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[00:00:30] To a short news segment with the continuation of Houthi missile attacks
[00:00:33] in Yemen on Saudi Arabia, BP has
[00:00:36] withdrawn from the international energy conference in Riyadh,
[00:00:40] and reports indicate the cancellation of several
[00:00:44] major oil companies' CEOs' presence. Yesterday,
[00:00:47] Riyadh International Airport was targeted again, and
[00:00:51] now the number of ships attacked in recent days has reached 14.
[00:00:55] The US Federal Aviation Administration has warned about the danger of flying to
[00:00:59] Saudi Arabia or passing through its airspace.
[00:01:02] My colleague, Faein Hasemi, is here with me,
[00:01:05] and these Houthi attacks are still ongoing. What's new?
[00:01:09] That's right, Majid. After three days of continuous attacks, we still see
[00:01:12] these attacks continuing. Last night, the Saudi Civil
[00:01:15] Aviation Authority announced that King Fahd
[00:01:19] International Airport in Dammam was also attacked,
[00:01:23] and as you announced, the death
[00:01:27] toll has reached 14, including one American. It has been announced
[00:01:30] that one American was killed in these attacks at King Khalid Airport
[00:01:34] in Riyadh, and also more than
[00:01:37] 300 people have been injured. The reactions have also been extensive,
[00:01:40] from China to Australia.
[00:01:43] Countries have condemned these attacks. Many
[00:01:46] countries have urged their citizens not to travel
[00:01:50] to Saudi Arabia and stated that now is not a suitable
[00:01:54] time. Anwar Gargash, advisor to the President of the United Arab Emirates, also sent
[00:01:58] a message on the X network. He said that targeting Saudi
[00:02:02] Arabia affects the security of the UAE and other countries in the Persian
[00:02:05] Gulf. He warned that maintaining the security of the Persian
[00:02:09] Gulf is a collective responsibility.
[00:02:13] Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister, also spoke by phone last night
[00:02:16] with Faisal bin Farhan, Saudi
[00:02:19] Arabia's Foreign Minister, and expressed the Islamic Republic's readiness
[00:02:23] to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
[00:02:26] And it seems that this concern about escalating tensions, which
[00:03:30] or flying through its airspace, should be done with caution. This warning
[00:03:34] continues until December 10th.
[00:03:37] It is in effect following the attacks on Saturday and Sunday. On the other hand,
[00:03:41] Riyadh airport is scheduled to be closed until Monday evening,
[00:03:44] US Eastern Time. Satellite images also show
[00:03:48] that flights in that region have
[00:03:51] decreased significantly. And where have the Iran-US negotiations reached?
[00:03:55] Now, Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of
[00:03:57] Iran's Supreme National Security Council, has said that the US has responded,
[00:04:01] but its response is not sufficient, and Iran is still
[00:04:05] reviewing it. This morning, Esmail Baghaei, spokesperson for
[00:04:08] Iran's Foreign Ministry, said that the US response is not
[00:04:11] sufficient in their opinion. He also said that messages are still being exchanged
[00:04:15] between Iran and the US through intermediaries, and
[00:04:18] Tehran is reviewing the points raised in the US response,
[00:04:22] and they are expected to respond in the coming days. It seems that
[00:04:26] no answer has yet been given by Iran to the US.
[00:04:30] And very briefly today, if you could tell us that oil prices also seem to have
[00:04:33] increased a bit, right? Brent crude oil prices
[00:04:37] increased by 76 cents to 105 dollars and 48 cents
[00:04:40] per barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude oil
[00:04:44] also increased by 59 cents to 92
[00:04:47] dollars and 44 cents. Ships and tankers
[00:04:51] have also been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, and all
[00:04:55] of these, and the tension in the Middle East, seem to be pushing
[00:04:59] oil prices even higher. Thank you, Fareen.
[00:05:02] Fareen Hashemi, my colleague, is here in the studio with us. Thank you
[00:05:06] for joining us in this news segment. Our next news segment is in another
[00:05:10] hour.