The u. A. E. Is withdrawing some forces from yemen. Calls the British Ambassador to washington a pompous fall off to the u. K. Envoy says Trumps White House is dysfunctional. The emir of qatar is meeting the u. S. President at the white house chef i mean been hammered and fanny and donald trump oversaw the signing of commercial and military agreements are also discussing Regional Security and economic ties the u. S. Had deployed extra troops and weapons to the gulf citing what it calls threats from iran the president and the emir also discussed several Business Ventures between the 2 countries. Great honor to be with the amir of qatar a highly respected man a real leader in a large part of the world in a very important part of the world and weve known each other for a long time weve been friends for a long time and were doing a lot of work now and theyre investing very heavily in our country theyre creating a lot of jobs theyre buying tremendous amounts of military equipment including
Couple of week its going it plans to identify which countries have the quote political will to go through with it and then after that is specific countries would offer Different Military capabilities perhaps through nato and they would have to weave together some kind of multinational unit in order to police the strait of hormuz now they say all they want to do is to protect the shipping lanes President Trump said he didnt want to pay for this unilaterally so that may be why this is happening with multiple countries but this does present an opportunity for conflict remember that President Trump says he was 10 minutes away from ordering an air strike on iran says he actually had had that plan moved forward and had to call it off and then of course there was the multiple attacks on ships which the u. S. Blames on iran so this force presents an opportunity for conflict with iran that just intensifies the pressure in that region the other headlines french president among your microphones t
How electric cars are being used to power a small portuguese atlantic island. And the actressjune spencer, who plays peggy in bbc radio drama the archers, reveals the secret of how shes still working as she turns 100. Well, i suppose it is inheriting good genes, for a start. And an outlook of. A cheerful outlook, i think, an optimistic outlook on life. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Andrea leadsom and mark harper are the latest candidates to launch their campaigns to replace theresa may as consersative party leader, and become the countrys next Prime Minister. The initial group of ten candidates will be whittled down to two by a series of mp votes over the next few weeks. The final pair will then face a ballot of the wider party membership. We should know the winner of the contest towards the end ofjuly. This morning, Andrea Leadsom launched her campaign by pledging action on climate change. Mark harper called for tax cuts for those on lower incomes. Rory stewart will laun
Managed exit by the end of october. They must have the negotiating ability to deliver it. A mothers nightmare the nhs contaminated blood inquiry hears the impact on a family whose six children were all infected. I think she would be alive if it wasnt for what happened, because she was a strong woman. The tragedy has ripped her heart out. Must spy harder a government regulator says the storage and handling of large amounts of data by the Security Service mi5 is undoubtedly unlawful. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with ben croucher. Good afternoon. Wales manager ryan giggs has called on stronger sanctions for racism in football as his side prepare to play in budapest less tha n his side prepare to play in budapest less than three months of hungary we re less than three months of hungary were charged and fined £20,000 for racist behaviour by their fans in a game against slovakia. 3000 seats tonight will be shut off as a result. Thanks, ben. Looking miserable there, susan. The
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And we would like to hear from you about facebooks soon to be launched cryptocurrency. Will you be signing up . Do you trust facebook with your spending . Get in touch. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. The United States is to deploy another 1,000 troops to the middle east, as tensions rise with iran. The us military has released what it says is further proof that iran was behind the attacks on two oil tankers in the gulf of oman last week. The government in tehran has denied any involvement. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. More evidence that iran is to blame. These are the photographs the pentagon says offer further proof that the attacks on two tankers in the gulf of oman were carried out by iranian forces. This image shows what the us military describes as the remnants of the magnetic attachment device of an unexploded limpet mine placed on one of the tan