Analyst Setareh Sadegi tells Al Jazeera Iran is unlikely to receive international support during its fight with Israel, based on its experience during Iraq’s invasion in the 1980s, and more recently on Israel’s war on Gaza.

“The international community and Arab states did nothing to prevent this [Gaza] genocide or stop it,” Sadegi, a researcher at Tehran University, told Al Jazeera from the city of Isfahan.

“Iran is showing the world that it would work very hard to try all paths of diplomacy and avoid aggression, but once its lands and airspace have been violated and targeted, it has the right to defend itself.”

Domestically, Israeli actions have triggered a rallying effect, Sadegi added.

“Once the aggression starts, it’s not going to distinguish between a pro-government, pro-Iran citizen and an anti-Iran citizen. It affects everyone equally. I would say it definitely strengthens the unity among the population.”