming to the leader and assuming the office of Prime Minister might not be quite the same thing a Prime Minister may consider that he could not command a majority in the house of commons 20 tories you say were not going to serve on the johnson vote for the discounts the house just says no this is a very big roles but this is major sells off into the sunset. As remains as Prime Minister. And this is what you had to say about the tory leadership stakes for me tweets message and emails inhalation to last week show rob says dont know what all the fuss is about as whoever wins will be Prime Minister for long as come the general elections the tories along with labor will be getting their p 45. 00 just what they deserve to mark says it was borders johnson who complained bitterly when gordon brown took over from tony blair and was installed as Prime Minister boris furiously argue that a general election should be called as Great Britain has an unelected Prime Minister i wonder if he says what boris supported the case number 10 refuse him instead of insisting on a general election i dived i agree roy says give us the english who will put you out of your misery re says we what english independence m. G. Anderson says i tapp we support all countries that the u. K. To become independent john says theres a new swell of nationalistic support and Little Wonder where you see the contempt the favorites in the tory leadership after scott lent now theres a time and finally jim says great interview alec i really like peter bergen now well keep a close find a balance as a contest unfolds further but today we continue our series on top political progress so great extent political blogging has stepped into the vacuum of serious political comment left by much of the press in previous shows weve noted the success of former ambassador craig marty and come on to a u. K. Top 10 slowed but the book which concentrates on scottish politics. The same point applies to mick keelty of Northern Irish blokes lager ought to in addition make us achieve a substantial position of influence in the politics of the province although he hasnt himself let in ireland for the best part of 30 years as testimony to their impact the issues have recorded a combined online viewership on alexs facebook a lot over 308 that isnt what the these points apply of course to scotlands most popular and often most controversial blogger Stuart Campbell of wings over scotland often under your 4th attack from the Mainstream Media and engaged in what can best be described as vigorous debates on twitter this hasnt stopped wins over scotland rising to number 3 in the u. K. Political blogging charts alex caught up with spirit campbell in the beautiful city of. 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