“Their current mood is very high, they dance and sing in their houses, waiting for the right time to go back to the streets”
Despite the ongoing conflict between Iran and the United States, 70-year-old Iranian West-London care worker, Fariba Nazemi, says optimism remains high amongst “millions of Iranians”.
Today marks the fourth day of the US-Iran war following the assassination of 86-year-old Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, last Saturday as part of joint US-Israel attacks.
Smoke covers the Tehran skyline following US-Israel military strikes. Credit:AP
The strikes on the region came just days after talks in Geneva between the U.S and Iran over the latter’s nuclear programme.
Airstrikes continue across the country, with authorities in the capital, Tehran, issuing evacuation alerts to residents and foreign nationals.
Iran have responded with their own series of attacks on Israel and American allies such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
According to the humanitarian organisation, the Iranian Red Crescent, the number of people killed in Iran since the beginning of Saturday’s attacks has reached 787.
Iranian flag planted in the rubble of a police station hit by airstrikes. Credit:AP
Nonetheless, Nazemi insists large numbers of Iranians “feel great” following the death of Khamenei, together with the killing of “security forces who killed thousands and thousands of protesters”.
In January, the Iranian government acknowledged more than 3,000 people had died following a crackdown on anti-government protests.
Estimations vary widely, however, with television channel Iran International claiming more than 36,500 Iranians were killed by security forces during a two-day period in January alone.
Nazemi says she hopes the next government is “secular” and “willing to have relations with all countries”.
Her main worry right now is “the safety of political prisoners”.
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“Their current mood is very high, they dance and sing in their houses, waiting for the right time to go back to the streets”
Despite the ongoing conflict between Iran and the United States, 70-year-old Iranian West-London care worker, Fariba Nazemi, says optimism remains high amongst “millions of Iranians”.
Today marks the fourth day of the US-Iran war following the assassination of 86-year-old Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, last Saturday as part of joint US-Israel attacks.
Smoke covers the Tehran skyline following US-Israel military strikes. Credit:AP
The strikes on the region came just days after talks in Geneva between the U.S and Iran over the latter’s nuclear programme.
Airstrikes continue across the country, with authorities in the capital, Tehran, issuing evacuation alerts to residents and foreign nationals.
Iran have responded with their own series of attacks on Israel and American allies such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
According to the humanitarian organisation, the Iranian Red Crescent, the number of people killed in Iran since the beginning of Saturday’s attacks has reached 787.
Iranian flag planted in the rubble of a police station hit by airstrikes. Credit:AP
Nonetheless, Nazemi insists large numbers of Iranians “feel great” following the death of Khamenei, together with the killing of “security forces who killed thousands and thousands of protesters”.
In January, the Iranian government acknowledged more than 3,000 people had died following a crackdown on anti-government protests.
Estimations vary widely, however, with television channel Iran International claiming more than 36,500 Iranians were killed by security forces during a two-day period in January alone.
Nazemi says she hopes the next government is “secular” and “willing to have relations with all countries”.
Her main worry right now is “the safety of political prisoners”.
