A broken economy and an emboldened regime: Iranians abandoned to endure fallout from war

What happened

According to The Guardian’s source item, A broken economy and an emboldened regime: Iranians abandoned to endure fallout from war, Some Iranians hoped foreign intervention would unseat the regime but instead the US-Israel war has damaged livelihoods and strengthened those in power As Donald Trump swung this week between threats of new military action against Iran and predictions that a lasting ceasefire deal was imminent, many Iranians were left exhausted and gripped by uncertainty. Despite the partial lifting of an internet shutdown that began when the war started on 28 February, fears of worsening repression at home have also fuelled pessimism about the future among some of those to whom the Guardian spoke. Continue reading…

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Source

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