Kamal Ghorui
An Iranian man who recorded a video appeal to US President Donald Trump has taken his own life after urging him not to strike any deal with Iran’s current ruling establishment.Iranian media and activists identified the man as Pouria Hamidi, who was from the southern port city of Bushehr. In a video lasting around 10 minutes and recorded in English, Hamidi said he wanted to bring attention to a violent crackdown on protests in Iran.“If you’re watching this, then I’m not around anymore,” he said at the start of the recording. He claimed the video was meant to make people realise the massacre carried out by Iranian authorities during recent unrest.“More than 40,000 people died, killed, massacred. More than Russia and Ukraine war and more than Israel and Palestine,” Hamidi claimed, without providing evidence for the numbers, reports the Iran Insight.Addressing US leaders directly, he warned against negotiations with Tehran, saying any agreement would “betray all those people who died”. “So please,” he said, “I beg you, do whatever you can to stop this deal.”Hamidi also called for foreign intervention, saying diplomacy had failed. “America attacking the Iran is the only hope we have right now,” he said, adding, “We can’t fight this regime alone. Our people need foreign intervention.”The video included criticism of Iran’s religious leadership and expressions of support for exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi. Hamidi said his message was an attempt to give meaning to his life and urged Iranians to support one another.At the end of the recording, he switched to Persian, saying: “We people of Iran are lonely people and have nobody, so please support each other. Long live Iran.”His death comes amid heightened tensions over Iran and the possibility of renewed negotiations with Tehran. Israel, in particular, has voiced concern over any deal that would preserve Iran’s ruling system.According to a report by Israel Hayom, Israeli officials fear that an agreement could leave the ayatollah regime in place, unlock frozen funds and fail to dismantle Iran’s nuclear and missile programmes. The report said Israel remains on high alert, viewing such a deal as potentially worse than a military confrontation.Israeli officials are expected to increase diplomatic and intelligence efforts to persuade Trump that there is a “historic window of opportunity” to curb Iran’s threat. These efforts are also expected to shape Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned meeting with Trump in Washington later this week.
