Iranian state media say the tanker was detained because it had been involved in an accident with a fishing boat. Paul adams reports. Iran says the stena impero and its multinational crew which doesnt include any britons is now being held at the port. The Authorities Say the tank is being investigated following an accident involving a fishing boat. The ship owners havent confirmed this and say no rules were broken. The stena impero was making its way through the strait of hormuz in International Waters when it was intercepted by a helicopter and several baits. It made a sharp turn north towards iran. Its last reported position, a few miles south west of an iranian island. We will respond in a way thatis island. We will respond in a way that is considered but robust. We are absolutely clear that if the situation isnt resolved quickly, there will be serious consequences. A second tanker, the mv mesdar, was also detained but only briefly. It is now making its way to a port in saudi arabia
Hello, and welcome to unspun world here at the bbc s headquarters in central london. In this edition is now the moment when the russians turn the tide in ukraine. It is russia making its size and resources count. Its russia that can throw more men at its fight. Haiti, arguably the worlds most ungovernable country, erupts yet again. The Security Forces in haiti are clearly in a situation of disadvantage against these gangs, who now control big sections of the capital, port au prince. And will the oceans one day be navigated by Ships Without A Single Human Being On Board . Future vision of lots of Companies Looking into this to have, say, a captain sitting there on land in charge of multiple ships sailing the oceans Around The World. Things arent looking at all rosy for ukraine at the moment. The days when Russias Armed forces were slow, clumsy and predictable have gone. Theyve upped their game. And the huge advantage russia has in manpower and industrial might has started to tell. Ukrai
illegally in shops around the uk. trying to attack establish what happened in the cripple in or on the battlefield is enormously challenging. ukrainian authorities are naturally reluctant to give many details. any glimpse of what is happening on the front line is incredibly illuminated. i want to turn to an account that caught my eye this week. he filmed him carrying his men in a drone in the trenches. have a look. element 0k, through the battlefield now. going up through the battlefield now. going up to the front of the line of contact. the up to the front of the line of contact th up to the front of the line of contact. th ~. ., ., contact. the we are right on the front line- he breathes heavily. i ll tell you. david is a foreign correspondent for the news website unheard, and he told me more about that to the trenches that dash. we told me more about that to the trenches that dash. told me more about that to the trenches that dash. we had to get the drone
he has been in prague today where he has been calling on the nato alliance to supply him with longer range weapons he needs. but it is the white house decision to supply cluster munitions to ukraine which has divided the alliance. over 100 countries have signed up to a moratorium on cluster munitions including the uk france and germany. let s talk about the counteroffensive because it has been slow to take hold. there are soldiers and western observers starting to wonder if a breakthrough is possible, or whether russia s defensive lines, built up and heavily reinforced over the winter months, are simply too much of a barrier. today in prague, president zelensky said his country needs longer range weapons. without them he said the counter offensive will be blunted. there has long been a debate within the nato alliance about these longer range weapons. there are concerns that military strikes within russia, might lead to further escalation.but in just the last hour, the us ha
let s start with the war in ukraine, and nato s secretary general has admitted there is a difference between allies on whether to use cluster weapons in ukraine. it follows reports that washington is expected to announce a new weapons package for kyiv which will include cluster munitions. ukraine has been asking for them for months to boost its counteroffensive against russia, but many countries around the world ban the use of such weapons because of the danger they pose to civilians. here s whatjens stoltenberg had to sayjust a couple of hours ago. it is for individual allies to make decisions on what type of weapons. all allies agree on the delivery of weapons and ammunition to ukraine and allies are delivering an unprecedented level of weapons to support ukraine. germany and many other allies are delivering different types of ammunition, weapons to ukraine. but when it comes to cluster ammunition, there is a difference between allies because some allies have signed the con