pressure on iran carry out overt operate covert operations economic sanctions and now these new sanctions are not really even a like the old saying they are saying to the rest of the world if you dare to do business with iran central bank if you buy iranian oil which constitutes half of runs g.n.p. if you have any business with iran whatsoever you will not have access to american banks to american corporations to the american market this is in fact a blockade. but taking a look now at some other news from around the world a radical muslim cleric with alleged links to al qaeda and said to be bin ladin is right hand man has been released from prison on bail in the u.k. extremist preacher abu qatada has been locked up for six years but last week a tribe you know ruled he should be free british officials say he poses a threat to the country's security but attempts to deport him back to jordan to face terrorism charges have been blocked by the european court of human rights. serbs in northern coast of oh have voted in a referendum that asked whether they accept kosovo's government is believe t

violence rages on across syria. israel accuses iran of targeting its diplomats in a series of explosions in thailand india and georgia this week tehran fiercely denies being behind the attacks but israel wants more international sanctions against it and its nuclear program. greek m.p.'s pass newest airline measures causing more protests in athens from angry workers worried about further cuts to wages and pensions demonstrators say the budget slashes will damage the country's economy well into the future. and just two weeks before russia goes to the polls to elect a new president the candidates are using all tools available to woo voters and gave maximum support they're turning to head to head t.v. debates and controversial advertising to get their message across. now for more insight into the circle of sanctions closing around iran we spoke to brian becker a member of the answer antiwar coalition that it is coming right up. thank you for joining us on r.t. thank you but does the united states want from tightening the sanctions i mean even beyond tightening the sanctions now in

news and the week's top stories. iran . stops oil sales to british and french companies to head off the e.u. sanctions aimed at curbing tehran's automatic atomic program saudi arabia has stepped down by saying it is prepared to supply blood with extra oil we've needed. the u.n. general assembly voted. to condemn of the assad regime or for the violence in syria while russia and china continue their efforts to broker peace and through negotiations this comes amid reports of escalating violence in the country while damascus promises reforms. and the greek prime minister flies to brussels for last minute talks to secure a vital one hundred thirty billion euro bailout for his country thousands have taken to the streets of athens to express their anger over fresh austerity measures . now for some insight into what may be behind the pressure heaped on iran we spoke to brian becker a member of the answer antiwar coalition that interview is up next. thank you for joining us on r.t. thank you but does the united states want from tightening the sanctions i mean there it's even beyond tightenin

international pressure on iran mounts russia's military has assessed the probability of a western strike against the islamic republic as being a high concerns of pending military action grew after israel blamed terrine for two bomb attacks on its diplomatic staff monday and today a blast in bangkok artie's peter oliver has more. the chief of staff of the russian armed forces said on tuesday that he thinks a plan for a western attack on iran could be in place by the summer of this year and he's basing that statement on the fact that since the arab spring started a year ago russia has been monitoring the area of the wider middle east very closely enough to looking at the findings from that monitoring this is what he's come up with now and this comes just a day after two israeli diplomats were targeted with car bombs in the capitals of georgia and india now the bomb in georgia was able to be defused however in india that car bomb exploded very very close to the residence of the prime minister of india and injured several people now israel was very very quick to point the finger of bl

an artificial crisis that's first and foremost it's a manufactured crisis iran is complying with the i.a.e.a. iran does not have a nuclear weapon iran is not threaten its neighbors iran has not started a war with any of its neighbors israel on the other hand has hundreds of nuclear weapons and unlike the run refuses to sign a nuclear nonproliferation treaty does not allow. inspectors into its country so there's not really a nuclear menace or a nuclear danger from iran so what is the cause what's the cause of the crisis of the artificial crisis the real goal is the united states government has embarked on a course of extreme economic aggression against iran with the hope that by creating economic suffering economic isolation economic misery that part of the population will rise up or become disenfranchised with the government so that the u.s. can do as it has in history carry out regime change they deny that the u.s. tonight that it's trying to carry out a regime change in iran right i mean we have to take that with a very very big grain of salt because we know that since nine hundred

arrived in iran hoping they will get answers to whether iran has a nuclear weapons program, something iran has denied. western diplomats told journalists that iran seemed to be expanding an underground site . the head of this team that went in said the whole process could take time. he doesn't sound very hopeful. he doesn't have that much time, does he? >> he doesn't. he's not going to get all the answers he wants in 48 hours. i think the iaea wants to start a dialogue with iran. it says it hasn't got the answers it wants. it now has two visits in the last three weeks. we will hear on march 5 exactly what they found on this trip. >> they have had a previous trip in january, haven't they? and they said that was positive. >> they didn't quite go as far as being positive. they said they are looking forward to another trip as well. >> and there were reports after wards that suggested they perhaps didn't get all the people they wanted to see. in other words, they didn't jump into a four-by-four and go gallavanting off to see iran's nuclear facilities as well. this was talks. >> and then wi

american war activists brought tells us why preventing iran from getting nuclear weapons isn't the real driving force for the u.s. and its nice before that's got to the new story stay with us live here this is the weekly. it's. this is. news in the week's top stories now. the un. general assembly. resolution the president. calls for talks to break the stalemate promises reforms. to the streets once again as lawmakers clear up more cuts to secure vital rescue cash which could be cleared on monday but the population is still at the forefront of greek society. well for some insight into what may be behind the pressure on iran we've been speaking to becky he's a member of the antiwar coalition and that interview is coming up next. than now. thank you for joining us on r.t. thank you but does the united states want from tightening the sanctions i mean. even beyond tightening the sanctions now indeed it is the united states government has created an artificial crisis that's first and foremost it's a manufactured crisis iran is complying with the i.a.e.a. iran does not have a nuclear weap

toward london and washington want israel against attacking iran's nuclear sites asking for time to let sanctions do their job live reaction from tehran shortly here on r.t. . in business tsotsi oil prices have spiked a nine month highs as iran is decided to stop deliveries to the u.k. and france boil now we'll have more on this in twenty minutes time. around the clock around the world this is r.t. the us and its allies are pushing syria into civil war by backing the armed opposition there says a chinese state newspaper beijing joined moscow's efforts to bring about a political settlement in the crisis on country with a top chinese diplomat recently visiting damascus amid reports of ongoing violence in the country. has been to one of the syrian cities caught up in the conflict. said by danny fifty kilometers northwest of damascus lebanon just over the border once a relaxed luxury mountain resort the town has recently been the scene of brutal clashes between assad's forces and and to government groups there is a law in the fighting and as we approach the city we're not sure who's in

still the elegant marvels but the u.k. already stalled. its international pressure on iran mounts russia's military has a sas the probability of a western strike against the islamic republic is being high but concerns of pending military action grew after israel blamed tehran for two bomb attacks on its diplomatic staff on monday actually peter oliver following developments around iran and now joins us live with the latest developments peter what exactly was said by the russian military with regard to this or rainy and standoff well this came from the chief of staff of the russian armed forces he said he couldn't rule out a plan being in place for the west to attack iran by well by the summer of this year now he was basing this statement on the fact that since the arab spring began russia has been monitoring the the region of the wider middle east very closely and that is his findings from the monitoring that's being going on now this comes just a day after two israeli diplomats were targeted in the capitals of georgia and india now they were targeted with bombs being placed in ca

us. common ground against the backdrop of the. asia pacific. tension is contracting around iran cusick of orchestrating attacks on israeli diplomats it comes amid strange relations in the region with the west. controversial nuclear program for more talk to iran becker a member of the. thank you for joining us on r.t. thank you but does the united states want from tightening the sanctions. even beyond tightening the sanctions now indeed it is the united states government has created an artificial crisis that's first and foremost it's a manufactured crisis iran is complying with the. iran does not have a nuclear weapon iran is now threatening its neighbors iran has not started a war with any of its neighbors israel on the other hand has hundreds of nuclear weapons and unlike iran refuses to sign a nuclear nonproliferation treaty does not allow. inspectors into its country so there's not really a nuclear menace or a nuclear danger from iran and so what is the cause what's the cause of the crisis of the artificial crisis the real goal is the united states government has embarked on

sharpest mind >>> issue one, israel versus iran. >> iran, who stands behind these a taxes, is the biggest terror exportedder in the world. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu this week accused iran of being the biggest terror exportedder in the world. on monday, terrorist bombers attacked the u.s. embassies. the landmass between the caspian and black sea, hugging russia. then another terrorist bombing attack in bangkok, thailand. iran denies that it bombed the israeli embassies. the question is, what is the likelihood of an israeli military strike on iran? george friedman, findser intell four, says that the likelihood of an israeli strike on iranian nuclear facilities is . one, extreme difficulty. "such an attack would involve israeli air sortedees over 1,000 miles. coordinated with missile attacks from israeli submarines. ship from israeli submarines. ship launch of bunker busting bombs necessary for much of the task. iran's anti-missile defense system is anything le defense system is anything mickey mouse." >> civilian casualties in israeli. "likely rocket and missile attacks f

watchdog commission in iran fuels talks that even more sanctions a lot of tension around the islamic state begins to take its toll on the very countries putting those penalties and place. well rising pressure on iran finally explode into a military attack that's the question peter lavelle puts to as guests in today's crosstalk up next on our team. wealthy british style. markets weiner scandal. find out what's really happening to the global economy in the cause that we watch on our team. play love you cross talk i'm here all the paradoxes contradictions and your rant is the drumbeat towards war now inevitable as the chattering classes discuss the possible date of israeli attack on iran the us military and intelligence community says iran is not developing nuclear weapons has not demonstrated any intention to do so is this rapidly turning into another dumb war of choice. to. live. crossed off the complex situation surrounding around i'm joined by patrick clawson in montreal he is the director for research at the washington institute for near east policy and senior editor of middle east

growing but still. russia's military predicts the west might decide on a strike against iran before class clouds gather over to rhonda pulling israel's accusations that there's logic state was behind monday's a time some diplomatic process about. international news life or mosco this is also here with me us with our thanks for joining us finest moscow says there's a significant risk the libyan scenario foreign intervention could soon be repeated in syria russia's foreign minister warns that a case is being built against the regime in damascus that could be used to justify external military action sergei lavrov was speaking to journalists during his trip to the netherlands. was that. russia's foreign minister a lot of press criticize the idea to put together the so-called group of friends of syria which could meet as soon as by the end of february would include several western nations including the u.s. and france arab countries and representatives of the syrian opposition and said you are better off says if this group will not include representatives of the syrian authorities it wou

to get their message across. and israel accuses iran of targeting its diplomats in a series of explosions in thailand india and georgia this week fiercely denies being behind the attacks but israel wants more international sanctions against it and its nuclear program. for more insight into the circle of sanctions closing around are around we spoke to brian becker a member of the answer anti-war coalition that interview is up next. thank you for joining us on r.t. thank you but does the united states want from tightening the sanctions i mean. even beyond tightening the sanctions now indeed it is the united states government has created an artificial crisis that's first and foremost it's a manufactured crisis iran is complying with the i.a.e.a. iran does not have a nuclear weapon iran is not threatening its neighbors iran has not started a war with any of its neighbors israel on the other hand has hundreds of nuclear weapons and unlike iran refuses to sign a nuclear nonproliferation treaty does not allow. inspectors into its country so there's not really a nuclear menace or a nuc

contradictions and the iran is the drumbeat towards war now inevitable as the chattering classes the skies the possible date of an israeli attack on the around the u.s. military and intelligence community says iran is not developing nuclear weapons and has not demonstrated any intention to do so is this rapidly turning into another dumb war of choice. and the story. across the complex situation surrounding iran i'm joined by patrick clawson in montreal he is the director for research at the washington institute for near east policy and senior editor of middle east quarterly and in washington we have got i got he is a professor of political science at the national defense university and in brussels we crossed to gilbert doctorow he's an independent scholar and author of great post cold war american thinkers on international relations are i gentleman this is cross talk to me and you can jump in anytime you want gilbert if i go to you first in brussels and you explain something to me the american military establishment and intelligence community says iran is not developing a nuclear weapon ha

west might decide on a military strike against iran before the summer anti-riot rhetoric in the world has intensified after israel accused the islamic state of being behind monday's attacks on diplomatic personnel and today's blast in bangkok. for more on the iranian issue r.t. spoke with brian becker a member of the antiwar answer coalition stay with us. thank you for joining us on r.t. thank you but does the united states want from tightening the sanctions i mean there is even beyond tightening the sanctions now indeed it is the united states government has created an artificial crisis that's first and foremost it's a manufactured crisis iran is complying with the i.a.e.a. iran does not have a nuclear weapon iran is now threatening its neighbors iran has not started a war with any of its neighbors israel on the other hand has hundreds of nuclear weapons and unlike iran refuses to sign a nuclear nonproliferation treaty does not allow. inspectors into its country so there's not really a nuclear menace or a nuclear danger from iran and so what is the cause what's the cause of the

plunge the country deeper into chaos. and the failure of the u.n. nuclear watchdog mission in iran fuels talk of even more sanctions while tension around these long stay begins to take its toll on the very country supporting those penalties in place. will rising pressure on iran finally explode into a military attack that's a question of outputs to his guests in today's crosstalk next on r.t. . wealthy british style. markets weiner scandal. find out what's really happening to the global economy comes a report on r.t. . and. blowing welcome to crossfire i'm peter lavelle paradoxes contradictions and the iran is the drumbeat towards war now inevitable as the chattering classes discuss the possible date of an israeli attack on the round the us military and intelligence community says iran is not developing nuclear weapons and has not demonstrated any intention to do so is this rapidly turning into another done more of choice. and. crosstalk the complex situation surrounding around i'm joined by patrick clawson in montreal he is the director for research at the washington institute for

would like you to believe i'm talking about iran and its suppose that involvement in recent planned attacks that israeli embassies and about iran's threat against israel and the united states about the supposed development of its nuclear program for non peaceful purposes despite a lack of any concrete evidence now in this regard facts are being blatantly ignored and about you know millions of people are being deceived as a result take a look at this. defiant iran taunting the west iran is calling it a major achievement its nuclear program scientists have loaded nuclear fuel rods into the core of a research reactor tehran is fueling its centrifuges with nuclear fuel and that is stoking fears that the rogue state is indeed one step closer to an atomic bomb is this another step potentially on a road to potentially making nuclear weapons it is certainly a step down the road towards a nuclear weapon escalating nuclear tensions with iran this morning president mahmoud ahmadinejad is shown supposedly loading nuclear fuel rods into the tehran research reactor it is a huge source of pride fo

the koran. >> the u.n. nuclear inspectors say their mission in iran has ended with no breakthrough. ♪ >> restart in argentina, were at least 49 people have died in a commuter train crash. >> it happened in buenos aires. a packed commuter train slammed into a barrier at the end of the line at one of the city's busiest stations. more than 600 people injured. >> there were reportedly problems with the train's brakes. first, this report. >> the accident occurred at the height of the morning rush hour. the train was packed with an estimated 2,000 commuters. several hundred injured people have been rescued from the wreckage. officials say it will be some time before a final figure is known. >> they are pulling people out from between the first and second carriages. there are survivors and there could be victims. but we do not have a number. >> some of the injured were treated on station platforms. the more serious cases are being brought to nearby hospitals. the train entered the station at a high speed and hit the buffers at the end of the platform. officials believe there may have be

as until now between iran and the u.s. and iran is more interested in negotiations and diplomacy and is following a part of logic and diplomacy to resolve the issue that exists between itself and the list so i don't i don't see any threats coming from iran. in response to this new science if you start by the way not very new day they declared in december is just president obama signed them into force today in the atmosphere of confrontation and sanctions how likely do you think it is a six party talks with iran may resume. that's an interesting question i mean yes the u.s. is trying to poison the negotiation. negotiating forums that exist between iran and the list but i don't as we move closer to the u.s. presidential election so on the one side i don't think that we are going to see much coming out of these negotiations if in fact they resume because any diplomatic achievement iran for the u.s. is seen as a sign of weakness inside. us itself so i think that president obama would like to avoid that but at the same time i don't think that it's going to lead into more confrontation

rules of the game the u.s. and e.u. have switched their playbook to a full court press on iran with harsh words and even more harsh sanctions planned so does this mean game on. the united states is disgusted that a couple members of this council continue to prevent us from fulfilling our sole purpose here and speaking of harsh words ambassador susan rice gave a tongue lashing to the u.n. security council this weekend after a failed u.n. vote but it appears you can't bully countries into action against syria over the very latest from this political divide. good afternoon it's monday february sixth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine and you're watching our t.v. well we've been reporting on the dismantling of the occupy wall street occupations from around the country for months now but all the while the one right here in washington d.c. a few blocks from this studio has remained standing that is until now. thanks. as you can see over the weekend police in riot gear surrounded the camp they're also wearing hazmat gear they want to make fires and square and cleared many of the tent

iran says it's been considering cutting off oil sales to six e.u. countries but wouldn't do so quote at the moment because of the cold winter striking europe. syria's president announces a vote on a new constitution that would effectively and nearly fifty years of single party rule in the country i made escalating turmoil. at rallies marking one year since the pro-democracy uprising in bahrain protesters face yet another harsh crackdown with police using tactics and weapons from the u.k. . eight pm in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story iran has reportedly warned six nations it may stop supplying them with oil in response to a series of sanctions including an embargo on terrans key export the ban was not supposed to come into effect until summer but the islamic republic has repeatedly threatened to bring and mediate halt or he's jake agrees reports from greece one of the countries allegedly subject to the oil cut by terror on. the latest report said what we hear is the arabian foreign ministry has cooled up these of basses of the six nations c

thing to be free -- north korea, cuba and burma. in iran where an oppressive thee i don't think crass cy rules -- thee i don't think crass cy student protests have been met with brutal repression. all revolution fire reese know the -- revolution fire reese know the spirit cannot be crushed unless the spirit is crushed. the hunger for freedom keeps the spirit alive no matter how extreme the counter forces. how can that hunger be fed? can the great works of western literature and a reading circle nurturer it? we'll ask the iranian author of reading lolita in tehran azar nafisi. announcer: if. for such a small word, it packs a wallop. if i live to 100. if social security isn't enough. if my heart gets broken. if she says yes. we believe "if" should never hold you back. "if" should be managed with coverage that builds on what you already have. together, we can create a personal safety net - a launching pad for all those brilliant "ifs" in the middle of life. call on our expertise and get dr. azar nafisi welcome. >> thank you very much. >> your book is entitled reading lolita in tehran, a

to reach a conclusion on iran's nuclear weapons america's intelligence agencies have their own evidence that may not sit well with israel. but first a ring of solidarity that was protesters calling for free and fair elections in iraq thousands of people took part in today's attempt to surround the center of moscow holding hands they wanted to complete the city's garden ring the road that encircled the historic center peter all over reports the goal of sunday's demonstration was to form a human chain around the guns and bring in moscow and i will bodies as a ring road that goes around the downtown area of the russian capital now the activists to organizing this event today had called on supporters to come out wear white and support of their cause which is to see free and fair elections in russia no they were able to complete that journey around the garden ring that human chain around sixteen kilometers from one end to the other so clearly masses of people coming out and taking part there well there were also some supporters of the to me of putin for president who turned out it i

with iran central bank if you buy iranian oil which constitutes half of iran's g.n.p. if you have any business with iran whatsoever you will not have access to american banks to american corporations to the american market this is in fact a blockade. oh look there are some other stories making headlines around the world this. a radical muslim cleric pledge links to al qaeda described as an lardons right hand that has been released from prison on bail in the u.k. extremist. has been in jail for six years last week a tribunal ruled he should be freed it is official say he poses a threat to the country's security attempts to what about jordan to face terrorism charges have been blocked by the european court of human rights. extreme weather conditions are continuing to affect much of europe until they grow passengers had to be rescued after being stranded for three days on a train locked inside a tunnel one avalanche hasn't died helicopters have delivered aid to sailors trapped in a plan in serbia so this is a picture of staying closed for a second week to save energy and then romania

later, a discussion on iran's nuclear programs of the country's threats to cut oil exports to six european nations with matthew kroenig. host: president obama will sign into law that payroll tax cut extension. look for that on c-span.org. meanwhile, finance ministers approved an aid package to greece yesterday but it still may not be enough. here in the united states gas prices are all of the front page. return to your thoughts on gas prices, your wallet, and your vote. the number to call for our republican line is 202-737-0002. the number to call for our democrat line is 202-737-0001. the number to call for our independent line is 202-628- 0205. send us an e-mail at journal@c-span.org. or go to feedback and post a comment or question their. gas prices may top of $4.50 by this summer. with more uncertainty, that may help drive up an all-time high for gas prices. spending improvement and economy analysts are saying. we want to know how it will impact your wallet. does that impact your vote? who is to blame? "chicago tribune" has this headline. record highs could slow the economy. m

is the weekly live here on out see the news in the week's top stories to iran says it stopped exporting oil to france and britain and the growing pressure on sanctions over iran's nuclear program the country's oil ministry says it will still sell its crude to new customers. u.n. ramps up the pressure on the syrian regime as the general assembly adopts a known funding resolution demanding president assad steps to pressure calls for talks to break the stalemate on damascus promises before. we can get schools out of the streets once again as lawmakers clear more cuts to secure vital rescue cash which could now be cleared on monday but the rage of a beleaguered population is still at the forefront of greek society. i'll be back out with not the summary for you in about fifteen minutes from now the meantime for some insight into what may be behind the pressure heaped on iran we spoke to brian becker a member of the antiwar coalition and that is next on. thank you for joining us on r.t. thank you but does the united states want from tightening the sanctions i mean there it's even be

enough to save the country meanwhile spain is feared to be slowly succumbing to a similar fate for iran secrecy over its nuclear program has so far led to crippling sanctions but threatens to end in military intervention up next the former head of the u.n. nuclear watchdog shares his thoughts. with the world's eyes focused on iran and nuclear issues both peaceful and non-peak making the headlines week after week interest in this subject is at a peak and where did many people go to try and get insight and answers but to hans blix you're a former weapons inspector diplomat and politician you've been immersed in this world for a long time thank you for joining me pleasure so we'll start off with top story at the moment it's very difficult to tell just how serious the crisis is from week to week is it a peak is didn't trough how serious do you think it is imminent or i think it is very serious you have american aircraft carriers in the gulf you have british and french vessels in the gulf you have an iranian. general saying that they might close off the strait of hormuz so it is very tense a

that's heating up between the u.s. and iran and israel and that is says that israel may strike iran within months but why would they want to make those kinds of statements what would be the u.s. position and is and is any of what we're hearing about iran's nuclear program even true and he's going to join us to hash it all out the jobs numbers came out for the month of january and the news was pretty good official unemployment went down to eight point three percent real unemployment down to fifteen point one percent so do we see any trends of forming here richard s. going to help us break down all those figures and florida's republicans are looking to privatizing prisons in the state so we can speak to an experience of the young turks about why this is a no good horrible idea we're not all that morphy tonight including a dose of happy hour but first take a look what the mainstream media has decided to me it's. all right so once again we hear this horrible drumming sound it's getting louder and louder especially after report reported statement by secretary of defense leon panetta that

right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> "outfront" tonight, iran defies the world and showcases a new nuclear capability. and breaking news on whitney houston, her doctor subpoenaed. what she took before she died and the siege in syria continues. senator lindsey graham offers his plan for american action right now. let's go "outfront." i'm erin burnett and "outfront" tonight, hot rod show and tell. yes, you heard me right. hot rod. iran today defiantly flaunting its first iranian made nuclear rods. if iran is going to -- this is a crucial step towards building a weapon. now, a lot of this of course is propaganda and wearing the white labcoat for the cameras, president ahminedjad was on hand at a tehran nuclear facility as fuel rods were lowered into a nuclear reactor. rods contain the pellets of nuclear fuel. that's essential for nuclear reaction. while that was going on, iran was sharing other news. the plans of producing yellow cake, which is another step to enriching uranium to the 90% holy grail weapons grade level. now, ahminedjad, as we're all well aware, insists

the all star it's apparent approval by the greek parliament as well as tighten sanctions on iran futures climbed over two percent after confidence in control of more than one hundred percent they would stop loading cargo from iran let's move on to europe stock markets they're open to lower with a sense midway fire fresh crop of downgrades and ratings cross by moody's the ratings agency north korean office of spain's over in that rating and cut its outlooks on the u.k. and france to make it serve. over in asian markets have reversed earlier losses start off in the bank of japan surprise the market by expanding its asset purchase program and by also side dish will one hundred twenty eight billion dollars will be used to buy japanese government boards. our markets are flat seen that would serve the r.t.s. is an illusion of part of a precise role in my sense is that in just the last let's take a look at the index numbers on the mice rats energy majors are dragging the index through our work by local oil has managed to sustain the pressure traders say investors are moving their stock

predicts the west might decide on a military strike against iran before summer as crowds gather over tehran following israel's accusations about the islamic state but behind monday's attack on diplomatic personnel. well a circle of tension is contracting around iran as tel aviv accuses it of orchestrating attacks on israeli diplomats it comes amid strained relations in the region with the west deeply concerned over tehran's controversial nuclear program for more on that are to talk to brian bakker a member of the answer antiwar coalition. thank you for joining us on r.t. thank you but does the united states want from tightening the sanctions. there it's even beyond tightening the sanctions now indeed it is the united states government has created an artificial crisis that's first and foremost it's a manufactured crisis iran is complying with the i.a.e.a. iran does not have a nuclear weapon iran is not threaten its neighbors iran has not started a war with any of its neighbors israel on the other hand has hundreds of nuclear weapons and unlike iran refuses to sign a nuclear nonprolife

the west iran remains committed to threatening u.s. interests in the region through its support to terrorists and militant groups, including in iraq and afghanistan, while it remains committed to strengthening its naval, nuclear and missile capabilities. i ran can close the strait of hormuz, however, the agency assesses iran unlikely to initiate or intentionally provoke a conflict. iranian ballistic missiles in development could range across the region and central europe. iran's new space launch vehicle demonstrates progress toward a potential ibcm. iran today has the technical, scientific and industrial capability to eventually produce nuclear weapons. while international pressure against iran has increased, including through sanctions, we assess that tehran is not close to agreeing to abandoning its nuclear program. in iraq they assess baghdad security forces will maintain current security levels this year despite manning shortages and overly centralized command and control. despite perceptions and a need for logistics and tactical community training, iraq is putting forces on th

violence intensifies concern that grows it that if the assad regime falls it's a key ally iran would be left isolated and forced into a more aggressive position. love it has rejected a proposal to make russian its second official language the country's a russian a community which makes up the third of the population initiated the referendum to draw attention to what they call decades of that discrimination. as euro zone nation struggle to get to grips with their financial troubles the idea of a united europe is losing ground at some schools in the bloc are accused of brainwashing pupils into believing that the union is still going strong. and i'm broadcasting live direct from our studios in central moscow this is r t i'm john thomas good to have you with us with syria becoming further engulfed by conflict one of its key allies in the region iran is also feeling the strain experts warn the young rest could cross borders and impact the middle east as a whole analysts are concerned that the collapse of the assad regime would be a devastating blow to iran leaving it isolated and potentia

to the policing the world can be a tiresome job and the latest round of u.s. sanctions against iran is making a difference but not in the way politicians anticipated we'll show you how this squeeze play could actually suffocate the american economy. get your buckets ready because bailouts have become a fount of life in this global economic recession but is this really the best way to do business or should we go back to cut throat capitalism. is monday february twenty seventh five pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for you're watching our team. all want to start off this hour by talking about us policies of interventionism in the past present and future this country is notorious after all for occupying foreign countries with the goals ranging from retaliation to instilling democracy to stopping a civil war and quite often the us government and military alike are surprised at what they find that people in those countries don't want them there and in many cases will risk or sacrifice their own lives to make sure they leave we're seeing a new low point in america's longest war on foldi

a faction. well the drums of war against iran beating louder now in the middle east as israel's saber rattling suggests an attack on the country may not be too far off in the future and israel says if and when they attack the only give the us twelve hours notice so is war with iran just around the corner artie's marina part and i reports. america almost never misses an opportunity to raise its ally ironclad commitment and i mean i don't claim to israel's security has meant the closest military cooperation between our two countries in history both point the proverbial punch at its greatest adversary but there will be no doubt. america is determined to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon and i will take no options off the table ok however for many americans when they really support the rockwell family more of a war against iran doesn't go far no sign of the simply state i'm uncook committed to israel's security you have to promote policies that commit you that show that you're serious about his security israel through these actions feels that that obama is not committed to

. depicts a country iran. to the mounting international pressure and announced an additional fifteen thousand civil service job cuts meanwhile i. postponed until later on tuesday. as pressure mounts on athens with a european commission spokesman saying the deadline has already passed the country must now accept even more painful cuts if it's to get a one hundred thirty billion euro second a lifeline from international creditors if the deal falls through greece is expected to default by the end of march. scray cuts an economic analyst and international lawyer says the greek people will not accept the new measures. there is actually very little choice for greece at the moment both options on the table are very bad you either accept draconian measures from international lenders or you head for the dollar and you default calamitously and it's a chaotic eurozone exit but i must reiterate this for the international audience it's not exactly a technocratic government it's actually a caretaker government under a technocrat prime minister it's the three political leaders that will actually ca

iran share in the shuffle from the school of oriental and african studies says the u.s. approach to iran undermines efforts of the international atomic energy agency. iran has never actually threatened the us this is. policy has been always defense of but in terms of threats coming from the u.s. special a distance is sanctions against iran central bank i think that they're mostly producer director for domestic consumption in the united states as we get closer to the presidential elections in the u.s. we see that each side trying to seem as being more as being tougher visibly iran and this is another move by president obama to satisfy either is rivals or the supporters of his campaign that he's actually taking the tough stand this is sad to see that the u.s. is undermining the work that. fantastic work that is doing with iran and iran itself is trying very hard to keep the environment professional in the face of the recent assassination of uranium scientists which really. was a big blow to the relationship between iran and the i. know that some other world news and before you lose ou

. thanks to thirty cards measure progress you. can say it before. unavoidable. and iran's nuclear program must be targeted with a military strike against the reported. u.n. inspection the fail to resolve the. stories in half an hour from now in the meantime will rising pressure on iran finally explode into a military attack well that's the question peter. cross-talk next. british science. markets finance scandal. find out what's really happening to the global economy because we want. to see. the welcome to crossfire people of paradoxes contradictions and iran is the drumbeat towards war now inevitable as the chattering classes discuss the possible date of israeli attack on iran the us military and intelligence community says iran is not developing nuclear weapons has not demonstrated any intention to do so is this rapidly turning into another dumb war of choice. to the states. to cross-talk a complex situation surrounding around i'm joined by patrick clawson in montreal he is the director for research at the washington institute for near east policy and senior editor of middle eas

foreign threats or domestic activists some believe that new york could eventually be on iran's hit list we have to assume that hezbollah would be the forensic world carry out its part forget iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction its iran's nuclear potential that we should really be afraid of more so the media would have you think police forces in new york are ramping up security efforts is this phobia justified or is it a bunch of static and i was wrong. it's one step forward and two steps back for the u.s. military still fighting a war in afghanistan from you're an aging on bodies of alleged al qaeda members to burning korans and the u.s. win the hearts and minds of the afghan people. tuesday february twenty first five pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wahl and you're watching r.t. . well the u.s. department of defense is calling it the fifth domain of warfare last week r.t. took up the issue of cyber war looking into how defense firms and former u.s. officials are cashing in on security contracts that combat a this new fear now u.s. lawmakers are pushing for more power over the