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00:00:27Hello and welcome to a short news segment. Abbas
00:00:30Araqchi, Iran's Foreign Minister, said that as a result of ongoing talks with Qatari
00:00:34mediators, Iran's proposed seven-day plan has now been
00:00:37reduced to two days, such that if the US meets Iran's
00:00:41conditions on the first day, the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened
00:00:45on the second day. These statements by Mr. Araqchi coincide with the
00:00:48targeting of several other oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, one of which
00:00:52was carrying Qatari gas and has been widely condemned.
00:00:55Manouchehr Mottaki, Iran's former Foreign Minister, has also warned
00:00:59that new conflicts with the US will extend the war to
00:01:03Europe. My colleague, Baran Abbasi, is with us from
00:01:06our other studio. Baran, today the Iranian Foreign
00:01:10Ministry is talking about a faster plan
00:01:13to achieve the goal. What are
00:01:16its details? Esmaeil Baghaei, the spokesperson
00:01:20for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic, said today in his press conference
00:01:23that the seven-day plan that Iran had proposed has now been condensed
00:01:27and reduced to two days, and if the US
00:01:30meets Iran's conditions, Iran is ready to reopen
00:01:34the Strait of Hormuz within two days. Previously, this
00:01:37seven-day plan of Iran included seven conditions that the US
00:01:40had to fulfill, and then within seven days, the Strait of Hormuz
00:01:44would be reopened. These conditions included
00:01:47lifting the naval blockade of Iran,
00:01:50exemption from sanctions, an end to the war on all fronts,
00:01:54and also the release of Iran's frozen assets.
00:01:57Today, Mr. Baghaei specifically referred to the removal of our change
00:02:05or not, but what Mr. Baghaei said was
00:02:07that the basis of the negotiations is the same
00:02:11seven-point plan of Iran, which has now been condensed to two days.
00:02:15And we know that at the same time,
00:02:18talks were underway in Qatar. What came of that?
00:02:22That's right, the talks between Iran and
00:02:25Qatari mediators
00:02:28began in Tehran on Friday and then continued in Doha.
00:02:32Abbas Araqchi, Iran's Foreign Minister,
00:02:35said that these talks have been ongoing
00:02:38but have not reached a definitive conclusion and depend
00:02:41on what the US's answers to Iran's questions will be.
00:02:45The talks, as Abbas Araqchi said, were at the level of the Deputy Foreign Minister.
00:02:49Reuters has now published a report from its sources saying that
00:02:52Iranian diplomats have temporarily left Doha, but
00:02:56there is a possibility that more meetings will take place.
00:03:00And a draft of a proposed plan
00:03:03is currently being circulated and is expected to be sent to the US so that
00:03:07their response can be seen.
00:03:10The talks began after J.D. Vance, the Deputy
00:03:14US Vice President, wrote a letter to
00:03:17Mohsen Rezaee, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran.
00:03:21There have been reactions to this letter, including today when
00:03:24Esmaeil Baghaei said that this letter
00:03:28did not contain any new initiatives and that the Iranian plan
00:03:32remains the basis. Mohsen Rezaee himself had said that this letter was
00:03:35a positive step. We also heard from American media
00:03:39that J.D. Vance had proposed that negotiations be resumed
00:03:43and that Iran's nuclear issue also be among the issues
00:03:46they negotiate, in exchange for
00:03:50a portion of Iran's frozen assets being released
00:03:53so that Iran can purchase food
00:03:56and other humanitarian items. However,
00:03:59we heard from Iranian officials that Iran will not show flexibility
00:04:03on the nuclear issue, and
00:04:06there is only one day left until the US midterm elections,
00:04:09and there are speculations that as diplomatic activities
00:04:13have increased, after these
00:04:16elections, the US-Israel war against Iran may
00:04:20resume. Thank you, Baran. Baran Abbasi,
00:04:23our colleague from our other studio at BBC.
00:04:27Thank you for being with us in this news segment. The
00:04:52continuation of the non-war, non-peace situation between Tehran and
00:04:55Washington, coinciding with reports of US and
00:04:59Israeli readiness.
00:05:12The US Congress has spent more than 4 billion dollars
00:05:16on advertising. In
00:05:19this long journey, there are many dangers,
00:05:22and
00:05:25step by step, on the path to returning to the alphabet
00:05:28of their ancestors, many Tajiks hope that Persian script will
00:05:32replace Cyrillic.
00:05:34Hello,
00:05:38welcome to this week's Reporter program.
00:05:41Reuters reports that Qatar has proposed
00:05:44a new plan for an agreement between the US and Iran.
00:05:48Based on this plan, both sides will take steps to build
00:05:51trust with each other over 7 days. However,
00:05:55a senior Iranian official, whose name Reuters
00:05:58did not mention, called Qatar's proposal unacceptable.
00:06:01At the same time, the Wall Street Journal reported
00:06:04that there are signs of the US and Israeli armies preparing
00:06:08to resume attacks on Iran. More details
00:06:11in a report by Baran Abbasi.
00:06:15Greetings, the meeting between the Iranian
00:06:18President and the Emir of Qatar on the sidelines of
00:06:22the Gas Exporting Countries Summit, a few days after
00:06:25a Qatari delegation's visit to Iran, was one of the main
00:06:29mediations between Tehran and Washington. Reuters
00:06:31reports that this visit was for the presentation of a draft
00:06:35new agreement between the two warring parties.
00:06:37Reuters quoted an informed official as
00:06:41saying that this plan sets a seven-day timeline to address
00:06:44the concerns of Iran and the US.
00:06:47For each of these seven days, specific confidence-building
00:06:51measures are foreseen that both sides must implement.
00:06:55Reuters says this timeline could begin as early as next
00:06:59week, and several countries will act as guarantors
00:07:02for its implementation. However, in response, a senior Iranian
00:07:06official, whose name was not mentioned, told Reuters
00:07:09that what Qatar presented was not a plan but ideas that
00:07:13are unacceptable to Iran. This official said
00:07:16Tehran will show no flexibility on the nuclear issue.
00:07:19The
00:07:22increase in mediators' efforts to revive negotiations comes at a time
00:07:26when there are signs of the US and Israeli armies preparing
00:07:30to launch attacks against Iran.
00:07:33Attacks that will probably take place after the US
00:07:37midterm elections, which will be held in less than a week.
00:07:39The Wall Street Journal says the US has informed
00:07:43several Arab countries bordering the Persian Gulf through military
00:07:47diplomatic channels to prepare for a
00:07:50short but intense military operation. According to this
00:07:54report, the US is transferring a Patriot missile system
00:07:57from Texas to Israel. US forces have
00:08:01withdrawn from some vulnerable bases in the Middle East, and
00:08:05fighter jets and bombers are being prepared for potential
00:08:09attacks. Next month, a naval group is expected to.
00:08:59US threats warned of the resumption of attacks against Iran.
00:09:02The devastating impact of any military adventure
00:09:06incited by Israel in the Persian Gulf region on international
00:09:09markets remains one of the major concerns of gas suppliers
00:09:13and consumers. Speculation
00:09:16about the possibility of a war against Iran
00:09:19comes as the US Department of Defense estimates that this military
00:09:23campaign has so far cost more than 47 billion
00:09:26dollars. 25% more than initial
00:09:30estimates.
00:09:32A cost that could rise significantly with the start of a new
00:09:36round of attacks, without any guarantee that this
00:09:40time it will lead to the surrender or fall of the Islamic Republic.
00:09:49On the eve of the Israeli parliamentary elections and the US
00:09:52midterm congressional elections, the war with Iran has become
00:09:55a common theme in the political campaigns of both countries,
00:09:59but its implications for Donald Trump and Benjamin
00:10:02Netanyahu are not the same. The Israeli prime minister is trying to
00:10:06use the war as one of his achievements, while the US
00:10:10president is facing dissatisfaction over the costs
00:10:13of the war. Former US President Barack Obama, in his
00:10:17election speeches, criticized the Trump administration's
00:10:21policies, including the war with Iran. Donald
00:10:24Trump also fiercely attacked Mr. Obama, saying that he
00:10:28gave billions of dollars to Iran during his
00:10:31presidency and paved the way for that country to acquire
00:10:34nuclear weapons. More details in a report
00:10:38by Khashayar Joneidi from Washington, with the clarification
00:10:42that this report was prepared before the Israeli elections.
00:10:45Two
00:10:47days remain until the Israeli elections, and Benjamin
00:10:51Netanyahu is trying to present military confrontation
00:10:54with Iran as one of his most important security
00:10:58achievements. He also called for the
00:11:00overthrow of the Iranian government and recently
00:11:03announced that he has issued such an order to the
00:11:06army and Mossad.
00:11:10Netanyahu
00:11:14has used the issue of Iran both as a strategic tool and as
00:11:17a political tool. Some of the things he has said over the years
00:11:21are true, and the serious danger we face from Iran
00:11:25is also completely real, but he usually mixes
00:11:28this threat with his political
00:11:30goals.
00:11:33In the US, Donald Trump also defends his performance
00:11:37in the war with Iran at Republican
00:11:41election rallies, but
00:11:44the economic consequences of the war, especially
00:11:47the increase in fuel prices, have put more
00:11:50pressure on the lives of Americans.
00:11:52who
00:12:35played a more prominent role in deciding
00:12:38the continuation of the conflict.
00:12:40I
00:12:44think Netanyahu played an important role in how the war began, but
00:12:48in how it ends, if it ends at all,
00:12:51his role is diminishing day by day. Donald Trump,
00:12:55contrary to the usual practice of previous US presidents,
00:12:58openly supported the re-election of Benjamin
00:13:02Netanyahu, but according to polls,
00:13:06it does not seem that Mr. Trump's support
00:13:10has significantly changed the votes of the supporters
00:13:13and opponents of the Israeli prime minister.
00:13:16When you read Trump's statement of support for Netanyahu,
00:13:19you see that the main theme is Iran. For
00:13:23the Israeli public, it almost seemed as if Netanyahu himself
00:13:27had written the text of this statement for Trump. But
00:13:30if Mr. Netanyahu's rivals come to power, will
00:13:34Israel's policy towards Iran change?
00:13:38Israelis
00:13:45will still believe that among all the country's security
00:13:49challenges, Iran is an existential threat, especially
00:13:53in connection with the possibility of acquiring
00:14:06The war with Iran as his trump card in
00:14:10the Israeli elections. But
00:14:13the economic consequences of this war have become
00:14:16Donald Trump's Achilles' heel. Republicans
00:14:20here are concerned that they will pay the political
00:14:23price for Mr. Netanyahu's victory in the elections.
00:14:27Khashayar Joneidi, BBC
00:14:31Washington. British prosecutors
00:14:33have charged two men in connection with the security
00:14:37incident at Fairford Airbase with security offenses. These
00:14:41charges relate to a suspected plot to attack the airbase
00:14:44in western England, which US bombers
00:14:48also use. Mohammed Abdul Karim
00:14:51has been accused of conspiring with a foreign
00:14:55organization, and Nauman Saghir has been accused
00:14:58of entering a prohibited area with the aim of harming
00:15:02Britain. According to counter-terrorism police, it is believed
00:15:06that these two men were working with Iran. More
00:15:09details in a report by Shabnam
00:15:11Shabani.
00:15:15One month after the security incident at Fairford
00:15:18Airbase, two suspects were formally charged
00:15:21under the UK's National Security Act. One of the charges
00:15:25is assisting foreign intelligence
00:15:27agencies.
00:15:34Mohammed Ahmad Abdul Karim, a 24-year-old British citizen,
00:16:07will appear in Westminster Court to face his charges.
00:16:10The investigation began
00:16:13after three suspicious vans were seen near
00:16:17Fairford Airbase in Gloucestershire on September 27th.
00:16:20Police did not find explosives in these vehicles but seized
00:16:24some gasoline. After that, a wide area around
00:16:28the base was cordoned off for several days.
00:16:31Police say Saghir was arrested on the scene that day
00:16:35and then released. He was arrested
00:16:39twice more on October 20th. In total, since
00:16:42the beginning of the investigation into this case, eight men
00:16:46have been arrested, of whom six are still out on police
00:16:48bail. One of them is a 25-year-old
00:16:52British-Iranian citizen who was released without charge
00:16:56for assisting a foreign intelligence service,
00:16:59but in connection with the previous charge of preparing
00:17:02terrorist acts, he is still out on bail.
00:17:06The British Counter-Terrorism Police say that in recent months,
00:17:09they have dealt with a series of incidents where police believe
00:17:13the Iranian government's hand is visible. Iran, however,
00:17:17previously denied any involvement in the Fairford incident.
00:17:20This base has been the site
00:17:24of US Air Force deployment and operations
00:17:27for decades.
00:17:28In
00:17:32recent months, B-1 and B-52 bombers have flown from this
00:17:36base towards...
00:17:39after Britain agreed to a US request to use
00:17:42its base for attacks against Iran, under the pretext of
00:17:46defensive attacks. After
00:17:50last month's incident, the US withdrew its bombers from Fairford
00:17:53and, without providing details, cited threats
00:17:57against the base as the reason.
00:17:59Tensions between Iran and the US may
00:18:03not be at their peak compared to a few months ago,
00:18:06but the risk of a new war exists. A war
00:18:09whose consequences are seen even beyond the Middle East.
00:18:13Shabnam Shabani, BBC. The
00:18:16office of Prince Reza Pahlavi, the former Crown Prince of Iran,
00:18:20has announced the launch of a Telegram bot for direct
00:18:23communication with his team. Mr. Pahlavi wrote on his
00:18:26X social media account that he invites not only
00:18:30military and government forces but all
00:18:32Iranians to establish contact and join
00:18:36his campaign. Ghazal Habibi Azad from the BBC
00:18:40Persian fact-checking section has taken a look at this
00:18:44Telegram bot and Mr. Pahlavi's previous
00:18:47campaigns.
00:18:49Prince Reza Pahlavi, the former Crown Prince of Iran, has announced
00:18:53the launch of a new Telegram bot, a tool that, according
00:18:56to him, is designed for direct communication with his team.
00:19:00What do we know about this bot and
00:19:03previous campaigns? Based on our investigations, this Telegram
00:19:06bot introduces itself as Farzan after sending a "start"
00:19:10message. Farzan says that he works under Prince Reza Pahlavi
00:19:14on the national cooperation platform and is the personal contact
00:19:17for the person who sent the message. Farzan asks the person who sent the message
00:19:21to say something about themselves and claims that due to the large
00:19:24number of messages, a response may take a few minutes.
00:19:28This Telegram bot, according to Telegram statistics, has
00:19:31over 130,000 monthly users. It is not clear
00:19:35from the appearance of the bot itself whether the messages are sent automatically
00:19:38or if a person is actually sending them. Some users on
00:19:42X social networks have discussed this bot and the appearance of similar
00:19:45bots. According to published screenshots, this bot asks
00:19:49questions such as age, gender, place of residence,
00:19:52occupation, workplace, and phone number from the person
00:19:55who sent the message. In terms of Telegram security, normal
00:19:58Telegram chats are stored on the company's servers,
00:20:02and so far, no cases of Telegram server hacking have been
00:20:05reported. However, there have been cases where hackers have gained
00:20:09control of some users' accounts through phishing, for example,
00:20:13and accessed their information. But the discussion about bot
00:20:17security is more complex because, depending on who and how their
00:20:21program was written and how and where the information provided to them
00:20:25is stored, they may be more vulnerable than normal Telegram
00:20:28accounts. Regarding campaigns in general, this is not the
00:20:32first time that Prince Reza Pahlavi has spoken about similar
00:20:35campaigns. Mr. Pahlavi previously announced the launch
00:20:39of a system called "We will take back Iran." He said
00:20:43this system was created with objectives such as organizing
00:20:46popular forces inside Iran and receiving field reports.
00:20:50This website has a section through which reports
00:20:54can be sent to Reza Pahlavi's office. We also reviewed
00:20:57the forms on this website and compared them with
00:21:00the Telegram bot. It seems that in the forms of this system,
00:21:04entering information such as name and contact number is optional,
00:21:08while the Telegram bot clearly asks for the name
00:21:11and contact number of the person who sent the message. Now, in
00:21:14the current situation in Iran, a question that has occupied the minds
00:21:18of some users is how their information is stored in
00:21:22the Telegram bot and to what extent it is secure.
00:21:26Only a few days remain until the end of voting in
00:21:29the US midterm congressional elections. Many states
00:21:33began early voting, both in-person and by mail, last
00:21:37week, and so far, nearly 30 million people have voted.
00:21:40It is expected that more than 120 million people will
00:21:44participate in these elections. The two main parties and their
00:21:48supporters have spent unprecedented amounts on political advertising
00:21:52and to win a majority in the House of Representatives.
00:21:55Bahman Kolivasi has looked at the amount of money spent
00:21:59in these elections.
00:21:59The
00:22:04race for the US Congress is in its final days,
00:22:07and it has already broken the record for the most expensive
00:22:11congressional election. It is estimated that
00:22:14candidates for House and Senate seats,
00:22:18plus their supporting groups, have collectively spent
00:22:21over $4 billion on this election race.
00:22:25Yes, $4 billion. An astonishing
00:22:29figure that is at least 50%
00:22:32more than the previous
00:22:34election.
00:22:37Most of it has been spent on advertising on television
00:22:40and social media to attack rivals.
00:22:44Republicans call Democrats communists
00:22:47who want to raise taxes.
00:22:50And Democrats highlight the increase in food
00:22:53prices, gasoline, and diesel due to the war with Iran.
00:22:57But
00:22:57which
00:23:02party has spent more? The answer is clear. The Republican
00:23:05Party, especially in the race for the Senate,
00:23:09Republicans spent $950 million compared to Democrats
00:23:12who spent $630 million. In the race for
00:23:16the House of Representatives, each of the two parties
00:23:20spent about $300 to $400 million. Hundreds of millions
00:23:24more were injected into these advertisements by groups
00:23:27supporting the two parties, where Republicans also have
00:23:31the upper hand. According to polls, which are not
00:23:34infallible, Republicans will lose their majority
00:23:38in the House of Representatives, and for this reason, their
00:23:41focus is on maintaining their Senate majority. The atmosphere
00:23:45is due to the dissatisfaction of over 65% of the people
00:23:48with Donald Trump, especially
00:24:23we are also seeing a lot of spending in the states of Texas,
00:24:27Michigan, Maine, and Alaska, where there is fierce competition.
00:24:30In other states where the competition was not very close,
00:24:34it is possible that this time it will become very competitive,
00:24:36like Texas.
00:24:40One name is the main reason for the Republicans' deep
00:24:43pockets. Elon Musk, the richest man in the world.
00:24:47Available information, which will be more complete in the coming weeks,
00:24:50shows that Mr. Musk has contributed over $400
00:24:54million to organizations that campaign for Republicans and
00:24:57against Democrats. Over $150 million
00:25:01of that was spent solely in the highly publicized
00:25:05Senate race in Texas.
00:25:09The outcome of the Texas election is one of those races that
00:25:12will reveal whether a significant financial advantage in advertising
00:25:16can overcome widespread dissatisfaction with the president.
00:25:50in Tajikistan, it has become hot again. The Persian
00:25:54script and language are symbols of Tajik national identity,
00:25:57and many of them consider the revival of Persian script
00:26:01essential. More details in the report.
00:26:11This script was the script of life, then the Latin
00:26:15script replaced the Persian script. In 1940,
00:26:18the Soviet regime introduced
00:26:22Cyrillic. Now in Tajikistan,
00:26:2535 years before the Soviet Union broke
00:26:28apart, the Persian language. Only
00:26:327th and 8th grade students study Persian
00:26:36script for 2 hours a week. On this long
00:26:38journey, there are many dangers.
00:26:41Although it is difficult, the students of the
00:26:45schools of Tondu learn to write Persian
00:26:48and they believe that this is their connection with the rich heritage
00:26:52of their ancestors. is.
00:26:56The
00:26:58teacher did not see
00:27:02anything upside down, so it was difficult to read,
00:27:06but the teacher taught us and now
00:27:10we can.
00:27:13I want to master the script so that I can
00:27:16correctly and flawlessly understand the works
00:27:19of our ancestors.
00:27:20This
00:27:24woman has 28 years of teaching experience. Her
00:27:28main specialty is literature.
00:27:31At the same time, for 10 years, she has been
00:27:35teaching the alphabet of ancestors to 7th and 8th
00:27:38grade students in one of the schools in Dushanbe.
00:27:41When
00:27:49even the road
00:27:57goes away.
00:27:58In addition
00:28:41to increasing class hours, paying attention to the quality
00:28:44of teaching, providing all schools with
00:28:48Persian language and script teachers,
00:28:50and organizing training courses for those
00:28:54interested in learning Persian script are also considered important.
00:28:58Here in Tajikistan, the Persian language is native,
00:29:03but
00:29:05its writing style is done with Cyrillic script, while
00:29:09a significant part of the written and literary heritage
00:29:12of this land, from Rudaki
00:29:16to Hafez, is
00:29:18in Persian script.
00:29:22The scientific conference of the Assembly of Tajiks and
00:29:25Iranians of the World perhaps, considering the importance
00:29:28of culture, language, and Persian script in today's turbulent
00:29:31global environment,
00:29:34the official position of Tajikistan in this regard has
00:29:38emphasized the importance of teaching
00:29:41the alphabet of ancestors in the country. Another
00:29:45important development in relation to the Persian
00:29:48script is the launch of the Persian
00:29:52page on Asia Plus at the beginning of last
00:29:55September. In addition to Russian and
00:29:58English languages, this
00:30:00media
00:30:02now produces content about developments in Tajikistan and
00:30:06the region. Following the US-Israel-Iran
00:30:09war, the coverage of these developments by the media
00:30:12was
00:30:16welcomed by many Iranian users.
00:30:19According to this media,
00:30:22by publishing news and reports
00:30:25in Persian, they pursue
00:30:28their goal.
00:30:54Persian script has not been the official script of
00:30:58Tajikistan since 1929 AD, but...