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[00:00:00] A live look at the most important news and events in Iran and
[00:00:04] the world.
[00:00:11] Stay with us for the latest developments
[00:00:14] in
[00:00:18] the World Cup. Along with
[00:00:21] you
[00:00:25] , 8 PM Tehran, this is London, BBC Radio. An armed
[00:00:28] attack on a police official in Sistan and Baluchestan.
[00:00:32] Conflicting reports have been published about the death of one of the attackers.
[00:00:35] We will hear more details from a journalist following developments in
[00:00:39] this region. A missile attack on the capital's airport
[00:00:43] in Saudi Arabia followed new attacks on the Houthis. Riyadh had said it was seeking to eliminate
[00:00:46] the missile threat from Yemen.
[00:00:50] Following the increase in fuel prices worldwide, the US lifted sanctions on Russia
[00:00:54] for selling diesel. The President of Ukraine says it is a sign
[00:00:57] of weakness and will lead to a continuation of the war. We will ask our correspondent in
[00:01:01] Washington how the US made such a decision.
[00:01:04] Iran's views on resolving
[00:01:08] tensions between Tehran and Washington to the US.
[00:01:11] In the detailed discussion of this program, we ask an expert on Russian affairs.
[00:01:15] What are Vladimir Putin's interests in various scenarios regarding these tensions
[00:01:19] and what is he capable of? is made.
[00:01:36] news of today, Saturday, October 18, corresponding to October 10. Up to
[00:01:40] this hour, about one minute after 8 PM Tehran time, in an
[00:01:44] armed attack, a police official in Sistan and Baluchestan in southeastern
[00:01:47] Iran was killed. Ms. Nosrat Eftekhar, who was killed in this attack,
[00:01:51] was the cultural and social deputy of the police command. The
[00:01:55] armed group known as the Front of Popular Mujahideen
[00:01:58] claimed responsibility for this attack.
[00:02:03] The police on Friday near Zahedan were first targeted by a roadside mine
[00:02:06] explosion, and then the attackers opened fire
[00:02:09] on them. Iranian media said the bomber was killed, but local sources say
[00:02:13] the person killed was a Baloch citizen who was simply passing
[00:02:17] through the scene of the conflict. In recent weeks, armed conflicts
[00:02:20] in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran, have increased, leading the Minister
[00:02:24] of Interior to send a group to investigate
[00:02:26] the region. Mehdi Nakhl Ahmadi, journalist.
[00:02:39] A man who covered his face from the Sunni paramilitary group Jaish
[00:02:42] al-Adl announced in a video his statement about this. What do we know about
[00:02:46] this group's statement? I will tell you.
[00:02:50] It was almost a few months after Israel's 12-day
[00:02:53] attack on Iran that this group announced
[00:02:56] its existence. There were almost 6 or
[00:03:00] 7 groups, including Jaish al-Adl, that formed a coalition
[00:03:04] and actually presented a new charter.
[00:03:07] The flag that they presented was a new flag with new
[00:03:11] symbols, and in fact, it can be said that any
[00:03:14] connection with the previous group, Jaish al-Adl,
[00:03:18] was actually left behind. And now
[00:03:22] in their charter, in the past, in the charter
[00:03:25] of Jaish al-Adl, the issue or goal of
[00:03:29] this group was to uphold the rights of Sunni and Baloch people. In this new charter,
[00:03:33] they focused more on national issues and had a
[00:03:36] slogan of "Iran for all Iranians" and announced their readiness
[00:03:40] to cooperate with other opposition groups of the Islamic
[00:03:44] Republic. In any case, a large
[00:03:47] part of the actions, not
[00:03:51] all of them, but a large part of the
[00:03:54] actions taken in Sistan and Baluchestan
[00:03:57] have been carried out by this front. The Popular Mujahideen
[00:04:01] is part of these groups that are in this coalition. These were groups that
[00:04:04] had armed activities in the past, but
[00:04:08] for several years there was no news and they had not taken any action. Some of
[00:04:12] these were also groups that previously had more cultural or civil
[00:04:15] activities. And finally, it can perhaps be
[00:04:19] claimed that in terms of military and security, it is still
[00:04:22] this front, Jaish al-Adl, that
[00:04:26] holds the initiative and that
[00:04:48] they did not talk about whether this official
[00:04:50] was the target. Apparently, they had left
[00:04:54] a bomb for a convoy that was
[00:04:57] passing through this area. They did not
[00:05:01] specifically say whether Mrs.
[00:05:04] Eftekhar was the specific target or whether
[00:05:07] it was actually supposed to be because some local news sources
[00:05:10] reported her death.
[00:05:13] They did not attribute Mrs. Eftekhar's death to this bombing. This bombing
[00:05:16] caused injuries and the shootings
[00:05:19] or, in fact, the exchange of fire
[00:05:22] that occurred after that. This issue, of course, as I said,
[00:05:26] is the claim of some local sources, but regarding
[00:05:29] this issue, we have also had in the past, for example,
[00:05:33] the commander of a Revolutionary Guard base
[00:05:37] and his deputy among those who were
[00:05:40] killed by this group. Well, this issue seems
[00:05:44] to be a strategy that this group has
[00:05:48] adopted in order to be able to target personalities who have
[00:05:52] a higher position or, in fact,
[00:05:55] can perhaps get more media coverage.
[00:05:59] Probably this cultural official
[00:06:03] of the police force, the police commander,
[00:06:07] also had less protection
[00:06:10] compared to many military officials in the region.
[00:06:13] I wanted to ask you about the context in
[00:06:17] which this news arrived. There is talk of armed clashes
[00:06:20] that have increased in Sistan and Baluchestan in recent weeks.
[00:06:24] Yes, we have had
[00:06:28] at least 18 clashes in Sistan and Baluchestan
[00:06:31] in the past month, at least. Now, not
[00:06:34] all of these clashes have been operations by these armed
[00:06:38] groups or the resistance front. In some cases,
[00:06:41] well, the military forces or the Revolutionary Guard
[00:06:45] have been able to identify the locations of these groups
[00:06:49] and have carried out operations and attacks.
[00:06:53] But in any case, this volume of 18, which is almost
[00:06:57] one operation almost every two days,
[00:07:00] has been unprecedented in Sistan and Baluchestan.
[00:07:03] The news that has been published, because there are conflicting reports, and both sides
[00:07:07] have different claims, but between 24 and 30
[00:07:11] military personnel
[00:07:16] and members of these armed
[00:07:19] groups have been killed. Well, this issue shows
[00:07:21] that we are probably seeing
[00:07:25] a strategic change in these armed groups. At least,
[00:07:29] in the past, when Revolutionary Guard forces or police forces
[00:07:33] attacked some of their bases within the province,
[00:07:37] in less than half an hour, we witnessed several support
[00:07:40] groups being sent and arriving in the area,
[00:07:44] which indicates that they are probably seeking to establish organizations
[00:07:48] within the province itself, around the cities of Saravan
[00:07:51] and so on. To some extent, I think
[00:07:55] they have also succeeded, and in the current
[00:07:58] situation, it is possible to carry out operations, for example, we have had
[00:08:02] four operations in one day in some cases. This possibility of increasing
[00:08:05] operations is being seen from these groups. Thank you,
[00:08:09] Mehdi Naqel Ahmadi, journalist, who is following developments in Sistan
[00:08:12] and Baluchestan, with whom we were discussing
[00:08:16] the assassination of the cultural and social deputy of the Sistan and Baluchestan police
[00:08:19] command.
[00:08:25] However, with continued tensions between Saudi Arabia and the Ansar Allah group in Yemen,
[00:08:29] in the latest developments, the Houthis attacked the international airport of the Saudi
[00:08:32] capital. Dozens of people were injured, 5
[00:08:35] of whom were reported to be admitted to intensive care. Just
[00:08:39] one day before Riyadh was to host an international oil
[00:08:42] congress, airlines stopped their flights to this airport. Before this
[00:08:46] attack, Saudi Arabia had announced the bombing of more than 130
[00:08:50] Ansar Allah positions in Yemen and said its goal was to eliminate
[00:08:53] the group's ability to fire ballistic missiles. My colleague,
[00:08:57] Parham Qabadi, is with us in the studio. Parham, Saudi Arabia wanted to eliminate
[00:09:01] the ballistic missile capability of the Ansar Allah group or the Houthis.
[00:09:05] It itself was targeted by such an attack. The pace
[00:09:09] of developments is very rapid. Look, the latest news we have
[00:09:13] is that Riyadh Airport has been targeted by a missile attack
[00:09:17] by the Yemeni Houthis. It's not the first time this has happened.
[00:09:21] Last week, this airport was targeted two more times.
[00:09:24] One of them was just this past Thursday.
[00:09:27] What happened before any of these attacks even took place
[00:09:31] is that many countries, including Britain, had warned
[00:09:34] their citizens not to travel to
[00:09:37] Riyadh. It is still ongoing. I was seeing that,
[00:09:41] for example, other countries like Spain and Germany are also telling
[00:09:44] their citizens not to take flights to Riyadh if they have any.
[00:09:47] Apart from that, what is happening is that the
[00:09:51] airport was targeted by a missile attack. Reuters
[00:09:55] and AFP spoke with eyewitnesses who said they
[00:09:58] saw people injured there and that there was a lot
[00:10:02] of chaos there.
[00:10:05] Airlines are also one by one canceling their
[00:10:09] flights, including, for example,
[00:10:11] Lufthansa and other
[00:10:15] airlines. Some of them have announced that they will not have
[00:10:18] any flights to
[00:10:21] Riyadh until Monday. All of this is happening
[00:10:25] at a time when, before this happened, Saudi Arabia,
[00:10:28] as you yourself had said, announced that the Saudi-led coalition
[00:10:32] had targeted 136 locations in Yemen,
[00:10:36] specifically the positions of the Yemeni Houthis, including in the
[00:10:39] northern province of Yemen called Saada. That area was also
[00:10:43] targeted, and the Houthis collectively said that two people
[00:10:47] had been killed in their attacks. One
[00:10:50] of the places that Saudi Arabia targeted was Sana'a Airport, which was targeted.
[00:10:53] Now, it is not clear whether this attack that has just taken place
[00:10:57] was in retaliation for that attack or not. In any
[00:11:01] case, all of this, as you said, is happening
[00:11:04] at a time when the World Oil Council's energy
[00:11:08] congress was supposed to be held in Saudi Arabia tomorrow, and it is not clear
[00:11:12] whether this will happen or not. Apart from that, there is also a more
[00:11:15] important event, what is known as the "Desert Davos,"
[00:11:19] which was scheduled to be held in Riyadh in two weeks.
[00:11:22] And it is not clear, with these events happening, and attacks
[00:11:26] against Saudi Arabia and also the capital
[00:11:29] Riyadh, will these events be held
[00:11:33] or not? Thank you, Parham Qabadi, for following
[00:11:36] the developments since morning here in the studio. Now let's hear a few more news
[00:11:40] items from around the world with
[00:11:42] Mina Joshqani.
[00:11:50] According to HRANA, Mostafa Mehrayin, a sociologist, was
[00:11:53] arrested and transferred to prison to serve an 8-year sentence.
[00:11:57] Last autumn, he was sentenced to a total of 8 years in prison
[00:12:00] and 2 years of travel ban for the charges of "gathering and collusion
[00:12:04] with the intent to commit a crime against national security," "propaganda against the system,"
[00:12:08] and "insulting the leader of the Islamic Republic." Mr.
[00:12:12] Mehrayin's sentence was upheld by the Court of Appeals, and the harshest
[00:12:16] punishment, which is 5 years of imprisonment, is to be implemented for him. Hundreds
[00:12:19] of supporters of the People's Party (Sosk) in India were arrested.
[00:12:23] Police imposed a curfew in parts of Delhi
[00:12:27] to prevent demonstrations, and mobile communications were also restricted.
[00:12:30] The leader and founder of this party, who had gone to Delhi to participate
[00:12:34] in the march, was also arrested. Protesters are demanding the resignation
[00:12:38] of the Election Commission chairman and accuse this body of tampering
[00:12:41] with voter lists in favor of the ruling party. The Election
[00:12:45] Commission has denied these accusations. Police in Philadelphia,
[00:12:49] Pennsylvania, USA, say an artificial intelligence model from Anthropic
[00:12:52] company sent fake documents
[00:12:56] about an unsolved murder case through the police website.
[00:13:00] months ago, and the artificial intelligence introduced itself as someone who
[00:13:03] had information about the case. However, Anthropic itself only learned
[00:13:07] about this a few weeks ago. Yesterday, Anthropic confirmed that its AI
[00:13:11] agents were acting contrary to the company's wishes and had
[00:13:14] attempted to access several government and local systems.
[00:13:17] Short news.
[00:13:23] The assassination of the cultural and social deputy of the Sistan and Baluchestan Police Command.
[00:13:35] In other news, the governor of Faryab in southern
[00:13:39] Kerman announced the killing of the perpetrator
[00:13:42] of the armed attack on Major Mehdi Jamshidi,
[00:13:46] who was introduced as the head of the Faryab County Police Prevention
[00:13:50] Department and was announced on Thursday to have been killed
[00:13:53] in a shooting by unidentified individuals. This center stated
[00:13:57] in a statement that special operational and intelligence police teams
[00:14:01] had been deployed in the area to identify and arrest the attackers.
[00:14:05] However, in other news
[00:14:08] about tensions in the region, the US said it would reduce
[00:14:12] sanctions on Russian diesel exports so that Moscow can sell fuel
[00:14:15] to the US and other global markets. A move that
[00:14:19] is supposed to be a balm for the hot fuel
[00:14:22] market worldwide. But this action has angered
[00:14:26] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who said that this reduction of sanctions
[00:14:30] without a clear agreement to reduce tensions in the Ukraine war
[00:14:34] is a sign of weakness and allows Russia to continue the war
[00:14:37] for a longer period. Just last night, in Russian
[00:14:41] airstrikes on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine,
[00:14:44] at least 15 people, including three children, were killed.
[00:14:48] Regarding this issue,
[00:14:51] we have a discussion in the program with our correspondent in Washington, whom
[00:14:55] we hope to have on the line. Yes,
[00:14:59] Mahnoush Pourzaia, our correspondent in Washington, is on the line now.
[00:15:03] Mahnoush,
[00:15:05] yes, yes, I apologize. We will return to this topic
[00:15:09] in a conversation with our correspondent in Washington. But in other
[00:15:12] news regarding Russia, the Kremlin said that Russian President Vladimir Putin
[00:15:16] conveyed Iran's views on ways to resolve the Tehran-Washington conflict
[00:15:20] to US President Donald Trump. The presidents of Russia and
[00:15:24] Iran met two days ago on the sidelines of two summits
[00:15:27] of Caspian Sea littoral states and Commonwealth of Independent States
[00:15:31] in Turkmenistan. Now, Ahmad Vakhshite,
[00:15:34] Professor of Political Science at the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, is
[00:15:37] with us from Moscow, the capital of Russia. Mr. Vakhshite,
[00:15:41] what are Vladimir Putin's interests in the various scenarios
[00:15:44] that may occur regarding these tensions between Iran and the US,
[00:15:48] including de-escalation, escalation, or the continuation
[00:15:52] of the current strained situation? Where does Mr. Putin
[00:15:54] stand in this matter? Greetings and respect to
[00:15:57] you. You see, the situation is, in fact,
[00:16:01] we can say, multi-faceted, and from one side,
[00:16:05] Russia is a partner in creating
[00:16:13] a stable situation for the Islamic Republic of Iran,
[00:16:16] and from the other side, well, its key
[00:16:19] partners in the Middle East are
[00:16:22] like the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and on another level in Euro-
[00:16:25] Atlantic, the issue of the Ukraine
[00:16:28] crisis and Russia's desire to
[00:16:31] be able to actually control its conflicts of interest
[00:16:34] with the US. And what we are witnessing
[00:16:38] today, in my opinion, is that in international
[00:16:41] politics, strategic enmity
[00:16:44] does not prevent economic transactions, and this
[00:16:48] is the issue that we can also see in the discussion
[00:16:52] between Mr. Putin and Mr. Trump last night. However, the point is that this economic
[00:16:56] transaction does not necessarily mean the end of strategic
[00:16:59] competition, and it is true that Russia
[00:17:03] and the US are cooperating on energy,
[00:17:07] but they certainly
[00:17:10] have mutual expectations. That is, it still seems
[00:17:14] that Russia expects the US to control
[00:17:17] the situation and at least
[00:17:21] the scenario of war with Iran does not happen.
[00:17:24] On the other hand, the Americans also expect
[00:17:27] Russia to go along with their conditions
[00:17:31] in the Ukraine crisis. And in fact, I want to say that this energy
[00:17:35] crisis that we are facing has also faced
[00:17:38] the expectations of the parties for security
[00:17:42] guarantees, which can change
[00:17:44] the regional and extra-regional geopolitics.
[00:17:48] Now, in answer to your question,
[00:17:51] we can also consider this angle from Mr. Trump's perspective.
[00:17:55] Yes, yes, no, let's not go back. In fact, all this
[00:17:59] was a prelude to this answer to your question
[00:18:02] that the Kremlin's
[00:18:04] goal is to be able to maintain Iran's
[00:18:08] stability and prevent a war that could happen
[00:18:12] and also affect its own interests.
[00:18:15] Does this continuation of the situation, meaning the continuation
[00:18:18] of the current situation in the Persian Gulf,
[00:18:21] really have an interest in de-escalation? Because you explained
[00:18:24] that escalation is not in the Kremlin's interest.
[00:18:27] See, some believe
[00:18:30] that if there is an escalation of tension,
[00:18:34] Russia might have
[00:18:37] some income from controlling
[00:18:41] energy. There are many "ifs" on this very
[00:18:44] issue, but in the specific context
[00:18:47] of the Middle East, what can happen
[00:18:51] and complicate the situation is that increased
[00:18:55] tensions in the Middle East can ultimately
[00:18:57] force Russia into a choice, because
[00:19:01] then a bipolar situation will emerge, with Iran on one side
[00:19:05] and Arab countries of the Persian Gulf on the other.
[00:19:09] And now, regardless of whether we can also consider
[00:19:13] the variables of Israel and the US, I believe that Russia has no
[00:19:17] interest in being in a bipolar situation between Iran
[00:19:20] and the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf,
[00:19:23] because on the one hand, it has repeatedly stated that the UAE is its key partner,
[00:19:27] and on the other hand, it is pursuing a strategic partnership
[00:19:31] with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Therefore, it tries to pursue
[00:19:34] de-escalation, and specifically, we saw that
[00:19:38] the discussion about Iran-US negotiations continuing through Qatar
[00:19:42] was emphasized again today by the Kremlin.
[00:19:45] That's right, Russian President Yuri Ushakov
[00:19:49] had said that Mr. Putin emphasized in his conversation
[00:19:53] with US President Trump that Russia's proposal
[00:19:57] to transfer Iran's highly enriched uranium to Russia is still
[00:20:00] on the table. Meanwhile, the Kremlin said
[00:20:03] that Russia welcomes the continuation of Iran-US
[00:20:07] talks through Qatar. But Mr. Vakhshite, Russia is still
[00:20:11] involved in this costly and bloody war in Ukraine. Its hands are somewhat
[00:20:15] tied there, and the main equation in Russia's
[00:20:19] foreign policy is probably that war. Practically, regarding Iran and any
[00:20:22] other development different from the Ukraine war,
[00:20:26] how much freedom does Russia have, and what is it capable
[00:20:29] of?
[00:20:32] Beyond the Ukraine crisis, you mean the issue of Iran. Exactly.
[00:20:36] Russia is involved in the Ukraine crisis.
[00:20:40] How much freedom does Russia have to act on Iran, considering
[00:20:43] its involvement in the Ukraine crisis? And how much power
[00:20:47] and initiative does it have regarding Iran? Look.
[00:20:50] In fact, here, Mr. Trump seems
[00:20:53] to have become involved in the hypothesis
[00:20:56] of being able to provide strategic risk coverage, and that is why, in fact,
[00:21:00] the US, which until yesterday was exerting maximum
[00:21:03] pressure on Russia, is now, in order to control
[00:21:07] the energy crisis, allowing Russia
[00:21:10] to import its fuel. This is a big
[00:21:14] contradiction. That's right. Here,
[00:21:17] one aspect of this strategic risk coverage can be that
[00:21:21] Mr. Trump says that I, within the US, am trying
[00:21:25] to control this economic pressure. Therefore, I have come
[00:21:29] to Russia, meaning the Russia that yesterday
[00:21:32] I said should face maximum economic pressure and maximum
[00:21:36] sanctions. Today, I have not only given
[00:21:39] a discount,
[00:21:40] for example,
[00:21:44] it is true that for Russia itself, it is a big
[00:21:48] concession, but Russia is also trying
[00:21:52] to get concessions, and I think here we must specifically
[00:21:56] discuss security guarantees that can be raised
[00:21:59] in Ukraine, Iran, and the Middle East.
[00:22:03] We should consider these two together. Each of the parties, both Moscow
[00:22:06] and Washington, is trying to get security guarantees
[00:22:10] from the other so that the crisis can end, and here
[00:22:14] is where their bargaining power can also increase.
[00:22:17] And it seems that the United
[00:22:20] States, unlike in the past, could use the leverage
[00:22:24] of economic pressure, but now it is in a situation
[00:22:27] where this economy is also not independent
[00:22:31] of international relations. Thank you, Mr. Vakhshite,
[00:22:34] Professor of Political Science at the Peoples' Friendship
[00:22:46] in this conversation, the issue of fuel prices,
[00:22:50] global fuel prices, and fuel prices in the US
[00:22:52] has additional dimensions for Donald Trump. It's
[00:22:56] not just a number on paper. Mahnoush Parziai, our correspondent
[00:22:59] in Washington, is on the line right now. Mahnoush,
[00:23:03] first, let me ask you about this US action that angered
[00:23:07] the Ukrainian president. It seemed that the relationship between Zelensky
[00:23:10] and Trump, the presidents of Ukraine and the US, which
[00:23:14] had become somewhat strained at the beginning of Trump's second term,
[00:23:18] had improved, but now Mr. Zelensky says Trump has shown weakness.
[00:23:27] That is, Mr. Trump, who by no means likes criticism, Mr.
[00:23:30] Zelensky himself, in his statements last night
[00:23:34] after this incident with reporters, explicitly said that
[00:23:37] he had, so to speak, done his best
[00:23:41] and compromised with the Americans to maintain this relationship
[00:23:45] for the future of the country. But now,
[00:23:48] with what Mr. Trump has done,
[00:23:51] he is effectively
[00:23:53] giving concessions to Putin. The main
[00:23:57] issue is that this policy that Mr. Trump
[00:24:00] is pursuing does not even align with his
[00:24:03] own Congress. That is, a team from
[00:24:07] the US Congress was in Ukraine
[00:24:11] yesterday, in Kyiv, and met with the Ukrainian
[00:24:14] president to help Ukraine
[00:24:17] in this war and to discuss what else Americans
[00:24:20] can do, besides the heavy sanctions that were approved
[00:24:24] by Congress last month and signed by Mr. Trump himself.
[00:24:28] And now, with Mr. Trump's decision
[00:24:32] for this agreement, and with the decision
[00:24:35] announced by the Treasury Department to exempt
[00:24:38] diesel imports until
[00:24:42] April next year, which is almost 6
[00:24:46] months away, so that they can do this buying and selling.
[00:24:50] All of this has really put Ukraine in a tight spot.
[00:24:54] That is, on the one hand, Mr.
[00:24:57] Trump and his team at the United Nations tried
[00:25:00] to revive the Ukraine-Russia
[00:25:03] peace talks after the General Assembly.
[00:25:06] The Ukrainian team had a meeting
[00:25:10] with Jared Kushner and Steve Bannon last night.
[00:25:14] Exactly when they were meeting, Mr. Trump called
[00:25:18] Putin, and so far that meeting has gone
[00:25:21] nowhere. Russia itself has announced that they will not negotiate
[00:25:25] for now until they see what happens. That is,
[00:25:29] the situation is completely complicated. Yes.
[00:25:32] And as I checked, 23 hours and 13-14
[00:25:36] hours remain until the end of the US congressional elections.
[00:25:38] In fact, by the end
[00:25:42] of Tuesday, the outcome of these congressional elections
[00:25:46] will be known. All members of the House of Representatives and
[00:25:50] more than a third of the 35 senators will be decided. How is American
[00:25:53] public opinion about Donald Trump and his party in this situation,
[00:25:57] with these rising fuel prices?
[00:26:00] It's not a very good situation, of course. This action by Mr. Trump
[00:26:04] is all to calm the market and also public
[00:26:08] opinion here, which is very
[00:26:12] dissatisfied with the current situation. The Republicans themselves
[00:26:15] have tried to persuade Mr. Trump to either
[00:26:18] ban US diesel exports
[00:26:22] or find a solution, so to speak,
[00:26:25] so that the Republicans' situation
[00:26:28] at the polls is not too bad. But
[00:26:33] the latest polls in the US show that Mr. Trump's
[00:26:36] popularity is lower than ever.
[00:26:40] The Republicans' situation is not very good, although
[00:26:43] it does not mean that the Democrats are going to do anything spectacular
[00:26:47] because the Democrats are doing well
[00:26:50] in some areas where they have tight competition
[00:26:53] with Republicans, and some of those areas were previously
[00:26:56] Republican. But in areas that were
[00:27:00] in the Democrats' hands,
[00:27:06] our correspondent in Washington, and thank you for watching or listening to the program so far. Continue to follow the news from BBC
[00:27:10] Persian. We will be with you tomorrow at 8 PM Tehran time.
[00:27:13] Wherever you are, take care of yourselves.
[00:27:16] Is
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[00:30:43] Hello and welcome to Globalai. Every week, from a different
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