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[00:00:01] and I was told by people familiar with
[00:00:05] this judicial case that it seems there is a determination
[00:00:08] not to pursue this. However, in the past few months,
[00:00:12] there has been another meeting with the head of the Tehran Judicial Complex
[00:00:15] to review this case, but
[00:00:18] it seems nothing has been achieved yet, and they even requested
[00:00:22] a review. After the investigator's report, they
[00:00:25] said they went to various branches in Tehran, and they said
[00:00:29] no case had been referred
[00:00:37] taken to the streets on colorful motorcycles without licenses, formal training,
[00:00:41] or insurance. Their insistence on the right
[00:00:44] to ride motorcycles has been such that
[00:00:48] it finally forced the government to remove legal obstacles to issuing
[00:00:52] motorcycle licenses for women. However, the process of
[00:00:55] issuing licenses has not yet started. Taraneh Fathalian reports.
[00:00:58] دهد.
[00:01:15] But these women did not wait for permits and licenses and came to the streets with their colorful
[00:01:17] motorcycles.
[00:01:20] Iranian media say that in the past two years, more than 600,000
[00:01:24] motorcycles have been sold to women. Women's insistence on this
[00:01:28] demand has attracted the attention of lawmakers and decision-makers.
[00:01:31] A woman from Turkey can sit on the back of
[00:01:35] a motorcycle, and it's very bad that we tell her she's not allowed to
[00:01:38] drive, but anyone can ride behind any motorcycle, whether it's a mahram or a non-mahram.
[00:01:42] And this was really a very big dilemma. Thank God, this
[00:01:45] argument was accepted, and its legal issues were resolved.
[00:01:49] The government issued a resolution in February, and now
[00:01:53] the traffic police, according to the government's resolution,
[00:01:56] are obliged to put the issuance of licenses
[00:02:00] on their agenda and implement it. According to the conversations we had with them,
[00:02:04] they agreed, but I don't know why it's not being implemented.
[00:02:08] Motorcycling, especially in the shadow of inflation
[00:02:11] and high prices, is a quick and cheap alternative
[00:02:14] to buying a car for some of these female applicants,
[00:02:18] and for others, it's the realization of a long-held dream. I feel very
[00:02:22] good when I ride a motorcycle. It really makes me feel good. I've been interested
[00:02:25] in motorcycles since childhood, and I've always wanted to ride them. Now, most of the time,
[00:02:29] I'm out on my motorcycle, doing my daily tasks. I want to tell
[00:02:33] all the dear ladies who are interested in riding motorcycles that
[00:02:37] until the issue of licenses and obtaining them is clarified
[00:02:41] and finalized, they should not use motorcycles.
[00:02:44] The number of female motorcyclists is increasing day by day. However, the lack
[00:02:48] of a law for issuing licenses means that women cannot
[00:02:51] receive formal training, and in case
[00:02:55] of an accident, insurance will not cover them. According to Iranian
[00:02:58] media, in the first four months of the year, at least 18 female
[00:03:02] motorcyclists lost their lives due to accidents.
[00:03:05] دادهند.
[00:03:07] However, with the increasing presence of female motorcyclists, concerns about
[00:03:11] their safety and legal status are also being raised.
[00:03:14] Critics say that the lack of access to formal training
[00:03:18] and licenses increases the risk of accidents, and ambiguity
[00:03:21] in their legal status can lead to insurance
[00:03:24] and legal problems in case of an incident.
[00:03:27] But besides
[00:03:31] the law, a part of society has not yet accepted
[00:03:34] women riding motorcycles and considers it a masculine
[00:03:38] activity. Numerous images and reports of harassment
[00:03:42] and annoyance of female motorcyclists in Iran have been published.
[00:03:45] Although there are those who support women, they teach
[00:03:49] them how to ride motorcycles, and share safety
[00:03:52] tips with them on social media. Madam,
[00:03:56] don't fall in these potholes. Now, so many
[00:04:00] women ride motorcycles that everyone says that women's
[00:04:03] licenses should be issued. Don't be afraid, just hit the gas. That's all.
[00:04:07] It is not clear when the issuance of licenses
[00:04:11] for women will become practical.
[00:04:15] But one question still remains. Will women in
[00:04:18] Iran finally be able to get licenses and legally
[00:04:22] travel on the streets without worrying about their
[00:04:25] motorcycles being seized? Or will the restrictions
[00:04:28] and ambiguities
[00:04:53] Tehran expected regional countries to appreciate this
[00:04:56] opportunity. This is while, according to Reuters, yesterday
[00:05:00] and the day before, ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz decreased.
[00:05:04] On the other hand, today, Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi
[00:05:07] Arabia, met with the commander of US forces in the Middle
[00:05:10] East. It was previously reported that
[00:05:42] in our region. Although Iran says this postponement was at the request of Saudi
[00:05:46] Arabia, this was a very
[00:05:49] good opportunity.
[00:05:52] I don't think any responsible party
[00:05:55] would accept that this opportunity
[00:05:58] should be, for whatever reason, whether due to the influence
[00:06:02] of parties outside the region
[00:06:05] or due to excuses that are truly unrelated
[00:06:09] to Iran, we should not hold
[00:06:13] this meeting. The news that has been raised is correct.
[00:06:16] It is true that Saudi
[00:06:20] Arabia requested that this meeting
[00:06:23] not be held for now. The discussions that are raised regarding the attribution
[00:06:27] of events that are happening between them and Yemen
[00:06:31] are, well, frankly,
[00:06:35] giving the wrong address. The Iranian Foreign
[00:06:38] Ministry spokesperson refers to the conflicts in Yemen
[00:06:41] for dominance.
[00:07:13] that the situation in the region is important to us. We know that some parties
[00:07:17] also take advantage of this situation
[00:07:21] to escalate differences and create divisions
[00:07:24] among Islamic countries, and
[00:07:28] also to fish in troubled waters. We express
[00:07:32] our position very clearly. The clear expression
[00:07:35] of the issue should not be considered as interference
[00:07:38] in this matter. Differences between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
[00:08:28] Earlier, Oman also announced that it would not attend the meeting due to Iran's presence. The reason for that
[00:08:32] was Iran's attacks on US bases in the Persian Gulf littoral
[00:08:36] countries, including Bahrain. No new date
[00:08:40] has been set for this meeting yet, but Iran said it is consulting
[00:08:43] with Oman to set a new date. Farin
[00:08:47] Hashemi, BBC News.
[00:08:50] Musa Sharifi, journalist and analyst of Arab world issues, is with us from the capital
[00:08:54] of Saudi Arabia. Mr. Sharifi, according to Iran, it seems Saudi
[00:08:57] Arabia
[00:09:00] has not been willing to talk, and this meeting has also been postponed for this reason.
[00:09:04] If the Iranian side's statement is correct, what other option
[00:09:07] does Saudi Arabia have besides negotiation?
[00:09:10] داره؟
[00:09:13] Look, the issue of Saudi Arabia and the countries
[00:09:16] that are aligned with it regarding
[00:09:19] the Strait of Hormuz, they
[00:09:22] are actually on one path, and Iran
[00:09:25] is on another. The issue that today
[00:09:29] Badr Al-Busaidi announced was that we postponed
[00:09:33] it to help create a kind of consensus,
[00:09:36] meaning a kind of convergence, because there is a lot of disagreement
[00:09:40] between Iran and what Iran. Hormuz and
[00:09:43] between Arab countries. Arab countries, what is leaked
[00:09:47] from their elites and sometimes from their officials
[00:09:50] is that they say we do not want anything to change
[00:09:54] regarding the Strait of Hormuz.
[00:09:58] Meaning, it should remain as it was
[00:10:01] before. If we give concessions to Iran,
[00:10:05] we will eventually remain under the mercy
[00:10:08] of the Islamic Republic, and with any crisis, the Strait of Hormuz will be closed.
[00:10:12] Therefore, it must be very clear from the beginning
[00:10:16] that the issue should return to before the war. Even
[00:10:19] Oman, meaning all these talks between Iran
[00:10:23] and Oman over several months, we constantly
[00:10:27] hear from Iranian officials that they have, for example,
[00:10:30] talked to Oman and reached an agreement,
[00:10:33] but this dual agreement between Oman and Iran has
[00:10:37] no value in solving the issue where
[00:10:40] the other party is America. It doesn't have it.
[00:10:44] In fact, Mr. Sharifi, you said one side is Iran, and the other side
[00:10:48] is Arab countries, but there are many differences between them. This very
[00:10:51] issue of Oman being the host, Saudi Arabia didn't come. Yesterday, for example,
[00:10:55] Bahrain didn't come, while the Crown Prince
[00:10:58] of the United Arab Emirates met with Mr. Pezeshkian in India,
[00:11:01] or for example, Qatar's position is very different.
[00:11:05] Yes, you know, these Arab countries are generally
[00:11:08] trying to reduce tensions regarding this issue.
[00:11:11] They are all trying to reduce tensions,
[00:11:14] even though they have differences, but they are on the same
[00:11:18] path. They don't want the war
[00:11:22] to expand.
[00:11:25] Their economic achievements, their development, their
[00:11:28] welfare, should not be harmed. They are almost all
[00:11:32] in agreement on this. Their differences, well,
[00:11:35] there are some differences. The UAE and Saudi Arabia had differences
[00:11:39] regarding Yemen, you know. The UAE
[00:11:42] wanted to take control and leadership of that
[00:11:46] region in southern Yemen, and Saudi Arabia
[00:11:49] wanted the legitimate government to focus
[00:11:52] on all of Yemen, for example. There are differences
[00:11:56] regarding Sudan, but regarding the Strait
[00:11:59] of Hormuz and not expanding the war
[00:12:03] in the region, almost everyone is in agreement.
[00:12:06] Saudi Arabia is trying very,
[00:12:09] very hard to create a convergence with Arab
[00:12:12] countries regarding this issue and the Houthi
[00:12:15] issue. Tomorrow, Bin
[00:12:18] Salman is scheduled to travel to Cairo, because Egypt
[00:12:22] is also a party to the issue. Its trade through
[00:12:26] the Suez Canal is affected because most ships
[00:12:29] from the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb go towards the Suez Canal.
[00:12:33] In any case, these efforts continue. Arab countries,
[00:12:37] as far as I hear from their discourse, their
[00:12:40] analysts, their elites, do not want war,
[00:12:44] and they can even come to terms with the Islamic
[00:12:48] Republic, despite all these issues
[00:12:52] that have arisen. But they want something official
[00:12:55] and stable, and they don't want these issues
[00:12:59] to be repeated. Mr. Sharifi, the Islamic Republic side
[00:13:02] says that we even signed a friendship
[00:13:05] treaty with Saudi Arabia, and we have largely resolved
[00:13:09] our differences. But it was these regional Arab
[00:13:12] countries that hosted US bases on their soil,
[00:13:16] maintained them, and these bases were used
[00:13:19] in this war. Therefore,
[00:13:22] the Iranian side says that
[00:13:26] it does not trust Arab countries, meaning it's
[00:13:29] not one-sided. Yes,
[00:13:32] look, the issue of Arabs and America
[00:13:35] and the alliance they have with the Americans,
[00:13:38] with the British, this is a strategic,
[00:13:41] historical issue. It existed even before the Islamic Republic,
[00:13:45] you know. Saudi Arabia has had very close
[00:13:48] relations with America since its modern state
[00:13:52] was formed. During the Cold War, it was always
[00:13:55] in the so-called American camp, as were other
[00:13:58] Arab countries. They eventually gained independence from
[00:14:02] Britain. When the Ottoman Empire collapsed, most
[00:14:05] of them gained independence from Britain.
[00:14:09] Therefore, it is clear
[00:14:11] that they are with America and the West. Even when
[00:14:15] Nasser's nationalism and Saddam Hussein's
[00:14:19] ideas gained traction and had supporters among
[00:14:23] these countries, they couldn't pursue this path.
[00:14:32] Because they focus on economic development
[00:14:36] and being alongside the United States and the West.
[00:14:39] Thank you very much, Mr. Sharifi. Musa Sharifi, journalist and analyst of Arab world
[00:14:43] issues, in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. America
[00:14:46] has now sanctioned the Russian bank VTB,
[00:14:50] which was previously on the sanctions list due to Russia-related sanctions,
[00:14:53] under an executive order related to Iran
[00:14:57] sanctions. This is breaking news that just came
[00:15:00] to us. In the updated information for this bank,
[00:15:03] the name Tehran and the phrase "subject to secondary sanctions"
[00:15:07] have also been added. I'll say it again: America has sanctioned the Russian
[00:15:11] bank VTB,
[00:15:15] which was on the US sanctions list due to Russia-related
[00:15:19] sanctions, this time under an executive order related
[00:15:22] to Iran sanctions.
[00:15:34] The statement from the Ministry of Finance regarding the sanctioning
[00:15:38] of the Russian bank was released just minutes
[00:15:41] ago on the Ministry of Finance website.
[00:15:44] We were expecting them to announce such a sanction today
[00:15:48] because the US Treasury Secretary said last week that they would place
[00:15:52] another bank on the sanctions list in connection with this
[00:15:55] new operation they launched to intensify economic pressure
[00:15:59] on Iran. Many questions were raised as to
[00:16:02] which country and which bank this would affect. Now it has been clarified
[00:16:06] that a Russian bank is the third bank
[00:16:10] to be placed on the sanctions list in connection with the operation
[00:16:13] of economic isolation of Iran. As you mentioned,
[00:16:16] the Russian bank VTB, the former name of this
[00:16:19] bank was the Bank for Foreign Trade
[00:16:23] of Russia. They announced that both the central
[00:16:26] branch of this bank and its branches
[00:16:30] in New Delhi and Beijing have been placed
[00:16:33] on the sanctions list. The interesting point is
[00:16:37] that this bank was previously sanctioned in connection
[00:16:40] with the war between Russia and Ukraine, and this time
[00:16:43] it is placed on the list of secondary sanctions
[00:16:46] for what Americans claim
[00:16:49] or say was
[00:16:52] related to financial transactions to help the Revolutionary Guards
[00:16:56] and the Iranian government. Prior to this, in the past two
[00:16:59] weeks, the US also placed two other banks on its
[00:17:02] sanctions list. The branch of Bank Misr in the United
[00:17:06] Arab Emirates was the first bank to be placed on the sanctions
[00:17:09] list, and then a small bank in Russia, in
[00:17:13] Turkey, was accused of helping to circumvent sanctions
[00:17:17] and transfer money for the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards. The US announced
[00:17:20] that it would place this bank on the sanctions
[00:17:24] list. This is the third bank they are currently announcing
[00:17:28] in line with their sanctions. However, given that this bank
[00:17:31] is a Russian bank and was previously sanctioned because
[00:17:35] of the Ukraine war, it remains to be seen what
[00:17:39] additional pressure the US wants to exert on this bank.
[00:17:42] It seems more likely that this pressure will be on
[00:17:46] the bank's customers to be careful
[00:17:49] about their transactions with this bank
[00:18:02] American pilots whose F-15 fighter jet was shot
[00:18:06] down over Iran about 5 months ago,
[00:18:10] for the first time spoke about the moments of the crash,
[00:18:13] his injuries, escape from Iranian forces, and the extensive operation
[00:18:17] that ultimately led to his rescue. Shida Hooshmandi,
[00:18:20] our correspondent, reports from Washington.
[00:18:26] That day was like any other day of the war until the Iranians
[00:18:29] shot us down. In the early morning of April 3, 2026,
[00:18:33] five weeks after the start of the US-Iran war, an American
[00:18:37] F-15 was targeted in the mountainous region
[00:18:40] south of Isfahan. An American soldier was wounded
[00:18:44] and alone in the mountains south of Isfahan, and an operation
[00:18:47] involving thousands of people was launched to find
[00:18:50] him. He has now spoken with CBS News
[00:18:53] and recounted the story of his rescue operation,
[00:18:57] but Iran still has the capability to shoot down some of our
[00:19:00] fighter jets. CENTCOM command says that the mission
[00:19:04] that night was to attack facilities related to the missile
[00:20:08] program. If the enemy pilot or pilots
[00:20:11] are arrested, the Iranian government offered
[00:20:15] a reward for finding these American
[00:20:17] pilots. How did you climb
[00:20:21] with these injuries? You shouldn't let yourself end up
[00:20:25] on Iranian television.
[00:20:29] US officials say about 1,500 Iranian forces
[00:20:33] were searching for them in the area, and some
[00:20:36] came within a few hundred meters of Bravo.
[00:20:40] These claims cannot be independently verified.
[00:20:44] About 6 hours later, US forces found
[00:20:47] Alpha. Bravo, however, remained
[00:21:37] in the area.
[00:21:46] themselves needed to leave. They left Iran on other planes, and the US
[00:21:50] bombed the remaining equipment so it wouldn't fall
[00:21:53] into Iran's hands.
[00:21:55] Bravo was rescued about 50 hours
[00:21:58] after the crash. But the narrative of this operation
[00:22:02] itself is now a subject of debate. CNN reported
[00:22:06] that representatives of Defense Secretary Patricks insisted
[00:22:09] on the two occupants appearing on CBS's "60
[00:22:13] Minutes." Both initially hesitated. One of
[00:22:17] them agreed, and the other refused to be interviewed. The Pentagon
[00:22:21] says their decision was completely voluntary.
[00:22:24] According to CNN sources, military officials were
[00:22:28] concerned about the disclosure of operational details
[00:22:31] and also worried that this successful mission would be used to present
[00:22:35] a different image of a war whose support in
[00:22:38] the US has declined.
[00:22:40] یافته.
[00:22:49] This story is not mine. It's a story
[00:22:53] of teamwork, training, and faith in command. An example of
[00:22:57] their readiness to fulfill their
[00:22:57] promise that no one will be left
[00:23:05] behind. An operation to rescue a soldier
[00:23:08] and now part of another battle over the narrative
[00:23:12] of the Iran war in America. Shahid
[00:30:38] Hello and good evening. Welcome to this short news
[00:30:42] segment. Saudi Arabia has warned that it will respond
[00:30:45] decisively to yesterday's Houthi attacks in Yemen.
[00:30:49] The Houthis say that last night, Saudi Arabia targeted
[00:30:52] about 50 locations in Yemen with its airstrikes.
[00:30:56] Meanwhile, Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Arab.