As drones and missiles from Iran flew towards their targets in Israel, groups of pro-establishment citizens gathered in major Iranian cities to celebrate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military response to Israel’s air raid on Iran’s consulate in Damascus. However, any citizens, analysts, or journalists who dared to voice even the slightest opposition to the attacks or warned of the risks of an all-out war with Israel were promptly silenced by intelligence organisations and the judiciary. Just hours after the attack, the IRGC’s intelligence service issued a statement threatening …