What just happened in Iran is INCREDIBLE!

What this episode is about

The discussion highlights the recent significant developments in Iran and the growing engagement from the audience in the related insider broadcast. Emphasizing a sense of community, the speaker expresses gratitude towards their audience and outlines plans for future interactive initiatives, like a town hall, as part of an effort to create a platform that genuinely serves their needs.

Key takeaways

• In a remarkable show of defiance, elderly protesters symbolize resilience–it's the image of revolution.
• Iran's vibrant pre-revolution culture reminds us: history can repeat, but so can progress.
• The juxtaposition of protesters and the regime reveals: hope burns brighter in adversity.
• ‘Empowerment’ is the new mantra; Glen Beck's evolution reflects a shift from information to action.
• The viral power of symbolism: women sans hijabs lighting fire to oppression may ignite global awareness.

Who speaks in this episode?

• Glenn Beck (Guest) · 9 min speaking
• Jason (Guest) · 4 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 3:00: Dr. Belinda Beck, 2020
2. 3:00 – 6:00: Iran, Persian people, Ayatollah, Diane Sha
3. 6:00 – 9:00: Iran, Ayatollah, Alexander Dugan, Lebanon
4. 9:00 – 12:00: Dr. Belinda Beck, Persian people, Alexander Dugan

Notable quotes from "What just happened in Iran is INCREDIBLE!"

• You can find those and play around with some of them at glenbeck.com right now. Anyway, let's talk about what happened last night in Israel or I mean sorry in Iran. What? How? It felt to me like it might fall last night, but it didn't.

  about Dr. Belinda Beck · at 2:36

• Why we have to pray for the Persian people. I wish people knew more about the Persian people. They this civilization is a remarkable civilization that was way ahead of everybody else. And Tran was like Paris.

  about Persian people · at 4:19

• Know, take over or leave this. And I was very skeptical of that. I didn't think that the people would go for it. The stuff that was happening last night was actually called for…

  about Diane Sha · at 5:21

• Working? Does it look like the mullers are digging in and about to oppress? And last night the internet was shut off and phone service was shut off so you can't even call each other. That's really frightening.

  about Iran · at 6:36

• You did you see Alexander Dugan's tweet?

  about Alexander Dugan · at 8:37

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Dr. Belinda Beck — Person · Host · 2 mentions · first at 2:12
  He leads the conversation, frames the Iran discussion, and repeatedly emphasizes prayer, caution, and geopolitical risk.
• Ayatollah — Person · Referenced leader / symbol of regime · 2 mentions · first at 4:02
  Appears as the symbol protesters burn and as a figure rumored to have an escape plan to Russia, representing regime vulnerability.
  There was a report that the Ayatollah's ejection plan is to go to Russia. There were reports that like I think it was the main foreign minister like their secretary of state went to Beirut in.
• Alexander Dugan — Person · Referenced ideologue / commentator · 2 mentions · first at 8:37
  Cited as an influential Russian voice advocating extreme actions; Glenn warns he is persuasive but dangerous and an 'agent of chaos.'
• Diane Sha — Person · Referenced former ruler / rallying symbol · 1 mention · first at 5:00
  Discussed as a potential figurehead for transition; Jason reports protests were called for by the Shah and that crowds chanted his name.

Companies & orgs

• IRGC — Company · Core topic (regime security force) · 1 mention
  Presented as a key pillar of regime power; protesters are described as attacking IRGC headquarters, indicating escalation.

Concepts & topics

• Persian people — Concept · Core topic (people/civilization under threat) · 2 mentions · first at 4:19
  They are portrayed as culturally remarkable and central victims/agents in the protests; Glenn urges prayer and support for their freedom.

Places & events

• Iran — Place · Core topic (location of unfolding events) · 2 mentions · first at 3:53
  The episode segment centers on protests and regime instability in Iran, including internet shutdowns and potential violent crackdowns.
• 1979 — Event · Historical anchor event · 1 mention
  Cited as the turning point after the Shah was overthrown, marking the start of the current regime and decades of repression.
  They've been living... in this hell since 1979.
• Lebanon — Place · Referenced destination / regional node · 1 mention · first at 7:22
  Mentioned as Beirut being a place an Iranian official allegedly fled to with family, suggesting elite flight and regional contingency planning.
  Were reports that like I think it was the main foreign minister like their secretary of state went to Beirut in Lebanon, took his family with him with no plans to leave at the…
• 2020 — Event · Reference point (show history) · 1 mention · first at 2:04
  Used to mark when the program's opening verbiage last changed, highlighting the show's evolution toward 'empowerment.'
  Oh, they've noticed, have they? For the not the theme song for the very first time since 2020, the verbiage has changed and it has always been the fusion of entertainment and…

Media & podcasts

• Time Magazine — Media · Referenced media outlet · 1 mention · first at 3:37
  Used as a benchmark for iconic protest imagery Glenn believes is being missed or under-covered by major media.
  Plus cities 170 plus cities and another images for Time magazine are the young women without their hijab on smoking a cigarette lighting the Ayatollah's image on fire.

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 The last thing I want to talk to you about is uh Iran and what happened last night. Jason, who is doing how how's the insider behind the scenes broadcast going?

0:12 So good. Uh every the com I'm missing all the comments right now, but I mean from where they started on Monday, they were just starting to trickle in, I guess, as they were trying to figure out what this was all about. Now I can't even keep up with it. Now it's like a huge feature and they're like, "Jason, can you can you yell into Glenn and ask him about this?" And it's just amazing. the the audience. I love them.

0:31 I love the audience. They're just amazing. Um, you know, and I I want to say this, and I mean this sincerely, and whether you believe me or not, I don't care. Um, but um I truly love this audience. I I I love every time I meet you, I feel like we've known each other forever. Um, even though we're meeting for the first time, uh, it is the most caring group of people ever. And I I'm building what I'm building now called the torch, but it's actually glenback.com. I'm building all of this stuff as my torch. And it is my way of lighting something and then giving it to you so you can light the way. Um, and what we have planned for you to be involved and actually have this one-on-one conversation. Are we doing in two weeks? Are we doing the

1:21 town hall? We're going to have to talk to your new CEO about that. But, you know, we're we're

1:27 it forget it. Forget it. We're going to do it. We're going to do it. Everybody's like, "It's going to cost so much money." Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We'll

1:34 abracadabra. We'll make money at some point. Um but anyway, we'll have to start taking subscriptions to make money. I know. But, um we're we really want your help on building it. So, we're building something that is actually useful to you. Um, and you know, we haven't even had a chance to mention this and I have you seen anybody mention this yet? The open has changed. Our our theme song changes every year, but

2:00 Oh, they've noticed, have they? For the not the theme song for the very first time since 2020, the verbiage has changed and it has always been the fusion of entertainment and enlightenment. This is the Glenbeck program. I added and changed that for the first time in 26 years. the fusion of entertainment and enlightenment and empowerment because my goal is to empower you with knowledge and information. Uh the facts on everything and we are coming up with delivery systems that nobody has done before and you can find those and play around with some of them at at glenbeck.com right now. Anyway, um let's talk about what happened last night in Israel or I mean sorry in Iran. What? How? It felt to me like it might fall last night, but it didn't.

2:52 I was watching last night and I completely agree with you. I was like, we might see the regime go down tonight. The things that we saw back in 2022 23, the things that we saw back in 2009, this where this like started to kick off. I remember looking at the faces of some of the protesters that were out in the streets, looking at some of the things they were willing to do.

3:12 That is nothing compared to what we saw last night. I saw a woman last night. She was probably 75 to 80 years old. She was walking down the street. She was holding up her arm in defiance and her mouth was pouring blood

3:30 down her face and down her clo clothing and she was still marching to whatever objective. I was like, I cannot believe Time magazine or whoever else wasn't there to take that photo because it's the photo of the year. Absolutely crazy. And there keep in mind all these thousands of people that are actually it spread to Tan. There were thousand tens of thousands marching down the street in Tran

3:51 plus cities 170 plus cities and and and another images for Time magazine are the young women without their hijab on smoking a cigarette lighting the Ayatollah's image on fire. Those are starting to go viral now all over Iran. No headscarf, smoking the cigarette, and three things they're not supposed to do, right?

4:15 I mean, they would be killed. Mhm. Well, they they still might be. This is why we have to pray for the the Persian people. I wish

4:23 I wish people knew more about the Persian people. They they this civilization is a remarkable civilization that was way ahead of everybody else. And Tran was like Paris. I mean all the good parts and good things about Paris, it was very enlightened. It was very smart, very well educated, uh very free. Um the women, you look at pictures from the 1970s of of Iran and the women were beautiful. Um you know, they were it was a very western country. uh and the Marxist and the Islamists got together and overthrew the sha and uh they've been living, you know, in this hell since 1979.

5:08 Since I was born. Yeah. Speaking of the Sha, I remember when we were talking about this back when uh there was the Israeli campaign and when we bombed the nuclear sites,

5:18 some people were talking about the Shaw as being the person to, you know, you know, take over or leave this. And I was very skeptical of that. I I didn't think that the the people would go for it. The the stuff that was happening last night was actually called for by the Shaw. In fact, he whoever he's working with, they were working with a an organization that was providing like a QR code so that you could scan the QR code and film what you were doing.

5:40 They were chanting in the streets yesterday, last night the Shaw's name. I mean, he was their battlecry.

5:48 So, here's the bad thing. So, let me give you the good thing. I told you at the beginning of the week, here's what you watch for. I think I did. Um, I had a list. I don't even know if I got to this list, but I had a list of all of the things that we have to watch for, you know, if you want to know what's going on. And one of them was, is it growing in labor unions? What is happening at the docks and the ports? Um, are you seeing uh police starting to, you know, put their clubs away? Are you starting to see the morality police kind of back off? Um uh and all of those things you're starting to see and it's getting better. But the on the bad side, I said what you need to watch for is is the internet still up? The phones still working? Does it look like the mullers are digging in and about to oppress? And last night the internet was shut off and phone service was shut off so you can't even call each other. That's really

6:48 frightening. Yeah, that's frightening. Um, and that that that is confirmed. Those two things did happen. And that makes you

6:53 Are they still out? That is not sure. I have to look at I would still I would assume so, but they're clearly not wanting the world to see how they're going to respond to these people. Um, but there are just the wildest reports that still need to be confirmed. But there were multiple reports that several Iranian officials were looking to get out of the country. There was a report that the Ayatollah's ejection plan is to go to Russia. There were reports that like I think it was the the main foreign minister like their secretary of state went to Beirut in Lebanon, took his family with him with no plans to leave at the at the current time, which I don't blame him because

7:30 what is Russia what are they thinking? You know, Russia has a population problem. Nobody's having babies. Um, and so that culture is dying quickly. And yet the the Islamic culture is growing. They're having 10 babies. Um, and so that's growing. It's going to become a a a Muslim country at some point. Why would you bring the revolutionary mullas into your country? What are they thinking?

8:00 I think what they're thinking is they're seeing the empire they thought they were building slowly crumbling. We are seeing major geopolitical shifts in the world right now and they're all happening simultaneously. South America a big part of their key to the their entire eventual takeoff going away. Um Iran another huge part not only of their empire like militarily through drone production stuff like that but also money a lot of oil. A lot of these pieces are just getting taken off the board and I think they're in desperation mode right now which could be very dangerous. I think I heard with you talking about being backed into the corner with the ambassador.

8:37 You did you see Alexander Dugan's tweet? Oh, I did. There is no international law. We should go Well, I didn't see it about Iran. I saw it about um Venezuela. And he said, "We should go in and take Zalinski and bring him to Russia and try him."

8:55 Yeah. I I I encourage everyone to to go to his Twitter account just to see the mind of some of these people.

9:00 Be very careful. He is very good at making sense and you'll read some of his stuff and you'll be like, "Yeah, I agree with that." You have to know what he actually believes. He is an agent of chaos and I believe

9:13 an agent of evil, literal evil. He's very dangerous. Be careful. His response was very very forboding because he said that with the Russian military losing so much credibility, they're going to be forced to hit and hit hard very soon just to make an example.

9:32 I got to tell you, I think I think NATO wants war. Um they're making moves that scare the hell out of me. Russia wants war because they've got to I mean when they start to collapse that's when people become very dangerous and you know the I think every war I I you know I can't say this but I think 99% of wars are started by a miscalculation. Somebody miscalculates and the whole world set on fire. And that's what we have to pray that no one miscalculates right now cuz this is a tight rope that we are uh we are walking right now and it is extraordinarily dangerous. Um what are we expecting tonight? Do you have any idea what we is are we expecting maybe a possible roundup of people or more of what we saw last night in Iran? It'll be very interesting to see in the closing hours of daylight over there if we get any information whatsoever. But I don't I expect more of what we saw last night. I expect more of

10:40 people hitting the streets pushing further and further. Um I gl they were doing things last night that I never would have expected that they they were that they would do. They were burning actual government buildings. They were charging IRGC re, you know, revolutionary guard corp. They were charging their headquarters in multiple different cities. We could be we could see by Monday we could see a free Iran

11:04 or you could see us being in a corner of are we going to protect the people of Iran from this regime from slaughtering them. I mean this weekend is going to be just pray spend a lot of time praying for peace and praying for the people of Iran. The Persian people are amazing. And if they could get that culture back and they could be free, the the source of good that Iran would be in the world would be remarkable. Remarkable. But we are we be very very very very careful. Thank you, Jason. I appreciate it. You can hear Jason while we go into commercials. If you're watching on glenback.com, Jason gives you a ton of information. We have uh we have added 50% more a show to this show if you're watching it only on glenbeck.com.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "What just happened in Iran is INCREDIBLE!"?

Glenn Beck (Guest), Jason (Guest).

What is "What just happened in Iran is INCREDIBLE!" about?

The discussion highlights the recent significant developments in Iran and the growing engagement from the audience in the related insider broadcast. Emphasizing a sense of community, the speaker expresses gratitude towards their audience and outlines plans for future interactive initiatives, like a town hall, as part of an effort to create a platform that genuinely serves their needs.

What is mentioned in this Glenn Beck episode?

11 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Dr. Belinda Beck, Iran, Persian people, Ayatollah, IRGC, Alexander Dugan. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "What just happened in Iran is INCREDIBLE!"?

The episode runs 12 min; the transcript is about 2,157 words in 28 timestamped sections.

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