in a short period of time. it was a short term agreement. when you re dealing in countries, you have to deal in 50 years and 100 years. you don t deal in the short term. that was a ridiculous agreement. and it goes to show you i was right about iran. let s get a complete look at what is happening now with cnn s jomana karedsheh following the story live from istanbul and also our journalist from tehran, iran. good to have you both with us. jomana, what are you hearing more about why the tanker was stopped? reporter: well, george, initially what we heard from the iranians is that therapy saying that the british flag tanker violated known procedures, that it entered the strait of hormuz through the northern exit point, that it did not respond to multiple warnings. and therefore it was taken to iranian coastal waters.
you. but we appreciate you being with us giving us sort of the indication that you are hearing from in tehran. and jomana karedsheh following the story for us live in istanbul. thank you both. although the uk is stressing diplomacy, cnn has learned that president trump has privately adopted a more hawkish tone. abby phillip has more on that story. reporter: when president trump spoke to reporters today outside of the white house, he struck an even tone about the provocations from iran in the region. he emphasized that the u.s. would be talking to their british counterparts and the ships that were seized were not americans leading some to wonder whether all of this was enough to cross his red line. but we re also learning privately sources say that president trump is moving away from the idea that he can talk to the iranian regime and use diplomacy to ease tensions. authorities say that he has
has lost the territory that it once controlled in iraq and syria, but that does not mean that isis has been defeated, something u.s. military officials and security experts have been warning saying that we are seeing isis morph into this insurgent terror group still capable of carrying out devastating attacks. and if it was indeed responsible for that bombing that is still being investigated by the u.s. military, some say it is perhaps a message that they are far from defeated, christine. jomana karedsheh in istanbul, thank you for that. we head to the uk where theresa may survived another no confidence vote, but can she find a way to get the uk out of eu unscathed? we re live at 10 downing street next. hgreatness of an suv? is it to carry cargo. or to carry on a legacy? its show of strength. or its sign of intelligence? in crossing harsh terrain.
same time as we are hearing all these statements from administration officials starting with president trump a few weeks ago about isis saying isis has been defeated, declaring victoryoff the gro ov group. and just yesterday around the same time of the attack vice president mike pence was addressing a gathering at the state department and he also saying in that statement that isis had been defeated, that the caliphate had crumbled. that is not entirely true as u.s. military officials and other security experts have been warning for quite some time. yes, that caliphate may have crumbled, yes isis may not be controlling territory in iraq and syria like it once did, but it is still a serious threat, it is an insurgent terror group capable of carrying out these kind of deadly attacks as we saw just yesterday. jomana karedsheh, thank you so much for that. senate democrats trying to keep tough sanctions in place
cnn s jomana karedsheh is live in istanbul with requethe very latest. this military convoy of u.s. military members was targeted near this restaurant where they were going to eat. 19 people killed overall, four americans. what is the latest? reporter: truly devastating attack. as you mentioned, isis claiming responsibility saying that it was one of their suicide bombers who carried out this bombing, that they were targeting coalition forces. of course the timing of this as we have seen in recent weeks, administration officials with president trump at the forefront pretty much declaring victory over isis saying that the group had been defeated, and even on wednesday around the same time that this faek took plaattack tu had mike pence speaking at an event saying that the caliphate had crumbled and that isis had been defeated. and that is not entirely true at least part of that statement is not. the caliphate has crumbled, isis