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[00:00:09] Your headlines on press TV, Iran says it remains determined to defend
[00:00:13] this national interests and prevent the US from exploiting the straight of
[00:00:17] removes to threaten the country.
[00:00:21] Iraq's Katari of Hesbullah urges Iraqies to support Iran
[00:00:24] economically and counter the US
[00:00:27] a sie calling for increased trade and purchases. Iranian goods
[00:00:31] and the Israeli regime
[00:00:35] of continues of to press ahead
[00:00:36] of with its deadly attacks on the wall ravige Gaza strip sheading more
[00:00:39] Palestinian
[00:00:40] blood.
[00:00:49] of
[00:00:50] a
[00:00:59] Hello. everyone, you're watching Press TV live from the
[00:01:02] a studios in Tehran. Thank you for joining
[00:01:05] us. In today's top story, Iran's
[00:01:08] foreign minister meets with his Russian counterpart on the side
[00:01:12] of lines
[00:01:12] of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where the two
[00:01:16] sides exchange views on various topics. Abosochi
[00:01:20] praised Moscow's responsible stance in opposing US
[00:01:24] unilateralism and
[00:01:25] of Washington's
[00:01:26] of use of international organizations to pressure independent.
[00:01:30] countries, he described the current insecurity in the strategic straight of
[00:01:34] Urmus as a direct result of US breaches of his
[00:01:37] commitments and his crimes against Iran. Arakchi
[00:01:41] stressed that despite
[00:01:43] of Iran's commitment to diplomacy, the Islamic Republic remains determined
[00:01:47] to defend this national interests and prevent the US from
[00:01:51] exploiting the straight
[00:01:52] of of
[00:01:52] of Hurbus to threaten Iran. Russian foreign minister
[00:01:56] Sergey Lavroff for his part stressed the need for all countries.
[00:02:00] to abide by international law and the principles
[00:02:07] of of the UN charter. Iranian foreign minister Abbas Arakchi says
[00:02:10] Tavan has put forward a clear seven-day plan to restore
[00:02:14] maritime navigation through the straight of moves
[00:02:17] of placing the next move in Washington's
[00:02:20] of
[00:02:23] of hands. Iran has conved to the United
[00:02:26] of States
[00:02:26] a through Qatar a concrete seven day.
[00:02:31] planan if the necessary conditions are met, the straight
[00:02:35] can be reopened a normal maritime passage
[00:02:38] restored within seven days. The choice
[00:02:42] now rests with the United
[00:02:44] States.
[00:02:49] Iranian foreign minister Abbas Arakchi says Washington already
[00:02:52] has
[00:02:53] a clear path to restoring normal maritime navigation through the straight
[00:02:57] of Urmus. He says the proposed US actions. are already
[00:03:00] covered by memorandum of understanding, including
[00:03:04] a lifting the maritime blockade, unfreezing Iranian
[00:03:07] in assets, easing sanctions and ending military operations against
[00:03:11] Iran. Terran says these steps could be completed
[00:03:15] of within of four to five days, allowing this rate to reopen
[00:03:18] of by day 6. On day 7, Iran proposes talks
[00:03:22] with Washington on
[00:03:24] of mutually agreed issues, including Iran's nuclear program and
[00:03:27] final agreement.
[00:03:32] of The spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Gas
[00:03:36] Course says Iran will deploy new weapons if the enemies
[00:03:40] impose another war on the country. Brigadier general Hussein
[00:03:44] in Muhibi said Iran would also considered new defense
[00:03:47] strategies including changing the geography
[00:03:50] of the war and selecting different targets. He said during
[00:03:54] the recent war Iran's enemies were surprised by the country's military
[00:03:58] capabilities including the... destructive power,
[00:04:01] precision and range of weapons, where be said the US
[00:04:05] failed to restore the straight of warmus
[00:04:07] of to the conditions is sought describing the failure as a major
[00:04:11] victory for Iran. He said American forces had to move
[00:04:15] 400 kmters away from the straight of formus for
[00:04:20] of safety. That's why military and
[00:04:23] political analyst Ali Hamiah says Ivan has already won the
[00:04:27] war against the US leaving Washington. struggling to find an
[00:04:31] exit strategy without Taiwan declaring victory. Let's see,
[00:04:35] listen.
[00:04:39] The problem with the west is because Iran is
[00:04:43] progressing so fast and accelerating into industry and new
[00:04:47] technology and reverse engineering so
[00:04:50] fast that nobody
[00:04:52] can uh
[00:04:56] come have any competition against Iran in in such matter.
[00:05:00] We saw that dive the l about couple weeks ago being captured by
[00:05:04] the Iranian and maybe they
[00:05:07] will make
[00:05:11] manufacture new one. but maybe will be armed
[00:05:14] this time as we saw that M or RQ170
[00:05:18] on 2011 captured by the Iranian and
[00:05:22] also they invented so many
[00:05:25] drones much have more capabilities
[00:05:29] than the RQ uh 170 the
[00:05:32] American one so I believe that now
[00:05:36] now and what's going on we are at the turning
[00:05:40] point the problem is the American trying to step back
[00:05:43] to see any exit, decent exit of such
[00:05:47] war, but not to let the Iranian declare their victory,
[00:05:51] and this is will not happen, the Iranian by
[00:05:55] stand fasten against the American,
[00:05:59] they won the war already, they are winning the
[00:06:03] strategic one, the military one, even though they
[00:06:06] grapping their hands on straight of hormos, they are winning also the
[00:06:10] economic war against United. state, they are losing,
[00:06:14] they are losing their public
[00:06:16] opinion.
[00:06:20] Iranian president mason says the United States has
[00:06:24] betrayed diplomacy three times during his presidency,
[00:06:28] condemning the US and Israeli terrorism and war crimes against
[00:06:31] Iran. Pesition made the remarks during a meeting with the UN
[00:06:35] secretary general Antonio Gutierres on the side lines the
[00:06:39] UN generals announce the US actions as coers announced US
[00:06:42] actions as coersive measures against the Iranian nation, he
[00:06:46] stated that Iran seeks to create security in the Persian
[00:06:50] Gulf and the West Asia region through cooperation with regional
[00:06:54] countries, adding that much the problem can be solved once the
[00:06:58] US leaves these territories. Gutieresh for his part
[00:07:02] said the UN has no tools but dialogue and will support
[00:07:05] efforts to faster peace and security in the region. He
[00:07:09] emphasized that Iran's voice has been one of peace and
[00:07:12] moder moderation and confirm that evaluations
[00:07:16] show Iran does not seek nuclear
[00:07:19] weapons.
[00:07:24] The children's Medical Center Interfone has marked its
[00:07:27] 1000th pediatric stem cell transplant,
[00:07:31] major milestone for a program treating children with serious and
[00:07:35] life-threatening diseases. Doctors say two decades of
[00:07:39] experience in stem cell transplantation are now
[00:07:42] paving the way for further advances in cell and gene
[00:07:46] therapies. Gisu Misha Ahmadi has the
[00:07:48] details.
[00:07:57] They came here first as patients, some were very young
[00:08:01] and some were fighting diseases that threatened their
[00:08:05] lives. Now years later, they are returning under
[00:08:08] very different circumstances. As survivors.
[00:08:42] We had to come to Tairon from my hometown so I could receive treatment for my
[00:08:46] illness. It was very difficult time, but thankfully I'm doing
[00:08:50] well now. I received
[00:08:54] my stem cell transplant eight years ago. I was a very difficult
[00:08:57] condition at the time, but the treatment worked. Now I'm completely
[00:09:01] healthy
[00:09:02] and doing very well. The children's medical center in
[00:09:05] Tehran has now performed its 100th pediatric
[00:09:09] stem cell transplant. Behind this number. are
[00:09:13] years of treatment, research and highly coordinated
[00:09:16] care and 10 individual transplant
[00:09:19] journeys. it
[00:09:23] has been a long and difficult journey. when we started 20 years
[00:09:27] ago, very few people believ this treatment could
[00:09:30] succeed, but after several years and a growing number of
[00:09:34] successful cases, things began to change. today we have an
[00:09:38] entirely new generation of doctors specializing in this
[00:09:41] field.
[00:10:12] doctors and nurses to see what years of treatment and follow
[00:10:16] up can ultimately mean. 10 is
[00:10:20] an important medical milestone, but inside pediatric
[00:10:23] hospital numbers tell very different story: each
[00:10:27] transplant represents a child, family and donor that
[00:10:30] along with a large medical team have worked towards the same
[00:10:34] objective, giving that child the best possible chance
[00:10:38] of survival. Gisum Shah madiv,
[00:10:42] Tehran. Iraq's resistance
[00:10:45] group kataib hezbollah has called on the Iraqis to support
[00:10:49] Iran economically and counter the US sie on Tehran
[00:10:53] urging increased trade. and purchase of Iranian
[00:10:56] goods. In a statement, the group called for expanding economic
[00:11:00] ties with Iran and avoiding action that could increase
[00:11:03] pressure on the Iranian people. It also called on the Irakis to
[00:11:07] support Iranian goods, expand trade and avoid any
[00:11:11] action that increases pressure on Iran, describing this as
[00:11:15] religious duty. The group accused the Iraqi government and
[00:11:18] other institutions of aligning with American policies
[00:11:22] saying this intensifies pressure on the... Iranian people, it
[00:11:26] also issued religious inquiry to clerics and
[00:11:30] authorities demanding a ruling on the Islamic legal status
[00:11:33] of any cooperation with the siege on
[00:11:36] Iran. In
[00:11:40] Yemen, answer law forces have repelled major offensive by Saudi
[00:11:44] backed formations in the southern province of Tires. Dozens of
[00:11:48] hostile groups or troops were killed or wounded during the
[00:11:51] clashes. Reports say Saudi back military. formations
[00:11:55] during the operations. The Yemani armed forces spokesperson,
[00:11:59] Brigadier General Yahya Sari said, over the past
[00:12:03] 24 hours, Saudi war planes and missile strikes carried
[00:12:07] out 14 attacks targeting the Yemani provinces of
[00:12:10] Thaies, Amran, Marib and
[00:12:12] Saada.
[00:12:17] The head the Yemen's Supreme Political Council has renewed his
[00:12:20] commitment to confronting Saudi aggression and supporting
[00:12:24] Palestine. as Yemen marks the 64th anniversary of a
[00:12:27] September 26th
[00:12:29] revolution.
[00:12:34] How much this night resembles yesterday? The same
[00:12:38] forces, foremost among them the Saudi regime, that yesterday stood against the
[00:12:42] will the Yemani people and sought to abort their liberation project, are today once
[00:12:46] again trying to deprive our dear people their legitimate right to sovereignty,
[00:12:50] independence, development and dignified life.
[00:12:53] They are fighting the Yemen. will once more for the same goal, to return Yemen to the
[00:12:57] square of guardianship and dependency, but they will
[00:13:01] never achieve that. The Saudi regime has for 64
[00:13:05] years directly interfered in Yemen's internal and external affairs, and
[00:13:09] through a network of corrupt individuals and traits linked to it, it has extended its
[00:13:13] influence over the state's institutions and decisions. This
[00:13:16] approach did not stem from developmental or renaissance project serving the
[00:13:20] region and its peoples. Rather, it came in the
[00:13:24] context of this aggressive Saudi regime's association with the American
[00:13:27] Zionist project in the region, which aims to weaken the Arab and Islamic
[00:13:31] nation and keep its states a state of dependency and
[00:13:34] fragmentation. We also renew our affirmation of our
[00:13:38] principaled, faith-based position in supporting the oppressed Palestinian people
[00:13:41] and their just cause, which is the cause the entire
[00:13:44] nation. We condemn the criminal Netanyahu and
[00:13:48] the Zionists for storming and desecrating Alaksa mosk and for threatening to
[00:13:52] destroy it from the tunnels they have dug beneath it.
[00:13:59] Yemen has faced a Saudi American siege for 12 years
[00:14:02] and that Riyard has interfered in Yemen's
[00:14:06] affairs for 64 years preventing the country from
[00:14:10] building a strong army and exploiting its resources. He
[00:14:14] accused Saudi Arabia for fabricating the claim that Yemen threatened
[00:14:18] Mecca calling it a desperate lie and reaffirmed Yemen's
[00:14:21] respect for Islamic holy sights. He stress. that international
[00:14:25] navigation remains safe and the Yemen's operations target
[00:14:29] only Saudi military
[00:14:31] mobilizations.
[00:14:37] Israeli occupation forces say the regime will enter new
[00:14:41] phase of fighting in southern Lebanon in the coming days and it
[00:14:44] continued attacks against the Arab country. Israely media
[00:14:48] reported the IOF will escalate operations while war
[00:14:51] planes flew over Beirout Debeca and several regions
[00:14:55] across Lebanon, artillery shelling, air strikes and machine
[00:14:59] gun fire hit multiple villages across the south, coinciding
[00:15:03] with fresh movements of Israeli military vehicles in several
[00:15:06] areas. Explosions and air strikes were also reported in the
[00:15:10] eastern sector with fires and damage to civilian
[00:15:14] property. Meanwhile, almost 9,00 Lebanese have been
[00:15:17] killed and over 30,600 injured since
[00:15:21] the US backed aggression began on 8th of October.
[00:15:25] 2023, according to Lebanon's Health
[00:15:28] Ministry.
[00:15:32] We were earlier joined by our south Lebanon correspondent
[00:15:35] Hussain Amad. He. gave us the latest update from Israel's
[00:15:39] valley very moment we we've heard just few moments
[00:15:42] ago several shelling and explosives going up
[00:15:46] just beyond the hill sounding all across the re all across the
[00:15:50] nabatia region however the most prominent
[00:15:54] action that the Israel military has been conducting since hours of
[00:15:58] early morning today on september 26th beyond
[00:16:02] the shelling and the drone strikes is is seemingly renewed
[00:16:05] campaign of heavy surveillance. across the entire
[00:16:08] area, across all of south Lebanon, everyone since
[00:16:12] the hours the early down have been hearing the sounds of
[00:16:16] surveillance drones flying below over their heads in
[00:16:20] whether it's in the tier province, whether it's in the Navatia province, we heard
[00:16:24] them since the very early hours, accompanied
[00:16:28] by low flying Israeli war planes that
[00:16:32] traveled all throughout the south reaching Beirot and doing a
[00:16:36] loop and then going back back to the south
[00:16:40] southern territories after which after this
[00:16:43] currently this renewed campaign of surveillance, the Israeli news
[00:16:47] channel, channel 12 released a statement by
[00:16:51] occupation forces that contained that they are
[00:16:54] preparing for new round of heavy combat and and
[00:16:58] resistance infrastructure clearing within this in the
[00:17:02] zone the yellow line so the zone that that they
[00:17:06] are currently occupying, which constitutes about
[00:17:10] 5% of Lebanese
[00:17:11] territory. Israely
[00:17:15] regime continues to press ahead with the deadly attacks on the war
[00:17:19] ravige Gaza strip shedding more Palestinian blood, an Israeli
[00:17:22] drone strike killed one Palestinian and left several others injured in
[00:17:26] the almawasi area of khan Unis south the strip.
[00:17:30] The Nuseira refugee camp in Central Gaza was also targeted by
[00:17:34] Israeli air strikes, leaving several Palestinian. is injured,
[00:17:38] meanwhile, Israeli artillery shelling hit the eastern areas of khan
[00:17:42] unis as well as the outscares the alburrage refugee camp
[00:17:46] in central Gaza. This comes as a UN body as
[00:17:50] sounded the alarm that Gaza is facing the world's most severe
[00:17:54] economic crisis on record. The report said that
[00:17:57] 92% the strip's economic establishments have been
[00:18:01] damaged or destroyed and more than 90% the working age
[00:18:05] population was unemployed.
[00:18:13] This is the third consecutive UN General Assembly since the Israeli regime
[00:18:17] launched its genocidal war on Gaza. Amits the successive speeches of
[00:18:20] world leaders in New York, the Palestinian people continue to endure
[00:18:24] devastating Israeli attacks and catastrophic humanitarian
[00:18:28] conditions. As more Palestinians are expected to lose their
[00:18:32] lives, the UNGA speakers once again stick to
[00:18:35] issuing statements devoid. of any practical measures. Press
[00:18:39] TV's motiabul has report from
[00:18:42] Gaza. Seven years
[00:18:46] ago, my country
[00:18:47] was still emerging. For the third consecutive year, since the
[00:18:51] commencement the genocidal war on Gaza, world leaders
[00:18:55] have convined in New York to address the annual United Nations
[00:18:58] General Assembly. However, these gatherings have had no
[00:19:02] impact on the Israeli crimes against Palestinians with the war
[00:19:06] ravaged Gaza.
[00:19:15] The UN general assembly has undoubtedly lost its significance since
[00:19:19] it failed to hold the Israeli regime fully accountable for the ongoing
[00:19:23] genocide in Gaza. In light of this unprecedented
[00:19:26] brutality and the relentless killing by the Israeli regime, those
[00:19:30] statements alone have become meaningless and a mere waste of time.
[00:19:34] We urgently need those statements to be translated.
[00:20:02] It's becoming increasingly evident that the international community and the United
[00:20:06] Nations. failed to protect international law and
[00:20:09] regulations, regrettably, the Israeli regime continues to
[00:20:13] receive protection from the US administration and numerous other countries.
[00:20:17] this is the moment to change this apathetic international stance and
[00:20:21] take decisive action to compel the Israely regime to comply
[00:20:25] with international resolutions. thousands more
[00:20:28] palestinians have been killed since the last united nations general
[00:20:32] assembly address and more are expected to die as world
[00:20:36] leaders continue to issue unfulfilled statements without taking any
[00:20:40] meaningful action to end Israeli
[00:20:42] brutalities since
[00:20:46] 1948 the UN general assembly has made hollow
[00:20:50] statements about the Palestinian people crimes against us, they would
[00:20:54] take immediate action. Unfortunately, we are still suffering from
[00:20:57] three years of violence and starvation, and they are watching us
[00:21:01] helplessly. They are completely complicit in the Israeli
[00:21:04] atrocities. For
[00:21:07] many, those apathetic leaders are complicit in the Israeli
[00:21:11] crimes as they realize that their condemminations alone will
[00:21:14] never protect the Palestinians from the Israeli killing machine, while
[00:21:18] their relations with the... regime remain intact,
[00:21:22] despite the conspicuous criticism the Israeli
[00:21:25] atroceries in Gaza, by word leaders during their address
[00:21:29] to the United Nations General Assembly, the Israeli
[00:21:33] regime continues its vicious attacks. This serves
[00:21:37] as yet another stark reminder the Israeli
[00:21:40] brutality and the hypocrisy of those leaders
[00:21:44] who, despite their condemnation continue to maintain their
[00:21:47] diplomatic and economic ties with. Israeli
[00:21:50] occupation, the central
[00:21:54] area of gaza
[00:21:55] step, they have
[00:21:59] those with the top stories on press tv, thank you for being with us, take
[00:22:02] care and stay
[00:22:03] safe!
[00:22:24] "When you are born on Iranian soil, something is born with
[00:22:28] you, the belief
[00:22:29] that a homeland is not merely a place to live, but sometimes a place you
[00:22:33] must be willing to die for. The roots of this belief can be found
[00:22:37] even in the legends of Iran, and perhaps no legend expresses it
[00:22:41] more powerfully than the story of Arash. After the war between
[00:22:45] Iran and Turan, it is decided that Iran's new frontier will
[00:22:49] be determined by the..." flight of a single arrow, arash stands a
[00:22:52] top mount damavant, he puts all his strength, all his
[00:22:56] life into the arrow and releases it, arash dies, but the
[00:23:00] arrow flies on, where did it land? to find the answer,
[00:23:04] we must leave legend behind and enter history. 330
[00:23:08] BC, Alexander had crushed nearly every major power in his
[00:23:11] path and was advancing toward Precep. At the Persian
[00:23:15] gate, Ario Barzanis stood with around 700 warriors
[00:23:19] against an army of more than 10,000. They knew that if they
[00:23:23] resisted, they would die, but they chose an honorable death over
[00:23:27] life under domination. They stopped Alexander's first assault
[00:23:31] and forced him to retreat, and for the generations that followed, they
[00:23:34] left behind a legacy. Resistance means knowing that you may
[00:23:38] lose your life, yet refusing to let an enemy cross your land without
[00:23:42] paying a price. Two centuries later, this time Rome came
[00:23:46] from the west. In 53 BC, Crasses invaded.
[00:23:50] harthian territory with vast army, facing him stood young
[00:23:54] commander, sirena, with his mounted archers and a thousand
[00:23:57] camels carrying an endless supply of arrows, syrena filled the
[00:24:01] skies with a storm of arrows. the Roman army suffered one the
[00:24:05] most devastating defeats in its history, but for Iranians,
[00:24:09] land is not the only frontier. the sea is a frontier
[00:24:13] too. at the beginning the 16th century, the Portuguese
[00:24:16] seized Hormus, a small island at the entrance to the Persian.
[00:24:20] gulf, whose control meant command over one the most important trade
[00:24:24] roots between east and west. They built fortresses, they
[00:24:27] brought cannons and they remained for more than a century. In
[00:24:31] 1622, Iranian forces under the command of Imam
[00:24:35] Koli Khan, reached Hormus. After a hard fought siege,
[00:24:39] Portuguese power in Hormus was broken and the island was
[00:24:42] retaken. But the Persian Gulf never
[00:24:46] disappeared from the ambitions of colonial powers in 19.
[00:24:50] 15, British forces occupied Boucher against an
[00:24:53] army backed by warships, artillery and the power of one the
[00:24:57] world's greatest empires, the people of southern Iran stood with
[00:25:01] simple rifles. Their resistance was led by a man named
[00:25:05] Rais Ali Delvari. During the months of occupation, he
[00:25:08] organized the resistance the people of Tangistan. For Rais
[00:25:12] Ali, the question was never how many soldiers stood on either
[00:25:16] side. The principle was simple: Iranian soil is... not
[00:25:20] negotiable, even if defending it costs your life. Rais
[00:25:23] Ali was eventually martered in that struggle. September 3rd,
[00:25:27] the anniversary of his martterdom is commemorated in Iran as the
[00:25:31] national day of struggle against British colonialism, but the
[00:25:35] resistance did not end with his death. Years later, British
[00:25:38] forces finally left Bucher, yet the ambitions of foreign
[00:25:42] powers toward Iran did not end
[00:25:44] there, because Iran also had
[00:25:48] oil. For decades. Much of Iran's oil industry remained
[00:25:52] under the influence of a British company, until
[00:25:54] 1951, Mohammed Mosadeg stood against
[00:25:58] threats, political pressure, and economic pressure, and
[00:26:01] declared. Iran's oil must belong to Iran. The
[00:26:05] oil industry was nationalized. Two years later, a coup
[00:26:08] backed directly by the United States and Britain overthrough his
[00:26:12] government. Mosadeg was removed from power and spent the remaining
[00:26:16] years of his life in imprisonment and house arrest, but one demand
[00:26:20] could no longer be erased. Iran's wealth must remain in
[00:26:23] Iranian hands: land, water,
[00:26:27] oil. But now, the issue is no longer only land,
[00:26:31] water, or oil. It is something greater than all them,
[00:26:35] independence. The question of who has the right to decide Iran's
[00:26:39] future. In June, 2025, the United States and
[00:26:42] Israel. For months, military and economic pressure has
[00:26:46] continued, but Iran has never been willing to trade its independence
[00:26:50] for temporary peace. Bows, arrows and horses have given
[00:26:53] way to launchers, missiles,
[00:26:56] tanks, drones and fighter
[00:27:00] jets. "the blood of Arash still runs
[00:27:04] through Iranian veins, and now let us return to the same
[00:27:08] question: where did arash's arrow land? the arrow flew more
[00:27:12] than a thous kilometers all the way to the banks the oxos
[00:27:15] river. Arash lost his life, but he did
[00:27:19] not allow the enemy to decide Iran's
[00:27:22] fate, and that legacy passed from one
[00:27:25] generation to the next. An Iranian may give his
[00:27:29] life for his homeland and independence, but he will..." never surrender their
[00:27:33] fate to foreign
[00:27:34] power.