Israel 'assessed Iranians would be slaughtered' if they rise up against Islamic Republic

Israel has privately assessed that Iranians would be "slaughtered" if they took to the streets against the Islamic Republic, despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly calling for them to do so.

According to a State Department cable reviewed by the Washington Post, a number of Israeli officials privately admitted to their US counterparts that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had the "upper hand" and would quickly overwhelm them.

In spite of boasts from both the US and Israel, the officials conceded that the Islamic Republic was "not cracking” and was willing to “fight to the end" and any attempt by anti-government activists to take control would likely be a disaster.

The cable details meetings between American officials and senior members of Israel’s National Security Council, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday and Thursday.

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