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Every part of Tehran has been hit, journalist in Iranian capital tells BBC
"This is a systematic attack on not just the military but civilians," journalist Mohammad Khatibi tells BBC World Service from inside Iran.
He says "every part" of the capital, Tehran, has been hit by US and Israeli strikes since the conflict erupted on Saturday.
This includes communication towers, broadcasting stations and the city's Grand Bazaar, which Khatibi says has been "reduced to rubble".
Asked what the reaction has been to the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - killed in US-Israeli strikes - Khatibi says there were "small groups" of people celebrating but there's been no large-scale unrest.
He also says that due to strikes on military and police installations - which typically respond to such unrest - he believes "separatists and opposition groups outside of Iran" will soon call for demonstrations similar to what Iran saw in January - which saw thousands killed.
"This [regime change] was the plan all along," Khatibi claims. "The nuclear issue I think it was just the excuse."
- A reminder: International news organisations are often refused visas to Iran, which severely limits their ability to gather information there.
