Iranians have welcomed a fragile ceasefire deal after weeks of Israeli and American bombardment, but many fear the US-Israeli war on Iran is far from over.
“Everyone I’ve spoken with, it’s given them a new life,” a university student told AP news agency in an audio note via WhatsApp, speaking on condition of anonymity. “Everyone is really happy,” he said.
But “Tehran has seen a lot of damage,” he added, and there’s widespread concern the fighting will resume.
Maryam Saeedpoor, a photographer living in downtown Tehran, said she tried to take up painting to keep busy as blasts echoed across the city during the war, “but then I saw my hand was shaking, and I can’t”.
She said she fears the strikes have already done lasting damage to industries and infrastructure that helped the country weather decades of international sanctions.
“Tehran is the warmest, the most beautiful city in the world in my opinion, but now its face is full of sadness, pain,” Saeedpoor said via WhatsApp audio note.
“They say they wanted to take out government leaders, but so many innocent people have been killed.”
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