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00:13:20of Sky television and these are the most important events of the day
00:13:24in headlines. War alert in the Middle East
00:13:28after the Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia, Trump's hurried
00:13:31return to the White House.
00:13:33Europe is looking for an antidote to the energy shock. The Prime Minister announced an increase in
00:13:37heating allowance and subsidies for diesel.
00:13:40New revelations by Sky in the investigation into
00:13:44Mazonaki's death, the message that condemns the doctor for Methi, the gaps in
00:13:47the system come to light. Shocking scenes on the beach of
00:13:51Glyfada, a fierce clash over a sunbed ended.
00:14:06Heavy political blow for Friedrich, ladies and gentlemen, from
00:14:09the two crucial election contests in Germany. The
00:14:13Christian Democrats are recording big losses according to the exit
00:14:16polls at a time when the AFD is dramatically gaining strength. The
00:14:20German Chancellor rushed a while ago to clarify that he
00:14:24remains. both in the Chancellery and in the leadership of the party, as the pressure
00:14:28within his party is intensifying. So, we connect with Berlin and Dimitra
00:14:32Kyranoudi for the latest news. Dimitra.
00:14:35Hello from Berlin, political upheaval again in
00:14:38Germany. Christina, with double
00:14:41elections, but also a double defeat once again, in less than
00:14:45a month for Chancellor Friedrich. But let's start
00:14:48by looking at the first exit polls for the state of
00:14:52Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where we have
00:14:55another sweeping victory for the far-right Alternative for
00:14:59Germany, a few days after the victory in
00:15:02Saxony-Anhalt, in the state of the
00:15:05Baltic, the far-right gets a percentage of around
00:15:0837.1%, according to the data so
00:15:12far, while finally second is
00:15:15the Social Democratic Party of Manuela Schwesig with
00:15:1835.6%
00:15:20and then follows the Left with about 7%, the
00:15:24Greens with 5.5%,
00:15:27and the Christian Democrats of Friedrich Merz with a percentage of only
00:15:305.4%,
00:15:33i.e., slightly above the German electoral threshold for entry
00:15:36into a local.
00:15:39for the Christian Democrats in this state. A different
00:15:42picture is in Berlin where the Left comes first
00:15:46with 24.8%
00:15:49with a much higher percentage than what the polls were giving them until
00:15:52until yesterday huh
00:15:56we have the second party, the Christian
00:15:59Christian Democrats of Friedrich with 20% and
00:16:03third the AFD the far-right with 15.7% with
00:16:07a. spectacular rise of about six to seven points,
00:16:10followed by the Greens with 15%, the Social Democrats with
00:16:1412%, and the surprise is that
00:16:17we also have the entry of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance into the Berlin
00:16:21Parliament after the entry that the same
00:16:24party achieved in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
00:16:27Now, Christina, a while ago,
00:16:30a rushed move according to many, but nevertheless, Chancellor
00:16:34Friedrich Merz chose to do it immediately.
00:16:37He spoke publicly and
00:16:40announced that he does not intend to resign from the leadership of the
00:16:44party, nor from the chancellery, thus putting an end to the
00:16:48scenarios of the past few days. However, he
00:16:51spoke of a great disaster in Mecklenburg-Western
00:16:54Pomerania, he characteristically said that he
00:16:57takes responsibility for this election result and pledged from now
00:17:01on to the reformist course of the
00:17:04government, as he characteristically said, the country
00:17:08needs tough, painful reforms in the coming
00:17:11period and cannot turn back, this is the
00:17:14path to the future and not the return to the good
00:17:17past that the far-right promises. A real
00:17:20slap in the face, this spectacular rise of the AfD, I
00:17:24don't know to what extent and if to this degree
00:17:27some analysts also expected it, I don't know if
00:17:31Merz himself expected it, who remains, he rushed, as you said and
00:17:35many estimate, he rushed not to. Situation,
00:17:55but we take this responsibility, I
00:17:58take this responsibility, because I want to
00:18:01move our country forward, what needs to be done now requires
00:18:05backbone, standard.
00:18:17and we will stay outside our borders in a new, extremely dangerous phase, the
00:18:21conflict in the Middle East is entering after the Houthi attacks in Saudi
00:18:25Arabia with missiles and drones. Threats to the
00:18:28climate are escalating, while Donald Trump returned hastily to the White
00:18:32House. Washington is considering all scenarios and the State Department
00:18:35calls on Americans in the region to be on high
00:18:39alert. Concern is also growing for
00:18:42energy security, as critical oil
00:18:45infrastructure was targeted by the Houthis.
00:18:49Overnight, the war in the Middle East is taking on new
00:18:52dimensions.
00:18:55With screams of terror, residents near the Saudi Arabian port of Yanbu on the
00:18:59Red Sea, watch the repeated explosions at the
00:19:02large oil transshipment terminal. Earlier,
00:19:06thick smoke.
00:20:07About 20 km from the Yemeni capital, Sanaa
00:20:10And you can invade it by land
00:20:13invasion happens, there will be
00:20:15casualties
00:20:18The Turkish Foreign Minister condemns the attacks in Saudi Arabia
00:20:21and states
00:20:22that
00:20:26At this point, as members of the Mecca alliance, we are closely following the situation. We have some discussions, we have discussions
00:20:29yakından takip ediyoruz bir takım konuşmalarımız var görüşmelerimiz var
00:20:33that are not reflected in the public. At this point, I mean military
00:20:36needs, especially in certain technical
00:20:40matters. It might be possible to meet them, and we don't have
00:20:44a problem with that. Tehran declares
00:20:47that it wants to end the war between them and them.
00:20:58That one of our conditions is the release of our frozen funds
00:21:02And secondly, that they announce the end of the war on all
00:21:05fronts
00:21:09with the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf and Bab el-Mandeb in the Red Sea
00:21:13essentially closed, bringing international shipping into a state of
00:21:16hostage. The Middle Eastern conflict is taking on new,
00:21:20explosive and unpredictable dimensions.
00:21:23And this new flare-up with the pro-Iranian Houthis comes at a
00:21:27critical moment, as in the coming days, the Iranian delegation
00:21:30is expected in New York for the UN General Assembly. However, we have
00:21:34new harsh war warnings from the Iranian
00:21:37side. So let's go to the newsroom and Corina Georgiou to
00:21:41find out what these include. Amidst a diplomatic
00:21:44deadlock between Washington and Tehran, Christina, the
00:21:48central command of Khatam al-Anbiya of the Iranian armed forces
00:21:52announced that it has information that the United States
00:21:56has decided to resume military operations against
00:21:59Iran, a decision that received the green light from certain Middle Eastern
00:22:03countries. It also warns that if the United States
00:22:07proceeds with aggressive action, all their bases and
00:22:10interests in the region will face continuous and
00:22:14painful attacks, and all this at a time when Tehran's chief negotiator
00:22:18and Speaker of Parliament.
00:22:23that Iran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz unless the
00:22:26conditions it has set are met and the
00:22:30commitments that, according to the Iranian side, the United
00:22:33States has undertaken, are not implemented. Let's see, Corina, what do we know about the
00:22:37Iranian presence in New York and how do the latest
00:22:40developments affect the already strained climate? The Tasnim news agency,
00:22:44Christina, reported today that Iranian President Massian
00:22:47will travel in the coming days to the American metropolis, with his
00:22:51visa having been approved days ago by Washington, along with that of Iranian
00:22:55Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. A while ago, Mr. Pezian
00:22:59stated that Iran does not want war, but will not
00:23:02succumb to violence or intimidation and remains
00:23:05committed to its agreements, despite distrust towards its
00:23:09adversaries. Let us remember, Christina, that on Tuesday, Donald Trump
00:23:12is expected to meet with the leaders of six Arab states on the
00:23:16sidelines of the General Assembly, with the escalation in the Middle East
00:23:20expected to be a top priority on the agenda of discussions.
00:23:24Corina, thank you. So, ladies and gentlemen, the situation smells of gunpowder
00:23:27both in the Middle East and in Washington, with Donald Trump once
00:23:31again dangerously escalating tensions against Iran and
00:23:34declaring that he is facing major decisions. At the same
00:23:38time, however, in the coming days, Corin told us and Michalis
00:23:41Sygnatiou will tell us, so we will go and connect with
00:23:44Washington. We have two events. The UN General
00:23:48Assembly, Michalis and. The visit of the Chinese President. So let's see
00:23:52how these will affect developments or, if you like, will
00:23:56they delay some developments?
00:23:59Yes, Christina, good evening, it seems that they
00:24:02will both affect and delay them. Certainly the
00:24:06President is angry, this is how he is described by his inner circle of
00:24:09associates, because he has difficult midterm
00:24:13elections ahead of him and every time he reads the polls he becomes beside
00:24:17himself. He returned last night, as you said.
00:24:23And but this morning he's at his hotel outside Washington playing
00:24:26golf with his friends and probably he
00:24:30went there to clear his head. His problems, of course, are
00:24:33huge. He would very, very much like to hit
00:24:36the Houthis and Iran, but this
00:24:40week, Christina, we see it as extremely
00:24:42difficult,
00:24:44if not impossible, although Mr. Trump is the most
00:24:48unpredictable person in the world.
00:24:50Everything depends on his psychological state. He will go to New
00:24:53York, the General Assembly, and upon his return, the President of China
00:24:57will arrive in Washington. So the basic question arises:
00:25:00Military operations amidst the General
00:25:04Assembly of the United Nations, the organization that is
00:25:07supposed to fight for peace?
00:25:10Difficult. Bombings while the Chinese President will arrive at the
00:25:13White House. So, we mostly see a postponement
00:25:17of decisions, especially for the Houthis. But we must always
00:25:21keep in mind that the American President is not controlled.
00:25:25Do you see his meeting with the President of Iran, who will
00:25:28be in New York on the same days, and it is
00:25:31important to note that by decision of Mr. Trump,
00:25:35special visas were granted to both Peskyan and the other members of the
00:25:38Iranian delegation.
00:25:41We consider it very important that permission was given
00:25:45for them to go to New York, Christina, not
00:25:49that he cannot be excluded from a meeting with the Iranian President. Mr. Trump
00:25:52also likes to talk to authoritarian leaders. In
00:25:56the case of Peskyan, it is also an opportunity to hear from
00:25:59him what his positions truly are.
00:26:03He was asked about the possibility of a meeting with the Iranian president
00:26:07and clearly implied, I would say, that he is willing to
00:26:10engage in a diplomatic approach with the aim of a peaceful solution,
00:26:14and the president added that he would
00:26:18probably be open to meeting
00:26:21Massian, so let's not rule it out at this moment. Could
00:26:25we say, Michalis, that we are close to peace
00:26:28and to a new war? What do
00:26:31you see? To both, that is,
00:26:34yes, I will agree, I will agree, yes,
00:26:38Mr. Trump ensured in the talks
00:26:41with the Houthis that they would not attack American
00:26:44interests. Two delegations met, the
00:26:46Houthi delegation with the Americans, but this is not
00:26:49enough, because they are attacking allied countries of the United States,
00:26:53they are bombing countries where his family has large interests.
00:26:57On the other hand, he has an open conflict with Iran, Christina. Due
00:27:01to the midterm elections, he took a step back, but for how long?
00:27:05And there is Israel which is ready for the final attack and
00:27:08confrontation. He himself stated today that he is in the process of making
00:27:11decisions for the war with Iran. On
00:27:15Fox News he said that my question is whether and when I will blow up
00:27:19the entire country. The same old story, that is. He
00:27:22stated three options: first, to eliminate Iran. Second, to
00:27:26let it, to let Iran collapse economically, or to
00:27:29negotiate a deal. Whatever the situation, he stressed
00:27:33that big, very big things will happen
00:27:37in the not so distant future. Thank
00:27:40you, thank you very much Michalis for the report.
00:27:43The crisis in the Middle East, ladies and gentlemen, is passing into energy and from there into the
00:27:47pockets of everyone. The new rise in oil is burdening an
00:27:50already stressed situation. In Greece, diesel fuel has
00:27:54surpassed the price of unleaded and the increased cost of transport and
00:27:58production threatens to soon pass on to the shelves. The government
00:28:02is preparing interventions, however, industry factors
00:28:06warn that they may not be enough. The
00:28:09government is preparing to announce support measures for the increased
00:28:13energy cost, at a time when the market is buzzing
00:28:16about an impending wave of price increases, as diesel
00:28:19fuel has surpassed the price of unleaded. With
00:28:23100 liters, when I last year paid €1,140,
00:28:27and now I need
00:28:30€2,160.
00:28:33We are already at a standstill and we will
00:28:37certainly demand corresponding
00:28:40increases and the time for demanding these
00:28:43corresponding increases has alarmingly approached.
00:28:47Agreements signed by transport companies are
00:28:50usually annual. When does this
00:28:53annual cycle you described close? Usually in
00:28:57October-November new agreements begin.
00:29:00Apart from oil transport, the increased cost of product
00:29:04production is also causing price increases. Production
00:29:07costs have increased on average by 20 and
00:29:1030%. We try to absorb as much as we can of the
00:29:13prices from the field, but we can't anymore, we have reached our limits,
00:29:17we cannot produce below the cost of production. All this at a time
00:29:21when prices are already at their peak. Many supermarkets
00:29:24even follow the policy of "take whatever you want for €3" as seen in the
00:29:28photos, pears, grapes, cucumbers and tomatoes.
00:29:32Almost at the same price, feta will exceed €15 per
00:29:36kilo in view of Christmas. The
00:29:39government is preparing to respond with a continuation of the diesel
00:29:42subsidy, also considering caps on profit margins throughout the
00:29:46supply chain. It is simultaneously waiting for the green light from Brussels
00:29:50for a reduction in the special consumption tax. The winter that is
00:29:53coming will be a little more, but a little, not much more
00:29:57pressing compared to the winter we went through, because the winter we
00:30:01went through was not good at all. Especially for heating
00:30:04oil, the government will intervene so that its price falls below
00:30:08€1.75 per liter, an intervention that the
00:30:11market deems insufficient. Consider a household
00:30:15in Serres that needs 3 liters
00:30:18during the period. This will cost, let's say,
00:30:20€5.
00:30:23For unleaded, there is no provision for continued subsidy, even though it has
00:30:26reached a price just shy of €2.5 per liter, even
00:30:30in the center of Athens.
00:30:33Faced with this pressure that the market is already experiencing from the skyrocketing
00:30:37energy costs, the government is preparing its own line of defense. Kyriakos
00:30:40Mitsotakis, in his Sunday post, proposes the battle in the
00:30:44European Council to pave the way for a temporary reduction in the
00:30:47special consumption tax on fuels. The opposition, however, reacts
00:30:51strongly, accusing the government of being slow to act and that the
00:30:55measures are not sufficient. The battle
00:30:57that will be fought in the European Council to open.