Ana Kasparian — WATCH: Protestor FORCES Reza Pahlavi To Face The TRUTH

I tell you, and our people were pulling their children out from the home, all the money, like you, inviting me to our country. No, can you say, Barry, come on, man. We know what meant? And then it's time to come home. Shave off now! Shame off now. As you just saw from that video, an Iranian American, confronted, exiled Iranian, and self-described crown prince, Rezapatlavi, for egging on the war against Iran, which has already killed 1000s of Iranians, and has essentially done nothing to liberate the people of Iran, something that Palavi purports to want to do, when in reality he wants to serve as the monarch of Iran, even though he hasn't been in the country since 1979.

When he and his father were exiled from the country. Now, uh, Palavi was actually at the uh, politico security summit, uh, where all the war mongers and defense contractors get together in an effort to maintain our current war obsessed culture here in the United States. And before we move on any further with some of the other videos and statements from Rezapalavi. Let me just note that Politico essentially drew a line in the sand when it came to their reporters and to their staff.

Essentially they argued, this publication is pro-Israel, period. No criticism of Israel will be allowed. I'm not kidding. That is what the workers over at Politico were informed about. And so you can imagine the people behind the security summit. absolutely love the fact that we have entered a ridiculous nonsensical war against Iran, which is totally wrecking the global economy, but more importantly, is killing innocent people.

And we still don't know what the next steps are because we are led by a buffoon. But nonetheless, Palavi was at this political security summit. And he was a little bit critical of President Donald Trump and his handling of this war. Let's take a quick listen to what he had to say. President Trump has also threatened to destroy Iran's civilian infrastructure and, quote, wipe out Iran's civilization if the Iranian government didn't make a deal.

Do you think that kind of rhetoric is appropriate, even as a negotiating tactic? No, it's not, because again, it's part of sending the missed signal. Are you here to liberate us or further hurt us? What hurts our nation is, of course, civilian infrastructure. What helps us is when you hit the regime and its infrastructure. When the regime adapts, in tactics, to use people as human shields, as they would hide many aspects of their anti-riot forces or whatever you want to call it, in public areas, including schools and hospitals, a little bit a la, what Hamas has been doing in Gaza, sometimes it's very, very difficult to have precision targeting without having every now and then these instances.

It's very sad, but it's war, it's conflict. The sooner we put an end to this regime, the sooner we can, in fact, preserve more innocent lives from being destroyed in my country. Is he seriously trying to recycle the IRGCs using Iranians as human shields argument? Which is totally unfounded. And I'm going to dive into that in just a second, but let me just begin with the beginning of what you heard there from Palavi because he said, or he questioned Trump's motives here.

Are you here to liberate us? So look. The last time I did a story on this charlatan. Uh, Rachel, the Persian princess, or what is it called? The Persian US, as she goes by on X, was so offended that I'm against the idea of installing a monarch in a sovereign country. And she was so offended that I clowned him that she decided to dox my husband. So Rachel, I hope this doesn't offend you too much, you dictator loving piece of crap.

But with that in mind, let me move forward on what he says about, well, is the U.S. interested in liberating us, liberating whom exactly? Because, uh, you're quite liberated, living here in the United States, you've been living in the United States since 1979. You live a privileged life. The idea that Reza Palevi needs to be liberated is laughable to me. But let's talk about the Iranian people. Because I actually care about the Iranian people and what they've been going through.

And it's a diverse society. Some absolutely low the IRGC. We don't know what percentage of the current Iranian society feels that way. Some are loyal to the IRGC. But the idea that the United States of America, which is closely aligned with Israel, the country that convinced Trump to enter this nonsensical war. Has no interest in liberating anybody. The fact that Rezapalavi, I mean, at 1st I thought, no, this guy is a charlatan.

He knows that the Iranian people will not be liberated by what the United States would do if we enter a war with Iran. It's like he knows, he knows. He wants to be installed as the monarch, so he's pretending like this is about liberation. But no, I'm starting to think that Rezipalavi is literally dumb enough. To think that a country aligned with Israel that wants to turn Iran into a failed state. So they can, you know, pursue their border expansion policy unchallenged.

The idea that they actually would give a damn about the liberation of the Iranian people is insane. And it, again, goes to show you how ill-informed, gullible and naive Rezapalavi happens to be. Now let's talk a little bit about the, um, argument that the IRGC is using Iranians as human shields. Number one, citation, please. Number two, uh, we're the little girls in the Monab elementary school that were slaughtered in the opening salvo of this war by the United States with the use of tomahawk missiles.

Were those little girls being used as human shields? Were they being used as human shields when a 2nd strike happened and then a 3rd and a 4th strike happened on the Menab elementary school? Because as far as I know, not a single IRGC member was killed in those strikes. A lot of little girls, a lot of kids, and a lot of staff from that elementary school were killed, however. And you know, it's interesting because people like Reza Palovi never talk about that.

They never talk about the innocent lives lost in this war that he's been thirsting for because Homeboy, who hasn't been in the country for 47 years, thinks that he's entitled to a monarch role. In Iran, please. The reality is that the regime, love them or hate them. I don't care what you think about them, but the facts are the facts, okay? I don't believe in living under a theocracy. Clearly, I believe in the kinds of liberties that we have here in the United States.

So let me be clear about that. But nonetheless, the idea that the IRGC has been using Iranians as human shields is totally unfounded. The reality, the reality, is that um, Tehran was evacuated for the most part. In the lead up to this war. And luckily that was the case because the death toll would be much, much higher, given the number of bombs, both Israel and the United States has dropped on Iran. So just to give you a sense, um, right now, the current death toll is at around 3600 since February 28th.

So since the beginning of this war. Okay. Um, that's a lot of people, by the way. I think 3600 people getting killed. That's a lot of people. But let's compare the death toll to the number of bombs dropped on Iran since February 28th. And by the way, the citation for this is from the American Jewish Committee. The American Jewish Committee, which loves this war, wanted this war. So they have no reason to exaggerate anything, right?

When it comes to the number of bombs, the US and Israel dropped on Iran. So let's take a look at what they've cited. Over the course of the 40 day campaign, meaning, you know, the war prior to the actual ceasefire taking effect. Israel conducted more than 10,800 strikes on over 4000 targets. But they're not done yet. The Israeli Air Force dropped over 18,000 bombs in more than 1000 waves. And then, of course, you have the United States, which carried out approximately 13,000 strikes on Iranian, allegedly Iranian military targets.

So that's where the bias comes in because as we know, the United States didn't just drop bombs on military targets. The United States targeted civilian infrastructure. In the opening salvo, as I mentioned earlier, they targeted that elementary school, killing 168 children. Dozens more staff members and employees at that school were also slaughtered as a result of those strikes. So apparently Trump is calling for unity after another violent incident.

But the way this gets covered depends on who's trying to spin it and who's willing to call it out. On the right, the framing turns Trump into some kind of heroic victim, a uniquely important figure being targeted because he's just that powerful. On the left, the focus is on Trump's long, obvious relationship with violent rhetoric and the political climate he helped create. Same event, completely different narrative, and that is exactly why I recommend ground news.

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Ground news also has a blind spot feed, which highlight stories that one side of the political spectrum is barely covering it all. So you're not trapped inside the version of events, your media bubble wants you to accept. If you're tired of being fed somebody else's narrative. I genuinely recommend ground news. Go to ground.new/TYT, or scan the QR code to get 40% off ground news, vantage plan. So, the idea that anyone is using civilians as human shields is laughable to me.

But here's Razapalavi. Recycling Israeli talking points justifying the slaughter of innocent people. And this is the guy who wants to be the leader. The the ruler of Iran. Please, please. Okay. Don't get upset, Rachel. Don't get upset. It's just that he's a charlatan. He needs to be called out. Okay. So he says that the United States and Israel should continue airstrikes, by the way, and other attacks on Iranian targets until Iranian citizens in his mind feel empowered to take to the streets and protest and topple the IRGC.

Okay. The guy is totally delusional. You know what happened in Iranian society following our attacks against Iran? People rallied in support of the IRGC. It unified the country because even the harshest critics of I'm sorry, the harshest critics of the IRGC, Understand that this war isn't simply about the IRGC. It's about the future of Iran. It's about the survival of Iran. They understand that. And so as much as they might loathe the current leadership and and the system of government in Iran, they understand that these foreign actors coming in and bombing the crap out of their country.

The president of the United States threatening to bomb Iran until their civilization is dead. That makes you realize real quick. Well, there's option A, which is protect your country and do what you can to change the political system without foreign interference, or you go with the foreign interference, which clearly doesn't care about the lives or the liberation of the Iranian people. Rachel's living in New York City.

Homegirl's a doctor. Her husband's a doctor. You're good, girl, you're good. You're good. So what do you get out of cheering for the bombing of your homeland as you're living your cushy ass lifestyle in New York City. Can you explain that to me? Rachel? By agreeing to a ceasefire and talks with the leadership in Tehran, Trump was sending mixed signals that could ultimately entrench the regime, Pallavi said, during this political event.

Now that you have a wounded beast. He's referring to the IRGC. This is not an opportunity that you should let go to finish the job and get it over with. I'd like to get you over with. Okay? This scumbag, who, by the way, in previous interview says that, you know, even if I am installed as the monarch of Iran, I have a life here in the United States. So maybe I split my time. Does that sound like someone who has any interest in what's best for the Iranian people or does it sound like a guy who's only interested in himself and what could benefit his ambitions in political leadership.

He also made some questionable statements about DNA, saying that should diplomacy be given a chance? Of course it should. He said dismissively. But then again, we know by now that in its DNA, the regime is incapable of coming to terms with coexistence with a free democratic society. It has a mission to export an ideology. There's no evidence of that, number one, mission to explore its ideology. Aside from the proxy groups that are, you know, in the case of Lebanon protecting or attempting to protect Lebanon from Israel annexing Lebanese land.

I don't know what he's talking about there. But here's one thing that I do know without a shadow of a doubt. Iran has all sorts of ethnic minorities and religious groups within it that the American people have been lied about. You would think that every single person living in Iran is a hardcore Muslim extremist. But that's not the case at all. Armenian Christians are a protected minority in Iran. Uh, there is a large Jewish population in Iran.

And their synagogue was bombed by the Israelis, and they took ownership of that. They admitted that they bombed a synagogue in Iran on purpose. Does that sound like liberation to you? Because if you actually lived in a theocratic society that was so extreme that they wouldn't allow any other beliefs to take hold. The Armenian Christians would be targeted. They'd be in prison, they'd be persecuted. But that's not happening, is it?

This guy's a charlatan. Rachel? The Persian Jew S on X is a charlatan. Yeah, you heard me bitch. So the idea that we ever got involved in this war. For the good of the Iranian people was always a lie. And it brings me quite a bit of shame. To know that we have been front and center in causing pain and suffering to so many different countries in that region on behalf of Israel. And by the way, it's not just us that's paying the price, economically speaking, the entire globe is paying the price, economically speaking.

And the entire globe knows that behind this war, the cheerleaders who goaded the United States into this war is Israel. So all that hostility directed toward Israel, again, has nothing to do with the religious or ethnic makeup of that country, but it has everything to do with the fact that Israel has engaged in behavior and activities and wars, that everyone is suffering from, that everyone is suffering the consequences of.

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