Locals watch Iran’s air defense systems and Israeli drones and projectiles over Tehran on June 15.
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Middle East
In Tehran, Iranians Brace for What’s Next in Unpredictable War
With their economy on its knees and a weakened leadership, people in the capital don’t expect things to be the same again.
It started with her neighbor frantically knocking on her front door panicking at the sound of explosions. Then she taped her windows to prevent them from shattering and packed an emergency backpack.
By Tuesday, Neda was on a gridlocked highway, joining thousands of other Tehranis trying to flee the Iranian capital. Their aim was to find somewhere more remote where they wouldn’t be near any of the hundreds of sites that Israel might target.