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00:00:07Press of TV headlines e IRGC Ground forces commander says armed forces
00:00:11are fully prepared to deliver
00:00:12of decisive response danning hostile action following his visit to Iranian
00:00:16Persian Gulf island. U.S. Republican congressman Thomas
00:00:20Massy has
00:00:20a filed eight articles of impeachment against War secretary
00:00:23of
00:00:26of Petex.
00:00:29of of a Also in our headlines, France faces another day
00:00:33of nationwide strikes and protests as trade unions mobilize
00:00:37workers against rising living costs and government austerity
00:00:40measures.
00:00:52Hello and welcome everybody, it's 4:30 p.m. here in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
00:00:56You're watching Press TV's world
00:00:57of news. of Our top story senior. Commander
00:01:00of the Islamic Revolution Guards Core says Iran's arm forces are fully prepared
00:01:04to deliver decisive response to any hostile
00:01:07of action. The commander
00:01:08of the IRGC's ground forces brigadier general Muhammad Kadami made the
00:01:12remarks during the visit to Persian Gulf Islands and military
00:01:16units stationed there. He said Iran
00:01:19de stands firm against its adversaries
00:01:21de and will naci commander also expressed confidence at commander also
00:01:25expressed confidence at Iran and the resistance
00:01:28front will prevail. His remarks come amid renewed US threats
00:01:32of aggression against Iran, Iranian officials have warned that any attack would
00:01:36of trigger immediate and forceful response with no
00:01:40geographical
00:01:43of of of limits. Another oil tanker has caught
00:01:46fire and the straight of hormos after
00:01:49of attempting to cross unauthorized routes and striking sea
00:01:53a mines.
00:01:53of According to a
00:01:54of statement by Iran's army, the violating oil tanker had switched
00:01:57off all navigation and position. systems while attempting to
00:02:01cross the unsafe root east
00:02:04of the straight of hormos. The statement comes just hours after Iran's Islamic
00:02:08Revolution Guards Core announced that two oil tankers caught fire
00:02:12south
00:02:12of the straight of hormos after attempting to use unauthorized roots. The
00:02:16IRGC accused United States of pressuring ships to use
00:02:20unauthorized mine laden routes in the strategic waterway. It said
00:02:23this policy is imposing huge insurance costs on American taxpayers
00:02:27and Washington's regional allies.
00:02:31a We were earlier joined by our colleague
00:02:35Farzan
00:02:36of Ashuriun who said the US president Donald Trump has suffered setbacks both at
00:02:40home and on the battlefield in the war on Iran as Tehran
00:02:44continues to maintain control over the straight of
00:02:46hormos. This
00:02:50recent report basically shows that how the
00:02:54United States and specifically the US president Donald
00:02:57Trump has been
00:02:59of de of defeated and humiliated as we had in the
00:03:02news uh both in the politics in
00:03:06the midterm elections in uh
00:03:10home and of course it has faced
00:03:13another defeat and it is still facing very strong
00:03:17blow from Iran's armed forces on the
00:03:21battlefield, the reality uh Zainab is
00:03:24that you know
00:03:26of what US president and the US
00:03:29in government is b' basically doing try to challenge uh Iran's
00:03:33control over the straight of homose basically
00:03:35warsens the situation for the
00:03:39American people and the more they try to challenge
00:03:43Iran's authority
00:03:46of uh the uh worse uh the situation gets for everyone not not
00:03:50only of course in the United States but also in other
00:03:54parts
00:03:54of the
00:03:54world. The
00:03:58United States has renewed it. threats to launch new aggression against
00:04:02Iran, prompting Tehran to warn of a stronger
00:04:05response with no geographical limits if attacks its
00:04:08territory resume. Press TV's correspondents spoke with several Iraqi
00:04:12journalists to hear their views on Washington's threats, particularly
00:04:16following the Republican significant setbacks in Tuesday's
00:04:20elections.
00:04:24The war on Iran was one
00:04:25of the main
00:04:25a reasons behinds the crushing defeat
00:04:27of the Republicans in the US mid-term elections. Following this
00:04:31major setback for President Donald Trump and his Republican
00:04:34of Party, I think he may resort to
00:04:36a reckless move by carrying out a limited nuclear strike against
00:04:40Iran. Such move would put all American interests across the
00:04:44region at risk. The Islamic Republic is certainly prepared on
00:04:48security, logistical and military fronts. Statements by
00:04:51Iranian officials and military
00:04:53of commanders have made it clear that any attack would be met with a forceful
00:04:56response.
00:04:58of Iran has a list of targets. And under the directives of its
00:05:01leadership, numerous American interests and facilities across the
00:05:05region are identified as potential targets. If the United States makes
00:05:09the reckless decision to launch nuclear strike,
00:05:12even a...
00:05:12attack
00:05:19on Iran would be reckless and carry enormous
00:05:23risks affecting regions outside West Asia. It could open the door to the
00:05:27use of weapons of mass destruction elsewhere in the world and trigger
00:05:31a wider and more dangerous global arms race. This could push the world
00:05:34towards an unprecedented catastrophe. Trump's electoral setback could be
00:05:38one the factors behind a decision to take such a step. I believe there. is a
00:05:42possibility that Trump could pursue this course of action, he has demonstrated a
00:05:46highly confrontational approach, and pressure from Israeli prime minister
00:05:50Benjamin Netanyahu could also play a role in influencing such
00:05:54decision. I
00:05:58believe neighboring countries would be among the first to bear the consequences of another
00:06:02attack on Iran, with the Persian Gulf states particularly vulnerable
00:06:06to its fallout. For now, the scenario appears to revolve around
00:06:10threats and the use of military pressure. However, I find it difficult
00:06:14to imagine that Trump would go as far as authorizing nuclear strike,
00:06:18as such decision could have far-reaching consequences for the United States and
00:06:22its position in the
00:06:22world.
00:06:27Iran's parliament speaker is seized on remarks by US vice president
00:06:31J.D. Vans, linked the war on Iran to Republican losses in the
00:06:35recent midterm elections. Muhammad questioned why Vance does not
00:06:39deliver the same message directly to President Donald. Trump dates
00:06:43as losing gambler who refuses to leave the dates as losing gambler who
00:06:47refuses to leave the he warned that as Trump prepares for new he
00:06:50warned that as Trump prepares for new phase the war,
00:06:54Washington risks putting Israeli interests ahead of American
00:06:57priorities despite growing economic pressures at home.
00:07:01Iran's parliament speaker also referred to high energy prices as
00:07:05result the closure the uh hormo straight, he
00:07:08mentioned, a tweet by US vice president J.D. Vanson which...
00:07:13he listed four steps to win back voters, ending the war in
00:07:16Iran, focusing on the cost of living and inflation, putting America
00:07:20first and changing the country's relationship with Israel. Republicans
00:07:24lost the control of both houses of congress in Tuesday's
00:07:27elections.
00:07:32Political commentator Marcy Wiinagrad says Trump is facing growing public
00:07:36opposition as Democrats sweeping election victories expose
00:07:39declining support for his policies. and uh few calls
00:07:43within the party to cut funding for the war on
00:07:46Iran. I think
00:07:50the latest poll show that maybe one out of three
00:07:53support him, I would question that as a high number.
00:07:57It's probably less than that. As we saw last night, landslide
00:08:01victory, a blue tsunami, blue being democrats, not
00:08:05just elevating democrats to
00:08:08leadership in congress, the US house and Senate, but across the...
00:08:12states and state legislatures, so I think the
00:08:16writing is on the wall, the public in the United States
00:08:20wants this war to end now, and now the
00:08:24democrats are in in some conflict
00:08:27over what
00:08:28to do next, because there are two progressives,
00:08:32I'm speaking specifically of Congressman Rokana in the house, I'm speaking
00:08:36of senator Van Hollan from Maryland in the Senate who want
00:08:40vote December. to cut off funding
00:08:44for this war on Iran, and what I'm reading on
00:08:48Twitter, on X is that Schumer, who is
00:08:51the, minority leader right now in the Senate, but will
00:08:55be, unless he's challenged, he will be the leader the Senate
00:08:59come January, and that he wants to put the vote off until
00:09:03after January, whether that's logistical because he thinks then
00:09:07they'll have better chance of cutting off funds, or if it's or if
00:09:11there's another reason, I don't know.
00:09:15US Republican Congressman Thomas Massy has filed eight articles of
00:09:19impeachment against war secretary Pete Hegseth. Massi says he plans to
00:09:23force house vote on the impeachment proceedings in the coming days. The move
00:09:27comes as Republicans seek to blame Hagseth for their mid-term election
00:09:31losses. Some party members say he played a key role in
00:09:35convincing President Donald Trump to attack Iran without clear exit
00:09:39strategy or plans to deal with the political fallout.
00:09:42Trump has repeatedly defended at rejecting calls to replace him on
00:09:46Wednesday and saying the war secretary is doing a good
00:09:50job. Trump also has acknowledged Hegsetth his role in backing
00:09:54the war, describing him as the first member of his administration to
00:09:57support the aggression. Democrats for their part have vowed to investigate
00:10:01Hegset's leadership at the Pentagon. The inquiry could cover his
00:10:05handling the war on Iran as well as his removal of senior military
00:10:09officials, including the chairman the joint chiefs of staff.
00:10:16France faces nationwide wave of strikes and protests is
00:10:19trade unions mobilized workers against rising living costs
00:10:23and government austerity. measures the demonstrations brought together
00:10:27workers, high school and university students who have been protesting
00:10:31deteriorating school conditions, overcrowded classrooms and
00:10:35inadequate facilities, ahead the strikes
00:10:38france security and freeze public sector salaries. the
00:10:42latest mobilization comes as president's
00:10:46government struggles to push an austerity
00:10:48budget uh through divided parliament with public debt
00:10:52approaching 120% the countries. economic
00:10:55output,
00:11:00for more updates on the situation in France, we're now joined by our correspondent Sid
00:11:04Alazar who's with us from the French capital,
00:11:07Paris, great to have you with us, first of all,
00:11:11just tell us where you are and what's going on behind
00:11:13you, oh, thank you very much, we're right
00:11:17now in the middle and the heart the big marf
00:11:21today, this is the second half the big mobilization that...
00:11:25started with a general strike across all the sectors,
00:11:28private and public. this is the second half
00:11:32the day where all those components, all those social
00:11:35formations, nurses, workers, private
00:11:38sector, public sector, they're all here united
00:11:42to leave from the place la république to the place la
00:11:46nation, marching with repeating
00:11:50different slogans against the high cost of
00:11:54living. against the
00:11:56decreasing purchase power,
00:12:00against the pratality the police, against poverty against the
00:12:04budget of austerity, as you can see behind me here, there are drums, there are
00:12:08whistles, the ambiance is its
00:12:11speak, um, the
00:12:14one slogans being raised is, we are here, we are here,
00:12:17we are all for the general strike, this is just
00:12:21starting right now,
00:12:23it is supposed to...
00:12:41again also this week there was this debate of where
00:12:45to protest and how to protest, the original path
00:12:49was from bastid to concord near the
00:12:52national assembly near the french parliament. but again the police
00:12:56is pushing the demonstrations away from
00:13:00the monuments and away from the political
00:13:03institutions, so um, it's just
00:13:07starting right now, and we will see how this day will
00:13:10unfold. also, if the cameraman can can can show
00:13:14you, this marsh is all incircled by
00:13:18heavy police presence on all the edges, we're
00:13:21here at the head the marge, we're not at the marge. but
00:13:25despite that police presence is everywhere, all
00:13:29the edges are encircled by police officers and even
00:13:33at the beginning there were some light clashes between
00:13:36demonstrators and policemen that they were contained, maybe
00:13:40we will expect more of that as the marsh moves
00:13:43towards
00:13:44the nation. so you mentioned the police
00:13:48presence and the heavy-handed tactics to crack
00:13:52down on the protesters, addition to the... uh
00:13:55nationwide curfews, are they actually making uh the uh the
00:13:59situation worse uh than it is? and let's also
00:14:03not forget to the the repression and the violation of civil
00:14:06liberties that we're seeing as well. of course, of course,
00:14:10mean so far since all this mobilization began,
00:14:14one minor had his hand torn out
00:14:18and another had his eye also um taken
00:14:22out, so the police pratality here in... france is
00:14:26its speak and um
00:14:29frenchmen are not demonstrating as they
00:14:33want just today just few minutes ago the
00:14:37police was pushing out demonstrators um out
00:14:41of certain streets and trying to contain them and encircle them into
00:14:44one delinated
00:14:47um um dedicated street pretty
00:14:51much every week pretty much every week the police i'm try
00:14:55repress the demonstrators, try to ban them
00:14:58from their constitutional right of protesting and of
00:15:02expressing themselves and we don't think this week will be
00:15:06an exception, especially that this week started very tense with the
00:15:10strike and it will maybe culminate more and more as
00:15:14the days goes on. said what about the political
00:15:17consequences? first of all, how will the
00:15:21protests and the out? "the the
00:15:25plausible outcomes over the next few months heading into that
00:15:29presidential election, will there be negotiated
00:15:31concessions,
00:15:33or uh, are we just looking a prolonged stalemate here? well, I
00:15:37mean..."
00:15:37I was, I was, I
00:15:38was just speaking
00:15:39a while ago to one the demonstrators and I was asking him, how
00:15:43do you think, how, how do you see this is ending, the
00:15:47strikes and the demonstration, and his answer was
00:15:49simple, he told me that it only ends if
00:15:53Macron leaves, whether by elections
00:15:57or whether by impeachment, so the failure
00:16:01the Macron government, I mean over the last two years, Macron
00:16:04appointed four governments, two them. uh with
00:16:08with one prime minister, four four governments,
00:16:11many um reacless policies and the people
00:16:15here seems to have had enough of macron, even though we
00:16:19only still have six mondles of him, so um indeed,
00:16:23I mean it's not looking good for the government, it's not looking good for him and
00:16:27the and the and and the momentum of opposition
00:16:31is rising uh up and up, all
00:16:35right we're going to leave it there, that was pressed
00:16:37to you said us from the french capital
00:16:39Parisan police have
00:16:43clash with demonstrators calling for the resignation of president
00:16:46Santiago amit growing anger over
00:16:50the collapse of wheno
00:16:52bank
00:17:05we demand an impeachment trial for. president and vice
00:17:08president, a proper trial must be held for the authorities
00:17:11responsible, those in the banking sector, the central bank
00:17:15and other officials. we demand the confiscation their
00:17:19assets, the return the workers money, and an end to them
00:17:23touching our funds. the
00:17:26protests erupted after the banker abruptly shut down, leaving millions of
00:17:30customers unable to access their savings. a day earlier,
00:17:34Paraguay Central Bank launched dissolution proceedings of against
00:17:38the lender, which reportedly has close ties to President
00:17:41Penya. The banking crisis is raised concerns about the fate of hundreds
00:17:45of millions of dollars in deposits, when a bank served more
00:17:49than 3 million clients and as of September counted
00:17:53roughly two-thirds of Paraguay's adult population among its
00:17:57customers. The bank has managed and estimated $850
00:18:01million dollars and international reports
00:18:05and UN briefings have long alleged that Yemen's tie cities
00:18:08under crippling humanitarian siege, claiming that the movement
00:18:12of goods and passengers into and out the city ceverly restricted, but
00:18:16what is really going on or what is uh the reality on the ground there? Press
00:18:20TV is reporting from Tai's examining conditions at the
00:18:24city's western entrance and investigating the situation at one of its main
00:18:27access points. Let's have look.
00:18:31Thais uh has been cut off. Un
00:18:35reports have echoed Saudi claims that sunrise imposing a cribbling
00:18:39season tires. Press TV visited the city's western gate to
00:18:43examine the actual flow of goods. Our footage shows trucks
00:18:46and other vehicles moving freely through the
00:18:49corridor. I transport wead into the
00:18:53city. There are no road problems or obstructions
00:18:56and we always pass safely. Official data
00:19:00shows that 754. 70% the
00:19:04city's water wells have been turned into combat zones.
00:19:07mercenaries, despite the fighting, yemen continues to
00:19:11bump water into the
00:19:13city. we haul water into tai
00:19:17city without any hurdles and there is no
00:19:19blockade. the road is
00:19:22fine. we go in and out daily with no
00:19:25issues. the road is open from 6 a.m. to 6
00:19:29p.m. and everything is fine. however, local
00:19:33authorities confirm the route remains open around the
00:19:37clock. The road is open
00:19:4124 hours, but mercenaries target the root after 6 p.m.
00:19:45we don't close it. They shoot at passing civilians forcing
00:19:48people to take shelter with us until morning. We block nothing
00:19:52except weapons, while food, petrol and diesel are all allowed
00:19:56to pass. During our reporting,
00:20:00Saudi mercenaries gun shots echoed,
00:20:04underscoring the real threat to the route. claims a
00:20:08blockade on tai city, but standing its gate today, the
00:20:11reality speaks for itself, the road is fully open
00:20:15and the traffic is moving and the claims of an impost
00:20:19siege has proven to be hollow. Yahyazir, press
00:20:23tv, tires.
00:20:27Thousands of injured Palestinians in Gaz are left without basic
00:20:30assistive devices amit a collapsed healthcare system and the ongoing
00:20:34Israely blockade with wheelchair imports. restricted and
00:20:38market prices soaring even everyday movement has become a major struggle
00:20:42for families forced to carry their loved ones across devastated
00:20:46areas.
00:20:47press tv reports.
00:20:52The suffering of thousands of injured and sick Palestinians in Gaza is
00:20:56compounded by the Israeli blockade that prevents the
00:20:59entry of wheelchairs and other assistive devices. Nabil's
00:21:03story mirrors this painful reality, having lost both
00:21:07legs in an air strike, his life is now confined to remote
00:21:11tent, relying entirely on his wife for his daily
00:21:14needs. Nabil awaits a wheelchair ease the heavy
00:21:18burden she carries every.
00:21:23All I need right now is a prosthetic limb or a wheelchair to regain my
00:21:26mobility, but with the border crossings closed, nothing is coming in, and
00:21:30whatever is available
00:21:31in the market is far too expensive for
00:21:33me to afford. On top of that, living intense makes using a wheelchair
00:21:37extremely difficult because the roads are destroyed and the area is completely
00:21:41unpaved. The wheelchair behind me is old, worn out and practically
00:21:44unusable. My wife is the one who carries me, helps me to the bathroom and takes
00:21:48care of all my daily needs. In another tragedy of
00:21:52displacement, 10 year old Haidar lost his leg
00:21:56an air strike a school where he and his family had sought
00:22:00shilter. He had been playing in the schoolyard just
00:22:03moments before the missil truck killing and injuring
00:22:07thousands. I found my son hydar
00:22:11injured alongside another young girl after the bombing that took place early
00:22:142024 when four missiles targeted the school where we were
00:22:18sheltering as displaced people.
00:22:22Following his injury, Header's mother secured a medical
00:22:25referral for him to travel abroad and
00:22:28requipment. I could hardly believe it when
00:22:32Hydar's medical evacuation referral came through. The ministry of health called
00:22:35me to arrange his travel to Egypt for treatment, accompanied by his
00:22:39grandmother. I have two other disabled children, they
00:22:43all desperately need wheelchairs, which are much more practical for them than
00:22:47prosthetic limbs, because
00:22:48they allow them to move around.
00:22:59person weakened by illness and displacement face the same harsh
00:23:03reality, unable to move without assistance, both
00:23:07depend on loved ones who carry them along these difficult pass
00:23:10every day. tv,
00:23:13gaza, Israel continues its
00:23:17aggression against Gaza despite the ceasefire. killing three
00:23:21Palestinians including a child in Borige refugee camp and injuring several
00:23:24others. A man has also been killed in Israeli strikes
00:23:28in Elzwaida in Central
00:23:31Gaza.
00:23:35We live under unjustified blockade and oppression.
00:23:39What did the Palestinian people do to the world to deserve this? This
00:23:43young man was brutally killed for no reason. He
00:23:47was 25 years old and he was the only. provider for
00:23:5010 of his siblings and relatives. They say
00:23:54it is a cease fire, but during which we lost
00:23:571,500 lives. We call
00:24:00upon every free people on globe to stand
00:24:04up for
00:24:04Palestine.
00:24:14A civilian who worked tirelessly to provide for his family,
00:24:17especially after losing his parents. was targeted and killed
00:24:21by two Israeli missiles. the mediators and the world continue
00:24:25to witness this bloodshed and do nothing. how many more lives
00:24:29must be lost before our killing stops? enough with this
00:24:33bloodshed.
00:24:37and that's a wrap for now, but stick around. we've got plenty more to come here on Press TV. bye for
00:24:41now
00:24:42everybody.
00:26:31from the villages of to the occupied west bank, from the mountains
00:26:34of southern Syria to the corridors of power in amman and
00:26:38beyond. a dangerous regional transformation is unfolding.
00:26:42Israeli entity aggression is intensifying, military
00:26:45incursions are expanding and territorial ambitions are increasingly
00:26:49threatening the sovereignty of neighboring countries, but these developments
00:26:53are not happening in isolation. what connects the attacks, the
00:26:57advancing military positions, the political calculations and the emerging
00:27:01regional fault lines. Who stands to benefit from a fragmented West
00:27:05Asia and who will pay the price? Ziness
00:27:08Israel's expanding regional ambitions this week on the mide east
00:27:11stream.
00:27:37Midterm elections in the US are the general elections that are held in the
00:27:41midpoint of a president's four-year term of office, but this
00:27:45midterms has proven to be attributed
00:27:47to just one man and his policies, that is the US president Donald
00:27:51Trump, from his wrong policies involving tariffs to
00:27:54the illegal war of aggression against Iran. He has almost
00:27:57single-handedly brought down the US status as a
00:28:00superpower along with Disastrous economic results that have
00:28:04hurt the world and also the
00:28:06Americans.
00:28:51The midterms was a test for Donald Trump's policies and
00:28:55presidency and as expected Americans reflected their
00:28:58anger at the ballot boxes, the economic policies that
00:29:02the... president tout as being successful, bringing in
00:29:05billions of dollars into the country has not trickled down to the
00:29:09main
00:29:10street.
00:29:15are today's headlines: us