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00:15Tensions between Iran and the United States just took a disturbing...
00:20...new turn.
00:21A senior Iranian official has gone on state television...
00:25...and openly suggested that Iran should capture the U.S. President Donald Trump...
00:30...comparing it to what he claims the U.S. once did to Venezuela's president...
00:35...the comments come at a moment when the region is already on edge.
00:40Speaking on Iranian state broadcaster IRINN, hardline ID...
00:45...dialogue Hassan Rahimpour Asghadi, a member of Iran's Supreme Council of...
00:50...the Cultural Revolution used extreme language, calling for Trump to...
00:55...pay the price for Washington's support of anti-government protests in Iran.
01:00Asghadi claimed that operations inside U.S. territory, including...
01:05...sabotage and destructive actions, would be permissible, and said he hoped...
01:10...Trump would be captured either during or after his presidency.
01:14These remarks...
01:15...were broadcast publicly and later circulated widely by opposition media...
01:20...and monitoring groups.
01:21It's important to be clear, this was not an official...
01:25...government order or military announcement, but it does reflect the increasingly...
01:30...radical tone coming from influential figures within Iran's ideological...
01:35...establishment, especially as the regime faces intense internal and...
01:40...pressure.
01:41Iran has been rocked by weeks of nationwide protests...
01:45...with reports of a brutal crackdown, mass arrests and thousands killed or...
01:50...detained.
01:51At the same time, the United States has ramped up its military posture...
01:55...in the region.
01:56The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group has...
02:00...centred U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility, a move widely seen...
02:05...as a warning to Tehran.
02:07President Trump has publicly voiced support for...
02:10...Iranian protesters, while sharply criticizing the Iranian government...
02:14...fueling...
02:15...angering anger among hardliners in Tehran.
02:18Other senior Iranian officials...
02:20...have echoed the confrontational tone.
02:22Deputy Parliamentary Speaker Hamid...
02:25...and Reza Hajibabaii warned that any U.S. attack...
02:29...direct or in...
02:30...would be met with a decisive and immediate response, citing Iran's...
02:35...right to self-defense under international law.
02:38Meanwhile, Iran's allies...
02:40...are weighing in.
02:41The United Arab Emirates says it will not allow its territory...
02:45...to be used for attacks on Iran, while Hezbollah has warned...
02:49...it will not...
02:50...remain neutral if Iran is targeted.
02:52Taken together, this is a picture of...
02:55...escalating rhetoric, military signaling, and regional anxiety.
02:59Asghadi...
03:00...remarks may be symbolic and extreme...
03:03...but they underline just how volatile...
03:05...the moment has become.
03:06When words like these are spoken publicly...
03:09...especially...
03:10...on state television, they are meant to send a message.
03:13For now, there's no...
03:15...indication of immediate action...
03:17...but the temperature is clearly rising.
03:20With protests raging, warships in position...
03:23...and rhetoric hardening on all sides...
03:25...the risk of miscalculation is real.
03:30Thank you very much.
03:31Thank you very much.
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