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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amir Vahdat

Families in Iran struggle with school closures even as the airstrikes have stopped

Iran Stress on Families - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Mahnaz Ataei, a finance manager in Tehran, brings her 7-year-old to the office and oversees his online classes while trying to do her job.

Schools have been closed across Iran since the United States and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28, with no word on when in-person instruction will resume. The fear of airstrikes has lifted since a fragile ceasefire went into effect, but life has not returned to normal.

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