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[00:00:30] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in response to baseless claims by
[00:00:33] American officials about Iran's defenselessness, emphasized
[00:00:37] that the true extent of American casualties would be disclosed
[00:00:40] at an opportune time. Mr. Araghchi, in a message on
[00:00:44] social media, citing information from the U.S.
[00:00:48] Department of War, noted that the reality is that hundreds
[00:00:52] of American bases and military installations have been destroyed, and tens
[00:00:55] of their aircraft have been set on
[00:00:59] fire. The head of the foreign policy apparatus, addressing
[00:01:03] the American ruling establishment, reminded them that this figure
[00:01:06] is merely a drop in the ocean, and with the disclosure
[00:01:10] of the actual number of American casualties at the
[00:01:13] right time, it will be a shock for those who
[00:01:17] falsely claim that Iran is defenseless.
[00:01:20] ماند.
[00:01:24] Israeli regime soldiers detained a Press TV
[00:01:27] reporter in the West
[00:01:31] Bank. According to Press TV's public relations, Ms. Nagha
[00:01:34] Hamed, along with a film crew, was traveling
[00:01:38] when Israeli soldiers stopped them at a checkpoint
[00:01:42] near a settlement southeast of Bethlehem.
[00:01:45] One of her colleagues told
[00:01:49] Press TV that Israeli forces, after searching the group, released
[00:01:52] Ms. Hamed and the camera operators.
[00:01:56] Nagha Hamed has previously been targeted by military
[00:01:59] action. In mid-August, Israeli soldiers, while covering
[00:02:02] news of the Zionist incursion
[00:02:06] into the Qalandia refugee camp in
[00:02:09] northern occupied Jerusalem, targeted reporters present at the scene,
[00:02:13] which resulted in the injury of this Press
[00:02:16] TV reporter.
[00:02:18] شد.
[00:02:21] The Iraqi Prime Minister said that joint investigations with Iran
[00:02:25] regarding the attack on the Saudi oil pipeline are underway
[00:02:28] and that the results will be
[00:02:31] announced at the appropriate time. Ali al-Zaidi,
[00:02:34] referring to the formation of a joint commission between Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran,
[00:02:38] stated that he did not intend to prejudge
[00:02:42] the matter. Last Thursday, the east-west pipeline
[00:02:45] in Saudi Arabia was attacked by a drone. This attack,
[00:02:49] which, according to Saudi Arabia's claims, originated from Iraqi
[00:02:52] territory, caused the stoppage of oil flow in this
[00:02:56] pipeline.
[00:03:00] And that the food stamps of approximately 32 million more
[00:03:04] compatriots will be charged tomorrow. The Deputy Minister of Welfare
[00:03:07] of the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare said
[00:03:10] that heads of households whose last digit
[00:03:13] of their national ID is 3, 4, 5, and 6
[00:03:17] can spend their one-million-toman food stamps
[00:03:20] starting tomorrow. Food stamps, which, according to
[00:03:24] the government spokesman, will increase from mid-Mehr, at least for
[00:03:27] low-income groups.
[00:03:30] A portion of the current shopping basket of households, meat, and
[00:03:34] poultry, will be provided with food stamps.
[00:03:38] What do you usually buy with food stamps? Rice, oil, paste, legumes.
[00:03:41] A national plan that targets
[00:03:45] 87 million compatriots.
[00:03:54] everyone's life. My purchasing power increases. Support that, with
[00:03:58] the budget, probably doesn't have it. After all,
[00:04:30] they also need to see its resources in the budget. There are preparations
[00:04:33] behind the scenes. What was the latest news you heard
[00:04:37] in the past three or four weeks about food stamps? The news
[00:04:41] has been contradictory. Some people were saying it was going to be cut, others
[00:04:45] were saying it was going to be increased. Yes, I heard. I heard they
[00:04:48] are going to increase the amount,
[00:04:51] but I am not exactly sure how much. The honorable Minister
[00:04:55] of Labor and his deputies raised
[00:04:59] the issue of its financial resources. It applies to certain
[00:05:02] segments. The Bank of the Planning Organization and the Ministry
[00:05:06] of Cooperatives held joint meetings at the Planning Organization to make a final
[00:05:10] decision. I would like to tell you that the President himself said that we have a program
[00:05:12] to
[00:05:17] generally increase the prices of goods, food stamps, and their cash value. We are constantly thinking about
[00:05:20] how to do this. Now, one day after these remarks
[00:05:24] by the President to retirees,
[00:05:26] the government spokesman once again came among reporters
[00:05:30] and announced the finalization of the increase in food stamp
[00:05:34] credit. We have no doubt that it will happen.
[00:05:37] We hope to do this, at least for our vulnerable
[00:05:41] groups, starting from mid-Mehr. Now we have to wait and see
[00:05:45] what number the food stamp credit increase will be
[00:05:49] finalized and started with. Mohsen Qarguzi,
[00:05:52] IRIB News
[00:07:12] The Foreign Minister's visit to China. Beijing and
[00:07:15] Tehran on the track of cooperation.
[00:07:28] Confirmation of the Yemenis' victory on the Red Sea
[00:07:32] coasts. The Saudis are looking for
[00:07:34] allies.
[00:07:44] Netanyahu's free fall and his allies
[00:07:47] in the polls. Has Netanyahu's
[00:07:49] defeat in the Knesset elections become certain?
[00:08:03] Well, as you must have seen in the news,
[00:08:06] Mr. Araghchi, our country's Foreign Minister, will
[00:08:10] lead a diplomatic delegation on a visit
[00:08:13] to Beijing, the capital of China, tomorrow.
[00:08:16] Within the framework of this trip, he is scheduled to meet with Mr.
[00:08:20] Wang Yi, the Chinese Foreign Minister. Various
[00:08:23] issues will be discussed by both sides in these
[00:08:27] meetings, including bilateral relations and, of course,
[00:08:30] the situation of war and regional stability in the Persian Gulf, which has
[00:08:34] been inflamed after six months
[00:08:37] of joint aggression by the US and the Zionist
[00:08:39] regime against Iran. Various
[00:08:42] parties have expressed concern about this situation. One of
[00:08:46] the important points that has been raised in the media
[00:08:49] regarding Mr. Araghchi's visit to China is that this visit
[00:08:53] is taking place less than a week before
[00:08:57] the Chinese President's visit to the US and bilateral
[00:09:00] consultations between the Chinese and American presidents.
[00:09:04] This gives Mr. Araghchi's visit to Beijing
[00:10:24] Thank you very much. Well, what is currently
[00:10:28] expected in this trip is renewed
[00:10:31] interaction and dialogue between Iran and
[00:10:34] China. In fact, two economic partners
[00:10:38] in the region. After all, China is considered a strategic
[00:10:41] partner and, in fact, a strategic
[00:10:44] partner for the Islamic Republic of Iran.
[00:10:47] And so, this is a smart and targeted
[00:10:51] action by the foreign policy apparatus
[00:10:55] of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and in fact, with the foresight
[00:10:58] that has taken place at the highest
[00:11:02] levels of the system, this trip is happening.
[00:11:05] From this perspective, after all, both
[00:11:08] sides, based on their common interests,
[00:11:12] will hold discussions, especially as you mentioned,
[00:11:16] on the eve of China's
[00:11:19] visit to America. Well,
[00:11:22] after the 12-day war and the
[00:11:25] Ramadan War, the position of the Islamic
[00:11:28] Republic of Iran in the region and
[00:11:31] the position of our country in the international
[00:11:34] arena is very crucial for
[00:11:37] China in this regard, because after all,
[00:11:40] China is a buyer of our oil.
[00:11:44] And in various situations,
[00:11:47] we have witnessed positive and constructive
[00:11:51] stances from Chinese officials. Well,
[00:11:55] the latest of these, after all, was what
[00:11:58] happened in the Security Council and
[00:12:01] America's attempt to reimpose UN
[00:12:05] sanctions and Security Council sanctions
[00:12:08] based on Snapback on Iran.
[00:12:11] China opposed this issue and,
[00:12:14] in fact, announced that there is no consensus
[00:12:17] on Resolution 2231
[00:12:21] and that, in fact, Snapback
[00:12:25] in the current circumstances, after this period of
[00:12:28] time has passed,
[00:12:31] no longer has legal legitimacy
[00:12:34] and these sanctions are not applicable
[00:12:38] to the Islamic Republic of Iran. In
[00:12:41] various situations, China
[00:12:45] has always supported our peaceful
[00:12:48] nuclear energy and peaceful nuclear industry,
[00:12:52] unlike Western countries,
[00:12:56] led by the US, who have always tried
[00:13:00] to somehow sanction or
[00:13:03] prohibit our peaceful nuclear industry.
[00:13:07] And in negotiations, Trump has always
[00:13:10] sought the closure
[00:13:13] of our nuclear industry, but China
[00:13:17] has always supported this right that we
[00:13:21] have in the nuclear
[00:13:24] field, that our nation has in the nuclear field. Also,
[00:13:27] regarding sanctions, China has always
[00:13:31] opposed the US. You
[00:13:35] see that Mr. Richard Nephew,
[00:13:39] who is, after all, the architect
[00:13:42] of sanctions against Iran and who
[00:13:46] wrote the book "The Art of Sanctions,"
[00:13:50] states that after a period of time during
[00:13:53] which sanctions against Iran were ineffective,
[00:13:57] this is Mr. Nephew's confession. But he states that
[00:14:00] we must try to prevent China from buying
[00:14:04] oil from Iran and, in fact, to sanction
[00:14:08] Iran. Well, China also stood
[00:14:11] against this notion. Even when Trump, a while ago,
[00:14:14] announced that we have crushing sanctions
[00:14:17] against Iran and asked
[00:14:21] China to, in fact, stop
[00:14:24] Iran, China announced
[00:14:27] that we will support our companies
[00:14:31] in their interactions with the Islamic
[00:14:34] Republic of Iran and will not bow to
[00:14:38] these sanctions. This is China's
[00:14:41] role as a strategic partner,
[00:14:44] especially since we have, with China,
[00:14:48] according to the wisdom of the Supreme Leader
[00:14:51] and his principled policy,
[00:14:55] our martyred Imam, that 25-year
[00:14:58] agreement with China, and this agreement must be
[00:15:02] implemented. In this trip, Mr. Araghchi also emphasized
[00:15:05] this, and this is a win-win relationship
[00:15:08] between us and China, a dignified relationship,
[00:15:12] and this trip can also be interpreted
[00:15:16] in this context. The purpose of this trip
[00:15:19] is that we see that China and the US
[00:15:23] are, in fact, two rivals
[00:15:27] whose economies are neck and neck. Even
[00:15:30] China's economy in terms of
[00:15:33] production has surpassed the US economy. These two
[00:15:37] global powers are competing with each other,
[00:15:41] and one of the challenging issues
[00:15:44] of this rivalry between these two great powers
[00:15:47] is the Islamic Republic of Iran, which makes our position
[00:15:51] in these circumstances more
[00:15:55] serious from the perspective of both sides.
[00:15:58] And the Islamic Republic of Iran, as a regional
[00:16:02] and international actor, whose regional peace and stability
[00:16:06] depend on the policies
[00:16:12] various examples of support
[00:16:15] that China has shown throughout these past six months
[00:16:19] of war and aggression by the US and the Zionist regime against Iran.
[00:16:23] Well, one of these cases was China's veto
[00:16:26] against the joint resolution of Bahrain and the US
[00:16:29] regarding the Strait of Hormuz. While the US
[00:16:32] and Bahrain, in that draft resolution,
[00:16:36] had claimed that Iran should reopen the Strait
[00:16:39] of Hormuz in the American way,
[00:16:42] they opposed that resolution and vetoed
[00:16:46] it. While we know that the Chinese have many interests
[00:16:50] in the Persian Gulf and transport oil through normal transit
[00:16:53] in the Strait of Hormuz and are very dependent on it, despite
[00:16:57] having oil economically, they again opposed
[00:17:06] Well,
[00:17:08] after the Ramadan War and the closure
[00:17:11] of the Strait of Hormuz, which, by the way, reminds
[00:17:15] us of the martyr Tangsiri, who, with his courage,
[00:17:19] bravery, and sacrifice, stood firm and
[00:17:22] closed the Strait of
[00:17:25] Hormuz, and our dear Leader supported
[00:17:28] this issue and emphasized the continued
[00:17:31] closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Now,
[00:17:35] the Strait of Hormuz is a strategic
[00:17:37] tool, a component
[00:17:41] of power in the hands of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
[00:17:45] That is, the pulse of global
[00:17:48] energy lies in these two straits: the Strait of Hormuz and the Strait
[00:17:51] of Bab al-Mandab, where we saw
[00:17:54] Yemeni fighters stand with courage
[00:17:58] and bravery, and with empty hands.
[00:18:01] And now, today, oppressed Yemen
[00:18:04] is recognized as a superpower among Islamic
[00:18:08] countries. Now, Yemen's control over Bab al-Mandab, these two
[00:18:12] straits combined, accounts for one-third of the world's
[00:18:16] energy. And the closure
[00:18:19] of these two straits would undoubtedly
[00:18:22] be a major blow to the
[00:18:25] US economy, which is an economy
[00:18:28] dependent on oil. From this perspective,
[00:18:32] China's support for the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz
[00:18:36] can be interpreted in such a way
[00:18:39] that, in fact, against its rival,
[00:18:43] the US, the continued closure of this strait
[00:18:46] can establish China's superior hand.
[00:18:49] And that the US, in terms of energy
[00:18:53] and its economy, which is dependent on energy,
[00:18:56] will suffer a major blow. Even now,
[00:18:59] we see that despite the US seizing
[00:19:02] Venezuelan oil and
[00:19:05] how it steals the oil of a nation in this
[00:19:09] manner, it
[00:19:12] faces a serious challenge in its strategic oil
[00:19:15] reserves. And so, the price increase, the increase in the price
[00:19:19] of oil will have very
[00:19:23] devastating effects on the US economy
[00:19:26] and within the US, especially on the eve
[00:19:30] of the upcoming elections in the
[00:19:33] US. We see that the increase in the price
[00:19:37] of oil and gasoline will lead to
[00:19:41] internal dissatisfaction in the US, a blow
[00:19:44] to the US economy, and an internal crisis,
[00:19:48] all of which will further weaken the US.
[00:19:52] Well, this is desirable
[00:19:54] for China, which, after all, in a neck-and-neck
[00:19:58] competition with the US, wants to have the upper
[00:20:01] hand in the global economy and surpass
[00:20:04] the US. So, my understanding
[00:20:07] of your statement is that the Chinese have come
[00:20:11] to the conclusion that the issue of war with
[00:20:15] Iran is not limited to Iran, and if
[00:20:18] by any chance, although it is a hypothetical
[00:20:22] assumption, it is not impossible to say, if the Americans
[00:20:25] had won this war, its consequences would have been global
[00:20:29] and could have ultimately weakened China's position
[00:20:33] in the international arena as well. Yes, from this,
[00:20:36] we can conclude Iran's position as a global
[00:20:40] superpower that, after the Ramadan War,
[00:20:43] Iran's position in determining regional and global equations
[00:20:47] and international equations truly
[00:20:51] improved by several steps. And today,
[00:20:54] perhaps no decision at the level of global superpowers
[00:21:04] currents and narratives that have been heard in recent
[00:21:07] weeks in social media and at some
[00:21:10] levels of public opinion constantly emphasized
[00:21:14] the idea that perhaps the aggression and
[00:21:17] war against Iran in the past six months has had
[00:21:21] negative effects on Iran-China relations,
[00:21:24] and some have diminished its strategic aspect
[00:21:28] and even claimed that Iran should reconsider
[00:21:32] its relations with China and, in any
[00:21:35] case, with the East. What is our response to
[00:21:38] these claims?
[00:21:41] We have always had this challenge, a current
[00:21:44] that now, at the level of media and public
[00:21:47] opinion within our country,
[00:21:51] tries to popularize China-phobia and Russia-phobia.
[00:21:54] These narratives are propagated by the pro-Western
[00:21:57] current in the country to the global public
[00:22:01] opinion. They all,
[00:22:05] in fact, see their ideal
[00:22:08] utopia in relations with the US and
[00:22:11] peace and reconciliation with the US. And they have always
[00:22:15] said so. Even now, these days, we see
[00:22:18] some of these, after all, types of individuals
[00:22:21] from the pro-Western current very explicitly
[00:22:25] talk about compromise and surrender to the
[00:22:28] US and a referendum on these matters.
[00:22:31] And this has always, in fact, when they
[00:22:35] were in power, they all,
[00:22:39] in fact, saw their opportunities in the
[00:22:42] basket of relations with the US.
[00:22:45] Well, for example, during 8 years,
[00:22:49] the country was ruined by, after all, pursuing
[00:22:52] the JCPOA and relations
[00:22:55] with the US and relations with the US
[00:22:58] and the JCPOA, which we saw was nothing
[00:23:02] but a dream. And at that time, our martyred Imam
[00:23:06] repeatedly, in fact, emphasized
[00:23:10] and warned officials that
[00:23:13] if you dedicate all your efforts to
[00:23:17] relations with the West, you will definitely be
[00:23:20] a loser. And at that time, when you
[00:23:23] stand on your own feet and do not
[00:23:26] trust the West, that is when you
[00:23:30] advance and, in fact, succeed.
[00:23:34] Our martyred Imam's vision was towards the
[00:23:37] East because the truth is
[00:23:41] that our history, our not-so-distant history,
[00:23:44] has proven in various periods
[00:23:47] that relations with the West and trust in the
[00:23:51] West have brought nothing but humiliation,
[00:23:54] loss, and, in fact, a humanitarian
[00:23:58] catastrophe for the Iranian nation. Let's go back
[00:24:02] to after the First World War, when,
[00:24:06] in fact, that great famine occurred,
[00:24:09] resulting from the policy that the West
[00:24:13] had against Iran, against the Iranian nation.
[00:24:16] Or throughout various periods, let's review
[00:24:20] America's human rights record against the Iranian
[00:24:23] nation. Let's see what crimes the US
[00:24:27] and the West have committed against the Iranian
[00:24:30] nation. Therefore, even here, our martyred
[00:24:34] Imam says that the reason for not
[00:24:37] trusting the US is the experience we have from our
[00:24:40] not-so-distant history.
[00:24:43] Therefore, in this regard,
[00:24:46] looking to the East is one of the
[00:24:50] issues that should be considered. However, a certain current,
[00:24:54] the same pro-Western current in the country, constantly
[00:24:57] tries to declare relations between us and
[00:25:01] China to be strained or, in any case, to declare
[00:25:05] it a destructive relationship. Well, obviously,
[00:25:08] the experience we have had in this war
[00:25:11] and after the war shows the opposite,
[00:25:15] and the Chinese, in some strategic issues that
[00:25:18] I mentioned, the issue of supporting
[00:25:22] peaceful nuclear energy in Iran, the issue of
[00:25:26] not entering into sanctions that
[00:25:29] the US demanded from China regarding
[00:25:32] not buying oil from Iran, the
[00:25:35] issue of veto, after all, the issue
[00:25:39] of snapback in the Security Council, in many issues,
[00:25:42] in defensive cooperation, after all, the Chinese have had
[00:25:46] constructive
[00:25:49] relations during this period, and this is a win-win
[00:25:53] relationship for the Chinese. Their interests
[00:25:57] dictate relations with Iran regarding the supply
[00:26:00] of oil and energy, and we, in interaction with
[00:26:04] China, as a global superpower, can pursue
[00:26:14] should have with the East,
[00:26:17] and also that it has it. And on
[00:26:21] the other hand, you referred to the fundamental
[00:26:24] problems and important challenges that exist
[00:26:28] with the West, European and American troikas. I would also like to
[00:26:32] refer to a statement that was made by important
[00:26:35] and well-known figures this week.
[00:26:39] I want to ask you, Ms. Elahian, if we had
[00:26:43] resolved the nuclear issue with the Americans,
[00:26:47] if we had surrendered on the nuclear issue and
[00:26:51] handed over the nuclear issue without any preconditions
[00:26:54] or bargaining, would America's problem with
[00:27:06] we return to the statement of our martyred Imam,
[00:27:10] who said that America wants
[00:27:13] to devour the Iranian nation, to devour
[00:27:16] our country Iran. And this,
[00:27:19] in fact, indicates that our
[00:27:22] war with America is an existential
[00:27:26] war, meaning America wants nothing
[00:27:29] less than the destruction of the Iranian nation.
[00:27:33] This is an issue that, in fact,
[00:27:36] is not a secret. Trump has repeatedly
[00:27:39] tweeted about the destruction of our civilization
[00:27:43] and the threats he has made
[00:27:46] are of the kind that destroy the entire
[00:27:50] rich and historical Iranian
[00:27:52] civilization. Therefore,
[00:27:55] in fact, our issue with
[00:27:59] America is not merely the nuclear issue,
[00:28:03] although the nuclear issue, as a very crucial and important
[00:28:06] component, is considered a component
[00:28:09] of our power for them, and they are strongly
[00:28:12] pursuing the closure of the nuclear industry
[00:28:16] and the delivery of uranium and such matters.
[00:28:18] By the grace of God,
[00:28:22] the current Leader, Imam Khamenei,
[00:28:26] has, in fact, stood against this issue
[00:28:29] and, in fact, has set one
[00:28:32] of our system's major policies: that we are
[00:28:36] by no means willing to close the nuclear
[00:28:39] industry, which is a key industry for the country.
[00:28:42] However, the nuclear industry is one
[00:28:46] of the issues that America has focused on.
[00:28:49] If we, according to your statement, were to
[00:28:52] hand over our nuclear industry and our
[00:28:55] enriched uranium to criminal
[00:28:58] Trump, other issues would arise, such
[00:29:02] as the fact that during this time, they have
[00:29:06] not been lacking in mischief regarding human rights.
[00:29:10] I have had the privilege of serving two terms
[00:29:13] as the head of the Human Rights Committee
[00:29:16] of the Parliament. Truly, a human rights war
[00:29:19] is raging between us and the West
[00:29:22] and the US. With all its might,
[00:29:25] it tried to condemn the Islamic Republic of Iran
[00:29:29] from a human rights perspective in the international
[00:29:32] arena, in global forums, and in global
[00:29:36] public opinion. Of course,
[00:29:39] it can be said that the crimes that
[00:29:42] the US itself committed in
[00:29:45] Gaza, the killing of innocent women
[00:29:49] and children, revealed the anti-human rights
[00:29:52] face of the US to the world. So, now
[00:29:56] America's clamor about human rights holds no sway for us,
[00:30:00] because it is, in fact, a very
[00:30:29] The US's attempt to prevent Iran's membership in the General
[00:30:32] Committee of the International Atomic Energy Agency
[00:30:35] failed. In the course of this election, the US
[00:30:39] delegation, by departing from unconventional norms,
[00:30:43] tried to prevent Iran's election, but it
[00:30:46] failed. Today's conference
[00:30:50] dedicated part of its
[00:30:53] session to determining Condolences
[00:30:57] Conference Deputies.