Today in Focus Inside Iran as the bombs fall
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Mar 10, 2026 
Sanam Naghari-Anderlini, a global peace strategist and leader in civil society action, offers a concise overview of the week’s strikes in Iran. She outlines damage to schools, hospitals and cultural sites. She describes environmental harm, disruptions to daily life and rescue failures. She weighs the limits of external intervention and warns about escalation and the erosion of norms.
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Diaspora Woke To Frantic Messages And Old Wartime Echoes
- Iranians abroad woke to frantic messages as strikes began, experiencing paralysis and a feeling of falling into a black hole.
- A caller recalled wartime phone patterns from the 1980s: family exchanges limited to "I'm fine" to avoid causing fear.
Daily Life Disrupted By Explosions And Constant Fear
- People inside Iran report waking to explosions, shaking houses and constant fighter-jet noise, calling each other after every blast.
- Anonymous voice notes describe midnight strikes and a pervasive sense that death feels near.
Deliberate Targeting Of Civilian Sites
- US and Israeli strikes targeted civilian infrastructure across Iran, including schools, hospitals, UNESCO sites, airports and desalination plants.
- Sanam Naghari-Anderlini named specific hits: a primary school in Minab, Azadi stadium, Mehrabad airport and Golestan Palace, calling them potential war crimes.