A direct military aggression for yemen. I really believe that it makes sense for north korea to come to the table and to make a deal u. S. President all trying to strikes a moderate tone on what is perhaps the most delicate stop of his asian toll. And where and harare whereas embalmers president Robert Mugabe has fired his deputy came away from his wife to succeed him. Announce on how much with all the sports news including australias most famous horse race is dominated by one irish family joseph a brand the edges out his father in the thrilling finish to claim the melbourne cup. Saudi arabia has fired another warning shot at iran accusing it of direct military aggression through who see rebels in yemen crown Prince Mohammed bin solomon was referring to the missile fired riyadh from yemen on saturday saudi arabia pointing the finger at teheran for supplying the weapon to iran for its part has dismissed the accusation as quote contrary to reality meanwhile what appears to be the saudi orchestrated resignation of lebanons Prime Minister has thrown the country into political turmoil as a whole day begins our coverage from beirut. It has been three days since lebanese Prime Minister sato had announced his shock resignation he made his statement in saudi arabia and hasnt returned home since instead he traveled to abu dhabi a saudi ally in the anti iranian camp for talks on an escalating political crisis back home but the crisis extends beyond lebanons borders saudi arabia has made clear it wants to curb iranian influence not just here but across the Region Riyadh is accusing iran of what it called direct military aggression by providing hutu rebels in yemen with rockets used to target the kingdom saudi officials have also said the very presence of hezbollah in the lebanese government amounts to a declaration of war. Saudi arabia through a stretch when the lebanese government and people to finish off his blog its an invitation to civil war theres a new front saudi israel and the us against iran. Iran has proxies across the middle east in iraq it controls Paramilitary Forces that are stronger than the state in yemen saudi arabia is in a quagmire unable to defeat the iranian allied hutus in syria it has revolutionary guards and hezbollah troops supporting the government iran has now secured a land core door stretching from to her on through iraq and syria all the way to lebanon where saudi arabia hopes it can change the balance of power. Saudi arabia has long criticize hezbollah it is even classified as a terrorist organization but now. Stronger language and threatening action in the words of the state minister for gulf affairs there will be those who will force hezbollah to return to their caves in southern lebanon. Curbing hezbollahs influence and power wont be easy it is not just an armed group it is a Political Party with strong Popular Support but as of late it has extended its influence beyond lebanons borders. Hezbollahs arms its this is a descent troops to fight alongside syrian president Bashar Assads forces have long been issues of concern among some lebanese factions but it has long resisted calls to disarm and to withdraw from syria its not clear what action saudi arabia will take. Riyadh has a number of options to restrain his below but those options will just target has been in the shia sect they will target all the lebanese economic pressures very possible but i dont believe saudi arabia can pressure has a lot militarily calls for unity are growing louder but lebanon is a deeply divided country in a deeply divided region the political crisis is only worsening and any solution will have to be part of a regional deal said. Beirut. So lets take a closer look at the sources of tension between riyadh and so they saudi arabia and share iran are backing rival science in a range of conflicts across the middle east the two countries have been fighting a proxy war in yemen since. Iran back. In control in the capital while saudi forces are fighting to restore ousted president. They too have a long struggle for influence in lebanon last year they arranged and backed hezbollah and to the Coalition Government leading to a cooling of relations with saudi arabia has increasingly taken a leading role in the war. In neighboring syria helping iranian ally president bashar assad in his fight against rebel groups some backed by saudi arabia on top of all this there is irans growing influence in iraq not least through the powerful shit militias it operates their contribution to saudi arabia sphere but it is increasingly surrounded by states and iranian influence what joined by in block who is a visiting senior fellow at the London School of economics middle east Center Thanks very much for coming in to al jazeera it does feel like all those sort of proxy groups that weve got used to fighting in the region are unraveling is this a major escalation but its certainly a verbal escalate escalation from the Saudi Crown Prince to talk about direct military aggression blaming that on iran is of those a very strong words on the other hand from saudi arabia these days were all getting used to how drama this isnt over its course on the external front not the internal front that weve been looking at in particular but of course the resignation of the lebanese Prime Minister rafik hariri almost certainly saudi instigation or inspiration is another fascinating element in the in the regional dimension of the story the saudi iranian rivalry is a strategic or it seems to be getting worse it seems to have deteriorated particularly since President Trump took office in january of this year people will remember the saudi arabia as a present from first foreign visit he was given a very very warm welcome in riyadh the saudis were delighted that he wasnt president obama who they really disliked largely because of the internationally. Organized Iranian Nuclear deal and that is involvement there and possibly changing the status quo when he did arrive on the scene how much is it now down to three nations who are all involved by various. To greece in that region to calm things down to try and make sure this doesnt stop building into something will well of course words dont necessarily automatically translate into into war georgia will be quite high level but doesnt always magically become conflict i mean its hard to see who would actually benefit from a conflict hizbollah in lebanon is very much in the sights of the israelis but the imbalance between those two plays is enormous his bond is important because its been particularly emboldened by its success in backing president assad in syria and contributed a lot to his survival in syria is probably the most important recent battleground in which the saudis and the iranians have been on on on opposite sides so i think the automatic risk of military action but the whos the rebels who are fighting the Saudi Led Coalition did fire a long range Ballistic Missile that hit riyadh it thats not something that you can just wish your way somebody supplied them with that missile the saudis accuse the iranians its probably more likely to have come from his buddah but the the the direction is clear that confrontation is getting worse i mean these two countries dont have diplomatic relations either lets not forget that they were severed in one thousand nine hundred twenty sixteen over the the hanging of a shia cleric and in saudi arabia its quite a dangerous situation but. Do people actually want to turn that into come but i wouldnt assume automatically that that is the case and just for people watching saudi arabia at the moment looking inward looking all over from the saudis a country fighting on currently being aggressive on not just home obviously with whats going on politically inside the country is the capital blockade that the probably the leading player it and then as you mentioned theres syria theres hezbollah all these different areas and this play was very thin then here i mean what is the thought process really behind all this aggression well i think that i think its all a by a fundamental rivalry between these two powerful countries which have to be regional leaders now iran is a much bigger country. Population terms saudi arabia is undergoing great change the saudis have never shown any appetite for military adventures theyve always preferred that other people do that for no its true with the coalition theyre leading against yemen thats a different story but thats very much in their own yard i think that they are encouraged by President Trumps really barely closer to towards iran in particular but i think that perhaps im speculating here the hope of the others the americans israelis perhaps will take all. Irans role in the region and try to cut it down to size but thats a big calculation to make but it wont necessarily have to thank you very much and that coming into a senior fellow at the l. S. E. The u. N. Has condemned saudi arabias blockade of yemen after catastrophic and its along with International Aid groups are calling on riyadh to lift it fuel prices in yemen have increased more than sixty percent and cooking gas prices have doubled to saudi arabia announced on monday it will close all at land and sea ports to stop the flow of arms into the country but the move is also stopping aid getting in. The situation is catastrophic in yemen its the worst food crisis were looking at in the world today seven Million People on the brink of famine millions of people being kept alive by our humanitarian operation so this is a lifeline that must be continued every single day if the supplies pipeline comes to a halt Food Insecurity will deepen and we will be confronted with an even greater humanitarian crisis food fuel and medicine imports must continue to enter the country Zimbabwes PresidentRobert Mugabe has fired his deputy accusing him of being disloyal the decision removed one of the leading contenders to become a successor with speculation the president s preparing his wife to take over instead. Reports from harare. 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Donald trump passed truck a mark on philip terry note towards north korea during a visit to sell the u. S. President is on the second stop of his tour of asia in met with South Koreans president in and said he still open to negotiations with the north turnabout reports from cell donald trump arrived in south korea on the second and perhaps most delicate leg of his asia tour it brought him to within forty eight kilometers of the border with north korea following his war of words with its leader kim jong there were fears President Trumps presence would provoke some sort of response he described north korea as a worldwide threat that requires worldwide action but his tone was more measured than in the past and he called for pyongyang to come to the negotiating table he said all available tools would be used short of military action but he also stressed americas military capability as we Work Together to resolve this problem using all available tools short of military action. The United States stands prepared to defend itself and its allies using the full range of our unmatched military capabilities if need be south korean president moon jay in said the time was too early to talk to the north but promised a Bright Future if it gave up its nuclear and missile programs. Of the United States has strong sanctions on north korea and i think it will have an effective impact and with china joining the United States it will bring force to the sanctions on north korea with all these International Diplomatic policies i think when there are changes being made it will bring north korea back to the negotiating table trump is the first u. S. President in twenty five years to be treated to a state visit with the first since Ronald Reagan not to visit the Demilitarized Zone the border with north korea instead he went by helicopter to count home for his the largest u. S. Base in south korea he later spoke of the close relationship between the two countries but all that weve built in the decades since our soldiers sacrifice side by side in the struggle for freedom our alliances more important than ever to peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and across the indoor pacific region. Thousands of pro Trump Supporters lined the streets of seoul all those who oppose the u. S. President were kept corralled behind police buses south koreas liberal government is pulling out all the stops to make this visit a success they know they can afford to alienate the president and the United States their defense against north korea depends on a Good Relationship have a joint News Conference trump announced that south korea was to buy billions of dollars worth of military equipment from the u. S. Which would help offset the trade deficit between the two countries and a five year old Free Trade Agreement will be renegotiated trampin. First lady melania were greeted by children and a korean pop star at the blue house and later whats known as a friendship walk through the gardens with president lula and his wife the day ended with a defiant threat from north korea reaffirming its resolve to strengthen its Nuclear Power rhetoric but no action so far so good the trumps first day in south korea to the aljazeera so. Well for more on this lets go to scott snyder in washington hes head of the program on u. S. Korea policy at the council on Foreign Relations thanks very much for joining here joining us here on aljazeera so a couple more conciliatory tone were hearing but is this really a change in president chums actually cheered to the whole situation or was this just because hes now surrounded by South Koreans who want to hear that will consider it your time well certainly the main thing that the South Koreans had been hoping for is that President Trump would stay on script. It appears in his first day in seoul that he has done that he delivered i think the most clear support for the broader Administration Strategy of course of diplomacy toward north korea but i think weve heard from the president himself so far weve always had from north korea that one of the reasons it is so pro Nuclear Weapons is because the americans on the