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صادق زیباکلام: چیزی به نام "ایرانیّت" را باور ندارم

Sadegh Zibakalam: I do not believe in something called "Iranian-ness"

صادق زیباکلام: اساسا نگاه ما به گذشته این است که باید آدم‌ها را محاکمه کنیم؛ می‌گوییم آدم‌ها یا خادم است یا خائن!

Sadegh Zibakalam: Basically, our view of the past is that we must put people on trial; we say people are either servants or traitors!

صادق زیباکلام: از یک سو با حکومتی روبرو هستید که می‌گوید، زن، زندگی، آزادی تئوری خارجی است؛ و در طرف دیگر با دانشجویی طرف هستید که می‌گوید " این دفعه دیگر کار تمام است "

Sadegh Zibakalam: On the one hand, you are faced with a government that says, “Woman, Life, Freedom is a foreign theory”; and on the other hand, you are dealing with a student who says "this time, it’s really over"

صادق زیباکلام: یکی از عوامل عقب‌ماندگی در علوم انسانی، رواج فرضیه‌های توطئه است

Sadegh Zibakalam: One of the factors behind the underdevelopment of the humanities is the prevalence of conspiracy theories

صادق زیباکلام: علوم اجتماعی در دانشگاه تهران قبول شوی، می‌خواهی چه‌کار کنی؟ بعدا شاید اگر عضو خانواده شهدا یا جزو جان‌فداها باشی، تازه ممکن است دبیر شوی!

Sadegh Zibakalam: If you get accepted to study social sciences at the University of Tehran, what do you want to do? Later, perhaps if you are a member of a martyr’s family or among the self-sacrificers, you might finally become a teacher!

صادق زیباکلام: قدم اول، پذیرفتن عقب‌ماندگی در علوم انسانی است

Sadegh Zibakalam: The first step is to acknowledge our backwardness in the humanities.

Blaming sanctions and inflation and so on is more of an excuse; we should first ask ourselves whether we accept the premise of the problem?

صادق زیباکلام: ما حتی عرضه نداشتیم، درباره پدیده ها و تحولات مملکت خودمان کار کنیم!

Sadegh Zibakalam: We weren't even capable of studying the phenomena and developments in our own country!

Can't you find an Iranian researcher who has worked on America, Japan, and World War II

صادق زیباکلام: نمی‌توانید تصور کنید که در علوم انسانی ما چقدر از آمریکایی‌ها، فرانسوی‌ها و... عقب‌تریم!

Sadegh Zibakalam: You cannot imagine how far behind the Americans, the French, and... we are in the humanities!

In the humanities, one cannot see difference with the naked eye.

صادق زیباکلام: واقعیت این است که ما در علوم انسانی، وحشتناک عقب‌مانده هستیم

Sadegh Zibakalam: The reality is that we are terribly backward in the humanities.

Technology can be imported; but you cannot do this with history, sociology, and psychology.

صادق زیباکلام: در سالهای اولیه انقلاب، جنبشی که منجر به سقوط پهلوی شد به عنوان یک حرکت غیرخشونت‌آمیز شناخته شده بود

Sadegh Zibakalam: In the early years of the Revolution, the movement that led to the fall of the Pahlavi dynasty was known as a nonviolent movement

I told the Ministry of Science that I didn’t want to study chemical engineering; the only person who supported my decision was Dr. Abdolkarim Soroush.

صادق زیباکلام: بعد از انقلاب، نمی‌توانستم درک کنم که چرا حکومت محمدرضا شاه سقوط کرد

Sadegh Zibakalam: After the revolution, I could not understand why Mohammad Reza Shah's government fell

I presented a project in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in which I interviewed a number of political figures and personalities; I had one question, "What caused the Mohammad Reza Shah regime to fall"

صادق زیباکلام: برای من که مبارز سیاسی بودم، سقوط رژیم محمدرضا شاه پهلوی دور از ذهن بود

Sadegh Zibakalam: As someone who was a political activist, the fall of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi’s regime was beyond my imagination.

The reality is that we are terribly backward in the humanities.

حمیدرضا ترقی: افزایش رضایتمندی مردم مهمترین اولویت نظام جمهوری اسلامی خواهد بود

Hamidreza Taraghi: Increasing people's satisfaction will be the most important priority of the Islamic Republic system.

We must bring our economy to the number one economy in the region.

حمیدرضا ترقی: کسانی که چنین شعارهایی (جاویدشاه) را دادند، اصلا قابل مقایسه با جمعیت کشور نیستند

Hamidreza Taraghi: Those who chanted such slogans (Long live the Shah) are not at all comparable to the population of the country.

We must accept our shortcomings and take the enemy's plan to overthrow the regime into consideration.

حمیدرضا ترقی: نفوذ را عمدتا در تیم مذاکره‌کننده آقای روحانی داشتیم که دستگیر شدند

Hamidreza Taraghi: We mainly had infiltration within Mr. Rouhani’s negotiating team, who were arrested

What we witnessed in this war, apart from the domestic traitors, cannot be attributed to infiltration in any other way.

حمیدرضا ترقی: دغدغه آقای روحانی این است که فضای کشور به سمتی می‌رود که عملکردشان دارد زیر سوال می‌رود؛ از ترس اینکه این روند به سمت محاکمه پیش برود، این حرف‌ها را می‌زنند

Hamidreza Taraghi: Mr. Rouhani’s concern is that the country’s atmosphere is moving in a direction where his performance is being called into question; out of fear that this process will move toward a trial, he is making these remarks.

Mr. Rouhani's mistake is that he does not understand the difference between defense and war!

حمیدرضا ترقی: مفهوم قرارگاه جدید، به این معنا نیست که کار دست نظامی ها بیافتد؛ بلکه کار با هماهنگی نیروهای نظامی پیش برود

Hamidreza Taraghi: The concept of the new headquarters does not mean that the work will fall into the hands of the military; rather, it means that the work will proceed in coordination with the military forces.

The economy has fallen into the hands of those who are centers of power.

حمیدرضا ترقی: اگر توافقمان با عمان نهایی شود، غیر از کشورهای متخاصم، بقیه کشورها ترددشان راه خواهد افتاد

Hamidreza Taraghi: If our agreement with Oman is finalized, except for hostile countries, travel for the rest of the countries will resume.

The bulk of our trade exchanges are conducted by land, rail, and the Caspian Sea; we have reduced our reliance on maritime transport.

حمیدرضا ترقی: باید در دکترین هسته‌ای تجدیدنظری صورت بگیرد؛ باید به سمت سلاح‌هایی برویم که مستقیما خود آمریکا را هدف قرار دهد

Hamidreza Taraghi: There must be a revision in the nuclear doctrine; we must move toward weapons that directly target the United States itself

We are pursuing solutions that can protect the people of Iran from the harm of U.S. aggression.

حمیدرضا ترقی: اینکه آمریکا دست از حمایت اسرائیل بردارد، شدنی است؛ تحولی در آمریکا در این‌باره درحال رخ دادن است

Hamidreza Taraghi: It is possible for the US to stop supporting Israel; a shift on this issue is currently taking place in the US

America must stop its arrogance toward the independent countries of the world.

حمیدرضا ترقی: مردم ما باید بدانند اگر جایی بر اساس مذاکره و دیپلماسی می‌توانیم به حقوقمان برسیم، وظیفه داریم اول آن را انتخاب کنیم

Hamidreza Taraghi: Our people should know that if there is a situation where we can achieve our rights through negotiation and diplomacy, we have a duty to choose that option first.

Through war, we only achieved some of our objectives; through negotiations, we could not have achieved our true nuclear rights.

Abdollah Abdi: Who really is a “martyr”?

Conversation with Dr. Bijan Abdolkarimi, philosopher, writer, and university professor

بیژن عبدالکریمی: شما که سهل است، اگر امام زمان در صدر حکومت بود، این مسائل پیش نمی‌آمد؟

Bijan Abdolkarimi: You are the least of it; if the Hidden Imam were at the head of the government, would these issues not arise?

The vast majority of our presidents were not political figures.

حمیدرضا ترقی: در شرایط کنونی، استعفا یا استیضاح رئیس جمهور به مصلحت کشور و نظام نیست؛ موجب اختلال در روند مدیریت کشور خواهد شد

Hamidreza Taraghi: Under the current circumstances, the president’s resignation or impeachment is not in the best interests of the country and the system; it would disrupt the country’s management process.

If there is any criticism, it should also be raised in private meetings between parliament and the government; without the criticisms being made public.

حمیدرضا ترقی: انتظار این نیست که آقای پزشکیان یک عنصر اصولگرا باشد؛ در حوزه اقتصادی نمی‌توان به دولت پزشکیان نمره خوبی داد

Hamidreza Taraghi: The expectation is not that Mr. Pezeshkian be a principlist; in the economic sphere, the Pezeshkian administration cannot be given a good grade

Due to governments' lack of belief in a resistance economy, this approach was not realized.

ببینید | چرا ایرانیان در علوم انسانی عقب مانده‌اند؟ گفت‌وگو با دکتر صادق زیباکلام استاد علوم سیاسی دانشگاه تهران

Look | Why are Iranians behind in the humanities? A conversation with Dr. Sadegh Zibakalam, Professor of Political Science at the University of Tehran

From the YouTube channel Abdi Media

حمیدرضا ترقی: در بخش اصولی و اساسی و آرمان‌ها، همان راه ادامه پیدا خواهد کرد اما کشتی‌بان قطعا شیوه کشتی‌بانی‌اش تفاوت خواهد داشت

Hamidreza Taraqi: In terms of principles, fundamentals, and ideals, the same path will continue, but the helmsman will certainly have a different way of steering the ship.

The role of the Assembly of Experts in selecting the Leader is a completely independent role.

حمیدرضا ترقی: طبیعتا تغییراتی در شیوه مدیریت و حکمرانی و در مناسبات بین المللی در آینده خواهیم داشت

Hamidreza Taraqi: Naturally, we will have changes in the methods of management and governance and in international relations in the future.

Since this era is moving toward pushing America out of the region, it has its own demands.

حمیدرضا ترقی: بحث‌هایی مثل علی‌الاصول، نشاندهنده این است که تفاوت هایی بین راهکارهای ایشان برای اتمام جنگ با شورای عالی امنیت قبلی وجود داشته

Hamidreza Taraqi: Discussions such as "in principle" indicate that there are differences between his solutions for ending the war and those of the previous Supreme National Security Council.

The memorandum of understanding has no enforcement guarantee.

بیژن عبدالکریمی: احکامی صادر شد که مردم را به خشم بیاورد

Bijan Abdolkarimi: Rulings were issued that would make people angry.

There are forces in this country that destabilize the country for their own interests.

بیژن عبدالکریمی: جنایتی که در 18 و 19 دی اتفاق افتاد حادثه ای بود که پایه های نظام و مشروعیت را متزلزل کرد

Bijan Abdolkarimi: The crime that took place on January 8 and 9 was an incident that shook the foundations of the system and its legitimacy.

If we treat a student violently simply for asking a question, this is condemnable.

عبدالله عبدی: نمی شود کتمان کرد که ایران ما، تنش زخمی است

Abdollah Abdi: It cannot be denied that our Iran is a wounded body.

They should ask this question: what happened over the course of nearly half a century under a government that some of those who chanted "Death to the Shah" when this government was founded, half a century later chanted "Long live the Shah"?

حمیدرضا ترقی: وصیت‌نامه در همان محلی بوده که رهبری شهید انقلاب به شهادت رسیدند

Hamidreza Taraghi: The will was in the same place where the Leader of the Islamic Revolution was martyred

The martyred Leader issued nearly fifty policies on matters needed by the country to the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

عبدالله عبدی: من روشنفکر نیستم؛ یک روزنامه نگار ساده هستم و مدعی تشکیلات عریض و طویل نیستم

Abdollah Abdi: I am not an intellectual; I am a simple journalist and I do not claim to have a vast and sprawling organization.

I tried to be a servant of the truth as much as possible.

بیژن عبدالکریمی: هرکس مردم را متهم کند، پفیوز است؛ مردم تقصیری ندارند و درگیر زندگی روزمره هستند

Bijan Abdolkarimi: Anyone who accuses the people is a scumbag; the people are not to blame and are caught up in everyday life.

Can the Mujahideen, Jaish al-Adl, and ethnic separatist forces really sit down at the same table?

حمیدرضا ترقی: ایشان (رهبر سوم جمهوری اسلامی) در زمان دفن رهبر شهید، به مشهد آمدند و ساعاتی در آنجا بودند

Hamidreza Taraqi: He (the third leader of the Islamic Republic) came to Mashhad at the time of the burial of the martyred leader and was there for a few hours.

It is not possible to make a specific prediction about when the Supreme Leader will appear; it depends on security issues and the level of conflict with the United States.

حمیدرضا ترقی: کینه‌ای که نسبت به رهبر شاهد انقلاب دارند تا الان ایجاب کرده که ما اجازه ندهیم آنها ایشان را ردیابی کنند

Hamidreza Taraghi: The grudge they bear against the Leader, who witnessed the Revolution, has so far made it necessary for us not to allow them to track him.

A clash of ideas takes place fully across the country; the Leader’s positions are viewed from various angles.

حمیدرضا ترقی: رهبر معظم انقلاب در جریان ریز به ریز مسائل قرار دارند

Hamidreza Taraqqi: The Supreme Leader is aware of the issues down to the smallest details.

The government has taken responsibility for the support dimension under wartime conditions.

بیژن عبدالکریمی: در 18 و 19 دی خشونتی اتفاق افتاد که در تاریخ ایران بی‌سابقه بود؛ در چنین کشوری، این خشونت خیلی جای تعجب دارد!

Bijan Abdolkarimi: On the 8th and 9th of Dey, a violence occurred that was unprecedented in Iran's history; in such a country, this violence is quite surprising!

Anyone who downplays this incident has blood on their hands for these young people.

بیژن عبدالکریمی: با الگورتیم‌هایی که درست کردن و نیروهای سایبری ازت حمایت کردند، فکر کردی پایگاه اجتماعی داری؟

Bijan Abdolkarimi: With the algorithms they created and the cyber forces that supported you, did you think you had a social base?

Now that we have the IRGC, this is our situation; if they weren't here, imagine what our situation would be.

بیژن عبدالکریمی: در شرایطی که موجودیت ایران در خطر است، آیا تضعیف حاکمیت با وجود داشتن انتقاد، عاقلانه است؟

Bijan Abdolkarimi: Under circumstances where Iran's existence is in danger, is it wise to weaken the government despite having criticisms?

Intellectuals who express joy over Khamenei's assassination are clueless; they think democracy will happen under the boots of the Israelis.

بیژن عبدالکریمی: آقای عبدی با عبدی مدیا، چقدر به مبارزات استعماری کشور و بالا بردن تاب‌آوری ملت کمک کرده؟

Bijan Abdolkarimi: Mr. Abdi, with Abdi Media, how much has he contributed to the country's anti-colonial struggles and to increasing the nation's resilience?

Iran has managed to withstand two nuclear powers.

بیژن عبدالکریمی: توجه به حمله خارجی، هسته مرکزی گفتمان شما نیست؛ این ایراد به اکثریت روشنفکران وارد است

Bijan Abdolkarimi: Paying attention to a foreign attack is not the core of your discourse; this criticism applies to the majority of intellectuals.

We have a polarized society; one says Soleimani is a hero, another says he is a terrorist.

عبدالله عبدی: عبدی مدیا فاندبگیر قرارگاه‌های سپاه یا حوزه علمیه نیست

Abdollah Abdi: Abdi Media is not a fundraiser for the IRGC headquarters or the seminary.

What I tried to do at Abdi Media was to avoid selling dreams.

بیژن عبدالکریمی: این‌هایی که به نتانیاهو می‌گویند "بی‌بی" حتی یک درصد هستند؟

Bijan Abdolkarimi: Are those who call Netanyahu "Bibi" even one percent?

Who do you mean by "the people"? Aren't the families of military personnel part of the people?

بیژن عبدالکریمی: آیا اینگونه تضعیف کردن روح و روان ملت، نوعی "از پشت خنجر زدن" نیست؟ عبدی مدیا تو کجا ایستاده‌ای؟

Bijan Abdolkarimi: Isn't weakening the spirit and psyche of the nation in this way a kind of "stabbing in the back"? Abdi Media, where do you stand?

What do you mean by the absence of leadership? If it's a clown like Trump, and he's in the media every day, does that mean he's present in the course of his social life?

نقد بر عنوان " شش ماه جنگ؛ مردم بلاتکلیف، رهبری غایب و جمهوری اسلامی در آزمون بقا"

A Critique of the Title "Six Months of War; People in Limbo, Leadership Absent, and the Islamic Republic in a Test of Survival"

Bijan Abdolkarimi: The main problem with our opposition and intellectuals is this; before the dialogue even begins, a political and psychological conclusion has already been presented behind these discussions.

ببینید | کشتی جمهوری اسلامی به کدام سو می‌رود و سکان نظام در دست کیست؟

Look | Which direction is the ship of the Islamic Republic heading, and who is at the helm of the system?

Interview with Hamidreza Taraqqi, a member of the Central Council and Deputy for International Affairs of the Islamic Coalition Party, now on Abdi Media's YouTube channel.

ببینید | فردای انتخابات آمریکا؛ معامله بزرگ یا جنگ بزرگ‌تر؟ آیا ترامپ، تهران را به بمب اتم نزدیک‌تر می‌کند؟

The Day After the U.S. Election; A Big Deal or a Bigger War? Will Trump Bring Tehran Closer to the Atomic Bomb? A conversation with Fereydoun Majlesi, writer and former diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

If Iran had a nuclear bomb, Trump would have had to speak more politely to Iran's leader. Now the question is: is Trump himself leading Tehran to the conclusion that security can only be achieved with a nuclear bomb? On the other hand, the U.S. election is approaching, the war continues, the Strait of Hormuz has become a stage for displays of power, and Mojtaba Khamenei and Donald Trump are moving one step closer to a more direct confrontation every day. What will happen after the election?

فریدون مجلسی: جنگ مزمن به معنی این است که عملا در شرایط جنگی باشید، بدون اینکه جنگی رخ دهد!

Fereydoun Majlesi: Chronic war means that you are effectively in a state of war, without an actual war taking place!

They say there will be a war in the fall; what should we do from now until the fall?

فریدون مجلسی: رهبر فقید ایران، می‌دانست علت (عدم اعتماد طرفین) چیست؛ علت همان شعار نابودی اسرائیل است

Fereydoun Majlesi: Iran's late leader knew what the reason (for the lack of trust between the two sides) was; the reason is the slogan calling for the destruction of Israel.

He (Ayatollah Khamenei) knew that the slogan of Israel's destruction also depends on its means.

فریدون مجلسی: در یک چنین سطح‌هایی، پدرکشتگی و انتقام شخصی نمی‌تواند مطرح باشد

Fereydoun Majlesi: At such levels, a blood feud and personal revenge cannot be at issue.

The interests of the Iranian nation will lead to certain concessions; greater consideration should be given to the public interest.

فریدون مجلسی: شکست انتخاباتی ترامپ، برای جمهوری اسلامی خبر خوبی است؛ زیرا یک شاخی که می‌توانست خطرناک تر باشد، شکسته شده

Fereydoun Majlesi: Trump's electoral defeat is good news for the Islamic Republic; because one horn that could have been more dangerous has been broken.

America's main course has nothing to do with Trump.

آیا آمریکا در ماجرای "تسخیر سفارت" نقش داشته است؟ گفتگو با فریدون مجلسی، نویسنده و دیپلمات پیشین وزارت امور خارجه

Did the United States have a role in the "Embassy Takeover" affair? A conversation with Fereydoun Majlesi, writer and former diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Fereydoun Majlesi: Mr. Bani-Sadr has reached the conclusions based on decision-making; this is a conspiracy theory.

مبادا روزی فرا برسد که دیگران در آشفتگی برای ما تصمیم بگیرند!

Fereydoun Majlesi: We who live in Iran are caught up in a "war without bullets"

May the day never come when others make decisions for us amid chaos!

شاید تنگه هرمز گروگان ما باشد، اما نفت در اختیار ما نیست.

Fereydoun Majlesi: All our issues are related to this sentence: Israel must be wiped off the face of the earth!

Perhaps the Strait of Hormuz is our hostage, but the oil is not in our hands.

آیا جمهوری اسلامی امروز به دنبال تکرار تاریخی ماجرای تسخیر سفارت امریکا و رفتارش با جیمی کارتر در مواجه با دونالد ترامپ است؟

Is the Islamic Republic today seeking to repeat the historic episode of the seizure of the US embassy and its dealings with Jimmy Carter in its dealings with Donald Trump?

Fereydoun Majlesi, a witness to history, responds.

امشب در عبدی مدیا | ایران روی دریای نفت، گرفتار کمبود سوخت؛ بحران انرژی به نقطه انفجار رسیده؟ 🔸 گفت‌وگو با دکتر سید هاشم اورعی استاد دانشگاه شریف و رئیس اتحادیه انجمن های انرژی ایران

Iran on a sea of oil, caught in a fuel shortage; has the energy crisis reached the breaking point? A conversation with Dr. Seyyed Hashem Oraei, professor at Sharif University and head of the Union of Iran's Energy Associations.

Countries do not always suffer damage from where the enemy shoots at them. Sometimes they wear out from a place that everyone has warned about in some way for years. Sometimes it wears out from a place where we have seen for years that everyone has warned about it, but no one has been willing to pay the cost of deciding on it. "Imbalance" may be the most polite word we have created to describe one of the most ruthless realities of today's Iran; a country that sits on one of the largest oil and gas resources in the world and today also talks about electricity shortages, gas shortages, gasoline imports, fuel shortages, power plants, and matters of this kind, and the billions of dollars in capital that we still need to save our energy infrastructure.

ببینید | دلار ۲۰۰ هزار تومانی و سفره‌های خالی؛ توافق با آمریکا اقتصاد را نجات می‌دهد؟ گفت‌وگو با دکتر سید مرتضی افقه

The 200,000-toman dollar and empty tables; will an agreement with America save the economy? A conversation with Dr. Seyyed Morteza Afghah.

Our subject is the economy. The economy is not just numbers; sometimes numbers are the narrative of a nation's life. When the dollar crosses the 200,000-toman threshold, the issue is no longer merely the fall in the value of the rial. The issue is how many days a salary can buy life, what things a family must go without, and how much poorer a society can become and still endure. But one question may be more important than all: is what we see today the product of sanctions, or the product of a style of governance whose weaknesses sanctions have merely exposed in some way? If tomorrow Iran and America reach an agreement, what will happen?

امشب در عبدی مدیا | از سلامت رهبر سوم و وصیت‌نامه آیت‌الله تا تنگه هرمز و احتمال ساخت بمب اتم

From the health of the third leader and Ayatollah's will to the Strait of Hormuz and the possibility of building an atomic bomb, in an exclusive interview with Hassan Ghashghavi, the spokesperson for the National Security

Abdi Media, continuing its series of conversations, this time turned to Hassan Ghashghavi, the spokesperson for the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Majlis. The conversation with him began with the question: How far are we from the next war?

فریدون مجلسی: روحانیت که قدرت پیدا کرده بود، حتی تحمل حزب خودساخته را نکرد

Fereydoun Majlesi: The clergy, which had gained power, did not even tolerate its own self-made party.

Let us strive to prevent further harm to Iran; let this bleeding and chronic war be brought to an end.

فریدون مجلسی: نمی‌توان چنین وضعیتی را که برای ملت ایران بوجود آمده، به حساب پیروزی بگذاریم

Fereydoun Majlesi: We cannot consider the situation that has been created for the Iranian nation as a victory.

Trump wants to blame his slim chances in the election on the rival party and the war with Iran.

فریدون مجلسی: در داخل و خارج ایران، دو گروه‌ متضاد مایل هستند که مسائل ایران از راه جنگ حل شود

Fereydoun Majlesi: Inside and outside Iran, two opposing groups want Iran's issues to be resolved through war.

There are forces in Iran who, before Trump's speech, support Iran going nuclear.

ببینید | شش ماه جنگ؛ مردم بلاتکلیف، رهبری غایب و جمهوری اسلامی در آزمون بقا گفت‌وگو با بیژن عبدالکریمی

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حسین کنعانی مقدم، دبیرکل حزب سبز ایران: هزینه جنگ کمتر از هزینه تسلیم شدن است

Hossein Kanani Moghaddam, Secretary-General of Iran's Green Party: The cost of war is less than the cost of surrender.

If I had a choice, I would follow the orders of the Commander-in-Chief.

Hossein Kanani Moghaddam, Secretary-General of Iran's Green Party: If we want to use the weapons we have, the Americans might move toward nuclear weapons.

The final battle is still to come; these are just warm-ups!

آیا دفاع از "ایران" به معنای دفاع از "جمهوری اسلامی" است؟ گفتگو با حسین کنعانی مقدم، دبیرکل حزب سبز ایران

Is defending "Iran" synonymous with defending the "Islamic Republic"? An exclusive conversation with Hossein Kanani Moghaddam, Secretary-General of Iran's Green Party.

Hossein Kanani Moghaddam: A strong system can preserve Iran.

حسین کنعانی مقدم دبیرکل حزب سبز ایران: سپاه دیگر فرمانده محور نیست، ساختار محور است

Hossein Kanani Moghaddam, Secretary-General of Iran's Green Party: The IRGC is no longer commander-centric; it is structure-centric.

Up to 5-6 levels down, our successors in the IRGC and the army have been designated; they {the Americans} cannot dismantle the structure.

حسین کنعانی مقدم دبیرکل حزب سبز ایران: آمریکا دنبال فروپاشی ایران است، نه فروپاشی جمهوری اسلامی

Hossein Kanani Moghaddam, Secretary-General of Iran's Green Party: America seeks the collapse of Iran, not the collapse of the Islamic Republic.

In America's long-term policies, the people have no place.

تصمیمات اشتباه و عدم اجرای سیاست‌های ابلاغی، فساد خواهد آورد.

Hossein Kanani Moghaddam, Secretary-General of Iran's Green Party: The governance, due to the methods it has created in its management, has created holes through which the people suffer losses.

Wrong decisions and the failure to implement communicated policies will bring corruption.

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A conversation with Fereydoun Majlesi, writer and former diplomat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, right now on the Abdi Media YouTube channel.

حسین کنعانی مقدم: باید تاب‌آوری اقتصاد را بالا ببریم

Hossein Kanani Moghaddam, Secretary-General of Iran's Green Party: We must increase the resilience of the economy.

I told Mr. Rouhani, instead of a resistance economy, you turned to economic resistance.

هدف مذاکره با آمریکا چیست؟ گفت‌وگو با حسین کنعانی مقدم دبیرکل حزب سبز ایران

What is the goal of negotiating with America? A conversation with Hossein Kanani Moghaddam, Secretary-General of Iran's Green Party.

Hossein Kanani Moghaddam: In a situation where the other side is "a crazy person," we must try to contain him.

Hossein Kanani Moghaddam, Secretary-General of Iran's Green Party: If you want to implement shock therapy, the people will undoubtedly take to the streets.

We are engaged in a hybrid war.

حسین کنعانی مقدم: به سمتی می‌رویم که جنگ را با "نبرد نهایی" به پایان برسانیم

Hossein Kanani Moghaddam, Secretary-General of Iran's Green Party: We are moving toward ending the war with a "final battle."

The Americans are stuck in the quagmire of the Strait of Hormuz.

حسین کنعانی مقدم دبیرکل حزب سبز ایران: مردمی که پاسخ به صدای اپوزیسیون می‌دهند، علتش این است که مشکلاتشان در داخل حل نمی‌شود

Hossein Kanani Moghaddam, Secretary-General of Iran's Green Party: The reason people respond to the voice of the opposition is that their problems are not solved internally.

The Americans believed that if we do not create an alternative against the Islamic Republic, we cannot overthrow it.

حسین کنعانی مقدم دبیرکل حزب سبز ایران: تا با فساد سیستماتیک مقابله نکنیم، نمی‌توان به فکر بهبود اقتصادی باشیم

Hossein Kanani Moghaddam, Secretary-General of Iran's Green Party: Unless we confront systematic corruption, we cannot think about economic improvement.

We are suffering from economic black holes.

حسین کنعانی مقدم: ما دچار دیابت اقتصادی هستیم

Hossein Kanani Moghaddam: We are suffering from "economic diabetes"

We didn't have any luck with the opposition either!

حسین کنعانی مقدم: دوگانه "ایران و نظام" را نمی‌پذیرم؛ نظامی که مبتنی بر مردم‌سالاری است هرچه قوی‌تر باشد، ایران قوی‌تر خواهد بود

Hossein Kanani Moghaddam, Secretary-General of Iran's Green Party: I do not accept the "Iran vs. the system" dichotomy; a system based on democracy, the stronger it is, the stronger Iran will be.

War conditions naturally impose certain restrictions on society.

Seyyed Hashem Oraei: Our generation was not a good trustee; we are not handing over the country to the next generation as well as we received it.

We have the right to be dissatisfied with the country's situation, but we do not have the right to be hopeless.

سید هاشم اورعی: دولت به نقطه بی‌بازگشت نرسیده؛ مهم این است راه را پیدا کنیم

Seyyed Hashem Oraei: The government has not reached the point of no return; the important thing is to find the right path.

The country's management system is not based on meritocracy, and we must take a serious look at the energy management system.

سید هاشم اورعی: انرژی این ظرفیت را دارد که نه تنها دولت چهاردهم به پانزدهم نرسد، بلکه حتی به پایان دوره خود نیز نخواهد رسید

Seyyed Hashem Oraei: Energy has the capacity to not only prevent the 14th government from reaching the 15th, but even to prevent it from completing its own term.

If the 14th government can change the trend, it can remain in the 15th government as well.

سید هاشم اورعی: انرژی هسته‌ای برای ما تماما ضرر بوده

Seyyed Hashem Oraei: Nuclear energy has been entirely a loss for us.

The decision to pursue a nuclear program was not one we made ourselves; it was made for us!

سید هاشم اورعی: اگر خلل جدی در تامین انرژی ایجاد شود احتمال آشوب اجتماعی وجود دارد

Seyyed Hashem Oraei: If a serious disruption occurs in energy supply, there is a possibility of social unrest.

Price reform alone will not solve our problems.

سید هاشم اورعی: نگرانی زیادی از بابت تاسیسات گازی دارم؛ امکان ذخیره سازی نداریم و واردات هم مشکل دارد

Seyyed Hashem Oraei: I am very worried about gas facilities. We have no storage capacity, and imports are also problematic.

For years, we have not even invested as much as the depreciation of the infrastructure.