PRESSTV — broadcast 20260806 060000 UTC 490 transcript segments Google Speech-to-Text API Automatic Transcription (Chirp) 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. [00:00:15] This in of sour's top headlines: Iran's president says the [00:00:19] assassinations [00:00:20] of the murder leader [00:00:21] of the Islamic Revolution, military commanders and scientists [00:00:24] proved the falsehood [00:00:25] of the aggressor's claims to human [00:00:27] rights. Palestinian media [00:00:31] group warns that human rights violations against Palestinian [00:00:35] abductees in [00:00:35] of Israeli prisons have reached unprecedental levels [00:00:38] and finally the US state [00:00:42] of New Mexico sues the department of justice over access to [00:00:46] unredacted Upsteen [00:00:48] of files saying the department refuses to provide the [00:00:50] documents. [00:00:54] of [00:00:56] of [00:01:06] Hello [00:01:06] of and welcome everyone, you're watching Press TV world news, let's go ahead and get started with this hour's [00:01:10] top stories. Iran's president says [00:01:14] all enemy plans and pressures are aimed at making the people [00:01:17] dissatisfied and [00:01:18] of provoking them to protest, but the Iranian people will stand for their [00:01:22] country. [00:01:23] of Masarl posien added that the entire Iranian nation helped to [00:01:27] keep the country together, even those who had. [00:01:39] but the fact that we could [00:01:41] of continue, it's because [00:01:42] of the noble people of Iran, not just the people [00:01:45] who gathered in the streets, everybody who endears [00:01:48] and holds iran dearly in their heart, [00:01:52] despite all the difficulties, it's not just the people in the streets, it was [00:01:56] not just them preserved iron every... [00:02:00] person who sees the difficulties and tolerates [00:02:04] of them, they are working for their country [00:02:09] a sanctions. speaking [00:02:13] a in a televised interview, pasashkan said, the government has managed the country under the most difficult [00:02:17] conditions since Islamic revolution by relying on the people's [00:02:20] solidarity. he cited war, sanctions, energy and balance [00:02:24] and water crisis as the [00:02:26] of most important [00:02:27] in challenges facing the nation. posi that the enemies plotted to [00:02:31] cause social collapse and force a country into submission through missile strikes [00:02:35] and destruction, but the people's support prevented that. the Iranian [00:02:39] president asserted that the assassination [00:02:41] in of in the murder leader [00:02:42] of the Islamic Revolution as well as military commanders and [00:02:46] of scientists by the U.S. Israeli aggressors have proved the falsehood [00:02:50] of their claims to human rights, freedoms and similar topics. [00:02:54] he praised the new leader [00:02:55] of the Islamic Revolution [00:02:57] of (ayatullah) Sayid Mushtaba Khamenei, describing his character in terms [00:03:01] of ethics, logic and humility as truly [00:03:05] exceptional. [00:03:12] we earlier talked to former US government government [00:03:15] advisor, [00:03:16] Paul Lerudi. he said the US pressure campaign against the Iranian government [00:03:20] and nation cannot meet Washington's interest in the long run, and [00:03:24] Iran has [00:03:25] of already proved [00:03:25] this. [00:03:30] overall [00:03:30] of goal is to make Iran basically submit [00:03:34] to the will [00:03:35] of the [00:03:36] of the US and to control the the [00:03:39] government of Iran. I think that the Iran [00:03:43] is perfectly within its rights and it [00:03:47] is the [00:03:50] logical kind of position to [00:03:53] take that that they will not accept this [00:03:57] and that they will... not be [00:04:00] dominated by by such things actions [00:04:04] of the United States have been against both the [00:04:08] people and the the government [00:04:11] of these countries, and [00:04:14] so I think that holds [00:04:17] perfectly well, the United States does [00:04:21] not act on behalf [00:04:23] in of the [00:04:23] in people, it has created so many death [00:04:26] me and and misery and... [00:04:30] refugees, this is [00:04:31] this is the attacks and [00:04:35] the invasions and the attempts to use [00:04:38] force to get the will [00:04:42] of of the United States to be the [00:04:46] primary force in the government of of a [00:04:48] country. um, this is, [00:04:51] this [00:04:56] in has been, it's a foolish way of trying to do things, in the long run it me cannot work, and and Iran certainly is proof of. [00:05:03] that meanwhile, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman says a joint statement between [00:05:07] Iran and arman on the [00:05:09] of straight of horm is now at the stage of final review and [00:05:14] described the talks with ourman on managing maritime traffic in the strategic [00:05:18] waterway as a professional, adding that both sides have agreed [00:05:22] on the route coordinates. he stress that the closure the straight of hormus was the [00:05:26] result of US and israeli regimes aggression against [00:05:29] Iran. the spokesman said and Iran Oman understanding [00:05:33] alone cannot mean that the straight has become safe for passing vessels [00:05:37] as a factors causing insecurity, including the [00:05:41] US's naval... cade still remain. He also said talks [00:05:45] between Iran and Daman as the two coastal states the straight of [00:05:49] Hormus have been underway over the past two months to establish safe [00:05:52] route for commercial [00:05:53] shipping. [00:05:59] Iran's deputy foreign minister Calsim gharbabadi says reaching an [00:06:03] understanding with our man over the straight of hormus does not mean the [00:06:06] waterway will be reopened. Garbabbadi said the understanding [00:06:10] will be solely between Iran and and oman, adding that Tehran [00:06:14] does not accept any foreign interference. He stressed that [00:06:18] reopening the straights is subject to its own conditions, [00:06:21] including US commitments under the Islam abad memorandum of [00:06:25] understanding. He added that Washington has violated the [00:06:29] Mou, citing the naval blockade and the reimposition of [00:06:33] sanctions against [00:06:34] Iran. [00:06:40] Moving now over to a Palestinian media. group which has released a new [00:06:44] report warning that human rights violations against Palestinian [00:06:47] abductees in Israeli prisons have sharply risen during [00:06:51] July. According to the Assara media office, as number of [00:06:55] palestinian abductees in the regime's jails reaches unprecedented [00:06:59] levels. There has been a remarkable uptick in such rights, [00:07:02] violations as torture, starvation, medical neglect and [00:07:06] isolation. The office said it has documented [00:07:09] escalation in the use of repressive. tactics inside [00:07:13] Israeli prisons, including raids on sections, beatings of [00:07:17] prisoners, the use of rubber bullets and police stocks and [00:07:21] solitary confinement. it added that torture in Israeli jails is [00:07:25] not limited to physical harm, but also extends to [00:07:28] psychological damage, leaving prisoners with lasting trauma [00:07:32] and fear with nightmares. the office noted [00:07:35] that there are about 9500 Palestinians in Israeli jails, [00:07:39] including hundreds of women and children, and over 32... 200 [00:07:43] administrative detainees who are being held without charges or [00:07:46] trial. [00:07:52] The Israeli regime launches new attacks on southern Lebanon in [00:07:55] violation of a cease fire deal with the Arab country. The latest [00:07:59] strikes targeted areas in and around the city of Tyre, wounding at [00:08:03] least four people. The attacks force many residents to leave their [00:08:06] homes. Witnesses also reported continuous Israeli artillery [00:08:10] shelling in the area. The attacks came after the Israeli regime [00:08:14] confirmed the killing of two of its soldiers and the injury of [00:08:18] several others in an explosion in the tire district. according to [00:08:22] Lebonon's health ministry, since March the 2nd, Israeli attacks [00:08:26] have killed over 4,300 people and wounded more [00:08:30] than 12,250 [00:08:32] others. [00:08:37] The Yemani armed forces have struck a Saudi oil tanker in the Gulf of [00:08:41] Aden with a ballistic missile, forcing it to turn back. The [00:08:45] Yemani arms force spokesperson announced they successfully hit [00:08:49] the Saudi tanker Daisy, marking the latest operation under the [00:08:53] siege for siege maritime blocade. He warned that no Saudi oil [00:08:57] vessel will be allowed to pass through either the southern or northern [00:09:01] red sea until the Saudi blockade on Yemen is lifted. The [00:09:05] incident followed Yeman's strike on the Saudi vessel Wafa [00:09:09] north of Yumbo which Ansodel official called a new [00:09:12] phase in the maritime confrontation, proving that efforts to bypass [00:09:16] a blocade are [00:09:17] futile. [00:09:23] and other news, the US state of New Mexico has suwed the department of [00:09:26] justice for access to unredacted files on Jeffrey [00:09:30] Upstein, saying the federal agency is stonew [00:09:33] stonewalling investigation into the late sex offender by [00:09:37] refusing to provide the documents. The Democratic State Run [00:09:41] States reopen is Ubsten investigation in February [00:09:44] requesting unredacted files to identify visitors and [00:09:48] staff a property owned by Ubstein in New Mexico. [00:09:52] The department of Justice says it can provide some files but cannot [00:09:55] supply other material due to privacy protections. [00:09:59] The New Mexico lawsuit argues that federal inaction does not [00:10:03] merely solve the investigation, but also prolongs and compounds [00:10:07] the suffering of survivors. He has requested that the US [00:10:11] District Court for the District of Colombia compell acting [00:10:14] attorney general Todd Blanch to release the requested [00:10:18] files. The developmentts came after New Mexico legislators release [00:10:22] an interm report on their independent investigation into the [00:10:26] Upsteen case. They said evidence to date shows Upsteen [00:10:30] abused at least five women and girls at his New Mexico Ranch [00:10:34] between 1996 and [00:10:36] 2012. [00:10:42] Well with that viewers like to thank you very much for watching this hours top headlines for latest [00:10:45] updates, please stay tuned surpress TV world news. Goodbye for [00:10:48] now. [00:11:19] مامانم میگه اسمش همیشه خلیج فارس [00:11:22] بوده. ما بچه های خلیج. [00:11:25] فارسی اینجا برای ما فقط یه دریا [00:11:28] نیست هویتمونه [00:11:32] جاییه که کنارش بازی می [00:11:34] کنیم [00:11:38] روزیمونو ازش می گیریم [00:11:42] باهاش شادی می کنیم و با صداش آروم [00:11:45] میشیم جاییه که [00:11:49] اجازه نزدیک شدن دشمنامونو بهش [00:11:52] نمیدیم و تا همین. همیشه ازش محافظت می [00:11:56] کنیم. خلیج فارس ما انگار یه کتاب [00:12:00] تاریخه. هر کدوم از موجاش قصه های [00:12:04] قدیمی سرزمینمونو تو دلش [00:12:06] داره. خلیج [00:12:10] فارس برای همه ما [00:12:12] ایرانیاست. [00:13:07] There are journalists that look past the headlines to capture the quiet [00:13:10] resilience found in the world's most volatile regions from the [00:13:14] frontlines of Ukraine to the post war landscapes of Iran. They [00:13:18] risk everything to bear witness to our shirt humanity. My [00:13:22] guest today is one such storyteller. Welcome to SOAP, I am [00:13:26] Bahman, your [00:13:27] host. [00:13:35] Lauren Streller is an award winning Austrian photo journalist [00:13:39] dedicated to telling the human stories behind the [00:13:42] headlines. From the frontlines of Ukraine to the streets of [00:13:46] Lebanon, and now the post war landscapes of Iran, his work [00:13:49] captures both the brutality of conflict and the resilience of those [00:13:53] who endure it. guided by empathy and a commitment to [00:13:57] bearing witness, Strela uses his lens to give voice to the [00:14:01] unheard and reveal the shirt humanity that connects [00:14:05] us [00:14:05] all. [00:14:15] Mr. Lauren Streller, it's a pleasure to have you on Sob. Thank you so [00:14:19] much for having me. Uh, it's the pleasure is [00:14:22] all ours. You've said, I saw [00:14:24] an interview, um, of you in which you said powerful [00:14:28] images in your parents photo books, those were especially from [00:14:32] the Vietnam war, um, went beyond words and opened [00:14:35] new worlds to you, do you remember a specific image that [00:14:39] changed you? it's not about specific images [00:14:43] that inspired me to do what I'm doing, it was more [00:14:47] like these worlds that [00:14:51] opened to as a teenager, as a child, I couldn't disc [00:14:55] tribe what is happening, i just it evoked the feeling in [00:14:59] me that i have to do the same, i want to go [00:15:03] out there, explore, document, and i want to become a [00:15:06] photo journalist, and you speak about photography's [00:15:10] ability to connect us through time and space with [00:15:14] shared emotions, um, when did you first truly feel that [00:15:18] connection yourself? i think for [00:15:21] as a European um als [00:15:25] person that of course learned a lot about the [00:15:29] second world war, um, it was always very important to [00:15:33] see the images the war, because they [00:15:37] sh... [00:16:07] but i feel like the emotions that you can see and feel from photographs [00:16:11] in the faces of people that have to go through [00:16:15] hardship or certain events create like a [00:16:18] bigger image and a bigger feeling that you can gain [00:16:22] even if time passes how people must [00:16:26] have felt during that time and um i remember [00:16:30] once somebody told me that the lines on the faces the people are kind of [00:16:33] reminders the kind of journey they've been on and they've taken in. [00:16:37] lives, um, are you also working on [00:16:40] documentaries? um, I'm doing [00:16:44] mostly documentary work with my photos, so [00:16:48] these these documentary essays, they [00:16:51] can contain up to 50 photographs [00:16:54] and some them work [00:16:57] has a single image, because the single images are that [00:17:01] strong or some photos they work together well with other photographs [00:17:05] and This is what I tried to [00:17:09] create here, for example, I tried to create one [00:17:13] big photo essay that really um [00:17:16] shows the current situation the country. [00:17:19] Right, and you often talk about very important figures and [00:17:23] photography as um, your inspiring figures in this [00:17:27] field, um, the likes of um, [00:17:31] don, we have Robert Carper, Henry [00:17:34] Cartier Bresson, Dorothy Lang and the... turnly [00:17:38] brothers, what specifically you about the philosophy [00:17:41] the work, not just technicalities, um, are so [00:17:45] inspiring to you, if you can give us examples, I feel it's the [00:17:49] mix between what they have shown through the [00:17:53] work, and also how they did [00:17:56] it, because it is one thing to go somewhere and [00:18:00] take photos of a certain event, but to have this kills [00:18:04] and do it a beautiful and respectful way, [00:18:09] um you have to have some talent and some [00:18:13] um perspectives that not [00:18:16] everyone has and that's what i respect about the big [00:18:20] legends or the big names in photography and which one these [00:18:24] names would you uh consider like the main your [00:18:28] main inspiring figure in your journey? i think [00:18:31] don mccallin is is i think one the [00:18:35] biggest inspirations i had that? Why is [00:18:38] that? It has multiple um [00:18:42] reasons. First of all, he he documented a world that wasn't [00:18:46] changed during that time in the in the 50s, late 50s, [00:18:49] 60s, he did a lot of work in Europe, um, when [00:18:53] europe was tragically changing, then he also did [00:18:57] a lot of work in in areas of crisis [00:19:01] of conflict, he was in the Vietnam war, lot of different [00:19:04] wars, but as I'm a big Beatles fan, he als took photos [00:19:08] the Beatles, which I think is nice contrast, [00:19:12] yes, absolutely, and what took you from [00:19:15] that world, the European style of living, style of [00:19:19] photography, to um, conflict [00:19:22] photography and crisis photography, I think [00:19:26] it's just um, a personal feeling that is [00:19:30] interesting for me to be part of history that is [00:19:34] in the making right now, in the moment when I'm there, It's [00:19:37] a feeling you can't describe um [00:19:41] knowing that the place that [00:19:45] you are in right now is all over the news and it will be all [00:19:49] over the school books in the next [00:19:51] generations um and of course the [00:19:54] feeling and my belief that through my work [00:19:57] I might have a positive impact on the future and [00:20:00] future generations so in best [00:20:04] case these [00:20:06] bad things don't happen again. and but I was looking [00:20:10] at of course I'm going to talk about um your experience, you're now [00:20:14] in Iran, well Iran is in the middle of a conflict with the US [00:20:18] and Israel, you've been to some the impact sites in southern Iran, I'm [00:20:22] going to talk about that later, but something that I could feel from the photography on [00:20:26] your website and also um on your instagram page [00:20:30] uh was that people are the main characters of your [00:20:33] photography and your photos um what do you find [00:20:38] um so inspiring when it comes to [00:20:41] the faces of people, i think [00:20:45] faces and mostly the eyes of a [00:20:48] person. can tell more than [00:20:52] anything else you can take photos of, i think [00:20:56] um, seeing a certain [00:21:00] face, looking into a child's [00:21:03] eyes, taking a photo a honest, [00:21:06] raw moment where the door to the [00:21:10] soul is open, um, you can tell more [00:21:14] than any written essay or any film documentary [00:21:18] can can tell, [00:21:19] and my... goal is always evoke [00:21:23] anything, any emotions or questions [00:21:27] or answers within the person that looks at my photos, [00:21:30] so if I have the [00:21:33] success that the viewer might [00:21:36] be, might feel discomfort [00:21:40] or might feel um confusion or [00:21:43] whatever, just some emotions that are evoked into [00:21:47] the in in the in the viewers. um [00:21:50] eyes, then everything is is achieved that [00:21:54] I want to do with my photos and I think the easiest way to do [00:21:57] this is showing face that [00:22:01] has um lift through lot of um [00:22:05] experiences and I can only imagine Lauren [00:22:08] that um that brief moment that the window to the heart and [00:22:12] to the soul the person or that character in front of you is [00:22:16] open um also I can only imagine [00:22:20] once again places immense amounts amount of [00:22:23] responsibility on your shoulders as a photographer, isn't that the [00:22:27] case? it's definitely the case, but um, [00:22:31] always compare like creating [00:22:33] a portrait, it's [00:22:37] an immense moment of trust between [00:22:41] two people that don't know each other, sometimes don't even speak the [00:22:45] same language, all they share is this very [00:22:48] moment, and it's and create some really [00:22:52] magical um connections [00:22:55] between totally strangers [00:22:57] and I think it's always like [00:23:01] how you approach a person, the body [00:23:04] language, respect, calmness, [00:23:08] and the other [00:23:10] person will feel it and will feel comfortable and will let [00:23:13] you into their space and let you photograph [00:23:17] their soul in the best way. and have you [00:23:21] ever what of course because you've been also photographing the [00:23:25] Ukrainian conflict um have you ever felt like um [00:23:28] the person in front of your lens is a way in [00:23:32] that look in that momentary window to their [00:23:36] soul as you beautifully described it are asking [00:23:40] for some sort of help like physical help you [00:23:44] mean no just to kind of [00:23:47] what i mean is to help them have the voices [00:23:50] heart [00:23:51] on the global stage, i feel from [00:23:55] my experience, people who are in the [00:23:58] deepest need or in moments of [00:24:02] despair, they are mostly the ones [00:24:06] who want to get their photo taking, because they want their [00:24:09] story to be told, and they want the world to [00:24:13] look and see their atrocities that they have to live [00:24:17] through, and I think... That's a very [00:24:20] very um important thing um to not step back [00:24:24] when things get very hard and [00:24:27] sad, these are mostly the moments the people who [00:24:31] are affected they want [00:24:33] you to take the photo the most and at the same [00:24:37] time um those moments are could be also very [00:24:40] dangerous for a photographer, how do you handle the risk and the [00:24:44] dangers that come with this job? I mean it takes [00:24:48] a lot of preparation beforehand. um, if you go into an [00:24:51] active war zone, for example, you have to to be [00:24:55] prepared, you have to um take all the [00:24:59] necessary [00:25:02] um um life saving like vest, the the press [00:25:06] vest, the helmet, like a turn a kit, first eight kit [00:25:10] and so on, but then you also have to prepare a [00:25:13] a very professional way, who i working [00:25:17] with, who is my driver, who is my translator? do I have a way [00:25:20] out if if things get really dangerous? um, so [00:25:24] there is lot of aspects that you have to think about to reduce the [00:25:28] risks, um, but in the end [00:25:32] nobody can predict the future and nobody can predict what really [00:25:36] is happening, so I had moments where I was [00:25:39] perfectly prepared, but in [00:25:41] the end everything went a whole different path, and [00:25:45] we ended up being a very different, tell me about a couple of those [00:25:49] moments. um, I found myself [00:25:53] um, accompanying a drone unit in [00:25:56] Ukraine, and the plan was to stay with them for [00:26:00] two or thre hours and they were... 100 or 150 [00:26:04] away from the from the Russian soldiers, so it [00:26:07] was directly at the frontline, and I was brought [00:26:11] there to take some photos to document like how they live [00:26:15] and so on, and I did my work, and while I was in this [00:26:19] bunker, it started raining very heavily outside, [00:26:23] and there is no, obviously no real roads, it's [00:26:27] just some some dirt dirt paths and because of [00:26:31] this rain, the... [00:26:34] path has become very muddy and it was not possible for [00:26:38] any car to pick me up again, so I had to stay in this [00:26:42] bunker, and we were all down there and [00:26:46] all of sudden we heard an engine howling [00:26:50] and one the soldiers went outside and we saw that [00:26:54] a big truck from the [00:26:57] Ukrainian who wanted to to bring new ammunition [00:27:01] and so to the front. got stuck in the mud directly in front [00:27:05] of our bunker, so everyone went [00:27:08] absolutely um crazy, because they thought we [00:27:12] going to get shot now [00:27:14] in every minute, direct it, so I was just sitting [00:27:17] there and I thought, okay, this is it, because the [00:27:21] moment I felt that the soldiers around me, they were losing their [00:27:25] their cool, I know that this is serious, [00:27:29] and basically we were just sitting there waiting for an... [00:27:32] impact of of artillery or drones and so [00:27:35] on, but thank god um this driver made it [00:27:39] out and nothing happened, but i it happened [00:27:43] that i stayed 20 hours in this place before i got [00:27:46] evacuated, 150 meters is basically [00:27:50] nothing, so um we're like the russian [00:27:53] soldiers, russian forces also aware of your presence [00:27:57] and they somehow keep you and people [00:28:01] of your profession. exempt from fire and firing lines [00:28:05] or no, you were like using some sort of [00:28:07] camouflage? i don't think that um they make [00:28:11] difference, because none of both parties [00:28:15] make difference, who who is in this area is in danger, [00:28:19] and i think they don't have the the time to make difference [00:28:23] between soldier or press or journalist, um, [00:28:27] i think you have to be aware the dangers that you put [00:28:30] yourself in when you're... close to the [00:28:33] frontline and but always compare it [00:28:37] like lot of people they ask me why do you even find yourself [00:28:40] again a situation like that and i compare it to be [00:28:44] like imagine you have the [00:28:47] flu, you're very sick and then you think wow [00:28:51] this is the worst feeling ever and never [00:28:55] want to be that sick again and then the moment you're [00:28:58] you're healthy and healed again you forgot how [00:29:02] it was, yeah, right, so um, it was [00:29:06] basically like that, in that moment i thought never again i want [00:29:09] to to be that um close to [00:29:13] danger, and then one day passed and i found myself on the frontline [00:29:17] again, and and these jobs are they [00:29:21] commissioned or do you that for your own personal [00:29:24] interest? no, um, it depends some [00:29:27] the the the places that i'm going or the stories, very [00:29:31] dangerous. no, that was for a big um German media [00:29:35] outlet that I did a a whole story on on the drone [00:29:39] um units of of Ukraine and some other places [00:29:43] um but also of course it's my own interest as [00:29:47] well but um I don't think I would I would go to [00:29:50] places like this if it's not um [00:29:53] a um yeah master [00:29:57] personal of course yeah yeah yeah so both are [00:30:00] important at the same time of course. it comes to such [00:30:03] situations, um, you describe, I'm I'm going to go [00:30:07] back to the interview that I read from you, you describe your dream as following [00:30:11] in their footsteps, these important figures, [00:30:15] um, don mccallin to be particular, to shed some [00:30:19] light on untold stories, what does bearing [00:30:22] witness - mean to you today after [00:30:26] years in conflict zones and [00:30:28] photographing in difficult situations, I mean that's... [00:30:32] always the the noble thought of all the people [00:30:36] that work in this field to um being [00:30:40] able to create some sort of change in the [00:30:44] future and i think you have to really believe in this [00:30:47] otherwise you would not um [00:30:51] stand doing this kind of job for very long [00:30:54] time um so this is my belief and i think [00:30:58] bearing witness