01:49Two people were stuck under the rubble and they had to be rescued in a major rescue operation.
01:59And the priests over here, the rabbi over here had said that there's still a lot of scriptures
02:05that are buried under this rubble and they are going to make the effort of pulling all
02:11that out.
02:11But then look around this building.
02:15This is just the synagogue.
02:17It's around, it's inside a residential area and you can see homes destroyed, devastated
02:24and abandoned.
02:26Places that were supposed to be safe abodes now kept absolutely abandoned.
02:31Some of them working to ensure that their homes are redone.
02:35But this is the cost of war.
02:37IDF called this collateral damage that the synagogue was not the real target.
02:44But the fact of the matter is that when you're at war, the targets cannot always be precise.
02:50And if it's not precise, then you end up attacking maybe who you consider your own.
02:58We are here right outside the marble throne or what's called the Takste Marmar.
03:03The sheets that you see, huge sheets covering this entire facade, this entire area is because
03:09of the destruction inside, which we'll be showing you in just a bit.
03:13But again, you know, all the windows, paints that have been shattered because of the impact
03:18of the blouse are now covered with plastic sheets or cotton sheets and work is underway.
03:25This entire area has been cleared.
03:28There's work that's going on inside, clearing up, cleaning up, and then they will be redoing
03:34the entire palace.
03:35For now, this is shut for public, but we've got special permit to enter.
03:39This is what we're showing to you what a war does.
03:42It does not just damage a country's economy or hurt the people living in that country.
03:48It also hurts the heritage and culture of a country.
03:52And that's exactly what Golastha Palace today represents.
03:56So we're here in the 14th century Golastha Palace.
04:01It's all shattered.
04:02This is called the Palace of Mirrors.
04:04And that's why we all have to wear helmets so that we are secure in case shards of glasses
04:10fall on our heads.
04:12So let's go in.
04:39So this is the Palace of Mirrors.
04:41If you see, it is one of the most, this room is one of the most impacted rooms.
04:47What you have over here is all the shards of glass that they collected and have put aside.
04:55But if you see most of the glass panes up on the ceiling, absolutely destroyed.
05:01The windows over here were destroyed.
05:03And from here, if you look out the window, what you see is the blue shield.
05:09Now, under the Hague Convention, this is the blue shield that every...
05:16I'll take Aya Satya to come to this corner because that's where it'll be visible from.
05:20That's the blue shield.
05:22It should be visible for everyone and anyone who's looking at targeting an area or a building.
05:29And in this case, this blue shield is very important because it allows you, even during wartime, to ensure that
05:37there is no attack on this property.
05:42This represents a UNESCO heritage site, so it should remain untouched.
05:47There is one they've put at the fountain and one on the ceiling to ensure that this remains a protected
05:55site, although it has been impacted because of an attack in the nearby building.
05:59But just to ensure that this faces no more damage or attack, the blue shields are up.
06:06And the blue shields are up in most of the UNESCO heritage sites across Iran.
06:13Okay, this is the Palace of Mirrors, and this is where the Shah's throne was.
06:20Farahnauz over here is going to explain to us what happened, and Aga Hossain-Sahab is going to then explain
06:26to us.
06:27Please tell us exactly what happened on that day.
06:35As you see here, it dates back to somehow 207 days back, and somehow, as you see here, there are
06:50some windows and ceiling shatters after the shockwaves.
06:54And unfortunately, the verandah, as you see in the background, is just broken.
07:00And over there, on the left, as you see, there is a window that is broken and it's also damaged.
07:06That is a verandah that she's trying to explain, that it explains on the top and also some on the
07:13down.
07:14This is a historical site, Aga Hossain.
07:18The destruction cannot be put in money in terms of damage, right?
07:23Because this is history that's shattered.
07:28As you see here, it's been in time.
07:32You can't get back to anything.
07:34For the first time, the UNESCO is also the image.
07:40They are showing the image of an image, and the image of the image was a very bright image.
07:46And the image was blank.
07:46As you know, they're the abide-up of the palm of the card,
07:48which has been very deeply buried and worked hard.
07:55Unfortunately we need to repair it completely as you see I told you the
07:59veranda the window cannot just be repaired completely but they just try to
08:04amend it and repair it and somehow fix it as well as before did the officers
08:10and officials for all who are handling Golestan Palace rush to see the damage
08:15what happened on that day?
08:29She says they themselves do it they just try to collect all the shattered windows
08:35anything that was broken by themselves just before they just been asked or
08:41somehow order to do so
08:43okay and in terms of security is are there some measures now they're taking to ensure that
08:50Golestan Palace is secure?
09:09He said as you see they just wipe off the floor as you see they just wipe off the floor
09:17completely and they have got as you have got it on your head the helmet
09:22and also some safety measures we have we have got some gloves that you need to just put on your
09:28hand so that you do not cut your hand or any kind of I don't know something happen to your
09:33hands or bodies but they just try to do so that nothing happens to anybody or no injuries happen
09:40Golestan Palace that way is quite unique why?
09:42because it not only represents Iranian culture and heritage there's also fusion during Shah's time
09:48he traveled Europe and what he did to the walls of this palace represents a fusion that maybe many
09:55might not prefer but if you see the lion over there that represents naroz which means new year
10:02lion representing the new year eating away the old year that's gone by and that's why you see this lion's
10:10image
10:11eating his prey in most of the murals that you see over here
10:17but then this fusion because then he went to Europe and he brought in the the angels and fairies
10:26and the house that you see that has been that has been that is also part of this artwork which
10:33has a cross atop which is a church
10:36so there was a lot of fusion many did not prefer it but yes if you see the murals there
10:42are angels fairies and the lion eating its prey
10:49so message of how one tradition and one culture met the other which is maybe preferred by some not preferred
10:59by many others and that's why
11:01Gulastar Palace will always remain in the hearts and minds of people as a cultural heritage site but one that
11:09also symbolizes monarchy
11:10this flag is a sign of patriotism and you're seeing it flutter across Tehran across Ingalab Square
11:20you are you're seeing a lot of people over here who come not just from Tehran there are many who
11:26have come from various other parts of Tehran
11:29we met a woman who's been here for 60 days she hasn't left this place barring going every three days
11:36to change and then come back
11:38but then what's interesting about this square is that it has made a space for everyone and everything
11:44there are children over here if I could ask Satya to come with me
11:47there are children over here who are being kept occupied by allowing them space to draw
11:57excuse me
11:59and then there are people over here who are selling things for children who come here every night
12:05there are competitions that are being held for children for the elderly there you see little kids
12:11with their crayons drawing to keep them occupied while the parents do what they have to do which is
12:19come out here stay together show unity and solidarity and here you have little kids who are drawing who are
12:32painting
12:33and then who also go give it maybe in some cases also get rewarded for it
12:40Sarah is over here Sarah you come here why
12:45because I know that we all have to stand up for our country our people and we shouldn't let the
12:52American come and invade our country
12:55that's why we will we are coming near 60
13:0360 nights
13:0460 nights
13:05okay
13:05and we are defending our country
13:08what's your name
13:09what's your name
13:10what's your name
13:10what's your name
13:10it's me
13:12Meursa
13:13Meursa
13:14Meursa
13:15are you afraid that there is a war happening
13:24meursa
13:25no
13:26no
13:26no
13:27what about you Sarah
13:28no not me
13:29why aren't you afraid
13:30because we have our people and we are all strong together
13:35and we will be stronger together
13:38okay
13:39all strong together not afraid but also saying that they need to stand together that's the message of unity coming
13:46from children here in Teheran
13:50this is what expression of solidarity looks like in Iran every night since the war people have been gathering over
13:59here at the Enkhalab Square which is also known as the Enkhalab or the Revolution Square
14:05women men children every night coming to the square expressing solidarity this is only a part of what is happening
14:15in Iran
14:16it happens across Iran but these are exclusive visuals that we are bringing to you on India today about solidarity
14:24about unity about a country standing together at a time of war
14:31we are standing with our government we are standing with our religion we are standing for everything or for everyone
14:41that wants his rights
14:43we are standing here and we will stand here because we are not weak we are powerful we are not
14:52weak
14:52we are powerful we are not weak
14:53President Trump of the US says he is fighting for your rights what do you have to say
14:57no we just we can fight for our rights not him look at the nation of America
15:05Mr. President Trump we have a question okay we have a question from you what about your nation's rights for
15:15Americans right are you thinking about the price of oil are you thinking about the price of gas are you
15:23thinking about the price of gasoline for your people just
15:27just think about for your people we don't need you here in Iraq the people didn't need you in Afghanistan
15:39they didn't need you in Syria they didn't need you in Libya they didn't need you why don't sit in
15:50your place in your chair
15:52please wait for every limit in your country please think about your country leave us we can we know how
16:04living we know how fighting we know everything about our nation our country our rights but you don't know anything
16:12about us do you think do you think they know do you think he knows what Iran is today we
16:19never give up we never give up
16:22he has to know this we never give up
16:26I look honey I'm looking at the people behind you it's a sea of people do they come every night
16:32is this how it is
16:34every night every night every night every night every night every night in the day when they are bombing us
16:39every night every night we saw their airplanes and their uh
16:51we saw everything you want and everything you can do but we don't scare we are not afraid there is
17:05nothing there is nothing meaning in fair we don't know what's fair we don't know what's
17:15what's scaring for us nobody nobody when you are bombing us we just say Allahu Akbar because we just afraid
17:25from Allah not you you are nothing for us in eye in our
17:32eyes you are nothing you have no power everything in this world is in the God's
17:40hands not you not you we see you just like a joker so keep on to your duty you
17:50are just a joker okay but if this war goes on do you wish and pray that the
17:56war should come to an end so that children are safe people are safe in
18:00Iran and across the world especially in the Arab world you know that's just
18:05across the Persian Gulf every everything in this country and Persian Gulf or every
18:14city in Iran we will die for every little city or even a glass of Persian Gulf water
18:27so we can't die for this we can I have heard a lot of people over here I have not
18:35heard a
18:36single person say that we will die or even a glass of the water of the Persian Gulf yes I'm
18:43here thank
18:43you so much for joining us thank you thank you so much you don't you don't afraid from anything
18:48because we are in the war now my country and my city and my people are seeing death war and
18:58bombs and
18:59kill people and child everything destroy places we are seeing this but we are standing if in every country
19:09Iraq or Yemen or Lebanon or every Muslim country Sunni or Shia when they are right and they want their
19:23rights we
19:24will stand with them we will stand with them Sunni or Shia what does that poster mean this one you
19:34have a place in
19:36in our country a little place in our country or in our Persian Gulf but this place is just for
19:45your die you can't just die in my country you can't just die in my Persian Gulf just dying not
19:54breathing not walking not sleeping or not you have nothing to
20:05you have nothing we have your die just in our hands so these are nights where you question why is
20:16the world at war when you have young children with bright futures and Iran over here coming together only to
20:25send that run message of strength of bravery of togetherness
20:30with the journalist Satya Rautrey at Engelab Square of Tehran Geetha Mohan for India today
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