‘A pause before something worse’: Iranians wary of what future holds
‘A pause before something worse’: Iranians wary of what future holds
People from the Tehran area said the hours of darkness before Donald Trump’s ceasefire took hold were the most terrifying of the war as Israel intensified its bombardment. “We felt jets flying so low above our apartment that the windows shook. The bombing intensified to a level I’ve never experienced before. People ran into the streets, terrified and panicking,” said Mariam, 39, from the village of Kordan, about 30 miles (50km) north-west of the capital. Like everyone quoted in this article, she chose to use a pseudonym. When residents ventured out in the streets after the sun rose on Tuesday, their first question was what kind of country the bombers had left in their wake. “There’s a silence now, like a pause in breath before something worse,” Mariam said. “We live in a nightmare that won’t end. I’m scared, and I don’t know what tomorrow will bring. I don’t know if the war will really end.” Most of the Iranians the Guardian talked to were pessimistic, fearing the regime would use the wa…
