The leftists who cry "state-run TV" at any outlet that isn't at an MS NOW level of boiling Trump hatred never see the irony at the media's softball service of an Islamic dictatorship in Iran. In all of the American media interviews with Iranian officials since this war began, none of them ever ask about the estimated tens of thousands of protesters killed by that regime.
On Monday's PBS News Hour, anchor Amna Nawaz granted ten minutes to Iranian foreign minister Abbas Aragchi and offered the typical softballs, such as: "Can I ask you, what do you believe that the U.S. and Israel are trying to achieve or trying to change with this war?"
Toward the middle, she raised the issue of Iranian weapons killing civilians, and the minister claimed: "Maybe there has been some collateral damages, which is quite natural in any war, but we have not targeted -- contrary to Americans, who deliberately targeted our schools and hospitals and our infrastructure." Nawaz didn't challenge that, but followed up with whether these responses would damage Iran's relations with its neighbors.
At the end, Nawaz suggested the US may be the laying the groundwork for "some kind of public uprising," and she asked if protests will be allowed. She did NOT inform the audience that protesters have been massacred in recent weeks. Aragchi's answer was chilling, saying twice "Where are those protesters?" Many of them are dead.
"PUBLIC" TV? PBS platforms the enemy's foreign minister. At the end, anchor Amna Nawaz tells him the US may be laying the groundwork for "some kind of public uprising." Iranian creep says "Where are the protesters?"
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) March 10, 2026
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AMNA NAWAZ: U.S. officials have noted that they're targeting your nuclear programs, your ballistic missile and drone programs, your naval assets. There are some who've pointed out they're also targeting headquarters and facilities of your internal security forces, some of those forces who have been used to suppress public dissent in the past. And some analysts say the U.S. may be laying the groundwork for some kind of public uprising. Do you believe that's the case? And if protesters take to the streets, will they be allowed to protest?
ABBAS ARAGCHI: Well, where are those protesters? We have now millions of people in the streets right now in support of the Islamic Republic, in support of the new supreme leader, in support of the military armed forces.
Now, where are those protesters? People are -- the big majority of people are now angry about this aggression. They are supporting our armed forces. They are in the streets with the Iranian flags everywhere. So where are those accusations come from?
Yes, they have attacked many of our facilities. They have attacked our nuclear facilities, but they couldn't destroy our nuclear program because it is technology advanced and developed by ourselves. They have also attacked our missile facilities, but they have not been able to stop firing missiles against themselves. So the firings continues. And we are prepared. We are well prepared to continue attacking them with our missiles as long as needed and as long as it takes.
Nawaz offered no pushback on this wicked answer. She could only conclude: "That is the foreign minister of Iran, Abbas Araghchi, joining us today. Mr. Foreign Minister, thank you for your time."
Oh, and the anchor added: "We did invite White House officials for an interview on the News Hour. They declined. Our invitation still stands." Donald Trump has never done an interview with the News Hour.
