After days of tit-for-tat strikes between Israel and Iran, for the civilians caught up in Israel\u2019s bombing campaign, life is filled with uncertainty. <\/p>\n
A week into the conflict, Iranians\u2019 contact with the outside world is difficult, hampered by sporadic internet and phone coverage. Some \u2013 typically wealthy activists \u2013 have access to Starlink terminals providing independent internet access. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe have electricity but gasoline is useless to us because we have nowhere to go outside Tehran,\u201d he said, after long lines of traffic departing the capital were seen in recent days. <\/p>\n
Glued to the TV watching an outlawed Iranian broadcaster based in London, he said his family hadn\u2019t left their house in recent days. <\/p>\n
\u2060\u201dDaily life is filled with constant fear and distrust,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
From Shiraz in southern Iran, a 55-year-old English teacher described a \u201chuge group of people waiting\u201d to withdraw cash at a bank branch in the city center. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe workers were completely overwhelmed and said they just cannot process all these requests for cash. I wouldn\u2019t say it was chaotic, but I do feel there is an underlying feeling of panic,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
A hairdresser from Shiraz lamented the destruction being inflicted: \u201cI don\u2019t even know what to say. You watch the videos, the photos. People are being killed, our country is being looted, falling apart like this.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cIsrael and the US don\u2019t care about the Iranian people,\u201d she said. \u201cYou want to hit the real target, but it\u2019s surrounded by ordinary people. They\u2019re destroying the country.\u201d <\/p>\n
More than 200 people have been killed in Iran, according to Tehran, with Israel\u2019s strikes taking out much of the key leadership in the country\u2019s military and nuclear program. But Iran has accused Israel of also targeting its energy and digital infrastructure. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe are paying the price for a dictatorship and its arrogance,\u201d shared a nurse from Mashad, northeast Iran, whose father was a decorated war veteran. \u201cBut now that all its forces (in the region) have been destroyed, it seems that its own turn has come,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n
Watching the attacks on a deeply unpopular regime, some Iranians confessed to welcoming the strikes, even as civilians were caught up in the bombings. <\/p>\n
\u201cStill, I\u2019ll say it, I\u2019m genuinely happy. Really, deeply happy!\u201d she added. \u201cI believe it\u2019s worth it, for the sake of future generations.\u201d <\/p>\n
But a week into the fighting, even as diplomatic channels for peace start to coalesce, there\u2019s still no sign of an end to the bombings. Uncertainty has only been fueled by US President Donald Trump teasing the possibility of US aircraft joining the bombing campaign. <\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has slammed Trump\u2019s call for surrender, warning that America\u2019s involvement in Israel\u2019s military campaign would \u201c100% be at their loss.\u201d <\/p>\n
Other Iranians share his defiance. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe mood in Iran is starting to morph into an environment of nationalism,\u201d according to a 69-year-old Iranian-American woman visiting Tehran. \u201cI saw a lot of cars waving the Islamic Republic flag from their windows as we drove out of town.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cNow that Trump has come this far, he will see it through to the end. They don\u2019t let a wounded bear go free,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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