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Mohsen Sazegara's weekly video talks, each with a full English translation. New talks are added as they are published. Older talks without a translation are on the Persian site.

Examining infiltration of the military, intelligence agencies, and the Supreme Leader's office

The Hengaw news agency in Kurdistan has reported that Farzad Khoshbarsh, a political prisoner in Mazandaran, was killed under torture in a Ministry of Intelligence detention center one week after his arrest. Signs of…
What was said about Iran in the Putin-Netanyahu phone call?

Reuters reported that on Saturday, 24 Aban, that is, the day before yesterday, Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Putin spoke by phone. Both governments said the subject of the conversation was regional and Middle Eastern issues,…
Diverging Russian and Chinese policies on Iran

The Reuters news agency has prepared a report in which it spoke with a number of experts, and the gist of it is that the Islamic Republic has a calculated plan: on one hand it has eased social freedoms, especially the…
Khamenei's death, the end of velayat-e faqih, and the failure of Mojtaba's succession project

First, I apologize that on Monday, because I was traveling and my schedule on this trip was disrupted, I was unable to present the program to you. Today the news reported that Ahmad Baldi, a 20-year-old Arab student…
Khamenei flees from Cyrus and hides behind Shapur 😁

Ahmad Baldi, a young 20-year-old Arab student from Ahvaz who set himself on fire on 11 Aban in Zeytoun Park in Ahvaz, is hovering between life and death at Taleghani Burn Hospital in Ahvaz. Together with his mother, he…
Sweeping changes in Khamenei's office for fear of Israeli infiltrators

The GAMAAN polling institute has published its latest survey on the 12-day war: people's views on it, its consequences, and how they perceive it. The survey was conducted with help from Psiphon, which produces a VPN…
Assured he won't be killed, Khamenei returns to his office

First, I apologize that on Friday, for various reasons, I was unable to present the program to you. Today, though, the story of Omid Sarlak, the young man from Lorestan, and what happened at his funeral procession is,…
Closing Pasargadae exposes Khamenei's fake patriotism

Every year the seventh of Aban, which is regarded as the birthday of Cyrus the Great, the founder of Iran, sees gatherings at Pasargadae or Persepolis, or at least attempts by people to gather at these places and pay…
Ghalibaf's remarks on Khamenei's orders and a wave of fawning over Putin's Russia

The remarks of Mr. Ghalibaf, the Speaker of the Majlis, in the open session, and his attack on Rouhani, are another act in the events unfolding in the country. In his speech, Mr. Ghalibaf said, "Let me say it plainly:…
Ayandeh Bank, Mojtaba Khamenei, and Ali Ansari?

These days, Ayandeh Bank, its widespread corruption, and finally its closure and transfer to Bank Melli are on everyone's lips. It is hot news, and the question has been raised: how were Mr. Ali Ansari and his cronies,…
Why does the regime want to deploy street forces over the hijab?

The regime's street offensive, the reactivation of the "promotion of virtue and prevention of vice" patrols, and the talk of sending 80,000 enforcers of virtue and vice into the streets to harass people deserve…
Putin's new message and Khamenei's threat of war

I apologize that, because I am traveling, I am presenting the program to you from a place along the way, and we will turn to the important issues of these past few days. I also apologize for the background noise in this…