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 United States, Iran, and Israel, Maryam (not her real name) took her three cats and returned to her apartment after spending nearly six weeks at a friend's house in a northern neighborhood of Tehran. She said she couldn't handle the bombings on her own, and her friend had invited her to stay.