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[00:00:04] of
[00:00:17] of
[00:00:27] The
[00:00:27] of headlines, Iran's deputy nuclear chief says, real reports
[00:00:30] derafted by foreign intelligence agencies and
[00:00:33] of hostile groups have been the basis of misinformation released about
[00:00:37] Iran's
[00:00:38] of nuclear program. Parliament speaker ghav says a US
[00:00:41] conspiracy to attack Iran from Iraq's Kurdistan region during the
[00:00:45] 40 war was neutralized in cooperation with
[00:00:49] Kurdish officials and as occupation army detains
[00:00:52] Press TV's correspondent
[00:00:55] a Nagahammed near
[00:00:59] of Bethlehem.
[00:01:20] has been elected
[00:01:21] a to the IAEa General Committee, despite US
[00:01:25] efforts to block its participation, Iran's permanent mission
[00:01:29] to the UN, that ia's member states chose
[00:01:33] to vote in
[00:01:35] in a favor of Iran, rejecting unilateral US pressure to impose its will on the collective
[00:01:39] decision
[00:01:39] of the body. The mission called for the United States to be held
[00:01:43] accountable for continuous and serious violations
[00:01:47] of international law, including support of Israel's
[00:01:51] genocide in Gaza and interference in other countries internal
[00:01:55] affairs. The Iranian mission further noted Washington's
[00:01:58] violation of human. by attacking weddings and
[00:02:02] massacring school children in Iran and violation
[00:02:05] of the human charter and the IAA statute by
[00:02:09] attacking Iran's safeguard nuclear facilities. Meanwhile, the
[00:02:13] spokesman
[00:02:14] of the atomic energy organization of Iran
[00:02:17] of Behruz Kamalwandi addressed the 70th
[00:02:20] of of the general conference underway in Vienna. He emphasized that the
[00:02:24] of issue fabricated around Iran's peaceful nuclear program is
[00:02:27] a result of unreal
[00:02:29] of reports. drafted by foreign intelligence agencies and
[00:02:33] hostel
[00:02:36] in in groups.
[00:02:41] a the fabricated nuclear issue is a product of
[00:02:45] unreal reports drafted with the contribution of hostile
[00:02:49] groups and intelligence services and
[00:02:52] agencies. the capacities and mechanism
[00:02:55] of the IEA were used as an instrument to place
[00:02:59] immense. pressure on Iranian nation and resulted in
[00:03:03] the imposition of allowed sanctions, the
[00:03:06] assassination of scientist,
[00:03:09] of industrial sabotages and ultimately the
[00:03:13] creation
[00:03:13] of the condition that led to the two wars against
[00:03:17] Iran. Camon Vandi
[00:03:21] called out the director general
[00:03:23] of the UN's nuclear body for giving out statements provided
[00:03:26] pretext for Iran's adversaries to launch. attacks
[00:03:30] against Iran. He noted that the IAS chief
[00:03:34] has undermined the credibility
[00:03:36] of the body through politicized conduct and by refraining
[00:03:40] to condemn the US industry attacks on Iran's nuclear
[00:03:43] sites. The Iranian official reiterated that
[00:03:47] Tehran has always been transparent about its in peaceful
[00:03:51] nuclear program which has been developed within the framework of
[00:03:55] its legitimate rights to meet domestic needs. He
[00:03:59] reminded that nuclear
[00:04:00] a know-how is deep rooted in the country and
[00:04:03] a Iran's enemies must understand that this cannot be
[00:04:06] eliminated through military aggression and
[00:04:09] assassinations. Kamal Vandi
[00:04:11] a concluded his remarks by reiterating Iran's morted leaders
[00:04:15] moto saying quote "nuclear energy for all,
[00:04:19] nuclear
[00:04:22] of of weapons for
[00:04:24] in none." Press TV's correspondent Theatrenish
[00:04:27] was with us earlier
[00:04:29] of with more details and how Iran has been elected to the IAEA's
[00:04:33] general committee despite attempt by the United States to
[00:04:36] block its
[00:04:39] of candidacy, the conference
[00:04:43] committee is one of two committees
[00:04:44] of the general conference that are overseeing the workings
[00:04:48] of the general conference
[00:04:51] of and Iran was contesting as one
[00:04:54] a of five candidates and the United States
[00:04:58] of aimed to uh Iran from
[00:05:03] a contesting to the general committee, they they tried to table
[00:05:07] a resolution and following the Iranian
[00:05:10] request. ballot had been
[00:05:14] held, so proceedings were um were
[00:05:18] suspended, secret ballot was held
[00:05:21] and Iran was eventually elected
[00:05:25] to the committee by the
[00:05:27] 1881 member states the IAA,
[00:05:31] this is really uh important uh news
[00:05:35] because uh we clearly see uh it it it was
[00:05:39] basically vote between those to support the United States. and
[00:05:43] those who oppose uh the western dominance the
[00:05:46] IEA and the majority voted in favor of
[00:05:50] Iran, that clearly shows also the shifting power
[00:05:54] dynamics here in the general conference, which are
[00:05:58] not reflected in the quarterly board of governors where the
[00:06:01] west still has majority and
[00:06:05] where the United States and the European troika
[00:06:08] are constantly pushing for yet another antiran.
[00:06:12] resolution because they know they have majority in this
[00:06:16] port uh which has 35 members, but when we look
[00:06:20] at the the highest body here the IAA where every
[00:06:24] single member state can vote,
[00:06:26] and as I said there are 100 81 member
[00:06:29] states
[00:06:30] so far, there was a majority in favor of including Iran
[00:06:34] in this
[00:06:36] committee.
[00:06:40] theot rinish has also spoken with Deputy
[00:06:44] head of Iran's atomic energy organization about the country's
[00:06:48] latest advances in nuclear science and technology, achievements
[00:06:52] made despite attacks on nuclear facilities and ongoing
[00:06:55] sanctions, as outlined at the ia's
[00:06:59] general conference in
[00:07:07] we have had advanced in different fields of nuclear
[00:07:11] technology. thank
[00:07:13] to abundant number
[00:07:17] of technicians and scientists we have in different
[00:07:21] fields such as health,
[00:07:24] agriculture, industry, there have been a lot of
[00:07:27] progresses, especially when we are talking about the radio
[00:07:31] medicine, we are one the best in the world, the number of
[00:07:35] different type of the radio medicine
[00:07:39] which is manufacturing is equal. with
[00:07:43] what we have in the world level and in quality wise
[00:07:46] also we are a very good condition so
[00:07:50] we are self sufficient in in this
[00:07:53] field of course in
[00:07:55] there are other fields such as agriculture
[00:07:59] and industry where we
[00:08:02] have the instrument specially sensitive instrument
[00:08:06] for the industry you might know that the
[00:08:09] industry all the industry the methodology.
[00:08:16] factories and other places we are going
[00:08:20] on, we are advancing and we will
[00:08:24] surely we will have more advancing
[00:08:26] future. Iranian
[00:08:30] parliament speaker says a US plot to launch military
[00:08:33] action against Iran from Iraq's Kurdistan region during the
[00:08:37] 40-day war was foiled by Iranian forces in
[00:08:41] cooperation with Iraqi. Kurdistan's officials,
[00:08:44] speaking to the patriotic union of Kurdistan's President
[00:08:48] Baffil Talibani in Tehran.
[00:08:51] Gghalib called for a stronger security, political and economic collaboration
[00:08:55] between Iran and the Kurdistan region, also in his meeting
[00:08:59] with the Kurdish official, Iranian foreign minister Dr. Abbas
[00:09:03] Arakti reaffirmed iron's readiness to expand
[00:09:06] trade and economic cooperation with the Iraqi Kurdistan
[00:09:10] region. He urged with vigilance against false flag
[00:09:14] schemes aimed at creating division among neighboring
[00:09:17] countries, the PUK leader pledged to strengthen bilateral
[00:09:21] ties vowing that Iraqi territory won't become a safe
[00:09:25] haven for anti-Iran armed
[00:09:27] groups.
[00:09:33] Modern warfare is increasingly defined by the ability to see
[00:09:37] through an adversarie defenses, strike with precision and
[00:09:41] adapt rapidly. under fire, nearly 200 days
[00:09:44] into the US and his regression against Iran, the conflict has put the
[00:09:48] Islamic Republic's years of investment in indigenous
[00:09:52] military technology to the test, revealing capabilities that
[00:09:56] Tehran says have challenged longstanding assumptions
[00:10:00] about the country's defensive and offensive strength. We have more in
[00:10:03] this
[00:10:04] report.
[00:10:08] It has been 200 days since the start the US Israeli aggression.
[00:10:12] against Iran. During this period, Iran has showcased range of
[00:10:16] military capabilities that, according to Iranian officials, took
[00:10:20] the adversary by surprise, and demonstrated capabilities it had not
[00:10:24] expected taron. to
[00:10:25] possess.
[00:10:29] One the most notable areas was air defense. Iran says its air
[00:10:33] defense systems have made significant advances in recent years, particularly
[00:10:37] in detection, tracking, and interception. During the war,
[00:10:41] Iranian forces detected and destroyed an F-15, while also
[00:10:45] detecting tracking and bringing an F-35 into the
[00:10:48] engagement envelope of Iranian air defense systems, challenging the
[00:10:52] assumption that the aircraft could not be detected or... engaged by such
[00:10:56] systems. Iran also says its air defenses detected and destroyed
[00:11:00] dozens of advanced enemy drones, including US-made
[00:11:03] MQ9 and Israeli Hermes drones.
[00:11:07] Iranian officials say these operations prove the progress not only in
[00:11:11] conventional air defense systems, but also in the ability to detect,
[00:11:15] track and counter newer forms of aerial threats. another major
[00:11:18] development came in Iran's attacks on US military facilities across
[00:11:22] West Asia following the start the... on February 28th,
[00:11:26] Iran says it targeted US bases and military facilities in the
[00:11:30] UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait
[00:11:34] and Iraq. The strikes involved range of Iranian ballistic missiles
[00:11:37] including the Fato One, Koramshar 4,
[00:11:41] Sejil, Haj Gasim and Hebrekan. The Fotto One is
[00:11:45] solid fuel missile with reported range of around 1,400
[00:11:48] kilometers and a maneuverable re-entry vehicle designed to alter its
[00:11:52] trajectory during the terminal phase. potentially complicating
[00:11:56] interception, the Korem Shar 4 has reported range of around
[00:12:00] 2,0 kilometers and is designed to carry a large warhead
[00:12:04] for long-range strikes. The Segil is two-stage solid fuel
[00:12:07] ballistic missile, giving it substantial regional reach and allowing
[00:12:11] for faster launch preparation than liquid fuel sill designed for
[00:12:15] precision strikes. The hiiba shakan, another solid fuel ballistic
[00:12:19] missile has also featured prominently in the conflict with Iranian
[00:12:22] forces reportedly using it against US. military positions in the
[00:12:26] region, its maneuverable terminal trajectory is intended to make
[00:12:30] interception more difficult than early September, Iran
[00:12:34] said it used newly developed electro optical missiles for the first time
[00:12:38] against US warships. The missiles use cameras and optical
[00:12:41] sensors to identify and track targets, allowing them to operate
[00:12:45] without relying on GPS. Iran says this makes them less
[00:12:49] vulnerable to electronic jamming. Moson Rey, Iran's
[00:12:53] newly appointed secretary the... Supreme National Security Council,
[00:12:57] also said new special anti-destroyer missile had been used in a
[00:13:00] strike, describing it as part of new approach to Iran's defense
[00:13:04] policy. Iranian officials say the military is now collecting
[00:13:07] operational data from the conflict and feeding it into intelligence
[00:13:10] analysis, military universities, research institutions and
[00:13:14] defense industries to improve equipment and tactics. Tehran also
[00:13:18] emphasizes the use of domestically developed systems whose technical
[00:13:22] characteristics are less familiar to its adversaries. Making it more
[00:13:25] difficult for them to develop effective counter-measures. Iranian military
[00:13:29] officials stressed that the capabilities demonstrated during the war represent
[00:13:33] only part the country's overall military capacity, they say Iran
[00:13:37] deliberately avoids exposing all of its weapons, technologies
[00:13:41] and tactics in a single conflict, keeping some capabilities
[00:13:45] undisclosed for future
[00:13:46] contingencies.
[00:13:51] South Korea's dilemma over whether to submit to a US demand to
[00:13:55] deploy forces to the straight of removes grows by the day,
[00:13:59] some polls now showing majority of South Koreans are
[00:14:02] opposed to the deployment, they are also concerned about relations with
[00:14:06] Iran, as Press TV reporting on the issue has gone
[00:14:10] viral on Korean media, our correspondent Frank Smith reports
[00:14:14] from
[00:14:21] so, South Korean civil society elevated by shifts in public.
[00:14:25] Sentiment are calling for President EJM Young to make clear
[00:14:28] decision. They want him to turn down US President Donald Trump's
[00:14:32] demand for Saul to send forces to the straight of Hormus
[00:14:36] and to decline support for Trump's unjustified illegal
[00:14:40] war on Iran. You need only reject the
[00:14:43] unreasonable demands the United States and respond to
[00:14:46] the demands the citizens. It is incredibly simple,
[00:14:50] refuse the deployment of troops. The US president's pressure on
[00:14:54] soul. has clearly backfired with ever more protests
[00:14:58] against South Korea's participation in Trump's reckless aggression
[00:15:02] against Iran. Surveys the South Green Public had
[00:15:05] previously shown opinion here quite split over whether
[00:15:08] or not to send forces to the straight of Hormus to
[00:15:12] support the U.S. war on Iran. However, more
[00:15:16] recent polling from Gallup Korea now shows clear
[00:15:20] majority of South Koreans opposed to the move. South
[00:15:24] Koreans are also concerned about how Iranians feel about their
[00:15:27] country with recent press TV report reposted to
[00:15:31] major broadcaster's channel here going viral and
[00:15:34] generating 15,00 likes i The Korean
[00:15:38] people have seen Iran suddenly subjected to U.S. aggression, seeing
[00:15:42] children, women, and citizens suffer, lose their lives and
[00:15:46] their country reduced to ruins. We will cheer and support the Iranian
[00:15:50] people so that they may defend their sovereignty and ultimately triamp over
[00:15:54] this absurd American aggression. While South Korean security
[00:15:57] experts point to Washington's weakening commitment to its alliance with
[00:16:01] Saul, civic leaders advocate a lasting shift
[00:16:04] away from US hegemonic geopolitics.
[00:16:37] expect an early announcement with president to give news
[00:16:41] conference in the coming days. Frank Smith, press TV.
[00:16:45] Soul.
[00:16:49] As we have been reporting, Press TV's West Bank correspondent has
[00:16:53] just been arrested by the israely regime's forces near Bethlehem.
[00:16:57] She along with her camera crew were stopped a flying
[00:17:00] checkpoint near the town of tu southeast of
[00:17:04] Bethlehem. The regime's forces searched them and
[00:17:06] then took. No into custody, this after weeks of
[00:17:10] incidement against her byy settlers
[00:17:13] and
[00:17:21] another palestinian has been killed by hisready forces in the west bank as the
[00:17:24] regime intensifies its crackdown on palestinians across the
[00:17:28] occupied
[00:17:29] territory,
[00:17:33] they blew open Zyad's front door and stormed inside barely a minute.
[00:17:37] passed before I heard my brother's voice, he let out a scream,
[00:17:41] loud, terrifying cry, the soldiers had restrained my daughter and me,
[00:17:45] confining us to room, an hour and a half later, my brother who had
[00:17:49] been inside, was wounded, he had been shot and succumbed to his
[00:17:52] injuries. I swear to God, it's a death sentence, my brother had no
[00:17:56] charges against
[00:17:56] him.
[00:18:00] According to Palestinian sources, the victim is a
[00:18:03] 54-year-old man who was shot by his rootty forces to...
[00:18:07] during raid and albeire near Romal. Meanwhile
[00:18:11] Israely soldiers raided a palestinian house a town north of
[00:18:14] Tulkram forcing its residents out and turning the house
[00:18:18] into a military outpost. The occupation forces also
[00:18:22] stormed the town of Gabolan south of Napolis where they
[00:18:26] detain 13 Palestinians. Violence against Palestinians
[00:18:30] in the West Bank has escalated since Israel began its
[00:18:33] genocidal warring Gaza in October 2023.
[00:18:43] This ready attacks on Gaza continue unabated, the Palestinian death
[00:18:47] doll since October 2023 has surpassed
[00:18:51] 73,700 while
[00:18:54] 174,800
[00:18:58] others have been injured. Press TV's correspondent Ibrahim
[00:19:01] joined us earlier from an update on the situation
[00:19:05] there.
[00:19:10] Israeli attacks continue, more palestinians continue to fall victim
[00:19:14] to these attacks, we are talking about three palestinians killed since the early
[00:19:18] hours of this morning until now, starting from the north in
[00:19:21] halawa, halawa refugee camp in the northern parts of
[00:19:25] Zabalia, one Palestinian elderly man, 65 years old
[00:19:29] man was killed or shot dead by the Israeli forces in
[00:19:33] the area, moving to the west of Gaza city, another Palestinian
[00:19:36] man was... killed as result of a drone attack on his vehicle
[00:19:40] and in the central parts of Gaza City and Saftawi
[00:19:44] round round about particular one Palestinin man was also killed as
[00:19:48] a result of similar attack a group of civilians in
[00:19:52] that area. We are talking about 27 Palestinians injured
[00:19:56] since the early hours of this morning until now. The recent uh the most
[00:20:00] recent attack took place area that resulted in nine
[00:20:04] injuries among the civilians and most them are.
[00:20:08] have sustained the critical injuries as well, the Israel incubation
[00:20:12] army is still expanding is is it presence in
[00:20:15] these areas, particularly in the eastern b of bridge refugee
[00:20:19] camp that have that has actually witnessed
[00:20:22] very um very very heavy
[00:20:26] artillery sharing since early hours the morning and until now we are still
[00:20:30] hearing the shooting from the Israeli tanks and from the
[00:20:33] Israeli forces in that area which is
[00:20:36] actually feeling more that the Israel incubation is
[00:20:40] sitting and another military post in the area and
[00:20:43] expanding its presence in the eastern bars of Ali braid
[00:20:47] refugee camp as well.
[00:20:52] The UN human rights office as the recovery of hundreds of bodies from
[00:20:56] buildings destroyed by Israely strikes in Gaza has renewed concerns
[00:21:00] over war
[00:21:01] crimes.
[00:21:05] The painstaking recovery of extensive human remains in
[00:21:09] Gaza, mostly of children and women, almost
[00:21:13] three years after their homes were heavily bombed by Israeli
[00:21:17] forces, underscores the... concerns over
[00:21:21] compliance with international law and the
[00:21:24] possibility that serious violations, including war
[00:21:27] crimes may have been committed. Israel has clear
[00:21:31] obligations to take all measures to search and account for
[00:21:35] missing people and to search, collect and
[00:21:38] evacuate the dead. in areas where the
[00:21:42] Israeli ground forces are deployed, remains must be recovered in
[00:21:45] dignified manner, identified and all potential
[00:21:49] evidence. preserved, recovering and burying the
[00:21:53] victims does not substitute for establishing the
[00:21:57] circumstances in which they were killed.
[00:22:01] these attacks must be effectively investigated, where
[00:22:04] violations are established, those responsible must be held
[00:22:08] to
[00:22:09] account.
[00:22:13] king to the UN human rights office remains of entire
[00:22:17] families, including many women and ch. children have been recovered from
[00:22:21] destroyed sites, the discoveries, echo concerns
[00:22:25] raised a 2024 UN report that Israely attacks
[00:22:29] on residential buildings and civilian sites may have
[00:22:32] violated international humanitarian law, palestinian civil
[00:22:36] defense says more than 630 bodies have been
[00:22:39] recovered since November
[00:22:41] 2025, while authorities
[00:22:44] estimate 8000 others remain buried
[00:22:48] under to debr since October 2023, desrady genocidal war
[00:22:52] in Gaza has resulted in the death of tens of
[00:22:56] thousands of Palestinians and a widespread destruction of homes
[00:22:59] and civilian
[00:23:01] infrastructure.
[00:23:35] In today's show, we'll be revisiting the genocide in South Lebanon, which
[00:23:39] is continuing to see killings, displacement, and the destruction of
[00:23:43] homes unfolding every day, he spite a supposed cease
[00:23:46] fire, well the scale of destruction in
[00:23:50] South Lebanon is almost
[00:23:53] unimaginable for most of us, this
[00:23:56] is area that is 10, 20
[00:24:00] times the size of Gaza that is occupied by the Israelis
[00:24:04] and they have been uh conducting
[00:24:08] uh total ethnic cleansing campaign, you don't make
[00:24:12] an agreement with the sinish entity and expect that they will keep to it, they
[00:24:16] violate every cease fire every treaty, every agreement.
[00:24:20] Usually before it's even come into effect,
[00:24:22] and of course that was the same uh in Lebanon from June
[00:24:26] onwards.
[00:26:05] One Instagram story, one
[00:26:07] accusation, and a 24-hour
[00:26:10] ultimatum. At first glance, it looked like another
[00:26:14] online quaral inside Iran's deeply divided
[00:26:17] opposition, but the people involved made it more
[00:26:21] significant. Reza Pahlawi, the eldest
[00:26:24] son of Iran's last shaw, has spent decades positioning himself as a
[00:26:28] prominent voice the opposition to the Islamic Republic.
[00:26:33] In recent years his supporters have gone further, presenting him not
[00:26:36] simply as an opposition, an outspoken supporter of Pahlavi and one
[00:26:40] the most prominent Iranian celebrities associated with the
[00:26:44] opposition, but this time Karimi was not
[00:26:48] defending Pahlavi. He was demanding
[00:26:51] answers from him. The dispute began after
[00:26:55] Iraj Mestaqi, figure associated with Pahlavi's political
[00:26:59] circle, questioned whether Karimi's instagram account. was
[00:27:03] actually being operated by Karimi himself. Karimi
[00:27:06] responded by addressing directly, demanding that he
[00:27:10] comment on the allegation and giving him 24 hours to
[00:27:14] respond. its own, this is little more than
[00:27:18] an online dispute, but there is something revealing
[00:27:22] about it. karimy had once been an open
[00:27:25] supporter of pahalavy, and earlier controversies
[00:27:29] his criticism, and that raises much bigger.
[00:28:07] For years, Pahlavi's political appeal has rested heavily on
[00:28:11] visibility. He is intentionally
[00:28:13] recognizable. His family name carries enormous
[00:28:17] symbolic weight among many opponents the Islamic
[00:28:20] Republic. He has a large social media following
[00:28:24] and regular access to western media. But
[00:28:27] increasingly his supporters have presented these assets
[00:28:31] as evidence of something. much bigger, the ability to
[00:28:35] lead Iran after the Islamic
[00:28:36] Republic.
[00:28:42] That claim requires different standard, because being
[00:28:46] famous is not the same as being powerful. A large social media
[00:28:49] following is not a political organization. A viral
[00:28:53] hashtag: