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00:00:22The headlines say we want to fight, just like
00:00:26Israel wants to, but when it wants to, we have the right to.
00:00:34Peseshkian defends negotiations for Iran to reach a desirable agreement.
00:00:38He says that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
00:00:41depends on the US accepting its
00:00:42conditions.
00:00:45Reports indicate that the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff warned
00:00:48Trump's advisors, saying that a way out of the
00:00:52war with Iran must be found, because its escalation could have
00:00:56adverse effects.
00:00:58Fresh Houthi attacks on the city of Marib killed at
00:01:02least two civilians and eight soldiers of the legitimate Yemeni government. killed.
00:01:06have been killed.
00:01:08Environmental concerns regarding the continued closure of the
00:01:12Strait of Hormuz. The accumulation of invasive aquatic species on ships
00:01:15threatens the marine ecosystem.
00:01:44Oman for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is near, Tehran
00:01:47insists that the reopening of this waterway depends on the US accepting
00:01:51its conditions. Abbas Araqchi, Iran's foreign minister, said
00:01:54that Tehran and Muscat are close to an agreement on a new shipping
00:01:58route. However, the opening of this
00:02:02strategic waterway requires other conditions, including compensation for
00:02:05violations of the Islamabad agreement by the US. Meanwhile, Massoud
00:02:09Pezeshkian, Iran's president, in defense of continuing negotiations with
00:02:13the US, asked why we should fight when
00:02:16we can get our rights through dialogue. Kasran Aji reports.
00:02:20reports. Images of American
00:02:24forces disembarking on an Iranian oil tanker in the
00:02:27Sea of Oman. The US says that in the event of an agreement between Iran and
00:02:31Oman, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will end
00:02:34Iran's naval blockade. But the Iranian
00:02:37side apparently is not in such a hurry. The reopening of the
00:02:41Strait of Hormuz has its own specific mechanism
00:02:45and has no relation to the negotiations between Iran and Oman.
00:02:49no. The Strait of Hormuz, as the opening
00:02:53of the Strait of Hormuz, is actually subject to conditions
00:02:56that the Islamic Republic of Iran will open
00:03:00based on those conditions, and that also
00:03:03depends on the extent of US acceptance
00:03:06of the conditions set by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
00:03:10The continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz is something that
00:03:13hardliners in Iran welcome, despite the increased risk of
00:03:17renewed war. This has largely
00:03:21tied the government's hands for negotiation and ending it.
00:03:24is. In order to
00:03:27survive, we must know what we are doing. When do we
00:03:31want to fight? When do we want peace? When do we want to
00:03:35actually do our own work? I do my own work. No war, no
00:03:39peace. China and America are friends.
00:03:41are friends.
00:03:43America's biggest enemy is China. Why don't they fight?
00:03:46These days, hardliners openly criticize
00:03:49the president and his decision to sign an agreement
00:03:53to end the war with America.
00:03:56They use harsh words. What did we give to America?
00:03:59We had all the achievements. Why do you give false information to the people?
00:04:02In the Strait of
00:04:05a so-called military engagement started with ships that
00:04:09had passed illegally. They come and announce that these people are traitors, they
00:04:12all did not act. We have a president who
00:04:16has no understanding. May God know
00:04:19what to do with the Guardian Council, who brought such a person
00:04:22to me. And may God curse the evil
00:04:26Marandi, who went and forced this on the
00:04:30people. The art is that the President of Iran, who seemingly hopes for a piece
00:04:33from state television to deliver his message to the people,
00:04:37today, on Reporters' Day, asked journalists for help
00:04:40to, according to him, strengthen domestic cohesion.
00:04:43Kasranji
00:04:52Boroujerdi, the spokesman of the Revolutionary Guard, said that the opening of the Strait
00:04:55of Hormuz has nothing to do with these negotiations, and that the conditions of the
00:04:58Islamic Republic are the determinant. Given this, how close do you think
00:05:02an agreement is?
00:05:06Greetings to you, viewers. The reality
00:05:08is that there seem to be many disagreements within
00:05:13the Iranian leadership, as was also in your report. The statements
00:05:16made by Mr. Pezeshkian about the advantages of
00:05:20negotiation and the attack he is making
00:05:23on the opponents of these negotiations indicate
00:05:27that the conflicts behind the scenes are escalating.
00:05:30However, I think on the other hand, this issue also carries
00:05:34the message that an agreement with Oman is very
00:05:38close. It seems that such an agreement
00:05:41will take place.
00:05:44The US is also in these so-called negotiations
00:05:48a hidden or behind-the-scenes negotiator, who is, in any case, also
00:05:51raising its demands through Oman. My understanding is that
00:05:55most likely, the issue of even service
00:05:58fees will be
00:06:01applied to this waterway
00:06:05and these issues. However, the reality
00:06:08is that hardliners in Iran are making more
00:06:12demands. In my opinion, this might be a miscalculation,
00:06:15because Mr. Trump's administration will also make concessions
00:06:19step by step. That is, in exchange for the opening of the
00:06:23Strait of Hormuz, they will give a concession. If other issues are resolved,
00:06:27then they will give other concessions. In addition, we also have this
00:06:31risk, meaning Iran should always keep in mind
00:06:34that out of every 10 barrels of oil that Iran exports,
00:06:389 come out of the small coral island of
00:06:41Kharg, because, in any case, other Iranian coasts do not have enough
00:06:45depth for large oil tankers to dock. Therefore, an attack on Kharg
00:06:49could cause many problems for Iran's economy
00:06:52and oil exports in the long
00:06:56run. Mr. Boroujerdi, you referred to the cost
00:07:00that Iran might demand. Now, some refer to it as tolls.
00:07:03Iran itself is saying that it is a service
00:07:07fee. Previously, we saw that the US had said that
00:07:10it would not allow Iran to take control of the
00:07:14Strait of Hormuz. If, in any case,
00:07:17based on reports that have not yet been confirmed, Reuters reported the day before yesterday
00:07:21that Iran might take control. If this
00:07:24happens, can we say that the US has retreated a little
00:07:28from its red line and is giving these concessions?
00:07:32Yes, in my opinion, if they accept
00:07:35such a thing, whether they call it tolls, service fees, or whatever
00:07:38they want to call it. In any case, it is a retreat
00:07:41for America because they said that this is not acceptable
00:07:45to them from the beginning. As the report came from one of
00:07:48the senators, it seems that the fees that
00:07:52Iran wants to collect are more than the fees that Oman
00:07:55is supposed to receive. So this is the issue. But see,
00:07:59legally, if we look at the issue, both Iran and
00:08:03Oman can, in terms of international law,
00:08:05impose such so-called fees.
00:08:09Taking into account that in many other key parts of the
00:08:13world, such a legal system has been established.
00:08:16We even see this in Turkey, the Bosphorus Strait.
00:08:20You have this issue between England and
00:08:24France. We have this issue in Denmark, Norway, and
00:08:27other places. The talk of concessions
00:08:31to the Islamic Republic from the US. Will these
00:08:34concessions, now considering what Mr. Pezeshkian has also said about
00:08:38the existing differences, be able to
00:08:41make the faction within Iran that opposes negotiations
00:08:44and agreements agree in some way?
00:08:48I don't think so. As
00:08:50was also in your report, some of these differences with
00:08:54people like Pezeshkian, Araqchi, Qalibaf, and
00:08:58others are very serious.
00:09:01In any case, the absence of leadership
00:09:05on the scene has caused many politically
00:09:08ambitious individuals to assert themselves on the scene.
00:09:11and in short, it's a time
00:09:14when it's time to gain
00:09:18power and make their voices heard.
00:09:21The fact that Mr. Pezeshkian, for example, as the president
00:09:25of that country, has trouble delivering his message through
00:09:28national television to the people
00:09:31is an example of how deep
00:09:35these behind-the-scenes conflicts truly are, and that factional
00:09:38conflicts in the Islamic Republic have been serious and should perhaps be taken
00:09:42more seriously in the future. Thank you very much,
00:09:54Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, privately told
00:09:58senior advisors to Donald Trump that the US must find a way to
00:10:02exit the war with Iran, because existing military options
00:10:06for escalating the conflict could have adverse
00:10:09consequences. According to him, it is unlikely that solely relying on
00:10:13air power will achieve Mr. Trump's stated
00:10:16goals. General Dunford also shared his concerns with other key
00:10:20cabinet officials, including the Director of the CIA, the Secretary of State,
00:10:24and the Vice President. Our reporter,
00:10:27Sheida Hooshmandi, from Washington, is with us.
00:10:31Sheida, what exactly are the concerns
00:10:34that General Kin is raising? The main
00:10:37and important concern that Mr. Kin raises
00:10:40is that this superior air power
00:10:44that America has can be limited in such a
00:10:47way that the strategic
00:10:51goals that Mr. Trump's administration set
00:10:55politically do not necessarily lead
00:10:59to their achievement. The point of Mr. Kin and some
00:11:02of Mr. Trump's advisors, both inside and
00:11:05outside the government, is that if they really want to
00:11:09achieve the political goals they want to
00:11:12achieve, they must conduct a large-scale military operation
00:11:16on the ground, boots on the ground, in
00:11:19order to achieve those goals. Otherwise,
00:11:22by escalating air attacks, what will
00:11:26happen is actually the continuation of this
00:11:30war and its attrition.
00:11:33And of course, these statements that CNN quotes
00:11:36from informed sources are statements that General
00:11:39Dunford has made before in Congress. Just a few weeks
00:11:43ago, he said that these air
00:11:46attacks are limited in power unless you combine them
00:11:50with diplomatic
00:11:53tools, economic tools, and that's where America
00:11:56can have the upper hand. CNN writes that
00:11:59General Kin and a number of people
00:12:03within the government are looking for an escape route that might present
00:12:07a symbolic victory for Mr. Trump
00:12:11and end this war. Another issue that
00:12:14is raised, and another concern that is raised, is the
00:12:18attrition of ammunition reserves for
00:12:21America, and this concern has also
00:12:25been raised by Mr. Kin. The issue is not that
00:12:29America lacks military power to continue this
00:12:32war with Iran. The issue is that the attrition of these
00:12:35ammunition reserves could strategically
00:12:38create problems for America if another war
00:12:42breaks out. Sheida, you talked a
00:12:45lot about this problem of the shortage and attrition of
00:12:48US military reserves. We have heard a lot about this in the
00:12:52past few days. How decisive can this problem
00:12:55be in a war with
00:12:56Iran?
00:12:59As I said, regarding the war with Iran,
00:13:02it cannot necessarily turn the tide,
00:13:06but if in the meantime, that is, if this war
00:13:09becomes attritional and continues, and in
00:13:13Asia, in Taiwan, a war breaks out
00:13:16and then America enters a full-scale and widespread war with
00:13:20China, then really, in fact,
00:13:23this reduction of advanced
00:13:27US ammunition can have a significant impact
00:13:30on America's military power and superiority. The reason for this
00:13:34is that these are very advanced ammunition and weapons that are used
00:13:38in important defense systems, such as THAAD,
00:13:41and if they want to replace them,
00:13:45it is estimated that it will take between 2 and
00:13:494 years. The issue is time. America also
00:13:52has the economic capacity to do this, and it
00:13:56also has other
00:13:59alternatives, but the issue is that it does not
00:14:03have the time. If another incident happens, then
00:14:06it will face a very major
00:14:10problem. They say, in a "vulnerability window,"
00:14:14in a period of vulnerability, America places itself, and
00:14:17this discussion is actually about
00:14:20political science books that say
00:14:24essentially America has spread its military forces all over
00:14:28the world
00:14:30so much
00:14:32that perhaps entering a full-scale and
00:14:36widespread war could be very problematic for it. And
00:14:39now that with Iran, its ammunition
00:14:42reserves are entering a phase of attrition,
00:14:45this itself can greatly affect America's
00:14:49military power and superiority, whether against North Korea,
00:14:51Russia, or China.
00:15:01important news headlines in this program. We want to fight,
00:15:05the same thing Israel wants. But when it
00:15:08wants, we can get our rights. Why are we
00:15:11continuing, for example? Peseshkian
00:15:13has defended negotiations to reach a desired
00:15:17agreement, but Tehran says the reopening of the
00:15:21Strait of Hormuz depends on the acceptance of its conditions by the Chairman of the US Joint
00:15:29Chiefs of Staff, who has asked Trump's advisors to find
00:15:32a way out of the war with Iran.
00:15:36In the continuation of this program:
00:15:38Environmental concerns regarding the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
00:15:42The accumulation of invasive aquatic species on ships threatens the marine
00:15:46ecosystem.
00:15:46At least two civilians were
00:15:50killed in a Houthi attack on the city of Marib in Yemen.
00:15:53The Houthis announced that they targeted military installations
00:15:57and forces supported by Saudi Arabia.
00:16:00According to a Yemeni military official, eight soldiers of the legitimate
00:16:04Yemeni government were also killed in this attack. Yesterday,
00:16:08the Houthis also killed a number of Yemeni government
00:16:11soldiers in the provinces of Marib and Hadhramaut. The Houthis control
00:16:15Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, also in western Marib.
00:16:19Ali Saadzadeh, an expert on
00:16:22Middle East affairs from Frankfurt, Germany, is with us. Mr.
00:16:25Saadzadeh, it seems that after several
00:16:28years, about for example, a situation of
00:16:31neither war nor peace, Yemen is now reaching a point where civil
00:16:35war could
00:16:38lead to a crisis. Here, Iran is also involved.
00:16:42is. That is completely true,
00:16:45and in practice, the civil war has started again,
00:16:49meaning with the intensity that started last Thursday,
00:16:53as you said, in three provinces,
00:16:56Marib and Jawf. As for why it started,
00:17:00the statements are contradictory.
00:17:01The official
00:17:04government of Yemen says
00:17:08that it wanted to intercept
00:17:12arms and drug smuggling on a route coming
00:17:16from Oman. For this reason,
00:17:19and it succeeded in intercepting an arms
00:17:22smuggling convoy. And
00:17:26the Houthis attacked it with
00:17:29both rockets and drones.
00:17:33And practically from that time until now, that is, from last
00:17:37Thursday until now, the clashes have continued, and today, as you said,
00:17:41two more people were killed. But the problem is
00:17:44that it will not remain in Yemen, because
00:17:48immediately the Houthis also, in addition to
00:17:50attacking government forces and killing 50 people according
00:17:54to some statistics, also attacked
00:17:58Saudi Arabia and we also had
00:18:01casualties there, and Saudi Arabia itself
00:18:04this. This is why some
00:18:21sources say that Saudi Arabia feels a special sense of insecurity from the Houthis in Yemen, and from the Houthis and Hashd al-Shaabi. The joint force from Iraq,
00:18:25because the Houthis have a center in Iraq,
00:18:28their office is in a very large office in the Green
00:18:31Zone of Iraq. And
00:18:35from there, their relationship with both the Hashd
00:18:37al-Shaabi groups and the Iranian Revolutionary
00:18:41Guard takes place.
00:18:44And even the last attack that occurred
00:18:48reportedly originated
00:18:51from Iraqi territory.
00:18:54Saudi Arabia between Pakistan
00:18:58and Turkey and Saudi Arabia
00:19:01is in fact a response
00:19:04or a shield for this
00:19:28insecurity that Saudi Arabia feels. Mr. Saadzadeh, how
00:19:31much has the military balance changed compared to previous
00:19:34years? Have the Houthis' military capabilities,
00:19:37now that Iran supports them, increased?
00:19:41Their capabilities have increased a bit,
00:19:45and it seems that more weapons are reaching them.
00:19:48And also,
00:19:52they have gained a strategic
00:19:56advantage, meaning they can
00:19:59jeopardize the movement of ships
00:20:02in the Red Sea. Just
00:20:05the day before yesterday, a
00:20:08Saudi ship
00:20:11was attacked and even sank.
00:20:15And the Saudis also feel
00:20:18insecure about this, that their oil
00:20:21exports through the Red Sea might be cut off,
00:20:24because you know that after Saudi Arabia
00:20:28could no longer export oil through the Strait of Hormuz,
00:20:32it exported most of its oil through
00:20:35the oil pipeline that
00:20:38reaches the Red Sea coast.
00:20:41And if the Houthis continue their attacks,
00:20:44that will also be cut off. That is, this is also
00:20:47a kind of economic
00:20:50insecurity for Saudi Arabia.
00:20:53Thank you very much, Ali
00:21:08Todd Blanche, former attorney for the President of this
00:21:11country, as Attorney General.
00:21:15Mr. Blanche, who has been serving as acting Attorney
00:21:19General for four months, received 50 affirmative
00:21:22votes against 49 dissenting votes. This vote took place
00:21:25after weeks of uncertainty and several Republican
00:21:29senators retracting their opposition to him.
00:21:32Republicans form the majority in the Senate.
00:21:36Democrats say they are concerned about further undermining the
00:21:39independence of the Justice Department by Donald
00:21:43Trump. In the continuation of Russian
00:21:46airstrikes on Ukraine, three people. FIFA
00:22:35said
00:22:35that
00:22:42this action was in accordance with the regulations at that
00:22:45time. FIFA and UEFA are at odds over the plan to sideline
00:22:49Gianni Infantino for selling shares of World Cup
00:22:52competitions and other
00:22:54tournaments.
00:22:57Reza Valizadeh, a former Radio Farda reporter, in a call
00:23:00from inside prison, reported unfavorable health and sanitary
00:23:04conditions in Evin. In an audio file that CBS released of this
00:23:08dual citizen, he says that in the past five months, he has not been
00:23:11allowed to visit his family. Mr.
00:23:15Valizadeh, who has been imprisoned for about two years, expressed
00:23:19concern about contracting tuberculosis due to the lack
00:23:23of medical care. This journalist, after
00:23:2615 years of residency in France and the Czech Republic,
00:23:30returned to Iran in the winter of 2023. Seven months
00:23:34later, he was arrested and sentenced to 10
00:23:37years in prison.
00:23:40Scientists and researchers report a major environmental
00:23:44threat that, with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz,
00:23:47threatens the ecosystem of the Persian Gulf, the Sea
00:23:51of Oman, and other parts of the world. According to them, the hull of any
00:23:55ship that remains motionless in the water accumulates invasive aquatic species that are
00:23:58not only difficult to clean, but also destroy other
00:24:02marine species and cause significant damage to the ship
00:24:14over control of the Strait of Hormuz, a common
00:24:17and silent enemy is being created beneath these
00:24:21waters. The continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz
00:24:24means the stagnation and motionless presence of hundreds of ships
00:24:28in the region's waters, and this is a breeding
00:24:31ground for invasive species that cling to
00:24:34ship hulls. In the shipping industry, these organisms are known
00:24:38as fouling species or biofoulers.
00:24:41They are a costly nuisance for shipping, both commercial,
00:24:45recreational, and military. The journal
00:24:49Biological Invasions, in its research, described this
00:24:52issue as a massive threat to global
00:24:56biosecurity. Where is the problem? Biofoulers
00:24:59are not just harmless and innocent species that
00:25:03can be easily removed from a ship's hull. When
00:25:07they settle on the surface of a ship,
00:25:10they will multiply rapidly,
00:25:14and turn each ship into a carrier of various
00:25:18microbes and bacteria that can destroy
00:25:22the native species of each region. When these
00:25:24invasive species themselves, such as black mussels,
00:25:28microscopic algae, and sea squirts, are separated
00:25:31from the ship's hull, they quickly
00:25:34crowd out other species in the ecosystem.
00:25:37With the long-term stagnation of ships in the
00:25:41Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, the first danger affects
00:25:44the ecosystem of these waters. And when these ships
00:25:47travel to other parts of the world, they bring the same
00:25:51disaster to other ecosystems. But this is not
00:25:55just an environmental issue. The shipping
00:25:58industry spends $30 to $50 billion annually
00:26:01to combat marine biofoulers.
00:26:04These invasive species not only damage
00:26:08ship engines, but also cause ships to consume
00:26:11up to 40% more fuel to
00:26:14move, and increased fuel consumption means
00:26:18more water and atmospheric pollution and more
00:26:21greenhouse gas accumulation. Other costs
00:26:24are related to cleaning the surface of ship hulls.
00:26:28This cleaning requires toxic biocides. The goal
00:26:32is to prevent these toxins, along with ship paint, from entering
00:26:36the water during cleaning. In the
00:26:39Persian Gulf, like many other ports around the world,
00:26:43these wastes are not collected.
00:26:46Perhaps with new agreements between the warring countries, ships
00:26:49will soon be moving. But the consequences of
00:26:53their immobility have not been without cost. It is
00:26:56planned that a portion of the tolls that Iran and Oman seek to collect from shipping
00:27:00will be allocated
00:27:03to addressing environmental
00:27:12the US regarding the Strait of Hormuz can also be found
00:27:16on our website and social media channels. A special
00:27:19page has been dedicated to this topic on our
00:27:23website, which is also updated regularly. Among other things,
00:27:27you can read about the Iranian Foreign Minister's statements
00:27:31that negotiations are nearing completion, but an understanding
00:27:34with Muscat does not mean the opening
00:29:34their phones are disposable, and they remain hidden from
00:29:38view, not to escape the law, but to expose
00:29:41lawbreakers. They are journalists
00:29:45from the BBC World Service, and this
00:29:48is the Global Eye program on BBC
00:29:51Persian. A narrative of nearly 6 years of imprisonment
00:29:54and interrogation in Evin. Six or seven officers and
00:29:57interrogators who were all shouting.
00:30:01and then they showed me a video on a tablet.
00:30:04I saw Dr. Seyyedmi lying on a metal
00:30:08thing. Right there, they told me, "If you don't cooperate
00:30:12with us, the same thing will happen to you." The ambiguous
00:30:15environmental case in the book Green Parrots by Morad
00:30:19Tahbaz.
00:30:21And now on BBC
00:30:27Persian Television.