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[00:00:17] The headlines, the secretary of Iran's supreme National Security
[00:00:21] Council says the straight of moves will not reopen
[00:00:24] of until
[00:00:24] a the US corrects its behavior and stops threatening
[00:00:27] eban. The Iranian President then
[00:00:30] says Tahon took reciprocal action after the US violated the
[00:00:34] a Mou, stressing that the Islamic Republic will continue to defend its interest
[00:00:38] while
[00:00:39] in pursuing in
[00:00:39] diplomacy.
[00:00:48] And aswardy regime has launched new
[00:00:51] of attacks on southern Lebanon
[00:00:52] of despite a ceasefire deal with
[00:00:54] Libanon.
[00:00:58] of
[00:01:03] of
[00:01:07] of
[00:01:14] You're in watching Press TV world news with me Kirash Burnamati here in the Iranian
[00:01:17] capital Tehran. Welcome to the program. The secretary
[00:01:21] of Iran's supreme National Security Council says the State of
[00:01:25] Removes will not reopen until the US corrects its
[00:01:29] behavior. Washington must
[00:01:32] stop threatening Iran and refraine from insulting the sacred
[00:01:36] believes
[00:01:37] of the nation. He said the US must permanently end aggression
[00:01:41] against Iran and its allies in Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen
[00:01:45] and
[00:01:46] a Iraq. The top security official also demanded the
[00:01:49] lifting
[00:01:50] of the naval blockade, withdrawal
[00:01:52] of the US military forces from around Iran and removal
[00:01:56] of the unjust and illegal sanctions in the country.
[00:02:00] The statement further listed full compensation for the damage
[00:02:03] caused to Iran by the two imposed wars
[00:02:07] and unconditional release of Tehran's frozen
[00:02:10] assets. Zulqadr noted that these measures reflect the
[00:02:14] demands voiced by the Iranian people in the
[00:02:17] of nightly rallies and stress that the Supreme
[00:02:20] National Security Council will not back down whether in
[00:02:24] war or in
[00:02:25] of negotiations.
[00:02:35] Iran's foreign minister says Tehran is close to an agreement with Oman
[00:02:39] a new maritime transit route through the straight of removes with
[00:02:43] negotiations between the two countries
[00:02:45] underway. said talks with Oman are
[00:02:48] regarding the legal framework and management
[00:02:52] of the
[00:02:53] of waterway, specifically about determining a transit route. He noted that the
[00:02:57] previous traffic separation scheme is no longer. acceptable to
[00:03:01] Tehran and that given the technical and legal
[00:03:04] complexities, a temporary route will be established
[00:03:08] for now as the basis for a permanent arrangement. Arakshi
[00:03:12] however emphasized that the opening
[00:03:14] of the straight of
[00:03:16] a remos was
[00:03:17] of contingent on other conditions including the United
[00:03:21] States
[00:03:22] of remedying its violations
[00:03:23] of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding. The foreign minister
[00:03:27] pointed out that Washington was seeking to establish new
[00:03:31] roots in the straight and undermine Iran's
[00:03:34] management and violation
[00:03:36] of the mou, warning that it is in no way
[00:03:39] acceptable.
[00:03:51] The spokesperson
[00:03:51] of the Islamic Revolution Guards Core has outlined Iran stance under straight of
[00:03:55] removes saying the waterway will be reopened provided that the
[00:03:59] US
[00:04:06] of hormas is not
[00:04:07] merely economic
[00:04:17] waterway for Iran, it's a component
[00:04:23] The straight of...
[00:04:30] geographical and strategic power, the enemy has no
[00:04:34] choice but to accept arounds conditions to reopen the straight of hormas and
[00:04:37] must stop interfering in the negotiations between Iran, Oman
[00:04:41] and other countries, which are at their conclusion. Whenever the
[00:04:45] enemy accepts surrounds conditions, the straight will definitely be
[00:04:48] reopened.
[00:04:53] The Iranian army spokesperson has also warned that the United States
[00:04:57] has no choice but to accept the... situation in the straight of
[00:05:01] remos or it will face far heavier costs than
[00:05:05] before. brigidier general said the Iranian order
[00:05:09] in the straight of removes is irreversible and the...
[00:05:12] forces will continue to stand firm until this control is fully
[00:05:16] consolidated. he emphasized that the armed forces have both
[00:05:20] the will and the defensive capability to maintain this
[00:05:24] control. he also added that
[00:05:27] Iran's resistance against the US has elevated the
[00:05:31] countries standing among free nations, and Iranians are now
[00:05:35] known worldwide as resilient and courageous
[00:05:38] people.
[00:05:47] The Iranian President Masud Pesishgan says Tehran took
[00:05:50] reciprocal action after the US violated the
[00:05:53] mou, stressing that the Islamic Republic will continue to
[00:05:57] defend its interests while pursuing diplomacy. In a press
[00:06:01] conference marking journalist day, Masud Pesishgan said the
[00:06:05] memorandum of understanding did not involve any
[00:06:08] concessions by Iran or any withdrawal from the country's.
[00:06:12] interests, the Iranian president said that under the
[00:06:16] agreement, the parties were expected to operate based on
[00:06:20] guidelines jointly prepared by Iran and Oman
[00:06:24] for managing issues related to the straight of removes. However, he
[00:06:28] said, the other side failed to follow those
[00:06:30] arrangements. Pesishgan also said dialogue has not
[00:06:34] altered Tehran's longstanding position toward
[00:06:38] Washington and Iran still believes that the US government is a
[00:06:41] colonialist. and a criminal
[00:06:43] entity.
[00:06:52] The deputy commander of Iran's Khatam Central Headquarters,
[00:06:56] General Mohammad Jafar Asadi has warned the US against
[00:07:00] launching a ground invasion. In an interview with Press
[00:07:03] TV, he said
[00:07:05] that the armed forces are fully ready to counter any
[00:07:08] threats.
[00:07:14] "Iran has never been and is is not
[00:07:17] going to be ready to capitulate, and of course the United
[00:07:21] States is learning that the hard way, it could
[00:07:25] basically abide by the by its part
[00:07:29] the mou, it could
[00:07:33] respect Iranian sovereignty. Iran is
[00:07:36] resilient, has shown that
[00:07:38] it is, you know, serious about.
[00:07:43] its safeguarding of Iran's national
[00:07:46] interests, the United States has tried in the
[00:07:50] past decades after the second
[00:07:53] world war to create kind of
[00:07:57] hybrid system of domination in this region, with the
[00:08:01] Islamic Revolution, Iran actually started path
[00:08:04] of creating a hybrid system of
[00:08:08] resistance, part of which
[00:08:11] was ' trying to create the
[00:08:15] grounds for basically riding this region of
[00:08:18] foreign interference. Iran has shown
[00:08:22] that you know it's it is
[00:08:26] able to use the le the leverage that is
[00:08:29] its disposal including
[00:08:32] you know the straight of hormos you know and
[00:08:36] that has very much elevated Iran's stance
[00:08:40] with regard to its ability to
[00:08:43] resist United States aggression, it's ability to
[00:08:47] resist United States coursive diplomacy, and
[00:08:51] of course we have to wait and see whether the United
[00:08:55] States is going to change it
[00:08:56] behavior. The
[00:09:00] deputy commander of Iran's khatam central headquarters, general
[00:09:04] Mohammad Jafari Asadi has warned the US against launching
[00:09:07] a ground invasion. In an interview with press TV, he says
[00:09:11] the arm.
[00:09:20] my advice is that our enemies, whether the great satan,
[00:09:24] america, or the cancerous tumor, Israel, should listen to
[00:09:27] the words of our commanders, martyr Sulaymani addressed Iran's enemies
[00:09:31] and said, you start the war, but its end is in our
[00:09:35] hands, the same holds true today, last week, when I
[00:09:39] visited Iran's islands, I saw... that our forces are
[00:09:43] waiting for the day when America commits this mistake and
[00:09:47] launches a ground operation against us, and that day we
[00:09:51] will put these American captives on display.
[00:09:55] Today, by the grace of God, no one fears Trump any
[00:09:58] longer, not even the young children. Now you see
[00:10:02] them come out into the streets holding the Iranian flag in their
[00:10:06] hands and sending message to Trump. Well, Trump wanted
[00:10:10] the Iranian people to fear him and surrender. According to the
[00:10:14] words of our martered imam, in Iran, if only one person
[00:10:17] remains, the duty of that one person is to fight
[00:10:21] against depression. Today, by the great. of
[00:10:25] god, our situation is better than in the past, both our
[00:10:29] drones and our missiles are better than before,
[00:10:32] you can see the evidence, whatever we decide,
[00:10:35] we strike immediately, even if vissle on the sea
[00:10:38] s to act on
[00:10:43] it americars,
[00:10:43] back.
[00:10:45] and one turned the
[00:10:49] hardest hit cities in province, attacks
[00:10:53] by the US and civil. infrastructure left thousands
[00:10:57] without access to water after key reservoir was
[00:11:00] destroyed and another one was damaged. local emergency and crisis
[00:11:04] management teams responded swiftly restoring the water network
[00:11:08] and reconnecting around 2000 residents
[00:11:12] reflecting the city's determination to recover despite the
[00:11:16] attacks. moin amine reports on
[00:11:18] this.
[00:11:23] cirik. Iran's southern province of
[00:11:26] Urmusgan along the shores the Persian Gulf,
[00:11:30] ranking among the places that endured some the most devastating
[00:11:34] US attacks, including the destruction of water reservoir
[00:11:38] a city where access to water remains a critical issue,
[00:11:42] directly striking the lives, health and well being of its
[00:11:45] residents. During the enemy's
[00:11:49] attacks on Syrick civilian infrastructure, the city's water
[00:11:52] reservoirs came under direct attack twice. One reservoir was
[00:11:56] completely destroyed while
[00:11:58] the other sustained damage and was put out of service, but this
[00:12:02] is Iran. Siric embodies the spirit of Iran, a spirit that
[00:12:06] knows no surrender, it has endured the enemy's fire in pursuit of
[00:12:10] freedom and independence, risen to its feet after every
[00:12:13] blow and continued to press
[00:12:15] forward.
[00:12:18] Sirix emergency response and crisis management teams moved into action
[00:12:22] immediately, taking the necessary measures to.
[00:12:55] "the people of Sirick will indeed never be the same again. For
[00:12:59] them, the homeland represents honor and dignity, and
[00:13:02] any violation of its soil is deeply personal. They view
[00:13:06] freedom as value greater than life or material
[00:13:09] possessions. Attacks on civilian
[00:13:12] infrastructure and the deliberate targeting of people's lives and
[00:13:15] well-being have left an uglier image the US than ever
[00:13:19] before, in the minds of Iranians and people around the world. The real
[00:13:23] question, however, is..." whether international organizations and world
[00:13:26] leaders will have the courage and integrity to condemn such
[00:13:29] attacks. Moin amini Press TV.
[00:13:33] Sirik.
[00:13:38] Theserty regime continues its attacks across Southern
[00:13:42] Lebanon despite a cease
[00:13:43] fire.
[00:14:00] Artillery shelling targeted several districts and nabatia
[00:14:04] governorate entire district homes were also demolished in the town
[00:14:08] of Zatar al Sharriah
[00:14:09] in Nabatia. This is while Israely occupation forces advanced
[00:14:13] toward area on the outskirts of Kifar Shuba.
[00:14:17] Meanwhile Israely Army radio reported that a soldier from the
[00:14:21] 607th engineering battalion was.
[00:14:25] dead by shrapnel from friendly fire in
[00:14:27] nabi also, this is what he media has also
[00:14:31] reported a soldier was moderately injured an
[00:14:35] operational accident in southern Lebanon. These
[00:14:38] violations are ongoing despite a US mediated
[00:14:41] framework that was signed between Lebanon and
[00:14:45] Israel in late June requiring a phased Israely
[00:14:49] withdraw.
[00:14:55] Academic and political commentator Mohsen Saleh says the Lebanese
[00:14:59] government would have achieved a lot more if it backed the
[00:15:03] resistance instead of holding direct talks with this
[00:15:06] regime.
[00:15:11] I would say that the Israelis never respect any kind of
[00:15:14] commitment commitments about
[00:15:18] the seasfire in spite of all the the
[00:15:22] promises from the Americans to to. Lebanese authority,
[00:15:26] but also the Americans, they could not dare to talk to the
[00:15:29] Israelis to stop their violations, not only
[00:15:33] violations, they are demolishing everything, so the
[00:15:36] Lebanese, "the Lebanese authorities who are talking to
[00:15:40] the Israelies directly, I guess they have
[00:15:43] been bluffed and food, if we don't say more
[00:15:47] than that, they are conspiring against the the
[00:15:51] resistance and the people, the the people in the south,
[00:15:55] so we are talking here about a situation that unsettled
[00:15:58] situation that the Israelies, they are violating the libanese
[00:16:01] authorities are trying to to appease the Israelis,
[00:16:05] they think that and the American..." and they think that they can get
[00:16:09] something for them, but I guess they they are going to
[00:16:13] no aware, so we are talking here about a
[00:16:16] mess left by these talks, direct talks with the
[00:16:20] Israelies, if the authorities have live
[00:16:24] or try to to cooperate with the
[00:16:27] resistance and with the people, the Lebanese people, I guess they
[00:16:31] they would have achieved a
[00:16:33] lot.
[00:16:37] once cheered when a seizfire with regime came into
[00:16:41] effect in October 2025. they hoped that the war
[00:16:45] had finally come to an end, but nearly 10 months
[00:16:48] after the announcement, residents sayid the attacks continue
[00:16:52] a daily basis with UNICEF, saying that at least the
[00:16:56] 300 children have been killed since the ceasefire.
[00:17:00] Ibrahim are correspondent in dator by a central ga reports in
[00:17:03] this.
[00:17:09] When the seasfire was announced in Gaza in October
[00:17:12] 2025, children like Jamal briefly dirt to
[00:17:16] believe that the killing was finally over. They
[00:17:20] cheered at the news, imagining quiet nights and return to the
[00:17:24] ordinary life for childhood, but war for Gaza's
[00:17:27] children had not truly
[00:17:29] ended. I first got injured
[00:17:33] while trying to bring food for my family from the AID distribution center.
[00:17:37] but while I was in hospital I knew my father was mattered. Since
[00:17:41] then I became responsible for my siblings. Now I have four
[00:17:45] different injuries from separate attacks across my body. I
[00:17:49] don't feel like a child anymore. According to Uniceive
[00:17:53] 300 children had been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire was
[00:17:57] announced. Roughly one child every
[00:18:00] day. Hundreds more have been injured. Behind every
[00:18:04] number is not only a child but also.
[00:18:07] "a family's life had changed forever,
[00:18:11] ahmed was nine years old when he was killed in attack on our
[00:18:15] home. He was a unique and smart child who memorized
[00:18:19] all quran. I can't believe that he is gone forever. What is the
[00:18:23] guilt of a child like Ahmed to deserve death? Life can never
[00:18:27] continue normally when one loses their own son.
[00:18:30] Across Gaza, children continue to live with the consequences of
[00:18:34] a war that has killed, wounded, display. and orphand
[00:18:38] them, some carry physical scars, others carry the
[00:18:42] quieter wonds of losing parents, siblings and
[00:18:45] homes and the sense of safety every child
[00:18:49] deserves. unices report
[00:18:53] represents reminder to the world the continuous war children in
[00:18:57] Gaza are enduring until this day. this is humanitarian
[00:19:00] catastrophe, every day since the cease fire started, a child
[00:19:04] is killed, and add to this that all the promises of relief and
[00:19:08] safety children expected to come with cease fire are not
[00:19:11] fulfilled. the world and the mediators may call it a cease
[00:19:15] fire, but in reality, for children like Jamal, it is
[00:19:18] difficult to call it peace when another child can still be
[00:19:22] killed before the day is over. for god's
[00:19:25] children, the announced
[00:19:27] sees fire was supposed to mark the beginning of peace, but
[00:19:31] as peace is not simply reach with announcements, it has
[00:19:35] become yet another chapter.
[00:19:46] As temperatures sore in the war ravage gozas trip, the summer heat
[00:19:50] is adding another layer of suffering to the palestinians living
[00:19:54] in makeshift tents, no access to electricity and limited
[00:19:58] access to water has exacerbated the already dire
[00:20:02] humanitarian situation there. Let's take a
[00:20:04] listen.
[00:20:37] electricity, not even a place to protect us from the heat, and sometimes we
[00:20:41] do not even get water, we are suffering terribly.
[00:20:44] how long
[00:20:45] will
[00:20:49] حار جدا. The weather is very hot and we are now at the height of
[00:20:53] summer. These tents make it even hotter and in these
[00:20:57] conditions there is no electricity and there are no fans.
[00:21:01] The situation is tragic. We cannot
[00:21:04] sleep. We go outside the tent at night to cool down,
[00:21:08] and in the morning we cannot sleep outside the tent because there are
[00:21:11] rodens.
[00:21:16] The yemeny armed forces have carried out new attacks on positions held. by
[00:21:20] the saudi back troops, the al-alalah military
[00:21:24] camp in Dale province was struck, explosions and drone
[00:21:27] attacks were also reported aiden, taiz and
[00:21:31] shabba. At the same time, missile and drone strikes targeted camps
[00:21:35] of Riyadh, aligned forces in Marib. Yemen's armed
[00:21:38] forces say the chief of staff the Saudi backed
[00:21:42] administration in Aden, Lieutenant General Saagir
[00:21:46] Hamoud Aziz was killed in one the strikes. For
[00:21:50] more than decade, Yemen has been gripped by conflict
[00:21:54] involving the popular ansarah resistance group as well
[00:21:58] as rival militants supported separately by Saudi
[00:22:01] Arabia and also the
[00:22:03] UAE.
[00:22:09] Ukraine's president Vladimir Zelensky calls an allies to provide
[00:22:12] more anti-ballistic missile systems as the war between Kiev
[00:22:16] and Moscow escalates.
[00:22:58] financial resources for war and relies aid and support
[00:23:02] from other countries, he called for additional funding
[00:23:06] specifically to expand Ukraine's own defense
[00:23:10] production. The Ukrainian president said allies have
[00:23:13] supplied just a third the air defense missiles to Ukraine in
[00:23:17] 2026 compared with 2025. Russia has
[00:23:21] repeatedly condemned NATO's supply of weapons to Kiev
[00:23:25] saying that such moves have prolonged the
[00:23:27] war.
[00:23:34] On behalf of our team, thank you for watching, we'll continue to bring you the latest. Stay
[00:23:38] safe and
[00:23:39] bye-bye.
[00:24:03] If you want to understand 21st century geopolitics,
[00:24:07] don't look at speeches, look at corridors and the center
[00:24:11] of almost all them is Iran, not as a
[00:24:14] spectator, as a structural necessity, from Washington's
[00:24:17] perspective, Iran is often frame. as a pressure point, but
[00:24:21] from geoeconomic perspective, it is something else
[00:24:25] entirely, the hinge of Eurasia, start with China's belt
[00:24:28] and road, a free train now runs from Zian straight into
[00:24:32] Aprin dryport, just outside Tehran, what used to
[00:24:36] take 40 days by sea can now take about 15
[00:24:40] by rail, and hey, that's not symbolism, that
[00:24:44] supply chain redesign, and it quietly places Iran
[00:24:48] inside the fastest. growing east west
[00:24:51] trade artery on the planet, then there's a north south exess,
[00:24:55] the INSTC linking Russia, Iran and India, a
[00:24:59] corridor that doesn't just connect economies, it intersects with
[00:25:03] every major east west route acrossing
[00:25:07] central Asia, and here's where the irony becomes hard
[00:25:10] to ignore, the more US or some other western
[00:25:14] plans try to root around Iran, the more
[00:25:18] physical geography. pulls them back through it, take India's
[00:25:22] ambition in chabahar, take China's interest in the Markran
[00:25:26] coast, take Russia's need for southern access, three different
[00:25:30] strategies, same unavoidable node. Iran
[00:25:34] sits at the intersection of competing systems, BRI or
[00:25:38] the belt road initiative on one side, INSTC or the
[00:25:42] international north south transport corridor on another, the US
[00:25:45] backed IMEC, so callalled India middle east Europe corridor
[00:25:49] attempt. to bypass them entirely, but bypassing
[00:25:53] Iran is not logistical detail, it is geopolitical
[00:25:56] contradiction, because even IMEC's logic depends on
[00:26:00] stable regional connectivity. a region where Iran is
[00:26:04] structurally unavoidable, meanwhile Washington's broader
[00:26:08] strategy, illegal sanctions, pressure
[00:26:10] containment was meant to limit Iran's connectivity,
[00:26:14] instead, it accelerated parallel systems,
[00:26:18] rail, ports and overland trade roots
[00:26:22] that reduce dependence on maritime choke points, and this is
[00:26:26] the quiet shift most headlines miss, Iran is
[00:26:30] embedded inside competing integration. models,
[00:26:33] Chinese, Russian, Indian and regional, which raises
[00:26:37] simple but uncomfortable question: a world being
[00:26:41] rebelled through corridors, what happens when the system
[00:26:44] itself cannot be drawn without you?
[00:26:47] Sometimes, the most strategic country is
[00:26:51] not the one controlling the map, it is
[00:26:54] the one every version the map is forced to pass
[00:26:56] through, no matter who draws
[00:26:59] the lines.
[00:27:12] This week on expose we examine the stories shaping public debate
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[00:27:30] challenging official claims. While American late night satire
[00:27:34] turns political statements into moments of scrutiny, a journey through
[00:27:38] media numbers and public reaction reveals the forces shaping
[00:27:42] perception in turbulent times, the cause of conflict on
[00:27:46] expose.
[00:30:21] when
[00:30:21] the might of nations converged upon yeman, when the skies
[00:30:25] rain fire and the earth trembled, its people faced the
[00:30:29] stock choice, surrender or fight. They
[00:30:33] chose to fight from the
[00:30:36] cruisible of siege, from the ashes of bombardment,
[00:30:40] seed of defiance to crew, an unlikely military
[00:30:44] force began to stir distant to rewrite the balance of
[00:30:48] power, not just in the region, but across vital global
[00:30:52] arteries. This is the story of a journey from
[00:30:55] zero to hyperosonic.