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Iran War Research Archive

Tracking the US-Israel-Iran War · Operation Epic Fury · 820+ Documents

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Transcripts

Lecture and video transcripts.

127 of 127 documents

Iranian state television (IRIB), 9pm news broadcast·undated (Week 1 of Operation True Promise 4 / Operation Epic Fury; internal references to 28th missile wave and Nights of Qadr place it in first 10 days of war)

Iranian state TV 9pm news broadcast: war update, missile waves, succession, popular unity

Full transcript of Iranian state television 9pm news broadcast covering: (1) President Pezeshkian thanking the Iranian public, defending regional missile strikes as forced responses, rejecting "apology" framing, and warning the stronger the pressure the stronger the response; (2) Parliament speaker Qalibaf warning that if war continues there will be neither a way to sell nor produce oil; (3) Commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Major General Abdollahi pledging to continue war until

YouTube — IRIB / Iranian state TV 9 p.m. news·undated (IRIB 9 p.m. bulletin; likely within the first 10 days of the war, after Mojtaba-era allegiance messaging and during later True Promise waves)

IRIB 9pm news clip: wave 34-35 strikes, Sunni scholars' allegiance, economic resistance, global energy crisis

Partial transcript of an IRIB 9 p.m. bulletin presenting the war from the Iranian official perspective. Main themes: **(1)** Iranian missiles and drones striking Israel and US bases across the region; **(2)** thousands of Sunni scholars pledging allegiance to the Supreme Leader and large Night of Qadr rallies as proof of national unity; **(3)** government claims of uninterrupted essential-goods supply under an "economic resistance" package; **(4)** escalating global energy stress, including an a

YouTube — "Straight Talk" (Australian podcast); guest Mark Wales, former Australian Army officer (mid-90s), SAS (2005–c.2010), deployments Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Gulf; later Wharton MBA, McKinsey, author; now commentator·March 2026 (undated; current conflict)

Straight Talk: Mark Wales (ex-SAS) on Iran war, Hormuz, Australia, multi-front risk

**Background:** Mark Wales — army from mid-90s, SAS from 2005, heavy Afghanistan (Oruzgan), Iraq, Lebanon, Gulf. Al-Qaeda (caliphate, 9/11) vs Taliban (nationalist, Kandahar, warlord order); Australia SAS recon (e.g. Cha valley), night ops, intel for Brits; "we dealt with al-Qaeda quite quickly … then the war transitioned into a war against the Taliban." **Tech and war:** "Every time we go into battle there's some new tech … 'This is going to change warfare.' And it never does" — incremental, n

YouTube — class/lecture format ("last class we did an overview … today we're going to provide some theoretical framework"); same channel/style as other "prof jiang" videos per URL param·March 2026 (undated; "US Iran war that is happening right now")

Prof. Jiang: Law of asymmetry — why the US will lose the Iran war (class lecture)

**Prediction and today's topic:** "I made the prediction that the **United States will lose this war.** In last class we did an overview of the military and strategic position and today we're going to provide some **theoretical framework** for how to understand how this war will progress and why ultimately I believe the United States will lose. Today I present to you a very important idea in **game theory.** … It's called the **law of asymmetry.**" **Law of asymmetry:** "The United States and I

YouTube — Democracy Now! (Amy Goodman Los Angeles, Juan González Chicago); guest Jeffrey Sachs, economist, director Center for Sustainable Development Columbia University, president UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, adviser to three UN Secretaries General, Sustainable Development Solutions Advocate under UN SG António Guterres·March 2026 (undated; "earlier this week" UNSC resolution; "past 12 days")

Democracy Now: Jeffrey Sachs on UN resolution, US–Israel aggression, UN Charter, 1953–JCPOA history

**UN Security Council resolution:** "Earlier this week the UN Security Council adopted a resolution **condemning Iran** for its 'egregious attacks against its Gulf neighbors,' calling out specifically attacks on residential areas and civilians, as well as its **closure of the Strait of Hormuz**, threatening global energy supplies." Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Jordan specifically mentioned. Resolution had **140 co-sponsors**. Of 15 Security Council members, **13 voted in

Master Investor podcast (Wilfred Frost, host) — guest US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant·March 2026 (recorded during war; Secretary pulled to Situation Room mid-interview; "couple weeks" in, ~$11B thus far)

Master Investor podcast: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant — markets, Hormuz escorts, Situation Room, cost, allies

Treasury Secretary Bessant: **Markets** — What matters is continuity and functioning, not price levels; panic when no price discovery, gating, or market closure. Bond market "smoothly functioning" during conflict. **Iran mission** — "Proceeding well ahead of schedule"; President "in great spirits." **Strait of Hormuz** — As soon as militarily possible, US Navy or international coalition will escort vessels through; "that came up just now in the situation room." Straits not mined; Iranian and som

YouTube — Vlad TV (breaking interrupt during another interview); guest Sergeant Nicholas Irvin, US Army veteran, six deployments, 500+ combat missions, contractor experience; author (Dalton Fury endorsement); Rastafari·March 2026 (post–Feb 28 decapitation strike; "all of 10 days ago" from Feb 28; seven US servicemen lost)

Vlad TV: Sergeant Nicholas Irvin on Epic Fury, truth in war, polls, regime change, guerrilla warfare

**Timing / prediction:** Breaking interrupt for Iran war. Irvin on last appearance gave "3 to 6 months" for a strike; "day after the interview dropped … it popped off." "Way sooner than I predicted." He'd said "by the time this interview airs I wouldn't be surprised if there was a strike" (didn't assume US+Israel). Buildup in media "prep you … desensitize you"; "warning signs … they're prepping us because we're about to strike." **Epic Fury / Midnight Hammer:** Operation Epic Fury = US name; Is

YouTube Shorts·March 2026 (post–day 5; “downhill phase”)

YouTube Shorts: Iranian commentator — “We have passed the peak,” downhill phase, trapped in Persian Gulf

Iranian commentator revisits his day‑five assessment: “We have passed the peak and we’re heading downhill”; “now is our downhill phase.” Cites Tel Aviv strike “a day ago” and hitting “radars and infrastructure” as evidence. **Core claim:** “Mr. Trump and Netanyahu are trapped in a slaughterhouse in the Persian Gulf”; “in the coming days and weeks, much more joyful news will be delivered to the dear nation of Iran.” **Strategic argument:** US/Israel designed a **short-term war** but it turned **l

YouTube interview (host + military/strategic analyst; style and content consistent with Scott Ritter)·March 2026 (Day 12 context; "we're sitting here talking about this at day 12")

Analyst interview: Hormuz brute force impossible, OODA loop, ammo running out, 50% targets illegal, proxies wont join

**Trump/Macron Hormuz:** Trump tweet 5,500 targets "isn't much of a strategy just to blow things up," "begins to look childish." Objective to open Hormuz; Trump said if Iran keeps it closed he'll hit them 20 times as hard; Macron suggested French "defensive mission" in Strait. **Analyst:** French involvement sarcastically "game changer" — "Iran's going to surrender tomorrow" — "this stupidity." **Brute force to open Hormuz:** Theoretically you could seize Qeshm and other islands, seize Iranian

YouTube — long-form commentary (host; cites Scott Ritter, Larry Johnson, Financial Times, CNN, WSJ; "this program")·March 2026 (~two weeks into war; post-Kharg strike; KC-135 Iraq 48h ago; 13 US dead per CENTCOM)

Commentary: Oil war, five refuelers hit Prince Sultan, Kharg, 5K Marines, yuan-for-tankers, Houthis, empire decline

**Iran not bluffing / five refuelers hit:** "Iran was not bluffing when it said it was going to raise the price of oil to over $200 a barrel in retaliation to the US–Israeli war of aggression. And its latest move changes everything." **Five USAF refueling planes** hit by Iranian ballistic missile strike at **Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia**. US Air Force confirmed to Wall Street Journal; CENTCOM has not commented. "We might hear in the next hours to days that these refueling tankers were