2025-06-26
27 分钟This is The Guardian. Today, Iran will never be the same again.
What is this war meant for Iranians?
For now, as of Wednesday night, and this could really change anytime,
the ceasefire between Iran and Israel is holding, if only by force of presidential rage.
Across both countries, the smoke is finally clearing.
The Iranians who could flee are returning to their homes and starting to ask questions of a government many have been opposed to for years.
Questions they'll ask even if the bombing starts again.
How was the country left this vulnerable to Israel's strikes?
What's left of the nuclear program?
And for the ordinary people who have risked their lives calling for change to the Islamic Republic,
what kind of Iranian regime will emerge from these days of fire and fury?
From The Guardian, I'm Michael Safi.
Today in Focus, how Iranians experience this war and if it's really over,
how they might emerge from it.
Eli Gadanmayer, so good to have you on today in Focus.
You've advised governments for years on Iran's nuclear program.
You're an expert in the country and its politics.
When you woke up a couple of Fridays ago to learn that Israel had launched this blistering bombing campaign against Iran,
what did you think in that moment?
Oh, good question.