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0:00Now to the Iranian president. Mr.
0:02President, thank you for the time.
0:04>> Thank you.
0:05>> On Tuesday, President Trump told the UN
0:08that he's weighing whether to annihilate
0:11Iran or to make a grand bargain. On
0:14Wednesday, you stood at that same podium
0:16and said the United States were
0:19terrorists. But at the same time, your
0:22team through mediators was negotiating
0:24with Steve Wickoff and Jared Kushner.
0:28So is Iran choosing war or a deal?
0:35We did not choose war. The war was
0:38imposed on us. We do not seek war.
0:42Rather, whenever they attack us, we are
0:46forced to defend ourselves. We never
0:49started a war. But if they wish to keep
0:52fighting with us, we will respond
0:53strongly, resolutely. And today the
0:56pressures that they keep imposing on us
0:59is
1:01so that's to force us to surrender
1:04outside of a legal framework of
1:06international law which is impossible.
1:09>> Did anything change in the negotiations
1:12with Witoff and Kushner this week?
1:17>> That which is discussed and negotiated
1:21is within the framework of international
1:24law and
1:26what would be rightfully ours under
1:29international law. We never sought
1:31anything more.
1:33In result of that, based on that
1:36foundation, we're seeking an agreement
1:39if the counterpart agrees to it.
1:42>> The government's your government's
1:44conditions have been to lift the
1:46blockade, to lift the sanctions, to
1:48release frozen assets, to have Iran and
1:51Oman control the shipping lanes. That's
1:53what Iran has said that it wants. But
1:55what's Iran going to give?
1:59>> We have no problems. We did reach an
2:03agreement with your president which was
2:06signed. That agreement was signed and
2:08based on that we are willing and still
2:12wish to move forward and the framework
2:15was agreed upon. We had not closed the
2:18straight of hormones. It was open
2:21without any legal justification or
2:24framework. They attacked us. They
2:26assassinated and martyed our esteemed
2:28supreme leader. Our scientists are
2:31military commanders and government
2:33officials.
2:34>> I want to talk about that in a second.
2:37But specifically,
2:38will Iran stop firing on commercial
2:41ships no matter what flag it is?
2:44>> We have not attacked. The problem is
2:47that when a straight Those who have been
2:50responsible for a lifetime for that
2:52straight, they are forbidden from moving
2:55their vessels through that waterway.
2:57Then of course we will not recognize
2:59that right for other vessels. Now
3:01America is forbidding our transit
3:03through that waterway. For what reason?
3:06Based on what foundation
3:08isn't navigation supposed to be free?
3:11>> Will you give up the 60% enriched
3:14uranium?
3:16>> Yes. within the framework of
3:19international law based on the
3:21nonprololiferation treaty. Whatever we
3:23are supposed to adhere to, we will.
3:26>> Will you stop arming Hezbollah and the
3:28Houthis as part of a deal? Will you tell
3:31the Houthis to stop attacking Saudi
3:33Arabia?
3:36>> The Houthis are responsible for their
3:37own actions. They don't take directions
3:40from us
3:42as those who are resisting in the
3:46region. based on the situations that
3:48have been imposed on them. We have
3:51contacts with them. There is no
3:52systematic relationship
3:56in reality as those who resist. We feel
4:00that there is in reality
4:03a sort of common framework.
4:06>> With all due respect, Mr. President,
4:08there's a long tie between Iran funding
4:10the Hezbollah
4:12and also funding the Houthis. And there
4:15is intelligence in many intelligence
4:18agencies that suggests those messages
4:21come directly from Iran. You're
4:22disputing all of that
4:25>> vis the war and conflict to the extent
4:29that I'm aware of as since the time I
4:32took over official responsibilities.
4:34There has been no such contact directing
4:37them to engage from a humanitarian
4:40standpoint and human rights standpoint.
4:42You talked about the June negotiated uh
4:46effort that you and President Trump
4:49signed, the Islamabad memorandum, the
4:51so-called.
4:52Uh a few weeks later, the Revolutionary
4:55Guard forces fired on three ships and
4:57set a cuttery gas tanker on fire. The
5:00deal collapsed. It's reported that you
5:02called the IRGC commander, General of
5:05Aiti, and and he said he did not
5:07authorize those attacks. If that's true,
5:10who gave the order for those attacks?
5:16>> You see, the problems, the difficulties
5:18that exist in the region is a lack of
5:21coordination. A lack of coordination
5:23between the United States and those who
5:26are in the region, specifically in Iran,
5:28and wish to move forward within the
5:30framework of that agreement. as it has
5:32been brought into the agreement. In the
5:35implementation of that agreement, there
5:37have been misunderstandings.
5:38>> But it happened in April too. Sir, your
5:41foreign minister said the strait was
5:42completely open. The next day, the
5:44revolutionary guard attack ships twice.
5:46Your diplomats made a promise and the
5:48next day the revolutionary guard broke
5:51it within a day. Now just go back to
5:53January. Your government said that you
5:55ordered no force against the protesters
5:57in the streets. Thousands ended up being
5:59killed in March. March 7th, you said
6:03this about your military firing on
6:05neighboring countries.
6:07>> The champions that are sacrificing their
6:09lives to defend our territorial
6:10integrity fired at will because their
6:12commanders were absent and did whatever
6:14was necessary.
6:16>> Then you apologized personally to Iran's
6:19neighbors for those attacks. Then back
6:21in July, commanders attacked ships
6:23without your knowledge. So Mr.
6:26President, there's three times that you
6:28gave a specific order and someone
6:30overrode you. So, who is in control of
6:34Iran?
6:36You see, that which occurred in Iran
6:41and the your president announces that
6:4470,000 people have been killed.
6:47We made public the national
6:50identification numbers and the birth
6:52certificates of 3,5 people. If there
6:57there is any additional information such
6:59as 40,000 individuals, 70,000, someone
7:02should furnish proof. So, it's not true.
7:06Of these 3,000 some people who lost
7:08their precious lives, about 500 of them
7:11consisted of the security and police
7:13forces. Your own president announced
7:17that they armed and equipped instigators
7:21and this was supposed to lead uh to a
7:25coup, not in support of street protests,
7:30of peaceful protests
7:32and those in the armed forces and
7:34security forces who lost their lives is
7:37unprecedented. Why? because the
7:40firepower from the rioters was the new
7:43element introduced in this 3,000 uh plus
7:47people regular citizens and individuals
7:50lost their lives. has been proven shown
7:52in photos and clips and it was quite
7:55unfortunate and that's why we apologize
7:59due to the lackluster management of the
8:03events should have been managed better
8:06to allow someone to weaponize a
8:10demonstration in the streets. That's
8:12unacceptable. You're talking about the
8:14January attacks and you said to your
8:16people we're ashamed before the people
8:19was the quote. You did publish the 3000
8:22number. A human rights group said it was
8:246,221
8:26with 17,000 more deaths under review.
8:28Time magazine had a report that a
8:31hospital list of 30,000 deaths January
8:338th and 9th alone, but more than 41,000
8:36were arrested and now the numbers are
8:38well more than that unreported.
8:41understanding what you reported
8:43publicly, Mr. President, that's the
8:45January incident. You're a heart
8:47surgeon.
8:49How many Iranians did Iran security
8:52forces kill?
8:54>> You see, it's not very difficult.
8:57You can send people there
8:59in order to ascertain the truth. what
9:02such and such journal reports outside of
9:05the country is contrary to the accurate
9:09recollection of events when they say
9:1210,000 17,000 why don't they furnish at
9:15least two national identification
9:17numbers
9:17>> back to the first part about the
9:19revolutionary guard initiating attacks
9:22after you sign a deal theou two other
9:25specific times if you sign a deal who
9:28guarantees the revolutionary guard is
9:30going to obey
9:37We were supposed to put a team according
9:39to thisou in order to coordinate any
9:44misunderstandings
9:45or correct lack of coordination. We did
9:48never have we never had the chance to
9:51establish and set up this team. This is
9:53not only from us. The same holds true
9:56for the American forces that are present
9:58in the region and open fire at will on
10:01any location when they wish. In order to
10:03prevent such events from taking place,
10:06two groups must be identified and have
10:08open channels of communication so as to
10:11be able to prevent such instances from
10:15occurring, not only reacting.
10:17>> But why should President Trump negotiate
10:19with you and not with IRGC commander
10:21General Vahiti?
10:24You see the problem that we face
10:27is that there is a deep mistrust that
10:30has formed between us. The reason for it
10:33is that prior in the JCPOA we did reach
10:37an agreement under the JCPOA that your
10:40president tore that up. If we are unable
10:43to trust one another within the
10:45framework of a dialogue, how can we hope
10:47that these issues will ever be
10:49resolvable? But as I just said, the
10:51Revolutionary Guard fired on those ships
10:53after theou in the days after. You've
10:55said the Supreme Leader decides. He's
10:58the ultimate decider. Then did the
11:00Supreme Leader approve destroying your
11:04own deal.
11:08We would never attack our own
11:10population.
11:11You know the things
11:13>> you did, huh? No. No.
11:17who conducted terrorist actions against
11:20us, who hit our schools.
11:23I understand, but in January 8th and
11:259th, you definitely had security forces
11:27that killed Iranian citizens.
11:32>> Mr. Trump himself announced that we had
11:35equipped and armed these people in order
11:37to bring down the Iranian government.
11:40Netanyahu's
11:41people announced that from Kurdistan and
11:44Baluchistan province forces would be
11:47penetrating the major metropolitan
11:49centers in order to bring down the
11:51government. They thought that it was a
11:54three it would be a three-day affair
11:55that the government would fall. It
11:57remained steadfast, became more
11:59cohesive, became more united. Even those
12:03who stood against the Iranian government
12:06opposed us for a number of reasons. Now
12:08they are supporting Iran.
12:10>> When is the last time you saw the
12:12Supreme Leader in person? Is he healthy?
12:15Is he able to govern
12:17>> precisely? I don't remember the dates.
12:20About a month, month and a half ago. I
12:22we met and about seven hours.
12:24>> You saw him in person a month ago.
12:27>> Yes. Seven hours. As I said earlier, we
12:30conducted talks.
12:31>> And is he healthy? Is he able to govern
12:33very much so completely
12:37the implementation of the policies
12:41is in the hands of the administration
12:43and the government but the consultations
12:45and the directions come from there.
12:47>> Why haven't we seen a video of the
12:49Supreme Leader addressing the Iranian
12:51people, addressing this war, even
12:52addressing President Trump?
12:58Well, this is a process was created in
13:02our society which is the lack of
13:04security that was created by for the
13:06action of foreigners but the action of
13:08aggressors. The American president
13:11announced that we are terrorists
13:14but in reality everyone can easily
13:16distinguish that we've been the victim
13:17and the targets of terrorism. And then
13:20they say no we didn't. They deny the
13:23obvious truth, but yet they accuse us of
13:26such actions. We wish to live in the
13:28region with peace. Will you rule out
13:32executing protesters if they take to the
13:34streets?
13:36>> Whomever wishes to protest is fully
13:40entitled to do so. We sat and had a
13:44dialogue with many of these protesters.
13:46Now, weaponizing protests, that's a
13:48whole different affair. illegal
13:50everywhere. A lot of people have issues.
13:53They want to challenge policies or
13:55implementations of policies. We sit and
13:57discuss and reach a mutually agreeable
14:00conclusion.
14:02>> We answer to the people but not with a
14:05weapon.
14:06>> Mr. President, uh the Chinese President
14:08Xi is at the White House today. There
14:10was a Wall Street Journal report uh that
14:12Iran obtained highresolution satellite
14:14images of the US base in Jordan from
14:17Chinese entities before the July 17th
14:20missile strike. Three American soldiers
14:22were killed there. So did Chinese
14:24satellite images help kill American
14:28soldiers at the hands of Iran?
14:32>> We do not seek to kill Americans.
14:35As shown by actions, demonstrable
14:37actions, America has sought to kill
14:39Iranians.
14:41Why do
14:42>> But they were killed there. Did you
14:44satellite images?
14:44>> Not at all. Not at all.
14:46>> No.
14:47>> Number one, I am specifically unaware of
14:51these reported purported images that you
14:54talk about. Now, what militaries do with
14:58one another between two countries, it is
15:01their own business within their own
15:03guidelines. Now, if the Chinese wish to
15:05do that, if they could move heaven and
15:08earth, they would free some of the funds
15:10in order to pay for the goods that we
15:12have sold to them. But politically,
15:16China in reality is much more on the
15:19side that we must move forward with
15:21dialogue and negotiations.
15:23>> Well, China buys most of your oil still.
15:27Is Beijing paying for this war?
15:29>> Uh, one of the problems that we face is
15:32that our money in China is blocked. The
15:36fact that you touched upon earlier the
15:40the accusations that we supply so and so
15:42with fundings, we can't even get our own
15:45money out of a country to which we have
15:47supplied goods, let alone using those
15:49funds to pay someone else in another
15:50corner of the world. So the framing of
15:53this as is reported in society is
15:57incorrect because they want to use it as
16:00a tool in order to justify aggression.
16:02>> Mr. President, you've said that you
16:04don't know sometimes when the military
16:06acts and you've said that they've acted
16:10without your order. You've said that you
16:12don't know anything about the Chinese
16:14satellite images being used by the
16:16military to target the US bases. Do you
16:18know what your military is going to do
16:22tomorrow or the next day?
16:25>> What we know
16:26>> is that if we're attacked, we must
16:28defend ourselves.
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