1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,759 Speaker 1: Now let's talk about the war in Iran. Donald Trump 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: is threatening to destroy Iran's power and will infrastructure if 3 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,039 Speaker 1: a ceasefire isn't reached. This comes as thousands of UISH 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: troops have arrived in the Middle East and are en 5 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: route to the Middle East for possible boots on the ground. 6 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: Reason as A Ahari is the Iranian ambassador to New Zealand 7 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: and with US High RISA. Hello, can you what is 8 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 1: your understanding? Are they talks happening? 9 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 2: Actually you should ask this question from mister Trump. But 10 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 2: I can see. I can say only that Iranians are 11 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 2: very sensitive towards this war that we want to attack you. 12 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 2: They have proved that they are very reluctant, very rejective 13 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 2: towards this kind of approach, especially when they ask Iranians 14 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 2: to be surrendered. This is exactly the lack of knowledge 15 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 2: of Iranians, the identity of Iranians. Iranians actually are very 16 00:00:56,240 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 2: very harsh against this type of words or not. They 17 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 2: have not started any war, any invasion against any other 18 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 2: country in the last two centuries. But at the same 19 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 2: time they have been very very tough against any aggression 20 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:17,119 Speaker 2: and that's why a year war against Adam saying or 21 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 2: in the last summer war, Iran has very very fiercely 22 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 2: rejected and somehow resisted against them, and it's going to 23 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 2: be repeated if they want to attack and bring any 24 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 2: troops inside Iran. 25 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: Are you still hearing from the regime in Tehran? Sorry, 26 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: are you still in contact with the regime in Tehran? 27 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 2: You mean why regime or government government there? 28 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: Are you in contact with them? 29 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 2: Yes, I have in contact with them, and so. 30 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: It comes flowing as normal, no disruption from the war. 31 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 2: Actually, I think I have noticed that in the media 32 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 2: here they are depicting a very very distorted type of 33 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 2: image of Iran. I should tell you that now in Iran, 34 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 2: some sort of ordinary and normal life is happening. The 35 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 2: supermarkets are open, people are going here and there by something, 36 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 2: and especially now it's there, we are passing the New 37 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 2: year days in Iran, and the people are gathering here 38 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 2: and there, and there is electricity there and they have 39 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 2: access to market, they have access to anything. And at 40 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 2: the same time, every night, millions of people in the 41 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 2: squares all around Iran gathered in support of the government 42 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 2: the military of Iran. And it is something completely different 43 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 2: from what I'm seeing here. 44 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: So who's ultimately in charge if the Supreme Leader is 45 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: possibly in Russia getting surgery. 46 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 2: Actually the same system we had already. Of course, some 47 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 2: of them have been assassinated, which is a very clear 48 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 2: contradiction to international law, and unfortunately nobody is going these 49 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 2: days in some countries going to condemn. But anyhow, each 50 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 2: one of them have been assassinated. The next com and 51 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 2: the same kind of hierarchy or the system that work 52 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 2: already now is working. 53 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: Look, I know you're not going to love this question, 54 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: so apologies in advance, but what happens to you if 55 00:03:56,960 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: there is regime change? In any event of regime, do you 56 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: have to go back or do you just start working 57 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: for the next law? 58 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 2: Actually I don't think about that, because we as Iranians 59 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 2: get used to work and to fight against any aggression 60 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 2: until the end. That's why even the Supreme Leader work 61 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 2: until the end, and the many others. And then it 62 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 2: is not a very serious question for us at the moment. 63 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 2: We want to have the best I can do and 64 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 2: we can do as diplomats to defend our country, to 65 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 2: defend against this aggression. Actually we have in our history. 66 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 2: It is one of the rare times that a foreigner, 67 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 2: a foreigner have that kind of a digression against us. 68 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 2: And for Iranians, if you know Iranians, and if you 69 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 2: read the history of Iranians, the identity of Iranians at 70 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 2: this time, all of them become more and more enthusiastic 71 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 2: against the aggressor and they want to somehow defeat them. 72 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 2: This is the only thing that they think about it, 73 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 2: not think about going here and there and take some 74 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 2: other measures. This is any Iranian, even Iranians who are 75 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 2: living here, majority of them they called us. They have 76 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 2: contact with us, and they feel the same thing. They 77 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 2: gather around the flag at this kind of time around history. 78 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: Ras A thank you for your time, I appreciated, basted 79 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: of luck with everything that's unfolding in your country. There's 80 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: reason as a A Harri who is the Iranian ambassador 81 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:58,159 Speaker 1: to New Zealand. For more from Hither duplusy Alan Drive, 82 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:01,919 Speaker 1: listen live to news talks from four pm weekdays, or 83 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 1: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.