Special Report: Conflict in the Middle East

March 4, 2026 | 52:30

Erick Stakelbeck hosts TBN's Special Report on the Conflict in the Middle East.

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| Special Report: Conflict in the Middle East | March 4, 2026

I'm eric
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Stickleback, and this is a tbn special report.
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The united states has dubbed it operation epic fury.
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Israel is calling it operation roaring lion together.
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The goal is to destroy iran's nuclear
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And ballistic missile threat once and for all,
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And to hopefully topple iran's regime in the process.
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The early hours of the war saw a big development on that front.
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Israeli airstrikes eliminated dozens of top iranian officials
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At the very outset of the war, including, most importantly,
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Ayatollah khamenei, the longtime supreme leader of iran.
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President trump shared on truth, social quote, khomeini,
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One of the most evil people in history, is dead.
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This is not only justice for the people of iran,
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But for all great americans and those people
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From many countries throughout the world
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That have been killed or mutilated by khamenei
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And his gang of bloodthirsty thugs.
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Earlier, the president encouraged
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The iranian people to rise up and claim their freedom.
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But the regime is not going down without a fight.
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Iran has launched at least 500 ballistic missiles at israel
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So far, and a woman in tel aviv was killed in one barrage.
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Iran has also launched missiles and drones at neighboring
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Arab muslim countries,
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Including saudi arabia, kuwait, jordan, qatar, bahrain
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And the united arab emirates in an attempt to strike u.s.
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Bases there and spark a regional war.
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It's a major turning point for the middle east and the world,
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And over the next hour,
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We will bring you breaking insights
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From some of the world's top experts,
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And all from a biblical perspective.
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We start in jerusalem with our tbn israel
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Correspondent, jair pinto, host of boots on the ground.
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She's right here on tbn every thursday night at 8:30 p.m.
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Eastern time here.
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Thanks for joining us in the middle of the night
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In israel.
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First of all, tell us how this all went down.
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This was in broad daylight
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In iran and in israel when the operation started.
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What does your day look like?
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I imagine you've been in and out
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Of bomb shelters with your family. yes.
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Like everything started a little bit before 8:08 a.m.
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In the morning here.
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It's a saturday morning, so no school kids with us.
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We wake up to the sounds of alarms
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On our cell phones that are notifying us,
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Like waking us up, saying that the whole country of israel
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Is moving from normal routine, that schools are in session.
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You can leave, you can do.
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You can walk
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Whatever you usually do into a state of heightened alert
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Because israel is launching a preemptive war
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Against the iranian republic, and this is against the
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Missile launching capabilities,
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Against the command and control infrastructure of the regime.
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And basically, the first wave of strike
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Was the biggest in israel's aerial history.
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That included 200 airplanes
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That carried out the attacks against 500 targets
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In a few minutes, taking down all the ability
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Of the islamic republic of iran to conduct any kind of strong
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And severe retaliatory attack against israel,
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Against the citizens of israel,
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Against the military
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Infrastructure of the idf, but
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Also against the united states assets in this region.
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So israel carried out, together with the united states
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Of america, a very, very coordinated
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Plan of deception to make sure that the attack
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Took place in the morning hours is something that we are almost
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Never seen.
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Usually these attacks are happening in
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The middle of the night or early morning before people wake up.
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This time it was carried out in broad daylight, making sure
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That there was concentration of the leadership of the irgc
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In central areas, including, i thought, ally germany.
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That was targeted.
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We had in broad daylight these strikes taking place
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At the very outset.
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The year ended up with the deaths of at least
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40 top iranian officials and most of all, ayatollah khamenei.
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Most importantly, the supreme leader is now confirmed dead.
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Tell us about the importance of that,
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The ramifications of the demise of iran's supreme leader.
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Yeah.
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So this this evil man and he is evil.
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He took hostage
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The entire nation of iran, and that's 92 people,
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Only 10% of the population of the iranians
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In iran actually support this evil men.
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So this is a dictator, a dictator that
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Carried out and planned to develop nuclear weapons,
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Threatened to annihilate the united states of america
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And israel, called the us the big satan.
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And these are the small satan
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Developed ballistic missile capabilities
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And tried to develop intercontinental ballistic
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Missile capabilities that can reach
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The united states of america.
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He funded all the terrorist organizations
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In this region, including hezbollah, hamas,
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The houthis in yemen and other iranian militias in iraq.
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This is a major destabilizing factor in the whole world.
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And the fact that he's no longer with us
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Can mean that the iranian people, first
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And foremost, have a future of something better,
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Something to dream for, to look for cooperation
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With the outside world
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And not just sustain in this tyrannical regime
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That all it does is funding terrorism, destruction
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And death.
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Talking about the whole point of this wall, this, as you said,
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Is a spiritual war, eric.
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And we are seeing this is a battle between good and evil.
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So this is all a sign that god is acting
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And we should keep praying.
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Joining us now is israel's top diplomat in the united states.
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Israel's ambassador to the united states.
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Yukio leiter is back with us. ambassador.
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Always great to see you from an israeli perspective.
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What have you seen thus far?
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Are you satisfied?
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Is israel satisfied
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With the results on the ground in this offensive
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Against the world's number one state sponsor of terrorism,
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The iranian regime?
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Well, first of all, good evening.
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It's always good to be with you.
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And particularly now, during this time
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When something unprecedented is happening.
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We've always been dear friends,
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Partners.
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We're a junior partner, the united states,
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A senior partner.
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But we've never been at this level of collaboration.
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And the two most powerful air forces in the world
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Are now collaborating and taking out what is nothing
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Short of pure evil.
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An evil regime that has spread mayhem,
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Murder, death and destruction around the world.
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And, it's not just the friendship,
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The personal friendship that goes back to mid-eighties
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Between our prime minister and the president.
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But it's the friendship between our two nations.
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And it's the biblical roots of our two nations
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That, unite israel and united states
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Together to protect judeo-christian civilization.
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That's the key here.
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The iranian movements,
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These fanatical ayatollahs set out to destroy
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The abraham accords that brought moderate islam
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Together with israel in a accommodation
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Of western civilization, of judeo christian civilization.
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They set out to destroy it, and they set out to destroy it
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By building a
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Ballistic missile arsenal and by pursuing nuclear weapons.
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Look what's happening right now in our neighborhood.
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Eric, it's just it's unbelievable.
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If anybody needed proof
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Of how correct we were in our assessment
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That iran wouldn't hesitate to use their missiles and,
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Look, look,
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Look at saudi arabia hitting the us embassy in riyadh,
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Hitting, shopping malls in dubai, the the airport,
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Qatar, kuwait, jordan and europe.
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I mean, prime minister netanyahu warned for years
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That they would not hesitate to attack europe.
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And sure enough,
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They hit cyprus with a ballistic missile
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And they could reach germany as well.
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So we have come together to terminate this,
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Nuclear weapons program, this ballistic missile program,
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And the support for proxies throughout the middle east
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That have shown such,
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Destruction, such despair, such terrorism.
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We're working together. we're flying together.
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And the results
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Since we began, friday night are quite, quite good.
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They're almost, almost miraculous.
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I would say
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In the first 40 minutes, we took out 40 of the main leaders.
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And that's causing a breakdown in the chain of command.
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So we're seeing, the the skies over
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Iran being, under our control.
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We're flying. flying freely to destroy,
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Missile
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Bases, production sites, command centers, and the.
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We will pursue and persevere until we have,
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Completed the job.
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Yeah. ambassador. great breakdown.
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And, man, as you're talking, folks, imagine this regime,
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This blood soaked regime that the ambassador just described
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With nuclear weapons, the world's deadliest weapons.
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No, thanks.
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And what we see right now
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Is israel,
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The first line of defense for western civilization,
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For judeo-christian civilization,
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Teaming with the united states,
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Which is really now the last line of defense for the west.
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Ambassador, you're in the meetings.
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You're in all the top level meetings
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With the president and the prime minister.
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Can you talk a bit more about their historic partnership?
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Look, people to compare them
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To reagan and thatcher bringing down the soviet empire.
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Now they're working together
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To bring down the iranian terror empire.
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Tell us more about their partnership
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And why it's so important and historic.
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Well, look, it's historic because,
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You know, just like, churchill and roosevelt came together
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To protect the world, save the world from nazi ism.
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Prime minister netanyahu and and president
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Trump were coming together to save the world
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From an islamism that, has global ambitions
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And does not hesitate to use the worst
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Kind of terror and violence to pursue that goal.
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You know, those missiles that are falling on, cities
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In the middle east right now?
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Imagine that they would have been outfitted
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With nuclear warheads.
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It's just unimaginable.
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And they were on the road to becoming,
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A nuclear power
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With an impenetrable fortress of these nuclear missiles.
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Underground would even be tools.
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Would not be able to penetrate,
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You know, a normal people that wasn't,
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You know, crazy and a lunatic apocalyptic would have taken
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From the rising light and midnight hammer operations.
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The lesson that they better stop.
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They better cease and desist.
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And the president warned them, you better stop now.
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But they persisted.
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And not only they persist, they began to plan
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For an underground facility that would be so deep
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That the midnight hammer wouldn't be able to penetrate.
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If we would have waited much longer.
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You know, people ask about why now?
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I don't, frankly,
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I don't quite understand the question
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Because you wait until the missiles are in the air.
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I mean, what do you mean, right now?
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As soon as you have the opportunity
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To take down this kind of evil, you've got to do it.
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And they weren't preparing this underground,
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Bunker, like
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Manufacturing and
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And holding center that would have
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Been impenetrable even to the beatles.
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This had to be stopped before we reached that level.
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No doubt, ambassador.
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Thank god it was stopped.
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And more to come in the days to come.
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Hey, we know you are a very busy man right now, ambassador.
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You. collider.
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Thank you so much for joining us. we will see you again soon.
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God bless.
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The u.s.
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And israel are in the middle of an unprecedented
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Joint operation to neutralize iran's regime.
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And john spencer knows both of these militaries
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And the iranian threat very well.
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He's executive director of the urban warfare institute
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And is known as the world's foremost expert on
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Urban warfare.
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John, always great to see you.
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Hey, the iranian regime now, the islamic revolutionary guard
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In particular, are saying they are going to shut down
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The strategic strait of hormuz.
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But, john, it seems like it will be very difficult
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For them to do that since the iranian navy
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Has pretty much been destroyed.
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Can you break that down?
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That situation right now
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In the seas, in particular the strait of hormuz?
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Sure.
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The centcom or the department of war,
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Sent a message out that all 11,
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Meaning all of the iranian navy ships are now sitting at
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The bottom of the gulf of oman.
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So i don't know what they would plan
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To do that with their still threat.
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I mean, they still have
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Short sea strike capabilities and other assets.
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I if that's one of their goals, you i tell people to,
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You know, set realistic goals.
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I don't think that's going to be a possibility for them.
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And that will continue to be one of the objectives
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Of operation epic fury. but,
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They're literally don't have any ships at this moment.
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Yeah.
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John, you study warfare obviously.
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Obviously for a living.
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What has been your impression so far of operation epic fury?
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Out of the gates here. the u.s.
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And israel, incredible operation.
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Two of the world's most powerful and advanced militaries
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Working side by side.
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And it seems thus far they're getting incredible results.
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How have you seen it?
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Absolutely.
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I mean, historic, history changing.
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It's specifically to the study of war.
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The opening moments of what was
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Achieved in this synchronization of israeli intelligence, u.s.
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Intelligence, israeli planes flying as u.s.
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Tomahawk missiles and others are landing,
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All precisely to eliminate
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The entire hierarchy of the leadership.
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Again, although israel, during a 12 day
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War, eliminated over 30 senior leaders,
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The head of the military, they actually,
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To be able to hit the supreme leader,
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One of the few roadblocks to president trump's
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And israel's ability to bring peace to the middle east.
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What we've seen over the last two years,
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But also the president's
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Bold vision for the middle east with the gulf states
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That iran is attacking all of them.
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But from a military perspective, it's can't be overstated
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How difficult this was. it took us.
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You know, i was a part of the iraq invasion.
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It took us nine months to get saddam.
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It took us weeks, to get his sons,
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The deck of cards to be able to do this, this paralysis
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Of the regime, which has been achieved
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And the accuracy, precision and overwhelming combat power.
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Of course, it was months in planning with me.
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The united states has allies, and then it has israel.
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What israel is able to do, and in partnership
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With the united states,
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It brings a power that the the world hasn't seen before.
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And that's what we're seeing on the ground.
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And hopefully it goes quickly.
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Although we we pray for the friends
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And families of those are the, u.s.
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Servicemen that have been killed.
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The israeli civilians have been killed,
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Based on iranian counterattack.
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This is a swift,
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Precise, constrained operation
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That is already ahead of schedule.
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Doctor. hello, charlotte.
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He is the founder
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Of iran alive ministries, and he joins us now.
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Doctor, sharia, always great to see you.
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I mean, what a moment
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You have been for years, decades and decades.
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Iran is your home country.
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You were born in iran.
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You've been number one advocating for freedom
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For the iranian people.
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And number two, you've been spreading the gospel in iran.
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And now we have a situation where it's the world's
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Fastest growing church, largely underground.
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Doctor, sharia, do you believe
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This is the moment for the iranian people?
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To to not only take a hold of the country,
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But to spread the gospel throughout the middle east?
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I think it's possible.
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Yes. thank you.
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Eric.
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This is a big step towards the fulfillment of jeremiah 4938.
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And, we know that the end result, we know that
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Iran will be a christian nation and iranians have,
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Rejected islam by millions.
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And now, what's happened in the january
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Where the killing of 40,000 people and we started
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Seeing a new crop of people to be harvested.
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We saw a surge in the number of salvations.
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And we believe it's going to continue to do that.
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Just to give you an example,
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Another layer of people who used to believe in islam
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Just a few months ago after this massacre.
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They have said, we don't believe in islam anymore.
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What else is out there?
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That's why we see a surge in the number of salvation.
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As an example,
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One of our leaders in iran was saying,
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Hey, i have my family is very devout muslim
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And they never wanted to hear me.
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Actually my uncle six month ago,
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He told me, i'm going to turn you in to the government
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Because you have become a christian.
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You have become become the enemy of allah.
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And he said, can you believe it?
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Last night my uncle calls me and tells me, tell me about jesus.
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So there is a spiritual shift.
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We we are watching history in the making.
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Political history? yes.
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Spiritual history, yes.
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But also biblical history is in the making.
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Look at jeremiah 49, verses 34 and on
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Exactly what has been happening even the last two days.
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It's being fulfilled.
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So jeremiah 4938 says, i will remove the lord, says,
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I will remove the head, the king and the heads.
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Isn't that what has been happening?
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How many is gone?
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But many of his heads are gone.
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Yeah. great observation.
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Doctor. sharia. look at jeremiah 49.
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We call it iran is called persia, but also elam.
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Elam was part of ancient persia.
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It is specifically referenced in jeremiah 49.
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And as you just said, many believe that prophecy
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Predicting the downfall that wicked regime is happening
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Right now.
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What are you hearing from on the streets, by the way?
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You've got great contacts on the ground in iran,
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Of course, and we've seen video over the past 48 hours
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Of iranians dancing in the streets
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Celebrating khamenei's demise and the u.s.
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And israel coming to their aid.
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What are you hearing from on the ground, this or optimism?
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Is there fear?
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What's the state of play on the ground in iran right
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Now among the iranian people?
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A lot of rejoicing after
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So many people were killed and the people of iran hopeless.
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And, and mourning.
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That has been the word used for the last two months.
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But the last two days they are rejoicing.
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They are dancing.
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And i saw a clip north in northern london.
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I hope you can show that.
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North london, there are two neighborhoods,
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One occupied by iranians, one occupied by the jews.
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And last night both of them came to the main square.
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And you can watch that the jews and the iranians are rejoicing,
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Singing, dancing with israeli flag and iranian new flag.
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So this is what's happening, and i can tell you.
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Yeah.
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Iran, israel and the us
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Will be close friends very soon.
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Very soon. just wait.
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It's our good friend mark dube, which ceo of the foundation
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For defense of democracies right here in washington, dc.
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Mark.
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Well, we take this back to october 7th, 2023
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To the iranian regime.
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I don't think they did envision what would come out of october
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7th, one of the worst days in israel's history, of course,
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But it led eventually to the entire collapse.
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Or at least we're on the brink of the collapse
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Of the entire iranian terror empire.
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Pretty amazing to see it on fold
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Over the past two and a half years.
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Eric, you're right, i mean it.
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It's akin to the japanese attack on pearl harbor,
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Which brought the united states into the war
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And led to the defeat of
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Not only the japanese empire, but but by the nazis.
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And i think when i have seen where
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The leader of hamas decided to launch that vicious attack
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With iran's help on israel,
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He never imagined that it would lead to literally the downfall
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Of the entire axis of misery.
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Or they call it the axis of resistance that khomeini
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And kassam soleimani had built over many years.
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Yeah, just amazing to watch.
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And mark, of course, the main goals president trump
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Laid them out of course, neutralize the nuclear threat,
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The ballistic missile threat, the support for terror proxies.
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But the iranian people, mark you in personally
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And in particular, have advocated the entire team
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To feed, advocated for the iranian people for years.
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What do you think the odds are now?
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President trump said it.
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Pete hegseth, secretary rubio,
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They all said it once again.
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They reiterated
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That now is the time for the iranian people
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To take their freedom back and get out in the streets.
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Do you see that as being likely as the days
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Go on and this regime weakens?
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Yeah, eric, as you say, for, you know, 22 years
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We are working on the iran issue.
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Iran sanctioned us in 2019 as an organization, myself
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And also six of my colleagues been threatening us.
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We also have a number of amazing iranian american colleagues
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Who, who have been working on this issue and,
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And threatened by the regime.
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So we have for many years
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Been calling for the downfall of this regime.
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And i think the most important way to do
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That is to provide maximum support for the iranian people
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At the same time
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That we're putting maximum pressure on the iranian regime.
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President trump has said very clearly
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The goal is to destroy their most deadly capabilities
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And then open up the space for iranians, a once
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In a lifetime opportunity to take back their country.
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President trump's
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Action in iran is weakening that axis.
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We're talking china, russia, iran, north korea.
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That's a good thing.
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But also, by extension, we're seeing
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A new alliance form, perhaps in the middle east.
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Israel and the u.s., of course,
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But joined in a more forceful way by arab
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Muslim nations like saudi arabia, like the united arab
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Emirates, like bahrain, that are under fire right now.
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Courtesy of iran.
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The iranian regime has fired hundreds
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Of missiles, rockets and drones at these arab muslim nations.
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Joining us now to break that down
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And the broader implications is our good friend.
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You know him very well, folks,
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Host of the rosenberg report every thursday night right here
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On tbn, editor in chief of all israel news.
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Joel, you have spent so much time
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Not only in israel, of course, where you're based,
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But in the arab and muslim world meeting with the leaders
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Of these nations
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Saudi arabia, the uae, bahrain, the list goes on.
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What are the ramifications here?
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Short term but long term, now that they are under siege,
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The iranian regime again has fired
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Hundreds of missiles and drones at arab muslim
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Nations surrounding iran in the past 48 hours.
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Major regional shift, you think may be in the offing here.
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These are tectonic shifts in the region.
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Eric. absolutely.
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I think the iranian regime has made several
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Major strategic errors.
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First of all, of course, that they didn't
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Listen to president trump.
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They didn't believe that president trump
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Was going to keep his word and destroy their offensive
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Military capabilities and take them down.
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If they didn't make a serious, strong, verifiable deal.
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So that was catastrophic.
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And and for ali nyi, he lost his life over it.
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The top 40, most powerful,
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Most wicked regime leaders are all dead.
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And there's more to come.
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So that's the first mistake they make.
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The second mistake
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They made was by not just retaliating against israel.
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If they had just retaliated against israel,
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Then they would be sending the message throughout the region
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That really this is an iran israel fight.
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But what they've done.
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The iranian regime has attacked 16 nations
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Throughout the entire middle east.
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They've attacked almost every neighbor
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That they have mostly moderate sunni, arab state
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Who had signaled in recent weeks
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That they were going to be neutral.
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Right. and the u.s.
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Couldn't fly over their territory
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And they weren't going to be involved.
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But the united arab emirates alone has taken more than 700
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Missile and drone attacks just in the last 48 hours.
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And and all of them are now unified with president trump
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And with israel against the iranian regime.
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This is a big deal.
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And i think the sunni arabs should actually militarily
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Get involved in destroying the iranian regime with us.
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Wow. perhaps we see
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Even an arab version of nato shaping up here, joel.
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And, you know, the uae under fire.
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You and i were there together on the ground in abu dhabi
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Just a few years ago, and we loved it there.
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And we're so impressed by everyone in the uae,
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Their great relationship with israel.
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So let's see if they can kind of galvanize together
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With their fellow sunni muslim nations
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In the region that may be coming in the days to come.
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As you said,
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You know, we talk about the biblical
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Historic links between persia, which is modern day iran, joel,
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And israel.
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There in the bible
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Think of king cyrus, the persian king who released
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The jewish people
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From captivity, allowed them to return to jerusalem
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And rebuild the temple.
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Now we kind of have the script being flipped a bit
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In that now the people of israel are, in a sense,
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Helping to free the people of iran from captivity.
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Can you talk about the potential job for the iranian people
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And the iranian church in particular?
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Look, people may not realize, yes, it's
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The world's number one state sponsor of terrorism.
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But iran is also home to the world's fastest growing church.
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Mostly underground, of course, because of persecution.
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But it's there and it's growing,
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And there seems to be unlimited potential for iran
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If it can shake the yoke of this wicked regime.
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Absolutely.
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We are seeing a spiritual awakening because,
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The wicked, tyrants and terrorists of tehran
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Have created an environment where iranians have realized
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That if if the leaders of iran are the
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Are the most, special and perfect,
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Muslim leaders on the world, in the world,
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Then they don't want to be muslims anymore.
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They're abandoning islam.
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Now some are going to asia, some some to agnosticism,
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But millions are turning to faith in jesus christ.
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It is the single greatest spiritual awakening
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Going on in the muslim world, certainly in the middle east.
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So that's very encouraging.
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I would also say that
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On the rosenberg report several years ago,
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I had the honor of giving of having an interview
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With the exiled crown prince of iran, reza pahlavi, right,
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Who was the son of the exiled and late, shah of iran,
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Who was pro-american
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And pro-israel and pro-western in his day, though
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He was also quite cruel in the latter years of the shah's,
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You know, government.
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But i had the opportunity to interview,
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The crown prince, the exiled crown
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Prince, the son of the shah
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Reza pahlavi in israel when he made his first ever
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Historic visit there.
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We should rerun that interview on the rosenberg report.
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You should run clips of it as well,
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Because one of the questions now that the supreme leader is,
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Is is rotting in hell,
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Is who will lead iran going forward.
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And it's too early to say that reza pahlavi will be the guy.
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Right? there's a lot more that would have to happen.
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But we need to start understanding
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Who are these people?
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And he said he wanted to make a cyrus accords deal with israel
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Making peace.
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And i think the iranian regime or the reagan people
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Are going to thank the israeli people
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For liberating them just the way israeli jews
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Thank king cyrus, that great persian
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Leader, for liberating us so many years ago.
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Yeah, joe, great way to close that.
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Wow. exciting time.
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Thank you for sharing that.
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The cyrus accords, folks.
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Is that the doorstep, joel? great job, my friend.
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We'll see you again soon. god bless.
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Folks, fasten your seat belt.
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I believe a new day is coming in the middle east.
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A new day for iran.
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I truly believe we can see revival in persia, modern day
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Iran, and that the gospel can go out from that land.
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Nearly half a century, the iranian people have lived
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Under the jackboot of these tyrants in tehran,
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The iranian regime, islamic fanatics have oppressed their
00:28:59.626 --> 00:29:03.897
Own people in horrific ways and that may be about to end.
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We could see a new era in iran, and no one knows that better
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Than our good friend, pastor reza safa
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He's a director, founder of tbn nejat,
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And what he does is very important.
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I cannot understate it.
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For decades, pastor reza has beamed the gospel into iran.
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That's right.
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And because of his brave efforts, it's a major,
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Perhaps the main reason that iran.
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Yes, the world's number one state sponsor of terrorism.
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I know it's also home at the same time to the world's
00:29:38.098 --> 00:29:42.269
Fastest growing church, largely underground and largely
00:29:42.269 --> 00:29:46.373
Listening to messages
00:29:46.373 --> 00:29:47.875
From our friend, pastor reza safa of tbn.
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Najat reza, you and i have been talking
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About this a long time, my friend.
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First of all, it is great to see you.
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Secondly, man with god, all things are possible
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And you can't stop the gospel.
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But sometimes it seemed like this day would never come.
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Tell us how you're feeling as you watch these initial days.
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Khamenei eliminated.
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Of course, iran's wicked leadership eliminated,
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And the iranian people perhaps on the verge
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Of securing their freedom
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For the first time in nearly half a century.
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It's a joy to be with you again, eric,
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And thank you for doing these programs and bringing light to
00:30:25.045 --> 00:30:30.217
What is happening in the middle east.
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You know, for 47, a nation has been oppressed by a
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By a tyranny, by a repressive regime, islamic regime.
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And i believe god allowed this force, this regime
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To come to power in 1979, in order to show the reality
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Of the evilness of this religion that has bound
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1.8 billion people on planet earth.
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And this past 45 years, we have seen how this regime
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Has this spread death and destruction
00:31:03.984 --> 00:31:06.653
And curses on the middle east and throughout the world,
00:31:06.653 --> 00:31:10.691
Sponsoring all of these radical islamic groups
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In syria, in lebanon, in yemen, in iraq, and causing
00:31:15.195 --> 00:31:21.134
Hundreds of thousands of death on this planet.
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So it's their time for their judgment.
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And so and meanwhile, god is bringing a tremendous
00:31:28.308 --> 00:31:32.879
Harvest of souls out of that nation to his kingdom.
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Yeah.
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And they are driven past a reza by an islamic
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In times, apocalyptic theology.
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And they're going out, in their view,
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It seems, in a blaze of glory.
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Look, they're in their death throes, and yet they're firing
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Rockets, missiles, drones at not only israel and u.s.
00:31:51.198 --> 00:31:54.534
Bases in the region, but surrounding arab and muslim
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Nations also coming under fire from the iranian regime.
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Is this the inevitable outcome for them, pastor reza,
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Just so people know, they're not going to go quietly,
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They have that apocalyptic mindset
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And we can, sadly,
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Probably expect more of this from them in the days to come.
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As again, their backs are against the wall.
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You know, with what they have done these past
00:32:14.921 --> 00:32:17.724
47 years causing so many death and destruction.
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I said to the lord one day, my pray.
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So, lord, if these people die and natural death,
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People in iran and in the middle east will call you unjust.
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You have to judge these people for what they have accomplished.
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As a matter of fact, last sunday in our bible study group,
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As i was teaching our persian group,
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A small group in southern california,
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It came out of my my spirit and i said that,
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Harmony, the
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Ayatollah khomeini will die soon, will be killed soon.
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And a week later i forgot about it.
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And one of our church members, he said, do you remember
00:32:57.397 --> 00:33:00.000
When that happened?
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He said, do you remember what you said last sunday?
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So it is time for god to show justice,
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And also at the same time, his mercy and his grace
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Upon an incredible group of people that have been resilient
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And hopeful and fighting for their freedom
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For the past 47 years.
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Yeah. reza, i want to ask you more about that.
00:33:22.722 --> 00:33:24.524
Look, you've got great contacts,
00:33:24.524 --> 00:33:25.892
Obviously, on the ground inside iran.
00:33:25.892 --> 00:33:28.228
What are you hearing right now from the iranian people,
00:33:28.228 --> 00:33:30.897
The iranian church?
00:33:30.897 --> 00:33:31.932
We've seen the footage,
00:33:31.932 --> 00:33:32.899
Jubilation in the streets, especially after
00:33:32.899 --> 00:33:34.901
The announcement that khamenei was killed.
00:33:34.901 --> 00:33:36.970
What are you hearing on the ground?
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Are the iranian people ready?
00:33:38.305 --> 00:33:39.539
President trump
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And prime minister netanyahu are saying, look,
00:33:40.607 --> 00:33:42.776
We are setting the stage for you.
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Now. go out and grab it. take your freedom.
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Do you get the sense of
00:33:46.880 --> 00:33:47.814
The iranian people are ready to do that?
00:33:47.814 --> 00:33:49.850
You know, the situation
00:33:49.850 --> 00:33:51.051
That two weeks ago looked almost hopeless
00:33:51.051 --> 00:33:54.654
And a despair and almost like a spirit of depression
00:33:54.654 --> 00:33:59.292
Was coming upon the people because they saw
00:33:59.292 --> 00:34:02.596
That they cannot overcome by their own forces.
00:34:02.596 --> 00:34:05.599
And they were begging president trump to do something about it.
00:34:05.599 --> 00:34:09.002
All of a sudden,
00:34:09.002 --> 00:34:10.370
A hope arises in the hearts of millions of people
00:34:10.370 --> 00:34:13.740
That there is a possibility that it change.
00:34:13.740 --> 00:34:16.810
It will happen, and this regime will will fall.
00:34:16.810 --> 00:34:20.180
And so a joy, that unspeakable joy that i've seen in the hearts
00:34:20.180 --> 00:34:24.417
Of many people, iranians, as well as the church people
00:34:24.417 --> 00:34:27.988
I heard a minister said,
00:34:27.988 --> 00:34:30.857
The bible says, do not rejoice in the death of the wicked.
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But i have to say i am rejoicing.
00:34:33.994 --> 00:34:36.263
And so because people are craving for freedom
00:34:36.263 --> 00:34:40.033
And they see president trump and ezra,
00:34:40.033 --> 00:34:43.036
All you have to see all these,
00:34:43.036 --> 00:34:44.604
Posts that i see about iranian loving on israelis and,
00:34:44.604 --> 00:34:49.442
Thanking all their military forces for what they're doing,
00:34:49.442 --> 00:34:52.879
The craving for their freedom.
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It's just unspeakable.
00:34:54.814 --> 00:34:57.284
Looking ahead, short term
00:34:57.284 --> 00:35:00.420
Potential successors to this regime.
00:35:01.221 --> 00:35:03.623
Very tough to say.
00:35:03.623 --> 00:35:04.891
I know we have another reza reza pahlavi, the son of the shah.
00:35:04.891 --> 00:35:07.994
He's based in america right now.
00:35:07.994 --> 00:35:09.796
A lot of people are talking about him as perhaps a bridge.
00:35:09.796 --> 00:35:13.533
Maybe reza pahlavi is kind of a carrot,
00:35:13.533 --> 00:35:15.969
Leads a caretaker government
00:35:15.969 --> 00:35:17.871
Before iran has god willing, free and fair elections.
00:35:17.871 --> 00:35:21.575
Eventually, when?
00:35:21.575 --> 00:35:23.610
And we hope it's soon when the dust settles.
00:35:23.610 --> 00:35:26.213
Reza, what do you expect in the immediate
00:35:26.213 --> 00:35:28.281
Aftermath of this operation?
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This is a very tough question, eric, because it is,
00:35:30.650 --> 00:35:34.421
You know, iran has, 30 plus different groups, people groups.
00:35:34.421 --> 00:35:40.227
We have kurdish people, we have baluchi, we have lori,
00:35:40.227 --> 00:35:43.129
We have azeri.
00:35:43.129 --> 00:35:44.431
And some of these groups want their own independence,
00:35:44.431 --> 00:35:47.500
Like kurdish people
00:35:47.500 --> 00:35:48.635
Have been fighting for centuries for their independence.
00:35:48.635 --> 00:35:52.372
So iran needs a strong leader, a democratic leader
00:35:52.372 --> 00:35:56.476
That can unify these forces.
00:35:56.476 --> 00:35:59.512
And, people are angry.
00:35:59.512 --> 00:36:02.015
And that anger, if you don't respond to it
00:36:02.015 --> 00:36:05.418
Quickly, it can turn into a hate and division.
00:36:05.418 --> 00:36:08.755
I saw that in the beginning of revolution, when i
00:36:08.755 --> 00:36:12.192
When i went back to america after 1979 revolution,
00:36:12.192 --> 00:36:15.762
I saw that division and khomeini through force,
00:36:15.762 --> 00:36:19.332
United everything.
00:36:19.332 --> 00:36:20.867
He killed every opposition force.
00:36:20.867 --> 00:36:23.503
So this is going to take place after this regime falls,
00:36:23.503 --> 00:36:27.507
Because people are angry.
00:36:27.507 --> 00:36:28.975
People have been oppressed for so long.
00:36:28.975 --> 00:36:31.211
It's like a bird kept in a cage.
00:36:31.211 --> 00:36:33.513
When you release
00:36:33.513 --> 00:36:34.648
That bird harshly, it's going to fly all over the place
00:36:34.648 --> 00:36:37.250
Trying to find its own direction.
00:36:37.250 --> 00:36:39.386
So the transition.
00:36:39.386 --> 00:36:41.187
I'm praying that he's going to be a peaceful and easy
00:36:41.187 --> 00:36:44.624
Transition, but in reality, it's going to take time.
00:36:44.624 --> 00:36:47.661
And so we have to pray because majority of people are voting
00:36:47.661 --> 00:36:51.364
For reza pahlavi, because there there has not been a
00:36:51.364 --> 00:36:55.802
A leader raised within that within the country.
00:36:55.802 --> 00:37:00.240
So he has been outside,
00:37:00.240 --> 00:37:02.776
He came out of the country just the same time as i came.
00:37:02.776 --> 00:37:06.313
And so we have to pray for this transition
00:37:06.313 --> 00:37:09.449
That is going to be the right transition.
00:37:09.449 --> 00:37:11.351
And iran is not going to be fragmented into 100 pieces.
00:37:11.351 --> 00:37:14.988
So it is it is a very sensitive time.
00:37:14.988 --> 00:37:19.125
Yet we do need to pray.
00:37:19.626 --> 00:37:20.960
And i
00:37:20.960 --> 00:37:22.195
Can't think of a better way to end our time together, reza,
00:37:22.195 --> 00:37:23.630
Than having you take us out in prayer.
00:37:23.630 --> 00:37:25.398
We'll have more come, folks. much more to come after.
00:37:25.398 --> 00:37:28.268
Pastor reza, can you take us out right now?
00:37:28.268 --> 00:37:30.537
Our segment together. reza, with a quick prayer.
00:37:30.537 --> 00:37:32.939
We've only got about 15 seconds,
00:37:32.939 --> 00:37:34.574
But i can give us a quick prayer for the people of iran.
00:37:34.574 --> 00:37:37.010
Father, we thank you for this time
00:37:37.010 --> 00:37:39.746
In which you have called us.
00:37:39.746 --> 00:37:41.281
Thank you for tbn.
00:37:41.281 --> 00:37:43.550
That has been a tremendous tool
00:37:43.550 --> 00:37:46.319
To get the gospel to the middle east.
00:37:46.319 --> 00:37:49.022
We pray for the iranian people, those who are mourning today
00:37:49.022 --> 00:37:52.592
Because they lost their sons and daughters.
00:37:52.592 --> 00:37:54.928
We pray for wisdom for our president, for israeli
00:37:54.928 --> 00:37:58.264
Forces, for the leaders of iran, the coming leaders.
00:37:58.264 --> 00:38:01.901
Father god, in your holy name, in jesus precious name,
00:38:01.901 --> 00:38:06.439
That your will be done.
00:38:06.439 --> 00:38:08.375
Amen, amen, amen, amen.
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Hey, my friend, i told you, get ready.
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Get some sleep, man,
00:38:13.813 --> 00:38:15.048
Because you're going to be very busy with that great harvest
00:38:15.048 --> 00:38:18.084
That we're about to see unfold in iran. reza, we love you.
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God bless. i love you, brother. again.
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That shot you too, brother. always great to see.
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We will do it again soon. reza, talk to you soon.
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God bless my friend.
00:38:27.093 --> 00:38:28.328
Hey, we've got tbn day job
00:38:28.328 --> 00:38:30.330
Beaming the gospel into iran and throughout the muslim world.
00:38:30.330 --> 00:38:33.933
Really?
00:38:33.933 --> 00:38:34.834
We've also got tbn israel, an amazing,
00:38:34.834 --> 00:38:37.670
Amazing team on the ground in god's land.
00:38:37.670 --> 00:38:40.907
And a big part of that is our good friend
00:38:40.907 --> 00:38:42.976
Marty shoshana,
00:38:42.976 --> 00:38:44.077
Co-host of boots on the ground, seen right here on tbn
00:38:44.077 --> 00:38:47.347
Every thursday night.
00:38:47.347 --> 00:38:48.581
Now, about a day or two ago,
00:38:48.581 --> 00:38:50.550
He filed this very important report.
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How did israel get khamenei the supreme leader?
00:38:53.119 --> 00:38:57.123
Here's more with marty. great break down. take a look.
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The targets were in
00:39:01.327 --> 00:39:02.295
Place within a window of seconds.
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Intelligence knows that the irgc regime's senior figures
00:39:05.598 --> 00:39:09.569
In tehran are gathering after the ramadan meal, together
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With no other than the supreme leader, ali khamenei.
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And then, without a single warning,
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Everything lands at them all at once.
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An intense, simultaneous strike at several points
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In the heart
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Of the capital of iran, israel and the united states
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Eliminated the supreme leader, ali khamenei,
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And at the same time struck the closest command circle.
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And in those same hours
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In israel, they are already talking about
00:39:44.604 --> 00:39:46.940
What would have been impossible to imagine.
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Just a week ago.
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This is not just another campaign.
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This is an attempt to dismantle a regime
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While it is still looking for the keys to the command room.
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That's to understand how we got to this moment.
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We go back for a second
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How they ruled the islamic republic with an iron hand.
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For 35 years he held the security apparatus.
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He suppressed protests
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And built around iran the axis of resistance.
00:40:14.534 --> 00:40:18.171
That's why he became the central target.
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Not as a symbol, as the engine
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That keeps everything in place now alongside him.
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So that people were the pillars of the system.
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His senior advisor
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Ali khamenei, the commander of the revolutionary guards,
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Muhammad agbo, the defense minister aziz nasir,
00:40:35.755 --> 00:40:40.393
And the chief of staff abdul rahim mousavi,
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Names that came up again and again
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In threats, again and again in situation assessments
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And now come up again on the elimination list.
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This didn't explode by accident.
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This was a scenario waiting for one precise moment,
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The moment the indication
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Arrived about the gathering, the decision was won.
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Don't drag time.
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Do not improve conditions.
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Don't wait for the next night.
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Strike now before the iranian system
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Does the one thing it knows how to do very well
00:41:15.628 --> 00:41:18.665
To disperse, to dig in and to preserve the chain of command.
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This is
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A hit to the chain of command, to the leadership,
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And to the ability of a system to make decisions under fire.
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The only question is who regains composure first
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And who breaks first?
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Great breakdown from what this show, shawnee folks.
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As you can see, all is quiet right now.
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It's the middle of the night
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In tel aviv, israel, and we pray it stays that way.
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And we pray that, of course, for our good friend
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Jair pinto is joining us now.
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He's marty's co-host on our tbn show, boots on the ground
00:41:51.397 --> 00:41:55.268
Right here. every thursday night, 8:30 p.m.
00:41:55.268 --> 00:41:57.203
Eastern time.
00:41:57.203 --> 00:41:58.471
Yeah, here's a great breakdown there
00:41:58.471 --> 00:42:00.006
From your colleague and co-host, marty.
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Hey, we're hearing coming over the wires now.
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We're live, folks.
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By the way, just a reminder, if you are just joining us,
00:42:05.178 --> 00:42:07.180
It's a special report on the middle east conflict.
00:42:07.180 --> 00:42:09.616
Yahya is joining us live from jerusalem.
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Middle of the night there.
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But yeah, we are hearing
00:42:12.552 --> 00:42:14.253
That iran has nominated a new supreme leader.
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Now, the ayatollah khomeini met his demise
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Over the weekend, of course, but now his son apparently,
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Has been nominated as the new supreme leader.
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I don't know how long his shelf life will be,
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But do we know anything about him or this process?
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There?
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Well, at the moment, we only have reports
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That he was actually being appointed
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As the next supreme leader of iran,
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And he's been grooming for this job for quite a long time.
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I would say that already a month ago, the ayatollah,
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Supreme leader ali khamenei, when he was still alive,
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He was already grooming and positioning his son
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To take his place instead of him in case of an assassination
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On his life. and this is what we're seeing.
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We're seeing
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That the ayatollah regime is now preserving its power.
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But the big question, and this is what
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I think that the irgc is doing
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Here, is placing him as a puppet leader
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While the military commanders of the irgc
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Are actually the ones taking all the shots.
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So this was one of the scenarios that israel
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And the security establishment in the state of israel
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Was fearing that the ayatollah regime
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And the irgc will place a puppet leader
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In the head of iran,
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And then the radical military leaders will be the ones
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That are actually taking all the shots.
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Yeah, two things here.
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Number one, the apple does not fall far
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From the tree when it comes to company, son.
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And number two, yeah, you mentioned the irgc
00:43:51.317 --> 00:43:54.020
For people who may not know watching.
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That's the islamic revolutionary guard corps.
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Now i've compared them to the nazi ss, that loyal vanguard
00:43:58.925 --> 00:44:04.130
That was loyal to hitler,
00:44:04.130 --> 00:44:05.298
The biggest fanatics in the nazi regime.
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I'd argue the irgc in iran is even more powerful.
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They've got their hand in everything.
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The nuclear program, the missile program, the economy.
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Can you break down a little bit more of what
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They're all about, the irgc and why they are now really
00:44:17.443 --> 00:44:20.513
Kind of the pivotal player as things are unfolding in iran
00:44:20.513 --> 00:44:24.717
So they can any dictatorial regime,
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The leadership wants to consolidate all the power
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Within the people that they trust.
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The close people around them in the ayatollah
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Regime is the irgc, the iranian revolutionary guards
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Corps, and their job is, first of all, to make sure
00:44:40.767 --> 00:44:44.570
That the revolution stays strong and the leadership in iran
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Stays strong.
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So for 35 years, and even more than that,
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They have been taking all the government funding
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From the military of iran.
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And that's why you see that
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The military elements in iran are very old and weak.
00:45:00.686 --> 00:45:03.923
And consolidating all this money within the irgc, making sure
00:45:03.923 --> 00:45:07.894
That they have the best quality personnel and equipment.
00:45:07.894 --> 00:45:12.331
The second role, which is very important,
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Is to export the revolution of iran to other places
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In the middle east and around the world.
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So they are the ones
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Who actually have been training hizbollah terrorists
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In the northern border between israel and lebanon.
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They are the ones who have been paying and training hamas
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Terrorists in the gaza strip, as well as the terrorist
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In yemen, and also other militias in iraq and in syria.
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So they're not just taking control of the iranian people.
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They're also making sure
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That iran keeps destabilizing the entire world.
00:45:45.364 --> 00:45:49.435
And they are the ones who are also making
00:45:49.435 --> 00:45:51.537
Or used to make the connections and the business ties
00:45:51.537 --> 00:45:55.241
With venezuela, so that controlling the money,
00:45:55.241 --> 00:45:58.578
The trade, the, know how the military power
00:45:58.578 --> 00:46:03.382
And making sure that the people of iran
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Do not stand up against this
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Regime with brutal ways, executions in the streets,
00:46:06.919 --> 00:46:10.756
Arresting people for no reason, and trials within one day
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Without any kind of defense or normal process.
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So they are the really big guys and i think that
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Is a good comparison to who they are.
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Pastor jack hibbs, host of real life with jack
00:46:25.671 --> 00:46:28.574
Hibbs, senior pastor of calvary chapel chino hills.
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Pastor jack, wow.
00:46:31.577 --> 00:46:32.478
You and i have been talking about this.
00:46:32.478 --> 00:46:33.546
I've said this to a few guests tonight,
00:46:33.546 --> 00:46:34.780
But you and i have been in the
00:46:34.780 --> 00:46:36.015
Trenches for well over a decade talking about this very topic.
00:46:36.015 --> 00:46:40.219
The iranian regime, the threat it poses to the world.
00:46:40.219 --> 00:46:43.956
What are your early impressions?
00:46:43.956 --> 00:46:45.758
Day one here,
00:46:45.758 --> 00:46:46.959
Pastor jack, as this joint us-israeli operation unfolds,
00:46:46.959 --> 00:46:50.429
What have you seen so far that has struck you?
00:46:50.429 --> 00:46:52.498
Of course, khamenei is no more and it seems like so far
00:46:52.498 --> 00:46:56.869
This is moving in a pretty good direction, god
00:46:56.869 --> 00:46:59.105
Willing, for the iranian people first and foremost.
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Well, eric, you said it, god willing.
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Number one thing is this
00:47:04.310 --> 00:47:05.678
People need to realize,
00:47:05.678 --> 00:47:06.679
If they don't already, that you're talking about
00:47:06.679 --> 00:47:08.347
The two greatest militaries on the face of the earth.
00:47:08.347 --> 00:47:10.983
Thank god,
00:47:10.983 --> 00:47:12.251
Being united together as one, the israeli army and the u.s.
00:47:12.251 --> 00:47:15.521
Forces coming together.
00:47:15.521 --> 00:47:17.323
And what i hope and see is that this success continues.
00:47:17.323 --> 00:47:20.526
Now, eric,
00:47:20.526 --> 00:47:21.694
You know well that there's a lot of wild cards in this,
00:47:21.694 --> 00:47:24.497
In this group.
00:47:24.830 --> 00:47:25.898
I say group loosely, though,
00:47:25.898 --> 00:47:29.001
Khamenei's dead and many of his top advisors.
00:47:29.001 --> 00:47:31.938
The fact remains that there are tens of thousands
00:47:31.938 --> 00:47:35.341
Of very ardent followers of his, worldview,
00:47:35.341 --> 00:47:39.979
Which, you know, eric, is an apocalyptic worldview.
00:47:39.979 --> 00:47:43.849
This faction of islam believes in absolute destruction,
00:47:43.849 --> 00:47:47.887
A world on fire to bring back the the mahdi.
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That is so.
00:47:51.357 --> 00:47:52.124
So what we see is a victory.
00:47:52.124 --> 00:47:53.960
In a strange way,
00:47:53.960 --> 00:47:55.061
Eric, as they take these hits and there's more fire.
00:47:55.061 --> 00:47:58.998
They're not defeated by that.
00:47:58.998 --> 00:48:00.333
They don't just get another leader
00:48:00.333 --> 00:48:02.101
Unless god in his grace, allows the u.s.
00:48:02.101 --> 00:48:05.938
And israel to finish this off.
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About a minute left, you mentioned the mahdi
00:48:07.940 --> 00:48:09.342
In this iranian apocalyptic ideology.
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They are true believers in this.
00:48:13.846 --> 00:48:15.448
Just so people realize that they will shape
00:48:15.448 --> 00:48:17.850
The ayatollahs, will shape policy around these insane,
00:48:17.850 --> 00:48:20.619
Apocalyptic, apocalyptic beliefs.
00:48:20.619 --> 00:48:22.655
About a minute left. break that down for us real quick.
00:48:22.655 --> 00:48:24.857
Yeah, yeah.
00:48:24.857 --> 00:48:26.258
Thank you. eric, we've got to be careful.
00:48:26.258 --> 00:48:27.860
Everybody in the west, we don't get it.
00:48:27.860 --> 00:48:29.495
We think you know, trusting, so to speak, in our chariots
00:48:29.495 --> 00:48:32.298
And our horses, aircraft carriers
00:48:32.298 --> 00:48:34.066
And fighter jets, i get it, but we got to remember something.
00:48:34.066 --> 00:48:37.136
These are the clashes of two worldviews.
00:48:37.970 --> 00:48:40.172
One of them very much acting politically, geopolitically.
00:48:40.172 --> 00:48:44.276
And the other one is is acting theocratic.
00:48:44.276 --> 00:48:47.380
They believe that
00:48:47.380 --> 00:48:48.647
The more they get beat up,
00:48:48.647 --> 00:48:50.416
The more that their messiah is nearing.
00:48:50.416 --> 00:48:52.852
So this is a very bizarre worldview.
00:48:52.852 --> 00:48:55.721
It is an islamic worldview.
00:48:55.721 --> 00:48:57.256
And we need to remember that we better be prayerful
00:48:57.256 --> 00:49:00.526
And not pop the cork too soon, so to speak.
00:49:00.526 --> 00:49:03.195
Because, eric, you know, there's a lot of hardware in the area
00:49:03.195 --> 00:49:05.765
We got him in. it took a while.
00:49:05.765 --> 00:49:07.733
We've got to be able to safely get this out.
00:49:07.733 --> 00:49:09.568
When this is over, but we must follow through.
00:49:09.568 --> 00:49:11.971
We've got to finish.
00:49:11.971 --> 00:49:13.305
I heard mike pompeo today say the greatest mistake that israel
00:49:13.305 --> 00:49:16.742
And america can make is not finishing this job.
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Yes, pastor jack hibbs, important points.
00:49:20.246 --> 00:49:22.681
So well said.
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As always, my friend.
00:49:23.382 --> 00:49:24.583
Folks, check them out on the real life real life network.
00:49:24.583 --> 00:49:26.719
Real life with jack hibbs, calvary chapel,
00:49:25.785 --> 00:49:28.454
Chino hills pastor jack, thank you so much.
00:49:28.454 --> 00:49:30.623
Unfolding historic bible times.
00:49:30.623 --> 00:49:32.058
We are living in them right now.
00:49:32.058 --> 00:49:33.225
Pastor jack, you're on the forefront of it.
00:49:33.225 --> 00:49:34.727
We appreciate you, my friend. god bless.
00:49:34.727 --> 00:49:36.562
We'll see you again soon.
00:49:36.562 --> 00:49:37.763
And folks, as we're drawing to a close here, this one hour
00:49:37.763 --> 00:49:41.167
Special live broadcast war in iran, it's here.
00:49:41.167 --> 00:49:45.671
You know, we talk about the ideology.
00:49:45.671 --> 00:49:47.506
And pastor jack just broke it down.
00:49:47.506 --> 00:49:49.008
Joe rosenberg broke it down earlier in the show.
00:49:49.008 --> 00:49:52.278
The first rule of war, sun tzu, the art of war.
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Know your enemy.
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You have to understand this iranian ideology
00:49:58.984 --> 00:50:01.787
To really grasp what we are up against.
00:50:01.787 --> 00:50:04.857
Picture the cold war.
00:50:04.857 --> 00:50:06.092
We had what was called mutually assured destruction, mad
00:50:06.092 --> 00:50:10.763
Between the u.s. and the soviets.
00:50:10.763 --> 00:50:12.731
We had tons of nuclear weapons pointed at each other.
00:50:12.731 --> 00:50:15.601
But the u.s., at the end of the day,
00:50:15.601 --> 00:50:17.203
We didn't want to die and the soviets didn't want to die.
00:50:17.203 --> 00:50:19.705
It was mutually assured destruction.
00:50:19.705 --> 00:50:22.074
So both held their fire.
00:50:22.074 --> 00:50:23.943
You don't have that option with the iranian regime.
00:50:23.943 --> 00:50:27.113
Also during during the cold war, another great leader,
00:50:27.113 --> 00:50:29.682
Ronald reagan, said about the soviets trust
00:50:29.682 --> 00:50:32.751
But verify when it comes to iran's
00:50:32.751 --> 00:50:35.588
Mullahs, don't trust but verify.
00:50:35.588 --> 00:50:38.657
That's why we are at this moment that we have reached today.
00:50:38.657 --> 00:50:42.027
Because folks, month after month, year after year,
00:50:42.027 --> 00:50:45.998
Iran's leadership has rejected any and all attempts
00:50:45.998 --> 00:50:50.803
To get them to join and become a responsible member
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Of the community of nations.
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Give up your nuclear weapons program,
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Curtail that ballistic missile program.
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And of course, stop, cease and desist
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The sponsorship of terror groups like hamas and hezbollah,
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The houthis,
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All the rest
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That have just caused mayhem, misery, murder, maiming
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Throughout the middle east and really throughout the world
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For the better part of half a century.
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At the end of the day,
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President trump made attempt after attempt up until yesterday
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To try and get the iranian regime to agree
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To some sort of deal which would curtail
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Their nefarious activities throughout the region.
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And guess what? they refused.
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So the day of reckoning is upon the iranian regime.
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It is finally facing justice.
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So folks, as we close out here a few quick prayer points.
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Number one, pray for the people of iran
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That they finally gain, that freedom,
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That they can spread the gospel from iran.
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Amazing things could happen there to a free iran.
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Number two, american forces in the region
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Pray for their protection.
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Number three,
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The arab and muslim nations
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That iran is attacking in the region.
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And of course, pray for the peace of jerusalem.
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Pray for israel, god's divine iron dome over israel.
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Pray for revival in the middle east and beyond.
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We're at historic moment here.
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Thanks so much for joining us for this great breakdown.
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And till next time, god bless you.
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We'll see you soon.
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Special Report: Conflict in the Middle East

March 4, 2026 | 52:30

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