PRESSTV — broadcast 20260808 120000 UTC 476 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] of [00:00:17] of [00:00:21] of [00:00:23] of [00:00:29] الزلام. revolution says impos wars on Iran and reveal the [00:00:33] strategic deadlock of US and Israel, adding world media admits Trump's [00:00:37] failure. IRGC [00:00:40] spokesman says reopening of straight of hormos hinges on Washington's acceptance of [00:00:44] Iran's [00:00:45] of conditions. [00:00:50] of And Spain announces border controls [00:00:54] against Italy and tid for tap move as Raaw over [00:00:57] Sueta migranta Russias in. [00:01:08] of [00:01:16] ified: hello everyone, welcome to press tv, world [00:01:18] news. [00:01:21] of islamic revolution guard course says war is imposed by the us in Israel against Iran [00:01:25] of reveal new dimensions [00:01:26] of the two allies strategic deadlock and decline of grand jour. [00:01:30] IRGC said [00:01:31] of that two imposed [00:01:32] of wars disclosed divisions among western allies, adding that Washington and Tel [00:01:36] a Aviv failed to achieve the sinister plots announced earlier by the US [00:01:40] a president, what the IRGC said was mentioned [00:01:42] in a statement marking National Journalist Day in Iran. The statement [00:01:46] says the global media now acknowledges Washington's failure to defeat Iran [00:01:50] and even admits to memorandum of understanding with [00:01:53] of Iran amounts to [00:01:54] in nothing more than Washington's uh surrender to Iran's negotiating [00:01:58] power. IRGC prayer. Iranian journalists for efforts to [00:02:01] counter many enemies of disinformation [00:02:04] a campaigns and parliament speaker Mohammed Bagar Khaliboff also [00:02:08] held the [00:02:08] in press in for thorting enemies war of rumors and distortion and [00:02:12] said the [00:02:13] of zionism and global arrogance not only bomb cities but also the [00:02:16] truth. [00:02:21] Iran's foreign ministry is also issued a statement marking national [00:02:24] of journalist day. occasion falls in the anniversary [00:02:27] of the 1998 terrorist attack on Iran's con in [00:02:30] Afghanistan Sharif were eight diplomats and [00:02:34] journalists lost their lives. Ministry called assault in [00:02:38] is a crime and gross violation of diplomatic and [00:02:42] consular norms. Stressing passage of time does not lessen [00:02:46] its severity. set out all unresolved aspects [00:02:48] of the incident including identifying those who ordered and carried out the attack [00:02:52] of has to be clarified and added Iran will use every opportunity to pursue [00:02:56] justice. On the occasion [00:02:57] of Iran's army described journalists's front. commanders in the media [00:03:01] battle and Iran's defense ministry also said journalists are [00:03:05] strategic partners in shaping Iran's comprehensive [00:03:08] defense [00:03:13] in discourse and spokesman for the IRGC is [00:03:17] outlined Iran [00:03:18] a stance on straight of hormos saying the waterway will be reopened provided [00:03:21] us accepts Iran's [00:03:25] in conditions. [00:03:30] has its own specific mechanism and has nothing to do with the [00:03:33] negotiations between Iran and Oman. Opening the straight of [00:03:37] hormos depends on conditions under which the Islamic Republic will decide to [00:03:41] reopen it, and it depends on the extent [00:03:44] to which [00:03:44] the US accepts surrounds conditions. [00:03:47] The straight of hormas is not merely economic waterway for [00:03:50] Iran. [00:03:51] in It's in a component of geographical [00:03:53] me and strategic power. The enemy has no choice but to accept [00:03:57] arounds conditions to reopen [00:03:58] the straight of hormas and must stop interfering [00:04:01] in the negotiations between Iran, Oman and other countries, [00:04:05] which are at their conclusion. Whenever the enemy accept surrounds [00:04:09] of conditions, the strike will definitely be [00:04:11] reopened. [00:04:15] The senior advisor to the leader [00:04:16] of the Islamic Revolution says regional security can be ensured by the countries [00:04:20] of the region themselves without any need for foreign [00:04:23] me military presence that is [00:04:26] me said in defeated the US and Israel regimes reinforced the belief. foreign [00:04:30] troops as a [00:04:31] main source of insecurity have no place in the region, he said the resilience of Iran's [00:04:35] armed [00:04:35] of forces, [00:04:36] the steadfastness [00:04:37] of its people and the courage of resistance of access of a [00:04:40] of contributed to recent gains, baleti call for greater cooperation among regional [00:04:44] countries to ensure security and [00:04:46] stability. [00:04:52] America media reports a top US military [00:04:54] in general has privately urged the Trump administration to find an off ramp from the war in [00:04:58] Iran. made concerns Washington's military options are limited and [00:05:02] could backfire. According to reports, chairman [00:05:05] of the joint Chief [00:05:07] of General [00:05:07] Dan Kane has told senior Trump advisors escalating the conflict may not [00:05:11] achieve the President's. objectives and he's warned airpower loan is [00:05:14] unlikely to deliver on the desired outcome. cains reportedly raised the [00:05:18] concerns with key cabinet officials including CIA [00:05:22] director uh John Radcliff, secretary [00:05:25] of state Marco Rubio and the vice president JD Vance. Kane [00:05:28] underline risks the available military options, even [00:05:32] those do not involve deploying US ground forces, worries were [00:05:36] expressed as Trump is reportedly ordered a probe into a [00:05:39] leak of information revealing the shortages of pentagon's ammunition stock [00:05:43] pils. [00:05:48] we're earlier was joined [00:05:49] by pressv colleague who elaborated on the direct situation US [00:05:53] has found itself in following its aggression against [00:05:56] Iran. we are having [00:05:59] reports about the US servicemen suffering from brain [00:06:03] injuries uh that you know that [00:06:05] the the they are having this kind of injuries they are having lasting effect. it is [00:06:09] not for example for a day or two that you can rest and [00:06:12] it will be improved, no, it will have a lasting effect, psychological [00:06:16] problem in terms of logistics, in terms of weapons and [00:06:20] ammunition, they are facing multi front and [00:06:23] multiayer economically even, and you [00:06:27] are seeing the repercussion, ketlin, if you remember it [00:06:30] was one month ago that we were talking and told you that ahead the midterm [00:06:34] election you will see the repercussion of us war grisman and one [00:06:38] and now day by day you are if you are monitoring [00:06:42] the... and what is going on in the US in terms the uh the [00:06:45] counter between republicans and democrats that you are seeing [00:06:49] step by step how the not only Donald Trump and not only [00:06:53] his administration and not only his political party but [00:06:57] they will pay the price of this aggression on Iran uh [00:07:00] because the you know that [00:07:02] it is the American taxpayers after all they are paying money they are [00:07:06] paying taxes and in the field they are seeing that how their money is [00:07:10] being spent they are turning into falling on Iranian [00:07:14] civilians and Iranian infrastructure, this has repercussion, you [00:07:18] cannot kill in Donald Trump and his administration, they [00:07:21] cannot evade that, they cannot run away from this crime by just [00:07:25] posting on social media, by giving wrong addresses to the [00:07:28] audiences. [00:07:32] Greenland has strongly warn us against any drilling its [00:07:36] territory, following reports and American companies preparing to explore [00:07:39] for oil in the Arctic Island. Greenlands. government said no approval has [00:07:43] been granted for US companies to conduct drilling on the island, [00:07:47] warning comes after Texas base company, Greenland Energy [00:07:51] said is preparing to send drilling equipment to Greenland. company has [00:07:54] reportedly a link to US president, vocal advocate of [00:07:58] bringing the semi-autonomous danish territory under Washington's control. [00:08:02] Greenland is estimated to hold over 30 billion barrels of [00:08:06] oil. Trump's ambitions over Greenland are not limited to its resources, some [00:08:10] days ago, he claimed US control. Arctic Island is safe [00:08:14] bet before his term [00:08:15] ends. [00:08:22] Spain has announced a temporary border checks on visitors from Italy a tit for [00:08:26] tap move. Spanish interior minister said checks [00:08:29] come emit persistent irregular migration pressure facing Italy and will last [00:08:33] until September the 7th. Earlier Madrid [00:08:37] said a statement that Italy's measure to impose a [00:08:41] temporary suspension of. Shingen with Spain is unjust [00:08:44] and contrary to the interests of EU and discriminatory toward the [00:08:48] Spanish population. And days ago, Rome announced the border controls and [00:08:52] reaction to sudden influx of tens of thousands of migrants from [00:08:55] Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Suetta. [00:08:59] Madrid also took a swipe at Rome for criticizing Spain's handling of [00:09:03] migrants while Italy itself has recorded the highest number of irregular [00:09:07] migrant crossings in recent [00:09:08] years. [00:09:18] That's r for your latest here on pressv, everyone, thanks for tuning in, goodbye for [00:09:21] now. [00:09:52] A new phase the Iran war has begun, as missiles [00:09:56] strike, alliances fracture and pressure mounts in [00:09:59] Washington, the question is no longer only who can win the [00:10:03] next battle, but who can endure the war that [00:10:06] follows? [00:10:14] Is America facing another endless conflict and has [00:10:18] Iran changed the rules the battlefield? These and more [00:10:22] on this edition of Iran today. [00:12:34] There are journalists that look past the headlines to capture the quiet [00:12:37] resilience found in the world's most volatile regions, from the [00:12:41] frontlines of Ukraine to the post war landscapes of Iran, they risk [00:12:45] everything to bear witness to our shared humanity. My [00:12:49] guest today is one such storyteller. Welcome to SOSP, I am [00:12:53] Bahman Roy, your host. [00:13:02] Laurin Streller is an award winning Austrian photo journalist [00:13:06] dedicated to telling the human stories behind the [00:13:09] headlines. From the frontlines of Ukraine to the streets of [00:13:12] Lebanon and now the post war landscapes of Iran. His work [00:13:16] captures both the brutality of conflict and the resilience of those [00:13:20] who endure it. Guided by empathy and a commitment to [00:13:24] bear. witness, Strela uses his lens to give voice to the [00:13:28] unheard and reveal the shirt humanity that connects [00:13:32] us [00:13:32] all. [00:13:42] Mr. Lauren Streller, it's a pleasure to have you on sob. Thank you so [00:13:46] much for having me. It's the pleasure is all ours. You've said, I [00:13:50] saw an interview um of you in which you said [00:13:53] powerful. images, [00:13:56] in your parents photo books, those [00:13:58] were especially from the Vietnam war, um, went beyond words and [00:14:02] opened new worlds to you. do you remember a specific image [00:14:06] that changed you? it's not about specific [00:14:09] images that inspired me to do what i'm doing, it [00:14:13] was more like these [00:14:17] worlds that open to as a teenager, as a [00:14:20] child, i couldn't describe what is happening, i [00:14:23] just it. the feeling in me that [00:14:27] I have to do the same, I want to go out there, [00:14:30] explore, document, and I want to become a photo [00:14:34] journalist, and you speak about photography's [00:14:37] ability to connect us through time and space with [00:14:41] shared emotions, um, when did you first truly feel that [00:14:45] connection yourself? I think for [00:14:48] as a European, um, Austrian [00:14:52] person that of course learned... lot about the [00:14:56] second world war, um, it was always very important to [00:15:00] see the images the war, because they [00:15:04] shape in the end the perspective that newer [00:15:07] generations will have on certain events in history, [00:15:11] so I realized the importance of [00:15:15] photography when it comes to moments in [00:15:17] history, and moments in history, you [00:15:21] just mentioned, is there a moment in particular? that kind [00:15:25] of moved you, it's not [00:15:29] mostly um like certain [00:15:33] moments, it's all together, i feel like the emotions that you can [00:15:36] see and feel. feel from photographs in the faces of people that [00:15:40] have [00:15:41] to go through hardship or certain events create [00:15:44] like a bigger image and a bigger feeling that you [00:15:48] can gain even if time passes how [00:15:52] people must have felt during that time and um [00:15:56] i remember once somebody told [00:15:58] me that the lines on the faces the people are kind of reminders the kind [00:16:02] of journey they've been on and they've taken in their lives [00:16:05] um are you also working? on [00:16:07] documentaries? um, I'm doing [00:16:11] mostly documentary work with my photos, so [00:16:15] these these documentary essays, they [00:16:18] can contain up to 50 photographs [00:16:21] and some them work [00:16:24] has a single image, because the single images are that [00:16:28] strong or some photos, they work together well withother [00:16:31] photographs, and this is what I [00:16:35] tried to create here, for example, i tried to [00:16:39] create one big photo essay that really um [00:16:43] shows the current situation the country [00:16:46] right and you often talk about very important figures and [00:16:50] photography as um your inspiring figures in [00:16:54] this field um the likes of um don [00:16:58] mccallin we have robert kappa, henry cartier [00:17:02] breson, dorothy lang and the turnley brothers, [00:17:06] what specifically? about the philosophy the book, not just [00:17:10] technicalities, um, are so inspiring to you? if you can give [00:17:14] us examples. i feel it's the mix [00:17:16] between what they have shown through the [00:17:20] work and also how they did [00:17:23] it, because it is one thing to go somewhere and [00:17:27] take photos of a certain event, but to have the skills [00:17:31] and do it a beautiful and respectful [00:17:34] way, um, you have to... have some [00:17:38] talent and some [00:17:42] um perspectives that not everyone has and that's what i respect [00:17:45] about the big legends or the big names in [00:17:49] photography and which one these names would [00:17:52] you uh consider like the main your main inspiring [00:17:56] figure in your journey? i think don mccalin [00:17:59] is is i think one the biggest inspirations i [00:18:03] have why is that why is that? It [00:18:07] has multiple um reasons, first of all he he documented [00:18:11] a world that wasn't changed during that time in the in the [00:18:15] 50s, late 50s, 60s, he did a lot of work in [00:18:19] Europe, um, when europe was tragically [00:18:22] changing, then he also did a lot of work [00:18:25] in in areas of crisis of conflict, he was [00:18:29] in the Vietnam war, lot of different wars, but as I'm a big [00:18:33] Beatles fan, he also took photos the Beatles, which I [00:18:37] think... is nice contrast, yes, absolutely, [00:18:40] and what took you from that world, the [00:18:44] European style of living style of photography to [00:18:48] um, conflict photography and crisis [00:18:51] photography? i think it's just um [00:18:55] a personal feeling that is interesting for me to [00:18:58] be part of history that is in the making right [00:19:02] now in the moment when i'm there, it's a feeling you can't [00:19:06] describe um... "knowing [00:19:09] that the place that you are in [00:19:12] right now is all over the news and it will be all over the [00:19:16] school books in the next generations um [00:19:20] and of course the feeling and my belief that through my [00:19:24] work might have a positive impact on the future and [00:19:27] future generations so in best [00:19:31] case these bad things don't happen again [00:19:34] and but i was looking a Of course I'm going [00:19:38] to talk about um your experience, you you're now in Iran, [00:19:41] while Iran is in the middle of a conflict with the US [00:19:45] and Israel, you've been to some the impact sites in southern Iran, I'm going to talk [00:19:49] about that later, but something that I could feel from the photography on your [00:19:53] website and also um on your instagram page uh [00:19:57] was that people are the main characters of your [00:20:00] photography and your photos, um what do you [00:20:04] find um so inspiring when it comes to the... [00:20:08] faces of people, i think [00:20:12] faces and mostly the eyes of a [00:20:15] person can tell more [00:20:18] than anything else you can take photos [00:20:22] of. i think um, [00:20:25] seeing a certain face, looking into a [00:20:29] child's eyes, taking a photo a [00:20:33] honest, raw moment, where the door to [00:20:37] the... soul is open, um, you can tell [00:20:41] more than any written essay or any film [00:20:44] documentary can can tell, and my goal is [00:20:47] always evoke. anything, [00:20:51] any emotions or questions or answers [00:20:54] within the person that looks at my photos, so [00:20:58] if I have the success that the [00:21:02] viewer might be, might feel [00:21:06] discomfort or might feel um [00:21:09] confusion or whatever, just some emotions that are [00:21:13] evoked into the [00:21:15] in the in the viewers eyes, then [00:21:19] everything. [00:21:20] is is a chief that I want to do with my photos and I think the easiest [00:21:24] way to do this is showing face that [00:21:28] has um lived through lot of um [00:21:32] experiences and um I can only imagine Lauren [00:21:35] that um that brief moment that the window to the heart and [00:21:39] to the soul the person or that character in front of you is [00:21:43] open um also I can only [00:21:46] imagine once again places immense amounts. amount [00:21:50] of responsibility on your shoulders as a photographer, isn't that the [00:21:54] case? it's definitely the case, but um, [00:21:58] always compare like creating [00:22:00] a a portrait, [00:22:04] it's an immense moment of trust between [00:22:08] two people that don't know each other, sometimes don't even speak the [00:22:12] same language, all they share is this very [00:22:15] moment, and it can create some really [00:22:19] magical... um connections [00:22:22] between totally strangers [00:22:24] and i think it always like [00:22:28] how you approach a person, the body [00:22:31] language, respect, [00:22:33] calmness, and the other person [00:22:37] will feel it and will feel comfortable and will let you [00:22:41] into their space and let you photograph [00:22:44] their soul in the best way, and have you [00:22:48] ever what of course because you've been... also photographing the [00:22:52] Ukrainian conflict, um, have you ever felt like um [00:22:55] the person in front of your lens is a way in [00:22:59] that look in that momentary window to their soul [00:23:03] as you beautifully described it are asking for [00:23:07] some sort of help like physical help you mean [00:23:11] or no just to kind of what i mean is to help [00:23:15] them have their voices heard on the global stage [00:23:19] i feel "from my [00:23:22] experience, people who are in the deepest [00:23:26] need or in moments of [00:23:29] despair, they are mostly the ones [00:23:33] who want to get their photo taking, because they want their [00:23:36] story to be told, and they want the world to [00:23:40] look and see their atrocities that they have to live [00:23:44] through, and I think that's a very, [00:23:47] very um important thing." " um to not step back [00:23:51] when things get very hard and [00:23:54] sad, these are mostly the moments the people who [00:23:58] are affected, they want [00:24:00] you to take the photo the most, and at the same [00:24:04] time um, those moments are could be also very [00:24:07] dangerous for a photographer, how do you handle the risk and the [00:24:11] dangers that come with this job? mean it takes [00:24:15] a lot of preparation beforehand um, if you go into an [00:24:18] active war zone. for example, you have to to be [00:24:22] prepared, you have to um take all the [00:24:26] necessary um [00:24:29] um life saving like vest, the the press [00:24:33] vest, the helmet, like a turn a kit, first eight kit [00:24:37] and so on, but then you also have to prepare a [00:24:41] a very professional way, who i working with, who is [00:24:45] my driver, who is my translator, do i have a way out if if [00:24:49] things get really? interest um so there is lot of [00:24:52] aspects that you have to think about to reduce the risks [00:24:56] um, but in the end nobody can predict [00:25:00] the future and nobody can predict what really is [00:25:03] happening, so i had moments where i was [00:25:06] perfectly prepared, but in the end everything went [00:25:10] a whole different path and we ended up being [00:25:13] a very different, tell me about a couple of those [00:25:16] moments, um, i found myself [00:25:20] um accompanying a drone unit in Ukraine [00:25:24] and the plan was to stay with them for two or three hours [00:25:28] and they were 100 or 150 away [00:25:31] from the from the Russian soldiers, so it was directly at [00:25:35] the frontline, and I was brought there [00:25:39] to take some photos to document like how they live and so [00:25:43] on, and I did my work and while I was in this [00:25:46] bunker, it started raining very heavily outside. [00:25:50] and there is no obviously no real roads, it's [00:25:54] just some some dirt dirt paths and because [00:25:58] of this rain the whole [00:26:01] path has... become very muddy and it was not possible for [00:26:05] any car to pick me up again, so I had to stay in this [00:26:09] bunker, and we were all down there and [00:26:13] all of sudden we heard an engine howling, [00:26:17] and one the soldiers went outside and we saw [00:26:20] that a big truck from the [00:26:24] Ukrainian who wanted to to bring new ammunition and [00:26:28] so to the frontlines, got stuck in the mut directly in front. [00:26:32] of our bunker, so everyone went [00:26:35] absolutely um crazy because they thought we [00:26:39] going to get shot now in every minute direct it, [00:26:43] so I was just sitting there and I thought, okay, this is [00:26:47] it, because um, the moment I felt that the soldiers around me, [00:26:51] they were losing their their cool, I know that [00:26:55] this is serious, and basically we were just sitting there waiting [00:26:59] for an impact of of artillery or drones. and so [00:27:02] on, but thank god um, this driver made it [00:27:06] out and nothing happened, but i it happened [00:27:10] that i stayed 20 hours in this place before i got [00:27:13] evacuated, 150 meters is basically [00:27:17] nothing, so um, we're like the russian [00:27:20] soldiers, russian forces also aware of your presence [00:27:24] and they somehow keep you and people of [00:27:28] your profession exempt from fire and firing lines or... [00:27:32] or no, you were like using some sort of camouflage? [00:27:36] i don't think that um they make difference, [00:27:39] because none of both parties make difference, [00:27:43] who who is in this area is in danger, and i think they [00:27:47] don't have the the time to make difference between [00:27:51] soldier or press or journalist, um, i think you have [00:27:55] to be aware the dangers that you put yourself in [00:27:59] when you're that close to the frontline and... [00:28:03] but I always compare it, like lot of people they ask me, why do [00:28:06] you even find yourself again a situation like that, and I compare [00:28:10] it to be, like imagine you have the [00:28:14] flu, you're very sick, and then you think, wow, [00:28:18] this is the worst feeling ever, and um, I never [00:28:22] want to be that sick again, and then the moment you're [00:28:25] you're healthy and healed again, you forgot how bad [00:28:29] it was, yeah, right, so um, um, it was [00:28:33] basically like that, in that moment I thought, never again, I want to to [00:28:37] be that um close to danger, and then one [00:28:41] day passed and I found myself on the frontline again, so [00:28:45] and and these jobs are they commissioned or [00:28:49] do [00:28:49] you do that for your own personal interest? no, um, it [00:28:53] depends some the the the places that [00:28:56] I'm going, other stories, this very dangerous situation, no, that was for a [00:29:00] big um, german. media outlet that did a a [00:29:04] whole story on the drone um units of of [00:29:08] ukraine and some other places um [00:29:11] but also of course it's my own interest as well but [00:29:15] um i don't think i would i would go to places like this if it's [00:29:19] not [00:29:20] um um [00:29:25] yeah personal job [00:29:25] of course yeah yeah so both are important at the same time when [00:29:29] it comes to such situations um you [00:29:33] describe, I'm I'm going to go back to the interview that I read from you, you [00:29:37] describe your dream as following in their footsteps [00:29:40] these important figures, um, don mccallin [00:29:43] to be particular, to shed some light on [00:29:47] untold stories, what does bearing witness - mean [00:29:50] to you today after years in conflict zones [00:29:54] and photographing in difficult [00:29:57] situations, I mean that's always the the [00:30:01] noble thought, of all the people that work in this field [00:30:04] to um being able [00:30:08] to create some sort of change in the future [00:30:12] and i think you have to really believe in this otherwise you [00:30:15] would not um stand doing this kind of job [00:30:19] for very long time um so this is my [00:30:23] belief and i think bearing witness [00:30:27] means two things like as a person as an [00:30:30] individual seeing all of this that is [00:30:34] happening, being able to talk about [00:30:37] it, to create an image about it and let [00:30:41] other people um be part of that story and educate [00:30:45] them if possible, um, and on the [00:30:49] other hand, of course, as a photographer, to to bear witness with my [00:30:53] camera and take photos that [00:30:56] will um outlive.