00:38:55.460Look at this very, very kind message we got from T4R John.
00:39:00.920know that millions of american conservatives love and support the iranian people we get that the
00:39:06.280evil is in the regime and have for some time thank you thank you that means so much to us
00:39:11.880and we we love you guys so look at this just honestly armin like when i see this
00:39:17.440video message i get chills i get chills yeah right we're gonna be go we're gonna go back to being a
00:39:25.040major u.s ally we are going to go back to being a major major u.s ally um yeah absolutely so
00:39:35.300definitely um we can speak about the iran prosperity project and how non-iranians can
00:39:41.120support absolutely we will go to that uh we had some infographics yesterday but uh thankfully um
00:39:47.620uh armin um the same x account from from his royal highness's um communications uh account
00:39:55.700they they shared the same infographics but this time in english so i'll make a note of that nice
00:40:02.780yeah after your military updates we can go to that as well so let me just make a note here
00:40:07.320ipp graphic okay well absolutely we will talk about that but so but that that's the first
00:40:15.000message okay so this is the first message um that I think is huge right like this is this is huge
00:40:21.500this is huge so you know to me anyone who says oh President Trump is backing down or you know
00:40:28.320whatever like I don't believe it and you guys shouldn't believe it either you guys should not
00:40:32.820believe that either because look at the smile look at the smile on um uh his royal highness's face
00:40:40.200he knows something is up. And Armin has some theories, like military theories about strategy
00:40:47.140and stuff, which we will get into. But I want to play one more video message for you guys,
00:40:52.380because this is the second. This is the second video message that came out by His Royal Highness
00:40:59.080King Nizapah Lavi. And this message was in English. And this message was directed to you.
00:41:07.620So this message that he put out was not for us Iranians, because when he's addressing us, he speaks in Persian. But yesterday, last night, for the first time since the Iranian revolution started, he actually made a video in English. And that video is addressed to all of you. So I'm going to play that video message for you guys.
00:41:32.780So, I mean, this is historic. So here is the king of Iran, the leader of the Iranian national revolution.
00:41:40.000He's the one that's going to transition Iran from a totalitarian Islamic dictatorship into a functioning secular democracy.
01:04:01.660Well, I'll just tell you really quickly before you go. So initially when we heard about it, we got really pissed off because we're like, what is going on? But then when they were when the news anchor was talking about it before the interview, they were basically talking about how like he's just he's just a liar and it's all nonsense.
01:04:17.720So that interview, I think, because it was very different from other interviews, I think that interview was essentially one of the ways to lay the foundation for why there should be regime change and why America is going to attack the Islamic Republic.
01:04:33.380That's what I think it was. I think it was a hit piece on the Islamic regime.
01:04:36.660I'm hoping and praying that you're right.0.99
01:08:58.720Because President Trump has said that if there are killings, he would intervene.
01:09:03.560And they wanted to drag him into this conflict.0.88
01:09:05.940And that was exactly an Israeli plot.0.68
01:09:09.040They wanted to drag the president of the United States in this conflict.0.90
01:09:13.420So they started to increase the number of deaths by killing ordinary people,
01:09:17.400by killing police officers, by starting a kind of, you know, fighting inside the different cities.
01:09:25.040Mr. Foreign Minister, you're saying that these killings, these deaths,
01:09:28.140are at the hands of foreign elements inside your country, not by the Iranian regime?
01:09:32.920That's not what we're being told when we get people to talk to us on the ground.
01:09:38.480The Internet has been shut off, but occasionally turns back on.
01:09:41.540And we do hear from people on the ground who tell us various stories.
01:09:45.500Witnesses spoke of seeing snipers positioned on rooftops in downtown Tehran, firing into crowds of peaceful protests, turning abruptly into scenes of carnage, panic as bullets pierced through people's heads and torsos, sending bodies toppling to the ground.
01:09:59.660and an emergency room treating 19 gunshot patients in a single hour.
01:10:03.800The regime is on a killing spree, said one protester.
01:10:06.600And we've seen the video of body bags stacking up.
01:10:11.780You are saying that all of this is because you're not in control of your country
01:10:16.000and foreign elements are killing people inside your country?
01:10:19.940No, I'm telling you that it was a fighting between our security forces and terrorist elements
01:10:46.900Fox News is showing, you know, the carnage.
01:10:50.440Of course, you know, we don't, we haven't shown this,
01:10:53.060But I mean, this is just this is not even the worst. This video is not even the worst of the, you know, videos we've seen with with, you know, hundreds, if not thousands of murdered Iranians in body bags.
01:11:06.740So when the foreign affairs minister is referring to the terrorists, Fox News turns to this. Right. Because they want people to see that like it's these are regular, regular people. Right. And that regular unarmed people.
01:11:20.000And then there's also one more thing, one more thing that I want to share with you, because this is really important. So now that the Internet is back up, people are able to share images. OK, so look at this. Right. These are you see like like that's basically Hamas and Hezbollah. OK, so so these are the foreign proxy terrorist groups that the Islamic regime has brought in to murder Iranians.
01:11:47.900but what they do what they do is and like this this basically looks like october 7 right
01:11:54.720no the internet's not back up uh people are still able to like sometimes share some things through
01:12:01.580starlink no no no internet is still down it's starlink so so there's currently like a a fight
01:12:08.440between um elon musk's starlink and the the ccp um starlink jammers okay but but this is this is
01:12:17.260how they twist the narrative. Okay. So, so that, um, that foreign affairs minister, the reason
01:12:24.280that he's talking about like the, you know, the foreign terrorist groups is because what he wants
01:12:29.280to do is when, you know, these images come out, right. When, when these images come out, he's
01:12:36.140going to try and say, oh, well, you know, these are the foreign terrorist groups that are killing,
01:12:41.480um, killing the, uh, Iranian police. And you want me to zoom in? There you go. That's about
01:12:47.000as much as I can zoom in but there you go right so this is uh this is just one example there's so
01:12:55.160many of these so many of these right um but yeah there you go that's uh that's in Iran um so so
01:13:03.420there are there are absolutely foreign terrorist proxies in occupied Iran but they're on the side
01:13:09.860of the islamic regime and and the iranian people are unarmed i have a video version of that if you
01:13:16.940want to see yeah yeah oh share the video version and then we'll go back to the interview i think
01:13:21.820that's a great idea okay here or actually you know what i think i have it myself on my page here
01:13:28.400i oh sorry that's fine okay you pull it up that's fine i'll get the other one ready okay
01:28:03.240Um, he said, I haven't heard about it, but then he says there's no hanging tomorrow. Then, then how, then, then you've heard about it. Then you've heard about it. Then how could, if you haven't heard about it, then what could you, how could you claim that, you know, there's no hanging? That's a contradiction.
01:28:19.240Listen, I just want to share something really quickly. Senator Lindsey Graham posted this a couple hours ago. And he says, all the headlines like these are examples of reporting that are beyond inaccurate. The circumstances around the necessary decisive action to be taken against the evil Iranian regime have nothing to do with President Trump's will or determination. Nothing could be further from the truth. Quite the opposite. Stay tuned.
01:28:46.920so he's talking about a headline like this so trump informed iran he does not intend to attack
01:28:51.720asked tehran to exercise restraint envoy um trump gets cold feet on iran so what senator lindsey
01:28:58.920graham is saying is that all of these sorts of headlines are inaccurate and no one should believe
01:29:06.040them so yeah which is which is basically what we have and he's the closest to trump so exactly right
01:29:14.120now so like and and that's basically um what we have been saying as well is don't believe the
01:29:20.600rumors because there's going to be a lot of fake news a lot of propaganda guys the islamic regime
01:29:27.000um spends upwards of a billion dollars per year on propaganda they actually have a lot of western
01:29:33.800and american journalists um on their payroll so they're going to be putting out a lot of this sort
01:29:39.160of fake news which is again like we're just we're going to ignore it right because we don't care
01:29:45.000honestly the media is irrelevant the only people who who are you know who can give us like real
01:29:51.240news is president trump um netanyahu and his administration um you know well president trump
01:29:57.000and his administration and of course you know his royal highness king is a path levy right
01:30:01.560so i mean that that's that's where we that's where we get our our news at our sources from which is
01:30:07.160why like when it comes to anyone else um whether it's the media or a commentator or whatever it's
01:30:12.680it's completely completely irrelevant like it's just um it's it's just it it's it's irrelevant
01:30:19.240to what's actually going on so that's why we go to to the source here um there you go
01:30:29.080yeah you um you make a very good point right trump did not say help is on the way to then
01:30:34.840leave the iranians the fed exactly absolutely exactly absolutely you're 100 correct on that
01:30:40.920all right that's too much of a commitment to then let go exactly
01:30:46.760trust in trump trust in president trump that's friday uh you know i can tell you with i'm
01:30:53.560confident about that there is no plan for hanging at all he's lying okay well you've heard the
01:30:58.920president's talk president trump and you've heard his concern about crossing this red line
01:31:04.120and you've heard him shut off communications with you because he's seen what he's seen and heard
01:31:09.560what he's heard on the ground in fact he was asked about this possible hanging and what the death
01:31:16.040he's seeing and if they hang them you're going to see some things that uh i don't know what your
01:31:21.640where you come from and what your thought process is but you'll perhaps be very happy
01:31:26.920can i can i just say something we will take sorry sorry sorry for interrupting so here's the thing
01:31:35.800that maybe they might do they might delay the hanging thinking that they could just make all
01:31:40.360of this go away while killing thousands of people in the streets right so the hanging would be like
01:31:46.040tens or hundreds of people and they're like oh look so they're trying to cut the internet find0.98
01:31:51.640all the satellite dishes cut off starlink and everything and just kill people in the streets0.97
01:31:57.640and try to make sure that that information doesn't get out there and kill them in the thousands but0.99
01:32:02.280then go also say like okay actually stop the hangings um until this is over and then hang them0.98
01:32:08.040later so this is so even if they do stop the hanging they are still killing iranian people0.83
01:32:13.000in the thousands in the streets that is just a way for them to try to you know maybe stop trump
01:32:18.920from attacking if they stop the hangings. Just want to add that. Yeah, absolutely.
01:32:25.800That's one thing when they start killing thousands of people and now you're telling me about hanging.
01:32:31.160We'll see how that works out for them. It's not going to work out good.
01:32:34.440How do you read the president's comments over the past few days?
01:32:37.880Well, first of all, hanging is out of the question. As I said, this is another piece of
01:32:43.240misinformation campaign while they have started to provoke President Trump and to drag him into
01:32:48.520this uh this question and you know what there's there's a very special place in hell for this
01:32:55.960person right the fact that he's saying that the hanging is a misinformation campaign0.73
01:33:02.840yeah totally messed up the best hell for this person is in the hands of iranian people in my0.70
01:33:09.000opinion. Which could have disastrous consequences. And on your first point,1.00
01:33:18.480that you mentioned that he cuts any communication with Iran. This is not the
01:33:24.420first time. You remember that we were negotiating in June when they decided to
01:33:33.060attack us. We were in the middle of negotiations. We had five rounds of
01:33:37.020negotiations between me and Steve Witkoff and we had already fixed the sixth round for 15 June when
01:33:43.260they in two days before that they attacked us because you came on this show and you said you
01:33:48.140were never going to reduce legitimate enrichment you were never going to drop it down you also
01:33:54.780talked about continuing a ballistic missile program is that is that continuing today that's
01:34:00.300why the president said he was moving forward on the nuclear program that was expanding
01:34:04.380No, both enrichment and our defense capabilities are our legitimate rights.
01:34:12.500As a full and committed member of NPT, we have every right to do enrichment for peaceful
01:48:22.400for the national revolution of iran and prince rizopahlavi and prince rizopahlavi and prince
01:48:31.280rizopahlavi from europe well just sweden so yay sweden go sweden let's read it so january 15 2026
01:48:46.880Statement on the ongoing uprising in Iran and the right of the Iranian people to a national
01:48:54.280democratic alternative. The Iranian people are once again engaged in sustained nationwide
01:49:01.800resistance against the Islamic Republic of Iran, a regime that for more than four decades has
01:49:07.500relied on systematic repression, ideological coercion, and violence to maintain power.
01:49:13.900This uprising is not an isolated episode, but the continuation of a long struggle for national sovereignty and democratic self-determination.
01:49:24.160Since the murder of Masajina Amini in September 2022, Iranian citizens from all regions have demonstrated extraordinary courage in confronting a state apparatus that employs arbitrary detention, torture, executions, and mass surveillance to suppress peaceful dissent.
01:49:43.900The persistence of these protests, despite brutal crackdowns, reflects a profound and irreversible rupture between the Iranian population and the ruling regime.
01:49:56.460This is important, Armin. Profound and irreversible rupture.0.77
01:50:02.000So they're basically setting the stage.
01:50:04.020They're saying that we do not recognize the Islamic dictatorship as a legitimate government.
01:50:09.140and instead we recognize the um the the kingdoms of hallevi anyways um central to this movement
01:50:18.100is the visible re-emergence of national symbols and unifying figures that transcend
01:50:25.700factionalism the widespread invocation of iran's pre-revolutionary national identity
01:50:33.540that's that's the lion's flag and the public support expressed for crown prince reza pahlavi
01:50:41.780reflect a popular demand for continuity legitimacy and unity rather than ideological experimentation
01:50:50.260or externally imposed alternative these expressions should not should be understood
01:50:56.020not as nostalgia but as a rejection of the islamic republic's claim to represent iran's
01:51:02.820history culture or future crown prince reza pahlavi has articulated a clear commitment
01:51:10.420to a peaceful transition national reconciliation territorial integrity secular governance and the
01:51:18.100principle that the iranian people alone must determine their system of government through
01:51:23.860a free and democratic process his role as a unifying figure without seeking power by force
01:51:30.980or faction stands in contrast to the fragmentation and coercion that have defined Iran's political
01:51:38.700landscape since 1979. We therefore affirm, okay, we therefore affirm the legitimacy of the Iranian
01:51:48.900people's uprising against totalitarian rule, the right of Iranians to rally behind a nationally
01:51:55.800unifying figure crown prince reza pahlavi whose position has emerged through popular support
01:52:02.120rather than factional appointment the responsibility of democratic governments to support
01:52:08.520the iranian people through diplomatic pressure targeted sanctions against regime institutions
01:52:14.520and the protection of activists the need to reject false equivalence between a brutal theocratic
01:52:21.960state the islamic republic and a population demanding freedom the iranian people the
01:52:28.840responsibility of the international community is to support by all appropriate means the iranian
01:52:34.600people's struggle for democracy and self-determination this requires attentiveness to the
01:52:40.600voices expressed across iran's streets including the leader whose name is repeatedly invoked
01:52:47.880by the protesters themselves wow and then here are oh look we we have we have an iranian
01:52:59.800look at that amazing and an iranian swedish politician leading the charge good for him
01:53:05.480so we have nema olamali poor mats arkham rasmus geerts daniel person ludwig aspling
01:53:14.120bjorn soder guys so all the swedes i'm sorry if i can't pronounce the names properly
01:53:19.240uh richard jomshoff arin carapette eric helsborn stafan eckloff annalee stroberg and eric palmquist
02:22:56.320The fifth scenario, which a lot of people are leaning towards, is also that there was going to be an attack anyway, but there was a change of strategy because President Trump wants a swift and decisive result, not a random, let's just start a war sort of scenario.
02:23:16.380And that requires the U.S. to be more prepared.
02:23:21.660Now, but if that's the case, was it the last minute change, actually?
02:23:25.280Or was it that it was already decided a few days ago, but they decided to do this anyway?
02:23:30.000Which goes back to the scenario that those who said, oh, yeah, this was planned.
02:23:33.520Again, we have no evidence that this was planned.
02:23:35.500What we do know is that the result of what happened last night was absolutely genius.
02:23:39.500The outcome, inevitably, was absolutely genius.0.91
02:23:41.960Because the Islamic Republic exposed all their protocols, their defense protocols, and their maneuvers and their movements, everything that happened.0.99
02:23:50.320And there is not enough time for the Islamic Republic to change their defense tactics if there is going to be an actual move in the next few days or week or so.
02:24:00.040The White House continue to be silent on this.
02:35:08.600And of course, as things stand, that is still the case because the Islamic Republic are not winning.
02:35:16.620And there's still an emergency situation, as I've been showing you in the latest videos.0.90
02:35:21.740People are not giving up the fight on the streets.
02:35:24.300But of course, there's a lot of propaganda because of the internet shutdown that, oh, it's over.
02:35:27.980Everyone's gone home. Everyone's scared. That's not true. And you can see.
02:35:31.100But the latest actually also we have is that the Foreign Ministry of Canada have also confirmed that one Canadian national has been killed by the Islamic occupation forces in Iran.
02:35:45.680And obviously, we are waiting for the Canadian reaction on this in terms of the government.
02:35:51.680There is also the update that the Red Crescent worker has been killed where five others have been injured.
02:35:58.400that's one of the staff members with the the red crescent uh his name was amir ali latifi
02:36:04.860he was killed in gilan and many others five more at least humanitarian workers are seriously injured
02:36:12.940it is according to the international red cross but again um the the fight back is continuing
02:36:20.820which is fascinating to see and i think we just got another update from the crown prince in fact
02:36:28.380we just received another one yeah it's just the crown prince doubling down saying that the free
02:36:35.260iran uh would be uh forming the cyrus accords of course bringing the the arab nations and the
02:36:41.740israelis together adding to the abraham of course that we already basically have uh in during the
02:36:47.420process of it but the security forces and police officers and uh irgc ambassador units members
02:36:54.860are also getting fed up the numbers are now low as you've been seeing on the streets another one
02:37:02.300has come out his silence he's made a video we've got english subtitles saying that we0.95
02:37:10.060as in the security forces the personnel we are starving while the islamic leaders0.55
02:37:16.060are having a feast basically they're enjoying their life so this um islamic republic officer0.93
02:37:21.180says that he earns 185 dollars a month 185 that's 24 million to month it's nothing really
02:37:32.380it's not even enough he says for transport let's go to him and see what he had to say
02:42:30.300uh supporting the iranian people you have
02:42:37.100also said confirmed that senior islamic officials are sending millions and billions of uh money
02:42:45.260overseas and uh the rats according to the the american government the rats are abandoning ship
02:42:51.260and according to the u.s the the regime is falling anyway and it's simply about the last push0.71
02:43:00.820and the americans are going after the money and things will happen soon rob the the other thing
02:43:10.520as treasury who carries out the sanctions we can see is we are now seeing the rats fleeing the ship0.53
02:43:16.700Because we can see millions, tens of millions of dollars being wired out of the country, snuck out of the country by the Iranian leadership.0.88
02:43:25.420So they are abandoning ship and we are seeing it come into banks and financial institutions all over the world.0.99
02:43:34.220And what we do at Treasury is we follow the money, whether it is through the typical banking system or through digital assets.
02:43:41.960We are going to trace these assets and they will not be able to keep it.
02:43:47.700Yeah, so much has already been transferred overseas.
02:43:53.700The massacre of the Iranian people, of course, is also continuing by the Islamic occupation forces
02:43:59.700and primarily the Arab proxies who are on the ground.
02:44:03.700We do have another voice message from Iran that I can show you with English subtitles
02:44:08.700about the state of situation right now for the people. Let's go.
02:44:13.700He is not even aware of it. He is not even aware of it. He is not even aware of it.
02:44:20.700He is not even aware of it. He is not aware of it.
02:44:22.700There are thousands of people who are killed.
02:44:26.700Friends, refugees, all of us have killed in Iran.
02:46:44.580uh is it true that only 20 won the crown prince no because there's no official survey and uh
02:46:50.420millions of people who are currently out on the streets they will only chant one name which is
02:46:54.180the crown prince reza pahlavi uh carrier and not until five days will momentum get lost
02:47:00.740no but because it doesn't matter it's not even about at this point the people on the
02:47:04.180streets it's not about them fully staying out because in most places like most of tehran used
02:47:09.620to have martial law but it's different to the uprising failing previously in any country but
02:47:16.980even in iran when the uprising fails people get scared they get killed they get arrested they go
02:47:22.260home they can see defeat for the time being and then the regime will celebrate and they'll go back
02:47:28.340to normal right now that is not happening even at times in certain parts of the capital when
02:47:34.740basically you have the army everywhere the irgc military and people can't really gather in big
02:47:40.100groups obviously across the country they are still out in big groups massive crowds um it's there's
02:47:46.180an emergency situation things have not gone back to normal that the regime can't celebrate that's
02:47:50.420why they're still transferring the wealth of the nation overseas that's why they're still sending
02:47:54.820their um families abroad that's why the internet is still shut down so even if everybody basically
02:48:03.620stays at home the regime knows it's not over because if they basically remove the troops and
02:48:10.740the security forces from the streets people are going to come out again so this is now an ongoing
02:48:14.900battle and it's only what is it day day 18 is it day 18 day 17 a regime like this
02:48:23.060in average it should take about a year to to bring it down at least six months not two three
02:48:31.680weeks and already we've seen huge progress in uh three weeks so um it's never going to be that
02:48:38.380easy anyway but the regime can't go back to normal trump should have said the help us help is on its
02:48:44.960way eventually then people wouldn't be so upset and say i saw the executions posted until tomorrow
02:48:52.300That's the thing. So they said yesterday, they're not going to do it. It's day 19. I just realized, day 19. Yesterday, they're not going to do it. Today, they're not going to do it. But they postponed the execution until tomorrow, Friday, which they're literally poking the bear right now, the regime. They want to do public execution tomorrow. If they do that, they're just effing around for absolutely no reason. All they need to do is just delay it. You can torture your prisoners. That's what they do. They're used to that.
02:49:18.860You got the prisoners. You got all the people you kidnap.
02:49:21.860Just keep them alive, but torture them.0.97
03:54:26.240First and foremost, congratulations to you.
03:54:28.980Being a girl mom will change your life in the best way possible.
03:54:32.600So excited you get to shop all the pink and the frilly and the bows.
03:54:36.480I was in Washington, D.C. earlier this week for the Supreme Court case.
03:54:40.640There were two arguments that were heard surrounding sex-based rights, and if it's constitutional for states to pass laws that ultimately protect those rights for women.
03:54:51.660If the Supreme Court rules as anticipated in favor of maintaining these sex-based rights, is the administration prepared to take action against the states, I believe at this point it's 23 states, that don't have those protections for women?
03:56:44.440It to be a good and positive discussion with with Miss Machado, who is really a remarkable and brave voice for many of the people of Venezuela.
03:56:51.860So the president looks forward to obviously talking to her about the realities on the ground in the country and what is taking place.
03:56:58.840As for Ms. Rodriguez, the president did speak with her directly this week. As you know,
03:57:03.380he revealed that to all of you yesterday. And Secretary Rubio and the administration have
03:57:07.800been in constant communication with Ms. Rodriguez and other members of the interim government in
03:57:13.920Venezuela. They have been extremely cooperative. They have thus far met all of the demands and
03:57:20.280requests of the United States and of the president. And I think you have all seen that play
03:57:24.920out. We obviously had a $500 million energy jail that was struck in large part because of the
03:57:30.220cooperation from Ms. Rodriguez. Venezuela and Ms. Rodriguez have also confirmed that they will be
03:57:36.600releasing political prisoners from Venezuela. There were five Americans who were recently
03:57:40.940released this week as well. So the president likes what he's seeing and will expect that
03:57:45.460cooperation to continue. Regarding the investigation into the leak that the president referenced
03:57:50.880yesterday. What is the administration's position on the Washington Post reporter? The Post has
03:57:56.240reported that she was told that she is not a target of the investigation. Does the administration
03:58:01.480believe she did anything wrong? And then also, what is the administration's position on the
03:58:07.100Pentagon Papers case from the 1970s that affirmed reporters' right to publish classified information
03:58:13.160under certain circumstances? Well, since this is an active investigation, I don't want to comment
03:58:17.860on it much more than what we did yesterday to obviously confirm the investigation. And I can
03:58:23.160confirm what the attorney general stated and the president as well, which is that the individual,
03:58:28.420unfortunately, a contractor at the Pentagon chose to unlawfully leak classified and very serious
03:58:35.060information to this Washington Post reporter. Hence why the reporter's home was looked into
03:58:42.000by the FBI, rightfully so. And the administration is not going to tolerate leaks, especially from
03:58:48.480within the national security apparatus of the United States government that put our nation's
03:58:53.400integrity and our national security at risk. Full stop. The president will not support that. I know
03:58:59.620the secretary of war will not support that and it will not stand. And legal action will be taken
03:59:04.580against anyone, whether it's a member of the press or whether it's an employee for a federal agency
03:59:10.360who breaks the law. If you break the law and if you endanger our men and women in uniform,
03:59:16.080you are going to be held accountable, period, full stop. Jackie. Does this administration
03:59:21.200believe that this reporter or any reporter has a right to publish classified information under
03:59:27.020certain circumstances? Look, I think that we do not believe that individuals who have been given
03:59:33.300the privilege of holding a top secret clearance should be illegally leaking that classified
03:59:38.040information, and I know the American people agree with that. And I think it's a basic tenet
03:59:42.360of journalistic integrity not to publish information that could directly endanger
03:59:48.760the operational security or the brave men and women who are serving this country in uniform
03:59:53.000and putting themselves in harm's way to protect not just the people of this administration,
03:59:57.640but all of you in the press and all of their fellow Americans as well. Jackie.
04:00:01.400Thank you, Caroline. I wanted to get the White House reaction to Iranian state TV
04:00:06.200broadcasting an implicit threat to the president's life. It was images of the assassination attempt0.89
04:00:12.280in Butler, Pennsylvania, according to reports with the message, this time it will not go wrong.
04:00:18.760I have not seen that. To be honest with you, Jackie will take a look and I'll let the president
04:00:22.680and his national security team examine that footage to ensure its legitimacy. Again,
04:00:26.440I haven't seen it, so I can't comment on it. What I will say with respect to Iran0.87
04:00:31.080is that the president and his team have communicated to the Iranian regime that
04:00:35.480if the killing continues there will be grave consequences and the president received a message
04:00:39.960as he revealed to all of you in the whole world yesterday that the killing and the executions
04:00:44.360will stop and the president understands today that 800 executions that were scheduled and supposed
04:00:51.080to take place yesterday were halted and so the president and his team are closely monitoring
04:00:57.240this situation and all options remain on the table for the president who encouraged him against
04:01:04.120strikes. Look, it's true that the president spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu, but I would never
04:01:08.760detail details about their conversation without giving the expressed approval by the president
04:01:13.840himself. Puija. Thank you, Caroline. Is it still the president's assessment that it would be very
04:01:20.020hard for Ms. Machado to leave Venezuela because he says she lacks the respect and support in that
04:01:27.020country? And will he raise that with her today? I think the president's assessment that you just
04:01:32.500pointed out was based on realities on the ground. It was a realistic assessment based on what the
04:01:39.280president was reading and hearing from his advisors and national security team. And at this
04:01:43.620moment in time, his opinion on that matter has not changed. He has also said that he would like
04:01:48.460there to be elections in Venezuela when the time is right. Do you have any update on when that
04:01:54.120might be? And is he committed to a transition to democracy for Venezuela? Yes, and he is also
04:01:59.840committed to hopefully seeing elections in venezuela one day but i don't have an updated
04:02:03.680timetable for you today reagan in the back thanks i have a question for you on minnesota and then
04:02:09.760also venezuela sure um president trump threatened invoking the insurrection act today in the truth
04:02:14.640social posts i'm wondering what his tipping point is like what would it take for him to
04:02:18.640vote the insurrection act look that's only a pres a question frankly reagan the president can answer
04:02:24.240but the insurrection act is a tool at the president's disposal as you know it has been
04:02:28.720used sparingly but it has been used by previous presidents in american history
04:02:34.000and i think the president's true social posts spoke very loud and clear to democrats across
04:02:39.760this country elected officials who are using their platforms to encourage violence against
04:02:46.800federal law enforcement officers who are encouraging left-wing agitators to unlawfully
04:02:53.600obstruct legitimate law enforcement operations. And if you talk to any law enforcement officer,
04:02:59.820no matter what level they work at, they want to be working with their counterparts, whether that's
04:03:05.420at the federal level or the federal authorities wanting to work with their counterparts at the
04:03:10.260state and local level. And it's truly shameful that now for more than a year, you've had elected
04:03:16.200Democrat governors and mayors who have basically held their state and local law enforcement hostage
04:03:22.620and told them, you cannot cooperate with federal law enforcement. Why? They cooperated under the
04:03:28.160Biden administration. It's because these Democrats are deranged in their hatred for0.96
04:03:32.640President Trump. And they are holding their state and local law enforcement hostage as a result.
04:03:36.880And these Democrat mayors and governors are doing this over what? Over the lawful and legitimate
04:03:44.140law enforcement operations to remove violent criminals from the streets of Minnesota,
04:03:49.240from the streets of California, from the streets of New York, and from the streets of every state
04:03:54.740across this country. And you don't see these riots and this vandalism taking place in states like
04:04:03.040Florida. Why? Because you have a governor in that state who has empowered federal and local
04:04:08.140authorities to work together. And it's despicable what we're seeing from these Democrat politicians,
04:04:13.640especially in sanctuary states and cities across the country.
04:09:10.180The president certainly has an expectation, Josh, that the credit card companies will do this, just as he did with the pharmaceutical companies, that they will lower costs for American consumers.
04:09:20.720I don't have a specific consequence to outline for you, but certainly this is an expectation and, frankly, a demand that the president has made.
04:09:27.280Can you give us an update on the Fed? Sorry. There was some reporting from, I think, Fox Business that Rick Reeder had an interview this week scheduled.
04:09:35.960the president's indicated he's already made a selection or at least uh some kind of he's
04:09:41.960settling on someone where is he in that process and when do we expect an announcement is he still
04:09:45.900doing it look the president is in the same place uh as you all have been asking about this for
04:09:51.040many many weeks uh he's in a decision making phase there are um a few people who he likes
04:09:57.020uh very much for this job maybe less than that the truth is like with all decisions it's a
04:10:01.900decision for the more iran questions like what the hell reuters in that interview last night
04:10:05.840that he thinks he'll be finally making that decision in the next couple of weeks so we will
04:10:09.500see very quickly uh there's been some criticism from other governments about rock and xai the
04:10:15.100twitter ai bought and things it's been doing to manipulate images including whether that would
04:10:19.540violate the take it down act of the first lady to support it we've not heard from this administration
04:10:23.720on it ilan luss says that they've disabled that but i wanted to ask you whether the administration
04:10:28.020has a position and whether that's something that you will be pursuing or whether the president
04:10:32.760has talked to Mr. Musk about that. Yes, I will talk to the Office of Science
04:10:36.320and Technology and we will get you a firm statement and answer on exactly where the
04:10:39.940administration stands. I don't want to speak on that without speaking with the experts on it.
04:10:46.380Just to follow up on the health care plan, one of the things in the Affordable Care Act was
04:10:50.660coverage of pre-existing conditions. Is there any discussion or an inclusion on that issue
04:10:55.680in the president's plan? The president's plan that he outlined today will have no impact on
04:11:00.720individuals in this country with pre-existing conditions. Obviously, that's a continued
04:11:04.420conversation that the White House will have with Congress, but that's not the president's
04:11:08.160intention with the great health care plan. Go ahead. Thanks, Caroline. Two questions on
04:11:13.900Minneapolis. And then you. Go ahead. Two questions on Minneapolis, one on the ice age and the other
04:11:18.300on the rioting. I believe last night there were protesters or rioters that rifled through an FBI
04:11:24.900I-CAR took weapons. We had a reporter embedded with ICE who said that she saw a constant grassman
04:11:30.140all evening. Can you speak to the rhetoric we're hearing from Democrat politicians,
04:11:35.680whether they're causing violence against ICE, as well as some of the headlines we've seen,
04:11:40.280not including the whole story? Yeah. I mean, to your first point,
04:11:44.060I think I've addressed that, that these Democrat governors and mayors in not just Minnesota,
04:11:48.460but in states across the country are essentially, you know, they've referred to ICE agents who,
04:11:53.240again, our brave men and women, and I would encourage everyone in this room, and I would
04:11:56.640encourage Governor Walz and other Democrats who are demeaning law enforcement to sit down and have
04:12:01.760a cup of coffee with an ICE agent or a Border Patrol agent. These are great patriotic men and
04:12:07.460women who have families who put on the uniform every day and are following our nation's immigration
04:12:12.960laws at the direction of their bosses. And again, at the direction of the law, they are simply1.00
04:12:18.920trying to enforce the law. And the Democrat Party has demeaned these individuals. They've even
04:12:23.960referred to them as Nazis and as the Gestapo. And that is absolutely leading to the violence
04:12:29.000we're seeing in the streets. If you look at some of the images out of Minneapolis last night,
04:12:32.760look at this vehicle. Look at what it says. It says F ICE. You have these individuals who are
04:12:38.300putting their middle finger, proudly so, at the camera. Another ICE vehicle that was vandalized
04:12:45.160last night by these left-wing agitators. People don't do this without encouragement from people
04:12:50.320in power who make them feel like it's okay. Here's another one, and I'm pretty sure this car,
04:12:55.820you can't see it, said the best agent is a dead agent or something to that effect.
04:13:00.980This is despicable rhetoric that we're seeing, and the media is absolutely complicit in this
04:13:06.100violence because if you look at the headline from CNN, protests erupt after federal agent
04:13:10.960shoots man in Minneapolis. That is not the story. That is not the truth. If you actually want to
04:13:16.360know the truth, you can look at what the Department of Homeland Security released, which is that this
04:13:20.680ICE agent was executing a targeted operation against a Venezuelan illegal alien who was
04:13:26.780unlawfully present in the country, who fled by car and then fled by foot. And when this ICE agent
04:13:32.600tried to detain the individual, three more of his comrades came rushing out of a house and started
04:13:39.400ambushing and attacking the ICE agent. They used a shovel or a broom to smash his face in. And so,
04:13:45.580yes, that agent had to use self-defense and take up his weapon to protect his own life.
04:13:50.580That is what's happening on the streets of Minneapolis. That's what's happening on the
04:13:53.520streets, unfortunately, of these Democrat-run cities and states where you have elected officials
04:13:58.180who are encouraging such violence against our brave men and women in law enforcement.
04:14:02.720Thank you, Caroline. Two questions. First, a follow-up on one of my colleagues who asked
04:14:09.380you about the president's interview with lawyers you said that he was joking about canceling the
04:14:15.780elections but americans for generations have fought and died for democracy for this democracy
04:14:22.700are you saying the president finds the idea of canceling elections funny andrew were you in the
04:14:28.360room no you weren't i was in the room i heard the conversation and only someone like you would take
04:14:33.740that so seriously and pose it at a question that way. Senator Elizabeth Warren said that the
04:14:41.000president called her earlier this week to discuss caps on credit card interest rates. I'm curious,
04:14:47.040would the president work with her and other Democrats in Congress on a legislative fix to
04:14:52.160this issue? I think the president would work in good faith with anyone in Congress for a good
04:14:56.920legislative fix that would benefit the American people. And that's precisely why he called
04:15:01.000Senator Warren earlier this week on that matter.
04:15:04.260Thanks, Caroline. Earlier, you were just defending ICE agents generally. And earlier on,
04:15:10.060Secretary Noon spoke to the media, and she said, among other things, that they are doing
04:15:14.620everything correctly. 32 people died in ICE custody last year. 170 US citizens were detained
04:15:22.760by ICE. And Renee Goode was shot in the head and killed by an ICE agent. How does that equate to
04:15:29.920them doing everything correctly why was uh renee good unfortunately and tragically killed
04:15:34.100are you asking me my opinion because an ice agent acted recklessly and killed it unjustified oh okay
04:15:40.100so you're a biased reporter with a left-wing opinion what do you want me to do yeah because
04:15:44.440you're a left-wing hack you're not a reporter you're posing in this room as a journalist
04:15:48.260and it's so clear by the premise of your question and you and the people in the media who have such
04:15:53.880biases but fake like you're a journalist you shouldn't even be sitting in that seat
04:15:57.720but you're pretending like you're a journalist but you're a left-wing activist and the question
04:16:01.980that you just raised and your answer proves your bias you should be reporting on the facts you
04:16:07.320should be reporting on the cases do you have the numbers of how many american citizens were killed
04:16:11.820at the hands of illegal aliens who ice is trying to remove from this country i bet you don't i bet
04:16:16.700you didn't even read up on those stories i bet you never even read about lake and riley or jocelyn
04:16:21.040or all of the innocent americans who were killed at the hands of illegal aliens in this country
04:16:25.740And the brave men and women of ICE are doing everything in their power to remove those heinous individuals and make our communities safer.
04:16:33.260And shame on people like you in the media who have a crooked view and have a biased view and pretend like you're a real honest journalist.
04:16:41.920Well, look, Kelly, I know there's been a lot of speculation in the media about what the president is going to do at any given moment or any given night.
04:17:04.660And I would say a lot of these stories, to be honest with you, I've been reading them and they've been based on anonymous sources who are pretending or not.
04:17:11.920guessing to know the president's thinking. The truth is only president Trump knows what he's
04:17:16.400going to do in a very, very small team of advisors are read into his thinking on that. And as I just
04:17:22.120told you, he continues to closely monitor the situation on the ground in Iran. And as we saw
04:17:27.380yesterday, he had heard that the killings and executions would stop. And we have seen 800
04:17:32.380people, their lives have been spared as a result of that. The president continues to closely
04:17:36.620monitor but also keep all of his options on the table. Caroline, two separate questions. Sure.
04:17:42.860On the Machado meeting first, what is it that the president feels that he needs to hear from her
04:17:48.300or from the opposition party that he hadn't heard prior to today or he wanted to hear in the meeting
04:17:54.380to be able to convince him to commit to some sort of a timeline for elections? I'm not sure the
04:17:59.660president is going into such the meeting with expectations like you just laid out, Fran. I
04:18:04.220I don't think he needs to hear anything from Ms. Machado.
04:18:07.560I think generally this is a meeting that the president was willing to take and willing to accept to meet Ms. Machado in person
04:18:14.080and to just have a frank and positive discussion about what's taking place in Venezuela.
04:18:18.540On the subject of Greenland, Jeff Landry, the president's special envoy for Greenland, wasn't in the White House meeting yesterday.
04:18:26.280Can you say why that was and what exactly the role he is playing in these conversations about acquiring Greenland?
04:18:32.600Well, the vice president and the secretary of state were present for that meeting.
04:18:36.520And the meeting, it was a productive meeting.
04:18:40.400And in that meeting, the two sides agreed to really establish a working group of individuals who will continue to have technical talks on the acquisition of Greenland.
04:18:49.700Those talks will take place, I'm told, every two to three weeks.
04:18:52.800So this is a conversation the administration intends to keep having with the Danes and with the respected delegation from Greenland.
04:19:00.700But the president has made his priority quite clear.
04:19:03.420He wants the United States to acquire Greenland.
04:19:05.500He thinks it's in our best national security to do that.
04:19:08.720There have been multiple instances of American citizens being detained by ICE.
04:19:14.340And I'm wondering what the administration is asking the agency to do.
04:19:18.000What steps is the administration asking the agency to take to ensure that Americans are not wrongly arrested?
04:19:24.840Obviously, ICE is focused on detaining individuals who are unlawfully present in the country.
04:19:32.420And there have been hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens who have been arrested and detained
04:19:38.840and deported from this country by ICE over the course of the last year.0.97
04:19:47.520One more time when Greenland reportedly sent troops over there.
04:19:50.820Does that change at all what the president is doing on this?
04:19:53.280And then the second question, yesterday in a Senate health hearing, Senator Josh Hawley repeatedly asked a doctor if men can get pregnant, and she did not directly answer that. What are your thoughts on that?
04:20:05.380Well, to your first question on Greenland, I don't think Chiefs in Europe impact the president's decision-making process, nor does it impact his goal of the acquisition of Greenland at all.
04:20:15.980to your second question i mean anyone uh in their right mind with common sense who's speaking
04:20:21.380honestly and candidly will say that men cannot get pregnant and i think i can uh attest to that
04:20:27.260myself so thank you all very much okay great timing because goldie is coming back
05:39:05.840And then she comes to the West, and then she fooled everyone, basically saying, oh, I've changed, I've changed. But then she started pushing the reformist narrative, right? There are so many like her. Yeah, there are so many like her. So this is shocking. This is shocking to see her there.
05:39:29.960oh yeah oh yeah cbc cnn fox oh she goes on them all guys guys she's literally she's literally
05:39:39.340tricked western media she's tricked mainstream media into thinking that like she's she's one
05:39:44.780of the good ones or whatever meanwhile she has zero credibility amongst iranians right zero
05:39:50.520credibility yeah she had her own show at voa and she she had her own show at voa and all she did
05:40:09.880was like attack uh attack the pahlavi yeah we don't we don't trust voa either
05:40:14.200voa is voice of america voice of america needs to be shut down
05:40:21.680oh yeah guys no no she she's been making the rounds so so masi aileen is one of the agents
05:40:29.060of the like you know controlled opposition um that's been making the rounds on on media everywhere
05:48:27.520Human rights monitors report mass arrests in Iran in connection with the current wave
05:48:34.160of protests, with estimates exceeding 18,000 detainees as of mid-January 2026, although
05:48:43.800the UN cannot verify these figures. We call on the authorities to respect due process
05:48:51.640and fair trial rights for all detainees. All must be treated humanely and allowed access
05:49:00.600and visits by their families. In particular, we call on Iran to halt any executions linked
05:49:09.400to protest related cases all deaths should be promptly independently and transparently
05:49:18.760investigated those responsible for any violations must be held to account
05:49:26.120in line with international norms and standards mr president the situation in iran is fluid
05:49:34.360and deeply concerning protests continue albeit reportedly at a smaller scale than last week
05:49:43.560in this context we note with alarm various public statements suggesting possible military strikes
05:49:51.240on iran this external dimension adds volatility to an already combustible situation
05:49:59.880all efforts must be undertaken to prevent any further deterioration the secretary general
05:50:08.700remains convinced that all concerns regarding iran including those related
05:50:14.900wait guys give me a moment i was literally going to get some food
05:50:20.380and then i heard something and right there that that's the reformist narrative that's
05:50:26.080reformist narrative let me turn my camera here okay um so so the part the part where this woman
05:50:34.560okay first of all un is a complete joke right complete and utter joke okay but did you did
05:50:39.360you catch the part did you catch the part where she says the protests are ongoing but not as not
05:50:46.880as much as before did you catch that part where she's like oh the protests the protests are going
05:50:53.120on, but, but they've, they've come down a little bit, right? That's, that's, that's this messy
05:50:59.300Ani Nijad woman, right? That's her. So this is, this is the, this is the reformer narrative. So1.00
05:51:05.300when I tell you, when I tell you guys that Masi Ani Nijad is part of the fake controlled opposition,
05:51:12.920this is what I mean, right? She pretends, she pretends that she is like, you know,
05:51:19.000Oh, I'm a revolutionary and I'm part of it or, you know, whatever. Right. And she has fooled everyone, everyone in Western media. Right. Because she pretends that she's a revolutionary. She pretends that she's against the regime. But by pushing this this fake news, this lie about about the protests having, you know, stopped. Right. That actually that that that actually extends the life of the regime. Right.
05:51:46.520that actually extends the life of the regime because she's doing this to make it seem as if
05:51:51.980yeah the people are going to figure it out right see guys I told you and some of you were like oh
05:51:56.600I need more evidence there's your evidence right there there's your evidence guys you have to trust
05:52:02.440because everything that I tell you is true everything that I tell you 100% true yeah
05:52:08.680they call it a protest it's not a protest it's a revolution and and we just actually heard from
05:52:16.400from the inside right that that girl the commander's daughter yeah i honestly i don't
05:52:23.620even want to listen to this you know what the un the un is inconsequential and i don't trust the
05:52:30.040un none of us iranians trust the un um and you know thankfully thankfully i don't think uh i
05:52:37.400don't think uh president trump and the un uh president trump administration um have you know
05:52:44.000any any respect for the un either like this is what the un always does they always side with
05:52:48.800with the terrorists right you want me to play it okay i'll play it if you guys want oh remind
05:52:55.360to the usa guy's face okay i missed that where's the usa okay let me come here infected and protected
05:53:05.920he further urged steps to restore access to information including lifting the communications
05:53:13.360blackout human rights monitors report mass arrest in iran in connection with the current wave of
05:53:23.040protests with estimates exceeding 18 000 detainees as of mid-january 2026 although the
05:53:32.640un cannot verify these figures we can't verify we call on the authorities to respect due process0.92
05:53:40.320and fair trial rights for all detainees that's so stupid must be treated humanely0.93
05:53:47.760and allowed access and visits by their families in particular i i hate on iran to halt any0.90
05:53:56.560executions linked to protest related cases all deaths should be promptly independently
05:54:06.240and transparently investigated those responsible for any violations must be held to account
05:54:14.800in line with international norms and standards honestly defund the u.n mr president biggest
05:54:20.400waste of money in iran is fluid and deeply concerning protests continue albeit reportedly
05:54:29.120at a smaller scale than last week in this context we note with alarm various public statements
05:54:37.440suggesting possible military strikes on iran this external dimension adds volatility to an already
05:54:46.960combustible situation all efforts must be undertaken to prevent any further deterioration
05:54:54.800the secretary general remains convinced that all concerns regarding iran including those related
05:55:03.520to the nuclear issue and ongoing protests are best addressed through diplomacy and dialogue
06:09:10.300He wrote on his Instagram before going to the street, I know I may be killed, but I have no fear. I want my rights. He was killed by the same IRGC.
06:09:25.300Siavash Shirzad, 30 years old, his family begged him not to go to the streets because
06:10:06.180after being shot by the Revolutionary Guards member.
06:10:13.860This, I feel guilty that I don't name the rest.
06:10:18.860guilty that I don't name the rest the list of names goes on and on they knew
06:10:31.520they would face guns and bullets but they wanted justice so now let me name
06:10:37.580their killers Ali Khamenei who declared protesters would be put in their place
06:10:45.580Judiciary chief and the IRGC commanders who publicly vowed punishment would be maximum.
06:10:57.720Alila Rijani who promised no mercy for those who questioned the regime while his own daughter, his own family live here in the United States of America.
06:11:10.400They don't deserve to enjoy the privilege of freedom in America.0.69
06:11:16.180Like the other children and relative of the Ayatollah saying death to America, their relative live here in America.0.88
06:11:24.360Three years ago, another Iranian human rights defender stood here in this room to warn you about another nationwide protest.
06:11:33.880woman, life, freedom, after the murder of Mahsa Jina Amini for the crime of simply showing a bit
06:11:41.420of her hair. How many women are sitting here? You could easily get killed simply for showing your1.00
06:11:48.300hair. Mahsa got killed. That sparked a revolution. And women and men's shoulder-to-shoulder took to1.00
06:11:55.460the street. More than 700 people got killed. We have seen this before. We have more names to
06:12:03.160remember. In 2009, Neda Agha Sultan, symbol of more than a
06:12:09.980hundred people who got killed, they named the President Obama to
06:12:13.960protect them. President Obama was looking to open the doors of
06:12:20.020diplomacy to a regime whose language of negotiating with its0.56
06:12:24.340own people is guns and bullets. We've seen this in 2019 with
06:12:31.720Pouya Bakhtiari, who was killed in front of the eyes of his
06:12:37.180mother, Nahid Chirpiche. At the same time, President Biden was
06:12:42.460trying to keep the doors of diplomacy open, handing out
06:12:45.640billions of dollars to the regime that forced the family members
06:12:51.000to give money to the regime to take the body of their beloved
06:16:04.980I give the floor to the representative of the United States.
06:16:12.000Thank you, Mr. President, for chairing today's important meeting.
06:16:16.920And thank you to our briefers, both of whom have been personally targeted for assassination,
06:16:26.620both of whom have been tortured at the hands of this brutal regime.
06:16:33.360Thank you for your courage. Thank you for your strength and for coming today to speak on behalf of the Iranian people.
06:16:41.480Colleagues, let me be clear. The level of violence, the level of repression that the Iranian regime has unleashed on its own citizens, its own people, has repercussions for international peace and security.
06:16:58.160You're going to hear today that it doesn't, that it's an internal matter.
06:17:04.860This demands this council's attention.
06:17:08.420The people of Iran are demanding their freedom like never before in the Islamic Republic's brutal history.
06:17:18.720unarmed peaceful people who love their country are taking to the streets in pursuit of their
06:17:27.340legitimate aspirations for a better future well this is our message president donald j trump
06:17:34.240and the united states of america stands by the brave people of iran period and regardless
06:17:41.600of its excuses and you will hear many today from the iranian regime and from its friends
06:17:47.720The regime is solely, solely responsible for the economic misery of the Iranian people and the repression of their freedom, and they will be held accountable.0.65
06:18:01.180The estimates of the numbers of protesters killed by the regime so far range from the thousands to the tens of thousands.
06:18:10.420Although visibility into the totality of the violence has been obscured deliberately by the regime's nationwide internet blackout.
06:18:21.780Why has the internet been shut down for weeks?
06:32:26.820And I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the A3 members, namely the Democratic
06:32:40.980Republic of the Congo, Somalia, and my own country, Liberia.
06:32:49.500The A3 thanks Assistant Secretary General for her comprehensive briefing, and we listened
06:33:04.380carefully to the remarks offered by civil society representatives.
06:33:14.860welcome the representative of the islamic republic of iran to this meeting
06:33:24.780mr president we underscore the importance of respecting human rights fundamental freedoms
06:33:35.180and the legitimate aspirations of peaceful demonstrators and call upon all parties to
06:33:45.740exercise maximum restraint and protect civilians. The A3 notes reports of ongoing protests
06:33:58.780and demonstrations across numerous cities and provinces involving a broad cross-section
06:34:10.300of the Iranian population including youth women workers and members of minority communities
06:34:21.820The A3A is concerned by reports that the reaction to the protests and demonstrations has led
06:34:36.020to a significant number of deaths, arrests, and destruction of properties.
06:34:46.580of the use of excessive force, including live ammunitions and raids on hospitals are alarming
06:34:59.620and unacceptable. We note the letter of the Iranian government circulated as a document
06:35:12.260of the Council, as well as the underlying socio-economic drivers of these protests,
06:35:20.980which include deteriorating economic and social conditions.
06:35:29.460The A3 recognizes that each country bears primary responsibility
06:35:39.060for addressing its internal issues through its own constitutional processes
06:35:46.900other legal frameworks and national institutions however we underscore the primacy of the charter
06:35:58.740of the united nations and relevant international obligations and emphasize
06:36:07.380that the protection of civilians must remain paramount under all circumstances.
06:36:18.500The A3 believes that dialogue, inclusivity, and genuine engagement are essential tools
06:36:30.180for addressing tensions and grievances in a peaceful and sustainable manner in every society.
06:36:46.100Therefore we encourage all actors in Iran to exercise maximum restraint and to seek peaceful
06:36:58.180constructive and inclusive dialogue with full respect for the rule of law the rights of citizens
06:37:09.140and the protection of civilians mr president the a3 emphasizes the necessity
06:37:20.340to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of iran and feels compelled
06:37:27.300to remind leaders of their obligations to their citizens, including the right to live in peace, security, and express themselves within the boundaries of the law.
06:37:44.300Separately, but connected, the A3 takes note of the broader regional and international
06:37:57.180context in which these events are unfolding, including their intersection with longstanding
06:38:06.440issues related to the nuclear file and regional security
06:38:12.680dynamics, which underscores the risk of broader repercussions,
06:38:19.520the point made by the Assistant Secretary General.
06:38:24.140And so in this regard, the A3 reaffirms
06:38:28.880the central role of the global nonproliferation regime,
06:38:33.120including the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.
06:38:41.520Transparency and sustained diplomatic engagement remain essential to building trust
06:38:52.000and reducing the risk of miscalculation. We encourage all concerned parties
06:39:01.760to refrain from rhetoric or actions that could escalate tensions and instead prioritize
06:39:11.600dialogue and confidence building measures that support regional and international stability
06:39:20.240to conclude mr president the a3 reiterates that all parties should exercise restraint
06:39:31.360and responsibility uphold international law and avoid any action that could escalate tension
06:39:43.040and threaten regional stability the A3 stands ready to support all efforts geared toward
06:39:51.840accountability including within this council and in cooperation with regional partners
06:39:58.640intend to facilitate a peaceful inclusive and lasting resolution in the islamic republic of
06:40:08.160iran and we thank you i thank the representative of liberia for the statement i give the floor
06:40:16.720to the representative of the russian federation
06:40:19.040mr president since the end of december the whole world has been watching as the united
06:40:30.160states continues to escalate tensions and fuel hysteria around iran declaring that help is already
06:40:38.240on the way what's more in its official statements washington has not even tried to cover up the
06:40:45.520genuine reasons for its alleged concern over the country's internal political situation
06:40:53.520as it threatens new strikes against iran today's meeting convened by our american colleagues
06:41:01.760is nothing more than yet another attempt to justify blatant aggression and interference
06:41:08.160in the internal affairs of a sovereign state and if as washington puts it iran's authorities do not
06:41:15.440come to their senses then washington will solve the iranian problem in its favorite way by
06:41:23.440through strikes aimed at overthrowing an undesirable regime
06:41:28.080to lend credibility to their actions and to justify them they haven't invited today's briefers
06:41:35.200individuals have been living in the united states for some 20 years
06:41:38.560and promoting an anti-iranian agenda in washington's interests these so-called briefers
06:41:45.440cannot speak on behalf of the Iranian people.
06:41:48.880We firmly reject any attempts by the US to waste council members valuable time on briefings
06:41:57.760that are meant only to serve the interests and the position of those who convened this meeting
06:42:03.520and briefings that are in no way related to issues of international peace and security.
06:42:07.440What just took place overall was nothing more than a circus, an embarrassment, a cheap show
06:42:17.040that is unbefitting of members of the council. Mr. President, we have carefully studied the
06:42:25.040letters circulated in the Security Council in recent days from the Iranian mission. We express
06:42:29.760our solidarity with the people of Iran and mourn all innocent victims. We see that hostile external
06:42:36.800forces are attempting to exploit the current situation in order to overthrow a government
06:42:41.760they find objectionable and destroy the islamic republic of iran as a sovereign and independent
06:42:47.760state at the same time we know that the authorities in tehran have declared and reaffirmed their
06:42:54.400commitment to their international obligations including respect for human rights and ensuring
06:42:58.800conditions for the peaceful expression of public opinion while at the same time fulfilling their
06:43:04.000inherent duty to protect citizens lives public order and the country's territorial integrity
06:43:14.240as far as we can tell the protest momentum has begun to subside and the situation is gradually
06:43:19.280normalizing the government of iran has taken the necessary steps to stabilize the economic
06:43:25.520situation and has established a constructive dialogue with the public in order to address
06:43:31.440and emerging issues mass rallies have taken place in the islamic republic of iran in support of
06:43:39.200the country's supreme leader and its independent course the russian federation is convinced that
06:43:46.080today's meeting of the council should be approached through the lens of its mandate to maintain
06:43:51.760international peace and security and uphold international law and not through the lens of
06:43:58.000Iran's internal political affairs. Violations of the aforementioned norms and principles in
06:44:04.720the current situation are obvious. They include the extremely dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric
06:44:11.600employed in recent days by U.S. leadership, which has gone as far as openly calling for
06:44:16.240the takeover of state institutions in Iran and threats to assist the protesters.
06:44:21.360such statements amount to nothing other than incitement to violently overthrow the constitutional
06:44:29.200order of a sovereign state they are a gross violation of paragraphs four and seven of article
06:44:36.480two of the un charter which prohibits the threat or use of force and establish the principle of
06:44:43.120non-interference in the domestic affairs of states mr president what is happening on the streets of
06:44:49.600Iran in recent days has gone far beyond peaceful protest. There have been documented cases of
06:44:57.280firearms use, killings of law enforcement officers as well as civilians, arson attacks on medical
06:45:04.480facilities and public institutions as well as attacks on emergency service facilities.
06:45:11.440These actions cannot be covered up by the pretext of freedom of expression or
06:45:19.120protecting human rights what is happening in iran is yet another example of the use
06:45:24.480of tried and tested methods for a color revolution in which specially trained armed
06:45:31.120provocateurs transform peaceful protests into senseless violence riots destruction of public
06:45:36.640property and brutal killings of police officers state security personnel and peaceful protesters
06:45:44.720including children as we have already seen repeatedly in a number of states all these
06:45:52.800actions are either directed or supported by external forces that are interested in a so-called
06:46:00.000regime change in the present situation these external forces are not even bothering to conceal
06:46:07.600their involvement in violent actions especially given that the presidents of the united states has
06:46:13.920openly called on protesters to take over Iranian state institutions.
06:46:21.040The U.S. and its cheerleaders are actively exploiting the economic and social difficulties
06:46:26.720faced by ordinary Iranians, difficulties caused by unlawful sanctions pressure imposed on Iran
06:46:32.800by Western states. They're using this to inflame public tensions and destabilize the domestic0.95
06:46:38.640political situation the current situation is clearly in line with washington's declared
06:46:47.680policy one supported by its allies of maximum pressure on tehran in order to advance their
06:46:53.120own political interests in the middle east they are using every means available to achieve this
06:47:00.080and this includes not only unlawful unilateral sanctions imposed in circumvention of the
06:47:04.640Security Council and in blatant violation of the UN Charter, but also unceremonious blackmail
06:47:11.160of other states by increases in trade tariffs.
06:47:16.660Our Western colleagues are not above using the Security Council as a tool to promote