From the New York Times, I'm Michael Bobaro.

This is the Daily.

On Sunday, the United States and Israel,

pounded Iran with missiles for a second straight day, destroying more and more power

centers of the regime, and according to rights groups, bringing the civilian death toll there

to well over 100. Meanwhile, 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.

As one nation, we grieve for the true American patriots who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.

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 Farnas Fasihi brings us the view of this pivotal moment from inside Iran.

It's Monday. It's Monday, March 2nd.

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

I really appreciate it.

Thank you for having me, Michael. So, Farnas, thank you for making time for us on a Sunday. I really appreciate it. Thank you for having me, Michael.

So Farnas, 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, is 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.

It's one of those historic days that I think if for every Iranian,

whether you're a supporter of the government or you're an opponent,

whether you live inside or you live outside, this is a new day.

This is a new Iran.

From the moment we started hearing about Mr. Harmony being

potentially killed, my phone started buzzing. I was getting text messages and phone calls from

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