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00:58Something unusual unfolded inside Iran.
01:06Not quiet diplomacy, not back-channel talks, but missiles rolling through city streets
01:13and crowds gathering night after night.
01:19This is not what a country on the edge of peace usually looks like.
01:27So what exactly is going on?
01:30At the center of this moment is a decision by Donald Trump.
01:36He extended the ceasefire with Iran, even after previously signaled it would end.
01:44His reasoning?
01:45That Iran's government is seriously fractured.
01:49And until Tehran comes forward with a unified proposal to end the war, the pause in fighting
01:55will continue.
01:56But on the ground, inside Iran, the story looks very different.
02:01Because instead of signaling weakness, Iran is projecting strength.
02:09In the days leading up to the deadline, one of its most powerful ballistic missiles, the
02:15Qoramshar, was paraded through civilian streets.
02:20Not hidden in military bases, not tested in remote deserts, displayed publicly.
02:28This missile has a range of about 2,000 kilometers and the capacity to carry heavy payloads.
02:36And putting it on display like this is not just about military capability.
02:41It is political theater, a message to the outside world, and just as importantly, a message to
02:49its own people.
02:50Because beyond the missiles, there is something else happening.
02:56For more than 50 consecutive nights, people have been gathering in cities across Iran.
03:05Not small protests, but large, sustained rallies.
03:10Families, elderly citizens, even children coming out again and again.
03:16Some participants say these gatherings are driven by grief and defiance.
03:21Especially after weeks of conflict that have left deep scars.
03:26And that conflict has been devastating.
03:29The war between the U.S., Israel, and Iran has already reshaped the region.
03:37Airstrikes have hit military targets, government infrastructure, and civilian areas.
03:43Senior Iranian leadership figures were killed.
03:46And after nearly 40 days of fighting, the country is now in a fragile state.
03:52Not fully at war, but not at peace either.
03:56So when Donald Trump says Iran is fractured, Iran's leadership is pushing back hard.
04:02Officials in Tehran have rejected U.S. proposals outright, saying clearly they will end the war
04:10only on their own terms.
04:12Those terms reportedly include reparations, security guarantees, and recognition of control
04:19over the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical oil routes.
04:24And there is another layer to this.
04:26Iranian officials are deeply skeptical of the ceasefire extension itself.
04:31Some have called it a tactic, a way for the U.S. to buy time, possibly even prepare for another
04:38strike.
04:39Meanwhile, the U.S. military posture has not exactly softened.
04:44Naval blockades remain in place.
04:48Forces remain on standby.
04:50So even as the ceasefire continues, the tension has not really gone away.
04:56Which brings us to the bigger picture.
05:01Right now, both sides are telling completely different stories.
05:06The U.S. is framing this as a moment of Iranian weakness, a fractured system struggling to respond.
05:12But inside Iran, the narrative is almost the opposite.
05:17Strength.
05:18Unity.
05:19Resistance.
05:20Missiles on the streets.
05:22Crowds in the squares.
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