Insider Iraní acknowledges that the country weakened, but insists that the Iranians remain united against Israel

Unity and force are the official lines that come from IranThe theocratic government of President Trump’s demand for “unconditional surrender” and the possibility of ordering The US army to join Israel’s attacks against the nuclear facilities of the Islamic Republic.

Israel’s daily bombing of almost a week from Iran nuclear And missile sites, and their murders of the main commanders and superior scientists, have aggravated the dilemma of Iran’s leaders, especially because they face the potential of internal disturbances of a population under attack.

At least 639 Iranians have been killed and more than 1,300 wounded in the last six days, according to the organization of Human Rights activists in Washington in Iran, which is based on a network of contacts in the country. Tens of thousands of approximately 10 million Tehran residents have now fled from the capital, and other cities have also emptied to some extent, with many people looking for safer spaces in the countryside.

But the rulers Muslim clergy of Iran and their adherents do not speak of an exodus. Instead, they project solidarity, and even make fun of President Trump and his ultimatums.

“I laugh at how negligent it is,” said Hamidreza Gholamzadeh, director of the Iranian Expert Group Diplo House, in a remote interview by Tehran on Thursday. “He knows nothing about Iranians, or in the history or characteristics of the Iranian nation.”

“Even Iranian dissident figures are now pro -ira,” he said, “because they know that it is about [maintaining] The integrity of Iran, the whole being of Iran. “

But after a week of bruise attacks by Israel and with the more to come And even a possible direct intervention of the United States on the horizon, optimism and bravucón may be more difficult to maintain.

“Let’s say that Iran’s power in the region has weakened. It is not something you can deny,” Gholamzadeh acknowledged. “But the government itself has not weakened at all. Iranians are very close at this time. Social cohesion is very strong at this time.”

At most, Gholamzade said that 20% of all Iranians would be happy to see their government fall.

“There may be 10% to 15% against the State, but not everyone would participate in any activity” against the regime, he said, suggesting that only 5% of Iranians would really go out to the streets “to actively participate.”

But recent surveys conducted before the current war, by independent organizations based on Iran, found the opposite.

In 2023, after massive anti -government protests caused the previous year by the death of 22 years Mahsa Amini In religious police custody, a survey conducted by the Netherlands group to analyze and measure attitudes in Iran found that 81% of the country’s residents were against the Iranian regime led by clergymen.

2022 anti -government protests They were canceledbrutally, and nothing like them has been seen since then. Censorship is abundant, and Iran’s government has significantly stopped Internet access during the last week, citing cybercrions.

Gholamzadeh repeated warnings issued by Iran’s leaders, against the United States actively involved in the conflict.

“Americans have many military bases in different countries here in the region,” he said, calling them “very easy objectives.”

President Trump has repeatedly warned that any Iranian attack against US assets in the Middle East would find a quick response.

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