PRESSTV — broadcast 20260915 100000 UTC 471 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. [00:00:10] of [00:00:17] Top of stories here on Press TV, the Islamic Revolution Guard Course says it shot [00:00:21] down and destroyed another American MQ1 drone over [00:00:24] of the straight of [00:00:25] of hormose. [00:00:30] and these three civilians have been killed in fresh saudi air strikes and yemen's [00:00:33] southwestern province of [00:00:35] Taiz, [00:00:40] and Beijing aserged Washington to stop preparing for war in outer [00:00:44] space after US space force confirmed and deployed weapons [00:00:47] into [00:00:48] orbit. [00:01:03] Hello everyone, welcome to Press TV, world news. [00:01:07] Our top story, Iron's Islamic Revolution guard course has shot down another [00:01:10] USMQ1 drone over the Strater Harmose, [00:01:13] in a short [00:01:14] of statement, IRGC, it said air defense system of its aerospace force [00:01:18] targeted and [00:01:19] of destroyed the drone in western parts [00:01:21] of the strategic waterway there and Iran's arm forces of shot down scores [00:01:25] of US drones and other aircraft, [00:01:27] of including the MQ9 Reapers since. imposed US Israel war on [00:01:31] Iran began back in late February, some days ago, Iran also [00:01:35] seized US military underwater [00:01:36] of drone in the [00:01:38] of straight. [00:01:42] Meanwile, the IRGC and Iran's army of General Hosen Muhibi [00:01:46] praised Army's role during the imposed war, calling it source of [00:01:49] pride for the country. The unity between the Army and [00:01:52] IRGC as well as their [00:01:55] a cooperation with the government and people, should be [00:01:57] of documented of as to create divisions throughout the... country. Accharinia [00:02:01] also said that Iran's [00:02:02] of arm forces have been standing against US and Israel despite their [00:02:06] advanced military technologies and [00:02:11] of weaponry. The 70th general conference, the [00:02:15] international atomic energy agency is commenced at the UN headquarters in Vienna [00:02:19] Monday night. Iran is taking part in this conference as well, but ahead [00:02:23] of the delegation, Muhammad Islami was unable to attend, and this [00:02:26] because the host country, Austria [00:02:29] of revoked his [00:02:29] visa over. has your [00:02:32] story. [00:02:37] the 70s general conference [00:02:38] of the international atomic energy agency started with [00:02:41] a diplomatic scandal. mhammed islami, head [00:02:43] of the atomic energy organization of Iran, who led the country's [00:02:47] delegation, was spared from the conference. Under pressure from the [00:02:51] United States, the UN and Austria [00:02:54] a of a revoked his visa to enter the European Union, although he had been issued valid [00:02:58] schengen [00:02:59] of visa weeks ear. the conference started with [00:03:01] of a protest note from Iran. Mr. President, [00:03:05] finally, the denial of access of head of delegation to the [00:03:09] conference constitutes [00:03:12] of a clear abuse of power and process by the host [00:03:15] of country. It further undermine Austria's overall [00:03:19] standing as host of international organizations [00:03:23] an impartial and professional manner and [00:03:27] accordingly affect the views and [00:03:54] the republic of austria has grossly violated its obligations under the [00:03:57] of agreement with the IAEA regarding the headquarters [00:03:59] of the agent. [00:04:03] visa, which had already been issued, such confrontational steps can only [00:04:07] of further a aggravate the already difficult state of affairs in relations between [00:04:10] of Teran and the IAEA, which has resulted from the U.S. Israeli aggression [00:04:14] against Iran's nuclear facilities under agency safeguards. The Iranian delegation [00:04:18] is now headed by Mr. Islamist deputy. It was political [00:04:21] pressure being [00:04:23] of exerted upon the hosting country [00:04:27] Austria, Austria. [00:04:30] prevent the travel [00:04:36] of of islami to come to vienna, so this is [00:04:40] a of course violation [00:04:42] of the commitment which [00:04:45] the osing country has when when you are preventing [00:04:49] the head of delegation to come to [00:04:52] participate, annual conference, it is of [00:04:55] course misusing your [00:04:58] political ' of course capacity several [00:05:02] delegations criticized the [00:05:03] of behavior [00:05:03] of the US and Austria in their speeches, diplomatic sources told us [00:05:07] that Iran, Russia, China and several other states are expected [00:05:11] of to a issue a [00:05:11] of joint statement, to the channel conference in the coming days. several [00:05:15] days after adopting a new anti-Iran [00:05:19] resolution at the IAA Board of Governors, Austria [00:05:22] revoked the visa of Iran's nuclear [00:05:25] chief. the first day the general conference highlighted [00:05:29] the agency's deepening divisions with the US and its [00:05:33] European allies on one side and the majority the [00:05:37] rest the world on the other. Under Director [00:05:41] General Rafael Grossi. the IEA has shifted from a [00:05:44] technical party towards a political tool which [00:05:48] critics say is being misused by the US and its [00:05:52] allies. Ditar rinish for Press TV from headquarters in [00:05:56] Vienna. And [00:06:00] also interviewed former IAE chief Inspector [00:06:04] Abu Shadi about Austria's a move to revoke the visa of Iran's [00:06:08] nuclear [00:06:08] chief. [00:06:14] very bad for Austria, first of all, I'm very unhappy really that this [00:06:18] the first time to happen in Austria, that they withdraw a [00:06:21] visa for political reason and not [00:06:24] allow the head the mission and the [00:06:28] vice president of Iran to come to attend the [00:06:32] general conference, this something didn't happen except [00:06:36] in New York when the US [00:06:39] sometimes prevented some... [00:06:43] politician to come to the United Nations, which is in [00:06:47] violation of all the international laws, the interpretation [00:06:51] the Austrian delegate was actually very [00:06:54] poor to say that they [00:06:58] checked with the security council for the sanctions [00:07:02] and [00:07:03] there was a misunderstanding a way they [00:07:07] think that there is a sanction which is [00:07:10] not, and that [00:07:11] is why they took the... decision that was very weak, the [00:07:15] Iranian and actually the russian delegation replied to [00:07:19] that and of course denounce the [00:07:23] false declaration the Austria, they assess that [00:07:26] there is a sanction, which actually there was no sanction, sanction [00:07:30] ended in October last year [00:07:32] formally, and there was no really [00:07:36] clear reason except political pressure to prevent the [00:07:40] delegate from coming and that give very bad [00:07:44] image about Austria, and Austria is not [00:07:48] just follower to follow what US says [00:07:51] and it should have [00:07:53] independent. [00:07:57] now this three civilians have been killed in latest saudy air strikes on two [00:08:01] yemen areas in the southwestern province of Taiz. Yemen's health [00:08:05] ministry says two the victims are children. Saudi fighters jets also [00:08:09] bombed a government building. in the uh [00:08:13] Khadir district of Taiz province has been a focus of [00:08:17] Saudi air strikes in recent days, meanwhile Yemen's arm forces launch large-scale [00:08:20] missile and drone strikes that have heavily damaged Saudi Arabias a King Khalid [00:08:24] airbase in Hamis Mushad. They warrant of broader [00:08:28] operations of Saudi aggression continues. Ansera also said [00:08:32] that they captured additional strategic islands in the southern red sea [00:08:35] across [00:08:40] thousands of square kilometers. along the western coast, sana [00:08:44] forces executed the swift wide-scale operation to clear [00:08:48] saudi backt broxies from their long held positions. [00:08:51] we spoke directly with the frontline fighters who led the [00:08:55] operation. we have been receiving distress [00:08:59] calls from the citizens for over four years. they have no [00:09:03] electricity, the heat is literally killing them, no gas and no [00:09:07] decent living conditions. they were even prevented from [00:09:10] accessing these coasts. [00:09:31] It was an unprecedented victory and we thank God almighty for [00:09:34] it. [00:09:41] They ran. they tried escape and [00:09:43] withdraw, but ended up [00:09:47] colliding with one another, dying in kiotic [00:09:51] accidents in the panic, we captured [00:09:54] spoils of war we had never even dreamed of and secured items we never expected [00:09:58] to obtain, the brother mujahidin are still moving the captured [00:10:02] equipment from the camps to this day, hour by [00:10:06] hour, command centers are being [00:10:09] discovered, عمليات [00:10:13] No matter how hard the enemies try, no matter how much they mobilize, [00:10:17] by god, even if you gathered warplanes as numerous as the stars in the [00:10:21] sky, warships as many as the fish in the sea, armored vehicles [00:10:25] plentiful as the trees on earth, and soldiers as many as the rocks on the [00:10:28] ground, we will never tire, we will never weary, and we will never [00:10:32] submit or bow to anyone except God [00:10:34] almighty, for these soldiers, [00:10:38] securing the western coast is only the beginning, vowing to press [00:10:42] forward until every remaining governate is liberated, their [00:10:46] momentum on the ground has already rewritten [00:10:49] them, over 500 [00:10:53] square kilometers [00:10:54] of swept in stays the speed of this advance shows that [00:10:58] years of coalition presence collapsed the moment [00:11:02] forces pressed [00:11:03] forward. [00:11:14] us to stop preparing for war in outer space, this after washington confirmed [00:11:18] deployment of weapons into orbit for a first [00:11:21] time capability. [00:11:24] China's [00:11:34] foreign ministry further warn deployment risks turning [00:11:38] outer space into a battlefield and feeling an arms race. Now monday [00:11:42] US air force secretary said [00:11:43] that the space force operational weapons now in orbit [00:11:47] capable of responding to threats from adversaries. China's [00:11:51] reaction to that announcement comes a mid growing competition between the two. [00:11:55] economic powers, the militarization of space dates back to the cold [00:11:59] war though, back in 1967, there's a outer space treaty which banned [00:12:02] weapons of mass destruction in orbit, but does not prohibit other forms [00:12:06] of military activity in [00:12:08] space. [00:12:13] now we've been reporting a protests of erupted across [00:12:17] several syrian cities folling a sharp increase in fuel prices. have [00:12:20] look. [00:12:33] The people want to live, if nothing changes, there will be another [00:12:37] revolution. These are our demands, and this is our [00:12:40] right. We did not revolt to remove an oppressor, only to have someone even [00:12:44] more oppressive take his place. We rose for dignity and for [00:12:48] everything. We are the ones who put them in power today. We gave our sons [00:12:52] and shed our blood. Then, when they took power, did they forget? They forgot [00:12:55] us and forgot the entire Syrian [00:12:58] people. [00:13:02] The Syrian regime raised diesel prices by up to 40% and [00:13:06] petrol prices by 28%. Sunday, prompting demonstrators to burn [00:13:10] tires and block major roads. Protests reported in Idlib, [00:13:14] Aleppo, Hama, Derazor and Racca, including along the [00:13:18] Damascus Aleppo International Highway. Regime is blamed higher global [00:13:22] energy costs and an overhaul the banias for. refinery for the [00:13:25] increases protest come despite hopes economic conditions will improve for [00:13:29] on the lifting of us caesar's act sanctions imposed on [00:13:33] Syria. [00:13:37] Geopolitical analyst Ryan Dawson earlier joined us to discuss more these recent fuel [00:13:41] price hikes in Syria and ensuing [00:13:44] protests. [00:13:48] Unfortunately for Syria has been one economic crisis after [00:13:51] another and Gillani's price hikes of 40%. [00:13:55] and 28% do not reflect [00:13:57] that there is global turmoil so but he has exacerbated this far worse by [00:14:01] putting these pr you have the bonitos refinery it's going to be offline [00:14:05] for about which affects oil prices and you have Ukraine striking russian oil [00:14:09] refineries which is reduced exports from Russia which is a [00:14:13] good chunk of serious oil imports however all of that [00:14:17] combined does not account for a 40% increase in diesel [00:14:21] that is something the government decided to do its own it's [00:14:25] extortion uh camouflage as reacting to global [00:14:28] politics when it is far that gap is far [00:14:31] exceeding uh the price increase in diesel from other uh [00:14:35] factors so it is not completely [00:14:39] untrue that the global factors are contributing to the [00:14:43] oil price hikes and diesel fuel of a global event [00:14:47] for extortion the [00:14:49] public [00:14:53] is really military launch more attacks and South Lebanon, according to latest [00:14:56] reports towns and villages in Nabatia and Marjun districts were [00:15:00] subjected to extreme attacks, you while heavy explosions have been reported in [00:15:04] Beint Jabile district as well, and for more on this, we're now going to turn to our correspondent [00:15:08] in South Lebanon, Hadi, Hotate, Hi, [00:15:11] good to check it with you pal, hope you're safe and doing well, what do we know on the ground [00:15:14] there uh uh Hadi? [00:15:18] Yes, the attacks against South Lebanon continue [00:15:22] despite the new symbolic visit of. new [00:15:25] Lebanese, let's say adversaries the [00:15:29] resistance with today accompanied by the [00:15:33] American ambassador, who [00:15:36] decided to do like the lebanese president have [00:15:40] done last week or less than a week [00:15:43] ago when he decided to pay his first visit [00:15:47] to and he did a [00:15:50] very symbolic or even [00:15:53] photographic visit that led to an outreach among the [00:15:57] people here as he paid a visit in the early morning [00:16:00] today the American ambassador went [00:16:04] to the eastern [00:16:14] region and paid also a visit to the church in zautar al [00:16:17] gharbiye. all of [00:16:19] this happened in [00:16:20] the same [00:16:20] time when [00:16:21] the Israeli attacks were attacking the same regions [00:16:24] in ali thahir hill above most [00:16:28] of region and other regions in south lebanon which [00:16:32] proves that the american [00:16:36] ambassadors. to the region here is not [00:16:39] related to any promises for the people [00:16:43] for their security and for their safety regarding [00:16:47] the continuous Israeli aggressions, it's the complete opposite, it's [00:16:50] just a political, it's a [00:16:54] political targeting, political visit [00:16:58] targeting the resistance and trying to make [00:17:01] political achievements out of what's happening out the [00:17:05] Israeli violations and the israeli continue. aggression on south [00:17:08] Lebanon and disregarding [00:17:11] anything for the people the region and [00:17:15] disregarding any promises, they used to [00:17:18] say that any normalization or [00:17:22] any peace with the Israeli [00:17:25] enemy or the let's [00:17:28] say the surrendering the resistance [00:17:32] will bring to the people here, all these [00:17:35] claims were false. ified by the continuous [00:17:39] attacks the Israelis today also we had the [00:17:43] Israeli aircrafts the conducting [00:17:46] many low attitude [00:17:50] hovering and low attitude stuns above the people [00:17:53] here and in other regions even reaching [00:17:57] as far as balbak and [00:18:00] the biqa valley on the same time in [00:18:04] hujar valley the in south lebanon. [00:18:08] just in the central sector, the hajer valley [00:18:12] also was attacked, [00:18:15] and the outskirts of misal jabal and other [00:18:19] regions were attacked today by Israeli [00:18:23] artillery shelling, and the main focus right [00:18:26] now, it looks like the Israelies are shifting their main military [00:18:30] focus towards the western sector, the [00:18:33] coastal region, south of tire w [00:18:37] the mansouri and majd zoon region [00:18:41] are being attacked with the [00:18:44] heaviest numbers and even the [00:18:48] heaviest heaviest amounts of explosions [00:18:51] and also aircrafts were [00:18:54] conducting the attacks on mansor is [00:18:58] the attacks today the [00:19:02] attacks on the region in al-mansouri and [00:19:06] zone were mainly for. focused on [00:19:09] artillery shelling and the drone activity is [00:19:13] very heavy above the region, the Israelies are using [00:19:16] again many drones at the same [00:19:19] time above same [00:19:21] regions towards the central sector [00:19:25] towards the western sector and the coastal region which [00:19:29] proves that the intentions for [00:19:32] the killing the people and [00:19:35] murdering the people of Lebanon is still the [00:19:39] same, but they are just shifting uh, [00:19:43] maybe some the military effort or the [00:19:47] focus the military effort from the [00:19:51] shaqib region and Ali Tahir region towards more, the [00:19:55] central and the western area. Also, I would like to [00:19:58] end my message with [00:20:00] this, that the Israel is declared that they will [00:20:02] be accepting an official [00:20:06] statement of. withdrawing from Alir region and [00:20:10] the and some the [00:20:13] eastern region, they [00:20:16] wanted to send a [00:20:20] list of conditions where this conditions [00:20:24] will be imposed on the Lebanese side, on the [00:20:27] Lebanese army and the Lebanese authorities to [00:20:31] accept them in order for the Israel to accept to [00:20:35] stay occupying some points in the Shaqif [00:20:39] region, while the Lebanese side will be having to [00:20:42] abide by many conditions, including some [00:20:46] related to the political choices the people the region. [00:20:50] related to how much [00:20:53] how people are free to return to their [00:20:56] villages or no, if they are free to remove the ravel their houses [00:21:00] and rebuild their houses or no and other things of course until [00:21:04] it's very official, we're not gonna state [00:21:07] anything official about [00:21:11] it, but this is what's happening here mainly in South Lebanon [00:21:15] until now, and of course we can only say [00:21:19] that, continuation of visit of Lebanese [00:21:22] authority of Lebanese politicians [00:21:25] and American ambassadors, let's [00:21:29] say to this area is not [00:21:31] bringing to the people, we're out of time, thank you [00:21:35] hy for that very very thorough and comprehensive update from South [00:21:38] Lebanon Press TV's [00:21:40] hotates, meanwile the palestinian health [00:21:43] ministry warns Gaza's healthcare systems facing eminent threat of collapse due to [00:21:47] severe fuel shortages amit Israel's ban on of humanitarian [00:21:51] aid. now, according to the ministry, fuel reserves across [00:21:54] 13 private health facilities in Gaza are close to total [00:21:58] depletion, threating to stop critical surgery, maternity and trauma [00:22:01] services for the wounded. the ministry said private health facilities have been [00:22:05] informed that their fuel supplies will be cut off as the [00:22:09] 19th of September, which will have a catastrophic [00:22:12] consequences. it called on the international organizations to intervene [00:22:15] immediately, stressing ensuring access to healthcare is a right [00:22:19] guarantee. by international law and conventions and ministry also at Gaza's [00:22:23] hospitals are also facing a dar shortage of oxygen after [00:22:26] 22 out of 34 oxygen plants cease operations. [00:22:30] Ministry previously announced that 26 out of 38 hospitals are completely out [00:22:34] of service emit a worsening humanitarian and health crisis across [00:22:38] Gaza. [00:22:43] Now another palestine has been killed by Israely forces in the occupied West bank as [00:22:47] regime intensifies as crackdown on palestiny families and occupied [00:22:50] territory, according to palestinian sources, the victim is a [00:22:54] 54-year-old man was shot by occupation forces during raid [00:22:57] in Albira near occupied Romala. meanwile Israeli soldiers raided a [00:23:01] palestinian home in the town of uh just north of [00:23:05] Tulkaram forcing residents there out and turning the home into a military [00:23:08] outpost. now violence against Palestinians in the west bank has [00:23:11] escalated since Israel began its genocidal onslot on Gaza in [00:23:15] late 2023. [00:23:22] officials are angered by documentary exposing the occupation's conduct in [00:23:26] Gaza. The prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was described as a shocking [00:23:30] incitement, the documentary named NASA that premiered in the Venice [00:23:33] festival. The Israel occupation force chief Eal [00:23:37] Zamir has ordered the military's top legal official to examine [00:23:41] legal action against the film and called for a probe into leaking classified [00:23:45] material used in his production. Regime's culture minister also called for [00:23:49] films to... Israeli directors to be stripped their [00:23:52] citizenship. NASA won the special jury prize at the [00:23:56] Venest film festival after receiving a 25-minute standing [00:24:00] ovation. And those interviewed in the documentary describe how targets [00:24:04] in Gaza strip were selected and how many civilian casualties were [00:24:08] factored onto attacks. Over 73,700 [00:24:11] Palestinians have been killed in Israel's genocidalt on the [00:24:15] besieg territory since October [00:24:17] 20-23. [00:24:21] That's a wrap for your latest here on Press TV everyone, thank you for tuning in and goodbye for [00:24:25] now. [00:24:50] You [00:24:51] may not know this, but there is city that keeps [00:24:54] building metro while at [00:24:56] war. [00:25:15] If you follow the news, you've probably heard countless stories about [00:25:19] conflict in the middle. least, missiles, air [00:25:22] strikes, ceasefires, casualties, but there's [00:25:26] another story that rarely makes the headlines. It's the [00:25:30] story of city that keeps [00:25:31] breathing, keeps moving [00:25:35] forward, and keeps growing, even under [00:25:38] fire. [00:25:46] A city that refuses to let war define it. and whose sense of [00:25:50] dignity won't allow images of helplessness to become its [00:25:53] identity. Let [00:25:57] me introduce you to city where nearly 28 million daily journeys [00:26:01] keep life me. [00:26:21] A city of more than 10 million people, in less than [00:26:25] 300 days, this city endured two major [00:26:28] wars during the second conflict in the winter and spring of. [00:26:32] in 2026, more than 640 locations [00:26:36] were hit by missiles, rockets and drones. [00:26:40] around 51,00 homes were damaged, yet more than [00:26:44] 10,00 displaced residents were given free accommodation in [00:26:48] hotels for [00:26:49] weeks. what may surprise [00:26:53] you even more is what happened while the attacks were still [00:26:55] ongoing as fighter jets remained overhead [00:26:59] and the sound of explosions echoed across the city, [00:27:03] 250 new electric taxis entered [00:27:06] service, two new metro train sets were added to the [00:27:10] underground network, public transport, both buses [00:27:13] and the metro, became completely free for residents [00:27:17] affected by the war, parks continued to [00:27:20] bloom, streets were maintained, [00:27:24] essential goods remained available, 50 meters beneath the [00:27:27] ground, engineers and construction workers continued digging [00:27:31] new metro. tunnels, using advanced tunneling [00:27:34] technology, while the sky above them was burning. [00:27:38] At the same time, architects were designing new metro [00:27:42] station in the historic city of Ray, inspired by [00:27:46] Iran's early steam railway and generations of pilgrimage [00:27:50] journeys. This is also a Muslim majority city that had [00:27:53] previously opened a metro station named St. Mary, with [00:27:57] distinctive architectural design that reflects respect [00:28:01] for religious. and cultural heritage, [00:28:04] buildings, towers and neighborhoods were [00:28:07] damaged, yet within hours the city's roads were [00:28:11] operating again, with traffic moving instead of grinding [00:28:15] to halt. even the rubble tells another [00:28:18] story: construction waste has been recycled into [00:28:21] concrete jersey barriers and protective planters that make streets [00:28:25] safer. electricity generated from waste to energy [00:28:29] facilities continues to help power parts the city. [00:28:33] This is the story of a middle eastern city whose famous nature [00:28:37] bridge was publicly threatened with destruction during the war, [00:28:41] yet people continued to gather [00:28:43] there. This is the [00:28:46] story of [00:28:47] Teran, [00:28:53] city whose municipal government chose not only endure, [00:28:57] but to keep building, serving its people and protecting [00:29:01] hope. reminder that even under the shadow of missils [00:29:05] everyday life can continue. This [00:29:08] isn't fiction. It's the reality of a Metropolis of more than [00:29:12] 10 million people in the heart the Middle [00:29:15] East. What surprised you most about this [00:29:18] story? What image comes to mind when you think of [00:29:22] Tiran, and did anything here challenge that [00:29:25] image? We'd love to hear your [00:29:27] thoughts. [00:29:44] What happens when faith changes the way you see yourself and the [00:29:47] world? [00:29:53] This documentary explores Sarah's spiritual journey from.