Ali Safavi LIVE From UN in NYC

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning to you, sir, alloa of money. I can
hardly hear you.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
Are you in the thick of it right now? Are
you right in front of the UN building right now?

Speaker 1 (00:11):
Yes? Actually, there are thousands of people already here. I
saw very loud crowd, very very inspired. Its yeah big,
and they're chanting all kinds of slogans against the Iranian
regime and supporters of the Iranian resistance.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
Are you expecting ali?

Speaker 1 (00:30):
Are you?

Speaker 2 (00:31):
Are you expecting someone from the UN to come out?
There will be an address the crowd.

Speaker 1 (00:37):
There will be thousands of people. I thuk. There are
already thousands of people here and they have Iranian try
called Iranian flag waving and chanting and drums are beating
points today. They I should say, they're inspiring scream that
I'm watching right now.

Speaker 2 (00:56):
But are you expecting someone from the UN to step
outside and address the crowd?

Speaker 1 (01:03):
Yeah? Just a class right across the U end. We
have several speakers here. We have General Todd Walters, who
is the who was the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe
until just recently. Also we have Ambassador of Corladan, who
was the US ambassador to Denmark during the first run administration.

(01:27):
Also Ambassador Stamp brown Back, former US generator, he's here,
and also Inna Chavez, who was the director of White
House Liaison. And we will have also delegations of Iranian
news like the fourth generation Iranian and Laff who was
born here. But they're very much committed to a free,

(01:47):
democratic and particular nonagent republic in Iran. That's basically the
message of today. Sally missus Bajab has an address to
the valley. She's the president elect of the NCR, the
main opposition. Yes, and the protesters will be calling on
the u N and on all Western powers to basically

(02:11):
reimpose the SICK to spend the un sect the Council
resolutions that, of course the stamp back mechanism now has activated.

Speaker 2 (02:23):
Yes, and the plan was for this to officially begin
at nine thirty am. Is there a time that you
have planned for it to end?

Speaker 1 (02:37):
It's so loud here I can hardly hear you. Actually,
the rally has already started and people are weaving flags
carrying pictures of the mission Ragervi and resistance of leaders
and the main slogan which is in a huge banner
right in front of the protesters let me read it

(02:57):
for you. It's said it's dead Iran. It's no to
no to theocracy, no to monarchy, yet to a democratic,
free republic in Ivan. And so that's basically what the
thousands of people who are here are demanding. And they're

(03:20):
also calling on the international community western powers to recognize
the rights of the ivaliant people who self determination and
to agree democratic circular republic in Iran.

Speaker 2 (03:34):
And you've got the weather on your side. You're feeling secure.
Is it a secured roped off area.

Speaker 1 (03:42):
Yeah, everything is fine. There's a lot of security here.
The politics for that very properative, and it's a very
very well organized a laris normally are very well organized.
The lots of media here, all the major networks aren't here,
news dignancies are here. So yeah, Patyo coverage actually being

(04:04):
also live streams on uh h t T P oh
I oh A I C dot org, oh yah dot
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it or everything in a broadcast live.

Speaker 2 (04:25):
Yeah, the news some of the news uh began running.
People were gathering yesterday, They were gathering as early as
Monday maybe even so yeah, Uh, well, Ali, I want
you to stay safe there again, it's Ali Savavi right now,
a continuing.

Speaker 1 (04:43):
Free I couldn't hear you very well.

Speaker 2 (04:47):
No, I know, my man, uh. I just wanted to
ask you what would be the most positive thing you
could get from today? Is it something said from someone
in the U N what? What? What is your your
main goal for today? Your main hope?

Speaker 1 (05:03):
But that's an excellent question. Actually, as you know, a
lot of people are concerned as to what will happen
in Ivan the day after and when the models are poppled. Well,
the huge crowd yere is sort of a referendum to
the message that in post theocrapy in Man, there is
an organized popular alternative with a clear plan for demoskets

(05:28):
in Iran, for feasting them at least for a non
nuclear republic in Iran. And I think that's the message
we're sending to all the world leaders here and that
instead of trying to engage with the regime in their
main hope that it might moderate itself, that they should
stande with the Iranian people and their quest for freedom,

(05:49):
and they should also hold the region leaders accountable for
four decades of chron against humanity and genetide, including the
nineteen eighty eighth massacre of thirty thousand for president. I
think this message will resonates loud and career to everybody
who's inside the US building just across from this is
where we are. Well.

Speaker 2 (06:10):
I hope to day goes well. Let's try to be
in touch if we can, as early as tomorrow, but
definitely later this week. When we can, you can really
give me a recap of what happened.

Speaker 1 (06:22):
Sure, thanks very much. I really appreciate the opportunity.

Speaker 2 (06:25):
Ali, stay stay safe today. By bye,