Transcript [00:13] Shalom, Erev Tov – Good evening, [00:15] welcome to our daily TV7 Israel News bulletin broadcast from Jerusalem; [00:21] The Trump Administration is cautiously optimistic about prospects for a deal [00:25] with Iran with the next day. Houthis claim to have struck yet [00:31] another Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea. The IDF continues to uncover and destroy [00:38] subterranean infrastructure laden with munitions throughout the Gaza Strip. [00:47] U.S. President Donald Trump warns the Ayatollah regime in Iran – either they reach a deal, [00:53] effectively succumbing to U.S. demands to reopen the strait of Hormuz and engage in good [00:59] faith negotiations on denuclearization, or the United States resumes major military operations [01:06] of the Islamic Republic. However, speaking at a Los Angeles airport tarmac before departure, [01:14] President Trump highlighted that talks with the Iranians are going well, while projecting [01:19] optimism over prospects for an imminent deal. We're moving along very nicely. We'll find out. [01:26] We'll know in 48 hours. They had a very good day. Negotiations were good. The stock market was up [01:33] tremendously over the last three, four days. We set new records today in the stock market, [01:39] yesterday, today. I think it's like 78 times now, during a very short period of time. So, a lot [01:47] of good things are happening. It is important to point out that President Trump’s voiced optimism [01:53] came after he had held a phone call with the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, who is leading [02:01] efforts alongside Pakistan and Oman, to reach a diplomatic solution to the conflict. As you know, [02:08] the mediators, Qatar, Pakistan, and now Oman, are all working together on that issue. We are [02:14] coordinating very closely with the Omanis to facilitate the talks between both sides and [02:18] exchanging ideas and exchanging drafts between both sides. And we, of course, commend the Omani [02:25] effort in aiding the mediation in this way. They have been taking a very important role and [02:31] significant role in the past couple of weeks, but throughout the negotiations. While the negotiators [02:39] have not managed to secure any breakthrough – the Qataris continue to signal to the White House [02:45] cautious optimism for a prospective solution. Right now, we don't have anything on the books [02:51] when it comes to direct talks, of course. We are doing our job as mediators, along with Oman and [02:57] the other mediators, and Pakistan and everybody in the region in exchanging ideas between parties. [03:02] But we are hopeful that if we can get a resumption of the talks anytime soon, we'd be able to push [03:11] forward towards a major deal that would help us walk back into a situation of peace in our region. [03:17] Meanwhile at the U.S. State Department, during a Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation Memorandum of [03:22] Understanding signing ceremony with Paraguay’s top diplomat; State Secretary and National [03:28] Security Advisor Marco Rubio emphasized that while there are talks on an immediate deal on [03:35] opening the straits - Washington’s top diplomat underscored that the ((quote)), “bid deal”, [03:42] remains on the commitment of the United States to force the denuclearization of Iran. Well, I think [03:46] there’s two things to talk about when there’s a deal. There’s the big deal, which is the one [03:49] that has to do with their nuclear ambitions. They can never have a nuclear weapon; the President’s [03:53] been clear about that. So, the denuclearization of Iran is the ultimate deal. I think the immediate [03:58] deal and the one that you’ve seen a lot of focus on is the straits. The straits – there are ships [04:02] moving through the straits, there are oil – there is oil moving right now through the straits. So [04:06] the straits are open. Nonetheless, I think that there is a conversation and a negotiation that [04:12] we are involved in between Oman and Iran on how more ships can be able to go through their safely [04:19] in the short term as we move towards these longer-term talks about denuclearization. And [04:25] suffice it to say there’s been progress made in those talks but not finality yet. We’re hoping [04:29] that will happen very shortly. It is important to explain that the negotiations currently taking [04:35] place are between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Sultanate of Oman. According to two diplomats [04:41] who are familiar with the details of the talks, the deal on opening the Strait of Hormuz will [04:46] by a temporary agreement for the duration of sixty days. It will include two separate maritime routes [04:54] crossing the strait, with the entry route would pass closer to Iran’s shoreline of the strait, [05:01] while the exit route would pass closer to the Omani shoreline of the strait. The deliberated [05:08] agreement would also include activities to remove sea-mines that were placed by the IRGC Navy in [05:15] the strait, the majority of which were placed closer to the Omani shoreline. A critical aspect [05:21] of the deal stipulates that there would not be any tolls on the strait. However, commercial [05:30] vessels passing through the strait would be asked whether they would willingly pay insurance and [05:36] environmental services fees – an anecdote which the Iranian will likely promote aggressively. [05:45] Following the sixty days, if by some miracle the IRGC manages to submit, a resumption of [05:53] talks on Iran’s denuclearization would be ensue. Meanwhile in Tehran; Iranian supporters of the [06:00] Ayatollah-regime attended a Shi’ite Muslim event called “Arbaeen”, during the course of which they [06:06] voiced their objection to any form of negotiations with the United States. We must definitely keep [06:14] the Strait of Hormuz at any cost. We should never abandon it and we should never back down, [06:20] even if they make harsh threats against us, even if they threaten to launch a ground or air attack [06:25] against our country. We should not back down at all; we must keep it because it is our treasure, [06:30] our asset, and it belongs to Iranians themselves. Peace cannot be negotiated with someone like [06:39] him (Trump). But if negotiations mean he packs up and leaves the region as quickly as possible, [06:44] then there is nothing wrong with that. There is no problem with those negotiations if they result [06:48] in them (the U.S.) having no presence here as soon as possible. So to say that negotiations [06:52] are inherently bad is the wrong thing to say. The very fact that he suddenly comes with a [06:56] lot of threats and then ultimately comes up with an excuse himself shows that he is using threats [07:00] as a tool. He now knows that his power does not work; the people are not the kind of people who [07:05] will back down. When we seek to achieve a great accomplishment such as Iran becoming a global [07:09] power, in reality, we must understand that it will ultimately come with difficulties ahead. We [07:14] are going through hardships whose outcome will be an Iran that is not only a regional power, [07:17] but an international power, and this does not come easily. Perhaps negotiations cannot resolve [07:27] this issue; only war can resolve this issue. I am not in favour of negotiations at all. [07:33] The economic situation for our people is not good at the moment, but in my view, this situation of [07:38] neither war nor peace ending as soon as possible would be much better. This way, both the people’s [07:43] situation and the situation of their economy will become clear. Turning to the Red Sea, where; [07:51] The Iranian-proxy Ansarallah, which is dominated by the Houthi tribe in Yemen, has claimed [07:57] responsibility for yet another attack against a Saudi oil tanker in the Northern Red Sea. [08:06] The Yemeni (Houthi) Armed Forces, by the grace of Allah, managed to target the Saudi oil tanker Wafa [08:12] in the northern Red Sea, off the region of Yanbu, using a number of ballistic missiles. By the grace [08:19] of God, the hit was precise. With this targeting, the total number of vessels targeted by our forces [08:26] (has reached) eight Saudi oil tankers since the start of the naval blockade on July 22nd. [08:33] Meanwhile, the total number of vessels that were intercepted and forced to retreat and [08:38] turn back in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea (has reached) 29 Saudi oil tankers. [08:47] Saudi authorities did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Houthis’ claimed [08:52] attack, which – if confirmed – clearly indicates the Iranian-proxy in Yemen is expanding its [08:58] aggression against Saudi interests throughout the region. Death to America; Death to Israel; [09:07] Curse the Jews; Victory for Islam... During a mass protest of the Houthis and other Yemeni tribes [09:15] that support the designated terror group in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, Houthi terror operatives [09:21] claimed that there could be no peace in the Middle East unless Israel and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [09:28] were annihilated. Every stance taken by the House of Saud serves as a bulwark for the Jews, [09:34] and all their actions across the Arab world and within Arab nations serve the Zionists. [09:39] This demonstrates that they act as an advanced bulwark for the Zionists and [09:42] the Jews. The Arab and Islamic worlds will not enjoy stability and peace until the [09:45] Jews and the House of Saud are gone. Turning to Israel’s eastern neighbour, where; A meeting of [09:53] Islamic Foreign Ministers was held to ((Quote)) “address illegal Israeli policies and measures [09:59] in Jerusalem," which according to Jordan, alter the Islamic and Christian character of the city. [10:09] This danger is too vast to be contained if it explodes. Therefore, we sound the alarm [10:15] and call on the international community to act firmly and clearly to stop Israeli violations [10:20] in Jerusalem and its holy sites, and end the policies that entrench the occupation in the [10:24] West Bank, destroy hope for a just peace, prevent stability and an end to the catastrophe in Gaza, [10:30] and deprive the entire region and its peoples of the right to live in peace and security. [10:38] It is important to highlight that while the true focus of the foreign ministerial [10:42] aims at undermining Israel’s sovereignty over Jerusalem – the claims of altering [10:48] Christian characteristics of the city are not only baseless, but are rooted in dishonest hypocrisy, [10:54] considering that in contrast to Israel – where the Christian community thrives – Christians living in [11:01] any of the countries represented in the meeting are systemically persecuted, with many of those [11:07] countries, to include Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Malaysia, effectively exercising the death [11:15] penalty – under the prevailing Sharia Law – to any Muslims that convert to Christianity. [11:22] Meanwhile; Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan al-Saud, who also condemned Israel [11:28] for so-called “Judaizing Jerusalem”, seized the opportunity to condemn Israel for what [11:34] Arab and Islamic countries claimed to be Israeli violations of the ceasefire against the Islamist [11:40] Hamas in Gaza. At the (same) time that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomed the announcement by His [11:47] Excellency (U.S.) President Donald J. Trump to proceed with the implementation of the second [11:51] phase of the comprehensive... peace plan, we condemn in the strongest terms the Israeli [11:56] military violations in the Gaza Strip, which represent a direct challenge to the agreement, [12:00] undermine the momentum it created, and serve the agendas of the obstructionists who seek to derail [12:04] the peace process. The Kingdom also renews its call to the international community to assume [12:10] its responsibilities and to take practical steps to stop the violations in the Gaza Strip and the [12:14] West Bank, and to protect the holy sites. It is important to explain that the alleged violations [12:22] related to Israeli strikes against Hamas terror operatives violating the terms that were agreed [12:30] upon by all parties to the ceasefire – as well as the destruction of a number of weapons caches – to [12:36] include a subterranean facility that was uncovered by IDF paratroopers – in which a large amount of [12:44] rockets were located, and subsequently destroyed by the IDF’s engineering corps. Meanwhile, [12:51] after a recent deal was reached with Hamas on beginning its disarmament process, the U.S.-led [12:57] board of peace has clarified that any Israeli withdrawal from territories it holds in Gaza would [13:04] only begin after Hamas is verifiably disarmed. And while the agreement was publicized and adopted [13:12] by President Trump via a public so-called tweet – Prime Minister Netanyahu emphasized in a statement [13:19] that Jerusalem had yet to agree to the deal. I stand firm in defending our security interests. [13:30] We will not withdraw from our current lines until Hamas is completely disarmed. That's one. [13:36] Second, we have instructed IDF soldiers to do whatever is necessary to protect themselves, to [13:41] defend our territory, and to protect our citizens. Third, President Trump and his team think they can [13:46] bring Hamas to disarm and demilitarize Gaza. We are examining that. They sent us a draft. We did [13:53] not agree to it; it wasn't our draft. We sent them our comments. Incidentally, we sent our comments [13:59] before the media campaign on the issue. That is our position. We stand firm in defending our [14:05] interests, both wisely and resolutely, I think. 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