{"id":88962,"date":"2025-08-17T06:42:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T06:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/88962\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T06:42:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T06:42:18","slug":"two-months-after-the-series-of-attacks-perpetrated-by-the-united-states-and-israel-against-iran-the-islamic-republic-is-struggling-to-regain-its-footing-countless-human-tragedies-material-damage-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/88962\/","title":{"rendered":"Two months after the series of attacks perpetrated by the United States and Israel against Iran, the Islamic Republic is struggling to regain its footing. Countless human tragedies, material damage to civilian and military buildings, shortages of basic goods, and fear of further bombings are preventing Iranians from returning to a life of peace.: Photo essay: Iran\u2019s slow return to life | EPS"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the bombs and with the initial shock now subsiding, Iran is trying to return to normal life while still burying victims of the conflict with the United States and Israel<\/a>. \u201cIf it were legitimate to assassinate nuclear scientists, they would have killed Oppenheimer. People here were just working; we have nothing to do with the war. Why are they attacking us?\u201d cries Shirin, standing among the rubble of one of more than 400 buildings destroyed in Tehran during what is now called the 12-Day War. This housewife lived in an apartment blown open by the bombing.<\/p>\n

In the early hours of June 13, Israel launched a series of attacks against the leadership of the Iranian regime, which was followed days later by U.S. bombings<\/a>. They struck nuclear and military facilities and also hit residential buildings that, they claimed, housed scientists from the national nuclear program. In the days that followed, the crossfire killed 28 people in Israel \u2014 most of them civilians \u2014 and 1,060 in Iran, of whom more than 600 were civilians, according to the Iranian government and Hrana, an independent U.S.-based NGO.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy sister was a cleaner; she died in the prison attack. What did she have to do with the war?\u201d laments Mehdi Panah beside the grave of Mariam, buried in Behesht Zahra cemetery, the same resting place for many who fought in the 1980s war with Iraq. \u201cI come to pray every day. As soon as I heard the missile had hit, I went to look for her. She never married so she could care for our parents. I found her body myself,\u201d the man says through tears.<\/p>\n

At the entrance to Evin Prison\u2019s health clinic, a sign commemorates some of the 71 victims of the attack, including a five-year-old boy who died while visiting his father \u2014 who also perished. Rubble lies alongside inmates\u2019 medical records, many belonging to political prisoners, journalists, and activists jailed by the regime. <\/p>\n

Suddenly, a woman\u2019s voice rings out: \u201cI want to speak!\u201d She is shouting from a damaged apartment tower. The prison officials appear uneasy and hurry the group along, but Suri manages to reach them: \u201cWe need psychological help! This street was filled with the bodies of whole families in their cars. We can\u2019t sleep \u2014 we saw the planes overhead and they started attacking What if it happens again?\u201d<\/p>\n

Two months later, Iranians are still reeling from a war that, apparently, failed to achieve any of its stated goals: ending the nuclear program<\/a>, eliminating the missile stockpile, or overthrowing the ayatollahs\u2019 regime. Yet the population fears the horror could return at any moment.<\/p>\n

\"MujeresWomen chat after prayers in a mosque where photos of several commanders killed by U.S. and Israeli bombings have been posted.Ricardo Garc\u00eda Vilanova\"ElThe Tehran bazaar, the city’s commercial epicenter and one of the places that most quickly recovered economic activity after the war.Ricardo Garc\u00eda Vilanova\"DuranteDuring the 12-Day War, Israel wiped out a large part of the Iranian regime’s military leadership, demonstrating the extent of Mossad’s infiltration in Iran.Ricardo Garc\u00eda Vilanova\"EntierroThe burial of one of the 71 victims of the Evin prison bombing. In the first hours of the U.S. attack, Iranian air defenses failed to operate, resulting in significant casualties.\"SoloIn Tehran alone, more than 8,000 buildings have been damaged by the war with Israel and the U.S., and 400 have been destroyed. The residents have been relocated to hotels, relatives’ homes, and public buildings.Ricardo Garc\u00eda Vilanova\"LaThe war with the U.S. and Israel has raised the prices of basic goods and devalued the local currency. Because of this and the fears of further bombing, most businesses reopened as soon as the ceasefire was declared.Ricardo Garc\u00eda Vilanova\"IsraelIsrael bombed the headquarters of Iranian Radio and Television, killing three journalists. Its management placed a banner in the center of the building depicting journalist Sahar Emami, who became famous for continuing to present the news while the missiles fell.Ricardo Garc\u00eda Vilanova\"TresThree years on from the assault on Mahsa Amini by the morality police for an improperly worn veil \u2014 and her subsequent death in detention \u2014 Tehran\u2019s streets are lined with women who do not cover their heads with a veil.Ricardo Garc\u00eda Vilanova<\/p>\n

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