David Gritten
BBC News
Fear and anger have gripped the people of Iran after the United States (US) bombed three key nuclear facilities in the country on the night of June 21-22.
Many contacted the BBC Persian service to express their fear, but also their anger.
"My days and nights are the same, I feel paralyzed and just stare at the ceiling - all day and all night."
"I'm constantly wondering what's next because something keeps surprising us," said Shahla, whose name has been changed for her protection.
US President Donald Trump he stated that the Isfahan, Natanz and Fordow nuclear facilities have been "wiped off the face of the earth" and that Iran's leaders must now choose either "peace or tragedy".
But Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, warns that the US has crossed a "big red line and the consequences will be eternal."
America is joined a new conflict in the already turbulent Middle East, nine days after Israel launched a major air campaign against Iran.
The goal, they explained, is to eliminate Iran's nuclear program.
Iran's Health Ministry claims that at least 430 people have been killed so far, although one human rights group estimates the number of victims is twice that many.
Iran responded by launching rockets at Israeli cities, killing 24 and wounding 1.270 people, according to Israeli authorities.
See how Tehran residents left the city after the first Israeli attacks
Mehri* (not her real name) managed to send an audio message to the BBC Persian service in which she said that the US attacks had upset and angered her.
"I have never felt so much sadness and anger in my life," she said.
"But in a way, it also gives me a strange sense of clarity - it reminds me that I'm in something that I can't possibly influence."
"This war... is essentially being fought by three leaders, from three different countries, driven by their own ideology," she added, referring to US President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Ali Khamenei.
He says he gets furious when he hears names like Isfahan mentioned or statements that they have "taken control of Iranian skies."
"Those aren't just words to me - they're sacred to me," she says.
Khomeyun from the northwestern Makou region with Trump's disdain for Trump's warning that Iran will face new attacks if it does not agree to peace.
"Yes, we are going through difficult times, but we will stand by our country until the very end and if necessary, we will sacrifice our lives for our homeland and our honor."
"We will not allow America and its people to make any wrong moves in our country," he said.
After the attack, Trump warned Iran that any potential response against the US would be "met by Iran with far greater force than what they witnessed tonight."
Tehran retains "all options to defend its own security, interests and people," Iranian Foreign Minister Abba Argachi said at a press conference in Turkey, hours after the US attacks.
"The US bears full responsibility for the consequences of its own actions," he added.
Before Israel launched the airstrike on June 13, Iran threatened to attack US bases in the Middle East if the US participated in any attacks on its nuclear program.
One Iranian who spoke to the BBC hopes that this is "the peak of the escalation of the war and that the situation will begin to calm down."
"Iran is rational enough to know that any response to American moves would be complete suicide."
"My child will be born in a few days, and I hope that his birth will coincide with the birth of a new Iran that will have a better approach to both the international system and internal problems."
"I hope she grows up in a country where surveillance cameras and security forces are focused on detecting real threats, not enforcing hijab regulations," he added.
He was referring to Iran's strict laws requiring women to wear headscarves in public, which has sparked a wave of mass anti-government protests. 2022..
"I'm not happy about what happened, but the previous approach of the Islamic Republic was not tolerable."
"I hope Iran has a good future," said Farhad, who also wanted his name changed.
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