Michael Barbaro

Iran unleashed a wave of retaliatory attacks that proved deadly.

Three U.S.

troops were killed in action, becoming the first Americans to die in the war.

But increasingly, all eyes were on the Iranian government and the millions of citizens who have long opposed it.

And the looming question became whether a weakened Islamic Republic could actually be toppled by its own people.

Today, my colleague Farnaz Fasihi brings us the view of this pivotal moment from inside Iran.

It's Monday, March 2nd.

Farnaz, thank you for making time for us on a Sunday.

Really appreciate it.

So, Farnaz, for the people of Iran and for the massive diaspora of Iranians who live outside of the country, including you...

Sunday, today, as we speak, it's one of those hinge days in history.

There was a before and there was an after.

And right now, the after is a world in which Iran's supreme leader, who has been in power for over three decades, has been killed and is no longer in power.

Wow.

And when you say diaspora, you quite literally mean families who were once together in Iran and presumably scattered to the winds across the world once the Islamic Revolution came in 1979?

Yeah.

So that's clearly the segment of Iranians, both inside and outside the country, who may be on the celebratory side of the spectrum in the 24, 48 hours since he was killed.

What about those who support him?

Presumably you've been talking to them as well.

What would you characterize as their reaction?