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00:00:00Several million this flag, this banner
00:00:03has its devotees.
00:00:24The size of the hunting ground for two American reconnaissance drones of the MQM-170 type in the sky south of
00:00:27Qeshm Island.
00:00:30The Public Relations of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
00:00:33announced moments ago that two American reconnaissance drones of
00:00:37the M-170 type were grounded in the sky south of Qeshm Island
00:00:41by the advanced electronic warfare systems of the IRGC Aerospace Force.
00:00:44With these two drones, the number of American drones
00:00:48of this type that have fallen as spoils to the elite IRGC officers
00:00:52has reached four. Also, moments
00:00:55ago, the fifty-fifth drone was intercepted and destroyed
00:01:02by the new advanced aerospace defense system of the IRGC
00:01:05and under the control of the unified air defense network
00:01:08of the country in the sky east of the Strait of Hormuz.
00:01:12Gasoline consumption
00:01:13has not
00:01:17grown in the first seven months of this year. The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company
00:01:20stated in the "Economy Table" program that the average daily gasoline consumption
00:01:24in the country in the first seven months of this year reached
00:01:28133 million liters.
00:01:30In the first seven months, we did not have
00:01:34gasoline consumption growth, but a better situation
00:01:37and a good thing that happened in the first 10 days
00:01:41of Aban (October/November) of the current year is that this number has become negative, meaning it has gone
00:01:45from zero to negative. We have
00:01:48a decrease of minus one tenth percent in the first decade
00:01:52of Aban 1405 compared to the first decade
00:01:55of Aban 1404.
00:01:59The Minister of Economy, who is
00:02:05in Istanbul, Turkey, to attend the 42nd meeting of the Economic and Commercial Cooperation Committee
00:02:09of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, referred to the economic pressures
00:02:12and US sanctions against our country and said: "The enemies have tried many times
00:02:16to collapse the Iranian economy, but these efforts
00:02:19have not yielded results." One of the serious
00:02:23issues that
00:02:27will be discussed and examined in this
00:02:30meeting by the countries is the discussion
00:02:33of the economic situation that has arisen
00:02:37as a result of the events of the past few months
00:02:39in the region. Well, many countries
00:02:43have experienced severe inflation and recession,
00:02:46and a sharp increase in prices, especially
00:02:50a sharp increase in energy prices. In addition to these meetings,
00:02:54we also have bilateral meetings with the Ministers
00:02:56of Trade or
00:03:00Economy of some countries,
00:03:03which are a continuation of the series of meetings
00:03:06that I had during my previous trips in recent weeks
00:03:09to expand relations
00:03:13and prevent sanctions
00:03:15and pressures from America in their economic agenda.
00:03:19Hopefully, we can defeat it.
00:03:23Judicial
00:03:25security and the supply of basic goods based on domestic capacities
00:03:29have been fully preserved. According to the
00:03:32Deputy Minister for Legal and International Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, active regional
00:03:36and international diplomacy, alongside this capability,
00:03:40has been employed to further strengthen the judicial security of the country.
00:03:43In
00:03:46addition to the role of domestic capacities
00:03:49and domestic production, regional and international cooperation
00:03:53is also a suitable factor for ensuring the judicial security
00:03:57of countries and the Islamic Republic of Iran. It has very good cooperation,
00:04:00especially with its neighboring countries
00:04:04in the field of agriculture, and we fully utilize the capacities
00:04:08of regional and international organizations such as BRICS, Shanghai,
00:04:11and the Eurasian Economic Union, as well as the FAO,
00:04:15and we have very good relations with these member countries of this organization
00:04:18and these organizations themselves, so that we can
00:04:21better and more effectively ensure the judicial security of the people.
00:04:25The Deputy for
00:04:29Planning
00:04:49and Development of the Steel Industry has faced many challenges in recent years. The problems
00:04:53we currently have are mainly problems
00:04:56of energy imbalance and raw material supply.
00:04:59According to industrialists, the establishment of steel units
00:05:02without considering their geographical location
00:05:06and mineral capacities has exacerbated these problems.
00:05:09The placement of our steel units is not appropriate in the country.
00:05:13If you compare the map of Iran, you will see that there are many
00:05:16scattered steel factories throughout the country,
00:05:20and unfortunately, this has somewhat affected their efficiency.
00:05:23According to the territorial planning document,
00:05:27steel units were supposed to be established
00:05:30with mineral advantages and with the aim
00:05:33of completing the production chain. The steel industry
00:05:37in the world has developed alongside water, and the correct principle
00:05:41was that
00:06:12sponge iron is in one place, the rolled product is in another place,
00:06:16and all of these must be moved, which results in different finished
00:06:19costs and different profits. One of the reasons
00:06:23for Mobarakeh Steel's profitability is that iron ore enters
00:06:26the factory's fence, and various finished
00:06:30products go out. The cost of finished water
00:06:33for us is significantly lower compared to other competitors
00:06:37in the center of the country. Our gas consumption is more than 2
00:06:40million cubic meters per day. However, according to industrial officials,
00:06:44with the formation of the Steel Headquarters, the development of this industry
00:06:47will be put on the right track. Under the Steel Headquarters,
00:06:51a working group was formed. Now, the issue of spatial planning is being properly
00:06:54observed, and even some
00:06:57permits that were previously issued, but the project progress
00:07:01is below 20%, are being re-evaluated.
00:07:05Farjullah Mohammadpour, IRIB News Agency.
00:07:09The second bulk sale center for hygiene
00:07:13and detergent products was opened in
00:07:16Tehran. In these centers, bulk detergent products are offered up to
00:07:2070 percent cheaper than factory-packaged products.
00:07:23Last
00:07:26month, the CEO of the Markets Organization announced the plan
00:07:29to reduce the price of detergent and hygiene products.
00:07:33We will offer detergents that are
00:07:36used daily by households by the kilogram.
00:07:39A plan that
00:07:43has now expanded with the opening of a bulk sales center in Sardar Jangal Square.
00:07:46By eliminating plastic
00:07:50packaging containers,
00:07:53we have helped the country's environment.
00:07:56Packaging costs are part of the costs
00:08:00that are actually passed on to the customer. With this method,
00:08:03the packaging cost will also decrease.
00:08:06Another issue is that it gives the consumer
00:08:10the power to manage their purchases.
00:08:12This half-liter hand soap is priced at half a liter
00:08:15for 20, 3900 Tomans,
00:08:19whereas you can buy it here for
00:08:22130,000 Tomans per kilogram. A simple comparison shows
00:08:26that buying bulk hand soap as one of the items
00:08:29in this plan results in about 350,000 Tomans in savings
00:08:33per kilogram for citizens, meaning more than
00:08:3670% reduction in purchasing costs. When the barcode is scanned,
00:08:39all the specifications are immediately registered.
00:08:42For any reason, there might be a complaint or dissatisfaction. They can easily tell us with a QR code
00:08:46which route it was, which batch it was, so that
00:08:50our colleagues can address it technically. A new plan that has been
00:08:54welcomed by citizens. I think it's a very
00:08:57interesting idea, a very good idea. We don't need to throw away
00:09:01and buy new plastic. We use these.
00:09:04It saves on the consumption of containers that are not used
00:09:08and then discarded. It's a good plan, but
00:09:12now let's see if the quality of the product that we are buying
00:09:16has that original quality or not.
00:09:20This plan, with the participation of domestic commercial brands,
00:09:23is capable of being implemented throughout the country.
00:09:26Sardar Jangal vegetable market is the second bulk distribution center
00:09:30for detergent products. The first center was previously
00:09:33launched in Haravi Square. Mostafa Gohar, IRIB News Agency reporter.
00:09:37Stay with us.
00:09:41Iran, Iraq, Yemen,
00:10:03Lebanon.
00:10:05We are shoulder to
00:10:09shoulder.
00:10:21The message of the Supreme Leader of the Revolution had taken on a new fervor and awareness.
00:10:41Driving the enemy out of the homeland is the same
00:10:44epic of the people of
00:10:46Zulfiqari.
00:10:49I really enjoy that people support their country,
00:10:52and they resisted against it.
00:11:25It's because we have had extraordinary progress, either
00:11:28in science or in sports,
00:11:31due to the support of the people,
00:11:34because we are a superpower. We are proud of our resistance,
00:11:37and we will build our Iran. Our punch will strike
00:11:41our enemies without geographical
00:11:44limitations. Our punch will strike
00:11:48our enemies without geographical
00:11:51limitations. In our opinion, anyone who can perform their
00:11:55work properly and, as they say,
00:11:58continuously, can be effective.
00:12:01They should be responsible in any situation.
00:12:05In any situation, in any field, Iran is, in my opinion, the most independent
00:12:09country. The steadfastness and resistance we showed against the enemy
00:12:12and did not bow down, is what they believe in.
00:12:15They stood behind their country, they stood behind their land.
00:12:19Iran is
00:12:20the most united.
00:12:49Where it is written, from 8 years of Sacred Defense to
00:12:52the sacred resistance of these days.
00:12:55Vigilance and faith, motivation and will, and the sacrifice
00:12:58and devotion of the people are helping the oppressed
00:13:02and powerful nation of Iran in confronting the dominance,
00:13:05crime, and aggression of the Great Evil and achieving victory.
00:13:09Resistance
00:13:17is not just a word, it is a culture
00:13:20that gains meaning with the presence of these very
00:13:23people.
00:13:43And the presence of people in the streets and
00:13:45squares.
00:13:5347 years have passed since the beginning
00:13:55of the Islamic Revolution, and the Iranian nation, through the ups and downs of these years, despite
00:13:58war and sanctions, continued on the path of independence and progress.
00:14:02During these many years of sanctions, Iran has reached a position
00:14:06where it has truly introduced itself as a superpower
00:14:09in the whole world. Important achievements
00:14:13that we gained in the revolution are in the field of biology,
00:14:17in the field of cancer drugs, nuclear energy,
00:14:21clean energy, dam construction, road construction.
00:14:24In medical fields, we have made a lot of progress. In nanotechnology,
00:14:27in sports.
00:14:29We are always
00:14:33ready. We are
00:14:37awake nation. Always
00:14:40ready. If the adventurism of America
00:14:44and the Zionist regime continues and our country is attacked,
00:14:48how should our response be? Our response
00:14:51should be stronger than before. Following the words of Agha Sayed Mojtaba:
00:14:55the enemies should be answered without geographical limitations.
00:14:59Simultaneously, at any geographical point where they are, we must respond.
00:15:02We listen to our leader.
00:15:06As he said, our response will be crushing, strong,
00:15:08without hesitation, decisive and immediate, God willing.
00:15:12God willing, Iran will become a powerful country,
00:15:16the first power in the region
00:15:20and the world. Let the enemy
00:15:23know that if it threatens,
00:15:26if this time it commits terror,
00:15:29threatens, commits crimes,
00:15:32then the Islamic Republic and the brave people
00:15:36of Iran will decide.
00:15:51Resistance against the enemy and efforts for progress are being made.
00:15:54Noor Mohammadi, IRIB News Agency.
00:15:57Oh,
00:16:02your flag, my most beautiful shirt,
00:16:06Iran. The light of defending the homeland in the heart
00:16:10of nocturnal gatherings is still burning.
00:16:13We are still in the field, until the last drop of blood, for the homeland.
00:16:17We have proven with our presence
00:16:20in the streets, like in our first days,
00:16:24that we are always present and will defend Iran
00:16:27to the death. From me, a teenager,
00:16:31to my 80-year-old grandfather, we are present in this
00:16:34field. We are like the fingers of a hand.
00:16:38We may be different, but when the time comes, we will become a fist
00:16:42in the face of traitors. We, the 80s generation,
00:16:45stand by our Iran and will not give an inch of its sovereignty to the enemies.
00:16:49We all follow the Supreme Leader.
00:16:53Not one step ahead. We are,
00:16:56like for 240-odd nights, in the field,
00:16:59and we will be until the end. As
00:17:02a Basiji teenager, I sacrifice my life
00:17:05for Iran.
00:18:18Psychological warfare has been launched. How should Iran respond to these
00:18:22adventures? It's as our brave man said:
00:18:26strong and powerful, without geographical limitations.
00:18:29Crushing and deterrent.
00:18:32Hit them so hard that they can't get up. Let's teach them a lesson that
00:18:36they won't forget. Always under this
00:18:39flag, my head is held high.
00:18:42Oh, my proud land,
00:18:45my country Iran. The field of allegiance throughout
00:18:48Iran has been awake for months with the enthusiastic presence
00:18:51of devotees. Here, every presence
00:18:55means "I sacrifice my life for Iran."
00:18:58Beta Azizi, IRIB News Agency. Ardabil.
00:19:01Iran.
00:19:07In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
00:19:24Greetings. Today's guest
00:19:28on our program is an artist who, following the words
00:19:31of Mr. Farhangdoost, has nurtured young filmmakers
00:19:35who speak of their love for Iran, dearer than life,
00:19:38in the language of cinema. Mr. Nejati,
00:19:42welcome. What is the first image that comes to your mind
00:19:46of the martyred leader of the Islamic Revolution, and when and where
00:19:50does it date back to? In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
00:19:53Peace be upon you. I would like to say to you, Ms.
00:19:57Ghanati, what comes to my mind now, because you
00:20:01just asked this question, is that
00:20:04I was the son of a military man, and we always,
00:20:07almost wherever my father served during the war,
00:20:10we were with him. The photos I remember
00:20:14most of His Holiness were when he was in military
00:20:18uniform. Yes,
00:20:21I always had this in the back of my mind,
00:20:24and I really liked it. I really enjoyed
00:20:28that he had
00:20:31the paternal figure I myself have, meaning long beard and the same
00:20:34service uniform. And my father, whenever he came back from
00:20:38duty, for example, we would see him in the same way,
00:20:42and that's how he remained in my memory. Until
00:20:45now, from the very beginning of the Revolution, the western
00:20:49part of the country was a place of unrest. Komala and Democratic terrorists,
00:20:52taking advantage of the political chaos of the early days of the Revolution,
00:20:56beat the drums of separatism and instigated riots in various
00:20:59cities. Although the people of western Iran,
00:21:02the brave Laks, Kurds, and Lors, courageously resisted
00:21:06these terrorists and foiled their conspiracies in almost all cases,
00:21:09a negative perception was formed among some officials and
00:21:13even some people towards the residents of western Iran.
00:21:17Now, with the start of the imposed
00:21:21war, western Iran, due to its border with Iraq,
00:21:24was on the front line of the war, and the conditions were ripe for
00:21:28heightened tensions in this region.
00:21:31In such circumstances, the presence of a high-ranking official and one of the most important
00:21:35figures of the Revolution in the western fronts of the country was essential.
00:21:38Ayatollah Khamenei, the Friday prayer leader
00:21:42of Tehran, a member of parliament, and the Imam's representative in the Supreme
00:21:46Council of Defense, in April of 1981, at the peak
00:21:50of the days of unrest in western Iran, decided to travel to this region
00:21:53to directly confront the situation of this strategic region.
00:21:57One of the programs of this multi-day trip was to see
00:22:00enemy positions up close. Bazideraz, Dasht-e Abbas,
00:22:04Paveh, and Dezli were among the areas where Ayatollah Khamenei
00:22:08visited with this goal. Face-to-face meetings and
00:22:12discussions with the fighters of western Iran were another
00:22:15part of this trip's program. He went to Abu Dharr garrison
00:22:18in Sarpol-e Zahab, which is a center for gathering and supporting
00:22:22western fighters, and he spoke directly with the fighters.
00:22:26His presence among the local tribes of those areas was another
00:22:29of Ayatollah Khamenei's actions on this trip. He visited areas where
00:22:33no official of such high rank had ever set foot before.
00:22:37Ayatollah Khamenei's trip to the western front
00:22:40at the peak of the days of tension and war, while having a positive impact
00:22:44on the morale of the fighters and the locals of those areas,
00:22:47sent a clear message to all of Iran: western Iran will
00:22:51never be separated from the embrace of Iran.
00:22:54How was their view on culture and art?
00:22:57I would say to you that, you see,
00:23:01one thing that, thankfully, happened in my life was that
00:23:05I listened to all his speeches as much
00:23:07as possible. We actually boast
00:23:11about how much our leader used to read. This is not enough.
00:23:15I mean, if you want to boast that someone is knowledgeable, you say, "Look,
00:23:18he has this many volumes of books."
00:23:23Now, when he's talking about any topic, he starts talking about a book. When I see these
00:23:27meetings, especially now,
00:23:30the meetings he had with filmmakers and cinema enthusiasts,
00:23:34and I see that he correctly answers the questions of the day,
00:23:37I think one feels good,
00:23:41one feels happy that he had such precise
00:23:44mastery over the topic of culture, especially for us,
00:23:48cinema is
00:23:56a very attractive element,
00:24:00an extraordinary medium. There is really nothing like cinema
00:24:04in terms of impact.
00:24:20You have worked very hard. Indeed, good works
00:24:23are the outcome of your
00:24:25efforts.
00:24:32The fact that you are working so hard indicates that what we expect
00:24:36is not imagination, not fantasy,
00:24:39it is practical. We
00:24:42did not have these facilities, we did not have all these works,
00:24:46all these artistic works, all these
00:24:50outstanding, excellent theatrical works.
00:24:53Outstanding,
00:24:54excellent.
00:25:02The truth of art is a divine
00:25:04gift. It's a gift,
00:25:08in fact, a divine blessing, a very noble
00:25:11truth. Don't you
00:25:14know what's going on here? I wish you were here.
00:25:18I think that
00:25:20after the 12-day war, and after the 40-day war, you were one of
00:25:24the most active artists, whether in creating
00:25:27works or in nurturing talents
00:25:31who speak for Iran and the martyrs of Iran.
00:25:34And your Simorgh, I think, was dedicated
00:25:37to one of the most influential veterans
00:25:40of our country. Could you explain that?
00:25:44I would like to say that, well, that was a very
00:25:48humble thing, Mr.
00:25:50When the 12-day war happened, you know, something strange happened in our hearts.
00:25:54You see, for years, if I want to put it very bluntly, for years
00:25:58all the different political factions of the country started talking
00:26:02about this. They would say, "Oh, the homeland, it's true,
00:26:05I don't know, we must have the homeland."
00:26:08If they wanted to oppose a faction, they would start
00:26:11using the homeland as an excuse.
00:26:14This event was a very accurate touchstone. I
00:26:17know that sometimes people now understand that, well, war
00:26:21is not a blessing. War is not like saying that my house is burning. We are seeing
00:26:25our friends martyred, I don't know, houses were destroyed.
00:26:29But it has subsequent blessings that you realize here.
00:26:32Especially that it correctly balances the scale for you.
00:26:36When the 12-day war happened, I was in a state of shock.
00:26:40I mean, suddenly, if you remember, everything, yes,
00:26:43really stopped. What happened? What happened?
00:26:47How could it be? We couldn't believe it would happen this way. In those first two
00:26:50or three days, what happened was
00:26:54that an idea came to my mind,
00:26:57and thankfully, with this Ishraq Film School and friends, we started talking,
00:27:01and then
00:27:07it was a very exceptional work. You see, I might now,
00:27:11when I watch the films, say that the work could have been stronger,
00:27:14but the spirit behind those early works
00:27:17of "My Homeland's Narrative," those 20-odd films, when I watch them,
00:27:21I see that they loved Iran passionately,
00:27:24and they didn't care that a missile was hitting,
00:27:28I don't know, that we had no money. They just wanted to feel that they were
00:27:32doing something in a place where no one else could do anything.
00:27:36We put up posters with difficulty, and then, truly with difficulty,
00:27:40there was no internet to spread the call. Young cinema offices got involved,
00:27:43thankfully, and well, I think many mature
00:27:47films came out in that section. This was one of those
00:27:50works that I really liked. But one thing was a touchstone
00:27:54for me: that I realized that, well, it's not
00:27:57like that. Very easily, people talk
00:28:01about their homeland. But as soon as we face a challenge, the definitions change.
00:28:05I mean, the homeland means territorial integrity, in any
00:28:08way you look at it. No one has the right, no foreigner has the right
00:28:12to extend their hand towards your homeland and say.
00:28:16It's like family. You, in relation to your family,
00:28:19have no right to betray someone else. Here, it's the same. It doesn't matter who it is.
00:28:23That's how it was there, and I suddenly said, "Thank
00:28:27God." Sometimes, one feels that they
00:28:30say, "I have seen nothing but reward."
00:28:34Its understanding is truly difficult to grasp
00:28:37for me, who is very small in these
00:28:41mystical discussions, it's truly difficult. But in such situations, one says that this
00:28:45experience makes you realize that when
00:28:48they say, "Oh, Islamic Iran," they keep saying, "Oh, Iran
00:28:51is like this." Bring up this name of Iran. Now, Ms.
00:28:55Ghanati, you probably saw my page.
00:28:58Throughout my adolescence and youth, I always
00:29:01wore a similar map of Iran around my neck.
00:29:04Every foreign festival I went to, I took a replica
00:29:08with me and gave the map of Iran to my foreign friends,
00:29:12meaning those who were, in fact, foreign filmmakers. The point was
00:29:15that when I gave them this map of Iran, first of all,
00:29:19of course, we know now that it's very common because the media has done
00:29:23something, and our media have started to get involved a bit more from now on.
00:29:27The reality is that there was a backwardness
00:29:31in our definition of Iran, of our culture.
00:29:34For example, they would ask us, "How do you still ride? Do you have cars?
00:29:37Can you have a mobile phone?" I mean, they would ask such obvious things
00:29:41that I felt that, well, each
00:29:44of us is an ambassador of this country, so when we go to a
00:29:48festival, we should show them that it's not like that.
00:29:52So I would entirely start showing them videos
00:29:55I had from different cities, from the beauties of Iran.
00:29:59My homeland is involved in a war, and what can I do
00:30:03besides, for example, making films? For example, I can suggest that, well, organize
00:30:06"My Homeland's Narrative" campaign. For example, I can say, "Kids, if you are making
00:30:10something, I'm ready to help. What do you need? Do you need a camera? Do you need a mobile phone? Come here, they will help you."
00:30:14We had no choice but to, you know,
00:30:17fighting itself here, I want to talk about
00:30:20Hossein Mohammadi. Hossein Mohammadi
00:30:24is a complete symbol for me of an Iranian
00:30:27youth who loves his homeland passionately,
00:30:30not because he went to the launcher base
00:30:34and something happened to him, because I say, "Well, he was a military man." My father also had a duty
00:30:37to fight, he was a military man and went and did his job, because
00:30:41when I saw him, Ms. Ghanati, this
00:30:44man, a young man who sacrificed his two legs and hands,
00:30:48and then when I
00:30:51see him, I realize how weak I am.
00:30:54But what am I doing in this
00:30:57country? I am making films and boasting, "Why didn't you give me an award? Why didn't you give me a prize?"
00:31:00Why didn't you
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