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Iranian Woman Describes Fear, Checkpoints And People Used As ‘human Shields’

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.

Source: Foxnews

It’s act of cowardice to forcefully place women and children as shield on your national asset when there are abled bodied men in military that can defend it. So what is the point of their military budget in resources?

Meanwhile their children are living the best of their lives in western countries, obtaining quality education, access the best healthcare and others

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.
Anonymous indeed

Cheap Jews propaganda..

After Iran don show dem shege, nah media propaganda remain..

His-lam and orikuku sha. What a world.

Despicable humans. Their own children are living lavish lives across the west, yet they subject children of the innocent to inhumane treatment and sponsors terrorisms across the region and the world. Yet you see their fellow barbarians on Nairaland here - the ones who are obsessed about Israel (a symbol of light) - search for Internet everyday for news about Israel. May God save us. BTW, does that God100 character has a job?

They are called Persian cowards for a reason. Forget all the empty online noises by Nairaland Iranian-Nigerians.

Normal normal. Iran is great only in western media like CNN and Nairaland!

what is she scared of? I heard that in the book, they said women sef would be collecting 72 gbola non-stop in muslim heaven and that the gbola na 20 inches long. Can someone please confirm?

Western media and propaganda

dibunotion:
Western media and propaganda

Are you saying IRGC didn't use innocent women and children as human meat shields? You Iranian-Nigerians are unbelievable.

Mrchippychappy:
what is she scared of? I heard that in the book, they said women sef would be collecting 72 gbola non-stop in muslim heaven and that the gbola na 20 inches long. Can someone please confirm?

Maybe you can go and confirm there for us biko

Human shield is their only last resort for survival.

And they blame Israel and Benjamin netanyahu for treating and curing their foolishness.

Human shield tacticians.

Wizardslayer:
Human shield is their only last resort for survival.

And they blame Israel and Benjamin netanyahu for treating and curing their foolishness.

Human shield tacticians.

The thing tire me oo. I pray that the greatest heart desires of these women be actualised

The real Iranians know what's up and already cooperating, but the fakes in dilapidated countries like Nigeria, Pakistan and their ilks think otherwise...

Iran was using it citizens as human Dome. Since their anti missiles were destroyed they na activated human defence system. While God1000 sit in his village always talking opata.

"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."

But Nigerian Iranians say Israel & US are the wicked ones.

People that don't value human lives, imagine using your citizens as shield, and some e terroritssss here are disturbing us that Iran is winning.
Israel have made virgins scarce in aljanah

They are always anonymous, that's how you know western propaganda. By the way, are you expecting free movement in war time?

Its crazy the tale of an 'anonymous' Iranian woman is more important than over 200 killed in a single day by the "chosen ones" in Lebanon.

it smells like western propaganda.

Who doesn’t know this before, the citizens don’t even know what is going on around them. No internet, no freedom to talk.

Na wetin the propaganda tv tell them they will believe. They no even know say dem dey use them as human shield.

Anyway I can’t fault iran's strategy, all way na way

Terrorist sympathisers over to u guys. Maybe u people should start sending your children to Iran to act as human shield

erad:
They are always anonymous, that's how you know western propaganda. By the way, are you expecting free movement in war time?

Its crazy the tale of an 'anonymous' Iranian woman is more important than over 200 killed in a single day by the "chosen ones" in Lebanon.

So make them talk her name, so who na go kill her for speaking up.

Mrchippychappy:
what is she scared of? I heard that in the book, they said women sef would be collecting 72 gbola non-stop in muslim heaven and that the gbola na 20 inches long. Can someone please confirm?

That's very absurd if true.

lordprogress:
it smells like western propaganda.

Yeah, that's straight-up western propaganda. When they do it, it's "defense," but when others do it, suddenly it's force or aggression.

This is the so-called new world superpower acting as the lilly-livered.

Iran will be attacked before the end of President Donald Trump's government 📌💯👌🙌.

When the news doesn't favour them, they say it is western media propaganda...

But when the news says "Iran downs US war plane",they come out in their numbers masturbating... What a people

If not that Trump is a nice man, he would have level ground Iran with her human shields