Streets gathering friday morning around the governments main offices the word spreads on social media to get moving. Again one of the citys main roads is brought to a standstill by the crowds. There destination the Police Headquarters and an angry standoff. Was. The demonstrators accuse them of using Excessive Force in breaking up their largely peaceful protests a claim the police to no. I dont think i know you fashion know and they are armed and they have here and wed have nothing we just didnt really learn gone by the walking to the police is still refusing to hold an independent investigation into the way they dealt with the demonstrations. At the back of the building some protesters try to block the security cameras filming the was and to venice trapped by the protest the offices inside not able to make the last few metres to the cable the whole world emotion was against the place was they. Exercise or tomatillo on june pro the people of the area was angry about the other officers
You know we have an unfortunate change in pentagon leadership so. Its not certain to me you know whether the principals got together to discuss in the situation room you know how to respond or whether this was something you know where. The principals met with out the president and then perhaps john bolton briefed them and as your reporting suggested perhaps he just didnt focus on casualties as he was making is the liberation you know certainly the the history of the Trump Administration has been one where the the socalled principals process has been a haphazard as at best given the well and in general within the administration. The department of defense which went obviously crucial at a time like this. What is it that you can glean well now and Going Forward in terms of clarity on us and get to vhs when it comes to iran. Well i think theres clarity in terms of the u. S. Objective the president believes that there is a better deal to be to be made than the one that his predecessor barac
Important here is if he can if President Trump cannot make a bigger better deal with iran i think he is looking to fundamentally weaken iran and not just iran but other major gas exports or a slight cough there and russia because weakening these gas exports has a Silver Lining for trump to help the United States in its own Gas Exploration its own drilling and fracking which President Trump sees as an important piece of his domestic politics for the United States to be energy dominant not just Energy Independent but energy dominant so he cant get this deal with iran his Silver Lining his consolation prize is not bad for him in his view its to minimize the role of other major Energy Exports particularly look particularly russia but maybe even got there Hillary Mann Leverett we thank you very much for speaking to us from washington. Tensions between the u. S. And iran have pushed oil prices up by almost 10 percent thats just in the last week. Its been driven by fears a for u. S. Military
A final thought then on the key regional players i mean we know saudi arabia and israel would want to see iran get a bloody nose from the u. S. But i mean how worried are gulf states the broader International Community about i suppose the terrifying consequences of a full blown conflict between the usa and iran any kind of confrontation in the gulf oil will pay the price theres not lets not forget this is this is the region which provides 60 percent of the oil to the world and one of the american will be influence that something doesnt want to see any confrontation will affect the stability will affect the economy of the country the economy the with the effect of the developments the countries has made i believe that all parties do want to weaken iran however they dont want to see this war because the price will be very. Much as were going to get your thoughts thank you frank so much. Our time from a short break here now to 0 when we come back. Im gabriels on good Portland Maine in the
A point that irans ambassador to the u. N. Magid tucker of and she makes in a letter to secretary general antonio good terrorists and to the current president of the Un Security Council in the letter he says the drone was in full stealth mode as it turned off its identification equipment and engaged in a clear spying operation despite repeated radio warnings it entered into the iranian air space where the air Defense System of the Islamic Republic of iran acting under article 51 of the United Nations charter targeted the intruding aircraft at 4 o 5 hours in the letter iran says the drone was in the air for almost 4 hours it says it doesnt want a war but it reserves the right take any necessary measures against hostile acts it wants the International Community to respond so far though no meeting of the u. N. Security council has been scheduled james out jazeera at the United Nations were going to weather update next here on aljazeera and then a welcome hot meal for the war weary were in