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00:00:00The American stated that lifting
00:00:00military capabilities are capable the sanctions does not indicate
00:00:03a shift in Washington's policy towards Iran or the Quds Force
00:00:07room for pressure on of the Revolutionary Guard.
00:00:08The US President Donald
00:00:15Trump said that the Strait of Hormuz may be reopened today,
00:00:19threatening Iran with a strong strike if
00:00:22it refused to reopen it in the near
00:00:25future. Trump said
00:00:27that talks with Tehran
00:00:30are very good and that the Iranians want
00:00:33to reach an agreement,
00:00:37contribute in part to this asserting that the strait will open
00:00:40very soon, or Iran will be
00:00:43which were immortalized in subjected to a very powerful strike, according to his statement.
00:00:46Trump had announced last Sunday
00:00:49the cancellation of instructions to strike Tehran
00:00:53after Iran and other countries in the region requested a deadline
00:00:56to complete an agreement to reopen the strait and end
00:01:00the Iranian nuclear
00:01:02threat.
00:01:07Reuters reported that the United States is facing
00:01:11a severe shortage of high-precision long-range
00:01:14missiles, which may force it to rely more
00:01:17on fighter jets
00:01:19after suffering heavy losses in and air bombardment in any military operations
00:01:24to sympathize with against Iran. The agency added that the US administration
00:01:27is considering increasing its production of these missiles
00:01:31and is holding talks with manufacturing companies to provide
00:01:34the necessary funding and accelerate the pace
00:01:38of production.
00:01:47and at the same time cohesion is an Iranian necessity at this The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it had reached an agreement with the Sultanate of Oman regarding the geographical
00:01:51coordinates of a navigation route through the Strait of
00:01:55Hormuz. The Iranian Foreign Ministry
00:01:58added that the joint declaration between the two sides
00:02:01is in its final stages,
00:02:04Let me first point out but it remains contingent on no interference
00:02:07from any third party, noting that the agreement
00:02:10with Muscat does not necessarily mean that the Strait of Hormuz has become
00:02:14safe. It also clarified that the technical discussions between
00:02:18the two countries regarding determining a safe route for ship
00:02:21passage have been ongoing for
00:02:23two months.
00:02:30The Iranian Revolutionary Guard confirmed that Tehran will not
00:02:33conclude any agreement as long as the threat of a military
00:02:37attack on it remains, indicating that
00:02:41I believe that these reports the ongoing discussions with the Sultanate of Oman regarding the Strait of
00:02:46arms inventory, I believe they are not of disagreement between the two parties Hormuz have not led to an agreement yet. A website close to the Revolutionary Guard quoted
00:02:49him as saying that US intervention
00:02:53and President Donald
00:02:55on the one hand, and indicates that Trump's threats were among the reasons
00:02:56there are still many for the failure to reach an agreement. He added,
00:03:00an official, that Iran will not sign any
00:03:03to curb this understandings as long as what he described as American pressure
00:03:07warns against continuing in this
00:03:16continues. I welcome my guest, Karam Saeed, journalist and researcher in regional
00:03:19affairs, with me from Cairo. Welcome, Mr. Karam. First,
00:03:23how do you interpret this optimism at the beginning, in the language
00:03:27and tone of US President Donald Trump, regarding signing
00:03:30an agreement with the Iranian side, while at the same time
00:03:34threatening a strong strike if it does not
00:03:36comply with the agreement today? How can we understand
00:03:39and interpret this disparity?
00:03:43I think the Iranian dilemma is big
00:03:46we cross-reference them with and deep, and despite
00:03:49President Trump's announcement that negotiations with Iran
00:03:53are proceeding well, and even
00:03:56Iran's own announcement that coordination with the Sultanate of Oman
00:04:00regarding the management of the Strait of Hormuz has made great progress,
00:04:05conflict and the risks of the conflict on I still believe that the differences and contentious issues between the two parties are still large
00:04:10States of America has asked to return to understanding. I believe that this and deep, given each party's insistence on
00:04:14adhering to its vision
00:04:16for managing the conflict. However, I believe that there are a number
00:04:22affairs. You were with me from of indicators that suggest that this impasse can be overcome
00:04:24after President Trump announced the naming
00:04:28of the current negotiation path and Iran's announcement.
00:04:31I think that the other side is related to Iran's communication with
00:04:35the Sultanate of Oman regarding the management of the Strait of Hormuz.
00:04:39This is an attempt
00:04:41hour, we discuss the popular protests to move forward and avoid the extent of
00:04:45US military pressure on Iran, which has reached
00:04:48an unprecedented level in recent days.
00:04:51Therefore, there are all,
00:04:54both parties are seeking to overcome this dilemma after the reports,
00:04:58as you mentioned, talk about the dwindling US military
00:05:02arsenal. I believe that these reports, despite the defense
00:05:05minister's denial of them, seem accurate. The military cost
00:05:09is high for the United States of America. In contrast,
00:05:13the extent of the damage suffered by Iran is unprecedented.
00:05:16Therefore, there is
00:05:19both sides to allow for that. Well, before we expand on this point,
00:05:23Mr. Karam, can we separate today the discussions that Iran is holding
00:05:27with the Sultanate of Oman from the US-Iranian discussions
00:05:30broadly? No, I think, according to what
00:05:34Iran announced at the current time, there are no
00:05:37direct contacts or direct negotiations with the United
00:05:41States of America, but rather they
00:05:44are taking place through indirect intermediaries. I think
00:05:47that both
00:05:49paths are proceeding
00:05:52in one path or
00:05:55in parallel. Iran's negotiations with the Sultanate of
00:05:58Oman regarding the management of the Strait of Hormuz are not separate from Iran's
00:06:02efforts, in fact, to try to curb the anger of the United
00:06:06States of America and perhaps an attempt to improve Iran's
00:06:09image or Iran's search for unconventional
00:06:13tools through which to reach understandings with the United
00:06:16States of America. I believe that both paths are linked
00:06:20to each
00:06:23other, and if the United States of America realizes
00:06:26and understands that the cost is high for it, then I believe that Iran,
00:06:32recent days, is actively searching for unconventional
00:06:35tools to overcome the anger of the United States of America, especially after
00:06:39Trump's threat that if the opening fails,
00:06:42Iran will be subjected to major strikes. I believe that there is strong
00:06:46pressure from a hardline right-wing current within the Trump
00:06:49administration to proceed with re-targeting
00:06:52Iran militarily, but in an effective way. Well, to what
00:06:55extent can these contradictory statements, if I may say so,
00:06:59between Washington and even Iran, naturally
00:07:02indicate that the talks have entered a crucial stage
00:07:05that cannot be affected by, or it is difficult to separate
00:07:09between military pressures and even the diplomatic
00:07:12path?
00:07:16that the contradiction in the statements of the two parties
00:07:20has been a main feature since the outbreak of the war on Iran in
00:07:24February last year. President Trump always makes
00:07:27statements and then reverses them after a short time.
00:07:31Iran, at the same time, some of its statements are
00:07:34closer to managing a psychological war with the United States of America on the one
00:07:38hand, and an attempt to reassure the Iranian public on the other.
00:07:41However, I point out that the discrepancy in the statements
00:07:45of both parties reflects, first, the depth of the crisis,
00:07:48the absence of significant coordination between the two parties,
00:07:52and indicates that the extent of the contentious issues and points
00:07:57are still at their lowest levels regarding
00:08:00reaching understandings on them. Therefore, this contradiction
00:08:04reflects the ambiguity of the scene
00:08:09challenges regarding reaching real negotiations
00:08:12or reaching real understandings
00:08:15conflict. I believe that the same memorandum of understanding
00:08:19that was signed, which allowed for the continuation
00:08:23of a 60-day period to reach
00:08:26understandings after its cancellation, indicates the depth of the contentious
00:08:30issues and disagreements between the United States of America and Iran.
00:08:33Therefore, we are facing two paths at this time. The first path
00:08:37indicates the possibility of the conflict escalating
00:08:41to higher levels. The clash between Iran and the United
00:08:44States of America, given each party's insistence, as I mentioned,
00:08:48on adhering to its point of view. Iran sees the Strait of
00:08:52Hormuz as a pivotal card and cannot do without it, and perhaps
00:08:55it will use all the power it has to deploy
00:08:58this card in exchange for American
00:09:01insistence and American statements indicating the United States of America's
00:09:04readiness to deliver more powerful strikes on Iran.
00:09:08The second path, I believe, given the pressures
00:09:11from intermediaries on both parties regarding the risks of sliding
00:09:14into a widespread military
00:09:17global economies, both parties may proceed
00:09:22path, despite its difficulty at the current time, is in my opinion
00:09:26the better scenario. Well, today, the Iranian Revolutionary
00:09:29Guard confirmed that Tehran will not conclude any agreement with the American
00:09:32side if the threat of military
00:09:36strikes continues. Today, in your opinion, to what extent can
00:09:40this continued language of threat from the United States affect
00:09:44the chances of success of the agreement, so that we do not return to square
00:09:47one again?
00:09:51I believe that the statements of the Iranian
00:09:54Revolutionary Guard, I believe they carry several messages. First,
00:09:58to show the strength of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and to show the strength of the Iranian
00:10:01military establishment in confronting the United States of America.
00:10:04Therefore, it is a message to the US administration that
00:10:08the continuation of the militarization of the crisis, meaning Iran
00:10:11is open to it and prepared. It possesses capabilities that
00:10:14enable it to confront the United States of America. The second matter, I believe,
00:10:18is a message to the Iranian interior that
00:10:21the Iranian Revolutionary Guard or the Iranian
00:10:25of resistance, and it is closer to a message of reassurance
00:10:28to the Iranian interior. The third matter, I believe,
00:10:31is that there is an Iranian desire from the ruling
00:10:35parties now, whether the Iranian Revolutionary Guard or even
00:10:39the Iranian President, and perhaps his statements
00:10:42yesterday that the Iranian establishment is united
00:10:45and that there is no separation between the government and the military establishment,
00:10:48and that communication, despite its difficulty with the Iranian Supreme Leader,
00:10:52is crucial in achieving Iranian cohesion
00:10:55and achieving Iranian internal cohesion. Therefore, these
00:10:58messages or these statements
00:11:02direction. However, in all cases,
00:11:05I believe that these messages, in contrast to counter-messages from the United States
00:11:08of America, I reiterate that they indicate the continued
00:11:12complexities of the American-Iranian scene at this time. Regarding
00:11:16the Iranian side, Mr. Karam, do you expect or say that
00:11:20there is any divergence, perhaps, within Iran itself,
00:11:23regarding the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on the one hand, and those
00:11:26who want to pursue the diplomatic
00:11:29path on the other? Of course, there is
00:11:32a current led by the Iranian presidency
00:11:36that sees diplomatic solutions as the best, especially since they can perhaps
00:11:39achieve some gains for Iran, especially on the economic
00:11:43level, compared to a hardline current led by the Iranian Revolutionary
00:11:46Guard. However, I believe that after the statements of the Iranian
00:11:49President yesterday,
00:11:52they perhaps indicate the Iranian leadership's desire
00:11:55to achieve a high degree of cohesion, because the unraveling of the Iranian
00:11:59institutions would be a major weakness,
00:12:03and Iran and the Iranian interior
00:12:06realize that. Therefore,
00:12:09time, despite the differences in viewpoints in dealing with
00:12:13the current situation, and despite the existence of a current that opposes
00:12:16the continuation of military confrontations with the United States of America and the necessity
00:12:20of opening a diplomatic path. However, Iran and the Iranian elites
00:12:24have no choice but to cohere at this
00:12:27time, especially in light of the escalating American pressure and the return of the United
00:12:30States of America to strongly target Iran. For the first
00:12:34time, we see the United States of America targeting
00:12:37bridges, targeting infrastructure. All of this
00:12:40greatly affects the Iranian interior,
00:12:43and therefore division could represent an additional weakness
00:12:47for Iran. Today, Mr. Karam, what is the significance of the talk about a decline
00:12:50in the US inventory of long-range missiles? Can
00:12:55this naturally affect any, for example,
00:12:58American attempt to launch any future military
00:13:02strike on Iran?
00:13:06are not separate. The reports related to the decline in the US
00:13:11separate from the existence of
00:13:14criticisms within the US, whether within the Republican
00:13:18Party itself or even the extent of Democratic opposition
00:13:22to the continuation of the war on Iran. These
00:13:25reports are not separate from the extent of these pressures, and it seems that there is a trend within the United
00:13:29States of America that
00:13:32direction. The militarization with Iran may reflect on the US military
00:13:36capabilities, especially since the United States of America has consumed a large
00:13:39inventory of its military capabilities, not only in the war on Iran,
00:13:42but also in supporting Israel throughout the past years
00:13:46after October 7th. Therefore, this has greatly affected
00:13:50the US arms inventory. I believe that the US
00:13:53Defense Minister's denial of these reports hours
00:13:57ago is in fact a confirmation
00:14:00of these reports. There are US parties and the American
00:14:04press that have talked about this matter, and influential American newspapers
00:14:07have talked about the decline in the US arms inventory
00:14:11due to the escalation of military operations led by the United
00:14:14States of America, whether with Iran or the arms inventory
00:14:18or the arms inventory that was delivered to Israel over the past
00:14:21years, and that was delivered to Ukraine.
00:14:24Therefore, this has indeed affected the size of US military
00:14:27capabilities, and this explains, or rather,
00:14:30there is another indication of the veracity of these reports, which is that the United
00:14:35defense companies to accelerate the pace of
00:14:38production, especially with regard to smart missiles and long-range
00:14:42missiles. Thank you very much, Karam Saeed, journalist and researcher in regional
00:14:47Cairo. Thank you
00:14:49very much. Hasm Abdul El-Sayed, of Egyptian
00:14:53origin, won the nomination for the US
00:14:56Senate elections in the state of Michigan
00:14:59after defeating Haley Stevens,
00:15:02who is supported by pro-Israel lobby groups,
00:15:06which brings the candidates of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party
00:15:09to the forefront day after
00:15:11day.
00:15:14Abdl by his American name, or Abdel Rahman
00:15:17El-Sayed, in naming his Egyptian and Palestinian roots,
00:15:21is an American doctor who won the Democratic Party's nomination
00:15:25for the Senate elections from the state of Michigan,
00:15:28making him the first Muslim to come close to membership
00:15:31in the most important council in American decision-making.
00:15:34However, Abdellah Rahman,
00:15:36who demands an end to unconditional American military aid to
00:15:39Israel, and who sees Israel's crimes
00:15:43in the Gaza Strip as genocide, by his victory,
00:15:47defeated his opponent,
00:15:50Representative Haley Stevens, a member of Congress for four
00:15:54terms. Stevens received unprecedented support
00:15:57from pro-Israel lobby groups, estimated
00:16:00at more than $50 million, with a noticeable
00:16:04gradual increase for progressive
00:16:07candidates who are not supportive of Israel in the primary
00:16:11elections, which precede the midterm elections
00:16:14to be held in November of this year,
00:16:17where three others, including those in
00:16:20New York, won nominations for the House
00:16:22of Representatives. The rise of Abdel Rahman from
00:16:26the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, and before him
00:16:29the rise of his party colleague Zohran Mamdani from the left
00:16:33wing to become Mayor of New York, in addition to the vote
00:16:36of 103 Democratic members of the House of Representatives
00:16:40last July to cancel annual military aid to
00:16:44Israel, compared to 98
00:16:47Democrats who voted in favor of Israel, all
00:16:50of this perhaps indicates a change that has begun to take shape
00:16:54within the Democratic Party and in the composition of its electorate.
00:16:57Among its indications is the tendency of youth and minorities
00:17:01Palestinians, the rise of the progressive wing within
00:17:05the party, and the horrors of the war in Gaza.
00:17:09Perhaps the change in the votes of anti-Israel Democrats
00:17:12within the party from a small minority
00:17:15a few years ago to a mainstream current
00:17:18today portends challenges that the Israeli
00:17:22occupation government will face,
00:17:25opens up horizons for the voice saying "America
00:17:28First," and the accompanying Israeli isolation
00:17:32that is increasing day by
00:17:35day. Ukrainian President Volodymyr
00:17:39Zelensky announced the killing of 17 people and the injury of 44 in
00:17:43Russian missile and drone attacks that targeted
00:17:47Kyiv and its suburbs. Zelensky explained that Russian forces used
00:17:5128 missiles and 215
00:17:54drones in their attacks, noting that Ukrainian forces
00:17:58shot down 98 Russian drones over several
00:18:01areas of the country last
00:18:03night.
00:18:10For its part, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had carried out an attack on transport
00:18:14and military supply centers in Kyiv and centers for the production and distribution
00:18:17of drones. The ministry said that it had targeted three cargo
00:18:20ships south of Odessa that were transporting weapons and military
00:18:24equipment to Ukrainian forces, noting that Russian air defenses
00:18:28had shot down 475
00:18:31Ukrainian drones last night.
00:18:33The
00:18:47second day of the seventh round of indirect negotiations
00:18:50between Lebanon and Israel,
00:18:53which are being held under US sponsorship, concluded
00:18:56in the Italian capital, Rome. According to an official Lebanese
00:18:59source to Anatolia Agency, the atmosphere of the meetings
00:19:03was positive compared to the first day.
00:19:06The source explained that the negotiations witnessed
00:19:10three parallel and separate meetings that dealt with political,
00:19:13military, and border issues, noting that the discussion
00:19:17of the three issues was deeper compared
00:19:20to the first day.
00:19:27On the ground, one person was killed and 11
00:19:29others were injured in an Israeli raid that targeted a mosque in the
00:19:33Tibnin cemetery in southern Lebanon, according to what was reported by the
00:19:37National News Agency. The Israeli occupation army launched
00:19:41air raids on areas in southern Lebanon in response to what
00:19:44it called Hezbollah's violations of the ceasefire agreement.
00:19:48The occupation army also displayed evacuation warnings
00:19:51for civilians in the town of Mansouri in southern
00:19:54Lebanon in response to Hezbollah's violations, and also
00:19:57indicated that it would work to target its positions
00:20:00forcefully, according to the statement.
00:20:02The
00:20:06UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that more than
00:20:10800,000 people have begun to return to their
00:20:14original areas in Lebanon. The office added that more
00:20:17than 360,000 people
00:20:20are still displaced. The office explained that the damage
00:20:23to water and electricity infrastructure due to the war
00:20:26severely affected more than 700,000 people's
00:20:30access to water in southern Lebanon.
00:20:3324
00:20:39Palestinian workers arrived in the Gaza Strip via the Kerem Abu
00:20:42Salem crossing after the occupation authorities released them,
00:20:46while a number of them recounted details of what they described
00:20:50as the harsh treatment they were subjected to during their detention.
00:21:05please.
00:30:37Good evening. A new episode of "Syria Today." In the first
00:30:43in Raqqa and the Eastern Region, and how the government is dealing
00:30:47with these protests, and what its plan is to address
00:30:50the demands. In the second segment, we discuss the decision of the Ministry
00:30:54of Local Administration to reinstate employees who were dismissed during
00:30:57the years of the revolution.