The next 24 breathtaking hours, ceasefire or destruction of Iran's power plants and bridges?

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0:01 Hello. Monday, 17 Esfand 1405, April 6, 2026: the 37th day of the war by America and Israel against the people and the country of Iran has passed with Israel continuing today, even more intensely than yesterday, its attacks on petrochemical infrastructure, especially in Asaluyeh and the South Pars refineries. It attacked electricity, water and oxygen facilities and other utilities that virtually all the petrochemical plants in this important industrial region rely on.

0:57 These attacks have disrupted them. Beyond this, America has also continued its attacks on various sites, and today the attacks stretched from Urmia and Khoy in West Azerbaijan to Yazd and Bushehr, from Khuzestan to Khorasan, and many other parts of the country. In Tehran, even Sharif University of Technology was attacked. Gas was cut off for some hours in parts of Tehran and was restored through the efforts of the gas company. The gas is back on, but in any case this state of war has not allowed the country to return to normal even though the holidays are over, nor has it allowed the wheels

1:58 of the economy to turn normally. More than 8 million people have businesses that depend on the internet, and with the internet cut for more than five weeks, they are in real trouble. We have more than 8 million Snapp drivers whose livelihoods are affected by the war, several million street vendors whose daily living depends on spreading out their small stalls, plus shopkeepers and tradespeople who could do no business either before Nowruz or now, except, of course, food shops, pharmacies and the like,

2:54 which are still operating, and the government has managed to get supplies to them. But our six and a half million industrial workers, our 13 million workers in total, the closure of universities and schools, and many parts of society are effectively facing disruption. The jobs of millions of people are at risk, and the consequences are hunger, poverty and a devastating situation, and God knows what calamity will befall the people in the end. Iran, of course, has also continued its attacks and is still pursuing this fruitless war.

3:54 Its attacks on Israel included several missile strikes, which killed at least four people in Haifa and wounded dozens. This was during Easter, which for Christians is perhaps the most important holiday after Christmas, and also during the Jewish holiday of Passover, or Pesach, pronounced in different ways, which commemorates Moses leading the Children of Israel across the sea. During these days, the city of Jerusalem, the holy city of Christians and Jews and the second or third holiest city of Muslims, was entirely shut down, unlike in previous years, out of fear

4:53 of Iranian attacks. The continuing state of war in Israel has also created ongoing problems: airports closed, people constantly going to shelters, and so on, which has raised serious questions about Israel's resilience as well, and it is said that more than 60 percent of Israelis have turned against the war. Likewise, the attacks on the Persian Gulf states have disrupted life in those countries. In addition, rising fuel prices and the suspension of flights in these regions have had a major impact on airlines worldwide, and many, besides raising ticket prices,

5:48 have also cut a certain number or percentage of their flights. In any case, this war, which one could call aimless, which Mr. Trump started without a clear strategy, has reached a point where every day it inflicts damage on all parties involved, though of course the greatest damage falls on Iran, the country of Iran and the people of Iran. Today Mr. Trump held a lengthy press conference, full of his usual rambling, to the extent that in some circles, especially after a tweet he posted yesterday using crude, gutter language against Iran,

6:50 a wave has arisen, at least among Democrats, with some members of Congress, senators, and American media and press raising the idea that the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution, which concerns the removal of the president, should be invoked. One method is that if the vice president convenes the cabinet and declares that the president has lost his rational faculties, that he is ill or has gone mad and cannot run the country, and the cabinet votes accordingly, then with the approval of both houses of Congress the president would be removed. Of course, another method is impeachment by Congress itself. This has been raised because

7:50 Mr. Trump's rambling, foul-mouthed abuse and shifting positions are something that has worried not only the American people; other countries have also reacted, including Mr. Macron, the president of France, who spoke sharply about Mr. Trump, perhaps for the first time. In today's press conference, besides his usual rambling and insults toward reporters, previous American presidents and so on, Mr. Trump again spoke about the people of Iran. When he was asked, "If you go and hit the infrastructure, people will suffer; millions of people

8:47 will be in trouble," he said, "No, the people of Iran themselves want the bombs to be dropped. Even when a bomb lands near their homes, they still shout, 'Drop the bombs, bomb away!'" It is not clear which people Mr. Trump is talking about, or how he allows himself to speak on behalf of people who are under bombardment. Or perhaps his yardstick is a handful of warmongers outside Iran who sometimes march in the streets with Israeli and American flags and the Lion and Sun flag of Iran and call for war. In any case, he again issued a severe threat that if by tomorrow night, meaning Tuesday night (he did extend it by 24 hours, saying he extended it because of Easter), by 8

9:41 p.m. tomorrow night US time, that is, three thirty after midnight Iran time, Iran does not give the response he wants, he will attack all of Iran's power plants and transportation bridges. Part of his press conference was also spent on a grandiose account of the rescue of an American pilot from an F-15 that had crashed in Iran, which he talked about at great length. But in the world of diplomacy, after it was reported that the American proposal has 14 points and has been delivered to Iran, it was reported today that Iran has also given a ten-point response. Previously it was a six-point one,

10:40 but now it is said that Iran has given a ten-point response to the American proposal, in effect delivering its own counterproposal to America. Pakistan has stated that it is acting as mediator and is trying to talk to Mr. JD Vance, Witkoff and the others on one side, and to Mr. Araghchi on the other, and it is said that Mr. Ghalibaf or other figures in the Iranian government are also involved. In any case, according to Iranian news agencies, Iran has not accepted a temporary ceasefire for now, since the talk had been of a 45-day ceasefire. Instead, it has demanded that the ceasefire be permanent,

11:34 that there be lasting peace and a guarantee against renewed attack. Mr. Trump, for his part, has said this is not enough, and diplomatic efforts are still under way that may, within the next 24 hours, prevent catastrophe and the widening of the war, although Israel's war machine and air force are continuing nonstop to destroy our country, regardless of these negotiations. In the hope of victory for Iran and Iranians.