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A 12-hour drive through Iran offers glimpses of destruction, defiance and daily life
AP reporters saw damaged religious and government sites, while traffic, shops and restaurants stayed open as thousands of strikes spread across Iran, officials said.
- On Saturday, Associated Press reporters traveled from Turkey to Tehran, documenting a nation enduring thousands of United States and Israeli airstrikes five weeks after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death.
- The regional war escalated following Khamenei's killing in initial U.S. and Israeli salvos, which have jolted the world economy and show no sign of ending despite Iran's defiant stance.
- In Zanjan, an airstrike destroyed a religious community center, killing two people and a library housing over 35,000 books, according to provincial director Jaafar Mohammadi.
- Despite ongoing violence, residents maintain daily routines; some women forgo mandatory head coverings, while subsidized fuel remains capped at 20 liters per purchase.
- President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Iran back to the "Stone Ages," while retired soldier Mohamoud Maasoumi cited a 1953 CIA-backed coup as proof of "the world's arrogance.
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A drive through wartime Iran offers glimpses of destruction, defiance
Driving from the Turkish border to Tehran, a team of journalists saw Iranians in various cities going about life as usual amid the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli and U.S. strikes, commenting on the historic nature of the Iran-U.S. conflict
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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A 12-hour drive through Iran offers glimpses of destruction, defiance and daily life
A black banner hangs over the border crossing and portraits of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stare down, promising vengeance against the United States and Israel.
·United States
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A black banner hangs over the border crossing and portraits of the murdered supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, look up, promising revenge against the United States and Israel.
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Total News Sources26
Leaning Left15Leaning Right3Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution63% Left
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