#IRAN: Losing Syria. Mohsen Sazegara. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
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🗓️ 6 December 2024
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| 0:00.0 | This is CBS. I am the world. I'm John Batchel with Malcolm a online conference of |
| 0:08.1 | President's major American Jewish organizations. We're very pleased to welcome our long-time |
| 0:11.9 | colleague, Mosun Sazagara. Once upon a time in Iran is an activist looking for democracy |
| 0:18.7 | and transparency. Now, outside of Iran in the diaspora, |
| 0:23.5 | looking at the ordeal of the Iranian people |
| 0:27.1 | and the intentions, the predation of the regime. |
| 0:31.1 | Mosan, a surprise in these last days. |
| 0:33.8 | A man by the name of Nom Degar, |
| 0:35.8 | Abu Mohammed al-Jalani, |
| 0:37.1 | is leading a group that has drone surveillance and drone weaponry available in addition to vehicles from the Turkish army, have overrun Aleppo. |
| 0:47.5 | We're told, it's not transparent, have now captured Homa, at least the city center by Al Jazeera's reporting, and is driving on |
| 0:55.8 | Damascus, we can believe. Al Jalani has even mentioned that he means to oust Bashar Assad, who has sworn |
| 1:03.0 | revenge. This looks like a threat to Tehran. Is Tehran reacting as if it is a major threat? Good |
| 1:10.3 | evening to you. Good evening, major threat? Good evening to you. |
| 1:12.0 | Good evening, John. And good evening to Malcolm. Yes. First of all, I can say that everybody in Tehran is surprised. |
| 1:23.5 | Nobody expected such an uprising and attack in Syria and so weak resistance in front of that. |
| 1:34.3 | As you said, assessments in Tehran basically shows that this is Turkey government that supports these rebels and the Turkish equipment |
| 1:53.1 | supporting them. |
| 1:56.4 | And I think that what nobody expected was, first of all, low quality, I have to say, of |
| 2:06.2 | Syrian army. Most of them fled from the war fronts. And second, the forces from Hezbollah of Lebanon |
| 2:14.3 | and a few from Fatim Yun that are Afghan people who have been mobilized by |
| 2:23.1 | Tehran. |
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