Persian → English transcript

- How are you? Stay healthy. - We’re very happy to see you.

- Thank you, stay healthy. - Mashallah for this

spirit. - Thank you, you went to a lot of trouble. - Live long.

Hossein, how old are you? - I’m 22. - A kid from Kermanshah.

- A kid from Kermanshah. - Live long. - Stay healthy,

goodbye. Hossein is the same hero of these days of Iran

that we want to talk about. Someone who gave both his hands

and both his feet for our security, for the security of

this country, and offered them at the foot of the launcher. Right? Yes.

On the thirteenth they contacted me and said we had to go on a mission.

And since my wife was supposed to go to the hospital

on the fourteenth to give birth... - For your child to be born.

- For my child to be born, yeah. I told my wife

the news, she was very happy. I mean, I was stunned myself.

- She was happy about what? - That I want to go on a mission. - Huh!

Mashallah, good for you. She packed my bag and yeah, in short

she was so excited and thrilled that I myself was stunned.

- In short, you were on a mission, you went to the place where...

There were kids and... - Yeah, there's work... - Launchers

Rocket launcher. - Rocket launchers. About 5 meters

We were about to reach that same safe hangar, when suddenly I saw

the sky turn orange. - The regime’s drone hit you. - Yes.

I could see my hands were wounded, but I did not notice my feet.

I kept saying my shoes were burned. The kids were dragging me across the dirt,

and I was saying, “Kids, my daughter is supposed to be born tomorrow,

I have no request from you. That friend of mine is my close friend.

They were supposed to name my daughter Hananeh.”

Just tell my families to give her this name.

Roghayeh.

You could have said it.

Go to your commander and stay, say my child is coming into the world

is coming. - Yeah, yeah. - Why didn’t you ask him? - I am ashamed

I would have been. I would have been ashamed before Lady Zaynab and Lady Zahra. I would have been ashamed

before the people of Iran. We did nothing special, it was our duty to do it,

but still I felt ashamed in front of myself. And well, with pride

I packed his bag, and with pride I sent him off.

When you saw this happen

to Hossein… the first thing that came to my tongue

was that I told my father, “See, my choice was right?”

I was not regretful at all. I am not now either. If

we go back again and I know that something like this is going to…

Sure, I’ll still be the one who packs his bag.

And it really gives people reassurance, this power and capability

of missiles. Just as His Eminence said, when you have knowledge and faith

it works miracles. For the missile kids.

Aerospace really is like this these days. You yourselves are present and

watching, you are seeing it. It is really working

miracles. Both

the power of faith is behind them, and scientific ability. When

these two come together, they work miracles.

In these days of war, have you heard of any of the guys taking leave

and especially not coming back, or…? No way, that would be a disgrace for the guys.

Nobody even mentions leave. — They did not? — No. A memory

I will tell you. One time I was in a taxi, well, it was not a taxi,

I was in a shared taxi… I was on my way to work. Then the driver

was there and someone was sitting in the front. They were all

talking. They were insulting the Sepah and all that stuff.

Saying their salaries are high and so on. And I was really

annoyed. I do not like arguing at all. — Were you in

civilian clothes? — Yeah, I was in civilian clothes. Then they

were saying their salaries are high, in every base you pass by,

they say these guys are doing well. I swear to God I had a pay

slip in my pocket, I took it out. It was from last year. My total

income with the shift pay, I mean twenty-four on, twenty-four off,

was about sixteen tomans. — Sixteen million? — Yeah, sixteen

million, my total income. Then I said, “Mr. Driver, look here,

it says Sepah salary, I am a Pasdar.” I swear to God, the driver

saw my salary, reached into his pocket to give me my fare back.

He said, “I am ashamed, we judged you.” I even showed it to that

poor guy, he still could not believe it. No one risks their life

for money. Like if you say money…

I’ll give it, go…

- Yeah, one hundred million, two hundred million.

- No, like they say, I’ll give you money, right now a drone is over

your head, you fire, there’s a chance the drone will hit you

again. Here’s another hundred million, there’s a wallet over there, take

it and go. - One billion, who would go? - One billion.

It’s not worth it. If you want to go for money… in the

hospital they walk by, they see me, some of them call me

Mr. Launcher. - That’s Mr. Launcher. - So now that’s

your name? - Yeah, Mr. Launcher. - What would you honestly

like to say, without politeness? - My only request is that whoever

can do anything for our people, God willing, does not hold back.

Because everyone who sits on a seat of responsibility, we have shed blood

for that seat, for that position. God willing, this blood will not be in vain

and our officials will pay a little more attention and look after

the people. - God willing. For me it was really interesting. I was

happy when I saw the hands and feet of the person who was sitting behind the launcher

It got cut off. - That Guard sitting behind the launcher… -

They hit the launcher, and now he’s left here alone… - What do you mean?

I mean now anyone who, for example, in a car crash… - one time

What else did you say? - Give us a hand. We’re in your debt.

— Give us a kiss. They handle security. No joke.

Yes. Dear. God be with you. — Thank you so much. Be

healthy.