Transcript [00:00] Hey everyone. So, in Iran today, the top [00:04] headline in the regime media [00:07] in both of the major regime media [00:09] outlets that I often look at, WANA, uh [00:12] which is more of the the government's [00:15] official media outlet, and as well as [00:17] Tasnim, which is the IRGC, the Islamic [00:22] Revolutionary Guard Corps' media outlet, [00:24] tends to be more hardline, more like a [00:26] ticker, less analysis. But those are [00:28] really the two mouthpieces of the [00:31] Iranian regime. [00:32] In both of them, the top headline today [00:35] is not the ceasefire. [00:37] It's not. The top headline is that today [00:41] marks 40 days since Supreme Leader Ali [00:45] Khamenei was killed on the first day of [00:48] this war. And in this video, we're going [00:50] to get into what that means, and what it [00:53] means politically [00:55] for the decision of President Trump of [00:58] the United States to go to this [01:00] ceasefire agreement on the particular [01:02] date that they did. And I'm going to [01:03] argue in this video that this might have [01:06] been a mistake, and it'll become clear [01:10] why. So, let's get right into this [01:13] interesting story here. We're going to [01:14] learn a lot in this video. So, here we [01:17] have uh this is the top story in WANA [01:20] today. [01:21] Okay, you can see here it is, top story, [01:23] top news, "Massive public turnout on the [01:26] 40th day after the assassination of [01:28] Iran's leader." [01:30] Uh so, here we go. Let's read Let's read [01:32] through this piece. "Commemoration [01:34] ceremonies marking the 40th day after [01:36] the martyrdom of Ayatollah Sayyid Ali [01:38] Khamenei, the leader of Iran's Islamic [01:41] Revolution, [01:42] are being held on Thursday, April 9th, [01:45] with widespread public participation in [01:48] Tehran [01:50] and simultaneously in cities across the [01:52] country. [01:53] The event, held 40 days after his death [01:56] in a targeted attack attributed to the [01:58] United States and Israel, [02:00] has become one of the largest mourning [02:02] gatherings in recent weeks. [02:05] The ceremony symbolically began at 9:40 [02:07] a.m., coinciding with the exact time of [02:11] the assassination, and is scheduled to [02:13] continue until 8:00 p.m., all day long. [02:16] In Tehran, mourning processions started [02:19] early in the morning from various [02:21] routes, especially from Enghelab Square, [02:24] moving toward the site [02:27] of the assassination. Meanwhile, since [02:29] last night, April 8th, religious groups [02:31] and mourning assemblies had already [02:33] begun moving after the evening prayers [02:35] from mosques and religious halls toward [02:38] main squares and designated mourning [02:40] locations. Field observations indicate [02:43] that a considerable number of people had [02:45] gathered at designated locations even [02:47] before the official start of the [02:49] ceremony, and the number of participants [02:51] has continued to increase over time. [02:53] The central streets of the capital, [02:55] especially those leading to the site of [02:57] the assassination, have been filled with [02:59] mourners chanting elegies and performing [03:02] right religious rituals to honor the [03:04] memory of the former leader of the [03:06] Islamic Republic. [03:08] At the same time, reports indicate that [03:10] similar ceremonies are being held across [03:12] the country. In many cities, mourning [03:14] processions have taken to the streets [03:17] and religious centers to perform [03:19] Arba'een rituals. Arba'een is the 40th [03:23] day after death, with some areas [03:25] witnessing large public gatherings. As [03:27] part of today's programs, a prayer for [03:29] the well-being of Imam Mahdi, that's the [03:32] hidden Imam, that's their Messiah figure [03:35] that they're waiting to come [03:37] to come save the world when it's brought [03:40] to the point of apocalypse. [03:42] So, as part of today's programs, a a [03:44] prayer for the well-being of Imam Mahdi, [03:46] may God hasten his reappearance, will be [03:49] recited nationwide at 9:00 p.m. [03:52] accompanied by a recorded voice of the [03:55] late leader, Khamenei. Additionally, [03:57] according to official announcements, [03:59] further memorial ceremonies are [04:00] scheduled for Friday, April 10th, [04:03] starting at 10:00 a.m. in large prayer [04:05] grounds across the country. [04:07] Ayatollah Khamenei was killed [04:08] approximately 40 days ago in a targeted [04:11] attack in Tehran, an incident that [04:13] occurred at his location and immediately [04:16] triggered widespread domestic and [04:18] international reactions. The United [04:20] States and Israel have been identified [04:22] as the perpetrators of the attack, which [04:24] marked which which marked the beginning [04:25] of a war imposed on Iran that lasted for [04:29] 40 days. You notice the emphasis on 40 [04:31] days. We'll get into this all very soon. [04:33] It's very important. [04:34] The assassination of Iran's leader, as [04:36] an unprecedented event, has generated [04:39] widespread reactions across the region [04:41] and the world, and has been described by [04:44] many analysts as a turning point in the [04:46] geopolitical developments of the Middle [04:48] East. [04:49] Holding Arba'een ceremonies for the [04:51] former leader of the Islamic Republic [04:53] within the framework of the Arba'een [04:55] religious tradition is seen as an effort [04:58] to redefine this event as a historical [05:00] ideological moment. This is a key [05:03] sentence here. [05:04] Okay? [05:06] They're redefining this event as a [05:08] historical ideological moment. Within [05:10] this context, the large public turnout [05:13] in today's ceremonies has been presented [05:15] by organizers as a sign of continued [05:18] popular support and a renewed pledge of [05:20] allegiance to the political and [05:22] ideological path of the system. [05:26] Very interesting closing line. Let's [05:28] read that again. [05:29] The large public turnout [05:31] is seen as popular support and a renewed [05:33] pledge of allegiance to the political [05:36] and ideological path [05:38] of the system, of the regime. Hmm, okay. [05:41] So, that's in WANA. And then in Tasnim, [05:44] we have two stories here. [05:46] We have one story from uh from uh today. [05:49] I'm sorry, from yesterday. Let's start [05:50] with yesterday's story. "Iran Armed [05:52] Forces Declare Victory." [05:55] "Iran Armed Forces Declare Victory after [05:58] US-Israeli enemies are forced to [06:00] surrender." Okay. So, this has to do [06:03] with how they view the ceasefire. I'm [06:05] going to make a separate video about the [06:07] Iran media's Iran regime media's view of [06:10] the ceasefire, cuz it's fascinating. [06:13] There's a lot of articles about the [06:14] ceasefire. [06:16] I'm going to make a separate video about [06:17] that. But this one talks about the 40 [06:20] days as well. Check it out. [06:23] Uh so, it shows a big picture of this [06:25] massive military ceremony. Who knows [06:27] when that's actually from? "The General [06:29] Staff of Iranian Armed Forces and the [06:30] Khatam al-Anbiya Cent at uh yeah, and [06:34] the Khatam al-Anbiya Central [06:36] Headquarters of Iran said 40 days of [06:39] steadfast resistance and courageous [06:41] military efforts compelled the US and [06:44] Israeli forces to accept Iran's terms [06:46] and ultimately submit to its demands." [06:50] Okay. So, it mention And it it In a [06:52] joint statement released on Wednesday, [06:53] the General Staff of the Iranian Armed [06:55] Forces and the Khatam al-Anbiya Central [06:57] Headquarters stated that after 40 days [07:00] of steadfastness, resistance, and the [07:03] conscious presence of the people in the [07:05] arena, along with the relentless [07:07] struggle of the brave military forces [07:09] against the blatant and unlawful [07:11] aggression of the American-Zionist [07:12] enemies, they were ultimately compelled [07:15] to accept the terms proposed by Iran and [07:17] submit to them. So, this was a a victory [07:21] uh for for Iran. Okay? [07:24] With with we'll jump ahead here. [07:27] "With each passing day of the war, the [07:29] American and Zionist enemies faced [07:30] increasingly heavily heavy and crushing [07:32] blows, new surprises as the scope of the [07:35] conflict expanded across the region." [07:38] Okay, uh that's what their statement [07:40] said. And [07:43] yeah, okay. And then we have this from [07:45] today. "Iran commemorates 40th day of [07:49] leader's martyrdom, vows unyielding [07:52] resistance." This one has a lot of [07:54] photos in it. And the caption on this [07:56] photo is "Millions of Iranians flooded [07:58] the streets across the nation and on [08:01] Thursday, marking the 40th day since the [08:04] martyrdom of of the leader of Islamic [08:06] Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali [08:07] Khamenei. Elite commanders and the [08:09] children of Minab, victims of a brutal [08:12] US-Israeli terrorist onslaught on [08:14] February 28th. The Tehran processions, [08:16] beginning at Jamhuri Square and [08:19] culminating at the site of the leader's [08:20] assassination, became a roaring [08:22] declaration of allegiance to his [08:25] revolutionary path and a condemnation of [08:27] enemy atrocities. The solemn processions [08:30] in Tehran began at Jamhuri Square and [08:32] extended to the site of Ayatollah [08:34] Khamenei's assassination. They already [08:35] said that. Featured mourners chanting [08:38] slogans, reciting elegies, and [08:40] reaffirming their allegiance to his [08:43] revolutionary ideals." And then they [08:44] show a bunch of pictures [08:46] of these of these people. [08:49] "The unprovoked aggression by the United [08:51] States and the Israeli regime targeted [08:53] not only Iran's leadership, but also its [08:55] civilian infrastructure, including a [08:57] devastating strike on a primary school [08:59] that claimed the lives of 170 civilians, [09:01] mostly children. In response, Iran's [09:04] armed forces launched 100 waves 100 [09:06] waves of retaliatory missile and drone [09:08] strikes against Israeli-occupied [09:10] territories, that's the state of Israel, [09:12] like Tel Aviv, and US regional assets, [09:14] forcing the enemy into a humiliating [09:17] retreat. [09:18] A Pakistan-brokered ceasefire, agreed [09:20] upon after the US accepted Iran's [09:22] 10-point proposal, was announced by the [09:25] Supreme National Security Council on [09:26] Wednesday, marking a temporary halt to [09:29] hostilities." [09:31] Um [09:33] Oh, here we go. "The IRGC declared in a [09:35] statement that Ayatollah Khamenei's [09:36] martyrdom had strengthened the Islamic [09:39] Revolution as profoundly as his lifetime [09:42] leadership, citing the nation's unity, [09:44] resistance, and the 100 fatal blows [09:47] dealt to enemy forces as divine [09:50] blessings of his sacrifice. His legacy, [09:53] a comprehensive system of resistance, [09:55] independence, justice, and spirituality, [09:58] remains the guiding framework for Iran's [10:00] governance, the IRGC affirmed. As the [10:02] ceremonies continue until nightfall, the [10:05] Iranian people stand resolute, their [10:07] grief transformed into unshakable [10:09] defiance against oppression and foreign [10:13] aggression. And then there's more [10:14] pictures, and that is the end of the [10:18] article. Okay? [10:20] Great. Now, what does all this mean? So, [10:22] before we move on, I just want to put in [10:23] a little plug for a project that I'm [10:25] involved with, [10:26] um and uh this is a really important [10:29] project, by the way. [10:30] Um [10:32] every day there are lies about Israel [10:34] that are spread online. We know that, [10:36] and it's faster than the truth can catch [10:38] up. And um [10:40] if you watch this channel, you probably [10:41] know that I was good friends with [10:42] Charlie Kirk, and Charlie saw this [10:45] problem very clearly, and he had written [10:48] a letter [10:49] it became pretty famous, you might have [10:50] heard about it. He wrote a letter to [10:51] Prime Minister Netanyahu giving him [10:53] advice about what Israel needs to do to [10:56] put out better messaging. And he [10:58] suggested the creation of something [11:00] called the Israel Truth Network. That [11:02] was the name he came up with it, which [11:03] would be a kind of clearinghouse with [11:05] easy-to-access information addressing [11:07] the key lies being told about Israel in [11:10] the headlines, but also with a lot of [11:12] you know, with an archive and resources. [11:15] And and before before he was murdered, [11:16] he and the team at Israel 365 [11:20] we started building a solution, and [11:21] Charlie was kind of advising us on it, [11:23] and uh and his plan was to promote it as [11:26] well, and we started building the Israel [11:28] Truth Network. And we finally got it up [11:30] and running. It's a rapid response [11:32] system that delivers clear, accurate, [11:34] user-friendly content straight to people [11:37] who can use it. So, please visit the [11:40] Israel Truth Network. That's with a with [11:42] a the at the beginning of it. The Israel [11:44] Truth Network.org, [11:45] and you can sign up. You see in the top [11:47] corner there, you can sign up for the [11:48] daily briefs, and you can join the fight [11:51] for truth. So, please go ahead and uh [11:55] and take part in that. Very important, [11:57] the Israel Truth Network. Okay? [11:59] Great. Okay, so so how do we understand [12:02] this whole uh this whole phenomenon of [12:06] the 40 days, what we just saw here? [12:08] Okay, what does all this really mean? [12:10] So, to really understand what you heard [12:13] in the articles that I just read, you [12:14] need to understand something very deep [12:15] about the Shiite religion and history [12:18] and culture. [12:19] The 40th day after a death, what's [12:21] called Arba'een, [12:23] is not just a memorial. Okay, it's the [12:25] moment when [12:27] the the mourning for 40 days is now [12:30] given meaning. Okay, so it's been 40 [12:32] days we've been sad and mourning, and [12:34] now we the whole theme of it in their in [12:37] their faith is that now you you take it [12:40] to the next level. You give it more [12:41] meaning. In Iran, this is often the [12:44] moment when that turns into real action. [12:47] Okay, and there's a lot of historical [12:48] precedent for this. [12:50] We'll get to that soon. But this all [12:52] goes back to the foundational story of [12:55] Shiite Islam and the killing of the [12:57] founder of Shiite Islam, Imam Hussein, [13:00] at Karbala. [13:02] So, here's what that story is actually [13:04] about. In the year 680, [13:07] Hussein, who was the grandson of [13:08] Muhammad, he refused to pledge [13:10] allegiance to the Umayyad ruler Yazid. [13:14] He saw him as corrupt and illegitimate. [13:17] So, he set out from Mecca with a small [13:19] group, family members, loyal followers, [13:22] and he headed toward a place called [13:24] Kufa. [13:26] Okay, where he he believed that he had [13:28] support there, but the support never [13:29] came. Instead, he was surrounded in the [13:31] desert of Karbala by a much larger army. [13:34] Uh he was cut off, he was outnumbered, [13:38] and um [13:39] he, of course, knew exactly how it was [13:41] going to end. [13:44] On the 10th day of the month of [13:46] Muharram, [13:48] uh Hussein and his small band of [13:50] fighters were killed. Okay, his [13:52] companions were all slaughtered, his [13:54] infant son was killed, and the women and [13:56] children were taken captive. [13:59] Hussein himself was beheaded. This is [14:01] the founder This is the person who [14:03] Shiites view as the founder of their [14:04] branch of Islam. So, in Shiite memory, [14:07] this is not this is a defining moral [14:11] drama in their history, basically. He [14:13] was this righteous man standing almost [14:16] alone, choosing death rather than [14:18] submission to tyranny. That's how they [14:20] interpret it. [14:21] So, [14:23] and I I I I can't stress this enough. [14:25] This is the event that shaped Shiite [14:27] identity. [14:28] Okay, so it it meaning sh- the Shiites [14:31] were born out of a civil war within [14:33] Islam. And that's why there's still, [14:36] many centuries later, this [14:39] all-out hostility, this I mean, between [14:41] Shiites and Sunnis. It all goes back to [14:44] this event. Okay, it [14:46] for all generations afterwards, there's [14:48] this belief among Shiites that [14:50] faithfulness to God means resisting [14:53] illegitimate power [14:55] even in the face of certain death. Let [14:56] me say it [14:57] Let me say that again because of the [14:58] moment we're in now politically. For [15:00] Shiites, a big a big defining moment in [15:04] the creation of their entire branch of [15:07] Islam, which is really a different [15:08] religion in many ways, is like the key [15:11] value [15:13] of the key defining character of your [15:16] faithfulness to God is that you resist [15:18] illegitimate power [15:20] even in the face of certain death. [15:24] Okay? [15:25] Which is why, by the way, there was [15:27] never any chance that Khomeini Khomeini [15:30] was going to flee Iran and go try to, [15:33] you know, make a better life for himself [15:35] somewhere like you see other dictators [15:37] who are whose regimes are falling do, [15:38] where they where they flee. He was never [15:40] going to flee. He's a true believer. [15:43] He's he's [15:44] he was choosing martyrdom, and that's [15:46] the highest thing for them. [15:48] Now, 40 days after Hussein was killed [15:51] back in 680, 40 days after he was [15:54] killed, his followers returned to his [15:56] grave. [15:58] And when they returned to his grave, [16:00] they declared that his death was not the [16:03] end of the story, but that it was the [16:05] beginning of a permanent call to action, [16:07] an obligation to remember and to call [16:11] out injustice and to stand against it, [16:13] no matter what the cost. [16:16] And that's what Arba'een is. Okay, so [16:18] Arba'een is the It's the 40th day. So, [16:21] it's not for them for Shiite Muslims, [16:24] the 40th day after mourning is not [16:26] closure, [16:27] which you have, for example, in Judaism [16:29] at the end of the seven days of shiva [16:31] and then the 30 days of shloshim, the [16:33] the stages of mourning, and each one has [16:34] a kind of closure to it. But that's not [16:37] what Arba'een is. It's not closure. It's [16:39] taking the mourning and moving it to [16:43] uh [16:44] to another level. It's kind of giving it [16:46] meaning. [16:47] Okay? And And for people in the West, [16:50] they're [16:51] they don't know this. [16:53] And this this is a theme I've been [16:55] touching on since even before the war [16:56] started, that one big problem that the [16:58] West has in dealing with Iran is that [17:00] they just don't know enough about what [17:03] these people believe. And that's why, [17:04] you know, when Trump says, for example, [17:06] that he was shocked that Iran started [17:08] firing missiles at at all of its [17:10] neighboring countries, no one expected [17:12] that. What do you mean no one expected [17:13] that? These are 12er Shiite Muslims. [17:16] They're surrounded by Sunnis who are [17:17] allied with their enemies, and they [17:19] believe that they that bringing the [17:21] apocalypse is the way to bring the Mahdi [17:23] and to bring perfection to the world. Of [17:25] course, they were going to do that. [17:27] Anyways, I digress. Let's get back to [17:29] this story here. So, for Iran, [17:33] there this is this 40-day thing is is [17:36] part of like their [17:38] their like ideological muscle memory, [17:40] right? It's how they think. It's how [17:42] they view the world. Now, going back to [17:44] 1979, when the Islamic Revolution took [17:47] over, when when the revolution happened [17:49] and this Ayatollah regime came to power, [17:52] this 40-day [17:55] Arba'een thing was very prominent as a [17:59] factor as a political factor in the [18:01] revolution in in the in the lead-up to [18:04] the fall of the Shah. Here's way it [18:06] would work. They'd be protesting, [18:08] meaning the Shiite fanatics would be [18:10] protesting, someone would get killed in [18:12] a protest. 40 days later, there would be [18:15] a a gathering, a mass gathering to you [18:19] know, to mark Arba'een for this martyr [18:21] who died in the protest, and that [18:23] gathering, like the original Arba'een, [18:26] which is they get where they gathered at [18:28] Hussein's grave to commit themselves to [18:31] commit themselves to the idea that the [18:34] death is not in vain, and and it's a [18:36] call to action to drive forward, to [18:39] fight more. The get That's That's what [18:41] would happen at these gatherings in [18:42] 1979, where the the Arba'een gathering [18:46] of a protester who was killed would turn [18:48] into a larger protest, and it would get [18:50] more violent, more people would be [18:51] killed, and then 40 days later, this [18:54] would all happen again, and it would [18:55] escalate. [18:57] Okay, this is what actually happened in [18:58] 1979. It happened over and over, so [19:00] there was like this rolling wave of [19:03] protests. It was almost like a rhythm [19:05] every 40 days. Death, mourning, [19:08] uh Arba'een events, which would mobilize [19:12] people more more which would lead to [19:14] more death, etc. Okay? So, this is [19:16] really part of the culture of the whole [19:19] Iranian revolution, and it's still [19:20] happening now. The [19:23] that 40-day concept is embedded in how [19:27] large parts of Shiite society process [19:31] this whole you know, there it's it's in [19:34] the It's like an identity thing. [19:36] So, Ali Khamenei gets killed, [19:40] and now it's 40 days later. So, let's go [19:41] back to what we just saw in those media [19:43] reports that I that I read to you. You [19:46] have massive crowds gathering on the [19:48] 40th day after the killing of Iran's [19:50] supreme leader. And at the exact same [19:52] time, these official declarations of [19:55] victory over the United States and [19:57] Israel. [19:58] And the timing could not be more perfect [20:01] for them. [20:03] Think about that. This ceasefire comes [20:05] into effect basically on the 40th day. [20:08] In the Shiite framework, the 40th day is [20:12] where the story of the death gets given [20:14] meaning and given purpose and it's a [20:16] call to [20:18] you know, to to resist even more and to [20:20] strive on. [20:22] So, the regime now has a great story to [20:24] tell. [20:26] Right? This isn't a story of defeat from [20:28] their perspective, right? It's the [20:30] martyrdom of Ali Khamenei followed by [20:34] the capitulation of the Americans that [20:36] you know, the we survived to fight [20:38] another day against the regime. They [20:40] backed off. They stopped attacking us on [20:42] day 40. And think of how what religious [20:45] significance this must have to these [20:47] people that it that you know, they're [20:48] getting bombarded and bombarded and it [20:50] all comes to a a crashing well, not [20:53] crashing. It all comes to a halt. [20:56] The the infidels stop attacking on day [20:59] 40 after the death of Khamenei. [21:01] And this is why I believe that the [21:04] timing of the ceasefire was a strategic [21:07] mistake. [21:08] If they were paying attention to what [21:10] these people actually believe, they [21:11] would not have done this. Because if [21:13] you're the United States, [21:14] you have to understand [21:16] that [21:17] you're fighting [21:19] a a religious narrative. The way the [21:22] regime will fall or the way they will be [21:24] defeated is through human [21:28] Excuse me, through humiliation and [21:29] defeat. [21:31] You've just by having this ceasefire go [21:33] into effect [21:35] right on or the day before the 40th day [21:39] of Khamenei's death feeds their [21:42] religious narrative. [21:45] Okay? You you allowed the ceasefire [21:48] again to land on top of the 40-day mark. [21:51] And now the regime can look at that and [21:53] it just gives incredible significance. [21:55] We endured. We resisted. After 40 days, [21:59] just like Karbala, our sacrifice led to [22:02] survival and triumph and we can now [22:05] continue to fight. This is incredibly [22:07] powerful. This was a gift to the regime. [22:10] Because in 12 or Shiism, the dominant [22:13] ideology of the regime that that the [22:15] ideology of the regime [22:17] history they don't view history as past [22:20] events. They view history as this [22:22] repeating template. [22:24] So, every struggle is is mapped onto the [22:28] past events. You hear this all the time [22:29] from Muslims. It's not that's this is [22:31] not just Shiite Islam, it's also Sunni [22:33] Islam. Where they're always reading [22:35] events that are going on [22:38] in [22:39] onto onto what they're mapping them onto [22:42] these events from the [22:44] from the early days of Islam. Okay, so [22:47] every struggle for a Shiite is now [22:49] Karbala. [22:51] And every leader, especially the supreme [22:54] leader being killed and then on the 40th [22:56] day, the hostilities end, he becomes [22:59] Hussein. [23:00] Every enemy is the Yazid enemy, right? [23:03] The illegitimate the illegitimate power [23:06] that is trying to suppress us. [23:09] So, the 40-day cycle is a chance to to [23:13] you know, see the current events as a [23:16] repetition of that grand story. [23:19] And so this and this goes beyond [23:20] propaganda. Okay, this is this is much [23:22] deeper. [23:24] Um I I can't stress it enough. It's a [23:26] massive mistake by the Americans and no [23:28] one's talking about this. Please share [23:29] this video by the way. If you want you [23:31] want to tell people what just happened [23:33] here and all you need to do is what I [23:36] did. [23:37] I read their media. We need to read uh [23:41] If you watch my channel, you know this. [23:42] We need to follow the media of these [23:45] other countries. Throughout this war, I [23:46] read Iranian state media, I read Turkish [23:49] state media, I read uh Saudi Arabian [23:51] state media, Emirati media. You got to [23:55] you got to see in their own language and [23:56] in their own framing what they're [23:58] saying. [23:59] So, what you have here is a fusion of [24:02] this national mourning and political [24:04] messaging mapped onto this historical [24:07] consciousness of Karbala and and and and [24:10] and Imam Hussein and the struggle [24:12] against illegitimate powers and it's all [24:15] converging at this moment and they're [24:18] and they're culturally primed to react [24:22] to it [24:23] in a way that frankly, if you're the [24:25] Americans or the Israelis, it's not [24:26] helpful and that's why this is so [24:28] important. [24:29] Uh [24:30] >> [sighs] [24:32] >> Yeah, that this is what we're seeing [24:34] here. You know, [24:36] this is not going to de-escalate the [24:38] conflict. Okay? It's not. It's going to [24:41] set the stage for another round. Because [24:44] that's the real significance of the 40th [24:46] day. Again, the 40th day is not about [24:47] remembering or getting closure. It's [24:50] about mobilizing based on the end of the [24:55] initial mourning period and using it as [24:57] an impetus to fight on. [24:59] So, yeah, there you go. [25:02] That's why so I believe like I said that [25:04] there was a a real miss here [25:07] um based on the ongoing problem. And [25:09] this affects so many things in the [25:11] Middle East. Where Western powers, the [25:13] United States in particular, but all [25:14] Western powers, they they they make all [25:17] their decisions. This is how they deal [25:19] with Syria, how they deal with the [25:20] Turks, how they deal how they deal with [25:23] how they deal with the Middle East [25:25] always pretends as though the religious [25:28] beliefs, which are the primary [25:30] motivating motivating factor of all the [25:32] bad actors in the Middle East, [25:34] they they pretend as though they're not [25:35] relevant. It it's it's baffling to me. [25:38] In any event, [25:40] there you go. That's what we're seeing [25:42] here with the 40-day celebrations or [25:44] whatever that whatever you call them, [25:45] the demonstrations, the 40-day [25:46] demonstrations. [25:48] And [25:49] yeah, so I'm going to like I said, I'm [25:50] going to make another video just about [25:53] the ceasefire. [25:54] Uh so, that should be coming up soon as [25:56] well. [25:57] Thanks for watching. Please tell people [25:58] about this channel. Please share this [25:59] video far and wide. This one's really [26:01] important. Um um you know, please share [26:04] these videos. Tell people what we're [26:06] doing on the channel and please drop a [26:07] comment. Let me know what you think of [26:09] uh everything [26:10] that I'm trying to do here. [26:12] God bless you.
