IRINN — broadcast 20261011 063000 UTC 436 transcript segments Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API (Chirp) + Gemini 2.5 Flash Non-Thinking Data courtesy of The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/), from the Internet Archive TV News Archive. Machine transcription. Treat it as a searchable index of what was broadcast, not a verbatim quotation record. [00:00:00] apart, but [00:00:28] Good day, dear viewers. I invite you to join us for this 10 o'clock [00:00:32] news segment. The Central Bank has announced [00:00:34] that any online gold buying and selling services [00:00:38] by financial institutions and banks [00:00:41] through digital units are absolutely [00:00:44] prohibited. According to the Central Bank's announcement, if these [00:00:48] services are offered, supervisory and [00:00:51] enforcement actions will be taken against the financial institution [00:00:55] and its relevant managers. The Central Bank, emphasizing that online gold [00:00:59] trading by banks weakens the implementation of the bank's [00:01:02] supervisory control policies, has announced that conducting [00:01:06] multiple online transactions increases [00:01:09] the risk of money laundering and bypassing [00:01:12] regulatory systems. [00:01:16] The deadline for the 90% and 100% [00:01:19] clearance of goods from the country's customs has been extended [00:01:22] until October 15, 2026. Based on this approval, [00:01:26] the 100% clearance of government goods and 90% [00:01:52] passport number and candidate number [00:01:56] The Persian language once again attracted hundreds of Iraqi enthusiasts to the application forms. [00:02:25] I'm studying at Razavi University for my PhD. [00:02:27] Because I want to [00:02:33] defend my thesis now, I have to have a certificate. [00:02:36] That's why I'm taking the exam. The very high [00:02:40] cultural and academic commonalities between [00:02:43] Iraq and Iran have [00:02:47] led most Iraqi students [00:02:50] to be encouraged to continue their studies at Iranian [00:02:54] universities. Although there are Arabic-speaking universities [00:02:57] all over the world, [00:03:00] Iraqi students choose Iran. But what has made [00:03:04] this round of exams different is the significant increase in [00:03:07] the number of participants, which has tripled compared to last [00:03:10] year. Well, a very good thing has happened in Iraq. Last year, [00:03:14] 78 people participated in this exam, but [00:03:18] this year, the number of applicants has almost [00:03:21] tripled, reaching 268 [00:03:24] people. Many of the applicants [00:03:28] have learned the Persian language at centers affiliated with the Iranian Cultural [00:03:31] Consulate in Iraq, and now they are testing their knowledge [00:03:35] with the aim of continuing their studies at Iranian universities. [00:03:39] The university in Iran is very good and advanced. [00:03:41] The importance for Iraqi students [00:03:45] is very good, meaning it is important. [00:03:49] Our medicine, Iranian medicine, is very good. At present, our [00:03:52] Iranian universities have a lot of cooperation with Iraqi universities. [00:03:55] They also have a lot of relations. It is important [00:03:59] for all students. For these applicants, the Sanfa [00:04:02] exam is not the end of the road for learning the Persian [00:04:06] language, but rather a beginning for entering a new stage of [00:04:10] education and building a brighter future. Jala Kharadi, [00:04:14] IRIB News Agency, [00:04:15] Baghdad. [00:04:18] Continued news: Announcement of the trickle of American military [00:04:21] casualties in the war against Iran. The US War [00:04:25] Department, in its latest statistics, has announced [00:04:28] that the number [00:04:31] of deaths in the war has increased to 21 people. [00:04:34] According to The Hill newspaper, the Pentagon has announced that [00:04:37] two people have been added to the previous death toll: one member of the Army [00:04:41] National Guard who died in Kuwait on March 6 (Esfand 15), and [00:04:45] another military member of the Navy whose [00:04:48] identity has not been revealed. According to this report, [00:04:52] the updated statistics also show that 865 [00:04:55] US military personnel [00:04:59] have [00:05:12] it and need congressional intervention to [00:05:15] correct these figures. This is an embarrassment [00:05:18] for the US military. The Washington Post reported [00:05:21] last month that the number of US military casualties [00:05:25] in the war with Iran is higher than what has been [00:05:28] announced. [00:05:29] Seven Palestinians were martyred [00:05:34] in Israeli regime attacks on various areas of [00:05:37] Gaza. Hospital sources in the Gaza Strip announced [00:05:40] that army fighters [00:05:44] , continuing to violate the ceasefire, bombed areas in the northern, central, [00:05:48] and southern Gaza Strip, which resulted in the [00:05:51] martyrdom of seven people and the injury of several others. [00:05:54] Local sources also reported a drone attack by the occupying army [00:05:58] on the Yafa area in eastern Gaza City. [00:06:02] Zionist settlers also attacked Palestinian farmers in [00:06:05] various areas of the West Bank who were [00:06:08] harvesting their olive trees. They abducted seven [00:06:12] Palestinians and injured at least four of them. The Russian Foreign Ministry [00:06:16] spokesperson, [00:06:19] in response to the recent stance of Kaya Kallas, likened [00:06:23] the European Union to a rotten fish. [00:06:27] Maria Zakharova said, "Fish rots from the head, [00:06:31] and the European Union is following the same path. A process that [00:06:34] began with Kaya Kallas." Kaya Kallas, the EU's [00:06:38] foreign policy chief, recently criticized [00:06:41] the US decision to lift sanctions on the supply [00:06:45] of Russian diesel. [00:06:48] Hurricane Isaias [00:06:51] in the US left at least four dead [00:06:54] and cut off power to nearly 900,000 customers. [00:06:58] This hurricane, by destroying homes, felling trees, [00:07:02] and with heavy rainfall, put the southeastern [00:07:06] states of the US at risk of sudden floods. [00:07:10] Hurricane Isaias, before moving [00:07:13] north, destroyed the roofs and exterior facades of hotels [00:07:17] and residential buildings in the Florida region [00:07:19] and brought heavy rainfall, the risk of [00:07:23] sudden floods, and tornadoes across [00:07:26] the southeastern US. US meteorologists [00:07:30] warned that flooding could extend to the Appalachian [00:07:33] Mountains as well. [00:07:36] And finally, in this news [00:07:40] segment, let's watch a report on the ceremony [00:07:43] honoring the elderly of Shaharabad village, [00:07:46] Firouzkouh, with the enthusiastic presence of the villagers. [00:07:50] Shaharabad, in the heart of the central [00:07:53] district of Firouzkouh, is a village today that has taken [00:07:57] on a different color and flavor to celebrate its [00:08:00] elders. It's an elder's day celebration. [00:08:03] We are serving guests, we have fire tea, we are making smoked tea. We [00:08:07] cooked local ash doogh in the traditional way over the fire. [00:08:11] And then local doogh and local vegetables. One of [00:08:15] the largest villages in the central district with 82 [00:08:18] inhabitants and 300 households, and about 20% [00:08:22] of the village population is elderly. This ceremony was an opportunity [00:08:26] for the villagers to spend a happy and different [00:08:29] day together. The elderly are a blessing, and with [00:08:33] their presence, our village took shape and color. [00:08:36] I got a job. 95 years old, 9 children. [00:08:40] Appreciate your parents. Grandmothers and grandfathers [00:09:12] alongside youth are building. The goal is to introduce [00:09:16] the youth to the teachings of the elders [00:09:20] through honoring them. On the sidelines of this ceremony, [00:09:23] an exhibition of products by female entrepreneurs [00:09:27] from the villages of the central district was held with the [00:09:31] aim of supporting local products. The stall [00:09:34] of products from Jelijgen village, my products [00:09:38] are organic. I grow them myself and harvest them myself. [00:09:41] I came from Badroud village to this exhibition. [00:09:45] The apple cider vinegar is from our own apples, and this is our local [00:09:48] honey. At the end of this ceremony, the pioneers and [00:09:52] successful individuals of this village were honored. Sima [00:09:55] Varan, IRIB News Agency, [00:09:57] Firouzkouh. Until the next news [00:10:12] segment. [00:10:38] In the name of God, greetings to you, dear and honorable viewers. Welcome to the [00:10:42] program "A Look at the Press" on Sunday, October 19, [00:10:45] 2026. Let's start, as always, with a look [00:10:48] at the newspaper headlines, and then a look at the analyses [00:10:52] and stances of political and media activists in our country. Stay with us on Khabar [00:11:07] Network. Arman Emrooz: Putin [00:11:11] revives the Islamabad Memorandum. [00:11:13] Etemad: Strong reaction from officials and experts [00:11:17] to the vile statements of the US Secretary of State. [00:11:19] "You will kneel before Iran." [00:11:22] Etemad: [00:11:27] The stock market is still soaring. [00:11:29] Iran: [00:11:31] 500,000 toman deposited into the accounts of families [00:11:35] covered by the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee and Welfare [00:11:38] Organization. The increase [00:11:40] in food voucher credit [00:11:45] has begun. Jamejam: 50% increase [00:11:48] in food vouchers for low-income individuals. Islamic [00:11:51] Republic: The President at the national ceremony [00:11:58] for the start of the new agricultural year: "Iranian agriculture must be transformed by relying on [00:12:00] modern knowledge." [00:12:05] Javan Newspaper: Iranian officials responded to the US Secretary of State's [00:12:09] distortions. Khashayar Setizi: [00:12:12] Little Ruby. [00:12:16] Khorasan: Again, meaningless dualities. [00:12:19] Marashi and those like him do not understand that the international [00:12:22] system is a dangerous world where nations have no choice [00:12:26] but to build [00:12:27] power to survive. [00:12:34] Donya-e-Eqtesad: Four key factors of production and investment [00:12:37] were examined. Economic bottlenecks in the second [00:12:41] half of the year. [00:12:45] Resalat Newspaper: America's strategic overload [00:12:48] in the crisis triangle. Shargh Newspaper: [00:12:52] Slow Pulse. Negotiation. [00:12:55] Shargh's narrative of simultaneous military preparedness [00:12:59] and diplomatic movement. Morning [00:13:02] 9: Ansarullah is moving towards changing the war equation [00:13:05] from the siege of Sana'a to the siege [00:13:08] of Riyadh. [00:13:11] Asr-e Iraniyan: Surrender advocates. The law must stand [00:13:15] against those who undermine [00:13:16] national security. [00:13:19] Farhikhtegan: Take Rubio to these plays. [00:13:23] Shahnameh is the focus of three popular plays these days. Why are [00:13:27] these plays important [00:13:28] in the middle of a war? [00:13:34] Kayhan Newspaper: The largest Saudi oil field was destroyed. [00:13:38] Mearsheimer: There is no way to defeat Iran and Yemen. [00:13:42] Nowbandian. [00:13:46] China from the field. In the days when Rubio, [00:13:49] looking at regional achievements, speaks of 2500 [00:13:53] years of enmity with Iran, Zarif, in a newly released [00:13:57] video, once again attacked this capacity-building force, [00:14:01] and by presenting the duality of threat and opportunity, [00:14:04] he tries to find the root of America's hostility not in Washington's [00:14:07] goals, but in the view of the Islamic [00:14:21] Republic. Vatan Emrooz: Trump's [00:14:25] Just one day after Marco Rubio's attempt in Athens to portray [00:14:28] an ancient and ideological Western alliance against [00:14:31] Iran, Trump stabbed Europe in the back [00:14:35] by authorizing diesel exports from Russia to the US in the middle of the war in Ukraine. [00:14:39] This morning, [00:14:47] Mr. Rubio, Trump's palace [00:14:51] carpet is also Iranian. Examining the reason [00:14:54] for the attack on the civilizational [00:14:57] identity of Iran. [00:15:00] And Hamshahri newspaper: What happened, Ahmad? The 14-day deadline [00:15:04] set by the US Treasury Secretary has expired, but there [00:15:07] was no news of the collapse of Iran's [00:15:22] economy. Why do Trump and Rubio portray the confrontation with Iran [00:15:26] Extensive reactions in today's press to the controversial statements [00:15:30] of the US Secretary of State in Athens. Analysts and prominent [00:15:33] political figures, by analyzing the new [00:15:36] media line of Washington, emphasize that the ultimate [00:15:40] goal of the enemy is not the nuclear issue, but targeting [00:15:44] Iran's identity and integrity. [00:15:47] Shargh Newspaper, in an article by Kioumars Asharian titled [00:15:51] "Public Diplomacy in the Service of Warmongering," evaluates [00:15:54] the speech of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio as an attempt [00:15:58] to link ancient history to Washington's current confrontation [00:16:02] with Iran and to gain Europe's support in this [00:16:06] confrontation. According to Asharian, he tries to turn [00:16:09] the historical defeats of Greece into a part of the West's current [00:16:13] identity and thereby provide the necessary mental groundwork [00:16:16] to justify America's confrontational policies. Abbas Salimi Namin, [00:16:19] a contemporary history researcher, in an article titled [00:16:23] "America's Historical Contradiction: From the Massacre of Natives [00:16:27] to the Accusation of Warmongering Against Iran," published in Iran [00:16:30] Newspaper, points to the massacre of Native Americans, slavery, [00:16:34] foreign interventions, and the use of atomic bombs [00:16:37] against Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the support for Saddam's [00:16:41] government in the war against Iran, to raise the contradiction between [00:16:45] America's historical record and the accusation of warmongering against Iran. [00:16:48] Mohammad Ali Bahmani Ghajar, in an article in Arman Emrooz [00:16:52] newspaper titled "The Necessity of National Consensus in Rejecting [00:16:55] Foreign Intervention," writes: "Rubio's statements in Athens [00:16:59] are very important. They show that at least the justification [00:17:02] for America's and Israel's war against Iran is a civilizational [00:17:06] and existential war. The main and important goal of this battle [00:17:09] is the destruction of Iran's integrity." The author believes [00:17:13] that Rubio's statements are a clear and strong refutation of the sad [00:17:16] story of common interests between America and Israel and the Iranian [00:17:19] nation, and an unforgivable audacity. Help is on the way [00:17:23] and help has arrived. Seyed Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi, [00:17:27] a member of the Supreme Council of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, [00:17:30] regarding Rubio's recent statements, said: "They use history [00:17:34] as a tool and want to justify their actions today and tomorrow [00:17:38] by tampering with history. The truth behind what is happening [00:17:41] between Iran, the US, and the Israeli regime is no longer a secret. [00:17:45] Now all Iranians, regardless of their vote or belief, [00:17:48] more than ever, know that they have a problem [00:17:52] with Iran and Iranians being Iranian. While our powerful [00:17:56] weapon to confront this monster is relying [00:17:58] on this very Iranian identity." [00:18:02] However, Mohammad Javad Haghshenas, a reformist political activist, [00:18:05] in an article in Etemad newspaper, titled "What Marco [00:18:09] Rubio Said in Athens," refers to the European religious [00:18:13] wars, the two World Wars, colonialism, and the slave [00:18:16] trade, and reminds that the history of the [00:18:19] West has been full of war and violence. [00:18:23] Mohammad Reza Norouzpour, Deputy Minister for Media Affairs and Propaganda [00:18:26] at the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, in an [00:18:30] article in Arman Emrooz newspaper, believes that Rubio deliberately [00:18:34] framed the current political conflict as a civilizational [00:18:37] confrontation in an attempt to create an image of Iran [00:18:41] as an existential threat to Western civilization. He believes [00:18:45] that such a narrative unveils the bitter reality that [00:18:48] there are serious similarities between the storytelling methods [00:18:52] of the far-right wing and the so-called MAGA movement in US [00:18:55] domestic politics and the methods they employ in their foreign [00:18:58] policy and geopolitical approach. [00:19:02] Vatan Emrooz newspaper, in a report titled "Trump's [00:19:05] Ancient Ideology," wrote that just one day after the [00:19:09] US Secretary of State in Athens, referring to the war between [00:19:13] Greece and Xerxes, emphasized the shared historical and [00:19:16] ideological foundations of the US and Europe in confronting [00:19:20] Iran, Trump, by issuing a temporary permit for the import [00:19:23] of Russian diesel, created the conditions for meeting a part [00:19:27] of the US's needs from this country. This newspaper considers [00:19:30] the agreement between Washington and Moscow as a sign [00:19:34] of the gap between the West's ideological claims and the economic [00:19:39] and political considerations of the Trump administration. Ali Yekdeli, [00:19:42] an expert on US affairs, in an interview with Arman Melli, believes [00:19:46] that Rubio suffers from a kind of historical poverty. He believes [00:19:50] that this discussion is more about cultural struggle, meaning [00:19:53] in addition to military war, we are also engaged in a cultural [00:19:57] and media war, and various tools are being used to isolate [00:20:00] Iran and put pressure on it from all sides. Mohammad Mehdi [00:20:04] Esmaeili, Professor of Political Science at the University of Tehran, [00:20:07] in an article in Nowbandian newspaper, considers Rubio's [00:20:11] statements to be a confirmation of the view that the confrontation [00:20:15] with Iran goes beyond issues such as the nuclear issue [00:20:18] and is related to Iran's independence and cultural [00:20:22] identity. The author believes that reducing the current [00:20:26] confrontation to excessive demands and irrationality [00:20:29] or the speculative view of a president is an [00:20:33] insufficient explanation. He writes that understanding [00:20:35] the stable roots of the conflict [00:20:45] is essential for strategic decision-making because it prevents [00:20:48] the future of a nation from depending on waiting [00:20:52] for changes in leadership in the rival country. [00:20:55] Farhikhtegan newspaper, in an article by Nikouh Sorkhosh, [00:20:58] challenged the common duality of negotiation and resistance. [00:21:01] The author ironically asked, "If negotiation [00:21:05] is a solution, why don't you negotiate with the trustees [00:21:08] to get the dollars back?" A part of this article [00:21:12] states: "Today, dualities such as extremist, centrist, [00:21:16] interactionist, and confrontational, warmonger, negotiation-seeker, [00:21:20] or ultimately agreement and understanding versus struggle [00:21:23] and resistance, despite their weaknesses, inefficiency, [00:21:27] and ineffectiveness, have gained such currency [00:21:30] and become so self-evident that wherever you sit [00:21:33] and in every street and alley, it is said that Iran [00:21:36] has not negotiated properly and has not given enough [00:21:39] concessions and is a warmonger, and that is why the other [00:21:43] side is not willing to end the war and aggression against [00:21:47] the country. However, in response to this so-called [00:21:51] common analysis, qualified individuals also refer to historical [00:21:54] documents and negotiations with the US, from the JCPOA [00:21:58] to the 12-day war, the Ramadan War, the Islamabad [00:22:02] Memorandum, and even regional and global examples and experiences, [00:22:05] and in a word, tired and weary, from stating [00:22:09] and repeating all these clear documents, they say that we [00:22:12] negotiated and it didn't work, we negotiated and it was torn [00:22:15] up, we negotiated and we were attacked, we negotiated and it [00:22:19] was violated. However, this answer is not convincing for [00:22:23] some officials, media lords, and their media armies, [00:22:26] and in short, they say that we must negotiate at any cost, [00:22:30] and anyway, how long do you want to fight? Sorkhosh, [00:22:34] referring to France's experience of resistance against Nazism [00:22:38] and Iran's 8-year defense against Iraqi aggression, [00:22:41] emphasizes that resistance cannot be evaluated solely [00:22:44] by comparing the military power of the parties. He [00:22:48] further writes: "Today, many analysts and economists, even [00:22:52] those close to the government, agree that a large part [00:22:55] of the country's economic problems are due to internal [00:22:59] corruption, rent-seeking, nepotism, aristocracy, and especially [00:23:03] the trustees who took the oil and did not return the dollars, [00:23:06] and in this, war plays a small part in this disorder." [00:23:09] The author sarcastically suggests that to prove the [00:23:12] fundamental idea of negotiation or to test the theoretical [00:23:16] framework of the dialogue of civilizations, first go and [00:23:20] negotiate with these very trustees, and if necessary, [00:23:23] give them more concessions. If necessary, beg, if necessary, [00:23:27] kneel, and do whatever you can so that eventually the dollars [00:23:31] flow into the country and the Iranian economy gains [00:23:34] some prosperity. It is clear that this statement or [00:23:38] such a request is a sarcastic statement. We all know that [00:23:42] negotiation and dialogue cannot even bring one dollar [00:23:46] back into the country's foreign exchange reserves. Sorkhosh, [00:23:50] in his summary, emphasizes that negotiation and resistance [00:23:53] are not two completely separate paths, but both find [00:23:57] meaning within the framework of power relations. In [00:24:01] his opinion, the main issue [00:24:14] is not merely whether to negotiate or not, but [00:24:18] how to maintain and strengthen the country's position [00:24:21] in the field of conflict. When it is clear that the [00:24:25] enemy has an issue not over a specific file, [00:24:27] but with the very existence and independence of Iran, [00:24:31] our approach in the field of diplomacy becomes twice [00:24:34] as important here. But unfortunately, sometimes in [00:24:38] domestic analyses, historical experiences are used to justify [00:24:41] incorrect narratives. Asr-e Iraniyan newspaper, [00:24:44] in an article by Reza Salehi, criticized the recent [00:24:48] statements of Hossein Marashi, the Secretary-General of the Executives [00:24:52] of Construction Party, and wrote: "Officials have absolutely [00:24:55] no right to take any risks to prevent a third [00:24:58] war. Any tactical retreat necessary for Iran must be [00:25:02] carried out." The headline of Khabar Online news agency, [00:25:06] in an interview with Hossein Marashi, the Secretary-General [00:25:08] of the Executives of Construction Party, openly reproduces [00:25:12] the discourse of surrender and injects fear into the national [00:25:16] will in the midst of a heavy confrontation with the enemy. [00:25:20] Juxtaposing the terms "third war" and "retreat" conveys [00:25:23] this dangerous perception that Iran's inevitable fate is [00:25:27] complete defeat or succumbing to the enemy's conditions, [00:25:31] even when all Western media outlets themselves admit [00:25:34] to America's defeat and predicament. Marashi, by [00:25:38] claiming that the enemy's audacity stems from a decrease [00:25:41] in power due to economic conditions, reverses [00:25:45] the cause-and-effect relationship. This is while the darkest [00:25:48] economic decade of the country was spent with attachment [00:25:52] to the US. These same figures, with promises [00:25:55] of multi-thousand-billion investments by Washington [00:25:59] in Iran, have been the cause of economic weakness [00:26:03] and emboldened the enemy in attacks. However, Marashi, [00:26:06] overlooking economic mismanagement and delusions such as [00:26:09] a superficial tension with the US, which was previously [00:26:13] raised by his associates, blames national resistance [00:26:17] and says, "Who said that war is the priority [00:26:20] and peace has no importance?" These are statements [00:26:23] that attempt to put a deceptive cover of peace on the imposed [00:26:27] demand for surrender to an aggressor who seeks the [00:26:31] destruction and plunder of Iran, [00:26:34] so that a time worse than what surrender advocates brought [00:26:37] upon Iran in the First [00:26:40] and Second World Wars is repeated. Contrary to [00:26:44] the image portrayed by this current, society stands firm [00:26:47] on the pillars of national power, as in the latest [00:26:50] credible polls, people rejected missile [00:26:53] range limitations in an agreement. They did not [00:26:57] agree. They rejected [00:27:07] the dilution or removal of 400 kg of enriched uranium, [00:27:11] and 69.4% insist that the cessation of enrichment [00:27:15] should not be a condition for ending the war. Also, [00:27:18] in response to the possibility of renegotiating with the [00:27:22] US, the majority of public opinion [00:27:25] did not agree with it. The hard test for policymakers [00:27:29] in the currency market. Can new currency funds control [00:27:33] liquidity and alleviate the plight of low-income groups? [00:27:37] Shargh newspaper, in an article by Nasser Zakeri, examined [00:27:40] the recent policies of the Central Bank and the offering of currency [00:27:43] funds, and noted that solving the economic problems fundamentally [00:27:47] requires directing liquidity towards production and special [00:27:51] attention to less fortunate groups. In a part of this [00:27:55] article, it is stated that the reasons for the increasing [00:27:58] exchange rate can be sought in three areas: First, [00:28:02] with the publication of some news and rumors, there is [00:28:05] always the possibility of a selling or buying rush [00:28:09] for some goods, especially [00:30:21] currency, in the form of emotional behavior. Second, in inflationary [00:30:25] conditions where the purchasing power of the national currency [00:30:29] decreases, citizens resort to alternative methods, [00:30:32] especially buying and holding currency, to preserve the [00:30:36] value of their assets. In a situation where the country's [00:30:40] export markets are limited and the return of revenues [00:30:43] faces difficulties, the exchange rate will logically [00:30:47] increase. Thank you very much for joining us. [00:30:50] Stay tuned for the rest of the program [00:30:53] on Khabar Network. Good evening, dear viewers. [00:30:56] We are with you for the