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[00:00:00] hospitals across this
[00:00:01] in trip that are being able to barely function and
[00:00:05] provide very basic
[00:00:08] of
[00:00:08] of medical medical
[00:00:13] of of services, yeah services basically over there, but most hospitals have been bombed have been destroyed
[00:00:17] and killed, you know people inside have been killed, and
[00:00:20] a of of
[00:00:21] of course these are hospitals
[00:00:24] of are is part of infrastructure that is civilian
[00:00:28] of infrastructure and according to international laws, again
[00:00:32] of it is a war crime to uh bomb
[00:00:35] hospital, but of course first of all when it
[00:00:39] when it comes to the military or the regime, they of course deny
[00:00:43] responsibility for it, and then when it
[00:00:45] of comes to the international
[00:00:47] of of organizations that have supposedly made these laws to
[00:00:51] prohibiting you know these kind of actions
[00:00:54] a during war and labeling them as war crimes, these
[00:00:57] organizations first of all do not uh... acknowledge
[00:01:01] that the crime has been committed and failed
[00:01:04] to take the necessary action to stop the
[00:01:08] enemy, stop the basically aggressor, and then
[00:01:11] maybe later they will give out a statement to strongly
[00:01:15] condemn the act that has taken place.
[00:01:19] right, okay, thank you so much for that, Zainab, as we've been discussing from
[00:01:23] the beginning
[00:01:23] of the rolling coverage today, many analysts draw parallel between the
[00:01:27] US atrocities against the indigenous people, and the violence against the
[00:01:31] people of Gaza these days when I joined by a correspondent in Der
[00:01:35] Balag outside al-Aksa Hospital. Let
[00:01:39] us uh let me mention that the medical facility saw a shocking attack in
[00:01:42] October 2024. The attack struck tents within the
[00:01:46] ground
[00:01:46] of the hospital. Over to you
[00:01:48] Garda. Yeah,
[00:01:52] first of all, let me start by reminding that after three
[00:01:56] years
[00:01:56] of the Israeli genocide, the
[00:01:59] in genocide is still. continued is it still reaping more lives on the
[00:02:02] ground and a whole year after the announcement
[00:02:05] of the seasfire agreement, Palestinians here are still
[00:02:09] subject
[00:02:09] to an Israeli genocide that is still continuous until
[00:02:13] this moment. In the past
[00:02:15] of 24 hours, seven Palestinians have been killed, more others were injured,
[00:02:19] around 28 have been injured in the past 24 hours. Since the
[00:02:23] beginning
[00:02:23] of the announcement, until now at least
[00:02:26] 1,400 Palestinians have been killed. as
[00:02:30] a result
[00:02:30] of the Israeli attacks against the Palestinians here and
[00:02:34] against the civilians in all the areas
[00:02:36] of the Gaza strip, the genocide is still continuous, but
[00:02:40] actually the the
[00:02:42] of announcement
[00:02:43] of of the tea's fire that took place back in the 9th of October 2025 has
[00:02:47] diverted the attention from the Israeli massacers that are taking place
[00:02:51] here in the Gaza strip, however this actually
[00:02:55] is um telling that the genocide is continuous over with
[00:02:58] less but... noisy pattern as you know today marks the
[00:03:02] day
[00:03:02] of the indigenous people and in
[00:03:05] in some parts
[00:03:05] of the globe,
[00:03:06] some indigenous people are celebrating
[00:03:08] their cultures, their traditions and their
[00:03:11] existence on their land, and on the other hand we have
[00:03:15] here the palestinian people being subjected to this
[00:03:18] Israeli genocide, that's main goal is to wipe and
[00:03:22] to
[00:03:22] of ethnically cleanse the people that is existing on this
[00:03:26] land, today marks a day that in which the
[00:03:30] indigenous people should actually uh celebrate their
[00:03:33] existence, however, as you know, palestinians are being
[00:03:37] ethnically cleansed and as are being killed,
[00:03:40] palestine not only in gaza, but also palestine not only in
[00:03:44] gaza, but also every day since the beginning
[00:03:47] of the
[00:03:48] is every day since the beginning
[00:03:49] of the Israeli genocide and since and even before that
[00:03:53] is actually marks a day that is engraved in
[00:03:57] the memory of at least one palestinian. a day of devastation,
[00:04:01] a day of loss and a day of pain uh for
[00:04:05] them. one of those days is today's
[00:04:07] of date in which the Israel incubation army committed
[00:04:11] horrific massacre here in alqsa hospitals
[00:04:15] vicinity in which palestinians were actually taken shelter
[00:04:19] in one
[00:04:19] of the tents in the western
[00:04:22] bar aqsa hospital, the israely army attack them
[00:04:26] brutally, burn them alive while trying to asleep in the...
[00:04:30] of since one
[00:04:31] of the survivors of those massacers was um muhammed here,
[00:04:34] muhammad is my
[00:04:35] of guest today and she is one
[00:04:38] of of of the survivors who survived this horrific attack along with her seven
[00:04:42] daughters, she is actually recounting some
[00:04:46] of horrible of details
[00:04:47] of about the this particular massacers and about
[00:04:50] in how the Israel ocupation have been repeatedly targeting
[00:04:54] of civilians and targeting people inside the uh the
[00:04:57] vicinity of this hospital and outside as well, muhammad
[00:05:01] has went through very um, has actually gone through very
[00:05:05] horrible and very horrific incident since the beginning
[00:05:08] of the Israeli genocide, fleeing from the north of Gaza.
[00:05:12] finding shilter here aqa hospital to
[00:05:16] to actually to take refuge from the Israeli attacks and from the
[00:05:20] Israeli masters that are taking place, however even in
[00:05:24] this place she cannot find safety until now a short while ago she
[00:05:28] was actually talking about another incident in which she
[00:05:32] was um adjacent to the attack that took place
[00:05:35] few
[00:05:36] uh weeks
[00:05:37] ago when the Israel incubation targeted the warehouse the
[00:05:41] kidney dialysis. situations in which this aspect
[00:05:45] was very close and very adjacent to her tent and was
[00:05:49] about to post her life and her
[00:05:52] daughters, so let's start by welcoming muhammad
[00:05:56] with us and she is about to tell us how
[00:06:00] um let us talk
[00:06:03] about what this day in particular today's date
[00:06:07] what that actually recals to your mind and to your memory we
[00:06:11] know that this
[00:08:14] ما قدرت الدفاع المدني يطلعهم انحرقوا قدام عينينا وحنا مش
[00:08:18] قادرين
[00:08:18] نجديدهم
[00:08:27] وكمان مره بخيمه ثانيه
[00:08:30] يشهد الله بنتي لليوم شاضيه في صدرها
[00:08:34] يعني استشهد واحد جاري خيمه امنه
[00:08:38] يعني كل الشضايا جت علينا الله جت
[00:08:42] علينا
[00:09:42] many these
[00:09:43] memories,
[00:09:48] okay, as part of our rolling coverage the indigenous people's day,
[00:09:52] we discussed the US Israeli genocidal act against other
[00:09:55] nations, especially the people in west Asia, we had an interview
[00:09:59] with the wife the matared Iranian sailor who lost his life
[00:10:03] a US attack on the denafrat in international
[00:10:07] waters and now let's watch an interview with Dr. Ismail
[00:10:10] Karimopor who is the director of department of international law
[00:10:14] US act of aggression and with this act of
[00:10:17] aggression and with this video after you watch it will be the end of our
[00:10:21] ruling coverage on this ongoing uh day of
[00:10:25] the occupied people in the United
[00:10:28] States.
[00:10:32] Welcome back, now as part of our coverage the extents and various aspects
[00:10:35] the US act of aggression against the Iranian navy
[00:10:39] fregate, IRIS Dena. We are now joined
[00:10:43] by Dr. Ismail Karimipur, the director the department
[00:10:47] of International Law the Iranian Army's Navy.
[00:10:51] Doctor, thank you so much for your time today. On March the 3rd.
[00:10:55] the Iranian warship Deno was targeted by two US missiles
[00:10:58] in international waters, killing 104 crew
[00:11:02] members and injuring another 32 uh
[00:11:06] people on board. experts say that this attack given the
[00:11:10] protected the status the Iranian destroyer and the
[00:11:14] fact that it occurred outside the conflict zone, it
[00:11:17] constitutes clear violation of international
[00:11:21] humanitarian law and also the principle of neutrality.
[00:12:25] be conducted based
[00:12:26] on the principles of humanity and public conscience. In
[00:12:30] practice, the Martin's clause serves as moral filter through
[00:12:34] which all actions and decisions in wartime should pass.
[00:12:38] However, when we examined the actions the United States in all
[00:12:42] wars, particularly during the recent conflict involving our
[00:12:45] country, including the attacks on Minab, lamberd,
[00:12:49] and the destroyer, one thing is strikingly absent,
[00:12:53] humanity and the conscience.
[00:15:15] These are activities that promote maritime security and
[00:15:19] peace. The purpose of vessel's mission and its
[00:15:22] location must both be considered.
[00:15:41] circumstances, attacking the vessel constituted
[00:15:45] under those violation the principle of distinction. further more, article
[00:15:49] 47, paragraph f the san remo manual
[00:15:52] grants protection to vessels engaged in scientific,
[00:15:56] humanitarian and training missions. this makes the attack
[00:16:00] additional and clear violation of international humanitarian
[00:16:04] law. there's another important issue for attack
[00:16:07] to be... lawful, it must provide definite military
[00:16:10] advantage. This is closely related to the fundamental
[00:16:13] principle of military necessity. In this case, the
[00:16:17] United States also violated that
[00:16:20] principle: 46 the
[00:16:22] article Sunro Manuel states that if vessel is
[00:16:26] not making effective contribution to military operations,
[00:16:30] the legality of attacking it requires specially careful
[00:16:33] assessment, vessel that is not effectively participate.
[00:17:20] This protection is reflected in the geneva conventions and other
[00:17:24] international treaties. Article 41 of
[00:17:27] additional protocol I to the Geneva Conventions
[00:17:31] explicitly states that persons who are out of combat must
[00:17:35] not be targeted attacks.
[00:17:37] stated
[00:19:20] the names of those people who were accountable for this act
[00:19:24] of aggression against
[00:19:25] the th warship saying that they are going in your view what
[00:19:29] measures and mechanisms in your view what measures and mechanisms
[00:19:33] order in international law to order in international?
[00:20:07] the issue on two levels: the first level concerns the
[00:20:11] international responsibility the United States and the governments
[00:20:15] that supported it in carrying out attacks against Ivan, including the
[00:20:19] attack on the Denner Destroyer. Under this obligations, as
[00:20:23] member the United Nations, the United States has committed
[00:20:27] serious violations, including violations of article 2,
[00:20:30] paragraph 4 the UN charter, which explicitly
[00:20:34] prohibits the use of force in relations between...
[00:20:50] maintaining international peace and security, it is tasked
[00:20:53] with identifying threats to peace, responding to
[00:20:57] violations and preventing the continuation of war
[00:21:01] crimes, crimes against humanity and other actions that
[00:21:05] undermine international security. however, the political
[00:21:08] structure the security council, particularly the veto
[00:21:12] power granted is permanent members, including the United States
[00:21:16] itself, creates significant obstacles to addressing.
[00:21:26] the United States may be held responsible
[00:21:28] In addition, under other principles of international law, including the draft
[00:21:32] articles on responsibility of states for international
[00:21:35] wrongful acts adopted in 2001. These
[00:21:39] principles establish that states are responsible for their
[00:21:42] internationally wrongful conduct and must be held
[00:21:46] accountable for it. Article 16 of those.
[00:21:50] articles, which is widely recognized as reflecting
[00:21:54] customary international law, extends responsibility,
[00:21:58] not only to the principal actor, but also to states
[00:22:01] that help, facilitate, support or otherwise
[00:22:05] contribute to unlawful acts. this means that
[00:22:09] Iran may pursue legal action not only against the United
[00:22:13] States, but also against governments that provide the support
[00:22:17] for those actions. national judicial
[00:22:21] mechanisms available, including the international court of
[00:22:24] justice, the ICJ and the international criminal
[00:22:27] court, the ICC. the ICJ however faces
[00:22:31] jurisdictional limitations because its authority
[00:22:35] generally depends on the consent of
[00:22:38] states which can make pursuing such cases more difficult.
[00:22:42] the second level of accountability concerns individual
[00:22:46] responsibility, namely the responsibility of officials and
[00:23:20] basis for bringing cases against foreign states in Iranian
[00:23:24] courts. the United States itself has often relied its
[00:23:27] domestic courts to pursue claims against other countries,
[00:23:31] including Iran. Iran has likewise used its own legal
[00:23:35] system to pursue similar cases. for example, in
[00:23:38] connection with the 1988 attack on the Iranian naval
[00:23:42] vessels, Sahand, sabalan, and Joshan, legal
[00:23:46] proceedings were launched in recent years through the navies
[00:23:54] Those proceedings resulted a court ruling holding the United
[00:23:57] States liable. The case was brought by the families of
[00:24:01] those who lost their lives aboard those vessels. A similar
[00:24:05] legal process could be pursued by the families of those killed
[00:24:09] about the dinner and by the families of other victims the
[00:24:13] conflict. There are also other legal mechanisms through
[00:24:16] which these claims can be pursued and rights can be.
[00:24:50] atrocities including genocide. Many believe that the struggle
[00:24:54] against colonialism um, which is taking place in many parts
[00:24:57] the world today, and for which freedom
[00:25:01] loving nations are paying very heavy price
[00:25:04] for, are similar to the struggles um awaged
[00:25:08] by indigenous communities over the past uh several
[00:25:12] uh centuries uh by the US. um, in
[00:25:16] essence, they argue that both struggles are
[00:25:20] fundamentally the same, the question is, how will
[00:25:23] the international institutions continue their inaction
[00:25:27] in the face of all these seemingly
[00:25:31] endless level of high level of
[00:25:34] atrocities against the people the world?
[00:25:37] ببینید در خصوص نهادهایی که نقش آفرینی
[00:25:41] میتونن داشته باشن نهادهای بین المللی که برای when discussing the
[00:25:45] institutions that can play a meaningful role in supporting the
[00:25:49] victims of war. violence and armed conflict, there are a
[00:25:52] number of international bodies that come to mind. At the forefront
[00:25:56] is the United Nations Security Council, whose primary
[00:26:00] responsibility is to maintain. to national peace and
[00:26:03] security and to address violations that threaten global
[00:26:07] stability, unfortunately, because of this unique political
[00:26:11] structure and the veto power held by his permanent repeatedly
[00:26:15] demonstrated this inability, repeatedly demonstrated this
[00:26:18] inability to effectively respond to such crimes and acts
[00:26:22] of violence. as result, it has often been unable to prevent
[00:26:26] these abuses or reduce the devastating consequences of
[00:26:30] war. another institution worth mention. is the international
[00:26:34] committee the red cross which is responsible for promoting
[00:26:37] international humanitarian law, protecting victims of armed
[00:26:41] conflicts and monitoring compliance with the Geneva
[00:26:44] Convention. Despite his considerable efforts in this
[00:26:48] field, the International Committee the Red Cross has largely been
[00:26:52] limited to an observational role, although it has
[00:26:55] documented violations and recorded evidence of
[00:26:59] abuses, its level of involvement has not been...
[00:27:02] sufficient to stop the violence, nor has it been able to
[00:27:06] adequately protect victims in the face of aggression and political
[00:27:10] power. the problem is not a lack of legal rules
[00:27:14] governing warfare or the law of armed conflict. the real
[00:27:17] problem lies in the significant gap between the laws that
[00:27:21] exist and the effective mechanisms needed to enforce
[00:27:25] them, while legal frameworks and enforcement mechanisms have been
[00:27:28] developed, they have often failed to ensure the implementation.
[00:28:32] Thank you so much for your time today, thank you for having
[00:28:36] me on your program,
[00:28:38] and that brings us to the end of this edition of our interview with
[00:28:42] Dr. Ismail Karimpur, the director the department of international law
[00:28:46] the Iranian Army's Navy. Thank you for joining
[00:28:48] us.
[00:29:05] Looks like we're finally done
[00:29:07] here,
[00:29:18] crisis, devastating wars,
[00:29:21] terrorism, the Israeli
[00:29:24] lobby,
[00:29:27] crackdown,
[00:29:32] Diplomacy
[00:29:38] us indigenous people's
[00:29:40] day.
[00:30:08] Headlines on Press TV, Tehran reject Washington's claim that
[00:30:12] energy shipments continue freely through the street
[00:30:15] of voruse, saying the US reliance and other countries for fuel
[00:30:18] contradict this
[00:30:19] narrative. And oil prices
[00:30:23] standing two-week high. Saudi oil officials won the pressure on the
[00:30:27] energy chain will continue and increase until the volmst rate is
[00:30:31] reopened. A teenage boy
[00:30:35] is arrested in France after shooting staff members of Ameel
[00:30:38] school. Police say the incident is not linked to student protests across
[00:30:42] the country.