PRESSTV — broadcast 20260806 230000 UTC 448 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. [00:00:07] top sourcing on Press TV: Iran's parliament speaker dismisses Donald Trump's threats of [00:00:11] military action followed by demand for negotiations as [00:00:15] theater diplomacy on loop and a failed [00:00:18] strategy. New report reveals nearly 700 American forces have suffered [00:00:22] traumatic brain injuries and Iran's missile and drone strikes on US [00:00:26] bases. [00:00:33] And Yemeni armed forces say they have conducted a major operation against Saudi [00:00:37] backed mercenaries in Yemen planning to attack the capital Sanaa. [00:01:01] Hello everyone and welcome to Press TV World News. [00:01:03] Our top story: Iran's parliament speaker has downplayed [00:01:07] the US president's repeated threats of military action against [00:01:10] Tehran, branding Donald Trump's erratic rhetoric as theater [00:01:14] diplomacy on loop. [00:01:16] later, right at a time when news of Mohammad took [00:01:19] to social media to mock the predictable cycle of Trump's [00:01:23] aggressive remarks followed by sudden calls for negotiations, as he put [00:01:27] it. He said the cycle of using bullying, broken promises, and fake [00:01:31] news as leverage is completely a failed strategy [00:01:34] and urged Washington to stop these theatrics and [00:01:38] emphasized Tehran is demanding concrete action and stressed US [00:01:41] has to acknowledge the facts and fulfill commitments [00:01:45] rather than repetitive [00:01:47] threats. [00:01:52] Iran's industry minister Mohammad Atabak has visited Pakistan for [00:01:55] talks aimed at boosting ties, and Pakistan's [00:01:59] Commerce Minister co-chaired a latest session of the Joint Trade [00:02:02] Committee between the two countries, and both have reaffirmed [00:02:05] a commitment to increase annual trade to over $10 billion. [00:02:09] And Press TV's Nasir Kazmi has your [00:02:11] details. [00:02:14] Pakistan and Iran have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to [00:02:18] deepen trade and commercial cooperation, marking another [00:02:21] project, was able to create milestone in their efforts to strengthen bilateral economic [00:02:24] relations. The agreement was signed during the 10th session of the [00:02:28] Pakistan-Iran Joint Trade Committee, co-chaired by Iran's [00:02:32] Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade, Mohammad Atabak, [00:02:35] and Pakistan's Commerce Minister Jam Kamal [00:02:40] Iran has become a member of Khan. The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to increasing annual bilateral trade [00:02:43] to $10 billion US dollars. It's not [00:02:46] something out of reach. I'm quite optimistic that [00:02:50] this amount will be reached, [00:02:53] and it's not something that is out of [00:02:56] touch. So there are a few things. "If [00:03:00] we solve it, definitely it will [00:03:03] be even above that." [00:03:06] Discussion were mainly on trade, [00:03:10] how we can [00:03:12] increase the trade amount [00:03:14] with Pakistan, a [00:03:17] neighboring and brother nation right beside [00:03:21] us. The memorandum outlines a roadmap for expanding economic [00:03:25] cooperation by activating border [00:03:28] back our brothers in economic regions, increasing border [00:03:30] private sector participation, exchanging technical [00:03:34] delegations, and immediately implementing [00:03:36] existing bilateral agreements. Iranian [00:03:40] and Pakistani officials also agreed to continue working toward [00:03:43] a formal Free Trade Agreement. The aim is [00:03:47] to strengthen [00:03:50] the bilateral trade relationship between both the countries, for [00:03:54] which both the countries' leadership have set a [00:03:57] target of $10 billion, and for that [00:04:00] purpose we are seeing those opportunities way [00:04:04] forward, the bottle necks [00:04:06] which restrict free [00:04:10] trade between the countries, and at the same time we [00:04:13] are also working on [00:04:16] an FTA between Pakistan and Iran. On the [00:04:19] sidelines of the committee meeting, business officials of [00:04:22] both countries met at the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce [00:04:26] and Industry. They discussed the challenges facing [00:04:29] bilateral trade and proposed measures to increase [00:04:32] commercial exchanges through stronger private sector engagement, [00:04:38] day for this improved border infrastructure, and simplified trade procedures. There was a lot of [00:04:41] discussion. One of the key topics discussed with the visiting [00:04:44] Iranian minister was the establishment of a joint [00:04:48] industrial zone where a wide range of industries could [00:04:51] operate. We also discussed the gas pipeline project. Since [00:04:55] energy is one of Pakistan's highest production costs, the pipeline [00:04:58] could significantly reduce the cost of gas and electricity in our [00:05:02] country. There are also many products that Iran manufactures [00:05:06] at very reasonable prices, and we intend to import them from [00:05:09] Iran. During his visit, Minister Atabak met [00:05:13] Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. He thanked Pakistan for its [00:05:16] mediation efforts aimed at ending the war the United States and [00:05:20] Israel launched against Iran earlier this [00:05:23] year. The frequency of high-level visits suggests [00:05:27] Pakistan and Iran are committed to deepening their strategic [00:05:30] economic partnership. Both countries are now focused on [00:05:33] expanding trade, strengthening industrial cooperation, and [00:05:37] achieving their shared $10 billion dollar annual trade [00:05:40] target. Kazmi reporting for Press [00:05:43] TV in [00:05:45] Islamabad. [00:05:48] A new report by Western media has revealed hundreds of US troops have suffered [00:05:52] traumatic brain injuries in Iranian strikes since Washington [00:05:56] launched its war of aggression against Iran. According to Associated [00:06:00] Press, nearly 700 US service members have suffered [00:06:03] traumatic brain injuries from drone and missile attacks on American [00:06:06] bases. Report added while Pentagon dismisses many [00:06:10] injuries as minor concussions. [00:06:12] Experts have warned blast waves created by missiles and drones [00:06:16] can cause cellular damage leading to persistent memory loss [00:06:19] and migraines. American lawmakers are now demanding [00:06:23] investigations into military medical screening, [00:06:26] citing reports of wounded troops who went weeks without specialized [00:06:30] care. Meanwhile, veterans are sharing stories of delayed [00:06:33] diagnosis, highlighting a military culture which often [00:06:36] discourages reporting invisible wounds, and experts have [00:06:40] stressed the unpredictable trajectory of traumatic brain [00:06:43] injuries remains a critical challenge for returning [00:06:46] forces. [00:06:51] Armed forces say large scale operation against Saudi-backed [00:06:55] troops. Spokesman, oh here, here's a [00:06:57] soundbite. [00:07:02] As the criminal Saudi enemy persists in its blockade and aggression against [00:07:05] the Yemeni people for nearly 12 years, our armed forces have [00:07:09] monitored large Saudi military mobilizations that were in their final [00:07:12] stages and were intended to escalate against the free governorates and the Yemeni [00:07:16] people in order to force them to abandon their position demanding an end to the [00:07:20] unjust blockade. Our armed forces conducted a large [00:07:24] scale and high quality military operation targeting the Saudi enemy's [00:07:27] troop concentrations using a large number of ballistic missiles and [00:07:31] drones. [00:07:36] The spokesman said armed forces targeted [00:07:39] areas [00:07:41] in Althania among other camps. He added operations killed and wounded hundreds of [00:07:45] Saudi mercenaries and destroyed a large number of their camps, troop [00:07:48] concentrations, warehouses, military vehicles and weapons [00:07:52] in All Wadia area in eastern Yemen. A senior official [00:07:55] warned the Saudis against committing any reckless acts that will only [00:07:59] cause more escalation and vowed that Yemen will continue its [00:08:03] blockade for blockade policy until Saudi [00:08:05] siege on Yemen is [00:08:08] lifted. [00:08:12] Yeah, Yahya, our correspondent at the Yemeni capital Sanaa, joins us earlier with [00:08:15] more details about this Yemeni attack against [00:08:18] building Saudi positions on Yemeni [00:08:22] soil. [00:08:26] The latest attack on the Saudi [00:08:29] forces that were being mobilized in [00:08:33] order to start a new aggression against the [00:08:36] Yemeni people. Yemeni armed forces have warned multiple [00:08:39] times Saudi Arabia that pressing its aggression [00:08:43] against Yemen would only lead [00:08:46] to a full scale war with the [00:08:50] Yemeni armed forces, and it will not go fine for [00:08:53] Saudi Arabia. This operation [00:08:57] shows the determination of the Yemeni armed [00:08:59] forces [00:09:02] to keep escalating until the siege is lifted [00:09:05] from Yemen. Hundreds are being reported [00:09:08] to be dead or wounded after this [00:09:12] operation. And the significant part about [00:09:15] this is that the emergency forces of Saudi [00:09:18] Arabia were actually launched in [00:09:22] late 2015 and it is the [00:09:26] main arm of Saudi Arabia in Northern [00:09:29] Yemen. It is, it has about [00:09:32] 36,000 recruits, [00:09:35] and they were at their [00:09:38] latest mobilization phase. [00:09:43] So that was a big blow for them that [00:09:46] would need months to be [00:09:49] able to reach the same level of mobilization [00:09:53] again. [00:09:56] A Palestinian prisoner rights group says Israeli forces launched large [00:10:00] scale military incursions into the occupied West Bank Al-Jalazoun [00:10:03] refugee camp, abducting over 60 residents, many of them women and [00:10:07] children. Citing local sources, Palestinian Prisoner Society said Israel's [00:10:11] widespread abduction campaign [00:10:14] was accompanied by serious assaults and violations, [00:10:18] including severe beatings, use of restraints as means of [00:10:21] torture, threats and residents to leave their homes, turning [00:10:25] homes into field interrogation centers. Widespread acts of [00:10:28] vandalism and destruction targeting residents' homes and [00:10:32] property have also been reported. Meanwhile, the [00:10:35] Palestinian Red Crescent Society said nearly 50 [00:10:38] Palestinians have been injured since Israeli forces launched this [00:10:41] ongoing military aggression across the Qalandia refugee [00:10:45] camp, north of occupied Al-Quds. It added that [00:10:48] ambulance crews have not been able to reach the patients and the injured due to [00:10:52] restrictions imposed by the Israeli forces, which have [00:10:55] obstructed any access to the [00:10:57] camp. [00:11:02] And joining us earlier with your update from the refugee camp is our Ramallah [00:11:05] correspondent [00:11:06] Nabil Hamad. [00:11:11] As the as the Israeli atrocities continue, [00:11:14] but so does the Israeli suppression for [00:11:18] the entire media crew that is around, surrounding us. [00:11:22] Our colleagues are just a few meters [00:11:25] away because we were [00:11:28] faced with tear gas canisters and sound bombs [00:11:32] more than once. So as for [00:11:36] as for the Israeli side and the Israeli forces, of course [00:11:39] it's the answer is always suppression. But [00:11:43] from our side, the answer is always to [00:11:47] to continue coverage and to continue this [00:11:51] um to continue making the camera [00:11:54] rolling. This is this is a high price that we [00:11:57] pay as Press TV and as [00:12:00] the entire Palestinian body because [00:12:03] we know that we are the voice of those who are [00:12:07] voiceless. Until this moment, the Palestinian Red Crescent [00:12:10] has made an official number of the total [00:12:14] injuries risen up to 13 [00:12:17] injuries. Among them are [00:12:19] elderly and people. We have more [00:12:23] than 60 documented cases of suffocation [00:12:27] inside the Qalandia refugee camp who were not able, the [00:12:30] Palestinian ambulance was not able to extract them from [00:12:34] inside the the separated area and inside [00:12:37] this area that has been declared [00:12:40] as a military [00:12:44] zone. [00:12:48] And Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor warns Israel's attempting to erase war crime scenes [00:12:52] in Gaza by removing rubble before independent investigations [00:12:55] can document or examine [00:12:58] them. The group says this could destroy crucial evidence and the [00:13:02] last traces of thousands of people, in fact, still missing under [00:13:05] debris. Adnan Ibrahim reports from Gaza [00:13:09] City. [00:13:13] For thousands of Palestinians, Gaza's rubble is more than remains [00:13:17] of destroyed homes. It is a crime scene. In a report [00:13:21] this week, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said Israel's [00:13:25] carrying a large-scale operation to remove any [00:13:28] crushed debris across Gaza before independent investigators [00:13:32] and forensic experts can examine the [00:13:35] sites. During the genocide, the Israeli [00:13:38] army tried to obliterate and efface the war crimes committed [00:13:42] against our people, which in itself constitutes a [00:13:45] crime. Today, the unknown fate of thousands remains a [00:13:49] stressing question for their families, and by removing rubble from [00:13:52] around 70% behind the yellow line, the Israeli army [00:13:56] is destroying threads to answer. [00:14:00] As we are witnessing, the Israeli regime is trying to evade legal prosecution [00:14:04] by removing rubble from what we consider to be crime scenes. We [00:14:07] call on international journalists and investigative reporters to press for [00:14:11] access to Gaza and document this continuing [00:14:13] genocide. [00:14:16] According to the Geneva-based rights monitor, at least 10 million [00:14:20] tons of rubble have already been cleared, with around [00:14:23] 100 Israeli trucks entering eastern and southern parts of the [00:14:26] Gaza strip each day. Concerns are [00:14:30] growing as Israel continues to bar international journalists and [00:14:33] investigative teams from entering the [00:14:36] strip. [00:14:38] My sons are buried beneath the rubble of my home, which is now [00:14:41] inaccessible behind the yellow line. They say Israeli [00:14:45] bulldozers and trucks are clearing the rubble to erase our [00:14:48] neighborhoods. That rubble holds my sons. I'm [00:14:52] terrified I'll never be able to recover their bodies or give them [00:14:55] a dignified burial. [00:14:58] The bodies of my mother, father, sisters, and [00:15:02] cousins, 27 members of my family in total are [00:15:05] still buried beneath the rubble of our building. We have no chance of [00:15:09] recovering their bodies, and now I fear that even in death, [00:15:13] they may be taken away or removed by the Israeli [00:15:17] army. [00:15:21] Gaza has surpassed 73,300, [00:15:25] nearly three years into the war. According to official [00:15:28] figures, around 8,500 [00:15:32] people are still missing and believed to be trapped [00:15:35] beneath this same rubble. [00:15:37] In Gaza, the rubble is not only a reminder of destruction and [00:15:41] the aftermath of the genocide, it is the last [00:15:44] remaining link to the missing. As it disappears, [00:15:48] so too hopes of recovering loved ones, preserving [00:15:52] evidence, and seeking justice. Adnan Ibrahim for Press [00:15:55] TV, Gaza City, [00:15:57] Palestine. [00:16:01] Japan is marking 81 years since the US dropped nuclear bombs there, [00:16:05] leaving [00:16:07] over hundreds of thousands of people dead. Government officials and delegates from many countries have [00:16:11] attended memorials to show respect to the victims of the [00:16:14] 1945 atomic bomb blast at [00:16:17] Hiroshima and Nagasaki. And here's more. [00:16:19] more. [00:16:21] In the final stages of World War II in 1945, the [00:16:25] US Army Air Force prepared to drop the 4,000 kilogram [00:16:29] uranium bomb code-named Little Boy on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, and [00:16:33] the morning of August 6th turned into a time of tragedy the world will [00:16:36] never forget. When the Little Boy was dropped on the city, [00:16:40] 70,000 people were incinerated immediately. [00:16:43] Another 70,000 died of injuries and radiation exposure [00:16:46] in the following years. The US dropped a second atomic bomb on the [00:16:50] city of Nagasaki just a few days [00:16:54] the first catastrophe were surfacing. That second [00:16:57] attack took the lives of 70,000 more [00:16:59] people. [00:17:05] 81 years on, the Japanese nation is still [00:17:08] grieving. Thousands, including aging survivors, relatives, [00:17:12] and government officials attended the annual ceremony at Hiroshima [00:17:16] Peace Memorial Park. Speaking at the ceremony, Japanese Prime [00:17:20] Minister said the lessons of Hiroshima must not be [00:17:22] forgotten. The devastation wrought by the atomic bombs [00:17:26] on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the unspeakable suffering endured by [00:17:30] so many must never be repeated. Our nation firmly [00:17:33] upholds the three non-nuclear principles, and as the world's only country [00:17:37] to have suffered atomic bombings and war, bears the mission of [00:17:40] tirelessly continuing efforts toward the realization of a world without [00:17:44] nuclear weapons. The Japanese are hoping for a world free [00:17:48] from nuclear weapons so that other people will not have to go through a similar [00:17:51] tragedy. But in a world where nuclear states are spending hundreds of [00:17:55] billions of dollars to upgrade their atomic arsenals, that appears [00:17:58] to be a far-fetched wish. The United States is the only country that [00:18:02] ever used nuclear weapons against its enemy, and after all these [00:18:06] years, it was never held accountable for the deaths and destruction it caused to [00:18:10] Japan. [00:18:17] the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation [00:18:21] Organization. Membership grants Iran entry into a global governance structure [00:18:25] independent of Western influence, while also providing [00:18:28] access to the organization's resources for training, [00:18:31] research, and standard setting. Nahid Purisa has your [00:18:35] story. [00:19:15] Big data and scientific computing, Iran [00:19:18] developed Seymorgh supercomputer at Amirkabir [00:19:22] University of Technology, one of its most significant heavy [00:19:25] processing projects. Both Amirkabir University and Sharif [00:19:29] University's AI center have previously [00:19:32] been targeted by US and Israel during the Ramadan [00:19:35] War. Now Iran is expanding its [00:19:38] capabilities and joining VICO to defend its [00:19:41] infrastructure and framing AI as a tool for [00:19:45] technological sovereignty. We were able to become a [00:19:49] member of the newly established Artificial Intelligence Organization [00:19:53] and be among its founders in China. In the opening ceremony of WAIKO, the [00:19:57] honorable President of China delivered a very substantive, effective, [00:20:00] and comprehensive speech, which outlined this organization's policies [00:20:04] in the field of AI. AI is currently considered one of the most [00:20:07] important, effective, and efficient technologies. AI can truly [00:20:11] play a role in every imaginable field. An organization with the same [00:20:15] name was launched by the United States and Western countries. However, this [00:20:19] organization launched here can be more effective and better for us in terms of [00:20:22] participation. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization, BRICS, [00:20:25] and now the Artificial Intelligence Organization are [00:20:28] institutions that somehow encompass all the countries of the Global South. [00:20:32] Given China's approach in this field, I am confident that this is a [00:20:35] very good opportunity for us too, and it can play a better role across [00:20:39] different fields. VICO is the world's first [00:20:42] intergovernmental international organization that [00:20:46] dedicated itself to artificial intelligence. It [00:20:49] has been created to foster cooperation and capacity [00:20:53] building, promote AI applications and open [00:20:56] ecosystems, and build a just global [00:20:59] AI governance system. [00:21:03] China proposes that artificial intelligence should be used for good and [00:21:06] for progress, serving all countries and all of [00:21:09] mankind. The US, on the other hand, applies it in many [00:21:13] ways to control the world, treating it as a platform for dominance and [00:21:17] increasingly applying it to the military field. China [00:21:20] is responding comprehensively in this regard. WAIKO has been established [00:21:24] to use artificial intelligence to serve all of humanity so that everyone can [00:21:28] derive greater benefits from it. In this context, China has [00:21:32] joined with Iran and many other countries to establish an Artificial [00:21:35] Intelligence Cooperation Organization, aiming to promote [00:21:38] the application of AI technology for all of [00:21:41] humanity. Iran's smart leader, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali [00:21:44] Khamenei, insisted that Iran must produce AI and not [00:21:48] just consume it. He warned against any power imposing its [00:21:52] will. With this VICO membership, Iran joins a [00:21:55] global south platform where every nation has a voice. [00:21:59] That's sovereignty in action. Nahid Purisa, Press TV, [00:22:02] Beijing. [00:22:07] That's all for your latest here on Press TV, everyone. Thanks for tuning in and goodbye for [00:22:10] now. [00:24:07] the brotherly Iraq to the Islamic Republic. We, the people of the city [00:24:11] of Suq al-Shuyukh in the province of Dhi Qar, district of Nasiriyah, came [00:24:14] to support and [00:24:18] the Islamic Republic. Now our work is to prepare [00:24:21] food banquets to support the demonstration squares and to maintain [00:24:25] the momentum within the demonstration squares. We came [00:24:28] here to clear our conscience [00:24:31] before God Almighty first and to fulfill our duty. [00:24:34] And wars do not scare us because as Imam Khomeini said, if [00:24:38] they fight us with hunger, then we are the children of Ramadan, and if they fight us with weapons, [00:24:42] then we are the children [00:24:42] of Karbala. [00:24:48] Welcome, welcome. [00:24:52] Announcing the news, I was in the Islamic Republic in the holy city [00:24:54] of Mashhad. The martyrdom of Sayyed, God willing, [00:24:58] on Sunday. And I came out, and I was, I mean, it was a shock [00:25:01] for us because the shock of Sayyed Hassan did not leave, and Sayyed Ali Khamenei [00:25:05] also really hurts me, [00:25:07] I mean. [00:25:11] For all worlds. [00:25:19] Allah's stand was a body-shaking [00:25:23] position. May Allah reward us on that [00:25:28] calamity. We have lost a symbol among the symbols of the Shiites, [00:25:31] and a leader among the leaders of the Ummah, Sayyed [00:25:35] Ali Khamenei, may Allah have mercy [00:25:38] on him and make him with [00:25:40] the Shiites of Amir al-Mu'minin, and bring him with my Master, [00:25:43] the Master of the Age and Time, God willing, on the day of meeting [00:25:47] and encounter. And God willing, and God willing, Sayyed [00:25:50] Khamenei will be unsheathing his sword with a victorious Imam from the household [00:25:54] of Muhammad. Therefore, [00:25:57] its impact is like the impact of the day of [00:26:00] Karbala. And it happened to be [00:26:25] things, God willing, what is clear [00:26:28] from what is currently happening in Iran and in Tehran is that all victories [00:26:39] are lies. This victory is the victory of the people in standing [00:26:43] with their state, in standing with their faith, in standing [00:26:47] with their religion, with the Shiites of Amir al-Mu'minin, with the Shiites [00:26:51] of Ali ibn Abi [00:26:51] Talib. [00:26:56] This is a stand that time has [00:26:59] renewed. This stand is for Hussein. And today, [00:27:03] it is for our Master, the Master of the Age and Time, and tomorrow [00:27:05] for the oppressed, God willing. A honorable stand from the Iraqi [00:27:09] people with the Islamic State, the Iranian [00:27:12] State, the state that said no, [00:27:15] no to falsehood, no, no to the oppressor, [00:27:19] no, no to every tyrant. Death, death [00:27:23] to Israel! Death, death [00:27:25] to Israel! Death, death [00:27:28] to America! Death, death [00:27:31] to America! [00:27:52] The decision to stand with our brothers in Gaza is [00:27:55] a leadership decision and also a [00:27:58] popular [00:28:01] decision. The biggest mistake made was, first, using [00:28:04] methods of terror and threats. [00:28:17] And here, the Yemeni experience, through accumulated experience and with the presence [00:28:20] of will and the presence of a liberation [00:28:24] something from [00:28:25] nothing. [00:28:39] A new phase of the Iran war has begun. As missile [00:28:43] strikes, alliances fracture, and pressure mounts in [00:28:46] Washington, the question is no longer only who can win [00:28:50] the next battle, but who can endure the war that [00:28:53] follows? [00:29:01] Is America? facing another endless conflict and [00:29:05] has Iran changed the rules of the battlefield. These [00:29:08] and more on this edition of Iran today. [00:29:25] It was nearly 12 months of true horror at the [00:29:28] Alligator Alcatraz prison. Something President Donald Trump said. [00:30:22] a prison, very unusual prison, a detention center in Florida surrounded by alligators in case anyone managed escape. Who was held there? Criminals? No, immigrants. It was an experiment because it opened about [00:30:25] a year ago and recently shut down. Who benefited from [00:30:29] it? The most important point I want to make is that... [00:30:33] In the context of the recent and mysterious death of Senator [00:30:36] Lindsey Graham, had recently been to Ukraine, let me remind you [00:30:40] that earlier this year in Tel Aviv, this man said that what was [00:30:44] happening in Gaza was the model for wars anywhere in the [00:30:47] world, including against [00:30:49] immigrants, [00:30:57] it opened in July 2025 and closed one year.