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00:00:03US media report the Vice President JD Vans is seeking to build
00:00:07a new political alliance with disaffected supporters of
00:00:11President Donald Trump follen republicans humiliate and defeat in the
00:00:15mid terms. US Republican Congressman Thomas Marsi has
00:00:18filed eight articles of impeachment against Warsex 3 beat
00:00:22exit.
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00:00:40in Hello anyone, welcome, youtuning to press tv from
00:00:44Tehran, world with
00:00:45of live me news Z Zakaria, thank you for joining us. Iran's
00:00:49Islamic Revolution God says
00:00:51two oil tankers have caught fire in the street of vod moves after attempting to cross
00:00:55unautorized route and striking sea mines. In a statement,
00:00:59the IRGC said tog boat approaching one
00:01:02of the tankers to pull out the fire also cut fire. The
00:01:06IRGC accused United States of pressuring ships to use
00:01:09of anoutorized mine laden route in the straight of Ormus. It
00:01:13said this policy is
00:01:15of imposing huge insurance costs on American taxpayers in
00:01:18Washington's regional allies. The IRGC added that
00:01:22Washington could have avoided this cost by unfreasing Iran's blocked
00:01:26assets which are worth less than the expenses. secured so
00:01:30far, it also said the move could have spared the US president a
00:01:34humuliating electoral defeat. the IRGC one
00:01:38that attempts to violate regulations in the state of Urmus would only
00:01:42bring
00:01:42of further a financial losses in political setback for Washington.
00:01:46separately, it said its navy electronic warfare
00:01:50unit had taken control of two US lookers drones,
00:01:54safely landed them and seized the
00:01:56of aircraft.
00:02:05The commander
00:02:06of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corkot force has won the US
00:02:10against repeating past miscalculations, stressing the
00:02:14resistance front is united across the region. Brigador general Ismail
00:02:18Khan he said the narcissistic president
00:02:19of the United State was deceived by the evil
00:02:23of prime minister of Israel to start his gamble like war with Iran.
00:02:27The general noted that the result of Washington's aggression. was the loss of
00:02:30United States 250 year old
00:02:32of credit and losing the straight of hormose. Kahne added
00:02:36the
00:02:37due to the US obstinacy over Armost straight, it has also lost baby
00:02:41mendem straight to the resistance front. He warned that following
00:02:45the message issued by the leader
00:02:46of the Islamic Revolution, if the US continues its
00:02:50gamble like behavior in the war, it will receive drastic
00:02:54blows, the resist from the resistance front in his
00:02:57Wednesday message at Musa Khamenei. once again warned of a
00:03:01brother response to any new act of
00:03:03of aggression against Iran while praising the powerful act of
00:03:07heroism by the resistance
00:03:08front.
00:03:13The United States has renewed its threat to launch new aggression against
00:03:17Iran, prompting Tehran to one of stronger
00:03:20response with no geographical limitation if attacks
00:03:24on his territory resume. Press TV correspondents spoke to several
00:03:28Iraqi journalists to hear their view. on Washington's
00:03:31stret, particularly following the Republican significant step
00:03:34back in Tuesday's
00:03:36elections.
00:03:40The war in Iran was one
00:03:41of the main reasons behinds the crushing defeat
00:03:43of the Republicans in the U.S. mid-term elections. Following this
00:03:47major setback for President Donald Trump and his Republican Party, I
00:03:51think he may resort to
00:03:52a reckless move by carring out a limited nuclear strike against
00:03:56Iran. Such move would put all American
00:03:58of interests across the region.
00:04:01at risk, the Islamic Republic is certainly prepared on security, logistical
00:04:05and military fronts. Statements by Iranian officials and military
00:04:08commanders have made it clear that any attack would be met with a forceful
00:04:12response. Iran has a list of targets and under the
00:04:16directives of its leadership, numerous American interests and
00:04:19facilities across the region are identified as potential
00:04:24of of targets. If the United States makes the reckless decision to launch nuclear strike, even a limited
00:04:28one, the consequence.
00:04:33of open a the renewed door US carry
00:04:34I be enormous believe attack reckless on
00:04:37risks would affecting Iran and regions outside West Asia,
00:04:41it could to the use of weapons of mass destruction elsewhere in the
00:04:43world and trigger a wider and more
00:04:47dangerous global arms race, this could push the world towards an
00:04:51unprecedented catastrophe. Trump's electoral setback could be one
00:04:54of the factors behind a decision to take such a step. I believe there is a
00:04:58possibility that Trump could...
00:04:59Through this course of action, he
00:05:01has demonstrated a highly confrontational approach and pressure from
00:05:05Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu could also play a
00:05:08role in influencing such decision.
00:05:13I believe neighboring countries would be among the first to bear the consequences of
00:05:17another attack on Iran with the Persian Gulf states particularly
00:05:21vulnerable to its fallout. For now, the scenario appears to
00:05:25revolve around threats and the use of military pressure. However, I
00:05:29find it difficult to imagine that Trump would go as far as authorizing nuclear
00:05:33strike, as such decision could have far reaching consequences for the
00:05:36United States and its position in the
00:05:38world.
00:05:42foreign ministry spokesman is strongly condemned the German foreign
00:05:46minister's latest remarks they were aimed to justifying the US
00:05:49Israel aggression against Iran. Is made a comment a
00:05:53social media post after Johan Watherfall falsely claimed
00:05:57that the cause the aggression was Tfan's pursuit of nuclear weapons
00:06:01and supporting arms groups in neighboring countries. Reacting
00:06:05to his remarks Bargai said what the f was forgotten the Germany's
00:06:08chancellor Frederic Merks once enthusiastically declared
00:06:13that Israel was doing a daily work with his attack on Iran. A
00:06:16few months later, Mr. later lamented
00:06:19that the war in Iran at cost Europe 100 billion euros.
00:06:23Bag noted that now is foreign minister feels compelled to
00:06:27justify the military assault on Iran. He added
00:06:30that waterfall's remarks are macked by such indifference
00:06:34and such profound moral decay that he need
00:06:37acknowledges the human casualties and war crimes committed nor
00:06:41gras the... economic darage that the war has inflicted on his
00:06:45country and
00:06:46europe.
00:06:52a large crowd took to the streets across Iran on
00:06:55Wednesday to mark the 13 of Orban, date
00:06:59commemorating key event in the country's revolutionary history and
00:07:03observed as national student day. this year,
00:07:06demonstrations came against the backdrop the recent
00:07:09US-Israeli war against Iran. was there and
00:07:13filed this
00:07:14report.
00:07:18young voices and streets filled with new generation
00:07:21taking part in demonstration rooted in decades of
00:07:25history. huge crowds of students have turned out in
00:07:28Tehran to mark the 13th of Oban, a day
00:07:32that has become a symbol of opposition to US
00:07:36imperialistic policies. no matter how many
00:07:40times
00:07:40they attack us, we will never give up
00:07:47We believe it is our duty to take part in demonstrations like this to show our
00:07:51enemies that we are determined to defend our country until
00:07:54the very end. Following the recent US-Israeli
00:07:58war, demonstrators are also remembering the students and
00:08:01civilians killed in attacks on Iranian
00:08:04territory,
00:08:05and this year's slogan translates as a pledge to the
00:08:09marchers and a battle against arrogant.
00:08:14We are here today to honor the memory the innocent school children killed
00:08:18in Minab. We have come to reaffir our determination to
00:08:21stand against the United States until its forces leave our
00:08:24region. We also demand justice for the blood of those
00:08:28innocent children. Why should innocent students
00:08:32and teachers be targeted and killed during a war?
00:08:35Our martered leader's daughter was teacher and she was dearly loved by her
00:08:39students. We keep asking ourselves why?
00:08:47This massive turnout is proof that the United States has failed in its
00:08:51attempts to undermine Iran over the past four decades. Iran
00:08:55has shown that nation can stand firm and maintain its
00:08:58independence. Participants also express support
00:09:02for Iran's armed forces. They also urged Iranian
00:09:06authorities to review the country's continued membership in the
00:09:10nuclear non-proliferation treaty and raising
00:09:13the possibility of a withdrawal. We love
00:09:17Iran. Iran isn't just a country, it's a land, a land
00:09:21fill with culture, history, love, and hope. We'll
00:09:25stand by this country as we stood in the past couple wars,
00:09:28just like our ancestors, long live Iran. For those
00:09:32taking part, the event is both a remembrance the past
00:09:36and an opportunity to express their views about Iran's
00:09:40future. Four decades after. the events gave November
00:09:434th its historical significance, new generation of
00:09:47Iranians is taking to the streets with the same message of
00:09:51national unity and resistance against foreign pressure.
00:09:55Kisum shahmadi press tv,
00:09:56Tehran.
00:10:01US media reports the Vice President J.D. Vans is
00:10:05seeking to build new political alliance with disaffected
00:10:09support, Republicans emuliating defeat Republic.
00:10:12imuliating defeat in the midterms. According to sources,
00:10:16Vance wants to establish new right. A broad coalition of
00:10:20Republicans united around an American first agenda
00:10:24include. in avoiding foreign conflict, tightening border
00:10:28controls and making life more affordable for Americans.
00:10:32On Wednesday, Van said the war in Iran was the real reason
00:10:35Republicans suffered losses in November 3rd election in
00:10:39what was widely interpreted as an effort to distance himself from
00:10:43Trump. He listed four steps to win back voters, hending
00:10:47the war in Iran, focusing on the cost of living and inflation,
00:10:51putting American first and changing the country's relationship with Israel.
00:10:55Republicans lost the control of both houses of congress in
00:10:59Tuesday's election. The results have been described by some
00:11:03Republicans as rejection of Trump's
00:11:05presidency.
00:11:11Macy Wingrad is political commentator and co-chair central
00:11:15coast anti-war coalition joining us now from
00:11:19California. Thank you so much for your time. Um, I mean let's get right down
00:11:23to it. This shift. from the US vice
00:11:26president against his president sounds very
00:11:30weird because um
00:11:32you know they've both been on the same uh page for a long
00:11:35time. do you think this shift is because the Americans
00:11:39didn't get what they wanted in the war? it's not because they were against the
00:11:42war in
00:11:43particular.
00:11:49answer your question, i think that americans were against
00:11:53the war from the beginning, mean it's a... totally unprovoked illegal war
00:11:57that was launched with attack on school children,
00:12:00killing over 100, 120 school children, and this made no
00:12:04sense to anyone, and Trump was the one who
00:12:07walked away from the nuclear deal that had been
00:12:11negotiated previously, and then he makes up some reason why he has to
00:12:15go to war that was just nonsensical, so I think the
00:12:19latest poll show that maybe one out of three support
00:12:23him, I would question. that as a high number, it's
00:12:27probably less than that, as we saw last night, landslide
00:12:30victory, a blue tsunami, blue being democrats, not
00:12:34just elevating democrats to
00:12:37leadership in congress, the US house and senate, but across
00:12:41the states and state legislatures, so I think the
00:12:45writing is on the wall, the public in the United States
00:12:49wants this war to end now, okay,
00:12:52now I'm sorry to... up here, but I do want to get
00:12:56in uh this aspect the issue as well, the
00:12:59first Trump term was known as the way he's always
00:13:03firing people that he doesn't agree with, second term is very different
00:13:07because he was able to surround himself with people who always say
00:13:11yes to him, if this kind of statement is coming out from the
00:13:15vice president, are we going to be seeing some reshufling uh
00:13:18you know back to what we used to expect you know um in the
00:13:22first Trump term where he fires some some people uh we know
00:13:26that um Thomas Marsi has brought in
00:13:29legislation today against um Pete X said so are we going
00:13:33to start seeing the repercussion of that as soon as
00:13:36possible? I think to save their political
00:13:39futures, yes they will be abandoning
00:13:42Trump, what does he have to offer the Republican
00:13:46party? a senseless war? and now the
00:13:49democrats are in in some conflict
00:13:52over what to do next, because there are two
00:13:56progressives, i'm speaking specifically of congressman
00:13:59rokana in the house, i'm speaking of senator from
00:14:03maryland in the senate, vote
00:14:06december 11th to cut off funding for this war on,
00:14:10and what i'm reading
00:14:12on twitter on x is that
00:14:15schumer, minority leader right
00:14:19now in the senate, but will be, unless he's challenged, he will be the
00:14:23leader the senate. january and that he wants to
00:14:26put the vote off until after january, whether that's
00:14:30logistical because he thinks then they'll have better chance of cutting off
00:14:34funds or if it's or if there's another reason i don't
00:14:37know. okay,
00:14:38so final question to you is this blue
00:14:42tsunami that you're talking about of people um
00:14:45demanding change from
00:14:47uh you know
00:14:48the the trump policies, well is this going to have
00:14:51meaningful translation because let's not kid ourselves? "the
00:14:55democrats don't really have much of a concrete plan for
00:14:59the American people other than opposing what Trump is saying, I mean people are
00:15:03against uh many of this um data center b bother
00:15:07control, do the democrats have this or is it going to be you know some
00:15:11simile? I think there will be tug of war within the Democratic
00:15:15party. I've long been a democratic insurgent in that
00:15:19party, and already you can see online, people are
00:15:22saying, we've got to kick..." Schumer and Jeffries
00:15:26who are the ranking minority leaders to the curb, we need new
00:15:30leadership, whether or not that materializes, there will be
00:15:33pressure rising from below, the grassroots pressure, right?
00:15:37say
00:15:37you know what, we need a whole new agenda and we need to hold trump, well if we can't hold
00:15:41him him account, accountable, then we certainly need to hold
00:15:45Gerard Kushner, Pete Hegseph, Trump is already that he's going
00:15:49to veto whatever the the democrats are going to be bringing his way,
00:15:53thank you so much for your time and patient, we really appreciate it,
00:15:56mercy winsgrad, political commentator and co-chair of central
00:16:00coast anti-war coalition, joining us from California,
00:16:04good to be with you, thank you, Moving on with the news,
00:16:08US Republican Congressman Thomas Massy has filed eight articles of
00:16:12Republicans seek to blame Hekset for their midterm election losses.
00:16:16Some party members says he played a key role in convincing Donald Trump
00:16:20to attack Iran without clear exit strategy or plans to deal
00:16:23with the political fallout. Trump has repeatedly defended Hekset
00:16:27rejecting calls to replace him on Wednesday and saying the war secretary is
00:16:31doing a good job. Trump was also acknowledged exit role in backing the
00:16:35war describing him as the first member. of his administration to support the
00:16:39aggression, democrats for their part of vowed to investigate
00:16:43hexed leadership at the pentagon, the inquiry could cover his handling
00:16:47the war in Iran as well as his removal of senior military
00:16:50officials including the chairman the joint chief of
00:16:54staff,
00:16:59and belarus has hosted the first international conference on euro asian
00:17:02security, the two-day event concluded on Wednesday seeking
00:17:06to establish a new security architecture from dozens
00:17:10of countries including senior from dozens of countries including senior
00:17:14officials from Russia, Iran and China address the meeting.
00:17:18Press TV's deterrinage has report from
00:17:20Minsk. Diplomats
00:17:24and experts from 50 countries in Europe and Asia goffered in Minsk for
00:17:28discussions aimed at establishing a new security
00:17:32architecture fit for new multipolar world.
00:17:36The charter on the eurasion. security and multipolarity in the
00:17:3921st century is
00:17:43gaining momentum. i see the conference as very
00:17:46crucial uh so to say um
00:17:50event that finalized the results of all
00:17:53work done by broader experts,
00:17:57diplomats, NGOs in the sphere the
00:18:00international security. this is sort of
00:18:04finalizing event which gives us
00:18:08more optimism than before, there are not so many opportunities
00:18:11nowadays that provide platforms for a dialogue, for
00:18:15discussing issues that are open,
00:18:18mostly the conferences, the events that happen
00:18:22in some European countries, they are
00:18:26blocked for Russian participants and for those whom
00:18:30they consider to be inclining towards Russia, this one was absolutely
00:18:33open for everybody, senior officials including from Iran, Russia and
00:19:07repetition of slogans, discussions were also held on how emerging
00:19:11technologies shape Eurasian security. They will make this conference
00:19:15as an important platform of discussion
00:19:18of of variety of levels, culture, economics,
00:19:22politics, etc. of of
00:19:25your eurasian countries, and that
00:19:29is that is their decisiveness that impressed
00:19:32me in this conference. The conception of what
00:19:35eurasianism means. "I think,
00:19:38and I think that's also reflected in the conference, is an order
00:19:42which is economically and geopolitically very much opposed to the
00:19:46order proposed by Atlanticism. In February of this year, Russia, Iran,
00:19:49Belarus, North Korea and Myanmar began consultations on the development
00:19:53of eurasian charter of diversity and multipolarity in the 21st
00:19:57century. Iran has participated in every
00:20:01edition the Eurasian Security Conference since its
00:20:05launch four years ago." This active
00:20:08participation along with the signing the Charter of Eurasian
00:20:12security proves Iran's commitment to
00:20:16peaceful relations and regional
00:20:19cooperation despite continued threats
00:20:23and aggression stemming from western
00:20:26imperialist policies. Dita Ranish for Prest TV from
00:20:30Minsk.
00:20:34Thousands of injured Palestinians in Gaza left with left.
00:20:37without basic assistance devices and made the collapsed
00:20:41healthcare system and the ongoing Israeli blockade with will chair
00:20:45import restricted and market prices sorryn even everyday
00:20:48movement to become major struggle for families forced to carry
00:20:52their loved ones across devastated areas. Press TV's Mina
00:20:56Subur has
00:20:57report. The
00:21:01suffering of thousands of injured and sick Palestinians in Gaza is
00:21:05compounded by the Israeli bloccade that prevents the
00:21:08entry of wheelchairs and other assistive devices. Now
00:21:12will the story mirrors this painful reality. Having lost both
00:21:16legs in an air strike his life is now confined to remote
00:21:20tent, relying entirely on his wife for his daily
00:21:24needs, nabil awaits a wheelchair ease the heavy
00:21:27burden she carries every
00:21:29day. All I need right now is a
00:21:33prosthetic limb or a wheelchair to regain my mobility, but with the border
00:21:37crossings closed, nothing is coming in, and whatever is available in the market
00:21:41is far too expensive for me to afford. On top
00:21:43of that, living intense makes using a wheelchair extremely difficult because the roads
00:21:47are destroyed and the area is completely. unpaved. The wheelchair behind
00:21:51me is old, worn out and practically unusable. My wife is the one who
00:21:55carries me, helps me to the bathroom and takes care of all my daily
00:21:58needs. In another tragedy of displacement,
00:22:0210 year old Haidar lost where he and his family
00:22:06had sought, where he and his family had sought shelter, he
00:22:10had been playing in the schoolyard, just moments before the
00:22:14misal truck, killing and injuring
00:22:16thousands. I found my son hydar.
00:22:20injured alongside another young girl after the bombing that took place early
00:22:232024 when four missiles targeted the school where we were
00:22:27sheltering as displaced people.
00:22:31following his injury, header's mother secured a medical
00:22:34referral for him to travel abroad and receive a prostatic
00:22:38limp. the prostatic has become worn out and
00:22:41unusable, leaving him back at square one and in
00:22:45need of new assistive
00:22:47equipment. ly believe it when
00:22:50Hydar's medical evacuation referral came through, the ministry of health called me
00:22:54to arrange his travel to Egypt for treatment, accompanied by his
00:22:58grandmother. I have two other disabled children, they
00:23:02all desperately need wheelchairs, which are much more practical for them than
00:23:06prosthetic limbs, because
00:23:07they allow them to move around more
00:23:08easily.
00:23:12Navigating dirt roads littered with rebel and waste, a child
00:23:16debrived of a blay and an eldery person weakened by illness and...
00:23:20placement face the same harsh reality, unable to move
00:23:24without assistance, both depend on loved ones who
00:23:27carry them along this difficult bath every
00:23:30day. tv, gaza
00:23:32city.
00:23:36and that does it for this short bulletin oppressive. thank you so much for staying with us, we'll be
00:23:40back very shortly with more.
00:23:42goodbye.
00:27:14um, talking about the mainstream media, John, uh, one major source is the Wall Street
00:27:18Journal, let's change the subject, because they published a major piece
00:27:22on how Iran has battered and bruised US bases,
00:27:26caused mil billions in damage, I take it, you saw that piece, I saw it, I read it
00:27:30close, it was, well there you go, is a really
00:27:33revealing investigative piece of journalism that showed that
00:27:37um Iran that showed that um
00:27:40you know Iran inflicted billions of dollars in damage on
00:27:43American military installations the middle east um
00:27:47precise attacks on facilities housing American
00:27:50servicemen tell us more about this report what did you make of that John
00:27:54I mean what does it tell us about Iran's remaining military
00:27:58capabilities particularly you know it's missiles
00:28:01um and drone capabilities. Let me make a
00:28:05couple points, Tom. First of all, the basic
00:28:08story uh, as to the fact that
00:28:11Iran greatly damaged and
00:28:15destroyed most of our bases in the Persian
00:28:19Gulf region, was well-known, but what the Wall
00:28:23Street Journal does is that it provides lots of pictures
00:28:26and videos and it gives you fine grained
00:28:30analysis of what... exactly happened, it has
00:28:34numbers and as I said pictures and videos, so it's
00:28:38very helpful for fleshing out the story. The
00:28:41second point is it makes it very clear that the
00:28:45Iranians have a formidable capability.
00:28:49You want to remember that, as that Wall Street Journal
00:28:53piece makes clear, the U.S. government has gone to
00:28:56considerable lengths to prevent American
00:29:00journalists and to... bent an American senator, this is Chris
00:29:04Murphy, from actually inspecting the damage,
00:29:08because the military, the US military didn't want
00:29:12people to see how much damage had been done, and by
00:29:16the way, with regard to the saudis, if you watch them today, they're going to
00:29:20great lance to make sure that nobody really sees what
00:29:24the hooties are doing in terms of destroying
00:29:27Saudi infrastructure, and the Israelis did the same thing
00:29:31going back to... the 40-day war, it was almost impossible to get any
00:29:35pictures out of Israel as to what effect uh the
00:29:38Iranian ballistic missiles, drones and cruise missiles were
00:29:42having uh when they hit uh Israeli
00:29:45targets, and the reason there with regard to Israel and the
00:29:49reason with regard to Saudi Arabia and with regard
00:29:51to uh...