Of quick words before turning things over to travis to highlight his report and field your questions. Two things i want to mention. First, this is an important event here for a set csba. Defense corps analysis is something we have done for decades, uniquely well, and travis, the author of this report, is the latest in a long line of talented Defense Budget analysts who have spearheaded these efforts for us over the years. Notenk it is important to the Defense Budget analysis we do here is not just about notcting Defense Budgets, just about going line by line to understand precisely what is in the budget, but assessing and analyzing budgets whether budgets match strategy or they dont. Right now, we have an interesting situation where 18 months ago the department of defense released its National Defense strategy which called for a significant reorientation on the part of dod. Focused on highend conventional great powernst competitors in europe and east low intensityhan conflicts against
Come to tehran there were a kind of sabotage policy to make this travel a failure because immediately after the announcement the final announcement that the date was confirmed in fact the United States was the was venturing into imposing new sanctions against iran immediately after the confirmation of the date of the Prime Minister coming to tehran and when he was in tehran theyre very quiet antigun istic statements boy by the u. S. Officials here and there and unfortunately at the time that he was meeting or Supreme Leader which was considered a very important meeting at that time this incident for the oil tankers whats happened these are very suspicious and unfortunately the reality is that in fact there were. Some efforts to sabotage diplomacy behind the scenes. Its not a double double play because people would ask why would you do that while she was in town after 41 years as with several mainstream journals we heard from the iranian government that they would respond to increasing
And the im sure that when we would sit together and consider it very professionally it would be very clear that they are not evidence is the or just analysis and maybe some Political Considerations ok well aside from the british Political Leadership crisis which. Is evident when this was supposed to be taking place and it was a japanese vessel because there appears to be contradictions from the japanese. Or the c. E. O. Of one of the owners saying they were flying objects i understand that the Prime Minister of japan was in tehran at the same time which hasnt perhaps given that much publicity so the allegation is that iran blew up this japanese tanker while shiens you have it was in terror on fortunately when Prime Minister shinzo abe was planning to come to tehran theyre very kind of sabotage a policy to make this travel a failure because. Immediately after the announcement the final announcement that the date was confirmed in fact the United States was. Was venturing into imposing ne
Have an assessment but the question is the suspend should be based on facts and evidences these pictures that have been released or very distorted and you cannot get any conclusion out of it the as your own of would be very delighted to be part of an International Investigation that we would in fact professionally. Get the matter in fact considered and to really look at the evidences because we know that they are in the region they have supposed sophisticated equipment they can have very clear images from what has happened before did the fire after the fire and that many incidents that are not clear in these pictures so we would be very much supporting. A neutral and thought only investigation into the issue but. As we have said this is unfortunately part of the dirty politics and unfortunately the people who want to drag the United States into a military confrontation are making these kind of assessments to support a confrontation but lets be very clear that these are just fabrication
A confrontation but lets be very clear that these are just fabrications well planned standing is an investigation is called for many countries of the International Community including germany and other countries that learn beijing moscow and so on why do you think jeremy hunt the foreign secretary of britain does as its almost certain and why do you think britain has immediately reacted by sending in Royal Marines let alone the United States ending a 1000 troops to the persian gulf as you know this week is very crucial in the u. K. Domestic policy because they are going to select the Prime Ministers to some of the issues that or raised here or out of some domestic policy considerations but we as a said we are fully ready to look at the evidences that are provided by the us or by the u. K. And the. Im sure that when we would sit together and consider it very professionally it would be very clear that they are not evidences the or just analysis and maybe some Political Considerations ok