Yesterday (Sunday), Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei chose to address the Iranian attack against Israel in Hebrew, saying: "Holy Al-Quds will be in the hands of the Muslims, and the Muslim world will celebrate the liberation of Palestine." How did Iran react to what happened in Israel just over 24 hours ago? Benny Sabati, an Iran researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies INSS, retired from his position this morning on 103FM.
"We need to separate the public's side from the regime's side, but in between we see the regime stuttering," said Sabati. "The Iranian foreign minister came out yesterday and said that they informed Iran's neighbors about the attack three days before. We knew about the attack, you could say. From the public's point of view, many people pay attention to the matter of the intention or the result. Many people asked yesterday and this morning, 'so many missiles and nothing Didn't hit?', the Iranian regime is a failed regime - we inflated this monster and scarecrow to dimensions that really make them think they are successful, that's the problem."
Also, when asked if the Iranians are afraid of a reaction to Israel, Sabati emphasized that "the discourse there brings me back to my childhood there, we would stand in lines for batteries for flashlights. It is even sad that the Iranians are not making progress until now. The public is a little afraid, a little very afraid, and also a little Happy. He thinks that if Israel comes and reacts, and reacts strongly, they say, 'You will seriously damage the regime, this is the opportunity for both sides.'"
"They are absolutely right, if Israel takes advantage of the opportunity, if we get into the matter of weakening the regime completely - we will get rid of all the militias, the emissaries, at once," he declared.