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[00:00:00] It can be considered the beginning of a new phase after
[00:00:03] the aggression of America and Israel against Iran, and does
[00:00:07] Iran have proposals or a roadmap for organizing relations with
[00:00:10] Persian Gulf countries in mind? For now,
[00:00:14] it has been postponed
[00:00:18] and will not be held today.
[00:00:20] However, such a
[00:00:24] meeting could have been
[00:00:28] a step, however small, towards
[00:00:30] reviving dialogue between
[00:00:33] Iran and the Persian Gulf
[00:00:36] countries. Let's also keep in mind that it's not just about Iran
[00:00:40] and those countries; those countries themselves need to talk to each other.
[00:00:44] You are aware that
[00:00:47] some differences, which are also very serious, among these
[00:00:51] countries have themselves been
[00:00:54] whatsoever, just as all of the cause of many problems in our region, including in Yemen.
[00:00:58] Therefore, this dialogue is not
[00:01:01] only a necessity for Iran and
[00:01:06] claims that they are in control of the southern Persian Gulf countries; it is a necessity that exists among This opportunity has unfortunately
[00:01:10] been lost for now. We hope
[00:01:12] that everyone will seriously
[00:01:16] try to revive this opportunity or create a similar one.
[00:01:20] We will certainly use every
[00:01:23] opportunity to remind
[00:01:27] people of past experiences.
[00:01:30] Past experience,
[00:01:32] especially in these last 6 months,
[00:01:34] shows
[00:01:37] that the security and sovereignty of the region's countries
[00:01:40] were subjected to the Zionist regime.
[00:01:44] To attack a Muslim country, the first step towards
[00:01:48] establishing mutual understanding and trust is
[00:01:52] for the countries of the region
[00:01:55] to prevent the use of their territory,
[00:01:58] their land, their resources,
[00:02:00] for military aggression against Iran.
[00:02:03] TRT
[00:02:04] Sami Barhoum, official Turkish TV.
[00:02:08] TRT Arabic. Diplomatic
[00:02:11] communications between Ankara
[00:02:14] and Tehran are ongoing. Does
[00:02:18] Turkey, through the communications between Fidan and Araqchi, carry
[00:02:22] messages to de-escalate tensions either between Washington and Tehran or
[00:02:25] between Tehran and the Gulf neighboring countries?
[00:02:29] And
[00:02:54] is Tehran, through Araqchi and Fidan, only for conveying messages between Washington and Tehran, or
[00:02:58] is it within the framework of real mediation to reduce
[00:03:01] tension between Tehran and Washington, and also between
[00:03:05] Tehran and the Gulf countries? Let's just say, Persian Gulf.
[00:03:09] Well, you see,
[00:03:12] we certainly have much
[00:03:15] more important work with Turkey as two
[00:03:19] neighbors, two partners,
[00:03:21] than
[00:03:23] just
[00:03:25] being concerned with sending and exchanging messages.
[00:03:31] The relationship between Iran and Turkey,
[00:03:34] and the Republic of Turkey, is an excellent
[00:03:38] relationship in all areas,
[00:03:41] and naturally, the communication between
[00:03:44] the foreign ministers is also continuous.
[00:03:47] In many areas, in addition
[00:03:50] to common interests, which themselves are based on the long-standing
[00:03:54] ties between the two countries and two nations,
[00:03:58] we have shared concerns and perspectives
[00:04:01] on many
[00:04:03] issues,
[00:04:06] name of God, who created especially concerning the domineering nature of the Zionist regime and the crimes
[00:04:10] that this regime is committing against various
[00:04:13] countries in the region and the Levant.
[00:04:17] Therefore, we always use the opportunity of talks
[00:04:21] with Iran's Foreign Minister to address a very
[00:04:24] wide range of issues.
[00:04:28] Hello, Dr. My question is about the Security
[00:04:32] Council's action. This council, at the request of the United States
[00:04:35] and with the support of Britain, and despite the opposition
[00:04:39] of China and Russia, approved the agenda for the meeting on Iran sanctions. What is the position of the Ministry
[00:04:43] of Foreign Affairs?
[00:04:53] No, the US
[00:04:56] has brought up the so-called snapback mechanism and claimed
[00:05:00] that the Security Council's rescinded
[00:05:03] resolutions have returned.
[00:05:06] A fundamental disagreement arose in the Security Council.
[00:05:09] China and Russia rightly
[00:05:13] believed that the snapback was an illegal
[00:05:16] and ineffective measure, and they have
[00:05:19] persisted in this position to this day. For this reason,
[00:05:23] there has been no consensus in the Security Council on the formation
[00:05:26] of the relevant committees. From time
[00:05:29] to time, the US and European
[00:05:32] countries hold
[00:05:36] meetings at the
[00:05:39] council level to give
[00:05:43] their position a sense of continuity, but
[00:05:47] China, Russia, and other countries that opposed this process
[00:05:51] expressed their positions. I have two more questions for you,
[00:05:54] goodbye Tabnak. Hello, Dr.
[00:05:58] Good day. Regarding Mr. Pezeshkian's meeting with
[00:06:01] the Crown Prince of the UAE on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, given the regional
[00:06:05] developments, what new topics were discussed in this meeting,
[00:06:07] and what new significance or meaning
[00:06:11] does this meeting have in the current situation?
[00:06:17] The advantages of participating in multilateral meetings are
[00:06:20] that it provides
[00:06:23] opportunities for consultation and dialogue with
[00:06:26] a significant number of countries.
[00:06:30] The meeting was arranged at the request
[00:06:33] of the Emirati side, and
[00:06:36] as a country whose
[00:06:39] principled position is based on
[00:06:43] efforts to
[00:06:46] strengthen trust and relations between
[00:06:49] neighboring countries and the region,
[00:06:52] this request was accepted.
[00:06:53] And
[00:06:56] naturally, in such meetings,
[00:06:59] the priority is on bilateral issues, and in such
[00:07:02] circumstances, issues related to peace and security
[00:07:06] in the region are
[00:07:09] paramount.
[00:07:12] Hello and good health to you, Dr. My question is regarding
[00:07:16] the closure of two of Iran's borders with Iraq.
[00:07:19] According to their government's announcement, the Shalamcheh
[00:07:23] and Chazabeh borders were closed, and flights from Iran to Basra
[00:07:27] airport have been suspended. I wanted to know what
[00:07:30] measures the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is taking to facilitate
[00:07:34] the movement of Iranians to Iraq, and what was the main reason
[00:07:38] for closing these
[00:07:41] borders? one of the important reasons is that
[00:07:44] work is being done, and discussions
[00:07:48] between our embassy and the relevant Iraqi authorities have taken
[00:07:52] place. Also,
[00:07:55] contacts at higher levels
[00:07:57] between the Foreign Minister and his
[00:08:01] Iraqi counterpart.
[00:08:05] The route, meaning
[00:08:08] traffic, has started.
[00:08:11] The movement of travelers and pilgrims has begun,
[00:08:14] and within the next day or two,
[00:08:18] it is expected that trade issues and so on
[00:08:21] will return to normal. Thank you very much. See you next
[00:08:25] week. Thank you.
[00:11:32] In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Hello and welcome
[00:11:35] to the "Narrative of Power" program. In this episode of the program, we will take a look
[00:11:39] at the latest news about Iran in foreign media.
[00:11:43] I invite you to stay with us until the end of the program.
[00:11:46] In the studio, we are hosting Dr. Ebrahim Shakouri,
[00:11:50] an expert and researcher in international affairs. Dr., I greet you and welcome.
[00:11:54] Thank you.
[00:12:01] If you agree, let's start the discussion with the statements
[00:12:05] that American political officials are making about
[00:12:08] President Trump's positions, where an American
[00:12:12] senator said that while Trump demanded
[00:12:15] a one-and-a-half trillion dollar budget to
[00:12:18] continue the war with Iran, he is not willing
[00:12:22] to spend even a penny on children.
[00:12:26] Yes, Pat Murray published this on his social
[00:12:29] network and referred to the treatment costs for children
[00:12:33] and said that from the war until now,
[00:12:36] it's 100 billion dollars. The official figures were actually higher,
[00:12:40] and he says that this budget that Trump is sending for the war,
[00:12:44] I, as a senator, am willing to throw it in the trash. He used this term.
[00:12:47] He is a senior Democratic senator from the state
[00:12:50] of Washington. From 2023 to 2025,
[00:12:54] he was also the temporary president of the Senate. Therefore, he has a position
[00:12:58] that now holds a special place among the Democrats
[00:13:01] in the Senate. In any case, this shows
[00:13:04] a deep contradiction in the US power structure. While Republicans try to
[00:13:08] maintain their economic base among these
[00:13:12] large trusts and cartels
[00:13:15] by discussing warmongering
[00:13:18] and military spending and injecting money into arms factories,
[00:13:21] Democrats are trying to bring up these issues of health
[00:13:25] and medical insurance and public
[00:13:28] expenses by criticizing war budgets, especially on the eve of the midterm elections.
[00:13:32] They believe that this war is harming the public's demands.
[00:13:35] Is this request for more budget
[00:13:39] for the US Department of War unprecedented
[00:13:43] or has it been customary? This more than one and a half trillion
[00:13:46] dollars that Trump has requested, is it
[00:13:50] more than what was allocated in recent
[00:13:54] years?
[00:13:57] Republicans are usually known for being warmongers,
[00:13:59] for always being hawks, so this increase
[00:14:03] has always been their approach. Well, about 10 years ago, this figure was about
[00:14:07] 800 billion dollars, but now it has almost doubled in this decade,
[00:14:10] and this shows the Republican Party's militaristic approach.
[00:14:14] Considering that we are on the eve of the midterm elections
[00:14:18] in Congress and the Senate, if there are changes
[00:14:21] in these two houses, problems will arise
[00:14:25] for the approval of the budget. In any case, if
[00:14:29] the Democrats gain a majority,
[00:14:32] an amendment to this budget is likely, because their slogans are slogans
[00:14:35] supporting insurance and health
[00:14:38] issues and similar issues. They will certainly increase
[00:14:41] calls for reducing the military budget. An American
[00:14:44] political official also complained about the increase
[00:14:48] in fuel prices and said that diesel
[00:14:51] prices in some states are even more than
[00:14:55] $10 per gallon per week. One of the most
[00:14:58] important issues being discussed in various American
[00:15:02] media today is this exorbitant
[00:15:06] increase in fuel prices in America. Yes, this Mr. Bill McKibben
[00:15:09] is an American social and environmental activist
[00:15:13] who used the word "catastrophe"
[00:15:16] for the increase in fuel prices, especially diesel above $10
[00:15:20] in California, and actually said
[00:15:23] that the hatred that is created by this high price and the war expenses that are being imposed on
[00:15:27] the American household is due to this
[00:15:30] senseless war in West Asia, especially Iran.
[00:15:34] And he has a history of opposing the warmongering of Republicans like
[00:15:38] Bush in Iraq, and it's interesting that now
[00:15:41] in California, yesterday we also had it in the program,
[00:15:45] the counters for the amount of liters of
[00:15:48] diesel no longer count above $10,
[00:15:51] otherwise the price might be sold for more than $10.
[00:15:54] Sarah Flounders, a famous
[00:15:57] American analyst, had an interview and referred
[00:16:01] to Iran's absolute power in the West Asian
[00:16:04] region and said that the regional equations
[00:16:16] says and all of its different officials has turned out to be a complete
[00:16:20] fraud, shockingly so, even a world
[00:16:24] scale, so their recent claims on the straight of
[00:16:27] hormos have no credibility
[00:16:32] their claims of how well they've done in this war against
[00:16:35] Iran, when it has been a houling. defeat a complete
[00:16:39] setback, but the latest uh
[00:16:44] the straight of homose when they are not able to get
[00:16:48] any of their ships through, it really
[00:16:51] shows once again that they're dealing in total fiction,
[00:16:55] the world can see the reality, and they can see that
[00:16:58] Iran has developed over
[00:17:01] many years, the ability to defend
[00:17:03] itself, to defend its territorial waters, defend
[00:17:07] and its rights and its sovereignty, and that is unique, even
[00:17:11] in world developments, the
[00:17:14] asymmetric, low cost weapons, highly
[00:17:18] sophisticated, are actually changing
[00:17:21] historically the balance in West
[00:17:23] Asia.
[00:17:29] You are still watching the "Narrative of Power" program
[00:17:32] on Khabar network. But an American
[00:17:35] senator also criticized
[00:17:38] the promises that the American president had made before
[00:17:42] the election. He refers to the fact that one of the promises
[00:17:45] that the American president had made was to reduce fuel
[00:17:49] and energy prices, but after a few months,
[00:17:53] these prices are increasing due to the war with Iran.
[00:17:56] It seems that this gap and internal
[00:18:00] differences in the US are also increasing on the eve of the elections.
[00:18:04] Yes, Mr. Warnock is one of the senators from Georgia,
[00:18:08] and he has been a senator since 2002. In his statement, he mentions that
[00:18:11] Trump promised a 50% reduction in energy costs,
[00:18:15] but everyone knows that with the current trend, such a thing will not happen.
[00:18:19] As is mentioned, Trump in the 2004
[00:18:22] election campaign, when he wanted to become president,
[00:18:26] promised to reduce fuel prices by 50%.
[00:18:29] At that time, economists said that he was lying and that such a thing was not possible.
[00:18:33] There was no war at that time. Now that the war has broken out, they are citing that
[00:18:37] under these circumstances, even this senator says that Trump
[00:18:41] didn't even lift a finger to suggest he wanted to lower prices,
[00:18:44] and he's sure that his promises won't be fulfilled. It seems that one of
[00:18:48] the most important issues that American citizens
[00:18:51] and other officials and opposition groups to
[00:18:55] the American president are paying attention to is this fuel price,
[00:18:58] because Adam Smith also pointed out in a note
[00:19:02] that every American household pays at least
[00:19:05] more than $4,000 more for fuel.
[00:19:09] Adam Smith points out
[00:19:12] that he has actually summarized
[00:19:15] the costs and says that $1,172,243
[00:19:18] more
[00:19:22] has been paid in Washington state alone for
[00:19:25] fuel costs due to the war with Iran, and he says that almost every family
[00:19:29] is paying an extra $412. $400 and more than
[00:19:32] $410. He says that his clients
[00:19:36] cannot afford such an expense, and the war
[00:19:39] is a futile war that has reached a dead end,
[00:19:43] and it is the president who has caused this situation,
[00:19:46] and they demand an immediate end to the war. He is a veteran
[00:19:50] Democratic representative from Michigan. He has worked in political
[00:19:53] and security fields since 1997.
[00:19:56] From 2019 to 2022, he was the chairman of the Armed Services Committee,
[00:20:00] meaning he is an informed person about the American military
[00:20:03] and political arena. He is saying this and with this new
[00:20:07] statistics, he is showing that the American household can no longer
[00:20:10] tolerate the war. While the wave
[00:20:14] of criticism against the performance of the American
[00:20:18] president has increased on the eve of the elections,
[00:20:21] many members of Congress are talking
[00:20:25] about the fact that during this war of America against
[00:20:28] Iran, the American people and citizens were under
[00:20:31] economic pressure, but Trump and his
[00:20:35] entourage made a huge profit from this war.
[00:20:38] Rashida Tlaib, one of the prominent figures
[00:20:42] of the Democratic Party from Michigan,
[00:20:44] says in the House of Representatives that Trump, like many
[00:20:48] of her colleagues, meaning Trump and many
[00:20:51] members of Congress and senators, personally profit
[00:20:55] from the war with Iran, as we saw in previous reports,
[00:20:58] Trump's family has become richer. She says that large oil companies
[00:21:02] and arms manufacturers are pocketing money from these wars.
[00:21:06] People are being killed for them to become richer,
[00:21:10] and this is truly shameful. This is what she posted on social
[00:21:13] media, and in fact, she is now saying
[00:21:17] that this war is a war for economic gains for certain individuals
[00:21:21] in America. The majority of the people are bearing
[00:21:25] the costs of the war, whether in fuel prices or other household
[00:21:28] expenses, they are paying out of pocket, and those companies and those
[00:21:32] individuals who are senators and members of parliament, and
[00:21:36] who hold shares in these arms manufacturers and oil companies,
[00:21:39] including Trump's family, are profiting. As we have presented
[00:21:43] in previous reports from various media outlets for our dear
[00:21:46] viewers, the fuel price in America is being
[00:21:50] discussed in many world media outlets.
[00:21:53] The exorbitant increase in fuel prices has caused many
[00:21:57] media outlets to address this issue. The Associated
[00:22:01] Press also referred to this issue in
[00:22:04] a note and spoke of an unprecedented
[00:22:07] increase in diesel prices. Yes, this
[00:22:11] Associated Press article was written by White Graham
[00:22:14] Phillips, an economic reporter for this large
[00:22:17] news agency, who works in the field of market
[00:22:21] economics, economic policies, and business news. He refers
[00:22:24] to an average fuel price of over $6 for gasoline. Well, this is the national average.
[00:22:28] In California, we saw diesel reach above $10,
[00:22:31] and my question was exactly that, while many
[00:22:35] states have gone beyond $10, the Associated Press is talking
[00:22:38] about $6. This is actually
[00:22:41] a cognitive war, meaning they want
[00:22:44] to bring public opinion to the national
[00:22:48] level and say that it's $6, while I, for example, go to San Diego
[00:22:52] and fill up with $10 worth of gasoline or diesel. This means they are
[00:22:55] downplaying the crisis that has actually arisen
[00:22:59] in the fuel sector. Some media outlets,
[00:23:03] despite actually expressing this, are seeking
[00:23:05] to reduce and alleviate this crisis
[00:23:09] and want to say that the situation is not so bad. Yes, this is what Trump's
[00:23:13] supporters are doing. They want to manipulate public opinion
[00:23:17] with these words and keep them calm until the elections, but the American citizen
[00:23:20] who goes to the gas station or diesel pump and pays
[00:23:24] is aware of the real costs. And in fact, polls also
[00:23:27] show that this psychological warfare that they launch
[00:23:30] and are trying to make the crisis seem
[00:23:34] as if there is no crisis at all,
[00:23:37] they have not accepted it, and Trump has also questioned
[00:23:40] all the polls in his latest press conferences, saying that they are trying to discredit him.
[00:23:44] He says he is very popular, but his Democratic
[00:23:48] rivals say that his popularity and that of the Republican
[00:23:51] Party will be determined at the ballot box. Middle East
[00:23:54] Eye also pointed out in a note that Israel,
[00:23:58] or the Zionist regime, seeks to weaken
[00:24:02] the Gulf countries. The equations in
[00:24:05] the region are moving in a direction that is not
[00:24:09] beneficial to regional actors in West Asia,
[00:24:12] but rather to the benefit of the Zionist regime.
[00:24:16] This is according to the US plan, not what is actually happening on the ground,
[00:24:20] as many analysts believe that the US war against
[00:24:23] Iran has changed everything in Iran's favor.
[00:24:26] Yes, this point that you mentioned from Middle East
[00:24:29] Eye was actually written by Tucker Carlson, one of the well-known
[00:24:33] hardline conservative figures who supports Trump,
[00:24:37] but has since become a critic of Trump, especially regarding this war.
[00:24:40] He said that Israel is actually behind
[00:24:43] these events, aiming to diminish America's role in West Asia
[00:24:47] and make its own role more prominent. He says, "I once told Trump
[00:24:50] that this war is against us," and he argues
[00:24:54] based on the events in the region and what Israel has done,
[00:24:58] and in a way, he is saying the same narrative that many independent
[00:25:02] media outlets around the world have said, that Trump fell for Netanyahu's game at the beginning of this war.
[00:25:05] It's interesting that he also says the same thing,
[00:25:09] and I saw that Fareed Zakaria said that Iran's point
[00:25:13] is that you start the war, but Tehran determines its end. Now Fareed Zakaria
[00:25:16] is also mentioning this point, like other critics of the war.
[00:25:20] Now, a point that might be raised is the criticism
[00:25:23] against Tucker Carlson's article. In the US National
[00:25:27] Security Strategy, it was fundamentally not
[00:25:31] intended for the US to play a direct role.
[00:25:34] Perhaps in a way, the Americans themselves have realized
[00:25:38] that in the West Asian region, they cannot
[00:25:41] act directly and must delegate
[00:25:45] their destructive and hostile role to the Zionist regime.
[00:25:49] That's why Trump plays with words and says it's not a war,
[00:25:52] it's a temporary military action, for example,
[00:25:56] to refer to that document, as you mentioned, and say that we are not warmongers.
[00:26:00] Trump claims to have ended several wars, but
[00:26:03] in practice, his Democratic rivals say that he started
[00:26:07] an official war beyond the legal limits of his authority,
[00:26:10] and now playing with words does not change the reality on the ground.
[00:26:14] Exactly, playing with words is also seen in these
[00:26:17] American media outlets. The exact term they use for the war with Iran
[00:26:21] is "conflict" and they use "war" less often. Exactly.
[00:26:24] Daily Beast also pointed out
[00:26:28] in a note that Trump's son-in-law was ridiculed
[00:26:31] at a diplomatic meeting. These days, in social
[00:26:35] media and in the media,
[00:26:39] there is a lot of talk about Trump and his entourage,
[00:26:42] and they are looked at with ridicule regarding what they say.
[00:26:46] Yes, this is an interesting event. Apparently, there was a meeting
[00:26:49] in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, called the European
[00:26:53] Strategy Yalta meeting, and Kushner participated there on behalf of the US.
[00:26:57] He gives a speech and says things that, according to this news,
[00:27:00] made the hall erupt in laughter, and he said
[00:27:04] that for example, if Ukraine compromises,
[00:27:08] Russia will also compromise and the war will end. But those politicians there said, "You served a diplomatic salad here."
[00:27:12] And this phrase he used caused an explosion of laughter
[00:27:15] in the room, meaning he views everything
[00:27:19] so simply. In fact,
[00:27:22] at the beginning of Donald Trump's
[00:27:25] second term as president, he also announced that the war
[00:27:28] in Ukraine would end in less than 10 days. They are exactly referring
[00:27:32] to this view that has actually caused America to suffer
[00:27:36] a tension and entered
[00:27:40] endless wars and a quagmire that it has prepared for itself
[00:27:43] in various places. Yes, he points out that he is a businessman, not
[00:27:47] a diplomat. He doesn't know this language, and this ignorance
[00:27:51] has caused these blows. And a few days ago, we also had that those two people,
[00:27:54] Kushner and another US negotiator in the Iran nuclear talks,
[00:27:58] had not brought any nuclear experts to Geneva or even to the Oman meeting, and their lack
[00:28:02] of knowledge of the intricate diplomatic and technical issues
[00:28:06] caused Trump at that time not to accept Tehran's proposals
[00:28:09] for negotiations and understanding, leading to a war
[00:28:12] in which it is now stuck in a quagmire. USA Today
[00:28:16] also pointed out in a note to what extent
[00:28:20] Republicans can tolerate the scandals that Trump and
[00:28:23] his entourage have caused for this party in America.
[00:28:27] Yes, this USA Today article was written
[00:28:30] by Rex Huppke, an American journalist and columnist,
[00:28:34] who has written many articles in this newspaper and has
[00:28:38] a somewhat humorous and critical view of the Republican
[00:28:41] Party's policies. He shows in this article
[00:28:44] that Trump has become more unstable
[00:28:48] and unpredictable. His corruption has become more apparent,
[00:28:51] and his narcissism has gone further. Most importantly, Americans
[00:28:54] feel a sense of collapse. Very well, thank you very much, Dr. Ebrahim
[00:28:58] Shakouri, expert and researcher in international affairs. Thank you for your company, dear
[00:29:03] viewers. While saying goodbye, I invite you to continue
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