Iranians opposed to the despotic tyrannical theocratic Iranian regime cheered the Israeli attack on Iran Thursday night.
Israel struck the Natanz nuclear facility, air defense systems, ballistic missile sites, and reportedly eliminated many of Iran’s top military leaders.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, in a statement made after the attack, noted that Israel’s actions had given the people of Lebanon and Syria a different future with the fall of the Assad regime and the weakening of Hezbollah. He continued, “So too, do the brave people of Iran. And I have a message for them: Our fight is not with you. Our fight is with the brutal dictatorship that has oppressed you for 46 years. I believe that the day of your liberation is near. When that happens, the great friendship between our two ancient people will flourish once again.”
Iranian scholar and filmmaker Faezeh Alavi, who saw her event “From Conflict to Connection: Israelis and Iranians in Dialogue,” at King&#8217;s College <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-847883">canceled</a> in February after anti-Israel activists protested, responded to Netanyahu’s speech. She posted on X: “Bibi is spot on. We are sharing the same enemy. The Islamic Republic&#8217;s nuclear program must be stopped; otherwise, a nuclear war would start by this regime soon, and Iranian people would lose ANY chance of freeing Iran. Many world leaders also owe Israel for protecting them from this threat.”
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Bibi is spot on. We are sharing the same enemy.
The Islamic Republic&#39;s nuclear program must be stopped; otherwise, a nuclear war would start by this regime soon, and Iranian people would lose ANY chance of freeing Iran.
Many world leaders also owe Israel for protecting them… <a href="https://t.co/MMNPIKGzax">pic.twitter.com/MMNPIKGzax</a>
&mdash; Faezeh Alavi (@SFaeze_Alavi) <a href="https://twitter.com/SFaeze_Alavi/status/1933330701371273390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Famed Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad echoed on X regarding the reported deaths of Iranian military leaders:
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I’ve received countless messages from Iranians celebrating the reported death of Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Air and aerospace force, Ali Shamkhani &#8211; head of the Iranian nuclear program and senior advisor to Supreme Leader Khamenei and major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, Chief of Staff of Islamic Republic Iran’s Armed Forces, in Israel’s strike. My heart bleeds for our people, not for a regime built on blood. They were sanctioned by Canada, the U.S. and EU for their key role in crushing the peaceful protests and for human rights violations against peaceful civilians . They shaped the regime’s ballistic missile program. Removing a terrorist is not a tragedy, it is a step toward justice for all the innocent lives they destroyed.
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I’ve received countless messages from Iranians celebrating the reported death of Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Air and aerospace force, Ali Shamkhani &#8211; head of the Iranian nuclear program and senior advisor to Supreme Leader Khamene and major General Mohammad Hossein… <a href="https://t.co/qMAQbMuNH3">pic.twitter.com/qMAQbMuNH3</a>
&mdash; Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlinejadMasih/status/1933396174184038888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2025</a></blockquote>
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She added in another post, “This regime chose missiles over medicine, proxy wars over prosperity, and repression over reform. Hossein Salami was not a defender of Iran. He was directly responsible for the killing, torture, and imprisonment of peaceful protesters. He led a force that jailed women for dancing, for showing their hair, for simply existing freely. The Islamic Republic built its empire on violence and now that violence is coming back to strike its core. This is not just about geopolitics. It is about justice catching up with those who built power on blood.&#8221;
“The Islamic Republic is not the voice of Iran,” she continued. “It is the enemy of Iran—and of its people’s dreams for freedom. Rather than seizing diplomatic openings, the Islamic Republic responded to every IAEA concern and U.S. outreach with nuclear escalation using 60% enrichment as blackmail, and threatening worse if held accountable. This regime never wanted peace. It wanted impunity. This is the war the Islamic Republic prepared for not to defend the Iranian people, but to secure nuclear weapons and ensure its survival through fear and force. While the world negotiates, the regime accelerates. While Iranians demand freedom, the regime builds bombs. The Islamic Republic is not a misunderstood actor—it is a calculated threat. To the region. To its own people. To the truth. My deepest hope is that the safety of people of Iran is protected above all. The people are not the enemy، they are the brave souls who have been resisting tyranny.”
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Removing a terrorist is not a tragedy, it is a step toward justice for all the innocent lives they destroyed. Israel strikes deep into Iran:
Hossein Salami, the commander-in-chief of the IRGC, was reportedly killed by Israel، an outcome rooted in the Islamic Republic’s own… <a href="https://t.co/XJf3dIz0xg">pic.twitter.com/XJf3dIz0xg</a>
&mdash; Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlinejadMasih/status/1933357750983024937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Reza Pahlavi, the Crown Prince of Iran who left the country after the Islamist regime took over, added:
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My message to the military, law enforcement, and security forces is clear: This regime and its corrupt and incompetent leaders do not value your lives or our Iran. Separate yourselves from them and join the people. The Iranian nation’s battle with the destructive regime of the Islamic Republic is to reclaim Iran and rebuild it. The solution is to overthrow the Islamic Republic through street protests and nationwide strikes. I am with you in these difficult moments. We are all in this fight together and we will win.
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هم‌میهنان،
علی خامنه‌ای، رهبر نابخرد رژیم ضدایرانی‌ جمهوری اسلامی بار دیگر ایران ما را درگیر جنگ کرده‌ است؛ جنگی که جنگ ایران و ملت ایران نیست، جنگ جمهوری اسلامی و خامنه‌ای است.
پیام من به نیروهای نظامی، انتظامی و امنیتی روشن است: این رژیم و سرکردگان فاسد و نالایقش نه برای جان…
&mdash; Reza Pahlavi (@PahlaviReza) <a href="https://twitter.com/PahlaviReza/status/1933412049901502747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2025</a></blockquote>
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On Monday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury&#8217;s Office of Foreign Assets Control <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2052" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that in conjunction with the United Kingdom, they are pursuing a network that targeted Iranian dissidents and opposition activists for assassination at the direction of the Iranian regime.
“The network is led by Iranian narcotics trafficker Naji Ibrahim Sharifi-Zindashti (Zindashti) and operates at the behest of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS),” the Treasury Department stated. “Zindashti’s network has carried out numerous acts of transnational repression including assassinations and kidnappings across multiple jurisdictions in an attempt to silence the Iranian regime’s perceived critics. The network has also plotted operations in the United States.”
In late January, the Department of Justice <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/one-iranian-and-two-canadian-nationals-indicted-murder-hire-scheme" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indicted</a> Zindashti, 49, Damion Patrick John Ryan, 43, and Adam Richard Pearson, 29, for a conspiracy to murder two residents of the state of Maryland, using an encrypted messaging service called “SkyECC” to recruit individuals who would travel into the United States to carry out the killings.
“The Iranian regime’s continued efforts to target dissidents and activists demonstrate the regime’s deep insecurity and attempt to expand Iran’s domestic repression internationally,” Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2052">stated</a>. “The United States, alongside our international allies and partners, including the United Kingdom, will continue to combat the Iranian regime’s transnational repression and will utilize all available tools to stop this threat, especially on U.S. soil.”
The MOIS has supported multiple terrorist groups, including Hezbollah, Hamas, and Al-Qaeda, the Treasury Department noted, adding, “The MOIS and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have long targeted perceived regime opponents in acts of transnational repression outside of Iran, a practice that the regime has accelerated in recent years. A wide range of dissidents, journalists, activists, and former Iranian officials have been targeted for assassination, kidnapping, and hacking operations across numerous countries in the Middle East, Europe, and North America.”
“The regime increasingly relies on organized criminal groups in furtherance of these plots in an attempt to obscure links to the Government of Iran and maintain plausible deniability,” the Department pointed out.
“In 2021, Zindashti’s network recruited Canadian national and British Columbia-based Hells Angels Outlaw Motorcycle Group member Damion Patrick John Ryan (Ryan) to assassinate individuals in the United States who fled Iran. Ryan, whose criminal history ranges from firearms trafficking charges to international drug trafficking, has ties to criminal elements in Canada, the United States, and Greece. Zindashti associate Asan worked closely with Ryan to plan the assassinations, sending the location and photos of the targets, in addition to coordinating payment details. Ryan also recruited Canadian national and Hell’s Angels affiliate Adam Richard Pearson (Pearson) to carry out the murders,” the Department explained, adding, “Both Ryan and Pearson are presently incarcerated abroad on unrelated criminal matters.”

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Iranian Dissidents Cheer Israeli Attack: ‘Bibi Is Spot On. We Share The Same Enemy’

U.S., U.K. Pursue Network That Targeted Iranian Dissidents For Assassination At Direction Of Iranian Regime