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[00:00:27] In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Hello, esteemed viewers. At
[00:00:30] 11 o'clock, the call for registration for the fourth international
[00:00:34] Teacher Prize was published. The conditions for participating in this
[00:00:37] call include having at least 5 years of direct educational
[00:00:41] experience with audiences under 18 years old and a commitment to continue
[00:00:44] working for the next 3 years. Those interested can
[00:00:48] register and get more information until September 22nd
[00:00:51] on the official website of the Teacher Prize at the address
[00:00:55] moallemprize.ayir.
[00:00:57] The closing ceremony and introduction of the winners
[00:01:01] of the fourth دوره will also be held in
[00:01:04] January 2026. The
[00:01:08] Minister of Industry, Mines, and Trade of the Islamic Republic of Iran, while announcing
[00:01:12] the achievements of the Intergovernmental Council meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union in
[00:01:16] Kyrgyzstan, reported on the approval of the strategic
[00:01:18] conclusions of this meeting and emphasized Tehran's determination to
[00:01:22] develop trade relations with this union.
[00:01:24] Approximately
[00:01:27] two months after the meeting of the Ministers of Industry
[00:01:31] of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Cholpon-Ata,
[00:01:34] Kyrgyzstan, Seyed Mohammad Atabak, Minister of Industry, Mines,
[00:01:38] and Trade, this time representing the First Vice President
[00:01:42] of our country, traveled to this city to attend the second
[00:01:45] meeting of the Intergovernmental Council of Prime Ministers of the Eurasian Economic
[00:01:49] Union. A significant meeting was held with the presence
[00:01:53] of Prime Ministers and high-ranking representatives of the member
[00:01:56] countries of the Eurasian Union, including Russia and Belarus.
[00:02:05] The message of Mohammad Reza Aref, the First Vice President,
[00:02:09] at the very beginning of his speech, recalled the aggressive actions
[00:02:12] of America and the Zionist regime against the Islamic Republic
[00:02:16] of Iran. Recent attacks by the Zionist
[00:02:19] regime on America against the Islamic Republic of Iran and
[00:02:22] the bombing of urban, non-military,
[00:02:25] educational, medical, and pharmaceutical infrastructures, including
[00:02:29] the targeted and deliberate bombing of vital
[00:02:32] infrastructures such as transportation, energy, and industrial
[00:02:36] facilities, and their complete destruction are not only a war
[00:02:38] crime against the Iranian people, but
[00:02:42] also cause disruption in production and exports, making transit
[00:02:46] corridors and routes for the transfer
[00:02:49] of goods and energy in the region unsafe. Mr. Atabak
[00:02:53] described the free trade agreement between Iran and the Eurasian
[00:02:56] Union as an opportunity to utilize the vast capacities
[00:03:00] in the fields of economy, trade, industry, and transportation
[00:03:04] on both sides of the Caspian Sea. The Minister of
[00:03:08] Industry, Mines, and Trade mentioned the development of financial
[00:03:12] and banking cooperation as a solution to counter sanctions and pressure
[00:03:15] against independent countries and also made
[00:03:18] some proposals. In this regard,
[00:03:21] we suggest that the central banks of member countries,
[00:03:25] within the framework of a specialized committee, while
[00:03:28] analyzing the trend of digital currency
[00:03:30] development worldwide, share their experiences
[00:03:34] regarding the launch of national digital currencies (CBDCs)
[00:03:37] with each other. Seyed
[00:03:40] Mohammad Atabak, who has warm and cordial relations with the Prime
[00:03:44] Ministers and high-ranking officials of the member countries of the Eurasian
[00:03:48] Union, also reached good agreements in bilateral negotiations
[00:03:51] regarding the removal of obstacles to trade and economic exchanges,
[00:03:54] the completion of transportation corridors, including
[00:03:58] the North-South corridor, and the development of financial
[00:04:02] and banking cooperation. We hope that the outcome of all
[00:04:05] these meetings will lead to economic
[00:04:09] advancement in the
[00:04:13] overall trade
[00:04:15] of goods between our country and the Eurasian
[00:04:19] Economic Union. The observer membership of the Islamic
[00:04:23] Republic of Iran in the Eurasian Economic Union was accepted
[00:04:26] in December 2024 during
[00:04:29] the summit of this union in St.
[00:04:32] Petersburg, Russia. After that, the free
[00:04:35] trade agreement between Iran and the Eurasian Union
[00:04:39] entered its implementation phase, thus opening
[00:04:43] new doors for Iran's economy and trade, especially
[00:04:46] with its northern neighbors. Seyed Ali
[00:04:50] Daraee, IRIB News Agency, Regional Office,
[00:04:54] Eurasian region.
[00:04:56] In the attack
[00:04:59] by the Zionist regime on Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, three
[00:05:03] Palestinians were injured. Zionist regime military vehicles
[00:05:07] fired at Palestinian citizens in Jabalia, and the area around
[00:05:10] Al-Dur Hospital in eastern Gaza City was also
[00:05:13] heavily fired upon. At the same time, the Zionist
[00:05:17] regime fired flares over Beit Lahiya, and its military
[00:05:20] forces were deployed in the northeast of Al-Nuseirat refugee
[00:05:24] camp.
[00:05:27] A power outage at the control center of the UK railway
[00:05:31] network caused widespread disruption to train services in parts
[00:05:35] of the northwest of the country. Following this incident, hundreds
[00:05:39] of train journeys were canceled, and many trains were delayed by more than a year.
[00:05:48] Although power was restored to the control center, the gradual
[00:05:52] restart of safety systems has caused disruptions to
[00:05:55] continue. Network Rail
[00:05:58] has announced that this situation may continue.
[00:06:01] Passengers are also advised to check the latest
[00:06:05] train status before traveling. Please
[00:06:08] check.
[00:13:25] and constant companions of the News Channel, and wish you a good
[00:13:28] time. I would like to congratulate all my colleagues across
[00:13:32] Iran at the beginning of the program, and of course, all
[00:13:35] those who are concerned about accurate information
[00:13:39] and news dissemination and are taking steps in this framework.
[00:13:42] We must remember all the martyr journalists
[00:13:45] who, over the past year and a few months,
[00:13:49] in the course of their duties and in their efforts to fulfill
[00:13:53] their journalistic mission, were martyred.
[00:14:00] From Ms. Fereshteh Bagheri and Ehsan Zakeri
[00:14:04] and Ali Tahmasebi and Mohammad Moein Nazari
[00:14:08] and a long list of other martyrs, we certainly do not have time to address
[00:14:11] all of them, but we cherish their memory
[00:14:15] and let's not forget all the actions that
[00:14:18] journalists and all those involved
[00:14:21] in news production and the actions they have taken
[00:14:25] over the past approximately 160 days and nights to be the voice
[00:14:29] of the oppressed and the righteousness of the Iranian nation and to reflect
[00:14:32] the numerous crimes of America and the Zionist
[00:14:36] regime in Iran. Here, in the News Channel studio,
[00:14:39] we are hosting Mr. Aghayan, an international
[00:14:43] affairs analyst, to discuss this issue and other
[00:14:46] developments related to the region. Mr. Aghayan,
[00:14:50] welcome. Hello and greetings to you and all
[00:14:53] the dear and respected people.
[00:14:57] I also congratulate you and all your dear and hardworking colleagues on Journalist's Day. Thank you.
[00:15:01] Please allow us, so that it is not irrelevant to today,
[00:15:05] to review the importance of this journalistic mission, especially
[00:15:08] in recent months, and then the operational
[00:15:12] framework that the enemy has adopted
[00:15:16] in the media war throughout these recent months to be able to
[00:15:19] win the battle of narratives. Please.
[00:15:23] Yes, you see, I think the past year was perhaps the most difficult
[00:15:27] year for you and your colleagues in the field of news
[00:15:30] and information, because at the same time as the military
[00:15:34] war, we also witnessed the media war of the enemy. A war
[00:15:37] that was truly unfair. Various media outlets that they
[00:15:41] control, whether in their media
[00:15:44] or in cyberspace or even in newspapers and other cases
[00:15:48] where they can openly tell lies, they did this. There were many
[00:15:52] examples, especially the bombing that took place
[00:15:55] in Lamerd, those cluster bombs that they targeted
[00:15:59] for the first time and tested,
[00:16:03] which almost 24 years
[00:16:06] later, their officials tweeted that no, we did not do such a thing
[00:16:10] in Lamerd, and then the media covered it and said
[00:16:13] no, Iranian media are lying and they denied it, but after 48 hours,
[00:16:17] the whole world realized that this happened, or for the Minab
[00:16:21] school or other incidents. In short, they did not hold back
[00:16:24] in the media arena, but well, on the other
[00:16:28] hand, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the media of the resistance
[00:16:31] axis, especially within our country, also quickly
[00:16:35] covered the issues. The war of
[00:16:38] narratives that you mentioned, exactly.
[00:16:41] Thank God, for several years now, the IRIB staff
[00:16:44] have been doing an excellent job of presenting them. Their speed of
[00:16:47] action has been excellent, thank God, and if
[00:16:51] it were not for this, we would fall behind, and the first
[00:16:55] narrative would be presented by someone who has lies behind their words
[00:16:58] and also a lot of crime,
[00:17:01] and truly, if this speed of action is not present among
[00:17:05] all journalists across Iran who are active
[00:17:09] and have this concern, certainly the examples you gave,
[00:17:12] the crimes that the Americans committed in Minab school or in
[00:17:16] Lamerd, would not be well-imaged for the world, and it is these media
[00:17:20] outlets that have frustrated the US President, and he himself admitted that Iran is very strong
[00:17:24] in the media field, thank God. Yes, and I think we still
[00:17:27] have a lot of room. Sometimes, because of the Sharia that we have,
[00:17:31] because of the religion that we have, we cannot act
[00:17:35] like them in many ways, otherwise, if Imam Ali has
[00:17:38] a narration that if it is about lying and other things,
[00:17:42] we can act much better, but our nature, our Islam,
[00:17:46] our being Muslim, does not allow many things, but thank God, the national
[00:17:49] media has performed very well in the past year, and we truly
[00:17:53] appreciate and thank them. Let's
[00:17:57] now turn to the regional developments. One of the most important events
[00:18:00] that occurred as a news event in the region
[00:18:03] in the past
[00:18:05] few hours was the Mecca Agreement. An agreement in
[00:18:09] which the three sides of the triangle of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan,
[00:18:12] and Turkey participated and signed another joint defense pact.
[00:18:16] Before this, we also saw that such
[00:18:20] a defense pact between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
[00:18:24] had been signed before. What is happening in Saudi
[00:18:27] Arabia? How are the Saudis trying to compensate for this security
[00:18:30] vacuum that has plagued them in recent weeks?
[00:18:33] Please. You see, it's a bit better to
[00:18:37] go back. Approximately 52 years
[00:18:40] ago, Saudi Arabia completely halted
[00:18:44] its oil exports to America for 5 or 6 months.
[00:18:47] The reason for this was America's support for the Zionist regime,
[00:18:51] and this became very media-covered. Many political conflicts also arose
[00:18:54] between them, and during that period, it was a difficult
[00:18:58] time for the Americans. After that, Saudi Arabia held various
[00:19:02] meetings. It was decided that the Saudis would sell their oil for dollars,
[00:19:06] both to the Americans and to the world. In return,
[00:19:09] the Americans would provide security and military
[00:19:13] support for Saudi Arabia. They signed an agreement saying that from now on,
[00:19:17] you will have no problems with your security, military, and political issues.
[00:19:20] Our soldiers and officers will come to Saudi Arabia, we will establish
[00:19:24] bases, and we will guarantee your security in the region and the world.
[00:19:28] Well, they signed these agreements and have continued until today.
[00:19:31] They have provided various bases to the Americans.
[00:19:35] And considering that they thought
[00:19:40] they could perhaps secure their safety. Until the 40-day war, when we saw the events in our region,
[00:19:44] the martyred leader also correctly pointed out that the region
[00:19:47] would be set on fire if you committed many crimes. They didn't think
[00:19:51] that the Islamic Republic would create events, and now,
[00:19:54] approximately 6 months later, they have realized
[00:19:57] that the Americans cannot provide any security for them.
[00:20:01] Well, approximately September 2025,
[00:20:04] they met with Pakistan and signed
[00:20:08] an agreement and memorandum of understanding stating that if any country's territory
[00:20:12] is violated, the other country can respond.
[00:20:15] This happened, and neither Pakistan responded nor
[00:20:19] did other countries. Well, they came back
[00:20:22] and signed the Mecca agreement again: Turkey,
[00:20:25] Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. You see, Saudi Arabia
[00:20:29] has been moving towards localizing its military industry for almost 3-4
[00:20:32] years. In addition to the Americans helping them, it is localizing
[00:20:36] many things, but they haven't achieved anything in the field.
[00:20:40] Well, Pakistan considers itself a nuclear power. Turkey
[00:20:44] also considers itself a power in defense
[00:20:47] and military within NATO, and it has a say and is also
[00:20:51] a claimant, although with these events in the past year, developments are also
[00:20:55] taking place in Turkey. The events they are seeing
[00:20:58] in northern Syria, the movements they are seeing
[00:21:02] from the Zionist regime towards them, have prompted them to be able to
[00:21:05] sign an agreement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia,
[00:21:08] although, you see, the agreement
[00:21:12] is currently on paper. We must see what will happen
[00:21:16] in the field. For such agreements,
[00:21:18] a central control and command is needed. Uniform training
[00:21:22] is needed. A plan, map, and operational annexes are needed so that if
[00:21:26] a country is attacked, what should the other countries do? Well,
[00:21:30] now the situation in the region is such that the Strait of
[00:21:33] Hormuz is closed. The Bab al-Mandab Strait is also closed.
[00:21:37] Well, Saudi Arabia is connected to Hormuz from the east.
[00:21:41] We are connected to Bab al-Mandab from the west. You see,
[00:21:44] in the past 20 days, Saudi Arabia's oil exports
[00:21:48] to America have completely dropped to zero, both to America and other
[00:21:51] partners. Well, they have suffered an economic suffocation. Before they try to
[00:21:55] recreate themselves in the field, they are thinking about their
[00:21:59] energy and economy. Because in the past few years, Saudi Arabia,
[00:22:02] Emirates, and Qatar have had a very, very strong competition
[00:22:06] with each other, and they need to not fall behind, especially
[00:22:10] from the UAE. Well, now we are seeing that the Ansarullah
[00:22:13] children of Yemen target Aramco with a drone. They target
[00:22:17] Aramco and other refineries with their ballistic missiles.
[00:22:20] Well, Saudi Arabia will surely, when it sees that
[00:22:24] America, the Zionist regime, and the Emiratis are in one
[00:22:27] front, Qatar plays a neutral game, and America sometimes favors
[00:22:31] it and sometimes not. Well, it was forced to sign
[00:22:35] this memorandum of understanding for several reasons. One of the reasons is that,
[00:22:38] well, they want to tie the hands of the Islamic Republic so
[00:22:41] that if they launch an attack against our country from their
[00:22:44] territory, we cannot respond to them. Because behind
[00:22:48] them is nuclear Pakistan, and Turkey, which now, according
[00:22:52] to itself, has a say in NATO. Well, here the equations
[00:22:55] become a bit complicated. If
[00:22:59] the Americans target the Islamic Republic of Iran from
[00:23:02] Saudi Arabian soil, what will our view and strategy
[00:23:06] be for response? Are we going to respond directly,
[00:23:10] or will our allies, like Ansarullah of Yemen,
[00:23:14] the Iraqi resistance, Hezbollah of Lebanon, give this response?
[00:23:17] Of course, our emphasis is that whenever we have targeted, for example, Saudi Arabia
[00:23:21] or other countries in the region, we have emphasized that our target
[00:23:25] is the American bases in the region. Yes, meaning the territorial
[00:23:28] integrity of, for example, Saudi Arabia or the countries of the region, we have always
[00:23:32] stated that they are respected, but the origin and source of the attack
[00:23:36] and instability will be targeted. Exactly, but when an American
[00:23:40] base in Saudi Arabia is targeted, the entire country will be
[00:23:43] affected by these attacks. Well, on the other hand,
[00:23:47] in the past few days, American and Saudi Arabian
[00:24:20] attacks have occurred. Well, before this, other Arab
[00:24:23] countries in the region realized that security is not something
[00:24:26] that can be bought. Yes, and before
[00:24:30] this, you also mentioned that Saudi Arabia had signed a defense pact with Pakistan,
[00:24:34] and during the past 5 months, when Saudi Arabia was targeted
[00:24:37] by Ansarullah of Yemen, we did not see any action
[00:24:41] or reaction from the Pakistanis. Do you think
[00:24:44] this time the developments are different and Saudi Arabia has once again
[00:24:48] tried to buy that void in its defense
[00:24:51] structure as a commodity? No, you see, Mr. Araghchi also
[00:24:55] tweeted and referred to your statement that security cannot be bought.
[00:24:59] The Islamic Republic stands against the world's superpowers, as they say.
[00:25:03] It's better to change your perspective. You see,
[00:25:06] suppose that Saudi Arabia and the coalition they formed
[00:25:09] do something against Ansarullah because of the closure of the Bab
[00:25:13] al-Mandab Strait. After that, do you think
[00:25:16] Pakistan is willing to enter a war with Yemen?
[00:25:20] Turkey, whose political situation is not good at all,
[00:25:23] is it willing to enter a war with
[00:25:26] Ansarullah of Yemen or the resistance axis?
[00:25:30] You see, if we want to look a bit behind the scenes,
[00:25:33] they have also fallen into an American trap. Why? Well,
[00:25:37] the Americans' habit is this. When their missiles run out,
[00:25:40] when their military capability runs out, they propose
[00:25:44] a ceasefire. And now, 20 days, 10 days, 30 days,
[00:25:47] whatever it is, they go into a ceasefire, and on the other hand,
[00:25:51] this time the Arab countries
[00:25:54] are taking the initiative, and Turkey and Pakistan are also
[00:25:58] joining this issue. Although Turkey and Pakistan are more seasoned politicians
[00:26:01] than to get themselves involved in a war. So, we must
[00:26:04] definitely point out that the Mecca
[00:26:08] agreement does not mean that if a bullet is fired towards Saudi Arabia
[00:26:12] or their base, or an American base is fired upon, Turkey and
[00:26:16] Pakistan will necessarily intervene. No, it is mostly a political show. These have
[00:26:19] political implications, and Saudi Arabia
[00:26:23] is currently thinking about its economy and energy. As I mentioned,
[00:26:26] Hormuz is closed, Bab al-Mandab is also closed.
[00:26:30] For 20 days, their oil exports have almost reached zero.
[00:26:34] Well, these countries are competing with countries like Qatar and the UAE.
[00:26:37] They depend on oil for their livelihood. Well, imagine if both were closed for 3 to 6 months,
[00:26:41] what would happen? They have no choice
[00:26:44] but to lift the siege on Yemen or come to the negotiating table
[00:26:48] and implement whatever Ansarullah of Yemen and
[00:26:52] the resistance axis demand, or all three countries will go to war,
[00:26:56] which is by no means possible. As I said, war is not
[00:26:59] that easy. It has several annexes: political annexes, operational annexes,
[00:27:03] cultural, economic, and Pakistan and Turkey will not involve themselves
[00:27:06] in regional developments more than this. And Saudi Arabia,
[00:27:10] which has been under intense pressure in recent weeks, from the south,
[00:27:13] from the border with Yemen, we previously saw that they, in fact, in
[00:27:17] the framework of the same escalation of tension in response to the escalation of tension
[00:27:21] and siege in response to siege, launched attacks against Saudi
[00:27:24] Arabia and continue to do so. And the new front that they themselves are seeking
[00:27:27] to open in northern Saudi Arabia, what
[00:27:31] is the situation of the Saudis? You see, unfortunately,
[00:27:34] the Saudis
[00:27:37] thought that by supporting the Americans and behind the scenes
[00:27:40] the Zionist regime, they could eliminate the Islamic Republic
[00:27:44] from the scene of regional and international developments.
[00:27:48] There's a saying that when you ride a tiger,
[00:27:52] getting on is up to you, but getting off is no longer up to you.
[00:27:56] They rode this tiger. This is an example that Johnson,
[00:27:59] the then US president, used in past
[00:28:03] developments. They rode this tiger and this storm, but getting off is no
[00:28:07] longer in their hands. The Americans also don't
[00:28:10] mind if Saudi Arabia remains entangled in this quagmire.
[00:28:14] Why? Because they sell their missiles.
[00:28:17] They pursue their political developments and Saudi Arabia's
[00:28:20] oil money. And they are very, very much under pressure, and
[00:28:23] here, Saudi Arabia's excessive competition
[00:28:27] with several countries in the region is causing problems for itself,
[00:28:31] and they have also realized that the Americans no longer have
[00:28:35] the power to protect them, and perhaps
[00:28:37] they are caught in a political dilemma that they won't come towards the Islamic Republic,
[00:28:41] and of course, the Zionist regime and the Americans will not allow
[00:28:45] them to, because their bases in Saudi Arabia will be destroyed,
[00:28:48] and here, thank God, we have managed the field well,
[00:28:52] so that this Mecca agreement has been signed.
[00:28:55] We have one minute left until the end of the program. Let's hear your summary
[00:28:59] of the developments. I wanted to mention something about Iraq.
[00:29:03] Mr. Faleh Al-Zaidi met yesterday with Saudi
[00:29:06] intelligence officials in Iraq. The Hashd al-Sha'abi was supposed
[00:29:10] to respond to Saudi Arabia last night, but due to the advice
[00:29:13] of some resistance leaders, this has been postponed, and Saudi
[00:29:17] Arabia will come under more pressure. They carried out attacks
[00:29:21] against Hashd al-Sha'abi positions. As I mentioned, Hashd al-Sha'abi
[00:29:24] and Ansarullah are two constant allies
[00:29:27] of the Islamic Republic, alongside Hamas, Hezbollah, and
[00:29:30] Jihad. They intend to continue marginalizing the resistance axis,
[00:29:34] but thank God, both Hashd al-Sha'abi and the Iraqi resistance,
[00:29:38] and Ansarullah of Yemen, have become a school of thought themselves,
[00:29:41] and the field events will not
[00:30:25] The United Nations is investigating accusations of espionage
[00:30:28] by one of its employees for the Zionist regime.
[00:30:32] In a report about the espionage of one of the United
[00:30:35] Nations employees for the Zionist regime, the Deputy Spokesperson for this organization announced:
[00:30:39] UNICEF is investigating allegations made against one of
[00:30:43] its senior employees. Yahav Litchner is accused
[00:30:47] of providing confidential information to Zionist regime
[00:30:50] diplomats while working for another United Nations entity.
[00:30:54] is.