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[00:00:12] of
[00:00:18] Your headlines of on press TV. Iran says the
[00:00:21] of US will never play a role in the management
[00:00:23] of the straight to foremos and in case of intervention will be slapped hard in
[00:00:27] the face. The Persian Golf. straight
[00:00:30] authority warns all vessels against hormo's transit through
[00:00:34] unauthorized
[00:00:35] of roots,
[00:00:35] of saying the move will entil significant risk for ships and their owners
[00:00:39] and Iran's president says the US and
[00:00:42] Israel are root causes of instability in
[00:00:45] a west Asia and are actively supporting terrorists while accusing Iran
[00:00:49] of
[00:00:49] terrorism.
[00:01:01] of
[00:01:01] of
[00:01:08] of Hello everyone, you're watching Press
[00:01:11] TV live from the studios in Tehran. Thank you for joining
[00:01:16] a us. In top story, the spokesman for Iran's
[00:01:19] armed forces says, Americans will never be
[00:01:23] of allowed of to play any role in the management
[00:01:28] of of of the straight of furmus. Brigadier general Abu Faz Shikarchi said, if Americans try to interfere in
[00:01:31] of hormore affairs, they will be slapped hard in the face by the Iranian
[00:01:35] armed forces. Shikarchi made the remarks in a televised
[00:01:38] interview, he said Americans have no
[00:01:41] of choice but to leave West Asia, and the sooner they leave, they
[00:01:45] will suffer less damage. Shikachi noted that the region
[00:01:48] will be certainly safer following the US's withdrawal. He
[00:01:52] said the US will never reclaim his past position in the new world
[00:01:56] of order and the Islamic Republic as a world power. will not
[00:02:00] allow this. The general stressed that the
[00:02:03] of Hurmus straight is in full control of Iran and any ship trying to
[00:02:07] transit the waterway through route not authorized by Iran
[00:02:11] will not be
[00:02:12] of safe. Shikarchi noted that in case of any new aggression against Iran, the
[00:02:16] country's forces will respond with new military
[00:02:21] a technologies.
[00:02:21] of He stressed that the Iranian armed forces are in very good shape. The
[00:02:25] country has more advanced
[00:02:26] of missiles, of of drones and military technologies and its enemies will face new
[00:02:30] surprises in case of a possible
[00:02:36] of aggression.
[00:02:41] the Persian gulf straight authority has once again warned all
[00:02:44] vessels against crossing the strate of moves through illegal and
[00:02:48] unauthorized roots stressing that such move will carry
[00:02:51] significant risks. the authorities said it has received reports
[00:02:55] indicating that some charterest force vessels
[00:02:59] to transit this via illegal roots. it added that this
[00:03:03] measure not only carries the risk of financial and manpower losses
[00:03:07] for the vessel, it's owner, captain and crew, but also
[00:03:10] severely restricts the vessel's future passage through the straight of
[00:03:14] Urmus. the authorities said ship owners must be vigilant
[00:03:18] about such illegal actions by some charterers. it's warn
[00:03:22] that if charterers are found to be in violation, these companies will be
[00:03:26] added to the non-compliant list and all their vessels
[00:03:29] of will be restricted. from passing through the street. The authority also
[00:03:32] released an email received from ship owners apologizing
[00:03:36] for unauthorized transit
[00:03:38] of their ships through the straight of Furmus. They said the
[00:03:41] unauthorized transit was
[00:03:43] a result of mandatory and direct instructions issued by the
[00:03:46] charterers.
[00:03:48] of The owners added that they fully recognized the authorities complete
[00:03:51] jurisdiction over this rate of
[00:03:53] hermose.
[00:04:00] Now to talk more in this,
[00:04:01] we have Mr. John Bosnish with us, journal journalist, political
[00:04:05] analyst joining us from
[00:04:07] of Federicton, Canada, Mr. Bosnic, good to have you with us again on Press
[00:04:10] TV, uh, Mr. Bosnic, how long is the US's push
[00:04:14] going to continue uh, they've tried everything, they they they're trying
[00:04:18] the siege
[00:04:18] of right of now, they tried the military aggression against
[00:04:22] Iran, and it's costing the US or even
[00:04:26] the world more than just paying Iran a little fee for the uh for
[00:04:30] the management
[00:04:30] of the straight, well they've obviously bitten
[00:04:34] off far more than than they can chew,
[00:04:38] and in in all
[00:04:40] of seriousness, there's no, there's no
[00:04:43] possibility that the that
[00:04:46] the Americans can enforce their demands on Iran,
[00:04:50] and this is just a question of sovereignty here, when you're dealing with
[00:04:54] sovereignty, sovereignty is non-negotiable, that
[00:04:58] means that Iran must. its full sovereignty and it must
[00:05:02] indicate that sovereignty notified the
[00:05:05] ship
[00:05:07] of charters and operators and then if they fail to comply with the
[00:05:11] sovereignty. Iran must enforce the sovereignty,
[00:05:15] otherwise Iran would be seeding its sovereign rights
[00:05:18] and the seeding of those rights could be used against
[00:05:22] Iran, so Iran must do what it is doing, and Iran is
[00:05:25] operating to the letter of international
[00:05:28] law. And does the US or Trump have
[00:05:32] any legit plan to open the straight obviously
[00:05:36] by force or just lake around see what
[00:05:38] happens? Basically America.
[00:05:42] has uh has gone down the wrong road and instead of
[00:05:46] admitting their mistakes, they're going further down the road a
[00:05:50] higher speed while blindfolded,
[00:05:53] we're seeing the maximum number of
[00:05:57] mistakes that regime could make on issue, they
[00:06:01] made an unprovoked war which is a war crime, they bombed
[00:06:04] civilian sites which is a war crime, they threatened the use
[00:06:08] of force and used force as means of settling political...
[00:06:12] disputes, which is violation the UN charter, and now they're
[00:06:16] attempting to assert sovereignty on the other side of a planet
[00:06:20] which they no longer control, so I think that Iran has
[00:06:24] no choice but to go forward with the strict enforcement of its sovereign rights
[00:06:28] and America apparently is heading further and
[00:06:32] further down Allison Wonderland's rabbit
[00:06:35] hole. That's right, Mr. Boznish, and uh, finally, your thoughts
[00:06:39] on Trump rejecting Iran's seven-day uh peace plan.
[00:06:43] "Well, I think that uh, Trump is is attempting to appear
[00:06:47] strong, so in his book, since he's a controlled
[00:06:51] candidate, controlled by the people who bought him in
[00:06:54] Israel, they are not allowing anything to
[00:06:58] be done, which is not dictated from Israel, so
[00:07:02] if Iran offers some proposals, they'll be
[00:07:05] rejected, and if United States attempts to wezel out
[00:07:09] the mess that it has created for itself, if..." Iran
[00:07:12] should of course refuse to cooperate, this is the assertion
[00:07:16] of sovereignty,
[00:07:17] and once again I repeat to you, that you have people around the
[00:07:21] entire planet who are not Muslims, who are not
[00:07:25] Iranians, but who are on your side, because you are
[00:07:29] bringing some sense of law and justice in the
[00:07:33] face the war empire, as we always say Mr.
[00:07:37] Bosninish is simple, is good against evil, it's
[00:07:41] not difficult to choose. It's it's as simple as that, black
[00:07:45] and white, that's right, thank you, Mr. Boznish, as always, Mr. John
[00:07:48] Boznish, journalist and political analyst joining us from Feder
[00:07:52] Rickt in Canada, is always a pleasure to have having you on Press
[00:07:56] TV. Thank you, Mr. Bost. Now,
[00:08:00] Iran's president says the United States and Israel are root causes of
[00:08:03] instability in the west Asia region. Masud position
[00:08:07] stress that they do not honor their promises and agreements and say
[00:08:11] something new and... every day. Position was addressing reporters upon
[00:08:15] his return from New York where he took part in the 81st UN
[00:08:19] General Assembly session. He said to Iran engaged in negotiations with
[00:08:23] Washington so that the world would not think Iran is afraid of
[00:08:26] talks or is stalking instability, but Americans did not abide
[00:08:30] by the agreement they had signed. Pesition said Ivan has no
[00:08:34] ilogical demands and only pursues is right within the
[00:08:37] framework of international laws and commitments. He stress that Iran
[00:08:41] will not give in. to any demand that the other side makes, you
[00:08:45] noted that those who are active actively who actively
[00:08:49] aid and a bet terrorism accuse Iran of terrorism.
[00:08:52] Pesition said the US is behind many assassinations around the
[00:08:56] world and trains terrorists, and Israel also assassinates
[00:09:00] people anywhere in the world with a US support and they claim to
[00:09:04] be fighting
[00:09:05] terrorism.
[00:09:16] Iranian foreign minister Abbas Iraqchi slams the sanctions imposed on the
[00:09:20] Islamic Republic saying that such unilateral measures amount
[00:09:23] economic
[00:09:24] terrorism.
[00:09:28] Unilateral cohersive measures continue to be used as as
[00:09:32] instruments of political pressure against developing
[00:09:35] countries. Iran has faced such measures for decades
[00:09:38] and they have intensified in recent years and months.
[00:09:43] US sanctions directly affect the daily lives of our people by
[00:09:47] restricting trade, finance,
[00:09:50] medicines, technology, education and scientific
[00:09:53] cooperation. From our perspective, their
[00:09:56] devastating impact on ordinary people amounts economic
[00:10:00] terrorism. The United Nations must oppose such
[00:10:04] coersive measures and call for their complete
[00:10:07] and unconditional
[00:10:09] removal.
[00:10:13] Abrahamchi made the remarks a UN meeting on China's
[00:10:16] global development initiative. He said Iran defended a
[00:10:20] sovereignty against US's ready attacks, stressing that the
[00:10:23] international community. must condemn the war crimes against the Iranian
[00:10:27] nation. atchi cited the US is radi attacks a school in
[00:10:31] the Iranian city of minath, the sports hall in lamed and a medical
[00:10:35] research passo institute in Tehran saying these
[00:10:38] facilities for education, sports and medicine were reduced to
[00:10:42] rubble. he said such attacks exposed the inhumane nature the US
[00:10:46] aggression and must never be normalized or
[00:10:49] whitewashed. Iran's foreign minister said over
[00:10:52] 5,000 people, including women, children were killed in the
[00:10:56] US Israeli aggressions. Arakchi said the assassination the
[00:11:00] leader the Islamic Revolution and Iran's senior political and
[00:11:04] military officials was heinous crime and a flagrant
[00:11:07] violation of international
[00:11:09] law.
[00:11:17] Meanwile China has called for disputes to be resolved through dialogue
[00:11:21] warning against unilateral military actions that undermined the...
[00:11:25] authority the United
[00:11:26] Nations.
[00:11:31] We should differences
[00:11:33] settle and disputes through dialogue and consultation and
[00:11:36] oppose unilateral military actions that
[00:11:40] violate the UN charter and security council
[00:11:43] authorization.
[00:11:47] The Chinese vice president made the remarks at the 85th session the
[00:11:51] United Nations General Assembly. He emphasized. the
[00:11:55] world wants peace, not war, and called for common, comprehensive
[00:11:59] and cooperative security. the Chinese official rejected a
[00:12:03] cold war mindset and confrontation. Han urged an
[00:12:07] end to the US blockade and sanctions against Cuba and defended
[00:12:10] multilateralism and a rules-based global
[00:12:14] trading
[00:12:14] system.
[00:12:21] Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez Peria reject.
[00:12:25] unilateral, coersive measures and intimidation, saying the law the
[00:12:29] jungle cannot be human humanity's future. let's see,
[00:12:32] listen, we
[00:12:36] strongly believe that the current trend of international
[00:12:40] relations of disrespect for
[00:12:44] international law and the United
[00:12:47] Nations, and the position the unilateral will
[00:12:51] the mighties over other countries by means of
[00:12:55] intimidation and coersion, we believe that this is dangerous
[00:12:58] and
[00:12:59] it is unsustainable, the law the jungle cannot
[00:13:03] be the future of
[00:13:04] humanity.
[00:13:07] addressing the UN general assembly, rodriguez
[00:13:11] said Cuba rejected any military intervention in Latin
[00:13:15] America and the Caribbean, he condemned the US's use of
[00:13:18] force worldwide and denounced Israeli crimes in Gaza and the
[00:13:22] war on Iran. He described the US bloccade of Cuba as an act
[00:13:26] of war and collective punishment, saying it directly harms the
[00:13:30] Cuban people. Rodriguez also condemned Washington's attempts
[00:13:34] to topple the Cuban government through economic
[00:13:37] suffication.
[00:13:50] The Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has addressed the 85th session
[00:13:54] the UN general. assembly in New York saying the world is
[00:13:57] undergoing major shifts towards a multipolar order and accusing the
[00:14:01] west of using force to preserve his global
[00:14:04] privileges.
[00:14:08] The western minority which dominated for
[00:14:12] 500 years thanks to others resources,
[00:14:16] continues to try to maintain its privileges and to impose its own rules
[00:14:20] on everyone else. The west continues to use brute force
[00:14:24] to act unpredictable. to engage in all sorts of ventures,
[00:14:27] putting at risk the life and prosperity of millions if not billions of people on our
[00:14:31] planet. It is unacceptable the fact that force was used
[00:14:35] to kill the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali
[00:14:39] Khamenei, and members of his family members the military and
[00:14:42] political leadership the Islamic Republic of Iran, we're particularly disquited by the
[00:14:46] fact that the US and Israeli aggression,
[00:14:49] which began in June of last year, also
[00:14:53] seeks to... target the civilian infrastructure in Iran
[00:14:57] and civilian nuclear infrastructure under
[00:15:01] IEA safegards, this dealt an irreversible blow to
[00:15:04] the authority the agency and the entire nuclear nonproliferation
[00:15:08] system, non-proliferation
[00:15:10] system. Repeated armed confrontations in
[00:15:14] the Persian Gulf and the Homo Strate are ongoing blow to
[00:15:18] global navigation and
[00:15:20] trade.
[00:15:25] Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretariate says
[00:15:29] Tehran is pursuing negotiations with relevant countries to
[00:15:33] lift on lawful US restrictions on air travel while warning that
[00:15:37] several non-military retaliatory options could be applied to certain
[00:15:41] airports if necessary. the secretariat
[00:15:44] says efforts to resolve the issue are being seriously
[00:15:47] pursued and expresses hope that the situation will not escalate
[00:15:51] further. meanwhile, bad organization secretary
[00:15:55] general Hadial Amiri strongly condemned the US blockade of
[00:15:59] Iran, particularly the recent restrictions on flights. he
[00:16:03] urged Iraq's government not to submit to the measures, saying the issue is
[00:16:07] a of Iraq's full sovereignty. Earlier, Iraq's
[00:16:10] prime minister called for exemptions from US sanctions targeting
[00:16:14] global companies that work with Iranian airlines.
[00:16:18] Baghdad says it is in contact with Washington to exclude several
[00:16:22] Iraqi airports from US treasury measures linked to the new
[00:16:25] sanctions.
[00:16:35] People across the world are marking the second. them anniversary of late
[00:16:38] Hezbulah Secretary General Said Hasan Nasrullah. Throughout
[00:16:42] his life he remained the prominent advocate the Palestinian
[00:16:46] cause, repeatedly voicing support for the Palestinian people and
[00:16:49] al-QuDs and pledging solidarity with Gaza. Here is
[00:16:53] report.
[00:16:58] Said Hasanlah, the martur leader of Lebanon's resistance
[00:17:01] movement consistently presented the Palestinian cause as a central part
[00:17:05] of Hisbolas political. city and regional struggle,
[00:17:09] from becoming his full secretary general in 1992 until his
[00:17:13] marturdom in September 2024, he repeatedly placed
[00:17:16] Palestine, al Quds and the right the Palestinian people at the
[00:17:20] heart of his speeches, political positions and warfront
[00:17:24] struggles. For the martered to law leader, the palestinian cause was not
[00:17:28] a temporary political issue, but a longstanding commitment
[00:17:31] connected to what he described as resistance against Israely
[00:17:35] occupation. We will never abandon alcuds.
[00:17:39] All people must repeat with the Palestinian people. We will be millions of marters
[00:17:43] sacrifice for Alkuds. We will give all our time to Alkuds and the
[00:17:47] Palestinians. The Palestinian cause remains the central cause the Arab and
[00:17:50] Muslim peoples. We will continue to stand with the Palestinian
[00:17:54] people. His support was not limited to speeches, as Wallah
[00:17:58] maintained close relationship with Hamas, Palestinian Islamic
[00:18:01] jihad and other Palestinian factions, while Said Hasan Nasar
[00:18:05] Allah hosted and met with Palestinian. leaders following the al-aqsa
[00:18:08] flood operation and the most recent round of genocide in
[00:18:12] Gaza, Hazbolah began exchanging fire with Israely
[00:18:15] forces. The Resistance group was described as a support front for
[00:18:19] Gaza and the Palestinian people. The martered resistance leader had
[00:18:23] planned this war on the Israeli regime as a way to place
[00:18:27] pressure and divert Israeli military sources away from
[00:18:31] Gaza. Nasrulah's first major public speech after October
[00:18:35] 7 came on November 3rd, 20. 23. In that
[00:18:38] speech, he described the October 7 operation as a Palestinian
[00:18:42] operation
[00:18:43] and rejected claims that Hizbullah or Iran had planned it. At the
[00:18:47] same time, he openly expressed support for the Palestinian cause and
[00:18:51] warned that the situation on the Lebanese Front would depend heavily
[00:18:55] on what happened in
[00:18:56] Gaza.
[00:19:00] What happens on the Lebanese front will depend on what happens in Gaza. All
[00:19:03] scenarios are open on our Lebanese Southern Front. The possibility. this
[00:19:07] front escalating into a full-fledged war or becoming a wider war is
[00:19:11] realistic. Throughout the following months, Hisbullah continued
[00:19:15] launching rockets, missiles and drones toward Israely military
[00:19:18] positions and other targets. In July 2024,
[00:19:22] Sayid Hassan said Hamas was negotiating on behalf the broader
[00:19:26] axis of resistance and stated that if Hamas accepted a cease fire
[00:19:30] agreement for Gaza, then Hizbullah would accept it as well and stop its
[00:19:34] attacks on the Israeli regime. In the final moments of his life, the
[00:19:38] martered resistance leader continued to present hisb loss confrontation
[00:19:42] with the Israeli regime as directly connected to Palestine. His
[00:19:46] message was that Lebana's resistance cannot stand aside while
[00:19:50] Palestinians in Gaza are under Israeli military
[00:19:53] attacks. After all these wounds, and
[00:19:57] all these pains, I clearly say that whatever the sacrifices, whatever
[00:20:01] the consequences, the possibilities or the horizon to which the region
[00:20:04] goes, the resistance in Lebanon will not stop. and supporting the people
[00:20:08] of gaza, the west bank and the vulnerable in this holy
[00:20:12] land. sayid was murtered in
[00:20:15] israel on september 27,
[00:20:18] 2024. he left behind a legacy of
[00:20:21] steadfast resistance against the Israeli occupation and a
[00:20:25] lasting commitment to palestine and quts and the people
[00:20:29] of gaza. cause upheld throughout his
[00:20:32] leadership and reaffirmed until his final
[00:20:35] days.
[00:20:41] Many Iraqis from different spectrums have marked the second anniversary the
[00:20:45] martym of hezballah leaders sayid Hasan Nasrullah. They
[00:20:49] held the resist. leader for standing up against the Israeli regime.
[00:20:52] Wasam Albyati has his
[00:20:54] report.
[00:20:58] Iraqis have gathered in the central Baghdad to mark the second anniversary the
[00:21:02] martyrdom of Hisballah leaders Sayid Hassan Nasrullah and his deputy
[00:21:06] sayid. They were assassinated in an air strikes in
[00:21:10] 2024 during the war between Lebanon and the
[00:21:13] Israeli regime. The protest which was organized by the popular
[00:21:17] mobilization forces was attended by many Iraqi. ranking officials
[00:21:21] and clerics as well as representatives from the armed factions.
[00:21:25] tight security measures were put in place to ensure the safety of
[00:21:28] morners. the leader of butter organization said the assassination of
[00:21:32] Sayid Hasan Nasarlah will have a lasting impact on the
[00:21:35] region. the
[00:21:39] martidom of Hezbollah's leaders in Lebanon will have the greatest impact in
[00:21:43] shaping new generation that knows neither compromise nor retreat. they
[00:21:47] will become a powerful force in the region. the... these leaders
[00:21:51] will also have a significant impact across the region, especially amid the
[00:21:54] ongoing war between the United States on one side and Iran on the
[00:21:58] other. The clerics who were among the attendees said the resistance
[00:22:02] movement's commitment to its cause remains unchanged despite the los
[00:22:06] of its leaders. Martydom is one the
[00:22:10] constants of our path of resistance. It is also one the principles we
[00:22:13] follow as we remain committed to the same path and the same
[00:22:17] course. Participants the morning ceremonies. said, the martterdom
[00:22:21] of resistance leaders has failed to weaken the movement, insisting that the
[00:22:25] resistance remains strong across the region and that the fallen leaders
[00:22:29] would not be forgotten. the enemy
[00:22:32] thought that by assassinating our leaders, the resistance would come to an end in
[00:22:36] Iraq, Yemen, Palestine and Lebanon. But two years after their
[00:22:40] assassination, we see that the resistance still stands and is stronger than
[00:22:44] ever. We also consider our martered leaders among those whose deaths must be
[00:22:48] avenged, the organizers. said they were surprised by the strong
[00:22:52] turnout with attendance far exceeding their expectations,
[00:22:55] they said the large number of participants reflected what they described as
[00:22:59] Iraqi's determination to show solidarity with a just
[00:23:03] cause and with freedom fighters around the world.
[00:23:07] the protesters have condemned the Israely military actions, protesters have condemned the
[00:23:10] Israeli military actions and called on the international community to take immediate
[00:23:14] action to end the humanitarian violations in Gaza and
[00:23:18] Lebanon. they added that the
[00:23:20] of hezbollah leaders will not be in vain with
[00:23:24] sambati press tv
[00:23:25] baghdad
[00:23:30] and with that we come to the end of this bulleton thank you for being with us take care
[00:23:34] and stay
[00:23:34] safe.
[00:24:07] И у меня сам, само, сам этот термин религия ассоциировался
[00:24:11] больше с христианством, с иконами, с образами, с
[00:24:14] церквями, в мечети я никогда на тот момент даже и не
[00:24:17] была.
[00:24:26] поняла, что зритель это видят меня в хиджабе, а я
[00:24:30] самом деле не в хиджабе, в тот момент,
[00:24:34] наверное, это был переломный момент для меня, я поняла,
[00:24:38] что я не могу обманывать
[00:24:39] зрителей.
[00:24:52] "less than two months left before the midterm elections and the
[00:24:56] state the US economy is doing poorly, energy prices
[00:25:00] continue to rise and household income, although to have
[00:25:04] increase remains under strain due to the inflation, yet the US
[00:25:07] president Donald Trump is under the illusion that things are going well
[00:25:11] for the US economy, not realizing that his economic
[00:25:15] policies are failing, including the US war of aggression
[00:25:19] against Iran."
[00:26:04] When the US president Donald Trump appointed Federal Reserve chair
[00:26:08] increased interest rates, it was definitely due to the rising
[00:26:11] costs and inflation, an effort to tame
[00:26:15] inflation that comes a cost, especially when it comes to borrowing,
[00:26:19] just one the reasons indicating that the US economy is
[00:26:22] not doing that
[00:26:24] well.
[00:26:29] Coming up in today's program, US economics starts. higher
[00:26:32] pay does not equal higher purchasing power, that is what Americans are
[00:26:36] facing right now, what's causing it is inflation which is increasing
[00:26:40] a faster rate. our second headline is
[00:26:44] interest rate, they increase, talk about those interest rates,
[00:26:48] the faddest stepped in and after three years announced rate increase of a
[00:26:51] quarter of a percentage point, bad news for borrowers, especially
[00:26:55] credit cards and mortgages. our third headline, diesel and
[00:26:59] energy prices, and when it comes to diesel, going through the roof,
[00:27:03] one state had it at over $10 per gallon, before the
[00:27:07] Euron war, it was a little over $3 a gallon,
[00:27:10] meanwhile gas prices at the pump continue to rise. We're going to be
[00:27:14] discussing those points and a whole lot more, and in this edition of economic
[00:27:18] divide, we have a special guest, Paulo Niguera Batista
[00:27:22] Jr., former executive director at international monetary fund
[00:27:26] or the IMF, economist and author, and also joining
[00:27:29] us is Finn anderen, economist, political... analyst
[00:27:33] and member the mises
[00:27:34] institute.
[00:28:06] Thank you for having me on your
[00:28:07] show.
[00:28:45] Since the 1980s, the the United States as well, the other western
[00:28:49] countries have been following so-called neoliberal
[00:28:51] policies that lead to income
[00:28:55] concentration, de deindustrialization and loss of
[00:28:58] economic dynamism for these economies, so wages,
[00:29:03] are have less purchasing power now, they have
[00:29:07] fallen in real terms in other words and
[00:29:09] this les income concentration, whereas the billionaire class
[00:29:12] in the United States is being very
[00:29:16] favorably treated on the from point of view of
[00:29:19] taxation with several packages of tax relief
[00:29:23] under Trump one and under Trump two, whereas the
[00:29:26] labor force not only has lower wages in
[00:29:30] real terms, but also does not
[00:29:33] enjoy the benefits of a public
[00:29:36] health system like we have in Europe
[00:29:40] and we have also in Brazil a developing
[00:29:42] country
[00:29:47] so it happen when a when an older person in the United States
[00:29:51] gets de deeply sick needs hospital care
[00:29:55] expensive care they simply go
[00:29:58] bankrupt they have to sell their houses their cars everything.
[00:30:02] to finance their hospital bills, so there's a concentration of income
[00:30:06] and wealth and power in the United States, which is
[00:30:10] eroding the so-called American way of life, the so-called
[00:30:13] American democracy, it's less a democracy, it's more
[00:30:17] democracy and name than in reality.
[00:30:21] when it comes down to it, things under Donald Trump are much worse
[00:30:25] than under former US president Joe Biden, this chart here
[00:30:29] outlines key economic indicators from gasoline. prices
[00:30:33] to inflation to average hourly earning growth
[00:30:37] and finally GDP growth, all better under Joe
[00:30:40] Biden. Meanwhile, Donald Trump's Iran war has already
[00:30:44] caused US households
[00:30:46] $1,760
[00:30:49] each since the conflict began less than eight months
[00:30:52] ago. Most of that bill did not come through taxes, about
[00:30:56] 930.