00:01Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohamed Bagher Qalibaf accused the U.S. of hiding behind
00:05diplomatic efforts as they secretly plot a ground attack in Iran on Sunday.
00:10In a message broadcast on Iranian state TV, Qalibaf defiantly added that Tehran is awaiting
00:16the arrival of U.S. soldiers to, quote, set them on fire and punish their regional allies
00:21once and for all.
00:23His claim came amid reports in U.S. media that the Trump administration is planning
00:27a week's-long ground offensive.
00:30The senior Iranian lawmaker made the comments on Sunday as Pakistan hosted top diplomats
00:34of regional powers, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, to discuss ways to end the war.
00:40Pakistan, which emerged as a possible mediator, has delivered to Iran a list of Washington's
00:46demands, which Tehran rejected and countered with a list of its own.
00:50The efforts come as attacks on Iran persist, and Tehran's retaliatory strikes continue to
00:55target the wider region.
00:56Residents of the Iranian capital reported heavy strikes in the early hours of Sunday,
01:01as sirens sounded across Israel warning of imminent attacks.
01:05The war has so far killed over 1,900 in Iran, 1,100 in Lebanon, 20 in Israel, and 13
01:12U.S.
01:13soldiers posted in the region.
01:15Thousands of others have been injured.
01:20Millions of people took to the streets across the United States to participate in the more
01:25than 3,100 protests taking place against U.S. President Donald Trump.
01:30The rallies denounced what they described as an authoritarian style of governance by the
01:35incumbent administration, their immigration stance, climate change denial, isolationist
01:40foreign policy, and now, the war in Iran.
01:44In New York, thousands gathered to protest against sweeping immigration raids carried out by ICE
01:50and called for their abolition.
01:52The rallies even featured a surprise cameo from New York native and Hollywood giant Robert
01:57De Niro.
01:58Protests also took place in the capital, Washington, D.C., where hundreds gathered near the White
02:03House demanding Trump's ouster.
02:05It's the third time in less than a year these protests, part of a U.S. grassroots movement
02:10called No Kings, take place.
02:13The demonstration spread across the pond, where thousands of Americans abroad and locals took
02:18part in rallies across Europe.
02:20In Paris, protesters called for an end to Trump's quote, reckless, irresponsible, and endless
02:26wars.
02:27And in the Italian capital, thousands marched calling for respect of international law and
02:32demanding a world free from wars.
02:37Qatar and Ukraine signed a defense agreement on Saturday during a visit by Ukrainian President
02:43Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Doha.
02:46A similar announcement was made earlier in the day on cooperation with the United Arab Emirates
02:52on defense, as the Ukrainian leader tours Gulf Arab states amid Iran's aerial campaign against
02:58its neighbors.
02:59Zelenskyy has this week visited Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar.
03:05Ukraine's president has repeatedly said that what Ukraine needs first and foremost is air
03:10defense from Russia's ballistic missiles, in exchange for sharing his expertise and experience
03:16in countering Iranian drones.
03:18Qatar, together with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait, sent official requests regarding possible cooperation with Ukraine over
03:28its drone countering expertise.
03:30Ukraine has sent over 200 drone countering experts to the region, the president said.
03:38Pope Leo XIV urged residents of Monaco on Saturday to use their wealth, influence, and Catholic faith for good.
03:47The pontiff's one-day trip was the first papal visit to the semi-enclave in nearly 500 years, with the
03:54last being Paul III in 1538.
03:57The visit included meetings with Monaco's Prince Albert and Princess Charlene and the country's Catholic community.
04:05A mass was held at the Louis II Stadium.
04:09Catholicism is Monaco's official state religion, making it an outlier among most European countries.
04:15Monaco's population of 38,000 is heavily Catholic and multinational, with only a fifth of the population actually citizens of
04:25the principality.
04:26Prince Albert recently refused a proposal to legalize abortion in the territory, citing the important role Catholicism plays in its
04:35society.
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