Iranian insider acknowledges country weakened, but insists Iranians remain united against Israel

Unity and strength are the official lines from IranThe theocratic government is faced with President Trump’s request for “unconditional” and the possibility that he can order The American army to join Israel’s attacks on nuclear installations of the Islamic Republic.

Daily bombardment Israel, almost long of the week nuclear And the missile sites and its assassinations of better commanders and senior scientists have aggravated the dilemma for Iranian leaders – especially since they are faced with the potential of internal disorders of an attacked population.

At least 639 Iranians have been killed and more than 1,300 injured in the past six days, according to human rights activists based in Washington, which relies on a network of contacts in the country. Tens of thousands of 10 million Tehran residents have now fled the capital, and other cities have also emptied to some extent, many people looking for safer spaces in the countryside.

But Muslim religious in the power of Iran and their members do not speak of an exodus. Instead, they project solidarity and even make fun of President Trump and his ultimatums.

“I just laugh how negligent it is,” said CBS News on Thursday in an interview with Tehran de Tehran. “He knows nothing about Iranians, in history, nor about the characteristics of the Iranian nation.”

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

But after a week of deadly attacks by Israel and with the more to come And even a possible direct intervention in the United States on the horizon, optimism and boastful can become more difficult to maintain.

“Let’s say, the power of Iran in the region has been weakened. This is not something you can deny,” said Gholamzadeh. “But the government itself has not been weakened at all. The Iranians are very united at the moment. Social cohesion is very strong at the moment.”

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

“There could be 10% to 15% that are against the state, but not all of them would participate in activities” against the regime, he said, suggesting that only 5% of Iranians would go out on the street “to participate actively”.

But recent surveys carried out before the current war, by independent organizations based outside Iran, have found the opposite.

In 2023, following mass anti-government anti-government demonstrations sparked the previous year by the 22-year death Mahsa Amini In police custody, an investigation By the group based in the Netherlands to analyze and measure attitudes in Iran, 81% of residents of the country were against the Iranian regime led by the religious.

Antigovernmental demonstrations of 2022 were canceledBrutally, and nothing like this has been seen in Iran since. Censorship is plagued by Iranian life and government has considerably reduced internet access during last week, citing cyber states.

Gholamzadeh has repeated warnings issued by Iranian leaders, against the United States who are actively involved in the conflict.

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

President Trump has repeatedly warned that any Iranian attack on American assets in the Middle East would have encountered a quick response.