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00:00:22افزایش کشته های حمله دیروز حوسی ها به فرودگاه ریاض به
00:00:25Riyadh and Dammam airports were targeted again today.
00:00:30US army fired at a commercial ship
00:00:32in the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM
00:00:36says it violated Iran's naval blockade despite warnings.
00:00:39Trump's claim about an agreement between Kyiv and
00:00:42Moscow to stop
00:00:45mutual attacks on energy infrastructure. The President
00:00:48of Ukraine said he was unaware. Russia
00:00:51attacked again.
00:00:55and gender equality in Top Fuel races.
00:00:58Women are outperforming men in the world's
00:01:02fastest car races. Welcome
00:01:22to this news program. Saudi officials say
00:01:26that today, Riyadh and Dammam airports were once again targeted.
00:01:30The attack resulted in several injuries. This comes as the number of casualties
00:01:33from yesterday's attack by Yemen's Houthis on Riyadh airport
00:01:37has reached 13, with over 300 people injured.
00:01:40During these attacks, Riyadh airport's operations were disrupted
00:01:44and it remains closed. The Ansarullah movement of Yemen, known as
00:01:48the Houthis, claimed responsibility for yesterday's attacks, stating
00:01:51that their attacks were a response to Saudi Arabia's
00:01:55military aggression. They had previously warned airlines and passengers
00:01:58not to use Saudi airports. More
00:02:02details in a report from Kasra
00:02:04Naji.
00:02:07Shortly after yesterday's attack on Riyadh International Airport in
00:02:11Saudi Arabia,
00:02:13at least 12 people were killed here. Over 300
00:02:17people were injured, and the condition of several of them is reported
00:02:20to be critical. An attack in broad daylight on the heart
00:02:24of Saudi Arabia's capital. These images from closed-circuit cameras
00:02:27show the moment of the explosion. It has been reported that the
00:02:31domestic flight terminal was targeted by at least one
00:02:35drone. This is the third drone and missile attack on this
00:02:38airport in the past 8 days. It is the bloodiest
00:02:41on Saudi soil since a terrorist attack
00:02:4511 years ago. An attack that was attributed
00:02:48to ISIS. The Houthis
00:02:51have now claimed responsibility for this attack and say it was in retaliation
00:02:55for renewed Saudi air attacks on Yemen.
00:02:58The Houthis have warned airlines not to cross Saudi airspace,
00:03:02with the exception of Mecca and Medina. King
00:03:05Khalid Airport will now be closed until
00:03:099 PM tonight GMT. It has been reported that some
00:03:12of the airport's equipment and facilities were hit.
00:03:16Flights to Riyadh were diverted to other
00:03:20parts of the country. The
00:03:23Saudi Minister of Health today visited the injured
00:03:26from the attack, those who survived unharmed.
00:04:30These are images of the bombardments of Houthi positions
00:04:33around Taiz, Yemen's third largest
00:04:36city, which has been under Houthi siege for two weeks.
00:04:39A city that is controlled by government
00:04:42forces supported by Saudi Arabia.
00:04:44Developments
00:04:48in the Strait of Hormuz and its surroundings are also concerning.
00:04:51Iran says that a supertanker
00:04:55in the eastern Strait of Hormuz, near the port of
00:04:58Khorfakkan, hit a mine.
00:05:03If Iran's report of it hitting a mine is true, it seems
00:05:07that the mines have also reached the Sea of Oman
00:05:11and to ports and...
00:05:13Meanwhile, US forces say they targeted a ship
00:05:16that was intending to cross the blockade line
00:05:20of US forces and disabled
00:05:24it. Developments
00:05:26indicating a further increase in tension in
00:05:30the entire region. Kasra Naji, BBC.
00:05:33Mostafa Daneshgar, political analyst from
00:05:37Detroit, USA, is with us. Mr. Daneshgar, what do you think?
00:05:40The escalation of tension between the Houthis
00:05:42of Yemen and Saudi Arabia, where is it headed?
00:05:46I extend my greetings and respect to
00:05:49you, the viewers and listeners of BBC Farsi.
00:05:53In my opinion, this should be viewed within the larger picture. A larger picture in
00:05:57which the Islamic Republic
00:06:00simultaneously, by rejecting its own proposal for
00:06:03a seven-day and rapid reopening of the Strait
00:06:06of Hormuz, the transit of large quantities of oil through
00:06:10the Strait of Hormuz by the United States.
00:06:13The Islamic Republic's prediction of oil prices reaching
00:06:17$150 or $200 not materializing.
00:06:20All of these factors have combined to create a resolve in the Islamic Republic
00:06:24to go to war before the US midterm
00:06:28elections without wanting to
00:06:31accept the legal and practical consequences
00:06:34of this issue. Because if the Islamic Republic acts unilaterally,
00:06:38the cost will be
00:06:41high. In the public opinion within Iran, and this protesting
00:06:45society will attribute this to the Islamic Republic engaging in warmongering
00:06:48through its proxy forces. They tried
00:06:52to do this. The Houthis, well,
00:06:55against the Houthis, there was a coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
00:06:59There was a legitimate government of Yemen. The legitimate government of Yemen,
00:07:03in response, began to repel Houthi attacks.
00:07:06And the Houthis, in retaliation for these field
00:07:10failures, meaning the capture and clearing of
00:07:16Yemen, and also to help keep
00:07:20oil prices high and keep
00:07:22Bab el-Mandeb insecure, meaning to keep the region insecure
00:07:26for energy transfer, they took action on
00:07:29this issue to force the United States. In my opinion,
00:07:33the type of reaction from Mr. Trump showed
00:07:36yesterday that he initially said, "I just found out, I need
00:07:40to investigate." Then he said, "I might intervene," and then finally
00:07:44decided that Saudi Arabia has the ability to defend itself.
00:07:47The Islamic Republic should not fall into this
00:07:51trap. The Islamic Republic now has to decide whether to
00:07:54openly, clearly, and unequivocally
00:07:58have the courage to face its own decision
00:08:02and directly confront the United States
00:08:05in the region, or it has to decide to do this. But
00:08:09America has currently shown that in response to these
00:08:12provocative actions by the Islamic Republic, at least until the midterm
00:08:16elections, it does not intend to do such a thing. Our report also showed
00:08:20yesterday that Americans
00:08:23will try, even if they want to take action, to do so indirectly, like
00:08:27the request they made to Israel. Of course, Israel did not accept. Well, Mr.
00:08:30Daneshgar, there are two points here: that it is still unknown
00:08:33who controls Bab el-Mandeb. This is the latest
00:08:37news that we are monitoring. This
00:08:40shows it, and in addition to this,
00:08:42the internationally recognized government
00:08:46of Yemen, as we call it, because its legal
00:08:49meaning is not clear to many
00:08:52legal experts. In any case, you mentioned
00:08:56that
00:08:58perhaps a trap was set by the Islamic Republic. Briefly,
00:09:02the Islamic Republic says that these are people who
00:09:05have had problems with Saudi Arabia for years, and now
00:09:08it is Saudi Arabia that intervened in the internal conflict of the Yemenis.
00:09:12We have only one minute left, not that
00:09:15I find it ironic. If you look at the statements of Islamic Republic officials,
00:09:19state television, official platforms, Friday prayer imams of the Islamic Republic,
00:09:23the official position of the Islamic Republic is that these are
00:09:26our proxies, our pressure card, and our leverage in the Strait of Bab
00:09:30el-Mandeb. So that now that the Strait of Hormuz does not
00:09:34have its former function, we can raise oil prices to
00:09:38a threshold that targets America's energy
00:09:41resilience. Therefore, they are proud and celebrate,
00:09:45just as they celebrated the October 7th terrorist operation.
00:09:48No, these are statements to evade responsibility. The reformist
00:09:52faction of the Islamic Republic's government has always drawn this line that
00:09:55these are our proxies. But the Islamic Republic itself believes that these are our proxies
00:09:59and is proud of it. Gholam Ali Rashid was proud of this, Qassem
00:10:02Soleimani was proud of it. The commanders of the Revolutionary Guard and the Quds Force. Read
00:10:06the statement from the Quds Force the day before yesterday to see how this entire
00:10:10resistance front, this Revolutionary Guard,
00:10:13the official military force of the Islamic Republic, portrays the entire resistance front as a
00:10:17unified axis. Regarding the legal government,
00:10:21it is international law that the Security Council recognizes this government as the legal government of Yemen.
00:10:30Thank you very much, Mr. Daneshgar. We are not in a position
00:10:34to recognize or not recognize a government, but
00:10:36we do raise legal and
00:10:40statutory issues. Thank you for your
00:10:43company, and we will continue the program with a few short news items.
00:10:47The head of Iran's Environmental Protection Agency says that US and Israeli attacks
00:10:51on Assaluyeh energy facilities have significant environmental
00:10:54impacts. Shina Ansari stated at a conference in Iran that as
00:10:58a result of these attacks, 1.5 million tons of carbon dioxide have entered
00:11:01the earth's atmosphere. She also said that more than 25,000 tons of suspended
00:11:05particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, and nitrogen
00:11:09oxides were also released into the air. The gas
00:11:13and oil facilities in the South Pars gas field and the Assaluyeh port refinery
00:11:17were targeted on March 17th last year.
00:11:19The
00:11:22United Nations says the death toll from the drowning
00:11:25of a boat carrying migrants in the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb
00:11:28has increased to 139 people.
00:11:32The boat was traveling from Djibouti towards Yemen. It is estimated
00:11:35that dozens of people are also missing. The boat, with approximately
00:11:38350 passengers, capsized last night in the waters near
00:11:42the city of Obock in northern Djibouti in the Red Sea.
00:11:46Search and rescue operations for survivors are ongoing. Some
00:11:50of the refugees from the conflicts between the Houthis and the official
00:11:53Yemeni government recently sought refuge in Djibouti.
00:11:56Islamabad suspended the local government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
00:12:00in northwestern Pakistan and declared a state of emergency in the province.
00:12:03Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari accused the local government of this region
00:12:07of being unable to confront Islamist militants. The dissolved
00:12:10government of this region was formed by the Pakistan
00:12:13Tehreek-e-Insaf party. The leader of this party, Imran Khan, the former
00:12:17Prime Minister of Pakistan, has been imprisoned for two years. His
00:12:21supporters have protested in recent days and...
00:12:32attacked its energy infrastructure. Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the Kremlin carried
00:12:35out this attack exactly after US President Donald Trump claimed
00:12:39that Moscow and Kyiv had agreed to stop attacking each other's
00:12:43energy facilities. However, Volodymyr
00:12:47Zelenskyy told the American media outlet Axios that he was unaware
00:12:50of such an agreement and asked the Trump administration to inform
00:12:54his country of its details. The President of Ukraine also announced
00:12:57that if there is a two-month ceasefire in Ukraine, presidential
00:13:01elections will be held. Khashayar
00:13:04Joneidi, our colleague from Washington, is with us.
00:13:07Khashayar, Mr. Trump has heavily criticized
00:13:10Zelenskyy and is trying very hard
00:13:14to lower fuel prices. Is it really possible
00:13:17that due to the limitations the US is facing,
00:13:21he might sacrifice Ukraine for a
00:13:25compromise with
00:13:26Russia?
00:13:29Not only is Mr. Trump putting pressure on Ukraine and
00:13:33criticizing Mr. Zelenskyy - although Mr. Zelenskyy said today in an interview with
00:13:37ABC that the reason is that they can't beat Putin - Mr. Trump didn't say
00:13:41Mr. Trump, but he said this:
00:13:44but according to six Democratic and Republican
00:13:47senators, members of the Foreign Relations Committee
00:13:50of the US Senate, in a statement released
00:13:53just moments ago,
00:13:57the agreement between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin
00:14:00to supply Russian diesel to reduce
00:14:03its price is against the laws passed in
00:14:07the US. They specifically refer to the 202
00:14:09law, which prohibits the purchase
00:14:13of any oil derivatives
00:14:16and fuel from Russia, as they believe
00:14:20that when they passed the law, they believed that
00:14:23purchasing these products would help Russia's war against Ukraine.
00:14:27However, Mr. Trump had a phone call with Mr.
00:14:31Putin two days ago and agreed
00:14:34that 300,000 barrels of Ukrainian
00:14:37diesel, I mean Russian diesel, would enter the markets
00:14:41with the aim that Mr. Trump wants
00:14:44to lower the price
00:14:46of diesel in global markets, especially in the US domestic market.
00:14:50Part of the reason for the high price of diesel
00:14:53is the war in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz,
00:14:57but another part of it is also the attacks that
00:15:00Ukraine has carried out against Russian refineries,
00:15:04and Russia's refining capacity has decreased. Anyway, Mr.
00:15:07Trump is looking to control the price of gasoline and diesel
00:15:11in some way before the congressional elections on November
00:15:153rd, because it's not just the high price of gasoline and diesel.
00:15:18The negative impact of high
00:15:21diesel prices on the price
00:15:29of food and other essential goods is what worries Republicans and Mr. Trump.
00:15:31However, these six senators I mentioned said in their statement
00:15:35that the action taken
00:15:37was without consultation with Congress and illegal.
00:15:40Well, can it be said that the economic
00:15:43consequences of the war with Iran have led to this?
00:15:46That's right.
00:15:49The consequences of the war and the concern
00:15:53about the continuation of this current situation in the Strait
00:15:56of Hormuz are what ultimately led Mr. Trump
00:16:00to ask Mr. Putin, despite
00:16:03his talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine,
00:16:08to bring
00:16:11diesel into global markets. Just as when
00:16:14the war started and Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz,
00:16:17the US issued a permit for Russia to sell
00:16:21some oil to control oil prices.
00:16:25And this
00:16:28action, this event that is happening,
00:16:31has drawn criticism from Democrats
00:16:35in Congress and caused dissatisfaction in
00:16:39Ukraine, which ultimately led to
00:16:41Mr. Trump putting pressure on Mr. Zelenskyy,
00:16:45and he also showed a positive
00:16:48signal. But today, after Mr. Trump initially wrote
00:16:52on Truth Social that a cease-fire
00:16:55on energy would be established between Ukraine and Russia
00:16:59and expressed hope that both sides would adhere to
00:17:03this cease-fire, Mr. Zelenskyy
00:17:05said in an interview with Axios
00:17:08that this cease-fire issue was news to him,
00:17:12meaning he was not aware, but he said that if Russia has agreed
00:17:16to a cease-fire, Ukraine would also welcome
00:17:19it. Of course, the cease-fire is in the area of attacking
00:17:23energy infrastructure, but he said that he doesn't know
00:17:26when this cease-fire is supposed to be implemented
00:17:30and what its conditions are. In any case, it seems
00:17:33that Mr. Trump, based on the negotiations he had
00:17:37with Russia, and without consulting
00:17:40or informing the Ukrainians, announced this issue with
00:17:44the understanding that the Ukrainians, in any case,
00:17:48are obliged to accept what is announced.
00:17:50Thank you, Khashayar Joneidi, our correspondent in
00:17:54Washington.
00:17:56A look back at the most important news headlines of this
00:17:59program: Following the deadly attack on Riyadh airport,
00:18:03the United Nations condemned it, and the European Union also called for an immediate cessation
00:18:07of attacks by Iran's proxy forces.
00:18:10CENTCOM says it fired at a commercial ship for
00:18:13violating Iran's naval blockade in the Sea of Oman.
00:18:17In the continuation of this
00:18:19program:
00:18:21How women in the world's fastest car race
00:18:25snatched the lead from
00:18:26men.
00:18:30In recent years, hair and eyebrow transplants have become popular
00:18:33among Tajik citizens, and dozens of private clinics have...
00:19:03This young Tajik is one of hundreds of people who decided
00:19:06to get a hair transplant. He is preparing to change his appearance,
00:19:10and will spend long hours on the clinic
00:19:13bed.
00:19:28However, only hair transplantation among young people and
00:19:31men has not gained popularity. In this
00:19:34period, the attention of women and Tajik girls
00:19:47has become more beautiful. Many believe that widespread advertising of hair
00:19:50and eyebrow transplantation on social media has led
00:19:54to an increase in demand for beauty services in
00:19:57Tajikistan, and now there are only 20
00:20:00private clinics in Dushanbe
00:20:02offering such services. According to
00:20:06бо
00:20:17a cultural and social phenomenon that in this former Soviet
00:20:21country has no
00:20:24precedent.
00:20:59high financial means. Today, more people seek
00:21:03these services from private clinics, but
00:21:07the increase in demand also raises another important
00:21:11question. The
00:21:13license
00:21:21for hair and eyebrow transplantation for private clinics is
00:21:25issued by the Ministry of Health of Tajikistan. Oversight
00:21:28of the activities of these clinics is carried out by the
00:21:31health services, an agency under the ministry.
00:21:34This agency in Tajikistan
00:21:38has no centers that operate illegally and without a
00:21:41license. Dr.
00:21:44Faridun Homidov, one of the few Tajik
00:21:47surgeons,
00:21:52has gained experience in India and Iran, and mostly performs
00:21:55transplants for individuals
00:21:58with congenital defects or those whose hair
00:22:01and eyebrows have been damaged due to burns or diseases.
00:22:05He does not recommend hair and eyebrow transplants in clinics
00:22:09that do not have the necessary license.
00:22:12This Tajik specialist mentioned cases
00:22:15where patients, after unsuccessful transplants,
00:22:18Now,
00:22:50in private clinics in Tajikistan, Iranian
00:22:53and Turkish specialists are mainly engaged in hair
00:22:56and eyebrow transplantation. The common language, geographical distance,
00:22:59and history of activity in beauty
00:23:02and hair and eyebrow transplantation in
00:23:05Iran are considered factors for the presence of specialists
00:23:09from this country in private clinics in Tajikistan. We
00:23:13had
00:23:20people from other countries coming. After
00:23:23seeing that the demand of the people of Tajikistan for eyebrow transplantation
00:23:27is increasing, we decided to have an active branch here as well.
00:23:30The market for hair and eyebrow transplantation in
00:23:33Tajikistan is still young. However, its rapid growth indicates
00:23:37that beauty and restorative
00:23:40services in this country are undergoing change.
00:23:43The final result is important.
00:23:47The market attracts more customers.
00:24:01Sohrabi, BBC, Dushanbe.
00:24:03We continue the program with two news items:
00:24:07The British Prime Minister accused Russia of interfering in the
00:24:10vote for the country's exit from the European Union. Andy Blair
00:24:14says that two months ago, when he came to power, he was explicitly told
00:24:18that Moscow had played a role in that vote, but he did not say who
00:24:22or what institution provided this assessment. Conservative governments in the past have always
00:24:25emphasized that there is no evidence of successful Russian interference in this referendum
00:24:2910 years ago. In
00:24:32India, the leader of the Samajwadi Party, who is against the government, described
00:24:36the prime minister as a shameful person. Abhay Dibka,
00:24:39the leader of India's opposition movement, who was recently released
00:24:42from police custody, said he has never seen anyone more cowardly and at
00:24:46the same time more bullying than Narendra Modi. Yesterday, police arrested
00:24:49Dibka and thousands of opposition political
00:24:51figures.
00:24:55Top Fuel class in high-speed drag racing
00:24:58is often known as the fastest motor racing competition in the world. This
00:25:02competition is also the only discipline of high-level motor
00:25:05racing where women have repeatedly defeated
00:25:09men to win championships. Natasha Page, in
00:25:12a report, accompanied Swedish driver Suzanne Källin, who recently
00:25:15won the European Top Fuel Championship for the second consecutive year.
00:26:06Men and women compete directly against each other, and women
00:26:09have been winning and breaking records for decades.
00:26:12Why
00:26:19is it called "man-eater"? Because most of the competitors
00:26:22are men. In fact, in this country, they are all men.
00:26:26That's why it's a bit of a tease. So you're a "man-eater" too? I'm
00:26:29a "man-eater."
00:27:02Growing up, no woman, not even my own daughters, is mistreated
00:27:06here. Their failures are not exaggerated. No one says you lost to a girl,
00:27:10or you can't do it. Such a thing doesn't exist. I never felt
00:27:14that because I'm a woman, in a sport where men are the majority,
00:27:17I was underestimated or mistreated. No.
00:27:21If you take a tour here, you'll see that everything is normal.
00:27:24In India, drag racing is still not very popular,
00:27:28but women are gradually showing themselves and winning.
00:27:32There are races where no other women participate; I am
00:27:36alone. But Yuva Shri says that reactions
00:27:39to female drivers are sometimes different.
00:27:42Why
00:27:45should they be surprised? Anyone can drive. No, sometimes
00:27:49I feel proud that I am breaking the boundaries of participation in
00:27:52a sport where men are the majority. Thank you for
00:27:56joining us for this
00:27:57news segment.
00:28:07If income remains constant but food prices rise day by
00:28:10day, how do nutritionists redesign the family's food
00:28:14basket to minimize health risks?
00:28:18Does creatine
00:28:21supplement really have all the positive properties they
00:28:24say it does?
00:28:39has a famous quote. He says that all politics is local.
00:28:42That is, before reaching the streets of Washington, those who want to enter
00:28:46Congress must pay attention to the needs of local
00:28:48people, who will choose only one
00:28:52of the candidates. Welcome
00:28:55to the US Election Podcast. Fridays on
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