PRESSTV — broadcast 20260808 013000 UTC 460 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. [00:00:03] a [00:00:10] of [00:00:16] of [00:00:32] "the headlines may suggest that the war is [00:00:35] in slowing down, the battlefield suggest something very different. For the first [00:00:39] time in nearly two weeks, the United States of America carried out no overnight [00:00:42] strikes deep inside Iran over the weekend. On paper, that [00:00:46] sounds like the escalation. In reality, it looks more like the [00:00:50] calm wild, both sides reposition for something [00:00:53] bigger. The clearest sign came from President Donald Trump himself. He [00:00:57] publicly framed Washington's choices as either. continuing to bomb Iran [00:01:01] into submission or reaching a negotiated [00:01:04] in settlement, but while speaking about [00:01:06] a diplomacy, reports indicate that his advisors are simultaneously [00:01:10] presenting him with a broad list of targets and military [00:01:14] options for [00:01:14] of what of is being [00:01:15] in described as major strike designed to break Iran's [00:01:19] will, because apparently in Washington diplomacy works best when [00:01:23] it's conducted with smart bombs sitting on the conference [00:01:26] table. At the same time, a senior ani delegate. was in [00:01:30] Tehran advancing negotiations [00:01:32] of the future management [00:01:33] of the straight of hormos, the talks reportedly focused [00:01:37] implementing the June 23 understanding and creating a joint [00:01:41] Iranian umani mechanism to coordinate shipping, [00:01:45] navigation services and maritime costs while respecting the sovereignty [00:01:48] of both coastal states. That matters because [00:01:52] Hormus remains one [00:01:54] of the world's most strategically important waterways. [00:01:57] Keeping it stable doesn't just reduce. regional [00:02:00] of tensions, it [00:02:02] of buys time, but buying time is not the same as buying peace. [00:02:05] meanwhile, the military pressure never truly stopped. the [00:02:09] United States of America reportedly disabled the navigation vessel [00:02:12] of Lavine by striking its engine room after accusing it [00:02:15] of [00:02:17] of violating the maritime blockade. [00:02:19] of another tanker arriving from the Gulf of Oman was also targeted under the [00:02:22] suspicion that it has [00:02:25] of transported a [00:02:26] of Iranian gas. all the while the US [00:02:30] continues its [00:02:31] of massacres inside Iran. According to the Iranian ministry of health, US attacks, since June [00:02:35] of 27 have killed 59 people and wounded another [00:02:38] 666. So while television cameras [00:02:42] focus on diplomatic meetings and carefully choreograf [00:02:46] statements, if you will, military planners are still updating [00:02:49] target lists, moving assets and preparing for the next [00:02:53] of phase. The absence of explosions should not be mistaken for the [00:02:56] presence of peace. This war is not. not winding [00:03:00] down, it's just holding [00:03:02] of its breath. welcome to the mad [00:03:04] stream: [00:03:10] of while diplomatic channels appear to be opening between [00:03:14] Iran and the United States of America, the shadow of military escalation [00:03:17] continues to dominate the region. In this segment, we examine whether the [00:03:21] pause and American strikes and the armani mediation [00:03:25] efforts represent a real and genuine path toward the [00:03:29] escalation. or merely a temporary pause before a wider [00:03:32] confrontation that could reshape the US military footprint [00:03:36] in West Asia. To discuss this issue with us from Beirot is Miss [00:03:40] Khala Walsh, political analyst and [00:03:47] Donald Trump has presented the situation as a choice [00:03:51] between continuing military pressure on Iran or actually reaching a [00:03:55] negotiated settlement, while uh, younow report suggest that [00:03:59] Washington is sign. simultaneously preparing options for [00:04:02] major strike as per the logistics in the region, from your [00:04:05] assessment, is this genuine diplomatic opening, or [00:04:09] maybe is diplomacy being used here as a cover for [00:04:12] continued escalation and aggression, and what be would be actually the [00:04:16] of consequences of choosing the military path against the Islamic Republic of [00:04:20] a Iran? well, this cease fire is like any other [00:04:24] ceastfire held with the US and Israel, and that the [00:04:27] US and Israel have never respected a... fire, whether it is in [00:04:31] Lebanon, Gaza, Yemen, or Iran, as [00:04:35] in we're seeing now, there was an agreement, this 14 point [00:04:39] memorandum of [00:04:40] of understanding brokered by Pakistan, which the US has been violating since [00:04:44] day one, first and foremost with their refusal [00:04:48] to enforce an Israeli withdraw and cease fire here in [00:04:52] Lebanon, as well as their refusal to respect Iran's [00:04:56] management [00:04:56] of the straight of hormoz, and so I think we're in the [00:04:59] in situation. now where the mid-terms are approaching, this war is deeply, [00:05:03] deeply, deeply unpopular with the US people, [00:05:07] and Trump wants to be in the situation where there is a war, but not a [00:05:10] war at the same time. so these attacks have escalated, [00:05:14] especially over kind of two weeks after right, starting right [00:05:18] before the burial of Said Khamenei, and we saw just this weekend [00:05:21] attack stopped since Friday, and there are reports that this is because [00:05:25] panic within the Trump administration that they are running out their [00:05:29] interceptor missiles, which were already greatly, greatly depleted [00:05:33] during the initial uh war of aggression, the all-out war of aggression against [00:05:37] Iran, and so we're seeing that, diplomacy is [00:05:41] consistently used as... the cover for continued military [00:05:44] aggression, that the US is trying to put Iran a box and [00:05:48] claim Iran is the one violating the agreement when Iran defends [00:05:52] itself, all of Iran's strikes have been retaliatory [00:05:55] operations, targeting US bases in the region, where [00:05:59] these attacks on Iran are being launched from, and dozens of Iranians have been [00:06:03] murdered uh since this so-called memorandum of understanding [00:06:06] since the so-called ceasefire was supposed to have taken place, and so what is [00:06:10] beyond clear is that the war is... over even if it hasn't returned to the [00:06:14] scale uh that it was a couple months ago, but I do think we will [00:06:18] see return to all-out fighting, something that Trump is [00:06:21] ideally trying to stave off until the mid-terms because his popularity [00:06:25] is just so low in the US right now. Well, we're also seeing [00:06:29] a Omani mediation, which is a track that appears focused [00:06:33] on stabilizing maritime movement through the straight of [00:06:37] hormos and preventing further escalation. However, [00:06:40] with American forces. still just deployed across the region and military [00:06:44] assets being repositioned, as we mentioned before, do you believe that Washington [00:06:48] has underestimated Iran's ability to actually absorb all [00:06:52] of this pressure and respond asymmetrically be it [00:06:56] against US interest and bases in west Asia which which doesn't seem to [00:07:00] stop, if [00:07:01] the USS is think that they're going to halt and maybe try talks again, I don't think Iran [00:07:05] will fool for it, or am I mistaken? absolutely, I think [00:07:09] if Washington had a correct assessment of Iran's [00:07:13] capabilities to withstand this war, they never would have launched it in the [00:07:17] first place, they believed that uh [00:07:21] all-out strikes on Iran that assassinating the [00:07:24] leader would immediately lead to the government [00:07:28] collapsing, they deeply underestimated the unity the Iranian [00:07:32] nation, the strength of Iran's asymmetrical [00:07:35] warfare, and the ability the people to [00:07:39] continue the revolution and to continue the resistance despite the... them and [00:07:43] loss their leader. In fact, when I was just in Iran, I saw [00:07:46] that actually the loss the leader has made people more emboldened and [00:07:50] more resistant and fierce against US imperialism than ever. [00:07:54] It's brought together people across the Iranian political spectrum, [00:07:58] even uh, maybe they have issues with the government, but they [00:08:02] are absolutely against the US and the Israeli occupation [00:08:05] interfering in their sovereignty, and they are doing everything they can to [00:08:09] defend Iran's sovereignty. And the question of say, the [00:08:12] military weapon stock piles is a great example of this. [00:08:16] the US has lost so many radar systems, air defense [00:08:20] systems across the region that Iran [00:08:24] has targeted very strategically, and those will take years [00:08:27] and years and billions of dollars to replace, whereas Iran [00:08:31] with its uh indigenous domestic weapons [00:08:35] production industry, it is able to recover very quickly, it is [00:08:39] able to produce missiles, drones uh, much faster [00:08:43] pace and a much lower cost than the US and the Israeli [00:08:47] occupation and so its recovery uh during [00:08:50] this fake cease fire period has been much faster, it's been [00:08:54] able to [00:08:55] you know dig out its missile tunnels and underground cities that may [00:08:59] have been the the entrances may have been targeted and covered [00:09:03] up but the supplies inside are still in good [00:09:06] shape and this is why the US is panicking [00:09:09] this is why the US knows it needs to continue this war since it's lost [00:09:13] so hard and it has not achieved its objectives, it's constantly revised its [00:09:16] objectives publicly due to its failures uh while [00:09:20] Iran has been able to continue [00:09:22] a much more stable pace because it has sovereignty over its own [00:09:26] production, it has developed this uh system [00:09:30] despite decades and decades of sanctions that have actually had reverse effect [00:09:34] in some ways and that it's forced aron to uphold its [00:09:37] sovereignty and to find ways to bypass [00:09:40] you know dependency on the west and dependency. on all these states that [00:09:43] are sanctioning them and the US has really you know [00:09:47] put itself a trap and the Israeli occupation has the same issue, by [00:09:51] the time that most the fighting had uh [00:09:55] become less, the Israeli occupation was running very low on [00:09:59] interceptor missiles and so this is also why Iran has [00:10:03] targeted Jordan so much in the past few weeks, of course these attacks are being [00:10:06] launched from US bases in Jordan, but Jordan is also a key [00:10:10] site from which Iranian M travel towards US bases in the [00:10:14] region and towards the Israeli occupation and so they're working on [00:10:18] weakening the US radar systems and air defense systems and this [00:10:22] is [00:10:22] what i want to discuss with you call because uh "the American [00:10:26] capabilities are at somewhat of cliff hanger at the moment, [00:10:30] we [00:10:30] don't if it's gonna collapse or not, but after previous US military [00:10:34] interventions across the region, many critics argue that Washington [00:10:38] often did achieve like tactical victories, this time [00:10:41] no, it suffers long-term strategic setbacks, and [00:10:45] if this confrontation continues to expand as we seems to to [00:10:49] happen, like Yemen and Lebanon and Iraq, how vulnerable is the American [00:10:53] military presence in West." Asia as a collective hole, and [00:10:57] could in attempt to weaken Iran ultimately accelerate the [00:11:01] decline of US influence in the region rather than just [00:11:04] strengthen it in contrary to what the US media is saying? [00:11:08] absolutely, as I said, the war is certainly not over yet, but I think we've already [00:11:12] seen in the past few months the US has been forced to withdraw their presence. I [00:11:15] mean, first we saw all these US soldiers and leaders leaving [00:11:19] bases and hiding in hotels, literally using civilian shields [00:11:23] in say the Gulf countries. because Iran was effectively [00:11:27] targeting their bases, we've seen many [00:11:30] bases uh be significantly damaged with which the Trump [00:11:33] administration has tried to cover up, but even US media has exposed [00:11:37] just how significant the extent the damage is, and in [00:11:41] some bases, like I believe in Bahrain's fifth fleet, [00:11:45] the the presence, the families and the soldiers living there have been [00:11:49] forced to return to the US altogether, and so what [00:11:53] the US has done in fact is... accelerate its own decline uh, [00:11:56] it's isolated itself from its allies, because now what you [00:12:00] get from being a US ally is your country gets targeted and [00:12:04] destabilized and thrown in economic limbo when you are [00:12:07] host to US military bases, they do not provide uh this [00:12:11] protection, [00:12:12] this lie that we've been told that having US bases in your country uh [00:12:16] provide protection, no they make you a target when you are using your territory to [00:12:20] launch aggression against Iran or against any country for that matter, and [00:12:24] so we have seen a acceleration the decline of US [00:12:27] hegemmany, and I think the more that the US [00:12:29] is forced to withdraw, to diminish its presence in the [00:12:33] region, that also makes the Israeli occupation far more vulnerable, [00:12:36] because the US empire and the Israeli occupation are are [00:12:40] intertwined, they are part the same entity, and so that's what [00:12:44] we hope to see here in Lebanon sooner rather than later, but [00:12:48] everything is not under our control, so we have to wait and see what happens next. I want to [00:12:52] thank you very much, Miss Carla Walsh for joining us to discuss this. [00:13:27] As the conflict expands beyond traditional battlefields, new front [00:13:31] in the red sea threatens to turn a regional confrontation into a [00:13:35] global economic challenge. In this segment we examine why Saudi [00:13:39] Arabia's renewed confrontation and aggression against Yemen [00:13:42] could carry far reaching consequences. What escalation [00:13:46] options remain available and how any disruption to Babel Mandib [00:13:50] could reshape global trade and energy security? More [00:13:54] detail. just when [00:13:58] many believed the regional war had reached its limits, another [00:14:02] front has burst into flames. Saudi Arabia has now found itself [00:14:06] pulled directly back into confrontation with Yemen, move that [00:14:10] risks transforming an already volatile regional conflict into [00:14:13] a maritime and economic crisis with global [00:14:17] consequences. The latest escalation began with Saudi air strikes [00:14:21] targeting communication facilities in Hudaida and Cameron Island. [00:14:25] Within hours Yemen's leadership declared that any escalation would [00:14:29] be met with escalation, warning that the rules of engagement had [00:14:32] fundamentally changed. The response was swift. More than [00:14:36] 50 missiles and projectiles were reportedly launched including [00:14:40] five precision ballistic missiles targeting the Aramko industrial [00:14:44] complex in Jizan, facility capable of refining [00:14:48] around 4000 barrels of oil per day. [00:14:52] Large fires were reported, electricity was disrupted across [00:14:56] wide parts of Jizan and Khamis Musheit and commercial [00:14:59] aircrafts heading toward Jedda were forced to circle while [00:15:03] the situation unfolded, a Saudi tanker in the Red Sea was also [00:15:07] reportedly struck. Whether Riyard intended it or not, Saudi [00:15:11] Arabia has now stepped into a confrontation that serves neither its own [00:15:15] economic interests nor regional stability. The irony [00:15:19] is difficult to ignore. Washington claims it wants to protect [00:15:22] global trade while repeatedly. spending the very conflicts that [00:15:26] threaten it, negotiations with Iran were underway, Romani [00:15:30] mediation was making progress and yet military escalation once again [00:15:34] took center stage. [00:15:36] It is a familiar pattern. diplomacy on camera, military pressure [00:15:39] behind the curtain. If this trajectory continues, the consequences [00:15:43] could extend far beyond Satur Arabia. The Babelmandem straight is one [00:15:47] the largest, most critical maritime choke points. Any prolonged [00:15:51] disruption there would affect trade moving between Asia, Europe [00:15:55] and the Mediterranean through the Swiss canal, combined with continuing [00:15:59] uncertainty around the straight of her moves due to the US's aggression against [00:16:02] Iran, global supply chains, energy markets, shipping costs [00:16:06] and... premiums could all come under even [00:16:10] greater pressure. this is why every new strike carries [00:16:13] consequences well beyond the battlefield. what began as [00:16:17] a war centered on Iran now risks enngulfing the red sea, [00:16:21] threatening another strategic waterway and drawing even more regional [00:16:25] actors into the war, and if diplomacy continues to be [00:16:29] sacrificed for military escalation, the world's economy may soon discover [00:16:33] that wars in west Asia never stay local for very [00:16:36] long. [00:16:41] To discuss this issue with us from Beirot is Mr. Ali Zahry Yemany [00:16:45] broadcaster and [00:16:49] Saudi Arabia has now found itself directly engaged [00:16:52] a renewed confrontation and aggression against Yemen after targeting [00:16:56] strategic infrastructure in Hudaida and Kamaran Island [00:17:00] earlier uh last week triggering a significant military response [00:17:04] from Yemen. From your perspective why is the real [00:17:23] Saudi Arabia has fundamentally miscalculated and misread the [00:17:26] situation. This is not a mistake that began today, [00:17:30] rather, it dates back to 2022, when the Riad failed to honor [00:17:34] its commitments regarding the deescalation process. Everyone knows that [00:17:38] Yemen and Saudi Arabia reached understandings through Omani mediation, [00:17:42] resulting in what became known as the road map. Under that [00:17:45] framework, there were clear commitments, particularly on the [00:17:49] humanitarian file. However, Saudi Arabia [00:17:53] merely sold illusions, making promises that were repeatedly delayed and [00:17:57] never fulfilled. Nothing tangible materialized on the ground. [00:18:01] As result, public frustration in Yemen steadily grew during those [00:18:05] years of what became an unbearable stalemate. Although military [00:18:08] escalation had subsided, Saudi Arabia simultaneously [00:18:12] tightened the blockade while intensifying its media campaign against the [00:18:16] authorities in Sanha, hoping to provoke popular unrest [00:18:20] against them. Instead, that public anger continued to [00:18:23] build until it was ultimately directed toward reclaiming Yemen's [00:18:27] rights. What deeply alarmed Saudi Arabia was the coordinated effort [00:18:31] between Sanad and Tehran to break the blockade imposed on Sanad [00:18:34] International Airport. Riyad responded. by deploying its air [00:18:38] force to target the airport's runways, believing it could preserve one of its [00:18:42] last remaining pressure cards by maintaining economic leverage over Yemen. [00:18:46] Saudi Arabia also assumed that Yemen, and Sanah in [00:18:49] particular, was unwilling or incapable of pursuing major [00:18:53] escalation, but by bombing sana airport, Riad did far [00:18:57] more than damage an airport. It effectively killed the deescalation [00:19:01] phase that had restrained Sanha while simultaneously shielding Saudi [00:19:04] Arabia, Aramco, and other critical. [00:19:27] Yemen has now shifted from the previous period of deescalation to new [00:19:31] reality, a blockade will be met with a blocade. By [00:19:35] attacking, Saudi Arabia. itself moved the conflict from economic [00:19:39] pressure to open escalation. The result has been a significant [00:19:43] response. Hudaida has come under dozens of missile and drone [00:19:46] strikes, while, according to available reports, fires [00:19:50] continue to burn in Arampko facilities in Jizan. With footage the [00:19:54] blaze still circulating at the time of this interview. The Yemani [00:19:58] armed forces had already warned that any party expanding the war against Yemen would [00:20:02] face major retaliation. Sana is now attempting to secure [00:20:05] these demands after concluding political avenues have been [00:20:08] exhausted, four years, the speaker argues was more than [00:20:12] enough time, the yemini people had grown weiry of waiting, [00:20:16] and the prolonged deadlock ultimately left them convinced that only direct action could [00:20:20] restore what they believe are their [00:20:22] rights. well, mr. [00:20:26] ali, yemen has demonstrated the ability to threaten [00:20:30] military and the maritime assets, despite years of [00:20:33] US saudi pressure against it, as you were saying, and a significant balance [00:20:37] in conventional capabilities between both sides, but if this [00:20:41] escalation continues, what options remain available for [00:20:45] Yemen militarily and strategically, and how could further targeting [00:20:49] of poor? [00:21:20] implement their decisions regarding the imposition of a ban on Saudi [00:21:23] shipping, not through the fleets deployed at sea, but through [00:21:26] drones, unmann boats, ballistic missiles and naval [00:21:30] missiles. Sanat possesses the components and capabilities that [00:21:34] enable it implement its will on the ground. There was already a live [00:21:38] example of this when it imposed the blockade on the ports of occupied Palestine [00:21:42] that are under the enemy's control. It also confronted the Americans and the [00:21:46] British. It was a battle of Wales at sea [00:21:49] and in the end. "the Yemeny will prevailed because it was [00:21:52] announced that the port of Ilat had been shut down by [00:21:55] 100%. Therefore, we cannot assess Yemen's [00:21:59] military capabilities simply by comparing them to those the [00:22:03] enemy. Rather, the question is whether San has the ability [00:22:07] implement the option [00:22:08] it is moving toward, and it does. Saudi Arabia [00:22:11] knows this, and so do the United States and those with [00:22:15] it. If they continue this escalation, then the problem will become very [00:22:18] serious, because at the same..." time we are witnessing what is happening in the straight of [00:22:22] hormos, which is directly related to the flow [00:22:25] of global energy. At the same time, there is Babel [00:22:29] mandab, which is directly linked to the flow of global [00:22:32] trade. This coincidence will cause the entire world to suffer from [00:22:36] petroleum derivatives crisis, a gas crisis as [00:22:39] well, and disruptions to supply chains related to food and [00:22:43] medicine. The situation and [00:22:47] serves Tehran. Saudi Arabia would have been. better off accepting the [00:22:51] legitimate rights the Yemani people rather than pursuing these [00:22:54] options, which will lead to no result. [00:22:58] stubborness and obstinancy will only result in further [00:23:01] militarization the Red Sea, further escalation and [00:23:05] greater international [00:23:06] pressure.b, [00:23:15] which is one the world's most important maritime choke [00:23:19] points connecting. global shipping routs between Asia, Europe and the [00:23:22] Mediterranean. If tensions escalate to the point of disrupting [00:23:26] or even closing this passage, what would be the regional and [00:23:30] global consequences and could this create [00:23:33] economic shock that potentially becomes greater [00:23:37] than the American disruption already caused by [00:23:41] instability around the straight of hormos because the [00:23:43] aggression? [00:23:50] Yes, in fact, the Babel Mandab straight and the straight of [00:23:53] Hormus are important waterways, not only for Yemen or the [00:23:57] countries directly concerned, but for the entire world because their connection to [00:24:01] the global economy and energy supplies. The world, which [00:24:05] today watches Trump disregard and trample international law, turning [00:24:09] the international system into something resembling a jungle, should act not [00:24:13] for the sake of Iran or for the sake of Yemen, but for the sake of its own interests and [00:24:16] economic benefits. It should also act in defensive and international [00:24:20] law, which is what preserves some degree of balance in international [00:24:23] relations and regulates relations between states even during times [00:24:27] of war. today, the world will suffer even more if it [00:24:31] continues to remain silent while watching this bullying and the refusal to [00:24:35] acknowledge rights, neither Iran's rights nor Yemen's rights. [00:24:39] What are Iran's demands and what are Yemen's demands? Yemen [00:24:42] is asking for the most basic right, reopening San international [00:24:46] airport for nearly 40 million human beings even. during [00:24:50] wartime, airports are not closed in this manner, look at Russia and [00:24:54] Ukraine, the war is ongoing, yet airports remain open and [00:24:57] passengers continue to travel. Why should there not also be prisoner [00:25:01] exchanges? Yemen is not asking Saudi Arabia to pay the salaries of its [00:25:05] employees. It is asking only [00:25:07] to be allowed access to its own oil and gas resources so that those revenues [00:25:11] can be used to pay salaries and rebuild the country's infrastructure. There are no [00:25:15] illegitimate Yemeny demands being made of Saudi Arabia. We are not demanding [00:25:18] Saudi territory. "We are not demanding Saudi money. We are not even [00:25:22] interfering in Saudi Arabia's internal affairs. Therefore, the [00:25:26] international community, which today aligns itself with Saudi Arabia through [00:25:30] statements condemning Yemen's position, should instead stand with itself [00:25:34] and not with the oppressor. These statements of solidarity with Saudi Arabia [00:25:38] do not concern us because they have already proven to be useless. They did not protect [00:25:42] the oil facilities. Yemeni missiles reached Genbar and Jizan, and [00:25:45] Yemani drones reached them as well. Even American protection has proven to be a..." [00:26:02] solution, not by siding with Yemen or Saudi Arabia, but by siding [00:26:06] with its own interests. The international community should ask what can be [00:26:10] done within the framework of its humanitarian and international [00:26:13] responsibilities. Are Yemen's conditions acceptable and legitimate under [00:26:17] international law? If they are, then they should acknowledge that [00:26:20] right. Otherwise, pursuing further military options [00:26:24] escalation will only produce more escalation. Sana has the [00:26:28] capability, the experience and the competence to [00:26:31] respond. draws its strength from the grievance of its people, [00:26:35] people determined to reclaim their rights because they have grown tired of years of [00:26:39] procrastination and delay, the diplomatic track has not translated [00:26:42] into reality, not even in the implementation of a single [00:26:46] provision. [00:26:53] definitely, and it seems a very important couple of days to [00:26:57] come concerning this aggression against yemen and [00:27:01] where Saudi Arabia. is ready to go with it, taking risks [00:27:05] that it might end up a catastrophe economically on itself [00:27:09] and its allies as well, i want to thank you very much, mr ali, political [00:27:13] analyst for joining us to discuss this very important matter, ladies and [00:27:17] gents, thank you very much for watching, please do follow us on telegram and on x to get the [00:27:21] latest updates about the region of west Asia right here [00:28:02] This week on expose we examine the stories shaping public debate [00:28:06] from political profiteering allegations covered by MS [00:28:10] now economic anxieties highlighted by PBS News [00:28:14] and the framing of war coverage by CBS News and [00:28:17] Al-Jazera English. We explore how users on X are [00:28:21] challenging official claims while American late-night satire [00:28:25] turns political statements into moments of scrutiny. A journey [00:28:28] through media numbers and public reaction reveals the forces. shaping [00:28:32] perception in turbulent times, the cost of conflict on [00:28:36] expose. [00:28:46] Iran had warned, if war begins, this time it will not remain within Iran's [00:28:50] borders. Washington did not take Tiran's warning seriously, but followed was a [00:28:54] widening battlefield, Israel and US bases in Saudi [00:28:57] Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait [00:29:01] came under attack. "the war began in the skies, but soon reached the veins the [00:29:05] economy, then Tairan issued its next warning, if Iran's [00:29:08] infrastructure is targeted, your infrastructure will be targeted as well, [00:29:12] and the world quickly understood that even silence and neutrality in this war could carry [00:29:16] heavy price, but Iran's next warning is even more [00:29:19] consequential, the war could become extra [00:29:23] regional. No official evidence says that all recent [00:29:26] incidents are connected, but this is where the central question begins, when [00:29:30] Iran speaks of an extra." [00:29:32] original war does it only mean an expansion of [00:29:35] geography or does it refer to a chain of energy routes, [00:29:38] supports, military bases, markets and the global economy. [00:29:42] the United States once ignored Iran's warning about the regionalization of war and [00:29:46] it [00:29:46] is still dealing with [00:29:47] the costs. now the question is, if Washington ignores the [00:29:51] warning of an extra regional war this time as well, will it be able to pay the [00:29:55] price? [00:30:24] Your headlines on Press TV, the yemeny arm forces say they have carried [00:30:28] out strikes on Saudi Back troops in the Mari province of Yemen. [00:30:35] Yemen's foreign ministry says no coalition can deny the Yemeni people their [00:30:39] legitimate rights following the Saudi Turkish Pakistani defense [00:30:42] pact signed in [00:30:43] Mecca. An [00:30:47] Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson has hit back at Trump's claim of taking [00:30:51] Iran's oil saying before you claim the spoils a war you have to [00:30:55] win the war.