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This season's reports on the Iran war | 60 Minutes Full Episodes

60 MinutesMay 23, 20261h 46m
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US and Israel Conduct Strikes on Iran0:12Reza Pahlavi Interview in Paris0:32Pahlavi's Views on the Regime and Ayatollah's Death1:31January Protests and Regime Response2:32Pahlavi's Vision for Transitional Leadership4:01Peace with Israel and Core Principles4:30Nuclear Program Stance5:30Historical Context of 1979 Revolution6:01Addressing Father's Legacy6:32Pahlavi's Connection to Iran8:32Message to President Trump9:02Timeline of Unrest and Uprisings10:01Heroism on the Streets11:02Military and Police Defections12:03Message to Iranian People12:30Operation Epic Fury and Defense Secretary Interview13:01Mission Objectives and Unconditional Surrender14:01Addressing Criticisms of the War16:00Nuclear Ambitions and Highly Enriched Uranium17:30Boots on the Ground and Russian Intelligence19:00Casualties and Investigations21:01Regime Change and Future Leadership22:30Regional Missile Attacks and Interceptors24:00Strait of Hormuz and Oil Shipments25:00Shipping Crisis in the Strait of Hormuz27:15Captain Zilka Lemuster and Hapag-Lloyd Operations28:01Scale of the Blockade and Oil Tankers29:30Matt Smith and Kepler Shipping Data30:32Iran's Supreme Leader Statement and Strategic Assessment32:30Rising Gas Prices and Economic Impact34:02US Military Actions and Insurance Concerns35:31Strategic Oil Reserve Releases and Policy Limitations36:32International Involvement and Asymmetric Warfare39:01Drone Warfare and Laser Defense Systems39:30Locust Laser System Technical Details42:01How the Locust System Operates44:32Limitations and Environmental Concerns47:31Domestic Deployment on the US-Mexico Border49:33Export Restrictions and Production Challenges51:31Lessons from Ukraine Drone Warfare52:30Ukrainian Sea Drones and Production Scale-Up54:31Drone Training and Ground Robotics57:30Ukrainian Drone Innovation for Evacuation and Combat58:06Air Logix and International Investment in Ukrainian Drones1:00:00NATO Drone Vulnerability Exercise and US Military Adaptation1:01:32Lessons Learned from Ukrainian Combat Experience1:03:32Iran's Highly Enriched Uranium Stockpile1:05:37Project Sapphire: Precedent for HEU Removal1:06:33Execution of Project Sapphire1:08:32Challenges of Repeating Sapphire in Iran1:10:30Current Status of Iran's Nuclear Material1:12:01Requirements for HEU Removal from Iran1:14:01Military Assessment of Ground Operations1:16:01Netanyahu Interview on War Objectives1:19:01Israeli Prime Minister on Reducing U.S. Military Aid1:27:25Declining U.S. Support for Israel1:28:25Netanyahu on Social Media as the Eighth Front1:28:50Acknowledgment of Mistakes and Propaganda Challenges1:30:32Disarming and Demilitarizing Gaza1:31:00Netanyahu's Self-Description as Restrained1:31:50Betting on War and Insider Trading1:33:31Prediction Markets and Military Wagers1:36:00Evidence of Systemic Insider Trading1:37:31Oil Futures Market Manipulation1:41:00Threats Against Journalists Over Betting Losses1:43:00Regulatory Oversight and Enforcement Gaps1:44:31
In a Nutshell

**TLDR:** US and Israeli strikes have killed Iran's Supreme Leader, destroyed much of its military and nuclear infrastructure, and triggered a shipping crisis in the Strait of Hormuz that has spiked global oil and gas prices. Exiled opposition leader Reza Pahlavi claims the regime is collapsing and positions himself as a transitional figure for democracy, while Defense Secretary Hegseth confirms US objectives center on unconditional Iranian surrender and elimination of its nuclear program. The conflict has exposed critical US vulnerabilities to cheap Iranian drones and created a new insider trading scandal involving prediction markets betting on classified military outcomes.

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The United States and Israel conducted a second day of strikes on targets across Iran. Iran's supreme leader has been killed. Tehran has retaliated with missile attacks on Israel, neighboring countries, and US military bases in the region. At least three American service members have been killed.

Scott Pelley is in Paris following events, including what could be next for Iran. The most prominent member of the Iranian opposition believes the Iranian regime is collapsing and would like to lead a transition that makes Iran safe for the world. 65-year-old Reza Pahlavi is the son of the former king or Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by revolutionaries and hardline Islamic clerics.

In that year of revolution, Pahlavi was 18 years old and living in Lubbock, Texas, where the US Air Force was training him to be a fighter pilot. He was never able to go home. He has lived in exile 47 years, mostly in the United States.

Reza Pahlavi was asked if he wants to be king, what Iran's policy should be toward Israel and nuclear weapons. The interview started with the news that the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei, had been killed in the opening hours of the war.

"It is definitely a sort of earthshattering event in the sense that when people identify the entire monstrosity of a regime that is depicted ultimately by the chief monster of these monsters when he's gone one the minute such a personality disappears it's like elation it was like oh my god it has finally occurred maybe this is it this is our chance now."

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