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00:00:19Headlines.
00:00:22Most incoming and outgoing flights to Saudi Arabia canceled as
00:00:26Houthi attacks continue. A number of major oil companies did not
00:00:29attend the energy conference in Riyadh.
00:00:31نیافتند.
00:00:39Continued Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities despite the alleged
00:00:42agreement. Zelensky says if Washington guarantees Moscow's
00:00:46commitment, an energy ceasefire will be a step towards
00:00:49peace.
00:00:51The British Prime Minister's plan for closer ties with the European Union.
00:00:55The program believes that Brexit has harmed Britain
00:00:58more than it has benefited it.
00:01:01Disagreement over data center
00:01:04development in one of the warmest US states. The discussion about
00:01:08this has also made its way into the midterm congressional elections.
00:01:34on Saudi Arabia, flights across the country have
00:01:37been widely disrupted. Riyadh International Airport has
00:01:41canceled almost all of its flights. The airport was
00:01:44targeted for the second consecutive day yesterday by deadly Houthi
00:01:48attacks. Saudi Arabia has promised a serious response to these
00:01:52attacks. Inside Yemen, fighting between government forces supported
00:01:56by Saudi Arabia has focused on the southern province of Taiz.
00:02:03New images of the moment a missile hit Riyadh
00:02:06International Airport on Saturday.
00:02:09The deadliest attack on Saudi soil in over a
00:02:12decade. Attacks for which the Houthi rebels in Yemen, an Iranian-backed
00:02:16militia group, have claimed responsibility.
00:02:19Attacks that have not stopped.
00:02:22For the second time in two days, another deadly attack on the same
00:02:26airport on Sunday afternoon.
00:03:30published images that show the bombing of Houthi
00:03:33positions in Taiz, a city that was besieged
00:03:36by this militant group. In an effort by the Houthis
00:03:40to repel government forces and control
00:03:44more areas of Yemen, the governor
00:03:46of Taiz says that fuel and medicine are running out and
00:03:50has warned about the possibility of a humanitarian
00:03:52catastrophe.
00:03:57The Yemeni government is also trying to liberate
00:04:04the group that was captured in recent weeks.
00:04:06On the other hand, the Houthis'
00:04:09publication of these images
00:04:13says that they forced government forces to retreat.
00:04:15کردند.
00:04:18Iran, which financially and militarily supports the Houthis,
00:04:22has expressed concern about the escalation of conflict between this group and Saudi
00:04:25Arabia. We have declared our readiness to use
00:04:28برای
00:04:30our good offices to help
00:04:33in dialogue between the two sides.
00:04:36We believe that the continuation and escalation
00:04:39of tension will only benefit
00:04:43برداری
00:04:46the Zionist regime in the region.
00:04:47However, from Saudi Arabia's perspective,
00:04:50these scenes at Riyadh airport are a sign of the fulfillment
00:04:54of the threat that Iran had previously raised, that its
00:04:57response to the action.
00:05:12Our senior Middle East affairs correspondent is with us from Beirut. Nafiseh, the region
00:05:16has really never been in such
00:05:19turmoil and insecurity,
00:05:22especially concerning the energy
00:05:26markets.
00:05:27No,
00:05:31it really has never been this bad.
00:05:34The Houthi attacks have increased,
00:05:38but it seemed unlikely
00:05:46that they would target the country's main airports.
00:05:50However, on one hand,
00:05:53despite Iran's attempts to distance itself from
00:05:57the events between the Houthis and
00:06:00Saudi Arabia, the interpretation
00:06:04of this situation is that Tehran
00:06:07wants to present a small model
00:06:10of the situation
00:06:12that would arise if a new
00:06:15round of war between the US and
00:06:18Israel against Iran were to begin, especially if Iranian
00:06:22infrastructure and airports were to be targeted
00:06:26again. This time, countries like Saudi Arabia
00:06:29and other countries in the region
00:06:33could also lose their airports
00:06:36and infrastructure entirely
00:06:40due to such attacks. This
00:06:43could be considered an indirect warning or
00:06:46message. But
00:06:50on one side, we have the war in Ukraine, which, as
00:06:54you mentioned in the headlines
00:06:56at the beginning of the program, has not yet ended,
00:07:00despite the US saying that it was
00:07:03establishing an energy ceasefire. On this side,
00:07:06we see that the Strait of Hormuz is still closed.
00:07:09Saudi Arabia is under attack.
00:07:18has changed hands, but it is still
00:07:21under Houthi control, and this has made the situation
00:07:25more complicated than ever before in the region, which,
00:07:28of course, Jamal, indicates that a bigger
00:07:31crisis is probably ahead. How are
00:07:35things in other parts of the region? Because it seems
00:07:38now, at least from the daily news, that there is some
00:07:42calm in Lebanon. We hear less about the tensions
00:07:45between Lebanon, Hezbollah, and Israel, and also from Gaza.
00:07:49And the situation
00:07:50in Iraq?
00:07:54If we want to talk about Lebanon, the attacks are still continuing.
00:07:58This morning, there were several bombings in southern Lebanon.
00:08:02It's true that perhaps the casualties or deaths
00:08:05are not as high as in the past, but at
00:08:09least two people have been killed in the past two
00:08:12days. One person due to the explosion of ammunition
00:08:16that was there in southern Lebanon was
00:08:20killed. And in northern Israel, a report just came
00:08:23out that an unexploded
00:08:26missile apparently exploded
00:08:30and injured 20 people. But the war is still
00:08:34going on in that region. Over Iraq, we are
00:08:37hearing reports that I myself have been able to confirm
00:08:41from some sources that in the skies
00:08:44of Iraq, Israeli fighter jets,
00:08:47accompanied by refueling aircraft, have been maneuvering
00:08:50for the past two days on the border
00:08:53with Iran, which suggests
00:08:57that Israel is also preparing for
00:09:00some kind of attack or operation.
00:09:03It should be noted that the withdrawal of some
00:09:06of the coalition forces, especially some
00:09:09of the American forces from Iraq,
00:09:13along with their tracking systems, has also provided
00:09:16an excuse for Israel to operate much
00:09:19more easily over Iraq.
00:09:23And it seems, based on reports published in Israeli
00:09:26and American media, that Washington has even given
00:09:30Israel the green light to use Iraqi airspace
00:09:33more than before
00:09:46judiciary says it has executed a person for cooperating
00:09:50with Jaish al-Adl. Iranian security and judicial
00:09:54agencies claim that Omar
00:09:57Darostaran provided ammunition and
00:10:00weapons for this armed Baluch movement and identified
00:10:03military bases. In a separate news item,
00:10:07Iranian police announced that they have arrested
00:10:10members of a team linked to recent attacks on police stations
00:10:13in Sistan-Baluchestan province.
00:10:16In southern France, two teachers were wounded in a shooting
00:10:19at a school near Marseille. A 14-year-old
00:10:22student was targeted. The two arrested
00:10:26individuals are said to have non-life-threatening injuries. French media,
00:10:30quoting local officials, reported that the shooting
00:10:34was not related to nationwide
00:10:36school protests.
00:10:38Pakistan has confirmed the arrest of the Chief Minister of Khyber
00:10:42Pakhtunkhwa province in the country's northeast. Suhail Afridi
00:10:46was arrested after his removal and the declaration of a state
00:10:49of emergency by Islamabad. Afridi and members
00:10:53of his government from the party.
00:11:10has dissolved the local government due to its inability to control
00:11:14armed groups opposing the government.
00:11:16کرده.
00:11:19Despite Donald Trump's remarks about stopping reciprocal Russian
00:11:23and Ukrainian attacks on energy infrastructure, Kyiv says that
00:11:26the Kremlin has continued its attacks. According to Ukraine's
00:11:30oil and gas company, nighttime Russian attacks on gas
00:11:34production facilities in Kharkiv have caused fires and damage
00:11:37to equipment. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized
00:11:41that the US should pressure Russia, not ease its sanctions
00:11:45and give concessions to Moscow. According to him, an energy
00:11:48ceasefire could be a step towards ending the war,
00:11:52but only if the US ensures that
00:11:55Russia will abide by it. An hour
00:11:58before, we asked Ahmad Vakhshiteh, professor of political science at the Peoples'
00:12:02Friendship University of Russia, about the continuation of these
00:12:06attacks despite the alleged ceasefire. In my opinion,
00:12:09before we address who violated this ceasefire,
00:12:13we should consider whether there was even
00:12:17an agreement with a clear definition, a specific
00:12:20time, or a verification
00:12:22mechanism to be able to talk about its violation
00:12:26or implementation. But it seems the matter became
00:12:29very serious when Mr. Trump
00:12:32announced the issue of allowing the sale of Russian
00:12:36diesel to the US, and almost immediately
00:12:40after this news, about an hour after
00:12:43this, there was an attack on the
00:12:46Rostov refinery in Russia
00:12:49from Ukraine, and after
00:12:53that, we witnessed
00:12:57that Russia and Ukraine agreed to a mutual
00:13:00ceasefire on attacks on energy facilities.
00:13:03Well, after these statements, Mr. Zelensky
00:13:07gave an interview to Axios, expressing his ignorance,
00:13:11saying it was unexpected and that he didn't know
00:13:14when it would be implemented. Russia also
00:13:17didn't say anything or comment, but on
00:13:21the other side, we didn't just see a ceasefire;
00:13:25for example, just yesterday, the Russian Defense
00:13:28Ministry announced that 151 drones attacked Russian
00:13:31territory, and only 10 of them
00:13:35were exactly after Mr. Trump's statements.
00:13:38And the point that,
00:13:42in my opinion, went even further than
00:13:45yesterday was that it didn't just target Ukraine's energy
00:13:49infrastructure, but also
00:13:51the data
00:13:55centers. It targeted three cities, including
00:13:59Vladimir, which is north of Moscow, and two other cities
00:14:03near Moscow. It seems that the drone war
00:14:06has even gone beyond refineries, power plants,
00:14:10and energy lines, and has targeted
00:14:13computational infrastructure and cloud services,
00:14:16specifically entering the realm of artificial
00:14:19intelligence. It seems that the war itself,
00:14:23which,
00:14:28in my opinion, has entered a new phase of deterrence
00:14:31through economic and digital damage. Each of
00:14:35the parties is also trying to inflict more damage
00:14:38on the other side so that they can create
00:14:41deterrence. But this deterrence
00:14:45itself is a threat to the other side, and
00:14:49that side creates a greater threat, and this
00:14:52is, in fact, the theory.
00:14:58You create a threat, but that threat itself creates a greater
00:15:02threat, and a cycle has formed. Ahmad
00:15:05Vakhshiteh explained. A look back at the most important news
00:15:09headlines of this program: With the continuation of Houthi attacks
00:15:12on Saudi airports, representatives of some of the world's largest
00:15:16oil companies withdrew from attending the Riyadh energy
00:15:19conference. The President of Ukraine says that if the US
00:15:23guarantees Russia's commitment, an energy ceasefire could
00:15:27lead to peace. In the continuation
00:15:29of this program. Disagreement over data center
00:15:33development in one of the warmest US states. The discussion about
00:15:36this has
00:15:46in the first session of the House of Commons after the holidays, and it is expected that he will emphasize closer
00:15:50ties with the European Union in this speech. Andy
00:15:54Burnham is also expected to say in this speech that Brexit
00:15:58has harmed Britain more than it has benefited it. He will probably
00:16:02say that a new agreement with Brussels can help
00:16:06control illegal immigration and economic
00:16:37growth. One of his plans is to try to follow the policy
00:16:41of Mr. Starmer, who wanted to return to Europe.
00:16:44Of course, Mr. Starmer knew that it wouldn't happen
00:16:48so quickly, and he was waiting, but Mr.
00:16:51Burnham seems to be in a hurry on this issue.
00:16:55If that's the case, he cannot do this in this
00:16:58round of elections, in this round of parliament, because
00:17:02returning to Europe was not part of the commitments
00:17:05made for this term of parliament.
00:17:09Therefore, he has to do several things: either he has
00:17:13to win, or he has to call new elections.
00:17:16He's not worried about new elections because the number
00:17:20of Labour Party representatives will probably
00:17:23decrease, but in parliament as a whole,
00:17:26there is a very large alliance for returning to the European
00:17:30Union, meaning the Liberal Democrats,
00:17:33the Scottish National Party, the Green Party, and
00:17:37a large part of the Labour Party, and perhaps a small
00:17:41number of Conservatives, want to return because
00:17:44everyone now agrees that leaving the European
00:17:48Union has caused economic damage, as you said
00:17:52Mr. Burnham announced. But you see, the issue
00:17:55of immigration, which he raised to stand up
00:17:59to the Reform Party, because one of
00:18:03Labour's biggest rivals
00:18:06in the upcoming elections is the Reform
00:18:10Party, and the Reform
00:18:13Party's biggest winning card is preventing
00:18:17immigration. Therefore,
00:18:20Mr. Burnham has raised this issue
00:18:24to assure voters that he too
00:18:27can, through legal means, and without, for example,
00:18:31Mr. Farage, who talks
00:18:34a lot, because he was previously
00:18:37a big supporter of leaving the European Union, and
00:18:41it turned out he lied a bit. Therefore, he
00:18:45can attract people's attention to vote for
00:18:48him, so that he might be able to address
00:18:51the issue of immigration more
00:18:54logically with Europe. They can reach
00:18:58a solution because Europe is also
00:19:01in a lot of trouble with this issue.
00:19:05It's not just a British problem; it's a European
00:19:08problem. But let me add another point.
00:19:12If you have any other questions, I will answer them later.
00:19:15But another point is that if he waits until
00:19:192029-2030, which is the end of
00:19:23this parliamentary term, it's unclear who will be
00:19:26in power in France or Germany, who are the two
00:19:30major players in the European
00:19:34Union. In France, Ms. Le Pen's
00:19:37party might win. In Germany,
00:19:41as we saw, the right-wing
00:19:43party,
00:19:45if I'm not mistaken, has the upper
00:19:48hand. So that's also a risk
00:19:52if he waits until then.
00:19:55But overall, all expert
00:19:58opinions suggest that in the current global
00:20:02situation, where China and the US
00:20:05are two major powers, and Russia
00:20:09is an enemy of Europe,
00:20:12strengthening a European bloc to stand against
00:20:16this very unstable world is of
00:20:20great importance.
00:20:35central bank governors of countries gathered in Bangkok,
00:20:39the capital of Thailand, for the annual joint
00:20:43meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. This gathering
00:20:46is being held while the war in Iran and Ukraine has
00:20:50increased energy prices and interest rates, negatively impacting
00:20:53global economic growth. However, according to the Director of the International
00:20:57Monetary Fund, extensive investments in artificial intelligence are
00:21:01helping to maintain economic growth, even though this
00:21:15by without a new warning about the dangers of this
00:21:18technology, but the acceleration
00:21:22of artificial intelligence development has already had
00:21:25a global impact. This increased
00:21:28speed is what has kept global economic growth at around
00:21:323%, despite the energy supply shock pulling
00:21:35us down. The IMF says that
00:21:39very powerful forces are putting
00:21:41pressure on the global economy and pulling
00:21:45it in two different directions. Artificial intelligence is accelerating
00:21:49growth. We see this in the investments of
00:21:52American companies, stock prices, and increased consumer demand.
00:21:56On the other hand, energy markets are acting as a brake.
00:22:00High oil and gas prices are causing inflation
00:22:03and putting pressure on household budgets.
00:22:06The escalation of conflicts between Yemeni Houthis and Saudi
00:22:09Arabia and disruptions to shipping in the Strait
00:22:13of Bab al-Mandeb, along with the ongoing war in Iran
00:22:17and the difficulty of passing through the Strait of Hormuz,
00:22:20have caused the price of Brent crude oil, the global
00:22:24market benchmark, to remain above $100 per barrel
00:22:28for most of the past month. With rising prices for products
00:22:31like gasoil, the US President announced on Friday that an
00:22:35agreement had been reached with Russia to inject 300,000 tons
00:22:38of gasoil into the global market. We still have a very tense
00:22:42situation. The crude oil market is calmer than the
00:22:45refined products market because, with the lack of efficient
00:22:49refineries outside the Strait of Hormuz, many Asian refineries
00:22:53also don't receive enough crude oil. But when
00:22:56you look at the price of crude oil, for example,
00:22:59Brent, keep in mind that this price does not
00:23:03include transportation costs, which have skyrocketed, and
00:23:07you probably need to add about $40 per barrel
00:23:10for shipping, insurance, and other expenses. Beyond
00:23:14the energy crisis, the concern of global
00:23:17economic leaders at the annual meeting
00:23:50When we reach middle- and low-income countries,
00:23:54the opportunity for artificial intelligence to create jobs and increase
00:23:57productivity is immense.
00:24:02This technology is advancing so rapidly that all
00:24:06predictions about its impact in the near
00:24:09future may even turn out to be wrong,
00:24:12let alone in the coming decades.
00:24:15Behrang Tajdin,
00:24:18BBC News.
00:24:23Data centers are technology infrastructures
00:24:26that the rapid growth of AI depends on. That's why Donald
00:24:29Trump, the US president, who is looking to compete
00:24:33with China in AI, supports their expansion. But
00:24:37not everyone in the US agrees with him, including
00:24:39the Arizona Attorney General, who has called for a halt
00:24:43to new permits for these centers. Such disagreements
00:24:47have made data centers one of the
00:25:27slowdown in the development of this technology means giving up the competition
00:25:30to China. When you look at this neighborhood from a distance, it looks
00:25:34like an ordinary suburban neighborhood. But the story changes when
00:25:38you notice the massive data centers expanding around it. Here
00:25:41in Arizona, where people are already struggling with extreme heat
00:25:45and drought, concerns about the consequences of the
00:25:49center have increased pressure on the
00:26:33network. Here, on a normal day, residents feel a temperature
00:26:37increase of about two degrees Fahrenheit. This means they have
00:26:41to use their air conditioners more, which also increases their electricity
00:26:44bill, and probably their garden
00:26:47watering costs will go up as well. But some residents consider these facilities
00:26:51to be part of the technologies they already depend on.
00:26:54I don't think there's a problem, and I'm actually a bit
00:26:57excited. I just bought a Tesla that's self-driving, and I know
00:27:01that capability needs a lot of data.
00:27:20rejected selling land to data center developers. When I think about how hard my grandfather
00:27:24worked on this farm, the thought of it not being here
00:27:28anymore is really difficult for me. Given that Donald Trump
00:27:31is a strong supporter of these
00:27:43are facing multiple issues that affect their decisions. One of these
00:27:47issues is the expansion of artificial intelligence, which changes their
00:27:51lives and the outlook of their surroundings. Shahim Khalil, BBC