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[00:00:01] that. That's the Sanchez effect. Tens of millions are
[00:00:05] now watching, and we're just getting
[00:00:07] started.
[00:00:18] of And
[00:00:18] he should have an election, and he can't raise the price of oil.
[00:00:22] It's not enough. Donald Trump says Kief needs a new
[00:00:26] leader, that says Washington lift sanctions on the
[00:00:29] of Russian diesel supply." twice, meanwhile,
[00:00:31] of vladimirsky makes his own demands before holding any election,
[00:00:34] saying there needs to be 60 days of total cease
[00:00:38] fire. the hoouties worn against
[00:00:42] anyone using sorry airspace, and it comes after devastating
[00:00:45] strike on Ririyad's main airport and leaves 12 people dead and
[00:00:49] more than 300 wounded. the movie confirm to RT, they
[00:00:53] were behind the attack. these attacks are yemeny
[00:00:57] of attacks. we do not do this
[00:00:58] of out of revenge or to take... vengeance, but rather to force the Saudi leadership to accept
[00:01:02] a comprehensive and permanent
[00:01:04] of peace by agreeing to end the wardy attacks are now intensifying
[00:01:08] of across southern Lebanon, they're increasingly striking areas beyond the
[00:01:12] shifting boundaries of its so-called yellow
[00:01:15] of zone. as ADF strikes a
[00:01:17] of Lebanon continue unabated, the country's prime minister reveals a
[00:01:20] crippling budget deficit. It leaves financial recovery a
[00:01:24] distant prospect, despite offers of support from
[00:01:27] Hezbollah. The village. was destroyed, there
[00:01:31] is no sign of life. People were given
[00:01:34] of ready-made housing
[00:01:35] of units to live in, but they are completely bare. There is nothing inside. Life
[00:01:39] is difficult due to the constant presence of aircraft and ongoing
[00:01:42] strikes. We are always
[00:01:43] anxious.
[00:01:51] And it's time for the news on RT International. My name is Igor Piskanov and it's always
[00:01:55] great to have your
[00:01:58] a company. new Vladimir demand. Zelensky saying
[00:01:59] is he making wants a 60-day total ceasefire and in
[00:02:03] return he'll go to the polls. the offer comes after he was
[00:02:07] blindsided by Donald Trump's diesel deal with Vladimir Putin. The US
[00:02:11] president then upped the anti even further, suggesting its time
[00:02:14] for new leadership in Kieve. Is
[00:02:18] Zolensky delaying peace because he can't hold elections
[00:02:22] of while you created that war? Well
[00:02:24] I think he could have an election and he could have settled this
[00:02:27] many times and he should. have an election and
[00:02:31] he can't raise the price of oil, it's not enough. it does
[00:02:35] appear that
[00:02:36] of Zelensky has fallen out of grace and an unprecedented
[00:02:40] manner
[00:02:41] of for Donald Trump to come out and not only say that you know it's
[00:02:45] time for for Ukraine to to get another leader for him to come
[00:02:49] out and say it's Zelensky's fault
[00:02:52] that a
[00:02:53] of peace agreement still hasn't been reached that he has
[00:02:56] denied offer after peace of... for
[00:03:00] coming up with
[00:03:01] of his own conditions, we've uh
[00:03:03] of course seen this happen multiple times, but for the president
[00:03:06] of the United States to come out and say so, he's
[00:03:10] of again unprecedented and
[00:03:12] of hugely, hugely damaging for Zelensky
[00:03:16] himself, Zelensky needs to hang
[00:03:19] to every single thread of
[00:03:23] legitimacy that he
[00:03:24] in can. This is the same Zelensky whose
[00:03:27] of presidential term expired years. ago, this is the
[00:03:31] same Zelensky who has refused election, saying you,
[00:03:35] it's it's simply too difficult, even as Russia has
[00:03:38] held elections along frontline
[00:03:42] settlementts uh,
[00:03:43] of included, so
[00:03:44] of there's certainly the the diplomatic pressure that is being
[00:03:48] piled on Zelensky, as for Russia, Donald
[00:03:52] Trump thanked Russia for all the diesel
[00:03:56] that will now be supplied
[00:03:58] of to the United States, Russia. agreed to send
[00:04:01] us millions and
[00:04:04] of millions of barrels of oil and it's diesel, that's what
[00:04:08] we really need, so thank
[00:04:10] of you. there was a build up to this, this didn't come out
[00:04:14] of the blue. you had the United States, with
[00:04:18] the conflict with Iran, there's been a huge
[00:04:21] shortage in global oil supplies.
[00:04:25] the United States, it's you know, it's a
[00:04:27] of common phrase, people vote at.
[00:04:31] of pump, the price of uh petrol, the price of
[00:04:34] diesel are hugely important for American
[00:04:38] voters as well as for the American
[00:04:41] uh economy, for the financial system, they
[00:04:45] depend on cars, on vehicles to get to and from
[00:04:49] work to transport goods
[00:04:51] in a manner that you few European nations
[00:04:54] in depend
[00:04:56] of on, there you have the United States under pressure due to the conflict.
[00:05:00] with Iran asking Russia to supply it with diesel fuel to
[00:05:03] keep prices lower ahead of elections, incredibly
[00:05:07] important for Donald Trump, and Donald
[00:05:10] Trump comes out publicly, repeatedly, asking Zelensky to
[00:05:14] cool it with strikes on Russian oil refineries. It doesn't matter
[00:05:18] if that Russian oil is going to the United States or to other countries.
[00:05:22] The point is to supply global oil markets to keep
[00:05:26] prices low. What does Zelenski do? Zelensky comes out and
[00:05:30] says we're going to burn it all.
[00:05:33] Ukraine will be prepared to see strikes on Russian oil refineries if
[00:05:37] Russia stops attacking our energy infrastructure. Any de-escalation
[00:05:41] steps must be. and accompanied by genuine
[00:05:44] guarantees. this is
[00:05:47] essentially worst nightmare,
[00:05:50] when
[00:05:51] the statements were
[00:05:53] published, then they made the
[00:05:56] rounds, all over the world, zelensky
[00:05:59] began frantically calling european
[00:06:03] leaders essentially trying to garner their support
[00:06:07] for them to come out and publicly say, despite what trump is
[00:06:11] saying we stand. with Zelensky frantically,
[00:06:15] there was
[00:06:16] uh there were reports of four calls that he would
[00:06:20] uh stop calls with other European leaders when others would pick up, it
[00:06:24] was, it was chaos. Nevertheless, nevertheless, this
[00:06:28] is for Zelensky, Russia and the United States
[00:06:31] trading after a break of
[00:06:35] four and a half years, well that is
[00:06:38] nightmare for Zelensky, it means that the...
[00:06:42] these attempts to isolate Russia to pretend the
[00:06:46] 12% the world's surface doesn't exist,
[00:06:50] something that the Europeans have been trying very hard to do,
[00:06:53] that that isn't working, worse than that, Zelensky's
[00:06:57] own legitimacy is being questioned by the people who
[00:07:01] supply most of his munitions for
[00:07:05] Zelensky again a double
[00:07:08] nightmare. We are not in diplomatic
[00:07:12] Dead end. "close down Putin's entire economy, so
[00:07:15] Russia's mouth shut, don't feed them with your sales, just impose sanctions on their
[00:07:19] weapons, open Starling to Ukraine, you did open it when you were responding
[00:07:23] to Iran, there's another way to conduct negotiations that will help push Putin toward
[00:07:27] negotiations, he doesn't want this, I think that President Trump can do
[00:07:31] more and as our ally he should do
[00:07:33] more, the
[00:07:37] point that Russia was making when it was saying that
[00:07:40] Zelensky can't..." be negotiated with that he has
[00:07:44] unrealistic expectations. four and a half years into this
[00:07:48] war, Russia saddled with the most severe
[00:07:52] sanctions in recorded history, and
[00:07:56] Zelensky is coming out and saying, well, we need more
[00:07:59] sanctions. Russia, which is again
[00:08:03] stood up to Ukraine's assaults,
[00:08:05] 1,600 drones launched at
[00:08:08] night, and Zelensky is saying, we just need... launch
[00:08:12] more drones, this is the reason that Marshall
[00:08:16] says again, he can't be negotiated with, and they need
[00:08:20] to be new elections in Ukraine,
[00:08:23] sentiment that seemingly has now reached the
[00:08:27] United States, but Kiif is not the
[00:08:31] only one against Washington lifting sanctions on Moscow, on Monday, the
[00:08:35] EU will vote on whether to impose it's a largest ever package of
[00:08:39] restrictions. Suspending
[00:08:43] sanctions on Russian diesel provides Moscow with more revenues to wage war. This
[00:08:47] is not the time ease pressure on Russia and Europe won't. On Monday EU
[00:08:50] foreign ministers intend to approve the biggest set of sanctions listings targeting Russia's
[00:08:54] war machines since the start the war. Despite the
[00:08:58] United Front between Brussels and Kief. One former
[00:09:02] Ukrainian MP says the biggest threat to his country comes from
[00:09:05] Vladimirsky himself. Today
[00:09:09] true patriots the country must understand two points.
[00:09:13] first, Vladimir Zelensky will never agree to an end to the
[00:09:16] war, and his continued stay in power is guarantee that the war will
[00:09:20] continue. Second, the continuation the war will result in the
[00:09:24] total loss of statehood for Ukraine and a catastrophe for its
[00:09:28] population. It is Zelensky himself whose adequacy and
[00:09:31] sanity are subject to serious doubt, who is the main enemy of
[00:09:35] Ukraine and its people. Too much is at stake. The people are
[00:09:38] waiting for justice and decisiveness. Ukraine cannot remain.
[00:09:42] hostage to the unhealthy ambitions and personal interests of a man who has
[00:09:46] imagined himself to be Napoleon.
[00:09:49] And to get more on this last cross
[00:09:50] live now to former US Marine Core Intelligence officer Scott Rider.
[00:09:54] Welcome to the program, sir. Vladimir Zelensky has
[00:09:58] responded to Trump's call for new Ukrainian leadership with new demand
[00:10:02] to have a 60-day cease fire in order to organize elections, but
[00:10:05] is he any position though to demand anything anymore, especially
[00:10:09] considering Russia held its own elections without any cease fire.
[00:10:14] No, Vlodimir Zelinski, I mean it's it's difficult to call him
[00:10:18] president, even though he claims that title is, it's been pointed out, uh,
[00:10:22] his mandate expired a while back, and he...
[00:10:25] um, hasn't held a new election, but uh, Zelinsky
[00:10:29] is in the position to dictate terms to nobody, uh, he's
[00:10:32] losing the war on the battlefield, he's losing the war
[00:10:36] economically, he's losing the war uh politically, both
[00:10:40] at home and abroad. um, the the bottom line is that
[00:10:44] president Trump is absolutely correct here, that uh, it's time for
[00:10:47] Zelensky to go, the question is, uh, who
[00:10:51] will replace him
[00:10:52] and will this alter the uh the the the reality that
[00:10:56] currently has uh settled in over Ukraine, Ukraine is defeated
[00:11:00] state, the uh experiment that Europe and the United States foisted
[00:11:04] on Ukraine uh in beginning this conflict um by
[00:11:08] empowering western Ukrainian nationalists, this experiment has
[00:11:11] failed, and unless you replace Zelinsky with somebody
[00:11:15] who recognizes the failure of this experiment and acts
[00:11:19] um accordingly, you're just going to get a continuation the
[00:11:22] same. Now let's talk some more about Trump's calls for new
[00:11:26] leadership in Kiev. What do you think this rethoric will do
[00:11:30] to US Ukraine
[00:11:31] relations? Well, I mean U.S. Ukrainian
[00:11:35] relations are are an enigma, because on
[00:11:39] the one hand you have President Trump saying that he's
[00:11:41] directed Zelinski not to strike diesel
[00:11:45] production. Meanwhile, the CIA continues to provide
[00:11:49] intelligence to Ukraine to facilitate long-range
[00:11:53] drone attacks against Russia. and oil refineries uh, rather
[00:11:57] than directing Zelensky to stop the attacks, why doesn't the president
[00:12:01] direct the CIA to stop providing the intelligence that
[00:12:04] enables these attacks, so there's a lot of internal
[00:12:08] contradictions to President Trump's poster b
[00:12:11] ukraine, and of course there's the recent
[00:12:15] deal between the US and Russia, which gives Moscow wavor to
[00:12:19] export its diesel to America, and that agreement was announced
[00:12:22] while a Ukrainian delegation. was in Miami and
[00:12:26] reportedly left the negotiations right after the news broke,
[00:12:30] how likely is it that Zelensky will change his tune and start pursuing
[00:12:33] peace? zelensky will never pursue
[00:12:37] peace because Zelensky cannot uh remain politically
[00:12:41] viable as the uh leader of Ukraine
[00:12:45] um as long if there's a possibility the war ending.
[00:12:49] he is key component of this corruption
[00:12:52] scheme that um is the conflict with
[00:12:56] Russia and Ukraine today, this scheme that takes hundreds
[00:13:00] of billions of dollars from, western donor nations, and
[00:13:04] then launders it through Ukraine and feeds it back
[00:13:07] into various political and economic
[00:13:10] entities, uh, Zelinski doesn't want peace, he can't exist with
[00:13:14] peace, he will never pursue peace, so it's highly unlikely
[00:13:18] you're going to see him changing course, he needs war, he needs this war to
[00:13:22] continue, and I think President Trump is finally... recognize this reality and that's why
[00:13:26] he's calling for his removal and Zelensky repeatedly
[00:13:30] ignored Trump's request to stop striking a Russian energy
[00:13:33] infrastructure. Instead he ramped these attacks
[00:13:37] up, but I guess the question is what has given Zelanski
[00:13:41] the confidence to flat out defy Trump?
[00:13:45] I don't think it's confidence, I think it's desperation. I think he
[00:13:48] recognizes that this is the end, this is a this is the
[00:13:52] captain the Titanic, the ship has struck the iceber. "the engine rooms
[00:13:56] are flooded, the ships starting to list and he knows that it's
[00:13:59] over. um, and so he's desperately looking for
[00:14:02] alternatives, looking for options, but none will manifest
[00:14:06] themselves. he's going to Europe for for assistance, there is no more
[00:14:10] assistance that Europe can provide, and Europe needs to be careful,
[00:14:14] because
[00:14:15] you know, Europe is in the process
[00:14:19] of very delicate negotiation with the United States about the future of
[00:14:23] NATO, and if Europe'. against the president on Ukraine
[00:14:27] uh the president may make uh the president the United States may make the determination
[00:14:31] that uh maybe the United States doesn't need to be part of Europe's
[00:14:34] security framework and this would be disastrous for Europe so Zelensky
[00:14:38] has no options open to him and I don't think Europe is going to be able to provide any
[00:14:42] uh semblance of um you know life-saving
[00:14:46] mechanism for Zelensky and do you think Trump's changing
[00:14:49] attitude towards Zelensky will have uh an effect on
[00:14:53] Washington's relations with european leaders who are still so eager to
[00:14:57] prolong the conflict? well, I do believe it will be. I
[00:15:01] mean, look, Europe is married to the conflict in Ukraine for number of reasons,
[00:15:04] but the first and foremost is fact that their entire
[00:15:08] economic system and political system
[00:15:12] depends upon the Ukrainian conflict to create the
[00:15:15] conditions that enable defense spending and
[00:15:19] uh, posturing Russia as a threat that props them up by providing an
[00:15:23] external threat to...
[00:15:37] think it's support for continuation of this conflict, this spells you know
[00:15:41] political problems for Europe, and so we're going to see Europe coming up
[00:15:45] well
[00:15:45] you face to face with you know lose lose
[00:15:48] situation uh support Ukraine and lose because Ukraine
[00:15:52] cannot be recovered, it is a sunk ship
[00:15:55] or go against the president or support the
[00:15:59] president and lose Ukraine thereby you undermining your economic
[00:16:03] and political foundation now, the Europeans have built
[00:16:06] this house. It's a horrible house, the roofs c gaming in, they're going to have to
[00:16:10] live with it. All right, Scott Rider, former US Marine Core
[00:16:14] Intelligence officer, I appreciate you taking the time and sharing your analysis with
[00:16:17] us. Thanks for having
[00:16:19] me. Now a huti
[00:16:23] military spokesperson has warned anyone from using Saudi Arabia's
[00:16:27] airports or airspace. That's after attack by the militant group
[00:16:31] on the main airport in Riyadh left 12 people dead and more than
[00:16:35] 300 wounded. "the
[00:16:39] Yemeny armed forces renew their warning to all shipping companies, airlines,
[00:16:42] experts, employees, workers and travelers against using Saudi airports
[00:16:46] and airspace, as they are exposed to targeting and are a theater for
[00:16:50] operations by our forces, with the exception the airports of Mecca
[00:16:54] al-Mukarrama and Medinah al-Munawara. We urge everyone to
[00:16:58] take our warning seriously, and Saudi Arabia bears responsibility for any
[00:17:01] failed interceptions. Unverified footage circulating
[00:17:05] online appears to show the aftermath. inside the airport, the
[00:17:09] site has been evacuated and all flights suspended, Moscow has condemned
[00:17:13] to the strike and called on both sides to abandon attacks on civilian
[00:17:17] infrastructure. Riyad based correspondent says as the strike
[00:17:21] inflicted substantial damage to terminals which handle both domestic
[00:17:25] and international
[00:17:26] flights.
[00:17:29] indeed, this statement was issued by the Saudi General Authority of Civil
[00:17:33] aviation approximately six hours after the initial announcement made
[00:17:37] earlier today, it provided details on the number of casualties,
[00:17:41] confirming 12 dead and 309 wounded, including several in
[00:17:45] critical condition currently receiving treatment at hospitals in
[00:17:48] Riyadh. Among the dead were four Saudi nationals, two
[00:17:52] Bangladeshis, one American citizen, one Egyptian, one
[00:17:55] Jordanian, one Syrian, and one Palestinian. May they all rest
[00:17:59] in peace. Airport operations remain suspended for the time being
[00:18:03] as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of facilities
[00:18:07] in the... continuation of operational processes. The recent statement
[00:18:11] also confirms that efforts are underway to assess the extent the material
[00:18:14] damages in coordination with authorities. Today's toll may represent
[00:18:18] the highest recorded from either Huthi or Iranian attacks during assaults on
[00:18:22] the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I must also mention the attempt to maintain
[00:18:26] operations at King Fodd International Airport in Damasham, which is
[00:18:30] situated outside the city. We are currently managing the situation as
[00:18:34] there has also been an incident outside the airport area. This provides a
[00:18:38] summary of what has transpired thus far and we are waiting further details
[00:18:41] regarding the injuries that are being treated. Furthermore, we have received
[00:18:45] information concerning the extent the damage to that airport. According to our
[00:18:49] sources, the areas impacted were terminal 3 and terminal 4.
[00:18:53] Terminal 3 is designated for domestic flights between cities and Saudi
[00:18:57] Arabia, while Terminal 4 accommodates certain international
[00:19:00] carriers. A senior huthi spokesperson told RT
[00:19:04] that the group's actions were a direct response to aggression by the. sawdies
[00:19:08] against civilian areas in
[00:19:09] Yemen. Yes, these
[00:19:13] attacks are Yemeny attacks after 12 years of Saudi aggression, destroying
[00:19:17] Yemen infrastructure, whether airports, ports, even wedding and
[00:19:21] funeral halls as well as schools, hospitals and markets. It targeted
[00:19:24] everything in Yemen and targeted and destroyed all infrastructure, and today it
[00:19:28] acknowledges that airports are civilian facilities that must not be
[00:19:32] targeted under international law, but we say that we deal with Saudi
[00:19:35] Arabia in kind and our... military operations deep inside the Saudi
[00:19:39] entity will continue and will not end except by destroying all Saudi
[00:19:43] infrastructure belonging to the government, whether military facilities, airports,
[00:19:47] or even ports and any vital facilities belonging to the Saudi regime.
[00:19:51] We do not do this out of revenge or to take vengence, but rather to force the Saudi
[00:19:55] leadership to accept a comprehensive and permanent peace by agreeing to end the
[00:19:58] war and end the siege by both sides. The Saudi leadership can agree to
[00:20:02] achieve peace, and these are Yemen's demands. And this
[00:20:06] comes amid a... rapid escalation the conflict in Yemen, the Hutis have
[00:20:10] released footage which they say shows dozens of fighters from the
[00:20:13] Saudi-backed presidential council surrendering, and the video comes
[00:20:17] as Saudi Arabia and its regional partners plan to step up their military
[00:20:21] coordination on Monday, raising concerns that the conflict could
[00:20:25] expand further and draw more countries in,
[00:20:29] and earlier this week, Saudiled forces in Yemen already
[00:20:32] destroyed three the Khufi's rocket launch platforms, which they
[00:20:36] say claimed. Uh, they were used to quote, threaten
[00:20:40] regional security. The Saudi Air Force was said to have carried out
[00:20:44] 59 air strikes and missile attacks in just 24 hours,
[00:20:47] causing multiple casualties. political consultant
[00:20:51] huzi says the attacks mark a dangerous escalation
[00:20:55] with civilian casualties are raising the stakes and the prospect of
[00:20:59] US involvement adding to the uncertainty across the entire
[00:21:02] region. It's not just the airport that is
[00:21:06] significance. I mean the escalation the
[00:21:08] Ansarullah's aggression against Saudi Arabia
[00:21:12] has been pushed to the limits. The significance
[00:21:16] here is uh the way I see it is it's part the...
[00:21:20] uh the regional movement basically since the war erupted and
[00:21:24] Trump stated that uh we'll make decision quote unquote
[00:21:28] one asked if the US would join sorry strikes against the hoothies,
[00:21:32] but what are the implications of a potential US military
[00:21:35] involvement for Yemen and the region? before
[00:21:39] uh, I mean before the statement it was clear how the United States of
[00:21:43] America so and evaluated the situation in Yemen
[00:21:47] and didn't they didn't want to intervene or... even to be involved
[00:21:51] in that matter, now I understand the
[00:21:55] statement since Saudi is one the most
[00:21:59] important allies in the region, giving that the size of Saudi Arabia is
[00:22:02] big, we've seen the same thing happening in Iran, it's not easy to
[00:22:06] protect all the land when the land is big, yet at the same
[00:22:09] time, we have to understand that the infrastructure of
[00:22:13] course it's important and along with the infrastructure we started to
[00:22:17] see losses in civilian lives, this is an
[00:22:20] important escalation that could not and should not be left
[00:22:24] unanswered, hence we will see
[00:22:27] developments on escalations over the next few hours or the next few
[00:22:31] days. Saudi Arabia coming under attack from
[00:22:35] the hoothies a daily basis and the Mecca defensive agreement between
[00:22:39] the Kingdom, Turkey and Pakistan in force. Ankara however
[00:22:43] however has question that it will not send its troops to another country for any
[00:22:47] military offensive. Let me
[00:22:50] stress again, my friends, that this is defense agreement. When a state
[00:22:54] party to this agreement comes under attack, you stand by it to help it defend
[00:22:58] itself. This is not an offensive agreement. In other words, Turkey will
[00:23:02] not send its forces to the territory of another state to carry out
[00:23:05] attack. In Mecca, three leaders signed a promise. An attack
[00:23:09] on one is attack on all. Turkia, Saudi
[00:23:13] Arabia, Pakistan. Two months on, that promise is
[00:23:17] under fire. Huthi missiles and drones keep hitting Saudi. airports and
[00:23:20] oil sites. Meeting in Riad, the Mecca Alliance agreed to send
[00:23:24] forces to the kingdom and quickly. The committee
[00:23:28] decided to move immediately to the practical implementation the collective
[00:23:31] defense commitments and to take the necessary measures to provide the agreed
[00:23:35] military forces and capabilities, and ensure their rapid deployment in the
[00:23:39] kingdom. In accordance with the approved arrangements and the national legislation the
[00:23:43] parties, thereby enhancing readiness, military integration, and the
[00:23:47] collective capacity to confront and counter threats. President Erdogan has
[00:23:51] spelled out what that support could look like:
[00:23:54] such support could take the form of intelligence, logistical or ammunition
[00:23:58] assistance. More advanced military support could also be considered depending on the
[00:24:01] scale the threat. Uncother keeps the details to itself and
[00:24:05] reports are filling the silence, special forces, pilots and aircraft
[00:24:09] helping defend Riyad and the Holy Cities. An American
[00:24:13] official says they help incluse Turkish drone operators, none of it is on the
[00:24:17] record. Monday's statement does set one condition. forces
[00:24:20] deploy in accordance with the national legislation of each country, in
[00:24:24] turkia, that means parliament, and parliament hasn't even
[00:24:28] ratified the pact. as for the mecca agreement, the
[00:24:32] process here has in fact matured in terms the work done by the
[00:24:35] ministry, but of course for the agreement to take effect, it will come to
[00:24:39] parliament, and since this work has matured,
[00:24:41] it will be sent to parliament within a few days. Ankara's
[00:24:45] ambitions reach beyond the red sea d who leads the
[00:24:48] nationalist MH the ruling party's partner in parliament,
[00:24:52] says the pact will elevate the country to the center of global
[00:24:56] geopolitics. this is an exceptionally sound and important
[00:25:00] agreement. its tendency towards expansion is also of immense
[00:25:03] strategic value. if these efforts are carried out under Turkey's
[00:25:07] leadership, this will bring us to the center, making us much more reputable
[00:25:11] in the world. so the next vote in Ankara is a
[00:25:14] treaty, not on troops. sending soldiers would take a second decision of
[00:25:18] its own. the arithmetic favors the government, the ruling
[00:25:22] alliance, the justice and development party and the nationalist movement
[00:25:25] party holds 326 of parliament's 600
[00:25:29] seats, the largest opposition party wants no part in it, and
[00:25:33] its leader uzguruza says, signing defense pack with a country at
[00:25:37] war makes Tur a party to that conflict.
[00:25:41] International agreements will have to be approved in this parliament if there are soldiers and
[00:25:45] weapons involved. We do not accept being part of Trump's Middle East order.
[00:25:49] We do not accept the... Trump, which will send soldiers to the deserts of
[00:25:52] Yemen for 100 years its
[00:25:56] role as defending Saudi
[00:25:57] Arabia.
[00:26:02] The Saudis want to involve regional
[00:26:06] powers,
[00:26:07] not only from the Arab arena, but even within the Islamic world, they
[00:26:11] aim to bring in the Turks and entangle them, to involve the
[00:26:14] Pakistanis as well, seeking their help day and night, calling out for
[00:26:18] them to assist them, to fight alongside them, to share in the sin and
[00:26:22] aggression against our dear people. A senior official,
[00:26:25] Muhammad says the group doesn't expect Turkish
[00:26:29] or Pakistani troops inside Yemen, but even indirect
[00:26:33] help he warns counts as joining the war, and last
[00:26:37] month he warned Ankara and Islamabad would meet an
[00:26:41] iron fist. Yasan, RT in
[00:26:43] Istanbul. Amid a surge
[00:26:47] in IDF strikes on Lebanon. The country's prime minister has acknowledged
[00:26:51] a critical budget shortfall. Despite Hezball offering support, financial
[00:26:55] recovery remains a distant prospect with Washington tying
[00:26:59] additional help to the disarmament the militant group. Steve
[00:27:03] Sweeney explains. Well wearings ultra Al Gore, one
[00:27:07] the so-called pilot zones sitting right on the edge of Israel's yellow line, the
[00:27:11] zone of occupation, a drone hovers overhead watching us ominously. And
[00:27:14] just moments ago there was an air strikers fighter jets raw overhead watching
[00:27:18] us. Israely attacks are now intensifying across southern Lebanon,
[00:27:22] they're increasingly striking areas beyond the shifting boundaries of its
[00:27:26] so-called yellow zone. We have been displaced
[00:27:30] twice, first in 2024 and again. in
[00:27:32] 2026, this time the situation was truly tragic, most
[00:27:36] the village was destroyed, there is no sign of life, people
[00:27:40] were given ready-made housing units to live in, but they are completely
[00:27:44] bare. there is nothing inside, even securing water is difficult, and
[00:27:48] there it is absolutely no electricity. most people sleep by
[00:27:51] candle light. life is difficult due to
[00:27:55] the constant presence of aircraft and ongoing strikes. we are always
[00:27:59] anxious. there's nothing here, if need water pitch. i can't find
[00:28:03] one, i can't even make cup of tea or coffee. there's water, no
[00:28:06] refrigerator, no bed,
[00:28:08] no washing machine. there is absolutely nothing. it is extremely
[00:28:12] difficult. god help the army. it cannot even protect itself.
[00:28:16] let alone get the necessary weaponry. how then could it possibly
[00:28:19] protect civilians? had there been a strong state and a well-armed
[00:28:23] military, Israel would never have dared to invade. at least
[00:28:26] 35 artillery shells hit Mansouri. this is village on the
[00:28:30] end of that zone where the israely forces. have progressively expanded
[00:28:34] their area of control. Mansori was then hit again on with air
[00:28:37] strikes, artillery and major detonations. And his rady fire is also
[00:28:41] reaching well beyond that so-called yellow zone. Near Maifordone, three
[00:28:45] Israeli artillery shells landed very close to journalists from Aljade and Navatia
[00:28:49] news. Uh, fortunately there were no injuries in that particular attack, but
[00:28:53] once again it highlights the danger to those reporting on Israely
[00:28:56] operations as journalists are routinely targeted. Israely forces
[00:29:00] attacked 15 southern towns with demolitions reported in six them
[00:29:04] and in Hula, Israeli troops planted explosives inside the Jabellammo
[00:29:08] public school and then detonated it just one of many schools destroyed in recent
[00:29:12] weeks. now all of this came immediately after prime minister now of salam traveled
[00:29:16] to nearby nabatia promising reconstruction. his visit
[00:29:19] however didn't go smoothly. he was confronted by residents demanding to
[00:29:23] know when they could return home. many angry at what they see is government
[00:29:27] action. locals used that relative calm around the visit to
[00:29:31] enter nabate alpha. and expect and inspect the home sorry for
[00:29:35] the first time in months, but even as salam spoke, the Israeli attacks were
[00:29:38] hitting the surrounding area. I am not here to sell you
[00:29:42] illusions nor to promise what I cannot deliver. We still need
[00:29:46] significant funding. And it's the cost here that's key. Salam previously
[00:29:50] identified the funding needed at 27 billion US dollars. A
[00:29:53] sum he says Lebanese State simply doesn't have. Now following his visit,
[00:29:57] Hesbollah secretary general Naim Kassam said that the organization would
[00:30:01] contribute to shelter. reconstruction for the people displaced from the
[00:30:04] south. Hez MP, Hassan Fadlal said on Saturday that this
[00:30:08] pledge would unsettle the United States with Washington insisting that
[00:30:12] AID is tied to disarmament. We will not discuss the final
[00:30:16] figures relating to aid for our people in the housing program, as this would come
[00:30:20] as a shock to the Americans. Well, exactly how much money Hesbollah can
[00:30:24] provide and when remains unclear, but the immediate problem isn't simply who
[00:30:28] pays for reconstruction, it's the expansion the Israeli occupation.
[00:30:32] Uniform. has documented Israeli forces operating from nearly 30 positions
[00:30:35] in southern Lebanon, including eight fortified bases. Israeli
[00:30:39] forces have already pushed beyond their own yellow line in some areas while Israely
[00:30:43] officials say they want to retain a security zone extending as
[00:30:47] much as 10 kilometers inside Lebanon. This comes as Salam
[00:30:51] continues to talk, at least on the surface about Israeli
[00:30:54] withdrawal, seemingly in contradiction with the reality on the
[00:30:57] ground. You're...