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[00:00:25] Headline news. A new wave of attacks.
[00:00:39] Message from Tehran to Washington via Moscow.
[00:00:42] At the same time, the IRGC has threatened that firing on ships will not be limited to the Strait of
[00:00:46] Hormuz.
[00:00:48] Ukrainian President's negative reaction to the lifting of sanctions on the sale of Russian diesel.
[00:00:52] Zelensky says Trump's decision will prolong the war.
[00:00:56] شود.
[00:01:03] And London police went after hundreds of cell phone thieves
[00:01:06] in a month-long operation.
[00:01:27] Hello and welcome to this news section from BBC Persian Television. I am Naji
[00:01:31] Gholami. A loud explosion has been heard at Riyadh International
[00:01:35] Airport in Saudi Arabia. Saudi officials
[00:01:38] have not confirmed an attack. But earlier reports had been published
[00:01:42] about the evacuation of people from the airport. Etihad and Qatar
[00:01:46] airlines also canceled several of their flights to
[00:01:50] Riyadh. The day before yesterday, the Houthis targeted
[00:01:53] Riyadh International Airport with at least two ballistic missiles.
[00:01:57] Saudi Arabia also says it has bombarded more than 130 Houthi positions
[00:02:00] in Yemen. Saudi officials say their goal is
[00:02:04] to eliminate the Houthis' ability to fire ballistic missiles.
[00:02:08] Naji reports.
[00:02:12] دهد
[00:02:17] King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh
[00:02:20] was attacked by Houthi missiles
[00:02:23] on Thursday. Saudi Arabia says three people were killed in these attacks,
[00:02:27] including a pilot of Saudia
[00:02:30] Airlines, whose plane was also targeted
[00:02:34] here. At least two Houthi ballistic missiles
[00:02:37] landed here. This attack is the second attack
[00:02:41] on this airport in recent weeks.
[00:02:44] Several airlines, including Air India
[00:02:47] and Lufthansa, have suspended their flights
[00:02:51] here.
[00:02:54] In response, Saudi Arabia has launched extensive air attacks
[00:02:58] against the Houthis. It says it has bombarded Houthi positions
[00:03:02] more than 130 times in the past two days
[00:03:05] to remove the threat of their ballistic missiles, which were fired from about a thousand kilometers away
[00:03:09] in the recent attack on Riyadh. Missiles that Saudi Arabia says Iran has given to the Houthis.
[00:03:13] Saudi Arabia says it has bombarded
[00:03:17] Houthi positions more than 130 times in retaliation
[00:03:20] over the past two days. These
[00:03:23] images show some of these attacks in and around Sana'a,
[00:03:27] which is under Houthi control.
[00:03:30] Saudi Arabia says it has also carried out extensive air attacks in support of
[00:03:34] government ground forces, which reports indicate are trying
[00:03:38] to retake coastal areas in the Red Sea.
[00:03:41] کنند.
[00:03:44] In Sana'a, the Houthis and their supporters emphasized
[00:03:47] their path forward at a rally yesterday. According to them, escalation
[00:03:51] of war in response to escalation of war,
[00:03:54] siege in response
[00:03:56] to siege.
[00:04:01] No matter how much Saudi Arabia and its allies conspire
[00:04:05] against the Houthis, eventually they will
[00:04:08] fall.
[00:04:12] Meanwhile, the UN Security Council discussed developments in Yemen and
[00:04:15] Saudi Arabia yesterday, without issuing a statement or resolution.
[00:04:19] The UN Special Envoy for Yemen said Yemen has now
[00:04:23] returned to a full-blown war.
[00:04:26] The Saudi representative said this country.
[00:04:38] And the representative of the Yemeni government called on the international community to stop
[00:04:42] arms smuggling to the Houthis.
[00:04:45] BBC.
[00:04:46] سی.
[00:04:50] Alireza, a researcher on Middle Eastern affairs at Deakin University
[00:04:54] from Sydney, Australia, is with us. Mr. Alireza, how much have Saudi attacks been able
[00:04:57] to weaken the Houthis?
[00:05:02] Very little, because the capabilities that
[00:05:05] the Houthis have created for themselves in Yemen
[00:05:08] are largely indigenous capabilities,
[00:05:12] and this is not a correct assumption that
[00:05:16] missile-carrying ships, for example, are continuously coming from the Islamic
[00:05:19] Republic of Iran or anywhere else to them. They have
[00:05:23] the ability to build these missiles
[00:05:26] inside Yemen in very fortified
[00:05:29] geographical areas, such as the Thaba al-Obouri mountains
[00:05:32] in northern Yemen, and they are carrying
[00:05:36] out this work from there. Previously,
[00:05:39] no result could be achieved,
[00:05:47] and similarly, Saudi Arabia
[00:05:50] will not be able
[00:05:53] to inflict significant damage on
[00:05:57] their missile capabilities.
[00:06:01] The legitimate government of Yemen
[00:06:04] now hopes to maintain full control of Yemen.
[00:06:07] How likely do you think that is, given the Houthis'
[00:06:11] advances?
[00:06:13] The situation
[00:06:16] is not good for that group, because, as you mentioned,
[00:06:20] Ansar Allah has made significant advances
[00:06:23] in Yemen. In addition
[00:06:26] to the areas related
[00:06:28] to Bab al-Mandab, the movement
[00:06:32] towards the south is still ongoing. They recently captured
[00:06:35] strategic areas around Ta'izz
[00:06:39] and are still moving towards what is effectively
[00:06:43] the last stronghold of this government in the south. It is still
[00:06:46] unclear, and unlikely, that they will be able
[00:06:49] to end the war soon,
[00:06:53] but on the ground and in terms of
[00:06:57] the wartime situation, Ansar Allah is
[00:07:00] in a much better position than the opposing
[00:07:02] coalition. Alireza, a researcher on Middle Eastern affairs
[00:07:06] at Deakin University in Sydney, Australia, thank you.
[00:07:09] We continue the program
[00:07:13] with a short news item. The group known as the Popular Front for Struggle
[00:07:17] has claimed responsibility for the assassination of Nosrat Eftekhari,
[00:07:21] the cultural and social deputy of the police in Sistan and Baluchestan province
[00:07:24] in southeastern Iran. This attack occurred yesterday
[00:07:27] in the Chashm-e Ziarat area of Zahedan. Ms. Eftekhari's vehicle
[00:07:31] was targeted by gunfire after hitting a roadside mine.
[00:07:34] The Popular Front for Struggle is a coalition of Jaish al-Adl
[00:07:38] and several Baloch militant groups
[00:07:41] that has been active under this name in recent months.
[00:07:44] According to Harana, Mostafa
[00:07:48] Mehrayeen, a sociologist, was arrested to serve
[00:07:51] an eight-year prison sentence and transferred
[00:07:54] to prison. He was sentenced last fall to a total
[00:07:58] of eight years and two months of travel
[00:08:01] ban on charges of assembly and collusion
[00:08:04] with the intention of committing crimes against national
[00:08:07] security, propaganda against the system,
[00:08:10] and insulting the leader of the Islamic Republic. Mr. Mehrayeen's verdict
[00:08:14] was upheld by the appeals court, and
[00:08:17] it is expected that the harshest punishment, which is five years in prison, will be
[00:08:21] carried out for him.
[00:08:25] The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin, the Russian President, has conveyed
[00:08:29] Iran's views on ways to resolve the Tehran-Washington conflict to
[00:08:33] Donald Trump. The Presidents of Russia and Iran met
[00:08:37] the day before yesterday on the sidelines of two summits of Caspian
[00:08:40] littoral states and CIS countries in Turkmenistan.
[00:08:44] Simultaneously, the IRGC Navy has stated that dealing with
[00:08:48] vessels that it deems to be violating
[00:08:51] regulations will not be limited to the Strait of Hormuz. According to the IRGC,
[00:08:55] any vessel that passes through an unauthorized passage
[00:08:59] will be pursued throughout the region and
[00:09:02] punished. My colleague Parham Qobadi is with us here in the studio.
[00:09:06] Tell us about Vladimir Putin's statements about Iran
[00:09:09] and the reaction of Iranian officials. Vladimir. The Russian
[00:09:13] President said that he will convey Iran's views to the United
[00:09:16] States and Donald Trump after speaking with Massoud
[00:09:20] Pezeshkian. We know that he had a phone call with Donald Trump and they finally
[00:09:24] signed an agreement with each other.
[00:09:26] Because the day before, Massoud Pezeshkian and Vladimir
[00:09:30] Putin had a meeting in Turkmenistan. In that meeting,
[00:09:34] Vladimir Putin, whose images we are seeing, had said that he would do everything
[00:09:38] in his power to end the war in the Middle
[00:09:41] East. Donald Trump has also commented again,
[00:09:45] and for the umpteenth time, he has said that
[00:09:48] we will prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, and the price
[00:09:52] of gasoline will drop sharply, and this war, whatever form
[00:09:56] it takes, will end soon. These are words that he has repeated
[00:09:59] over and over again. But what Iran is
[00:10:03] actually seeking is that it can reopen
[00:10:06] the Strait of Hormuz in 7 days. Now Hassan
[00:10:10] Qashqavi, the spokesperson for Iran's
[00:10:12] National Security Commission, has responded to America
[00:10:16] and said that Iran should first reopen the Strait of Hormuz
[00:10:20] and then other actions should be taken, and this is due to the distrust that exists between the two sides.
[00:10:23] Each side seems to be waiting for the other side to take
[00:10:27] a step towards building trust, and then they will take the next step.
[00:10:31] But Mr. Qashqavi says that this is a decisive decision
[00:10:35] of the system that has been made at various levels, and no one
[00:10:39] has the right to violate or change it,
[00:10:42] that America must first take those trust-building steps.
[00:10:45] And he said that the difference between this current plan and what was discussed
[00:10:49] in Islamabad is that the ceasefire was 30 days in a 30-day period
[00:10:53] and then 60 days. Now we are saying that we will open it in 7 days,
[00:10:57] which some analysts consider a sign that Iran is under pressure,
[00:11:00] especially since this naval blockade
[00:11:04] continues and has put Iran's economy
[00:11:07] under even greater pressure. Iran has also closed
[00:11:10] the Strait of Hormuz, and just today, the Revolutionary
[00:11:14] Guard Corps issued a statement saying that any ship
[00:11:18] that wants to pass through routes that we have not designated will be targeted,
[00:11:22] not only in the Strait of Hormuz but also in other
[00:11:25] places, probably in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. If
[00:11:29] they do not pass through the route that Iran has said is in Iranian waters,
[00:11:33] they will be targeted. Aside from the sea, there are also
[00:11:36] concerns on land. Today, Amir Jahanshahi,
[00:11:39] the commander of the army's ground forces, said that 50 combat
[00:11:43] units have been deployed to Iran's eastern
[00:11:47] and western borders. This is not the only military
[00:11:50] official who has been giving similar warnings
[00:11:54] in recent days about Iran's readiness to confront
[00:11:57] a military attack and the landing of enemy aircraft, according
[00:12:01] to them. It seems that Iranian military officials are concerned
[00:12:04] and believe that America may
[00:12:07] want to launch a military attack, because Trump had previously
[00:12:11] threatened to take Kharg Island and may attack southern Iran.
[00:12:14] These threats seem to have been taken seriously by Iranian military
[00:12:18] officials. Thank you, Parham
[00:12:20] Qobadi.
[00:12:23] New air attacks by the
[00:12:30] Ukrainian Republic. Ukraine attributes these attacks to America's decision
[00:12:33] to ease sanctions on Russian diesel exports. Donald Trump
[00:12:36] is lifting these sanctions so that Russia can sell diesel
[00:12:40] to the US and global markets. He said this
[00:12:43] agreement was reached in a phone call with Vladimir Putin.
[00:12:46] Vladimir Zelensky says that easing sanctions without
[00:12:50] a clear agreement to de-escalate tensions is a sign of weakness
[00:12:54] and will allow Russia to continue the war
[00:12:57] for longer. Let's watch a report
[00:12:59] from Aruna.
[00:13:02] A 180-degree turn. Just a few weeks ago, Donald Trump
[00:13:06] was sanctioning countries for buying Russian oil. Now he has agreed with Vladimir Putin
[00:13:10] that Russia will supply diesel to the US and global
[00:13:13] markets. Honestly,
[00:13:17] I want to thank President Putin. A lot of oil
[00:13:20] is coming into our country in the form of diesel, which is what
[00:13:24] we want. According to this agreement, Russia will immediately
[00:13:27] deliver 300,000 tons of diesel and send more in the coming months.
[00:13:31] The US President says that the price
[00:13:35] of diesel for Americans and indeed for the whole world
[00:13:38] will fall to unprecedented levels quickly. The Russian
[00:13:42] President said he is confident that this agreement will have
[00:13:45] a positive effect on the entire global economy.
[00:13:48] Diesel is the driving force of agriculture, heating
[00:13:51] homes, factories, and transportation. But its price in the US has
[00:13:55] hit a historical record due to shortages caused by the Middle
[00:13:59] East war. This situation has jeopardized the President's
[00:14:03] popularity ahead of the US midterm elections in November.
[00:14:06] Critics say that the amount of diesel
[00:14:10] Russia is supplying is small and will not have much impact
[00:14:13] on prices.
[00:14:16] Now, apparently, Donald Trump has backed down from the promises he made
[00:14:20] to Ukraine, meaning support for that country by imposing
[00:14:23] harsh sanctions against Russia.
[00:14:45] How does he bring this fuel to the world market, besides the foreign
[00:14:49] exchange he desperately needs? What does he get?
[00:14:53] Look,
[00:15:17] it has become a tangled mess, meaning
[00:15:20] that Putin clearly
[00:15:24] wants to tie the fate of the war
[00:15:26] in Iran to the fate of the war
[00:15:29] in Ukraine, and in any case, the hardliners in Iran
[00:15:33] who hold power, largely in the Revolutionary Guard Corps and now to some extent
[00:15:52] the Supreme National Security Council. Because in Iran, in any case, we know that because
[00:15:55] it's about the American election, I'm making this comparison. Well,
[00:15:59] many hardliners in Iran insist that Trump
[00:16:03] should lose the election, and indeed, in the polls,
[00:16:06] his situation is bad. They say his popularity
[00:16:10] has dropped to 40%, unlike a year ago and before. But the problem
[00:16:13] is that there is no one who asks the Iranian people's opinion
[00:16:17] about this nuclear policy, closing the Strait of Hormuz,
[00:16:20] and supporting the Houthis in Yemen and all that. I mean,
[00:16:24] public opinion polls in Iran are only good for
[00:16:28] a country like America, for the West. In Iran,
[00:16:31] there is no situation, for example, how much approval
[00:16:34] do Mr. Mojtaba Khamenei's policies have? And these statements that the IRGC commanders
[00:16:38] issue every day, how much do the Iranian people really support them?
[00:16:42] In any case, Iran's problem
[00:16:44] must be solved by the people,
[00:16:46] and by referring to the people. Well, the Islamic Republic clearly
[00:16:50] does not want to make concessions on the nuclear issue, without
[00:16:54] asking the people's will. On the other hand,
[00:16:57] for America, in the same interview you broadcast, Trump
[00:17:00] reiterated and said that the issue is uranium
[00:17:04] and diesel. That is, on the one hand, he is looking at the issue,
[00:17:28] it can be said that this decision that Mr. Trump
[00:17:32] and Putin made, this decision that Russia has made
[00:17:36] for the agreement to send gas
[00:17:39] and diesel to America
[00:17:41] will actually have a negative impact
[00:17:45] on Iran, meaning Iran, which is relying on Russia
[00:17:49] and Russian cooperation. It seems that Mr. Putin
[00:17:53] ultimately does not consider Iran among his priorities.
[00:17:56] Look, it's not entirely clear,
[00:17:59] but it is clear that Ukraine is very
[00:18:03] opposed to this situation. Mr. Zelensky
[00:18:07] tweeted his strong opposition. The issue is that
[00:18:10] Ukraine's own policy is that Ukrainians believe
[00:18:14] that if they target Russia's diesel infrastructure,
[00:18:18] it is through this method that Russia may
[00:18:21] abandon this aggression, or at least
[00:18:25] an agreement will be reached, because in any case, the war is currently
[00:18:28] stalemated in terms of territorial advances. The war in Ukraine and Russia
[00:18:31] is stalemated, meaning perhaps about 30 kilometers,
[00:18:35] which in the last year, I don't know, we need to look.
[00:19:07] On the other hand, he is giving this concession for the presidential election, because it seems
[00:19:11] he wants to reduce the pressure on himself. Of course, we should remember
[00:19:15] that Mr. Putin and Russia are different from the Islamic
[00:19:19] Republic, because not everything is the same for them. It's true that they are allies,
[00:19:22] but they have always relied on right-wing factions in Europe and America.
[00:19:26] Remember, in the 2016 election, the discussion was that
[00:19:29] Trump came to power with Putin's support, and in this regard,
[00:19:33] their discourses have some similarities. They are both Christians.
[00:19:36] I mean, unlike, for example, the Islamic Republic
[00:19:40] that claims to be Islamist, their civilizational issues also differ.
[00:19:43] But the idea that Putin has sold Iran,
[00:19:47] I find it unlikely. The issue is how much Putin can be trusted.
[00:19:51] I mean, if Putin really wants to, if he decides
[00:19:54] to end these two wars, Iran and Ukraine,
[00:19:58] which are now intertwined, I really think he is the one
[00:20:02] who has that power. But the issue is whether he is willing
[00:20:05] to abandon this interference that he has created for the West
[00:20:09] in Ukraine, even though he himself has suffered a lot of damage.
[00:20:12] And here, as my final point, I want to mention
[00:20:16] that nationalism is also a scourge in the world. Now, in Russia,
[00:20:20] nationalists are behind Putin and constantly beat the drums
[00:20:23] of war. In Iran, the government is also very much
[00:20:26] involved in this discussion and reaction to Ruvia's
[00:20:30] statements. We saw that those who used to curse Darius and Cyrus
[00:20:34] are now supporters of the Sassanid Empire and so on,
[00:20:38] who are destroying Iran. Well, if love for Iran was so important,
[00:20:41] where was your love for Iran before these wars? And is
[00:20:45] this simply an instrumental use or not? And now,
[00:20:48] America.
[00:21:14] The organization of demonstrations in parts of Delhi has led to curfew regulations
[00:21:18] and mobile communications have also been restricted. The leader and founder of this party, who
[00:21:22] had gone to Delhi to participate in the march, has been arrested.
[00:21:25] Protesters are demanding the resignation of the head of the Election
[00:21:29] Commission and accuse this body of tampering with the voter
[00:21:32] list in favor of the ruling party. The Election Commission has rejected
[00:21:36] this accusation. With the arrival of Hurricane
[00:21:39] Isaias
[00:21:42] on the southern coasts of America, power has been cut
[00:21:46] for hundreds of thousands of people in Florida and Alabama. This hurricane
[00:21:50] was accompanied by winds of 150 kilometers per hour
[00:21:53] and heavy rainfall. Officials in both states issued
[00:21:57] mandatory evacuation orders for residents. Isaias is moving
[00:22:00] north and has weakened. This hurricane is one of three
[00:22:04] weather systems that have affected parts of North America.
[00:22:08] Two other systems affected Mexico and Southern California.
[00:22:11] کردند.
[00:22:14] Police in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, say
[00:22:17] that an AI model from Anthropic sent fake documents
[00:22:21] about an unsolved murder case
[00:22:25] through the police website. This happened three months ago,
[00:22:28] and the AI introduced itself as someone who
[00:22:32] had information about the case. However, Anthropic itself was informed
[00:22:36] of this issue a few weeks ago. Yesterday, Anthropic
[00:22:40] confirmed that its AI agents are acting against the company's
[00:22:43] wishes and have tried to access several government
[00:22:47] and local systems.
[00:22:54] London police, in the largest operation in its history
[00:22:57] against mobile phone theft, have arrested hundreds of people.
[00:23:01] In this month-long operation, officers used drones,
[00:23:04] powerful electric bicycles, and facial recognition
[00:23:07] cameras to identify suspects. They discovered
[00:23:10] and seized drugs, weapons, tens of thousands of pounds in cash,
[00:23:14] and hundreds of stolen phones. Graham Satchwell,
[00:23:17] a BBC reporter, was there.
[00:23:36] seems accidental and opportunistic.
[00:23:38] آید.
[00:23:41] In most cases, the starting point is international organized crime.
[00:23:45] است.
[00:23:49] London police have responded with drones,
[00:23:52] CCTV cameras, facial recognition cameras, and electric bicycles.
[00:23:55] برخواسته
[00:24:02] Here, they pursue and corner a suspect inside a park.
[00:24:05] کنند
[00:24:10] He emerges from a pond.
[00:24:12] آورد
[00:24:15] Slowly and calmly. Slowly and calmly. Alright, buddy, calm down. Now again.
[00:25:51] Their target is a shop suspected of receiving stolen phones.
[00:25:54] است.
[00:25:57] Inside the shop, they arrest
[00:25:59] one person.
[00:26:01] They find several devices and counterfeit
[00:26:03] goods. These are things that everyone thinks
[00:26:07] are original Apple products. But given that they are in these boxes,
[00:26:11] they are not original.
[00:26:14] Now, stolen phones are considered a multi-million pound trade,
[00:26:18] from the street to shops and warehouses, and from there to distributors
[00:26:22] who send them to China, Algeria, and South Africa.
[00:26:24] All right, buddy, arrested on charges
[00:26:28] of robbery with a lot of phones. Police say
[00:26:31] their tougher approach has led to a 20%
[00:26:35] reduction in thefts since the beginning of this year.
[00:26:39] There are comments and narratives in the online space, probably
[00:26:42] from political circles outside the country, that portray London as somehow
[00:26:46] the worst city in the world in terms of theft and violence. This is
[00:26:49] absolutely not true.
[00:26:53] My message to criminals is that if you are in London and steal phones
[00:26:56] or deal in stolen second-hand phones or distribute them,
[00:27:00] you are very likely to be arrested and punished.
[00:27:32] Scotland was sold for more than 2.7
[00:27:36] million dollars. This old whiskey, with a special
[00:27:40] design by the manager of the Macallan
[00:27:42] distillery, was produced in
[00:27:45] 1926
[00:27:48] and is one of 40 bottles of whiskey whose
[00:27:51] contents were aged for 60 years in a wooden barrel.
[00:27:55] This whiskey has attracted a lot of attention
[00:27:59] from collectors. Thank you for joining
[00:28:03] us for this news segment.
[00:30:31] Persian Television. Daily issues,
[00:30:56] imposing social restrictions in Iran. Judicial
[00:31:00] and law enforcement officials on the implementation of.