time for fair, but this one's far from frivolous. it's iran's defense exhibition on all things military and domestically made. it was held on 19th november and was followed by a military maneuver two days later in kermon. from drones to missiles, the country's defense capabilities were sampled for this. play, it was a show of independence and the ability to secure the country's safety and maintain balance regionally and internationally. hello and welcome to yet another episode of iran today.

that's right, it's a long time, iran doesn't need to import the bulk of its needed military commodities, it is 90% independent. this is ali abdi, an iranian political analyst. الان ما در شرایطی, currently we find ourselves in a situation where we produce our armaments independently. surpassing mere discussions of overhaul or maintenance, presently the production lies within our capabilities, within the aerospace forces, especially the revolutionary guards, 100% of the productions are indigenous, and the ground forces, over 90% of the equipment is domestically manufactured. in the naval forces, iran stands among the few countries in the world producing sea faring vessels, the latest news we have in the unvailing of the daiman combat vessel shared for november

28 following jamonond and other vessels we have had. in the western asia region we stand alone in producing maritime vessels. we are the sole country in this region producing various missile types. we proudly boast 100% indigenous drone production. in terms of military production and indigenous military industries in western asia, practically we have few equals. that's a long way from where it was. just decades ago when it even needed to import barbed wire, barbed wire which it was denied. in fact, it was during the imposed eight-year iraq-iran war of the 80s, what is known in iran as the holy defense that the western and eastern blocks united for the first time since the cold war against what they assumed as a common enemy, iran. mr. ali abdi told us about iran's situation before the establishment of the islamic republic of iran. what that? the us or other

powers like uk primarily from the western block, we had minimal dealings with the eastern block except for few vehicles like jeeps. our air force had 100% dependency on western resources, even the overhaulds were conducted by american technicians. the navy followed a similar path, the most significant tank we possessed, the chief. wasn't suitable for iran or our region, admittedly, its procurement was a mistake according to experts, it wasn't feeding for our country, of in a sense, we were soly consumers, as per the sales protocols, we had no right to modify or overhold these items. if given of permission, american or european technicians had to be present and oversee, primarily it was due to iran's lack of manufacturing capabilities. meddaling and deal break. which

has put iran on guard began centuries ago. an example as recent as the 1950s is what has been termed the 1953 kudata, whereby america and britain had a hand intopping the democratically elected government of prime minister musaddiq. after the revolution came the eight-year war and sanctions, sanctions extended to this day, while america and allies continue to establish military strongholds in west asia and desp. such forces and state of the art military equipment to it, and so defense capability, and more specifically, determinen defense capability is matter of basic survival to iran. this is dr. he's a graduate of international relations from tehran university. we asked him about the significance of the faire. why is it important? because for over 40 years we have faced. arm sanctions, none of the military

powers sell their equipment to our country, especially in which region, the tumultuous region known to the western world as the middle east where our neighbors include turkey, nato member and saudi arabia, world's largest arms importer and buyer, we exist in a region where both our western and eastern sides are in constant term and terrorism growth, we have the presence of isis and al-qaeda, we have had numerous wars in origin, direct presence and military campaigns by the united states in the past 20 years at our borders in afghanistan, iraq and the persian gulf. us aircraft carriers, b-52s and nuclear submarines are present in our region, when weapons aren't sold to you, like the uae, saudi arabia or turkey where you can't buy f35, f32 or russian s400 systems or various armaments that neighboring countries are constantly purchasing, what should we do, defend ourselves with our own hands? we must build it ourselves. among some achievements on display at the defense exhibition was new

missile, the fatto 2 hypersonic missile, which is super ultrasonic with glide and cruise capabilities, it is class as hgv and hcm. only four countries have such hypersonic weapons, one of them being iran. to know more, we talk to mr. mohammed shaltuki, an iranian security and defense researcher. the hypersonic cruise missile. is the newest missile achievement of the islamic republic of iran, and only four countries in the world possess this technology of.... operationally, iran being one of them. this missile operates at extremely high speeds and its specific purpose is to render the enemy's air defense ineffective. in the event of a potential conflict, this missile will initiate the

first wave of attacks, neutralizing the enemy's air defense systems. we can derive the mission of this missile from its name fatah, meaning opener or uncloser. in essance. the fattah missile serves as an opener for other missiles, making it easier for them to reach their targets. in the defensive warfare section, systems for response to micro flyers or wing microchips were displayed as well as missile systems with range of 20 to 320 km. the mehron mobile defense system was on display. it is capable of engaging a variety of aerial targets a range of 320 km. it is teller system and its radar, missile and command post are mounted on an auto vehicle, each system is equipped with four mehron one missiles. we asked mr.i about the distinguishing features of mehron mobile defense system. در حوزه پدافوندی هم ما

شاهد رونمایی we witnessed of new air defense system named mehron. mehran is a long-range air defense system. with key feature of mobility, the enemy can never target this system because once it fires it swiftly changes positions. this capability of maneuverability and mobility is the primary feature of the mehron system with range of 320 km. it can target enemy aircraft like irix, fuel carrying aircraft and strategic bumbers like the american b1 and b2 bumbers. the shaw head 147 drone or uav, that is unmanned aerial vehicle was another highlight the day. it is a wide-body plane with a wing length of 26 meters and can fly at 60,000 feet and detect objects and entities a distance of a thous kilometers. it is the

latest uav achievement of the irgc aerospace force. another drone on display was the shawhead 139. in the domain of drones, we witnessed introduction of two new models from the drone family shahad in these exhibitions. shahead 139 and shahead 147 were shoocased with shahead 147, being a considerably large and extraordinary drone presented. this aircraft can fly up to an altitude of 60,000 feet and can ascend to an altitude of 30 km. it possesses a significantly high endurance for continuous flight remaining in the sky for hours, even consecutively for two to three days. we went across on over now live and listen to the statements being made at the un by the un, by un's antoniores, let's

take a listen, including international humanitarian law, notably with regard to the protection of civilians, especially children. it is clear that before the pause we witness serious violations, beyond the many civilians skilled and wonded that i have spoke of, 80% of. people have now been forced from their omes, the growing, the growing population is being pushed to, this growing population is being pushed towards an ever smaller area of southern gaza, and of course, nowhere is safe in gaza. meanwhile, an estimated 45% of all homes in gaza have been damaged or destroyed. the nature and scale of deaths and destruction are characteristic of the use of wide area explosive weapons. in populated areas with a significant impact on civilians.

at the same time, rocket attacks on population centers in israel by hamas and other groups have continued, along with allegations of the use of human shields. this is also inconsistent with international humanity and law obligations. mr. president, i want to stress the inviolability of united nations facilities. which today are sheltering more than 1 million civilian seeking protection under the un flag. hunrwa shares the coordinates of all its facilities across the gaza strip with all parties to the conflict. the agency has verified 104 incidents that have impacted 82 unrua installations, 24 of which happened since the adoption of the resolution. a total of 218 internally displaced people sheltering in unra schools have reportedly been killed and at least 894 injured. in addition, it is with

immense sadness and pain that i report that since the beginning of the hostilities, 111 members of our un family have been killed in gaza. this represents the largest loss of personnel in the history of our organization. let me put it plainly. civilians including united nations personnel must be protected. civilian objects, including hospitals must be protected. un facilities must not be hit, international humanitarian law must be respected by all parties to the conflict at all times. mr. president. security council resolution 27-12 calls and i quote, for urgent and extended.

and hamas with the assistant of the i welcome the arrangement reached by israel governments of qatar, egypt and united states. we are working to maximize the positive potential of this arrangement on the humanitarian situation in gaza. the pause has enabled us to enhance the delivery. across gaza, for example, for the first time since 7th of october, an interagency convoy delivered food, water, medical supplies and shelter items to northern gaza, especially to four unrwa shelters in jabalya camp. prior to these, minimal or no assistant had reached these locations, even as tens of thousands of people at crowded there for shelter. also, for the first time, supplies of cooking gas has entered gaza where people waited in lines that extended for two kilometers. in the

south, where the needs are dire, un agencies and partners have increased both the amount of aid delivery and the number of locations reached. and i express my appreciation to the government of egypt for their contribution in making this assistance possible. but the level of aid to palestinians in gaza remains completely inadequate to meet. the huge needs of more than 2 million people, and although the total volume of fuel allowed into gas has also increased, it remains utterly insufficient to sustain basic operations. civilians in gaza need the continuous flow of lifesaving humanitarian aid and fuel into and across the area sa. safe and unimpeded humanitarian access to all those in need is critical, humanitarian partners carried out. several medical evacuations from north to south gaza, including to transport douzens of

premature babies as well as spinal and dialysis dialysis patients from shifa and alhali anglican hospitals. several critically ill patients have also been evacuated for treatment in egypt. hospitals across gaza lack the basic supply, stuff and fuel to deliver primary health careare at the scale needed. let alone safely treat urgent cases, the medical system has broken down under the heavy case load, a good shortages and the impact of hostilities. mr. president, security council resolution 27:12 calls for, and i quote, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages held by amas and other groups. the arrangements announced on 22 november, as so far led to the release over 5 days of 60 hostages, 29 women, 31

children, held by amas and other groups since 7 october, outside the... during the same period, another 21 ostages were released. this is a welcome start, but as i have been saying, from day one, all hostages must be released immediately and unconditionally. until then they must be treated humanely, and the international committee of the red cross must be allowed to visit them. the arrangement also saw the release of 180 palestinian prisoners and detainees from israeli jails, mostly women. and children. mr. president, security council resolution 27:12, and i quote, calls on all parties to refrain from depriving the civilian population in the gaza strip of basic services and humanitarian assistance, indispensable to their survival, consistent with international humanitarian law. much

more is required to begin to address human needs in gaza. water and electricity. must be appalling, with few toilets and sewage and hunger is spreading, particularly in the north, sanitary conditions in shelters are fully restored, food systems have collapsed flooding posing serious threat to public health, children, pregnant women, older people and those with weak immune systems are at greater risk. gaza needs immediate and sustained increase in humanitarian aid in including food, water, fuel, blankets, medicines and healthcare supplies. it is important to recognize that the rough border crossing does not have enough capacity, especially taking into account the slowpace of security procedures. that is why we have been urging the opening of other crossings, including kerem shalom, and the streamlining

of inspection mechanisms to allow for the necessary increase of lifesaving aids. but humanitarian aid alone will not be sufficient. we also need the private sector to bring in critical basic commodities to replenish completely depleted shops in gaza. mr. president. finally, security council resolution 27.12, and i quote, underscores the importance of coordination, humanitarian notification and the confliction mechanisms to protect all medical and humanitarian staff, vehicles including. a humanitarian notification system is now in place and is being constantly reviewed and enhanced including through plans for additional civil military experts to support coordination. mr. president, i welcome the adoption of

resolution 27/12, but its implementation by the parters met part. matters most. in accordance with the resolution, i will refer to the president of security council with set of options on effectively monitoring the implementation of the resolution. i've already established a working group composed the department of political and peacebuilding affairs, the department of peace operations, the office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs and the office of legal affairs, to urgently prepare proposals in this regard. so far, it is clear that implementation has been only partial at best, and it is woolfully insufficient. ultimately, we know that the measure of success will not be the number of trucks dispatched or the tons of supplies delivered, as important as these are. success will be measured in lives that are saved, suffering that is ended, and

open dignity that is restored. the people of gaza are in the mid of epic humanitarian catas. before the eyes of the world, we must not look away, intense negotiations are taking place to prolong the truth, which we strongly welcome, but we believe we need a true humanitarian seasfire, and we must ensure the people of the region finally have our horizon of hope by moving in a determined and irreversible way towards establishing a two-state solution on the basis of united nations resolutions and international law, with israel and palestine living side by side in peace and security. failure will condem the palestinians, israelis, i thank the

secretary general for his briefing. i now get the floor to mr. lend, president, excellencies, members of the security council. following the secretary general statement, i would focus my briefing on dynamics in the occupied west bank, the region, and where we go from here in the context of the unfolding conflict between israel and palestinian militants in gaza. before doing so, i wish to join the secretary generals in acknowledging the efforts of qatar, egypt and us in facilitating an agreement that has secured the release of 60 israeli hostages from gasa so far, resulted in a six day with the un there a summit that's being held. their a meeting i should say on uh gaza basically the un secretary general spoke there um 80% of gazans uh are in dire need of all kinds of aid which is

what he was focusing on. he described the how the population is now pushed into a very small area in reference to the southern uh portion of the ghaza strip uh nowhere is safe roads have been damaged the scale of destruction he said this was interesting that he said that um within that context where he said the nature and the scale of the destruction pointed to the use of weapons with significant impact on the civilian population uh that in some ways would be uh maybe pointing to to the us. 82 on roll installations have been impacted, 218 who were sheltering and unrust schools were killed and 111 members of the un family uh to have been killed. also largest killing of life in the history of the organization. talked about in general uh how this security council resolution 27/12 needs to be urgently enacted for humanitarian purposes of all kinds uh there are diseases that are breaking out uh there needs to be constant flow of aid in order for people to get relief whether it's through other um medical needs or in terms of food um and also sanitary wise there

are horrible conditions uh all over the place including in the shelters and uh the two state solution towards the end is what he believes that should be enacted israel and palestine to live side by side. some of the highlights there of the un secretary general at the un. quick pause here on press tv we'll be back in just few minutes time at half past a hour with international news.

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on press tv, the headlines this hour, says palestinians a flood operation against israel has disrupted the us policies in the region. mediators are engaged in intensive talks aimed at extending the humanitarian pause in gaza, which is in a sixth day. also on the headlines, israeli forces raid a refugee camp in jane at the occupied west bank, killing two palestinian children, and injuring several others.