Iran in Shock
Gilan, Iran – The Iranian people are waking up to one of the most dramatic escalations in the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict: the United States has bombed three of Iran's top nuclear facilities in what President Donald Trump has called a “decisive act to neutralize the nuclear threat.” The strikes targeted Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan using bunker-buster bombs and cruise missiles.

💥 "The nuclear facilities are totally obliterated," claimed Trump — although, so far, no visual confirmation has been released by U.S. intelligence.

Iranian officials took several hours to confirm the strikes but stated there were no deaths and no radiation leaks. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) also verified that there’s been no off-site contamination, easing global fears of a nuclear fallout — for now.

📡 Iranian State Media Downplays the Impact
Local media, such as IRNA, described “limited smoke” around Fordow with no signs of mass emergency response. However, satellite images from Sunday tell a different story: deep craters and destruction around the underground nuclear site, where Iran is believed to have hastily moved nuclear material before the attacks.

🚛 Bulldozers and trucks were seen in motion around Fordow in the days leading up to the strike, signaling that Iran might have expected the assault. Some images even showed entrance tunnels being filled with earth, likely as a defensive measure.

🗣️ Tehran's Leaders Speak Out
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaking from Istanbul during an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation meeting, indicated a military response is “inevitable.”

🛑 “My country has been invaded. We will respond proportionally — but decisively,” he warned.

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, issued a chilling warning last week that any U.S. military involvement would lead to “irreparable damage” to the United States.

🔥 Hardliners Demand Blood
In Tehran, hardline voices are now calling for direct retaliation:

📍 Maps of U.S. military bases across the Middle East aired on state TV
🎯 Threats of missile strikes on U.S. naval forces in Bahrain
⛔ Renewed calls to close the Strait of Hormuz to U.S., U.K., and European ships

State media anchor Mehdi Khanalizadeh proclaimed on live TV: “The U.S. has chosen coffins over diplomacy. All its US citizens and forces in our region are now targets.”

Another anchor said he “spits on Trump” and dismissed claims that he’s a president of peace. Ultra-conservative newspaper Keyhan suggested that Iranian missiles should now “rain down on U.S. forces in Bahrain immediately.”

🌍 Iranians React—At Home and Abroad
With internet access heavily restricted, Iranians are finding creative ways to get their voices heard:

📱 One X user wrote: “Thirty years of oil money and hope… turned into three deep pits.”
🎬 Acclaimed filmmaker Asghar Farhadi posted a picture of Mount Damavand, captioned: “To the last breath for Iran.”

Yet not all Iranians are united. Some living abroad — and even a few within the country — welcomed the U.S. strikes, believing they might weaken Iran’s theocratic regime.

But the backlash was swift. Iranian authorities labeled any support for the strikes as “treason”. State officials warned that collaborators with Israel or the U.S. had until the end of Sunday to turn themselves in — or face “the harshest punishment.”

🚨 One person was executed Sunday morning after being convicted of spying for Israel.

📉 Diplomacy on the Brink
While some officials still hint at diplomatic channels, others make it clear that this moment marks a breaking point.

Iran’s internal and external response will shape what comes next — and could decide whether the Middle East descends into full-scale war.

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