Goldie Ghamari - May 31, 2026


JUST RELEASED： Never-Before-Seen Footage of Massive Anti-Regime Protests Across Iran


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00:00:00.800 I want to talk about something that I honestly believe historians will be talking about for
00:00:06.340 years from now. Because after 88 days of internet restrictions and communications disruptions
00:00:12.460 inside of occupied Iran, footage that the Islamic Republic desperately did not want the world to
00:00:18.880 see is finally emerging. And the more I watch these videos, the more convinced I become that
00:00:25.200 there is a massive disconnect between what many people in the West think is happening in occupied
00:00:31.540 Iran versus what many Iranians themselves are trying to tell you. Now, before we get into the
00:00:39.480 footage itself, I want you to think about something that I don't believe gets enough attention in
00:00:45.100 Western media coverage of occupied Iran. Imagine if millions of people took to the streets across
00:00:51.660 a country imagine if demonstrations erupted across major cities imagine if people openly
00:01:07.500 challenged the ruling government despite the risks that come with doing so
00:01:11.740 And then imagine that for nearly three months, the outside world had very limited ability
00:01:26.020 to see what was actually happening in Occupy Iran, because information was being restricted,
00:01:32.960 communications were being disrupted, and videos were struggling to get out.
00:01:37.780 That is the backdrop to what we're discussing today.
00:01:40.800 And one of the reasons I wanted to dedicate an entire video to this topic is because whenever we talk about Iran and Western countries, whether it's Canada, the United States, UK, Australia, or elsewhere, the conversation almost always revolves around what governments think, what analysts think, what the diplomats or the journalists think.
00:02:03.180 U.S. officials confirming to Fox News that American and Iranian negotiators have reached a 60-day ceasefire extension, a memorandum of understanding.
00:02:14.000 But very rarely do we stop and ask a simple question.
00:02:18.760 What are ordinary Iranians actually saying and doing?
00:02:23.140 It's personal for 40,000 Iranians who were slaughtered on the evening of January 8th and 9th.
00:02:29.500 It's personal for their families.
00:02:31.320 The people in the country with whom we speak on a daily basis, frankly, are nervous.
00:02:36.880 They're nervous that their regime, which has held them hostage for 47 years, might be thrown
00:02:41.500 a lifeline yet again.
00:02:44.080 They came to the streets to fight for their freedom.
00:02:46.700 They'll stop at nothing short of complete freedom.
00:02:50.080 Iran, as President Trump has said himself many times, is a country with a long and a
00:02:55.440 great history, 2,500 years of civilization.
00:02:59.700 And so this criminal regime that's occupying the country does not represent the people of Iran,
00:03:04.180 doesn't have the legitimacy to negotiate on their behalf.
00:03:07.000 And even if a deal is reached, it will not allow the regime to survive
00:03:12.400 for the one important reason that the people of Iran do not accept this regime.
00:03:16.760 Because at the end of the day, Iran belongs to the Iranian people.
00:03:20.920 It does not belong to the Islamic regime that has been occupying them since 1979.
00:03:27.340 It does not belong to unelected clerics. It certainly does not belong to the Islamic
00:03:34.100 Revolutionary Guard Corps, and it does not belong to the Basij. Iran belongs to the Iranian people,
00:03:42.280 the same people who have lived under this totalitarian system for the last 47 years,
00:03:48.380 and who have paid the price of their occupation, not only with political suppression, but with
00:03:56.620 their lives. As we go through this footage together, I want you to pay attention to something
00:04:16.100 that many commentators often miss. Don't just focus on the size of the crowds or the slogans
00:04:21.820 or the flags. Look at the faces. Look at their behavior. Look at the age groups. Look at the men
00:04:28.780 and women standing side by side. Listen to the tone of their voices. Look at their confidence,
00:04:36.060 the energy. Look at the Iranian people's determination.
00:04:51.820 Because one of the things that strikes me whenever I watch these demonstrations inside
00:05:07.520 occupied Iran is that Iranians are not behaving as though they believe the future belongs to
00:05:13.360 the Islamic regime. Iranians are behaving as though change is possible. And I truly believe
00:05:21.720 that after 47 years of this brutal nightmare, we as an Iranian nation are finally seeing the light
00:05:29.180 at the end of the tunnel. And whether you agree with my analysis or not, the confidence and
00:05:36.940 determination of the Iranian people cannot be disputed. And that matters. Now, one of the major
00:05:44.940 stories surrounding these demonstrations is the role played by the Shah of Iran, His Royal Highness
00:05:50.820 Reza Pahlavi. Now for years there's been debate particularly outside of occupied Iran
00:05:57.460 by non-Iranians, by communists, by supporters of the Islamic regime, by the woke progressive left
00:06:04.340 about the level of support that the Shah of Iran actually has inside of occupied Iran. Critics have
00:06:12.260 argued in bad faith that support for King Reza Pahlavi exists primarily in the diaspora.
00:06:18.420 However, those of us who support him have always said that King Reza Pahlavi remains the single and only opposition figure among Iranians.
00:06:31.600 And what makes these demonstrations on January 8 and 9 of 2026 so significant is that this was a response following his calls for public action.
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00:07:16.420 But if this regime does not apply to the internet,
00:07:21.020 this is another threat to the end of the peace and peace of the people
00:07:26.260 and the other way you will be able to ban the regime from this way.
00:07:31.180 Be safe, Iran.
00:07:36.780 And that is evidence that the Shah of Iran's influence inside of occupied Iran
00:07:42.220 is much greater than many Western observers
00:07:45.820 or even the Islamic regime itself assumed.
00:08:02.800 And whether you like it or not,
00:08:04.460 there's one issue that millions upon millions,
00:08:08.620 In fact, the vast majority of Iranians all agree upon, both inside and outside of the
00:08:16.040 Islamic regime.
00:08:17.600 Number one, we want an end to the Islamic regime occupying Iran.
00:08:22.620 And number two, the only person that we trust to transition Iran from a brutal totalitarian
00:08:31.080 dictatorship to a functioning secular democratic society is the Shah of Iran, His Royal Highness
00:08:38.340 Rizwa Pahlavi.
00:08:51.400 And when you begin looking at the footage that's now emerging, what becomes increasingly
00:08:57.420 difficult to ignore is the scale of the dissatisfaction with the Islamic regime that exists all across
00:09:05.080 occupied Iran and also the scale of support for the Shah of Iran.
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00:09:51.080 Hello
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00:09:57.080 Camiça, Camiça, Camiça, Camiça.
00:10:27.080 I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
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00:11:27.080 and that terrifies the Islamic regime. I want everyone watching right now to pay attention
00:11:41.140 to what you're going to see. Not what somebody on television tells you what you're seeing.
00:11:46.360 Not what some academic panel tells you that you're seeing. Look at it yourself. Ask yourself
00:11:53.140 what conclusions would you draw if this footage came from any other country anywhere in the world?
00:12:00.460 Would you describe this as a population that's overwhelmingly supportive of its rulers,
00:12:05.120 a society that is politically satisfied, or would you conclude that something much bigger is taking
00:12:12.540 place beneath the surface? Those are the questions that I want you to ask after every video that you
00:12:20.540 watch. And the reason these questions matter is because for decades, many Western policymakers
00:12:26.440 have operated under assumptions about the durability, legitimacy, and support of the
00:12:32.640 Islamic regime occupying Iran. Entire foreign policy strategies have been built around these
00:12:38.980 assumptions. Entire diplomatic frameworks have been built around these assumptions. In fact,
00:12:44.640 media narratives have been built around these assumptions. But what if these assumptions are
00:12:51.540 wrong? What if these assumptions have always been wrong? What if the most important political story
00:13:00.380 in the Middle East is not what the Islamic regime says about itself, but what ordinary Iranians in
00:13:06.800 Occupy Iran are demonstrating through their actions? And that's exactly what we're going to
00:13:13.280 explore in this video because one of the most fascinating aspects of the videos now being
00:13:18.800 released from occupied iran is that they're not limited to a single location we're seeing reports
00:13:25.200 footage and accounts from multiple areas we're seeing evidence of participation that extends
00:13:30.960 beyond one neighborhood one city or even one demographic group and whenever you see that
00:13:37.120 in a political movement whenever you see people from different backgrounds professions age groups
00:13:42.720 and regions expressing similar frustrations you're looking at something that deserves serious
00:13:49.040 attention not because it guarantees political change tomorrow not because it guarantees a
00:13:56.000 particular outcome although i am convinced that the islamic regime is collapsing but because it
00:14:03.680 tells you something more important about the direction of public sentiment and public sentiment
00:14:10.080 especially when it reaches a critical mass, has a way of changing history.
00:14:15.660 I'm Goldie Gamari and you're watching The Goldie Show.
00:14:27.880 One of the things that immediately stood out to me as these videos started appearing
00:14:32.300 is that they completely undermine a narrative that many people outside occupied Iran have
00:14:37.780 been hearing for years, which is that opposition to the Islamic regime exists primarily online,
00:14:44.680 primarily among the diaspora, or primarily among a small group of activists who are disconnected
00:14:50.740 from ordinary life inside occupied Iran. But when you watch these videos, and I really encourage
00:14:57.960 everyone watching this video, not to just glance at them for a few seconds, but to actually study
00:15:04.460 them carefully.
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00:15:45.260 And no one tummy gives
00:15:48.620 Backlavin让
00:15:53.260 Backlavin everyday
00:15:58.760 Backlavin everyday
00:15:59.140 Backlavin everyday
00:16:00.520 Backlavin everyday
00:16:03.520 because what you're seeing is not an online movement. It's not a hashtag campaign. What
00:16:24.160 you're seeing is not a few isolated activists standing on a street corner holding signs.
00:16:33.520 You are seeing ordinary Iranians.
00:16:50.360 You are seeing millions and millions of Iranians.
00:17:03.520 Iranians who have jobs, Iranian mothers and fathers, Iranian students, Iranian business
00:17:22.920 owners, Iranian pensioners, Iranians who know exactly what can happen to them if the
00:17:31.020 wrong person identifies them. And despite that risk, despite that risk, knowing that their lives
00:17:38.980 could have been ended, and on January 8 and 9, 40,000, over 40,000 innocent unarmed Iranians
00:17:46.480 were slaughtered. Despite knowing that they were risking their lives going out. And despite
00:17:52.520 everything we know about the Islamic regime's history of intimidation, arrests, surveillance,
00:17:57.880 imprisonment, torture, and political repression, Iranians showed up anyway.
00:18:03.140 Now think about that for a moment.
00:18:29.440 Because it's very easy for those of us living in free countries to underestimate what that means.
00:18:35.000 When somebody attends a political rally in Canada, the US, Britain, Australia, or most Western democracies,
00:18:41.900 there may be social consequences, criticism, disagreements, but nobody expects to be murdered.
00:18:49.640 Nobody expects to disappear into Iveen prison because they attended a peaceful rally calling for democracy.
00:18:56.340 No one expects a midnight knock on the door and then being dragged away, never to be seen again.
00:19:01.960 No one expects their family to be harassed by security services.
00:19:06.640 Nobody expects to lose their job because they criticize the government.
00:19:11.220 Inside occupied Iran, however, Iranians know that these risks are real, which is precisely why this footage matters.
00:19:21.880 Look at this.
00:19:22.820 I want everybody watching to really take this in.
00:19:52.820 Notice the scale.
00:20:22.820 Notice how far the crowds extend.
00:20:52.820 Notice how many people are openly recording.
00:21:13.700 Notice how many people are unafraid to come out in the streets and risk their lives.
00:21:19.100 because what we're witnessing here is not simply opposition to the islamic regime we're witnessing
00:21:25.420 something that is even more significant we're witnessing a loss of fear and historically
00:21:33.020 speaking one of the most dangerous moments for any authoritarian regime is when people stop being
00:21:40.200 afraid not when they become angry governments can survive anger and not when they become frustrated
00:21:46.100 because governments can survive frustration. The truly dangerous moment for an authoritarian
00:21:52.280 system like the Islamic regime occupying Iran is when large numbers of people conclude that they
00:21:59.800 have less to lose by resisting than by remaining silent, even if that means losing their lives.
00:22:07.500 And history teaches us this lesson over and over again. It happened in Eastern Europe.
00:22:14.280 It happened in communist Romania. It happened in East Germany. It happened in the Soviet Union.
00:22:22.600 And right now, I believe it's happening in occupied Iran. Because whenever you see large
00:22:29.500 numbers of ordinary people publicly expressing dissent despite significant personal risk to
00:22:36.300 their own lives, it's usually a sign that something deeper is taking place beneath the surface.
00:22:42.300 now am I saying that the Islamic regime is about to collapse tomorrow probably not that would be
00:22:49.040 speculation however with the way things are going right now with President Trump being in the
00:22:54.040 situation room could very well be possible but it is still speculation and the one thing I always
00:23:00.020 try to do in these videos is to separate what we know from what we think what we do know is that
00:23:07.420 these demonstrations occurred. What we do know is that millions upon millions of Iranians went
00:23:13.900 out into the streets calling for an end to the Islamic regime and chanting the name of their
00:23:19.420 Shah Rizapahlevi, and calling for his return.
00:23:23.180 What we do know is that the Islamic regime has devoted extraordinary resources to controlling
00:23:53.100 information. What we do know is that the Islamic regime slaughtered over 40,000 innocent unarmed
00:23:59.800 Iranians in two days alone on January 8 and 9 and tried to silence it. And what we do know
00:24:07.540 is that the Islamic regime never wanted these videos to reach a global audience.
00:24:14.360 I want to touch upon something that I know will probably make some people a little bit
00:24:19.180 uncomfortable. I think a great deal of Western media coverage on occupied Iran has fundamentally
00:24:25.040 misunderstood what's happening inside the country. And I don't even mean recently. I mean for years.
00:24:31.800 I mean for decades. I pretty much mean since 1979. Because one of the recurring problems I've
00:24:38.080 observed is that many journalists approach occupied Iran through the lens of the Islamic
00:24:43.940 regime itself through the lens of the occupiers. They analyze statements from government officials.
00:24:51.000 They analyze official statistics, which by the way, are all wrong and all fabricated.
00:24:56.820 They analyze government announcements. They analyze diplomatic messaging. But they often spend
00:25:05.560 far less time, if any at all, analyzing what ordinary Iranians and occupied Iran are saying.
00:25:12.720 And when ordinary Iranians tell you something that doesn't fit an established narrative,
00:25:18.620 many institutions seem reluctant to listen.
00:25:22.460 But let's be honest.
00:25:24.160 How many times have we heard that the opposition is fragmented?
00:25:28.260 How many times have we heard that regime change is impossible in occupied Iran?
00:25:33.480 How many times have we heard that dissatisfaction exists, but not to that extent?
00:25:39.360 Not in a way that's politically meaningful.
00:25:41.080 And how many times have we heard that support for the Shah of Iran, His Royal Highness Reza Pahlavi, is exaggerated?
00:25:49.300 Yet every few years, something happens that forces the entire conversation around occupied Iran to restart.
00:25:57.360 The Green Movement, the fuel protests, the Women's Life Freedom Movement, the nationwide strikes,
00:26:03.460 And now, the Lion and Son Revolution, which began with the demonstrations on January 8 and 9, leading to the massacre of over 40,000 innocent, unarmed Iranians.
00:26:17.200 Every single time, we're told that public dissatisfaction is being overstated.
00:26:22.100 Every single time, the world discovers that the situation inside Iran is far more dynamic than many experts predicted.
00:26:29.480 And that's why these newly released videos are so important.
00:26:34.440 Because they allow people to make their own judgments.
00:26:38.480 You don't have to rely on someone else's interpretation.
00:26:41.640 You can see it for yourselves.
00:26:59.480 the
00:27:03.900 What's up there?
00:27:04.900 We gotta feel scared.
00:27:14.540 you
00:27:16.540 you
00:27:46.540 Good night.
00:28:16.540 or
00:28:23.420 oh
00:28:46.540 when you watch footage like this ask yourself a very simple question if this was happening in
00:29:13.820 any other country on earth, how would the international media describe it? Would they
00:29:18.620 describe it as a major political event? Would they describe it as a challenge to the government?
00:29:25.220 Would they describe it as evidence of widespread dissatisfaction? Or would they downplay it?
00:29:32.300 It's a worthwhile question to ask yourself. And now we turn to the most important part of my
00:29:38.920 analysis, the Shah of Iran, His Royal Highness Rizal Pahlavi. Because whether you like him or
00:29:45.220 not, there's simply no way to have an honest conversation about modern Iranian opposition
00:29:50.540 politics without discussing his role. One of the most fascinating aspects of the Iranian
00:29:57.240 political landscape today is that His Royal Highness Rizal Pahlavi occupies a position that
00:30:03.880 no other Iranian occupies. He is the only legitimate opposition figure for Iranians
00:30:12.280 both inside and outside of occupied Iran. He is simultaneously a symbol of Iran's past,
00:30:20.440 a participant in Iran's present, and for over 80 million Iranians, a bridge to Iran's future.
00:30:29.780 and that combination makes him politically unique. For decades critics have attempted to portray him
00:30:37.600 as irrelevant. For decades the Islamic regime has trashed him and his family and at the same time
00:30:45.440 for decades his supporters have argued that he represents continuity, legitimacy, democracy
00:30:52.540 and national unity. The reality is that, regardless of what you think about him,
00:30:59.780 the Iranian people made their choice on January 8 and 9.
00:31:04.180 The Iranian people, at his call, went out into the streets of Iran in the millions.
00:31:34.180 I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
00:32:04.180 I'm going to see her in Monday.
00:32:12.780 It's going to be shot by all of firemen.
00:32:31.500 Calling his name, saying King Reza Pahlavi.
00:33:01.500 Mr. Denmarker.
00:33:08.020 This is an alternative of Iran.
00:33:24.020 Please, this is an alternative of Iran.
00:33:29.020 Chanting Javid Shah, which means long live the king.
00:33:59.020 and saying
00:34:05.820 The reality is that
00:34:28.980 Iranians have chosen King Reza Pahlavi as their leader and they have paid for that choice with
00:34:37.060 blood. Because when King Reza Pahlavi issues calls and demonstrations for Iranians inside
00:34:47.660 and outside of occupied Iran to follow, millions upon millions of Iranians take to the streets
00:34:54.000 and the world notices. And here's what I think many observers miss, because the question isn't
00:35:00.960 simply whether or not Iranians support Rizza Pahlavi. The question is, what does he represent?
00:35:07.920 Because for the vast majority of Iranians, support for the Shah of Iran is not just about
00:35:13.760 constitutional monarchy. It's about stability, national identity, rejecting the Islamic regime,
00:35:21.880 and it's about reconnecting with a pre-1979 vision of Iran.
00:35:27.700 It's about restoring a sense of normalcy after decades of Islamic ideological rule.
00:35:34.220 And whether you agree with that vision or not, it's irrelevant because Iranians have already made their choice.
00:35:42.380 The Shah of Iran is a powerful political force.
00:35:45.740 and powerful political forces cannot simply be ignored just because they make some commentators
00:35:52.780 uncomfortable and just because analysts refused to factor him into their analysis when they're
00:35:59.420 speaking about modern Iranian politics. As I watch these videos, I keep coming back to the same
00:36:06.220 thought. What if we're witnessing the early stages of a historical turning point?
00:36:12.160 Not because change is guaranteed, although I do believe it is very, very likely.
00:36:17.820 Not because outcomes are predetermined, but because moments like this tend to look more obvious only in hindsight.
00:36:24.840 When historians look back at transformative periods, they often identify moments that seemed ordinary at the time, but later proved significant.
00:36:34.940 And that's why preserving these videos matters.
00:36:38.080 That's why documenting these demonstrations matters.
00:36:41.460 it's why sharing this footage matters because regardless of what happens next these images and
00:36:49.460 videos now exist these voices exist these demonstrations exist and no amount of censorship
00:36:58.420 by the terrorist islamic regime occupying iran can erase the fact that millions upon millions
00:37:05.460 of Iranians chose to stand up, call for the end of the Islamic regime, and chant the name of their
00:37:12.820 Shah, Reza Pahlavi II. As I wrap up this video, I want to leave you with one final thought. The most
00:37:22.500 important political question facing Occupy Iran is not what governments want. It's not what
00:37:29.060 international organizations want. It's not even what television networks or pundits or analysts
00:37:35.500 want. The most important question is what the Iranian people want. Because ultimately the
00:37:43.980 future of Iran belongs to Iranians. And the reason these newly released videos matter so much
00:37:50.600 is because they give you a glimpse into that conversation. They allow you to hear voices that
00:37:57.700 were deliberately silenced by an illegitimate totalitarian dictatorship. They allow you to
00:38:04.940 see images that were deliberately hidden. And they remind you that behind every headline,
00:38:11.420 behind every policy debate, behind every geopolitical discussion, there are real
00:38:16.840 human beings who continue to fight for the future they believe their country deserves.
00:38:23.420 And to all the Iranians who are watching this video right now, I just want to say
00:38:27.900 I'm Goldie Gamari and now you know.