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Checkpoints, Air Strikes and Hope: a Tehran Resident Tells Her Story
Air strikes damaged police stations and homes, while security forces enforced petrol rationing and checkpoints, disrupting daily life and worsening finances, a resident said.
- Published on 12 March 2026, a Tehran resident in her 30s spoke to Agence France‑Presse about daily life amid the war, with her identity withheld for protection.
- Strikes hit police and military targets across Tehran, damaging stations and bases, closing small stations, and expanding Niloufar Square police station by a street with nearby facades losing windows in Gisha.
- Checkpoints and street patrols shape daily life, with supporters chanting late and phones taken at stops, while security forces on motorbikes fired in the air and at windows.
- Economic strain has increased as work halts and petrol allocation limits dropped from 30 litres to 20 litres, limiting fuel access for many households.
- Amid waves of departures and widespread fear, residents report divergent experiences across Tehran, with some chanting 'No to a ceasefire!' and going away costs reducing evacuations.
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The IDF has published documentation of air force attacks in Tehran against checkpoints and soldiers of the Basij unit of the Revolutionary Guards. According to the army, the forces attacked are used to suppress internal protests and operate the Iranian regime's security mechanisms.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right6Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Center
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