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‘We’re Trapped in Hell’: Iranians Say Life Is Put On Hold by Months of War
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NYT World
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Leily Nikounazar and Erika Solomon
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24 Jul 2026 · 09:04 UTC
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War & Militarization
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1 min read
Summary
Documents widespread societal paralysis, economic devastation, and loss of future prospects under prolonged military conflict and authoritarian governance, though the article focuses primarily on humanitarian suffering rather than specific dystopian mechanisms of control.
Street vendors beneath a billboard of the former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran last week.
economic collapse
war cycles
societal breakdown
authoritarian context
psychological trauma
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