Mary Louise Kelly

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.

journalists and possibly putting themselves and their families at risk by even stopping to talk to you.

Daniel, let's walk through the stakes for the rest of the region.

We ticked through which places Iran has fired back at.

In terms of diplomacy, in terms of the fears, concerns, risks, opportunities that the rest of the Middle East sees in this, just give us a few things to listen for and watch for.

We've been speaking to Daniel Estrin, NPR's correspondent in Tel Aviv, also Greg Myrie, NPR national security correspondent.

Thanks.

Huge thanks to you both for taking the time on another really busy, crazy news day.

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