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’s College canceled 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’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.”

Bibi is spot on. We are sharing the same enemy.

The Islamic Republic'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… pic.twitter.com/MMNPIKGzax

— Faezeh Alavi (@SFaeze_Alavi) June 13, 2025

Famed Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad echoed on X regarding the reported deaths of Iranian military leaders:

I’ve received countless messages from Iranians celebrating the reported death of Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Air and aerospace force, Ali Shamkhani – 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.

I’ve received countless messages from Iranians celebrating the reported death of Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Air and aerospace force, Ali Shamkhani – head of the Iranian nuclear program and senior advisor to Supreme Leader Khamene and major General Mohammad Hossein… pic.twitter.com/qMAQbMuNH3

— Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) June 13, 2025

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.”

“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.”

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… pic.twitter.com/XJf3dIz0xg

— Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) June 13, 2025

Reza Pahlavi, the Crown Prince of Iran who left the country after the Islamist regime took over, added:

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.

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…

— Reza Pahlavi (@PahlaviReza) June 13, 2025

A network of leftwing agitators is distributing helmets, respirators, and other gear that appears intended for use in stand-offs with law enforcement to anti-ICE protesters on the “front lines” of the Los Angeles riots, a Daily Wire investigation has found.

The revelation follows the FBI’s arrest of a leftist who is believed to have handed out gas masks to anti-ICE rioters in an apparent attempt to neutralize the police’s tear gas and pepper spray. Alejandro Theodoro Ornella was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Civil Disorder, U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced Thursday.

The Daily Wire can now report he is not the only person involved in a scheme to furnish agitators with gear.

One leftwing activist boasted on Instagram that she was able to “distribute over 100 pairs of work gloves, 50 helmets, and 500 masks at LA City Hall today!” adding that she also distributed “fire blankets, respirators, ponchos, and earplugs.”

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The woman, who goes by the username “Shaaaandraaaaahhh” on the social media platform, assured her audience in her post over the weekend that “I will restock and organize a pick-up date and time so that those of you on the FRONT LINES can get exactly what you need.”

She also posted a video of a shopping cart full of items that would be distributed to agitators, including what appear to be respirators. Then in the comments, she offered advice to one leftist who asked how they could best defend against tear gas. “What respirator mask do you recommend for combating tear gas?” one user with a pride flag profile picture asked.

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“If you can afford it, a full on gas mask … but they’re heavy and cumbersome,” the activist said in response. “Otherwise a half-mask respirator. You can get them for around $45-50 at hardware stores,” she went on to say under the post, which featured a shopping cart full of what appear to be half-mask respirators.

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In an earlier post encouraging people to attend a “mass mobilization” action against ICE, she advertised the impending gear distribution, adding “Only grab gear if you are literally going out to the front lines TODAY.”

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But the Instagram user, who has a history of anti-Israel activism, was not acting alone. She tagged multiple informal organizations in her posts, including “socaluprising” and “eastlaimagee” thanking them for helping her fundraise for the supplies. One group on Instagram, called “SuperFamilia_KC,” was credited by the activist “for bringing everyone together to raise funds for this important cause,” while another post said that the group “donated funds” to the effort.

The group’s Venmo account is attached to the name “Rosario Lopez Hernandez,” who appears to be heavily involved in leftist protest organizing. Lopez Hernandez was among the organizers who set up tents and formed an encampment on a Washington State property owned by the City of Kent as she pushed the city to provide housing for illegal aliens. Lopez Hernandez demanded that the city house illegal aliens in a motel that was reserved for homeless American citizens.

She and her team of activists pulled the same stunt in Seattle, forming another encampment at a public park, again demanding housing for illegal aliens. Lopez Hernandez chased out one reporter who entered the encampment. She was also charged with trespassing at a Seattle City Council meeting, which she attended to again demand the city provide housing to illegal aliens.

The Venmo account’s history shows multiple people sending donations with phrases like “f*ck ICE” and “Ice melts under resistance.”

The activist behind the Instagram account also reposted a “non-violent guide” called “how to make it harder for cops to do their jobs,” which recommended activists pick up tear gas canisters and “return to owner,” or throw it back at the police.

“Make sure you’re wearing heat resistant gloves!” the post says, adding “cops have gas masks and threw it at you, so feel no shame and yeet that shit.”

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Super Familia made a post of their own, which read “if you plan to put your body on the line … wear heat resistant gloves, pads, long sleeves, a helmet, and bring an umbrella,” referencing many of the items that it appears to have helped fundraise for.

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While other leftwing groups fundraise for and distribute respirators, helmets, and other material that could be used by rioters, Ornella now sits in federal custody and could face up to five years in prison if convicted. “We are moving quickly to identify and arrest those involved in organizing and/or supporting civil disorder in Los Angeles,” Essayli noted after the arrest.