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[00:00:04] of
[00:00:13] of
[00:00:28] the headlines press the vec cont dems the abduction of its west bank
[00:00:32] reporter by IOF and urges the international community to take immediate
[00:00:36] action to secure her
[00:00:38] of relies. Russia and China veto the draft of
[00:00:42] security council anti-Iran
[00:00:44] a resolution by the US aimed at extending the mandated
[00:00:48] of of a committee over seeing sanctions
[00:00:50] of in
[00:00:51] of Iran. And the NIAEA resolution urges this
[00:00:55] regime to
[00:00:55] of comply with the NPT so that West Asia would be free from
[00:00:59] weapons. of mass
[00:01:00] destruction,
[00:01:14] of
[00:01:21] it's half past eight pm here in the Iranian
[00:01:25] in capital, press tv has vehemently condemned the abduction
[00:01:29] of of... West bank correspondence by IOF has an
[00:01:32] organized illegal and aggressive terrorist operation aimed at
[00:01:36] silencing the
[00:01:37] of truth. In a statement, Press TV emphasized that Nagahammed's abduction
[00:01:41] is a culmination of a continuous and targeted
[00:01:45] campaign of intimidation against journalists. Statement added
[00:01:49] that the desperate attempts by designists to block the flow of
[00:01:53] free news
[00:01:53] of in the West Bank is
[00:01:55] of a clear evidence
[00:01:56] of the occupier's fear of reporters exposing.
[00:02:00] widespread humanitarian rights violations. Press Sevian
[00:02:04] has stressed the
[00:02:04] of IOF of is fully and legally responsible formed
[00:02:08] physical and mental wellbeing. Statement also urges
[00:02:11] the
[00:02:12] of international community and the United Nations to stop their
[00:02:16] meaningful silence and take
[00:02:19] of immediate measures to stop the forced disappearances of
[00:02:24] a journalists of
[00:02:28] and ended the detention of press TV's
[00:02:32] correspondent in the West Bank until September the
[00:02:35] of 23rd. in Naga Ahmed was abducted by the regime's forces on
[00:02:39] Tuesday. Nagay a mother of three along with her camera
[00:02:42] crew was stop a checkpoint near the town of
[00:02:46] southeast of Bethlehem. The regime's forces abducted
[00:02:50] Naga, but allowed her crew to leave. The Palestinian journalist
[00:02:54] syndicate has condemned her
[00:02:56] a abduction as
[00:02:56] of a wider Israely campaign targeting Palestinian media.
[00:03:01] of according to the syndicate, 38 journalists have been
[00:03:04] abducted in the occupied west bank so
[00:03:07] far.
[00:03:12] It has been three days since press bank reporter
[00:03:15] Nakahmed was abducted by Israeli soldiers. Regime forces
[00:03:19] arrested her a checkpoint as she was returning from
[00:03:22] a reporting assignment. Her cameraman who witnessed the incident
[00:03:26] recounts how the events unfolded. It was three.
[00:03:30] female soldiers who ushered our car to stop, they demanded we hand over
[00:03:34] our identification cards, and they photographed each ID as well as
[00:03:38] a took our pictures. after a short while the soldiers ordered the team to get out
[00:03:41] of the car and follow them to a military watch tower nearby. we were
[00:03:45] forced to sit on the
[00:03:46] of ground for around 45 minutes and in that time naka was
[00:03:49] in taken by the female soldiers to the side. around 15 minutes later, the
[00:03:53] soldiers asked Hamed to collect her phone and laptop and she was taken into
[00:03:57] custody. the Palestinian journalists sent. cate has condemned Israel's
[00:04:01] continued abduction and targeting of Palestinian
[00:04:04] of journalists including Naqa Hamed. The
[00:04:07] in syndicate said
[00:04:07] in a statement that her abduction is the latest example of Israel
[00:04:11] detaining a
[00:04:12] a journalist. It noted that Hamed has diabetes and other health problems. It warned
[00:04:16] that Hamet's continued detention raises serious concerns about her
[00:04:20] health and safety given the harsh conditions and lack of
[00:04:24] of adequate medical care in Israeli prisons and detention centers. The
[00:04:27] journalist has been working as a prostivia. correspondent since
[00:04:31] 2024. Over the past few weeks, she has been
[00:04:34] reporting about rising seller attacks, especially in the town of
[00:04:38] Osra, as well as Israel's land grab policies in the
[00:04:42] occupied territories. That's deemed to be the reason she has been
[00:04:46] targeted by Israeli settlers with wave of incitement on Telegram
[00:04:50] of channels and Israeli
[00:04:51] of media. The campaign has been slammed as part
[00:04:54] of the targeted effort to put psychological and media
[00:04:58] pressure, limit the space. available to journalists and media outlets
[00:05:02] and obstruct Press TV's coverage of Israeli crimes from
[00:05:06] of reaching
[00:05:06] of audiences of a around the world. Ahmed was also injured in
[00:05:10] December
[00:05:10] of last year while reporting from. refugee camp after
[00:05:14] Israeli forces targeted her with rubber bulon northeast of
[00:05:17] romallah holding northeast of romallah holding
[00:05:21] american citizenship and is married with three young
[00:05:24] children. hammed family contacted the US embassy in al
[00:05:28] quts about her arrest but has yet to hear back.
[00:05:32] Israeli news outlet cited unidentified Israeli military
[00:05:35] sources a saying hammed suspected of cooperating with an
[00:05:39] enemy entity and may also be under suspes. of
[00:05:42] espionage, hammed's detention is part of escalating wave of
[00:05:46] arrest of Palestinian journalists by Israeli authorities. Nearly
[00:05:50] 40 journalists are currently in Israeli detention according to the
[00:05:53] Palestinian prisoner society, all of whom were
[00:05:57] abducted following the start of Israel's genocidal war on
[00:06:00] Gaza nearly three years ago. Over half the journalists
[00:06:04] behind bars are being held in administrative detention,
[00:06:08] mechanism that allows Israeli authorities to imprison people and
[00:06:12] different. without charge or trial. For hammed's
[00:06:15] family, however, the case is deeply personal. Three days
[00:06:19] after her arrest, they're still waiting for answers about where
[00:06:23] she's being held, the charges against her, and whether she's
[00:06:27] receiving the medical care she needs. As hammed remains behind
[00:06:30] bars, her colleagues and family continue to call for her immediate
[00:06:34] release and for guarantees of her safety and access to proper
[00:06:38] medical care. The case of hammed is yet another reminder.
[00:06:42] the risks Palestinian journalists face simply for
[00:06:46] documenting events on the ground, for now
[00:06:49] her family remains without answers and the questions surrounding her
[00:06:52] abduction remain
[00:06:54] unresolved.
[00:06:58] Iran says it has destroyed the 53rd US
[00:07:02] MQ9 drone overgeshm island. The drone was destroyed by the
[00:07:05] advanced ear defense systems the IRGC 0 space
[00:07:09] force operating under the countries in. integrated their defense
[00:07:13] network. MQ9 is a primary unmanned aerial vehicle
[00:07:17] used for surveillance and targeted strikes. This is the
[00:07:21] 53rd such drone down by Iranian forces since the
[00:07:24] beginning the US in Israelity war on Iran. According to a
[00:07:28] Washington Post report, the US military has lost
[00:07:32] roughly 25% of its reaper drone
[00:07:35] fleet during the conflict in addition to at least
[00:07:39] 45 aircraft.
[00:07:46] Russia and China have vetoed a US bed at the UN Security
[00:07:50] Council to extend the mandate of panel task with
[00:07:54] monitoring sanctions against Iran. China said security
[00:07:58] council resolution 2231 expired on
[00:08:01] October the 18th, 2025, bringing the council's
[00:08:05] review of Iran's nuclear file to an end. Beijing
[00:08:09] criticized Washington for its proposal stressing that
[00:08:12] the UN security council must not become a platform for
[00:08:16] advancing unilateralist objectives. China urged
[00:08:20] countries to play a constructive role and avoid
[00:08:23] escalation in order to maintain the credibility of
[00:08:27] multilateralism. Russia also rejected claims that the
[00:08:31] so-called snapback mechanism could restore sanctions,
[00:08:35] arguing that resolution 2231 has expired and
[00:08:38] does the current proceedings lack legal. and
[00:08:42] procedural
[00:08:43] basis. The
[00:08:47] International Atomic Energy Agency has adopted resolution calling
[00:08:51] for the establishment of nuclear weapon free zone in West
[00:08:55] Asia. The 70th IAEA General
[00:08:58] Conference adopted the resolution calling for practical and
[00:09:02] appropriate steps implement a mutually and
[00:09:06] effectively verifiable nuclear weapon free zone in West
[00:09:09] Asia. The resolution also urges these. regime to adhear
[00:09:13] to international non-proliferation regimes,
[00:09:17] including the nuclear non-proliferation treaty as a
[00:09:21] means of complementing a zone free of all
[00:09:24] weapons of mass destruction (Israel, which
[00:09:28] possesses nuclear weapons) is not a signatory to the
[00:09:31] NPT. the nuclear weapon free zone initiative was first
[00:09:35] proposed by Iran in 1974 and has since
[00:09:39] been promoted by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
[00:09:42] Resolution was adopted by 112 member
[00:09:46] states with nine abstentations and no votes
[00:09:50] against.
[00:09:58] a UN fact fighting mission on Iran says the US
[00:10:01] committed war crimes in two earth strikes on Iran on
[00:10:05] February 28th. The report focuses on two
[00:10:09] US attacks: the first struck a school in minob. killing
[00:10:12] more than 150 civilians, including school
[00:10:16] children, teachers and parents. second hit a sports
[00:10:20] hall and nearby residential areas in lam, killing more than
[00:10:24] 20 civilians. the findings are expected to be presented
[00:10:28] to the UN human rights council in Geneva.
[00:10:31] According to the report, the strike on the menop school went beyond
[00:10:35] negligence and amounted to a war crime under international
[00:10:39] law. US officials have claimed their military operations are
[00:10:42] carried out in accordance with the law of armed
[00:10:46] conflict.
[00:10:52] At the United States after president at the United States, after
[00:10:56] President Donald Trump threatened the European Union with heavy
[00:11:00] tariffs if Canada becomes associate member the
[00:11:04] block.
[00:11:08] Canadians are united that nobody is going to tell
[00:11:12] us what language we speak, no one is going to dictate our
[00:11:15] culture or with whom we can strike
[00:11:19] agreements
[00:11:20] internationally. This
[00:11:23] after the European. Commission president Ursula Vanderlaon
[00:11:27] proposed that Canada become the block's first associate
[00:11:31] member. Donald Trump labeled the move potentially hostile and
[00:11:35] threatened to stop trading with Europe unquote many things
[00:11:39] while also accusing Canada of being a bad trading
[00:11:42] partner. The EU has been under receiving end of Donald
[00:11:46] Trump's tariffs over the past year while Canada is already locked
[00:11:50] a trade war with the US. Meanwhile, India
[00:11:54] has warned. "the new tariffs targeting countries buying Russian oil could
[00:11:58] affect bilateral ties. US Congress has
[00:12:02] passed a law allowing President Donald Trump to impose tariffs
[00:12:06] of up to 100% on countries such as
[00:12:09] India, to curp their purchases of Russian energy.
[00:12:13] New Delhi stress it remains committed to securing energy for its
[00:12:17] 1.4 billion
[00:12:19] people.
[00:12:25] Yemen's Ansura leader says the Saudi regime has been sharing
[00:12:29] intelligence with thisuri regime and participated with the American into
[00:12:33] regression against
[00:12:34] Yemen.
[00:12:39] Those managing the Saudi enemies operations are American, Israeli
[00:12:43] and British experts and the foreign role is clear. The Saudi enemy was
[00:12:47] not satisfied with the foreign role in the aggression against our country and wants to
[00:12:51] drag them into a direct war at the international and regional level.
[00:12:59] Abdul Malik Al-Huthi said Saudi Arabia receives its weapons from the
[00:13:03] United States and has announced a joint force of 200
[00:13:07] military experts managing the aggressive operations by
[00:13:11] Saudi Arabia against Yemen. He also rejected the false claim
[00:13:14] that Yemani forces targeted Mecca saying that the Yemenis
[00:13:18] are ready sacrifice themselves to defend
[00:13:22] Mecca.
[00:13:24] Alhuthi stress that Yeman. remains in a state of legitimate defense and
[00:13:28] has only targeted military targets, he said the blockade on
[00:13:32] airports and ports and the use of hunger as a weapon
[00:13:35] or forms of aggression aimed at enslaving the people of
[00:13:39] Yemen.
[00:13:45] Another deadly attack in Yemen Saudi backed forces shell
[00:13:49] residential areas tais, killing three children and wounding
[00:13:52] several others. The attack hit the... village of Al-
[00:13:56] Taraira and the Al-Vazia district meanwile a
[00:13:59] Saudi Surveillance thrown was reportedly shot down over
[00:14:03] Yemen's damar province. Earlier Saudi war planes
[00:14:07] targeted three telecommunications towers in Yemen's Taiz
[00:14:10] province. Two other Saudi air strikes on the city of Obs
[00:14:14] in Hada province killed one civilian and wounded
[00:14:18] another while destroying four vehicles and damaging
[00:14:22] house. The latest Saudi Earth. strikes come emit
[00:14:25] major ansurlah military gains along Yemen's Red Sea
[00:14:29] coast.
[00:14:34] Rescuers are continuing to recover bodies from residential
[00:14:38] building in Gaza City day after it collaps following damage
[00:14:42] sustained in his roody strikes. At least 21 people are so
[00:14:46] far confirmed dead and many others injured when more
[00:14:49] than 100 remain missing. Our correspondent
[00:14:53] Ibrahim tells us more.
[00:14:58] 21 bodies were recovered from beneath the robel of assada building west
[00:15:02] of Gaza, including 12 children and five
[00:15:04] women after 15 hours of continuous rescue and
[00:15:08] search operations, according to Gaza civil defense, around
[00:15:12] 100 Palestinians got trapped under the rubble the collapsed
[00:15:16] building. The six story building contain 24 apartments
[00:15:20] and served as a shelter for more than six families, six
[00:15:23] extended families. is those whose homes were destroyed as
[00:15:27] result the expanding so called yellow line in the eastern bars the
[00:15:31] gaza strip that is actually taken control over 70%
[00:15:35] the gaza strip which is as a Brazil compressing more than 2
[00:15:39] million Palestinians more in the western bars the gaza
[00:15:42] strip, so those families had limited options, but to stay in
[00:15:46] dangerous areas as Israel occupation regime is still hindering the
[00:15:50] entry the reconstruction materials into the gaz strip, according to Gaza
[00:15:54] civil defense as well, the major obstacle is the lack of heavy machinery
[00:15:58] and the lack of machinery that is designed to save the lives and to
[00:16:01] rescue those who are still alive under the rubble after 15
[00:16:05] hours, the the civil defense and that the the the machinery
[00:16:09] they have are not designed to save the lives, but designed actually to
[00:16:13] break down the slaps of concrete instead, which could be fatal for those who are
[00:16:17] still trapped under the rubble until this moment. this
[00:16:20] actually serves as reminder that the Israel cubation regime is
[00:16:24] still hindering the entry the heavy machinery, the entry the
[00:16:27] reconstruction materials into the gaza strip and is still deteriorating
[00:16:31] the conditions for the many the palestinians and forcing them to stay in
[00:16:35] very dangerous areas across the gaza.
[00:16:37] strip: now let's
[00:16:41] cross over to the city of deirobada central goza and speak to our
[00:16:45] corresponding, hope you're doing well, please bring
[00:16:49] this up to speed on what you're saying in
[00:16:51] here,
[00:16:55] well unfortunately the people of Gaza are still trapped under these
[00:16:59] Israels continued by the Israel occubation forces, we are talking
[00:17:03] about several Israeli strikes and attacks that were
[00:17:06] cut out. "as you over the past couple of hours targeting
[00:17:10] more and civilians and definitely those turks
[00:17:14] are still claiming more lives the innocent civilians and they are still
[00:17:18] inflicting more devastation and destruction in several parts of
[00:17:22] gas with the last attack that took place in
[00:17:26] khanuni city whereas the Israeli fighter drones attack the make
[00:17:29] shift tint in the western side the city killing at least a
[00:17:33] palestinian civilian and leaving several injuries in the meantime the
[00:17:37] israel" walkings launched another attack targeting the
[00:17:40] roof the of one the residential buildings
[00:17:43] in as you know in the eastern side of ad daraj neighborhood
[00:17:47] in gaz city leaving several palestinan
[00:17:50] casualties needs to mention once again that the insides of
[00:17:54] gossip are still under the heavy bombings the Israel
[00:17:57] occupation forces we are still able to hear more
[00:18:00] detonations the palestinian residential buildings
[00:18:04] that survived the relent s over the
[00:18:08] past couple of months in those areas, addition to that, the
[00:18:12] makeshift tens the palestinian people are still exposed to more
[00:18:16] stray bullets from the Israeli forces at mid the
[00:18:19] intense as you machine gun fire continued by the Israeli forces
[00:18:23] and according to the recent updates from the Gaza Health
[00:18:27] Ministry that a Palestinian woman was confirmed wandded
[00:18:31] in the eastern side of Danielle city as result the
[00:18:34] of that intense and mass shooting towards the makeshift tents the
[00:18:38] palestinian people and under the same circumstances two palestinian
[00:18:42] civilians were also wounded and injured in the northern part of anosar
[00:18:46] refugee camp which is still under repetitive ground offensive carried
[00:18:50] out by the israel ocvision forces. a daily basis we
[00:18:53] are witnessing are reporting how the Israeli forces are playing out more
[00:18:57] encasions against the northern our skates of alb
[00:19:00] and camp respectively. so this reflects clearly
[00:19:04] how tragic the situation looks like for those palestinian. are still
[00:19:08] as in suffering from the ongoing and seizless Israel
[00:19:11] strikes and attacks and on the ground as you the humanitarian situation
[00:19:15] continues to deteriorate for palestinian people in god as the Israeli
[00:19:19] regime is still hokish with its policy of restricting
[00:19:23] the flow the humanitarian supplies to the people leaving the entire population
[00:19:27] a very despite situation let me remind you once again that
[00:19:31] the winters look like for palestinan people
[00:19:34] particularly for those who are still living in the fl seemic shiftings and
[00:19:38] till this moment as you know the Israeli regime is celebrating the entry
[00:19:42] the life saving materials, the reconstruction materials and the
[00:19:45] shilters for palestinan people, so we are
[00:19:49] talking about another disaster rooming on the
[00:19:52] horizon, and we are we all have
[00:19:55] witnessed how the the tragic, mean the tragic incident that unfolded
[00:19:59] in God regarding the collapse of one the semi-destroyed houses and
[00:20:03] residential buildings that claim the lives of 21 and civilians
[00:20:07] muslims. women and his children, this incident is more likely
[00:20:10] to uh to take honoring matter uh in case
[00:20:14] the situation remains as it is right now, mean because we are talking about
[00:20:18] roughly as
[00:20:19] you know 3,000 palestinian
[00:20:22] residential buildings of those as you know semi-destroyed
[00:20:26] houses are still taking shilt by thousands the patinan families
[00:20:29] so they are they could die any moment because as you know
[00:20:33] the israely attacks are still ongoing uh this this fast
[00:20:38] the possibility of those houses and essential buildings to collapse
[00:20:42] over the heads the palestinan people and this means clearly that
[00:20:46] palestinan people are still deeply afflicted by the... going
[00:20:50] Israel attacks and they still deeply impacted by the catastrophic
[00:20:54] consequences of those attacks as well. thank you
[00:20:58] so much for that report, that was qu's muthi
[00:21:02] abu mus
[00:21:02] reporting from day road bala central gaza. gaza's
[00:21:06] public transportation system is nearing collapse with around
[00:21:09] 70% of its bus fleet out of service emits severe
[00:21:13] shortages of tires, oils and spare parts
[00:21:17] as war damage roads continue to wear down t remaining vehicles,
[00:21:21] palestinians are spending hours searching for transport,
[00:21:25] overcrowding makeshift vehicles and struggling to reach
[00:21:28] work, healthcare and other basic necessities. watch this
[00:21:32] report.
[00:21:37] for many palestinians in Gaza, getting from one place to another has become
[00:21:41] a daily struggle defined by hours of waiting, long
[00:21:45] walks, overcrowded vehicles and roads that are barely
[00:21:48] passable. what was once her routine journey has become
[00:21:52] increasingly difficult as Gaza's public
[00:21:55] transportation system is pushed to closer to
[00:21:58] collapse. for two years
[00:22:02] we have struggled to keep 20% the buses running, serving communities,
[00:22:06] including healthcare workers. with tires, oil and spare parts still
[00:22:10] restricted, companies are dismantling out of service buses to salvage
[00:22:13] parts. we have even switched some buses from six wheels to
[00:22:17] four, but it is risky and not a sustain.
[00:22:20] solution around 70% of buses are already
[00:22:24] out of service, leaving only a fraction of vehicles operating
[00:22:28] across a strip, those still running are being pushed towards the
[00:22:32] breakdown by severe shortages of tires, engine oils and
[00:22:35] essential spare parts. every spare
[00:22:39] part has become so expensive that people simply cannot
[00:22:43] afford to replace it. i drive slowly, knowing it
[00:22:47] delays passengers, but if i drive faster, I risk
[00:22:50] wearing out my tires even more. The roads are
[00:22:54] badly damaged and covered with rubble. People can spend
[00:22:58] hours waiting for ride, which is why we have resorted to these
[00:23:02] makeshift rear carts to carry more
[00:23:05] passengers. As conventional public transport becomes
[00:23:09] increasingly scars under Israel's blockade,
[00:23:12] increasingly desperate alternatives are emerging on Gaza's
[00:23:16] streets with remaining vehicles being fitted with makeshift.
[00:23:20] your cards to carry addish these
[00:23:23] makes these make shift vehicles are
[00:23:27] dangerous, i have to hold on tightly throughout the journey to avoid
[00:23:30] falling. the roads are badly damaged and as you can see these
[00:23:34] vehicles offer no real safety, they are suffocating us in
[00:23:38] every sense. they restrict access to engine oil,
[00:23:42] tires and spare parts and all of this is reflected in
[00:23:46] our daily suffering. the gaza center for human rights
[00:23:50] estimates direct losses to the transport sector at around
[00:23:53] $2.8 billion dollars, but the real cost is born by the
[00:23:57] people who depend on these vehicles every day as even the
[00:24:01] simplest journey becomes longer, harder and
[00:24:05] more dangerous. on roads discard by war and buried in
[00:24:08] rubble, every journey has become longer, harder
[00:24:12] and more expensive, yet the few remaining
[00:24:16] vehicles still moving continue to carry people who are.
[00:24:20] trying to live, were trying to care for their
[00:24:23] families and trying to preserve a sense
[00:24:26] of normal life, but Ibrahim for press tv, ghaza city,
[00:24:30] Palestine. Israely forces and
[00:24:34] settlers have carried out new raids and attacks across the occupied west
[00:24:38] bank. israely forces raided the city of Ramalan arrested
[00:24:42] journalist ala Hassan Al Ramavi, the latest media worker
[00:24:45] detained in connection with his journalistic work. As
[00:24:50] has used administrative detention to hold palestinians in
[00:24:53] definitely without charge or trial, a separate
[00:24:57] raid on the alain refugee camp west of neaplas, two
[00:25:01] palestinian men were reportedly beaten while being detained and
[00:25:05] subjected to field interrogations. meanwhile
[00:25:08] islers attacked palestinian homes in the village of burga
[00:25:12] east of ramela and set fire to agricultural
[00:25:16] land in the alwad al shami area i with
[00:25:20] that the flame spread toward nearby
[00:25:23] homes
[00:25:28] and that brings us to the end of this edition of world news
[00:25:31] bulletin, thank you so much for joining us and bye
[00:25:35] bye.
[00:25:55] Crisis devastating wars,
[00:25:58] terrorism, the Israeli lobby.
[00:26:05] Crackdown,
[00:26:09] diplomacy.
[00:26:14] Iran changing US war
[00:26:16] equations.
[00:26:31] On June. 14th 2025, war came to Dr. Ali Fuladman's
[00:26:35] home when Israeli strike killed his wife and left the Iranian scientists
[00:26:39] seriously wounded. It was not the last attempt on his life. Less than
[00:26:43] year later, during the 2026 war, fuladman was
[00:26:46] targeted again this time, he was martered. Fuladman was not
[00:26:50] a politician, he was not a military commander, he was
[00:26:54] scientist, a senior researcher who spent years
[00:26:57] working on strategic technologies and national defense
[00:27:01] projects. He served at Iran's Organization of
[00:27:05] Defensive Innovation and Research, known as SPND, eventually
[00:27:09] becoming his head of research. His work had already made him
[00:27:13] a target of American pressure. On October 1st, 2025, the
[00:27:17] U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned him, but Fuladwan's
[00:27:20] most important contribution could never be captured in a
[00:27:24] sanction list or an official title. He
[00:27:28] taught, he trained young researchers, shared what he had learned and
[00:27:32] helped. prepare new generation to work in some of Iran's
[00:27:36] most advanced fields of science and technology, for him, scientific
[00:27:39] power was not simply about what one scientist could achieve, it was
[00:27:43] about what could be passed on from one generation to the next, and
[00:27:47] what may explain why scientists like Fulad Vand can become
[00:27:51] targets. eliminating scientist may silence one voice, but
[00:27:55] it cannot erase the knowledge of that voice has already passed to
[00:27:59] others. just says after his marturdom, the prestigious journal
[00:28:02] science in its April 6, 2026 issue reported on the growing
[00:28:06] Israeli campaign targeting Iranian scientists and universities. full
[00:28:10] advanced death had become part of a larger story: a
[00:28:14] war in which those capable of advancing Iran
[00:28:17] scientific and technological future were themselves
[00:28:20] being targeted, but there is limit to what an attack can
[00:28:24] destroy a laboratory can be hit, resurger can be
[00:28:28] killed, a generation can lose one of its teachers, but knowledge
[00:28:31] survives It is carried by the students, they trained, the researchers,
[00:28:35] they inspired, and the people who continue the work after they are
[00:28:39] gone. That was full advance other legacy, one no
[00:28:43] missile could
[00:28:44] eliminate.