‘If they don’t stop, Tehran will turn into Gaza’: Iranians describe night of terror
People tell of scenes of panic during airstrikes on Iran’s capital, with several saying they feared they would dieMiddle East crisis – live updatesSleeplessness, fear and exhaustion gripped residents of Tehran as successive waves of strikes struck the Iranian capital, judging from messages sent...
<p>People tell of scenes of panic during airstrikes on Iran’s capital, with several saying they feared they would die</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/06/iran-war-live-updates-us-temporarily-lets-india-buy-russian-oil-amid-energy-fears-israeli-military-launches-strikes-on-beirut">Middle East crisis – live updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Sleeplessness, fear and exhaustion gripped residents of Tehran as <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/us-israel-threaten-major-escalation-airstrikes-iran-lebanon">successive waves of strikes struck the Iranian capital</a>, judging from messages sent by people in the city after the latest overnight onslaught, which several described as the worst bombardment in six days of war.</p><p>With the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/05/iran-internet-blackout-human-toll-war-rights-groups">Iran imposing a near-total internet blackout</a>, information emerging from inside the country is fragmentary and difficult to verify. But in a series of accounts sent through proxy connections, and calls with friends abroad, Tehranis described a night of intense explosions.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/tehran-bombing-iran-night-of-terror">Continue reading...</a>
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