00:20we are not making slogans we truly are a superpower that is what iran's foreign
00:27ministry just told the world out loud in front of cameras and depending on where you stand that's
00:34either one of the boldest statements in modern middle eastern history or a massive overreach
00:39let's break it down iranian foreign ministry spokesperson esmail bagai didn't mince words at
00:46a recent press briefing he declared directly that iran defeated two nuclear armed powers that
00:53were also backed by additional countries he didn't name them he didn't need to everyone in that room
00:59knew exactly who he was talking about the united states and israel and here's the thing he isn't
01:06just rattling off nationalist talking points for a domestic audience he's saying this while
01:11simultaneously announcing a diplomatic deal with washington that combination that's a power move
01:18because here's what's actually happening in the background iran and the united states have signed
01:24a 14-point memorandum of understanding brokered by pakistan with qatar also involved that is designed
01:31to formally end active hostilities between the two countries both president trump and iranian
01:38president pezashkian signed it electronically the key elements include an immediate ceasefire across
01:45multiple fronts iran reopening the strait of hormuz through which roughly 20 percent of global oil
01:51flows and a 60-day window to negotiate bigger issues sanctions relief nuclear enrichment limits and
01:59frozen iranian assets potentially being released no grand geneva ceremony no red carpet two signatures
02:07on a screen and the shape of the middle east starts to shift now back to that word superpower
02:13iran's argument is essentially this we absorbed direct military strikes from two of the most
02:20powerful militaries on earth we held our ground we kept our nuclear program intact our proxies
02:27survived across lebanon and beyond and now the united states is sitting across the table signing
02:34agreements with us from tehran's perspective that's not propaganda that's a track record whether you
02:40buy that framing or not the optics are undeniable iran entered this conflict under maximum pressure
02:47sanctions blockades airstrikes and came out the other side with a deal that includes oil waivers asset talks
02:55and a u.s naval pullback in phases that is not what losing looks like of course not everyone sees
03:02it that
03:03way israel is furious calling the deal a dangerous concession u.s critics argue washington blinked first
03:10analysts are quick to point out this is a pause not a piece the 60-day negotiation window is fragile
03:17the nuclear question is deliberately sidelined for now and implementation is everything iran projecting
03:25confidence and iran actually consolidating power are two very different things the next two months will
03:32tell us which one this really is but one thing is already true iran's foreign ministry just looked at
03:39the united states and said we won and washington signed a document this same week whether that's delusion
03:46diplomacy or something in between the world is paying attention
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