Mary Louise Kelly

The president of the U.S.

calling on the people of Iran, stand up, rise up.

Let's spend a moment or two trying to decipher what we can of how events are actually playing out in Iran.

I was swapping

What's up?

They were saying they're home safe, reporting big traffic jams in Tehran, which is not unusual.

Tehran is known for terrible traffic, but it may suggest people trying to leave the city or get somewhere safe.

I also want to share a little bit.

Our colleague and peers, Arzu Razvani, has been here.

in contact with people in Iran herself, who have been sending voice memos in.

So this is 30-something-year-old V. V lives in Tehran, giving only his first initial because of fear of retribution.

V told Arzu that he was settling into work when the attack started.

Arzu has also been in touch with a 22-year-old college student who requested complete anonymity.

The student woke up to the sound of explosions, and she says this is a day she's long hoped for.

So she's saying there, I am ready to be killed by a bomb if it means the certain death of even a few of our regime officials.

So a couple of voices there from inside Iran.

What other questions are on y'all's minds as we try to figure out where this may go in the country at the center of it all?

And when you do go there, I know from my experience on a couple of Iran reporting trips, they're short.

You can't stay there for long.

And you always wonder how freely do people feel they can speak when they're speaking to a Western.