“We had no choice but to escalate and start a big fire so everyone would see,” the regime insider said. “This will continue, and there will be further escalation,” the regime insider said. Photograph: Ibrahim Amro/AFP via Getty ImagesThe regime insider said that during the June war, “command was coming from high up”. “Now we have America and Israel triggering that regional war, on their own terms.”Smoke rises after US and Israeli airstrikes in Tehran, Iran. The regime insider said the retaliation, including against targets such as Dubai hotels, “makes any location hosting Americans unsafe and no one will want to stay there”.

Source: The Irish Times March 03, 2026 09:02 UTC