“What do we do?” Looking for clarity in Tehran when Israeli planes fly over head

Fear and stress are expressed in the voice of my sister in Tehran, despite the crack, the intermittent connection WhatsApp, which – miracle – still works from time to time.

Clarity is what she wants from me knowing I was a BBC journalist in London.

“What will we do? What do we do?” she asks. US President Donald Trump said people in Tehran should evacuate. “Is he serious?”

On Thursday evening, Tehran came under the repeated bombing of Israeli planes, which seem to be flying freely across the capital. They are found in the anti-aircraft fire, mostly ineffective.

From the window on the upper floors of the multi -storey building, my sister sees an action that is little for her nerves.

The Israeli military ordered the people in its area – stretching a few kilometers in all directions – to evacuate. But she decided to stay.

She told me that, as far as she knew, there were no military -type targets near her apartment unit.

However, it was concerned about the neighboring commercial unit – she considered a revolutionary guard – which could be the goal. She did not imagine what the company actually did.

Many do not know who the neighbors are or are military purposes nearby, as most of the activity of the revolutionary guards are held secretly and from hidden places.

Electricity and water are still available in many parts of the capital, but food reserves work low.

Many shops closed and many close the door. Even the bakery close – some of the lack of flour, others probably because the owners have escaped.

My sister refused to leave the city, unlike hundreds of thousands – perhaps millions – who already has, mainly because she has nowhere to go.

Despite the road -covered roads and gasoline deficiency, many residents have fled in recent days.

Tehran streets, once Chok-a-block from the movement, is now terribly quiet.

Those who are barely going out of the attacks.

Recent reports believe that long queues at gasoline stations have started easily and roads from the capital are less overloaded.

Residents living near the country’s nuclear facilities face additional fear of spreading radioactive contamination, as these sites have been repeatedly aimed at Israeli.

The global atomic watchman still stated that the level of radioactivity by the borders of two sites that were attacked and damaged on Friday have not changed.

People ask where it will lead and how long it will last.

Many now count on Persian TV channels based abroad for news.

The BBC Persian and its web -site have become key sources. Iran’s internet traffick has doubled almost the night, despite the fact that the Internet slows down most of the time.

Trump called for Iran’s surrender, but Iran’s High leader Ayatollah has just stated that Iran did not seem.

Few Iranians sympathize with the regime, but many fear that chaos and lawlessness can follow when it is significantly destabilized.