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This India Today Super 6 report, anchored by Akshita Anandakopal, examines the resolution of India's LPG supply crisis and the government's strategy for domestic energy security. Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri confirms that oil refineries are operating at full capacity and supply chains remain intact, prioritizing household consumption. Internationally, Brent crude prices experienced a marginal decline following U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion that the West Asia conflict may end soon. However, the report also details the economic impact of the war, including fuel price hikes in Pakistan and rationing in Bangladesh. Trump addresses the humanitarian crisis following the bombing of an Iranian girls' school, attributing the strike to Iran despite evidence involving a Tomahawk missile. Additionally, the broadcast covers diplomatic resolution efforts led by Russia and parliamentary disputes in India. A dedicated fact-check segment addresses viral misinformation and social media rumors surrounding the conflict. The episode provides a comprehensive overview of global oil market volatility, regional energy stability, and ongoing geopolitical developments.
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00:01Good evening, you're watching Super 6 here on India Today.
00:04I'm Akshita Nandakopala.
00:05For the next 60 minutes, we're getting you all the updates coming in on day 11 of the West Asia
00:11war.
00:11We'll be focusing first, and here's what we'll be getting you on the show this evening.
00:15We'll be focusing on what really Donald Trump has said.
00:19If a few days ago he said that this war will continue for four to five weeks,
00:23he's changed his stance now, saying the war will end now.
00:27Is it a result of domestic compulsions on Trump that you're now seeing this change in stance
00:32where he's saying that the war will end now?
00:34Will we finally see some relief because of the economic impact that every single country is right now feeling?
00:40We're going to be talking about that.
00:42But also, coming up on the show, we've been telling you about really the LPG crisis that's gripped India.
00:48It's not just India.
00:49I'm going to be detailing out for you what's happening in other countries as well.
00:53For example, in India's neighbourhood, Pakistan, Bangladesh, grappling with the situation,
00:58have announced a slew of austerity measures.
01:00I'll explain all of that and break that down for you.
01:02So we've got a packed show for you on this edition of Super 6.
01:05Let's begin with the headlines first.
01:13After several cities in India flag LPG crisis, government sources say that crisis has now been resolved
01:19and oil refineries are working at 100% capacity
01:22and are also in touch with other countries to ensure there's no halt in energy supply chain.
01:33Marginal relief in global oil markets.
01:35Brent crude falls 26% after Trump says war may end soon.
01:39Government sources say there's no immediate plan to hike fuel prices or cut excise duty.
01:44Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman says the impact of crude spike is limited for now.
01:49The regime and its terror proxies have launched attacks on hundreds of commercial vessels.
01:55We're putting an end to all of this threat once and for all
01:58and the result will be lower oil prices, oil and gas prices.
02:04Big scoop from central government cabinet meet.
02:07Prime Minister Modi asks all ministries to work together to ensure reduction in impact of West Asia war on Indians.
02:16Prime Minister Modi also asks ministers to be prepared for all challenges.
02:24Trump says he's not happy with Mojtaba being chosen as Iran's new supreme leader.
02:30Calls it a mistake.
02:31Tehran says no outside power has right to interfere in Iran's domestic affairs
02:34and there's no room for ceasefire talks while attacks continue.
02:39Do you have to take him out? Does he have a target on his back?
02:42You mean the new supreme leader? You mean the sun?
02:44How can there be an Iran?
02:46Well, I don't want to say that, but, you know, I was disappointed
02:50because we think it's going to lead to just more of the same problem for the country.
02:54So I was disappointed to see.
02:58And the other big headline back home.
03:01Parliament is on mega face-off over no confidence against Speaker Om Birla.
03:06Congress mounts attack on Om Birla.
03:08Home Minister Amit Shah leads the fight back.
03:11Hits out at opposition says this is the most irresponsible opposition India's ever seen.
03:20And Arsteep Singh has been fined 15% of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct
03:25in the T20 World Cup final against New Zealand.
03:27Arsteep had hit New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell with a rowdy throw during the clash.
03:48And let's begin with the big breaking headline that's emerged
03:52from the U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hexford's briefing from just moments ago
03:56where he's reiterated Donald Trump's message saying this is not an endless war like in 2003,
04:02that this is no Iraq.
04:04Hexford also saying that Iran's weapons stock right now is depleting,
04:08highlighting, and the U.S. claims that the number of missile strikes by Iran has reduced.
04:13They say this is evidence that the missile stock that Iran has, has reduced.
04:19Pete Hexford also in that briefing will play out highlights for you.
04:22He says we're striking with more precision that the Iranian naval force is completely decimated,
04:28fully destroyed.
04:29He says at this point their mission is very clear that Iran will not be allowed to have any nukes.
04:36They will continue to target till then.
04:38You've got the U.S. also right now saying very clearly that they are targeting these mine-laying vessels
04:43because according to them that's how they will get to the nukes of Iran.
04:49So the war continues for what U.S. is constantly highlighting now.
04:54And compare that to the message a few days ago.
04:56U.S. says that this is not an endless war.
04:58We will wrap this up soon.
05:01Today will be yet again our most intense day of strikes inside Iran.
05:08The most fighters, the most bombers, the most strikes.
05:12Intelligence more refined and better than ever.
05:16So that's on one hand.
05:17On the other hand, the last 24 hours have seen Iran fire the lowest number of missiles
05:23they've been capable of firing yet.
05:28Just the bifurcation, just the trend lines that we talked about on our first briefing.
05:33You see, this is not 2003.
05:35This is not endless nation-building under those types of quagmires we saw under Bush or Obama.
05:44It's not even close.
05:45Our generation of soldier will not let that happen again, and nor will this president,
05:51who very clearly ran against those kinds of never-ending, nebulously scoped missions.
05:58Those days are dead.
06:01Instead, we're winning decisively with brutal efficiency, total air dominance,
06:06and an unbreakable will to accomplish the president's objectives on our timeline.
06:13We stay locked on the target, because here at the Department of War, that's our job.
06:24So, I made questions about whether there's an energy crisis, say, in the country, any shortage.
06:29Let's get you a statement that's come in right now from Union Petroleum Minister Hardipuri,
06:34where he's again reassured the government repeatedly putting out messages,
06:38saying there's absolutely no reason to worry.
06:41And Hardipuri, in the latest statement that's just been put out,
06:45has again reiterated that particular message,
06:47saying that there's absolutely no reason to panic,
06:51that India's energy imports are continuing to flow in from different sources and from different routes.
06:56Hardipuri is saying they've taken steps to ensure that 100% supply of CNG and PNG to domestic consumers is
07:03ensured,
07:04and that other industries continue to get 70-80% of their supplies, despite the war situation.
07:11Very clearly, the minister is saying there's no shortage for domestic consumers,
07:15and absolutely no reason to panic.
07:19The government has been constantly putting out these messages.
07:22I'll bring in Piyush Mishra also for more details.
07:25Piyush, another reassurance that's come in from the central government that there's no reason to panic.
07:30Domestic consumers are the number one priority.
07:37Piyush, that question to you about the message that's come in from the government,
07:41from Minister Hardipuri.
07:43Well, yes, message has come in from Minister Hardipuri,
07:46where it has been assured that the priority of the government is household domestic consumption,
07:52and for that, the government is also in talks with various other stakeholders.
07:57Remember that in the last few days, government has had a word with various countries.
08:02Hardip Singh Puri himself has spoken to officials of various countries,
08:05and this is being done to ensure that the domestic demand is, you know, not hit.
08:13But we're also learning is that after the directions were given by the Ministry of Petroleum
08:18to oil refine, refine these to generate or to, you know, get into more production of LPG,
08:24in the last 24 hours, around 10% of production has been increased.
08:29The government is also saying that people need not to worry,
08:33they need not to pay any kind of, they need not to pay attention to any kind of rumours
08:37that are being spread on social media.
08:39And as far as concerns being raised by a few associations in Mumbai, Benguru, Chennai,
08:45that is also being addressed.
08:46Remember that yesterday itself, a committee was formed by the government,
08:49and that committee is already in talks with various associations to alleviate their fears.
08:53So the government is saying that there's no need to panic,
08:55enough supply is there, and the priority is to ensure that the domestic consumption does not hit.
09:01Okay, so domestic consumption, number one priority,
09:04there is no shortage, is what the government continues to reiterate and maintain,
09:08so there's no reason whatsoever to hold.
09:11Thanks very much, Piyush, for joining us with those details.
09:13So you get a sense, really, of how this war is impacting literally every one of us
09:18in different ways, and that's why the question that's constantly been asked
09:22is how long will this war go on for?
09:2611 days of the West Asia conflict, the impact is being felt across the world.
09:32Trump, a few days back, when asked about how long this war will go on,
09:35said, I'm not getting bored.
09:36This war will go on for four to five weeks.
09:39However, last night in a late night briefing,
09:42when asked the same question about how long this war will go on for,
09:45he says the war will end soon.
09:48What's with the change of heart?
09:50What's with Trump's latest message that seems to suggest
09:53that America is also in a hurry to end this conflict?
09:56Nothing's really changed as far as their goals and their mission is concerned,
10:00but it looks like there could be domestic compulsion,
10:03pressure perhaps on Trump, that's led him to now suggest
10:05that the war will end soon.
10:08Let's get your details of exactly what the U.S. president said.
10:17Talking with Americans anymore would be, you know, on our agenda anymore.
10:25They said it's going to be ended soon, and if it starts up again, they'll be hit even harder.
10:33Devastating war in West Asia enters day 11, and now a dramatic signal from Washington.
10:42U.S. president Donald Trump says the conflict with Iran may be nearing its end.
10:49Iran is a very powerful country.
10:51They were going to take over the Middle East.
10:53If we did not hit them, they were going to take over the Middle East.
10:57They had thousands and thousands.
10:58Since their last hit, they had thousands and thousands of missiles and everything else.
11:04Most are now destroyed, but they were going to take over the Middle East.
11:08Those weapons were aimed at Middle Eastern countries that had nothing to do with this.
11:15They were going to take over the Middle East, and they were going to try and destroy Israel.
11:19So we stopped it with good timing, and we're very proud to be involved in this,
11:25and it's going to be ended soon.
11:28And if it starts up again, they'll be hit even harder.
11:33Trump claims the U.S. and Israel have hit more than 5,000 targets since the war began.
11:39While hinting at an endgame, Trump is warning Tehran not to escalate.
11:45But when the time comes, the U.S. Navy and his partners will escort tankers through the strait if needed.
11:50I hope it's not going to be needed, but if it's needed, we'll escort them right through.
11:55And we have the greatest mind-sweeping ability, we have the greatest ships, and all of them.
12:00We know exactly where their place will get them out of there very fast, but we hope we don't have
12:05any of that.
12:06And again, if they do that, if they play that game, we're going to hit them at a level that
12:10they have not seen before.
12:13Washington says it will secure shipping through the strait of Hormuz.
12:18Reports say Trump's advisers are privately urging an exit plan from the Iran war as oil prices surge and concerns
12:26grow over a prolonged conflict.
12:28But Tehran is refusing to blink.
12:31Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Arachi, says the country is unlikely to resume talks with the United States.
12:39I don't think, you know, talking with Americans anymore would be, you know, on our agenda anymore.
12:47This is a war imposed on us, and what we are doing is only defending ourselves.
12:52We are facing an act of aggression which is absolutely illegal.
12:58He insists the war was imposed on Iran and says Tehran's actions are acts of self-defense.
13:05Iran's revolutionary guards are also escalating the rhetoric, warning not one liter of oil will leave the Middle East if
13:12U.S.-Israeli attacks continue.
13:16Commander Naini stressed that Iran's armed forces will not allow the export of even one liter of oil from the
13:23region to the hostile side and its partners until further notice.
13:27And he said, why don't you tell the American people the truth, that all the U.S. military infrastructure in
13:33the Persian Gulf region has been destroyed?
13:37The threat has shaken global markets.
13:40Oil briefly surged past $119 a barrel, but now prices have cooled after Trump's assurance.
13:47Even diplomacy is stirring.
13:49Russia's Vladimir Putin has spoken to Donald Trump, offering proposals for a quick settlement to the war.
13:59The Russian president set out a number of considerations aimed at the swift political and diplomatic settlement of the Iran
14:07conflict,
14:07taking into account the contacts held with leaders of the Persian Gulf states, with Iran's president Pazeshkian, and with the
14:15heads of several other countries.
14:17In turn, the U.S. president gave his assessment of developments in the context of the ongoing U.S.-Israeli operation.
14:28But despite talk of the war ending soon, the missiles are still flying.
14:33Washington says victory is close.
14:37Tehran says the war will continue, and the world remains on edge.
14:43Bureau Report, India Today.
14:48I've repeatedly mentioned domestic compulsions.
14:52What exactly am I talking about?
14:53President Trump, let's face it, is facing heat from all sides in America.
14:58And we'll break that down for you.
15:00First, economic pressure.
15:01And this is, of course, the world feeling it, including America.
15:05Gas and fuel prices have been hiked in America, leading to a lot of backlash for Donald Trump.
15:10A prolonged conflict threatens economic growth as well.
15:13And that's when even MAGA supporters will kind of turn around and question Trump on the decision of calling for
15:20this war.
15:21Political pressure too, and there's a whole lot of it.
15:24Opposition leaders have been out and about criticizing these strikes, calling it unauthorized, saying we were imbriefed.
15:30This came completely out of the blue.
15:31And there's a fear of an Iraq 2.0 type unending war, which is why you constantly see statements from
15:38Trump, from his team, from a P-Texit, saying no, this is not an unending war.
15:44Because they're fearful of that image, that tag being given to this current conflict as well.
15:48There's also military pressure, because while domestic compulsions are stepping up, U.S. soldiers have also died.
15:57Service members have died. And considering that, the military has reportedly also made it clear that they want to withdraw.
16:05They don't want any more casualties.
16:06And especially at a time when the endgame here is unclear.
16:10We've asked that question repeatedly. What is the endgame?
16:12There's no answer. A proxy war continues.
16:15And for the military, without any clear endgame, it's rather challenging for them to take forward this conflict.
16:22Because they will ask, when will this possibly end? How many more casualties will we suffer?
16:27And I'll bring in now, India Today Global's Pranay Upadi, I have four more details.
16:32Pranay, you know, with America now suggesting that the war will end soon, what's an ideal scenario for them?
16:38Narrative-wise, how can Trump spin this to ensure it's a message that we won this war?
16:44If you see the objectives stated by the White House, this clearly shows that, you know, they have already set
16:49certain goalposts.
16:50That we have decimated Iranian military capability.
16:54We have decimated Iran's missile silos and missile capability and missile manufacturing capabilities.
16:59And also, we have decapitated and, you know, denuclearized Iran.
17:04So, they have already created certain point of returns.
17:07Now, the bigger question is that since it's a joint operation, will Israeli, IDF or Benjamin Netanyahu let United States
17:14go off-ramp?
17:16Or U.S. has to go further and completely or push harder for a regime change?
17:22Because many analysts in the United States and globally as well are suggesting that historically, no government, no country has
17:29ever succeeded in changing a regime by military strikes or aerial bombarding.
17:35You have to go on ground.
17:37You have to ensure regime change on ground.
17:39And that is very difficult because if you see the terrain of Iran, it's a natural fortress.
17:45It's a very difficult terrain.
17:46And, you know, any ground commitment will be like a hierarchy for the Trump administration.
17:51So, there are its inherent challenges.
17:53And that's why President Donald Trump, who's also caught in a very tight spot on one side,
17:58the U.S. allies like the Arabian countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE, they are also mounting pressure on
18:05United States to put a halt on this operation and find some way forward because they are suffering.
18:12The other partners like Japan, South Korea, which are technically allies of United States, they are also mounting pressure because
18:18they are also under reeling pressure of this surging oil prices and energy crisis.
18:22This isn't just domestic pressure, but allies who are now questioning what is the intent of this war.
18:27And especially at a time when there is a narrative that perhaps U.S. gave into Israel's narrative.
18:33And so, at this point, there's no win-win situation really for Donald Trump.
18:37Thanks very much, Pranay, for joining us with those details.
18:39You've got Trump now saying the war will end soon.
18:43Just about four days ago, Donald Trump, when asked about this war, said, I'm not getting bored any time now.
18:48This war will go on for four to five weeks.
18:51What's changed in a matter of a few days, that from four to five weeks, he's now saying the war
18:56will end soon.
18:57I want to highlight that contrast for you of what he said a couple of days ago versus now.
19:02We have the strongest and most powerful by far military in the world, and we will easily prevail.
19:10Well, we're already substantially ahead of our time projections, but whatever the time is, it's okay.
19:19Whatever it takes, we will always, and we have right from the beginning, we projected four to five weeks.
19:27But we have capability to go far longer than that.
19:32We'll do it.
19:32Whatever somebody said today, they said, oh, well, if the president wants to do it really quickly after that, he'll
19:38get bored.
19:39I don't get bored.
19:40If we did not hit them, they were going to take over the Middle East.
19:44They had thousands and thousands.
19:45Since their last hit, they had thousands and thousands of missiles and everything else.
19:51Most are now destroyed, but they were going to take over the Middle East.
19:56Those weapons were aimed at Middle Eastern countries that had nothing to do with this.
20:02They were going to take over the Middle East, and they were going to try and destroy Israel.
20:06So we stopped it with good timing, and we're very proud to be involved in this, and it's going to
20:13be ended soon.
20:15And if it starts up again, they'll be hit even harder.
20:20So four to five weeks to ending the war soon now.
20:24I want to bring in Rohit Sharma, who's joining us live from Washington, D.C., with the latest updates on
20:29really what the White House's strategy is here.
20:32Rohit, why have you got Donald Trump now suggesting that the war will end soon?
20:39Making it very clear why President Trump is inclined towards ending this war pretty soon.
20:46He understands that that Strait of Hormuz is very important when it comes to securing global supply chains, when it
20:53comes to ensuring energy for the world.
20:58So it is very important to understand that President Trump is taking a lot of views into consideration.
21:04He's not going to give up on his objectives.
21:06He still said he's not ending the war tomorrow.
21:08There are still targets that America wants to hit.
21:11But after that, he thinks the war could end.
21:14And he's also ensuring and making sure he's putting the Iranians on notice.
21:18So assuming that if this war goes on for, let's say, another couple of days or a week, he's putting
21:24Iran on notice that they cannot blockade Strait of Hormuz and that oil should flow.
21:28And also talk about China and how important, you know, the oil energy security is for China and ensuring that,
21:34you know, well, he's going to be actually going to China in three weeks from now.
21:37So ensuring that, you know, he's not found in a bind when it goes to China, he's doing what he
21:44can to ensure that the world is not threatened, the economy does not sink.
21:49And as the price of oil, as we were discussing, you know, stays in a range that it does not
21:56cause a lot of trouble for all global economies, including the United States.
22:01Yeah, interesting to really see what's playing out in America or in Trump's mind for that matter.
22:06Thanks, Rohit, for joining us with all of those details.
22:09This war for Trump is also about winning and conquering a narrative because there have been many suggestions that America
22:16kind of underestimated Iran.
22:18So ultimately, what will signify really and what will the end of the war actually look like for Donald Trump
22:26if this were on his terms and contents?
22:29I'll break that down for you.
22:30What is the U.S.'s endgame?
22:32Here's what Washington sees as the war's possible outcome.
22:36First is, of course, having a U.S.-friendly Iranian leadership.
22:40The question is, are we well beyond that with Mojtaba Khamenei already being named as the supreme leader, the son
22:46of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?
22:48Is this something Donald Trump has control over?
22:50Big question mark.
22:52End of Iran's nuclear dream.
22:54Considering that America is saying we're going after these nuclear sites, but they're still at this point, top secrecy on
23:00where these nuclear sites are.
23:02Or can America actually come out and say we've 100% wiped it out?
23:07Again, something that they possibly will not be able to define or give details of.
23:12Many are comparing it to the WMD narrative, the weapons of mass destruction narrative of Iraq, which it turned out
23:19was never there.
23:20End of Gulf dominance in the Strait of Ormuz.
23:24Many argue that this is ultimately why this war has broken out, to control the strategically significant Strait of Ormuz.
23:32For America to actually be able to do this will be huge.
23:35But also, many opine, could be wishful thinking considering the geographic location and how close it is to Iran.
23:42U.S. also will look at Iran's proxy network collapsing, which they refer to very often as a terror network,
23:50as extremist networks that are being pushed by the Iranian regime to target America, to target their allies.
23:57What they'll also seek is unconditional surrender by Iran.
24:01Again, is that something that's possible with the Iranian regime going all out to send across a message that they're
24:06not down and out and it's not going to happen.
24:08They also want Iran's missile threat eliminated.
24:11Now, if you listen to what America is saying in the last few hours, they maintain that the stockpile of
24:16missiles that Iran has, it's definitely been hit.
24:19It's already reduced.
24:23But is Trump being taken seriously?
24:26If you listen to the entire press conference that Donald Trump held, he did make some interesting statements.
24:33Some would term them bizarre.
24:34But many others suggest that Trump at this point is trying hard to ensure he sends out a message that
24:41America is on top.
24:43Just take a look at some of these highlights from his briefing.
24:47It's the beginning of building a new country, but they certainly, they have no Navy, they have no Air Force,
24:53they have no anti-aircraft equipment.
24:57It's all been blown up, they have no radar, they have no telecommunications, and they have no leadership.
25:04It's all gone.
25:06So, you know, you could look at that statement, we could, we could call it a tremendous success right now
25:12as we leave here, I could call it, or we could go further, and we're going to go further.
25:18The Navy is gone, it's all lying at the bottom of the ocean.
25:2146 ships, can you believe it?
25:24In fact, I got a little upset with our people.
25:26I said, what quality of ship?
25:28Excellent, sir.
25:30Top of the line.
25:30I said, why did we just capture the ship?
25:32We could have used it.
25:33Why did we sink him?
25:34They said, it's more fun to sink him.
25:36I said, that's a...
25:38They like sinking him better.
25:41Now, let's not forget about the incident in Iran of a school being bombed, 170 deaths, 160 of them being
25:49little children, aged between 6 to 9, all young girls.
25:54Now, there's been a lot of questions about what led to the bombing of this elementary school, and America has
25:59been trying to wash their hands off, suggesting that they're investigating it, suggesting they had no role.
26:03And the latest in that, Donald Trump, when asked about the school bombing, suggested that, yes, it was a Tomahawk
26:09missile, which U.S. owns, by the way, that it was a Tomahawk missile that had hit the school, and
26:14now seems to suggest that Iran has the exact same missile.
26:18So, America suggesting that it was the Iranian regime that went after those little schoolgirls.
26:27As the U.S.-Israel combined war with Tehran enters day 11, the use of Tomahawk cruise missiles on an elementary
26:34girls' school in Minar, killing at least 165 people, mostly children, have raised humanitarian questions.
26:43Following the deadly attack on the girls' school on February 28, the Trump administration has not taken responsibility of the
26:50attack, saying the probe is on.
26:51Trump went a step further, saying Iran was behind the bombing on school.
26:57Did the United States bomb a girls' elementary school so that Iran had the first day of the war killed
27:02170 people?
27:03No, in my opinion, based on what I've seen, that was done by Iran.
27:08Is that true, Mr. Nixon? It was Iran who did that?
27:11We're certainly investigating.
27:13Still investigating?
27:13But the only side that targets civilians is Iran.
27:18But a new video of the attack has emerged, showing evidence that a U.S. Tomahawk missile likely hit an
27:24Iranian school.
27:25The chilling video, uploaded by Iran's Meher News Agency and verified by the New York Times,
27:31shows a missile striking a naval base near the Shajera Tayyab School in Minar on February 28.
27:38The aftermath shows backpacks, notebooks and twisted desks buried under concrete and dust.
27:47But when President Trump was again asked about the use of Tomahawks by the U.S. on the school,
27:52he squarely blamed Iran and said the country had access to U.S.-weight Tomahawks cruise missiles.
27:58He said the strike could have come from Iran or any other country, arguing that the Tomahawk is widely available.
28:05The Tomahawk missile likely destroyed that Iranian girl's school.
28:10So will the Americans, will the U.S. accept any responsibility?
28:14Well, I haven't seen it, and I will say that the Tomahawk, which is one of the most powerful weapons
28:19around,
28:20is used by, you know, is sold and used by other countries, you know that.
28:24And whether it's Iran, who also has some Tomahawks, they wish they had more, but whether it's Iran or somebody
28:32else,
28:32the fact that a Tomahawk, a Tomahawk is very generic, it's sold to other countries.
28:37The Tomahawk cruise missile is manufactured by U.S. defense contractor Raytheon and is sold to allies U.K. and
28:44Australia.
28:44The United Nations has raised alarm over the use of weapons and its impact.
28:50We continue to raise the alarm over the humanitarian impact of escalating violence across parts of the Middle East,
28:57which is driving rising civilian casualties, damage to civilian infrastructure and growing displacement of people.
29:05Earlier, the U.S. military had released footage showing missile launches and aircraft takeoffs during the Iran conflict.
29:11U.S. Central Command shared visuals of the USS Frank E. Peterson Jr. and USS Gerald R. Ford conducting operations
29:19in support of Operation Epic Fury.
29:22Video of Tomahawk land-attack missiles launched from the guided missile destroyer USS Frank E. Peterson Jr. was also released.
29:30Maashweta Lala, Bureau Report, India Today.
29:35So, while America suggests they have no role whatsoever in the bombing of the school,
29:40I'll just put out for you the front page of the Tehran Times.
29:44This particular page has gone viral because essentially the picture is of all the young schoolgirls who've died in this
29:52particular incident.
29:53And the headline says,
29:55Look them in the eyes, Trump.
29:57That's the Tehran Times essentially putting the onus on Donald Trump for what's happened,
30:02for the killing of 170 people, including over 160 children.
30:06Each one of them identified their pictures put out there on the front page of Tehran Times.
30:22Okay, we're cutting across to breaking news that's coming in right now.
30:26We're shifting focus from the West Asia conflict to get you a quick update on the Indigo CEO,
30:31Peter Elber, stepping down.
30:33He cited personal reasons.
30:35Mind you, he was in the eye of a storm when, remember, the entire Indigo crisis had broken out across
30:43the country.
30:44Amid that, just months on, you've got the CEO, Peter Elber, stepping down.
30:49The communication that's coming from Indigo is that the managing director, Rahul Bhatia,
30:52has now assumed management of the airline on an interim basis.
30:56The Indigo CEO quitting, citing personal reasons,
31:00but there will be questions about whether this was a result of maybe an internal inquiry
31:05or his handling of the entire crisis that had played out months ago
31:10that left so many passengers stranded and crippled in the country.
31:21Okay, I'm slipping into a short break here on Super 6.
31:23So, on the other side, we're going to be talking about the impact,
31:27the economic impact of this conflict.
31:30It's not just in India that there's talk of an LPG crisis.
31:33The oil crisis that's playing out in other countries, we'll break that down for.
32:01Okay, we're getting breaking news that's coming in from UAE.
32:04An Iranian drone has hit now an industrial facility in Abu Dhabi.
32:09Now, we understand that this drone wasn't intercepted.
32:12It hit the target at an industrial facility in Abu Dhabi.
32:16A fire has broken out as a result, but we can also confirm for you
32:19that no casualties have been reported in this particular incident.
32:23Firefighting operations are underway.
32:26Now, this is an industrial facility that's been hit,
32:28but very, very close to, in fact, that location is Abu Dhabi's largest refinery.
32:34So, was that originally the target?
32:37At this point, we can confirm for you the refinery hasn't been hit.
32:40It's been in an industrial facility,
32:42and right now, efforts are underway to put out the fire that's broken out as a result.
32:47Remember, UAE has been facing a barrage of missile and drone attacks.
32:51They've been thwarted, intercepted largely by the air defence systems,
32:55but there have been a few lone drones that have made it through and hit the target,
33:00this time in Abu Dhabi.
33:07But let's move on and talk about oil prices
33:11and the fact that it's rising right now, a serious concern across the world.
33:16It's not just an India problem.
33:17This is something that we're seeing across the world right now,
33:20and the biggest focus of that is the disruption of straight-off almost.
33:2520% of global oil supply actually passes through this particular route,
33:30which is what has led to this massive disruption
33:33that most countries have no control over.
33:36There's also a big fear over shipping,
33:39because companies right now have halted transit through the Strait of Ormuz.
33:43There's no insurance that's coming through looking at the current situation,
33:46and especially because over 10 tankers have faced attacks
33:50for passing through that particular corridor.
33:52There are also limited alternative routes.
33:55Now, Saudi Arabia-UAE pipelines do bypass Ormuz,
33:59but that's the only one option.
34:01You need a lot more alternatives because of the kind of traffic usually
34:04that goes through the Strait of Ormuz.
34:07It's not shut, but it is choked up
34:10because nobody is willing to traverse through that route.
34:12Global supply shock.
34:14Oil prices are up about one-third right now.
34:18Now, hopefully, you're going to see that coming down
34:20with reassurances from the likes of Donald Trump,
34:23but there's also the risk of production shutdowns.
34:26Iraq, Kuwait may shut wells if exports stay blocked,
34:30because they also will be looking into their own interests,
34:34and that fuels another round of a crisis.
34:38Now, like I said, it's not just India.
34:40Many other countries are also grappling with the situation right now
34:44as fuel prices are being hit.
34:46Let's take China, for example.
34:47The largest retail fuel cap hike in four years has been announced,
34:52and clearly, this is at a time of crisis.
34:55It's a mitigation strategy that China has taken up.
34:58Vietnam, they've announced a number of austerity measures.
35:01Work from home is mandatory.
35:03Fuel queue limits have been imposed.
35:05So, if you're in queue and there's a certain number,
35:08that many will be accommodated.
35:09More than that, absolutely not.
35:11So, you can imagine the panic in Vietnam as well.
35:14Work from home is mandatory, and this limit on fuel queues,
35:17of how many can really fuel up in a day.
35:20In Sri Lanka, and let's talk about India's neighbourhood right now,
35:23in Sri Lanka, there's panic.
35:24Schools and universities have been closed off.
35:27Power cuts have also been enforced.
35:29All of this is a precautionary measure,
35:31because these countries fear that if the situation continues as is,
35:35there's going to be a serious, serious shortage.
35:37In Pakistan, Pakistan Prime Minister,
35:40Shahbaz Sharif, held a public address,
35:42where he's announced schools closed nationwide across Pakistan.
35:46Almost as if COVID-like curbs have been brought back,
35:49because work from home, restrictions on government employees,
35:52all of that has been announced by the Pakistan government.
35:55Similarly, while we speak of India's neighbourhood,
35:57what about Bangladesh?
35:58All universities have been shut.
36:00Fuel sales right now have also been rationed.
36:04These are countries who are taking extreme measures,
36:07because they fear if the conflict goes on,
36:09they're going to be in a dangerous, dangerous situation.
36:13Let's put the focus right now on Pakistan and Bangladesh.
36:16The fallout from the war is reaching South Asia,
36:19and millions of lives,
36:20fragile economies particularly, are in trouble,
36:22which is why in Pakistan,
36:24skyrocketing fuel prices has been accompanied with power shortages.
36:28Government has therefore announced a slew of austerity measures.
36:40The ripple effects of war in West Asia are now hitting millions of ordinary people,
36:44thousands of miles away.
36:46And two of Asia's most economic vulnerable nations are staring into the abyss.
36:51When Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation to joint US-Israeli strikes,
36:56the consequences weren't just felt in boardrooms and oil markets.
37:00They hit homes, hospitals, factories,
37:03and entire economies already running on fumes.
37:07In Pakistan, the lights are dimming, literally.
37:31A country of 24 crore people,
37:34almost entirely dependent or imported fuel,
37:37has been hit with a 20% hike in petrol and diesel prices overnight.
37:42Shahbaz Sharif's government has now rolled out sweeping austerity measures,
37:46ordering cuts in fuel consumption,
37:48and slashing public spending in an attempt to manage the worsening fuel crisis.
37:52Park government has shut schools for two weeks,
37:55cut allowances for government employees by 50%,
37:58and ordered government offices to operate four days a week.
38:01This is a nation that was already on its knees,
38:04battered by debt, inflation, and a currency in free fall.
38:10Bangladesh tells an even darker story.
38:13Fuel stations running dry after panic buying.
38:15A country of 17 crore people now faces daily limits
38:19on how much fuel its citizens can buy.
38:21But it doesn't stop there.
38:23Four of Bangladesh's five-state-run fertilizers factories have gone dark.
38:28Starved of gas now, desperately diverted to keep our plants alive.
38:33Crops, food supplies, livelihoods, all hanging in the balance.
38:37Bangladesh imports 95% of its energy.
38:40It is, by definition, at the mercy of global markets,
38:44and right now, those markets are merciless.
38:47The country is scrambling to buy emergency LNG on the spot market
38:51at eye-watering prices it can barely afford.
38:54Two nations, two economies, already fragile, fractured, and fighting for survival.
39:00Now caught in the crossfire of a conflict, they never started.
39:04Paying a price they simply cannot afford to pay.
39:07Bureau Report, India Today.
39:11And let's hope for the sake of everyone, this war truly does end soon, as Trump puts it.
39:16I'm slipping into a short break.
39:18Coming up on the other side, we clear some of the fog of war.
39:21Lot of claims doing the rounds of social media, which is true, which isn't.
39:26I'll tell you all of that in just a minute.
39:34Come with the escalating conflict.
39:36Social media is full of fake videos claiming to show what's happening in the West Asia war.
39:42We bring you now, India Today's Fact Check.
39:47Now, one of the videos and claims doing the rounds is of this video
39:51that shows explosions over Tel Aviv as Iran launches the Fatah-2 hypersonic missiles at Israel.
39:56This is the claim being made.
39:57We fact-checked this video and found that the video has been filmed
40:00in the coastal areas of Caracas of Venezuela after President Maduro was taken into custody.
40:06So, no, this is not a video from the current war.
40:09Now, the second one.
40:11Let's show you the next claim that's doing the rounds on social media.
40:15This is a video where the claim is that this is a wife of a U.S. soldier
40:20who was killed during the Israel-Iran conflict, breaking down in tears after getting the news.
40:25Is that true?
40:26No.
40:27We fact-checked the video to find that the video has actually been scripted,
40:31produced by a social media creator and has been available on the internet since 2023.
40:36So, no, it's not happened now and most definitely is not a war widow breaking down.
40:41Let's get to our next fact-check.
40:44Now, this is a video that you see on your screens there.
40:46The claim is that the video shows the death of Israel's top religious leader
40:50in an Iranian missile attack and the funeral being carried out.
40:54We fact-checked this particular video to confirm that this video is actually the funeral
40:59of a religious figure in Jerusalem who died in December last year due to an illness.
41:06Again, nothing to do with this conflict.
41:08This video is from months ago.
41:10The next one.
41:11Now, this footage, the claim is that this is a video of cheap drones from Iran
41:15destroying a U.S. aircraft carrier.
41:19Not true.
41:20This is an AI-generated video.
41:22No such incident even happened.
41:24It looks real, yes, but this is AI-generated.
41:28We can confirm that for you.
41:29Let's put out the next video.
41:32This one, and you see the explosion on your screens there.
41:35The claim is that the video shows missile attacks very close to Tel Aviv in Israel.
41:39Again, looks very real.
41:42Don't believe everything you see on social media because this one too is AI-generated.
41:48Looks very real.
41:49But we can confirm for you and our team has done the necessary checks.
41:53This particular video too is generated using artificial intelligence.
41:59Don't believe everything you see on social media.
42:01And you can trust us here on India Today to separate fact from fiction.
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