T w. This is news a lot from Berlin Germany and france demand the Immediate Release of a British Oil Tanker seized by iran tehran puts out dramatic footage of its revolutionary guards dropping from a helicopter to take control of the ball carrier stand in paris berlin is calling the capture a dangerous escalation in the gulf region. German chancellor Angela Merkel leads tributes to the conspirators who tried to assassinate at all fittler and overthrow
the nazi government 75 years ago today. And its exactly 50 years since man 1st walked on the moon but. Millions believe the Moon Landings were faked to look at Conspiracy Theory stewing the rounds on social media. Thanks for joining us iran is defying growing International Pressure to release a British Oil Tanker it detained in the Strait Of Hormuz the vital waterway carrying a 3rd of the worlds Seaborne Oil Supply Tehran says the vessel was seized after it collided with a fishing boat the British Government has called it a dangerous move in germany says its an aggravation of an already tense situation. Irans revolutionary guard sport this day not in pay to a british vessel it to team did in the streets of harmony after and every day an
oil tanker was held in. Britain say its a dangerous move but london is determined not to let the tent for tat spiral out of control. Priority. Continues to be to find a way to deescalate the situation. Thats why i reached out to the Iranian Foreign minister thats why Due Process Interpol continues we need to see the illegal seizing of a british flag thats so robust we need the ship released and we continue to be very concerned the safety of well the 23 crew members. The u. K. s allies are also stepping up pressure on iran u. S. President donald trump wants to run to accept more concessions over its Nuclear Program and he says his strategy is working iran theyre showing their colors going to work out very nicely arad is in big trouble right now
a lot of bad things happening to them and its very easy to straight out for its very easy for us to make it a lot worse however trumps familiar bluster isnt going to end well on The Streets Of Tehran and. I think Trump Star Rakes in his comments at his own citizens the only reason for it is that his popularity has decreased and he wants to raise it with these comments that one thing i think our navys reaction was legal theres no problem with what they did and we supported that as a. Person has described the seizure as utterly unacceptable as diplomatic efforts continue in an effort to cool tensions. For some analysis lets bring in simon mabon a middle east analyst based in the u. K. Simon irans actions will no doubt be seen as provoking the u. S. And its allies is your real danger that the u. S. Or others will retaliate thereby prompting a major escalation of some kind. I think thats certainly
a concern that that amidst all of these growing tensions that some point there will be a retaliation and that retaliation will kick this crisis on to the next level but what weve seen so far is from from the United States the u. K. Calls for a responsible. Way of addressing this crisis and i guess thats the big concern that its the stakes are so high right now that the seizure of my all time while crew folks people in washington and london going to take some kind of Military Action and that would be the real catalyst for things to get incredibly worse and i go. Well you know as well as i do this Isnt The 1st Time that iran has seized an oil tanker in the Strait Of Hormuz what kind of impact with these repeated seizures have on Global Oil Supplies. Well i think theres a political dimension to it and this is just mentioned the political dimension
concerns this growing pressure that is rising in the gulf that iran and iran is facing a range of different economic and political preciously United States and others and thats your package demonstrated thats having a real sizable impact on the iranian economy and the Iranian State affecting millions of people and that means that iran is having to respond in different ways internationally to try and reassert itself on the world stage and remind people that it still has a role to play in this game now that will have serious not one implications for the Global Economy for Global Oil Supplies we know that the worlds oil goes through the straits of hormuz on a daily basis so this is going to cause a great deal of concern a potentially great deal of disruption of target because were going to be targets that could quite easily push of oil prices which will have a potentially incredibly serious response an impact on the world economy. Thank you so much for that simon maven thank you. Saudi arabias king solomon has agreed
to host u. S. Forces the pentagon has confirmed the move saying it would deploy troops in saudi arabia as a deterrent against unspecified threats according to Media Reports 500. 00 american troops will be stationed at a military airbase south of the capital riyadh the Saudi DefenseMinistry Says the aim is to improve security and stability in the region. Today marks the 75th Anniversary of the famous briefcase plot to kill out off Hitler On July 20th 1904 Army ColonelKlaus Von Stauffenberg planted a bomb in the nazi headquarters where hitler was meeting with his generals the device went off and killed several of those present but hitler himself was only slightly injured often berg and several of his fellow conspirators were detained and executed once seen as traitors today they are celebrated as heroes who gave their lives in the attempt to end hitlers regime here in berlin an official
commemoration has been held at the place where they were shot the defense ministry. It was a sudden they asked germany commemorated a 75th Anniversary of the plot to kill the father of hitler it brought together political historians and Family Members of those executed after desination attempt failed german chancellor Angela Merkel led attributes to do those who resisted a nazi regime praising the conviction that pushed them to act you know involves the above was they were very aware of the consequences their actions could have for them and their families they were willing to make the greatest sacrifice their lives they put humanity above their own lives as mentioned leaving. And one message was heard again and again the memory of the july 20 plotters is more relevant than ever and not just for germany. Should humans or the so
there is a european dimension to Resistance European Identity is very much based on fundamental human rights. But with the far right making gains across the continent to german chancellor warned that populism threatened european unity. About hurt them and today we need to resolutely defend the future of the European Union against nationalists some populists we need to do this more than ever and supplies beyond we need to Act Multilaterally Knox unilaterally globally now its nationally. Germany remembers does who resisted a nazi regime to country hopes that their legacy will be one of peace for you and be on. Some of the other stories making news Around The World several 1000 people have attended a demonstration against the far right in castle in the german state of it follows
the killing last month of local politician walter a conservative who was known for his pro immigrant stance a far right sympathizer charged with his murder has retracted his earlier confession. At least 12 people have been killed in a Gas Plant Explosion in Central ChinaAuthorities Say more than a dozen others were seriously injured in the city of uma in Henan Province the blast shattered windows as buildings in a 3 kilometer radius. The death toll in Monsoon Flooding in south asia has climbed above 160 at least 90 have died in nepal and 62 in northeastern india authorities in indias state say nearly 5000000 people are still affected by the floods many have taken shelter in state run camps. More than 10000. 00 people have rallied in moscow to demand free and fair local
elections after 30 mostly opposition candidates were banned from running for the City AssemblyElection Officials say the candidates failed to gather enough genuine signatures Opposition LeaderAlexina Vonnie joined the demonstrators. 50 years ago today the american astronaut Neil Armstrong and buzz aldrin became the 1st humans in history to set foot on the moon its an epic defining event being commemorated across The World Today the space race is back on and global powers or again competing for Supremacy Nasa says its it intends to send a 2nd mission to the moon in 2024 leaving behind an Orbiting Research Station but the real race is now over satellites Security Space Weapons and sending a Human Mission to mars. If youve been on social media today theres
a good chance youve seen at least one person claiming the Moon Landings were fake you know for more on why so many people online are claiming that never happened im joined now by d. W. Digital reporter erin tilton erin why does this Conspiracy Theory continue to be out there well i think whats with like with a lot of different from spheres you theories its actually its kind of a sexy idea i mean it kind of gives people who believe in it and kind of adhere to its its message the feeling that you know they can have one up on the rest of society that they know something the rest of the world doesnt but as with many others that weve seen come and go you know the claims really dont have add up if you look at it i know under the light of Ockhams Razor if you just kind of makes take a hard look at the evidence they dont have a lot backing it up but unfortunately as were seeing time and time again Conspiracy Theories like this thrive on social media because they really kind of take advantages of some of some of the weaknesses about how we go about dealing with the social world online well talk more about that i mean what role does social media play in this well i think especially it comes down to this theory of
those kind of 2 things that we need to kind of look at i mean social media has led to a real democratization of the media world i mean its so much easier to go out there and get your message to the rest of the planet and thats actually been a great thing thats given the voice to the voiceless All Over The World however thats also brought some more fringe ideas into the forefront because the end of the day you can claim anything you want to online and you have the exact same reach as anyone else does the rest the planet so its really given kind of a platform to some of the more fringe ideas out there at the same time you have to remember social media is real goal isnt necessarily to connect the world its to get you in a chair looking at a screen and make sure you click on as much as many things as possible i mean thats the end goal of you tube of facebook of all these Different Companies and these Conspiracy Theories really are kind of tailor made to that because its kind of like a popcorn its a little bit of addictive and then the Sorting Algorithm is like ok this is interesting to you ill show you the next one 0 sure the next one and suddenly you have that echo chamber where it seems like the whole. World is just saying the exact same thing and i think thats part of the reason that theories like this and
also i mean you can just look at the problems of the Flat Earth Theory which is cropped up again for proof of how social media really encourages this type of behavior you say its like Eating Popcorn and im seeing pictures in my mind of a Feeding Frenzy so what should users do about this well you know its basically the same thing you do with any type of media even watching our program you really have to turn in your clear Critical Thinking skills and take a hard look at what people are telling you because at the end of the day you shouldnt accept anything you see online or even in t. V. In the Newspaper Paper at face value i mean you were given a brain and you should use it so i would say think critically what people are telling you try to think of what the quality of information is and really especially when it comes to social media if youre only hearing the same message over and over and over again maybe a video a little bit more active and look at a different perspective and try to find the you know somebody whos saying the exact opposite so you can kind of test your own your own opinions in your own beliefs so a little scary and yet very fascinating erin tilton thanks so much and you appreciate it in cycling frenchmen know has one stage for
14 i should say of the Tour De France a grueling trek from the town of tub to the top of the legendary 2000 meter high cold determined a in the periods his fellow countrymen knew julian finished 6 seconds behind and remains the Yellow Jersey holder defending champion. Dropped valuable time in his 2nd in the overall standings. And a reminder of the top stories were following for you germany and france are calling on iran to immediately release a British Oil Tanker seized on friday for then called the capture of the stay not imperio an aggravation of an already dangerous situation Irans Revolutionary Guard says the ship has been taken to a port on its territory. German chancellor Angela Merkel has left a ceremony in berlin to commemorate the plotters who tried to kill out all fittler an overthrow of the nazi government 75 years ago today