PRESSTV — broadcast 20261105 090000 UTC 451 transcript segments Google Speech-to-Text API Automatic Transcription (Chirp) Data courtesy of The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/), from the Internet Archive TV News Archive. Machine transcription. Treat it as a searchable index of what was broadcast, not a verbatim quotation record. [00:00:00] TV the IRGC says to all tankers have caught [00:00:03] of fire in the straight of Ormus after attempting to cross unauthorized routes [00:00:07] and striking sea [00:00:08] mines. [00:00:12] US Republican Congressman Thomas Marsi has filed eight articles [00:00:15] of impeachment against war secretary Pete [00:00:18] Haxet. [00:00:23] In France faces another day of nationwide strikes and protests [00:00:27] as trade unions [00:00:28] in mobilized walkers against. rising living cost and government [00:00:32] austerity [00:00:33] measures. [00:00:49] hello and warm welcome, you've tuning to press tv world news live from tehran with me [00:00:52] zakarier. thank you for joining [00:00:54] us. Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard [00:00:58] course says to hold. have caught fire in the straight of Ormus after [00:01:02] attempting to cross unauthorized route and striking sea [00:01:05] mines. In a statement the RGC said tog boat [00:01:09] approaching one [00:01:10] of the tankers to put out the fire also caught fire. The [00:01:14] RGC accused United States of pressuring ships to use [00:01:17] anouthorized mine leading routes in the street of [00:01:20] of Urmus. He said this policy is imposing huge insurance cost on [00:01:24] American taxpayers in Washington's regional allies. [00:01:28] The RGC added that. Washington could have [00:01:31] of avoided this cost by unfreezing Iran's blocked assets [00:01:34] which are worth less than the [00:01:37] of expenses incured so far. It also said the move could have [00:01:41] spared the US president a humuliating electoral [00:01:44] defeat. The RRGC won the attempt to violate [00:01:48] regulations in the straight of Boos would only bring further financial [00:01:52] losses and political sets back for [00:01:54] Washington. [00:01:58] in [00:02:00] one was of United the States main renewed its threat to launch new [00:02:03] aggression against Iran, prompting Tehran to one of [00:02:07] stronger responses with no geographical [00:02:09] limitation. [00:02:16] reasons Iran behind The the war crushing on defeat [00:02:17] of the Republicans in the US mid-term [00:02:20] of elections. Following this major setback for President Donald Trump and his [00:02:24] Republican Party, I think he may resort to [00:02:26] a reckless move by carrying out a limited nuclear. [00:02:30] Republic [00:02:31] Such move would put all American interests [00:02:35] of across a the region at risk. is [00:02:35] The certainly Islamic prepared on security, logistical [00:02:39] and military fronts. Statements by Iranian officials [00:02:42] of and military commanders have made it clear that any attack would be met with a [00:02:46] forceful response. Iran has a list of targets and [00:02:50] under the directives of its leadership, numerous American interests and [00:02:54] facilities across the region are identified as potential targets. If the [00:02:58] United States makes the reck. [00:03:03] of [00:03:09] I believe [00:03:09] a renewed us attack on Iran would be reckless and carry enormous risks [00:03:13] affecting regions outside West Asia, it could open the door to the use of [00:03:17] weapons of mass destruction elsewhere in the world and trigger a [00:03:21] wider and more dangerous global arms race. This could push the world towards [00:03:25] an unprecedented catastrophe. Trump's electoral setback could be one [00:03:29] of the factors. decision to take such a step. I believe there is a [00:03:32] possibility that Trump could pursue this course of action. He has demonstrated a [00:03:36] highly confrontational approach, and pressure from Israeli prime minister [00:03:40] Benjamin Netanyahu could also play a role in influencing such [00:03:44] decision. I [00:03:48] believe neighboring countries would be among the first to bear the consequences of another [00:03:52] attack on Iran, with the Persian Gulf states particularly vulnerable [00:03:56] to its fallout. For now, the scenario appears to revolve. around [00:04:00] threats and the use of military pressure. However, I find it difficult [00:04:04] to [00:04:04] of imagine that Trump would go as far as authorizing nuclear strike, as such [00:04:08] decision could have far reaching consequences for the United States and its [00:04:12] position in the world. US [00:04:16] Republican Congressman Thomas Massi has filed eight articles of [00:04:20] impeachment against War Secretary Pit [00:04:23] of Exit. Masi says [00:04:24] of it plans to force house votes in to impeach the [00:04:27] proceeding in the coming [00:04:29] of days. The... comes as republicans seek to blame Hekset for their [00:04:32] midterm election losses, some party members say he played a [00:04:36] key role in convincing president Donald Trump to attack Iran [00:04:40] without [00:04:40] a clear exit strategy or plans to deal with the public [00:04:44] fallout. Trump had repeatedly defended Hekset rejecting [00:04:48] calls to replace him on [00:04:50] a Wednesday and says that the war secretary is doing a great [00:04:53] of job. Trump has also acknowledged [00:04:56] of accepts role aim back in the war, describing him as the first member of his. [00:05:00] administration to support the aggression, democrats for their [00:05:03] part of vow to investigate hks leadership at the [00:05:07] pentagon, the inquiry could cover his handling [00:05:10] of the war on Iran as well as his removal of senior military officials [00:05:13] including the chairman the joint chiefs of [00:05:17] staff. [00:05:35] the US reports that vice president J.D. vans is seeking to build new [00:05:39] political alliance with disaffected supporters of President Donald [00:05:43] Trump, following Republicans humiliate and defeat in the [00:05:46] midterms. According to sources, Vance wants to establish [00:05:50] new rights a broad coalition of Republicans united [00:05:54] around an American first agenda, including avoiding [00:05:58] foreign conflict, tightening border control and making [00:06:01] life more affordable for Americans. On Wednesday, Vans [00:06:05] said, the war in Iran was the real reason Republicans suffered [00:06:09] losses in the November 3rd election in what many. [00:06:12] was widely interpreted as an effort to distance [00:06:16] himself from Trump. He listted four steps to win [00:06:19] back voters, one, and then the war in Iran, focusing on [00:06:23] the cost of living and inflation, putting America first and [00:06:27] changing the country's relationship with [00:06:30] Israel. Both the Republicans lost the [00:06:34] control of both houses of congress on Tuesday's election. The result have [00:06:38] been described by some Republicans as a resection of [00:06:41] Trump's press. [00:06:42] presidency [00:06:48] well to discuss these and more now we're joined by professor of [00:06:51] journalism at Dafodil University in [00:06:54] Dakar uh joined us from Bangladesh [00:06:57] Dakar and also Kevin Barret editor [00:07:01] at Andaluse tribune in Morocco thank you so much [00:07:05] gentlemen for joining us welcome to the program I mean [00:07:08] it's really interesting what we're witnessing uh in [00:07:12] the... the state right now this uh this [00:07:16] political debacco if you want to say it, but many of you i'm [00:07:20] sure predicted this exactly would happen if the Iran [00:07:23] war continued, so uh let's get right to it, let's [00:07:27] start uh with Kevin In Moraco, um, did you see this coming, were you [00:07:31] surprised by it or was it just [00:07:33] usual? no, I i have to say I did see it [00:07:37] coming, um, I wasn't sure that it would be [00:07:41] as big as it... turned out to be, because there are all sorts of factors that [00:07:45] can come into play in American elections, including rigged voting [00:07:49] machines, and so one never knows for sure uh, how things are going to come [00:07:53] out, but I did expect a serious [00:07:56] rebuke uh to the Trump White House [00:08:00] over this illegal, immoral [00:08:03] and utterly catastrophic war on Iran, [00:08:07] and that's precisely what happened, and it happened to such a [00:08:11] degree, that it's impossible to ignore, and [00:08:15] it was really interesting that we saw vice president J.D. [00:08:19] Vance actually, put out a relatively [00:08:22] sane and truthful analysis of what really [00:08:26] happened, that it's, when a politician in the [00:08:30] United States tells the truth, it's kind of [00:08:34] what in journalism we call a man bites dog [00:08:37] story, in other words, it's not news if dog bites a man, but it [00:08:41] is big news. if a man bites dog, and so it's big news when a politician tells the [00:08:45] truth, but it's even more of a man bites dog story, even bigger [00:08:49] news when the politician tells the truth [00:08:52] about the Israeli stranglehold on American [00:08:56] politics and the fact that it's becoming increasingly unpopular, [00:09:00] but that issue has now become so uh predominant [00:09:04] that it's impossible for even the vice president to ignore if he wants [00:09:08] to have a political future, so we we've seen a huge [00:09:12] breakthrough. here and whether or not the [00:09:16] this uh awakening the American people to the fact that their [00:09:19] country has been crushed under the domination of a [00:09:22] criminal zionist cartel which has done everything [00:09:26] from murdering the Kennedes to uh rig doing the 9/11 [00:09:30] false flag operation, murdering Charlie Kirk and so much [00:09:34] more uh and you if the American people fully awakened to all of [00:09:38] this and understood just what this zionist crime cartel has done to their country. [00:09:42] "they would uh do lot more than just uh voting against Donald Trump. [00:09:46] Okay, I'm going to cross over to Mr. Greg Simons. I'm like, I [00:09:50] hasked my previous guest, and because you've been here repeatedly on [00:09:54] Press TV, we know that you kind of predicted this as well, that this was [00:09:58] going to be catastrophic for uh the Trump [00:10:01] administration, but it's so quick, isn't it? they lost, and [00:10:05] the way they lost was so uh wide spread [00:10:09] that the vice president could only wait if you..." hours, less [00:10:13] than 24 hours to come out and distance themselves from [00:10:16] that uh catastrophe, so what are we going to be looking forward to [00:10:20] now as we go forward in the next couple of weeks and [00:10:23] months? Well, I, I think it [00:10:27] even [00:10:28] was distancing himself beforehand, because if [00:10:32] we remember, Trump endorsed Netanyahu, [00:10:36] whereas Vance refused to do so, because Vance [00:10:40] understood what a toxic influence [00:10:43] Netanyahu is. Trump was too stupid or [00:10:47] too, too much of a slave to zionism [00:10:51] to actually care, he just endorsed his a slave. [00:10:55] was activated, okay, where do we [00:10:58] go from here? well, they have two [00:11:00] months before the new senators [00:11:04] and congressmen are sworn in, [00:11:08] so in this two months it can be very dangerous, [00:11:12] because there is this window where Trump can [00:11:16] lash out, and as I've said before, he's a narcissist, [00:11:19] he's a, he's got this touch of megallania, and what's [00:11:23] more, he's highly. addictive [00:11:26] and he he can still uh [00:11:29] create havoc in these two months uh [00:11:33] because the new um representatives won't have been [00:11:37] sworn in so this is what i predict that he's going [00:11:40] to do something reckless even by Trump's [00:11:44] low standards right Mr. Bennet Trump [00:11:48] himself kind of gave us inclin into what he plans to do [00:11:52] with that tweet where he posted veto. you know on the [00:11:56] cff they usually say maga uh so he's saying that whatever they bring [00:12:00] i'm going to stand uh uh in front them but how [00:12:04] can trump now talk to his [00:12:07] fan base right the maga base the american first [00:12:11] base when it's very very obvious that standing with [00:12:15] Israel as cost them so much mean um the maga [00:12:19] bases yet to recover we haven't seen them really come out uh to start [00:12:22] reacting to this uh result in american uh in in both [00:12:26] houses? yes, Trump has has lost [00:12:30] the uh important, the most important part of his mega [00:12:34] base, which is the relatively aware and [00:12:38] intelligent uh side of mega. now there are people who hate mega, [00:12:41] who don't even, they they reject this idea that there's anybody in the mega [00:12:45] movement that is uh sincere and intelligent and well-informed, [00:12:49] but actually there are some uh to at least to a certain extent, and those [00:12:53] are the very people... "who are also capable of changing their [00:12:57] votes, and that's what they did in this election, that's what Vance explained [00:13:01] in his tweet, said that the all their their polling [00:13:05] and data showed that there was a huge turnout the mega voters who had [00:13:09] put Trump in office. okay, [00:13:10] then allow me to post a question, so is this vote against the Republicans then [00:13:14] or is this vote against Trump's uh [00:13:17] policies? uh, well, as Vance said, it was vote [00:13:21] against this war on Iran for Israel, that's..." [00:13:25] Vance put it in his tweet, the four things that every one these [00:13:28] voters said was the end the war number one [00:13:32] uh focus on the cost of living in inflation, which is all driven by [00:13:36] the war, put America first, meaning not Israel first, and [00:13:40] finally change our relationship to Israel, so this whole [00:13:43] thing was basically about people waking up on both the [00:13:47] left and the right and saying, [00:13:49] you know, we're tired of being run into the ground by the state of Israel, we're tired [00:13:53] of having our government high... act by Benjamin Netanyahu, [00:13:57] we're tired of doing these forever wars in west Asia for Israel, we've been [00:14:01] doing this now for what since since the Israelis blew up the world trade center [00:14:05] on September 11th, 2001, we've been fighting Israel's [00:14:08] enemies because they hijacked our country, hijacked our military, and [00:14:12] now uh we have these domestic consequences with inflation and so on, [00:14:16] but we also have this really corrupt system where the epsteing [00:14:20] class is using bribery and then threats of assassination, all these [00:14:23] criminal means that this... hernastra is really supported organized [00:14:27] crime network of oligarchs that runs the United States has been [00:14:31] doing and they've been killing the country and Americans are waking up and saying we're done [00:14:35] we don't want anymore of this right um Mr. [00:14:38] Greg from the Iranian side uh and if you aware [00:14:42] yes they was the day against global gegimony in [00:14:46] Iran and we also had a message from the leader the Islamic [00:14:50] Revolution that said that there is no difference between you know [00:14:53] the American political. establishment uh, it's all owned by [00:14:57] is they have a certain world view, and for us it it makes no [00:15:01] difference. do you see a change happening [00:15:05] either way, the for for the past two years, [00:15:08] the democrats have been saying that we can't do much because both house are [00:15:12] controlled by the united uh by the republicans and the are the [00:15:16] it's it's the president, we see how um some the officials from the [00:15:19] republicans party come out and defend you know the American [00:15:23] president, but now... they don't have that excuse anymore, the [00:15:27] democrats now control both houses, do you see them doing anything [00:15:31] concrete other than going after Trump, of [00:15:32] course? beyond going after Trump, [00:15:36] I don't see... big difference because I mean some [00:15:40] refer to the Republicans and the Democrats as been the Uni [00:15:44] party, that is you got two political parties that pursue [00:15:48] essentially the same policy and Iran [00:15:51] is as Russia as is [00:15:54] China, they have a consistent policy, it doesn't matter [00:15:58] if it's democrat or whether it's republican, [00:16:01] they will keep going, I mean look after [00:16:04] 1979, it's been a... [00:16:07] policy of [00:16:09] aggression [00:16:11] sub against Iran, it's been a war of [00:16:15] subversion against not only the [00:16:18] country but the people, it doesn't matter if it was the democrats [00:16:22] or the republicans, so they're going to this is going [00:16:26] to become personalized politics, yeah, [00:16:30] same, same, but difference, okay, just less than a minute, [00:16:34] we have Kevin Barret, just give us what you think. should be looking [00:16:38] forward to in the next couple of weeks and next couple of months, will this [00:16:41] change really have any impact uh for the American people? it's [00:16:45] not just the economy, it's also social issues, it's the AI [00:16:49] industry, it's the economy, it's everything. are we going to see any [00:16:53] change really uh in the next couple of months or no? it's just going to [00:16:57] be um democrats going after the republicans to punish [00:17:00] them? well, it's still a dangerous period uh, if [00:17:04] this blue wave had been a little bit smaller. "I think it would have [00:17:08] been even more dangerous because uh the pressure on Trump from Netanyahu [00:17:12] to go ahead and do the so-called limited nuclear strike on pickaxe mountain [00:17:16] and go island hopping in the Gulf and so on uh would have been [00:17:19] probably more likely to succeed, but it's still a real possibility [00:17:23] that even this lame duck president who's been slapped down by the voters [00:17:27] and by Iran, he you know might he's he's unstable [00:17:31] and who knows what he might do, so that's still a possibility that we could end up [00:17:35] in really a much worse uh circ'. stances than we are now, [00:17:39] but uh, it's more likely that the they [00:17:42] will manage to somehow muddle through, i can't, it's hard [00:17:46] to imagine how they can end this war cleanly given [00:17:50] that, but but but that's that's what we're all hoping and praying for. [00:17:53] okay, 30 second as well, greg, well [00:17:57] trump made the election about himself as narcissist and chief, it [00:18:01] failed, so now he's got two months to recovoc [00:18:05] before of a police. witch hunt, which [00:18:08] is deserved, so these next two months are going to be [00:18:12] the telling, this is the dangerous window of opportunity for [00:18:16] travel. okay, very dangerous window of opportunity, we're going to leave [00:18:20] it there, thanks to both of you, Mr. Greg Siman, professor of [00:18:24] journalism at Staffford International University in Dakar, [00:18:27] joining us from back Bangladesh, and also Mr. Kevin Barret, [00:18:31] editor at al-andalus tribu [00:18:34] tribune uh joining us from Morocco, thanks. to both of you and [00:18:38] thanks to you our viewers for joining us on this edition of news [00:18:42] review, [00:18:58] for decades he topped the most wanted [00:19:00] list, no [00:19:04] public appearances, no voice, only a shadow. that [00:19:07] reshaped the [00:19:08] battlefield, [00:19:14] the dust to refugee camps to the underground labyrinth of [00:19:17] Gaza, Muhammad Deif evolved from a street fighter into [00:19:21] the mastermind of asymmetric [00:19:23] warfare. Surviving repeated [00:19:26] assassinations, his silence became a weapon and his name [00:19:30] enduring legend after his [00:19:32] marcherdom. [00:19:44] Welcome back, France faces nationwide wave of strikes and protests [00:19:48] a trade union mobilized workers against rise and leaving cost [00:19:52] and government austerity measures. The demonstrations brought [00:19:56] together workers, high school and university students who have been [00:19:59] protesting deteriorating school conditions, overcrowded classrooms [00:20:03] and inadequate facilities ahead the strike. [00:20:07] France's four main real Unions condem the government's proposed [00:20:11] budget cuts warning they would deepen poverty, weaken [00:20:15] social security and freeze public sector [00:20:18] salaries. the latest mobilization comes is president [00:20:22] Immanuel Macron's government struggles to push an [00:20:25] austerity budget through divided parliament with [00:20:29] public debt approaching 120% [00:20:33] the country's economic output. [00:20:41] and live images of that protest coming to you from [00:20:45] Paris as you see in there uh various parts of [00:20:48] Paris uh with thousands of hundreds of thousands of [00:20:51] people are expected to come in because of [00:20:55] how wide spread this protest is going to [00:20:59] be, which is from different unions as [00:21:02] well. [00:21:20] Siamo tutti [00:21:21] antifascisti, [00:21:24] siamo tutti [00:21:26] antifascisti, [00:21:29] siamo tutti [00:21:30] antifascisti, [00:21:34] siamo tutti [00:21:35] antifascisti, [00:21:44] nous ce qu'on veut, c'est la guerre générale, nous [00:21:48] ce qu'on veut c'est la... so live images once again [00:21:51] coming out of Paris, this let's remind our viewers that this protest [00:21:55] especially in Europe has been going on now for the [00:21:59] past three four months, at least and in Paris over the past [00:22:03] two months is started with student protesting over the [00:22:06] deterioration in the education sector, especially in the [00:22:10] buildings the schools and lack of teachers and overcrowding in the [00:22:14] classrooms and then other it turned violent when the [00:22:18] government turned on the student. uh and many them were injured [00:22:22] and thousands of people were arrested, that protest [00:22:25] later emerged into a wider [00:22:29] protest against the economic situation and the social [00:22:32] political issues that France is facing, and now it has [00:22:36] turned completely into the austerity measures that the government has been [00:22:40] taking over the last uh 10 years, and this is [00:22:44] also a wider contest of protest across many [00:22:48] European countries, especially as the prices of diesel [00:22:52] and gasoline continue to uh increase [00:22:56] live image there, someone was just attacked, guess and being [00:22:59] dragged away by the police, as you're watching live images [00:23:03] coming out of Paris, let's remind our viewers this, [00:23:07] thousands of people have been arrested, many them are [00:23:11] less than 18 years old because this was movement initially [00:23:15] started by high school [00:23:17] students. [00:23:50] heavy police presence there that you're also seeing, we'll be bringing you more in our later [00:23:54] bulletin on what happens because that protest has just [00:23:58] started. thank you so much for joining us, goodbye for [00:24:00] now. [00:24:59] For decades, Iran has stated that the distinction between United [00:25:03] States and Israel is often more political than practical. Many [00:25:07] dismiss [00:25:07] that claim is rhetoric, but the numbers tell a story [00:25:11] worth examining. Since the end the second world war, Israel [00:25:15] has become the largest cumulative recipient of US military [00:25:18] aid receiving. 240 billion dollars, can [00:25:22] you imagine 240 billion dollars? [00:25:26] today that relationship is anchored by a 10 year memorandum of [00:25:29] understanding guaranteing at least 3.8 billion [00:25:33] dollar in military aid annually, a commitment [00:25:37] unprecedented in modern american foreign policy. wait, [00:25:40] it has surpassed even this amount, watch till the end. first, this is not [00:25:44] marely story about aid. much of funding is designed to be spent on [00:25:48] American weapons. linking Israel's military capabilities [00:25:52] directly to US weapons production, the result is a system in [00:25:56] which a continuous pipeline of American financing, [00:25:59] technology, spare parts, munitions, and political [00:26:03] backing sustains Israeli military power. The clearest [00:26:07] example is the F-35 stel fighter. The jet is manufactured in [00:26:11] the United States, controlled by the United States and supplied only to [00:26:15] countries approved by Washington. Israel was the first to [00:26:18] acquire the world's most advanced combat aircraft. For your [00:26:21] information, Iran down F35 as well. So how [00:26:25] advanced it is? Let's leave that for another time. Anyways, [00:26:29] one F-35A cost average of [00:26:32] 82.5 million dollars. Overall, the F-35 [00:26:36] program has cost more than two trillion dollars. Israel's [00:26:40] customized F-35 fleet has since been deployed across multiple [00:26:43] regional theaters from Lebanon and Syria to Iran and [00:26:47] Gaza, killing thousands of people. The depth of US involvement [00:26:51] became particularly visible during the June 2025 war against [00:26:54] Iran. Washington authorized modifications to Israel's [00:26:58] F-35 Felite, enabling the fighters to carry external. [00:27:02] tanks and dramatically increase their range, the result was [00:27:06] capability to fly direct round trip missions to Iran without [00:27:10] refueling, bypassing regional air bases and avoiding [00:27:14] dependence on governments that might have refused to support such [00:27:17] operations. Israel's missile defense architecture from iron [00:27:21] dome to david sling and arrow has likewise benefited from [00:27:25] extensive American funding running in billions of dollars since [00:27:29] October 2023 that dependence has become even more [00:27:32] visible. Washington has approved billions in additional military assistance, [00:27:36] accelerated weapons, transfer, replenished stock piles and [00:27:40] provided support a scale unmashed anywhere else in the [00:27:44] world for Israel to continue Gaza genocide and also carry on [00:27:48] aggression against other countries in the region. Researchers estimate [00:27:52] that US military aid linked to the Gaza genocide reached [00:27:55] record levels. Iranian officials have long maintained that [00:27:59] Israel cannot sustain prolonged regional military aggression. [00:28:03] without American financial, technological, diplomatic and [00:28:06] logistical support. Even if you want to disagree after all [00:28:10] the figures presented, the strategic reality won't let you. When [00:28:14] the US supplies the funding, the aircraft, the missile [00:28:17] defenses, the ammunition and offers diplomatic [00:28:20] cover, Israel doesn't just remain an ally, but an [00:28:24] extension of American power, advancing interest that [00:28:27] Washington offer prefers to keep at arms length, what [00:28:31] German chance. Friedrich mus described as [00:28:35] dirty work being done on behalf the [00:28:38] west. [00:28:50] War does not end when the bombs stop [00:28:53] falling. [00:29:02] soil follows scientists and researchers into the [00:29:06] scarred landscapes of Lebanon to uncover the [00:29:10] invisible legacy of conflict, contaminated [00:29:14] earth, toxic remnants and the [00:29:17] lasting impact of war on human health, the [00:29:21] environment and future [00:29:23] generations.