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The United States and Iran have reached a 14-day ceasefire following 40 days of intense conflict under Operation Epic Fury.
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00:01Good evening. Both the United States and Iran are today claiming victory and insisting they've decimated the other.
00:10U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hexet, for example, he claims it's a decisive victory for the United States
00:16that United States has decimated Iran's Navy and Air Force, missile manufacturing and launch capabilities.
00:23United States claims Iran's military combat capabilities have been made ineffective in the past 40 days.
00:31Iran, on the other hand, is rejoicing the arrival of a new world power,
00:37a world power that has the world's biggest military and economic superpower,
00:43the United States desperately seeking an off-ramp and agreeing to a ceasefire,
00:49hours after threatening to kill an entire civilization.
00:54So, what do we have now? A ceasefire. Will it hold for the next 15 days?
01:02The U.S. and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire after 40 days of war.
01:06Washington and Tehran have agreed to halt strikes, though some strikes are taking place in the region.
01:11Following this true announcement, Iran released a 10-point proposal, of course, through its mediators,
01:18a U.S. commitment to ensure no further acts of aggression against Iran.
01:24Continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz.
01:27And this is something that has upset many other countries across the world,
01:32saying Strait of Hormuz must remain free and open for navigation.
01:37Acceptance of Iran's uranium enrichment rights.
01:40Iran insists, and this is a departure from what it was seeking on the 27th of February,
01:46lifting of all primary sanctions, whether by the United States or allies and partners,
01:52lifting also of all secondary sanctions,
01:54termination of all resolutions against Iran by the United Nations Security Council,
02:00termination of resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors,
02:05payment of damages to Iran for war losses, withdrawal, and this will be highly contentious,
02:13withdrawal of U.S. combat forces, not just around Iran, but from across West Asia,
02:19cessation of hostilities across all fronts, including Lebanon.
02:24Of course, Israel has had nothing doing.
02:26Israel, on the other hand, has doubled down.
02:29They've pounded Lebanon in the past couple of hours,
02:32both from the air and from ground.
02:35Massive airstrikes and ground strikes are taking place inside Lebanon,
02:39and we'll get you details.
02:40U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed he's agreed to suspend bombing and attacks on Iran
02:45for a period of two weeks,
02:46as long as Iran agrees to immediately, completely, and safely reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
02:52Donald Trump went on to say,
02:54we received a 10-point proposal from Iran,
02:56and we believe, the United States now believes, it is workable.
03:02On which to negotiate.
03:05Almost all the points of past contention have been agreed to between the U.S. and Iran,
03:10but a two-week period will allow the agreement to be finalized.
03:14Pakistan has been acting as a messenger between the U.S. and Iran.
03:17It's invited both countries for direct talks in Islamabad later this week,
03:22most probably Friday afternoon.
03:24Temporary ceasefire has been agreed to, but multiple challenges remain.
03:28So, for example, even as we speak, President Trump put out a series of posts that read,
03:33the United States will work closely with Iran.
03:36We've determined, has gone through what will be a very productive regime change.
03:42There will be no enrichment of uranium,
03:44and the United States will, working with Iran, dig up and remove all of the deeply buried B-2 bombers'
03:54nuclear dust.
03:55It is now, and has been, under very exacting satellite surveillance of the U.S. Space Force.
04:04Nothing has been touched from the date of the attack.
04:07We are, and will be, talking tariff and sanctions relief with Iran.
04:13Many of the 15 points have already been agreed to.
04:17He also threatened nations with 50% tariff if they supply military hardware to Iran.
04:25U.S. Secretary of War, Pete Hexitt, detailed U.S. achievements in the past 40 days and details of the
04:33ceasefire.
04:34He insists that the new regime that was humiliated now stands demoralized
04:39and understands that a deal is far better than the fate that awaited them had they not agreed to a
04:46ceasefire.
04:47And according to Pete Hexitt, Iran begged for a ceasefire.
04:52As far as Israel is concerned, it has agreed it will not strike Iran,
04:57but it continues to rain fire on Lebanon,
05:00despite Tehran seeking cessation of hostilities across the region.
05:05Israel's Defence Minister, Israel Katz, has said hundreds of Hezbollah terrorists were attacked
05:11in a surprise strike at the headquarters, not just in one part, but across Lebanon.
05:17And this is a huge concentrated blow that Hezbollah has suffered in the past 12 hours.
05:25This has led to a strong response from Iran, which has warned the United States,
05:30it will be treated as a party to any Israeli attacks and face decisive response if the Hezbollah is targeted.
05:39Tehran is also considering strikes on Israel for continuous attacks on Lebanon.
05:43And that shows you just how fragile the ceasefire is right now.
05:47Despite the ceasefire, Gulf remains on the edge.
05:50Reports indicate Iranian drones have targeted energy infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates and in Kuwait.
05:58This is just hours after oil facilities on Iran's Lawan Island were targeted.
06:05Before I get you more on the story, listen in to U.S. Secretary of War, Pete Hexitt.
06:11No other president has shown the courage and resolve of this Commander-in-Chief.
06:17President Trump forged this moment.
06:20Iran begged for this ceasefire, and we all know it.
06:25As a president truth this morning, a big day for world peace.
06:29Iran wants it to happen.
06:32They've had enough.
06:33Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield.
06:41A capital V military victory.
06:46By any measure, Epic Fury decimated Iran's military and rendered it combat ineffective for years to come.
06:54But they can no longer build missiles, build rockets, build launchers, or build UAVs.
07:00Their factories have been razed to the ground, set back in historic fashion.
07:08You see, had Iran refused our terms, the next targets would have been their power plants, their bridges, and oil
07:16and energy infrastructure.
07:17Targets they could not defend and could not realistically rebuild.
07:22It would have taken them decades, and we were locked and loaded.
07:27They couldn't defend against it.
07:29Iran's defeat is America's retribution for every American loss to Iranian terror.
07:35Especially those brave troops killed by Iranian-made roadside bombs in Iraq that my generation knows so well.
07:42And for the suffering their regime has inflicted around the world.
07:46Now we have a chance at real peace and a real deal.
07:50The War Department, for now, for now, has done its part.
07:55We stand ready in the background to ensure Iran upholds every reasonable term.
08:01And as everyone knows, nobody makes a better deal than President Trump.
08:06The President of the United States has told me, and he's told the entire negotiating team,
08:10the Secretary of State, the Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, he said, go and work in good faith to come to
08:18an agreement.
08:18That is what he has told us to do.
08:20If the Iranians are willing in good faith to work with us, I think we can make an agreement.
08:26If they're going to lie, if they're going to cheat, if they're going to try to prevent even the fragile
08:33truce that we've set up from taking place,
08:35then they're not going to be happy because what the President has also shown is that we still have clear
08:41military, diplomatic,
08:43and maybe most importantly, we have extraordinary economic leverage.
08:46So the President has told us not to use those tools.
08:49He's told us to come to the negotiating table.
08:51But if the Iranians don't do the exact same thing, they're going to find out that the President of the
08:55United States is not one to mess around.
09:00So let's try and make sense of these latest developments.
09:03Joining me now on India first is India Today's Foreign Affairs editor, Geeta Mohan.
09:07Also with me is senior journalist and author, Sandeep Unnithan.
09:11Geeta, U.S. claims victory.
09:14Iran claims victory.
09:16In fact, you just heard U.S. Secretary of War, Pete Hexitt, saying Iran begged for a ceasefire.
09:22Now, is this for domestic audience or did the U.S. in the past 38, 39 days actually inflict the
09:30kind of pain that Iran realized that pursuing this war any further was not in Iran's interest?
09:35Well, it is absolutely for domestic audience.
09:38I say this because, Gaurav, please look at the post put out by President Trump himself.
09:44He has very clearly said that we have accepted the 10-point proposal as part of the negotiations because they're
09:52workable.
09:53From a position where he called the same 10-point, nothing has changed there, the same 10-point proposal or
09:59conditions, or the five conditions earlier, now they're 10, as maximalist to now becoming workable.
10:06So, yes, President Trump said that, and Foreign Minister Araukji posted on social media after President Trump saying that because
10:14President Trump has accepted our terms and conditions as being part of the negotiations, we are willing to negotiate and
10:22talk and agree to the ceasefire.
10:25So, I think more than, you know, using these extreme words like somebody came begging, it's about how the two
10:31sides saw some sanity in coming to the talking table at a point where both sides agreed to at least
10:39pay attention to and pay heed to what the other side has to say.
10:43And that is exactly what has happened.
10:44This is diplomacy after having done what they did.
10:48Former Deputy National Security Advisor of Israel, I spoke with a while ago, said that it's a military win for
10:54America and Israel, but a strategic failure.
10:57Oh, that's very interesting.
10:58It's a military win, but a strategic failure for America and for Israel.
11:05Sandeep, President Trump has taken to truth social once again, and this time he's threatening 50% tariffs on any
11:13country that arms Iran, or words to that effect.
11:17Is this aimed at Russia, is this aimed at China, and is this, again, a threat that he can carry
11:24out, or one more, taco Trump instance?
11:28Well, you know, this is very clearly aimed at China and Russia, and the biggest fear in the United States
11:33right now is that Iran might use this window to kind of rearm, to rebuild some of its forces,
11:39can, you know, import missiles, radars, whatever it has lost in the last couple of days.
11:44But I'm not sure if a 50%, you know, tariff is going to deter Iran from doing that, or any
11:50other country that wants to, you know, support Iran, you know, from doing this.
11:54Because, you know, when you're looking at regime survival, Gaurav, then, you know, all bets are off the table.
11:59And this is what Iran has shown in the last couple of days.
12:02By, you know, last 40 days, it's taken the kind of bombing that few countries have in the 21st century.
12:08And they have pulled out their ace, that is, to blockade the Strait of Hormuz.
12:13So, you know, when regimes like Iran's are faced with a survival, question of their survival, then it doesn't matter
12:21where they get their weapons from.
12:22They will get it no matter what they need to do, Gaurav.
12:25And especially now, when they're hoping to acquire $2 million per ship crossing the Strait of Hormuz,
12:32and if a hundred ships were to cross every day, the average is anything between 100 and 150.
12:37So they'd be making a cool $200 to $300 million a day.
12:41They can pay double of those tariffs and yet have enough arms.
12:44But stay with me.
12:45Both the United States and Iran, they're claiming victory following the ceasefire.
12:51But in reality, who's actually won, who's lost?
12:56And it's not just Iran and the United States of America.
13:00There are other players here.
13:02Take, for example, Israel or China or Russia.
13:05So let's take a look at who gained what.
13:07And, of course, the state sponsor of radical Islam is Tehran Pakistan.
13:10So Iran is being seen as one of the biggest winners out of this conflict.
13:17And you'd wonder, a country that's been pounded relentlessly for 40 days,
13:22lost its supreme leader, lost almost 20 to 30 top leadership.
13:27The Navy has been sunk, the Air Force no longer flying, military facilities taking down.
13:33Despite facing this onslaught, both from Washington, D.C. and Tel Aviv for nearly 40 days,
13:39they continue to fight and fight back and inflict pain.
13:42At the end of it, the regime is presenting a two-week truce as victory at home.
13:50Iran has agreed to open the Strait of Hormuz.
13:53Incidentally, it was open before the 28th of February.
13:56And that time, it was free, open navigation for all.
13:59But right now, Iran is imposing a condition that they will monitor their armed forces.
14:04Any ship crossing has to coordinate with the armed forces of Iran.
14:08There are reports that say that Parliament has already passed a law that $2 million will be paid as facilitation
14:15fee
14:15for every ship that crosses the Strait of Hormuz.
14:18So again, that's easy money for Iran.
14:21Should, of course, this be carried out.
14:23This means Tehran can earn millions of dollars, billions actually every year,
14:28in fees and toll for letting vessels, oil tankers, gas tankers.
14:33And this would also mean that Iran would have virtual supremacy in this region over other countries,
14:39including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Iraq in this region,
14:43because all their ships will be crossing through the mouth of Strait of Hormuz.
14:47Despite the entire regime and military leadership being eliminated,
14:51Iran, the command and control structure remains intact.
14:55Take, for example, the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
14:58He was assassinated or decapitated.
15:01He's succeeded by his son.
15:02So the regime stays, the ideology stays.
15:05Top government leaders, including President Masood Pazishkian,
15:08Foreign Minister Sayyid Abbas Araki, they're still calling the shots.
15:12Far from Trump's claims that the regime has changed.
15:15There's a new regime in place.
15:17It's the same structure.
15:18Let's also talk about the state sponsor of radical Islamist terror in India's neighbourhood,
15:23of course, Iran's neighbour too, Pakistan.
15:26Islamabad seems to have scored a diplomatic win here,
15:30acting as a messenger between the US and Iran, or being a front for China.
15:36So much so that both Washington DC and Tehran have praised the role of a radical Islamist
15:42chief of Pakistan, Asim Munir, for his role in the ceasefire.
15:48Then, of course, you have China, the silent player in this conflict.
15:51Beijing stayed away from limelight for most periods, but Iran sought a guarantor.
15:58It wasn't Pakistan.
15:59Pakistan doesn't have the heft.
16:01It's Beijing.
16:02It's China.
16:04They were the real peacemakers in this war.
16:07Donald Trump acknowledged their role, and when asked if China had anything to do with the ceasefire,
16:12Beijing has not only presented China as a stable alternative to Washington in this region,
16:17it's managed to significantly expand its influence in West Asia.
16:22And through the ceasefire, China has also managed to secure its energy supplies,
16:27given most of their imports also come from West Asia.
16:30Let's also talk about Russia for a moment.
16:33Moscow gained a lot, both directly and indirectly, from this war.
16:36For example, the sanctions that were there on Russian oil, fuel and energy prices,
16:41they've shot up, and that's benefited Moscow.
16:44Countries are now back importing both oil and gas from Russia.
16:50Let's also talk about the losers or the weaker side.
16:54Now, the world's biggest superpower, military superpower and economic superpower,
16:59United States, if it had to agree to a ceasefire,
17:02Iran says America was seeking an off-ramp,
17:06and after threatening to kill an entire civilization,
17:09within hours they agreed to a 14-day ceasefire.
17:12Trump claims they've achieved all their military objectives,
17:14but is that actually the truth?
17:16U.S. began with strikes that were aimed at regime change,
17:20but that hasn't happened at all.
17:21Then the goalposts shifted from stopping Iran from having nuclear weapons
17:25to control over enriched uranium,
17:27and again, that hasn't happened.
17:29U.S. credibility as a security guarantor for the region,
17:33that's been questioned.
17:35Look at the countries across Middle East,
17:37from United Arab Emirates to Saudi Arabia to Qatar,
17:41they all let America have bases there,
17:43so thinking America would protect them,
17:45that clearly didn't happen.
17:46The conflict has caused massive economic costs,
17:50about $31 billion spent so far.
17:53Gulf nations like Saudi Arabia and the UAE
17:55are also being seen as, you know, countries that have lost face,
17:59they've lost finances,
18:00they've lost credibility as a safe zone.
18:03Their reliance on U.S. protection has also backfired,
18:06leaving them with less leverage with Iran
18:09when it comes to negotiations.
18:11Economically, too, they've suffered massive damage
18:14to their infrastructure,
18:15including their energy infrastructure.
18:18The ceasefire diminishes their ability to influence Iran's behavior,
18:21limiting their security and diplomatic options in the region.
18:25And that is, that initially they were seen as a
18:28power to counter Tehran.
18:31But clearly, now Iran is a notch higher,
18:34or at least that is how it perceives itself.
18:36Let me once again bring in Geeta and Sandeep into this conversation.
18:40Sandeep, is America at the end of these 39-40 days
18:45coming out smelling of roses
18:47or looking like a weaker side?
18:49It's clearly looking like a weaker side, Gaurav,
18:52because, you know, firstly,
18:54America and Iran are not military equals.
18:57There is a huge power differential between the two.
18:59The United States has the most powerful military
19:02the world has ever known.
19:03For the last 40 days,
19:05it has been bombing Iran literally into submission,
19:07but Iran has refused to submit.
19:09Now, we all know that in warfare,
19:11the superior side has to overwhelmingly defeat the weaker side.
19:16And the weaker side has to just survive.
19:18And that is exactly what Iran has done.
19:20It has survived over the last 40 days.
19:22And it has now, you know,
19:24released this charter of 10 demands to the United States,
19:27which is now being considered.
19:28When in the last quarter of a century
19:31have you seen the United States bomb a country
19:33and then agree to go on peace talks with them?
19:36It's never happened before, Gaurav.
19:38At least not in the 21st century.
19:40Perhaps in the 20th.
19:42But this is unimaginable.
19:44And this is not what the United States
19:46set out to do with this bombing campaign.
19:47If you remember President Trump's words,
19:50he said,
19:50I'm going to hit them till they cry uncle.
19:53Well, Iran hasn't cried uncle.
19:55And it's now sitting in talks with the United States
19:59literally as an equal.
20:01And that is a big, big loss of face
20:03for the United States, Gaurav.
20:05And so when we look at the gainers, Gita,
20:10Iran, Russia, China, big gainers.
20:14When you look at those
20:16who don't appear to have gained at all, losers.
20:21United States, United Arab Emirates,
20:24Saudi Arabia, Qatar.
20:25How long is this list, Gita?
20:28Well, I wouldn't put it starkly
20:31as Russia, China gaining
20:33and the GCC losing.
20:36Because I do see that
20:38even if they,
20:40right now, Gaurav,
20:42the idea of toll
20:44is something they're putting out there
20:46but might not materialize.
20:48And if it does,
20:49like you said,
20:49when we were having a discussion with Preeti,
20:52America could be a stakeholder in that.
20:54And certainly that's not something
20:56that Iran would be comfortable with.
20:58But yes, coordination,
21:00something that was unimaginable earlier.
21:04This was a freedom of navigation
21:07in these shipping lanes
21:09was absolutely respected and honored.
21:12Now, even if they say coordination
21:14with the forces of Iran,
21:16that also should be problematic.
21:18And not problematic for anybody
21:20but more so for GCC countries
21:22and those who supply to America
21:24and American allies,
21:26particularly Israel.
21:27So yes, win or loss,
21:29the fact of the matter
21:30is that at this point in time,
21:31anything that shuts
21:33the Strait of Hormuz
21:34or Bawal Mandab
21:35is a huge loss for the world.
21:38Russia, China, GCC
21:40and the world over.
21:41Southeast Asia,
21:43Far East, Japan,
21:44I mean,
21:44they're about to collapse
21:46if they don't start getting oil soon.
21:48And should there be a resolution,
21:51everybody stands to gain,
21:53India included.
21:54Okay, now when you look at the situation
21:57on the 27th of February,
21:59Sandeep,
22:00the situation on 27th of February
22:02and the situation today,
22:05has Iran actually gained a lot more
22:08because America's effort
22:10repeatedly stated
22:12that Iran should not be in a position
22:14to project power beyond its borders,
22:16whether it's the Strait of Hormuz
22:18or Bab al-Mandab,
22:19Iran is projecting its power
22:21across who gains,
22:23who loses.
22:23Well, you know, Gaurav,
22:25exactly that point
22:26that on the 27th of February,
22:29as Gita said,
22:30the Strait of Hormuz
22:31was open to all.
22:32There was freedom of navigation.
22:34Everyone could pass through.
22:35It was virtually,
22:36it's not a global commons.
22:38It's a global lifeline,
22:39but it is in the territorial waters
22:41of Iran and Oman.
22:42But it was being treated
22:43like a global commons.
22:44And today,
22:4540 days later,
22:47Iran has now entered
22:48the Strait of Hormuz
22:49and now it is issuing a statement
22:51where it says that it's military,
22:53you will have to coordinate
22:54with the Iranian military
22:55for passage of vessels.
22:57That means,
22:58that is a huge, huge thing.
22:59It's not happened before.
23:01That, you know,
23:01Iran has now dominated
23:03the Strait of Hormuz.
23:04It's the most vital energy lifeline
23:06in the world,
23:07nearly a fifth of the world's
23:09energy and gas classes there.
23:11Let me tell our viewers
23:12a little more
23:13about what Iran proposes to do.
23:16And now it's been passed
23:17by their parliament.
23:18Iran says it's permitted
23:19safe passage of vessels
23:21to the Strait of Hormuz.
23:22But there's a catch.
23:24The devil lies in the detail.
23:26Tehran insists that
23:27as it maintains control
23:29over the strategic choke point,
23:31Iran plans to impose
23:33a toll,
23:34a fee,
23:35on every ship,
23:36every tanker
23:37that passes through
23:38the Strait.
23:39It's been doing it.
23:40Two million dollars,
23:41that's being reported.
23:43That's the fee
23:44that's being charged.
23:44So on a typical day,
23:46before the war,
23:48on an average,
23:49you had between
23:49100 to 150 ships,
23:51on an average,
23:52125, 30 crossing
23:53the Strait of Hormuz
23:54every day.
23:55So oil tankers,
23:56cargo vessels,
23:57gas tankers,
23:59tankers carrying
24:00the liquefied
24:00natural gas carriers.
24:02Now,
24:03if each ship
24:04pays this toll
24:04of two million dollars,
24:06it'll generate
24:06anything between
24:0770 and 90
24:08billion dollars
24:10annual revenue
24:11for Iran.
24:12Now,
24:13even if Iran
24:14taxes just a few
24:15thousand vessels,
24:15depending on size,
24:17friendly countries,
24:18and so on,
24:19it could still
24:20add up to
24:21billions of dollars
24:22every year.
24:23And that is why
24:24Tehran is determined
24:25that it will control,
24:27retain control
24:28of the Strait of Hormuz.
24:29It's not just
24:30a strategic choke point,
24:31it's now a source
24:33of potential revenue
24:34for the country.
24:36But will that
24:37actually happen?
24:37And I put that question
24:38to Israel's
24:39ambassador to India,
24:41ambassador Ruvin
24:42Azhar,
24:43that is it
24:44a strategic victory
24:46for Iran?
24:47He clearly
24:48doesn't think so.
24:50Why?
24:51Listen in.
24:58Joining me
24:58on this India
24:59first special broadcast
25:00is ambassador
25:01Ruvin Azhar,
25:02Israel's ambassador
25:03to India.
25:03Ambassador,
25:04welcome.
25:05My pleasure.
25:06The U.S. war objective
25:07was to ensure
25:08Iran cannot project
25:09power beyond its borders.
25:11After 38 days
25:12of continuous
25:13carpet bombing
25:14of Iran,
25:15both by Israel
25:16and the United States
25:17of America,
25:19does Iran
25:19still project power
25:20beyond its borders?
25:22Well, I must
25:22correct you.
25:23That was not
25:24the aim
25:25of the operation.
25:26The aim of the operation
25:27was to remove
25:28two existential threats
25:29for Israel.
25:30That's the military
25:32nuclear threat
25:33and the ballistic
25:33missile threat
25:34and to give a chance
25:36to the Iranian people
25:37to embrace their future
25:38by significantly
25:40debilitating this regime.
25:41And you can check.
25:42I gave an interview
25:44to you in the past.
25:45I quoted this aim
25:46so you can go back
25:47and check it.
25:48So that's exactly
25:49what we concentrated in.
25:51Once we exhausted
25:52all the military targets,
25:53including taking out
25:55the so-called
25:55supreme leader of Iran,
25:57taking out
25:57the three chiefs
25:58of intelligence of Iran,
25:59taking out
26:00the entire IRTC brass,
26:02taking out
26:03their naval forces,
26:05their air force,
26:06taking out
26:06the entire military industry,
26:08including the industry
26:09of production of missiles,
26:11the metallurgy industry,
26:12the petrochemical industry,
26:14hundreds of sites
26:15that are connected
26:16to the nuclear military program.
26:18Okay?
26:1910,000 military personnel
26:21of the regime.
26:22After we've done
26:23all of that,
26:25the Iranian regime
26:26has agreed
26:26to a temporary ceasefire,
26:29which stands
26:30in contradiction
26:30to the statement
26:32of the head
26:34of their parliament,
26:34Kalibaf,
26:35who said that
26:35they are not going
26:36to agree to a ceasefire
26:37until we commit
26:39to a permanent ceasefire
26:40in which they will
26:41not be attacked.
26:42And this threat
26:45to close
26:46the Straits of Hormuz,
26:47they had to retract.
26:48And now,
26:49they agreed
26:50to have impeded navigation
26:52in the Straits of Hormuz.
26:54So, you know,
26:55so...
26:55Iranian armed forces,
26:57they will have to coordinate.
26:59They will take
26:59$2 million.
27:00They were not taking
27:01$2 million
27:02before the beginning
27:03of the conflict.
27:04This is what they are claiming.
27:06But what their government
27:07has agreed to
27:08is an unconditional opening.
27:11Okay?
27:12So, yes,
27:13you are right
27:14that they are still firing
27:15residual...
27:16they have residual capability.
27:18They have been firing
27:18about 10 missiles per day
27:19towards Israel.
27:20But that is nothing
27:21compared to the hundreds
27:23of missiles per day
27:24that were capable of firing
27:26at the beginning
27:26of this operation.
27:27And that means
27:29that this travesty
27:31of trying to block
27:33an international waterway
27:34is not going to work.
27:35So you think
27:36that's something
27:37that won't work.
27:38But America said this.
27:41And they've said it repeatedly.
27:42So are we to understand
27:43that Israel's war aims...
27:45President Trump said
27:46yes, that Iran
27:47should not be in a position
27:48to project power
27:49beyond its borders.
27:50They've repeatedly said it.
27:51But be that as it may.
27:53Well, it may be...
27:54You know, that is a statement
27:55and you have to ask
27:57the U.S. leadership
27:58regarding the statements
27:59that they make.
28:00But I'm talking about
28:01the aims of the operation.
28:03Right.
28:03Okay?
28:04At the end of the day,
28:05yes, you had a situation
28:06in which as a result
28:07of the huge military build-up
28:09that this regime was having,
28:11including weapons
28:11of mass destruction,
28:12they were terrorizing
28:14entire countries.
28:15They were taking over
28:16Arab capitals.
28:17They were launching wars
28:19of aggression.
28:20Are they doing the same?
28:20Can't they do that today?
28:22Well, no.
28:22Are they weakened today?
28:23In your view,
28:24are they weakened today?
28:25Substantially.
28:26Now, you can measure it
28:27because you can check
28:29each and every thing
28:30that I said
28:31and check it on the ground
28:32and see whether
28:33that happened or not.
28:34So, they're still firing missiles
28:36in the direction of Bahrain,
28:37Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait.
28:40They're still targeting them.
28:41They're targeting Israel.
28:42People in Israel
28:43are in harm's way.
28:45However,
28:46their capability
28:46to target us
28:47and the damage
28:49they're inflicting on us
28:50is nothing
28:51compared to what
28:52they were doing
28:53at the beginning
28:53of the operation.
28:54It means that
28:55the balance of power
28:56has changed.
28:57So, why not carry it
28:58to its logical conclusion?
28:59What was the desperation
29:00for a ceasefire
29:01in your view?
29:02I think that
29:03at this point,
29:04because of the fact
29:05that we didn't take
29:05a decision to invade Iran
29:07and we were taking
29:08operation from the air,
29:09I think that we have
29:10exhausted the capability
29:12to take action
29:12from the air
29:13and now we are
29:14giving a chance
29:15to diplomacy
29:15to win the day
29:16and fulfill
29:17the 15-point plan
29:19that President Trump
29:21has put forward.
29:22So, we are going to see
29:23in the next few weeks
29:24whether diplomacy can win.
29:25Okay.
29:26Because we don't want
29:27to use more force
29:28than it is required.
29:29So, why wasn't this
29:29used on the 28th
29:30of February
29:32when the Oman's
29:34foreign minister,
29:35Oman's foreign minister,
29:36he said Iran
29:37has agreed to everything
29:38including giving up
29:39on their nuclear material?
29:41We know that that was a lie
29:41because in that negotiation
29:43the Iranians didn't agree
29:45to discuss
29:47the support
29:48for the proxies,
29:49they didn't agree
29:49to discuss
29:50the ballistic missile program,
29:52they didn't agree
29:54to the terms
29:56that the United States
29:57was putting forward
29:58regarding the
29:59complete decomposition
30:00of the military nuclear program
30:02and therefore
30:02we had to launch
30:03the operation
30:04and now after
30:05we have launched
30:05the operation
30:06and the regime
30:07was significant,
30:09look,
30:10why,
30:11if the regime
30:12is so strong,
30:13have they invited
30:14all these militias
30:15from abroad?
30:17why is it so strong?
30:19The United States
30:20and Israel
30:21have been able to,
30:23in a joint effort,
30:24to bring back
30:25a pilot
30:26400 kilometers
30:27into Iranian territory.
30:29If we,
30:30if we,
30:30if they are so
30:31powerful,
30:32how come
30:33they are talking
30:34in two voices
30:35and President
30:36Pazeshkian
30:37is saying one thing
30:37and the IRGC
30:38is saying another thing?
30:39So it means that
30:40there are cracks
30:40within the system,
30:41we know that
30:42the Iranian people
30:43do not support
30:44this regime
30:44and they can of course
30:46claim victory
30:47because this is usually
30:49what terrorist organizations
30:50and radical people do
30:51but it doesn't
30:53reflect reality.
30:55The reality is
30:56is that
30:57the balance of power
30:57in our region
30:58has changed.
30:59One year ago
31:00the regime
31:01thought that
31:02it is completely immune,
31:03that they continue,
31:04they can continue
31:05throwing havoc
31:06in our region
31:06with militias,
31:07with terrorist organizations
31:08that are not going
31:09to pay any price.
31:10Well look what happened now.
31:11The entire leadership
31:13was wiped out.
31:14So the 12 day war
31:15last year
31:16and the 40 day war
31:18this year,
31:19will it lead to
31:20maybe a 60 day war
31:22God forbid
31:23next year
31:23if your objectives
31:25are not met?
31:26What will be different
31:27this time
31:28that was not achieved
31:29in the 12 day war
31:30that may have been achieved
31:31in the 40 day war?
31:32We will take action
31:33each time
31:34that we feel
31:36that this regime
31:38is producing
31:40weapons of mass destruction
31:41that will be aimed
31:42at the state of Israel
31:44and as long
31:45as this regime
31:46doesn't change
31:47their intention.
31:48There are many countries
31:49that have
31:50huge military capabilities
31:51around the world
31:52but none of them
31:53is threatening
31:55another member
31:56of the United Nations.
31:57This is a blatant violation
31:58of the UN Charter
31:59and we have the right
32:00under the UN Charter
32:02Article 51
32:04to defend ourselves
32:04against countries
32:06that are sworn
32:06to destroy us
32:07and we will take action
32:08again and again
32:09and again
32:10as much as it needed
32:13to neutralize
32:14existential threats
32:15from our country.
32:16This is our right.
32:17On your own
32:17or with the United States
32:19of America?
32:19It depends.
32:20If we can have coalitions
32:22with the United States
32:23and with other countries
32:24we will do so.
32:25But even if we don't
32:27have a coalition
32:27our Prime Minister
32:29has said it time and again
32:30and we proved it
32:31in the past
32:31when we acted alone
32:33against the military
32:34nuclear program
32:35of Syria
32:36and the military
32:36nuclear program
32:37of Iraq
32:38we took action
32:39against the military
32:40nuclear program
32:41of Iran
32:42and we will do so
32:43in the future.
32:43Now we hope
32:45that we won't
32:46be needing
32:46of doing that
32:47because this process
32:49of debilitation
32:50of Iran
32:50maybe in the future
32:51will create
32:52either a change
32:53of policy
32:53or a change
32:54of regime.
32:54We don't know.
32:55We said at the beginning
32:56we don't have the force
32:57nor the intention
32:58to impose
32:59a political solution
33:01in Iran
33:01because we are not
33:02going to invade Iran.
33:03However,
33:04I think that
33:05the balance of power
33:06in our region
33:06has changed
33:08in our favor
33:09in the favor
33:10of countries
33:10in the Gulf
33:11that have been
33:11suffering too
33:12from this
33:14terrible regime
33:15and also
33:16in the favor
33:16of the rest
33:17of the international
33:18community
33:18including India
33:19that has
33:21issued a statement
33:22today
33:24supporting
33:25the unimpeded
33:27freedom of navigation.
33:30So this regime
33:31has to respect
33:32international law
33:33and if they don't
33:34they will have
33:35to suffer the consequences.
33:36Because President Trump
33:37is now talking about
33:38perhaps Iran
33:39and America
33:39together
33:41operating the
33:41Strait of Hormuz.
33:42I don't know
33:42if he said it
33:43in a lighter way
33:44nor he means that
33:44but he said that
33:45to the American press.
33:46I think that
33:47what the United States
33:48is trying to do
33:49and the American
33:50President has stated
33:51that very clearly
33:52is to be
33:53in a situation
33:54in which
33:55these threats
33:55are removed
33:56sanctions can be
33:57relieved
33:58and peace
34:00can be
34:01restored
34:02and prevail
34:03for a long
34:04period of time.
34:04This is the aim
34:05of diplomacy.
34:06Is Israel on board
34:07entirely
34:08on the efforts
34:09that are being
34:09undertaken?
34:10Absolutely.
34:11Despite the
34:11military regime
34:12or the regime
34:13in Iran
34:14not being
34:15completely
34:15changed
34:16if I may
34:17because the
34:17American president
34:18says regime
34:18change has happened
34:19but it's the same
34:20IRGC
34:21Basij
34:22instead of
34:23Ayatollah Ali
34:23Khamenei
34:24it's his son
34:24Mujtava Khamenei
34:25the same
34:26Ghalibaf remains
34:27the interlocutor?
34:28Look I'm not
34:29the translator
34:29of President Trump
34:30but what I can say
34:32is the following.
34:34If indeed
34:34as President Trump
34:37has said
34:37there is a change
34:38of approach
34:39within the
34:40Iranian regime
34:41towards
34:42the goals
34:44and the points
34:45in the 15 point plan
34:46including
34:47the removal
34:48of the
34:48existential threats
34:49and stop
34:50of the support
34:51for the militias
34:52for the proxies
34:53I think there is
34:54a very good chance
34:55that diplomacy
34:56can win.
34:57Now we are seeing
34:58contradictory messages
35:00coming out
35:01from Iran
35:02because
35:03well as I told you
35:05the IRGC
35:07are issuing
35:08all kinds of
35:08statements
35:08that do not
35:09concur
35:10with the
35:11obligations
35:11of the
35:13government
35:14of Iran
35:14has
35:16been delivered
35:17to the mediators
35:19and to the United States
35:20which means
35:20a commitment
35:21to freedom
35:22of navigation
35:23a commitment
35:24to a ceasefire
35:26and a serious
35:28engagement
35:28in negotiations
35:29so you have
35:30cracks within
35:31the regime
35:31you have
35:32inconsistencies
35:33it means
35:34that this regime
35:35is much weakened
35:36because in the past
35:38it never happened
35:38so I think
35:40that we have
35:42to see
35:42it is too early
35:44to decide
35:46or to understand
35:47whether this
35:48ceasefire
35:49is going to
35:49last
35:50we hope
35:50that it does
35:51if
35:52the regime
35:54complies
35:55with the
35:56terms
35:56of the
35:56ceasefire
35:56and then
35:57engage
35:57in serious
35:58negotiations
35:59we have
35:59a chance
36:00maybe
36:00of having
36:01a prolonged
36:02ceasefire
36:03if there is
36:04a missile
36:04strike
36:04God forbid
36:05on Israel
36:07from Iran
36:07Israel will
36:08hit back
36:09and not
36:10bother about
36:10a ceasefire
36:10we will
36:11always
36:11maintain
36:12our right
36:13to defend
36:13ourselves
36:13at this
36:14moment
36:15following
36:16the directives
36:16of the
36:17security
36:18cabinet
36:18the Israel
36:19defense
36:19forces
36:20have stopped
36:20firing
36:21at Iran
36:22but
36:22Hezbollah
36:23anti-Hezbollah
36:24operations
36:24will continue
36:25and now we
36:25are concentrating
36:26not only
36:27continuing
36:28but actually
36:29severing
36:29our military
36:30effort
36:32towards
36:32against
36:32Hezbollah
36:33and we are
36:34determined
36:34to neutralize
36:35the threat
36:35so we can
36:36get back
36:38into conditions
36:39that are conducive
36:40for sustainable
36:41peace
36:41on our northern
36:42border
36:43so
36:43Litani river
36:44would be the
36:45new line
36:46you will create
36:47that big
36:47buffer zone
36:48it's up to
36:48the decision
36:49of our cabinet
36:49at this point
36:51what the cabinet
36:51has decided
36:52and what the
36:53IDF has executed
36:54is a line
36:56that is about
36:578 to 10
36:58kilometers
36:59from our border
36:59is the line
37:01that is required
37:01in order to
37:02prevent invasions
37:03from terrorists
37:04in the north
37:05and also to
37:05prevent
37:06anti-tank missiles
37:07from being fired
37:08at our communities
37:09we might
37:10decide that
37:11we are going
37:12to escalate
37:12it's up to
37:13the security
37:14cabinet to decide
37:14what is your
37:15reading of the
37:15peace talks
37:16that will happen
37:17and your
37:17reading of
37:18Islamabad
37:19as a
37:19peace broker
37:20well that's
37:21an American
37:22decision
37:23what is
37:24important for
37:24us
37:25is that we
37:26are fully
37:26coordinated
37:27with the
37:27United States
37:28we have seen
37:28the United States
37:29engaging in the
37:30past with
37:31negative players
37:31like not only
37:33Pakistan
37:33like also
37:34Turkey
37:34and Qatar
37:35in order to
37:36broker a deal
37:37with Hamas
37:38I think
37:40that we
37:41have to
37:41give a chance
37:42to our
37:42American
37:42friends
37:43to try
37:44to deliver
37:44this result
37:45but it's
37:46important for
37:46them and
37:47important for
37:47us
37:48and you know
37:49I'm not
37:50I'm going
37:50you know
37:51I'm not going
37:51to decide
37:52for them
37:52who they
37:53want to
37:53choose
37:54as a
37:54mediator
37:56are you
37:57of the
37:57impression
37:57that countries
37:58like Russia
37:59Iran
38:00China
38:01are now
38:02stronger
38:03than pre
38:0428th of
38:05February
38:05and the
38:06reputation
38:07of countries
38:08like the
38:08United States
38:09may have
38:10taken a
38:10hit
38:10well
38:11look
38:12I
38:13you know
38:13I know
38:13that there
38:14is a war
38:14of narratives
38:14now
38:15because
38:15you know
38:16different
38:16countries
38:17and different
38:18factions
38:18try to
38:19portray
38:20a certain
38:21picture
38:21what I
38:23advise
38:23all
38:24your
38:24viewers
38:25is to
38:26look at
38:26the results
38:26on the
38:27ground
38:27at the
38:28end of
38:28the day
38:29what
38:29happened
38:29is that
38:31Israel
38:32and the
38:32United
38:33States
38:33have
38:33managed
38:34to
38:34conduct
38:34a
38:35very
38:35very
38:36wide
38:37operation
38:37that
38:38has
38:39debilitated
38:39significantly
38:40the Iranian
38:42regime
38:42has changed
38:43the balance
38:43of power
38:44in our
38:44region
38:45without
38:47repeating
38:47things that
38:49the United
38:49States did
38:49in the past
38:50like you know
38:51full-fledged
38:51invasions of
38:52the country
38:53so in terms
38:54of capital
38:56and lives
38:56lost
38:57although it's
38:58very tragic
38:58you know
38:58in Israel
38:59we lost
39:0136 lives
39:02since the
39:04beginning
39:04of the
39:04operation
39:04including
39:0511
39:06soldiers
39:06that died
39:07in combat
39:07in
39:07South
39:08Lebanon
39:09compared
39:10to the
39:11toll
39:11that we
39:12have
39:12taken
39:12from
39:12Iran
39:14you know
39:15it's much
39:16smaller
39:16it means
39:17that
39:17the balance
39:18of power
39:18has changed
39:18it means
39:19that
39:20this regime
39:21has managed
39:21to alienate
39:22not only
39:22their own
39:22people
39:23but also
39:23the entire
39:24Gulf
39:24countries
39:25you know
39:25the Gulf
39:26countries
39:26are very
39:27very
39:29reluctant
39:30from this
39:30regime
39:31and they
39:32have taken
39:32measures
39:33to defend
39:33themselves
39:34and I'm
39:34sure
39:34that we're
39:35going to
39:35continue
39:36to cooperate
39:36with them
39:37in order
39:37to increase
39:38our common
39:39defense
39:39permit me
39:40one question
39:41sir
39:41you know
39:42you said
39:43that Israel
39:44and United
39:44States
39:45together
39:45went in
39:46for that
39:46operation
39:46to rescue
39:47the two
39:47pilots
39:47and it
39:48was a
39:48successful
39:48operation
39:49well
39:49it was
39:49an
39:49American
39:50operation
39:50we gave
39:51some
39:51support
39:51you gave
39:52some
39:52support
39:53Iran
39:53claims
39:54this
39:54operation
39:55was a
39:55disaster
39:56as far
39:57as the
39:57Americans
39:57are
39:58concerned
39:58considering
39:58they lost
39:59about a
39:59dozen
39:59aircraft
40:00including
40:00the two
40:00C-130s
40:01multiple
40:02helicopters
40:03and the
40:04mission was
40:05to take
40:05control
40:05of you
40:07know
40:07the enriched
40:08uranium
40:08that flopped
40:09so it was
40:09converted into
40:10the story
40:10of a pilot
40:11rescue
40:11they are
40:11trying to
40:12as I told
40:13you before
40:13to create
40:14false narratives
40:16in order
40:16to fill
40:17the gap
40:18between
40:19the reality
40:20and what
40:21they are
40:21trying to
40:21portray
40:21okay
40:22and it's
40:23up to the
40:23people to
40:23decide
40:24whether they
40:24want to
40:24believe
40:25this regime
40:25or not
40:26my
40:26advice
40:27is to
40:28look at
40:28the data
40:30okay
40:32the reality
40:33is that
40:35they haven't
40:36been able
40:36even after
40:38they called
40:39for a high
40:40price
40:40and sent
40:41people to
40:42try to
40:42capture this
40:43pilot
40:43400 kilometers
40:45into Iranian
40:45territory
40:46they haven't
40:46been able
40:47to capture
40:47so it
40:48means that
40:48they lack
40:50the cohesiveness
40:52that they
40:52need
40:53as an army
40:54to operate
40:55it means
40:56that both
40:57United States
40:58and Israel
40:58could do
40:59in Iran
40:59whatever they
41:00wanted
41:00almost for
41:0240 days
41:03and that
41:04tells you
41:04something
41:05about the
41:06situation
41:06of the
41:07Iranian
41:08armed forces
41:08in this
41:09ceasefire
41:10period
41:10could they
41:11regroup
41:12rearm
41:12and relaunch
41:13attacks
41:13on Israel
41:14and on
41:15American
41:15interests
41:16in the
41:16region
41:16well
41:17they can
41:17get some
41:18oxygen
41:18but at the
41:19end of the
41:19day won't
41:20be able
41:20in two
41:21weeks
41:21to recover
41:21the
41:23hundreds
41:23and hundreds
41:24of billions
41:24of dollars
41:25of loss
41:26that they
41:26have
41:27the equipment
41:28the factories
41:29the arsenal
41:31okay
41:32the capabilities
41:33the huge
41:36amount of
41:37personnel
41:37they have
41:37lost
41:38they won't
41:38be able
41:39to recover
41:40it
41:40and not
41:40only that
41:42they are
41:42continuing
41:43to be
41:44exposed
41:44look we
41:45took out
41:46the heads
41:47of their
41:47three
41:48intelligence
41:49agencies
41:49can you
41:50imagine
41:50that
41:50so it
41:51means that
41:51we have
41:52complete
41:52control
41:52when it
41:53comes to
41:54intelligence
41:54and we
41:54know
41:55exactly
41:55what they
41:56are planning
41:56what they
41:57are doing
41:57and if
41:58they
41:58try to
41:59go back
42:00to
42:01confrontation
42:02they will
42:03continue
42:03suffering
42:04mass
42:06losses
42:06so when I
42:07interviewed
42:08Ambassador John Bolton
42:09the former
42:10US NSA
42:11he says
42:12once an
42:13operation has
42:13been started
42:14it has to
42:15be taken
42:15to its
42:15logical
42:15conclusion
42:16because a
42:17wounded
42:17regime
42:18is even
42:18more
42:19dangerous
42:20okay
42:21look
42:21there is
42:22this
42:23assumption
42:24that if
42:25you
42:26attack
42:27the person
42:28that wants
42:28to kill
42:29you
42:29you will
42:30make him
42:32more
42:32murderers
42:32okay
42:33I don't
42:34buy into
42:35that
42:35I think
42:36that
42:36unfortunately
42:37this regime
42:37has shown
42:38time and
42:38again
42:39that they
42:40want to
42:40exterminate
42:40us
42:41they were
42:41stating that
42:42in political
42:42statements
42:43they were
42:43putting that
42:44on their
42:45squares
42:45in Tehran
42:46they were
42:47building all
42:47these weapons
42:48of mass
42:48destruction
42:48so we
42:50are not
42:50going to
42:51make them
42:52more
42:52murderers
42:53we are
42:53going to
42:54weaken them
42:54and that
42:55is exactly
42:55what we
42:55did
42:56sir for
42:57joining me
42:57here on
42:58India
42:58today and
42:58sharing your
42:59thoughts
42:59your views
43:00after 38
43:01days of
43:01this conflict
43:02and the
43:02ceasefire
43:03and you're
43:03hopeful it
43:04will hold
43:04the ceasefire
43:05will hold
43:06I hope so
43:06I don't
43:07know
43:07okay
43:07okay
43:08many thanks
43:09for joining
43:09me
43:09let's see
43:10if the
43:10ceasefire
43:11holds
43:11and what
43:12lies ahead
43:13many thanks
43:13for joining
43:14me here
43:14on India
43:15today
43:15namaste
43:22big story
43:23coming in
43:24from the
43:24Strait of
43:24Hormuz
43:25has the
43:25Hormuz
43:26deadlock
43:26returned
43:27FARZ news
43:28agency in
43:29Iran is
43:30reporting oil
43:31tankers passing
43:32through the
43:32Strait of
43:32Hormuz
43:33have been
43:33stopped
43:34they are
43:34being turned
43:35back after
43:36Israel's
43:37ceasefire
43:37violation
43:38according to
43:39Iran
43:40targeting
43:41Lebanon
43:41in fact
43:42one of the
43:43fiercest
43:44attacks
43:44on the
43:45Hezbollah
43:45was unleashed
43:46by Israel
43:47just earlier
43:48this evening
43:49the images
43:50that we are
43:50showing you
43:51of course
43:52are earlier
43:52images of
43:53the Strait of
43:54Hormuz
43:54where a
43:55tanker
43:56was targeted
43:57and caught
43:58fire in a
43:59drone strike
44:00but right now
44:00information that
44:01is coming in
44:02once again
44:02indicates that
44:04the Strait of
44:05Hormuz
44:05has been
44:06shut down
44:06by Iran
44:07in response
44:08to the
44:10Israeli
44:11air and
44:12ground strikes
44:13inside
44:13Lebanon
44:14what we
44:15can also
44:15tell you
44:16at this
44:16point of
44:17time
44:17White House
44:18says
44:19Lebanon
44:19is not
44:20part of
44:21the US
44:21Iran
44:23ceasefire
44:23this is
44:24American
44:24media
44:24reporting a
44:25White House
44:26statement
44:26Lebanon
44:27is not
44:27part of
44:28the
44:28ceasefire
44:28agreement
44:29between
44:29the United
44:30States
44:30and Iran
44:31Iran
44:31believes
44:32it is
44:32United
44:33States
44:33believes
44:34it isn't
44:35Israel
44:35is very
44:36clear
44:36it isn't
44:37and you
44:38just heard
44:38that in
44:39that interview
44:39with
44:40Reuven
44:40Azar
44:40I once
44:41again want
44:41to bring
44:41in our
44:41foreign
44:42Faisarita
44:42Geeta
44:42Mohan
44:43and Sandeep
44:44Punithan
44:44into this
44:45conversation
44:45Geeta
44:46it's a
44:47very very
44:48tense
44:49situation
44:49the ceasefire
44:50the ink
44:51on that
44:51document
44:52hadn't
44:52even
44:52dried
44:53and the
44:53state of
44:54Hormuz
44:54is shut
44:54once again
44:55well
44:55absolutely
44:57we've been
44:57saying
44:58the
44:59biggest
45:00fear
45:00is
45:00will
45:01the
45:01ceasefire
45:02hold
45:02for the
45:02next
45:03two
45:03weeks
45:03or not
45:03there's
45:04a
45:04crucial
45:04meeting
45:05that is
45:05to take
45:06place
45:06in Islamabad
45:07and even
45:07as that
45:08is happening
45:09there are
45:10differing
45:11opinions
45:11on the
45:12proposals
45:12itself
45:13whether
45:13Lebanon
45:14is part
45:14of the
45:15deal
45:15or not
45:15let me
45:16just
45:16take
45:16you
45:16through
45:17what
45:17happened
45:18in
45:18terms
45:18of
45:18the
45:19chronology
45:19President
45:20Trump
45:21said
45:21that
45:21he's
45:22accepted
45:22the
45:2210
45:23point
45:23proposal
45:23as
45:24being
45:24part
45:24of
45:24the
45:24negotiations
45:25and
45:26after
45:26which
45:27Foreign
45:27Minister
45:27Raqqi
45:28said
45:28that
45:28we
45:29have
45:29agreed
45:29to
45:29a
45:29ceasefire
45:30because
45:30President
45:31Trump
45:31says
45:31that
45:32in
45:32the
45:33negotiations
45:33they'd
45:34be
45:34looking
45:34at
45:3415
45:35point
45:35proposal
45:35of
45:36America
45:37and
45:38America
45:38will
45:38consider
45:39Iran's
45:3910
45:40point
45:40conditions
45:42those
45:4210
45:43points
45:43include
45:44Lebanon
45:44even
45:45if
45:45they were
45:45included
45:45later
45:47much
45:48earlier
45:49in the
45:49conflict
45:49we saw
45:50a
45:50five
45:51point
45:52condition
45:52laid
45:53down
45:53by
45:53Iran
45:54now
45:54it's
45:55a
45:5510
45:55point
45:55condition
45:56but
45:56the
45:5610
45:57point
45:57condition
45:57included
45:58Lebanon
45:59and
45:59according
46:01to
46:01reports
46:01and
46:02sources
46:02being
46:03cited
46:03by
46:04Iranian
46:04media
46:05Lebanon
46:06was
46:06part
46:06of
46:07the
46:0710
46:07point
46:07proposal
46:07and
46:08President
46:08Trump
46:08in
46:09letter
46:10on
46:10Truth
46:11Social
46:11has
46:12posted
46:12saying
46:13that
46:13we
46:13have
46:13accepted
46:14those
46:15proposals
46:15as
46:16workable
46:17from
46:17maximalist
46:18to
46:18workable
46:19so
46:19I
46:19don't
46:19know
46:20what
46:20has
46:20changed
46:20for
46:21the
46:21White
46:21House
46:22to
46:22say
46:22Lebanon
46:22is
46:22not
46:23part
46:23of
46:23that
46:23deal
46:23and
46:24Israel
46:25Sandeep
46:25is very
46:25clear
46:26Lebanon
46:26is
46:26not
46:27part
46:27of
46:27it
46:27that's
46:28an
46:28immediate
46:28threat
46:28to
46:29it
46:29and
46:29I
46:29specifically
46:30asked
46:30the
46:30Israeli
46:31ambassador
46:31how
46:32far
46:32do
46:32you
46:32intend
46:32going
46:33all the
46:34way up
46:34to
46:34the
46:34Litani
46:35river
46:35he
46:35says
46:36at
46:36least
46:36a
46:368 to
46:3710
46:37kilometer
46:38buffer
46:38zone
46:39as
46:39cleared
46:40by
46:40their
46:40cabinet
46:41that
46:41is
46:41exactly
46:41what
46:42they
46:42intend
46:42to
46:42do
46:42Sandeep
46:43so
46:43this
46:43does
46:44indicate
46:44that
46:45this
46:45ceasefire
46:45is
46:46very
46:46fragile
46:47it
46:47is
46:47extremely
46:48fragile
46:48Gaurav
46:49and
46:49you
46:49know
46:49this
46:50ceasefire
46:51clearly
46:51covers
46:52geographical
46:53terrain
46:53other than
46:54just
46:54in
46:55Iran
46:55and
46:55you
46:56know
46:56while
46:56the
46:56United
46:57States
46:57says
46:57no
46:58man
46:58left
46:58behind
46:59Iran
47:00is
47:00clearly
47:00signaling
47:01no
47:01proxy
47:02left
47:02behind
47:02Gaurav
47:03they are
47:03not
47:03going
47:03to
47:03cut
47:04their
47:04ties
47:04with
47:04Hezbollah
47:05they are
47:05not
47:05going
47:05to
47:05hang
47:06them
47:06out
47:06to
47:06dry
47:06if
47:08they
47:08thought
47:08that
47:08they
47:09would
47:09be
47:09doing
47:09that
47:09clearly
47:10with
47:10this
47:10action
47:11they have
47:11shown
47:11that
47:12they
47:12include
47:12Hezbollah
47:13as part
47:14of
47:14an
47:15extension
47:15of
47:15the
47:16Iranian
47:16state
47:16and
47:16that
47:18explains
47:18this
47:18Fars
47:19report
47:20that
47:20they have
47:20turned
47:20these
47:21ships
47:21back
47:22they are
47:22not
47:22reopening
47:23the
47:23Strait
47:23of
47:23Homo
47:23as
47:24long
47:24as
47:25the
47:25Israeli
47:25military
47:26actions
47:26against
47:27Hezbollah
47:27continues
47:28now
47:28this
47:29is
47:30open
47:31to
47:31a lot
47:31of
47:31other
47:31interpretations
47:32as
47:32well
47:33I mean
47:33what
47:33happens
47:33now
47:34with
47:34the
47:34Houthis
47:34for
47:35instance
47:35these
47:36have
47:36all
47:36been
47:36cultivated
47:37for
47:37a
47:37reason
47:38Gaurav
47:38and
47:38you know
47:39this
47:39is
47:39coming
47:40to
47:40fore
47:40right
47:41now
47:41indeed
47:42so
47:42clearly
47:43neither
47:43side
47:44have
47:44had
47:44a
47:44change
47:45of
47:45heart
47:45I
47:46also
47:46want
47:46to
47:46bring
47:46more
47:47breaking
47:47news
47:47that's
47:47coming
47:48in
47:48and
47:48this
47:48time
47:49again
47:50on
47:50the
47:50Strait
47:50of
47:50Hormuz
47:51but
47:51this
47:51time
47:51it's
47:51coming
47:52in
47:52from
47:52Oman
47:52Oman
47:53says
47:54it
47:54opposes
47:54any
47:55toll
47:55any
47:56fee
47:56being
47:57collected
47:57from
47:58any
47:58vessel
47:58crossing
47:59the
48:00Strait
48:00of
48:00Hormuz
48:01Iran
48:02in
48:02its
48:0210
48:02point
48:03C-5
48:03proposal
48:04had
48:04spoken
48:05of
48:05a
48:06provision
48:06that
48:07permits
48:07both
48:08Tehran
48:09and
48:09Muscat
48:10that
48:11both
48:11can
48:11levy
48:12a
48:12transit
48:13fee
48:13on
48:13ships
48:13crossing
48:14the
48:15Strait
48:15of
48:15Hormuz
48:16Oman
48:16has
48:16contradicted
48:17Iran's
48:18demand
48:18and said
48:19and I
48:19quote
48:19no
48:20toll
48:21can be
48:21imposed
48:22for
48:22crossing
48:23Hormuz
48:23according
48:24to
48:24Oman's
48:25transport
48:25minister
48:26the
48:26sultanate
48:27has
48:28signed
48:28agreements
48:29guaranteeing
48:29that
48:30no
48:30fee
48:31would
48:31be
48:31charged
48:32no
48:32fee
48:32would
48:32be
48:33imposed
48:33on
48:33ships
48:33crossing
48:34the
48:34Strait
48:34of
48:34Hormuz
48:35and
48:35there's
48:35a
48:35reason
48:36for
48:36it
48:36the
48:37minister
48:37emphasized
48:38Oman's
48:38commitment
48:39to
48:39ensuring
48:39free
48:40and
48:40safe
48:41navigation
48:41at
48:42the
48:42strategic
48:43choke
48:43point
48:43because
48:44it's
48:44not
48:45man
48:45made
48:45it's
48:45made
48:46by
48:46God
48:47so
48:47how
48:48can
48:48they
48:48charge
48:49money
48:49for
48:49this
48:49Gita
48:50would
48:50this
48:51be
48:51a
48:51setback
48:52for
48:52Iran
48:54well
48:54the
48:55fact
48:55is
48:55that
48:56right
48:57now
48:58Iran
48:58is
48:58focused
48:59on
48:59a
49:00conversation
49:00to
49:01have
49:01a
49:01ceasefire
49:02that
49:02should
49:03hold
49:03and
49:04then
49:04go
49:05on
49:05to
49:05a
49:06deal
49:06with
49:06the
49:07United
49:07States
49:07of
49:07America
49:08that's
49:09not
49:09holding
49:09as a
49:09problem
49:10and
49:10in
49:10that
49:10Oman
49:11coming
49:11and
49:11saying
49:12Oman
49:12actually
49:13Gaurav
49:13is doing
49:14exactly
49:14what
49:15international
49:15laws
49:16have
49:16laid
49:16out
49:16for
49:16any
49:17strait
49:17across
49:18the
49:18world
49:19under
49:20UNCLOS
49:20which
49:21is
49:21laws
49:21of
49:22the
49:22seas
49:22there
49:23can
49:24be
49:24no
49:24levying
49:25of
49:25toll
49:26tariff
49:27in
49:28straits
49:28straits
49:29are supposed
49:30to be
49:30common
49:31spaces
49:31for the
49:32world
49:32and
49:33so
49:33nobody
49:34can
49:34levy
49:35tolls
49:36and
49:36also
49:37not
49:37control
49:38any
49:38strait
49:39so
49:39freedom
49:40of
49:40navigation
49:40is
49:41paramount
49:41and
49:41Oman
49:42is
49:42only
49:42honoring
49:43that
49:43being
49:44an
49:44honorable
49:44member
49:46of
49:46this
49:47global
49:47village
49:48where
49:48they
49:48actually
49:49tried
49:49to
49:49mediate
49:50peace
49:50between
49:50the
49:51United
49:51States
49:51of
49:51America
49:52and
49:52Iran
49:53and
49:53back
49:53then
49:54this
49:54was
49:55before
49:55the
49:55war
49:55and
49:56suffered
49:57at
49:57the
49:58hands
49:58of
49:59a
50:00surprise
50:01attack
50:01by
50:01US
50:02and
50:02Iran
50:03which
50:03left
50:04them
50:04completely
50:05in
50:05shock
50:05and
50:06right
50:06now
50:06they're
50:07again
50:07doing
50:07the
50:08honorable
50:08thing
50:08of
50:09respecting
50:09what
50:09international
50:10laws
50:10have laid
50:11out
50:11saying
50:11that
50:12we do
50:12not
50:12have
50:12a stake
50:13here
50:13and
50:13we do
50:14not
50:14want
50:14to lay
50:14claim
50:15irrespect
50:15of
50:16the
50:16state
50:17if
50:18you
50:18look
50:18at
50:18territory
50:19comes
50:19under
50:20Iran
50:20and
50:21Omani
50:22as
50:22of
50:23now
50:23before
50:23they're
50:23going
50:23for
50:24this
50:24dialogue
50:24they're
50:25going
50:25with
50:25this
50:25maximalist
50:26position
50:26both
50:26sides
50:27and
50:27that
50:28is
50:28where
50:28perhaps
50:29an
50:30agreement
50:31will
50:31be
50:32an
50:32attempt
50:33will
50:33be
50:33made
50:33to
50:33ink
50:34an
50:34agreement
50:34in
50:34Islamabad
50:35whether
50:36it's
50:36a win
50:36win
50:36for
50:37all
50:37sides
50:37or
50:37not
50:37remains
50:38to
50:38be
50:38seen
50:38but
50:39as
50:39of
50:39now
50:39Iran
50:40wants
50:41to
50:41dominate
50:41the
50:42state
50:43of
50:43Hormuz
50:43and
50:44it's
50:44demonstrated
50:44it can
50:45whether
50:46it charges
50:46a toll
50:47or not
50:47that
50:47message
50:48has
50:48gone
50:48across
50:49Iran
50:49dominates
50:50it
50:50without
50:51a doubt
50:51Gaurav
50:52and you
50:52know
50:52that is
50:52the one
50:53thing
50:53that
50:53Iran
50:53did
50:54for
50:54which
50:54the
50:54US
50:55has
50:55had
50:55no
50:56answer
50:57to
50:57I
50:57mean
50:57they've
50:57not
50:58been
50:58able
50:58to
50:58it
50:59has
50:59the
50:59most
50:59powerful
51:00navy
51:00the
51:00world
51:01has
51:01ever
51:01seen
51:01but
51:01it
51:02has
51:02been
51:02unable
51:02to
51:03get
51:04a
51:04country
51:04with
51:11ever
51:11that
51:11a
51:12country
51:12of
51:12this
51:12size
51:13as
51:13powerful
51:13as
51:14the
51:14United
51:14States
51:14has
51:15been
51:15unable
51:15to
51:16get
51:16a
51:16country
51:16as
51:17you
51:17know
51:17militarily
51:18inferior
51:18to
51:19it
51:19as
51:19Iran
51:20with
51:20no
51:20naval
51:21force
51:22to
51:22open
51:22a
51:23Strait
51:23of
51:23Hormuz
51:23now
51:24the
51:24fact
51:24is
51:24that
51:24you
51:25know
51:26as
51:26I
51:26said
51:26earlier
51:27Gaurav
51:27Iran
51:28has
51:28inserted
51:28itself
51:29into
51:29the
51:29Strait
51:29of
51:30Hormuz
51:30and
51:30it
51:30is
51:31unlikely
51:31to
51:31let
51:32go
51:32of
51:32it
51:32because
51:32this
51:41over
51:41the
51:41last
51:4140
51:42days
51:42this
51:42is
51:43the
51:43regime
51:43survival
51:44the
51:44key
51:45to
51:45the
51:45survival
51:45of
51:45the
51:46Iranian
51:46regime
51:46is
51:47the
51:47Strait
51:47of
51:47Hormuz
51:48Gaurav
51:48it's
51:49that
51:49trump
51:49card
51:50and
51:50there
51:50are
51:50many
51:51lessons
51:51here
51:51for
51:51the
51:52world
51:52on
51:53asymmetric
51:54warfare
51:54that
51:55Iran
51:55has
51:56shown
51:56because
51:56keep
51:56in
51:57mind
51:57America
51:57is
51:5811
51:58aircraft
51:59carrier
51:59battle
52:00group
52:00navy
52:00it's
52:01US
52:01marines
52:02it's
52:02seal
52:03team
52:036
52:03it's
52:04marine
52:04commandos
52:05it's
52:06delta
52:06forces
52:07it's
52:07rangers
52:08it's
52:0882nd
52:09airborne
52:09it may
52:10have
52:10everything
52:11but
52:12Iran
52:12ensured
52:13that
52:14America
52:14agreed
52:15to a
52:15ceasefire
52:16there's
52:16more
52:16breaking
52:17news
52:17coming
52:17in
52:17and
52:18this
52:18is
52:18coming
52:18in
52:18from
52:19the
52:19White
52:19House
52:20American
52:20media
52:21is
52:21quoting
52:22US
52:23President
52:23Donald
52:23Trump
52:23indicating
52:24that
52:24very
52:25soon
52:25there
52:25could
52:25be
52:26in
52:26person
52:26talks
52:27with
52:28Iran
52:29New
52:29York
52:30Post
52:30is
52:30reporting
52:31this
52:31another
52:31big
52:31statement
52:32by
52:32the
52:32US
52:32President
52:33saying
52:33Vice
52:34President
52:34J.D.
52:35Vance
52:36played
52:36a key
52:37role
52:37in
52:38ensuring
52:38the
52:38ceasefire
52:39but
52:40may
52:41not
52:41attend
52:41in
52:42person
52:42talks
52:43so
52:43there
52:44would
52:45be
52:45for
52:45the
52:46preliminary
52:46round
52:47of
52:47talks
52:47at least
52:47there
52:48would
52:48be
52:48interlocutors
52:49it remains
52:49to be
52:49seen
52:50whether
52:50it's
52:51Jared
52:51Kushner
52:52and
52:52Steve
52:52Witkoff
52:53whether
52:53somebody
52:53else
52:53would
52:54be
52:54sent
52:54from
52:55the
52:55American
52:55side
52:56the
52:57indications
52:57are
52:58it
52:58will
52:58not
52:58be
52:58J.D.
52:59Vance
52:59when it
52:59comes
52:59to
53:00Iran
53:00will
53:01it
53:01be
53:01the
53:04speaker
53:04of
53:05the
53:05parliament
53:06I want
53:06to
53:07bring
53:07in
53:07Geeta
53:07Mohan
53:07for
53:07the
53:08last
53:0830
53:08seconds
53:08I have
53:08on this
53:09part of
53:09the show
53:09Geeta
53:11this is
53:11the first
53:12round of
53:12talks
53:12that will
53:13take place
53:13in person
53:14talks
53:14the fact
53:15that talks
53:16are happening
53:16would that
53:17be seen
53:17as a
53:18step forward
53:19a positive
53:19step forward
53:20absolutely
53:21one a step
53:21forward
53:22but also
53:22it has
53:22to be
53:23leadership
53:23level
53:23it cannot
53:24just be
53:25some
53:25interlocutors
53:26who will
53:26have to
53:27go back
53:27and seek
53:28approvals
53:29from
53:29headquarters
53:30although
53:30any
53:31leadership
53:31level
53:32if it's
53:32not at
53:33the
53:33presidential
53:33level
53:34we'll have
53:35to see
53:35clearances
53:35from
53:36headquarters
53:36but it's
53:37going to
53:37be
53:37different
53:37if it's
53:39a leadership
53:39level
53:39rather than
53:40just
53:40interlocutors
53:41and we do
53:42know that
53:43Tehran was not
53:43very happy
53:44with Steve
53:44Witkoff
53:45so let's
53:45see who
53:46America
53:47will be
53:47sending
53:47on the
53:48Iranian
53:48side
53:49it
53:49in all
53:50probability
53:50would be
53:51Foreign
53:51Minister
53:51Arakti
53:52there were
53:52reports
53:53of
53:53Masood
53:54Pazashkian
53:54going
53:55but again
53:55the president
53:56himself
53:56yes
53:57but it
53:58depends on
53:58who's
53:59representing
54:00America
54:01if it's
54:01going to be
54:01JD Vance
54:02then maybe
54:03they will
54:03up
54:03the level
54:04of participation
54:05from Tehran
54:06but if it's
54:07not JD Vance
54:08then it is
54:08going to be
54:09most probably
54:10Foreign
54:11Minister
54:11Arakti
54:12okay
54:13we'll track
54:13that story
54:14very closely
54:14Gita Mohan
54:15Sandeepunitan
54:15many thanks
54:16for joining
54:16me very
54:17fragile
54:18the situation
54:19right now
54:19so is the
54:20ceasefire
54:21will it
54:21hold for
54:22the next
54:2315 days
54:23right now
54:24the question
54:25is will it
54:25hold tonight
54:26and then the
54:27morning after
54:27we'll be
54:28tracking that
54:28story very
54:29closely
54:29that is all
54:30I have for
54:30you on
54:30India First
54:30this evening
54:31many thanks
54:32for watching
54:32news and
54:33updates
54:33continue on
54:33India Today
54:34stay
54:35you
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