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Following the end of antigovernment protests, Iranians are grappling with grief, anxiety, and economic hardship. The government's crackdown and the threat of war with the US add to the instability. Many are struggling with survivor's guilt and economic losses.
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- Following the end of antigovernment protests, Iranians are grappling with grief, anxiety, and economic hardship. The government's crackdown and the threat of war with the US add to the instability. Many are struggling with survivor's guilt and economic losses.
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College students are boycotting final exams in honor of fallen classmates. Young men and women say they are struggling with survivor\u2019s guilt.Mariam, a 54-year-old designer, said she panics whenever her teenage son leaves the house because he had friends and classmates who were shot and killed in the protests.\u201cThe truth is that we are feeling extremely not well,\u201d she said. \u201cI have never experienced this kind of collective grief and instability. We don\u2019t know what will happen in the next hour.\u201d Like many people interviewed for this article, Mariam asked to be identified by only her first name for fear of retribution.Protests demanding the ouster of Iran\u2019s authoritarian clerical rulers have ended. But many Iranians say that feelings of rage against the government and anxiety about the future permeate all aspects of life, and that nothing feels normal anymore.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe government\u2019s ongoing crackdown and arrests of dissidents, including prominent political figures in the reformist faction, contribute to the sense that the standoff is not yet over.Iran\u2019s economy, already in a dire state because of international sanctions and corruption, has taken more blows since the uprising began in late December with strikes in Tehran\u2019s bazaar. The currency has been in free fall and the government\u2019s shutdown of the internet has impaired commerce.Teachers say they and their students alike are traumatized. Nafiseh, a 35-year-old high school teacher in the capital, Tehran, said that during recess, she and other teachers discuss the uprising and cry.\u201cThe students are extremely distracted and frightened,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cAt the slightest sound of an ambulance siren or an airplane, they tremble with fear.\u201dIran\u2019s government has blamed the killings on terrorist cells linked to the United States and Israel. It claims that armed operators infiltrated the protests, necessitating the government\u2019s militarized response, and that the terrorists killed many of the protesters.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTBut over a hundred videos and images, verified by The New York Times, show the breadth of the government\u2019s violence, including videos of security forces in uniform and on motorcycles firing directly at unarmed protesters.Want to stay updated on what\u2019s happening in Iran? Sign up for Your Places: Global Update, and we\u2019ll send our latest coverage to your inbox.The government said that about 3,400 people were killed, among them 200 children and minors and 100 college students, and at least 500 security officers. ImageAn image taken from a social media post and released last month showing burning vehicles during protests in Tehran.Credit...via ReutersRights groups like U.S.-based HRANA say at least 7,000 protesters were killed and the numbers are expected to rise as more deaths are verified.The large number of deaths, most over the span of three nights in early January \u2014 the deadliest unrest in Iran\u2019s contemporary history, according to rights groups and a historian \u2014 has left many Iranians shocked.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSome therapists say they are offering free online workshops to help people cope. Psychologists said their patients are displaying chronic anxiety, and deep anger and mistrust.\u201cIn recent weeks, the emotional atmosphere in Iran has changed dramatically,\u201d Dr. Bita Bavadi, a psychologist in Tehran, said in an email. \u201cIn my clinical work, I observe an intense mixture of anger, fear, helplessness, and unprocessed collective grief.\u201dThe threat of war with the United States, which has deployed naval war ships near Iran\u2019s territorial waters, is adding another layer of uncertainty.President Trump has said that if Iran does not agree to a deal that would suspend its nuclear program and limit the range of its missiles, he would consider strikes on the country. He has also said that regime change in Iran would be beneficial.Iranians, both supporters and opponents of the government, openly ponder a war waged by the United States and whether the regime and its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would survive.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT\u201cThe priorities of the people are different from the priorities of their rulers,\u201d Mohamad Renany, a cleric who has spoken out against the government\u2019s crackdowns on protesters, said on social media.\u201cWhen the people\u2019s priority is bread, and the regime\u2019s priority is political ideologies and extreme interpretations of its own beliefs, a serious confrontation arises between the people and the regime,\u201d he added.Some Iranians say that they are so angry and hopeless about change from within that they favor U.S. military intervention to free them from this regime.Others say they oppose war because it could lead to even more instability, displacement and violence, pointing to the fallout from previous U.S. military interventions in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya.ImageMilitary personnel at a rally to commemorate the anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Tehran earlier this month.Credit...Vahid Salemi\/Associated PressKamran, a 49-year-old businessman, said the violence he had witnessed during the protests had altered his views on war.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT\u201cAfter the massacre many of us feel we are prey in the hands of a predator, not people living under a government\u2019s rule,\u201d he said. \u201cSo our eyes are to the sky, hoping bombs will kill them and Iran will be free.\u201dElaheh, a 52-year-old from Tehran, said in an interview that although she opposed the clerical rulers, she was against foreign military interference and did not believe democracy would come with bombs.\u201cWe have enough problems,\u201d she said. \u201cWe cannot endure a war that may destroy our infrastructure, divide our country and kill even more people.\u201dReza Alefnasb, the head of the union for e-commerce workers, told Iranian media that those who make their living online had experienced an 80 percent drop in income. He also said that the combination of continued disruptions to the internet and uncertainty about the war was making Iranians spend less on nonessentials.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSattar Hashemi, the telecommunications minister, told Iranian media last week that the losses from digital business amounted to $3 million a day and the country\u2019s economy as a whole was losing $35 million per day since the uprising.Many small business owners who specialize in handicrafts, baking, fashion and music took to social media last week pleading with people to make purchases so they could stay afloat. Some of them said that they had suspended working out of respect of the protesters killed, but added that this is also not sustainable.Reza Badri works as an accountant at a furniture store. He said in an interview that sales had come to a near halt for the past month and the owners were laying off workers and downsizing production. In a post on social media, he asked whether anyone could put him in touch with exporters outside of Iran.\u201cThe killing of so many of my countrymen, many of them my own age, and the sky-high prices are wearing us out mentally, emotionally and physically,\u201d Mr. Badri said in the interview.Sephideh, 35, an English teacher in Tehran, said in an interview that her virtual classes have been completely canceled because of internet disruptions and she has not had an income in more than a month.\u201cI cry almost every day and feel like I\u2019m in the most vulnerable state possible,\u201d she said. \u201cAt the same time, I also feel anger.\u201dFarnaz Fassihi is the United Nations bureau chief for The Times, leading coverage of the organization. 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Simplified: Iran has experienced repeated waves of protests fueled by economic woes drought and other grievances since 2017
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Simplified: The Islamic Republic government has reestablished control over Iran after protests and shows no signs of immediate collapse
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Simplified: Feelings of rage against the government and anxiety about the future permeate all aspects of life nothing feels normal anymore.
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Simplified: Government’s ongoing crackdown and arrests of dissidents contribute to the sense that the standoff is not yet over.
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Simplified: Iran’s economy has taken more blows since the uprising began in late December with strikes in Tehran’s bazaar.
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Simplified: The currency has been in free fall and the government’s shutdown of the internet has impaired commerce.
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Simplified: Teachers and their students alike are traumatized.
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The government has blamed the killings on terrorist cells linked to the United States and Israel.0.900👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a11f00f2-62d8-4dbc-825a-00688d1274bbSimplified: The government has blamed the killings on terrorist cells linked to the United States and Israel.
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Simplified: Over a hundred videos and images verified by The New York Times show the breadth of the government’s violence.
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Simplified: The government said about 3400 people were killed including 200 children and minors 100 college students and at least 500 security officers.
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Simplified: Rights groups say that vastly underestimates the number killed with HRANA estimating more than 6900 dead
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Simplified: The large number of deaths has left many Iranians shocked.
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Simplified: Some therapists are offering free online workshops to help people cope.
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Psychologists said their patients are displaying chronic anxiety, and deep anger and mistrust.0.900Simplified: Psychologists said their patients are displaying chronic anxiety deep anger and mistrust.
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🆔 a1179cf6-47e2-4106-b785-e3b205e52ca1Simplified: Iran's situation is much different from a year and a half ago
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Simplified: In clinical work Dr. Bita Bavadi observes an intense mixture of anger fear helplessness and unprocessed collective grief.
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👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a1163ee0-4fa4-4ea9-af9b-4145e54915f3Simplified: The Middle East is on edge over American threats to attack Iran with forces amassed in the Persian Gulf if talks over Tehran’s nuclear and military ca...
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👤 Aaron Boxerman 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations 🆔 a1162c41-baa4-4216-a7f8-8765f7a082ceSimplified: President Trump said he told Prime Minister Netanyahu negotiations with Iran continue over a possible deal over the country’s nuclear program
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Simplified: Trump says regime change would be best thing for Iran
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Simplified: Iranians openly ponder a war waged by the United States and whether the regime would survive.
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Simplified: When the people’s priority is bread and the regime’s priority is political ideologies a serious confrontation arises between the people and the regime...
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Simplified: Others say they oppose war because it could lead to more instability displacement and violence.
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Simplified: Those who make living online experienced 80 percent drop in income
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Simplified: Combination of internet disruptions and war uncertainty made Iranians spend less on nonessentials
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Simplified: Losses from digital business amounted to $3 million a day
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Simplified: Country's economy as whole was losing $35 million per day since uprising
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Simplified: Sales came to near halt past month
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Simplified: Owners were laying off workers downsizing production
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Simplified: Her virtual classes have been completely canceled because internet disruptions
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Simplified: She has not had income more than month