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Iran's government celebrated its 'revenge' as missiles and drones hurtled towards Israel early on Sunday, while Tehran's streets filled with thousands of supporters celebrating the attack - and emptied of those fearful of a possible retaliation.
State television broadcast jubilant scenes in the capital and several other cities, where pro-regime Iranians set off flares, flew flags and chanted 'Death to Israel'.
Their slogans were repeated by Iranian MPs gathered in parliament, with footage showing lawmakers crowding together, raising their fists in the air and chanting victoriously as the Iranian flag is held up above them.
But for many ordinary Iranians, Sunday night was filled with terror as their fears of an Israeli counter-attack mounted, with roads reportedly becoming gridlocked as scores of families sought to leave the capital.
Footage shows long queues of cars outside petrol stations as people made emergency preparations, while others packed up their belongings and headed away from Tehran and other areas feared to be possible targets.
Iran 's government celebrated its 'revenge' as missiles and drones hurtled towards Israel early on Sunday
Iranian MPs gathered in parliament punching the air and chanting victoriously as the Iranian flag is held up above them
Iranian demonstrators wave Palestinian flags as they attend an anti-Israeli gathering in front of the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran, April 14, 2024
An Iranian man is holding a scale model of a cannon shell during a celebration in support of Iran's IRGC UAV and missile attack against Israel
A Tehran resident said: 'People are terrified,' he added. 'The authorities took a huge gamble. It's like a suicide. It might be their downfall, but the public will suffer most.'
The man named Ali told The Telegraph in the early hours of Sunday that he and his family were fleeing Tehran for his parents' home 200km away.
Meanwhile residents in the city of Qom, around
