Only few hours before US and Israeli forces do attack Iran, Oman foreign minister Badr Albusaidi give optimistic assessment about the talks between American and Iranian officials wey suppose end the nuclear deadlock.

Albusaidi, wey dey mediate between the US and Iranian delegations, announce say all the mata go settle “for a peaceful and complete way” inside three months.

The foreign minister call the recent talks for Geneva a moment of “a very important breakthrough wey never happen before” between the two sides.

But few hours after him announcement, US and Israeli forces strike many targets for Iran, almost repeat wetin happen after the previous June talks between Tehran and Washington, wey end with a joint Israeli-US attack on Iran.

“The United States military dey carry out one massive and ongoing operation to prevent this wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our main national security interests,” Trump talk for one video message on Saturday, signalling say na major operation against Iran.

“We go destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground,” he add, claim say Tehran dey try rebuild im nuclear programme despite the June attack, wey reportedly damage Iranian nuclear sites well well.

Experts talk say how Trump dey talk fit mean sey US get plan to hit Iran missile stockpiles.

“I hear several explosions, e be like air-launched missiles from Iraqi airspace,” Ali Akbar Dareini, political analyst wey base for Tehran, say.

“Na American cruise missiles,” Mohammed Eslami, political scientist for the European University Institute, say, add say “we gats see wetin happen.”

E still unclear how Iran go respond. Last year, as retaliation to US and Israeli strikes, Iran hit one US military base for Qatar.

“Retaliation go depend on the scale of the blow dem receive, but e still too early to talk anything,” Eslami tell TRT World, add say Tehran fit move to “select new leadership if necessary.”

“Iran dey prepare for revenge and a crushing response to the Zionist regime,” Tasnim, semi-official news agency wey dey linked to Iran elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), talk — dem dey refer to Israel.

According to Iranian state-affiliated news outlets, US attack Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei residence for Tehran Pasteur district with at least seven missiles.

“Dem fit don kill high officials of the IRGC and the regular army again,” Eslami say.

“Iran go start launch plenty missiles in a few hours or even minutes,” he add.

When dem ask if Iran prepare for the attack even as Geneva talks dey, Eslami say while diplomats fit hope for negotiated settlement, “armed forces dey ready, I guess.”

One Tehran-based Iranian journalist wey want remain anonymous predict say war go long, but she still talk say many Iranians dey anxious.

The journalist describe traffic palava across Tehran, and say “some people start chant anti-government slogans for the streets.”

But she add say “the Islamic Republic go still survive. I no fit talk in which condition, but dem no go back down. Even if dem gats set the whole region on fire, dem go do am.”

Eslami describe anti-government protesters as “a small portion of the Iranian population,” wey be “loud minority,” while the country silent majority go “rally the flag.”

“For now, e go be very irrational for the opposition to gather for the streets. The government go suppress them,” he say.