"The night before the war, every piece of news arriving on my phone had two possibilities: Either they strike, or they don't. I stayed up late, waiting. Previously, the strikes had come around midnight, so I kept watching."
"When it started ringing, I realised that it was urgent. It was my boyfriend, his shaky voice enquiring if I was OK. Before I could answer, he blurted out: They struck. They attacked."
"I made myself a promise: No matter what happens, I am not leaving Tehran. The 12-day war last June had broken something in me."
Sana, a 27-year-old economics master's student, refuses to leave Tehran amid ongoing bombings. After surviving a previous war, she vows to remain in the city. On February 28, missiles strike Tehran, prompting urgent calls from her family urging her to evacuate. Despite the chaos and fear, Sana is determined to stay, feeling that leaving again would break her spirit. She reflects on the emotional toll of the last war and the pressure from her family, ultimately choosing resilience and a sense of normalcy over fleeing.
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