Launches a new Payment System to bypass american sanctions against iran in a bid to save the 2015 we can deal. With the top stories from the past 7 days on the latest developments as well this is the week on our 2 international. Now fust dont trump made history on sunday becoming the fast sitting u. S. President to north korea he shook hands with kim jong un in the Demilitarized Zone before the 2 need just walked across the demarcation line into the north trump had proposed a meeting just a day audio in a tweet office speaking for almost an hour and stepping briefly and to south korea and kim hailed it as a breakthrough moment. I didnt really expect the spirit. The g. 20 we came over to take over here i want to hold your. Hand we got to be stepping up 1st that was a great honor a lot of very good. Looking President Trump has just walked across the demarcation line that made him the 1st u. S. President to visit our country i believe just looking at this action this is an expression of his willingness to eliminate all the unfortunate past and open a new future. Despite the symbolic new top north Korea Remains under almost total economic blockade due to u. S. Led sanctions Senior Correspondent of discuss the situation with my colleague union oneill here in the studio here today. Trump said to himself the speed is no longer for the essence theyre now talking about progress rather than speed so in that vein theyve now come up with working groups negotiation groups from the north korea from the United States they can get together and they try to find common areas where the where they agree theyre going to start meeting in 2 or 3 weeks so well see if progress comes from that but of course sanctions sanctions are the thing that really never that theyre saying on memory or something or look im looking forward to taking the more i dont like sanctions bring on his country im looking forward but the sanctions remain useful but at some point during the negotiation things can happen and thats what well be talking about it is exactly because of sanctions that the last meeting between the 2 leaders north Korean Leader and donald trump that it came to nothing talks ended 2 hours early and afterwards this is politically quite depressing because there was completely nothing that came out of that. As for north korea they have got the coup of getting a sitting u. S. President on to their land the 1st ever time what else what do they want to hear well donald trump said the North Koreans want to do sanctions to be lifted completely and he said that theres theres no way that that is going to happen and now the north Korean ForeignForeign Affairs minister came out and said no we are asked to we asked for sanctions to be lifted partially and that the United States demanded something extra. To denuclearization to to go ahead and begin lifting sanctions which he said is an acceptable this is a manifestation of the most extreme hostile acts by the United States all of you speak clearly to the fact that the world dream of the United States. To bring us to our knees by means of sanctions and pressure has not changed at all but grows even more undisguised the u. S. Senate and thursday passed a bill that would allow for the strengthening of sanctions with the with regards to north korea soon so you know there is a trust issues well sanctions is the issue that this is the overriding theme is that is there any sense do we have an idea when they may be lifted or otherwise theyre looking for concrete details concrete achievements before they begin lifting sanctions and they want them verified but again its going to take time so denuclearization efforts progress to be put in place and then verified by the United States. But as i said trust big issue we dont expect. To of the truth thats where were going to verify any denuclearization that takes place thats why we will ensure that we see actual on the ground on the ground outcomes were not going to take anyones word for it this is going to take time and a lot of effort and they need to keep talking. Political commentator john white thinks that despite the latest step forward there is still deep distrust between washington and pyongyang. And i think when you see the merest politics of gesture rather than substance the North Koreans will be mindful of the greed of the believe they were trapped after a single fortunately began to dismantle so many of text you could test the facilities in the Center Testing to see these or the printers that would be a quid pro quo running out of the from the americans in the form of the lifting of some of the sanctions North Koreans only through to their course or not was not the case in the tank sanctions were actually taken to do something with koreans can afford to trust these gesture politics as before let me talk to some of those forces in singapore just mention the trade and the 2nd in vietnam ala this year and out of these incidents or come to think of come up to ground 0 so the North Koreans will be mindful of that law so be mindful on a way the level of the way the americans are are going after they are really into leaders been advocating and regime change and actively openly agitating towards reaching regime change in venezuela and well actually a concert of the ilk of john bolton and michael micrometer positions in the trunk or nutrition trust is the key issue. The troubled relationship between the u. S. And russia was also back in the spotlight this week as well as got together at the g. 20 summit in japan in the us following all the action for us in a. You may like it or not but the 20 year round table isnt the biggest summit attention grabber the reality is that everyone is keen to know what happens at the socalled buy a last and the one that the media was hungry for the most happened on friday the face to face between donald trump and Vladimir Putins one and a half hours behind closed doors or wait the journalists were there just for a little bit at the very beginning not to the delight of mr trump. And to a cleese trying to make american journalists leave him alone on one particular matter donald trump said this. Was. Going to bring a whole lot of. Soon after time after time the president s kept repeating how happy they war with how they got along the meeting was good and business we discussed a whole area of issues which are of interest to russia and the United States we spoke about their economic relations russia sees the american businesses their interest in developing better relations with russia we had a discussion we had a great actually we had a great discussion president putin most of it was really a tremendous discussion i can see trade going out with russia we could do fantastically well we do very little trade with russia which is ridiculous frankly so from now on the top diplomats of russia and america will be working together on a new framework for global arms control plus the administrations agree. To join afterwards to boost mutual trade and donald trump is considering coming to moscow in may next year he was invited there for the victory Day Celebrations another leader who got an invitation by the kremlin was Emmanuel Macron and we found out here and saw mr mccraw and wont have a problem with saying hello when he comes to russia. So as you can see great vibes that that late night meeting to like when putin was with you case to resume a for the 1st time in 3 years london is set to remain cold war mode with moscow the good news though is those who were in panic mode because of us china trade wars can breathe with relief for now were going to continue the negotiation we agreed that i would not be putting tariffs on the 325000000000. 00 that i would have the ability to put it on if i wanted to have a tremendous relationship with president nobody else would have the deal that we were getting tens of billions of dollars from china coming in and deed donald trump xi Jinping Bilad worked its magic no new import tariffs for the time being and further talks to try and and the trade wars all together now everyone who is really making this planet spin angle maracle Shinzo Abi Mohamed bin. And aired on who by the way heard for the 1st time from donald trump that washington wasnt treating fairly sometimes got their fair share of headline making and we as journalists got to know. Quite a few amusing moments here and all soka. Twit different corner of the globe the European Union has launched a new Payment System aimed at helping fans bypass u. S. Sanctions against iran its called the european financial settlement mechanism or in stacks of laos funds to avoid u. S. Trade restrictions which were reimposed off to washingtons withdrawal from the 2015 minute deal washington has condemned the european news warning of that use the new platform could be barred from the u. S. Financial system meanwhile irans foreign minister has accused the u. S. Of violating International Law with its latest threats against his country President Trump should remember that we dont live in the. United nations road trip to force is easy. Job in south was referring to Donald Trumps threat to obliterate iran if iran attacks anything american and when asked about the possibility of war the u. S. Need to boast that it would be a quick. Iraq which we know shares a border with iran and host thousands of american troops has voiced its alarm over the stand off the iraqi president said his country will not be used as a staging ground for any kind of military action. The american troops the Coalition Troops in iraq again at the invitation of the Iraqi Government for the specific exclusive mission of fighting isis we do not want to be a staging post for any hostile action against any of our neighbors including iran however the us secretary of state mike compare claims that everyone has a full responsibility for the. Americas and everything it can to deescalate if there is conflict if there is war if there is a kinetic activity it will be because the iranians made that choice of course europeans have their own grievances when it comes to donald trump and nato but when it comes to iran they sure some of these concerns or alleged concerns with regard to Irans Nuclear industry missile in this Regional Power and so on and so forth it is widely believed the europeans are not going to take action and they just want iran to continue providing you know playing this role and complying with us on the takings in a win lose game clear deal you know the nuclear deal was to be a win win game but what we see now is a 0 sum game with iran paying the costs europeans and americans you know living their merits and iran believes that it should be a win win or lose lose game therefore if you are all here do not rush to provide one with some hope i believe busy eventually. There will have you no problem in their ties with iran. And a Washing Powder that has sparked outrage in pakistan by promoting gender equality that story on more off to the break. All. Seem wrong why dont we all just dont all. Get to shape out these days. And engage because the trail. When so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy. Let it be an arms race is on the off and spearing Dramatic Development only loosely im going to resist i dont see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. While come back an aerial Washing Powder commercial has triggered outrage among religious conservatives in pakistan it shows women taking on traditionally male roles. They add to a strong reaction on social media with some people calling for action against proctor undoubtable the us fans behind the aerial brand. Boycott burial were muslim and we love our culture or religion and our rituals the government should take strict action against ariel brand i miss my request to all my dear pakistanis that please boycott ariel a soon as possible because religion comes 1st and this is our responsibility to protect our religion boycotts ariel Prime Minister of pakistan we want ariel cloth washing detergents banned in pakistan immediately for driving and spreading anti islamic campaigns through media we asked our guests for that take on the detergent and how far Foreign Companies should go in pushing religious boundaries. I dont think its a big u. S. Companies job to insert themselves into pakistani culture or if it was women speaking up against their own culture that would be one thing but i feel that its very wrong for a western company to come in and insert themselves in a culture that maybe isnt adapted the same way that American Culture has and a lot of these women it has been their position and their desire to see a change within their country their desire has been for women to have more rights to you know education to Financial StabilityFinancial Empowerment thats come from within the culture so for these women to be on the commercial simply gives them a platform to add enhanced their voice that theyve already been using this kirshner may set back that agenda this commercial may set back that initiative for these women this commercial may create children are you married at the age of would it be a gala can it be i understand how much how were not sure brady and i are getting to know marilyn company in jail getting them said are willing to you know why why you came saying how i see any women i think theyre really pushing the envelope when theyre dealing with sharia law and just like i dont want sharia law to come here to america and take over my western American Values i dont necessarily think i think its very confrontational to go into a country that does have sharia and insert western values there has never in the history im just curious if youre going to acknowledge that im type of knowledge that without women or men who are willing to speak youre not going to acknowledge if we were in america in the 1928 it were not about women sitting up it was not america again its not america if we were in america at its peak you would tell that it is and not to marilyn to speak up against lavery because it would put people at risk of being lynched. Im finding this hour the un special rapporteur on torture. Has voiced concern over the treatment of Julian Assange who is serving prison time in the u. K. In a report no smelts argues that the wiki leaks founder has been slandered by the media to divert attention from the crimes exposed by wiki leaks he also claims his songs were subjected to psychological torture during his 7 years inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in london mr meltzer told us why he thinks Media Outlets refused to publish his article. Some of them said it wasnt high enough on their news agenda some of them said that it was not within their core area of interest but you know there have been reporting all of them on the case of Julian Assange when it was about his cat and his skateboard and kind of the allegations that he smeared excrements on the walls but when you have a serious piece that actually tries to do you mask this this public narrative to actually show the facts below it then theyre not interested. In the songs as current as 1000 or 50 weeks sentence in the u. K. For skipping bail in 2012 he is expected to face a u. S. Extradition hearing in fabry next year. Last month mr moussa highlighted a songes prison conditions as a major concern the wiki leaks founder was said to show an unarmed deterioration and his mantle of physical state the u. K. Responded by saying not so was wrong to interfere and should leave it to british courts to make bad judgments here is not so much now as meltzer again on his encounter with the songs i knew that i was going to get into a very politicized environment when i visited Julian Assange i didnt know him before so i took with me to experienced medical experts of psychiatry and the forensic expert that have worked for decades in examining torture victims just to go to the objective scientific and medical basis for my assessment and what they found is a person who shows all the symptoms that are typical for a person who has been exposed to prolonged psychological torture he has been exposed to public mourning now thats a slippery slope you know were going to be in a debate when its 2 side its been more being basically Something Like mudslinging thats not torture yet but when you start exposing a isolated individual who cannot defend himself to a sustained campaign of shaming of humiliation or ridicule of even Death Threats and calls for his assassination and hes completely isolated then that can cause severe psychological trauma. The news media listed by a nose mouth so how to respond to requests for comment from r. T. For a closer look at the un rapid findings and and link to his report on the songe had to r. T. Dot com well thats how our news roundup looks for now ill be here with more in 2 minutes i do hope youll join me next the Author International is going underground. So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy. Let it be an arms race. Very Dramatic Development only personally im going to resist i dont see how that strategy will be successful its very critical. To sit down and talk. A lot. That will reject. The president. Actually going to be the 1st to support them before 3 of the more people. Interested in the waters. There should. Go and welcome to worlds apart the u. S. Or rainy and have all become a staple of the middle east politics that parade as usual with verbal assaults and sanctions but the latest round of altercations also brought in something new serious assaults on oil tankers in the gulf of oman and most recently called the strikes on 3 iranian targets somebody is clearly playing with fire in this already smoldering region but what for people to discuss that im now joined by. Iranian journalist and political analyst mr. Thank you very much for coming over into our studio is good to be with you now compared to last week it looks like the world has avoided a major escalation between washington and tehran President Trump proudly called off a strike on iranian facilities against the counsel of most of his security advisers who have been told arent you glad there is such a cautious and daal vish president in the white house. You know i think the reason that they have not attacked iran so far is not that they didnt want but i would say that they couldnt do it because they cannot predict what would happen in the aftermath of such a military conflict with iran trump is thinking of a short and quick war with iran but i would say that that would not be the case and lots of things can happen iran can close the strait of hormuz this can be traced to other parts of the region including the gulf of other than iran can use its proxy forces its missile capacity it has Cyber Attacks as well as different tools like resuming the. Lets say. Capacity or potential that the country has but. I would say the americans if they could have if they could they would have targeted iran in the rain and sides they didnt because they couldnt lets talk about this suppose it a promise for this council to attack it was the iranian taking down of an American Navy drone which at least according to the russian intelligence happened within the rainy and air space if thats indeed the case then iran had. So for the right to do what it wanted to do. Dont you think that that might have been the reason that spoke trump that they suppose it causes bally for the strike is so weak this is something according to the reports been hearing from american me that they said that they refrained to do so because they thought they felt that they thought that it happened in inside the iranian airspace iran clearly and transparently announced that because the drone enter into iran in the airspace they target that they wanted to send a warning to the United States by saying that if they aggressive in the territory they will target said that if they wanted to attack they would have killed about 150. 00 people in the rain inside but the question comes to me is that americans attack a country in the past why Nuclear Bombs do they really care about killing 150 people and then maybe they do because donald trump is a very unusual president you can be very critical about him but he has. I think he has hes redeeming qualities at least and what i found very interesting is that he made this his decision as i said against the counsel of most of his security advisers and we are talking not about only john bolton who is always ready to you know bomb any country he sees but also you know his last hawkish advisers and one thing that i was kind of wondering about because its clearly not trying to sound that drone into the iranian air space do you think that was just the routing mistake or do you think that there were some forces perhaps in the United States who wanted that drawn to be in that territory and to be shot down and the events to kind of spiral down from there i would say that you know about one year ahead of president ial election in the United States a war or a military conflict can bring energy cry. As in the region as the george bush the father by attacking the coates this cost as presidency back then i dont think trump wants to mean. Yes to attack that he is worried about the after math of the attack and thats why he made the decision his very because he wants to. Run for office again he wants to have reelection and he needs to be cautious and if they he has some advice to favor a military attack against iran now my questions may sound a bit conspiratorial and yet weve had a series of several mysterious events already happening in the region which theoretically at least could have served as a promise for a strike on iran im talking about the attacks on oil tankers in the gulf of amman 4 in may and hue in june do you see any connection between those events and potentially the drone incident well i think they can be somehow relevant in terms of being suspicious because. Iran and the United States both have announced that they are not after a military war in the region so but there are some other 3rd parties or even some elements in it within the United States and within the trumpet the ministration who aspire year to see a war between iran and the United States they want and thats why we have been seeing these things iran has been denouncing condemning these things while iranian leader was meeting the Prime Minister of japan one of those incidents happened in the sea of oman this doesnt make sense for iran to do such a thing at that timing exactly against the japanese tankers and i think in this situation where theyre iran is expected to react to the