‘My sleep schedule depends on the bombings’: A glimpse of daily life in Iran’s capitalpublished at 23:13 GMT 10 March
23:13 GMT 10 March
Ghoncheh Habibiazad
Senior reporter, BBC Persian
Image source, Supplied
Snow was falling tonight in some parts of Tehran, after days of polluted air following strikes on at least four oil depots in the capital.
But life still goes on, even as the war drags on.
The internet outage imposed by the government is not helping citizens, although some manage to find ways to connect momentarily. People staying inside their homes still have to find ways to keep themselves busy.
“Made some food, read a book, played a computer game. Then found out that a girl I went to school with has been killed and her body still hasn’t been found”, says a woman in her 20s.
“Why do we have to experience such horror when we’re at the prime years of our youth?”
A man in his 30s says: “My sleep schedule depends on the bombings now. I go to sleep at around six or seven in the morning and wake up at 2pm. Sometimes I have to go out to buy groceries, but the city is very empty.”
“Woke up today feeling terrible. Watched a film, and another one after that. During the day, sometimes I forget that a war is happening outside. I’m locked up at home, waiting for an explosion”, says another man in his 30s.