Exclusive: Iranian President Raisi speaks about prisoner exchange and protest crackdown



Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi spoke to Lester Holt in an exclusive interview about the prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Iran. President Raisi says Iran can do whatever it wants with $6 billion in unfrozen funds, while the U.S. says Iran can only use it for humanitarian purposes.

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29 comments

  1. the tell saesed war this means war (?)

  2. Why didn't you put Farsi subtitles?

  3. It is very, very ridiculous that the terrorist regime that is clearly creating insecurity has diplomats in the countries and apparently these diplomats are just spies. A Khamenei, a mental madman, has mocked the whole world

  4. It is ridiculous that the media recognize the regime of the Islamic Republic as a government. Look with open eyes. The Khamenei regime is the number one sponsor of terrorists in the world. Iranian people have the most executions and the most deaths in the world. Everyone thinks about forced immigration

  5. 🎁 Any Muslim Shia or Sunni we have a common enemy. Those Muslims seeking Martyrdom should visit the State Of California.

  6. after 9 eleven, talks with terrorist were banned rightfully so, why not show the same attitude to iran or other autocracies ?

  7. don't give exposure and news time or interview to dictators or killers, they like being in the spotlight and get attention and twist facts and lies. the only place any talking with such shameless figures is ok or right is when they are in a fair court being asked for their inhumane crimes to be taken responsible for their decades of mass corruption & slaughtering actions.

  8. In Western countries women are turning to hijab but in the Islamic countries they are taking it off.

  9. Stop supporting Iranian government. !!!

  10. They want this money for Nuclear. Trump stopped it to stop them from Nuclear Missiles

  11. Iran is probably the most free country in the Middle East. Saudi and other American friendly countries are by far more abusive of the rights of their citizens. The US conflict with Iran is more historical, strategic and geopolitical, and has nothing with Iran being repressive. That's just a façade to justify their hostile actions against Iran

  12. My tummy aches laughing at the interpreter's accent. Apart from that, who do you think you are to: 1, Use the SWIFT system to halt trade transactions between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Korea. 2, Put terms and conditions on other people's money? You are so afraid of your own humanitarian records that you legislate to invade the International Criminal Court of Justice (ICCJ) just in case. Next time, make sure to coordinate with Bolton to prevent him from boasting about planning a violent unrest during the unrest.

  13. There are snares under the feet of the wicked, but the righteous walks full of joy.

  14. شكاوي ✍🏻🗒️من الوزراء 🇺🇲 تجاه إيران 🗞️🇮🇷

  15. How the fuc you tell ppl what they do with there money, this the reason BRICS is winning

  16. ARE YOU SAYING ME AND MY TWIN SISTER HAS BEEN HELD HOSTAGE ON MY COMPUTER AND PHONE BY IRAN FOR TEN YEARS ?

  17. ពួក I CC វាដាក់ច្បាប់តាមចាប់ប្រធានាធិបតី Russia 😂
    ពួកផ្ដាច់ការ បក្សពួក ប្រធានាធិបតី Joe Biden សូម្បី អតីត ប្រធានាធិបតី Donald trump'ក៏និយាយដែរ ប្រធានាធិបតី Joe Biden ចូលចិត្តយកច្បាប់ មកដាក់ សម្ពាធគេ ខុសត្រូវ គឺមិនដឹងទេ គាត់ មានហេតុផល មិនសមរម្យ គឺគាត់ ប្ដឹងគេ ហេតុអញ្ចឹងឯង បានមាន សម្លេង រំលោភសិទ្ធិមនុស្សគៀបសង្កត់មហាជន មិនអោយរើបំរាស់
    ដឹងលឺ ខ្លះៗ នៅមានបក្សពួកក្នុង UN បន្ថែមទៀត ពេលមានសម្លេងរំលោភសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស គឺ ធ្វើមិនដឹង អោយវានិយាយតាមអំពើចិត្តវា ជេប្រមាថប្រជាជនតាមអំពើចិត្ត និយាយ ធ្វើទារុណកម្ម មនុស្សជាតិ ឈប់បោះឆ្នោតអោយគាត់ទៀត ប្រធានាធិបតី អត់ប្រយោជន៍ បំផ្លិចបំផ្លាញសន្តិភាពពិភពលោក ( ខ្ញុំថាអោយពួកអាឆ្កែរំលោភសិទ្ធិមនុស្សជាសម្លេង )

  18. Irans democratic regime is over. Iranian people are fighting to get their freedom back

  19. These Iranian Americans who were held in Iran should be made to pay that $6 billion back to the US Government.

  20. Hmmm, it sounds like Borat has found a job with the criminal Islamic regime, doing translations for this buffoon with a tire on his head (aka "President" Raesi)!! 😂

  21. Iran the mother of all civilizations 7000 years of history

  22. Most people will not be able to see that there is no compulsion for the president of Iran to accept such harsh words, and he has done it anyway by advertising the way the mainstream media in the West is narrating and directing his words.
    Similarly, it will not be possible for American journalists to address their president with harsh words.
    Think Biden vs. Simon Hersh talking about the Nord Stream pipeline, nothing more.
    The most interesting thing is how people praise Lester and bravely read his move in the comments. I am done with these

  23. That crazy nut will do whatever he wants with that money no matter what the Dumocrats say. All the Dumocrats do is lie lie on top of lie to the American people.

  24. شرمساریم از بودن چنین رئیس جمهور که ما ایرانی‌ها داریم

  25. Why do you even interview with this murderous pest?!? Haven't you heard enough lies from these criminal mullahs in the past 40 years?!? Shame on you and the White House for dealing with this terrorist regime.

  26. Which protest crackdown?
    The one engineered by Iranian nations enemies

  27. Lester just needs to shave it off

  28. Uneducated, murder, lier getting inter veiw by Biden spy Agent ..
    Is this joke