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00:00:10The US bases in Bahrain and Qatar are no longer usable.
00:00:12Khashayar Jonaidi, our reporter, from our studio in Washington,
00:00:16is with the program. Khashayar, tell us more about Mr. Trump's statements and American officials'
00:00:19statements.
00:00:22We are now in the election campaign period. In
00:00:26the past few days, Mr. Trump has visited various states
00:00:29and delivered campaign speeches, and
00:00:32his message in these speeches is usually one: that
00:00:36America has the upper hand and will
00:00:38soon deal with Iran, and the war
00:00:42will end, and America will be victorious. Yesterday and last night,
00:00:45he also gave a speech, talking about dealing with a crazy
00:00:49country, referring to the Iranian government,
00:00:53of course. And
00:00:56that they don't understand that I've been lenient with them so far, until the election is over, the war will end very quickly.
00:01:00And
00:01:03he said that it's also possible that Iran wants to take action before the American elections,
00:01:07in which case America will quickly
00:01:11deal with them and end the matter. These statements by Mr. Trump
00:01:15are usually repetitive, and we hear them every night. He talks about this
00:01:18issue in the elections, wanting to reassure his supporters
00:01:22that he will restore the economic situation
00:01:26to its pre-war state very quickly. But
00:01:30today, as is the custom on Sundays, when news
00:01:33channels invite important guests from important American networks,
00:01:37Mr. Mnuchin, the US Treasury Secretary,
00:01:40or rather the Secretary of the Treasury,
00:01:44it doesn't matter, was a guest on Fox News,
00:01:47and he was talking about the success
00:01:51of this economic campaign against Iran and the pressure it is exerting on the Iranian government.
00:01:54Mr. Mnuchin predicted that Iran, within
00:01:57two to four months, would reach a point where it would be forced
00:02:01to accept all of America's conditions, because
00:02:04the financial pressure on it is very high, and
00:02:08as I spoke with Mr. Mnuchin's deputy two or three days ago,
00:02:12he used this expression: "Iran will eventually
00:02:15kneel before America." These are the statements they are making, of course, and Mr.
00:02:18Mnuchin predicted that in the continuation of this
00:02:21campaign and economic pressure, either eventually the Iranian government,
00:02:25under economic pressure, will accept
00:02:28America's conditions,
00:02:30or this continued pressure will cause division within the Revolutionary Guard,
00:02:34or eventually Tehran will agree to abandon its nuclear program
00:02:38and enter into negotiations with America.
00:02:41These were, of course, the statements Mr. Mnuchin was making. He pointed
00:02:45out that practically it has become very difficult for Iranians to travel
00:02:48outside of Iran. He said that government officials and elites
00:02:52of the government no longer find it easy to go to London or Paris or
00:02:56Switzerland to check on their bank accounts, and they are facing problems.
00:03:00Criticisms from Democrats
00:03:03are also frequently heard
00:03:07from both sides. It seems that they have
00:03:10significantly increased the level of their criticisms
00:03:14against Mr. Trump.
00:03:17The Democrats' criticisms are now
00:03:21focused on two main axes.
00:03:24The first axis is the discussion about the recent agreements that Mr. Trump and Mr.
00:03:28Putin had.
00:03:30Two days ago, Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin spoke on the phone. Mr. Putin promised Mr.
00:03:34Trump that he would send 300,000 tons of diesel to the global
00:03:38markets. This is very important for Mr. Trump
00:03:41on the eve of the election. He hopes that this
00:03:44action will help to lower the price of
00:03:47diesel, especially in America, where it is above $6 per
00:03:51gallon. Of course, analysts
00:03:54say that this will not have much effect on the market in the long run. Russia
00:03:57does not have the ability to do this consistently. However, another
00:04:01case, another case is Senator Chris Murphy, a
00:04:04Democratic Senator who traveled to the Middle East last week.
00:04:08Today, he had an extensive interview on CBS,
00:04:12and he was saying that
00:04:15the crisis in the Middle East is getting out of control and is becoming much
00:04:19more widespread than before. He was referring to the Houthi attacks
00:04:23on Saudi Arabia. He believed that America and
00:04:26Saudi Arabia could defend themselves, and America should not get involved in Saudi Arabia's war
00:04:30with the Houthis, because it would complicate the situation.
00:04:34He said that Mr. Trump had no preparation for this war
00:04:37before the war with Iran, and the example he gave, according to him, is that
00:04:40during the first days of the war, Iran managed to damage two
00:04:44major US bases in Bahrain and Qatar, which had cost billions
00:04:48of dollars, and practically
00:04:52the situation is getting tougher every day. Thank you, Khashayar
00:04:55Jonaidi, our reporter in
00:04:57Washington.
00:05:00says that Russia has once again attacked its energy infrastructure.
00:05:03Vladimir Zelensky stated in a statement that the Kremlin carried out
00:05:07this attack exactly after US President Donald Trump claimed
00:05:10that Moscow and Kyiv had agreed to stop attacks
00:05:14on each other's energy facilities. Of course, Zelensky also
00:05:18told the American media Axios that he was unaware of such an agreement
00:05:22and asked the Trump administration to inform his country
00:05:25of its details. The President of Ukraine also announced that
00:05:29in the event of a two-month ceasefire in Ukraine, presidential
00:05:32elections will be held.
00:05:35Matthew Bryza, former US Ambassador
00:05:39to the Republic of Azerbaijan and also.
00:06:13past, like February 2025, he is repeating
00:06:16the same thing he has done now. He is not thinking
00:06:20strategically, he is thinking
00:06:22about the elections. In a way, President Putin
00:06:26has brainwashed him in such a way
00:06:29that he has convinced him that this Zelensky wants to continue
00:06:33the war. He has convinced him that
00:06:36for example, Putin
00:06:39wants to end the war. And
00:06:42then he has shown that for example,
00:06:46he has convinced him that he wants to help him lower
00:06:49the price of diesel on the eve of the midterm elections. That's why I think President Trump
00:06:53is now really thinking about the political legacy
00:06:57of the Republican Party and his own political legacy,
00:07:00rather than the strategic interests of America and
00:07:03its European allies, instead of thinking about how
00:07:07to prevent Ukraine from being overrun by Russia.
00:07:11You
00:07:42against Ukraine, this is really an imposed war, meaning Russia
00:07:46can end it whenever it wants. If Zelensky
00:07:49wants to end the war now, this is the end of Ukraine. But Russia can wage war whenever
00:07:53it wants. But in connection with Iran,
00:07:57America can reach
00:08:01a ceasefire with Iran whenever it wants. The previous
00:08:04ceasefire also had both sides, after all, I think both
00:08:08Iran and America, after all, were committed to the main provisions of that agreement.
00:08:34That's why there is still a lot of room for Iran to negotiate with the Revolutionary Guard, but regarding the issue
00:08:38of Ukraine and the Russia- Ukraine war, President
00:08:41Trump himself decided and preferred to side with Putin
00:08:45because he has always had a general inclination towards Russia and Putin. It seems
00:08:49that for Mr. Trump, the issue of Iran has become a matter of prestige,
00:08:52meaning it is difficult for him
00:08:55to back down from his position and show flexibility,
00:08:59but why is this not the case for other places?
00:09:02For example, regarding China, he often shows flexibility. Regarding this
00:09:06Russia, his opinion was different before. He had said
00:09:09that he was disappointed with Mr. Putin, but now he is saying things
00:09:13that Mr. Putin likes,
00:09:16probably.
00:09:20Yes, that's a very good question you're asking
00:09:24me. I don't think anyone can understand
00:09:27Donald Trump's complex mind, I don't even think he
00:09:31understands it. I think Donald Trump
00:09:34totally lacks a strategic mindset.
00:09:38He's not thinking about America; he's more concerned with Donald Trump.
00:10:25it will bring Iran to submission, but some of the Iranian government have shown that this
00:10:28is not true. Thank you very much, Mr.
00:10:32Bryza, Matthew Bryza, former
00:10:34US Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan,
00:10:38as well as former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and
00:10:41Eurasian Affairs. Flooding in northern Iran in the past two
00:10:45days has caused road closures, power outages, communication lines
00:10:49to be cut, and at least one death in Golestan province.
00:10:52In addition to this province, which suffered the most damage,
00:10:56Mazandaran, North Khorasan, Ardabil, and Semnan provinces were also
00:11:00damaged by this flood. Relief workers are continuing their efforts to help flood victims.
00:11:03This is happening while since the beginning of this year, at least
00:11:07four people in Iran have lost their lives due to floods and
00:11:10the resulting damage. Siavash Ardalan reports.
00:11:13This year, Iran has had good rainfall,
00:11:17and this is good news for the environment and for
00:11:20farmers in areas that have been struggling with drought for
00:11:24years. However, heavy rainfall also
00:11:28brings disaster and hardship for many. The large amount
00:11:32of rainfall in the past two days in the northern provinces, extending to
00:11:35North Khorasan, Semnan, and Ardabil, has caused floods.
00:11:39In North Khorasan and Ardabil, the damages
00:11:42were minor, but in the provinces of Golestan and Mazandaran,
00:11:46the damages were extensive. The Minudasht to Ghal'eh Ghafe
00:11:49road. The road you are watching
00:11:53is currently blocked. It has been damaged.
00:11:56Our highest rainfall in Golestan province
00:11:59was 147 millimeters. 14 villages
00:12:02on the Ghal'eh Ghafe road are now blocked, and
00:12:0619 of our villages have had their power cut. The Crisis Management Organization
00:12:10throughout this period. The head of the Crisis Management Organization today
00:12:13defended his organization's performance among reporters.
00:12:16Flooding happens,
00:12:19unfortunately, but it is not immune to their critical questions.
00:12:23One of the reasons why
00:12:27rainfall causes floods, apart from the intensity
00:12:30of the rainfall, is human encroachment on nature and the ecosystem.
00:12:34Encroachment on riverbanks,
00:12:37improper water management, hundreds of reasons for agriculture,
00:12:41and in the northern provinces, fish farming, and also
00:12:45not dredging rivers in time. Since the beginning of this
00:12:48year, various parts of Iran have witnessed dozens of floods.
00:12:52From the beginning of the year until today,
00:12:57which is the beginning of the water year,
00:12:59we have had 35 floods resulting in damage in
00:13:02various parts of the country, and unfortunately, until
00:13:06today, four of our compatriots have died
00:13:09due to floods, and all four of them
00:13:13were in Golestan province. And we still have two missing
00:13:16people in Golestan province due to floods,
00:13:19and searches are still ongoing. Among the two women who went
00:13:23missing yesterday in Minudasht county, one was found
00:13:26a few hours ago with the help of rescue forces.
00:13:30It is predicted
00:13:33that in the coming days, the southern and southeastern provinces on
00:13:36the Zagros foothills will also experience heavy rainfall.
00:13:39These are provinces that have previously been subjected to severe
00:13:43and deadly floods. With the intensification
00:13:46of climate change and the El Niño phenomenon, drought on one hand
00:13:50and floods on the other, will affect many
00:13:53local communities around the world.
00:13:57Siavash Ardalan, BBC.
00:14:00The war and its resulting crises
00:14:03in recent months have had a profound impact on children and teenagers
00:14:07in Iran. Many families are concerned about the increased anxiety
00:14:10among their children and don't know how to explain
00:14:14the situation to their children. A question
00:14:17that is often asked is how to talk to children
00:14:21and teenagers about the possibility of another attack on Iran.
00:14:25At the same time, the head of the Iranian Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry said that
00:14:29during the recent crises, school dropout and suicide attempts
00:14:32have increased. Let's hear a part of the statements of Javad Alaqeband,
00:14:36the head of the Iranian Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
00:14:40and we will discuss this further.
00:14:43You said what problems have increased during the war, right?
00:14:47Well, I don't remember any systematic
00:14:50study or a study that has fully investigated it being done by you.
00:14:53انجامش داده باشه شما.
00:15:26And this phenomenon, which was observed during Corona and after Corona all
00:15:29over the world, now in
00:15:32America, their official statistics show that 20% of the
00:15:36students.
00:16:11Mental and stress at Wayne State University in Detroit,
00:16:14America, is with us. Welcome to the program, Mr.
00:16:17Javanbakht. Well, the main challenge is really how to talk
00:16:21to children, especially in the situation
00:16:24in Iran, where the level of war
00:16:27may escalate again,
00:16:31and we may witness events similar to what we saw
00:16:34in the past year or two. Thank you very much.
00:16:37Well, this is a situation that can be said to be one of the worst
00:16:41situations a country can be in, and it contains many
00:16:44unknowns and lack of control.
00:16:46The first step is to accept that
00:16:50both parents themselves are in very difficult situations, and
00:16:54also that children, teenagers, what we know
00:16:57is that especially younger
00:17:00children, as well as teenagers, much of their understanding
00:17:04of the level of danger, the level of badness
00:17:06of the situation, the level of difficulties,
00:17:10their outlook is influenced by their parents. So the more agitated
00:17:14and anxious the parents are, and the more they are looking at social media
00:17:17and expressing these negative
00:17:20events, the more fear and despair the children will have. Therefore, I know
00:17:24it's very difficult, but one of the most important things a parent can do is
00:17:27to not express those negative
00:17:31emotions too much in front of the children. Much of the sense of security that children
00:17:34can feel comes from their parents. And well, we don't
00:17:38want to lie. I mean, the first step is to listen to the child. Many
00:17:42times, I remember children, for example, say something, and the parents say, "No, it's not important." For example, "No, that child" well, they
00:17:46understand and go look for someone else to answer them.
00:17:49Therefore, the most important first step is listening. That
00:17:53is, just listening by itself does a lot for any person,
00:17:56and even more so for children. When we have heard
00:18:00their concerns and pains,
00:18:04the next step is to give them the necessary sense of security.
00:18:09See, for example, here in this city where we are, the possibility of an attack is much less.
00:18:13Here, even if there is an attack in war, usually the places they hit
00:18:17are not people's homes, but military centers. The war is between military
00:18:21forces. And then the areas we can control, because
00:18:24unfortunately, this situation takes away from many people the feeling of control.
00:18:28It's true that we cannot control many things, who might attack from the other side,
00:18:32who might cut this off, this problem might arise. But there are things we
00:18:36can control, those routines of the family. Let's sit together and
00:18:39watch a movie, eat this food together, even if the parents' spirits
00:18:43may not be good. But it's important that they go together. We go to
00:18:47the park every Saturday or Friday. Let's maintain these routines.
00:18:50Where we can control, we have more control.
00:18:53Very well, Mr. Doctor, it has been
00:18:56said that school dropout has increased, and even suicide attempts
00:19:00have increased. In such cases, people usually
00:19:03consult specialists like you. Now, the economic situation is also very bad. How
00:19:07much in this economic situation is
00:19:11counseling available for a middle-class family
00:19:14or even lower-middle class?
00:19:16هست
00:19:18Unfortunately, since I am outside of Iran, I don't have information, but
00:19:22wherever it's possible to see a counselor, even if it's
00:19:26a wise person in the family
00:19:29who has more peace and more self-control,
00:19:33or a teacher who can be a sympathetic listener.
00:19:47Because there are some things that the family itself cannot do. There are some red flags
00:19:50when a child isolates themselves, feels guilty,
00:19:54feels useless. In such
00:19:58circumstances, Dr., we have access to you now. Do you
00:20:01have any message for young people
00:20:05and teenagers and in fact,
00:20:08if you can give
00:20:10that advice in general? I want to say this without any hesitation.
00:20:14I left Iran about 18 years ago,
00:20:17and I want to say that this generation that I am seeing, this
00:20:21generation of teenagers and young people that I am seeing now, is not
00:20:24comparable to my generation. That is, you are much
00:20:28wiser than us, much bolder, much
00:20:31more resourceful, more capable than us. I know
00:20:35it's very difficult, I know there are many things you don't control.
00:20:38I know there are many disappointments in
00:20:41the environment. But look, this is a country that has overcome these
00:20:45difficulties for centuries and has continued, and
00:20:48your generation has the power. The social changes you have created
00:20:52and achieved, my generation could not even imagine.
00:20:56I say this without hesitation. If my generation was able to survive,
00:21:00I see a much brighter future for you than for my
00:21:03generation, and do you think there is specifically something they should
00:21:07do? Very briefly, we have one minute.
00:21:11Wherever they can control, talk, don't be alone,
00:21:14talk with friends. If you want to complain,
00:21:18be with each other, with your family, with anyone who listens, talk
00:21:21to them. If your friend is in this situation,
00:21:25go to their house and talk to them. We know that this social
00:21:29support and social assistance is one of the most important factors that reduces
00:21:33despair, depression, thoughts of death, and where
00:21:37you can control and as much as you can, you can exercise, you can go
00:21:40out together, I don't know, eat food somewhere, you can go to the park together, whatever
00:21:44you can. The lesson you can learn, learn it. The ability you can have,
00:21:48the skill, whatever you can. The more you do what you can control,
00:21:52the less difficult it will be. Thank you very, very much, Mr.
00:21:56Doctor Javanbakht. Dr. Arash Javanbakht, a psychiatrist specializing in
00:21:59anxiety, is with us from Detroit,
00:22:02USA.
00:22:05Nine months after the suppression of the latest wave of protests in
00:22:08Iran, a number of mothers who lost their children in the January
00:22:12massacre have released videos in which
00:22:15they place nine apples next to pictures of their children and talk about
00:22:19their burial places during this time. These apples
00:22:22symbolize nine months of pregnancy and the maternal
00:22:25hopes and dreams that today have given way
00:22:29to mourning for justice. Let's watch some of these images together
00:22:32with this warning that the content of what we
00:22:36see may be disturbing for many of our viewers.
00:22:40باشه.
00:22:42My dear son, you grew in my being.
00:22:46Nine months you grew in my being.
00:22:51With joy, with
00:22:54love, with
00:22:56hope, with
00:22:58a smile, with impatience,
00:23:02with
00:23:04life,
00:23:06longing,
00:23:09anticipation,
00:23:11embrace,
00:23:14you grew up, you became big, you came
00:23:16into the world. It's been nine months since you're gone.
00:23:21And here I have arranged nine apples
00:23:24for you.
00:23:28My dear daughter, I offer these scattered flowers
00:23:31to you,
00:23:34my scattered daughter.
00:23:36شدم
00:23:41I will not forget
00:23:42you,
00:23:46nor will my longing for you lessen.
00:23:51And I will not forgive the oppression
00:23:54that was inflicted upon you
00:23:57and your dreams.
00:23:59بخشم.
00:24:02Nine months waiting for your arrival.
00:24:06Nine months eagerly awaiting to
00:24:10see you. Nine flowers to count the days
00:24:13of waiting.
00:24:16The sweetness of your arrival.
00:24:32My dear child, for nine months you were in my womb, you were part of my being, mother, until you grew up.
00:24:36I never separated from you. Wherever you went,
00:24:40I followed you.
00:24:43Now, for nine months, you've been away from me. In that state, when
00:24:46you were shot, let me circle your head.
00:24:50Blood was coming from your mouth, you didn't let me know. Until that last moment,
00:24:54you were taking care of me. You were a very
00:24:57good child. They took you from me in the most cruel
00:25:00way possible. Now it's been nine months since you're gone. Nine months
00:25:04that days pass, and I still don't understand how the world
00:25:07continues without you.
00:25:10How does morning come? How do people laugh? How do they live
00:25:14when a mother has to endure the absence of her daughter
00:25:18and a piece of her being
00:25:22has been torn away, when all her heart was tied to her presence?
00:25:25No mother should have to
00:25:29kiss
00:25:32her child's picture instead of her face, instead of hearing
00:25:35her voice, she relives her memories, and instead of embracing
00:25:38her, she lives with her emptiness. And
00:25:41finally, for the light of your existence, which even
00:25:45when you left me, remained bright in my heart
00:25:49and in my land. For the light of your
00:25:52existence, which did not extinguish with your departure,
00:25:55and that light is now burning in my heart and in the hearts
00:25:58of many others, and
00:26:02the meaning of being a mother for me now is to
00:26:06keep your name and memory alive.
00:26:09I am proud of
00:26:12you, my daughter, today, tomorrow, and
00:26:15as long as I live, breathe.
00:26:19Sleep now, for tonight behind this
00:26:23window night
00:26:25lurks.
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00:30:20Headlines:
00:30:23The number of ships increased. Yesterday's Houthi attack on Riyadh airport increased to
00:30:2613. Riyadh and Dammam airports were targeted again today.
00:30:30هدف قرار گرفتند.
00:30:33US Army fired at a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM
00:30:37says it violated Iran's naval blockade despite warnings.
00:30:41Trump's claim about an agreement between Kyiv and
00:30:44Moscow to stop mutual attacks on energy
00:30:48infrastructure. The Ukrainian president said he had no knowledge. Russia
00:30:51attacked
00:30:52again.
00:30:56Gender equality in competitions.