He speaks like an academic, he admits when he doesn't have enough information about something. He's definitely speaking on behalf of the government but I have yet to hear anything from him that was not based on the facts; reasonable predictions, which often prove true. He also speaks well and passionately, and I quite admire him.

I found out that he fought in the Iran-Iraq war as a 16 year old, which comes through in the way he approaches things. I dearly hope that he survives all this, wouldn't put it past the Zionists to come after figures like this, might even hit his university like the bloodthirsty monsters that they are.

Western media in general has reached the point where listening to it is likely to do the reverse of informing you, it will actively misinform you and confuse your picture of the situation. I only check it for the biggest most verifiable facts these days and note the spin and move on. It's as bad as Pakistani media these days, no point listening if you actually want to understand what's happening.