‘No preparation, no thinking, nothing’: Iranians furious with regime
Tehran residents have contrasted the government’s silence on safety measures with its frequent use of text messages to admonish women over insufficiently modest attire.
Smoke rises from an Israeli attack on an area in Tehran, Iran. NYT
As Iran’s president gathered his cabinet on Sunday afternoon to praise the armed forces for their performance, Tehran residents were filling their social media feeds with pictures and videos of fresh Israeli airstrikes that had destroyed buildings.
It was a dramatic split-screen moment, demonstrating how Iran’s government has tried to portray strength since Israel began its attack on the country on Friday morning, even as a terrified population has decried the absence of adequate safety instructions and evacuation orders.
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