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00:00:20news
00:00:25marathon of Iran's talks by Qatari mediators in Doha. Trump
00:00:30says he is satisfied with the progress of the negotiations, but he does not trust Tehran.
00:00:33Tehran says that declaring the British Royal Air Force and Navy as terrorist organizations
00:00:37by Iran
00:00:41is a retaliatory measure in response to the country's military cooperation with the US and
00:00:45Israel. The daily lives of Americans
00:00:47are affected by the war with Iran.
00:00:51A look at the consequences of the Middle East conflicts for
00:00:55the congressional elections. I don't know, it's all
00:00:59over.
00:01:11And the accounts of Syrian citizens on the worsening economic conditions during
00:01:14Ahmad Shah's presidency.
00:01:35Hello to you, welcome to another news section from BBC Persian Television. I am
00:01:39Majid Afshar. US President Donald Trump described the process of talks with Iran
00:01:43through mediators as constructive, but
00:01:46said that he does not trust Iranian officials. In his latest
00:01:50remarks in Florida, he said that he is not in a hurry to reach an agreement with Iran
00:01:54and claimed that he has destroyed Iran's nuclear facilities
00:01:57and only one or two other sites remain, which, according to him,
00:02:01must be dealt with. Earlier, the US Secretary of State said that
00:02:05Trump has not yet decided on attacking Iran. In response, Iranian officials yesterday
00:02:08warned that in case of a US attack,
00:02:12they will show an immediate and different reaction than before.
00:02:16Nazanin Samsami reports.
00:02:18News from Doha about talks.
00:02:21From Washington,
00:02:24threats of new attacks, and from Tehran,
00:02:27a warning of a harsh reaction. If
00:02:30the enemy makes another mistake,
00:02:33with horrific blows and
00:02:37with a glorious defense, God willing, we will bring
00:02:40this historical period to an end. In the narrative of Iranian government
00:02:44and military officials, this country has so far won the war
00:02:47and still has high defensive capabilities.
00:02:50However, Donald Trump claims that Iran's nuclear facilities
00:02:54are out of operation and it only takes a few minutes to attack the remaining sites.
00:02:57It takes
00:03:00time.
00:03:04We are not in a hurry at all because we have destroyed their navy.
00:03:08We have destroyed their air force
00:03:11and their air defense systems. We have put almost all
00:03:14of their military equipment out of commission. We have destroyed a large part of their production capacity.
00:03:18We have destroyed their nuclear program and nuclear facilities.
00:03:22We still have one or two more sites to deal with.
00:03:25But we can do this in 10 minutes. Just 10 minutes
00:03:29for that too.
00:03:32We probably need to take a look at the Kookle Nung facilities.
00:03:35We can do all these things very quickly.
00:03:39Iranian military officials,
00:03:42following the alleged order of
00:03:46Mojtaba Khamenei, have spoken of an immediate reaction to threats and
00:03:49a change in the geography of conflicts. We are fully prepared to respond to the US
00:03:53even outside West Asia,
00:03:57and any future war could be much longer
00:04:01than the previous war. Effective and without geographical
00:04:04restrictions. This geographical restriction may even include the points that
00:04:08we have been hitting so far. And as it appears from this discussion on Iranian state television,
00:04:11the new geography of war means
00:04:15new targets beyond the Middle East. Romania,
00:04:19Bulgaria, Greece, Germany, Italy, France, Spain,
00:04:22Portugal, Britain.
00:04:25The aggressive policy adopted by the Iranian government has narrowed the field.
00:04:29بر هم.
00:04:32The United Arab Emirates said that it has prepared itself for the worst
00:04:35scenarios.
00:04:37کرده.
00:04:41We know that the positions of Iran and the US logically have a wide gap between them.
00:04:44If this gap does not narrow, we should be worried about the worst
00:04:48events. I hope that before that, a diplomatic breakthrough will be achieved.
00:04:52We in the UAE and the Gulf countries do not want
00:04:56to witness a new round of confrontations in the region.
00:05:00However, amidst these public threats, Reuters reported
00:05:03talks between Iran and Qatar's mediation in
00:05:06Doha to end the crisis in the Persian Gulf.
00:05:09The details of these talks are not clear.
00:05:13The Iranian Foreign Minister also said that there was no meeting with
00:05:16the American delegation and that consultations are continuing
00:05:19through a mediator, but no results have been achieved yet.
00:05:23I have not yet responded to this letter.
00:05:25Earlier, the Secretary of Iran's National Security Council announced
00:05:29that he had received a letter from Washington and that the Americans' tone had changed,
00:05:33and he had considered it a positive sign.
00:05:36The US President also recently
00:05:39said that he has a positive view of
00:05:42the negotiations, although he expressed doubts about the sincerity
00:05:46of Iranian officials. The negotiation process with Iran
00:05:49is currently going well, but the main problem
00:05:53is that they are not trustworthy.
00:05:57For a long time, both sides have been claiming victory in a war
00:06:01that has not yet come to an end, and behind their public positions,
00:06:04indirect contacts and negotiations
00:06:08are continuing. But it is the people who pay the cost of the war and the pressure.
00:06:11بلاتک.
00:06:28The status of Washington's negotiations with Tehran and
00:06:31the possible timing of the resumption of military operations were discussed.
00:06:34It is said that the two sides disagree on the timing of the start
00:06:37of the attacks. Shida
00:06:40Hooshmandi, my colleague from Washington, with us. What
00:06:44more details does this report have? What is this disagreement about?
00:06:47Look, Axios says that an Israeli source
00:06:51and an American source gave them this news.
00:06:54The Israeli source's account is that
00:06:57it was a very difficult conversation. The American source's account is that
00:07:00the conversation was decisive and explicit.
00:07:04Benjamin Netanyahu apparently wants
00:07:07military operations against Iran to begin
00:07:10immediately and very quickly
00:07:13after the midterm elections. However, Mr. Trump believes that
00:07:17diplomacy should still
00:07:20be given a chance. This is
00:07:24a repetitive behavior by Mr. Trump,
00:07:27whether in the midnight chicken operation
00:07:30(the 12-day war)
00:07:34or in the 40-day war story.
00:07:37Mr. Trump has always tried to advance these two things in parallel.
00:07:41Perhaps this is so that no one realizes what
00:07:45his final decision is. But ultimately, what
00:07:48this report says
00:07:51is that the two sides disagree
00:07:55on the timing of the start of military operations.
00:07:58There is not necessarily a disagreement on military operations.
00:08:01Israeli media outlets have previously
00:08:05referred to this issue and also emphasized
00:08:08that the US military posture is such that it is taking
00:08:11and in fact
00:08:15this presence in Israel itself indicates
00:08:18that they are preparing
00:08:22for an operation that will probably happen in the future.
00:08:25But when we look at American media, most of them
00:08:28actually
00:08:31point out that
00:08:35the probability of military operations is very high,
00:08:39and now they are talking about its dimensions and timing. Warnings
00:08:49have been issued to countries in the region to prepare for
00:08:53military operations,
00:08:55and therefore, it is highly probable that this will happen.
00:08:59But what its dimensions will be
00:09:02and when it will happen is an issue that will be determined in the future.
00:09:06Thank you to Shidar Hooshmandi.
00:09:08Your colleague, Alireza Nambar Haghighi, political analyst on
00:09:11Iranian issues, is also with us. Mr. Haghighi,
00:09:15Shida also said that it seems that preparations are being made
00:09:19for attacks, but we do not know the extent or
00:09:22magnitude of it so far.
00:09:26What is your analysis of what we are seeing, of the signals
00:09:30that are being seen?
00:09:32Yes, hello to you, Mr. Afshar and dear viewers and listeners of BBC Persian TV.
00:09:36Well, what is clear
00:09:39is that the negotiations taking place in
00:09:42Qatar are to bridge the gaps between Iran and the US. There are serious gaps
00:09:46بین ایران و آمریکاست شکاف های جدیست در چند
00:09:50on several issues. One is that Iran has set several conditions to even
00:09:53discuss the Strait of Hormuz, while the Americans
00:09:57believe the Strait of Hormuz is not an important card
00:10:00and they believe that any concession they want to give regarding the nuclear program
00:10:03must be in exchange for the nuclear program. What is important is that
00:10:06regarding the passage through the Strait of Hormuz,
00:10:09Iran has not agreed to return to the pre-war situation. Therefore, it believes that
00:10:13the Oman agreement must be implemented,
00:10:17and it is natural that the Americans are currently
00:10:20not willing to accept that. This is one point. The second point is that Iran
00:10:24has requested several conditions that it is willing to implement within 48 hours
00:10:27and enter into nuclear negotiations
00:10:30without it being specifically determined
00:10:34that Iran wants to halt its enrichment and export its uranium.
00:10:37This is the second point. But the main issue is that the two sides do not trust
00:10:41each other. They are distrustful. Everyone thinks that the other side wants to plot
00:10:45and pave the way
00:10:48to completely eliminate them. This is the first point.
00:10:52The second point is that the dissatisfied actors that exist, such as
00:10:55Arab countries and Israel, they want a sure
00:10:59plan for the future, whether it's an agreement or
00:11:02a solution to the problem
00:11:05of the Islamic Republic. So this is also an issue that the US cannot easily resolve.
00:11:09The next point is that
00:11:12if the Islamic Republic
00:11:16cannot agree within itself, and it seems that they say they have agreed,
00:11:20but on four
00:11:23positions: whether to build a nuclear bomb,
00:11:27whether to try to militarily expel the US from the region,
00:11:30or whether to agree
00:11:33or manage the current situation until Mr. Trump's two years pass,
00:11:36there is a disagreement. So this is also
00:11:40a problem.
00:11:43If we don't want to see the immediate future, this week, after all, the presidential elections,
00:11:46I'm sorry, the midterm congressional elections
00:11:49in the US will take place and end.
00:11:53Do you think that considering that many
00:11:57analyses were that if something happens, it will happen after
00:12:00these elections?
00:12:02How is the composition
00:12:05or balance of power that we are currently seeing inside Iran?
00:12:09What do you think we will witness there
00:12:13if these attacks resume?
00:12:15Well, there are two
00:12:19models of assessment. One is that they believe that a negotiated
00:12:23attack might occur. To attack Kooklen
00:12:27and now these nuclear sites
00:12:30again, and somewhat ease the siege, not
00:12:34completely lift it. In fact, Iran might then
00:12:38attack American sites that it has previously hit and is ready for.
00:12:42This is a kind of negotiated attack
00:12:45and a continuation of the status quo with
00:12:49the difference that they reduce their siege
00:12:52and Iran also reduces its attacks in
00:12:56the Strait of Hormuz. Another situation is that the US
00:12:59goes in this war towards hitting
00:13:02infrastructure and, well, very heavy attacks
00:13:05and also with assassination and so on, which, of course,
00:13:09Iran will react harshly,
00:13:12and at that time, the consequences are not clear. That is,
00:13:15what will happen is unknown.
00:13:19The third point is that it is still not clear what
00:13:22objectives the US wants to pursue.
00:13:25If it wants to get the uranium, it seems to me that it is not possible to get
00:13:29that uranium with this type of air war and so on,
00:13:32unless it is done through an agreement.
00:13:36And secondly, does it want to change
00:13:40the system or not? Does it want to largely paralyze the system?
00:13:43Well, naturally, if it wants to be the first project,
00:13:47it needs ground forces and it needs the US to be involved
00:13:50for a long time, and it's not clear that
00:13:54if Mr. Trump wins the Senate and the House of Representatives,
00:13:57he will be able to continue this process. Therefore, in this regard,
00:14:01it seems that Mr. Trump is more
00:14:05after the first one, which is to be able to symbolically say that he has removed
00:14:08Iran's nuclear issue from the agenda.
00:14:12Now he will not lift the siege and will keep the pressure element,
00:14:16but he will reduce its intensity. Iran may then
00:14:20do something about the Strait of Hormuz. Now, the agency's inspectors will not visit
00:14:23those sites, but
00:14:27they may come to talk and negotiate
00:14:30about the protocols for the future without specifically
00:14:34taking action. Yes, Alireza Nam al-Haqiqi, political analyst on
00:14:38Iranian issues. Let's continue the program with two short news items. According to
00:14:41Bloomberg, following the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, about
00:14:4594% of outbound flights from King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh
00:14:48were cancelled between October 10 and 27.
00:14:52At the same time, data from Flightradar indicates
00:14:55continued frequent disruptions to air traffic at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam,
00:14:59eastern Saudi Arabia.
00:15:03In contrast, the Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah television channel
00:15:07says that Saudi Arabia today targeted a pier and a commercial ship
00:15:11in the strategic port of Ras Isa in
00:15:13Hodeidah province, Yemen.
00:15:17According to medical officials in the Gaza Strip,
00:15:19at least eight people, including a child
00:15:23and five police officers, were killed in recent Israeli attacks.
00:15:26These attacks occurred despite a ceasefire in Khan Yunis in the south
00:15:30and Gaza City in the north of the Strip.
00:15:34The Israeli army confirmed two attacks but claimed to have targeted
00:15:37military operatives. Since the ceasefire began more than a year
00:15:41ago, more than 1,500 Palestinians have been killed
00:15:44in Israeli attacks on Gaza.
00:15:46Iran's Foreign Ministry says
00:15:50it has placed the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force
00:15:54of Britain on the list of terrorist organizations.
00:15:58Britain's foreign intelligence service, MI6,
00:16:01has been placed on the list of hostile groups. According to Iran's Foreign Ministry,
00:16:05these decisions were taken based on a resolution of the Supreme National Security Council
00:16:09and in response to the actions of the British government.
00:16:12Tehran cited military cooperation between Britain and the US and Israel
00:16:16in the war as the reason for this action.
00:16:19Hossein Alizadeh, former Iranian diplomat and political analyst, is with us. Mr. Alizadeh,
00:16:23under what circumstances do you think Tehran decided
00:16:26to declare these institutions
00:16:29رو تروریستی اعلام
00:16:30terrorist?
00:16:34You see, first of all, Tehran's action was delayed. That is,
00:16:37in mid-July, Britain
00:16:41announced its decision, and now three and a half months have passed, and Tehran has given
00:16:45its first reaction. The text issued by
00:16:48the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is based on the resolution of
00:16:51the Supreme National Security Council, whereas what was approved
00:16:55in Britain
00:16:57is based on
00:16:59law that passed in Parliament, that is, both
00:17:03the House of Commons and the House of Lords. As a state threat,
00:17:18pay attention to this interpretation. The point is that, in my opinion,
00:17:22the British government has exercised some caution. It has not identified
00:17:26it as a terrorist entity in the way that
00:17:29the US does, but rather
00:17:33as a state threat. Well, even this
00:17:36much has been too much for Tehran. It has taken an action,
00:17:40and its action has been very delayed, meaning three and a half months. Now, what
00:17:43has been done
00:17:47is that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement based on
00:17:51the Supreme National Security Council's statement, meaning it has not
00:17:54passed through legislative bodies such as
00:17:56مثل
00:17:58the Islamic Consultative Assembly. Now, what they have approved, in my opinion,
00:18:02has many ifs and buts.
00:18:05First, for example,
00:18:09when Britain and other countries say that
00:18:13the Revolutionary Guard is a terrorist, even if you were a simple soldier
00:18:17in the Revolutionary Guard, if you want to get a visa for this country, you have a problem.
00:18:20Well, now you say, for example, the British Army, the Air Force,
00:18:24the Navy are terrorists. Well, who is going to
00:18:28come and get a visa from you so that, for example, you can apply
00:18:31a simple pressure on the British government because of this visa?
00:18:35And also, when the discussion about the Revolutionary Guard comes up,
00:18:38the Revolutionary Guard is a state within a state. That is,
00:18:42you see how many of its officials become ambassadors, ministers,
00:18:46lawyers. Mr. Qalibaf
00:18:50has become the speaker of parliament. Then, in construction, in war,
00:18:54in the film industry,
00:18:57football, everything is in their hands. But you say here that it is not like that, but Mr. Azadeh,
00:19:01I wanted to point out an issue here. In this statement, it was said
00:19:05that the reason for this action is Britain's military cooperation
00:19:09with the US and Israel in the war. Therefore, do you think this
00:19:13is not the reason and there might be another reason? Correct me if I'm wrong, but more
00:19:16this is an excuse. Yes, Britain
00:19:20is an ally of the US. It gives bases to it, it even takes bases.
00:19:24This is normal. If there is cooperation
00:19:27with the US,
00:19:30right now Turkey also, for example, has given
00:19:34a base to the US, hasn't it? Very much so.
00:19:56When Iraq was attacked, Saddam Hussein,
00:19:59the British government had sent its army.
00:20:03Anyway, I want to say that Tehran wanted to show a reaction
00:20:07that, yes, you have put pressure on the Revolutionary Guards,
00:20:11but in my opinion, first, not many
00:20:14legal procedures have been followed, and second, it will not have much
00:20:17effect. That is, now in Britain, they do not feel that pressure has been put on them,
00:20:21whereas now if a money exchange here in
00:20:24London wants to transfer money
00:20:28and they find out that it has a connection with a part of the Revolutionary Guards,
00:20:31it's over. Therefore, the reciprocal pressure
00:20:35is not very close, more.
00:20:42Americans know very well that when the price of gasoline goes up, everything gets expensive.
00:20:45Now, after about 9 months since the start of the war with Iran,
00:20:49many American families are facing higher living costs.
00:20:53This situation, on the eve of the decisive congressional elections
00:20:56in the US, has raised the question of whether the economic consequences
00:21:00of the war with Iran will be blamed on the White House and the Republicans,
00:21:03or will voters trust Donald Trump's promises for better days?
00:21:07Behnoush Puzia reports from Washington.
00:21:10Americans may disagree on many things,
00:21:13but they often
00:21:15agree on their love for steak.
00:21:19A piece of meat on the grill with a little
00:21:23salt and pepper is both a social occasion
00:21:27and a celebration and a reminder of happy
00:21:30memories for Americans. However, these days, the price of beef,
00:21:33like many other consumer goods in
00:21:36the US, has broken records.
00:21:40They always say that the price of diesel is included in the price of all our food.
00:21:43According to polls, nearly half of
00:21:47customers...
00:22:20About 70% of goods transport in the US is done by truck,
00:22:23and the increase in diesel costs has also raised the price of goods.
00:22:27This issue has fueled inflation for consumers.
00:22:30In the past five or six months, the rate of price increases
00:22:34has been higher than wage growth, meaning that people's salaries fall behind
00:22:38inflation every month, and they feel this pressure in
00:22:41their daily lives. However, for months,
00:22:45Donald Trump has promised
00:22:48the people the end of...
00:23:20New Mexico, with its rich oil and gas fields,
00:23:23will have nearly a billion dollars more in revenue
00:23:27this year. There is a difference between the income that oil producers and companies receive
00:23:31and the pressure that consumers endure,
00:23:34even if consumers live in oil-producing states
00:23:38or oil-rich regions
00:23:41of the country. Places where this income can also have many
00:23:45benefits. The president's allied candidates.
00:23:48Term know whether
00:24:20to blame the high prices
00:24:23on Donald Trump and his decision to start a war with Iran,
00:24:27or will they give him and his party members
00:24:30two more years to achieve
00:24:33better days? Mehnoush
00:24:36Pourziaee, BBC, Washington.
00:24:39Let's continue the program with two short news items.
00:24:42Following the throwing of Molotov cocktails
00:24:45at security forces during yesterday's protests
00:24:49in Paris, the capital of France, a criminal investigation has been launched
00:24:53under the charge of attempted murder. The French Interior Ministry says
00:24:56that during yesterday's protests, nearly 800 people
00:25:00were arrested across the country. Hundreds of thousands
00:25:03protested against rising prices and poor school conditions,
00:25:06and the gatherings were mostly
00:25:10peaceful. Following yesterday's unrest
00:25:13in Germany, police arrested
00:25:17hundreds of people in several cities. The violence
00:25:20began after nationwide peaceful demonstrations.
00:25:23These gatherings were organized by young people who are protesting against the education system,
00:25:27the cost of living, and compulsory military service.
00:25:30Police intervened
00:25:32to deal with disorder and looting of stores in the centers of several
00:25:36cities, including Frankfurt and Hamburg.
00:25:39These protests were inspired by similar movements
00:25:43in France. The Syrian Arab Republic
00:25:45گرفتند.
00:25:54has been leading efforts to revive the country's shattered economy,
00:25:58although there was no doubt
00:26:01from the beginning that this process would be challenging. However, many
00:26:04people say that their economic and living conditions have worsened.
00:26:08These conditions have led to protests. Hugo Bachaga reports from
00:26:11Damascus.
00:26:12Life for the Syrian people
00:26:17was already difficult, but for many, it has become even worse. Some
00:26:21families are even struggling to meet their basic needs.
00:26:25People here say, for example, that the price
00:26:29of bread has increased tenfold in the past two years.
00:26:33What has changed in my life is that everything has become very expensive.
00:26:37With the rising prices, we eat less food. We can no longer
00:26:40afford chicken and meat. We only eat vegetables,
00:26:44but even vegetables have become expensive. Everything,
00:26:48really everything, is very expensive. The cost of fuel,
00:26:51electricity, bread, meat, transportation, all of them are very high.
00:26:55Our salaries are not enough
00:26:56at all.
00:27:01Two years ago,
00:27:40the destruction of the war has faced
00:27:42the Syrian government with great challenges, perhaps the most urgent of which is to help millions
00:27:46of people cover their living expenses.
00:27:50Thank you for being with us
00:27:53in this news section as well.
00:27:54Water and the sufferings
00:28:04of an Iranian when the Tehran Metro
00:28:07and Mehri Tunnel
00:28:10are destroyed, we
00:28:13have disturbed the physical environment.
00:28:14There are other
00:28:18Sayadans like us, they are also unemployed.
00:28:21Hamouns have suffered the same fate as other students.
00:28:25The water is salty now because of water scarcity.
00:28:28Salty water
00:28:30has become available. These things no longer
00:28:33exist.
00:28:35Karun Lake was not like this.
00:28:38Karun has benefited an oppressed, bereaved mother,
00:28:42an Iran, but an Iran has forgotten it.
00:28:46It is not a beautiful sight that is disappearing. The water season
00:28:50میره
00:28:56with Kaveh Madani on
00:28:59Aparat.
00:29:05The US midterm elections: a tight race for
00:29:09both houses of Congress. Democrats' push to control
00:29:13Congress in the midterm elections. The war with Iran has significantly
00:29:16increased gasoline and diesel prices and intensified economic pressure
00:29:20on American voters. Will Republicans pay
00:29:23the price for Trump's declining popularity? What is the impact of these elections
00:29:27on the future of the US? Stay with us.
00:29:30With full coverage of the midterm elections
00:29:32from BBC Persian.
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