deliberately of send refuge as monday. thanks so much a quick look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. the united states has vetoed a widely backed resolution for full united nations membership of palestinians, a proposed stage of palestine. the usa as an independent palestinian state should be established through negotiations between israel and the kind of thing in the polity. not through you an extra with both. the jewelry has been selected and donald trump's hush money trial. it's the 1st criminal trial. a former us president has ever had to face 7 men and 5 women will decide whether trump full to 5 business records been paying off and adult film actress ahead of the 2016 presidential election trunk goals. the fine politically motivated police have what i said, more than a 100 students at the profile of sitting in front desk at new york's columbia university. the protest is what demanding the university divest from corporations.

they said, well, profiting from israel industry action in does uh, what do you said the demonstration was non violent and the focused on the city of colorado police of shots and the buttons, suicide bumper. and another minutes and as they attacked the vacant, counting 5 japanese nationals, the 5 passengers survived and to be moved into police protection. there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. french prime minister gabrielle upshaw has promised a crackdown on school violence in france. this follows a series of attacks on students by other school children with at least one for 10 to take. the pledge comes as the government tries to reclaim ground on security from fall, right, all the patients ahead of your opinion, actions in june. a quick recap now off our top story that have been reports of the sound of explosions in the sky near the uranium

city of east for han, early this morning. but i mean, if you base a nuclear facility located in individuals have said that drones was shut down and there was no major damage. iran has played down the incident and indicated no plans for the television. european commission president also off on the line called on, is run it on and the allies to refrain from escalation in the middle east. now, foreign ministers from the g 7 group of nations are meeting on the italian island of capri, one of the key voices. we are waiting to hear from in response to the events in iran, ace from the us secretary of state anthony blinking escrow style took a pre and listen in we will, we will come back to that uh uh, live when that gets under way, but uh uh corresponded in july, so identity is on net can free and we can speak to her. now,

do you know any reactions as yet uh, from the g 7 foreign ministers to these uh, latest incidents as well. we've had the official communiques of the g 7 published already and we've heard from the host country already from italy's, for a minister. and tony will tell yani. and we've heard that obviously the issue which the news of which came in the early hours of the morning here on campus. he was put at the top of the agenda this morning. the leaders and the for ministers were actually meant to discuss the security situation in the, in the pacific. but they did end up having to discuss reports of strikes any ron and what they have called and what has been the key word here over the last 3 days is the escalation of the foreign ministers here have again called for the parties involved to avoid a broader escalation, that would cause a possibly an open war,

but greater disability ation in the middle east. and we've also heard from the communicate that leaders here committed to possibly imposing more sanctions on the ron. if iran were to continue with a behavior that a could pose a greater risk of escalation, they have addressed in general. the situation in the middle east have called for the escalation and have called for the parties there to act in a reasonable way. not the 1st time do some foreign ministers have issued the appeals like this. i mean, individually they have uh do their think that is having an impact as well. what they've said, for example, about sanctions and what we know about sanctions is that the g 7 as a body cannot impose itself sanctions because the different countries that are part of the group of a 7, for example, the united states or german and friends who are instead,

members of the european union, they have different legislation and they have to go back to the drawing board and come up with sanctions then individually. but they do think that this kind of messaging can bring forward the parties involved israel. ron, but also you ron's proxies in other countries with ease for example, in yemen or his vala in level non to tone it down and avoid a bigger escalation again in the community, but also from italy. as for minister to jani, we heard that they have called on you ron, to stop uh, for example, financing his block in lebanon, and to stop stoking the fire, also in neighboring countries around israel and neighboring countries in the region to avoid a bigger conflagration. you spoke about it please, 5 minutes to antonio. i mean, he spoke at the press briefing just a few minutes ago. let's just listen to what you have to say. and then we continue talking through that we have condemned to

the recent attack on the pots of around against the israel. the, the g 7 support supports israel's independence, but we invite all parties to work to avoid any escalation. and that's, i'm coaching out documents and the g 7 will work towards that result. we also written that we want to continue to work to stabilize the situation, avoid any escalation, and we sca old potties so to make a positive contribution towards this collective method, we ask a run to cease his relations with homeless and to stop supporting his beloved and

we have not excluded the possibility of with the uptake of, um, don't think sanctions or of the measures in response to a recent events or in response to any the stabilizing actions which may be taken and don't know if any, they're talking about a sanctions a july when it comes to real options of the g 7 has to try and calm the situation, i'll be essentially just talking about sanctions as yeah. what we see in the communique is mostly that focus on going forward with sections in the individual countries that are part of the g 7 then implementing those sanctions. but this is something that we've seen the g 7 do in the past. the group of the 7 most industrialized a liberal democracies has been dealing with

a lot of big crisis over the last 2 or 3 years, starting with the krona virus pin them and then going into rushes war against ukraine. and that was also a case when the g 7 under the german presidency, numerous times a named a coming up with new sanctions against russia in their results in their communicate . and then the individual countries did go ahead and implement those sanctions. so the g 7 was a good coordinating group, a during rushes weren't ukraine and still happening now to co ordinate among the different countries on how to implement sanctions. which sections might be more efficient in delivering results. and it seems that that is now translating when it comes to this crisis of the conflict in the middle east, and also the growing tensions between iran and israel. and that is something that the countries seem to want to coordinate here within the form of the g 7. and then go home and implement those sanctions, right?

really with the time being. but thanks so much for joining us from pre d, the correspondent join us of denny. and if you're just joining us, let's bring you up to speed with uh, what is going on that are reports of explosions around the data in a city of, uh, east. uh huh. and these are reports coming from friday morning that on says it's a defense systems were activated at a nearby military base, and a nuclear facility shooting down a number of drones. meanwhile, us media reporting is ratified at least one beside invitation for an event in rocket. and drone attack last weekend slash is mike the sky above the iran in watts and ledge to be and is really attack iran state media reported loud sounds. being hood near the city of east, behind the area or is home 2 important defense facilities and

a large nuclear seem to be a tech prompted flight divisions across around 2 to 5. i mean by daybreak the incident was being down played by cover use of the state media reporting, the city was come and emphasizing that. nothing was out of the ordinary for doors. so the, there were some loud sounds that were heard in the east stuff. the city of s, 100, this was related to the air defense system as the we told you. and our viewers before triggered by the presence of the 3 small drones that were present in that area. other than that, nothing has happened. everything is back to normal. use the officials have reportedly told media that israel is behind the incident. it's will cabinets has been debasing its response to a large scale rainy and messiah tac last week. and iran said it had

retaliated to a presumed is riley strike on the roms, embassy and syria. which killed 13 people is rails. our national security ministers seemingly unimpressed with its legs. this move, posting the wood feeble, and the social media update and condemned the suspected strike while egypt owed for strange from all policies. the you and other regional leaders are also cooling for come, or we have to do all everything possible that all sides refrain from the escalation in that region. we have seen the mass of attacked withdrawals that massage round about 300 right here on, on as well. if it is absolutely necessary that the region space stable and that's all sides refrain from further action. moving, i believe israel and you run to de escalate and hopes of keeping this latest middle

east violence from spiraling out of control. and i know you spoke with the splendid rebecca visitors in jerusalem on this developing story. and aust, if there is any confirmation from east red on, if it was behind these attack or no, no official confirmation there ocean. i will preface everything by saying, you know, that this is in fact a developing story in the picture of just what happened, how it happened and who was the perpetrator is still becoming clear. what we do know largely comes from on name sources that report in launch the u. s. media, but also some is randy media and iranian media. so, you know, just to let you know, just to make sure that everybody understands that this is still a very much a developing story and the picture is still emerging. what i can tell you as you're heading, that report, that us officials telling many us outlets that they have concern. this was an as

riley strike and we're hearing reports that the us were inspect one to the strike was likely within 48 hours. we know that explosions were reported all over. that is for one area and video circulating shows what suddenly appears to be into sections is right. um, iranian raw, the state media saying that the a defense was activated and officials in around saying a 3 drugs were shot down. now, as i mentioned, is ro hasn't commented, we have reached out to the military for a response, but they have not responded to us or to anyone. it appears they tend not to comment on these attacks. but, you know, we were hearing in the lead up to the overnight attack. the israel was very certainly determined to respond and it was being cold that they do so in a limited manner. it's certainly a piece that that may have been the case. and if confirmed it took me, seems that many people here in the region allies will be breathing,

or even even short lived the sigh of relief. that things didn't, at least for the moment escalate. further. let's talk about the city of is fine. yeah, because we're talking about these uh uh these, the, these explosions around in and around the city of it's for han, which is also where sites associated with it on the new care program, or would that make it a potential target that's definitely hard to say. but as you rightly point out, is the hahn is a region that is home to a large a base. there's also a major missile production complex complex, as you pointed out, several nucleus sites there as well. uh, it certainly could be the reason why that region was the target of this suspected attack. we know though, from rainy and officials, and it's also been confirmed by the atomic energy agency saying that none of the nuclear facilities were in fact damaged. we're not sure where,

what was the targeted p is more likely that a military base in the area was the potential target. and that might signify a tit for tat attack because it was indeed an air base and military base in israel that was hit by one of the missiles from the a rainy and retaliatory attract tack over the weekend. you said earlier, rebecca, the east bed was determined to respond to talk to us a bit about any pressure, if at all by mr. benjamin netanyahu was under to respond. so i think it's very safe to say that benjamin netanyahu, the wall cabinet. i have been under immense pressure from all sides domestically internationally. when a home you're, you're looking at a pressure from within his own coalition from whole cushman, because of that coalition on the far right. really pushing for a strong fees, rapid response to a saturday's metallic tree of attack, cooling for a much bigger response than what we've seen if it is indeed confirmed that this was

the response. you have, of course, the international pressure, particularly from the us, but also from the you. we had gem and foreign minister on a late a bad bulk on the u. k. foreign minister, david cameron here this way, cooling full restraint. that has been the message from the western community. indeed, nobody wants to see this a spill out into a major or more major conflict. and that is, you know, everybody will be signing a sort of sense of relief as we have been hearing from a right. and for officials that there is no applied at retaliatory attack. so it could well be that for the moment, things on that front have come down somewhat, but the region of course remained credibly hot and nothing can be guaranteed in this region. it is very volatile. rebecca, thanks very much for that correspondence. rebecca, it does important from journals them the political scientists i leave for the job is director of the center for middle east and global order. i, lia he gave me his assessment well, there are

a lot of details that are not confirmed yet, but of course we can suggest that it's very likely that you know what happened in terms of the strike on the wrong. but also on southern syria has been carried on out by israel. and how do you read the in response to this uh, sofa as well the right side is clearly playing down what has been happening or they're talking about. so it'd be arriving at different systems successfully shooting down a small, small drones, commercial drones even. so they're even belittling what has happened. so this is very much signaling that'd be around in sun has no appetite whatsoever for any kind of retaliation. and how will that go down in the day and in domestic public? well, the downgrade is also

a signal to the domestic support. so base that nothing has nothing major has happened. so there was no, uh, sure for your on to potentially retaliate of course. uh there is always, uh you know, the possibility of retaliation, but i don't think that we're gonna see any escalation from here on because the wrong aside is uh, you know, are still not interested in an old out tour. uh, so this remains uh, you know, a core, uh, you know, interest from the around inside. so they are not interested in ridge county 18 and reacting to this in a manner that could provoke further tips of tops. and that could spiral you out of control and going into an offshore. i mean, it's interesting to say that i need because they didn't, and foreign minister was speaking to a us media outlets. and he had promised the exact opposite of what you're saying. if it is around what to attack iran for. yeah. and more

importantly than your ones for administer or the i r g. c, a commander hosting. so allow me uh foot on the april. uh 1st attack uh by a wrong on easy last weekend. had suggested that iran had now a circle of you, a question that would, you know, say that any attack from israel on iranian figured as interest would be responded to by a retaliation from inside iran in territory. so this indeed was a new question and all of that, but i would be careful because it's really, you know, it also or associated with risk if this new in question is puts in place. this would mean, you know, a highlighting a new quality of explanation between the 2 sides and what's to be around your reaction to what has happened. so, you know, uh, last night suggest is that uh, maybe this really in question is not going to be put in practice in every single

incident. because the strategic calculations still remain in place. which is that it would be immensely costly for the iranian side to uh, you know, to go uh for a lot more uh, with ease well and potentially the united states. but so walk, no, not at this. it is a state of plan that we are in, and you're talking about this new aggression, but doesn't apply to every instance. what happens now is it, it in proxies that continue to try and attack is really interesting. is there a response to them? what are we looking at now as i think this is the past and that you just described that we have been observing over the last half a year in the context of that as a war is likely to continue regardless of the events i think on april 1st, but also last night. and so i think from these really, sorry,

this has been also kind of a middle ground. do they found a officers here as well meeting. so they had and you know, calls from the international community and see towards is really a restraint us. so these really seems, seem to have, you know, demonstrated to kind of show for us so that they could penetrate, you know, you're on an aerospace, uh, but this also singles that there is no interest at this point from these very side to provoke iran into a larger, military, contract confrontation, electrical compared to other countries in the region. so egypt for instance, has aust it on an israel to exercise restraint. you have hold on, we just calling it and he's really attacked and has condemned it. and what, how do god always companies of the region look at this? i mean, what does that take going to be, or?

well, there vide so interest of the countries that you mention, but most notably, the countries in the persian gulf region, you know, the united arab emirates, but also sod ravia are extremely worried about. so one thing only, which is stability. and so they want to, uh, you know, to, uh, to use all diplomatic channels that they have in order to calm down the escalating tensions between iran and israel, which could be the stabilizing. and which would be politically, but especially to cut off because it costly for many of the states in the region. i did want to comment on uh, on, on the cut the, because there were reports that the author is unhappy with the way things are running. and it could potentially withdraw, or at least lower its involvement when it comes to negotiations. but it's been

a part of how do you, how do you see got those, those funds there? well, also the advisors side is very much interested in stability in the region. and so they've been, of course, trying to pay i because of their connections to i'm us, but also to your wrong they've been very involved and, you know, even in diplomatic, you know, efforts towards calming down regional politics. so i think the target position here is also very much geared towards establishing a stability really the, the bad for the timing. but thanks so much for joining us today. i live at the job director of the center for middle east and a global order. thanks. so much thank you. and i asked the chief political correspondent, nina, how does uh, if there have been any initial reactions here in germany from the government. i have indeed a spokesperson for the tons level of choice. just said the gemini is cooling for

the escalation, but that loose situation still remains unclear that so far they don't have any information that these were indeed attacks. and that the embassy into ron remains open. the german government says that they want to use all channels that they have to prevent further escalation of the situation. now the german foreign minister is currently in italy holding talks with g 7 count of hans that are and we're hearing that that topic was put on the agenda this continuously to so we'll hope hopefully also have a statement from the german town. so that will f shows himself, but the government, again today condemned iran, massive attack on israel over the weekend and said that it was of unprecedented nature. and of course, it is also triggers of debates about germany's position towards the um, the leaders in iran, as far as their position is concerned, they've been calling for

a clear response from the german government towards iran. and the molars are raising. they want to put the topic on the agenda next week in parliament and say that the german government needs to revisit. it's around strategy. they say that it's not acceptable. let me is still one of the leading nations when it comes to trade with iran. but the government today said that the trade with iran is at the historic low germany you said is calling for the escalation in the garden situation . but germany has also been edging this, trained from israel as in central and i miss on it that expired on last weekend. and if this is indeed and is rarely attack, how does that reflect on germany's influence on prime minister nathan? yeah. whose government as well uh, the foreign minister and the valve on has been engaged in what is known as shuffled diplomacy. so she has been to the region 7 times since. uh how much loans the terror attack in israel last year in october. and she has met with is really

representative of several times and it's always a tight rope walk for the german government of course. and where they do stress is where as right to defend itself, they do stress israel's right to exist. now of course, w sees itself as the country that has a special responsibility towards israel, but, and there is always a debase about just how far can the current is really government actually go in terms of defending itself. so the total via german government representative has changed over recent months with all the old ministers and also the german chancellor trying to also adds these really government to so restrained when it comes to the, the activities in gaza. and is trying to put more of a stress on helping palestinians in the region, opening board as to less and more humanitarian a. but it is definitely

a tight rope walk. now some people are arguing that it is vital that there are still countries that have an influence on the x rays and that at the moment, i mean these seem to be the us and germany. you are speaking of tone a little while back foreign minister and then a bad bulk was recently in east round where she impulsively had heated talks with prime minister benjamin netanyahu to be no more than that. so yeah, i just spoke about how subtle diplomacy and so this week was her 7th trip to the region. she did meet the is really a premier. and apparently this time around there was an escalation in the tools as built newspapers. so germany's biggest tablet reports build quoted from a transcript of the conversation um that they got from is riley channel where they say that natania apparently showed on the battle of pictures of markets in gaza. full with food and pictures of happy people in the beach. and then fabric is quoted as saying that these pictures are wrong. and then there was an escalation with new

tongue out. apparently a saying that we are not like the nazis why he referred to fabricate, to stick to is that the nazis during the 2nd world war and posted to the well to show that everything was going fine, where they had inmates post of, of, uh, the wall so ghetto for happy pictures. so this is of course an extreme accusation. and then the german government has reacted and said that the this is misleading. it was an intense conversation, but the details of that transcript, apparently a not correct. you know how the in berlin, thanks very much for those updates and jones off the phones has a this to say about the latest developments in it, on the logo on it on, on the new situation of revenue run. we called on everyone to continue to contribute to the escalation and the future at the tone. and that's what we'll fight. so toggle to do is come up to the escalation remains the order of the day.

and we will talk about this with all our friends and allies and work together in this direction in the minds i'm going to have these are based on the truck. how so i'm out of house on is a research fellow for middle east policy of the international institute for strategic studies. he told us how the events and iran i've been received in the gulf states. so there's a lot of anxiety in the gulf at the moment. there's a lot of anxiety towards is where you recognize this, and it's a desire to escalate that by again targeting gearing and confidence in damascus. because if the situation which escalates much wider, if the us were to be dragged into a wider confrontation and more direct competition with the wrong, that's obviously but to the gulf states at the risk of parting because they play host to us forces and us military bases and could therefore become the target, i'll be radian, retaliation or retribution. they're also very worried about the reading an effect

on as well. because in a sense that previews a nightmare scenario for them. iran would use hundreds of missiles, drones, and attempts to saturate and penetrate their defenses. and of course the gulf states are not as capable as as well. and they would more likely than not, not receive the level of western support. that is why it has received an order to intercept such an attack. so for them, there is a lot of reason and then lots of calls for anxiety. and i think what they would like to see is a very rapid disconnection of the situation. and that was the middle east policy research, our house on our house, on speaking to us earlier on now to the days a 2nd, a big story. the was largest democratic election has kicked off as people in india hits to the polls. voting for what is called the looks of uh that's the new house of parliament. but you continue on to the 1st of june, nearly a 1000000000 eligible voters up and down the country with the cost their ballots in

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