Mike Baker

that the Iranian regime has essentially, and this shouldn't be a surprise to people, given their repressive nature, their surveillance of the population, that they've been using the football clubs, they've been using football in Iran as a means to continue to monitor, to surveil, to identify dissidents.

And so therefore, obviously, there's this question of, doesn't that violate FIFA's regulations?

And so therefore, should Iran, in fact, be in the World Cup?

That's the point I want to throw at you.

Yeah.

Well, we'll be watching that June 20th there for that gathering in Paris.

That's going to be extremely interesting.

Ali Reza, listen, your commentary, we always appreciate it.

Insightful, informative, extremely interesting.

So I do hope you'll pick up the phone next time we call you because I don't want to sound like a cynic, but I don't think this conflict is going to be ending anytime soon.

But thank you very much for your time.

I appreciate that.

If you write all that down in a note and send it to my wife, that would be very appreciated.

So thank you.

Let her know that people think my commentary is very informative.

Thank you, Ali Reza.

We'll talk to you soon.

Thank you so much.

Ali Reza Jafazadeh of the National Council of Resistance of Iran.

Very, very interesting.