A tweet trumped labeled the renewed sanctions as quote the most biting ever imposed he went on to say quote anyone Doing Business with iran will not be Doing Business with the United States so while this pressure from trump get iran to back to the table for a new deal with the United States i put that question to ben im ben a Research Fellow from the Foundation For Defense Of Democracies who focuses on Iranian Security and political issues. Well first and foremost thanks very much for having me yes this is exactly the sort of course of financial means basically economic sanctions that the u. S. Is looking to levy and also in force against tehran to drive them to a choice about their behavior in the region and the economy as well as to more importantly get them back to the Negotiating Table and in co paly a more comprehensive nuclear deal as well as an agreement over its regional three Teacher Portfolios i mean so far tehran says though that theyre not going back to
the Negotiating Table so so id like to ask you as a follow on to that how hard do you expect the resumption of sanctions to hit iran because you know we dont only see the sanctions from the United States we also see this threat from the u. S. President saying that if you do business with iran you will not do business with the United States. Thats absolutely right and thats the right kind of deterrent message for the commander in chief to send from the bully pulpit but also there are more important messages being sent through the State Department and Treasury Department roadshows theres been i think somewhere from twenty to thirty countries visited by these two departments warning them of the risks of Doing Business with iran warning them of the wait and power of the u. S. Secondary sanctions as well as some of the longstanding issues that the u. S. Has had with iran over the past thirty to forty years so i think ultimately it is this kind of pressure that is going to drive the iranians to change their calculus but its not going to be seen anytime soon i think we need to at least have the
november for sanctions which have the Oil Penalties in there and then some kind of net effect on their economy in twenty nineteen and so what do you make that of what the europeans are saying because i mean they are saying to iran now please do not withdraw from this deal please do not ask your Nuclear Program they say that really the future of security in the region and the future security in the world is stake here are you concerned about the danger of an escalation in the region even militarily here could this plan backfire. Well i think theres two vectors to your question here the first is perspective Nuclear Escalation in the other is regional on the Nuclear Escalation file i think iranian officials particularly the rouhani in serif camp know that they should not put their that they ought not to put their foot outside the boundary of the nuclear deal at least until november for and thats why youve seen iran adopt this cautious Hedging Strategy want to snoop their program where it threatens to do things threatens to reconnect machines restart certain processes as leverage with the europeans to create some kind of non
dollar denominated sanctions proved channel to spite washington for reinstating those sanctions but on the Military File iran does have limited prospects for Military Escalation and b. To return to Ballistic MissileFlight Testing terrorism which is a method of statecraft for the Islamic Republic most unfortunately terrorism both on the European Continent and in the middle east as well as a return to naval harassment in the persian gulf these are all options but all these options will be responded to and i think tehran understands that and im ben taleb the new housing us to put it all into perspective thank you so much. Now lets get a quick check of some other stories making news Around The World turkish president richard type and want is to make a two day visit to germany at the end of september he will meet with chancellor Angela Merkel and germanys president after being received with Military Honors german turkish relations have reached a new low in recent years over human rights and other issues. I missed the
international has called for an investigation into civilian deaths caused by u. S. Led forces in the battle for the syrian City Of Raka Last year the coalition has admitted killing Seventy Eight more civilians than earlier reported amnesty says that is just the tip of the iceberg rocko was the de facto capital of the socalled islamic state. The United Nations calls it the worst humanitarian crisis in yemen almost ten thousand people have been killed and some twenty Million People depend on aid for their survival a Military Alliance Led by saudi arabia is trying to drive out iran backed the rebels and the fighting has left the population on the brink of famine now its fear that their situation could get worse because of an ongoing offensive against the port city of data which serves as a lifeline for aid supplies the u. N. World food program spent several days inside the besieged city and in the province
of coming under attack. Saturday and the women are scared to death. That every hour we see a plane. But is not lying so sad satyrs album as you say is not an assault all i want we want is peace and safety you. Want to read about it when she said i was about to publish. In the port city of how data many have already given up more than half the population has lived here. Hutu rebels are preparing for a possible Coalition Attack this could have a devastating knock on effects. Here that yes there is frank. Data support is the countrys main entry point for humanitarian aid ninety percent of food comes from abroad like this ship load of meat from australia. A disrupted or closed court would lead to even greater Food Insecurity it could ultimately. The costume and as a consequence up around the city the remaining Residence Hall data are growing increasingly worried. More than anything else the year many people now desperately need peace with peace and stability we can start to get people back on their feet and start to rebuild their livelihoods. Before its too late the political solution is not in sight and with more than forty percent of the population under the age of fifteen the situation in yemen has no also turn into a childrens emergency. Indonesian authorities are stepping up the search for earthquake survivors on the island of lombok the Death Toll Stands at One Hundred Five but thats expected to rise its moments like this one that youre watching right here which are fueling hopes of finding people alive this man he was told
from a collapsed mosque on monday about one hundred people had been praying there when the quake struck many got out but its feared that dozens more are still trapped. He is one of the lucky ones but crews must also soar through the rubble of more than Thirteen Thousand houses across the island powerful aftershocks as well as cuts to power and communications in some areas are hampering the search for the missing. And all of us hope to do this is a see that few thought possible. Three days after the earthquake struck a woman was pulled alive from the rubble of a building. Rescuers initially thought no one could have survived the collapse of the structure. But then they had a sound coming out of this hole. Oh. So we tried to open up an access a few times but a refrigerator was in the way and that made it difficult but when we did manage to
open access we then heard a voice. The victim wasnt pinned down by anything and there was a crawl space. For the rescue was a brief moment of joy. But the nightmare elsewhere is far from over. And this village not a single building has remained intact the people here are among Twenty Thousand survivors now with nowhere to live and not enough to eat or drink one but he says hes afraid of what comes next. But i dont think itll be easy to return to normal life because the trauma was extraordinarily bad we dare not sleep indoors whats our plan for the future we dont know. Thousands of tourists were also caught up in the quake hundreds are still said to be waiting to be transported by boat from three small islands off. The authorities