‘There’s no safe place any more’: inside Tehran under attack – photo essay
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<p>Photojournalist Stefanie Glinski speaks to Iranian photographer Mohammad Mohsenifar, who has been documenting the attacks on the Iranian capital over the past week</p><p>Iranians woke up on Thursday to a new round of explosions in Tehran, on the sixth day of war since the US and Israel launched attacks that have so far killed more than 1,200 people, including the country’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.</p><p>The casualties include 168 children who were killed at
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The scene of an airstrike near Azadi Square on Tuesday. Photograph: Mohammad Mohsenifar Photojournalist Stefanie Glinski speaks to Iranian photographer Mohammad Mohsenifar, who has been documenting the attacks on the Iranian capital over the past week By Stefanie Glinski , photographs by Mohammad Mohsenifar I ranians woke up on Thursday to a new round of explosions in Tehran, on the sixth day of war since the US and Israel launched attacks that have so far killed more than 1,200 people, including the country’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. The casualties include 168 children who were killed at a school in the southern province of Hormozgan; thousands more people have been injured. Washington has vowed to hit targets “deeper” in Iran, while Israeli officials said they have dropped more than 5,000 bombs since the start of their assault. Iran has retaliated with missiles and drones, hitting targets across the Middle East, including in Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, with the Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, vowing the country would defend itself. Just a week ago, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, was in Geneva for a third round of nuclear negotiations where he said Tehran and Washington had moved “closer to agreement”. Two days later, Israel and the US launched a war without a clear legal mandate or basis, and with minimal consultation with Congress or the American public. Tehran, home to about 10 million people, has been burning since, with civilians bearing the brunt of the conflict. Mohammad Mohsenifar, an Iranian photographer, has been covering the destruction. On Wednesday, a residential complex in south-eastern Tehran was struck, leaving two apartment blocks completely destroyed and five others badly damaged. “Residents have evacuated their homes,” a distressed man said, explaining that his sister lived nearby. Smoke still billows from the ruins as first responders carry away the dead and treat the injured. Firefighters spray...
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