Brave Iranian protester shot dead by security forces said locals have 'lost the fear of death'

"We want people to know what we’re going through. We don’t want the world to say it didn’t know," she told ynet.

She described Israel and Iran's 12-day war last summer as a "crazy reality", with the population given hope when strikes rained down, or planes roamed in the skies.

She said: "We’re living a roulette of life or death, and we go out and celebrate it, because it’s less despairing than our normal reality."

She feared the West's hesitancy, or failure to get involved against the regime that ruled over her.

But she also explained that she didn't fear the regime itself - more people were joining the resistance, playing music in the streets and refusing to wear hijabs.

Her conversations with ynet ceased after the internet blackout some days ago, but her final message was clear: "We’ve lost our fear of death. We’re not afraid of fear." The outlet then heard days later she had been shot and killed by security forces.

Azita is not alone in Iranians speaking out on the current regime. A journalist and activist, speaking under the pseudonym Armin, has called on Israel and the US to intervene as the number of those feared dead continues to rise.

Protesters believe both the US and Israel can help save lives, he said.

Reports now suggest more than 2,000 protesters have been killed, with fears there could be many more.

In a plea to help his country, Armin said that the Iranian population would "never forget who came to their aid when they needed it most," adding that the "gratitude will last forever."

Donald Trump has so far been very vocal in his support for protesters and unequivocal in his condemnation of the Iranian regime over the killings.

The US President promised Iranians on Tuesday that help was "on its way".

Speaking to ynet, Armin said that, despite increasing bloodshed, people continued to take to the streets under the hope that Israel and the US would support them.

"The Iranian people believe Trump and Netanyahu have their back," he said. "That is one of the main reasons you are seeing so many people in the streets."

According to Armin, Iranians were grateful for Israeli strikes that had killed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leaders, which, he said, weakened the regime's ability to suppress.

With the country now over five days into a nationwide internet blackout, the true extent of deaths is unknown.

So far, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) has confirmed the deaths of 1,850 protesters, 135 people affiliated with the government and nine uninvolved civilians, as well as nine children.

Some unconfirmed reports suggest there have been tens of thousands of deaths, while Armin claimed more than 12,000 had been killed over just two nights.

"They are killing people in darkness," Armin said. "You are not seeing the mass numbers yet."

Israel had a 12-day conflict with Iran-backed forces last year, but Armin believes that the "best way to protect Israelis right now is to help the Iranian people take out your main enemy."

"Everything you are facing has been backed and financed by the Islamic Republic," he said.

Armin said that people were chanting the Prince's name in the streets, while reports emerged that White House envoy Steve Witkoff secretly met with him to discuss the situation.

The Iranian government has accused foreign powers such as Israel and the United States of stirring unrest, labelling protesters as "terrorists".

And the war of words between President Trump and the Ayatollah has continued through the week.

While the White House has vowed to consider "very strong options" against the regime, Tehran fired back and warned they would "hit them hard" should they take action.

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