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00:00:01and I was told by people familiar with
00:00:05this judicial case that it seems there is a determination
00:00:08not to pursue this. However, in the past few months,
00:00:12there has been another meeting with the head of the Tehran Judicial Complex
00:00:15to review this case, but
00:00:18it seems nothing has been achieved yet, and they even requested
00:00:22a review. After the investigator's report, they
00:00:25said they went to various branches in Tehran, and they said
00:00:29no case had been referred
00:00:37taken to the streets on colorful motorcycles without licenses, formal training,
00:00:41or insurance. Their insistence on the right
00:00:44to ride motorcycles has been such that
00:00:48it finally forced the government to remove legal obstacles to issuing
00:00:52motorcycle licenses for women. However, the process of
00:00:55issuing licenses has not yet started. Taraneh Fathalian reports.
00:00:58دهد.
00:01:15But these women did not wait for permits and licenses and came to the streets with their colorful
00:01:17motorcycles.
00:01:20Iranian media say that in the past two years, more than 600,000
00:01:24motorcycles have been sold to women. Women's insistence on this
00:01:28demand has attracted the attention of lawmakers and decision-makers.
00:01:31A woman from Turkey can sit on the back of
00:01:35a motorcycle, and it's very bad that we tell her she's not allowed to
00:01:38drive, but anyone can ride behind any motorcycle, whether it's a mahram or a non-mahram.
00:01:42And this was really a very big dilemma. Thank God, this
00:01:45argument was accepted, and its legal issues were resolved.
00:01:49The government issued a resolution in February, and now
00:01:53the traffic police, according to the government's resolution,
00:01:56are obliged to put the issuance of licenses
00:02:00on their agenda and implement it. According to the conversations we had with them,
00:02:04they agreed, but I don't know why it's not being implemented.
00:02:08Motorcycling, especially in the shadow of inflation
00:02:11and high prices, is a quick and cheap alternative
00:02:14to buying a car for some of these female applicants,
00:02:18and for others, it's the realization of a long-held dream. I feel very
00:02:22good when I ride a motorcycle. It really makes me feel good. I've been interested
00:02:25in motorcycles since childhood, and I've always wanted to ride them. Now, most of the time,
00:02:29I'm out on my motorcycle, doing my daily tasks. I want to tell
00:02:33all the dear ladies who are interested in riding motorcycles that
00:02:37until the issue of licenses and obtaining them is clarified
00:02:41and finalized, they should not use motorcycles.
00:02:44The number of female motorcyclists is increasing day by day. However, the lack
00:02:48of a law for issuing licenses means that women cannot
00:02:51receive formal training, and in case
00:02:55of an accident, insurance will not cover them. According to Iranian
00:02:58media, in the first four months of the year, at least 18 female
00:03:02motorcyclists lost their lives due to accidents.
00:03:05دادهند.
00:03:07However, with the increasing presence of female motorcyclists, concerns about
00:03:11their safety and legal status are also being raised.
00:03:14Critics say that the lack of access to formal training
00:03:18and licenses increases the risk of accidents, and ambiguity
00:03:21in their legal status can lead to insurance
00:03:24and legal problems in case of an incident.
00:03:27But besides
00:03:31the law, a part of society has not yet accepted
00:03:34women riding motorcycles and considers it a masculine
00:03:38activity. Numerous images and reports of harassment
00:03:42and annoyance of female motorcyclists in Iran have been published.
00:03:45Although there are those who support women, they teach
00:03:49them how to ride motorcycles, and share safety
00:03:52tips with them on social media. Madam,
00:03:56don't fall in these potholes. Now, so many
00:04:00women ride motorcycles that everyone says that women's
00:04:03licenses should be issued. Don't be afraid, just hit the gas. That's all.
00:04:07It is not clear when the issuance of licenses
00:04:11for women will become practical.
00:04:15But one question still remains. Will women in
00:04:18Iran finally be able to get licenses and legally
00:04:22travel on the streets without worrying about their
00:04:25motorcycles being seized? Or will the restrictions
00:04:28and ambiguities
00:04:53Tehran expected regional countries to appreciate this
00:04:56opportunity. This is while, according to Reuters, yesterday
00:05:00and the day before, ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz decreased.
00:05:04On the other hand, today, Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi
00:05:07Arabia, met with the commander of US forces in the Middle
00:05:10East. It was previously reported that
00:05:42in our region. Although Iran says this postponement was at the request of Saudi
00:05:46Arabia, this was a very
00:05:49good opportunity.
00:05:52I don't think any responsible party
00:05:55would accept that this opportunity
00:05:58should be, for whatever reason, whether due to the influence
00:06:02of parties outside the region
00:06:05or due to excuses that are truly unrelated
00:06:09to Iran, we should not hold
00:06:13this meeting. The news that has been raised is correct.
00:06:16It is true that Saudi
00:06:20Arabia requested that this meeting
00:06:23not be held for now. The discussions that are raised regarding the attribution
00:06:27of events that are happening between them and Yemen
00:06:31are, well, frankly,
00:06:35giving the wrong address. The Iranian Foreign
00:06:38Ministry spokesperson refers to the conflicts in Yemen
00:06:41for dominance.
00:07:13that the situation in the region is important to us. We know that some parties
00:07:17also take advantage of this situation
00:07:21to escalate differences and create divisions
00:07:24among Islamic countries, and
00:07:28also to fish in troubled waters. We express
00:07:32our position very clearly. The clear expression
00:07:35of the issue should not be considered as interference
00:07:38in this matter. Differences between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
00:08:28Earlier, Oman also announced that it would not attend the meeting due to Iran's presence. The reason for that
00:08:32was Iran's attacks on US bases in the Persian Gulf littoral
00:08:36countries, including Bahrain. No new date
00:08:40has been set for this meeting yet, but Iran said it is consulting
00:08:43with Oman to set a new date. Farin
00:08:47Hashemi, BBC News.
00:08:50Musa Sharifi, journalist and analyst of Arab world issues, is with us from the capital
00:08:54of Saudi Arabia. Mr. Sharifi, according to Iran, it seems Saudi
00:08:57Arabia
00:09:00has not been willing to talk, and this meeting has also been postponed for this reason.
00:09:04If the Iranian side's statement is correct, what other option
00:09:07does Saudi Arabia have besides negotiation?
00:09:10داره؟
00:09:13Look, the issue of Saudi Arabia and the countries
00:09:16that are aligned with it regarding
00:09:19the Strait of Hormuz, they
00:09:22are actually on one path, and Iran
00:09:25is on another. The issue that today
00:09:29Badr Al-Busaidi announced was that we postponed
00:09:33it to help create a kind of consensus,
00:09:36meaning a kind of convergence, because there is a lot of disagreement
00:09:40between Iran and what Iran. Hormuz and
00:09:43between Arab countries. Arab countries, what is leaked
00:09:47from their elites and sometimes from their officials
00:09:50is that they say we do not want anything to change
00:09:54regarding the Strait of Hormuz.
00:09:58Meaning, it should remain as it was
00:10:01before. If we give concessions to Iran,
00:10:05we will eventually remain under the mercy
00:10:08of the Islamic Republic, and with any crisis, the Strait of Hormuz will be closed.
00:10:12Therefore, it must be very clear from the beginning
00:10:16that the issue should return to before the war. Even
00:10:19Oman, meaning all these talks between Iran
00:10:23and Oman over several months, we constantly
00:10:27hear from Iranian officials that they have, for example,
00:10:30talked to Oman and reached an agreement,
00:10:33but this dual agreement between Oman and Iran has
00:10:37no value in solving the issue where
00:10:40the other party is America. It doesn't have it.
00:10:44In fact, Mr. Sharifi, you said one side is Iran, and the other side
00:10:48is Arab countries, but there are many differences between them. This very
00:10:51issue of Oman being the host, Saudi Arabia didn't come. Yesterday, for example,
00:10:55Bahrain didn't come, while the Crown Prince
00:10:58of the United Arab Emirates met with Mr. Pezeshkian in India,
00:11:01or for example, Qatar's position is very different.
00:11:05Yes, you know, these Arab countries are generally
00:11:08trying to reduce tensions regarding this issue.
00:11:11They are all trying to reduce tensions,
00:11:14even though they have differences, but they are on the same
00:11:18path. They don't want the war
00:11:22to expand.
00:11:25Their economic achievements, their development, their
00:11:28welfare, should not be harmed. They are almost all
00:11:32in agreement on this. Their differences, well,
00:11:35there are some differences. The UAE and Saudi Arabia had differences
00:11:39regarding Yemen, you know. The UAE
00:11:42wanted to take control and leadership of that
00:11:46region in southern Yemen, and Saudi Arabia
00:11:49wanted the legitimate government to focus
00:11:52on all of Yemen, for example. There are differences
00:11:56regarding Sudan, but regarding the Strait
00:11:59of Hormuz and not expanding the war
00:12:03in the region, almost everyone is in agreement.
00:12:06Saudi Arabia is trying very,
00:12:09very hard to create a convergence with Arab
00:12:12countries regarding this issue and the Houthi
00:12:15issue. Tomorrow, Bin
00:12:18Salman is scheduled to travel to Cairo, because Egypt
00:12:22is also a party to the issue. Its trade through
00:12:26the Suez Canal is affected because most ships
00:12:29from the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb go towards the Suez Canal.
00:12:33In any case, these efforts continue. Arab countries,
00:12:37as far as I hear from their discourse, their
00:12:40analysts, their elites, do not want war,
00:12:44and they can even come to terms with the Islamic
00:12:48Republic, despite all these issues
00:12:52that have arisen. But they want something official
00:12:55and stable, and they don't want these issues
00:12:59to be repeated. Mr. Sharifi, the Islamic Republic side
00:13:02says that we even signed a friendship
00:13:05treaty with Saudi Arabia, and we have largely resolved
00:13:09our differences. But it was these regional Arab
00:13:12countries that hosted US bases on their soil,
00:13:16maintained them, and these bases were used
00:13:19in this war. Therefore,
00:13:22the Iranian side says that
00:13:26it does not trust Arab countries, meaning it's
00:13:29not one-sided. Yes,
00:13:32look, the issue of Arabs and America
00:13:35and the alliance they have with the Americans,
00:13:38with the British, this is a strategic,
00:13:41historical issue. It existed even before the Islamic Republic,
00:13:45you know. Saudi Arabia has had very close
00:13:48relations with America since its modern state
00:13:52was formed. During the Cold War, it was always
00:13:55in the so-called American camp, as were other
00:13:58Arab countries. They eventually gained independence from
00:14:02Britain. When the Ottoman Empire collapsed, most
00:14:05of them gained independence from Britain.
00:14:09Therefore, it is clear
00:14:11that they are with America and the West. Even when
00:14:15Nasser's nationalism and Saddam Hussein's
00:14:19ideas gained traction and had supporters among
00:14:23these countries, they couldn't pursue this path.
00:14:32Because they focus on economic development
00:14:36and being alongside the United States and the West.
00:14:39Thank you very much, Mr. Sharifi. Musa Sharifi, journalist and analyst of Arab world
00:14:43issues, in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. America
00:14:46has now sanctioned the Russian bank VTB,
00:14:50which was previously on the sanctions list due to Russia-related sanctions,
00:14:53under an executive order related to Iran
00:14:57sanctions. This is breaking news that just came
00:15:00to us. In the updated information for this bank,
00:15:03the name Tehran and the phrase "subject to secondary sanctions"
00:15:07have also been added. I'll say it again: America has sanctioned the Russian
00:15:11bank VTB,
00:15:15which was on the US sanctions list due to Russia-related
00:15:19sanctions, this time under an executive order related
00:15:22to Iran sanctions.
00:15:34The statement from the Ministry of Finance regarding the sanctioning
00:15:38of the Russian bank was released just minutes
00:15:41ago on the Ministry of Finance website.
00:15:44We were expecting them to announce such a sanction today
00:15:48because the US Treasury Secretary said last week that they would place
00:15:52another bank on the sanctions list in connection with this
00:15:55new operation they launched to intensify economic pressure
00:15:59on Iran. Many questions were raised as to
00:16:02which country and which bank this would affect. Now it has been clarified
00:16:06that a Russian bank is the third bank
00:16:10to be placed on the sanctions list in connection with the operation
00:16:13of economic isolation of Iran. As you mentioned,
00:16:16the Russian bank VTB, the former name of this
00:16:19bank was the Bank for Foreign Trade
00:16:23of Russia. They announced that both the central
00:16:26branch of this bank and its branches
00:16:30in New Delhi and Beijing have been placed
00:16:33on the sanctions list. The interesting point is
00:16:37that this bank was previously sanctioned in connection
00:16:40with the war between Russia and Ukraine, and this time
00:16:43it is placed on the list of secondary sanctions
00:16:46for what Americans claim
00:16:49or say was
00:16:52related to financial transactions to help the Revolutionary Guards
00:16:56and the Iranian government. Prior to this, in the past two
00:16:59weeks, the US also placed two other banks on its
00:17:02sanctions list. The branch of Bank Misr in the United
00:17:06Arab Emirates was the first bank to be placed on the sanctions
00:17:09list, and then a small bank in Russia, in
00:17:13Turkey, was accused of helping to circumvent sanctions
00:17:17and transfer money for the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards. The US announced
00:17:20that it would place this bank on the sanctions
00:17:24list. This is the third bank they are currently announcing
00:17:28in line with their sanctions. However, given that this bank
00:17:31is a Russian bank and was previously sanctioned because
00:17:35of the Ukraine war, it remains to be seen what
00:17:39additional pressure the US wants to exert on this bank.
00:17:42It seems more likely that this pressure will be on
00:17:46the bank's customers to be careful
00:17:49about their transactions with this bank
00:18:02American pilots whose F-15 fighter jet was shot
00:18:06down over Iran about 5 months ago,
00:18:10for the first time spoke about the moments of the crash,
00:18:13his injuries, escape from Iranian forces, and the extensive operation
00:18:17that ultimately led to his rescue. Shida Hooshmandi,
00:18:20our correspondent, reports from Washington.
00:18:26That day was like any other day of the war until the Iranians
00:18:29shot us down. In the early morning of April 3, 2026,
00:18:33five weeks after the start of the US-Iran war, an American
00:18:37F-15 was targeted in the mountainous region
00:18:40south of Isfahan. An American soldier was wounded
00:18:44and alone in the mountains south of Isfahan, and an operation
00:18:47involving thousands of people was launched to find
00:18:50him. He has now spoken with CBS News
00:18:53and recounted the story of his rescue operation,
00:18:57but Iran still has the capability to shoot down some of our
00:19:00fighter jets. CENTCOM command says that the mission
00:19:04that night was to attack facilities related to the missile
00:20:08program. If the enemy pilot or pilots
00:20:11are arrested, the Iranian government offered
00:20:15a reward for finding these American
00:20:17pilots. How did you climb
00:20:21with these injuries? You shouldn't let yourself end up
00:20:25on Iranian television.
00:20:29US officials say about 1,500 Iranian forces
00:20:33were searching for them in the area, and some
00:20:36came within a few hundred meters of Bravo.
00:20:40These claims cannot be independently verified.
00:20:44About 6 hours later, US forces found
00:20:47Alpha. Bravo, however, remained
00:21:37in the area.
00:21:46themselves needed to leave. They left Iran on other planes, and the US
00:21:50bombed the remaining equipment so it wouldn't fall
00:21:53into Iran's hands.
00:21:55Bravo was rescued about 50 hours
00:21:58after the crash. But the narrative of this operation
00:22:02itself is now a subject of debate. CNN reported
00:22:06that representatives of Defense Secretary Patricks insisted
00:22:09on the two occupants appearing on CBS's "60
00:22:13Minutes." Both initially hesitated. One of
00:22:17them agreed, and the other refused to be interviewed. The Pentagon
00:22:21says their decision was completely voluntary.
00:22:24According to CNN sources, military officials were
00:22:28concerned about the disclosure of operational details
00:22:31and also worried that this successful mission would be used to present
00:22:35a different image of a war whose support in
00:22:38the US has declined.
00:22:40یافته.
00:22:49This story is not mine. It's a story
00:22:53of teamwork, training, and faith in command. An example of
00:22:57their readiness to fulfill their
00:22:57promise that no one will be left
00:23:05behind. An operation to rescue a soldier
00:23:08and now part of another battle over the narrative
00:23:12of the Iran war in America. Shahid
00:30:38Hello and good evening. Welcome to this short news
00:30:42segment. Saudi Arabia has warned that it will respond
00:30:45decisively to yesterday's Houthi attacks in Yemen.
00:30:49The Houthis say that last night, Saudi Arabia targeted
00:30:52about 50 locations in Yemen with its airstrikes.
00:30:56Meanwhile, Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Arab.