We want asylum in the u. K. Migrants desperately trying to get from france into the united kingdom. And blinding sand briefly seals off jordan from the world. Good evening, im tony harris this is Al Jazeera Al jazeera america. We begun in qatar, where secretary of state john kerry spent the day reassuring skeptical gulf allies that the u. S. s nuclear deal with iran is a good one. Kerry met with the emir of qatar first. He told officials the regions security is a top priority. Kerry then pledged to speed up u. S. Arms shares as well as share intelligence and step up joint military exercises. All iran to destabilize the region. They also believed tehran would use the money to increase support for groups like hezbollah and the houthis in yemen. He also met with russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. Reporter a delicate mission for the u. S. Secretary of state. John kerry is trying to convince longstanding allies that Irans Nuclear deal with world powers will bring peace and prosperity. Translator the five other European Countries have technology and knowledge in the nuclear field, the countries of the council welcomed it on this basis, and on what john kerry demonstrated about irans development of Nuclear Weapons and the right to inspection to stop them of obtaining Nuclear Weapons. We hope for more from this. Reporter in a bid to allay their fears, the u. S. Has offered to sell advanced weapons and upgrade the regions defense capabilities. Today my counterparts and i discussed the steps we will take and how we intend to build an Even Stronger more enduring and Strategic Partnership with particular focus on our cooperative counter terrorism, Counter Insurgency and also on our cooperation in countering the destabilizing activities taking place in the region. Reporter the predominantly sunni muslim gulf countries need more than just reassurances. They accuse iran of backing their shia proxies and interfering in the region. Acquisitions dismissed by iran which has recently called for more cooperation with its neighbors. Russia could be the country to bridge differences between iran and its arab neighbors. Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says russia is willing to help negotiate political deals in syria and yemen. Translator we have always been in favor of the bloodshed stopping in syria, and we are not giving any kind of unconditional support to anybody, except to the Syrian People. And the main threat in that country to our mind and in the middle east as a whole, is that which emanates from the socalled islamic state. Reporter an agreement between all sides in doha could put an end to the longrunning civil war in syria and increased fighting in yemen. The policy of the United States with respect to syria is clear, we believe that assad and the assad regime long ago lost legitimacy. In part because of his regimes continued brutality against the Syrian People themselves. And that has been a magnet for foreign fighters drawing them to syria, fuelling the rise of daesh, and other violent extremists groups and since there is no military solution to syrias challenges there has to obviously be a political solution. Reporter leaders biggest concern is iran building strong ties with the west and repositioning itself as the most powerful country in the region. Saudis have warned it will do whatever it takes to match irans military capabilities. The israeli newspaper alleged that senior u. S. Initials have objected to the armed sales to gulf states. The report comes as secretary of state john kerry pledged the military support in qatar today. They cite a senior official last week. They also claim Prime MinisterBenjamin Netenyahu has refused u. S. Offers to upgrade israel east military capabilities. Adam is a former u. S. Ambassador to bahrain, pleasure to have you with us. Good to be with you. Reporter secretary kerry seemed to get only a mild endorsement from the gcc, qatar described it as the best among the options. Is that faint praise . I dont think so. We all wish that iran would behave more responsibly both respect to its Nuclear Program and with respect to its behavior in the region but they they are not, and so the question before us is what is the best way to deal with a bad situation . This nuclear deal is going to stop them from getting a Nuclear Weapon and in for 15 years. I think the focus of the meeting in doha was how do we Work Together to implement this agreement . And more importantly, how do we Work Together to dissuade iran from being a bad actor in the region. So what does working together mean . Do you think he offered more sweeteners to the gulf countries than what they have talked about . Greater training intelligence sharing, the u. S. Is already sending a lot more weapons to saudi arabia. It started in camp david in may when the heads of the gcc states came to hear from president obama and his team about what the nuclear deal was and was not. What were seeing in doha is a continuation of that. But this is a process, and the good news is were putting our actions where our words are. We are looking at ways to speed up arm sales, train special forces, we are looking at ways to improve our intelligence sharing and collecting and acting on that intelligence. Of course the one middle eastern country that is oddly not supportly the iran deal is israel. Will there be more cooperation with israel if more weapons are heading to the region. The focus is not to threaten israel but to contain iran. If i were israel i would see this as a good thing between israel and iran is the gcc. So the more that the gcc can strengthen its capabilities and deter iran the safer is not only israel but the whole region. What about the presence of Sergei Lavrov in the gulf . What role is russia likely to play . I think the presence of lavrov was mostly to coordinate on syria. Syria is a big trouble spot in the region and remember iran is playing a very unhelpful role from our point of view in syria by supporting Bashar Alassad and hezbollah. So as we seek to achieve a political settlement in syria that sees Bashar Alassad leave and a more responsible government take over russia is playing a key role there. And in seeing that kind of cooperation, do you think theres any chance the iran agreement could actually lead to Better International cooperation throughout the middle east . If we see a more neighborly posture by iran that could lead to good things. Frankly, im not entirely optimistic. I dont want to be naive about this. Iran has a revolutionary eye dee olg. I havent seen them walk back from that. There was a phrase used in the world war, trust but verify. Look we have got a new deal with iran. Its built on a level of trust, but lets not let our guard down. Ambassador good to have your incites thank you. Thank you, sir. The u. S. Military has expanded its military presence in syria. But there are concerns the u. S. Could now end up in a direct engagement with Syrian Forces something it hopes to avoid. Jamie mcintyre has more from the pentagon. Reporter antonio, the u. S. Has said all along that once the fighters it trained to take on isil were in harms way, it would have a moral obligation to come to their aid, but stopped short of saying what form that aid could take until last friday when air strikes were authorized. Smoke rises over the northern syrian city the result of multiple u. S. Drone strikes friday that help repel an attack on a group of Syrian Opposition fighters which included just over 50 members of what has been dubbed the new syrian force. Trooped trained and quipped by the u. S. To battle isil. The pentagon says the fighters were colocated with other Syrian Rebels known as division 30 of the new syrian army. At least one u. S. Trained fighter was killed and two division 30 commanders were captured. The pentagon says the air strikes all conducted by Unmanned Aircraft made good on a promise to provide defensive fire power if the u. S. Trained forces came under attack on the grown by anyone. But a pentagon spokesman down played the idea that u. S. Air power was now broadly backing rebels fighting against the government. Were not at war with the assad regime the people are pledged to fight isil and only isil. So this is not something we view as inviting confrontation with assad in anyway. R foreign minister called the policy counterproductive. Air strikes can be conducted against any forces he pointed out, because its hard to tell who is fighting who. Assad has few troops in the north and is is in control of an eversmaller part of his country. We have cautioned syria in the past not to engage u. S. Aircraft and the regime would similarly be advised not to interfere with the counter isil mission. Reporter on capitol Hill Armed ServicesCommittee John mccain had the opposite criticism, that the air strikes limited to supporting only the handful of troops dont go nearly far enough. In a statement mccain said pentagon sources say so far all of the air strikes conducted in syria have been done by drones because syrias air defenses have not been neutralized. The pentagon also announced the first armed drones are flying out of turkey where in a few weeks manned flights will start as well. But for now those mans flights are focused on hitting targets in iraq. Also today the Obama Administration placed sanctions on a Dozen Companies and institutions for their role in the conflict in syria. A syrian army jet crashed into a marketplace in Idlib Province today. At least 27 people were killed. Dozens more were injured. It was not immediately clear what caused the crash. A political battle is taking place in turkeys government. Opposition leaders accuse the president of blocking efforts to form a Coalition Government and blasted him over the military offensive against the kurdish pkk, saying he is using it to rally nationalist support. Erdogan is raging a twopronged war against isil in syria and the pkk in syria and iraq. Syrian kurds say the government of president Bashar Alassad could be a partner, if it commits itself to a democratic future. The move would be a dramatic shift for the group. Zana hoda is in Southern Turkey with the latest. Reporter the Syrian Government is take credit for pushing out isil from the northeastern city but they didnt win this fight force, the ypg joined the battle. For years the ypg and the government controlled separate zones in the area. It was part of understanding to prevent the city from becoming yet another battleground. The ypg said cooperation was logical under the circumstances, but that only fuelled accusations from turkey and Syrian Opposition groups that the kurds are allied to the government. Now an official from the pyd told us that the threat of terrorism, means it would partner with any group, including the Syrian Government if its committed to a democratic syria. Anyone who are ready for work for democracy, who accepts the diversity within the Syrian People, of course we are ready to connect with them. And as i mentioned i i maybe told you some examples with the opposition and also the syrian with the regime. Reporter the kurds have become powerful players there the conflict. Territorial gains over recent years allowed them to enjoy political autonomy in the kurdish heartland in the northeast. The kurds have a long history of struggle with the Syrian Government many were not given citizenship and their culture and language were suppressed. In 2004 they rose up against the state, but their protests were violently quelled when the syrian uprising began in 2011 they didnt fully join efforts to overthrow the government. Instead they managed to expand into areas where the regime retreated. Government forces were withdrawn, leaving the kurds to fill the vacuum. So the regime was important because they didnt want to fight on several fronts and what their main calculation probably was, was if the kurds would capture those areas, it would lead to tensions between turkey and the kurds. Reporter the kurds havent just created their own autonomous region in syria, they are now in a position to change the balance of power on the ground. They are now floating the idea of partnering with the government. They have come from a variety of countries, journeyed hundreds if not thousands of miles, and thaw now find themselves shut out. Europes im grant crises takes place in calais. And in hong kong protesters are angry after a woman was sent to jail after assaulting a Police Officer with her breast. In context tonight, the crisis in calais 1700 migrants stormed the tunnel connecting france and england overnight, officials managed to push most back for now. One sudanese man was arrested for hitting a Police Officer in the head with a stone. French riot police and British Border security have been sent to guard the entrance to the euro tunnel. Many of the migrants are fleeing conflict and crisis from the middle east and africa. The french government says it has busted 17 smuggling networks. Britain has pledged 11 million to strengthen fences on the french side. Meanwhile britain and france are blaming one another as the crisis deepens. Charles stratford reports now on the situation for the men and women trapped in the middle. Reporter auk med insists he hide his identity. He has seven children and a wife in afghanistan. It has taken him four months to travel across western asia and europe. He says he is determined to make it to the u. K. We want asylum here in u. K. To make our life easily to bring our family. If the situation is good for example, if the situation is better so we are want to go back to our country. Reporter many of the People Living in this camp seem to begin win Asylum Seekers fleeing political persecution and conflict in their countries. And they say they want to be in an englishlang waijuageenglishlanguagespeaking countries. So the u. K. Needs to look closely at who wants to ask for asylum maybe take those people in england, look at their request, if they dont fit the bill, then yes, send them back to wherever. I dont know make a decision. And france needs to do the same thing. You know if today you decide to ask for asylum in france because you are tired of trying and not succeeding to go to the u. K. Your first appointment to register our asylum request is in november. Reporter many want a better job, a better life in the u. K. Socalled economic migrants. They say its easier to find work in the u. K. Than france. The u. K. Government has offered france for more security. Local officials in calais totally disagree. Translator this is totally a british problem. Everyone in europe sees it as their problem. They cant keep sending security to france as if calais is a superb of the u. K. Were not england and we never will be. Reporter near the tunnel entrance the fence is being being repaired again. Aukmed says he will keep trying. The migrants in calais come from a variety of countries, and their future can depend on where they are from according to the British Home Office artreeian nationals submit the highest number of applications. 3500 sought protection in the u. K. 85 of those were granted. Only 22 of pakistanis were granted asylum. More than 2200 syrians applied asylum the same year. Joining us is the director of the refugee pro see you again. Its hard to believe there is this refugee camp in calais and this has been going on for a while. Yes it has been going on for sometime but it really is in a way very shocking that in the European Union, a highly developed rich one of the richest areas of the world, that you are seeing makeshift camps because the European UnionMember States cant provide the minimum reception conditions that they themselves set to provide. Lets start with what is going on in calais. One issue is that the European Countries arent following their own rules, and some countries, including the u. K. Are much better and faster at approving applications for residency and asylum than some of the other countries. So the migrants disproportionately want to get to britain. Some of the rules set up by the European Union itself says the country of arrival is responsible for processing asylum claims. As you can see this is a problem for those countries are on the outskirts of the European Union. These are countries that are in a sense on the front line and the dublin system has insulated those countries like the u. K. That are on the inside. And some of it of course as we heard from Charles Stratford in that story is that migrants think they are likely to or more likely to get work in the united caning united kingdom. Well there are a whole range of factors involved and this is a mixed migration flow. Meaning there are some that are purely economic migrants. There are others that are coming from areas produ