Transcript [00:00] Hey everybody, it is Sunday, January [00:02] 25th, 2026, and we have an important [00:06] update on what is going on with Iran. [00:08] So, you'll remember that last week, [00:10] President Trump said that he chose not [00:12] to attack. He chose to hold off because [00:15] there were uh because the Iranian regime [00:17] agreed to not execute the 800 plus [00:21] demonstrators that they were planning to [00:22] execute. And uh I mean of course this [00:26] doesn't even address the fact that they [00:29] that the Iranian that the regime [00:30] murdered somewhere between 20 and 30,000 [00:33] it's now seeming protesters. But [00:36] nevertheless that was the ostensible [00:38] reason that President Trump gave for why [00:41] they were not going to attack. But there [00:43] was a report in Israel Hayom newspaper [00:46] here in Israel yesterday that Israeli [00:48] intelligence helped prove that the [00:50] Iranian regime executed protesters [00:52] despite asurances that President Donald [00:55] Trump said that he had received. He said [00:57] that one of the reasons he delayed the [00:58] strike on Iran was because of their [01:01] commitment to halt the strike. So now it [01:03] says here in the body of the piece that [01:05] there was a direct message from Iranian [01:07] President Masud Pzeshan [01:11] uh to President Trump saying that they [01:13] were going to hold off on executing this [01:16] over 800 people. It doesn't say in this [01:18] story who relayed the message, but it is [01:22] believed that it was relayed by Steve [01:25] Whit. Steve Wooduff, special envoy to [01:29] the to the Middle East for President [01:31] Trump. And he is a problematic [01:33] character. He is someone who before the [01:35] Trump administration, a few months [01:37] before Trump came into power during the [01:38] election campaign, was bailed out of a [01:41] big real estate deal by the Qataris who [01:44] purchased a building of his in New York [01:46] City that he was trying to unload for [01:48] $600 million. And ever since then, he [01:52] has been very suspect. In fact, [01:54] according to [01:56] uh according to Israeli uh according to [01:59] Israelis who were involved in the [02:01] negotiations with him on the Gaza [02:03] situation, they the Israelis really feel [02:06] that he's just paring whatever the [02:08] positions are of the Qataris. But let's [02:11] get back into this into this story about [02:13] the uh about the smoking gun [02:15] information. So, Israeli intelligence [02:16] provided this information to u to [02:20] President Trump saying that there's [02:21] unequivocal evidence that protesters, [02:24] many many protesters were actually [02:26] executed. [02:27] And uh it also says in this story that [02:30] there is a dispute going on within the [02:32] Trump administration now about whether [02:34] or not to attack. So on on the side [02:40] advocating for an attack according to [02:42] this report are Vice President JD Vance, [02:44] Secretary of State Marco Rubio and War [02:47] Secretary Pete Hexes. Now that's [02:49] interesting because JD Vance earlier on [02:52] in this was on the side for [02:53] negotiations. And it seems that if this [02:56] report is true, that would mean that JD [02:58] Vance is is switching sides. And [03:01] according to this report, they view a [03:03] decisive blow to the Iranian regime [03:04] leading to its collapse or at least to [03:06] significant weakening as not only a [03:09] moral imperative but also a major [03:10] strategic move. Now, what would such a [03:12] strike look like? So, make sure to watch [03:14] my previous update on Iran where I went [03:18] through a video of John Kenrikas, major [03:21] expert on the Middle East, former [03:23] spokesperson for the IDF and now he's [03:25] with the Foundation for Defense of [03:26] Democracies. and he explains there what [03:29] such strikes on regime targets that [03:31] could actually the regime or [03:33] bring it down might look like. Now, [03:34] beyond Israel, it says here, supporters [03:36] of an attack include the United Arab [03:38] Emirates, parts of Europe, including [03:40] Britain, the Emirates, Britain, and [03:42] Jordan would provide the full range of [03:45] logistical and intelligence support [03:47] required by the US military in the event [03:49] of an attack on Iran. Now, including [03:51] Jordan in here, saying that they would [03:53] provide logistical support is [03:54] interesting because while the US has [03:56] bases in Jordan, and Jordan is [03:58] ostensibly within the US orbit, they've [04:01] also always hedged on on uh when it [04:04] comes to breaking ranks with Saudi [04:07] Arabia, with Qatar. Uh they have peace [04:10] with Israel, but they're not part of the [04:12] Abraham Accords. They're kind of an [04:14] interesting country in that respect. [04:15] Their population is much more [04:17] radicalized, much more jihadist than the [04:21] administration is. Although we should [04:22] also add that the Jordanians were [04:24] shooting down missiles being fired at [04:27] Israel during the 12-day war. Now, Danny [04:30] Zakin also reported and this he reported [04:33] today [04:35] that uh there that according to [04:37] intelligence that reached Israel and [04:40] intelligence agencies in other [04:41] countries, the death toll from the [04:43] suppression of protests in Iran stands [04:45] at around 20,000. The over the [04:48] overwhelming majority were protesters [04:50] and civilians. And there were also sever [04:53] several hundred members of the Iranian [04:55] security forces who were killed. And it [04:58] says here that among the dead were [05:00] hundreds who were executed by firing [05:02] squad or hanging mostly without trial. [05:06] So this what what this means is that the [05:11] is that the attacks were as bad as could [05:14] be expected. Now, according to one [05:16] testimony that reached Israel during a [05:18] protest in the city of Mashad, regime [05:21] security forces advanced in a line [05:24] toward a group of hundreds of protesters [05:26] and just opened fire directly at them. A [05:30] testimony says that several regime [05:31] personnel carried out confirmation kills [05:34] on wounded protesters lying on the [05:36] ground, meaning after they had shot them [05:37] and they were lying on the ground [05:38] wounded, they went over to confirm that [05:40] they were dead and made sure that they [05:42] were killed. Numerous accounts also [05:44] describe regime forces entering [05:46] hospitals and clinics and dragging out [05:49] wounded protesters who had sought [05:51] treatment. In some cases, the wounded [05:53] were abducted. In others, they were shot [05:55] outside hospital buildings. And [05:57] according to some testimonies, doctors [05:59] and medical staff were also shot when [06:02] they tried to prevent the abduction of [06:05] the wounded. So, what this really means [06:07] is that it is all as bad as we could [06:10] have possibly expected. An Israeli [06:13] official said, "There's no certainty [06:14] that this information will lead [06:15] President Trump to decide on a military [06:17] strike, but it is clear that the [06:20] administration will not be able to stand [06:22] by, especially in light of President [06:24] Trump's promises to support the [06:27] protesters." Now, Amit Seagal, maybe the [06:31] most respected journalist in Israel, put [06:33] in his newsletter today that dozens of [06:36] cargo jets have been in and out of the [06:38] region, likely dropping off missile [06:40] defense systems. These are American [06:41] cargo jets dropping off missile defense [06:44] systems to prepare for an Iranian [06:46] response. Meanwhile, refueling planes [06:48] and fighter jets have been transferred [06:50] to the Middle East under US central [06:53] command. And the Abraham Lincoln [06:55] aircraft carrier strike group is on its [06:58] way and expected to arrive between today [07:01] and Wednesday. We already reported I [07:03] already mentioned this in one of my [07:04] earlier updates that it was on its way. [07:05] had already reached the the Arabian Sea [07:07] and now it's it's moving much closer to [07:10] Iran and uh the a former Israeli air [07:14] force commander estimated that the [07:16] firepower currently deployed by the US [07:18] in the region in the area around Iran is [07:20] roughly equivalent to the entire Israeli [07:25] air force. So this means that it looks [07:28] like we are getting ready for an attack. [07:31] I should also mention that Bradley [07:33] Cooper, head of US Central Command, [07:35] arrived in Israel for meetings regarding [07:39] coordination with the IDF. He is in [07:41] Israel today. So think about this. [07:44] Sentcom US Central Command [07:47] head General Bradley Cooper is in Israel [07:50] today. The Lincoln aircraft carrier is [07:54] moving rapidly towards the towards Iran. [07:58] President Trump now has confirmed [08:00] information that he was lied to and that [08:03] the executions were carried out and that [08:05] we're talking a healthy five figures, 20 [08:08] to 30,000 protesters were murdered by [08:10] the regime after President Trump warned [08:12] them about that. And I mentioned that [08:14] maybe the delay in the attack really had [08:16] to do with the fact that the Qataris and [08:18] the Saudis were telling President Trump [08:20] that they c that the Americans could not [08:22] use their airspace or the assets in [08:24] their countries. Now today, this is a [08:27] this is a bombshell. Today, according to [08:29] open source open- source intelligence [08:31] information, Iran suspended general [08:34] aviation [08:36] and visual flight rules in new airspace [08:40] directive. What that means is that lower [08:42] flying aircraft that aren't commercial [08:45] jets flying very high, lower flying [08:47] aircraft [08:49] are now the airspace is totally closed [08:51] to them over Iran. And that means that [08:53] anything flying low is going to be view [08:55] viewed as hostile. And this is a sign of [08:58] Iran tightening things up, getting ready [09:00] for potential [09:02] drone strikes or other strikes coming at [09:04] them. So the closing of VFR flights in [09:07] in a new airspace directive over Iran [09:11] happened today. Look, let's just sum [09:14] this up. The Iranian regime did execute [09:17] hundreds and hundreds of protesters. [09:20] They als uh who were arrested who were [09:22] taken into custody. They also murdered [09:25] tens of thousands of protesters in the [09:27] streets including going into hospitals. [09:29] They committed these atrocities. [09:31] President Trump has now been made aware [09:33] of this. Meanwhile, US military assets [09:36] are converging around Iran. Head of [09:40] Central Command Bradley Cooper, General [09:42] Bradley Cooper in Israel today meeting [09:45] with the Israelis. This is all coming to [09:47] a head, but there are still people [09:50] around President Trump, like Steve [09:52] Witco, like his son-in-law, like Trump's [09:54] son-in-law Jared Kushner, who are still [09:57] pressuring President Trump not to attack [09:59] and to go to negotiations. This, in my [10:02] humble opinion, would be an absolute [10:04] disaster. We have learned the lesson way [10:07] too many times that throwing a lifeline [10:09] to evil regimes through negotiations, [10:11] this goes all the way back to [10:13] Chamberlain and Hitler. If you look back [10:15] in 1938 and what took place there before [10:17] the invasion of Czechoslovakia, this is [10:20] this is a mistake. The regime has never [10:23] been weaker. We could we could have a [10:26] world without an Iranian regime if [10:29] President Trump moves forward with [10:31] strikes against the regime. And we are [10:33] watching this situation very very [10:37] closely. Folks, things are coming to a [10:39] head. Watch this space. Make sure to [10:42] keep following our updates. Please like [10:44] and share and subscribe and please check [10:46] out all the content we're putting up at [10:48] the Israel 365 YouTube channel.
