Is now won all three of his meetings this year and afterwards admitted a match was too close for comfort. I afterwards admitted a match was too close for comfort. Too close for comfort. I didnt lose hepe. Too close for comfort. I didnt lose hope, but too close for comfort. I didnt lose hope, but i too close for comfort. I didnt lose hope, but i thought, too close for comfort. I didnt| lose hope, but i thought, 0k, too close for comfort. I didnt i lose hope, but i thought, ok, i have to give everything that i have to give everything that i have to give everything that i have to try to give myself the opportunity to be close. I played great points to make that 3 played great points to make that 3 all. After that, ijust go for it. If i lose it, at least i went for it. Thats all i thought in that moment. These kinds of matches i thought in that moment. These kinds of matches can i thought in that moment. These kinds of matches can go i thought in that moment. These kinds of matches can go both kinds of matches can go both Ways Kinds of matches can go both ways. But it was not my day. He played ways. But it was not my day. He played better in important moments and, you know, thats it. Moments and, you know, thats it i moments and, you know, thats it i am moments and, you know, thats it. Lam proud moments and, you know, thats it. I am proud again of a great week it. I am proud again of a great weekend it. I am proud again of a great week and the finals here last year. Week and the finals here last year. So week and the finals here last year, so its for sure a place where year, so its for sure a place where i year, so its for sure a place where i love to play and, yeah, so im where i love to play and, yeah, so im already looking forward to next so im already looking forward to next year. So im already looking forward to next year so im already looking forward to next year. The international Cricket Calendar to next year. The international Cricket Calendar is to next year. The international Cricket Calendar is about to next year. The international Cricket Calendar is about to Cricket Calendar is about to start. And when s first game is on saturday against bangladesh. Due to be hosts until political unrest in the Country Led to the tournament being relocated to the uae. Scotland are involved in the Opening Game against the same opponents and what will be the first appearance in a womens World Cup. I appearance in a womens world cu. ~ , appearance in a womens world cu, ~ ,. , cup. I think its massive. Hepefully cup. I think its massive. Hepefully it cup. I think its massive. Hopefully it can cup. I think its massive. Hopefully it can inspire l cup. I think its massive. Hopefully it can inspire some people. The amount of Support Weve got back home has been absolutely incredible. Hopefully people can now see that it hopefully people can now see thatitis hopefully people can now see that it is a sport where there is something to work towards. You get to go to global events, World Events and come to things like the World Cup which you never got to do before. So hopefully that can get more people involved. The hopefully that can get more people involved. Hopefully that can get more people involved. The final of the louis people involved. The final of the Louis Vuitton people involved. The final of the Louis Vuitton Cup people involved. The final of i the Louis Vuitton Cup continued off the coast of barcelona on wednesday. The series that decides whether in us britannia or the italians will take on New Zealand for the Americas Cup later this month. Having won both the days raises, they now have a 6 4 lead in the first of seven series and therefore only need one more victory to see them through. Sir Mark Cavendish has said it will be really nice to race as a Knight Commander after he received a knighthood at Windsor Castle earlier on. The 39 Euros finish the season with a record breaking 35th Stage when in the tour de france. He says he wont ride the race again but still keen to complete his season on the road. Cavendish said one of his children expected him to emerge from the ceremony wearing a suit of armour after being knighted. That would have been a site. Thats all the sport from ostinato. What a legend he is on the bike. Thank you very much. We talked in the last Half Hour about the target Options Israel is considering. Top of the list the atomic Weapons Capability that iran has continued to develop since the Trump Administration pulled out of the nuclear deal in 2015. Iran is the only non nuclear Weapons Country to produce 60 enriched uranium and is considered to have enough near Weapons Grade Nuclear Fuel for around three bombs. Estimates vary of how long it would take iran to build that nuclear weapon. But last year, gen. Mark milley, the then chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff, told congress that in his view it would only take them a Matter of months. Nuclear weapon. Back with us on the programme, Ali Vaez Iran Project Director at the crisis group. Always good to get your analysis. In fact, today i was just reading a thread that you reposted from the director of global risk at the federation of american scientists. And he says iran in his view is within weeks of producing enough material for a weeks of producing enough materialfor a bomb and could produce one quickly once the uranium is enriched. In his view, if israel targets arounds nuclear facilities, its better not miss, but it could be quite futile. nd could be quite futile. And absolutely. Could be quite futile. And absolutely. Let could be quite futile. And absolutely. Let me could be quite futile. fic absolutely. Let me break this down with several different subjects. One is that targeting a functional nuclear facility has serious humanitarian risks because you might cause serious nuclear contamination that could even travel long distances like iran has its nuclear reactor on the shores of the persian gulf. It is closer to dubai and ohio than it is to to ron. And so that is his one serious consideration. The second is yes you can take out some of the infrastructure, but the knowledge is already in the head of iranian scientists and that cannot be bombed away. The third is an attack would basically prove the point that many hardliners in iran have been making, that the countrys regional deterrence or its conventional deterrence is not working and iran needs the ultimate deterrent which comes in the form of nuclear weapons. So It Mightjust Harden the iranians in the resolve to pursue nuclear weapons despite the temporary setback and that an israeli strike might cause. I think ive got my dates wrong, the jcpoa, i think ive got my dates wrong, thejcpoa, the nuclear deal was signed in 2015. I think he can paint, donald trump, that he was going to withdraw from it. That america would be better off by withdrawing from it. Eventually they left the agreement in 2018. Imjust they left the agreement in 2018. Im just reading that here. Was that a mistake in hindsight . Hindsight . Imagine when President Hindsight . Imagine when President Trump Hindsight . Imagine when President Trump walked L Hindsight . Imagine when i President Trump walked out hindsight . Imagine when President Trump walked out of the nuclear deal in 2018. It would take iran upwards of 12 months to enrich enough materialfor months to enrich enough material for a months to enrich enough materialfor a nuclear months to enrich enough material for a nuclear weapon. That timeline today is six days. So President Trump basically took out the Iranian Nuclear Programme to programme it was put in a box and under the most rigorous international Monitoring Mechanism ever designed and put it in a microwave. And this is now the programme that we have and iran is on the threshold of nuclear weapons all thanks to President Trump. In weapons all thanks to president trum.. trump. In the scientists view, there is nothing trump. In the scientists view, there is nothing in trump. In the scientists view, there is nothing in their trump. In the scientists view, there is nothing in their view | there is nothing in their view that israel could do now short of overthrowing the regime that is going to change that because a the reality is they probably have the know how, they probably have the material. You are not going to get it all come as you just pointed out to us. So what do we have to face whether we like it or not that iran is going to become a nuclear capable country . Because, what . That is the only way to restore their deterrent . This is why when President Biden was asked today about whether he would support israel targeting an iranian nuclear facility he said no. And its because this would be the last straw that would push iran towards a political decision. They have the technical capabilities and capacity. The question is a political decision, but they would go and take this last step of Crossing The Rubicon and developing nuclear weapons. So yes, an attack on their soil, a significant one could potentially be that trigger and should be avoided because a lot of the problems of the west has with iran, whether It Support of Terrorist Groups in the region or its proliferation of drones and missiles to state and non state actors, all of these would become so much more difficult to deal with if iran is sitting behind a nuclear shield. And i want to add to this the difficulty that as a result of us withdrawal from the nuclear agreement, the international inspectors still have full view of all of the fissile material. But since three years ago they have no visibility to harm the advanced centrifuges there and has produced and whether it has also created new clandestine nine facilities that could be used in a towards nuclear weapons or not. And this is why, again, anything that would disturb the existing balance would be a grave mistake. A officials were in New York last week talking to the European Counterparts trying to find a diplomatic way to get back into a nuclear deal with the west. That provides a much more sustainable solution to this dilemma then anything using military power. Military power. Thats an important military power. Thats an important point military power. Thats an important point to military power. Thats an important point to pick. Military power. Thats an l important point to pick up, military power. Thats an important point to pick up, the new president is viewed as a moderate and referred to comments and iranian contacts. He was in New York at the general assembly almost holding out a fig leaf, i thought some of the political route was still open. And yet, last night, presumably the moderates lost the argument on how to react tally eight to the killing room. So does he still have an ability to drag them in that direction . That direction . Well, it all depends that direction . Well, it all depends on that direction . Well, it all depends on what that direction . Well, it all depends on what happensj that direction . Well, it all depends on what happens next. I think even the Uranium Moderates have come to the point of realising the restraint that iran had demonstrated was being interpreted as a sign of weakness by israel, continuing to push its advantage and iranians were worried that israel would eventually come after them anyways thinking that iran is exposed because its most important defensive shield is on its knees. Israel is more protected than ever because the united states has boosted its Military Presence in the region and is shielding israel. And therefore the risks are pretty high. It was a choice, the fact that they would be doomed if they do it, they would be doomed if they dont do it, but at least they decided to be in a position that they are not just reactive and they have taken the initiative into their own hands. Their hope is that this would now remind the international community, especially the united states, that the risks and unrestrained israeli action in the region would result in a regional conflict is real, so if i hold israel back then may be. Gaza, lebanon around the iranian nuclearflap. The gaza, lebanon around the iranian nuclear flap. The other auestion iranian nuclear flap. The other question is iranian nuclear flap. The other question is is iranian nuclear flap. The other question is is the iranian nuclear flap. The other question is is the Reaction Question is is the reaction from The Americans . Because although joe from The Americans . Because Althouthoe Biden has said today that he doesnt support an attack on any nuclear facilities, there is a Report Today that says senior White House figures who privately did support Israels Decision to invade lebanon and take on hezbollah. So they werent in support of a 21 day cease fire. It seems not everyone is talking in the same way within the biden administration. What do you know about that . nd do you know about that . And thats absolutely do you know about that . 2 1c thats absolutely right. Do you know about that . 2. 1c thats absolutely right. There is a debate within the White House and this is a lame Duck Administration at this point. Us elections are only four weeks away. President biden is not running for reelection. There is a degree of paralysis and a vacuum that currently exists at the top of the political system in dc. But it is understandable that some people looking out, some people within the Buy Demonstration looking at the tactical gains that israel has had over the last few weeks, decapitating Hezbollahs Leadership and being able to get away with it almost at no cost, despite all the warnings that they have provided to israel of the potential escalatory risks of these actions. They thought maybe they were wrong in their own analysis and they should give israel more open hand to weaken their common enemies, iran and its allies in the region. But its exactly moments like this that there is risk for hubris and overreach, and i think there are still people within the administration who understand that, and i hope that they would gain and cooler heads would gain and cooler heads would eventually prevail and advising his room what is accepted in the united states are not whether Israel But Heed that advice is an entirely different Matter. That advice is an entirely different Matter. Really good to net different Matter. Really good to get your different Matter. Really good to get your analysis different Matter. Really good to get your analysis this to get your analysis this evening on what they might be thinking into ron. We will talk to you again soon on the programme. Thank you very much. Around the world and across The Uk. This is bbc news. While we were speaking to our correspondent, i was watching some live pictures coming to us from birmingham, the flight that the Uk Government chartered to help british nationals get out of lebanon has just landed nationals get out of Lebanon Hasjust landed back nationals get out of lebanon has just landed back here nationals get out of Lebanon Hasjust landed back here in The Uk. Of course, The Uk one of the countries that is told its citizens to leave lebanon after the israeli military expanded that Operation South of the country. Our correspondent is out there in the dark somewhere. Did you manage to see it land . How many do we think are on board that plane . Do we think are on board that lane . ,. ~ do we think are on board that lane . ,. ~. plane . Its dark at this time of Niuht Plane . Its dark at this time of Night But Plane . Its dark at this time of night but the plane . Its dark at this time of night but the foreign plane . Its dark at this time i of night but the foreign Office Hasnt conferred to us how many people are on board. Its probably 100 5200 passengers that were on board. Out of course a fraction of the number of british nationals that are in lebanon, estimates from last week 5 6000 there. The first chartered flight that the British Government has organised. Today it was for vulnerable people, mainly that were on that plane along with children and, of course their dependents, wives, husbands, parents. They had to pay 350 each to be on the plane, and today the foreign Secretary David Lam he confirmed that there will be another Flight Tomorrow and as are needed as long as the Security Situation stays as it is because, as you mentioned, the number of commercialflights that mentioned, the number of commercial flights that are now operating out Of Beirut has dwindled since the conflict has escalated. So it is hard to get seats on planes and indeed the german government announced today they are sending a Military Aircraft to pick up some of their citizens. They did on monday for a lot of their consular staff, did on monday for a lot of their consularstaff, but did on monday for a lot of their consular staff, but they have today announced that they are sending in a Military Plane to take their people home. Also other nations, people like japan, they were sent to Military Aircraft to greece just in case. Australia looking at how it might have to get it citizens out if need be, but the main message from all of the main message from all of the government says you need to get out now while you can while there are still some flights and commercialflights there are still some flights and commercial flights flying out Of Beirut. It and commercial flights flying out Of Beirut. I and commercial flights flying out Of Beirut. It worried about how their out Of Beirut. It worried about how their families out Of Beirut. It worried about how their families are out Of Beirut. It worried about how their families are feeling | how their families are feeling back at home and No Doubt there are a lot of families relieved tonight that their Loved Ones are back on Terra Firma here in The Uk. Thank you very much for that. The flightjust The Uk. Thank you very much for that. The flight just arriving backin that. The flight just arriving back in birmingham. The four candidates in the conservative Leadership Contest have made their final pitches to the Party Conference in birmingham. The speeches from tom tugendhat, James Cleverly, Robertjenrick And Kemi Badenoch Covered Topics such as taxes, immigration and the Partys Record Defeat in the summer. The next round of voting starts in a