Its 330 a. M. Now on bbc news dateline london. Hello, and welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. This week the us and iran back from the brink or toe to toe, with the rest of us roped behind them, on the very brink . And you know that old saying, behind every great man, theres a great woman . Well, this weekend, british media focus on domestic arrangements for the next resident of number 10 downing st. My guests today, political commentator tim montgomerie, writer and broadcaster jeffrey kofman, mina al oraibi, who is editor of the national, an english language news service for the middle east, and politics professor and author eunice goes. With warplanes already in the air, he stopped to think. In a series of tweets on friday, President Trump confirmed what us media had reported the night before that the us intended to retaliate after iran shot down its spy drone, but donald trump stood down air strikes at the last moment. That is one for you, jeffrey. How worried does this mak
That is one for you, geoffrey. How worried does this make you . The interesting thing about this decision is that it is the right decision, but we should not be sleeping any better because of it. This is a man still running a real estate empire, and he has no understanding of the consequence of brinksmanship, uncertain outcome of this kind of thing, and itsjust all rings false. Im worried about 150 deaths. He didnt seem to be worrying about 150,000 children. To my knowledge, it is the first time he has shown empathy in his political life. So i dont think that makes sense. Are you worried about the idea he expressed in those tweets yesterday, or friday, that idea of proportionality stood him down with seconds to go . Shouldnt that be thought about sooner . Absolutely, and im sure it was. You do not have planned air of this nature without a report that says here is the target, he was the number of civilians, this is the estimated cattle to count overnight, shall we do this or not, what t
Thank you also to the folks from cspan who are watching and the folks that are streaming this live over the Atlantic Councils website. My name is william wechsler. I read the Atlantic Councils work in the middle east. Im the director for the center that is your host this afternoon. This question was a question that would not really have been asked only a decade ago. China does not have deep historical ties in the region. China has its economic connections were modest not that long ago. But now its a question that many people in the region are asking more and more. Many people in the u. S. Economic, diplomatic, intelligence and military apparatus are asking more and more. Many people in china are asking more and more about how they approach this region as part of their wider belt and Road Initiative, as part of their wider diplomatic initiatives, as part of their need for Energy Resources. What we see right now is the economic relationship between china and the middle east is deep and d
Hello, and welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. This week the us and iran back from the brink or toe to toe, with the rest of us roped behind them, on the very brink . And you know that old saying, behind every great man, theres a great woman . Well, this weekend, british media focus on domestic arrangements for the next resident of number 10 downing st. My guests today, political commentator tim montgomerie, writer and broadcaster jeffrey kofman, mina al 0raibi, who is editor of the national, an english language news service for the middle east, and politics professor and author eunice goes. With warplanes already in the air, he stopped to think. In a series of tweets on friday, President Trump confirmed what us media had reported the night before that the us intended to retaliate after iran shot down its spy drone, but donald trump stood down air strikes at the last moment. That is one for you, jeffrey. How worried does this make you . The interesting thing about this decisi
Hello, and welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. This week the us and iran back from the brink or toe to toe, with the rest of us roped behind them, on the very brink . And you know that old saying, behind every great man, theres a great woman . Well, this weekend, british media focus on domestic arrangements for the next resident of number 10 downing street. My guests today, political commentator tim montgomerie, writer and broadcaster jeffrey kofman, mina al oraibi, who is editor of the national, an english language news service for the middle east, and politics professor and author eunice goes. With warplanes already in the air, he stopped to think. In a series of tweets on friday, President Trump confirmed what us hello, and welcome to dateline london. In a series of tweets on friday, President Trump confirmed what us media had reported the night before that the us intended to retaliate after iran shot down its spy drone, but donald trump stood down air strikes at the last