This is the same video I started the previous post with. I used AI to process the transcript for you to review. This is an actual no bullshit report from inside IRAN. Real people with real lives.
EXCLUSIVE: Transcript Extraction
US-Israeli Airstrike in Isfahan, Iran | March 23–24, 2026
Reporter: Demetri Lceris | Outlet: Reason to Resist
1. FUNERAL PROCESSION & COLONEL MECHI NASRA AZADONI
A large funeral procession passed through central Isfahan to honor five victims of a US-Israeli airstrike. The primary target was Colonel Mechi Nasra Azadoni of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Key Facts:
- He had been away from home for 20 days attending to military duties.
- He took leave to return to his family.
- The airstrike occurred on the day of his return.
Victims (5 killed):
- Colonel Mechi Nasra Azadoni
- His mother
- His wife
- Two of his children
Survivor: The colonel is survived by a 3-year-old child who is in hospital.
Questions Posed by Reporter to Viewers:
- "Does this look to you like a people who wish to overthrow their government?"
- "Does this look to you like a people who are on the verge of capitulation?"
2. HOSPITAL VISIT: ZANAB NAS (3-YEAR-OLD GIRL)
Location: Pediatric hospital in Mamus, Isfahan province. Described as "one of the largest pediatric hospitals in Iran and the center of Iran."
Interview with Dr. Daniel (Hospital Boss)
- Child's Name: Zanab Nas
- Age: 3 years old
- Family Status: "All of her family were died. They were killed in US Israeli attacks."
- Location of Attack: Oadan neighborhood, Andishka Street
- Time of Attack: Two nights prior to interview (approx. March 21–22, 2026)
- Medical Condition: Unconscious; breathing with ventilator; lung injured from fire and heat; intracerebral hemorrhage (improving); external injuries
- Condition: Stable
- Extended Family: Her uncle is present
- Name: Ruo (or Chancellor—likely a title)
- Age: 47 years old
- Guardianship: He and her aunt will take care of Zanab
- His Children: Has two children of his own
- Name: Hussein
- Age: 40 years old
- Relation: Uncle from the father's side (Persian has different words for maternal vs. paternal uncle)
- Location During Attack: He was in the same building that was targeted
- Date & Time of Attack: March 21, 2026, at 1:45 a.m.
- Personal Experience: He and his wife were under the rubble; he rescued them; they escaped through the door; there was smoke, gas smell, and flames
- Apartment Occupants: 11 people lived in the apartment; 9 were inside at the time of the incident
- Casualties in His Family: 5 killed: his mother, his brother (the colonel), his brother's wife, and their two children. 3 injured: himself, his wife, and his father.
- His Wife's Injuries: Forefront (forehead/frontal bone) broken; multiple injuries to face and body
- His Injuries: Leg broken in the blast
- Colonel's 20-Day Absence: "He says, 'I'm not informed about.'"
Historical Context & Casualties
- Iran-Iraq War: Isfahan province had the highest number of martyrs in the country: 24,000 people killed, despite not being a border province.
- 12-Day War: The province was targeted everywhere, not just nuclear facilities in Natanz.
- Ongoing War: Described as a "war crime" and "crime against humanity" targeting civilians.
- 21 historical and cultural sites have been heavily impacted.
- Examples: Chehel Sotoun and an art decorative museum were destroyed.
- Described as a "cultural massacre" and "barbarism," stating it has not occurred even during the Mongol attack in history.
- Isfahan was the capital of the country in three different periods and played a central role in the Silk Road.
Children Killed
- 168 girls were killed at a school. He states there are "hundreds more" children killed in the city.
- He used the metaphor "terrorism of tomorrow" and "genocide of the young generation."
Attack on Governor's Office
- Target: The governor's office (a historical Safavid-era cultural site)
- Attack: Three missiles fired at the office
- Scheduled Meeting: The governor was scheduled to meet with charity people and donors at the office at 1:30 p.m.
- Why He Survived: The donors requested in the last minute that he come to their office instead, 200 meters away. He and his colleagues were preparing to leave when the missiles struck.
- Was He the Target?: "I cannot say but maybe it is possible in light of their tendency to kill the family members of leaders and so forth."
- Protection for His Family: He stated his family is the 5.5 million people of Isfahan province and the 2 million residents of the city of Isfahan. "We are not separate and we are not different from our leader."
Location: The same pediatric hospital
- Name: Ali
- Age: 15 years old
- Reason for Hospitalization: Gastric ulcer; scheduled for endoscopy
- Date of Incident: Saturday (assumed March 21, 2026)
- Time of Airstrike: 2:30 p.m.
- Location of Attack: An industrial city named "J"
- Attack Details: Five halls in the industrial city; three were totally destroyed
- Father's Status: Father was standing outside the halls and was hit by sharp nails. He is injured, not killed.
- Uncle's Status: His uncle (his father's brother) was killed.
- Total Killed at Industrial City: Estimated 20 to 25 people killed
- His Education: In ninth grade
- How He Feels About the War: "Stressed, kind of afraid. But there is no other choice."
- Does Iran Will Be Victorious?: "Yes. 100%."
- He stood at the bedside of the 3-year-old child (the survivor from Colonel Azadoni's family) who was "horribly injured and disfigured."
- He contrasted the situation with Gaza, stating that in Gaza there is almost no medical system, and in many cases anesthetic cannot be administered to children undergoing surgery such as amputations.
- He stated that watching the "monstrosities done to the children of this part of the world over the past two and a half years has changed me as a human being."
- He was previously opposed to capital punishment in all cases but no longer holds that view.
- He now believes that "powerful persons who are convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity should face the ultimate penalty."
- Sign-off: March 24, 2026, from Isfahan, Iran.
KEY DATA SUMMARY
- Date of Recording: March 23–24, 2026
- Location: Isfahan, Iran
- Colonel's Family: 5 killed: colonel, mother, wife, two children
- Colonel's Survivor: 3-year-old child in hospital
- Zanab Nas: 3 years old, entire family killed, unconscious in PICU
- Zanab Attack Time: March 21, 2026, 1:45 a.m.
- Zanab Attack Location: Oadan neighborhood, Andishka Street
- Iran-Iraq War Martyrs: 24,000 from Isfahan province
- Cultural Sites Damaged: 21
- Schoolchildren Killed: 168 girls at one school; "hundreds more" total
- Industrial City Attack: 20–25 killed, location "J"
- Governor's Office: 3 missiles; governor survived due to last-minute location change
End of Extraction