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00:00:13Islamic Revolution Gard Core says the impos wars in Iran to reveal
00:00:17strategic deadlock of US and
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00:00:24Yemen's arm forces say they have carried out strikes on Saudi
00:00:27in back troops in Maadi province of Yemen.
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00:00:38and Spain announces border controls against Italy
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00:00:41in tit for tap move as ra oversit migrant
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00:01:02a Hello everyone, welcome to Press TV, world
00:01:04in news. Islamic Revolution Gard Core says wars imposed by the
00:01:08US and Israel against Iran revealed new dimensions of two allies
00:01:12strategic deadlock and declined a granjror. IRGC is said to
00:01:16impose wars disclosed divisions among western allies, adding
00:01:19of of Washington Televive failed to achieve their sinister plots, announced
00:01:23earlier by the US president and what IRGC said is mentioned
00:01:27in a statement marking national journalist day in Iran. Steavan says,
00:01:30global media now acknowledges Washington's failure to defeat Iran
00:01:34even admits to the memorandum of understanding with Iran amounts
00:01:38to nothing more than Washington's surrender to Iran's negotiating
00:01:41power. IRGC prays
00:01:43of Iranian journalists for efforts to counter the enemy's disinformation campaigns
00:01:47and parliament speaker Mohammed Bakir Khalibof also held the
00:01:50press for thorting enemies war of rumors and
00:01:53of distortion and said the zionism and
00:01:55a global arrogance not only bomb cities but also the
00:01:58truth.
00:02:03"Iran's foreign ministry has also issued a statement marking national journalist day
00:02:07occasion and falls in the anniversary
00:02:09of the 1998 terrorist attack on Iran's consulate in
00:02:12Afghanistan's amazad sharif where eight diplomats and a
00:02:16journalists lost their lives, the ministry called assault a heinous
00:02:19crime and gross violation of diplomatic and consular
00:02:23norms, stressing passage of time does not lessen its
00:02:26severity said all unresolved aspects
00:02:31of of the incident.
00:02:32a pardon, including identifying those who ordered and
00:02:35carried out the attack has to be a fully clarified and
00:02:39of added Iran will use every
00:02:41of in opportunity to pursue justice. On the occasion, Iran's army described
00:02:45journalists as frontline commanders in the media battle. Iran's
00:02:49defense ministry also said journalists are
00:02:51in strategic partners in shaping Iran's comprehensive
00:02:54of defense discourse and added a time a hybrid warfare and
00:02:58of psychological operations. Truthful reporting is part of Iran's
00:03:02national power and
00:03:05of deterrance. Senior
00:03:08of leader to leader
00:03:09of the Islamic uh senior advisor that is the leader
00:03:11of the Islamic Revolution says regional security can be ensured by countries the
00:03:15region themselves
00:03:16of without need for foreign
00:03:18interference. said defeat
00:03:21of US and Israel regime has
00:03:23in reinforced the belief that foreign troops as a main source of insecurity
00:03:27of no place in the region. He said the resilience. of Iran's armed
00:03:30forces, the steadfastness
00:03:32of the people and the courage
00:03:33of the resistance access have contributed to the recent gains.
00:03:37of Valet call for greater cooperation among regional countries to ensure
00:03:40security and
00:03:42stability.
00:03:47The Israel
00:03:48a military has launched fresh strikes in south
00:03:49of Lebanon despite a sease fire with the Arab country
00:03:52of artillery fire targeted forests and high grounds on the outskirts
00:03:56of Nabatias was the vicinity
00:03:58of the town of almansuri. damaging several homes, we're now joined by
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00:04:02of correspondent to hosen emad from south lebanon for your details. hello emad, good
00:04:06to check in with you and hope you're safe and doing well, but oh, i'm sorry, no, it seems like we
00:04:10have madit on joining us from beirot,
00:04:13of hello mari, i'm sorry about that, i was just reading what in front
00:04:15of me until i saw your preview there, hope you're doing safe and doing well, what's
00:04:19the last we know
00:04:19on on the all these attacks? well
00:04:25of of we of do of have very busy night for the Israeli occupation forces, especially the incursions um and it
00:04:29seems that the israel
00:04:30of are uh beginning
00:04:32of several incursions in various different towns, at least three Israeli vehicles
00:04:36went closer uh in the area of which is closer
00:04:39to the area where we have a alebanese army
00:04:43baracks in the town of ship and of course the town of shibah is not occupied
00:04:47but of course they are present in the shibah farms
00:04:51which is just adjacent and this is one
00:04:52of the
00:04:52of hills that's overlooking shiban another instance they also got
00:04:56closer to through the road of mason shabat towards the
00:05:00another port which is in the town of shaqra, also
00:05:04another town that is not occupied and that is the the
00:05:08high port of course that is one
00:05:09of of the areas where is on israel attack in another
00:05:13instance, the Israelies also moved the barrier in
00:05:17the western zalt area closer to the main square the
00:05:21town, which is supposedly the area which they call pilot
00:05:24zone that they actually withdrew from, and so they are
00:05:28actually moving in into more lebanese territory. this is
00:05:31addition to the various attacks that we have, not only in
00:05:35Monsuodi, but we also have several tags
00:05:37and the
00:05:40radar post. also targeting frashuba
00:05:44as well as the town of shabal which
00:05:48are very close each other, we also have the area of shmids
00:05:52infarshuba that was under attack addition to of course
00:05:55haddata and zautar where the Israelis continuously target and of
00:05:59course should not forget to mention the ali tahir hills and that is the
00:06:03area which perhaps ever since the seasfire the Israelies
00:06:07have not stopped pounding it with continuous
00:06:10shelling and attacks with very... storms, drones,
00:06:14um, war planes and even artillery, and of
00:06:18course the Israelis uh seem to have another incident in south
00:06:21lebanon, based on media reports from the Israelis uh, they
00:06:25said that an Israeli soldier was wounded in an operation, of
00:06:29course they did not mention where first, then we find out from the Israeli
00:06:33media, they see it as as an Israeli unit attempted to get
00:06:37closer to the Ali Tahar Hill they were under attack, we
00:06:40don't have any statement now, from the resistance
00:06:44saying that they have withstood or detered any sort of attack from the
00:06:47Israelis, getting closer to the hill, what we do know
00:06:51from the Israelis is that an Israeli soldier in the occupation
00:06:55forces was under attack, they are also saying that
00:06:59reportedly it was an FPV that targeted that Israeli
00:07:02soldiers, of course we don't have much more information on that
00:07:06to be able to give clear picture of what is
00:07:10happening there, because since these Hisbullah has not
00:07:13targeted the Israeli occupation forces except
00:07:17for the the instances just before that see fire.
00:07:20In addition of course we also have statements coming out from
00:07:24Lebanese members of parliament that are clearly
00:07:28saying that the Israelis up until now throughout all the rounds of
00:07:32talks have not given the Lebanon sease
00:07:35fire. They have not accepted actually um very
00:07:39openly in all of those meetings. to actually
00:07:43give Lebanon clear cease fire and this is why we're seeing continuous
00:07:47attacks from the Israeli side uh and of course they are also talking
00:07:51about
00:07:51the fact that even other attempts, other demands from
00:07:54Lebanon, like for example the pilot zones to be areas that are
00:07:58actually occupied uh are also issues that the Israelis have not
00:08:02accepted to. another issue are the prisoners. Lebanon asked
00:08:05the Israeli authorities and the delegation to release
00:08:09all the civilian um prisoners. uh within Israeli
00:08:13custody and that is issue that the Israelies up until now also have
00:08:17not accepted and this is of course all with the
00:08:20sponsorship the United States directly to the Israeli
00:08:23regime. All right, stay safe and uh thank you, Miriam
00:08:27man joining us from Beirot. The
00:08:31Yemen Armed forces say they have carried out strikes in the Saudi back troops in Madi province
00:08:35of Yemen a saving armed forces said they targetted Saudi back
00:08:38camps using a large number of missiles and drones. Yemani. military
00:08:42specified operation targeted troop concentrations along with
00:08:46their warehouses, their vehicles and military hardware, and to save and
00:08:50affirmed military will forcefully strike any Saudi troopa
00:08:54buildup or attempts by Riyad to maintain its Yemen blockade,
00:08:58armed forces also reiterated they'll continue the equation of blockade for
00:09:01blockade and targeting asadi aggressive troop concentrations wherever
00:09:05they may
00:09:06be.
00:09:10And the foreign ministry says that no regional or global coalition can
00:09:13confiscate the legitimate rights the Yemani people, the foreign ministry
00:09:17stated regime in Saudi Arabia needs to focus on ending the blockade
00:09:21and all hostilities against Yemen rather than seeking solutions to a
00:09:24stalemate it's created. Response follows the signing of a joint defense
00:09:28agreements between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan in
00:09:32Mecca. trilateral pacts stipulates an armed attack against any one the
00:09:35signatories will be treated as an attack against all. Meanwhile, the
00:09:39chairman of Yemen's Supreme Political Council's. the significance the
00:09:43deal, Matty Amashat stress siege for siege equation will remain
00:09:47in effect until its objectives are
00:09:49achieved.
00:09:53Amit heighten geopolitical tensions across West Asia, Pakistan,
00:09:57Saudi Arabia and Turkey have signed a joint defense agreement a
00:10:00trilateral summit in Makka, marking major transformation in the
00:10:04region with their pledge to boost collective security. On
00:10:08paper, the deal ensures absolute mutual assistance against any external.
00:10:12aggression, however, experts point out the complex challenge
00:10:16ahead as Saudi Arabia's primary military architecture remains
00:10:20deeply linked with the strategic framework the United States and
00:10:24other western powers. Riad is not
00:10:27exactly buying, you see
00:10:31security and peace for the region, but it is ensuring
00:10:34security for itself, because in the near past we have seen that it
00:10:38was attacked, I mean its region was attacked,
00:10:42it's the American bases its territory were attacked, so it
00:10:46is probably seeking some kind of
00:10:48an assurance that there will be other partners who will come to its aid
00:10:52in case push comes to shove. Pakistani
00:10:56Prime Minister Shahbas Sharif, Turkish President Rajab Tayyab Erdogan and
00:11:00Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman were seen poised file inking
00:11:03the deal, but the core question remains how this mutual defense
00:11:07mechanism will function in practice. Observers are evaluating
00:11:11whether this alliance reflects genuine push toward regional
00:11:14self-reliance on security or if it functions as a strategic
00:11:18diversification while keeping traditional security umbrellas
00:11:21intact this uh
00:11:25agreement is necessitated by the developments that are taking place
00:11:29in the region, so all these three key Muslim countries feel
00:11:32that by joining hands they can protect their
00:11:36interests better, so in the event of for example any conflict
00:11:40between Iran and Saudi Arabia, I don't think so that Pakistan and
00:11:43Turkey would like to be part of any conflict
00:11:47where two or more Muslim countries are
00:11:50involved. This fact highlights a broader strategic shift
00:11:54as Saudi Arabia. actively diversifies its longstanding
00:11:57security dependencies. By formalizing this treaty, Raad
00:12:01is probably moving away from relying a single
00:12:04superpower. The major beneficiary
00:12:08of this agreement is Saudi Arabia itself,
00:12:12because it has to protect its
00:12:16oil infrastructure. It has got one the world's largest
00:12:20oil exporting infrastructure in the world.
00:12:23Secondly,
00:12:24for its vision. 2030 to realize it requires
00:12:27regional stability, so it was its compulsion to have such an
00:12:31agreement, as this new mutual defense alliance takes
00:12:35ship, regional countries and global powers are closely watching how
00:12:39the Islamabad Ankara Riyath Pact will navigate the volatile West
00:12:42Asia landscape to turn into the so-called pillar of peace,
00:12:46stability and security in the region. The ultimate test of this
00:12:50agreement hinges on the true strategic autonomy of its primary
00:12:54architect. "the makka agreements efficacy depend on
00:12:58Saudi Arabia demonstrating an independent strategic VN rather than
00:13:01relying on external security umbrellas. for the mutual defense pact to
00:13:05foster genuine regional stability, riad must commit to alliances
00:13:09execution beyond mayor political declaration. mariam
00:13:13nawaz, press tv,
00:13:15Islamabad. yes economy
00:13:18lost 23,000 jobs in July as labor force
00:13:22participation fell to its lowest in five years. figures published by
00:13:25Bureau of Labor Statistics show the unemployment rate slipped from
00:13:294.1 down to 4.2, that's not because
00:13:33of improvements and situation of employment and it's due to fact over
00:13:37260,00 people left the labor force. major job losses hit
00:13:41local uh government education, retail, trade and financial
00:13:44activities. healthcares now in the few sectors with gains adding some
00:13:4822,000 jobs economists say data points a broad
00:13:52economic slowdown and weakening consumer. for confidence,
00:13:56july jobs reports are closely watch admit
00:13:58height and tensions in west Asia which add pressure to global markets and economic
00:14:02sentiment. the trump
00:14:06administrations ramped up offensive against Cuba's continuing
00:14:10continuing uh each today and this month Cuba will be side of series
00:14:14of events which seek to revitalize a global mass movement against US
00:14:17imperialism. Atlante reports from
00:14:20Havana. Cuba
00:14:24has won again become a meeting place for internationalists,
00:14:28even as Washington is escalating its siege on the revolution,
00:14:32University of Havana is the site of four-day assembly of Alba
00:14:35movements. Representatives of social movements primarily from around the
00:14:39continent, but also from places like Burkina Fasso and Palestine, are
00:14:42convening here as part of series of events coinciding with the
00:14:46centenary the birth of commander the Cuban Revolution, Fidel
00:14:49Castro. The assembly was welcomed by President of Cuba Miguel
00:14:52Diaz Canel and senior officials. Herardo
00:14:56Hernandez, one the heroic men known as the Cuban 5, delivered an
00:15:00opening address outlining the economic suffocation imposed
00:15:04by the US. A blockade
00:15:07further intensified with the executive orders of January 29th
00:15:11and May 1st, that support the genocidal energy
00:15:15blockade and internationalize with secondary
00:15:19sanctions, the blockade, the financial, energy and investment
00:15:23persecution.
00:15:37latine à nos
00:15:38côtés,
00:15:44qui se sont séparés.
00:15:49It is imperative to awaken a correlation of
00:15:52forces that lies hidden in our peoples. Our
00:15:56peoples do not want the gringos. Our peoples cannot
00:15:59stomach the boot of
00:16:01imperialism.
00:16:07as result the fuel blockade by the US. the fact that these
00:16:11delegates came to Cuba at this time also sends a message to the United
00:16:15States, that Cuba is not alone, that Cuba will continue
00:16:19fighting, and that
00:16:20it is supported by all the people who received Cuban Solidarity in
00:16:24their countries, in Latin America and also in west
00:16:27Asia, like in Palestine, as
00:16:31a Palestinian, I graduated thanks to the Cuban Revolution, thanks to
00:16:35the Cuban people, and I am also... doing my specialization here in
00:16:38Cuba, it's an example of Cuba's solidarity with all the peoples who are
00:16:42fighting for their freedom. Delegates express the urgent need
00:16:46to build international alliances to defeat a common
00:16:49imperialist enemy. Despite the challenges we face, the myth of
00:16:53invincibility has been pierced, be it by the continued resistance the Cuban
00:16:57people, or the defeat that Iran has inflicted on the United
00:17:00States. While the US attempts to launch a war to demonstrate
00:17:04dominance, it was instead forced to negotiate on term. terms
00:17:07dictated by the very state it sough to destroy. this has further
00:17:11opened a window of opportunity for resistance. in the coming
00:17:15days, this assembly will debate a plan of action for the next four
00:17:18years, including alternatives in the face the current US imperialist
00:17:22offensive against the global south. camillante,
00:17:26press tv, havana.
00:17:30greenland strongly warn us against any drilling its territory,
00:17:34following reports, american company is preparing to explore for a oil in the
00:17:38Arctic Island, the Greenland's government said no approval has been granted for US
00:17:42companies to conduct drilling, the uh warning comes after Texas
00:17:46based company of Greenland energy said it's preparing to send drilling
00:17:49equipment to Greenland. Company is reportedly linked to US president
00:17:53Donald Trump, vocal advocate of bringing the semi-autonomous Danish
00:17:57territory under Washington's control. Greenland is estimated to hold over
00:18:0130 billion barrels of oil. Trump's ambitions over Greenland
00:18:04are not limited to its oil resources. ago he claimed US
00:18:08control the Arctic Island is safe bet before his term
00:18:12ends.
00:18:16Spain's announced a temporary border check some visitors from Italy a tit for tap
00:18:20move. Spanish interior minister says checks come a mid persistent
00:18:23irregular migration pressure facing Italy will last until September the
00:18:277th. Earlier Madrid said a statement Italy's measured to impose
00:18:31temporary suspension the Shengen with Spain is unjust and
00:18:34contrary to the interest the European Union. and discriminatory
00:18:38toward the Spanish population, days ago, Rome announced border controls
00:18:42in reaction to sudden influx of tens of thousands of migrants from
00:18:46Morocco into the Spanish exclave of
00:18:49sueta. Madrid also took a swipe at Rome for criticizing
00:18:53Spain's handling the migrants, while Italy itself has recorded the
00:18:56highest number of irregular migrant crossings in recent
00:18:59years.
00:19:04Russian forces has taken control of area east Ukraine. working another
00:19:07development on the ground is fighting between two sides continues
00:19:11unabated, the Russian defense ministry said troops are in control
00:19:14of Ivan Evka in the Karkiv region, east Ukraine.
00:19:18Earlier, Russia carried out strikes in the Kiev region with Ukrainian authorities saying
00:19:22at least three people were killed and at least three injured. Meanwhile, Ukraine is
00:19:26carried out attacks in Russian industrial and energy sites, five people were
00:19:30wounded in Russia's region of Krassodar, while industrial
00:19:34facility and the Samara region was targeted.
00:19:40Tunesia has witnessed new wave of public concern following increases and prices of
00:19:44hundreds of medicines. While the authorities argue the adjustments are linked to
00:19:48rising cost and financial pressure on the pharmaceutical sector,
00:19:52critics warn to moval of further burden citizens already struggling with
00:19:56rising costs of
00:19:57living.
00:20:02For many Tunisians, medicine prices have become a
00:20:06growing concern as how... holds face increasing financial
00:20:09pressures, the recent adjustments which affected hundreds
00:20:13of pharmaceutical products have triggered debate over the
00:20:17balance between economic reforms and citizens
00:20:21right to access health care. the government has
00:20:24defended the decision pointing to higher international
00:20:28import costs, the depreciation the tunician dinar
00:20:31and the financial difficulties facing the central pharmacy
00:20:35which has long carried the bird.
00:20:51necessary, however, unfortunately, no party was consulted in this
00:20:55matter. We are not against reviewing
00:20:58subsidies, but in parliament, we were surprised by this
00:21:02increase, although it does not represent the removal of
00:21:05subsidies, its consequences could be very
00:21:09negative for social security funds, and we will take the
00:21:12necessary steps to hold those responsible
00:21:15accountable. The decision has also drawn critices.
00:21:20from Tunisia's powerful labor union, which say it will not
00:21:24remain silent, warning that rising healthcare costs could
00:21:28affect vulnerable groups and low income
00:21:31families. two issues have
00:21:34concerned the labor union, the first is affecting the right of
00:21:38Tunisians to healthcare, the second is the unilateral decision
00:21:42making process. the union criticizes the authorities for not
00:21:46involving professional structures in this decision. it wants to be
00:22:50ensuring that health care remains accessible to all Tunesians
00:22:54in Tunesia, decision to increase
00:22:57medicine prices has sparked the growing public concern.
00:23:01The country's largest labor union says it will not remain
00:23:05silent, warning that the move adds further
00:23:08pressure on families already struggling with the
00:23:12rising cost of living. Iskander nawar
00:23:16reporting for Press TV from Tunis.
00:23:22Several colombian cities have seen a protest as right-wing President
00:23:26Abalardo de Aspria has been sworn in one the rallies took
00:23:30place in the city of Cali where the new president delivered an inaugural
00:23:34speech protesters boycotted the ceremony saying new president is
00:23:37illegitimate and posed the threat to national sovereignty. Another
00:23:41demonstration was held in Batankia where left leaders in Colombia say
00:23:45they do not recognize as spria as president. They won't he'll be
00:23:49pressured by the. us to allow all kinds of foreign intervention into the country
00:23:53during his presidential campaign is spread vowed to strengthen ties with the
00:23:56US and restore relations with
00:23:58Israel.
00:24:03that's it for your latest here on press tv everyone thanks for tuning in and goodbye for
00:24:06now.
00:24:30If you want to understand 21st century geopolitics,
00:24:34don't look at speeches, look at corridors and the center
00:24:38of almost all them is Iran, not as a
00:24:41spectator, as a structural necessity, from Washington's
00:24:45perspective, Iran is often framed as a pressure point, but
00:24:49from geoecon. perspective, it is something else
00:24:52entirely, the hinge of Eurasia, start with China's belt
00:24:56and road, a free train now runs from Zian straight
00:25:00into Aprin dryport, just outside Tehran, what used
00:25:04to take 40 days by sea can now take about
00:25:0715 by rail, and hey, that's not symbolism,
00:25:11that's supply chain redesign, and it quietly places iran
00:25:15inside the fastest growing east west
00:25:19trade or... on the planet, then there's a north south access,
00:25:23the INSTC linking Russia, Iran and India, a
00:25:26corridor that doesn't just connect economies, it intersects with
00:25:30every major east west route crossing
00:25:34central Asia, and here's where the irony becomes hard
00:25:38to ignore, the more US or some other western
00:25:42plans try to root around Iran, the more
00:25:46physical geography pulls them back through it, take India
00:25:50ambition in chabahar, take China's interest in the markran
00:25:54coast, take Russia's need for southern access, three different
00:25:58strategies, same unavoidable node. Iran
00:26:01sits at the# intersection of competing systems, bri or the
00:26:05belt road initiative on one side, INSTC or the
00:26:09international north south transport corridor on another, the US
00:26:13backed IMEC, so callalled India middle east Europe corridor,
00:26:16attempting to bypass them entirely, but bypassing
00:26:20Iran is not logistical detail,
00:26:23it is geopolitical contradiction, because even IMEC's
00:26:27logic depends on stable regional connectivity, a region
00:26:31where Iran is struck. actually unavoidable, meanwile Washington's
00:26:35broader strategy, illegal sanctions, pressure
00:26:38containment was meant to limit Iran's connectivity,
00:26:42instead, it accelerated parallel systems,
00:26:45rail, ports and overland trade roots
00:26:49that reduce dependence on maritime choke points, and this is
00:26:53the quiet shift most headlines miss. Iran is
00:26:57embedded inside competing integration models,
00:27:00Chinese, Russian, indian and regional, which raises
00:27:04simple but uncomfortable question: a world being
00:27:08rebelled through corridors, what happens when the system
00:27:12itself cannot be drawn without you? sometimes the
00:27:16most strategic country is not the one controlling the
00:27:19map, it is the one every version the map is
00:27:23forced to pass through, no matter who draws the
00:27:26lines.
00:27:39As an African, I can't help but think about sanction as in Zimbabwe,
00:27:43because that was what introduced me to sanction in the first place, where the
00:27:47Zimbabwe people had to suffer because of US unilateral
00:27:50sanction and also the EU sanction, and what that sanction did
00:27:54to the entire economy, but having come to Iran, I realized the
00:27:58sanction can be treated as swat, what is what in?
00:28:02swat means s w o t, which
00:28:06means strength, witness, opportunities and threat, and that is
00:28:10how Iranians have tried sanctions by turning it into
00:28:14strength, and today Iran produces
00:28:18over 90% of its food
00:28:20consumption.
00:28:35According to the most recent censors, Iran has 90 million
00:28:38people, or over 90 million people, and this
00:28:42produces over 90% the food that its people
00:28:45need. It is so self-sufficient in creating food and
00:28:49producing food that
00:28:50it is also exporting to other countries. We are only
00:28:54very few countries that have been able to attain over
00:28:5770% of food sufficiency according to the
00:29:00UN, and those countries. is a China,
00:29:03Russia, the United States and Iran is also one
00:29:07them, but the difference is Iran is heavily
00:29:11sanctioned.
00:29:19According to UN estimates, export of agricultural
00:29:23products now amounts for 12% of Iran's
00:29:27total GDP. When you compare that to the
00:29:31countries around Iran. that are well relatively
00:29:34much much richer than Iran, but they cannot produce
00:29:38even 2% the food that they consume,
00:29:42countries like Saudi Arabia, like Kuwait, like
00:29:45Oman, but we can argue that some of this countries are
00:29:49experiencing drought and their geography does not allow for
00:29:53food production, but one the lies we've been told is that
00:29:57to be self-sufficient in food and consumption you have to
00:30:00be very, very rich. "you can also compare that to African
00:30:04countries that have huge herriable land that allow
00:30:08them to be able to farm, but most African
00:30:12countries still import over 70% the food
00:30:16they
00:30:16consume.
00:30:26well, this is one the good restaurants in Tehran and I've come to try
00:30:30very famous Iranian dish.
00:30:36this is considered by Iranian as the king of food.
00:30:40one thing Iran has taught us from the very first moment that have been
00:30:44covering sanctions around the world and especially in Iran, whether it is from
00:30:48their military doctrine to their technology when it
00:30:52comes to medicine or the ability to be able to produce your own food,
00:30:56is that when a nation takes a decision?