00:00Well, on the one hand, our fingers are poised directly upon the trigger, ready to initiate the fourth battle, as
00:06well as the fourth round of suppression.
00:14We have arrived at the final stage where the collective efforts of these entire 47 years...
00:19Iran just used two words that should have every world capital on Hayalet tonight.
00:26Fourth battle.
00:28Not a skirmish, not a warning shot, not a negotiation tactic.
00:33A battle. The fourth one.
00:35Ready to initiate the fourth battle, as well as the fourth round of suppression.
00:39And according to senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei, their finger is already on the trigger.
00:45Fingers are poised directly upon the trigger.
00:47But what does that actually mean? And why is this phrase so significant?
00:52To understand it, you have to go back.
00:56Iran does not use the word battle loosely.
00:59In the framework of the Islamic Republic, each major confrontation has been numbered, tracked, treated as part of a longer
01:06war that Tehran believes it has been fighting since 1979.
01:18The first battle was the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s, a brutal eight-year conflict that killed hundreds of
01:25thousands and nearly broke the republic in its infancy.
01:28The second and third battles refer to the cycles of proxy conflict, sanctions warfare, and direct strikes that have played
01:34out across decades, through Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and most recently the direct missile exchanges with Israel.
01:41So when Rezaei stands up and says the fourth battle is coming, he is not speaking casually.
01:46He is telling you that in Iran's own internal counting, the next phase is a whole new war, a named
01:52war, a planned war.
01:54And here is what makes it even more chilling.
01:57Rezaei did not just threaten. He gave it a timeline.
02:00He called this the final stage, the conclusion of 47 years of confrontation.
02:05We have arrived at the final stage where the collective efforts of these entire 47 years will, by the infinite
02:11grace of God Almighty, reach a destiny.
02:14And he said the outcome of this battle will secure Iran's security for the next 50 years.
02:19That will guarantee lasting security for our nation of Iran for the next 50 years.
02:26That framing is everything. Iran is not talking about survival anymore.
02:31It is talking about victory, permanent victory, a reset so complete that it buys them half a century of stability.
02:38That tells you the scale of what Tehran is envisioning.
02:40Now pair that with what is happening on the other side.
02:43Trump has walked away from the deal. He posted a bomb on Truth Social.
02:46The U.S. is openly backing Lebanon against Hezbollah.
02:49And two sources say Israel's lobby pushed hard to kill any agreement.
02:52Every off-ramp is being removed, one by one.
02:56So what does a fourth battle actually look like if it begins?
02:59Iran has the largest ballistic missile arsenal in the Middle East.
03:02It has proxy forces positioned in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.
03:05It has shown the ability to strike Israel directly.
03:08And it has spent the last three years hardening its nuclear program deeper underground.
03:12A fourth battle from Iran's playbook would not be a single strike.
03:16It would be a coordinated, multi-front, multi-proxy campaign designed to overwhelm air defenses,
03:21stretch U.S. resources, and force a political collapse rather than a military one.
03:24And the moment the U.S. enters that picture directly, every calculation in the region changes overnight.
03:30The fourth battle is not just a phrase.
03:32It is a war doctrine.
03:33And tonight, Iran is saying it is ready to use it.
03:39The only question left is whether anyone, in Washington, in Tel Aviv, or in Tehran itself, still has the will
03:45to step back from the edge.
03:46Because from where things stand right now, that edge is getting very, very close.
03:57Here today, as I address this pressing issue within our current situation.
04:03Well, on the one hand, our fingers are poised directly upon the trigger, ready to initiate the fourth battle, as
04:09well as the fourth round of suppression.
04:10Yet, at the very same time, of course, our officials are also engaged in complex negotiations aimed at restoring the
04:18fundamental rights of the Iranian nation.
04:20This is the critical situation that we find ourselves in at this very moment.
04:23We have arrived at the final stage where the collective efforts of these entire 47 years will, by the infinite
04:30grace of God Almighty, reach a destiny that will guarantee lasting security for our nation of Iran for the next
04:3850 years.
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