Iranian source: "We are ready for war if it is forced upon us - and our options are wide" The fear of an Israeli reaction, it seems, permeates the Iranian public as well. "Nowhere will be safe - how can I protect my children?" says a teacher in northern Iran.
The Revolutionary Guards fear a civil uprising following the worsening of the conflict with Israel. The intelligence unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guards already issued an unusual statement on Sunday in which it warned against pro-Israeli publications on social networks - according to media outlets in the country. "Many people are frustrated by the economic hardships and social restrictions," said a former official in Iran, "an Israeli attack could release their enormous anger and revive the protests," he added. The Iranian Defense Minister said last night that "Israel has choice but to respond to the Iranian attack" - this is what an American official and another source briefed on the conversation said, according to a report in the New York Times. Also, during the visit made today by the Chief of the General Staff, Harzi Halevi, to the Nabimat base, where it was reported that an Iranian aircraft was hit during the attack, he said that it was contrary to the statements of the IDF.