TJ
HT to the Iranians:
The Iranian people are for Israel and want to be free of Their Religious Theocracy!
As the world clutches their pearls and worry about the religious nuts who run Iran instead of helping their
people have a decent life!
The Iranian people love Benjamin Netanyahu
I hope the North American liberals get a clue!
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J erusalem Post/ Middle East/ Iran News'
Israel could end regime once and for all,' insider in Iran tells ‘Post’ - exclusiveThere is widespread happiness, hope, and admiration for Israel’s actions, particularly the positions taken by [Israeli] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,” ‘M’ told the ‘Post’ from Tehran. Alex Winston Attachments 5:01?PM (1 hour ago) to Jerusalem Despite the ever-present threat of repression, fear of the regime is dissipating within Iran. The 'Post' spoke with 'B', an Iranian in Tehran about life inside the Islamic Republic.(photo credit: (Canva/Pixabay/Engin Akyurt Pexels/Mohammad Nouri Getty Images)By ALEX WINSTONJUNE 18, 2025 17:46Updated: JUNE 18, 2025 17:50Deep inside Tehran, as Israeli fighter jets fly overhead dismantling the regime of the Islamic Republic from above, a quiet but determined resistance pulses through private homes, clinic rooms, and encrypted message threads.
One such voice, a Tehran-based medical worker, “M” agreed to speak with The Jerusalem Post under condition of anonymity for his safety. His account offers rare insight into how ordinary Iranians, silenced by oppression for decades, are responding to a war their rulers began but the people never chose.
"The opinion of the Iranian people toward the Islamic Republic has changed for years now,” M stated. “They see the regime as their enemy.”
The current war, sparked by years of Iranian proxy aggression and culminating in Israel’s preemptive strikes against the regime’s leaders and Iranian nuclear facilities, is not unifying Iranians behind their flag, he says. It is doing the opposite. Rather than strengthening solidarity with the Islamic Republic, M says the war has become a symbol of hope.
“This war has greatly strengthened their hope and revived new optimism within them,” he explains. “Many believe that this war could mark the beginning of the end for the Islamic Republic.”
 A man wears a U.S. veteran-themed shirt, that reads, ''United we stand'', as smoke rises in the distance, following an Israeli attack on the IRIB building, the country's state broadcaster, in Tehran, Iran, June 16, 2025. (credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA/via Reuters)M says conversations around the capital city are focused on the final days of the regime and that they brought it upon themselves. Not only have Iranians faced four decades of oppressive religious rule, they have watched billions of the nation’s oil wealth siphoned off to Iran’s proxy groups across the Middle East, such as Hezbollah and the regime of fallen Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. “[People] speak about how they are waiting for [Supreme Leader Ali] Khamenei or other senior regime leaders to be targeted. They believe this war is not only the result of the regime’s mismanagement but ask themselves: if we cannot overthrow this regime ourselves, perhaps Israel will eliminate them once and for all.”
He makes clear that support for the regime’s institutions, especially the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), is evaporating.
“There is no support for the IRGC at all,” he told the Post. “On the contrary, even those who previously remained silent have now become critics. This regime has no supporters. Believe this key reality.”
Even as the government ramps up its security measures, deploying neighborhood patrols and arresting citizens for online posts, M sees only one explanation: “The regime’s fear of the Iranian people.”
"The voice of resistance remains alive"In cities like Tehran, Karaj, Shiraz, Mashhad, and Isfahan, nighttime slogans have returned. There are scattered protests. “The voice of resistance remains alive,” M insists. “People know that public demonstrations under such conditions can be dangerous, but their spirit of protest remains fully alive, and they are waiting for the right opportunity.”Videos have emanated from Iran during the past week of people standing on balconies calling for the end to the regime.
He describes the war not as a national effort, but as a regime project, imposed without the people’s consent. “The people know this war is not theirs. They have no enmity toward the people of Israel and view this conflict as one imposed by the regime.”
He’s adamant: “Not only has support for the Islamic Republic not increased, but dissatisfaction has reached unprecedented levels.”
That dissatisfaction now finds expression in admiration—for Israel. “Public sentiment toward Israel has become even more positive than before,” says M. “There is widespread happiness, hope, and admiration for Israel’s actions, particularly the positions taken by [Israeli] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.”
In a country where official media have portrayed Israel as an eternal enemy, such statements would once have been unthinkable. Not anymore.
“We do not consider Israel the aggressor,” he says. “It is the Islamic Republic that has destabilized the region… Therefore, the Iranian people do not see Israel as an aggressor but view its actions as defensive and necessary measures.”
Even as he battles domestic political turbulence and the protracted Gaza war, Netanyahu is becoming a symbol of hope for ordinary Iranians on the street.
“The Islamic Republic has long tried to create such an image through extensive anti-Israel propaganda, but this propaganda has never taken root in the hearts of the people. The Iranian people admire Israel, especially for its courage in confronting a regime that has for years declared itself Israel’s enemy. People feel happy in their homes, hopeful, and view Israel’s actions as confirmation that their voices are being heard. There is also particular admiration for Netanyahu personally.”
And what of a vision for Iran’s future? According to M, no political figure garners more public trust than exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, son of the Shah deposed in the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
“They see him as a capable, patriotic figure and as a symbol of the stability and progress Iran enjoyed before the revolution. No other political figure in Iran comes close to his level of popularity.”
The prince stated publicly on Tuesday that plans are in place for a 100-day transitional period if the Islamic Republic regime falls in its war with Israel, and rumors abound that Iranian military officers are contacting him abroad to declare allegiance and that they will help a transitional period if necessary.
In his Tuesday video statement in Farsi, Pahlavi sought to reassure Iranians that opposition forces have a plan for the country's future.
As for information, Iranians no longer turn to their televisions. “Iran’s domestic media are completely discredited,” M says. “The government has always sought to distort the truth, and censorship has only intensified during wartime. Public trust has essentially vanished.”
Instead, people rely on foreign Persian-language outlets like BBC Persian, Manoto, and Iran International, as well as Telegram and Instagram. Older citizens, M notes, often get their news the old-fashioned way: by word of mouth.
Still, the risks of speaking out remain high. “A few days ago, Judiciary Chief Mohseni-Eje’i openly threatened that anyone cooperating with enemies, including Israel or foreign media, would face severe consequences,” M says. In one province alone, Mazandaran, 15 people were arrested for online activity.
The regime’s cyber army has also gone on the offensive. “A wave of cyber operatives has been unleashed toward these platforms, and this is clearly visible in the comment sections,” he notes. “Even regular users frequently point out: ‘You are all cyber agents.’”
While speaking to the Post, putting both himself and loved ones at risk, M made a direct appeal to Israel and the West.
“War is not limited to missiles and military operations. Media warfare also plays a decisive role. Especially for Israel, which today has heard the voice of the Iranian people, it is important to more actively counter the regime’s propaganda in the virtual space.”
He also, however, offers a word of caution. “Some remarks made by the honorable Defense Minister [Israel] Katz, while understandable from a national security perspective, may be difficult for parts of the Iranian public to hear. Hearing a clear emphasis that the fight is solely against the regime and not against the people would be very encouraging.”
Katz has inexplicably posted on social media in the past few days about targeting Tehran, with seeming implications directed at civilians, even though Israel’s strikes have firmly targeted only the regime’s forces and nuclear facilities.
M had one final message for the Post during the interview, one filled with clarity and hope. “Today, more than ever, the people of Iran feel emotionally close to the people of Israel and the Jewish nation… I share all these points purely out of friendship and goodwill, in the hope that our joint path toward peace, freedom, and truth will move forward successfully.”
From within the Islamic Republic, a quiet revolution simmers. People are waiting, watching, and hoping to rise again. Israel is doing its part. The Iranian people now have the opportunity to do the same.
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