{"id":337009,"date":"2026-04-22T21:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-people-of-iran-are-friendly-loving-people-says-comedian-max-amini-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T21:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:00:22","slug":"the-people-of-iran-are-friendly-loving-people-says-comedian-max-amini-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-people-of-iran-are-friendly-loving-people-says-comedian-max-amini-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The people of Iran are friendly, loving people,\u2019 says comedian Max Amini | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/2aAVJAFvXD8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'The people of Iran are friendly, loving people,\u2019 says comedian Max Amini | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2aAVJAFvXD8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>American-Iranian comedian Max Amini shared with the BBC what the conflict means to him and why he is using his platform to speak out about Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has still not decided whether it will attend a new round of peace talks with the US later this week, its foreign ministry has told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has attacked three cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian reports say, after Donald Trump said he was extending the US-Iran ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Iran #US #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American-Iranian comedian Max Amini shared with the BBC what the conflict means to him and why he is using his platform to speak out about Iran. 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