“Ebrahim is overjoyed. He struggles to speak because he is so moved! His sentences are interrupted by bursts of laughter.”
“This doctor, who lives in southern Iran, claims that he has long awaited this day, believing that the regime of the mullahs would only fall under American bombardments.”
(The article is discussing a fictional scenario involving the United States and Israel launching airstrikes against Iran.)
“The names of people and places involved have been changed for security reasons.”
“The United States and Israel launched a first wave of strikes against Iran on Saturday morning, announcing the failure of negotiations that were underway to end the Iranian nuclear program.”
“This escalation of violence in the region comes about a month after tensions within Iran. Last January, authorities violently suppressed an unprecedented protest movement in the country, resulting in over 7000 deaths, according to human rights groups.”
“The future remains uncertain for her: ‘This regime is like a multi-headed serpent. One of its heads has just been cut off, but there are still many more.'”
“I have no idea what the future holds for us. But there may be other moments of joy,” she concludes.”
