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hisbullah, the islamic resistance in lebanon does not skimp on time when delivering deterned messages, while some might relay their warnings in mere minutes, the resistance often extends theirs to nine or more carefully calculated. minutes: last week we witnessed four and a half minute statement, an essential display of what zionist israel once only heard rumors of, but now sees with its own eyes. this isn't just a confirmation of past warnings, it's a detailed clarification designed for zionist israel, its government, its military and its settler society to fully comprehend. the ongoing military quagmire that zionist israeli forces suffer from in gaza is but a small scale example of what could unfold,
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with lebanon. the differences in geography, weaponry, experience, and other factors all tilt the scale significantly in favor of the islamic resistance hezbulah. lebanon, nation renowned for its majestic mountains and valleys, now reveals a new facet of its beauty, one meticulously prepared to defend itself in any large scale conflict. beneath this picturesk terrain lies a military system where the resistance seamlessly blends gorilla warfare with conventional. military tactics, all tailored to the lebanese reality and the possibility of a prolonged war, a war that might not just involve zionist israel as the sole enemy on the other side. israeli entity officials are now grappling with new level of concern. the unveiling of imad for vast, intricate facility is not just message, it's a paradigm shift in the strategic landscape. as us naval warships approach the region ostensibly to support zinanis israel, their presence is seen through a different
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lens, to hisbullah, these vessels are not formidable threats, but rather sitting ducks, vulnerable to the precision and power of its arsenal as demonstrated in the latest message from imad 4, seasoned israeli entity military experts grasp its implications more than anyone, the awaited yet feared inevitable confrontation. all of this unfolds during a critical period, designist occupation anxiously awaits a calculated, precise response from the resistance axis. additional message is clear, should netanyahu and his government choose escalate the war in response to the counterstrike, the lebanese finger on the trigger won't hesitate, the task will take mere minutes from jordan to the red sea. welcome to the mediast stream, i'm mar osman. the unvailing. of hisbullah's imad for
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facility represent a seismic shift in the regional balance of power. this expansive and complex facility highlights hezbulah's advanced military capabilities and poses serious challenge to zianist israel's strategic planning. as the israel regime grapples with these new realities, the implications for its national security and military strategy are profound, potentially altering the dynamics of the ongoing conflict. to discuss this issue with us from beirot is retired lebanese army. general elias, thanks emillion for being with us, general this morning, how does the revelation of of facility shift the strategic balance in the region of west asia and what are its potential implications on zionist israel's military planning and it security in general? recent unveiling of the imad for facility follows a series of drone operations by the hoodhood uavs which...
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these are the missiles that will target the sites identified by the hood hood drones. it is now clear that hazballah possesses an advanced facility equipped with cutting edge technology, providing ample space for the movement of vehicles and machinery. the footage revealed trucks mounted with missile launch platforms electric and hydrolic. the
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further indicates that operations within this presence of sophisticated computer equipment facility are conducted using the latest technology. the number of vehicles visible in the recorded footage between seven to 10 trucks suggests that this center can launch dozens of missiles towards specific targets upon receiving the order. these ballistic missiles have range exceeding 300 kms and are equipped with warheads weighing around 200 kilograms, capable of causing massive destruction upon impact. moreover, these missiles are precision guided, a capability that confirmed and 2022 stating that all of missiles are now fitted with precise guidance systems. well uh general, given the ongoing military challenges that the isianist israeli occupation forces face in gaza, how does the
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situation in lebanon with the difference in geography and the military capabilities alter the overall calculus of zionist israel? in contrast, the gaza front comprises the entire gaza strip, covering area of 360 square kilometers with a coastline of 41 km. its width varies between 5 and 15 kms and it is a flat region with its highest point reaching just 110 meters above sea level. this area has been under siege for 18 years. despite these conditions, hamas, the al-qassan brigades and other resistance factions have endured for over 10 months with ziness. israel failing to achieve its objectives of eliminating hamas or freeing its captives. the situation in lebanon is markedly different. the front stretches from rasannaura on the mediterranean coast to the shiba farms and the kfarshuba hills on mount termin, spanning approximately 110 kilometers. this is a mountainous and open
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region, not under siege, where hazballah has spent the past two decades establishing fortifications, only a small portion of which was revealed in the imad four footage. it is likely that there are several other facilities beyond imad for. the 2006 tank battle in wadi lahjer serves as a constant reminder to the zionist israelis of their colossal failure where 24 tanks were destroyed as they attempted to pass through this corridor. today, hazballah has advanced significantly in terms of armament, equipment and tactics, making any battle in lebanon fundamentally different from that in gaza. zionist israel cannot realistically pursue the rhetoric often echoed by its leaders about a preemptive strike against hazballah or driving hazballah north of the lathwani river. such statements cannot be matched by action given hazballah's formidable strength and the new balance of power on the lebanyese front. well, what do you think will be the
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impact uh general given the given the presence of us naval forces at the moment in the mediterranean who most probably came in uh to... defend and protect zianist israel, how do you think that will impact the dynamics between hizbullah and the zianist israeli enemy, especially considering hizbullah's perception of these ships, i mean hisbullah looks at them and sees them as a sitting duck, how much of a sitting duck are they? after october 7th, the uss gerald ford aircraft carrier was stationed off the spanish coast when it received orders to move. to the eastern mediterranean following hazballah's opening of the support front. at that time, president putin mocked the americans saying they had deployed an aircraft carrier to confront hazballah. in response to this threat, hazballah's military media released footage of anti-ship missiles, signaling that hazballah was prepared to
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confront even american naval vessels. this occurred at the start of the war. however, on april 13th, we witnessed general michael korilla, the head of us central command, personally arriving with his team, setting up an operations room linked to all air defense systems in british cyprus, the mediterranean sea, the red sea, the gulf, as well as the iron dome in zionist israel, and the french and german forces in jordan alongside jordanian forces. at that time, he organized an air defense operation against drones and missiles launched from iran towards zionist israel. today we are witnessing the third american intervention to save zionist israel, though. remains uncertain whether it will succeed. hazballah and iran are both determined to strike. the naval vessels deployed in the eastern mediterranean are there to protect zianist israel, and there are additional ships in the persian gulf, the red sea, and possibly even the indian ocean. also likely to protect zionist israel from an
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iranian strike. however, there is a growing military consensus that iran is capable of launching a hypersonic missile strike against military installations in zionist israel causing. significant damage as a lesson to prevent future aggression against iran or its people. from the american perspective, these forces are deployed to contain the conflict and prevent it from escalating into a regional war. could lead to catastrophic economic consequences such as the closure of the straight of hormous and a spike in oil prices that would severely impact domestic consumption in the united states. well, we are definitely looking a very tense moment in the history of west asia. i want to thank you very much, retired lebanese army general elias for discussing with us this new imad for facility revealed by hisball. now ladies and gents please. stay tuned because next we are going to talk about the stalled qatar negotiations.
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last week's da waha cease fire talks involving the us, egypt and qatar ended without an agreement on crucial issues such as a cease fire or a prisoner exchange. despite optimistic statements from the united states of america and on going plans for further negotiations, key palestinian demands, including the withdrawal of zionist
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forces remain unmet. as tensions rise and netanyahu's intresigence continues, the path to peace appears increasingly uncertain. more details in the following report. the doha seesfire talks involving the united states of america, egypt and qatar concluded last week without reaching any. agreement a sease fire or prisoner exchange. the three parties issued a statement announcing progress and reduced gaps between the palestinian and israeli entity sides with plans to continue negotiations in cairo this week. it is evident from the reactions and the information available that the american side has been keen to promote a hopeful atmosphere, suggesting that the gaps are narrowing and that an agreement could be reached in the upcoming rounds of talks in cairo and doha without setting a specific timeline. it appears that the us proposed new document focusing on agreement points in the prisoner exchange file while not addressing
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palestinian demands for zinist occupation forces withdrawal from the salahuddien philadelphia and netsarim sectors, conditions that contradict biden's declaration. the security council's decision and the document agreed upon by the resistance and proposed by the mediators in july. before the doha meeting, three scenarios were anticipated: partial success, partial failure or complete failure. the scenario of a full agreement was not considered given netanyahu's prior stance and the awareness of all parties, including israeli entity security institutions like musad, shinbet and the occupation army, that netanyahule obstacle to a cease fire agreement. however, regional developments have increased pressure on netanyahu who participated in the doha talks with a high-level zionist israeli delegation, suggesting a willingness to reach an agreement, but he did not amend his obstructive behavior, prolonging the conflict even at the risk of a... regional war. since sinus israel's assassination of commander fuker and leader ismail han, the bombing of
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the hudaida port and the declaration by iranian, yemeni and leviese resistance leaders of their intent to retaliate, the international community, particularly the united states administration has sensed the gravity of the situation. the us administration fears an outbreak of regional war and its impact on the upcoming elections. the us feels it has managed to diffuse iranian, lebanese and yeminian. by activating its diplomatic and military tools. the strategy aims to give the us administration time to conduct further communications to curb potential iranian, lebanese and gemani responses under the pretext of not disrupting the negotiation process. should in attack on zinast israel occur, the us will likely blame iran, lebanon and yemen for escalating the conflict and undermining the ceasefire talks. but given the genocide at hand, the resistance access is not likely to care much who the us blames or how? response to discuss
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this issue with us from beirot is mr. hamza khansa, journalist at the lebanese daily al akbar and j-political commentator, a pleasure having you with us. mr. khansa, now how do you uh see the recent doha cease fire talks and the us proposal on prisoner exchange deal impacting the overall negotiation process especially given the lack of progress on key palestinian demands like the withdrawal of designist entity forces. from certain areas on the border with uh with egypt and in specific sectors, how do you see that negotiation when there's really nothing changing on the ground? تحياتي لحضرتك ولجميع المشاهدين يعني بالبدايه لابد من ال greetings to you and to the esteemed viewers. to begin, let's be clear. the negotiations taking place today are not accompanied by sufficient pressure from the united states on zionist israel, pressure that would compell zionist israel to accept at least what was agreeed upon in the so-called biden proposal, or at the very least, prevents zionist israel from imposing additional obstructive conditions,
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as we've seen in the past couple of days. today, the united states is attempting to present an.
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the broad leeway given to him by the us. indeed, those familiar with the atmosphere in the negotiations suggest that the us is pressuring qatar and egypt not just to persuade hamas to accept this draft, but to force them into agreeing to it. this approach positions the us as a party to the negotiations against the resistance movement, rather than as neutral mediator that can be relied upon to bring the negotiations to fruition. it is never an intermediary, they're always by the side of whoever they want their demands to be met, but given that's known stance and the role of the israeli security institutions in the talks, how significant do you think is the pressure on netanyahu to amend his position to change his stubborn behavior, and what could be the potential consequences of the conflict if it
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he remains an obstructive force of the ceasefire? the surprisingly positive atmosphere that american media has been promoting suggesting that these negotiations are the last chance and that there is hope for seizfire coincided with discussions about the possible response from the resistance axis, including iran and hazballah to the assassinations of commanders fuad shukr and ismail han. many observers interpreted this positivity as attempt to temper the access's momentum in retaliating for these crimes. however, has been no substantial pressure on netanyahu or to see what the americans have termed the last chance. this is evident in benjamin netanyahu's behavior during a press conference held while secretary blincan was on route to zionist israel, where netanyahu not only introduced new conditions, but also reneged on agreements he had previously accepted in earlier negotiations. this
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indicates lack of american pressure or deterrent to prevent netanyahu from obstructing the process as we consider. the implications if netanyahu's obstructive approach continues, it is easy to conclude that this conflict will persist and there will be likely responses to zionist israel's aggression. although iran and hazballah have separated the operations in gaza from their promised retaliation for the assassinations, the likelihood of a response is now closer than ever, despite not being directly tied to these negotiations. this creates a grim outlook for an expanding war or a more intense conflict involving multiple. all of this can be attributed to the irresponsible actions of benjamin netanyahu and the broadly way granted to him by the american administration. it is well known that the united states, as a state, a system and institution of governance, regardless of who holds office could easily exert pressure on zionist israel to stop the war, not just at this stage, but had they truly intended to,
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they could have done so from the very first moments, given that the ability to do so has existed for the past 10. well you uh mentioned something very important which is the stalling by the us administration, do you think that the access of resistance uh will recognize that the us administration is deliberately stalling the tactics in the faltering talks is attempt to delay their retaliation, because i know that they see that, but how might this awareness influence their response and their strategy in awaiting the counterresponse. from the resistance axis as well as statements from top leaders including the secretary general of leader of the islamic revolution in iran, declaring that
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retaliation was inevitable. consequently, we recently saw the american media and intelligence agencies leaking specific dates and times for when the access might strike. some mentioned august 12th, others august 10th, and some even pinpointed the strike to happen on monday at 2 a.m. this atmosphere, they led the public to anticipate a particular type of response from the resistance axis, all while this round of negotiations was beginning. today, the american narrative is that if the access retaliates against zionist israeli aggression and its crimes, it will bear the responsibility for the continuation of the war and the shedding of palestinian blood. however, the access has not been swayed by this propaganda, as its primary goal from the outset has been to achieve sease fire. if we recall the... truthful promise operation on april 13th, iran previously stated that the only thing that could halt this operation was a cease fire in gaza. such a proposal was
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formally and publicly on the table, but it was rejected by zionist israel, which mobilized arabs, non-arabs, america and france to create a protective shield around zionist israel against the iranian attacks. today we see a similar situation unfolding with the west proposing to the resistance access that they give these negotiations. as a chance to achieve seasfire as an alternative to a potential retaliation. however, this time the access is stance is different. they have separated the negotiations from their response. while some might interpret the delayed retaliation is giving space for these negotiations. it is, in fact, not connected to the potential for striking zionist israel. therefore, we now truly anticipate that the response could come any moment, and as we've mentioned before, the likely. of this retaliation increases with every instance of netanyahu's obstinance and obstruction of these negotiations.
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definitely, so the conclusion is there will be a retaliation, there will be a strong retaliation from both these resistance and from the islamic public of iran against the blatant aggressions performed by the and committed by the zist israeli entity prolonging the ongoing. genocide on gaza, thank you very much uh from beirout, mr. hamza khansa, journalist at the lebanese daily al akbar and geopolitical commentator for joining us to talk about these pressing matters in our region. thank you very much ladies and gents for watching uh midi stream right here on press tv, do follow us on x and on telegram, we always promise you to get promise you to get the latest uh uh updates right here from west asia uh on press tv's the media stream, we see you again next week.
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this is forest. in today's show, we'll be asking what a donald trump presidency in the us might look like. will he double down on his previous support for israel? or will his support for the zine sentity cool as a result the genocide in gaza? then you know uh we are not faced with a massive choice of presidential candidates uh whose whose policies on israel would be progressive in any way. trump is clear in his position to deny all of palestinian rights. it was trump who effectively broke at the deal of the century that foreg goed all the un sanctions. he didn't talk about granting palestinian's a state in return for. the normalization of arab countries with the occupation entity.
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in this week's episode of eron tech we're going to be taking a close look at robotic rma tool which has slowly but surely become an essential part of manufacturing and uh automated manufacturing in particular so we're going to be taking a close look a bleeding edge one with seven degrees of freedom in this week's episode don't miss it the times are listed below.
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iran says no attack its interests has gone unanswered and israel should have way to calculate and precise response to the assassination of the hamas leader in term. another school children displaced people comes under isready strike in gaza with at least dozen people being killed. amas condemns the us president's remarks about gaza truth's deal as a green light for israel to go on with his genocidal war.