The Air Strikes Have Paused But Iranians Worry About What Comes Next

On April 9, a day after a cease-fire was announced between the US, Iran, and Israel, Maryam (not her real name) took her three cats and returned to her apartment after spending nearly six weeks at a friends house in a northern neighborhood of Tehran. She said she couldnt handle the bombings on her own, and her friend had invited her to stay.