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00:00:35The U.S. midterm elections are full of various rumors. The truth is here.
00:00:39Are these messages true or false? The U.S. president
00:00:43and vice president both admitted failure. The main reason is the war in Iran.
00:00:47The U.S. Secretary of Defense may be impeached by the House of Representatives next week. The current affairs
00:00:51Q&A discusses how the midterm election failure will change U.S. policy toward Iran.
00:00:55The Israeli president meets with representatives of the main factions.
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00:01:07Reporter's observation: The right to form a cabinet is still uncertain. The frequent exchanges of fire between Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea waters have attracted attention. What are the reasons behind this?
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00:01:27from the U.S. midterm elections. According to some U.S. sources.
00:01:46Let's look at the House of Representatives. The Democratic Party also exceeded the 218 seats required for a majority,
00:01:50winning 245 seats, securing its majority status in the House of Representatives,
00:01:54while the Republican Party won 147 seats.
00:01:58U.S. public opinion generally believes that Trump,
00:02:15the mainstream election forecasts for this year's midterm elections underestimated the strength of the Democratic Party's southern faction. This gap is larger than the U.S. presidential elections in 2016 and 2024.
00:02:19And the mainstream forecasts in those two years
00:02:22underestimated the strength of the Republican Party. And a poll released by
00:02:26Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao on the 5th shows that as many as
00:02:3072.1% of respondents are pessimistic about the U.S. political situation after the election,
00:02:34stating that partisan infighting will intensify and policies will become more
00:02:37unpredictable. Only 14.2% of respondents
00:02:41believe that the overall situation in the U.S. is stable, advocating that the two parties' core strengths are
00:02:45consistent, and major policies basically remain unchanged. During
00:02:49this round of U.S. midterm elections, the two parties fiercely debated and clashed,
00:02:53attacking and discrediting their opponents. A large amount of such content also appeared on
00:02:56social platforms. Among them, there were many rumors.
00:04:35The FBI tells me that information is false
00:04:39and no election related operation occurred and if you
00:04:42look closely you can easily see why it's a fake for
00:04:45starters the supposed FBI truck says FBI
00:04:49Atlanta on the side and then a photo of the purported
00:04:52ballots are not from Harris County but rather the Department
00:04:56of Elections in San Francisco.
00:05:04also showed that the main business category of the account that posted this explosive material was "comedy blogger," and the birthday registered on the account was April 1st, April Fool's Day. The
00:05:08account often posted satirical and spoof content.
00:05:12Texas sent election reminder text messages to a 16-year-old deceased person.
00:05:16A post published on the 4th stated that a whistleblower in Texas claimed
00:05:20that his grandfather, who had been dead for 16 years, still had a voter registration record in
00:05:24Hubbell City, Harris County, Texas. He stated that Hubbell City was
00:05:28a five-hour drive from where his grandfather lived,
00:05:31and his grandfather had never visited or lived in that city.
00:05:35The post also included two screenshots. One was a text message
00:05:39from a third-party voting reminder platform.
00:06:21How to end the Iran war is a difficult problem faced by the Trump administration
00:06:25after the midterm elections. On the 4th, U.S. Vice President
00:06:29Pence posted a long article on social media, directly stating that the fundamental reason for the Republican Party's
00:06:32failure was the Iran war.
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00:06:37Pence said in the article that the Republican Party's voter turnout remained
00:06:41at a relatively high level, but many voters who supported the Republican Party
00:06:45in the 2024 presidential election were dissatisfied with the status quo.
00:06:49In the 2026 midterm elections, they turned to support the Democratic Party. He
00:06:53cited a poll conducted by a poll expert which stated that the main demands of voters who turned to support the Democratic Party
00:06:56were to end the war, address the cost of living and inflation problems,
00:07:00adhere to the America First policy, and adjust the relationship between the United States and Israel.
00:07:04Pence stated that the fundamental reason for the Republican Party's failure
00:07:08was the Iran war. This point is almost
00:07:12known to everyone. He said that this conflict
00:07:15cost the Republican Party. The Republican Party lost control of the Senate
00:07:19for the next six years. Any discussion about the future
00:07:23development of the Republican Party must start from this war.
00:07:27An article by CNN analyzed that Pence's post
00:07:31was unusual. He was actually distancing himself from Trump
00:07:34in order to seek the presidency in 2028. Fox News Channel
00:07:38quoted a U.S. government official as saying: The four tasks proposed by Pence
00:07:42are his rallying cry for a new American conservative movement. The demands of the new conservative movement
00:07:46are defined as not getting involved in overseas conflicts, making the United States
00:07:50an affordable place to live, and closing the border.
00:07:54On the 4th, U.S. President Trump admitted that the Iran war affected
00:07:57the Republican Party's performance in the U.S. midterm elections.
00:08:01However, he also stated that launching the Iran war was
00:08:05worthwhile.
00:08:06。
00:08:12last night was the war in Iran, well I think it's largely true
00:08:16because it drove the gasoline up a little bit
00:08:19short-term and probably that's uh probably it's
00:08:23true, but at the same time I had it to do again, I'd have to do it again. U.S. media also commented that issues related to the war and the cost of living have become major factors influencing the votes of many American voters.
00:08:36obviously the decision to go to war was a big break
00:08:40from the president's promise. to voters
00:08:43when he sought office two years ago that he wouldn't
00:08:47engage the country in these foreign
00:08:49escursions. your your price of gasling has gone up
00:08:53because the president took us into uh this
00:08:56ill-advised war that he promised he wouldn't
00:08:58do.
00:09:00So, since the president and the war affected the election, the House members on the 4th are running for election.
00:10:01There was no warning about the chain reaction of the war on domestic politics and economy. They said that this conflict has now evolved into
00:10:05a quagmire, making the United States indefinitely mired in the Middle East quagmire,
00:10:09which has exacerbated the burden of people's lives. The report said:
00:10:12Although Republican strategists in the House and Senate privately admit that the problems faced by the Republican Party
00:10:16are far more than this war, it will take several years
00:10:20to turn the situation around, and this internal conflict is still ongoing.
00:10:24One.
00:12:28Other officials believe that military operations should be scaled back. CNN stated that the Republican Party's
00:12:32failure in the midterm elections does not mean that Iran can expect
00:12:36peace to come. The risk of escalation of every conflict
00:12:40still exists. The United States may launch a new round of attacks
00:12:43or restart negotiations to seek an agreement.
00:12:47So, how will the results of the U.S. midterm elections
00:12:51influence the U.S. government's policy toward Iran?
00:12:55Will there be personnel changes in key positions? What about the prospects for every peace talk?
00:12:59Let's look at today's current affairs Q&A.
00:13:15Question 1: Will U.S. Defense Secretary Hagel be impeached?
00:13:19This reflects the impact of the midterm elections on U.S. domestic
00:13:23politics.
00:13:25Now the Republican Party is eager to find a scapegoat, and it also involves
00:13:29the U.S. military action against Iran. The Secretary of Defense is responsible.
00:13:32Against this background, the issue of Hagel's future is a difficult problem
00:13:36for U.S. President Trump. Trump is now
00:13:40weighing the pros and cons. On the one hand, of course, he wants to shift the pressure, including the pressure
00:13:44and divisions within the Republican Party. But at the same time, he has to consider his own situation.
00:13:48If he agrees to impeach Hagel, then it is very likely that after the impeachment,
00:13:52the spearhead will point to the president himself.
00:14:22On the one hand, the United States saw that, especially before the midterm elections, the United States repeatedly threatened to restart strikes against Iran after the election.
00:14:26This was to force Iran to compromise in negotiations, but it did not achieve the expected results.
00:14:30Iran still adheres to its basic conditions. But if the United States
00:14:34restarts military action now, it also has concerns. And on the other hand, the United States is considering
00:14:37that if negotiations are difficult to advance, the war will still be
00:14:41in a stalemate. If restarting military action
00:14:45can find a new opportunity to withdraw, this is an option
00:14:49that the United States is currently considering. In repeated considerations, the United States will find that
00:14:53the room for maneuver in subsequent policies is extremely narrow, and after making a choice,
00:14:57it will inevitably bear risks and costs. Question 3: Will the conditions for
00:15:01U.S. negotiations change?
00:15:04The midterm elections are unlikely to become a watershed in U.S. policy toward Iran.
00:15:08The U.S. government is still highly concerned about the passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
00:15:12It is difficult to admit, and in fact, it has not allowed Iran to strengthen control over the strait.
00:15:16On the nuclear issue, the United States still insists on basic conditions such as Iran surrendering its highly enriched uranium stockpile.
00:15:20On the one hand, it responds to domestic demands, emphasizing
00:15:23achieving security goals. At the same time, the United States is concerned that after this
00:15:27U.S.-Iran conflict, Iran's possession of hospitals will further increase. However,
00:15:31the current basic situation means that subsequent negotiations will be very difficult,
00:15:35which may be for the United States.
00:16:07of the Righteous Party representatives, as well as the Likud bloc representatives led by Prime Minister Netanyahu.
00:16:11Israeli media expects that in the next few days, Herzog will, based on the results of comprehensive consultations,
00:16:15select one of Esankot and Netanyahu to be authorized to form
00:16:19a new government. Currently, the process of forming a cabinet
00:16:23after the Israeli parliamentary election is in a critical stage
00:16:26of consultations between the president and various parties.
00:16:30So, looking at the recent meetings and statements of various parties,
00:16:33who can get the right to form a cabinet? What are the possibilities for forming a cabinet?
00:16:37How will the future situation develop? Let's look at the observation report
00:16:41from our correspondent Zhao Bing.
00:16:44道
00:16:47On the 5th local time, the Israeli election is undergoing a relatively critical
00:16:50presidential consultation period. Opposition leader Esankot
00:16:54gained more support, but whether he can get
00:16:58the right to form a cabinet, whether he can successfully form a cabinet is still unknown.
00:17:02We can observe this power reorganization from four aspects. First,
00:17:06look at the timeline.
00:18:07The third is to look at the dilemma. For Esankot to successfully form a cabinet, he cannot do without the support of the Arab parliamentary party,
00:18:11but within the opposition camp, many leaders have clearly stated
00:18:15that they will never accept this. If
00:18:19Lapid does not support Netanyahu's religious parties, one is that
00:18:22the number of votes is still not enough, and the other is that the issue of ultra-Orthodox Jewish service
00:18:26has not yet reached a consensus. Under such contradictions, Esankot
00:18:30may form a minority government, which means that the Arab parliamentary party
00:18:34only provides support in parliament and does not take office in the government.
00:18:38Fourth, let's look at the variables. Faced with the forming coalition that poses a threat,
00:18:41Netanyahu delivered a televised speech on the evening of the 4th,
00:18:45characterizing the minority government as a threat to Israel's internal disintegration.
00:18:49He also accused foreign forces of interfering in the Israeli election and urged
00:18:53national security departments to conduct a strict investigation. Israeli media analyzed
00:18:57that the current cabinet formation process is like a complex arithmetic
00:19:00problem. With no side having an absolute winning chance,
00:19:04the struggle will continue intensely.
00:20:19The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 5th that the Russian army struck a cargo ship carrying military supplies
00:20:2252 kilometers southwest of Odessa in the Black Sea in the early morning of that day.
00:20:26CNN reported on the 3rd that in recent weeks, Russia has increased
00:20:30its attacks in the Black Sea waters,
00:20:33while Ukraine had previously continuously attacked ships entering and leaving
00:20:51is more than four times the number of attacks in the same period last year. The frequent mutual attacks between Russia and Ukraine
00:20:55have affected grain exports in the Black Sea and Azov Sea regions.
00:20:59Ukrainian President Zelensky stated on the 3rd at a joint press conference
00:21:03with German Chancellor Scholz in Berlin that among the priority topics
00:21:06proposed by Ukraine in the trilateral talks between Ukraine, the U.S. and Russia next week,
00:21:10was the lifting of the Black Sea blockade. The confrontation between Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea region
00:21:14has gradually intensified from the previous ineffective
00:21:18blockade.
00:21:50At the same time, it has increased its offensive efforts,
00:21:54beginning to use cruise missiles and long-range suicide drones to target
00:21:57important Ukrainian ports along the Black Sea coast, especially Odessa,
00:22:01carrying out shelling to paralyze its ports
00:22:05and make it more difficult for Ukraine to export grain and other
00:22:08products through the Black Sea. Russia's move
00:22:12is to exert pressure in the Black Sea direction,
00:22:16and at the same time, to strike at Ukraine's economy, to force it.
00:25:03One of them, a flight from Dublin, Ireland, to
00:25:07Rome, Italy, was diverted to France. A flight from Helsinki, Finland, to
00:25:11Rome, Italy, has landed. In addition, three other flights
00:25:15landed in Bulgaria due to bomb threats.
00:25:18Czech police also stated that four flights to
00:25:22Prague, Czech Republic, received bomb threats. No explosives were found
00:25:26on these four aircraft.
00:25:28Spanish police said today that three flights at Madrid Airport
00:25:32were affected by false bomb threats this morning.
00:25:36Security forces have ruled out the risk. On the 3rd of this month,
00:25:39Poland, Spain, Bulgaria, and Italy successively reported bomb threats
00:25:43to passenger planes.
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00:30:31U.S. midterm elections.
00:30:41Iranian high-level officials warn against abandoning illusions about the U.S. and strengthening preparations for war.
00:30:45Will the diplomatic window between the two sides narrow again? Israeli
00:30:48cabinet formation negotiations are turbulent. The opposition accuses Netanyahu's administration
00:30:52of harming U.S. relations. Netanyahu.