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00:00:27In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Hello, esteemed viewers. At
00:00:3011 o'clock, the call for registration for the fourth international
00:00:34Teacher Prize was published. The conditions for participating in this
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00:00:48register and get more information until September 22nd
00:00:51on the official website of the Teacher Prize at the address
00:00:55moallemprize.ayir.
00:00:57The closing ceremony and introduction of the winners
00:01:01of the fourth دوره will also be held in
00:01:04January 2026. The
00:01:08Minister of Industry, Mines, and Trade of the Islamic Republic of Iran, while announcing
00:01:12the achievements of the Intergovernmental Council meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union in
00:01:16Kyrgyzstan, reported on the approval of the strategic
00:01:18conclusions of this meeting and emphasized Tehran's determination to
00:01:22develop trade relations with this union.
00:01:24Approximately
00:01:27two months after the meeting of the Ministers of Industry
00:01:31of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Cholpon-Ata,
00:01:34Kyrgyzstan, Seyed Mohammad Atabak, Minister of Industry, Mines,
00:01:38and Trade, this time representing the First Vice President
00:01:42of our country, traveled to this city to attend the second
00:01:45meeting of the Intergovernmental Council of Prime Ministers of the Eurasian Economic
00:01:49Union. A significant meeting was held with the presence
00:01:53of Prime Ministers and high-ranking representatives of the member
00:01:56countries of the Eurasian Union, including Russia and Belarus.
00:02:05The message of Mohammad Reza Aref, the First Vice President,
00:02:09at the very beginning of his speech, recalled the aggressive actions
00:02:12of America and the Zionist regime against the Islamic Republic
00:02:16of Iran. Recent attacks by the Zionist
00:02:19regime on America against the Islamic Republic of Iran and
00:02:22the bombing of urban, non-military,
00:02:25educational, medical, and pharmaceutical infrastructures, including
00:02:29the targeted and deliberate bombing of vital
00:02:32infrastructures such as transportation, energy, and industrial
00:02:36facilities, and their complete destruction are not only a war
00:02:38crime against the Iranian people, but
00:02:42also cause disruption in production and exports, making transit
00:02:46corridors and routes for the transfer
00:02:49of goods and energy in the region unsafe. Mr. Atabak
00:02:53described the free trade agreement between Iran and the Eurasian
00:02:56Union as an opportunity to utilize the vast capacities
00:03:00in the fields of economy, trade, industry, and transportation
00:03:04on both sides of the Caspian Sea. The Minister of
00:03:08Industry, Mines, and Trade mentioned the development of financial
00:03:12and banking cooperation as a solution to counter sanctions and pressure
00:03:15against independent countries and also made
00:03:18some proposals. In this regard,
00:03:21we suggest that the central banks of member countries,
00:03:25within the framework of a specialized committee, while
00:03:28analyzing the trend of digital currency
00:03:30development worldwide, share their experiences
00:03:34regarding the launch of national digital currencies (CBDCs)
00:03:37with each other. Seyed
00:03:40Mohammad Atabak, who has warm and cordial relations with the Prime
00:03:44Ministers and high-ranking officials of the member countries of the Eurasian
00:03:48Union, also reached good agreements in bilateral negotiations
00:03:51regarding the removal of obstacles to trade and economic exchanges,
00:03:54the completion of transportation corridors, including
00:03:58the North-South corridor, and the development of financial
00:04:02and banking cooperation. We hope that the outcome of all
00:04:05these meetings will lead to economic
00:04:09advancement in the
00:04:13overall trade
00:04:15of goods between our country and the Eurasian
00:04:19Economic Union. The observer membership of the Islamic
00:04:23Republic of Iran in the Eurasian Economic Union was accepted
00:04:26in December 2024 during
00:04:29the summit of this union in St.
00:04:32Petersburg, Russia. After that, the free
00:04:35trade agreement between Iran and the Eurasian Union
00:04:39entered its implementation phase, thus opening
00:04:43new doors for Iran's economy and trade, especially
00:04:46with its northern neighbors. Seyed Ali
00:04:50Daraee, IRIB News Agency, Regional Office,
00:04:54Eurasian region.
00:04:56In the attack
00:04:59by the Zionist regime on Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, three
00:05:03Palestinians were injured. Zionist regime military vehicles
00:05:07fired at Palestinian citizens in Jabalia, and the area around
00:05:10Al-Dur Hospital in eastern Gaza City was also
00:05:13heavily fired upon. At the same time, the Zionist
00:05:17regime fired flares over Beit Lahiya, and its military
00:05:20forces were deployed in the northeast of Al-Nuseirat refugee
00:05:24camp.
00:05:27A power outage at the control center of the UK railway
00:05:31network caused widespread disruption to train services in parts
00:05:35of the northwest of the country. Following this incident, hundreds
00:05:39of train journeys were canceled, and many trains were delayed by more than a year.
00:05:48Although power was restored to the control center, the gradual
00:05:52restart of safety systems has caused disruptions to
00:05:55continue. Network Rail
00:05:58has announced that this situation may continue.
00:06:01Passengers are also advised to check the latest
00:06:05train status before traveling. Please
00:06:08check.
00:13:25and constant companions of the News Channel, and wish you a good
00:13:28time. I would like to congratulate all my colleagues across
00:13:32Iran at the beginning of the program, and of course, all
00:13:35those who are concerned about accurate information
00:13:39and news dissemination and are taking steps in this framework.
00:13:42We must remember all the martyr journalists
00:13:45who, over the past year and a few months,
00:13:49in the course of their duties and in their efforts to fulfill
00:13:53their journalistic mission, were martyred.
00:14:00From Ms. Fereshteh Bagheri and Ehsan Zakeri
00:14:04and Ali Tahmasebi and Mohammad Moein Nazari
00:14:08and a long list of other martyrs, we certainly do not have time to address
00:14:11all of them, but we cherish their memory
00:14:15and let's not forget all the actions that
00:14:18journalists and all those involved
00:14:21in news production and the actions they have taken
00:14:25over the past approximately 160 days and nights to be the voice
00:14:29of the oppressed and the righteousness of the Iranian nation and to reflect
00:14:32the numerous crimes of America and the Zionist
00:14:36regime in Iran. Here, in the News Channel studio,
00:14:39we are hosting Mr. Aghayan, an international
00:14:43affairs analyst, to discuss this issue and other
00:14:46developments related to the region. Mr. Aghayan,
00:14:50welcome. Hello and greetings to you and all
00:14:53the dear and respected people.
00:14:57I also congratulate you and all your dear and hardworking colleagues on Journalist's Day. Thank you.
00:15:01Please allow us, so that it is not irrelevant to today,
00:15:05to review the importance of this journalistic mission, especially
00:15:08in recent months, and then the operational
00:15:12framework that the enemy has adopted
00:15:16in the media war throughout these recent months to be able to
00:15:19win the battle of narratives. Please.
00:15:23Yes, you see, I think the past year was perhaps the most difficult
00:15:27year for you and your colleagues in the field of news
00:15:30and information, because at the same time as the military
00:15:34war, we also witnessed the media war of the enemy. A war
00:15:37that was truly unfair. Various media outlets that they
00:15:41control, whether in their media
00:15:44or in cyberspace or even in newspapers and other cases
00:15:48where they can openly tell lies, they did this. There were many
00:15:52examples, especially the bombing that took place
00:15:55in Lamerd, those cluster bombs that they targeted
00:15:59for the first time and tested,
00:16:03which almost 24 years
00:16:06later, their officials tweeted that no, we did not do such a thing
00:16:10in Lamerd, and then the media covered it and said
00:16:13no, Iranian media are lying and they denied it, but after 48 hours,
00:16:17the whole world realized that this happened, or for the Minab
00:16:21school or other incidents. In short, they did not hold back
00:16:24in the media arena, but well, on the other
00:16:28hand, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the media of the resistance
00:16:31axis, especially within our country, also quickly
00:16:35covered the issues. The war of
00:16:38narratives that you mentioned, exactly.
00:16:41Thank God, for several years now, the IRIB staff
00:16:44have been doing an excellent job of presenting them. Their speed of
00:16:47action has been excellent, thank God, and if
00:16:51it were not for this, we would fall behind, and the first
00:16:55narrative would be presented by someone who has lies behind their words
00:16:58and also a lot of crime,
00:17:01and truly, if this speed of action is not present among
00:17:05all journalists across Iran who are active
00:17:09and have this concern, certainly the examples you gave,
00:17:12the crimes that the Americans committed in Minab school or in
00:17:16Lamerd, would not be well-imaged for the world, and it is these media
00:17:20outlets that have frustrated the US President, and he himself admitted that Iran is very strong
00:17:24in the media field, thank God. Yes, and I think we still
00:17:27have a lot of room. Sometimes, because of the Sharia that we have,
00:17:31because of the religion that we have, we cannot act
00:17:35like them in many ways, otherwise, if Imam Ali has
00:17:38a narration that if it is about lying and other things,
00:17:42we can act much better, but our nature, our Islam,
00:17:46our being Muslim, does not allow many things, but thank God, the national
00:17:49media has performed very well in the past year, and we truly
00:17:53appreciate and thank them. Let's
00:17:57now turn to the regional developments. One of the most important events
00:18:00that occurred as a news event in the region
00:18:03in the past
00:18:05few hours was the Mecca Agreement. An agreement in
00:18:09which the three sides of the triangle of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan,
00:18:12and Turkey participated and signed another joint defense pact.
00:18:16Before this, we also saw that such
00:18:20a defense pact between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
00:18:24had been signed before. What is happening in Saudi
00:18:27Arabia? How are the Saudis trying to compensate for this security
00:18:30vacuum that has plagued them in recent weeks?
00:18:33Please. You see, it's a bit better to
00:18:37go back. Approximately 52 years
00:18:40ago, Saudi Arabia completely halted
00:18:44its oil exports to America for 5 or 6 months.
00:18:47The reason for this was America's support for the Zionist regime,
00:18:51and this became very media-covered. Many political conflicts also arose
00:18:54between them, and during that period, it was a difficult
00:18:58time for the Americans. After that, Saudi Arabia held various
00:19:02meetings. It was decided that the Saudis would sell their oil for dollars,
00:19:06both to the Americans and to the world. In return,
00:19:09the Americans would provide security and military
00:19:13support for Saudi Arabia. They signed an agreement saying that from now on,
00:19:17you will have no problems with your security, military, and political issues.
00:19:20Our soldiers and officers will come to Saudi Arabia, we will establish
00:19:24bases, and we will guarantee your security in the region and the world.
00:19:28Well, they signed these agreements and have continued until today.
00:19:31They have provided various bases to the Americans.
00:19:35And considering that they thought
00:19:40they could perhaps secure their safety. Until the 40-day war, when we saw the events in our region,
00:19:44the martyred leader also correctly pointed out that the region
00:19:47would be set on fire if you committed many crimes. They didn't think
00:19:51that the Islamic Republic would create events, and now,
00:19:54approximately 6 months later, they have realized
00:19:57that the Americans cannot provide any security for them.
00:20:01Well, approximately September 2025,
00:20:04they met with Pakistan and signed
00:20:08an agreement and memorandum of understanding stating that if any country's territory
00:20:12is violated, the other country can respond.
00:20:15This happened, and neither Pakistan responded nor
00:20:19did other countries. Well, they came back
00:20:22and signed the Mecca agreement again: Turkey,
00:20:25Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. You see, Saudi Arabia
00:20:29has been moving towards localizing its military industry for almost 3-4
00:20:32years. In addition to the Americans helping them, it is localizing
00:20:36many things, but they haven't achieved anything in the field.
00:20:40Well, Pakistan considers itself a nuclear power. Turkey
00:20:44also considers itself a power in defense
00:20:47and military within NATO, and it has a say and is also
00:20:51a claimant, although with these events in the past year, developments are also
00:20:55taking place in Turkey. The events they are seeing
00:20:58in northern Syria, the movements they are seeing
00:21:02from the Zionist regime towards them, have prompted them to be able to
00:21:05sign an agreement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia,
00:21:08although, you see, the agreement
00:21:12is currently on paper. We must see what will happen
00:21:16in the field. For such agreements,
00:21:18a central control and command is needed. Uniform training
00:21:22is needed. A plan, map, and operational annexes are needed so that if
00:21:26a country is attacked, what should the other countries do? Well,
00:21:30now the situation in the region is such that the Strait of
00:21:33Hormuz is closed. The Bab al-Mandab Strait is also closed.
00:21:37Well, Saudi Arabia is connected to Hormuz from the east.
00:21:41We are connected to Bab al-Mandab from the west. You see,
00:21:44in the past 20 days, Saudi Arabia's oil exports
00:21:48to America have completely dropped to zero, both to America and other
00:21:51partners. Well, they have suffered an economic suffocation. Before they try to
00:21:55recreate themselves in the field, they are thinking about their
00:21:59energy and economy. Because in the past few years, Saudi Arabia,
00:22:02Emirates, and Qatar have had a very, very strong competition
00:22:06with each other, and they need to not fall behind, especially
00:22:10from the UAE. Well, now we are seeing that the Ansarullah
00:22:13children of Yemen target Aramco with a drone. They target
00:22:17Aramco and other refineries with their ballistic missiles.
00:22:20Well, Saudi Arabia will surely, when it sees that
00:22:24America, the Zionist regime, and the Emiratis are in one
00:22:27front, Qatar plays a neutral game, and America sometimes favors
00:22:31it and sometimes not. Well, it was forced to sign
00:22:35this memorandum of understanding for several reasons. One of the reasons is that,
00:22:38well, they want to tie the hands of the Islamic Republic so
00:22:41that if they launch an attack against our country from their
00:22:44territory, we cannot respond to them. Because behind
00:22:48them is nuclear Pakistan, and Turkey, which now, according
00:22:52to itself, has a say in NATO. Well, here the equations
00:22:55become a bit complicated. If
00:22:59the Americans target the Islamic Republic of Iran from
00:23:02Saudi Arabian soil, what will our view and strategy
00:23:06be for response? Are we going to respond directly,
00:23:10or will our allies, like Ansarullah of Yemen,
00:23:14the Iraqi resistance, Hezbollah of Lebanon, give this response?
00:23:17Of course, our emphasis is that whenever we have targeted, for example, Saudi Arabia
00:23:21or other countries in the region, we have emphasized that our target
00:23:25is the American bases in the region. Yes, meaning the territorial
00:23:28integrity of, for example, Saudi Arabia or the countries of the region, we have always
00:23:32stated that they are respected, but the origin and source of the attack
00:23:36and instability will be targeted. Exactly, but when an American
00:23:40base in Saudi Arabia is targeted, the entire country will be
00:23:43affected by these attacks. Well, on the other hand,
00:23:47in the past few days, American and Saudi Arabian
00:24:20attacks have occurred. Well, before this, other Arab
00:24:23countries in the region realized that security is not something
00:24:26that can be bought. Yes, and before
00:24:30this, you also mentioned that Saudi Arabia had signed a defense pact with Pakistan,
00:24:34and during the past 5 months, when Saudi Arabia was targeted
00:24:37by Ansarullah of Yemen, we did not see any action
00:24:41or reaction from the Pakistanis. Do you think
00:24:44this time the developments are different and Saudi Arabia has once again
00:24:48tried to buy that void in its defense
00:24:51structure as a commodity? No, you see, Mr. Araghchi also
00:24:55tweeted and referred to your statement that security cannot be bought.
00:24:59The Islamic Republic stands against the world's superpowers, as they say.
00:25:03It's better to change your perspective. You see,
00:25:06suppose that Saudi Arabia and the coalition they formed
00:25:09do something against Ansarullah because of the closure of the Bab
00:25:13al-Mandab Strait. After that, do you think
00:25:16Pakistan is willing to enter a war with Yemen?
00:25:20Turkey, whose political situation is not good at all,
00:25:23is it willing to enter a war with
00:25:26Ansarullah of Yemen or the resistance axis?
00:25:30You see, if we want to look a bit behind the scenes,
00:25:33they have also fallen into an American trap. Why? Well,
00:25:37the Americans' habit is this. When their missiles run out,
00:25:40when their military capability runs out, they propose
00:25:44a ceasefire. And now, 20 days, 10 days, 30 days,
00:25:47whatever it is, they go into a ceasefire, and on the other hand,
00:25:51this time the Arab countries
00:25:54are taking the initiative, and Turkey and Pakistan are also
00:25:58joining this issue. Although Turkey and Pakistan are more seasoned politicians
00:26:01than to get themselves involved in a war. So, we must
00:26:04definitely point out that the Mecca
00:26:08agreement does not mean that if a bullet is fired towards Saudi Arabia
00:26:12or their base, or an American base is fired upon, Turkey and
00:26:16Pakistan will necessarily intervene. No, it is mostly a political show. These have
00:26:19political implications, and Saudi Arabia
00:26:23is currently thinking about its economy and energy. As I mentioned,
00:26:26Hormuz is closed, Bab al-Mandab is also closed.
00:26:30For 20 days, their oil exports have almost reached zero.
00:26:34Well, these countries are competing with countries like Qatar and the UAE.
00:26:37They depend on oil for their livelihood. Well, imagine if both were closed for 3 to 6 months,
00:26:41what would happen? They have no choice
00:26:44but to lift the siege on Yemen or come to the negotiating table
00:26:48and implement whatever Ansarullah of Yemen and
00:26:52the resistance axis demand, or all three countries will go to war,
00:26:56which is by no means possible. As I said, war is not
00:26:59that easy. It has several annexes: political annexes, operational annexes,
00:27:03cultural, economic, and Pakistan and Turkey will not involve themselves
00:27:06in regional developments more than this. And Saudi Arabia,
00:27:10which has been under intense pressure in recent weeks, from the south,
00:27:13from the border with Yemen, we previously saw that they, in fact, in
00:27:17the framework of the same escalation of tension in response to the escalation of tension
00:27:21and siege in response to siege, launched attacks against Saudi
00:27:24Arabia and continue to do so. And the new front that they themselves are seeking
00:27:27to open in northern Saudi Arabia, what
00:27:31is the situation of the Saudis? You see, unfortunately,
00:27:34the Saudis
00:27:37thought that by supporting the Americans and behind the scenes
00:27:40the Zionist regime, they could eliminate the Islamic Republic
00:27:44from the scene of regional and international developments.
00:27:48There's a saying that when you ride a tiger,
00:27:52getting on is up to you, but getting off is no longer up to you.
00:27:56They rode this tiger. This is an example that Johnson,
00:27:59the then US president, used in past
00:28:03developments. They rode this tiger and this storm, but getting off is no
00:28:07longer in their hands. The Americans also don't
00:28:10mind if Saudi Arabia remains entangled in this quagmire.
00:28:14Why? Because they sell their missiles.
00:28:17They pursue their political developments and Saudi Arabia's
00:28:20oil money. And they are very, very much under pressure, and
00:28:23here, Saudi Arabia's excessive competition
00:28:27with several countries in the region is causing problems for itself,
00:28:31and they have also realized that the Americans no longer have
00:28:35the power to protect them, and perhaps
00:28:37they are caught in a political dilemma that they won't come towards the Islamic Republic,
00:28:41and of course, the Zionist regime and the Americans will not allow
00:28:45them to, because their bases in Saudi Arabia will be destroyed,
00:28:48and here, thank God, we have managed the field well,
00:28:52so that this Mecca agreement has been signed.
00:28:55We have one minute left until the end of the program. Let's hear your summary
00:28:59of the developments. I wanted to mention something about Iraq.
00:29:03Mr. Faleh Al-Zaidi met yesterday with Saudi
00:29:06intelligence officials in Iraq. The Hashd al-Sha'abi was supposed
00:29:10to respond to Saudi Arabia last night, but due to the advice
00:29:13of some resistance leaders, this has been postponed, and Saudi
00:29:17Arabia will come under more pressure. They carried out attacks
00:29:21against Hashd al-Sha'abi positions. As I mentioned, Hashd al-Sha'abi
00:29:24and Ansarullah are two constant allies
00:29:27of the Islamic Republic, alongside Hamas, Hezbollah, and
00:29:30Jihad. They intend to continue marginalizing the resistance axis,
00:29:34but thank God, both Hashd al-Sha'abi and the Iraqi resistance,
00:29:38and Ansarullah of Yemen, have become a school of thought themselves,
00:29:41and the field events will not
00:30:25The United Nations is investigating accusations of espionage
00:30:28by one of its employees for the Zionist regime.
00:30:32In a report about the espionage of one of the United
00:30:35Nations employees for the Zionist regime, the Deputy Spokesperson for this organization announced:
00:30:39UNICEF is investigating allegations made against one of
00:30:43its senior employees. Yahav Litchner is accused
00:30:47of providing confidential information to Zionist regime
00:30:50diplomats while working for another United Nations entity.
00:30:54is.