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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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As told to Jedidajah Otte

Fear and shock in Iran: ‘I’m constantly afraid a missile might hit my home’

Smoke rises above Tehran
Smoke rises from the headquarters of the state broadcaster in Tehran following an Israeli airstrike. Photograph: Majid Asgaripour/Reuters

The greatest impact of this war is fear and anxiety. We don’t know whether this situation will last for weeks, months or even years. Our lives have been thrown off routine, I spend most of my time just reading the news. I’m constantly afraid that a missile might hit my home, my city or the homes of my relatives and friends in other places.

I get the news from X and Instagram because we don’t have any reliable news networks and broadcasts that are not censored by the regime. We follow the updates through videos shared by people from different parts of the country on social media. The internet in Iran has become very slow and it was completely down yesterday [Wednesday].

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