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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.

A ceasefire amid fear and hope, New York Times report on Netanyahu's role in creating war

Finally, last night a ceasefire was established after five weeks of the pointless, devastating and savage war that America and Israel had been waging against Iran. This ceasefire was brokered by Pakistan, by its prime…
The next 24 breathtaking hours, ceasefire or destruction of Iran's power plants and bridges?

It attacked electricity, water and oxygen facilities and other utilities that virtually all the petrochemical plants in this important industrial region rely on. These attacks have disrupted them. Beyond this, America…
China strengthens Iran's air defenses and targets two US planes

An American F-15 fighter jet was hit by air defenses over Iranian soil, probably over Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, and was shot down. Of the two crew members on this flight, American helicopters went in and…
Trump: We will abandon the Strait of Hormuz and leave NATO

The savage, ruinous and endless war of America and Israel against Iran has reached its thirty-second day. Statistics that can be compiled from the data of the Red Crescent, the Ministry of Education and HRANA show that…
Continued Israeli attacks on infrastructure and factories, increasing the possibility of dialogue...

First, I apologize: I have a bad cold and may cough, and I hope it won't bother you. The news surrounding the war continues as intensely as before, and it is still one of the most important stories in the world.…
Israel strikes industrial infrastructure, and the uncertain future of peace talks

Mr. Trump has extended by another ten days, until 16 Farvardin, the five-day deadline he had set for the start of negotiations, which was due to expire today, Friday. He said he would halt attacks on Iran's…
Three critical days ahead: negotiations or escalating war in the region

The five-day deadline Mr. Trump set, which expires this Friday, has been accompanied by a series of diplomatic moves. On one side, Pakistan has announced that it has delivered America's 15-point plan to Iran. On the…
From the threat of attacking infrastructure to negotiating with carpet weavers

I hope it will be a year full of health, happiness and success for all the people of Iran, and a year of freedom and joy for the people. But the war remains at the center of all events and news, not only in Iran but in…
Attacks on three gas refineries in Asaluyeh raise the prospect of a national gas and energy crisis

Ahead of the arrival of Nowruz and the new year, I offer my congratulations to everyone and hope that the coming year will be a year of health, happiness, prosperity and freedom for our country. But in the past 48…
Europe's rejection of Trump's participation in the war

This devastating war, with no prospect for the future in sight, continues. Over the past 24 hours, Israeli and American airstrikes have hit numerous and varied targets with drones, missiles, and bombs. Israel has…
Heavy wave of strikes on Kharg and other infrastructure

First, I apologize that on Wednesday I was unable to present the program to you because I was traveling and was on a train. Today, Friday, the fourteenth day of the war has come to an end. Mr. Trump threatened today…
Mojtaba becomes leader, and expectations he will be killed soon

The tenth day of the war has passed, with the intense American and Israeli air strikes escalating. Air strikes are continuing in Tehran, Karaj, Isfahan, Shiraz and Zahedan, and numerous sites have been attacked. Tehran…