Live coverage here on cspan. Where we wake up and there isnt a big escalation happening in the region. We have seen more than a dozen incidents in the gulf targeting tankers and threatening the freedom of navigation. U. S. Iranian escalations just continues. Sanctions last month and iran increased its enrichments of uranium. Iraq we have seen two iransions targeting the militia. Morning, thet this droneonfirmed that one was shut down. This is the second incident in yemen since june. With me to discuss this is a very Diverse Group of experts, and all of them i would call friends. Will start from the far left senior fellow at the foundation for defense of democracy. A senior fellow at the center for american progress. She follows yemen very closely and is a nonresident fellow at the middle east institute. To my left is a senior fellow here at the Hudson Institute. Thank you for hosting. Thank you for our cspan audience following this, for those who are following us on twitter as well. Ho
Welcome everyone. Its a very timely topic. The trump strategy with iran, maximum pressure is the theme of this stagnant situation. We will follow no one follows around as closely as we do and there isnt one where we wake up and see these incidents and the escalation happening in the region area this may well be a few more than a dozen incidents in the gulf targeting hackers and threatening the freedom of navigation. You asked the iranian abolition, this discontinued, 44 sanctions and around increase its enrichment of uranium. And eric, we have seen for explosions in two months targeting the afghan militia, program militia. In yemen, just this morning, the us confirmed that one of its drones were shut down. This is the second incident in yemen in, since june. So we need to discuss all of this as a very Diverse Group of experts and some i would, all of them actually i would call friends. Im going to start from the far left. With bottom, its, like right. Hes a senior fellow at the foundat
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He will make the case why this is the exact right move. He will be with us in a few minutes. President trump making headlines by pulling the u. S. Out of the reagan era Nuclear Treaty with russia, saying they quote, made no efforts to comply. Well break down the tallout with another major Foreign Policy decision. All that and so much more on making money. Charles well the markets are sharply lower after President Trump says a new round of tariffs on 300 billion in chinese imports will go into effect on september first, renewing trade fears on wall street. The president says china is pulling back from the parts of the deal the two countries agreed on three months ago. Now china threatening to slap back with their own retaliation. Go to Edward Lawrence live at white house with the latest. Reporter charles, president following through with the threat, september 1st the additional deadline for the tariffs. The chinese upping the ante. In fact the chinese say they will impose countermeasure
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