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00:0021 hours of high-stakes talks in Islamabad.
00:04But what is the solution that came out of it?
00:06That there will now be a blockade to remove another blockade.
00:11Within hours, the United States shifted from negotiation to confrontation,
00:15ordering a naval blockade at the state of Hormuz,
00:19while Iran responded to the direct military warning.
00:23Hello and welcome, this is Five Live. I'm Sonal Merotra Kapoor.
00:26We're on the programme today. We decode everything that's expected as the next big step of the war.
00:31Remember, 7.30 is a critical time for us here,
00:35because that's when the United States will start implementing its blockade.
00:39So a lot is about to change. We'll decode all those factors for you.
00:43Also, today the country is bidding farewell to Aasha Didi,
00:46and we'll bring you the best of the pictures and the best of our lives work as well.
00:51First up, let's start with what are the top 10 war headlines at this hour.
00:58President Trump ordered a sweeping naval blockade of the state of Hormuz,
01:01marking a dramatic escalation just hours after diplomacy collapsed.
01:05In a strong message, Trump has warned that any vessel being told to Iran would be targeted,
01:11calling it an illegal system.
01:12He also made it clear that an attack on US forces or commercial shipping
01:16would invite overwhelming retaliation.
01:22U.S. Central Command has confirmed that enforcement of the blockade
01:27will begin at the evening, that's 10 a.m. ET, which is about 7.30 India time,
01:33bringing all maritime traffic to and from the Iranian ports under direct U.S. watch.
01:40The move effectively places one of the busiest oil transit routes under military oversight.
01:46Officials say the action will apply to vessels of all nations.
01:51Iran, meanwhile, has responded with a sharp and direct warning with the Revolutionary Guards,
01:56declaring that any military vessel entering the state of Hormuz
01:58will be treated as a violation of the ongoing ceasefire.
02:03Tehran insists it retains control over the strait and says it will allow civilian ships to pass
02:08under its own regulations.
02:11United States has indicated that allied nations are stepping in to support operations in the strait
02:19with minesweepers being deployed to counter potential underwater threats as well.
02:26The move also signals that Washington is also not acting alone, but building a coalition presence.
02:35Meanwhile, in a significant development, UK Prime Minister KF Stammer has distanced Britain from the U.S. position,
02:42stating clearly that the U.K. will not support the blockade while emphasising the importance of keeping the state of
02:49Hormuz open for global trade.
02:51Stammer also underlined Britain will not be dragged into another conflict.
02:58And even as the blockade deadline enters closer, U.S. media reports suggest that Trump administration
03:03is actively considering the option of resuming limited military strikes on Iran.
03:09So far, that's not happened, remember, but will it?
03:12Officials indicate that a full-scale war is unlikely, at least so far,
03:17but targeted strikes remain on the table as a pressure tactic following the failure of talks.
03:24Then also, meanwhile, President Trump has issued a stern warning to China.
03:29He has threatened steep tariffs of up to 50% if Beijing is found supplying military aid to Iran.
03:36China, remember, has clapped back with the Chinese foreign minister saying
03:41that China has adopted a prudent and responsible attitude to its military exports.
03:48Amid rising tension, regional diplomacy is gaining momentum.
03:51Pakistan's prime minister is set to visit Saudi Arabia following the collapse of the talks in Islamabad,
03:56with discussions expected to focus on the financial support and also strategic coordination.
04:03The wider region, meanwhile, is also witnessing escalating violence,
04:07with Israeli military operations intensifying in Lebanon and casualties reported crossing 2,000.
04:14According to Lebanese authorities, Israel military actions since March 2nd have resulted in 2,055 deaths
04:22and over 6,588 injuries, with recent reports indicating 35 fatalities and 152 injuries in a single day.
04:34And amid the rapid escalation, global voices are calling for restraint.
04:39Poplio, the 14th, has reiterated that Vatican will continue to speak out against the war and advocate for peace.
04:47This after, US President Donald Trump had launched a scathing attack on Poplio,
04:51calling him weak on crime and saying he's not doing a good job.
05:00All right, those were the top 10 headlines when it came to the war.
05:03What else is making news across the country? Let's look at that.
05:07Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sharpened his focus on Nari Shakti.
05:10He called for support for Women's Reservation Bill, saying it will be India's defining reform of the 21st century
05:16to empower women, highlighting women as central drivers of India's growth story.
05:20In his latest outreach, the Prime Minister underscores that empowering women is not just a social goal,
05:27but a core economic strategy.
05:32Preparations have intensified for government formation in Bihar, meanwhile,
05:35with the swearing-in ceremony scheduled for the 15th of April, 11 a.m.
05:42and final arrangements now underway.
05:45The NDA Legislative Party will meet in Patna at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
05:49The next Chief Minister's name expected to be announced soon after the crucial meeting.
05:55Violent protests by workers in Noida spiral into arson and vandalism
05:59as streets saw burning vehicles over what has been a demand for price hike,
06:06for demand in also, you know, wages going up.
06:09The unrest triggered massive disruption across Delhi NCR with traffic cures, office shutdowns
06:14and also commuters stranded, turning into a manic Monday for the region
06:19as protests over pay quickly escalated into a major law-in-order situation.
06:23The pictures there speak for itself.
06:27And in the Delhi excise case, former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
06:30has levelled serious allegations claiming political bias in court proceedings
06:34and questioning the neutrality of the judicial process.
06:36As Kejriwal alleged that cases involving opposition leaders are being fast-tracked,
06:41claiming agencies like CBI and ED are being favoured
06:44and warning of selective targeting and rushed hearings in politically sensitive matters.
07:10The nation pauses to bid farewell to the voice of defying generations.
07:14Legendary singer Asha Bosley is being given an emotional farewell in a final send-off in Mumbai as we speak.
07:20As the mortal remains were taken to Shivaji Park, a crematorium amid an outpouring of grief, also love.
07:28The entire, you know, you see pictures over there that are coming in as well.
07:33We saw the entire Korea, there adorned with her favourite white and yellow flowers move through the city
07:39as thousands lined up the streets, showering petals and gathering for one last glimpse of the icon.
07:46The police panclayed the solemn tunes, adding to the emotional farewell for a legend
07:52whose music shaped Indian cinema for several, several decades.
08:03My colleague Anita Abdo is joining us from Shivaji Park to bring us up to speed with what exactly is
08:11happening over there.
08:12Anita, I'm looking at pictures and I'm seeing pretty much all the A-listers of Bollywood amongst everybody else who's
08:18there.
08:19No prices for guessing, she's a voice that sort of went on for several generations.
08:25She was singing till she was 91 and she finally passed away at 93.
08:31That speaks of not just her body of work but just how versatile she was and how she spoke to
08:38generations.
08:44Absolutely, she, I think she is, she is going to be a versatile singer for, sorry, I am out of
08:53words right now
08:53but it is a very emotional moment for all of us who have gathered here,
08:58who are watching this final rites here conducted by her family members.
09:03Because you can see everyone is right now very, very emotional and can't, you know, come to terms with this
09:09huge loss that the industry,
09:11that each and every one of us are feeling right now because she was, you know,
09:18she was lovingly called Didi, Asha Didi, Asha Tai.
09:21She was everyone's favorite Asha Tai and she left a deep, deep, you know, that gap for all of us
09:31right now here who have grown love.
09:36Every song that she sang since she was 10 till today, she just, she was something
09:44and she will always remain something for all of us in different ways, in different manners.
09:50You can see the love that has poured in since, since early morning, you know, 11 o'clock,
09:56the family arranged for all the fans, for all the well-wishers and for all the loved ones to come
10:01and pay their last respect.
10:03This is the first time, I think after a very long time I'm seeing, I have seen something like this
10:07happening.
10:08I think the last thing, last time it happened was for Shri Devi where thousands of people had gathered to
10:12see her for the last time
10:15and this is after that, you know, after that we are seeing this, this kind of love that and also,
10:21you know,
10:22the family members who showed that respect to the fans, to the loved ones who loved Asha Tai since I
10:28think they were young.
10:29So this is a very, very sweet gesture from the family members to, to respect the fans,
10:34to make sure that they get to see their Asha Tai for the last time.
10:39So that arrangement, that, you know, the entire atmosphere was very sweet and very, very,
10:45I think Asha Tai would have loved this arrangement and everything that was done for her
10:50till the final rights that is going on right now.
10:53As you can see on the screen, everyone has been gathered around and the final rights, you know, has begun,
10:59they are continuing right now and everyone is present here.
11:02I think every generation is here who have seen her, who have loved her
11:08and we are here again to, you know, cover this final moments of hers.
11:13And Anita, you're right about, you know, the generations impacted.
11:17Come to think of it, even the film Dhurandar, the biggest release we've seen in the recent times,
11:23even the one, Dhurandar One, had a song that had her voice.
11:26It was a remake, of course, but she continues to be relevant from perhaps my grandfather's generation
11:32to my dad, even to me, and perhaps I'll be singing it to my kids as well.
11:36Those songs are timeless.
11:38So, you know, and all the love that is pouring out for her at Shivaji Park speaks volumes of that
11:44more than just her body of work as well on how well respected she was within the industry.
11:49I'm seeing new age actors, I'm seeing veteran actors, I'm seeing new age musical, music directors
11:55to some of the, you know, old timers and veterans as well.
11:59I'm seeing political leaders and I'm seeing family.
12:03So she indeed spoke not just with her music, but with her personality.
12:12You're absolutely right.
12:14She did, you know, there was something about her, her music, her voice, just her nature
12:20that connected with each and every one of us.
12:22Like you can see on the screen, we can see Vicky Kaushal, who is the new generation actor.
12:27Then there is Aamir Khan.
12:29They all have come all the way here to pay their respect, you know.
12:32So that way she has, she has touched hearts of many and I think she will continue to do so
12:38for more hundred years.
12:40I am absolutely sure for that because her music, like you said, is timeless and will remain timeless.
12:46The music that she had, the way she sang, oh my God.
12:50The songs in Rangila again are some of, you know, and the songs that she sang for Helen.
12:55You know, she was, she was one voice, would sing for strong women characters played by,
13:01you know, like Helen, Praveen Babi, a lot of other actors.
13:04So her, her music connected and matched to many, many actresses.
13:10And, you know, till today, like we saw early morning, the first actress who came to pay her
13:14last respect was Helen.
13:16You know, she made that voice iconic for Helen.
13:19And yes, it's going to be timeless and it will remain timeless for generations to come.
13:26All right, Neeta, we leave it there for the moment.
13:27Thank you so much for bringing us a glimpse of what that final farewell for Ashatai is looking like.
13:59Our final and best offer.
14:02We'll see if the Iranians accept it.
14:05The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement.
14:11We go back to the United States having not come to an agreement.
14:21All right, the 21-hour talks between United States and Iran may have ended without a deal,
14:26but the reasons for that failure are sharply defined.
14:29The hard fault lines that made a breakthrough impossible spread from Hormuz to nuclear red lines,
14:36but also through a very critical third factor.
14:40Let's bring that for you.
14:40Number one, Washington demanded that Iran immediately reopen the state of Hormuz
14:45to global shipping and critical oil lifeline.
14:48But Tehran, they refused to give up control of what it sees as its strongest strategic lever,
14:55rejecting the demand outright.
14:59The second major sticking point was the nuclear program.
15:02The US pushed for a complete end to uranium enrichment and also dismantling of the nuclear facilities for Iran.
15:11This sort of crossed the red line in a way, with leadership insisting that enrichment is a sovereign right.
15:17And then the third fault line was over regional influence.
15:21Washington demanded that Iran stop funding proxy groups like Hamas, Hezbollah and also the Houthis.
15:27Tehran sees these alliances as central to its security architecture and also making compromise very, very unlikely.
15:35And then came the final one.
15:37The US sought strict limits on Iran's missile program.
15:43Iran rejected that as well, arguing that its missile capability is essential for deterrence in a hostile region.
15:51And together, these four demands formed the core of the deadlock, with neither side willing to blink.
15:59But even as negotiations collapsed, there is a significant takeaway.
16:06Alright?
16:08This is what the first top-level contact since we have seen, or between the two nations, that has happened
16:16since 1979.
16:19The most serious engagement since the Obama-Ruhani outreach of 2013,
16:24signalling that channels of communications are still open.
16:31The agenda that has narrowed to a few core flashpoints, with the US sort of putting what it calls a
16:37final offer on the table,
16:39creating a clearer framework for the next round.
16:42And with the two-week ceasefire window still holding, see this is critical.
16:46Docks might have failed, but ceasefire still holds, at least so far.
16:52That remains to be a bit of a silver lining here.
16:55There remains a small but very, very critical opening for diplomacy, even as tensions continue to rise on the ground.
17:02But with a ticketing, sort of, you know, sort of ticking timeline over there, a deadline,
17:08global oil choke point, that the world is clearly on the edge.
17:12Now, as the United States moves to tighten the control over its critical oil corridor,
17:18even as Iran warns of retaliation and refuses to back down,
17:22with military oppositions and options really there back on the table,
17:26and global stakes rising, the region is inching closer to a dangerous tipping point.
17:46A ticking deadline, a global oil choke point, and a barrage of threats from Washington.
17:56The Strait of Hormuz is now at the centre of a fast escalating crisis,
18:01after diplomacy collapses and military pressure kicks in.
18:07The Islamabad talks have failed, snapping the fragile calm of a two-week ceasefire.
18:12Why?
18:14Washington's key demands and Tehran's outright rejection.
18:17From halting uranium enrichment, dismantling nuclear facilities,
18:21and giving up enriched stockpiles, to reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
18:26Ending support to groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis,
18:29and accepting limits on its missile program.
18:33Across the board, Iran said no.
18:35A deadlock now pushing the conflict from negotiation to escalation.
18:41And President Donald Trump has moved fast,
18:44announcing that US forces will begin blocking ships linked to Iran,
18:48tightening control over one of the world's most critical energy corridors.
18:53Washington says vessels paying tolls to Tehran could be intercepted,
18:57calling those charges illegal, and has ordered Iran to clear the Strait,
19:01accusing it of laying mines and choking global trade.
19:05The US Central Command has declared a blockade on ships entering or leaving Iranian ports,
19:10while stopping short of halting global transit through Hormuz.
19:17Iran's leadership has warned it cannot be blockaded by threats,
19:22and signals that it has the means to retaliate.
19:25Meanwhile, in Washington, escalation is the new normal.
19:29Trump has warned that a full-scale bombing campaign remains an option,
19:34even as sources say limited targeted strikes are back on the table.
19:38And the pressure is not just military, it's economic.
19:44Trump has warned China of a 50% tariff if it arms Iran,
19:48citing missile transfer reports, even as he says he doubts Beijing would go that far.
19:54From failed talks to fresh threats, the playbook is shifting fast.
19:59The full-blown war may not have resumed yet,
20:01but the line between pressure and provocation is now dangerously thin.
20:06The Strait of Hormuz is no longer just an oil route.
20:10It's the front line of a high-stakes global standoff.
20:14Bureau Report, India Today.
20:20Meanwhile, the Strait of Hormuz is now a live theatre of strategy.
20:24And Washington has multiple options on the table,
20:27each signalling a different level of escalation.
20:30So what exactly are the options on what could happen next?
20:34What could happen at 7.30 tonight?
20:38Now, the most aggressive option is for a full naval lockdown,
20:42with US aircraft carriers and submarines physically blocking the movement through the strait,
20:46effectively choking off Iran's maritime access,
20:50and also asserting total control over the waterway.
20:53The more calibrated approach, meanwhile,
20:57would be controlled transit,
20:59where every tanker is stopped, checked,
21:02and only cleared vessels are allowed passage,
21:05giving US selective control without complete shutdown.
21:08That's game plan number two.
21:10Let's go to game plan number three.
21:12In parallel, US could establish a full air dominance,
21:16deploying fighter jets to monitor the strait,
21:19deter threats,
21:20and also neutralise any hostile movement in real time from above.
21:25There's also game plan number four.
21:28Beyond the military moves,
21:29there is an economic warfare,
21:31with sanctions pressure on global shipping companies,
21:35insurers, and operators,
21:36making it commercially risky to engage with Iran-link routes at all.
21:43So remember,
21:44these four gain plans,
21:45the four options that we told you,
21:47each of these options carries their own risk,
21:51but together,
21:52they outline a sort of layered US strategy,
21:55combining military force with economic pressure,
21:59in one of the world's most critical choke points,
22:02which despite more than 45 days of war,
22:05there is still no solution.
22:10All right.
22:11Tensions, meanwhile,
22:12in West Asia have now shifted directly to the state of Hormuz.
22:17Any escalation there will directly impact the global shipping routes.
22:20So let's break it down on what's happening there right now,
22:24ever since the breakdown of those stocks.
22:27Let's take a look at the map,
22:28which tracks how Wessel's movement has changed over the past month.
22:36Now,
22:37you'll see those clearly red lines and the blue lines,
22:40so follow my cue to understand this map better.
22:42If you take a look at this map,
22:44which tracks all the movement,
22:46before the conflict,
22:47ships move through the direct central corridor along the Oman side,
22:51sort of ensuring fast and sort of stable transit as well.
22:57You see that in the blue line that is happening over there.
23:01Now,
23:02yeah,
23:02now you'll be able to see that more closely over there.
23:06As the war escalates,
23:07routes shifted closer to the Iranian coastline,
23:10reflecting tighter control and also increased risk in the state.
23:14You see that post ceasefire route,
23:17the dotted red line over there.
23:19That's the one we are speaking about.
23:21Increased risk.
23:22Why?
23:22Because there were mines,
23:24Iran said that were posted along that route.
23:26So they had to take a longer one and sort of circumvent those mines over there and go.
23:30Now,
23:31even after the ceasefire ships are taking longer,
23:34curved routes and avoiding earlier paths,
23:36indicating sort of continued caution,
23:38restricted movement,
23:39but at least there is movement,
23:41right?
23:41But the big picture from all of this is clear.
23:43Traffic patterns have changed and normal operations in this critical global oil route is yet to return.
23:50All of this,
23:50remember,
23:51was before the talks.
23:53After the talks,
23:54all of this could change.
23:55Because what is US doing?
23:57US is now saying that they've deployed their own warfare to remove those mines,
24:03to clear that area and ensure that they have control over the state of Hormuz.
24:10If not through sea,
24:11then definitely through their air defense systems.
24:15And also,
24:15they have a lot of,
24:16you know,
24:17ships parked there to sort of see what action can happen.
24:20Now,
24:20let's take a look at Iran's newly proposed shipping routes through the state of Hormuz
24:24and the tighter control over how the vessels enter and exit the corridor.
24:28At least so far,
24:29it is still happening,
24:30remember,
24:31but it might change after 7.30 today.
24:33Ships are now being directed along the specific IRGC-approved lanes near the Narak Island.
24:39You see that?
24:40While the central channels have been marked as potential danger zone.
24:44Remember that claimed danger zone?
24:46This is where the mines are,
24:48we are told.
24:48This is the route that Iran has only sort of released for everybody else to follow.
24:54Iran has warned of possible naval mines in the zone,
24:57but it remains unclear whether mines have actually been deployed
25:00or it is just a warning meant to push ships sort of through a more controlled route,
25:04which is under the full control of the Iranian government and the army over there.
25:09Now,
25:09the new corridor hugs the Iranian coastline.
25:12That's the shift.
25:13It hugs that coastline,
25:15allowing closer monitoring
25:16and effectively giving Tehran greater control
25:18over which vessels can actually pass.
25:21There are allegations that they're collecting toll,
25:23also in Chinese currency,
25:25but all of these allegations have not been confirmed,
25:28but once that has had US very, very rattled.
25:31Even after the ceasefire,
25:32traffic remains limited
25:34and the strait continues to function under very, very restricted Iran-managed conditions.
25:40I'm again underlining this is so far,
25:42it will change at 7.30.
25:45My colleague Ashraf Vani joins us now for more details on this.
25:50Ashraf,
25:50give us a sense of what exactly is happening right now.
25:54Ever since the talks failed,
25:57Islamabad talks have failed.
25:58We now know at 7.30 tonight,
26:00US's plan of action will unfold
26:03and we really have to wait and see what that will be.
26:06But from the talks to now,
26:08would it be safe to say that there is at least no ceasefire
26:13which has been violated at least so far?
26:15So, that is, in a way, a silver lining here.
26:20Absolutely, you are right.
26:21And actually, Sittil, the ceasefire exists.
26:24But the scenario will change after 7.30 in instant hour time,
26:29which is the 2 p.m. as per the UK time.
26:33But one thing is clear,
26:34that Sittil, it seems that it is a pressure tax
26:37which is being adopted in the regular basis
26:39during this war by Donald Trump.
26:42And it will have very tough replications.
26:45IRGC is clearly ready.
26:47We have seen on the day when in Pakistan,
26:50Iran and US delegation were meeting,
26:53there were reports that one of the naval warships of US
26:56tried to enter the state of Hamos.
26:59That was chased by the IRGC after complaining
27:03with the US delegation inside the Pakistan
27:06that fled away from the Hamos street.
27:09That is one indication that if any warship of the US
27:14will enter once again after 7 in the state of Hamos,
27:19IRGC has made it clear that it will be treated
27:22as the violation of ceasefire
27:24and they are going to act accordingly.
27:26That means they will attack it.
27:28And then the scenario of this whole war will change
27:32and it will escalate to that extent
27:35which one could not believe.
27:36Because so far it is being seen by the observers,
27:39by the things who know the war,
27:42that probably it is settled as a pressure tax
27:45by the US President Donald Trump
27:48that he wants to see how much the Iranians will be down,
27:53they will come to the terms of US.
27:55But so far it seems that Iran is not ready
27:59to give any more concession
28:01what they have put in table in Pakistan.
28:04They are repeating it and it seems that
28:06probably coming two, three hours are very crucial
28:09whether the US will act or it will ignore
28:13this provocation in this ceasefire,
28:16ongoing ceasefire.
28:17Right.
28:17But Ashraf, you know, where did the talks actually fall off?
28:22From what we understand on statements on both sides,
28:25Iran claims that it's US who walked off the table.
28:29They are the ones who walked off the conversation first.
28:32So they were clearly something that they were pressing upon,
28:35which now we understand is a state of hormos.
28:37Basically saying that you release that first,
28:40stop blocking it and only then can we talk.
28:42But Iran saying it's the only Ramasra we have.
28:45I'm not releasing it till the time you give me some guarantees.
28:48Is that where we are at?
28:51No, no.
28:52Actually, the things had started in the big shape
28:55since the start of this ceasefire.
28:57The biggest obstacle,
28:58what I think was the Benjamin Netanyahu
29:01who did not take care of anything about this ceasefire,
29:06he started bombardment in the Lebanon,
29:09which was the precondition before talks between Iran and the US
29:12that the ceasefire will be applied to every front.
29:17That included Lebanon,
29:18which was even mentioned by the Shahbaz Sharif Institute,
29:21as well as by the US President Donald Trump.
29:24So since then,
29:25the things could not come on the track
29:27because the precondition for these talks was
29:30the ceasefire will be implemented at every front.
29:34But that was not implemented particularly in the Lebanon
29:37because we are seeing the most misery is in the Lebanon.
29:40More than 2,000 people killed in the 40 days of war.
29:44That is too, too much enough than what happened in the Iran.
29:50All right.
29:51Ashraf, before I let you go,
29:52I want to get another understanding from you.
29:55You were there and you saw it all up close.
29:58Now that you've come back from the region
30:02and you're looking at how things are unfolding,
30:04what is this one thing about the war
30:05that people in diplomacy haven't really understood?
30:11The people in the diplomacy have not understood
30:14that there is a US President
30:16who changes his stance,
30:18his goalposts,
30:19his,
30:21it will be a tough word,
30:23dictatorship on the world.
30:25Because we know
30:26the recent social media post
30:29what the US President Donald Trump made
30:31that he's going to block
30:33the state of Hamos.
30:35The state of Hamos' blockage
30:37will not impact anyone in the US,
30:40not their supplies,
30:41but it is going to impact
30:42the most countries of the world,
30:45including India.
30:46We are not getting the energy
30:47and the oil from the state of Hamos,
30:5080% of it,
30:51but also the other items like fertilizer,
30:53which is the most needed in the country.
30:56And also scenario,
30:57same with the other countries,
30:59including Japan,
30:59including South Korea.
31:00So US President is somehow
31:03trying to completely push the things
31:06not only on his own country,
31:08but mainly to the other countries.
31:10And the most countries of the globe
31:13are becoming the sufferers
31:15of this conflict between Iran and the US.
31:18And still the people who watch the diplomacy,
31:21they have now reached to the conclusion
31:24that when there will be a truth post
31:27from the US President,
31:29and that will not only impact
31:30the economy,
31:32but also the...
31:32That's called everybody.
31:33Stock markets, everything.
31:35Everything is, you know,
31:36it's dependent.
31:37We did a full story on how
31:38with every comment,
31:39the market and the Brent crude oil prices
31:41have gone up and down.
31:42Ashut, stay back with us.
31:43We've got more updates coming in
31:44from the US.
31:45Let's take a look at that.
31:54That Hormuz will remain free
31:56for non-Iran-bound ships.
31:59US also making a statement
32:00saying that Hormuz will be free
32:02for humanitarian shipments as well.
32:05And that it can search for neutral vessels
32:09for banned cargo as well.
32:13US also going on to add
32:15that ships with no transit nod
32:17can be captured.
32:21Also in the state statement
32:22saying that blockade in Gulf of Oman,
32:25east of Hormuz.
32:27Alright, so now we have geography here.
32:29This makes it slightly more clear
32:31about what exactly is going to happen
32:33at 7.30.
32:34US now saying that while Iran
32:37has a total capture
32:39of the Strait of Hormuz,
32:40and we explained to you
32:41how with the diverted route,
32:42they have more and more control
32:45over who actually passes that Strait
32:47because now the only other option
32:48that people had,
32:49Iran has managed to put mines there
32:51or so they claim.
32:52And now the US is saying
32:54we are going to put a blockade
32:57in the Gulf of Oman,
32:58which is the east of Hormuz.
33:01That means all the route,
33:03the route taken by the shipments
33:05will come under attack.
33:08But what are the different
33:10sort of things
33:11that they have mentioned?
33:12They are saying
33:13who all will be allowed?
33:14It will be free
33:15for non-Iran-bound ships.
33:17It will be free
33:18for humanitarian shipments.
33:20It can search for neutral vessels
33:22for banned cargo
33:23and ships with no transit
33:25nor though can be captured.
33:28Alright, so let's get a perspective
33:30on what this latest development means
33:32with my colleague Prane Upadhyay
33:35joining us live from Israel right now.
33:37Prane, with the latest news coming in
33:39of what seems to be an indication
33:41of what US strategy is.
33:43It's saying in the eastern side
33:46of the state of Hormuz,
33:48which is right before actually
33:51the news which Iran has
33:53in its grip right now,
33:55they are saying that's where
33:56they will begin a blockade.
33:57But just explain the entire thing to us
34:00because this is like
34:00Donald Trump's way of removing a blockade
34:03is putting another blockade.
34:06You know, Sonal,
34:07it's been like, you know,
34:09competing claims,
34:10contesting, you know,
34:12statements,
34:13confusing, you know,
34:14all statements
34:15and in fact the chaotic situation
34:17in the state of Hormuz
34:17what the world is witnessing
34:19in the last 40-45 days.
34:21And as they say in Hindi,
34:22tarbooz chaakoo pe gire chai
34:23chaakoo tarbooz pe gire.
34:24Katna tarbooz ko hi hai.
34:26So in the similar way,
34:26like if you see,
34:27the world is going to suffer.
34:28President Donald Trump
34:29has said this thing
34:30that, you know,
34:30all the humanitarian ship,
34:32all non-Iran-bound ship
34:34will be free
34:34from this naval blockade.
34:36But who is going to assure
34:38that all those ships
34:40passing through
34:40the narrow lanes of,
34:41you know,
34:42that narrow lane of
34:43the state of Hormuz,
34:44will they have to take
34:46permission from Iran?
34:47Because this is what
34:48Iranians are saying.
34:49This is what Iranians are threatening
34:50that they will not let
34:52any ship pass through
34:53without their permission
34:55because they control
34:56the state of Hormuz
34:57and they have already suggested
34:59a narrow channel.
35:00via their territorial waters.
35:02And who is going to ensure?
35:04Because on the eastern side
35:05of the state of Hormuz,
35:06as you said,
35:07it's the Gulf of Persia.
35:09And all those ships
35:10stranded in the Gulf of Persia,
35:12they are waiting
35:13for the safe passage.
35:15But the narrow lane
35:17of communication
35:17remained blocked
35:18for the last many days.
35:21And who is controlling that?
35:23Because either U.S. Navy
35:25could have to ensure
35:26and assure
35:27that they are going
35:28to escort all those ships.
35:30And that kind of
35:31military assurance
35:32should be there
35:33that those ships
35:35won't be targeted.
35:36Now, this is an open challenge
35:37and a threat for Iran
35:38and its position as well.
35:40Will they be targeting
35:41a Chinese ship
35:42passing through
35:43that state of Hormuz?
35:44No, certainly,
35:45they are not going to do that.
35:47As far as the Indian ships,
35:48as far as the other ships
35:49are concerned,
35:50then what will happen
35:51to the ships
35:52which are bound
35:54for various destinations
35:55but having different flags
35:57because in the shipping business,
35:59you have different flags,
36:00you have different nationality
36:01of the ship,
36:02you have different crew
36:03on the ship
36:03and in fact,
36:05those ships are bound
36:06for different destinations.
36:07So, it's a very complicated
36:09and a very chaotic position
36:10and the world is worried.
36:11The entire shipping business
36:13is quite worried
36:14and President Donald Trump
36:15himself acknowledged
36:16the very fact, Sonal,
36:17that nobody is going to sail
36:19their $200 million ship
36:21in a situation
36:22where they do not have
36:24an assurance or insurance.
36:25Right.
36:26So, Pranay,
36:27am I understanding this correctly
36:29and you know this
36:30better than I,
36:31am I understanding this correctly
36:33that so far,
36:34the Friends of Iran
36:35as Iran was calling them,
36:37their ships were being allowed.
36:38We've got a couple of ours
36:39through China, Pakistan,
36:41a couple of others as well.
36:42Now, you need clearance from two.
36:45You need clearance from US
36:46and you also need clearance from Iran.
36:48Is that what effectively this means?
36:52Yeah, certainly.
36:53If there is a naval blockade
36:54in the region,
36:55you certainly need
36:56that kind of permission
36:57or not permission rather
36:58but that kind of intimation
37:00and in high seas,
37:02you have automatic identification system.
37:04So, like every ship
37:05has an AIS system
37:07and you keep transmitting
37:08about your identity details
37:10so that the international,
37:11you know,
37:12the Blue Water navies
37:13can identify that
37:14what exactly is your identity
37:16because it's like a huge highway,
37:18sea highway
37:19where you cannot go
37:20and check the identity
37:21of those ships
37:23who are sailing.
37:24So, with the automatic
37:25identification system,
37:26the international,
37:27you know,
37:27the gatekeepers
37:28or the DEVs
37:29can get to know
37:30that which ship it is
37:31and which is passing through.
37:33So, largely,
37:34the system will be resolved
37:35by that AIS system
37:36and US is not going
37:37to block those ships,
37:39you know,
37:39which are either India bound
37:40or other countries bound
37:42but we have to see
37:43that will Iran agree
37:45for the safe passage
37:46of these ships?
37:47Will there be a levy
37:48of say about
37:49two million dollars
37:50which is like
37:5118.6 crore rupees,
37:53Sonal?
37:53This is a huge amount.
37:56Well, there is confusion,
37:58confusion
37:58and a little more of that.
38:00Like we were saying earlier,
38:01you had to coordinate
38:02with one country
38:03if you wanted safe passage.
38:04Now you have to control,
38:06you know,
38:06connect with two different countries
38:07if you want safe passage
38:08and both two countries
38:09are not speaking to each other.
38:11So, how will that
38:11communication happen?
38:13And at the stake,
38:14while all these countries
38:15fight for who controls
38:17the state of Hormuz,
38:18is the CNG
38:19and the oil supplies
38:20to your and my homes,
38:21to even Europe
38:22and other places.
38:23That's where we are
38:24at the end
38:25of these so-called talks.
38:27Well,
38:27we'll leave it there Pranay
38:28for the moment
38:29and come back to you
38:29once we have more clarity
38:30on which way
38:31this very confused war
38:32is really going.
38:36It was a full-blown
38:37manic Monday
38:38across Delhi NCR
38:39as workers unrest
38:41in Doida turned violent
38:42after days of simeric anger.
38:44What began as a wage protest
38:46has now spiraled into
38:47arson, vandalism,
38:49street clashes
38:49with vehicles set on fire
38:51and offices targeted
38:52in the industrial hub.
38:54Those pictures there
38:55are telling you the story.
38:56In sector 84
38:58and across phase 2,
38:59workers who had been
39:00on a three-day sit-in protest
39:01took to the streets
39:02torching vehicles
39:03and blocking key roads.
39:05Police stepped in
39:06using mild force
39:07to sort of disperse
39:08the crowd
39:08even as the authorities
39:09insist that worker demands
39:10had already been addressed
39:12in a meeting
39:13just a day earlier
39:13but clearly
39:14that did not sit well
39:15with the workers.
39:16Now,
39:17the impact of that,
39:18the biggest of it
39:19came on the common man.
39:21Workers trying to reach
39:22their workplaces
39:23were left stranded,
39:25factories saw disruption,
39:26office goers
39:27were stuck in long
39:27traffic jams
39:28and parents
39:29rushed to pick up children
39:31as normal life
39:32came to a standstill.
39:33Entire stretches
39:34in Noidar
39:35and adjoining areas
39:36witnessed gridlock
39:37and panic through the day
39:38with the agitation
39:40now spreading
39:41to Faridabad
39:42and echoes
39:43already seen
39:44in Maneser.
39:45This is no longer
39:46a local flare-up
39:47but a wider
39:48industrial flashpoint.
39:50What triggered
39:50this sudden eruption
39:52and why is this anger
39:54spilling over
39:55despite government
39:56intervention?
39:56The next story
39:57takes you through
39:58all of that.
40:09The unrest is spreading
40:11and spreading fast.
40:17on Monday morning
40:19hundreds of employees
40:20reportedly of
40:21mother-son
40:22technology services
40:23in Noida
40:24turned violent
40:25outside company offices
40:27demanding
40:28salary hikes.
40:38cars were set ablaze
40:41objects on the streets
40:42were torched
40:46office premises
40:47were vandalized
40:51barricades were pulled down
40:52a police jeep
40:54also fell victim
40:55into the mob fury.
40:59police clashed
41:01with large crowds
41:02struggling to bring
41:03the situation
41:04under control.
41:05Tear gas shells
41:06were fired
41:06to disperse the mob.
41:19Workers say
41:20they are demanding
41:21higher wages
41:22to cope with
41:23rising LPG
41:24and food prices.
41:28With grey market
41:29LPG prices
41:30skyrocketing
41:31many roadside
41:32eateries
41:33have shut down
41:34while a shortage
41:35of industrial gas
41:36has added
41:37to the distress
41:37of migrant workers.
41:39The protesting
41:40employees
41:40are also seeking
41:42weekly offs
41:42overtime pay
41:44and timely salaries.
41:46The unrest
41:46has been simmering
41:47for days
41:48and erupted
41:49into violence
41:50this morning.
41:53Despite
41:54a special meeting
41:56held by the
41:57district administration
41:58on Sunday
41:58where several relief
42:00measures were announced
42:01addressing most
42:02of the worker demands.
42:05These include
42:07overtime payment
42:08at the double rate,
42:09a weekly holiday
42:10for all workers
42:11and double the wages
42:13if workers are called
42:14in on a holiday.
42:15All bonus payments
42:17will be credited
42:18into worker accounts
42:19by 30th of November
42:20and every factory
42:22will also have
42:23an internal committee
42:24to prevent
42:25sexual harassment
42:26at the workplaces.
42:29The wage fury
42:30also spread
42:31in a few hours
42:32to Faridabad
42:34with employees
42:35at several companies
42:36in the industrial city
42:37stopping working
42:38and protesting
42:39on the streets.
42:51Similar scenes
42:52were witnessed
42:53last week
42:54which crippled
42:55parts of Manisar
42:56Haryana's auto hub.
43:03The people
43:04us
43:05to increase
43:06the salary
43:07to increase
43:07the government
43:08to increase
43:13but
43:14the company
43:14is
43:15making
43:15it.
43:15When you
43:16tell us
43:17the government
43:17is
43:17giving
43:18to increase
43:18the company
43:19and the company
43:20the
43:20market
43:20is
43:32workers.
43:36The Haryana government has since announced a 35 percent hike in minimum wages, bringing
43:42relief to workers, but also raising cost pressures for the auto industry, already grappling with
43:48the rising input costs and supply chain disruptions. The move impacts auto majors like Maruti Suzuki,
43:56Hiromoto Corp and Honda, along with several other auto component makers.
44:01And for the consumer, the revised wages could also accelerate price hikes that companies
44:06so far have held back.
44:09Bureau Report, Business Today Television.
44:16So that was the situation earlier in the day. Those pictures that you're seeing lasted till
44:21about lunchtime today. But what's the situation now when everybody is returning back home?
44:25Let's get a quick update with my colleague Anmol Bali joining us from the D&D flyover.
44:30Okay. Good to see that behind you cars are passing by. There doesn't seem to be any traffic holdup
44:37at the moment, at least Anmol. So fair to say that both entry points of Noida, which we've seen in,
44:45you know, one of them being blocked, that meant all the traffic came to D&D. Both are open now?
44:54So what we have seen in the morning after the protest, the entry point and the exit
44:58point from the Noida to the national capital were the worst hit. And I am here at the D&D.
45:02We have also seen the
45:03situation at the Chila border, which has started easing because in the morning we have seen after the
45:07protest, the situation deteriorated and especially the traffic movement around the NCR region was
45:12impacted. People, those who go to their offices, to their work, school, children, they all were
45:17impacted due to the protest of laborers in Noida. We have also seen same kind of visuals coming from
45:22Guru Gram from the Manasar after laborers have come out to increase their weight. But currently
45:27around 5.45 PM, I am here at the D&D. And I'll show you the smooth movement of the
45:32traffic behind me.
45:33I am here on the Delhi side and you can see the traffic movement has eased here on the D
45:38&D. You
45:38can clearly see the traffic coming from the Delhi side going towards the Noida, Uttar Pradesh side
45:43is going very easily. And on the other side, I'll also ask my camera person to pan camera towards
45:48the other side, the side which comes from the Uttar Pradesh, from the Noida side and enters into the
45:54national capital. You can clearly see the cars and the buses coming easily inside the national capital.
45:59Now the situation has eased. The Noida police has started acting against the people, those who
46:04are protesting, those who are instigating the laborers. Even we have seen DGP Uttar Pradesh has
46:08said they will be identifying the people, those who instigated the laborers. They're talking with
46:12the management of the companies to ease and pacify the situation. But yeah, the situation here is
46:17normal if you talk about the traffic around the NCR region.
46:20You know Anmol, thanks so much for telling, bringing us those live pictures. This is just to reassure
46:25everybody who's traveling to and fro from Delhi NCR tonight. Right now, the situation seems under
46:30control and all roads are currently open. We'll leave you with that. We'll see you again tomorrow. Bye-bye.
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