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[00:00:00] The American stated that lifting
[00:00:00] military capabilities are capable the sanctions does not indicate
[00:00:03] a shift in Washington's policy towards Iran or the Quds Force
[00:00:07] room for pressure on of the Revolutionary Guard.
[00:00:08] The US President Donald
[00:00:15] Trump said that the Strait of Hormuz may be reopened today,
[00:00:19] threatening Iran with a strong strike if
[00:00:22] it refused to reopen it in the near
[00:00:25] future. Trump said
[00:00:27] that talks with Tehran
[00:00:30] are very good and that the Iranians want
[00:00:33] to reach an agreement,
[00:00:37] contribute in part to this asserting that the strait will open
[00:00:40] very soon, or Iran will be
[00:00:43] which were immortalized in subjected to a very powerful strike, according to his statement.
[00:00:46] Trump had announced last Sunday
[00:00:49] the cancellation of instructions to strike Tehran
[00:00:53] after Iran and other countries in the region requested a deadline
[00:00:56] to complete an agreement to reopen the strait and end
[00:01:00] the Iranian nuclear
[00:01:02] threat.
[00:01:07] Reuters reported that the United States is facing
[00:01:11] a severe shortage of high-precision long-range
[00:01:14] missiles, which may force it to rely more
[00:01:17] on fighter jets
[00:01:19] after suffering heavy losses in and air bombardment in any military operations
[00:01:24] to sympathize with against Iran. The agency added that the US administration
[00:01:27] is considering increasing its production of these missiles
[00:01:31] and is holding talks with manufacturing companies to provide
[00:01:34] the necessary funding and accelerate the pace
[00:01:38] of production.
[00:01:47] and at the same time cohesion is an Iranian necessity at this The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it had reached an agreement with the Sultanate of Oman regarding the geographical
[00:01:51] coordinates of a navigation route through the Strait of
[00:01:55] Hormuz. The Iranian Foreign Ministry
[00:01:58] added that the joint declaration between the two sides
[00:02:01] is in its final stages,
[00:02:04] Let me first point out but it remains contingent on no interference
[00:02:07] from any third party, noting that the agreement
[00:02:10] with Muscat does not necessarily mean that the Strait of Hormuz has become
[00:02:14] safe. It also clarified that the technical discussions between
[00:02:18] the two countries regarding determining a safe route for ship
[00:02:21] passage have been ongoing for
[00:02:23] two months.
[00:02:30] The Iranian Revolutionary Guard confirmed that Tehran will not
[00:02:33] conclude any agreement as long as the threat of a military
[00:02:37] attack on it remains, indicating that
[00:02:41] I believe that these reports the ongoing discussions with the Sultanate of Oman regarding the Strait of
[00:02:46] arms inventory, I believe they are not of disagreement between the two parties Hormuz have not led to an agreement yet. A website close to the Revolutionary Guard quoted
[00:02:49] him as saying that US intervention
[00:02:53] and President Donald
[00:02:55] on the one hand, and indicates that Trump's threats were among the reasons
[00:02:56] there are still many for the failure to reach an agreement. He added,
[00:03:00] an official, that Iran will not sign any
[00:03:03] to curb this understandings as long as what he described as American pressure
[00:03:07] warns against continuing in this
[00:03:16] continues. I welcome my guest, Karam Saeed, journalist and researcher in regional
[00:03:19] affairs, with me from Cairo. Welcome, Mr. Karam. First,
[00:03:23] how do you interpret this optimism at the beginning, in the language
[00:03:27] and tone of US President Donald Trump, regarding signing
[00:03:30] an agreement with the Iranian side, while at the same time
[00:03:34] threatening a strong strike if it does not
[00:03:36] comply with the agreement today? How can we understand
[00:03:39] and interpret this disparity?
[00:03:43] I think the Iranian dilemma is big
[00:03:46] we cross-reference them with and deep, and despite
[00:03:49] President Trump's announcement that negotiations with Iran
[00:03:53] are proceeding well, and even
[00:03:56] Iran's own announcement that coordination with the Sultanate of Oman
[00:04:00] regarding the management of the Strait of Hormuz has made great progress,
[00:04:05] conflict and the risks of the conflict on I still believe that the differences and contentious issues between the two parties are still large
[00:04:10] States of America has asked to return to understanding. I believe that this and deep, given each party's insistence on
[00:04:14] adhering to its vision
[00:04:16] for managing the conflict. However, I believe that there are a number
[00:04:22] affairs. You were with me from of indicators that suggest that this impasse can be overcome
[00:04:24] after President Trump announced the naming
[00:04:28] of the current negotiation path and Iran's announcement.
[00:04:31] I think that the other side is related to Iran's communication with
[00:04:35] the Sultanate of Oman regarding the management of the Strait of Hormuz.
[00:04:39] This is an attempt
[00:04:41] hour, we discuss the popular protests to move forward and avoid the extent of
[00:04:45] US military pressure on Iran, which has reached
[00:04:48] an unprecedented level in recent days.
[00:04:51] Therefore, there are all,
[00:04:54] both parties are seeking to overcome this dilemma after the reports,
[00:04:58] as you mentioned, talk about the dwindling US military
[00:05:02] arsenal. I believe that these reports, despite the defense
[00:05:05] minister's denial of them, seem accurate. The military cost
[00:05:09] is high for the United States of America. In contrast,
[00:05:13] the extent of the damage suffered by Iran is unprecedented.
[00:05:16] Therefore, there is
[00:05:19] both sides to allow for that. Well, before we expand on this point,
[00:05:23] Mr. Karam, can we separate today the discussions that Iran is holding
[00:05:27] with the Sultanate of Oman from the US-Iranian discussions
[00:05:30] broadly? No, I think, according to what
[00:05:34] Iran announced at the current time, there are no
[00:05:37] direct contacts or direct negotiations with the United
[00:05:41] States of America, but rather they
[00:05:44] are taking place through indirect intermediaries. I think
[00:05:47] that both
[00:05:49] paths are proceeding
[00:05:52] in one path or
[00:05:55] in parallel. Iran's negotiations with the Sultanate of
[00:05:58] Oman regarding the management of the Strait of Hormuz are not separate from Iran's
[00:06:02] efforts, in fact, to try to curb the anger of the United
[00:06:06] States of America and perhaps an attempt to improve Iran's
[00:06:09] image or Iran's search for unconventional
[00:06:13] tools through which to reach understandings with the United
[00:06:16] States of America. I believe that both paths are linked
[00:06:20] to each
[00:06:23] other, and if the United States of America realizes
[00:06:26] and understands that the cost is high for it, then I believe that Iran,
[00:06:32] recent days, is actively searching for unconventional
[00:06:35] tools to overcome the anger of the United States of America, especially after
[00:06:39] Trump's threat that if the opening fails,
[00:06:42] Iran will be subjected to major strikes. I believe that there is strong
[00:06:46] pressure from a hardline right-wing current within the Trump
[00:06:49] administration to proceed with re-targeting
[00:06:52] Iran militarily, but in an effective way. Well, to what
[00:06:55] extent can these contradictory statements, if I may say so,
[00:06:59] between Washington and even Iran, naturally
[00:07:02] indicate that the talks have entered a crucial stage
[00:07:05] that cannot be affected by, or it is difficult to separate
[00:07:09] between military pressures and even the diplomatic
[00:07:12] path?
[00:07:16] that the contradiction in the statements of the two parties
[00:07:20] has been a main feature since the outbreak of the war on Iran in
[00:07:24] February last year. President Trump always makes
[00:07:27] statements and then reverses them after a short time.
[00:07:31] Iran, at the same time, some of its statements are
[00:07:34] closer to managing a psychological war with the United States of America on the one
[00:07:38] hand, and an attempt to reassure the Iranian public on the other.
[00:07:41] However, I point out that the discrepancy in the statements
[00:07:45] of both parties reflects, first, the depth of the crisis,
[00:07:48] the absence of significant coordination between the two parties,
[00:07:52] and indicates that the extent of the contentious issues and points
[00:07:57] are still at their lowest levels regarding
[00:08:00] reaching understandings on them. Therefore, this contradiction
[00:08:04] reflects the ambiguity of the scene
[00:08:09] challenges regarding reaching real negotiations
[00:08:12] or reaching real understandings
[00:08:15] conflict. I believe that the same memorandum of understanding
[00:08:19] that was signed, which allowed for the continuation
[00:08:23] of a 60-day period to reach
[00:08:26] understandings after its cancellation, indicates the depth of the contentious
[00:08:30] issues and disagreements between the United States of America and Iran.
[00:08:33] Therefore, we are facing two paths at this time. The first path
[00:08:37] indicates the possibility of the conflict escalating
[00:08:41] to higher levels. The clash between Iran and the United
[00:08:44] States of America, given each party's insistence, as I mentioned,
[00:08:48] on adhering to its point of view. Iran sees the Strait of
[00:08:52] Hormuz as a pivotal card and cannot do without it, and perhaps
[00:08:55] it will use all the power it has to deploy
[00:08:58] this card in exchange for American
[00:09:01] insistence and American statements indicating the United States of America's
[00:09:04] readiness to deliver more powerful strikes on Iran.
[00:09:08] The second path, I believe, given the pressures
[00:09:11] from intermediaries on both parties regarding the risks of sliding
[00:09:14] into a widespread military
[00:09:17] global economies, both parties may proceed
[00:09:22] path, despite its difficulty at the current time, is in my opinion
[00:09:26] the better scenario. Well, today, the Iranian Revolutionary
[00:09:29] Guard confirmed that Tehran will not conclude any agreement with the American
[00:09:32] side if the threat of military
[00:09:36] strikes continues. Today, in your opinion, to what extent can
[00:09:40] this continued language of threat from the United States affect
[00:09:44] the chances of success of the agreement, so that we do not return to square
[00:09:47] one again?
[00:09:51] I believe that the statements of the Iranian
[00:09:54] Revolutionary Guard, I believe they carry several messages. First,
[00:09:58] to show the strength of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and to show the strength of the Iranian
[00:10:01] military establishment in confronting the United States of America.
[00:10:04] Therefore, it is a message to the US administration that
[00:10:08] the continuation of the militarization of the crisis, meaning Iran
[00:10:11] is open to it and prepared. It possesses capabilities that
[00:10:14] enable it to confront the United States of America. The second matter, I believe,
[00:10:18] is a message to the Iranian interior that
[00:10:21] the Iranian Revolutionary Guard or the Iranian
[00:10:25] of resistance, and it is closer to a message of reassurance
[00:10:28] to the Iranian interior. The third matter, I believe,
[00:10:31] is that there is an Iranian desire from the ruling
[00:10:35] parties now, whether the Iranian Revolutionary Guard or even
[00:10:39] the Iranian President, and perhaps his statements
[00:10:42] yesterday that the Iranian establishment is united
[00:10:45] and that there is no separation between the government and the military establishment,
[00:10:48] and that communication, despite its difficulty with the Iranian Supreme Leader,
[00:10:52] is crucial in achieving Iranian cohesion
[00:10:55] and achieving Iranian internal cohesion. Therefore, these
[00:10:58] messages or these statements
[00:11:02] direction. However, in all cases,
[00:11:05] I believe that these messages, in contrast to counter-messages from the United States
[00:11:08] of America, I reiterate that they indicate the continued
[00:11:12] complexities of the American-Iranian scene at this time. Regarding
[00:11:16] the Iranian side, Mr. Karam, do you expect or say that
[00:11:20] there is any divergence, perhaps, within Iran itself,
[00:11:23] regarding the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on the one hand, and those
[00:11:26] who want to pursue the diplomatic
[00:11:29] path on the other? Of course, there is
[00:11:32] a current led by the Iranian presidency
[00:11:36] that sees diplomatic solutions as the best, especially since they can perhaps
[00:11:39] achieve some gains for Iran, especially on the economic
[00:11:43] level, compared to a hardline current led by the Iranian Revolutionary
[00:11:46] Guard. However, I believe that after the statements of the Iranian
[00:11:49] President yesterday,
[00:11:52] they perhaps indicate the Iranian leadership's desire
[00:11:55] to achieve a high degree of cohesion, because the unraveling of the Iranian
[00:11:59] institutions would be a major weakness,
[00:12:03] and Iran and the Iranian interior
[00:12:06] realize that. Therefore,
[00:12:09] time, despite the differences in viewpoints in dealing with
[00:12:13] the current situation, and despite the existence of a current that opposes
[00:12:16] the continuation of military confrontations with the United States of America and the necessity
[00:12:20] of opening a diplomatic path. However, Iran and the Iranian elites
[00:12:24] have no choice but to cohere at this
[00:12:27] time, especially in light of the escalating American pressure and the return of the United
[00:12:30] States of America to strongly target Iran. For the first
[00:12:34] time, we see the United States of America targeting
[00:12:37] bridges, targeting infrastructure. All of this
[00:12:40] greatly affects the Iranian interior,
[00:12:43] and therefore division could represent an additional weakness
[00:12:47] for Iran. Today, Mr. Karam, what is the significance of the talk about a decline
[00:12:50] in the US inventory of long-range missiles? Can
[00:12:55] this naturally affect any, for example,
[00:12:58] American attempt to launch any future military
[00:13:02] strike on Iran?
[00:13:06] are not separate. The reports related to the decline in the US
[00:13:11] separate from the existence of
[00:13:14] criticisms within the US, whether within the Republican
[00:13:18] Party itself or even the extent of Democratic opposition
[00:13:22] to the continuation of the war on Iran. These
[00:13:25] reports are not separate from the extent of these pressures, and it seems that there is a trend within the United
[00:13:29] States of America that
[00:13:32] direction. The militarization with Iran may reflect on the US military
[00:13:36] capabilities, especially since the United States of America has consumed a large
[00:13:39] inventory of its military capabilities, not only in the war on Iran,
[00:13:42] but also in supporting Israel throughout the past years
[00:13:46] after October 7th. Therefore, this has greatly affected
[00:13:50] the US arms inventory. I believe that the US
[00:13:53] Defense Minister's denial of these reports hours
[00:13:57] ago is in fact a confirmation
[00:14:00] of these reports. There are US parties and the American
[00:14:04] press that have talked about this matter, and influential American newspapers
[00:14:07] have talked about the decline in the US arms inventory
[00:14:11] due to the escalation of military operations led by the United
[00:14:14] States of America, whether with Iran or the arms inventory
[00:14:18] or the arms inventory that was delivered to Israel over the past
[00:14:21] years, and that was delivered to Ukraine.
[00:14:24] Therefore, this has indeed affected the size of US military
[00:14:27] capabilities, and this explains, or rather,
[00:14:30] there is another indication of the veracity of these reports, which is that the United
[00:14:35] defense companies to accelerate the pace of
[00:14:38] production, especially with regard to smart missiles and long-range
[00:14:42] missiles. Thank you very much, Karam Saeed, journalist and researcher in regional
[00:14:47] Cairo. Thank you
[00:14:49] very much. Hasm Abdul El-Sayed, of Egyptian
[00:14:53] origin, won the nomination for the US
[00:14:56] Senate elections in the state of Michigan
[00:14:59] after defeating Haley Stevens,
[00:15:02] who is supported by pro-Israel lobby groups,
[00:15:06] which brings the candidates of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party
[00:15:09] to the forefront day after
[00:15:11] day.
[00:15:14] Abdl by his American name, or Abdel Rahman
[00:15:17] El-Sayed, in naming his Egyptian and Palestinian roots,
[00:15:21] is an American doctor who won the Democratic Party's nomination
[00:15:25] for the Senate elections from the state of Michigan,
[00:15:28] making him the first Muslim to come close to membership
[00:15:31] in the most important council in American decision-making.
[00:15:34] However, Abdellah Rahman,
[00:15:36] who demands an end to unconditional American military aid to
[00:15:39] Israel, and who sees Israel's crimes
[00:15:43] in the Gaza Strip as genocide, by his victory,
[00:15:47] defeated his opponent,
[00:15:50] Representative Haley Stevens, a member of Congress for four
[00:15:54] terms. Stevens received unprecedented support
[00:15:57] from pro-Israel lobby groups, estimated
[00:16:00] at more than $50 million, with a noticeable
[00:16:04] gradual increase for progressive
[00:16:07] candidates who are not supportive of Israel in the primary
[00:16:11] elections, which precede the midterm elections
[00:16:14] to be held in November of this year,
[00:16:17] where three others, including those in
[00:16:20] New York, won nominations for the House
[00:16:22] of Representatives. The rise of Abdel Rahman from
[00:16:26] the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, and before him
[00:16:29] the rise of his party colleague Zohran Mamdani from the left
[00:16:33] wing to become Mayor of New York, in addition to the vote
[00:16:36] of 103 Democratic members of the House of Representatives
[00:16:40] last July to cancel annual military aid to
[00:16:44] Israel, compared to 98
[00:16:47] Democrats who voted in favor of Israel, all
[00:16:50] of this perhaps indicates a change that has begun to take shape
[00:16:54] within the Democratic Party and in the composition of its electorate.
[00:16:57] Among its indications is the tendency of youth and minorities
[00:17:01] Palestinians, the rise of the progressive wing within
[00:17:05] the party, and the horrors of the war in Gaza.
[00:17:09] Perhaps the change in the votes of anti-Israel Democrats
[00:17:12] within the party from a small minority
[00:17:15] a few years ago to a mainstream current
[00:17:18] today portends challenges that the Israeli
[00:17:22] occupation government will face,
[00:17:25] opens up horizons for the voice saying "America
[00:17:28] First," and the accompanying Israeli isolation
[00:17:32] that is increasing day by
[00:17:35] day. Ukrainian President Volodymyr
[00:17:39] Zelensky announced the killing of 17 people and the injury of 44 in
[00:17:43] Russian missile and drone attacks that targeted
[00:17:47] Kyiv and its suburbs. Zelensky explained that Russian forces used
[00:17:51] 28 missiles and 215
[00:17:54] drones in their attacks, noting that Ukrainian forces
[00:17:58] shot down 98 Russian drones over several
[00:18:01] areas of the country last
[00:18:03] night.
[00:18:10] For its part, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had carried out an attack on transport
[00:18:14] and military supply centers in Kyiv and centers for the production and distribution
[00:18:17] of drones. The ministry said that it had targeted three cargo
[00:18:20] ships south of Odessa that were transporting weapons and military
[00:18:24] equipment to Ukrainian forces, noting that Russian air defenses
[00:18:28] had shot down 475
[00:18:31] Ukrainian drones last night.
[00:18:33] The
[00:18:47] second day of the seventh round of indirect negotiations
[00:18:50] between Lebanon and Israel,
[00:18:53] which are being held under US sponsorship, concluded
[00:18:56] in the Italian capital, Rome. According to an official Lebanese
[00:18:59] source to Anatolia Agency, the atmosphere of the meetings
[00:19:03] was positive compared to the first day.
[00:19:06] The source explained that the negotiations witnessed
[00:19:10] three parallel and separate meetings that dealt with political,
[00:19:13] military, and border issues, noting that the discussion
[00:19:17] of the three issues was deeper compared
[00:19:20] to the first day.
[00:19:27] On the ground, one person was killed and 11
[00:19:29] others were injured in an Israeli raid that targeted a mosque in the
[00:19:33] Tibnin cemetery in southern Lebanon, according to what was reported by the
[00:19:37] National News Agency. The Israeli occupation army launched
[00:19:41] air raids on areas in southern Lebanon in response to what
[00:19:44] it called Hezbollah's violations of the ceasefire agreement.
[00:19:48] The occupation army also displayed evacuation warnings
[00:19:51] for civilians in the town of Mansouri in southern
[00:19:54] Lebanon in response to Hezbollah's violations, and also
[00:19:57] indicated that it would work to target its positions
[00:20:00] forcefully, according to the statement.
[00:20:02] The
[00:20:06] UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that more than
[00:20:10] 800,000 people have begun to return to their
[00:20:14] original areas in Lebanon. The office added that more
[00:20:17] than 360,000 people
[00:20:20] are still displaced. The office explained that the damage
[00:20:23] to water and electricity infrastructure due to the war
[00:20:26] severely affected more than 700,000 people's
[00:20:30] access to water in southern Lebanon.
[00:20:33] 24
[00:20:39] Palestinian workers arrived in the Gaza Strip via the Kerem Abu
[00:20:42] Salem crossing after the occupation authorities released them,
[00:20:46] while a number of them recounted details of what they described
[00:20:50] as the harsh treatment they were subjected to during their detention.
[00:21:05] please.
[00:30:37] Good evening. A new episode of "Syria Today." In the first
[00:30:43] in Raqqa and the Eastern Region, and how the government is dealing
[00:30:47] with these protests, and what its plan is to address
[00:30:50] the demands. In the second segment, we discuss the decision of the Ministry
[00:30:54] of Local Administration to reinstate employees who were dismissed during
[00:30:57] the years of the revolution.