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The Guardian // World // Europe

‘You worry what’s going to come next’: Iranians brace themselves as war looms

Saturday 14th June 2025, 6:06PM

Israel’s strikes against Tehran’s military leadership leave already unpopular regime looking increasingly shakyDespite the strikes earlier in the day, Sahar* and her family decided to take a stroll in one of Tehran’s parks on Friday night, the eve of Eid al-Ghadir, a major Shia holiday. But, instead of the usual festive fireworks, the sky was lit up by bright red anti-aircraft missiles streaking across the horizon.“Seeing Iranian missiles over your heads worries you, you worry what’s going to come next. Will it be a war, destruction?” said Sahar over the phone. She sent a video to the Guardian that shows people in the park hurriedly packing up and looking up as the crack of anti-aircraft munitions rings out overhead. Continue reading...

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