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[00:00:07] "your headlines on press, the yemeni armed forces say they have
[00:00:11] carried out strikes on saudi-back troops in the marit province of
[00:00:15] Yemen.
[00:00:19] Yemen's foreign ministry says no coalition can deny the Yemeni people
[00:00:23] the legitimate rights following the Saudi Turkish Pakistani
[00:00:27] defense pact signed in Mecca.
[00:00:32] and Iran's fire ministry spokesperson
[00:00:34] a has hit back at Trump's claim of taking Iran's oil
[00:00:37] saying before you claim the spoils of war, you have to win
[00:00:41] of the
[00:00:51] of
[00:00:53] war.
[00:01:09] our top story. The Yemeni Armed forces say they have carried out strikes on
[00:01:13] Saudi back troops in the Mirab or
[00:01:16] of Marite province of Yemen. In a statement, the armed forces said they
[00:01:19] targeted the Saudi back camps using a large number of missiles and
[00:01:23] drones. The
[00:01:24] of Yemani military specified the
[00:01:26] of operation targeted troops concentrations along with
[00:01:30] warehouses, vehicles and military equipment. The
[00:01:33] statement affirmed the military will forcefully strike any Saudi
[00:01:37] troop buildup or attempts by
[00:01:39] of Riyadh to maintain its blockade on Yemen. The armed forces also
[00:01:43] reiterated that they will continue the equation of quote
[00:01:47] "blockade for blockade" and targeting south the aggressive
[00:01:51] of troop concentrations wherever they may
[00:01:53] be.
[00:01:58] In a significant. political move, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
[00:02:02] and Turkey have formalized the joint defense pact during the Mecca
[00:02:06] summit with three con with the three countries pledging to
[00:02:10] deepen military cooperation and strengthen collective
[00:02:13] security. The pact which comes amid escalating conflict in West
[00:02:17] Asia raises several questions, including how Riyard will
[00:02:21] balance this new alliance alongside this long standing strategic
[00:02:25] defense ties with western powers. Press TV's Mariam
[00:02:28] Khan reports from. from
[00:02:30] Islamabad. Amit
[00:02:34] heighten geopolitical tensions across West Asia, Pakistan, Saudi
[00:02:38] Arabia and Turkey have signed a joint defense agreement a trilateral
[00:02:42] summit in Makkah, marking major transformation in the region with
[00:02:46] their
[00:02:46] of pledge to boost collective security. On paper, the deal ensures
[00:02:50] absolute mutual
[00:02:51] in assistance against
[00:02:52] in any external aggression. However, experts point out the
[00:02:56] complex challenge ahead as Saudi Arabia's primary military architect.
[00:03:00] remains deeply linked with the strategic
[00:03:06] of of framework of the United States and other western powers. Raad is not
[00:03:09] of exactly
[00:03:10] of buying, you see security and peace for the region, but it
[00:03:14] is ensuring security for itself, because in the near past
[00:03:17] we have seen that it was attacked, I mean its
[00:03:21] region was attacked, it's the American basis its territory were
[00:03:25] attacked, so it is probably seeking some kind of an
[00:03:29] assurance. that there will be other partners who will come to its aid
[00:03:32] in case push comes to shove. Pakistani
[00:03:36] prime minister Shahar Shariff, Turkish President Rajab Tayyab Erdogan and
[00:03:40] Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman were seen poised file inking the
[00:03:44] deal, but the core question remains how this mutual defense
[00:03:48] mechanism will function in practice. Observers are evaluating
[00:03:51] whether this alliance reflects genuine push toward regional self
[00:03:55] reliance on security or if it functions as a strategic
[00:03:59] diversification. while keeping traditional security umbrellas
[00:04:02] intact, this
[00:04:05] agreement is necessitated by the developments that are taking place in
[00:04:09] the region, so
[00:04:10] of all these three key
[00:04:11] of muslim countries feel that by joining hands they
[00:04:15] can protect their interests better, so in the event of for
[00:04:19] example any conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia, I don't think
[00:04:23] so that Pakistan in Turkey
[00:04:24] of would like to be part of any conflict where
[00:04:28] two or more Muslim countries are involved, this pact
[00:04:32] highlights a broader strategic shift as Saudi Arabia actively
[00:04:36] of diversifies its longstanding security dependencies. By
[00:04:40] formalizing this treaty, Raad is probably moving away from
[00:04:43] relying a single superpower. The
[00:04:47] major beneficiary of this agreement is Saudi
[00:04:51] in Arabia itself, because it has to protect
[00:04:54] its oil infrastructure, it
[00:04:58] has got one
[00:04:59] of the words. largest oil exporting infrastructure in the
[00:05:02] world, secondly, for its vision 2030 to
[00:05:06] realize it requires regional stability, so it was
[00:05:10] its compulsion to have such an agreement. As this new
[00:05:13] mutual Defense Alliance takes ship, regional countries and global
[00:05:17] powers are closely watching how the Islamabad Ankara Riyath Pact
[00:05:21] will navigate the volatile West Asia landscape to turn into the
[00:05:25] so-called pillar of peace, stability and security in the region.
[00:05:29] The ultimate test of this agreement hinges on the true strategic
[00:05:33] autonomy of its primary architect. The Maka
[00:05:36] agreements to efficacy depend on Saudi Arabia demonstrating an
[00:05:40] independent strategic vion rather than on external security
[00:05:43] umbrellas for the mutual defense pact to foster genuine regional
[00:05:47] stability, riad must commit to alliances execution beyond
[00:05:51] mayor political declaration. Mariam navas, press
[00:05:54] tv, Islamabad.
[00:05:58] Yemen's foreign ministry says no regional or global coalition can
[00:06:02] confiscate the legitimate rights the Yemani people. The foreign
[00:06:06] ministry stated that the Saudi regime should focus on ending the
[00:06:10] blockade and all hostilities against Yemen. rather than seeking
[00:06:13] solutions to the stalemate it has created for
[00:06:16] itself. The response follows the signing of a joint defense agreement
[00:06:20] between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan in
[00:06:23] Mecca. The trilateral pact stipulates that an armed attack
[00:06:27] against anyone the signatories will be treated as an attack
[00:06:31] against all. Meanwhile, the chairman of Yemen's Supreme Political
[00:06:35] Council has dismissed the significance the deal.
[00:06:39] Milmasat stressed that the siege for siege equation will. main in
[00:06:42] effect until its objectives are
[00:06:44] achieved.
[00:06:49] Iran's president says the United States is attacking Iran from bases
[00:06:53] in neighboring countries forcing the Islamic Republic to defend
[00:06:56] itself.
[00:07:01] The problem we have is that regional countries are allowing America to use their
[00:07:04] territory to launch strikes against us. They hit us from
[00:07:08] there, they struck Minab school and other areas. These
[00:07:12] are. supposedly our muslim friends and neighbors. Why should
[00:07:16] they allow this to happen? Why let them come and attack us? We
[00:07:20] only strike back because they are attacking us from those
[00:07:22] locations. Why should America be allowed to set up
[00:07:26] bases here? Who said we have to be their obedient
[00:07:29] servants? Why? We have no intention of bullying
[00:07:33] anyone, but we will not bow to force either. No
[00:07:37] one gets to push us around, no one gets to come into our
[00:07:41] country and take our resources. Right now, in
[00:07:44] Iraq, they sell the oil and do not even give them the money.
[00:07:48] We were forced to defend
[00:07:49] ourselves.an
[00:07:55] added that, while many issues with neighbors have been resolved,
[00:07:59] americas conspiring to drive a wedge between Iran and
[00:08:03] Persian gulf states. He also stressed that Iran does
[00:08:06] not start the war and that popular unity filed the
[00:08:10] enemy's calculations that...
[00:08:28] taking billions of barrels of oil from both Venezuela and the
[00:08:32] Islamic Republic of Iran. In a tweet, Ismail Baghay
[00:08:36] said, before you claim the spoils of war, you actually have to
[00:08:39] win the war, he pointed out that not. only as Trump failed
[00:08:43] to achieve his war objectives against Iran, but he is also stuck
[00:08:47] in the straights of Urmus. The US launched this war on Iran
[00:08:51] while the two sides were engaged in negotiations with Trump,
[00:08:55] stating objectives that included topling the Islamic Republic and
[00:08:59] destroying Iran's military capabilities. Instead of achieving those
[00:09:03] objectives, the US had only led to Iran shutting the straight of
[00:09:07] Formus within its territorial
[00:09:09] waters.
[00:09:14] The UN deputy spokesman says Unifel peacekeepers in
[00:09:17] Lebanon have observed the sharpest escalation in military activity by
[00:09:21] Israeli forces since the announcement the trilateral framework
[00:09:25] in late
[00:09:26] June.
[00:09:31] The UN interim force in Lebanon has observed the sharpest escalation in
[00:09:35] military activity since the announcement the trilateral framework in late
[00:09:38] June. Yesterday, peacekeepers recorded 113.
[00:09:42] projectiles fired by the Israel defense forces, the highest daily
[00:09:46] figure observed since the 21st of
[00:09:48] June. Farhan Hack
[00:09:52] said the escalation continued with UN peacekeepers
[00:09:55] recording 120 projectiles fired by Israeli
[00:09:59] forces since midnight. He added that the figure marked the
[00:10:02] highest number a single day since June 21st.
[00:10:06] Unifel said that while violence remains significantly lower
[00:10:10] than in previous months, the overall situation remains
[00:10:14] fragile, the Israeli attacks came despite last month's framework
[00:10:17] agreement between the Israeli regime and Lebanon to end
[00:10:21] hostilities. Israel has continued this military aggression against
[00:10:25] Lebanon since March the 2nd. According to the Lebanese Health
[00:10:28] Ministry, the attacks have killed more than
[00:10:31] 4,300 people and injured over 12,000
[00:10:35] others.
[00:10:39] Israeli forces have carried out series of fresh land and air attacks
[00:10:42] across southern Lebanon, targeting residential infrastructure and
[00:10:46] launching demolitions despite a cease fire agreement with Beirot
[00:10:50] in the southern town of Zaltara al Sharka, Israeli
[00:10:54] occupation trop. conducted control demolitions near a local
[00:10:57] mosk while a merk of a tank fired directly at
[00:11:01] homes. further south, Israeli forces dropped
[00:11:04] incendary devices on Mansuri following
[00:11:08] earlier attack a military buldoza that wounded a Lebanese
[00:11:12] army soldier clearing Debri. Israeli heavy
[00:11:16] artillery, drone strikes and machine gun fire pounded multiple other
[00:11:20] southern towns as
[00:11:21] well.
[00:11:25] The seventh round the US and
[00:11:28] spon sponsored Lebanon Israel talks have concluded in Rome
[00:11:32] without any breakthrough over a framework agreement signed by the two sides
[00:11:36] in Washington in June. The talks in the Italian capital ended
[00:11:39] earlier than expected renewed Israeli strikes on southern
[00:11:43] Lebanon. Press TV's Max Chevilli has the details in this
[00:11:47] report. The third
[00:11:51] and final day the seventh round of US sponsor direct.
[00:11:55] negociations between Lebanon and the Israeli regime wrapped up in the Italian
[00:11:58] capital Rome on Thursday, the discussions were focused on
[00:12:02] mechanisms for implementing the convoluted so-called framework
[00:12:06] agreement reached in Washington in June, meetings covered
[00:12:10] military political, legal and border issues as well as the issue of
[00:12:14] prisoner exchange. According to Liban's officials, no
[00:12:18] major break thoughs have been reached in the Roame
[00:12:21] talks.
[00:12:25] when there's a conflict in place, one has to negotiate directly with their
[00:12:28] opponent, not with a third party, asking it to disarm their
[00:12:32] opponent. i'm afraid these maneuvers can push
[00:12:35] libanon into a civil war. talks have so far failed
[00:12:39] to produce a real cease fire in lebanon where the regime has
[00:12:43] continued its deadly attacks on southern villages. tel
[00:12:46] aviv has killed more than 4,300 Lebanese people,
[00:12:50] displacing more than million and occupying large swats of
[00:12:54] territory. there since early march, lebanese president
[00:12:58] Joseph himself has recently warned that the attacks
[00:13:01] threaten the framework
[00:13:03] agreement.
[00:13:08] Lebanon is becoming the next gaza, and Italy
[00:13:11] concretely risks being dragged into the conflict. Do we
[00:13:15] want our kids
[00:13:16] to be involved a war that nobody in Italy really
[00:13:19] wants? For about 20 years, Italy has deployed a
[00:13:23] contingent of about. 1000 soldiers in Lebanon as part the
[00:13:27] Unifield United Nations Mission. During the first
[00:13:31] round of US sponsored talks here in Rome last month, a
[00:13:35] proposal also emerged to deploy Italian troops to
[00:13:38] monitor southern Lebanon's so-called pilot
[00:13:42] zones. This plan involves Italian forces helping oversea
[00:13:45] security in south of
[00:13:47] Lebanon.
[00:13:55] Japanese armed forces, which Italy already does under a bilateral
[00:13:58] agreement. There will be need for a mandate from the EU or the
[00:14:02] UN, if an international mission is formed. Most
[00:14:06] analysts agree that the U.S. Israel's proposed creation
[00:14:10] of pilot zones in southern Lebanon, where the Lebanese army will
[00:14:14] take over control from the occuping forces, is
[00:14:17] losing card, an unfortunate choice that will only bring about
[00:14:21] more suffering and destruction in the region. Max.
[00:14:26] far right Israely
[00:14:30] ministers are reportedly urging prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to
[00:14:34] reject the second phase the Gaza ceasefire plan and resume his
[00:14:38] genocidal war on the wartorn strip. Israely media say
[00:14:41] several cabinet ministers made demand during security cabinet
[00:14:45] meeting. Finance minister Bezalel Smodric called for
[00:14:49] Palestinian resistance Hamas to be erased. Energy
[00:14:52] minister Ellie Cohen openly declared that there was no deal to
[00:14:56] halt the attacks on Gaza and that Israel, which now controls
[00:15:00] 70% the strip, needed to seize full control of
[00:15:04] it. Netanyahu has said that Israeli forces would not
[00:15:07] withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed and said the occupation
[00:15:11] army would remain in the so-called security zones
[00:15:14] indefinitely. The developments come as Israel continues with
[00:15:18] deadly attacks on the besieg strip during the declared cease
[00:15:22] fire. According to Gaza's health ministry, his Israel has killed
[00:15:26] more than 1,250 Palestinians since the
[00:15:29] so-called truce took effect in October
[00:15:32] 2025.
[00:15:37] the euromet human rights monitor warns that Israel is attempting to erase
[00:15:41] war crime scenes in Gaza by removing rubble before
[00:15:45] independent investigators can document or examine them. The
[00:15:49] group says this could destroy crucial evidence and the last
[00:15:52] traces of thousands of people still missing beneath the debris.
[00:15:56] Press TVs Khad Ibrahim reports from Gaza
[00:15:59] City.
[00:16:04] For thousands of Palestinians, Gaza's rabil is more. that remains
[00:16:08] of destroyed homes it is a crime scene. In report
[00:16:12] this week, Euromediterran human rights monitor said Israel is
[00:16:15] carrying a large scale operation to remove and crush
[00:16:19] debris across Gaza, before independent investigators and
[00:16:23] forensic experts can examine the
[00:16:25] sides. During the genocide, the Israeli army
[00:16:29] tried to obliterate and efface the war crimes committed against our
[00:16:33] people, which in itself constitutes a crime. Today, the...
[00:16:37] known fate of thousands remains a stressing question for their
[00:16:41] families, and by removing rubble from around 70% behind the
[00:16:44] yellow line, the Israeli army is destroying threads to
[00:16:48] answers. as we're witnessing, the
[00:16:52] Israeli regime is trying to evade legal prosecution by removing rubble from
[00:16:56] what we consider to be crime scenes. we call on international journalists
[00:17:00] and investigative reporters to press for access to gaza and document this
[00:17:03] continuing genocide. according to the
[00:17:07] geneva base rice monitor, at least 10 million tons of
[00:17:11] rubble have already been cleared with around 100 Israeli trucks
[00:17:15] entering eastern and southern parts the gaza strip each
[00:17:19] day. concerns are growing as Israel continues to bar
[00:17:22] international journalists and investigative teams from entering the
[00:17:26] strip. appreciation the tonisian dinar and the
[00:17:30] financial difficulties facing the central pharmacy which has
[00:17:34] long carried the burden of maintaining affordable.
[00:18:37] healthcare, the second is the unilateral decision making
[00:18:41] process. the union criticizes the authorities for not involving
[00:18:45] professional structures in this decision. it wants to be a partner through
[00:18:49] social dialogue that protects
[00:18:51] most vulnerable
[00:18:51] citizens.
[00:18:55] consumer advocates say that while the increase is
[00:18:58] limited, its impact will still be filled by citizens in meed
[00:19:02] inflation. they also argue that the measure could help
[00:19:06] secure a medicine.
[00:19:37] public spending and the role of dialogue in shaping
[00:19:41] economic decisions, for critics, the issue is not
[00:19:45] only about the prices, but also ensuring that
[00:19:49] health care remains accessible to all tinicians.
[00:19:53] in Tunesia, decision to increase medicine prices has
[00:19:57] sparked growing public concern. The country's largest
[00:20:01] labor union says it will not remain silent,
[00:20:04] warning that the move adds further pressure. on
[00:20:08] families already struggling with the rising
[00:20:11] cost of living, reporting for press
[00:20:15] tv from
[00:23:35] picture behind me is that the marchered leader and when you look at that
[00:23:38] picture it really signifies or it was a sense
[00:23:42] someone larger than life because he was not just the leader of
[00:23:46] Iran he was also a marlid and within Shia Islam that is...
[00:23:50] someone where people around the world, especially shiah muslim take
[00:23:53] their jurispondence from him, this translation the Quran is
[00:23:57] exogences on some the ahadith the prophets and
[00:24:01] in reality how people should live their daily
[00:24:03] life,
[00:24:07] and so when the news of hismarterium was delivered, the
[00:24:11] grief did not stay here in Iran, we saw people mourn
[00:24:15] in Lagos, in Kinshasa, in Kenya,
[00:24:19] in India. in Pakistan, in Syria, all over the
[00:24:23] world, he had people who loved him, even people who
[00:24:27] were not religious, mourned his martrodom, because he
[00:24:30] stood as figure who stood against injustice, who
[00:24:34] stood against the abstin class and he was matured for
[00:24:38] that,
[00:24:44] his voice will be greatly missed, not just because of by the people in
[00:24:48] Iran, but people outside. Iran who loved this man
[00:24:52] who embodied everything Iran is, it was lover of
[00:24:55] heart, lover of poet and someone who
[00:24:59] loves to read, and so when you look at the
[00:25:03] personality of sayid Khamenei, was marcher, there is something
[00:25:07] you can pick that makes you love him, and that is why it does not
[00:25:11] just belong to the people of Iran, and the coming days we will be seeing and
[00:25:14] perhaps interviewing people from all over the world who have come to Iran
[00:25:18] to say the goodbye.
[00:26:25] Iran had warned if war begins, this time it will not remain within Iran's
[00:26:28] borders. Washington did not take Tiran's warnings seriously, but follow. was a
[00:26:32] widening battlefield, Israel and US bases in Saudi
[00:26:36] Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait
[00:26:40] came under attack. The war began in the skies, but soon reached the veins the
[00:26:43] economy, then Tehran issued its next warning, if Iran's
[00:26:47] infrastructure is targeted, your infrastructure will be targeted as
[00:26:50] well, and the world quickly understood that even silence and neutrality in this war could
[00:26:54] carry heavy price, but Iran's next warning is even more
[00:26:58] consequential. The war could become extra regional.
[00:27:03] "No official evidence says that all recent incidents are connected, but
[00:27:07] this is where the central question begins: when Iran speaks of an
[00:27:10] extra regional war, does it only mean an expansion of
[00:27:14] geography, or does it refer to a chain of energy routes,
[00:27:17] ports, military bases, markets and the global economy?
[00:27:21] United States once ignored Iran's warning about the regionalization of war and it
[00:27:25] is still dealing with the costs. Now the question is, if
[00:27:29] Washington ignores the warning of an extra regional war this time?"
[00:27:32] Well, will it be able to pay the
[00:27:34] price?
[00:28:00] When the might of nations converged the... on yemen, when the
[00:28:04] skies rain fire and the earth trembled, its people
[00:28:07] faced a stark choice, surrender or
[00:28:10] fight, they chose to
[00:28:12] fight, from the crusable
[00:28:16] of siege, from the ashes of bombardment, seed of
[00:28:20] defiance to crew, an unlikely military force began
[00:28:24] to stir distant to rewrite the balance of power.