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iran is supporting its erstwhile allies. what i think is completely exaggerated is the extent to which iran was able to use the normalisation of relations as a result of thejcpoa, in your phrase, to ramp this up. in my view, i understand why — exactly why iran has been doing that. it's because it's weak militarily, very weak. it spends one fifth of what saudi arabia spends on armaments, an infinitesimal amount compared to the united states, and it's using its neighbourhood as its form of defence. now, in my view, since most of the iranians are desperate for a normalisation of the relationships, that had we settled the nuclear deal, then those other issues would have been subject, could have been subject, to negotiation. your book makes me wonder, too. you've written this book — the englishjob: understanding iran and why it distrusts britain. it's a fascinating book, and indicates that the links go, with the country, very deep diplomatically. you know foreign minister zarif very well. your wife travelled through iran, and
iran is supporting its erstwhile allies. what i think is completely exaggerated is the extent to which iran was able to use the normalisation of relations as a result of thejcpoa, in your phrase, to ramp this up. in my view, i understand why — exactly why iran has been doing that. it's because it's weak militarily, very weak. it spends one fifth of what saudi arabia spends on armaments, an infinitesimal amount compared to the united states, and it's using its neighbourhood as its form of...
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so, i have good feelings about iran, i have good feelings about iran, i have good feeling that it will work. i know many iranians living in new york city, they are incredible people. so the last thing i'd like to see is a big problem, but we have to do what we have to do. president macron, did you seek president macron, did you seek president trump's permission before you informed foreign ministers? 0r did you chew a form him they were coming? thanks for the very precise question. to be clear, we are part of geoid, we decided to remain so. that is why we want the different parties to move to or the other side, as president trump made it very clear over the summer, we side, as president trump made it very clear over the summer, we never spoke on very clear over the summer, we never spoke on behalf of other countries, we just tried, tested some solutions, to see if we can find an agreement with different countries. so we took an initiative this summer to make a technical proposal, i got the reaction from iran. after the discussion we had at the g7 dinner 0h discussion we had at the g7 di
so, i have good feelings about iran, i have good feelings about iran, i have good feeling that it will work. i know many iranians living in new york city, they are incredible people. so the last thing i'd like to see is a big problem, but we have to do what we have to do. president macron, did you seek president macron, did you seek president trump's permission before you informed foreign ministers? 0r did you chew a form him they were coming? thanks for the very precise question. to be clear,...
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with iran. but the real question is, even if they were to sit down, at some point, what is the substance of what they could discuss? right now. it seems very to understand the contours, the substance of the it sounded as if president macron felt he had got donald trump almost where he wanted him. to commit to seeing president rouhani. for those further afield, that sensitive positive step forward? absolutely, again if we're talking about diplomacy as opposed to the other things president some has been talking about with iran over recent months, is absolutely the right place to be. but let us also president trump has also been talking about the possibility of meeting with iranian counterparts in previous months. so again, the question for me is what the substance of sub—discussion would actually include. president trump likes to say a lot of things. and what changes made on a lot of things very regularly. so, again, to me, it comes down to brass tacks about what substance we are talking about.
with iran. but the real question is, even if they were to sit down, at some point, what is the substance of what they could discuss? right now. it seems very to understand the contours, the substance of the it sounded as if president macron felt he had got donald trump almost where he wanted him. to commit to seeing president rouhani. for those further afield, that sensitive positive step forward? absolutely, again if we're talking about diplomacy as opposed to the other things president some...
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iran's state tv has reported that iran's revolutionary guards corps have seized a foreign oil tanker in the gulf that was smuggling fuel to some arab states. they said there were seven crew on board — from different nationalities — that have been detained. last month, iran seized a british tanker in the gulf and allowed a second one to proceed after giving ita warning. this was in response to british involvement in the seizure of a tanker carrying iranian fuel off gibraltar. our middle east analyst and editor sebastian usher is here. hi, sebastien. what do we know about this? you pretty much said what iranian state media has given. it was taken on wednesday, but when we had incidents like this before there has been a time lapse and there has been speculation over about that has gone missing and then iran has confirmed it went missing, but there's been no indication about a boat that was lost to international radar, also its a small boat and a small amount of fuel. that what the iranians are saying about it being caught smuggling fuel might be true. we don't know what flag it was
iran's state tv has reported that iran's revolutionary guards corps have seized a foreign oil tanker in the gulf that was smuggling fuel to some arab states. they said there were seven crew on board — from different nationalities — that have been detained. last month, iran seized a british tanker in the gulf and allowed a second one to proceed after giving ita warning. this was in response to british involvement in the seizure of a tanker carrying iranian fuel off gibraltar. our middle east...
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and more concretely, what did you discuss in terms of that possible agreement with iran? and any question for mr trump, are you ready to lift to american sanctions on iranians oil exports, and would you be ready to meet president rouhani? translation: on the first question, the terms of the discussion are quite simple. an agreement was signed in 2015. and that agreement set forth guarantees for the international community, including the signatories of that agreement, saying that iran would no longer enrich uranium over a certain period of time, i'm simple of angus, but up until 2025. in exchange for opening their economic sectors, and massive investment, largely made by out—of—state. that agreement had a twofold advantage. stability and security, and also reopening economically speaking, which was good for iran. the drawbacks, shortcomings, french negotiators in 2015 where the most determined, and france was the country that hesitated most to sign this agreement because we considered we needed as many guarantees as possible. president trump during his campaign madea p
and more concretely, what did you discuss in terms of that possible agreement with iran? and any question for mr trump, are you ready to lift to american sanctions on iranians oil exports, and would you be ready to meet president rouhani? translation: on the first question, the terms of the discussion are quite simple. an agreement was signed in 2015. and that agreement set forth guarantees for the international community, including the signatories of that agreement, saying that iran would no...
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reduce tensions between iran and the us. he was only there a few hours, but he did meet french president and event host, emmanuel macron. he tweeted these photos of the meeting, writing that the road ahead is difficult, but worth trying. earlier, mr macron said the leaders of the g7 countries had agreed a common stance on iran. ros atkins has been following events at the summit in biarritz throughout the day. day two of the g7 perfectly illustrated the opportunities and challenges facing this summit. 0n iran, we were told that all seven members were committed to avoiding any conflict. 0n the amazon fires, we were told everything would be done to help brazil. 0n russia rejoining the g7, donald trump told us it's a work in progress. after meeting the eu's donald tusk, borisjohnson said there is an opportunity to do a brexit deal. and no doubt the tenor of this g7 has been upbeat, from mrjohnson‘s repeated thumbs up to mr macron, all smiles and tactility. even donald trump has been enthusing about the experience of being here
reduce tensions between iran and the us. he was only there a few hours, but he did meet french president and event host, emmanuel macron. he tweeted these photos of the meeting, writing that the road ahead is difficult, but worth trying. earlier, mr macron said the leaders of the g7 countries had agreed a common stance on iran. ros atkins has been following events at the summit in biarritz throughout the day. day two of the g7 perfectly illustrated the opportunities and challenges facing this...
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with regard to iran, i think the answer is what is iran's next move and we have to realise iran a lwa ys move and we have to realise iran always has a move of its own. their move is whenever pressure are two resist and to put pressure of their own. they have said that if european states cannot make whole of the oil losses that they are suffering because the sanctions they will take another step in whittling away the restrictions that they had agreed to in 2015 iran nuclear deal. they have already into ways exceeded limits and posed by the dealer and they said they will exceed them again and there is no reason to doubt they will do that. in the european states and gungan members in the uk will have to decide whether enough is enough and iran has exceeded the degree they have to impose on sanctions. it is a spiralling downward and it does not look good. the only positive step is the one we are talking about the beginning of this interview. gibraltar is releasing the ship now and i think that means that iran will probably release a british ship and that will be some reduction in tension.
with regard to iran, i think the answer is what is iran's next move and we have to realise iran a lwa ys move and we have to realise iran always has a move of its own. their move is whenever pressure are two resist and to put pressure of their own. they have said that if european states cannot make whole of the oil losses that they are suffering because the sanctions they will take another step in whittling away the restrictions that they had agreed to in 2015 iran nuclear deal. they have...
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and increased sanctions against iran. iran has retaliated. i guess this is another point of not necessarily retaliation, obviously they are wanting to regard additional us sanctions or saying that they can come to france at the invitation of macron. francis is trump's pressure is doomed to fail. they are waging economic terrorism against the country, say iran. others say the people are really suffering. —— francis says. it affects the ability for them to shift their oil. a fifth of the world's oil passes through these straights. iran and certainly macron in france savoured trump needs to compromise a bit or exercise a bit of subtlety, not something we have really seen from him. a possible deal between britain and the eu in the i. it's going to be touch and go says borisjohnson but the headline here is interesting. it's as the prime minister has been accused of slighting voters over brexit talks over the fact that he offered nothing new. the le figaro is saying, the prime minister is suggesting that the british media or british constituent
and increased sanctions against iran. iran has retaliated. i guess this is another point of not necessarily retaliation, obviously they are wanting to regard additional us sanctions or saying that they can come to france at the invitation of macron. francis is trump's pressure is doomed to fail. they are waging economic terrorism against the country, say iran. others say the people are really suffering. —— francis says. it affects the ability for them to shift their oil. a fifth of the...
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firstly, on iran. emmmanuel macron said a meeting could be arranged between president trump and his counterpart, hassan rouhani. here's mr macron speaking at a joint press conference with mr trump earlier. translation: what i told minister zarif and what i told president rouhani over the phone is that if he accepted to meet president trump, i'm convinced that an agreement can be found. we know the terms, the objectives, now we need to get round the table and manage it. so, i hope that in the next few weeks, on the basis of these conversations, we can manage to organise a meeting at the highest level between president rouhani and president trump. a meeting between american and iranian leaders would be the first since the us embassy was stormed and american diplomats were taken hostage in 1979, resulting in a aim—day standoff and four decades of hostility. this is how president trump reacted to the idea. president macron said he'd like to see talks between you and president rouhani within weeks. does t
firstly, on iran. emmmanuel macron said a meeting could be arranged between president trump and his counterpart, hassan rouhani. here's mr macron speaking at a joint press conference with mr trump earlier. translation: what i told minister zarif and what i told president rouhani over the phone is that if he accepted to meet president trump, i'm convinced that an agreement can be found. we know the terms, the objectives, now we need to get round the table and manage it. so, i hope that in the...
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the next is iran. here is donald trump a little earlier. i am looking at a really good iran, we are not looking for regime change, we have seen how that worked, that hasn't been too good. we are looking to make iran a rich again, let's let them be rich. let's let them do well, or they can be poor as can be like they are now. and i tell you what, i don't think it is acceptable the way they are being forced to live in iran. and what we want is very simple, it's got to be non—nuclear. it's worth saying the president there saying he wants iran to be richer, but us sanctions are doing the reverse of that at the moment, but the americans argue the sanctions are necessary because the iranians are not carrying on as they ought to with reference to their nuclear programme. the europeans for their part say that they do still agree with the nuclear deal, and the iranians are still sticking to their agreements. recently the iranians stop sticking to that, which caused consternation in washington. lauren cathy, republican strategist, former senior com
the next is iran. here is donald trump a little earlier. i am looking at a really good iran, we are not looking for regime change, we have seen how that worked, that hasn't been too good. we are looking to make iran a rich again, let's let them be rich. let's let them do well, or they can be poor as can be like they are now. and i tell you what, i don't think it is acceptable the way they are being forced to live in iran. and what we want is very simple, it's got to be non—nuclear. it's worth...
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tensions between iran and the us. he was only there a few hours, but he did meet the french president, emmanuel macron, while he was there. he tweeted these photos of the meeting, writing "that the road ahead is difficult, but worth trying." earlier, mr macron said the leaders of the g7 countries had agreed a common stance on iran. my colleague ros atkins has been following events at the summit in biarritz throughout the day. he spoke earlier to our diplomatic correspondent james landale. we've been expecting some surprises at this g7 summit. that perhaps was inevitable given the strong personalities involved. i don't think many of us predicted that midway through this sunday afternoon, the foreign minister of iran would land on a runway not far from the g7 press centre, where we are, on the outskirts of town. but that's what's happened. as you've heard, he's come here to meet the french foreign minister. let's delve into what's happened with the help of the bbc diplomatic correspondent james langdale. they've had a c
tensions between iran and the us. he was only there a few hours, but he did meet the french president, emmanuel macron, while he was there. he tweeted these photos of the meeting, writing "that the road ahead is difficult, but worth trying." earlier, mr macron said the leaders of the g7 countries had agreed a common stance on iran. my colleague ros atkins has been following events at the summit in biarritz throughout the day. he spoke earlier to our diplomatic correspondent james...
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iran's nuclear activities last year. mr trump said he had good feelings about the prospect of a new nuclear deal with iran. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is also in biarritz and says a meeting could lead to de—escalation in tensions between iran and the us. ever since the united states pulled out of the deal curbing iran's nuclear programme last year, tensions have been rising in the gulf. the americans imposed sanctions and the iranians have been enriching more uranium fuel and targeting shipping in the area. this meeting revealed today at the summit, the idea us president donald trump might meet president rouhani in coming weeks came as a complete surprise and it's significant because it's the first time in many, many months of quite a deep and divisive stand—off that we've had a signal that possibly both sides might be willing in principle to step back from the brink stop in the idea president macron is talking about is perhaps getting the americans to soften their embargo, getting the iranians to go
iran's nuclear activities last year. mr trump said he had good feelings about the prospect of a new nuclear deal with iran. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is also in biarritz and says a meeting could lead to de—escalation in tensions between iran and the us. ever since the united states pulled out of the deal curbing iran's nuclear programme last year, tensions have been rising in the gulf. the americans imposed sanctions and the iranians have been enriching more uranium fuel and...
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one of the most delicate and divisive issues, how to negotiate with iran. the french president favors dialogue and suggested a meeting between the american and iranian presidents. translation: what i told minister zarif and what i told president rouhani over the phone is that if he accepted to meet president donald trump i'm convinced that and agreement can be found. we know the terms, the objectives, now we need to get round the table and manage it. so i hope that in the next few weeks, on the basis of these conversations, we can manage to organise a meeting at the highest level between resident rouhani and president trump. i think he's going to want to meet. i think iran wants to get the situation straightened out. is that based on fact or based on gut? that is based on gut. we can't let them have a nuclear weapon, can't let that happen so i think there is a really good chance we would meet. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has more from the g7. ever since the united states pulled out of the deal curbing iran's nuclear programme last year, tensi
one of the most delicate and divisive issues, how to negotiate with iran. the french president favors dialogue and suggested a meeting between the american and iranian presidents. translation: what i told minister zarif and what i told president rouhani over the phone is that if he accepted to meet president donald trump i'm convinced that and agreement can be found. we know the terms, the objectives, now we need to get round the table and manage it. so i hope that in the next few weeks, on the...
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but there are still no plans for talks between iran and the americans. in other news from the summit, president trump says the us and japan have agreed in principle to a large bilateral trade deal. it covers industrial goods, digital trade and agricultural products. with trade and agricultural products. a very far down th! agreed with a very far down the line. we've agreed to every point, and now we papering it and we'll be signing it a formal ceremony. and we'll have more on the g7 summit later in the programme. in other news: a light plane and a helicopter have collided on the spanish island of majorca killing at least seven people. there were no survivors. two people were on the plane and five people, including two children, were on board the helicopter. brazil has deployed the military and two aircraft to drop water on the amazon rainforest after hundreds of new fires flared up. thousands have protested over the destruction and european leaders have criticised brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, for his stance on the environment. south korea's armed
but there are still no plans for talks between iran and the americans. in other news from the summit, president trump says the us and japan have agreed in principle to a large bilateral trade deal. it covers industrial goods, digital trade and agricultural products. with trade and agricultural products. a very far down th! agreed with a very far down the line. we've agreed to every point, and now we papering it and we'll be signing it a formal ceremony. and we'll have more on the g7 summit...
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on iran whereas the europeans have been trying to cling on to what is left of that deal. this has left britain in a difficult situation. so for the uk seems to be continuing to stick with the europeans in this approach to iran. even though the british authorities seized the iranian tanker, which holds about 2.1 million barrels of oil, worth about 40 million us dollars, even though the british did seize the ship, based on american request, britain supports the eu. britain does not really subscribe to the american sanctions on iraq and what the decision shows is that even though, again to stress, even though britain sees the iranian ship, britain sees the iranian ship, britain wants de—escalation. the european union wants de—escalation on my take on it is that you will see in the next few days, the iranians will most likely release the british flag ship that was seized in the aftermath of the seizure of the ship injuly. seized in the aftermath of the seizure of the ship in july. yes, because of course, there has been for tat, that british tanker has been held and you th
on iran whereas the europeans have been trying to cling on to what is left of that deal. this has left britain in a difficult situation. so for the uk seems to be continuing to stick with the europeans in this approach to iran. even though the british authorities seized the iranian tanker, which holds about 2.1 million barrels of oil, worth about 40 million us dollars, even though the british did seize the ship, based on american request, britain supports the eu. britain does not really...
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i wonder what you think this might do for uk iran relations. george, the release of this ship has always been seen as the key to defusing the crisis between iran and britain, the tango crisis, and when this ship... you can just about make it out on my right shoulder hopefully, once this ship starts to sail, which is going to be any moment now, it is going to reduce tension in the persian gulf, and reduce tension between iran and britain, and might just and reduce tension between iran and britain, and mightjust pave the way for the release of the british flag ship, a tanker that iran captured about a month ago. so iranians president has been on the record saying they might consider releasing that now that this is released, so the ball is in the iranians court to see if iran will make good on its promise. thank you very much. the time is 18 minutes past six. our top story this evening... drug deaths soar — nearly 3,000 people died last year, the highest on record. heroin and crack cocaine are the main killers. coming up in the ashes, a full day
i wonder what you think this might do for uk iran relations. george, the release of this ship has always been seen as the key to defusing the crisis between iran and britain, the tango crisis, and when this ship... you can just about make it out on my right shoulder hopefully, once this ship starts to sail, which is going to be any moment now, it is going to reduce tension in the persian gulf, and reduce tension between iran and britain, and might just and reduce tension between iran and...
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on iran, we were told all seven members we re iran, we were told all seven members were committed to avoiding conflict. 0n the amazon fires, we were told everything were done to help result. 0n russia rejoining the g7, donald trump told us it's a work in progress. after meeting the eu's donald tusk, boris johnson progress. after meeting the eu's donald tusk, borisjohnson said there is an opportunity to do a brexit deal and no doubt the tenor of this g7 has been a bit, mr johnson's repeated thumbs up to mr macron, all smiles and ductility. even donald trump has been enthusing about the experience of being here in biarritz. but you can't obscure what everyone knows. 0n aroma, there is no agreement on what to do. on the amazon, we're waiting a unified plan to encourage brazil to do more about the fires and their causes. 0n russia, the eu is actively hostile to it rejoining the g7 while donald trump quite likes the idea. and on brexit, nothing is actually trained. borisjohnson brexit, nothing is actually trained. boris johnson wants rid brexit, nothing is actually trained. borisjohnson w
on iran, we were told all seven members we re iran, we were told all seven members were committed to avoiding conflict. 0n the amazon fires, we were told everything were done to help result. 0n russia rejoining the g7, donald trump told us it's a work in progress. after meeting the eu's donald tusk, boris johnson progress. after meeting the eu's donald tusk, borisjohnson said there is an opportunity to do a brexit deal and no doubt the tenor of this g7 has been a bit, mr johnson's repeated...
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it could be wider politics, though it's often hard to tell with iran.
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ithink iran i think he's going to want to meet. i think iran wants to get situation straightened out. is that based on fa ct straightened out. is that based on fact or based on gut? that is based oi'i fact or based on gut? that is based on gut. we can't let them have a nuclear weapon, can't let that happen sol nuclear weapon, can't let that happen so i think there is a really good chance we would meet. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has more from the g7. ever since the united states pulled out of the deal curbing iran's nuclear programme last year, tensions have been rising in the gulf. the americans imposed sanctions and the iranians have been enriching more uranium fuel and targeting shipping in the area. this meeting revealed today at the summit, the idea us president donald trump might meet president rouhani in coming weeks came as a complete surprise and it's significant because it's the first time in many, many months of quite a deep and divisive stand—off that we've had a signal that possibly both sides might b
ithink iran i think he's going to want to meet. i think iran wants to get situation straightened out. is that based on fa ct straightened out. is that based on fact or based on gut? that is based oi'i fact or based on gut? that is based on gut. we can't let them have a nuclear weapon, can't let that happen sol nuclear weapon, can't let that happen so i think there is a really good chance we would meet. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has more from the g7. ever since the united states...
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in other words, the americans putting huge sanctions on iran and iran causing huge destabilisation in the region. so at least for now, a moment of hope. james landale, thank you. hundreds of people have joined a protest at a fracking site in lancashire, after homes were shaken by the strongest earthquake ever recorded at a british shale gas site. the quake struck the preston new road facility, near blackpool, at 8:30am this morning, measuring a magnitude of 2.9. fiona trott reports. concerned, angry and gaining support. stop cuadrilla, they have no social licence. campaigners here have spent years trying to put a stop to fracking but today, they'rejoined by a new group of residents. who, this morning, felt the tremor in their own homes. the whole house rocked. i was frightened. i thought, oh, my gosh, this is a real earthquake. or an explosion or something. i've never had the same feeling that my house is in trouble, my home is, my family, pets, everybody is. and it's not ok. on a normal day there would be about ten protesters here. today there have been up to 400. because this is the
in other words, the americans putting huge sanctions on iran and iran causing huge destabilisation in the region. so at least for now, a moment of hope. james landale, thank you. hundreds of people have joined a protest at a fracking site in lancashire, after homes were shaken by the strongest earthquake ever recorded at a british shale gas site. the quake struck the preston new road facility, near blackpool, at 8:30am this morning, measuring a magnitude of 2.9. fiona trott reports. concerned,...
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iran says it's seized another oil tanker and detained its crew of seven, accusing them of smuggling fuel through the persian gulf. relief for thousands of passengers, as planned strike action at heathrow airport is called off, with talks continuing over staff pay. a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. tell us what you think — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. the united states is reeling from two mass shootings in less than 2a hours. a gun attack which left 20 people dead in the texas city of el paso, is being described as ‘domestic terrorism' by police. in a separate shooting on sunday, nine people were killed by a gunman in dayton, ohio — the motive behind that attack remains unclear. president trump says hate has no place in america. but his opponents say his anti—immigrant rhetoric and refusal to condemn white nationalism, is part of the problem. he's promised to make a longer statement on monday at the white house. here's our north american correspondent peter
iran says it's seized another oil tanker and detained its crew of seven, accusing them of smuggling fuel through the persian gulf. relief for thousands of passengers, as planned strike action at heathrow airport is called off, with talks continuing over staff pay. a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. tell us what you think — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. the united states...
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but there are still no plans for talks between iran and the americans. in other news from the summit, president trump says the us and japan have agreed in principle to a large bilateral trade deal. it covers industrial goods, digital trade and agricultural products. we're very far down the line. we've agreed to every point, and now we papering it and we'll be signing it a formal ceremony. and we'll have more on the g7 summit later in the programme. in other news: a light plane and a helicopter have collided on the spanish island of majorca killing at least seven people. there were no survivors. two people were on the plane and five people, including two children, were on board the helicopter. south korea's armed forces have been conducting military drills around a group of small islands also claimed by japan. tokyo and seoul have been at loggerheads for decades over the sovereignty of the islands. paris has opened a museum to mark the 75th anniversary of the city's liberation from nazis. the museum is located underground, in the former command centre of
but there are still no plans for talks between iran and the americans. in other news from the summit, president trump says the us and japan have agreed in principle to a large bilateral trade deal. it covers industrial goods, digital trade and agricultural products. we're very far down the line. we've agreed to every point, and now we papering it and we'll be signing it a formal ceremony. and we'll have more on the g7 summit later in the programme. in other news: a light plane and a helicopter...
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iran's state media has reported that iran's revolutionary guards have seized a foreign oil tanker in the gulf that was smuggling fuel to some arab states. the revolutionary guards‘ sepah news site said at the time that the ship was seized during naval patrols aimed at "discovering and confronting organised smuggling". they said there were seven crew on board from different nationalities that have been detained. these pictures, claimed to be of the ship, were shown by iran's english language press tv news channel, which is affiliated to state—owned islamic republic of iran broadcasting. last month, iran seized a british tanker in the gulf and allowed a second one to proceed after giving ita warning. let's get more on the situation and growing concerns. i'm joined now byjohn green, shipping expert and director of stella maris, which analyses shipping safety. this is the latest seizure of a tanker. what do you know about the details surrounding it? very little. the vessel was seized on wednesday and this is one of our concerns, at the charity, that iran is not providing us with enou
iran's state media has reported that iran's revolutionary guards have seized a foreign oil tanker in the gulf that was smuggling fuel to some arab states. the revolutionary guards‘ sepah news site said at the time that the ship was seized during naval patrols aimed at "discovering and confronting organised smuggling". they said there were seven crew on board from different nationalities that have been detained. these pictures, claimed to be of the ship, were shown by iran's english...
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that historic agreement, the iran. that historic agreement, the iran nuclear deal. the us walked away from that nuclear deal because it did not believe it was strange enough and that it did not cover all the other ways, and its view, in which iran is a destabilising force in the middle east. so the differences there, and james lang i was saying to me earlier and is there, and james like i was saying to me earlier in this half hour that one of the issues that has to be considered as the difficulties of getting agreement when there are such divergent approaches on issues like that and also on getting common ground on issues of the state of the global economy. many fear a recession and the us president is determined not to let the words passes let's because he believes that the fact of talking about a makes it more likely to happen. chairman powell of the federal reserve , chairman powell of the federal reserve, the attacks describing him on friday and question whether he might bea on friday and question whether he might be a bigger enemy to the us than the president o
that historic agreement, the iran. that historic agreement, the iran nuclear deal. the us walked away from that nuclear deal because it did not believe it was strange enough and that it did not cover all the other ways, and its view, in which iran is a destabilising force in the middle east. so the differences there, and james lang i was saying to me earlier and is there, and james like i was saying to me earlier in this half hour that one of the issues that has to be considered as the...
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so what can we do to help iran get some benefits from this deal? the americans were supposed to get an economic benefit. that was the trade—off. the americans are damaging that economy and what the europeans can and cannot do without upsetting the americans too much. europeans can and cannot do without upsetting the americans too muchlj don't know if they have upset them on notan don't know if they have upset them on not an donald trump said no comment. perhaps aside the americans are processing what's occurring? earlier today there were reports that mr macron had said he had been authorised by the g7 leaders to talk to the —— the iranians. there was a certain amount of mixed messaging going on about the iranian situation. the key question will be, who does the foreign minister meet. he will meet the french foreign minister, but if he is brought in the g7 fold, within the security zone, suddenly i think questions. being asked. it will be fine for the british, because the british send ministers to iran. i went with the former foreign secretary
so what can we do to help iran get some benefits from this deal? the americans were supposed to get an economic benefit. that was the trade—off. the americans are damaging that economy and what the europeans can and cannot do without upsetting the americans too much. europeans can and cannot do without upsetting the americans too muchlj don't know if they have upset them on notan don't know if they have upset them on not an donald trump said no comment. perhaps aside the americans are...
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iran's nuclear activities last year. the us president told reporters he wanted a better relationship with tehran. we are looking for a really good iran, really strong. we are not looking for regime change. we have seen looking for regime change. we have seen how that works over the last 20 yea rs. seen how that works over the last 20 years. it's not been good. we are looking to make iran richer again. let them be rich. let them do well. if they want. or they can be poor as can be. like they are now. i'll tell you what, i don't think it is acceptable, the way they are being forced to live in iran. what we want is very simple, it's got to be non—nuclear. donald trump has sought to calm growing fears over the united states‘ trade war with china, saying beijing had requested a resumption of talks. stock markets in asia opened the week sharply down, amid fears that the worsening trade dispute could push the world economy into recession. on friday, the united states and china both announced further tariff increases on each
iran's nuclear activities last year. the us president told reporters he wanted a better relationship with tehran. we are looking for a really good iran, really strong. we are not looking for regime change. we have seen looking for regime change. we have seen how that works over the last 20 yea rs. seen how that works over the last 20 years. it's not been good. we are looking to make iran richer again. let them be rich. let them do well. if they want. or they can be poor as can be. like they are...
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iran has claimed that this is the latest tanker to be seized by the country's revolutionary guard. on board, seven sailors from different nationalities. all have been detained. the country's state tv also stated there was more than 700,000 litres of fuel, which was being smuggled to some arab countries. this is the latest incident to take place in the gulf, after the us tightened sanctions on iran's oil sector back in may. the white house has blamed iran for two separate attacks on oil tankers in the gulf of oman in may and june, an allegation tehran denied. iran has also shot down a us surveillance drone over the strait of hormuz, again under disputed circumstances. the seizure of ships isn't anything new in this growing dispute. early last month, uk forces helped authorities in gibraltar seize iranian tanker grace 1, because they believed it was carrying oil to a syrian refinery in breach of eu sanctions. then, on 13july, the iranian coastguard detained the panama—flagged mt riah. six days later, it also seized the british—flagged tanker the stena impero in the strait of horm
iran has claimed that this is the latest tanker to be seized by the country's revolutionary guard. on board, seven sailors from different nationalities. all have been detained. the country's state tv also stated there was more than 700,000 litres of fuel, which was being smuggled to some arab countries. this is the latest incident to take place in the gulf, after the us tightened sanctions on iran's oil sector back in may. the white house has blamed iran for two separate attacks on oil tankers...
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it's "realistic," he says, although iran's state media has rejected the idea. the drugmakerjohnson & johnson is to be fined over half a billion dollars for its part in fuelling america's opioid painkiller addiction crisis. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world, all of which lead with their own take on the g7 summit. let's begin with britain's independent, which shows an empty seat where president trump should have been seated for a discussion on the fires in the amazon. mr trump has been criticised for his absence, under the headline "a climate crisis — but no sign of trump". in france, the le figaro, homes in on the relationship between presidents trump and macron. they held a joint press conference at the summit, where mr trump praised mr macron for his leadership. and the front page of the japan times shows president trump with prime minister shinzo abe. the two leaders announced a us—japan trade deal following a meeting on the sidelines of the g7. as you can see, big smiles there. that brings you up—to—date. scientists say a va
it's "realistic," he says, although iran's state media has rejected the idea. the drugmakerjohnson & johnson is to be fined over half a billion dollars for its part in fuelling america's opioid painkiller addiction crisis. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world, all of which lead with their own take on the g7 summit. let's begin with britain's independent, which shows an empty seat where president trump should have been seated for a discussion on the fires in...
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iran denied us claims its forces had planted mines on the vessels. on the 4th ofjuly the iranian oil tanker grace one was seized by british royal marines near gibraltar. the response came onjuly 19th when iran‘s revolutionary guard seized the british—flagged oil tanker stena impero in the strait of hormuz, that is still being held. the bbc‘s bahman kalbasi is in new york, he told me about the response we‘re seeing from iran. from their perspective, two points they have made consistently throughout this standoff has been proven, and one is that there was no legal basis for the seizure to begin with, because even if this oil was going to syria, that is european sanctions for its own members and it doesn‘t apply to countries that are not members of the eu. so just the fact it has been released even though there is supposedly a commitment that it does not go to syria, nevertheless, it proves their perspective and their view. secondly, they claim that this was mainly done on behest of the trump administration and john bolton, trump‘s national
iran denied us claims its forces had planted mines on the vessels. on the 4th ofjuly the iranian oil tanker grace one was seized by british royal marines near gibraltar. the response came onjuly 19th when iran‘s revolutionary guard seized the british—flagged oil tanker stena impero in the strait of hormuz, that is still being held. the bbc‘s bahman kalbasi is in new york, he told me about the response we‘re seeing from iran. from their perspective, two points they have made consistently...
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he is earlier talking about iran. i am looking at a really good iran, we are not looking for regime change, we have seen how that worked, that hasn't been too good. we are looking to make irana been too good. we are looking to make iran a rich again, let's let them be rich. let's let them do well, or they can be porous can be like they are now. and i tell you what, i don't think it is acceptable the way they are being forced to live in iran. and what we want is very simple, it's got to be non—nuclear. very simple, it's got to be non-nuclear. let's remember the europeans and the americans do not agree over the iran nuclear deal. the europeans wanted to continue, as do the iranians. but the americans have already pulled out of it. more coverage of this through a live page on the bbc news app. you are watching bbc news. so that is the latest from biarritz. staying in the amazon basin, bolivia's president is facing criticism for what critics say is his slow response to fires in his country. more than 1 his slow response
he is earlier talking about iran. i am looking at a really good iran, we are not looking for regime change, we have seen how that worked, that hasn't been too good. we are looking to make irana been too good. we are looking to make iran a rich again, let's let them be rich. let's let them do well, or they can be porous can be like they are now. and i tell you what, i don't think it is acceptable the way they are being forced to live in iran. and what we want is very simple, it's got to be...
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us sanctions against iran do not apply in the eu. they haven't taken our ships, they have taken ships, but they haven't taken our ships and they better not but i will say this, i really think that iran wants to get there. donald trump says iran would like to talk about the tankers but it seems there already may be a resolution to this crisis on the horizon. john mcmanus, bbc news. some of the migrants stranded on board a charity ship off the coast of italy have jumped into the sea to try and swim ashore. they've been marooned for two weeks, after the italian government refused to let them dock. spain has now offered to take the vessel, but the ship's owners say that's too far to travel. here's leigh milner. crying and screaming. chaos and frustration aboard the migrant rescue boat proactiva open arms. they've been stranded off the coast of the italian island lampedusa for two weeks now, and in the desperate attempt to reach the shore, some have decided to take matters into their own hands. italy's government has reluctantly allowed 2
us sanctions against iran do not apply in the eu. they haven't taken our ships, they have taken ships, but they haven't taken our ships and they better not but i will say this, i really think that iran wants to get there. donald trump says iran would like to talk about the tankers but it seems there already may be a resolution to this crisis on the horizon. john mcmanus, bbc news. some of the migrants stranded on board a charity ship off the coast of italy have jumped into the sea to try and...
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what does iran say? they say that that is not negotiable, there is no way they will talk about their defence capabilities. that is there a clear line in the sun. i'm curious about the iranian people, because you have oil exports collapsing with the sanctions, the value of currency plummeting, inflation soaring. do they look at a meeting with the us as something that could improve their future? obviously there are mixed messages. according to reuters, iran's oil sales have come down to 100,000 barrels per day, down to 100,000 barrels per day, down from 2 million. that is a huge amount of pressure on the iranian economy. but some people believe it is good for iran and the us to negotiate because theyjust want is good for iran and the us to negotiate because they just want to be able to live a relatively normal life. but others say this is not the right time to negotiate, and they also use the example of north korea, saying that north korea did negotiate with trump but the sanctions were lifted, and there w
what does iran say? they say that that is not negotiable, there is no way they will talk about their defence capabilities. that is there a clear line in the sun. i'm curious about the iranian people, because you have oil exports collapsing with the sanctions, the value of currency plummeting, inflation soaring. do they look at a meeting with the us as something that could improve their future? obviously there are mixed messages. according to reuters, iran's oil sales have come down to 100,000...
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the focus is on the broader us/iran tension. things increase, the tensions increase, and i think all eyes are oi'i increase, and i think all eyes are on secretary pompeo's discussion today at the un regarding iran. so mr pompeo made the point in the interview and the white house has made it before, the pressure they‘re putting on iran is having as a results, he said his brother has less money and other organisations have less forces. we hear from the europeans that the united states is inching towards a conflict with iran. is that a good, strong response that the white house is putting forward? is it true that some of the proxies have less forces because of the sanctions? yes, the answer to your last question is yes. the sanctions are working in terms of tightening the financial noose around terrorist proxies that are funded and supported by iran. you have his brother and hamas and militants in iraq. the sanctions are working in that regard. when it comes to the us and the europeans arguing different things or different, or ab
the focus is on the broader us/iran tension. things increase, the tensions increase, and i think all eyes are oi'i increase, and i think all eyes are on secretary pompeo's discussion today at the un regarding iran. so mr pompeo made the point in the interview and the white house has made it before, the pressure they‘re putting on iran is having as a results, he said his brother has less money and other organisations have less forces. we hear from the europeans that the united states is...
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iran accused the uk of piracy. in response, the uk deployed an additional warship to the strait of hormuz to protect shipping, but on july 19, iranian revolutionary guards boarded the british—flagged steno impero, detaining it and the 23 crew. tehran said it had violated maritime rules. its owners said it was in international waters when it was boarded. iran released pictures of that operation and later of the detained crew. one month on, concerns remain for their welfare. there's been no substantial evidence brought forward by the iranians as to why that crew has been detained. our hope is that now grace i has been released that actually the crew of steno impero will be able to now sail themselves or be repatriated. meanwhile, a second attempt by the united states to detain the adrian darya i has failed. gibraltar said it could not comply with washington's request because us sanctions against iran do not apply in the eu. they haven't taken our ships, they've taken ships, but they haven't taken our ships and they
iran accused the uk of piracy. in response, the uk deployed an additional warship to the strait of hormuz to protect shipping, but on july 19, iranian revolutionary guards boarded the british—flagged steno impero, detaining it and the 23 crew. tehran said it had violated maritime rules. its owners said it was in international waters when it was boarded. iran released pictures of that operation and later of the detained crew. one month on, concerns remain for their welfare. there's been no...
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the us and israel consider hezbollah, an iran—backed shi'ite group, to be a terrorist organisation. the incident in lebanon's capital came hours after israel said it had conducted air strikes in neighbouring syria to prevent an iranian force from launching an attack on thejewish state. riot police have again fired tear gas and baton—charged protesters in hong kong. the latest clashes come as the protests enter their 12th week. they began in response to a controversial extradition bill but have since grown into broader anti—government demonstrations. 0ur correspondent stephen mcdonell has sent this report from where some of the worst clashes have been happening. this is a new development, these protesters, instead of waiting for the police to come and clear them out, they are moving their barricades towards the police. it is obviously a clear provocation. the police have been firing tear gas and you can see the projectiles coming back across the barricades from the protesters. it seems we are back to the situation of a few weeks ago with protesters and police having a pitched bat
the us and israel consider hezbollah, an iran—backed shi'ite group, to be a terrorist organisation. the incident in lebanon's capital came hours after israel said it had conducted air strikes in neighbouring syria to prevent an iranian force from launching an attack on thejewish state. riot police have again fired tear gas and baton—charged protesters in hong kong. the latest clashes come as the protests enter their 12th week. they began in response to a controversial extradition bill but...
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to an meeting over the nuclear deal stop this is beheading the drive to de—escalate tensions between iran and the united states. he has done a really good job here this is the first real positive step forward that we have seen from trump towards the situation for some time. tensions have been escalating to end the middle east and the us. and this isa the middle east and the us. and this is a move forward, we always have to ta ke is a move forward, we always have to take everything that trumps says with a pinch of salt. he said that he is willing to sit down under the right conditions and said that if the situation in the gulf deteriorated, that they would still be met with force. this isn't a definite we're going to sort everything out and it's all going be fine, but it's a baby step forward in the right direction. the fact that we are looking at the oil markets, that's a reference to what this means and the fact that the oil markets have moved higher shows they are paying more attention to the china and us had loads rather than the us and iran headlines this morning. what sparked this wa
to an meeting over the nuclear deal stop this is beheading the drive to de—escalate tensions between iran and the united states. he has done a really good job here this is the first real positive step forward that we have seen from trump towards the situation for some time. tensions have been escalating to end the middle east and the us. and this isa the middle east and the us. and this is a move forward, we always have to ta ke is a move forward, we always have to take everything that trumps...
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iran accused the uk of piracy. in response, the uk deployed an additional warship to the strait of hormuz to protect shipping, but on july 19, iranian revolutionary guards boarded the british—flagged stena impero, detaining it and the 23 crew. tehran said it had violated maritime rules. its owners said it was in international waters when it was boarded. iran released pictures of that operation and later of the detained crew. one month on, concerns remain for their welfare. there's been no substantial evidence brought forward by the iranians as to why that crew has been detained. our hope is that now grace i has been released that actually the crew of stena impero will be able to now sail themselves or be repatriated. meanwhile, a second attempt by the united states to detain the adrian darya i has failed. gibraltar said it could not comply with washington's request because us sanctions against iran do not apply in the eu. they haven't taken our ships, they've taken ships, but they haven't taken our ships and they
iran accused the uk of piracy. in response, the uk deployed an additional warship to the strait of hormuz to protect shipping, but on july 19, iranian revolutionary guards boarded the british—flagged stena impero, detaining it and the 23 crew. tehran said it had violated maritime rules. its owners said it was in international waters when it was boarded. iran released pictures of that operation and later of the detained crew. one month on, concerns remain for their welfare. there's been no...
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iran's nuclear activities last year. mr trump said he had "good feelings" about the prospect of a new nuclear deal with iran g7 leaders did manage to agree measures to help tackle the devastating fires in the amazon rainforest. more than £18 million was promised in emergency funding forfirefighting equipment and military assistance. earlier, borisjohnson pledged £10 million to help with re—forestation. 0ur correspondent will grant is in brazil and sent us this. the $22 million promised by the g7 nations to help tackle the fires here in brazil is welcomed by environmental campaigners in this country. but most would say it doesn't go anywhere nearfar enough in terms of the scale of the problem. there are still somewhere around 75,000 fires raging across brazil. and if that is to be dealt with properly, there will have to be a well funded operation. there has been a joint operation launched here by the brazilian government. the government ofjair bolsonaro. and that involves the military, the firefighters, and the enviro
iran's nuclear activities last year. mr trump said he had "good feelings" about the prospect of a new nuclear deal with iran g7 leaders did manage to agree measures to help tackle the devastating fires in the amazon rainforest. more than £18 million was promised in emergency funding forfirefighting equipment and military assistance. earlier, borisjohnson pledged £10 million to help with re—forestation. 0ur correspondent will grant is in brazil and sent us this. the $22 million...
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aras amiri was detained in iran last year when she was there visiting her grandmother. we'll be talking to her fiance, james tyson, in his first interview about the case. yousef makki was killed with a single stab wound in greater manchester in march. two boys were convicted of carrying knives, one was cleared of manslaughter and murder charges. yousef makki's mother wants them to get tougher sentences for those convictions. i've been speaking to her. if it was the other way round, if yousef had killed one of these boys, i am sure he would not have got bail, he would not have got two top lawyers on his case, and he surely wouldn't... he just... he would probably be locked up now for a very long time, to be honest. a breakthrough treatment for severe haemophilia is set to help thousands of patients. including two—year—old christopher, here, and his uncle harry. we'll find out more. and — did jade goody redefine reality tv? as a documentary series about her life comes to an end, we'll talk to her widowerjack tweed about her cervical cancer diagnosis, and about the i
aras amiri was detained in iran last year when she was there visiting her grandmother. we'll be talking to her fiance, james tyson, in his first interview about the case. yousef makki was killed with a single stab wound in greater manchester in march. two boys were convicted of carrying knives, one was cleared of manslaughter and murder charges. yousef makki's mother wants them to get tougher sentences for those convictions. i've been speaking to her. if it was the other way round, if yousef...
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we discussed iran, and we are all agreed that iran should never under any circumstances be allowed to get any circumstances be allowed to get a nuclear—weapons. and there is clearly a n a nuclear—weapons. and there is clearly an opportunity now for iran to come back into compliance with the nuclear deal. and to resume dialogue as well as to cease its disruptive behaviour in the region. we expressed collectively deep concern about what is happening in hong kong. and the g7 nations all wa nt to hong kong. and the g7 nations all want to support a stable and prosperous hong kong and we remain collectively committed to the one country, two systems frame. and i was pleased that was reflected in the conclusions of the summit which was very productive indeed. if people can quarrel for people coming to coming together but i really think that if the leaders who have been gathered together at biarritz over the last couple of days really follow through on these discussions, really m ea n follow through on these discussions, really mean what they say, in the conclusions, i think it will make a
we discussed iran, and we are all agreed that iran should never under any circumstances be allowed to get any circumstances be allowed to get a nuclear—weapons. and there is clearly a n a nuclear—weapons. and there is clearly an opportunity now for iran to come back into compliance with the nuclear deal. and to resume dialogue as well as to cease its disruptive behaviour in the region. we expressed collectively deep concern about what is happening in hong kong. and the g7 nations all wa nt...
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the united states has imposed sanctions on iran's foreign minister, javad zarif. the sanctions freeze any assets of mr zarif in the united states. in response, mr zarif tweeted that the us considers him a threat to its agenda. the chairman of the federal bank said it is not giving in to pressure from president trump for a rate cut. north korean state media has commented for the first time about wednesday's launch of two ballistic missiles from its east coast. the official news agency said the military had successfully tested a new type of large calibre guided rocket system. the north korean leader, kimjong—un, is said to have personally supervised the operation. the israeli government has given rare approval for the building of 700 palestinian homes in the occupied west bank along with permission for another 6,000 homes forjewish settlers. some israeli media suggest it's an effort to smooth the way for president trump's peace plan, with his envoy about to visit the region. unseasonal weather has brought devastating fires and floods to siberia. people in the regi
the united states has imposed sanctions on iran's foreign minister, javad zarif. the sanctions freeze any assets of mr zarif in the united states. in response, mr zarif tweeted that the us considers him a threat to its agenda. the chairman of the federal bank said it is not giving in to pressure from president trump for a rate cut. north korean state media has commented for the first time about wednesday's launch of two ballistic missiles from its east coast. the official news agency said the...
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macron has been told he can begin talks with iran and take a message from the g7. donald trump said it will do its own reach and speak for itself. i wouldn't get too carried away over the significance of that. 0n the issue of russia rejoining the g7, president trump says it is a work in progress, another way of saying they really don't agree at the moment. 0r north korea, he said he is not happy about the recent missile tests but no agreements have been broken. all of this is really the leader is doing their best to say, we are finding common ground and getting along. the context is that on all of the biggest issues in the world, whether it is russia, iran, climate change or global trade, europe and america just do not agree, and those fundamentals haven't changed. for now, thanks. police have fired tear gas to try to disperse anti—government protesters in hong kong. tens of thousands of protesters marched in pouring rain, regrouping under umbrellas. a traditional symbol of the protests. there are also reports that water cannon have been used. the demonstrations
macron has been told he can begin talks with iran and take a message from the g7. donald trump said it will do its own reach and speak for itself. i wouldn't get too carried away over the significance of that. 0n the issue of russia rejoining the g7, president trump says it is a work in progress, another way of saying they really don't agree at the moment. 0r north korea, he said he is not happy about the recent missile tests but no agreements have been broken. all of this is really the leader...
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he says he doesn't want regime change in iran, he says he wants to make iran richer. which is the direct opposite of what american sanctions are doing at the moment. mr trump would argue thatis at the moment. mr trump would argue that is the fault of the iranian government. 0n that is the fault of the iranian government. on that curious div element yesterday when the iranian foreign minister landed at biarritz airport unexpectedly, mr trump is 110w airport unexpectedly, mr trump is now saying he was told by president macron in advance and we are not expecting the americans and the iranians to meet. you say it is the sharp end of the summit, they have to come up with or not come up with a communique. do you get a sense that this is an organisation in search of a purpose, with all the difficulties over gender, membership, communication and so on, that they are really stumbling around and looking for a reason for being? they most certainly are. president macron acknowledge this explicitly in the run—up to the summit. he said previous summits, the format they pursued, n
he says he doesn't want regime change in iran, he says he wants to make iran richer. which is the direct opposite of what american sanctions are doing at the moment. mr trump would argue thatis at the moment. mr trump would argue that is the fault of the iranian government. 0n that is the fault of the iranian government. on that curious div element yesterday when the iranian foreign minister landed at biarritz airport unexpectedly, mr trump is 110w airport unexpectedly, mr trump is now saying...