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An anonymous Iranian woman has bravely stepped forward on the international stage to describe what's really happening on the ground in Tehran as President Donald Trump's two-week ceasefire with Iran tentatively began Tuesday.

In an essay published in The Australian, the anonymous author details nightly explosions, sweeping checkpoints and communications blackouts as a part of Iranian daily life since the beginning of operations launched by the United States and Israel in February.

"In effect, ordinary people have been turned into human shields within a vast militarized landscape," she wrote. "A pervasive sense of anger, paranoia and exhaustion has taken hold."

Flagrant public executions of protesters by the thousands by the Iranian regime in January moved residents to cheer on the initial days of attacks by U.S. and Israeli forces as Operation Epic Fury began on Feb. 28.

They say they’ve hit the leader’s residence," the author's daughter was quoted saying. "All the children were screaming and cheering. … Even our teacher was quietly snapping their fingers and dancing."

The author described everyday Iranians celebrating the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei that same Saturday, and the streets of Tehran filling with cheers of "death to the dictator."

Perhaps for the first time," the anonymous author recalled, "we allowed ourselves to believe our long-held dream was beginning to take shape."

But soon enough, the reality of day-to-day life under a threatened, crumbling regime and ongoing attacks took a toll. One of the harshest realities those on the ground in Iran face is the internet blackout, effectively ending communications with the outside world and leading to great uncertainty at the hands of the regime.

So far, none of those close to us have suffered physical harm, but no night is calm," the Iranian woman wrote. "What weighs most heavily is not only the war itself, but the possibility that it may end leaving behind a regime even more authoritarian, more repressive and more violent."

According to the author, a stubborn faction of regime supporters remain, blasting propaganda on loudspeakers nightly through the streets of Tehran and reinforcing its authority to those who support the revolution.

The streets are now covered with checkpoints," she wrote. "Under bridges and along main roads, movement is restricted. Long traffic lines form. Young people are stopped, their phones inspected under the pretext of routine checks."

After the announcement of the ceasefire between U.S. forces and the Iranian regime Tuesday, the author said, most of her country went to sleep that night in a "state of deep anxiety."

"What weighs most heavily is not only the war itself, but the possibility that it may end up leaving behind a regime even more authoritarian, more repressive, and more violent," the author notes.

She urged a ceasefire that is not "abandonment," but peace, destabilizing the Iranian regime.

"A ceasefire that stabilizes the current order, without addressing the demands that have brought Iranians into the streets for years, risks being experienced not as peace, but as abandonment," the author wrote.

SarcasticWords:
Ordinary small iran is giving Gods chosen nation israel and The all mighty and powerful america sleepless nights and horrible nightmares.

Where are those fans of trump, those nairaland geopolitics professors, How far have they found the second missing pilot?

Tell trump to be fast before ordinary small iranians catch and kpai the man.

Ebenezer2021:
na Almiron be this?

President Donald Trump said Tuesday it's a "good thing" that National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent resigned in protest of the Iran war because Kent thought "Iran was not a threat.

"I read his statement," Trump said during a meeting at the White House with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin on St. Patrick's Day. "I always thought he was a nice guy, but I always thought he was weak on security, very weak on security."

Kent served under Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who has rejected "regime-change wars" for years.

"I didn't know him well, but I thought he seemed like a pretty nice guy, but when I read his statement, I realized that it's a good thing that he's out," Trump said. "Because he said that Iran was not a threat.

"Iran was a threat. Every country realized what a threat Iran was. The question is whether or not they wanted to do something about it."

Trump added there is no room for Iran to have nuclear weapon ambitions.

"If I didn't terminate Obama's horrible deal that he made, the Iran nuclear deal, you would have had a nuclear war four years ago," Trump continued. "You would have had nuclear holocaust, and you would have had it again if we didn't bomb the site."

Nor is there room in his administration for a doubter, Trump added

So when somebody is working with us that says they didn't think Iran was a threat: We don't want those people," he said.

"They're not smart people, or they're not savvy people.

"Iran was a tremendous threat, and virtually every NATO nation" agreed, Trump concluded.

Kent announced his resignation in an X post earlier Tuesday.

Tunmise40:
u dey find trouble

obonujoker:
You post Messi and you no attack Ronaldo, eh Almiron, wetin happen,?? 🤣🤣🤣

Nemesis0147:
he said the first time they visited to present their trophy….
All these penaldo fans sef….read!!

After the Inter Miami squad took the stage, Trump entered the White House’s East Room flanked by Messi and club owner Jorge Mas.

We like champions, we like winners,” Trump said, before speaking for several minutes about the military situation while the Miami group stood behind him on stage.

Eventually, Trump turned to discussing Miami’s visit, revealing that his son Barron had met Messi earlier in the day. Miami won its first MLS Cup by defeating the Vancouver Whitecaps in December.

Trump compared Messi to Brazilian legend Pelé, asking those in attendance which of the all-time greats were better, injecting an anecdote about watching Pelé for the New York Cosmos in the 1970s.

The president highlighted various contributions from Miami’s successful season, including those of Messi, Luis Suarez’s performance during the Club World Cup, young forward Tadeo Allende’s playoff scoring streak, while lauding goalkeeper Oscar Ustari and playmaker Rodrigo de Paul.

Trump started a running gag about how good looking the Miami squad was, making De Paul blush. “Do you have any bad looking players? I like the bad looking players much better,” Trump joked.

Co-owner David Beckham was apparently absent, while Mas presented Trump with one of the club’s iconic pink jerseys, complete with the number 47 to recognize his presidency. Messi then gave him a signed ball while Mas added a limited edition watch to the haul of gifts.

Thursday’s event marks the first time that Messi has visited the White House. The record eight-time Ballon d’Or winner was invited to receive the presidential medal of freedom from former President Joe Biden in January 2025, but was unable to attend.

WriteerNg:
FAKE NEWS ❌❌

Seun Mynd44 Nlfpmod make una dey verify news before posting.

Naso una do the last time. After the war the so called dead Generals start to appear in public.

God1000:
Who takes this one serious, she's insignificant and inconsequential in the scheme of things

Mattswaggz:
Saw another report saying he was moved....how authentic is this report?. .

natedroid:
It is confirmed.juat saw it on an Iranian site

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the Islamic Republic for more than three decades, has died following an Israeli strike in Tehran.

Israeli leaders confirmed Khamenei compound and offices were reduced to rubble early Saturday after a targeted strike in downtown Tehran.

“Khamenei was the contemporary Middle East’s longest-serving autocrat. He did not get to be that way by being a gambler. Khamenei was an ideologue, but one who ruthlessly pursued the preservation and protection of his ideology, often taking two steps forward and one step back,” Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior director of FDD’s Iran program, told Fox News Digital.

“Khamenei’s worldview was shaped by his militant anti-Americanism and antisemitism, which first manifested itself in his protests against the Shah of Iran,” he added.

Born April 19, 1939, in Mashhad, eastern Iran, Khamenei was among the Islamist activists who played a central role in the 1979 revolution that overthrew the U.S.-backed shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

A close ally of Iran’s first supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Khamenei rose through the new system and served as president from 1981 to 1989 before becoming supreme leader after Khomeini’s death that same year.

Over decades in power, Khamenei consolidated control over Iran’s political and security system, presiding over repeated crackdowns on dissent and maintaining a hardline posture toward Washington and Israel.

However, his prized proxies, as well as the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, collapsed under Israeli military pressure following the October 7, 2023, attack.

During a 12-day war in June 2025, Israel also succeeded in taking out some of Khamenei’s closest aides and senior security figures, leaving the long-serving leader significantly weakened

Nijaforward:
This is not a bad result for Arsenal as some fools may think…a win for Arsenal against Wolverhampton which is almost certain will take them to 7 points above Man City who will though have a game in hand against Newcastle…it’s certain Arsenal will win the league but some fools will just keep wishing them not to till their blood pressure sent them to the hospital…Arsenal is still leading with 4 points and getting a draw against Brentford to a sensible football analyst this season even with the injury is not a bad results sensibly

Indigbo:
If you like create 100 monikers and like your own post by yourself for validation due to your low self-esteem, it won't stop Arsenal from winning the league. Did Arsenal not win their match yesterday? An your claim is false. You'r the one dancing azonto on top a table leader because of your jealousy and your team auwful performance this season.

Indigbo:
League is over. Congratulations to Arsenal

God1000:
Donald trump will go down in history as the worst human being to ever exist on the surface of this planet